O’Neil was referring to the Devils’ unique position and flexibility to make moves this summer.
“Let’s spill the coffers,” O’Neil said on this week’s episode of Speak of the Devils podcast.
O’Neil pointed to several NHL teams – Chicago, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles – that went through down years and rebuilt their franchises into Stanley Cup champions.
“This team is going to play some meaningful hockey year.
Despite the team’s struggles last season, there was something to be said about the youth and enthusiasm pulsating throughout the lineup.
I think you fall in love with teams, you fall in love with players, you fall in love with personalities.
O’Neil, 51, documented some of those experiences and life lessons in a new book, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep you Present, Grounded, and Thriving.
“For me, I try to show up as the same person.
One piece of advice in the book arises from fellow HBSE employee Jim Leonard, the organizations SVP of government relations.
“I think the most precious resource in the world is time,” he said.
Why we deal with the hours, the travel, the stress, the anxiety,” he said.
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