Ryan Whitney
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Like Philip Deneau.
How is it, though, for like a โ so you were a defensive-minded player.
Maybe you didn't have the option.
Okay.
So do you like to try to like have the guys play with a high pace, a lot of offense?
Like where have your hockey philosophies came from and who were the coaches that maybe you took from?
To ask you more about Hitchcock, was he helping you with any video at all?
Because when me and Witt got to experience him in St.
Louis for a training camp, I thought it was pretty unbelievable for a guy who never really played at a high level or maybe really at all, how he was able to break down the little nuances of the game.
I was flabbergasted about how he was able to do that.
And for him, I think he's a genius.
Do you find the kids are maybe very skill-obsessed and offensive-obsessed, maybe even more so than prior generations?
And how hard or easy is it to beat into them the systems element?
Like, hey, man, you can't go there.
You can't take that risk.
Is it harder?
I think that the talent pool in the NCAA, given the rules and the fact that you can go to junior first now, like it's at the highest it's ever been.
I mean, we've talked about Gavin, but you also get a firsthand look against teams that you're coaching against.
For those who don't watch enough college hockey, who are looking forward to this year's draft,