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Kyle Dubas on Kyle Clifford’s toughness: “We’ve shied away from players that have those elements that can’t play… He can play”

How important was your relationship with the two players involved in terms of getting this deal done?

Dubas: You know their character and you know what they’re about. It gives you a little bit more security in terms of the type of people that you are bringing in, but through all of our experiences — whether it’s my own, Shanny, Laurence, Brandon, [Hakstol], Paul MacFarland — we’ve been around — some longer than others — and you get to know lots of different players. You do feel a little bit more comfortable when you certainly know the quality of the people you’re getting in terms of their character and work ethic.