Ryan Rashog

That to me would border on pathetic.

What was all this for then?

This is not a distraction, Bob.

There is zero chances of a distraction.

And it's kind of insulting to everybody to throw that out there and be like, we're not taking questions.

Okay, we're going to chew on that ridiculous fall of logic and not be allowed to ask questions?

Right.

Very detailed.

He's got an offensive system, which I think when you look at the Oilers, a lot of the

Our commentary is around they need secondary scoring.

They need more than the big guys carrying the load offensively.

This system will help that from an offensive standpoint in how they get on the grind game and how they play below the blue line and below the dots.

And then from a defensive standpoint, he has defensive structure.

He's going to put players in situations to be successful.

I think, if anything, as we've looked at the last couple of years,

Sometimes you can get by with the offensive weapons you have, and your bullies can get hot.

At certain times of the year, players can play to their abilities and above at certain moments throughout the course of the year, but it's the consistency with which you play night in, night out, week after week, month after month, that really kind of allow a coach to show his mettle and show what they're all about.

I think for Lavi, yes, he...

He can grind on you at times, I think, with some of his motivational stuff and the way he pushes you to compete night in, night out, you know, period after period, shift after shift, he's on you.

But I think at this stage of the game, that's what that team needs.