1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Kracking 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: Audio Network, Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM. 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton, Game three of the trip coming up. 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: On a Wednesday, January fourteenth, the Cracking taken on the 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: New Jersey Devil tonight. It'll be the first of two 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 2: matchups for the Crack and aiming for their seventh road 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: win in the last eight road games. Your Face Off 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 2: coming your way four pm Pacific time from Prudential Center. 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: Myself Al Kaniski will join you here for play by 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: play coverage, and andrews Hurst also beginning of three point thirty, 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: He's got your pregame show served up by Frostbreed, cors 13 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: Light Choose Chill from Network Central. We'll have a reaction 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: from Captain Jordan every plus head coach Lane Lambert coming 15 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: off a crack and win against the New York Rangers, 16 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: and we'll check in with Arta Ocal from ESPN on 17 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: the top seed turvy NHL season and the Cracking place 18 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: in it right now as a playoff team as of 19 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 2: Wednesday morning, Well, the Cracking are getting closer here to 20 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: full health and a full roster before we. 21 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 3: Get to matters. 22 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: On that end, the Crack and Monday Night paid their 23 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 2: only visit of the regular season into Madison Square Garden 24 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 2: and under the spotlight a Broadway, we're fully embracing of 25 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: the mission to rally in another wild ride storybooks fashion. 26 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 4: Spinning it up the right side of the cann dropping 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 4: it back for right. In this plays that here's Krrick 28 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 4: left circle shooting. He scores two quick goals by the Rangers. 29 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 5: Spell the first part of this game and be fourteen 30 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 5: twenty nine to go in the first period. It was 31 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 5: Sam Carrick beating Philip Krubauer Klean from the left circle 32 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 5: at the blockers side for his. 33 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 4: Second goal this season, and the cracking out of the 34 00:01:59,240 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 4: Rangers tune up. 35 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 2: Kracking now counter Freddie Gudrou left winging of the zone, 36 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: passing up for Tobinen. 37 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 6: He scoress. 38 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 7: The Kracking get what they want and early second period goal. 39 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 4: They're back in the game. Goco on the walkout, centering 40 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 4: for Everly, he shoots. 41 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 8: He scorns a pier snipe by the Captain toward in 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 8: Everley with fifteen thirty three to go in period two 43 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 8: ties this game. 44 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 7: From between the circles his team leading sixteenth of the year, 45 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 7: kracking two Rangers. 46 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 9: Two well Matty Veneers and Coppoccko. 47 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 4: Do some great work below the goal line. 48 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 9: Puckets behind the back of the nets of Coppocaco frum Veneers. 49 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 9: He sets up, finds every hid the slot, every toe 50 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 9: drags that goes, gloves sive under the bar on Jonathan Quick. 51 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 5: The game's tied to two, covering Shane right onto the 52 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 5: red line stop by its road check. 53 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 4: McCann's air floats a pass. 54 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 7: In deep as lind bred a cross for Swart Saint 55 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 7: Mayby Quick right down. 56 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 8: They stall. 57 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 7: But krack and crashed the nuts was seven fifty four 58 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 7: to go in period three. Persley Catton was involved. Shane 59 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 7: right first. 60 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 4: Out of the pile. 61 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 7: That might be his goal and the Cracking lead for 62 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 7: the first time this evening at three to two. Yeah. 63 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 9: It was Berkeley cat on the back door that received 64 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 9: the pass and tried to put it pass Quick. He 65 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 9: got it into the blue paint area, but Quick made 66 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 9: a save with his left pad. It was righted and 67 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 9: followed the puck up and shoved it home. 68 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 4: Three two Crack and. 69 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 5: Crack and change and wholesale here comes Gafcott the center 70 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 5: rice grade two cracking lead, but can't take it away. 71 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 8: He suits he Staress Cheron ma Jan empty that goal 72 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 8: to seal it up eight point six seconds left in 73 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 8: period three, mcracking lead four to two. 74 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 9: What great pressure by McCann ran the red line to 75 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 9: cause that puck to get turned over. He gets his 76 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 9: head up, he puts it all the way down the 77 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 9: ice inside the right post. 78 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 4: Four two cracking. 79 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 9: Well, how do you do? 80 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 3: Four unanswered goals? 