Aside from the interesting detail of how this is phrased, the thinning of a very large executive group was very much expected.

Pridham, widely thought of as the Cap guy is an accomplished executive who should be considered for GM positions the way people like Evan Gold have been. His skillset is important, and there is surely going to be a hire to fill that void.

Derek Clancey was a Brad Treliving choice and his background is in scouting. This choice might signal a desire to change up the ideas and culture around player acquisition and how the player experience off the ice has been managed.

Listen to this at the point I've set it:

It makes you wonder.

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