Jake Guentzel Speaks Out on Potential Trade

"It's a business, and I think every player realizes that at some point. Don't get me wrong, it's a hard part of the business — like, you kind of grow up with an organization, and then you don't know what's next. That's not fun for anyone.

I think you tell yourself to focus on what you can control. That's what I'm trying to do. But, yeah, that's not always easy to do, right? Like, it's not just about you and playing hockey. There's your family. People become friends. There's a community, you know?

I'm fortunate — all of that has happened to me here. That's made it feel like home.

It's a lot more than you think it is. It's moving everything. You're changing your whole lifestyle. You're meeting a bunch of new people, and if you've got a family it's just a lot.

Then you've got to go play hockey, right? There's a different system, different guys to learn how to play with, where to go eat. It just seems a lot of organizations are different in every aspect. How teams travel is different. You've got to get new gear — like, I don't like new gloves. That seems like a small thing, but I really don't like wearing new gloves. So, it's something you think about in the back of your mind.

It's a lot of adjustments if you're traded. And that's just from me seeing it happen for other guys."