1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: dB. Paul Allen, how you been. 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 2: I'm great, Paul, great to hear from you, and yeah, 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 2: we're chasing kids and waiting for winter to be over 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 2: in short order, hopefully. 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 3: And you're saying that from Nashville, Tennessee. Where it's Nashville. 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 3: Now for the back of Covenant. What happened to Newport Beach? 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 3: Why'd you leave the beach? 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: Well, families in Minnesota wanted to get a little bit closer, 9 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: but we learned that the winner is not a requirement 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 2: in the United States, so we wanted to stay a 11 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: little bit further south to avoid that if possible. 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 3: But meanwhile in Middle Ish, Tennessee, are you guys done 13 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 3: with the snow and ice in that part of the country? 14 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: And how bad did it get? 15 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 2: It is seventy degrees the last couple of days, but 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 2: it was Yeah, you would have been grateful for fifteen 17 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: twenty inches of snow instead of the ice that coated 18 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: trees and pulled a lot of them down, unfortunately on 19 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: power lines. And it was quite a mess. It's still 20 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: quite a mess with the piles of down trees and 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: debris alongside of the roads, and unfortunately quite a few 22 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: fatalities as well, our neighborhood is outpower, without power for 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 2: three days, but we persevered and kids were out of 24 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 2: school for six days from the storm. And I don't 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 2: know what was more difficult, having kids home for six 26 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 2: days unexpected or three days without power. 27 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, barely stated. I see the producer laughing. He has 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 3: three young kids and I have two older kids, but 29 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 3: we get him. So being in Nashville, David, do you 30 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 3: ever get to any press games? 31 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I went to one in January, and I've I've 32 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 4: had a couple of years of kind of just needing 33 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 4: to decompress from the game, and then a. 34 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: Couple of years where I've just fallen back in love 35 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: with it so much that I miss it. And you know, 36 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: being a spectator, being a fan, being you know, involved anyway, 37 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: can coaching my son, just being on the ice with him. 38 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 2: It's it's such a wonderful game. And now you know, 39 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 2: rediscovered my love for it. 40 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 3: Oh wait a second, that's in verse order. Normally people 41 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 3: leave the game miss it and miss the room badly, 42 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 3: and then they like settle into normalcy. You went the 43 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 3: other way, you were normal, and now you miss it. 44 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think it was you know, it was something 45 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 2: I did for the first thirty two or thirty two 46 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: years of my life, and you know, the last year 47 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: was tainted by the COVID season with not many fans, 48 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: if any fans, restricted time on the road, and it 49 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: was kind of a segue to Okay, I'm I'm done 50 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 2: with this, and I've missed a lot of things with 51 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,119 Speaker 2: being present for my kids and my wife and being 52 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 2: at home. So you know, I really embraced those things 53 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 2: and then realized that that is a big chunk of 54 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: who I am and wanted to get back involved or 55 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 2: at least follow the game and see the beauty of 56 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: you know, the NHL game for sure, but as my 57 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: son plays, to see a lot of the life lessons 58 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 2: that are learned through sport and through hockey specifically that 59 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 2: he's learning and that others can be taught, and those 60 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 2: are the real takeaways that everyone should be looking for. 61 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 3: David Amen with that. That's beautiful. David baptis former nagler 62 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 3: and a two time Olympian. As our guest, So you 63 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 3: mentioned coaching your son youth hockey in Tennessee. What's the 64 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: situation with that. 65 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 2: Growing but facilities are lacking. I would say there's four ranks, 66 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 2: but each one of them is equidistant thirty minutes away 67 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: from here on a non traffic day, So there's some 68 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: some more barriers accessibility to ice, and then you know, 69 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 2: quality of competition and surrounding areas are all things that 70 00:03:55,080 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 2: are still developing. And but you know what the tendency 71 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 2: of people that are either native Nashvillians or that have 72 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: uh you know, retired here as former hockey players. There's 73 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: a group I skate with on Tuesdays now that you know, 74 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: has some some decent names in it, and we just 75 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: love the game and love to connect with one another 76 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: and still have kind of that locker room time and 77 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 2: we do it devotional before we go out on the ice, 78 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 2: and it's just a wonderful group of guys that I've 79 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: connected with. 80 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: Well that that's awesome. 81 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 3: It sounds like you're starting the Tennessee version of Beauty 82 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: League from from from here in Minnesota, an. 83 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: Older, slower, less competitive, no fan version of the Beauty 84 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 2: League potentially. 85 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, right, Well, if Staylock moves to Tennessee, he got 86 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 3: a goalie. 87 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 2: I'd like that we we could use maybe maybe a 88 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: steady high level goalie. Uh actually in our skate yesterday. 89 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: The goalie that was subbing in, Uh, he got to 90 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 2: he got to show us his lunch at the end 91 00:04:58,120 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 2: of it, so he was he was working hard. And 92 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: maybe that's the sign of how little defense's played as well. 93 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 3: Hey twenty ten man, and you know, I'm sure I 94 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 3: watched this when it took place, but then I went 95 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 3: and watched the replay like three times this morning. 