81 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: Helping to take care of the job as a Kraken, 82 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 2: winning at Madison Square Garden in their last two trips 83 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: and successfully avenging a three to two overtime loss of 84 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: the Rangers at home earlier this season. They beat the 85 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: Rangers four two Monday, improving to nine to one and 86 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: two in the last twelve games. Jordan Everley getting back 87 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: into the lineup, of course, tied things up in period two. 88 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: He leaves the Kraken with sixteen goals on the season 89 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: and the game winning goal originally given to Shane Wright 90 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,119 Speaker 2: and that pile up was changed to Berkeley Caton, giving 91 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: him four goals in four games. Here's a reaction with 92 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: Ebery after the game. Has he met with the media 93 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 2: at MSG. 94 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 10: We I mean obviously started a little slow down, put 95 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 10: ourselves on hold, but we started playing, start fighting back 96 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 10: obviously like our second or like or third, like the 97 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 10: lou finish it off so well, keep going. 98 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 11: Guys, say anything in particular first intermission about about that 99 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 11: first period and where to go from there. 100 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 10: No, I think you know, we just weren't skating. We 101 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 10: weren't you know, executing, biggest thing for me. We're missing 102 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 10: passes and they were kind of moving it by us. 103 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 10: You know, obviously the way that they had the last 104 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 10: game they had, we knew they were gonna come out 105 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 10: and we were a little slow. We was, uh, you know, 106 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 10: Grooby stud in his head after that, and we found 107 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 10: a way to find some offense. 108 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 11: Layne was talking this morning about how Cockle gets behind 109 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 11: the net down low, does that kind of work. What 110 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 11: do you think of his work on your goal? 111 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 10: Yeah, he did a good good play. I think Maddy 112 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 10: found him, went east west to him, and then he 113 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 10: did a good job finding me in the slot. And 114 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 10: it's always nice to see the puck in the nets. 115 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 10: So you know, what can you keep doing that? 116 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 11: We haven't talked to him much lately about Canton from 117 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 11: your point of view, what did what did you see 118 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 11: from him? And again tonight, you know he's playing pretty 119 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 11: pretty well right around the net, not just with his skill. 120 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think, I mean for the most part all year, 121 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 10: he's he's played well. He's created a lot of offense, 122 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 10: he's made little players, He's had tons of chances. You know, 123 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 10: I think it was probably tough tomber relief for him 124 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 10: the first one to go in and then the second 125 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 10: one right away, and you know after that he's kind 126 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 10: of been rolling. So you know, I think he had 127 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 10: a bit of a monkey counts back. I guess you 128 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 10: could say it that, And but he's just the more 129 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 10: you create, the more chances you're gonna have an opportunity. 130 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 10: And he's uh, he's got all the tools. He's just 131 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 10: gonn continue to get better. 132 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 12: What's the feeling around the team recently? 133 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 13: Guys are eight one and two in your last eleven 134 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 13: Just you know what is and what what do you 135 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 13: think has has changed? 136 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 14: Is something changed? 137 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 10: We're playing good hockey. I think you know, our goaltending 138 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 10: has been great. I've had contributions up and down the lineup, 139 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 10: starting to get bodies back Shortz. He's back. I mean 140 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 10: we've had a ton of injuries, and not just injuries, 141 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 10: but guys who play significant minutes. So starting to get 142 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 10: a little bit healthy and just keep rolling. I think 143 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 10: you know we're a gritty team. I think you know 144 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 10: we've we get good goal thing, we defend well, and 145 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 10: you know, if we can do that on a night 146 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 10: to night basis, we're gonna have a chance to win 147 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 10: most nights. And that's the key that Like on. 148 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 4: The on the play that led to the game, the 149 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 4: type breaking goal by right. 150 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 9: It scrambled in front. 151 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean, great play by Lynn Clindy getting it 152 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 10: over there. I don't know if Caton missed it or 153 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 10: what happened, but I mean they stuck with it, put 154 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 10: it in the. 155 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 2: Crack and got back to work apt practice on Tuesday, 156 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 2: getting more order back in store here for their lineup. 