Ron MacLean

It's a really hard circumstance that's been created out of 2006, and it takes great leadership, whether it's coach, management, captain.

It takes great leadership to navigate that.

It is not easy these days.

And I agree with you.

And I still have high expectations and hopes for Darnell to have a role such as that.

I think more and more people feel like just be that stay-at-home defenseman.

You know, he can state he can.

So there's ways that he can contribute that, you know, that's I think it must be, you know, Gretzky said it himself when he went to L.A.

and played for Bruce McDonald and finally gave him what he was worth or close to it.

And it wasn't even close, but he gave him at least far more money.

And he said it was hard to play for money.

I wanted so badly to do it for Bruce and I couldn't.

And I think, you know, maybe that's happening a bit with Darnell.

I don't know.

No, and Brandon Bussey, you know, that's a really interesting story.

You mentioned it.

He comes from the most eastern tip of Long Island, and folks from the island all tell me the guy making it from there is akin to Brad Richards winning the consmith out of Murray Harbor, Prince Edward Island.

It is Cinderella, you know, coming in.

I think Carolina's going to send it back to Vegas with the lead.

So I'm assuming it'll be lady momentum versus lady luck come Sunday.