"I think it is great that he came back here from overseas and he's got a taste of [North American] pro hockey and what it is all about. He knows what he's got to do, and he got a little taste up there in Washington. He's got all the tools. He's got to get the mindset that [Washington] is where he wants to be, and if he has a good summer and a good camp and he comes in with the conditioning he had last year, I think they will have to take a serious look at him."