Columbus, bringing in Adam Foote was a huge pickup for them.
"Adrian Mark Aucoin" is a retired Canada/Canadian professional ice hockey Defenceman (ice hockey)/defenceman. He most recently played for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Aucoin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Gloucester, Ontario.
More Adrian Aucoin on Wikipedia.I was in the same boat as everyone else. Just waiting and hoping that it was going to get done sooner than later.
It was really tough, not having the routine like we're so used to. Basically living a different life than we're used to.
Some of our defencemen here in the first couple of games have been just outstanding.
They made it pretty clear where their priorities were.
A few games after Peter Laviolette became the coach, I began to get more ice time, ... Pretty soon, I was skating 25-30 minutes a night. I was more than happy to keep doing that. It sure makes a difference when you have the coach's confidence.
Just knowing you have Khabibulan, that confidence in the great goaltending, you seem to just play better.
I think there's a handful of guys that ended up being lucky in that way, ... Some guys who were free agents actually had to take a little bit of a hit but it just all depends on who's available and at what time. There was only a handful of defencemen in my situation so it made things a little easier for me, I guess.
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