1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: It was kind of nice to get it started that way. Obviously, 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: we didn't have too many other opportunities, so when you 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: get a fortunate bounce like that, you got to capitalize 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: the rest of the game, and we were able to 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: do that. 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: Welcome to Kraken this morning, a presentation of the Kraken 7 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 2: Audio Network, Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM. 8 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: Here's Mike Benton. 9 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what if you love hockey, Nothing boring 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: about how the Kraken came back and beat Chicago two 11 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: nights ago. Those words from Ty Cartier, who got it 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: started with the first of three goals in the third 13 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: period en route to their second comeback win, went trailing 14 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: after two periods. Welcome to a new Kraken this morning. 15 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: This one coming on a Saturday, November twenty second, and 16 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: the Kraken taken on the Pittsburgh Penguins in their third 17 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: game of a four game trip. Only time they'll visit 18 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: PPG Paynes Arena all season long, and we have all 19 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: the action for you coming your way four pm Pacific 20 00:00:55,920 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: time ever now in Pittsburgh, and I'll join you back 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: at thirty two Bar and Grill for pregame coverage served 22 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: up by Frost Brewed Corse Light Choose Chill, opening at 23 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: three thirty pm Pacific time on nine point fifty KJR 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: takeingover flagship covers today and all across the global Credit 25 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: Union Kraken Audio Network. We're gonna hear it a little 26 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: bit from head coach Lane Lambert, plus a conversation with 27 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: Penguin's TV play by play voice Josh Getsoff how the 28 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: Penguins are turning heads this season with a young team, 29 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: a new head coach, and still veterans at the top 30 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: destined for the Hall of Fame. That plus a flashback 31 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: to the Penguins Hall of Fame weekend involving a prominent 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: member of the Krake In front office where he captured 33 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: a pair of Stanley Cup Championships. Josh gets off and 34 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: that conversation coming up in just a bit, flashing back 35 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: to Game two of the trip in Chicago, the Kraken 36 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: getting off to a slow start down two nothing after 37 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: two periods of play and ty Kartsha going on these airwaves, 38 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: said the Kraken needed to look for more activity toward 39 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: the front of the net. How soon could they get 40 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: that goal? 41 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: Guard hookes it up for the line where it's held 42 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 3: in by Monteur Monteur back to the blue line of 43 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 3: shot ten scoos Brandon Monteur above. From the blue line, 44 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 3: it's redirected out in front and the Seattle cricket are 45 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 3: on the board. Oscar Fisker mull Guard will leave the 46 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 3: handshake line. That will be his first goal in the 47 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 3: National Hockey League. 48 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 4: Oscar Fisker moll Guard right in front of Spencer Night 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 4: and it looks like it may have gone off Kim 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 4: and then ty Krci Yeah, into the back of the net. 51 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 4: But the point there is is that it was a 52 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 4: big shot by Montour. A couple levels of screens in front, 53 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 4: Oscar Fisker Mollguard's one of them. 54 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 5: Ty karch Shad right again below the goal line. Caton 55 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 5: takes it away on the left wing side. 56 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: Kriz lick all over him. 57 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 3: Caton up top, Heavin shoots Teco Shane right redirects the 58 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 3: puck in in front. Had a Seattle cracking tie the 59 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,279 Speaker 3: game two two twelve forty seven to play in the third. 60 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 4: Well much much with the ty Cartier goals. It's right 61 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 4: out in front and he's right in front of Spencer night. 62 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 4: He gets as blade out as the riker revenue shot 63 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 4: comes and hits the top of his blade, finds the 64 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 4: back of the net. This game's tied. 65 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 3: It Jason Marshmitt far point Evans walk into the middle 66 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 3: back hands it off to Marshmitt. 