Thomas Drance

That always works for them.

Barkov and Forsling.

The Barkov-Forsling blanket they throw over Connor McDavid on home ice.

Well, so can I ask you as a hypothetical?

Sure.

The Canucks have...

An American born defenseman in their lineup right now in Zeeb Booyam, who is extension eligible this summer.

And I've been, you know, talking pretty regularly about my view that they should be very, very open to getting that business done now under the current CBA climate long term.

In your mind, would this in any way change how you'd approach that from the perspective of like, do you try to add more money into it to make sure that he doesn't get an NMC?

Like if you go seven years with him, right?

For example, or eight years with him, the last two years of those deals, the last two years of that deal, he'll be eligible for, you know, that sort of protection.

Would you be willing to pay, say it's a seven times eight and now it's eight times eight, but...

Limited no trade, like a 10 team no trade on the back end of it.

Is that worth it in your mind?

And Brady Kachuk had the full new move.

This is also like... This is also why, at the end of the day, value in the NHL is driven primarily by who can help you in.

Who can help you in?

I mean, I know that seems simple.

And I guess that's the difference.

We get bogged down in positional value and all this other nonsense.