157 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 2: Chandler Stevenson out last two games, of course, he and 158 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: wife Tasha welcoming their third child into the world. He's 159 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: now back with the team, and Brandon on tour moved 160 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: out of the red non contact jersey into a regular 161 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: sweater as well, and that deeming Oscar Fisker moulguard better 162 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: fit right now for the AHL, he was sent back 163 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 2: to coach Ell Valley with Stevenson. 164 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 3: Looking like he's ready to go. 165 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: Here's that Coach Lane Lambert meeting with the media after 166 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: practice on Tuesday. 167 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 11: Chandler's back, Yeah, looking good and maybe he looks like 168 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 11: you probably in their lineup to right. Yeah, and then Martin, 169 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 11: no red jersey. 170 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 13: He's prove well, there wasn't really any contact in practice today, 171 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 13: so there wasn't any point in putting them in a 172 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 13: red jersey. But certainly he's making improvements every day. 173 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 11: Couple of guys, so thinking about your thoughts. One is 174 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 11: Swartz back and what he brings to the game, not 175 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 11: necessarily under scoreesheet, but across the board. 176 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 13: Well, you can you know, you can argue he was 177 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 13: probably our best, most consistent forward before he got hurt, 178 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 13: leading our team in points when he went down. But 179 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 13: he brings an element of all facets to the to 180 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 13: the team, and you know, including leadership. Leadership by example, 181 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 13: plays in any special team. He wanted to play on 182 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 13: netfunt presence. So he's certainly we missed him and we're 183 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 13: happy to have him back. 184 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 11: He talked about him off the ice as well, which 185 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 11: is great to have him back in the locker room. 186 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 11: He's seems like a quiet person to some vans, but 187 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 11: I don't think he is with his teammates. 188 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 14: Uh. 189 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 13: Yeah, He's one of those guys. He's an experienced guy 190 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 13: who has a lot of knowledge and when he speaks, 191 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 13: they listen. Uh, you know, just kind of one of 192 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 13: those type of people and always has a lot of wisdom, 193 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 13: especially for our younger players. Who's been a great mentor 194 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 13: so far for some of our younger guys. 195 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 11: Speaking of younger guys, we talked a little bit about 196 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 11: him being in net with Cat last night. Your take 197 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,599 Speaker 11: on the way Shane's been playing lately. 198 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 13: Shane, Yeah, Yeah, I like Shane lately. You know, I 199 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 13: just feel like he's got some more confidence. But he's 200 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 13: competing hard, you know, and he needs to continue to 201 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 13: do so. You know, obviously he can skate, you know, 202 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 13: he got that breakaway last night when McCann made a 203 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 13: you know, an elite play to him on the flip. 204 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 13: You know, we need him to use his legs, own 205 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 13: pucks and have that confidence. 206 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 11: Got a healthier group. You've mentioned this earlier this season, 207 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 11: and it's kind of a good problem to have that 208 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 11: you have guys that will have to be a scratch 209 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 11: even though they're they're playing well. How do you sort 210 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 11: of balance that with the next two games being back 211 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 11: to back. 212 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 13: Well, you take it one at a time. So we'll 213 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 13: see where we're at and set our lineup for tomorrow 214 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 13: and then we'll deal with the Boston game, you know, 215 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 13: when that comes. But certainly, you know, there is some 216 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 13: healthy bodies, uh and we have, you know, some numbers 217 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 13: and some people that maybe we can put in some 218 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 13: fresh legs. 219 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 11: Last one facing a team that won on the road 220 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 11: the other night, but they were kind of over four 221 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 11: after that. I mean to kind of up and down. 222 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 11: What's your take and what you're going to see tomorrow 223 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 11: night from the Devils. 224 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 13: We're going to see a team that's fast, skilled, highly competitive, 225 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 13: you know, and it's it's tough. The league is is 226 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 13: extremely difficult, and you know, it's it's a it's a 227 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 13: league that if you get on the wrong side of 228 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 13: a couple of games, all of a sudden, you lose 229 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 13: three or four in a row. And you know, we've 230 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 13: experienced that. We don't want to experience it again, you know, 231 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 13: and I think almost every team has except for probably Colorado, 232 00:10:55,160 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 13: you know, so Jack Hughes, you know, they've got to 233 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 13: you know, Luke on the back end. They're highly talented. 