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This episode of After the Whistle contains profanity. Listener discretion advised. Please enjoy.

Well, let me ask you, let me ask you a tough question, Gio.

And I know you're going to be going to give us the politically correct answer here, but try and do your best.

Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, you know, listen, don't shake your head.

Okay, just, just answer it honestly.

You know, you can, you're, you're a good speaker.

I'm not quite so much.

I just lose my shit, but described to me why that didn't work, Gio.

Like, listen, I mean, you have been a captain in Montreal, a storied franchise for five years before you came here to Buffalo.

They brought you in for your leadership.

They brought Josh Georges in for his leadership.

They try to surround this young, talented hockey player in Jack and Sam Reinhardt and described me and what your thought,

because we've never actually talked about you in particular. And when you played here

with him, tell me why that didn't work out,

why your thoughts that didn't work out?

There's lots of, there's lots of reasons.

I'm not going to pin it on Jack.

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