We're not closing in the traditional sense,

So they have to be outwardly directed. And the North American market is the richest market, so its not too surprising that they are making acquisitions here.

I'm not really a traditional Brier rookie.

Westchester County is a very important part of our market. But our caravan is not traditional in the sense it is with other teams that travel by bus to other areas.

although perhaps not in the most traditional sense of the word.

I could be upset [about not closing], but what am I going to do with that? Nothing. I can do a lot of things to help this team win. I want a ring on my hand, and we have a good chance. If Gagne's healthy, he's going to be the closer and I'm not. We don't talk about it. We have a lot of other things to talk about.