234 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 13: Nico Heischer takes the most face offs in the league 235 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 13: pretty much every year, you know. And so they're a 236 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 13: hockey team that I've seen a lot of being in 237 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 13: this conference, a highly skilled team that plays well at home. 238 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 13: We're gonna have to be ready and we're gonna have 239 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 13: to be ready to play fast. 240 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 2: So we'll keep an eye on Montor's progress with the 241 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 2: Krack and not skating on Wednesday morning ahead of the 242 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 2: game against New Jersey, and their eyes right now on 243 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 2: this Devil's matchup, trying to keep pace in what is 244 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 2: a very chaotic Western Conference playoff picture. And yet through 245 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,599 Speaker 2: forty four games, the Kraken waking up today as a 246 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 2: playoff team, clear of the cut line by just two points, 247 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: but yet are only four points out of first place 248 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 2: in the Pacific Division. We talked about their place in 249 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 2: the playoff, mix, trade, target possibilities, and more on Crack 250 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 2: and Weekly with Arta Ocal of ESPN, And here's more. 251 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 6: Of that shats I mean from my twenty thousand foot view. 252 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 6: Obviously to the listeners, I'm not as dialed in you 253 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 6: Mike and you Everett on a day to day basis 254 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 6: with the team. But I mean, even I'm looking at 255 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 6: the team stats right now, Like I'm not being rude 256 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 6: when I say this, but this doesn't look like a 257 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 6: team that's third in the Pacific. When I'm looking at 258 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 6: their point totals right they're among the lowest scoring teams 259 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 6: in the league. But also on this win streak, they've 260 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 6: allowed among the lowest goals per game. And Philip Grubauer 261 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 6: has been incredible in this stretch. I was looking this up. 262 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 6: In eight of his last nine games, he's posted north 263 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 6: of nine hundred save percentage, and like his save percentage 264 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 6: is incredible. They're getting that depth contributions even though it's 265 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 6: not like high volume numbers. 266 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 12: Like, don't compare their numbers to Colorado. 267 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 6: I don't think any teams should compare their numbers to Colorado, 268 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 6: but particularly Seattle here like. 269 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 15: They are from a different planet. 270 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 6: Man, Yeah, they really are, Like they they're a whole 271 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 6: conversation onto themselves. 272 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 12: But in terms of Seattle, like the Western Conference certainly. 273 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 6: Has a gap between the good teams and the not 274 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 6: so good teams, and that's starting to form even more 275 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 6: as the season progresses, unlike the Eastern Conference, and so 276 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 6: I feel like Seattle has really made a case for 277 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 6: themselves to be a playoff contending team, which is very 278 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 6: encouraging to see because we're what year where you're four 279 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 6: now with the Krakens, so five year five, So this 280 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 6: would be a great year to you know, revisit that 281 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 6: one magical playoff win against the Avalanche right in Game seven, 282 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 6: So it would be it would be nice to see 283 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 6: Seattle back in the postseason. 284 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 14: There were a lot of people when Leiy Lambert was 285 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 14: hired that, you know, kind of raise their eyebrow about 286 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 14: the hiring the defensive coach, a guy that even though 287 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 14: we made the playoffs on Long Island, uh, you know, 288 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 14: a lot of folks didn't didn't like this higher. But 289 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 14: now I think are starting to eat their words a 290 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 14: little bit. When you saw the hiring of Leilee Lambert, 291 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 14: what was your first thought, and just from again your 292 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 14: twenty thousand foot view, how have you felt about the 293 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 14: job that he's done coaching this team given the pieces 294 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 14: that they have. 295 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 6: So that was the defensive minded structure was the first 296 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 6: thing I thought of. Now you tell me, you correct 297 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 6: me if I'm wrong here. When I was watching cracking 298 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 6: games before Lane Lambert, it felt like the team was 299 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 6: giving up more opportunities in the slot, Like teams were 300 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 6: able to get into the slot a lot easier, get 301 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 6: shots on groupaur and. 302 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 14: Whatever your advanced stat metric is. Shots per danger Yes 303 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 14: on a Tuesday, like we led. We led that category 304 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 14: a lot in danger shots dangered. 305 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 12: Yes, massive danger, super dangerous. 