96 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: Wow. 97 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 3: Do you happen to remember the twenty ten goal you 98 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 3: scored against the Swiss? I mean it had some end 99 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 3: to end masterpiece to it and looked from the minute 100 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 3: you secured the puck in front of your goalie that 101 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 3: you were not going to be denied. 102 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: Do you remember that goal? 103 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: Of course I remember that goal. I think how could 104 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 2: I forget it? But there might be the fastest ever 105 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: I've moved across the ice to tell you the truth, 106 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 2: and the funny thing that isn't told about that that 107 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: goal or that story is that before that game, it's 108 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: the first official Olympic game, we might have had one 109 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 2: or two practices before we got into that game. Is 110 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: that before any game I ever played professionally internationally. I'm 111 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 2: kind of just a I need to relax and kind 112 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 2: of get into a zen otherwise to get worked up, 113 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 2: and I end up in the penalty box the whole time. 114 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: So I was I didn't know what to do with myself, 115 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 2: and I couldn't just like hang on the training table 116 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: and talk to the trainers. This is the Olympics. I 117 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 2: gotta do something. So I stretched for fifteen to twenty minutes, 118 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 2: did the dynamic work up workout. I'm like, I'm gonna 119 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 2: be so ready for this game. Well, my body was 120 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: not ready for that warm up, and I was like 121 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: cramping in warm ups, going I've screwed up my Olympics 122 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: now by doing all this preparation stuff that I shouldn't have. 123 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 2: Just stuck to my routine and got out there anyway. 124 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: I was moving on that goal, had a It's a 125 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 2: great memory. I think there's actually a newspaper article I 126 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 2: have where someone got an overhead shot of me reaching 127 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 2: around Yonis Hiller and there was nothing for that puck 128 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: to do but go to the back of the net 129 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 2: and yeah, elation after that. It was a great memory 130 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 2: for you. 131 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: You remember Brian Gionta, sure do? He was American? Right, 132 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: Yes he was. 133 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, So I'm watching what'd you wear forty two or 134 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 3: forty seven in the Olympics, one of the two forty two. Yeah, 135 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 3: so I'm watching forty two. I mean, just do this 136 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: Gionta impression with this speed. I wanted to say Iliya Kovalchuk, 137 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 3: but that didn't work with the USA. But Jhonta was 138 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 3: fast as bleep, and I mean that's about it. 139 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. 140 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,239 Speaker 3: I mean you went end to end and then somebody 141 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: tried to stop you right at the end, and you 142 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 3: just put a shoulder into him and got to the 143 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 3: left side of Hiller. I mean, that was a beautiful goal. 144 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 3: Anybody can find it on YouTube. It's a twenty ten 145 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 3: Olympics David BACKUS goal. The USA now hasn't secured a 146 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: gold in men's hockey since nineteen eighty. Do you think 147 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 3: this is the year they closed on the top prize? 148 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 2: I actually do. I think with the four nations showing 149 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: and kind of establishing themselves, the way that World juniors 150 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 2: have trended, maybe saved this last year. Unfortunately, kind of 151 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 2: a bummer for all of the typical nations that are 152 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 2: dominating that. But the US has really been on the 153 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 2: upward trend. The amount of skill we have is second 154 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 2: to none. And then you've got a lot of gritty 155 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 2: players in there. Bill Garin's done a great job of 156 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 2: not only you know, selecting the Four Nations tournament, but 157 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 2: carrying that in now to the Olympics, which is going 158 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: to be a little bit different of a competition than 159 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 2: the Four Nations was, but equally as you know, intense 160 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 2: as important, and those guys have a good thing going. 161 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 2: Best goaltending, I think undisputed in the in the tournament 162 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,119 Speaker 2: on the US side, and some great scorers, some great 163 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: defensive players. You know, I think everything's trending in the 164 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: right direction for the US to get off that forty 165 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: six year schneid that we've had. You know, obviously in 166 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 2: twenty ten, we were in overtime in the gold medal game, 167 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 2: one goal away from from making that a different result 168 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 2: and resetting that clock, but wasn't in the cards. And 169 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 2: you know, I think I think if you remember that 170 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 2: whole tournament, we beat Canada five to two maybe in 171 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 2: the preliminary games, and really you know, absolutely dominated the game. 172 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 2: And I think the same thing happened to for Nations, 173 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 2: where it feels like the US does a great job 174 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 2: in those games and it's hyped up, but it almost 175 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 2: wakes the Canadians up. So if they meet in a 176 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 2: non elimited nation game before the finals and the US loses, 177 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 2: I don't think it's a terrible thing, to tell you 178 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 2: the truth. I think that that's like, that's okay, and 179 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 2: maybe it's a wake up call for the US guys 180 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 2: that we need another level and it's a little surprising 181 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 2: for the Canadians. Then in the gold medal game. 182 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 3: When in twenty ten, when do you remember what the 183 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 3: bench was like when Perezi scored that game tying goal 184 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 3: that I mean, that was an unbelievably exciting moment against Canada. 