Regressing to the mean since 2015, it's the Hockey PEDEOCast with your host, Dmitri Filipovich.

Welcome to the Hockey PDO cast.

My name is Dimitra Velpovich, and joining me is my good buddy, Jesse Granger.

Jesse. What's going on, man?

Not much. How are you?

I'm good. I'm excited to have you on finally. We've been planning this one for a while.

We are going to deep dive the Vegas Golden Knights, who you cover on a daily basis so well for the athletic. um like listen we're gonna dig into the start of the season for them they're red hot right now they're

currently sitting perched atop the western conference with not only a nine and two record but a league

best plus 16 goal differential in those 11 games i guess the natural starting point here is to talk

about bruce cassidy the the changes they've made from last season at this season in terms of the way they're playing, the way they're utilizing their players, kind of stuff you've noticed.

Also, the conversations you've had with him.

I'm kind of curious for your sort of first impressions of what he's brought in from not only a system's perspective, but kind of just like the way they're operating in these first whatever three weeks of the season.

Yeah, it's been, it's been really awesome dealing with Bruce Cassidy. I didn't know him a ton

before he came to Vegas, but I, I mean, I'd seen him in press conferences. I knew he was a very

sharp guy.

You can just tell, by the way, he talks about hockey.

Not that other coaches aren't as sharp,

but maybe they don't like to show it as much as Bruce Cassidy does.

He really does not mind going into the minutia and the details,

and he will answer just about anything you ask him. It's been really fun for me.

I think I learn a lot talking to him. I think I learn a lot about hockey. I think it's also easier

to analyze what's happening on the ice when you know exactly what the coach is looking for

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