306 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 14: Danger per sixty shots, we were in the top. 307 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 12: Yeah, that's our new stat. 308 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 6: The sound the alarm shots led in those chances unfortunately. 309 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 12: Yes, please do. 310 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 6: But but now, look, I haven't watched every second of 311 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 6: every game of the wind Streak, but in the highlights 312 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 6: that I'm seeing, like certain shifts, I'm noticing that the 313 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 6: Kraken are are doing their best and succeeding in many 314 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 6: cases to keep those opportunities to the walls, to keep 315 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 6: those opportunities to the outside. 316 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 12: So there's a lot less of those five. 317 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 6: Alarm bell def con one chances. So that's that's been very, 318 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 6: very helpful. And then when you have a goalie like Philip, like, look, 319 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 6: let's be honest, like goaltending is still to me the 320 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 6: most important position, right, you get good goaltending. That goalie 321 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 6: is going to keep you in games like so, I 322 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 6: mean we're talking about like the Kraken yesterday against the Rangers, 323 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 6: right like the Rangers could have used that in the 324 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 6: second and third period, right like they So, so I 325 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 6: would say that that to me, that the defensive minded 326 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 6: structure was the first thing that came to mind with 327 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 6: Lane Lambert. And look, this is a good sample size 328 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 6: and this is a good example of a team winning 329 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 6: based on that. 330 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 12: So you got to give him credit for that. 331 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 2: After the crack and went up three to Berkeley, Katon 332 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: had that game winning goal. Of my goodness, now four 333 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: goals and four games now for the nineteen year old rookie. 334 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 2: But I couldn't really make out of it from my 335 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 2: earpiece as I was calling the game on radio. But 336 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 2: I found out later the chance got louder and the 337 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 2: chants were fired. Drury, how much more troubled did the 338 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 2: Kraken put the Rangers in after last night's game? 339 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 6: So I'll point to a tweet that Stan Fischler put out. 340 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 6: Stan Fischler, as we all know, one of the legends 341 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 6: in hockey coverage. He's written like one hundred books. He 342 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 6: before the Kraken game. After the ten to two loss 343 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 6: to Boston on Saturday, he said, this is the game 344 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 6: to me, that is the do or die game for 345 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 6: the for the Rangers. And in fact, in his tweet 346 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 6: he said a loss equals ignomini, which in itself is 347 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 6: a is a great word to use. 348 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 12: Shout out to stand. 349 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 6: But essentially the season is over in his eyes if 350 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 6: the Rangers lose to the Kraken, and by the way, 351 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,479 Speaker 6: they go up to nothing in the first period and 352 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 6: then things look pretty rosy. 353 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 12: Mika's a Bandajad is on a re bounce back. 354 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 6: Yes, there's injuries with Fox and Shasturkin for the Rangers, 355 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 6: but then to lose the way that they did, you know, 356 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 6: now you're asking questions about what what kind of team 357 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 6: are they going to be at the trade deadline? Are 358 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 6: we going to see a player like Artemi Panarin in 359 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 6: a different sweater by the end of the season. Would 360 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 6: a guy like Artemi Paneren look great in the Kracken jersey? 361 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 12: Oh good, that's a you know what? 362 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 6: But like seriously, like that, yeah, I'm thinking about shutting 363 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 6: down the season for the Rangers. 364 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 14: I mean, listen, people love to say the Kraken don't 365 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 14: have a superstar. They're not sex I mean, I don't 366 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 14: know if you look at available players it gets any 367 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 14: sexier than our Timmy Veneran when I got one for you, Uh, 368 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 14: I got one for you. So yesterday Columbus makes what 369 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 14: I thought was a surprising coaching change with Dean Everson 370 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 14: uh leaving and Rick Bones coming in. Where do you 371 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 14: feel this puts Columbus because I know, again it's not 372 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 14: been the season that they wanted. Currently at the bottom 373 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 14: of the East, but again still only seven points back 374 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 14: of a playoff spot. What did you make of Rick 375 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 14: Bones coming off of TNT and back to a bench 376 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 14: in the NHL. 377 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,719 Speaker 12: Well, he's a great hockey mind. We all know that. 378 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 6: I mean a lot of people are going to point 379 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 6: to the age, right, that's going to be that. I mean, 380 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 6: we just went through this with the University of Michigan, 381 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 6: right he was he was a sixty six year old coach. 