185 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: Yes, I do. By that time of the game, we 186 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 2: were down a goal and needed one. I don't think 187 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 2: i'd played in fifteen minutes. I was resting next to 188 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 2: Tim Thomas on the far end of the bench and 189 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: we were chatting about, you know, cheering on our guys 190 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 2: with the bomb poms. But you know, it was like, 191 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 2: we just need, just need the one. And Ryan Miller 192 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 2: was outstanding that game and keeping us in it, and 193 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 2: you could just feel it coming down to that and 194 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 2: Zach always sniffing around the net looking for trash and 195 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: found some and just the elation where I'm like, oh 196 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 2: my gosh, we got the momentum. Now tim expired, we're 197 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 2: going in overtime. And we got behind the scenes in 198 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: Vancouver's arena and we were in some makeshift terrible locker 199 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 2: room and the Ryan Whitney spoke up and goes, boys, 200 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 2: he's from Bossy the Boys. Who's going to be the hero? 201 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 2: And here somebody's going to be a hero tonight. Wow. 202 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 2: I'm like, oh my gosh, you're right this someone's going 203 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 2: to be Mike Rouzioni in this group. We're going to 204 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 2: go out there and we're going to score that goal. 205 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 2: And as the book's already been written, you know the ending. 206 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 2: But such a great feeling, such a great opportunity, and 207 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 2: one of the you know, one of the best memories 208 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 2: I have of my playing time. And following that, it 209 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 2: was the last event of the Olympics, was that gold 210 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 2: medal game, and the closing ceremonies were like ready to 211 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 2: start across the way and in the football stadium that 212 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 2: was just across the street from the hockey rank and 213 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,839 Speaker 2: obviously it's a disappointment for so many guys. You want 214 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 2: to win gold, that's your what you're there for. You 215 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 2: go through this whole tournament, you go through all this 216 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 2: worked up, you're representing your country. It's an awesome game, 217 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 2: goes to overtime, you lose. Uh, and only three of 218 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 2: us went over to the closing ceremonies. But one of 219 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: those times where I don't know if it was a compartmentalizing, 220 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 2: but me living in the moment and just saying, I 221 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 2: don't know if I'm ever going to get another chance 222 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 2: to do it closing ceremonies. I wasn't able to be 223 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 2: at the opening ceremonies because the NHL season was still 224 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 2: going on, so UH was able to go and an 225 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,559 Speaker 2: opportunity experience I will never forget and was just amazing 226 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 2: to feel that Olympic spirit be with all the other 227 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 2: Olympians that had either won medals or at least competed 228 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 2: for their countries and given their all and just an awesome, 229 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 2: awesome memory for me. 230 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 3: Well, that was a terrific story. David back is nine 231 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 3: to now. From what you remember, David, how did they 232 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,719 Speaker 3: determine who plays with whom onlines? 233 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 2: Some of that is constructed, you know, as you're making 234 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 2: the team. And I think that was a really nice 235 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 2: job by Brian Burke that year of you know, you 236 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,599 Speaker 2: got Zach Fezy and Jamie Langol Brenner and guys that 237 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 2: are going to be first liners. But who you know, 238 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 2: who's an elite player in the league that would be 239 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 2: willing to and embrace and go out there and execute 240 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 2: a fourth line role. And the you know it was 241 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 2: it was Chris Jury, myself, Ryan Callahan, and Bobby Ryan 242 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 2: was the fourth line. Four four guys because you get 243 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 2: a couple extra players for international play, but of four 244 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 2: of us that are you know, we're playing big minutes 245 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 2: for our own team, but we were the fourth line 246 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 2: on that team. But we looked at each other and 247 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 2: we said, you know what, one of us doesn't even 248 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 2: get to going the ice for every shift, but when 249 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 2: we get our shifts, we're going to absolutely grind down 250 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 2: our opponents. We're going to do whatever we can to 251 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 2: be an influence on the game. And you talk to 252 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 2: anybody that was, you know, part of that team, and 253 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 2: they'll point to that group of four guys as someone, 254 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 2: you know, guys that were willing to do those things 255 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 2: the ugly work and helped us, you know, get to 256 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 2: that gold medal game as much as the guys that 257 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 2: were playing the big minutes and scoring the big goals 258 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 2: and you know, getting the headline. So that team sort 259 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 2: of mentality is something that I think is also baked 260 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 2: into this current team. That's there guys that you know, JT. 261 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 2: Miller or Vinnie Trotcheck, that are guys that are willing 262 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: to say I may be a you know, a top 263 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 2: line player on my team, but if I'm called on 264 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 2: to kill penalties or to block shot, to go disrupt 265 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 2: some of the other team's skill with some of my 266 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 2: physical play, let's go do it. And let's let maybe 267 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 2: the Kachucks or Jack Icele or Austin Matthews or you 268 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 2: know some Kyle Connor scores, you know, have more of 269 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 2: these offensive opportunities. And we all do our job, and 270 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 2: we all have success and hopefully we're bringing gold home 271 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 2: at the end of this tournament. 272 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 3: A fourth line with drewy Callahan and backus holy I mean. 273 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 2: And Bobby Ryan who yeah, I mean, who's scoring forty 274 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 2: fifty goals a year. 275 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: So it was was he with. 276 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 3: He was yeah, Oh wow, I mean that's power forward central. 277 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 3: I'm that fourth line holy Cow. Now, now granted, you 278 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 3: guys aren't there very long when you're at the Olympics. 279 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 3: But David, what is it like in the Olympic village 280 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 3: and short term meshing with all the players from other 281 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 3: teams and all the athletes for other sports. 