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Lou Lamoriello addresses the media after the trade deadline: “We feel good about ourselves with the way our club has come along and the improvement of our young players”

Pierre Lebrun reported that you were in on Ryan McDonagh. How far in and how serious were you about acquiring the New York Rangers defenseman, who ended up in Tampa Bay?

Lamoriello: First of all, no matter what you’re doing all day, you’re inquiring about who could possibly help you. We certainly inquired about Ryan McDonagh. As far as how far we were in on it: Obviously not far enough because he ended up in Tampa Bay.

It’s fair to say there was no chance you would give up a Mitch Marner or a William Nylander in any deals.