1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: We're back with cracking head coach Lane Lambert Lane. You 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: get a point in Ottawa a couple of nights ago, 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: two points on this road trip. Two pretty good efforts 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: as well so far. Take us through that game against 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: the Ottawa Senitors. 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: I thought probably that was our best game of the season. 7 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: You know, we thought we controlled the play a lot. 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 2: I thought we had, you know, many scoring chances. Their 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: goaltender played well, you know, and we talk about closing 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 2: out games, and you know, that's two in a row 11 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 2: that we haven't been able to close out. It's a 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 2: killer instinct type of situation that we have to establish understand. 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 3: It's a good lesson for us. 14 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: And killer instinct isn't always or closing out games isn't 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 2: always defending. I thought we had multiple opportunities to extend 16 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: our lead and failed to do so. 17 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 3: And at the end of. 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: The day, you know, it's one shot in the back 19 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: of you and now the game's going into overtime and 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: then into a shootout. So there's different ways to have 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 2: killer instinct, and one of them was to bury that 22 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: team the other night. And you know, we just have 23 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: to we just have to start to learn to understand 24 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 2: there's different ways to do that. 25 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: On that same vein. When you see the likes of 26 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 1: you know, Shane Wright, Jared mccannon coming so close getting 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: the opportunities but not being able to finish, is that 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: at least some type of positive for you knowing that 29 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: you can put yourselves in that position and then kind 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: of going along with that as well. That mindset, is 31 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: it something you can work on? Is it a mindset? 32 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: How do how do you work on closing out games, 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: burying those chances in those moments? 34 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,279 Speaker 2: Well, it is, it is a mindset. There's different ways. 35 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: Like I said, for example, Montreal, it wasn't like we 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: were getting a ton of chances in Montreal. We came 37 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: back clot Our way back. That was going to be 38 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: a game that we were going to have to keep 39 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: the puck out of our net in order to close 40 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: that game out. And in those situations there's you know, 41 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: getting pucks deep, not turning pucks over, which you know 42 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: we did and it ended up coming back, we take 43 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: a penalty, and so there's just various ways of you know, 44 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: closing out the games. To see those guys get those chances, 45 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 2: that's great, It's not like they're not trying to score, 46 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 2: you know, but at the same time, you know, these 47 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: are situations. Johanny Neeman has a breakaway kind of thing, 48 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: So these are situations where guys you know, that's that's 49 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: part of finishing a team off. 50 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: Looking at Toronto here tonight, a couple of players out 51 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: of the lineup. Freddie Gudroau as out for four to 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: six weeks with the upper body. We found out today 53 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: Brandon Montour not with the team temporarily because of a 54 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: family issue that he's dealing with. It has to be 55 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: that next man up mentality. But when you look at 56 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: your lineup sheet and you're looking at your matchups, what 57 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: goes into replacing, plugging and playing guys that have to 58 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: take over for big pieces out of your lineup. 59 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I mean, at the end of the day, 60 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: those players that you plug in, they have to step up. 61 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 2: You know, it's an opportunity for them. They have to 62 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 2: step up and do the job. And you know, our 63 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: team as a whole has to understand where we're at 64 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: and we have to you know, maintain our structure and 65 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,679 Speaker 2: our discipline and continue to you know, play the game 66 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: the right way like we have been doing. And that 67 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: gives us an opportunity, you know, it gives you an 68 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 2: opportunity to win, regardless of you know, who's in, who's out, 69 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 2: whatever it might be. You know, two players that are 70 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: important players for us, and you know. 71 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 3: We've made adjustments and brought people in who filled those roles. 72 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: Even though your time here in Toronto was short as 73 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: an assistant coach, does it still bring back some good memory, 74 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: some fondness? What do you what do you remember about 75 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: this place? And how does it feel coming back for 76 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,119 Speaker 1: the first time as a head coach and you left? 77 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, no, it's it doesn't feel too too weird 78 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,119 Speaker 2: because I wasn't here that long, just her for a year, 79 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: But certainly is a great experience. The city of Toronto 80 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: was a great city to be in. Live downtown about 81 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: ten minute walk from the rink here, you know, so 82 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: you know, you see some of the places that you 83 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: had maybe gone to or whatever, and you know, you 84 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: bring up memories that way. 85 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 3: You know. The organization itself was first class from top 86 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 3: to bottom. Absolutely terrific organization. 87 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 2: You know, the players competed and you know we ended 88 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: unfortunately on a bit of a sour nope, but we 89 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 2: were very close to having a good chance to win 90 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 2: the Stanley CuPy hout of last year. So I really 91 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: cherish and relish the time I spent here, you know, 92 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 2: and and it was great. 93 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 3: But I'm not here anymore, and we have to win 94 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 3: a hockey game to make. 95 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: We know, the big hitters, the Matthews, the Kneelanders on 96 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: this team, it's almost impossible to stop them. You can 97 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: only try to hope to slow them down. You know 98 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: them very well as well. What's the game plan tonight 99 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: at for Seattle going up against a team that's got 100 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: a couple of good guys who have gotten up some 101 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: good offensive starts. 102 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 2: Well, you're right, you know, they're just they're terrific hockey 103 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 2: players and that's that's why they are where they are 104 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 2: who they are, you know, getting paid the way they 105 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 2: get paid. Then you're right, you know you can. You 106 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 2: can do your best to stop them. They're always going 107 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 2: to get opportunities. I say, you know you can. You 108 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: can work to contain and contain their opportunities, and you 109 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 2: know we'll We'll just have to be a solid from 110 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: that standpoint as a team and as a group. 111 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 3: It's a five men 112 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: Mentality, and that's you know that's how we are anyways, 113 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: so this isn't anything new to us.