Sebastian Aho

Pierre, I'd like to have a follow-up with you if I can.

That being said, the team that just won the Stanley Cup, and you'll correct me if I'm wrong, uh, uh, their talent at the center ice position, does it not have question marks as well with Logan? And I know that he answered a lot of them, but they have Sebastian Aho, Logan Stankoven, Jordan Stall, and Mark Jankowski.

Now, Logan Stankoven answered the bell in the playoffs, and Jordan Stall took his game to another level.

But if I would have asked you the same question one year ago with the Carolina Hurricanes, would you have not said that they probably have a question mark in the two hole, vis-a-vis elite talent at the center ice position?

So you're talking, like I said, you have three... consecutive days of double practice with a lot of these groups together.

Now, when you look at the C1 group, obviously, you know, you get the fact you got Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho, Eric Robinson as your top line with Hall, Stankov, and Blake.

Ehler, Stahl, Martinuk on the third.

DeLaurier, Jankowski, Carrier with Jasperi Kokanemi and Seth Jarvis as the extras.

I know that's gonna make some people mad, but those are just a few honorable mentions.

Then real quick for me, uh, Sebastian Aho-

Yeah

...

Um, any hesitation, uh, you know, my, i- i- in my experience with, well, certainly with Leon is he's Edmonton's best faceoff man, and faceoffs are a big part of penalty kill as well.

You know, if the coaches go down that path, would that make sense? I mean, Sebastian Aho, top center for Carolina, killed penalties.

Mm-hmm.

Birkov, one of the top two-way center-- He is probably the best two-way center in the league.

I just, I don't feel confident that, uh, in, in saying for sure either one of them is, is gonna take the, the role of being the number one.

I'll lead us in then to Utah, who key arrivals are Vincent Trocheck, Anders Lee, Sebastian Aho, Andrew Peeke, and Henry Thrun.

Departures, Sean Durzi, JJ Peterka, Alex Kerfoot, Ian Cole, and Vitek Vanisek.

I love the Trocheck and Anders Lee additions for this team.

Okay.

Aho's still here, which feels a little criminal.

I do already have some center-eligible stuff going on.

This could be a D spot.

So take those goalies out of my sight.

Martone.

I mean, if Aho comes back, I'll have to consider it.

Batherson was who I was looking at for the hits, which this team doesn't have a lot of.

[laughs]

Sebastian Aho.

Sebastian Aho.

List- you can list them off and give me answers.

Barkov.