67 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 4: Now Montour takes his turn. 68 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 3: Montour left circle, Montur back door to Jayden Swarts on 69 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 3: the power play the kids the cracking ay three two 70 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 3: lead to eighteen to play. 71 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 5: In the third well. 72 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 4: It starts with Mason marks from up top of finding 73 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 4: Montour jumping down the wall. Montour is thinking shot the 74 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 4: whole time, but he sees seventeen on the back door 75 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 4: where he loves to hangout. He put it right onto 76 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 4: his tape in the back of the net. Crack at 77 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 4: three Chicago two. 78 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 2: There you have it. 79 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: Come back complete the cracking, getting three goals all in 80 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: a span of about roughly five feet around the net 81 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: as they took down the Chicago Blackhawks three to two. 82 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: Veterans like Jaden Schwartz helping finished off the job. Brandon 83 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: Montour involved in the rally, but also the young kids 84 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: chipping in. Shane Wright game tying goal was his fifth 85 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: of the season. Berkeley Catton Riker Evans and Oscar Fisker Mulgard, 86 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: playing in his first ever NHL game, all picked up 87 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: assist defenseman like Ryan Lindgren breaking up a breakaway by 88 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: Connor Bdard. Much of that, of course talked about, with 89 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: Badard earning an abuse of officials penalty and the Kraken 90 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: subsequently capitalizing on the power play goal, with Joey Decurd 91 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: also turning in a twenty two save effort. Here's the 92 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: reaction from crackenhead coach Lane Lambert after the game at 93 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: United Center that. 94 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 6: You saw in your team's game in that third period, 95 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 6: in the second period, uh compete and shooting pucks. And 96 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 6: I didn't think that we in the first forty minutes. 97 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 6: I thought we were slow, to slow to do things. 98 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 6: Give our players credit. They got the message, you know, 99 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 6: and and took a h took charge and and got 100 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 6: the job done. What'd you think of Oscar Fisker Motgard 101 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 6: in his debut? 102 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 5: I liked him. 103 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 6: I thought he was good. I thought he's responsible, you know, 104 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 6: and you know it's great to see him get his 105 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 6: first NHL point with his family in the stads. Fantastic. 106 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 6: What'd you think of Ryan Lincoln's game tonight. Well, he's 107 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 6: just all heart all the time, you know, a huge 108 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 6: block at the end. You know, that's what he does 109 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 6: for us. He you know, he defends hard and then 110 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 6: he gives us everything he has. 111 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 3: Lane you write her he seems like a penolster guy 112 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 3: for shooting. 113 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 5: A kidding to puck the stretch the third he scored 114 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 5: were just getting the pucks, didn't just in anything. 115 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean that's you know, I just think that, 116 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 6: you know, we we continue to talk about it. We 117 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 6: didn't have enough shot attempts in the first two periods 118 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 6: and you know r D did a way better job 119 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 6: in the third period. Riker. You know, it was a 120 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 6: great play by Katon to get it to him in 121 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 6: the middle and a great screen by Shane Wright. 122 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 5: I heard paying her to saying to you that Jane 123 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 5: was a treasure. And for your younger guys, what did 124 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 5: Jade do for you that. 125 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 6: He shows them how the game is played, how the 126 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 6: game is supposed to be played, the importance of the 127 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 6: little details and winning battles and hard areas. Great goal 128 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 6: by him to you know, to cap off come back. 129 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 5: Along those lines. The goals weren't always pretty, but they 130 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 5: don't have to be. 131 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 6: Doing No, they don't. And you know we you know, 132 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 6: we're we're a team that has to shoot and get 133 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 6: so so called greasy goals and we did. And you 134 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 6: know that's the NHL right now anyways. You know there's 135 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 6: there's some nice goals, yes, but there's a lot of 136 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 6: goals that are scored just like that. Would you think 137 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 6: of that third line combination with Freddie Berkeley, Shane there 138 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 6: and how they kind of went. I thought they played well. 139 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 6: I thought Shane was good tonight. I thought he was skating. 140 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 6: I thought he was hard on tucks. Berkeley is uh 141 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 6: is getting better every game. He's got a lot of talent. 