Stoff

We've had some coaches.

But when you have a Conor McDavid and Leon Dreissel, and by the way, the orders have three superstars now.

They don't have two because I'm adding Devin Bouchard.

He's a superstar player.

There is an expectation to win right now.

And you can't have the regression that Edmonton had.

Chris found a way to integrate all the players in 23-24.

I'm sure he'd be the first to tell you he wished he could have got more guys engaged and involved this year.

And yes, Edmonton had injuries at center.

And just like Minnesota, Bill Guerin's not going to sit there and say, well, I didn't have Erickson and Rodin, my shutdown tandem, which gives McDavid 40 fits to go up against McKinnon's line.

You know, the owners got beat by the Ducks, just like the Avs beat the Wild.

You respect your opponent.

Lots of people think the owners were outcoached in that series.

Anaheim, look at the juice Anaheim got out of the Washington line with Jeffy L. You know, those guys are... They weren't even in the NHL at the start of the year, you know?

And so...

But Edmonton has a window.

I feel bad for Chris.

I feel bad for Chris's family.

It's a tough business some days.

Saying that, I have a full expectation that the owners will look for a completely different type of coach here carrying forward.