282 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would say I had two unique experiences. Vancouver 283 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 2: in twenty ten, which is North America, and you're familiar 284 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 2: with the city, you feel very safe. A lot of 285 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 2: our games were at twelve fifteen, so we were the 286 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 2: early game. It was wake up and play. You've got 287 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 2: the rest of the day to hang out with family. 288 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 2: You can bring your family into the village for a 289 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 2: certain amount of time, show them around. You know, there's 290 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 2: so many family events between the NHLPA and USA Hockey, 291 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 2: he's got different areas to hang I think it was 292 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 2: even Procter and Gamble had like an area that was 293 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 2: USA sponsored for people to go get food and just 294 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 2: hang out. But the village is a unique experience, and 295 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 2: that in Vancouver it was apartment buildings that were not 296 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 2: yet sold and we were able to hang out there. 297 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 2: And you go to the cafeteria which has McDonald's twenty 298 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 2: four to seven. If anyone's wondering, hopefully the athletes wait 299 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 2: till after they're done competing to really dive into that. 300 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 2: But there's other guys that use that as superstition. But 301 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 2: there's it's an aura around it. There's a Olympic spirit 302 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 2: that is alive and well and gets you excited. You're 303 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 2: talking about other athletes, You're seeing other athletes, you know, 304 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 2: it's a poll on anthon Ono all of a sudden 305 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: walking past you or somebody else you just watched competing 306 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 2: figure skating and they're you know, warming up in the 307 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 2: hallway and you're like, this is this is unbelievable and 308 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 2: just trying to soak it all in because as long 309 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 2: as you know the Olympics is two weeks or whatever, 310 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 2: it just goes by in a flash, and you're like, 311 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 2: I mean, this is the biggest stage of sport in 312 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 2: the world, and I've been blessed to participate in this, 313 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 2: and I'm focused on my next task and what I 314 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: got to do. But there's also a Okay, I gotta 315 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: keep this all in perspective and enjoy it and soak 316 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 2: it in as well, because you never know if that's 317 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 2: going to be another opportunity. Going to Sochi was much different. 318 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 2: You're in Russia that we were, you know, security briefed 319 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 2: up and downstay on only Olympic transportation, stay only in 320 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 2: this area or this apartment complex where families were staying, 321 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 2: and you know, a little less great accommodations of the 322 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 2: as the stories have been told, but you know, a 323 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 2: TV and two twin beds and you know, running water 324 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 2: was really all that was required. And my team, my 325 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 2: roommates too, were Patrick Kane the first time, and I 326 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 2: was tasked with keeping him in line at the time, 327 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 2: a young Patrick Kaine who was known for straying off 328 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 2: the page a little bit, and that was successful. And 329 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 2: and Sochi, it was my teammate in Saint Louis Tjoshi, 330 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 2: who had quite the Olympics, as you remember, And so 331 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 2: my two experiences were different. Sochi was a lot more 332 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 2: time in the room and just time kind of under 333 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 2: wraps Vancouver, exploring the city, doing stuff around the city, 334 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 2: going out to dinner with parents and such, rather than 335 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 2: just being kind of confined to this safe area and 336 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 2: that safe area. And if you remember, my wife was 337 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: not a great rule follower and straight outside of the 338 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 2: parents area and the family area and was seeing all 339 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 2: the stray dogs around Russia. And you know, if not 340 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: just giving them a good meal, giving them a bathroom, 341 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 2: the wire room, and then we were able to rescue 342 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 2: a couple of them and got them back to the 343 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 2: States from Russia to tell their stories and further our 344 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 2: animal rescue efforts. So yeah, that was kind of our 345 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 2: two different experiences in the two different games. 346 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, I'm glad you said that, David. What is 347 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 3: the official name of the animal rescue that you and 348 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 3: your wife run. 349 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 2: And it's called Athletes for Animals and we network with 350 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 2: other athletes to use their platforms to speak up for 351 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 2: domestic animals that need a little boost and to tell 352 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 2: their stories and help people realizing how necessary spaying and 353 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 2: new of your animals is and rescuing so that we're 354 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 2: not euthanizing animals in shelters that are wonderful, wonderful creatures 355 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 2: that are just looking to be part of somebody's family. 356 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 1: Amen. 357 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 3: So you're telling me your wife is in Russia with 358 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 3: strict rules of where to go and where not to go. 359 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 3: She sees stray Fido in peril leaves the village to 360 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 3: go help Bido. 361 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 2: That's right, her, and I mean it was like a 362 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 2: melting pot of NHL wives that it was on the 363 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: Kopatar's wife and Drew Dowdy's wife and Jeff Carter's wife, 364 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 2: and they're all like, oh, I saw this dog when 365 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 2: I was on the bus today and I want to 366 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 2: go back there. And they're going into these areas and 367 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 2: you know, petting these dogs. They were getting vetting for 368 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 2: them so they could get them back to the States 369 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 2: and giving them, you know, food from what they were 370 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,679 Speaker 2: sneaking out of their confines. And you know, it's just 371 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 2: my wife has got a beautiful bleeding heart and wants 372 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 2: to help anyone or anything she can, just couldn't help 373 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 2: herself and was willing to put herself into potential danger 374 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 2: to do it. And you know, I love that about her. 375 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 2: But also it turned out with a happy ending thankfully 376 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 2: that nothing you know, malice happened at the time, all right. 