142 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 6: I thought Freddy played well as well. So I think 143 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 6: the line was good. You know, you know, I'll see 144 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 6: where we go from here, but it was good luck. 145 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: All right, Getting too gay matters here as far as 146 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: we look at the other side right now And joined 147 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: by Josh gets Off, our friend here of this drop. 148 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: He is a TV voice for the Pittsburgh Penguins on 149 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: Sports Net Pittsburgh, joining us once again here for cracking 150 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: this morning. Josh, great to hear from you. I hope 151 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: you're holding up well, my friend. I realized that, you know, 152 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: you went through a pretty challenging moment last month with health, 153 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: but Howard matters holding up here for you these days. 154 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, Mike, great talking to you. Good to be back 155 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 5: with you. I always enjoy our chats before the pens 156 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 5: and crack and get it on. But yeah, I'm feeling great. 157 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 5: I see. I felt, you know, pretty much great since 158 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 5: the incident last month at Anaheim. Essentially the lesson that 159 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 5: I would pass along to anybody who, uh not even 160 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 5: the broadcasting world, just essentially stay hydrated and take care 161 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 5: of your body when you travel because it can catch 162 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 5: up to you without even realizing. And that's that's what 163 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 5: happened to me. So, uh, you know, grateful that I 164 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 5: was in really great hands out there between Penguins and 165 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 5: Duck's medical staff and then the crew and U c 166 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 5: I and Irvine. Was was unbelievable. So yeah, it was, 167 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 5: it was. I was lucky to be where I was, 168 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 5: but glad to put it past me. 169 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 6: Man. 170 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: Water is so much a thing where we take for 171 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: granted here, but it's so important, especially for us these days. 172 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: But I'm glad to hear that you're doing all right. 173 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: And many of us were certainly in your corner every 174 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: step of the way here and uh, you know, before 175 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: I jump into the hockey matters here, I mean you're 176 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: you're a fit guy at age thirty seven. I mean me, 177 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: I I love my workouts. I I do would at home. 178 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: I go to a local gym Clickway Athletics out here, 179 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: who we have a great partnership with. But I mean, 180 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: what's your go to as far as sustaining yourself here 181 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: for a long season. 182 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 5: I yeah, I love I love cardio. I'm a big 183 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 5: biker in the summers. I really I cycle a ton. 184 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 5: I lost, you know, hundreds of miles on my bike 185 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 5: outside of Pittsburgh. It's just something I like to do 186 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 5: to get outside and you can really disconnect and get 187 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 5: on these long trails and just be out, you know, 188 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 5: kind of in the wilderness in the woods, and Pittsburgh 189 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 5: has a bunch of trails that can take you up 190 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 5: into the you know, Western Pennsylvania mountains and stuff like that. 191 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 5: It's it's really cool. So in season it's the same 192 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 5: kind of thing. I mean, it's slightly more boring because 193 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 5: you're on a stationary bike. But if you can find 194 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 5: a good show or you know, link up a peloton 195 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 5: or something like that. I find myself really, you know, 196 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,319 Speaker 5: gravitated to those kinds of things. But the treadmill to 197 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 5: put it on an inclined same deal, find a show 198 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 5: I don't like for that much. So I'll just do 199 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 5: like a heavy inclined walk for an extended period of time, 200 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 5: and you know, then other than that just waits when 201 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 5: when I want to mix it in. But I definitely 202 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 5: try to get in the gym, especially when we're traveling, 203 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 5: trying to get in the gym, you know, four days 204 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 5: a week or so and the rest just you know, 205 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 5: get those steps in and stay on top of it. 206 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: Well, you dropped something I thought that was important. Because 207 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: of how much you love to bike. We have to 208 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: get you out at some point this next summer here 209 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: to this area in the Pacific Northwest, in the great outdoors. 210 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: Maybe I could join you and we do another dueling 211 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: game day question of the Day thing for Instagram. 