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> Coach Mike Cavanaugh was in the building, and got to an exhausted Wood afterward at their hotel, after he had done all the media stuff.
“I’ve been at NHL Drafts before, and had players picked in the first round,” Cavanaugh said, as he drove from Nashville Thursday morning to continue a college tour of southern schools with his son. “But I’ve never been where the host city drafted our player in the first round. That was pretty special for Matt. The place just erupted.” <-
-> “My job? Don’t screw him up,” Cavanaugh said. “There is always that delicate balance. You’re building a team and you want him to work within the framework of the team, but you’re also obligated to develop him individually so that when he does turn pro, he’s prepared for that next step <-