There is a big responsibility to players who play where they are from. Those guys will have to be the hardest playing guys on the team. The guys we acquired are that. According to various sources, Jacques Lemaire had a reputation of not being the best coach in handling young players. He is excellent with young players.
Young players have to be respectful.
His philosophy is they have to earn it through their commitment to playing. He is an excellent teacher in breaking down the game and making players better at shooting, puck handling, skating, etc. He is excited to be getting back to teaching young and old players and building a team through teaching efforts. Doug, I can't help but be reminded of the trades that went sour for you in Calgary. He has always been on teams with strong supporting casts and ours is a building situation.