377 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 3: Two more for David Bachus with Canada. Team Canada, it's 378 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 3: an even money favorite to win the gold. So like 379 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 3: USA is like close to two to one, is the 380 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 3: second choice than Sweden's like six and a half to one, 381 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 3: but Canada is the even money favorite to get the gold. 382 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 3: I mean, McDavid McKinnon, this Maclin Celabrini at age nineteen. 383 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 3: You're getting me with that. 384 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 2: Uh. 385 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 3: It was like, I mean, it's hockey, so it's the 386 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 3: ultimate team game and you have puck luck and things 387 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 3: like that, but beating Canada is there like a formula. 388 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 5: Uh. 389 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 2: I appreciate the disclaimer because I was going to say 390 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 2: all those things before I gave you kind of my 391 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 2: take on what US Canada is going to be, hopefully, 392 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 2: and they made in the gold medal game, and I 393 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 2: think it would be electric. It's a team game and 394 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 2: you need everyone participating. And I think maybe on paper 395 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 2: you say skill level, that's rank. Crosby and McKinnon and 396 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 2: mccarr and McDavid great players, but there's only one puck 397 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 2: and only one guy can have it. And that's always 398 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 2: what we said. And we're going to stick together. And 399 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 2: if you want to go fast, go alone, you want 400 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 2: to go far, go together. We're sticking together here and 401 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 2: we're going to get a job done. I would say 402 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 2: the key to the game when US plays Canada is 403 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 2: beating Jordan Bennington early, trying to get one by him, 404 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 2: get him a little rattled, get them doubting himself. Because 405 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 2: I think you watched that game in four nations, and 406 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 2: so did I that it was gave me a little 407 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 2: PTSD from the Stanley Cup final in twenty nineteen when 408 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 2: we were with Boston playing against Saint Louis. If he 409 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 2: starts to feel it and he can make three or 410 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 2: four or five big saves his team in it and 411 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,959 Speaker 2: then gets one, you know, and support all of a sudden, 412 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 2: He's in a groove and extremely hard goalie to be 413 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 2: So if we can get one by him early, get 414 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 2: in his head, get him a little bit doubting himself, 415 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 2: that to me is a difference maker and winning that game, 416 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 2: or you know, giving Canada too much time to get 417 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 2: their feet underneath them and recovering because they do have 418 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 2: a great team. Goaltendings are advantage, defenses are advantage. And 419 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 2: I just I love the competition, the rivalry that's there, 420 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 2: and I'm just praying for a gold medal US against 421 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 2: Canada and I will. I've got my closing ceremonies outfit 422 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,679 Speaker 2: still from I don't know what games it is. But 423 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 2: my daughter's a fifth grader and they do a Winter 424 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 2: Olympic thing at her school and she told the teacher 425 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 2: that I played in the Winter Olympics So I've got 426 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,719 Speaker 2: forty five minutes with all the fifth graders in her school, 427 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 2: my closing ceremonies outfit on in a silver medal next Thursday. 428 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 2: So I'm going to be repping that thing all over 429 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 2: town if the US hockey team wins golden That's sweet. 430 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 3: You mentioned Cale mccarr. Is he absolutely the best defenseman 431 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 3: in the NHL? Because this, I mean, I'm not pretending 432 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 3: like I watched a lot of Vancouver Canucks three months 433 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 3: or so ago and for like the last four years 434 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 3: this Quinn Hughes for the Wild, especially when he's with favor. 435 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 3: Holy cow. I mean, I ain't saying Quinn Hughes is 436 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 3: better than Cale mccarr, but I mean if he's like 437 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 3: one A, one B, one C behind him, he can't 438 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 3: be that far behind. 439 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, both of them are like I think, you know, 440 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 2: ten years ago, they're probably forwards because they're so dynamics. 441 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 2: They're unbelievably fast. They read the play, they turn on 442 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 2: a dime, they create offense on a dime, and they 443 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 2: drive the game when they're out on the ice from 444 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 2: an offensive side of things, from a defensive side of things, 445 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 2: so they use their assets to again break up plays 446 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 2: and hunt down pucks and get back so fast that 447 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 2: you know, somebody like me that would love to get 448 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 2: body on them. They're so fast and shifty that you're 449 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 2: unable to. So it's a great comparison ones to righty ones, 450 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 2: a lefty Kales, maybe a bigger guy, but just how 451 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 2: dynamic and explosive they are. You want one on your team, 452 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: and the Wild got a good one. And again I've 453 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 2: heard criticism maybe that Billy Garren gave up a lot 454 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 2: for that, but when you see what you get and 455 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 2: hopefully you can retain them and maybe bring a couple 456 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 2: of his brothers to Minnesota, that would be quite a story. 