‘”Really proud of him, just because he came here and changed the entire culture,” Hughes said of McDermott. “He always preaches in team meeting rooms when we’re bringing in draft picks or signing new free agents, ‘How we’re going to change this culture.’ And to watch him take us to the playoffs twice in the three years he’s been here has been tremendous, just because I know what it’s like to always have been fighting for that chance to get into the dance, and he’s been able to do so.”‘