382 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 12: Everyone days, Kyle exactly rising on that. So I get it. 383 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 6: But at the same time, you know, like I appreciate 384 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 6: the change. I would be shocked if we don't see 385 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 6: maybe even one or two more, certainly in the East 386 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 6: like that. That's definitely that's a conference that those teams 387 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 6: all feel like they have a chance, you know, And 388 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 6: let's be honest with Buffalo for example, when when Yarmo 389 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 6: Kekel is speaking of Columbus, when Yarmo keke a line 390 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 6: and got hired, right, the next place that people were 391 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 6: looking immediately was Lindy rough Well that all of a sudden, 392 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 6: you go on a ten game heater, and then you 393 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 6: lose one game, and then you're back on a three 394 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 6: or four game heater. Ever, and then suddenly your job 395 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 6: is secure. And I talked with John Toroderella about this 396 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,959 Speaker 6: all the time, Like he always stresses how volatile that. 397 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 6: I mean, it's obvious to us on the outside looking 398 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 6: in how volatile these jobs are. But even like he 399 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 6: stresses often about how you know, when you're in that 400 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 6: pressure cooker, it's tough not to think about it and 401 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 6: put it aside, especially when everyone has you under a 402 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 6: microscope and you're constantly every single thing you do is scrutinized, 403 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 6: especially in bigger in larger markets, right, so you're always 404 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 6: under that microscope, especially in the coaching job, Like the 405 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 6: turnover is so high it takes one losing streak and 406 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 6: suddenly you're you know, possibly out of a job. 407 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 2: Arta, Okay, I'll joining us right now on the Beacon 408 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 2: Plumbing hotline here on Cracking Weekly, Arta, we talked about 409 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 2: parody off the top and still a lot to get 410 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 2: sorted out right around the Olympic break and then after 411 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 2: there's a trade freeze as well, and what kind of 412 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 2: lead into more of this kind of like in a 413 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 2: gradual pace, but beginning with here at this point, do 414 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 2: you see this either potentially as a buyer's or a 415 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: seller's market at trade deadline time? 416 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 6: Oh, I think there's going to be well at the 417 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 6: at the actual trade deadline, it might be quiet, simply 418 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 6: because simply because the gms will have so much time 419 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 6: throughout the entire month to make deals. So I don't 420 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 6: know if we're going to have record amounts of trade 421 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 6: even trade deadline week. I think it's gonna be as 422 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 6: a slow drip. I think we're gonna see a lot 423 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 6: of movement during the Olympics. So it's like for US 424 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 6: media types it's gonna be oh, what a team USA 425 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 6: do today? And by the way, there was also this 426 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 6: trade actually which would make for some funny It would 427 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 6: actually make for some funny like what if like players 428 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 6: on the Olympic teams are suddenly like teammates or not 429 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 6: teammates anymore, Like that'll make for some funny dynamics, right. 430 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 14: I was just about to ask, Mike, you said it 431 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 14: last week, I don't have it in front of me. 432 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 14: When is that trade freeze? And does it extend through 433 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 14: the games? Like could we see the morning of the 434 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 14: gold medal game Brady Kachuk being traded for someone or 435 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 14: you know what I mean, like, like, what what what 436 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 14: is the what's that date? 437 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 15: February fourth? I want to say begins a roster freeze? 438 00:21:55,640 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 14: Yeah, okay, because I'm just curious, because you're right, Arda, 439 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 14: that would be that would be fascinating if you're going 440 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 14: into the gold medal game and you score on someone 441 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 14: and you guys are on the same plane back. 442 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 15: It also ends on the twenty second of February. 443 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 6: Okay, Okay, So so so that yeah, then then it 444 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 6: wouldn't happen. But no, I still believe that there the 445 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 6: ten seconds, Yeah exactly. I still feel like the GMS 446 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 6: are in the mode to like, let me put it 447 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 6: this way. Then, with that in mind, February twenty third, 448 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 6: I wouldn't be surprised if like three or four trades 449 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 6: were announced, Like gms will just be thinking and talking 450 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 6: and all of a sudden, you know, the Central Registry 451 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 6: is going to have like a lineup of like twenty 452 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,360 Speaker 6: five items that they have to look through for something like. 453 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 14: That, because no one, no one could stop. 454 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 15: A Monday morning, right. 