457 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 2: And I think the key to that not to get 458 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 2: off the Olympic topic too far, but the key to 459 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 2: that is that you've got to make a great run 460 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 2: and show them what Minnesota. You got to keep them 461 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 2: in Minnesota till May, till things stay out and you 462 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 2: say you could live in this amazing place in you know, May, June, July, 463 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 2: August when it's not frozen, and look at these fans. 464 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 2: These fans are so passionate. They you know, there's they 465 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 2: all got kids that are playing youth hockey, or they 466 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 2: played hockey growing up. It's in really in the culture, 467 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 2: in the blood. And if you win a Stanley Cup 468 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 2: with the Minnesota Wild, I mean, your legendary status. You 469 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: don't probably you know, never buy a beverage the rest 470 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 2: of your life, but you can. You know, you're walking 471 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 2: on rare if you're able to do that, and it 472 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 2: would be just a special experience for not only him, 473 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 2: but the whole state to have that. 474 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 3: David, you're the bomb. Great catching up with you, ma'am 475 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 3: off the mic and on the mic. May God bless 476 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 3: you and your family. Thanks for the time. And I 477 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 3: don't know, as the game's go on, we'll probably call 478 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 3: you again. 479 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 2: Okay, sounds great, Pa, Thank you great to hear from 480 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 2: you again, and keep up the good work. Love to 481 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 2: love to listen to. 482 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 3: Thank you, Appreciate you. David Becks, two time Olympian, long 483 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 3: time NHL player from blame Minnesota, and. 484 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 6: He's got me thinking about the Hughes brothers. I'm thinking 485 00:25:58,720 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 6: about lifting a cup. 486 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 3: Well, when we're talking about beating Canada, he started off 487 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 3: with some Ray Whitney speech. I mean he's like, look, okay, 488 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 3: gotta do this, gotta do this, gotta get this on 489 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 3: Benny Thommas. 490 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: Boys, let's get these games going right now. 491 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 3: Man, all right, it's eleven thirty, that's KFA and Sports 492 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 3: Talk Time. 493 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: I'm Paul Allen and Nordo has the honey money. Yeah 494 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: I do. 495 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 6: The fan wants to give you a shot at some 496 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 6: bonus bucks with the National Cash Contest, and all you 497 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 6: do you go to kfan dot com and you enter 498 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:29,199 Speaker 6: the keyword happy. Just picture how happy you would be 499 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 6: winning some bonus bucks by entering the keyword happy. 500 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 3: At kfan Doc tomorrow nine to noon. We have no 501 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 3: Nordo Boo, but what we do have, Kevin gorg is 502 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 3: going to join us in studio. 503 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: Ben Leber will be in studio. 504 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 3: There could be a Ryan Suitor appearance on the nine 505 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 3: to noon show tomorrow, plus much more. Might catch up 506 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 3: with Rochi too. Who's who's boxing the Olympic hockey in Milan? 507 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 3: That's tomorrow nine to noon. What's going on right now? 508 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 6: Well, so yesterday we were doing kind of an NFC 509 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 6: North cap conversation, just kind of where our NFC North 510 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 6: foes are at and we never got to the pack, 511 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 6: but but in relation to them, as I was kind 512 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 6: of putting some things together, it's like, oh, they don't 513 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 6: have a first because of Michael Parsons and who are 514 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 6: their free agents? And they yeah, they actually have some 515 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 6: decisions to make, Like kway Walker, how much do they 516 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 6: think they can get out of Kings leannig Bare, Romeo Dobbs. 517 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 6: Dobbs is a talker. How about Rashid Walker? Do they 518 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 6: love him at left tackle for the long term? 519 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:40,679 Speaker 4: Now? 520 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 6: Left tackle money? Sean Ryan's going to be a free agent. 521 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 6: So feels like Sultan is smug. Dave Sinekon might have 522 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 6: an opinion or two on that down the road. But 523 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 6: among the free agents coming up, Malik Willis, pa Malik 524 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 6: Willis So. Gabe Henderson is somewhere if he's listening and 525 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 6: he's fanning the flames, Let's go Liberty. 526 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: He's wearing a. 527 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 3: Shirt Dave Henderson with the Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs Entertainment Network. 528 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 3: I think I think he works for the sen the 529 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 3: Chiefs Entertainment Network. Think you got that job within the 530 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 3: last two and a half three months and it was wonderful, 531 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 3: wonderful timing there By, Gabriel Henderson gets the job with 532 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 3: the Kansas City Chiefs and first game after Mahome trips 533 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 3: up his acl. 534 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: I always love it. Welcome to the show. 535 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 6: Gabe, by the way, I adore him, and just cool, 536 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 6: young family man. He's got the baby, the whole thing. 537 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 6: So always loving Gabe, but Gabe's loving Malik willis of 538 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 6: course Liberty University connection as it is. He's going to 539 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 6: be a free agent, and this kind of transitioned me 540 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 6: in It just kind of I don't need names from you. 541 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 6: Neither of us have names. We have no predictions because 542 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 6: of where we're at right now. But I just go 543 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 6: back to if you remember Darnold signs with the Vikings 544 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 6: a couple of years ago, charch is at some rest 545 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 6: and like Puebo Pueblo, Colorado, losing his mind, and then 546 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 6: we saw how that year, that year ends up. You 547 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 6: win fourteen, Final two didn't go the right way, and 548 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 6: then we were out of the playoffs. But as we 549 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 6: move forward, I just feel like we have to change 550 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 6: our face on this a bit. 551 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 7: And the reason for that is we are we're. 552 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 6: Frustrated in some ways with how JJ McCarthy performed anyways, 553 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 6: with how the twenty twenty five went in totality, but 554 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 6: that Sam Darnold acquisition comes out of nowhere, and right 555 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 6: now you're seeing reported I'm going full roubestyle in this 556 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 6: like I'm loving it, Like Pella Sero's hitting us with 557 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 6: some names. This person has a list of names who 558 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 6: could potentially be available. We got guys possibly coming out 559 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 6: of retirement. I mean, we're looking under every freaking rock, right, 560 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 6: But there are instances like Malik Willis, for instance, I 561 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 6: guess I got to change my face because I'm thinking, Okay, well, 562 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 6: almost felt run first, put in great spots by a 563 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 6: good coach and Lafleur who runs the bleep out of 564 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 6: the ball what was asked of him? And so I'm 565 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 6: Alik Willis. Well, then you know, I'm just kind of 566 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 6: searching on the internet. One of the first things I 567 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 6: see from the Dog Pound Daily, who follow the Browns, 568 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 6: why a one hundred million dollar Molik Willis deal actually 569 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 6: makes sense for the Browns. 