212 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 5: Sound good, that sounds awesome. That'd be the most extreme 213 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 5: one but I've ever done. 214 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: So I mean that it knows no bounds, and we're 215 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: always about tackling new horizons here. But onto the hockey 216 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: side of things, The Penguins had a magical, memorable trip 217 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: overseas out to Sweden. The experience, how do you crystallize it? 218 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: And at this point of the year as well, how 219 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: close are we to call in the Penguins now for real? 220 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 5: Josh, Well, I'll answer your first part. First question first, 221 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 5: that the Sweden trip was. I didn't know really what 222 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 5: to expect, Mike, like, we went out there. I knew 223 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 5: we were calling the Penguins game and also calling it 224 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 5: for the World feed, which I was excited about that opportunity. 225 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 5: But I had never been to Stockholm, I'd never been 226 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 5: to Sweden, never been to Scandinavia, so I was I 227 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 5: was eager to see what it was all about. And 228 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 5: what I can tell you is it was beautiful. It 229 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 5: was incredible. The people were awesome, the food was incredible, 230 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 5: the scenery and the history was remarkable. Honestly, being able 231 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,479 Speaker 5: to walk around and uh do some of the museums 232 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 5: in some of the downtime, tried to really just do 233 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 5: as much as I could, because, let's be real, how 234 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 5: are we ever, or how do you know if you're 235 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 5: ever going to be at back in a situation like that? 236 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 5: And it was it was just awesome. I will say 237 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 5: that one thing that dawned on me and I've I've 238 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 5: been lucky enough to go to Europe once prior in 239 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 5: my life, sorry two times prior in my life. But 240 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 5: the thing that dawns on you when you're over there 241 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 5: is we have so much history in the United States, 242 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 5: but it's such a baby book of history compared to 243 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 5: stuff in Europe. You know, going into buildings that were 244 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 5: building the fifteen hundreds, seeing you know, Viking warships that 245 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 5: were unearthed from the Baltic Sea in sixteen hundred, it's cool. 246 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 5: It kind of puts things in perspective. And you know, 247 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 5: the people there were so eager and frondly to show 248 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 5: us their culture. And I can't say enough good things. 249 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 5: It was awesome. But as far as the Penguins are concerned, 250 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 5: you know, they get three out of four points there 251 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 5: after playing, by their own emission, a pretty bad game. 252 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 5: In the first of the two games against the predators 253 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 5: there in Sweden, they get three out of four points, 254 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 5: and I think, honestly, to answer your question about are 255 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 5: they for real, I do think they are because they're 256 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 5: playing a style of game that's sustainable. They roll four lines, 257 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 5: they have great depth. As far as the scoring is concerned, 258 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 5: They've gotten extremely good goaltending, seemingly regardless of who's been 259 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 5: in and that has been a welcome change of pace 260 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 5: from the last few years, where you know, between Tristan, Jarry, 261 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 5: Alex and Delkovich, the All Bloomquist, whoever else you want 262 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 5: to throw in there, it just simply hasn't been good 263 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 5: enough to the Penguins when they needed those stops and games, 264 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 5: and it's it's been a different story this year. And 265 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 5: the three goals that have played, she lost, Jari and 266 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 5: Urasha all deserved time marks for that. But you know, 267 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 5: they're really banged up right now. This this break they're 268 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 5: on where they have played two games in twelve days 269 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 5: around the Sweden s trip is huge for them because they're 270 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 5: mission seven regulars, including Jari and Ricard Raquel, and I 271 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 5: would not expect either of those guys to be back 272 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 5: Saturday night. But they've managed to tread one or find 273 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 5: their way to get points and play really well in 274 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 5: the team concept, so I think it's sustainable. The only 275 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 5: problem is my when you look at the standings, even 276 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 5: if you dropped two in a row, you could dip 277 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 5: pretty quickly, Oh yeah, so they're hanging on, but they're 278 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 5: in the mix, that's for sure. 279 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: That's the crazy part about all of this is there's 280 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: so much parody, and unless your name is a Colorado 281 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: Avalanche or the Calgary Flames, there is still a lot 282 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: of musical chairs going on right now in this league, 283 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: and things can certainly change in a heartbeat. I want 284 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: to ask you about a young kid named Benjamin Kendall, 285 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: picked in the first round, still here at eighteen years 286 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: of age at the NHL level, and the only guy 287 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: who has played more games than him in his draft 288 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: class is Matthew Schaeffer. What's ben kindall all about? How 289 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: valuable has he been this season? And what's his future? 