This is the Jeff Merrick show on the Sportsnet Radio Network.

And that music means it's time for Greg Wischinski from ESPN, ESPN.com and The Drop.

And today we're talking about the NHL Players Association player poll.

Hello, Wish.

Hello, hello.

There's a lot to talk about beyond that, but we can start there, I suppose.

Oof, no, we're going to get there.

In the meantime, we have a lot before then.

I don't know.

I'm going to put this out like it's a buffet.

We can do, and I know I keep saying, man, we've talked a lot about the flyers in John

Totorella, but that's on offer.

The Islanders and the Rangers from last night is on offer.

Let's talk about the player pole.

Go ahead.

First of all, let's start.

On the Torch thing, torts is signed for two more years at $4 million, $4 million per.

Like, I know that in theory he's a desirable coach that could maybe find a new home pretty quickly

and you'll be off the hook for that.

But the bottom line is that you may have to pay a guy to not coach your team for two years

and $8 million.

And what's the sense of that?

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