For the first time since your rookie year, you’re entering the season healthy. Buffalo also hired a new coach in Phil Housley and new general manager in Jason Botterill. From that, what’s your outlook? "More than anything, it’s just exciting. With the coaching changes and the change in management, everyone will get a fresh start here. I feel weird saying that going into my third season, but obviously last year, not being able to play all the games and having to come into a season a month-and-a-half late, it’s never fun. We weren’t able to get the best of starts, so I’m hoping with the team itself staying pretty similar that we’re able to showcase that we can be a team that competes every night."
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