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Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Kraken

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Speaker 1: Audio Network Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three kjr FM.

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Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton quarter pole.

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Speaker 2: The season has arrived in the Seattle Cracking very much

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Speaker 2: till in this mix.

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Speaker 3: We welcome you to Cracking this morning.

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Speaker 2: On a Sunday, November twenty third, Mike Benton with you

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Speaker 2: and a Sunday matinee game for the least a Pacific

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Speaker 2: time zone coming your way from the Seattle Kraken and

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Speaker 2: the New York Islanders from Ubs Arena on Long Island.

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Speaker 2: So the Cracking trying to end back to back with

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Speaker 2: their first win in this situation since.

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Speaker 3: Twenty twenty three, twenty four.

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Speaker 2: It would be quite fitting the way that things have

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Speaker 2: certainly gone to begin this regular season once again two

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Speaker 2: pm Pacific time, puck drop airtime one thirty for your

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Speaker 2: pregame show, served up by Frost Brewed Corse Light Shoes

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Speaker 2: Chill ever it fits you, al Koniski on Long Island

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Speaker 2: with the call I'll join you nearby Climbate Pledge Arena

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Speaker 2: right across this at Tom's Watchbar. Come on down hang

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Speaker 2: out with us every time. Once again one thirty on

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Speaker 2: by play voice of the Islanders coming up with us

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Speaker 2: in just a bit. We'll dive into how the Islanders

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Speaker 2: have reached this point as well, very much in the

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Speaker 2: mix on the Eastern Conference side at twelve eight and

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Speaker 2: two twenty six points, and like the Kraken, in sniffing

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Speaker 2: distance a first place in their division. We'll talk Matt Barzela,

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Speaker 2: we'll talk Bowl Horvat and indeed this past summer's first

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Speaker 2: overall pick, Matthew Schaeffer already turning plenty of aheads with

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Speaker 2: the work that he's doing right back on the Islander's

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Speaker 2: blue line. We'll talk about those challenges here on the

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Speaker 2: Kraken side, coming up in just a bit, But before that,

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Speaker 2: here's how the Kraken kept pace in the Pacific Division

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Speaker 2: with a record of eleven five and five twenty seven

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Speaker 2: points and two back of first play Santaheim. The Kraken

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Speaker 2: last evening heading into Pittsburgh knowing they were going to

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Speaker 2: be in for a stip challenge because the Penguins had

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Speaker 2: dropped a five nothing loss the night before at home

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Speaker 2: to the Minnesota Wild. Not to mention, Sidney Prosby is

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Speaker 2: the kind of guy who doesn't take these games lightly,

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Speaker 2: averaging over a point per game in the following game

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Speaker 2: after a loss. But the Kraken, getting through a scoreless

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Speaker 2: tie in period one went right to work in period two,

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Speaker 2: as we take you on an audio thrill ride where

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Speaker 2: the calls here from Everetten now.

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Speaker 4: Turns away from Maddy buteers.

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Speaker 5: This one flipped up to the boards, knocked down by Marchman,

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Speaker 5: but he gives it right back and we'll steal it

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Speaker 5: right back. Marchmen fires scores, they said, march Ben puts

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Speaker 5: the cracket on the board, won nothing, eighteen thirty six

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Speaker 5: to play in the period. He was so excited when

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Speaker 5: on the ice. I'm sorry for lap Bush cracking on

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Speaker 6: And well it was Marsham with that kept the puck

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Speaker 6: beats for her Bershov. It's one nothing.

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Speaker 5: Grindor Dor left wing still send this in By and Grubauer.

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Speaker 3: Out to play it.

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Speaker 5: Saner faded front, Tour out to Crosby.

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Speaker 5: Sidney Crosby in the slot. Connor Tour picked up the

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Speaker 3: They score Guinea Malkin.

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Speaker 5: two seven twenty four to go in regulation, Well it.

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Speaker 6: Was everly in front of the net haad dumb, but

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Speaker 6: row through center left side, over the blue line.

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Speaker 5: Good drow to the line Montor walks in sh stars Montemania.

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Speaker 5: In overtime in Pittsburgh, it's a three to two Seattle

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Speaker 6: What a great feed that Mantra received just inside the

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Speaker 6: beats murshov low crack and win three two. Bring on

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Speaker 6: the funnel cake.

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Speaker 2: Oh you bet those funnel cakes tastes sweet. Indeed the

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Speaker 2: cracking picking up there for victory in sudden death overtime

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Speaker 2: two and one. Now on the road trip through three games,

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Speaker 2: heading into the fourth and final game. Here for today,

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Speaker 2: Mason March Mit Maddy Benier's that duo looking for breakout games.