570 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: That's a headline. 571 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 7: Now, just one hundred million dollars. 572 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: That's a darnald deal. That's a Darnald deal. 573 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 6: So then I look, hey, the Steelers, the Steelers, why 574 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 6: Malik Willis could fit there in that spot if Rogers 575 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 6: is done. So just the market for a Malik Willis 576 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,479 Speaker 6: kind of has me changing my face in terms of 577 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 6: all right, well, I just watched how Kevin O'Connell worked 578 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 6: to develop JJ McCarthy, and I believe we spent three 579 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 6: months in season talking about arm angle and footwork and 580 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 6: the accuracy and all of these things. So why would 581 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 6: we try that expat with Malik Willis? Because if JJ 582 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 6: McCarthy wins the job, whatever that looks like it starts 583 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 6: week one, we're saying that that's growth. But winning a 584 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,959 Speaker 6: QB competition against another Sam Howler of Brett Rippon versus 585 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 6: maybe some of those names we've seen banding about those 586 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 6: are two different things that are taking place. 587 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: I gotta look at free agent names. 588 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, I only have like a handful, But 589 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 3: as you were talking, what what hit me without knowing 590 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 3: the the list, the list of names and totality is 591 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 3: is there somebody in that mix who is a veteran 592 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 3: who's played at least four or five years and what 593 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 3: was Ballyhood at one point then deemed an absolute bust 594 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 3: and is looking to get with a brilliant offensive mind 595 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 3: like the head coach and flourish from there, kind of 596 00:31:58,360 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 3: like darneld Well. 597 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 7: And that's in again and changing my face on it. 598 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 6: Whether my perspective of Malik willis clearly from a nash 599 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 6: I've been off on Malik. There's some vibes in a 600 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 6: momentum with Malik. 601 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 7: I think he did a fantastic job and so. 602 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 6: But but the running how it works again, I get 603 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 6: maybe I'm getting too tripped up in my own head 604 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 6: about it, but that brings in, you know, again not 605 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 6: predicting names, but that brings in the Kyler Murray conversation. 606 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 6: Top pick when he's healthy. You can see the trajectory. 607 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 6: Then there's mediocrity mixed in with the arm punts, as 608 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 6: we've joked about for a number of years. 609 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 7: That does possibly bring in a TUA who. 610 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 6: In the right spot, with the right weapons and such, 611 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 6: has shown the ability to do certain things. And that 612 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 6: is just the mind boggling thing about what's what And 613 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 6: it's going to be fun in some respects. It's offseason, 614 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 6: it's nothing on the line, but trying to predict who 615 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 6: the hell this is. 616 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 7: I mean, you know, the mac. 617 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 6: Jones has been a talker still, people throwing out Lamar 618 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 6: and Burrow. I mean, that's big game hunting right there, 619 00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 6: and that requires some leveraging the future stuff. 620 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 7: But just you know, when I come in and I'm just. 621 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 6: Thinking it has to be a face change and keeping 622 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 6: maybe an open mind here because I think while we're 623 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 6: while we're on this side, I think Kevin O'Connell is 624 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 6: trying to find his way through that keeping an open 625 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 6: mind process too, because he's probably looking at this and 626 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 6: he's like, oof, a draft sank, the biggest QB draft 627 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 6: coming our way. Okay, free agency, let's look wait a minute. 628 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 6: Those two guys were Wolford. Do we still have him? 629 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 6: We still had him, right, you know? So you start 630 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,719 Speaker 6: looking at some of these free agents who are available, like, 631 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,479 Speaker 6: this is what an insane time to be in that 632 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 6: building to create both a competition to raise the level 633 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 6: of that room as they've spoken of, But then also 634 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 6: you're not giving up per se on JJ McCarthy. So 635 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 6: are you creating a room that's just better and new 636 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 6: guy is obviously the starter? Are you bringing in a 637 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 6: guy that JJ could potentially beat and secure the starting 638 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 6: job because he got better? Like that's it's just it's 639 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 6: a tricky wickets. It's a little sticky wicket, all right, 640 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 6: So what for KO? 641 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess I guess it's it's time I and 642 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 3: we probably should start thinking about this. So Cousins is 643 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 3: going to get cut mid March. Yeah all right, So 644 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,879 Speaker 3: say you can finagle your way or work your way 645 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 3: to Kirk. What do you think about that? Well, it's 646 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 3: it's his job then, okay, so what do you think 647 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 3: about that? That's what I'm saying, because you know it's 648 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 3: is to kick the can down the road personally speaking, okay, 649 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 3: and in knowing pride goes before the fall, so therefore 650 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 3: the pride going before the fall would be No, you 651 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 3: all are idiots. Didn't you see ABC D and E 652 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 3: get better with McCarthy, who, by the way, was twenty 653 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 3: two and now he's twenty three, gonna be twenty four, Yeah, 654 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 3: and he's ours. 655 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:57,279 Speaker 1: So your idiots, we need to. 656 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:01,359 Speaker 3: Find a capable backup like Carson Wentz could be if 657 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 3: he had the full off season. 