290 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 5: Well, he is an impressive young man. Let me first 291 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 5: start with that. This is a kid that you mentioned, 292 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 5: eighteen years old. He gets picked eleventh overall by the Penguins, 293 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 5: and I'm not going to pretend, Mike, there's a lot 294 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 5: of people who love to have revisionist history and say 295 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 5: they knew that he could pop and all this kind 296 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 5: of stuff. I had no idea who Ben Kendall was 297 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 5: when the Penguins drafted him. We had read a bunch 298 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 5: about the prospects. It was a rare situation where the 299 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 5: Penns had a couple first round picks. You know, think 300 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 5: about from our perspective, a team and an organization that 301 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 5: had no first round picks for most of the recent drafts, 302 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 5: they have multiple and this one was exciting. But you're 303 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 5: reading about different guys and you're trying to find connections 304 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 5: and fits within the Penguins front office and their management 305 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 5: group into how guys in certain leagues they draw it 306 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 5: to them. So Ben Kindall was not really on the 307 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 5: radar for a lot of us in the media, but 308 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 5: what I can tell you is he was very much 309 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 5: on the radar for Kyle Dubas and West Park, the 310 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 5: director of player developed or player personnel for the Penguins 311 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 5: who do this, brought over with him from Toronto with 312 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 5: his time in the Maple Leafs. Basically, they had Kindle 313 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 5: as a top five player in this draft, so when 314 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 5: he came down to number eleven, they were taking him 315 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 5: and there was no question about it. Kindall's not the 316 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 5: biggest guy. He's not going to blow you away with 317 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 5: it strong, and he is so smart, probably best exemplified 318 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 5: by the fact that he's had some time to play 319 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 5: with Sidney Crosby, but where you're gonna see him, provided 320 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 5: there's no injury prior to this game against the Crack 321 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 5: and on Saturdays Penguins of course, of the Duke played 322 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 5: Friday night against Minnesota where you're gonna see him as 323 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 5: in the third line center position. And that's been the 324 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 5: best version of ben kindall this year that the Penguins 325 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 5: have seen, because he's a natural centerman and he's been 326 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 5: able to drive offense and so in time and possession 327 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 5: with the third line and getting some really really beneficial 328 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 5: matchups because when you have Sidney Crosby and if Denny 329 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 5: Malkin going the way they are on your top two lines, 330 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 5: that third line is gonna get some some situations where 331 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 5: they can take advantage of. And to his credit, he 332 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 5: has so I think you'll see that's a really smart player. 333 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 5: He makes a lot of nice little plays that are 334 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 5: above his age range. I think I don't think he's 335 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 5: plaiting the call their conversation, but you mentioned the game's 336 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 5: played like he's sticking around. He's not going anywhere this year, 337 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 5: going to play this year in Pittsburgh, and he's shown 338 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 5: himself to be a real fine by do this in 339 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 5: Clark and the group here in Pittsburgh during this pass 340 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 5: dude's draft. 341 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 1: It's just crazy because when he was born Sydney, Crosby 342 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: was already in his second season as an NHL forward. 343 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: Here he is now at age thirty eight. If Guinny 344 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: Malkin's at age thirty nine, and we're talking about maybe 345 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: a passing of the torch here very very soon for 346 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: this Penguins franchise. For as good as this team is 347 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: playing right now, what's the vision this season for a 348 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: couple of veterans and future Hall of famers in Crosby 349 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: and Malkin. 350 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 5: Well, what I can tell you is what they've told 351 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,880 Speaker 5: me and what we've heard is that these two guys 352 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 5: they understand the frustration and honestly the desire by those 353 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 5: outside of Pittsburgh to have them playing in the playoffs. 