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Speaker 2: They got them. Marsh been picking up this first goal

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Speaker 2: since opening night, Veniers snapping out of an eight game

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Speaker 2: and Philip Grubauer, what else can you say but terrific

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Speaker 2: turning in a thirty one save effort. Here's a reaction

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Speaker 2: after the game from crackinghead coach Lane Lambert meeting with

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Speaker 4: Again, I think we can build on our third period

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Speaker 4: in terms of you know, when we got down, I

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Speaker 4: We have to do that right from the get go.

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Speaker 4: But you know, we defended as hard as we could.

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Speaker 4: So we just have to make sure that we focus

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Speaker 4: How valuable is Brandon Montur in the role that he's

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Speaker 6: Marchman told me that he told himself coming into this

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Speaker 4: Shoot the buck.

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Speaker 3: How nice was it to see him.

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Speaker 4: Finally get rewarded. Yeah, I mean, I like the fact

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Speaker 4: doing that as a as an entire group. But you know,

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Speaker 4: He's making plays, he's using his body, he's playing well

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Speaker 6: Then you've been a big believer in your penalty kill

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Speaker 4: Well, they did a good job in the first period, certainly,

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Speaker 4: But you know, I think there's been some improvement center

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Speaker 3: We talked about Maddie this week, but what did you

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Speaker 4: Well, first full he played well, but he just saw

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Speaker 2: All right, end up, back to back, coming up here

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Speaker 2: and we have all the action for you a little

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Speaker 2: Alan Fearing join us now on cracking this morning. He

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Speaker 3: I'm for that.

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Speaker 2: Great to have you, though, Alan, how are you? And

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Speaker 2: all share one common bond, the journey from the ECHL

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Speaker 7: Yeah. Well, first of all, Mike, thanks so much for

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Speaker 7: having me, and you nailed it on Long Island. And

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Speaker 7: with that. I cannot get away with that on the Island.

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Speaker 7: excited to talk with you again. Thanks for having me,

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Speaker 7: the EHL is seat time, right, Like, just call games,

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Speaker 7: call as many games as you can, hockey games, other

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Speaker 7: listen back to your stuff. Notice where you can get better,

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Speaker 7: And generally it's the Malcolm Gladwell, you know ten thousand

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Speaker 7: and you know, it's amazing how quickly you'll get better.

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Speaker 2: There's something that NHL players have in common and it

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Speaker 2: And so the Islander is open the season losing three

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Speaker 7: But you know, they've got a world class goalie who

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Speaker 7: Defensively, they were a little weak to start. Very much

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Speaker 7: And they have been a recent seven game road trip

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Speaker 2: Al on the first name that a lot of US

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Speaker 7: Allen, Yeah, they're getting the Boat or Vat that was

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Speaker 2: Finally here it's been a pretty big balancer between Ilia

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Speaker 4: Well.

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Speaker 2: A lot of this has built the Islanders up into

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Speaker 3: It's going to be a.

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Speaker 2: Pretty good matchup, pretty tough matchup as well here for

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Speaker 7: Yeah, thanks for having me. Good to catch up with you.

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Speaker 3: All right, Allan, thank you very much. Once again.

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Speaker 2: the Islanders as a crack end coming in once more

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Speaker 2: twenty five points in twenty two games, but many arguing

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Speaker 2: Matthew Schaeffer at age eighteen, could be in the running

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Speaker 2: here for Team MVP. He's your Islanders leader in time

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Speaker 2: to Team Canada's ninety man lists of Olympic candidates here,

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Speaker 2: Winter Olympics. A lot to talk about here as both

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Speaker 2: teams again facing their second game of back to back.

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Speaker 2: Conventional wisdom, says Joe to Cord, getting rest yesterday could

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Speaker 2: be in net here for the Kraken, Islander's head coach

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Speaker 2: Patrick Wall already confirming with the media David Riddick will

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Speaker 2: start today with Ilia Sarrokin going yesterday, So a lot

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Speaker 2: to get to hope that you can be with us.

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Speaker 2: Here is a Kraken aiming for a three to one

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Speaker 2: road trip and a sweep through a back to bank

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Speaker 2: situation taking on the New York Islanders today at two

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Speaker 2: pm Pacific time, airtime at one thirty and again for

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Speaker 2: pregamer admission and postgame coverage. Come on down and hang

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Speaker 2: out with us at Tom's watch Bar right across the

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Speaker 2: streets from Climate Pledge Arena. Big thank you to Alan

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Speaker 2: Fearing for joining us and for Kraken this morning.

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Speaker 3: I'm Mike Benton. Enjoy the game and have a happy Sunday.

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