i know that i have to be the guy

ANOTHER YEAR OF NEXT CAPTAIN DEBATES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE ONLY WATCHED THE STARS FOR LIKE 2 SEASONS: KILL ME KILL ME KILL ME KILL M

JM: what, uh, i’m curious as well, like, i would imagine some of the older players, whether it’s benn or suter, would’ve called you during this and said, like, where are you at, or are you close? you know, we’ve got a real good team here. what are those conversations like with some of the veterans on the team? JR: uh, i think all of them called me. or texted, gave me a text. um, you know, they understood the situation. you know, jamie benn missed five games of the season, nine … eight, nine years ago, so he, he had a similar situation except it went further in, so, but — he definitely, you know, called me, wanted to know how it was going. but they’re team players, they’re veterans, you know they’re kinda like team, you know, player first — take care of yourself, you know, make sure you get what you deserve. um, so that’s — they’re just great people, and they understand it’s a business for both sides, and, uh. they definitely, um, wanted what’s best for me, and for the team, obviously, they uh, they knew it was going to get done.

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