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Old 05-16-2022, 12:52 PM   #45
Jiri Hrdina
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Well done sir.

You and I have had numerous conversations on the guy ... and while I wasn't as "against" him as you, I certainly agreed that you may not want to give him the term that would be required to retain him.

That's looking foolish now.
It's been really cool seeing him mature this year. The on-ice transformation under Darryl is obvious, but I see it off the ice too. Him wearing the A (though Darryl I think referred to letters as "decoration") is a really good sign of how he has grown into a real leader. And you see it in his post-game interviews. He still has that slightly goofy "aw shucks" quality but he's grown up a ton.

Darryl gets credit for sure, but people don't improve if they aren't willing to put in the work themselves.
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