Not sure if true or not, hoped Manny would’ve indulged a bit more; but heard Gretzky asked: are you nervous? To which Manny obviously replied: yes; and Wayne said: me too (this being, at the end of his career). If true, very cool and very humbling. All the best Manny! Still think 2011 would be different if you weren’t injured. One of the best face off and defensive centres during his time. Great pick up
The callups next season are all going to dominate the faceoff circle. Malhotra is arguably the best faceoff player of all time, with a spectacular track record of coaching the faceoff dot.
Manny can talk to PA about living with bad top heavy contracts and there effect on the day to day operations of TRYING to field a competitive line up. All of the pros and cons. And how we need to avoid that too. I'd love to hear Manny's perspective.