455 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's not an embargo, right, Like, it's not like 456 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 6: a it's not illegal for the gms to talk during 457 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 6: the freeze. 458 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 12: It's just they can't make trades. Right. 459 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 15: Part of the. 460 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 2: Intrigue with the Crack and Roster has always been when 461 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 2: are they going to add a top line, elite superstar 462 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: presence up front? And now they've always been working to 463 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 2: try to see, you know, can Maddy Beniers fit that? 464 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 2: Bill could Shane right maybe pop into something like that 465 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 2: down the road. And you have Berkeley Katon who's just 466 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 2: nineteen years of age, eighth overall pick could he be there? 467 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 2: And then even a guy like Jack O'Brien back at 468 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 2: the OHL. So I'm giving him David crazy comparisons. But 469 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,919 Speaker 2: still there's always the allure and the intrigue of potentially 470 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 2: finding a piece via trade. Now we've heard our Timmy 471 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 2: Panaren's name out there, We've heard Alex Tuck's name out there, 472 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 2: we've heard Ryan O'Reilly's name out there, and the capit 473 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 2: really isn't that big compared to some other players. But 474 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 2: is there a name that really intrigues you the most 475 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 2: who could be moved here in the oncoming weeks upfront? 476 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 6: Yeah, I like Everett's thought about a superstar, someone who's 477 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 6: a top line scorer. Paneren would fit that bit for sure. Like, 478 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 6: at at their best, the krack and operate like four 479 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 6: second third lines, right like, like they have the depth, 480 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 6: like at when they are at their best, they they 481 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 6: and that's good for you know, a playoff run. 482 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 12: If they operate at their on paper, at their best, 483 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 12: you're not top heavy. 484 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, they're not top heavy and they have good distribution 485 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 6: and depth, which is what you need to win championships. 486 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 12: Everybody knows that. But yeah, I would. 487 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 6: Say two top line goal scorers to add to that 488 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 6: team would be extremely beneficial. 489 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 3: All right, big thank you to Urta. 490 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 2: Okay again, that conversation in full Hurd on Crack and 491 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 2: Weekly podcast right now via the iHeartRadio app and from 492 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 2: the Crack And Audio Network. Go ahead, and check it out. 493 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 2: They're great to have art of Okal from ESPN joining 494 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 2: us here well. The Crack are now getting their focus 495 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 2: setting for game one of two this season against New Jersey. 496 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 2: They get a Devil's team right now with just three 497 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 2: wins in their last ten games and going through a 498 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 2: bit of roster turmoil on their own, with defenseman Dougie 499 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 2: Hamilton the subject of reported trade talks. Despite that, the 500 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 2: Devils beat the Wild last came out five to two 501 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 2: in the Kraken right now based on a New Jersey 502 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 2: team that has beaten them in New Jersey in every 503 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 2: matchup in franchise history, so quite the challenge coming ahead. 504 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 2: Matty Beneers comes into this game right now for the 505 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 2: Krake in side riding the hot hand. He's got a 506 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 2: five game point streak in hand, which put him into 507 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 2: a type for the Kraken scoring lead with Jordan Eberley 508 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 2: On the Devil's side, Jasper Bratt leads them thirty six 509 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 2: points and the Kraken we'll see Jack Hughes for the 510 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 2: first time this season. 511 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 3: He's stung them more than anybody. 512 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 2: Else on this Devil's roster all time with seven points 513 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 2: in six games against the Krakens, so definitely he is 514 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 2: at the top of defensive matters at hand for this one. 515 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 3: Looking forward to having you once again airtime. 516 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 2: I'm three point thirty and reserves Hashia back in Network Central, 517 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 2: I'll be joined by Al Koniski of course here for 518 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 2: the call with Everett on the TV side for this 519 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 2: evening Pug dropping little past four pm Pacific time front 520 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,679 Speaker 2: Crudential Center, opening back to back games with a Kraken 521 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 2: shuffling and shipping up to Boston after this one for 522 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 2: a game at TD Garden on Thursday. Big thank you 523 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 2: again to Arta Ocal for joining us and for Kracken 524 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 2: this morning. 525 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 3: I'm Mike Benton. Have a happy Wednesday and enjoy the game. 526 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: You're home for the Kraken. Sports Radio ninety three point 527 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: three kJ R FM.