354 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 5: If they're not going to make it, hey, like, why 355 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 5: wouldn't you, Right, these are two of the greatest players 356 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 5: in the history of hockey. You know, in Crosby's case, 357 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 5: he could make the argument with what he's checking off wise, 358 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 5: that he could be a top five player of all 359 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 5: time when it's when it's all said and done. But 360 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 5: I think these these guys understand that the last couple 361 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 5: of years have been difficult for them. They've been difficult 362 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 5: for the Penguins, and when you don't win, like Sidney 363 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 5: Crosby said this summer in a couple of different interviews, 364 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 5: then that's when these questions start to pop up. And 365 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 5: you know, I think the one thing I will say 366 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 5: is the way this season has started and you still 367 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 5: you know, you're barely at the quarter pole right now, 368 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 5: as you know, Mike, But the way this season has started, 369 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 5: it's quieted a lot of those conversations. I think if 370 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 5: the Penguins had the record and reverse of what they 371 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 5: have right now, like as many losses as they do wins, 372 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 5: then perhaps there'd be a little bit more noise and 373 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 5: a little bit more traction to those conversations, at least 374 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 5: like from the external perspective. But you're not hearing anything 375 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 5: right now, and I think the Penguins understand that. You know, 376 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 5: they're in a situation where they're playing pretty well. These 377 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 5: two guys are so key, such key cogs, they should say, 378 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 5: and have been for so long, and neither of them 379 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 5: want to leave. That's the other aspect of it. So 380 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,199 Speaker 5: they're playing like that right now, which is encouraging for 381 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 5: a lot of reasons. So I still would be floored 382 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 5: if either of those guys played in a different jersey 383 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 5: other than the Penguins in their NHL career, and I 384 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 5: don't expect that to change this season. 385 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 1: Although Tristan Jerry's heart, he's been playing better. Archer, she 386 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 1: loves new to the fold here, He's grabbed the most starts. 387 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: He's playing great overall. Why is Peingma's goaltending better this year? 388 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 5: It's a good question. I think you know, the team 389 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 5: is definitely defending better in front of them. I think 390 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 5: it's a it's a full group effort for that. But 391 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 5: the other side of it is, I just think these 392 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 5: guys have really bought into the plan that's been laid 393 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 5: out for them by Andy Kyoto, the goaling coach, and 394 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 5: Dan Mues, the head coach of this team, in the 395 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 5: sense of there is no number one here, and sometimes 396 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 5: that's an ego check to guys, and they don't know 397 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 5: how to handle not getting to start every night, or 398 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 5: not knowing when you know that they're going to get 399 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 5: a run of five or six games. The aspect here 400 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 5: is these guys know when they're gonna play, and I 401 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 5: think that's gone a long way mentally for them to 402 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 5: be locked in and ready, Like you're probably gonna see 403 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 5: Sergai Mihrashov on Saturday night unless Tristan Jari is healthy 404 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 5: and he has been skating. But I just find it 405 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 5: hard to believe you jump in in that game on 406 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 5: Saturday night. The Kraken are probably gonna see Sergai Mirrashop 407 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 5: because if this rotation continues, then Arthur Sheilobs will start 408 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 5: against Minnesota on Friday, and that's really how it's constance. 409 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 5: Opening Night. There was one stretch of two games this 410 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 5: year where Arthur she Lobs played back to back games. 