Rick Stephens

Ideally, Sam Montembeau becomes the backup and is able to handle a backup load and the Canadians and the coaching staff can be confident when he's out there.

Ideally, all of that happens.

But yeah, we'll see what happens.

We'll see how it all plays out.

Yeah, and when we talk about coaching, it's not just we're talking about Marty here.

Although, you know, there's been some issues.

You know, do the Canadians play man-to-man?

Do they play a hybrid zone?

Do they do...

Does the system that's prescribed to the Canadians players understand it?

There seems to be a lot of confusion at times.

You know, is there a debate with...

It seems to be a debate between the Gorton-Hughes view where you need big players, you need a physical defense.

We've said it a thousand times, I have.

Caden Gooley's the only defenseman who fits that role.

Marty seems to...

um have the the the belief that you don't play a good defense never plays in its own zone uh you just move the puck out and that's how he designs um his defense size versus mobility that's that sort of issue I think everybody's got to get on the same page um maybe Stefan Robitaille needs some help maybe you

Daniel Jacobs has done a good job.

Pascal Vincent has done a good job.

Maybe there has to be some tweaks to the system or some help in terms of personnel with respect to coaching the defensive game.