Tyler Kennedy

So happy having Chinnikoff there, right?

It seems like they got a bond already, which is unbelievable.

I think bringing Chinnikoff in has added years to Geno.

I think it's gave him some new life.

They play so well together.

Yeah.

I love the way the team looks, especially you had a guy like Sid.

That's a pretty good trade deadline acquisition.

A healthy fresh Sid.

Well, I think he wants people to know that he's trying to play another year and that he feels like he deserves it.

I think it's okay with Geno saying that's the best way.

And

What Kyle Dubas, he's trying to get the distractions off the team, right?

Be like, that's the last thing we need to talk about right now with how close the standings, how well they're playing, is having a distraction of, are we going to have Evgeny Malkin next year?

It's like, no, let's have that distraction once they're done this year, and then we can talk about it.

But getting that off the table...

I think is a pro move on so many levels.

Again, from making him go all year, prove himself, bet on himself, and two, it's not a distraction to the team.

You see a couple teams out there, there's more distractions in the paper than there is on the actual play of the game.

So I think it's a good move.