658 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,279 Speaker 1: And that's the approach. Now, I don't I don't you know, 659 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 1: I don't. I can't say that. 660 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:10,439 Speaker 3: That is the mantra from twenty twin Citi's Orthopedics Performance Center. 661 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 3: But I mean, you know, it's it's McCarthy's job in 662 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 3: my estimation, unless something out of the ordinary happens. So 663 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 3: like signing Malik will is to that absurd number that 664 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 3: you drop that you put out. 665 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 6: There, well that means Malik's starting, right, it ain't happening. 666 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 6: I mean, I just I can't see it happening. No, 667 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 6: I can't even specifically with where they are capwise. 668 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 3: Uh say I personally speaking, if they'll have me, I'll 669 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,719 Speaker 3: call their games. If they have Kyler Murray or two 670 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 3: a tongue of bailoa. I can't see either one of 671 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 3: those happening either because of play style slash money they're owed. 672 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:53,040 Speaker 1: So those are I put lines through those three. 673 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,600 Speaker 3: So now I think the next the next endeavor is 674 00:35:55,600 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 3: pretty much trying to find somebody who is comfortable not 675 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 3: starting or comfortable battling for the spot, has gifts that 676 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:10,800 Speaker 3: win a miss. Just think Darnold Okay gifted third overall 677 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 3: pick in the draft disaster with the Jets. He is 678 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 3: all right with Carolina, but then he gets here and 679 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 3: he flourishes, and now he's taken off kind of like 680 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 3: Matt BOLDI I mean, Matt Boldy was a good hockey player. 681 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 3: Then they went to the Four Nations. Well, it changes 682 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 3: who I mean, it's changed his whole life. Yeah, seriously, 683 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 3: I mean he's oh hey, oh aw, I belong you know. 684 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 3: I mean, I'm overstating it, but you know what I mean, 685 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 3: he's been dramatically better since he learned he belonged at 686 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 3: that four nation, specifically against Canada. Somebody like that, somebody 687 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 3: who others have given up on, has gifts, is not 688 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 3: super old and is willing to compete or be the two. 689 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:55,840 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's kind of where That's where my face is 690 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 6: right now. Yeah, No, I think I think that is 691 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 6: probably the right answer. I just if you come in like, okay, 692 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 6: so let's let's take the Kirk the Kirk angle. So 693 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 6: Kirk comes in, JJ's on the bench for twenty twenty six, Like, 694 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:14,799 Speaker 6: then is there an element of questioning whether he's going 695 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,439 Speaker 6: to be ready for twenty twenty seven? And that's why 696 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,720 Speaker 6: I said kicking the can down the road before you 697 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 6: you explained further is is is are we after so 698 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,040 Speaker 6: few starts? Is it either he's going to compete and 699 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 6: win this job or effectively his time in Minnesota is done. 700 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,520 Speaker 6: It's very difficult for me to kind of to see 701 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:36,879 Speaker 6: him sitting on the bench and just kind of what 702 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 6: that looks like now we're talking two seasons of his 703 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:42,839 Speaker 6: first three in the NFL. He's not playing. He's left 704 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:44,800 Speaker 6: a lot of bad taste in the mouths of fans. 705 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:46,799 Speaker 6: Although I mean he could change all of that Week 706 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:49,240 Speaker 6: one next year by going for three hundred and three. 707 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 6: I just did that for me again, changing my face 708 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:57,360 Speaker 6: on it. Just the most difficult decision of Ko's tenure 709 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 6: here by far. But the names, when you start talking 710 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,439 Speaker 6: about playstyle on various things, I almost leave it more 711 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,439 Speaker 6: confused and in some ways kind of a little less 712 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 6: optimistic the more names you put in front of me 713 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 6: in terms of what that could look like here in 714 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,399 Speaker 6: purple in twenty twenty six, fairly laid out. 715 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 3: We'll start thinking about at nine to noon. The final 716 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 3: segment for today is. 717 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 4: I gut wait a gut wait until tomorrow. 718 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 7: Tomorrow, my very well be truly, Now. 719 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: What did I do wrong? Out now? 720 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:36,520 Speaker 3: Can you tell me? It's eleven fifty three? That's a 721 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 3: KFA in sports talk time? Thank you very much for 722 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 3: listening to the nine to noon presentation. That little football 723 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:46,879 Speaker 3: talker that Nordo tripped onto kind of got me thinking 724 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:49,399 Speaker 3: a little bit. We'll put us some more time into 725 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:53,880 Speaker 3: that tomorrow and probably next week nine to Noon yours 726 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 3: truly with the analyst pe Bursich. The plan is to 727 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,520 Speaker 3: be at the Indianapolis Scout Combine in a week and 728 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 3: a half, so maybe some steam will emerge there and 729 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,840 Speaker 3: that's fun time of the season for speculating. Thank you 730 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 3: very much for listening to nine to Noon Today in 731 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 3: or to produces and I'm Paul Allen. God bless all 732 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:13,960 Speaker 3: of you and have a wonderful day. 733 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: Bye, good time. Nine to Noon's. 734 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:39,280 Speaker 5: Lucky, Good News and Money Love Them Up podcast, Today's 735 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:40,120 Speaker 5: Paul Allen Show. 736 00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 7: We're listening back to previous show and interviews 737 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,600 Speaker 5: So I go into the iHeartRadio app for GFVN dot 738 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 5: com