411 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 5: It was against Washington and New Jersey a couple weeks 412 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 5: back when they had recalled Sergei Mirrashot from the American 413 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 5: League with Jari hurt. But that consistency, I think has 414 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 5: allowed these guys, even though they're not playing every game, 415 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 5: to feel the rhythm almost like they are like you 416 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 5: know when your next starts coming, you know who you're 417 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 5: starting against. You're able to be totally prepared and focus 418 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 5: on that game and not anything more than that, and 419 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,479 Speaker 5: it's worked. I mean, she Lobs has been exceptional, Jari 420 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 5: was off to the best start that he's had in 421 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 5: a long time here, and Murrashov looks like the real deal. 422 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 5: So the Penguins who have gone from a team you know, 423 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 5: there was a lot of question about goaltending suddenly have 424 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 5: almost too much of it when you trickle it down 425 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 5: to the Ahl level as well, with Joel Bloomquist back 426 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 5: and healthy, and Philip Larson's another guy they really like too, 427 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 5: So they have an embarrassment of riches right now, right 428 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 5: now being the operative part of that sentence. But I 429 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 5: do think that it's been it's been a big booy 430 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 5: from the rotation. You know that that has helped things 431 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 5: steady and helped guys kind of settle into knowing what 432 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 5: they need to do to make this team be successful. 433 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: Hey, Josh, finally a lot of us here in this 434 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: area around the Puges Sound and a lot of joy 435 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 1: seeing Ron Francis get his enshrinment here for the Penguins 436 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. Just go back and tell us more 437 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: of what you enjoyed about that evening scene, Ron, back 438 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: of the building with so many familiar faces. 439 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, I'll tell you what you guys know better 440 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 5: than me, but holy smokes, aside from the gray hair, 441 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 5: he looks exactly the same. He's unaged. It is face. 442 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 5: I wish I could have that kind of DNA to 443 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 5: do that. As I get older, I don't feel like 444 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 5: I'm gonna have as much luck. But he is obviously, 445 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 5: you know, this is a guy that it's kind of funny. 446 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 5: I feel like is so underrated, right, Like we think 447 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 5: about his career and statistically the points, Like when Sidney 448 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 5: Crosby hit seventeen hundred points a couple of weeks back, 449 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 5: we ran down on our broadcast and nine other guys 450 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 5: in NHL history that had hit it, and one of 451 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 5: them is Francis. Like this, this is a guy that 452 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 5: is as the lead of a point producer and was 453 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 5: such a skilled centerman for some of those great Penguins teams. 454 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 5: And not just the Penguins, I mean you think about 455 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 5: the other teams he played for. He led Carolina to 456 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 5: the final, Yeah, you know he had run there with 457 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 5: obviously he was with Hartford as well, Like he's he's 458 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 5: he's an incredible player and was well deserved for that 459 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 5: Hall of fame not but that the coolest part about 460 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 5: it was, you know, Penguins are an organization obviously have 461 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 5: the name recognition, they have the history, and they have 462 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 5: the star power. And they really brought this Hall of 463 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 5: Fame thing back this year. I mean it's it's been 464 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 5: in existence, but they haven't named a class to it 465 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 5: since twenty thirteen. And it was Kyle Dubis who really 466 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 5: leaned into it and said, this is, you know, a 467 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 5: proud organization and we need to you need to recognize 468 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 5: our past. And even though a lot of the obvious 469 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 5: names have already been enshrined to it, there's still a 470 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 5: few that deserve their moment. And so this started that 471 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 5: there's gonna be a whole new class next year that 472 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 5: they announced it's gonna have. You know, Chris Kunitz is 473 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 5: in it. I can't remember who else off the top 474 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 5: of my head, but there's a few other guys that 475 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 5: are going to go in next year. But there's you know, 476 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 5: they they didn't honor to Mike Lang and had a 477 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 5: whole little area in the Hall of Fame and that's 478 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 5: dedicated to him and his set up, his legendary set 479 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 5: up with the briefcase and the you know, note sheet 480 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 5: and the ballpoint ten and of course they have the 481 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 5: pack of cigarettes and the jackets two came as any detail, 482 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 5: but listen, like, it just was really cool to be 483 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,679 Speaker 5: around those guys and you think about the people that 484 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 5: were here that night. I mean, Kevin Stevens during his 485 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 5: heyday was arguably the best power forward hockey and certainly 486 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 5: one of the best in Penguin's history. And obviously we 487 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 5: just talked about Ron Francis, but then he had Scottie 488 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 5: Bowman here is just a living legend. And Eddie Johnston, 489 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 5: who is the