Let's get into it.

People have responded, I just, to me, this has to be Steve's all-in moment.

And you can call it desperation.

You know what my answer is?

Don't care.

No, he should be desperate.

Because at the end of this, it's reaching parity status.

That's what Steve Eiserman in this town is becoming.

Parity.

Longest playoff drought in the sport, you're headed to year eight of the rebuild.

Okay?

If you're not desperate now, I don't know why any of it exists.

Yeah, if Austin Matthews is available, you go.

And if the Maple Leafs don't want to deal with you,

if they hate your guts because you're original six

and they used to be your rival,

if somebody does something stupid, no slander.

Right.

But if you don't try, and this is my beef,

it was, to me, cowardly not to get Quinn Hughes,

cowardly.

And you're always going to find a reason

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