Every kid needs a "tough Uncle Cody" type to learn the dark side of life, especially when the parents are a couple of modern day *****es.
In a season that the team isn't expected to compete, it will be nice to have someone besides Kreider to be that protection guy with all the young guys and finesse players. Someone like Vesey or Lias will benefit from learning from him. They're two guys who I believe will have to bring a tougher element to their game, bordering on pest status, to be fully effective... Lias to a higher offensive potential, of course. That type of play is an art.