one. You know, he's famous in Pittsburgh 490 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 5: for being the guy who led the tank job to 491 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 5: drafting Mario, but he also was then the guy who 492 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 5: was the GM for all those subsequent years that led 493 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 5: up to Craig Patrick taking over and the team winning 494 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 5: back to back Cups in ninety one and ninety two. 495 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 5: And let's not forget he also before he came to 496 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 5: Pittsburgh was a pretty darn good goaltender for the Boston 497 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 5: Bruins and their Stanley Cup fronts. So yeah, it was 498 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 5: just it was really cool to see all those guys 499 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 5: and be around them, have the opportunity to interact with them, 500 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 5: and you know, see how much it meant to them 501 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,719 Speaker 5: to look back on a moment in their career. For some, 502 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 5: you know, a smaller blip than others, like Scottie Bowman. 503 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,719 Speaker 5: Most people don't think of him with the Penguins, but 504 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 5: he needs a lot of people here for what he 505 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 5: did in ninety one and ninety two, in ninety three 506 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 5: for that matter. I know the team lost in the playoffs, 507 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 5: but they won the President's Trophy with him as the 508 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 5: head coach. So I just think those guys, their their 509 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 5: contributions are immeasurable and it's going to be cool to 510 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 5: see that Hall of Fame just reignite and develop here 511 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 5: over the coming years. 512 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: What a who's who class that got in here this year, 513 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: a big part of a golden era of Penguins. HOKEI, Josh, 514 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: you had a front row seat here to all of this, 515 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: certainly a privileged and hey, privilege here to have you 516 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 1: join us here as well. But end of you for 517 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: back to back beginning of it here for the crack inside. Josh, 518 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: thanks so much. I have a great show and looking 519 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 1: forward to this you very very soon around here. 520 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think we're out there in mid January. KS, 521 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 5: So I look forward to seeing you at that one circle. 522 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 5: Will always enjoy coming back to Seattle, but great talking 523 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 5: to you and I enjoy the game. 524 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: Big thanks, Josh, appreciate you for joining us here. The 525 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: Penguins now back after the NHL Global Series in Sweden, 526 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: and they will be finishing off a back to back 527 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: after a decisive five nothing loss last evening to the 528 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: Minnesota Wild. The Kracking trying to improve in an all 529 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: time record of six and two head ahead against Pittsburgh 530 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: and three and one all time at PPG paint Serena. 531 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 1: A couple of milestones the Kraken closing in on with 532 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: Jamie Alexiak just getting past his seven hundredth career NHL game, 533 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: Vince Dunn needs two more points to reach three hundred 534 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: for his NHL career. Mason Marchman also two points away 535 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,959 Speaker 1: from reaching a milestone, that being two hundred points in 536 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: his NHL career. Not to mention, of course, this game's 537 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: got plenty of crossover as far as these two teams 538 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: Jared McKay and Jamie Alexiak Freddie Gaudreaux. Of course, one's 539 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: playing for Pittsburgh. Matt Murray unfortunately missing this trip. Of course, 540 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: he's on injured reserve. With more connections upstairs Crack and 541 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: GM Jason botterrel working previously in the Penguins front office 542 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 1: from two thousand and seven to twenty seventeen, and of 543 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: course there's Ron Francis, the Krack and President of Hockey Operations, 544 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 1: newly inducted into the Penguins Hall of Fame, a place 545 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 1: where he won a pair of Stanley Cup Championships in 546 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety one and nineteen ninety two in back to 547 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: back fashion. We got a lot to cover as the 548 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: Kraken trying to get their record above five hundred on 549 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: the road and get two out of three on this 550 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: road trip facing Pittsburgh. It's gonna go down to four 551 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: pm Pacific time today from PPG Paints Arena airtime coverage 552 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: of three point thirty and we certainly hope that you 553 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,199 Speaker 1: can join us here for the first game of a 554 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: back to back with the Kraken on Long Island tomorrow 555 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: to wrap up the road trip against the Islanders. Big 556 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: thank you again to Josh guest Zot for joining us 557 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: after Kracking this morning. I'm Mike Benton. 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