1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Kraken 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Audio Network Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three kjr FM. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton. Game two of the six game road 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: trip coming up this evening. Welcome to Kracken this morning 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: on a Thursday, October sixteenth, So can the Cracking keep 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: their unbeaten streaking regulation going out of the gate. It 7 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: stands at two to zho to one and they'll battle 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: the Ottawa Senators for the first of two matchups coming 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: up this evening from Canadian Tiers Center. Face offs at 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: four o'clock Pacific time. 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Well here more reaction from head 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: coach Lane Lambert after the Kracking, We're so close to 20 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: pulling out a victory in Montreal on the Habs opening night, 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: following though five to four in sudden depth overtime. And 22 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: we'll also hear more from your hottest player, arguably on 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: the Kraken side offensively. That's Jared McCann from our one 24 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: on one conversation with the Kraken just getting underway, and 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: we'll get to know more about Jared's summer and we'll 26 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: get behind the brains of Jared McCann. Coming up in 27 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: just a bit in our conversation a special for meet 28 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: the crack in well, going back to Montreal at Bell 29 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: Center on Tuesday night. The Kraken knew what they were 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: up against, a daunting and challenging environment in Montreal, soome opener, 31 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: where the Canadians had won four of their last five 32 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: home openers as well. And here's how it unfolded, including 33 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: a wild ride of the third period and overtime. 34 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 2: It's done at the line, resetting over to tollmen out 35 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: to done. 36 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 3: It's don left circle download Shane. 37 00:01:54,320 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: Right back door tap in. Jaded Schwartz scores play goal 38 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: for Jaden Schwartz. Great puck movement by Seattle Shane Wright 39 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: through the low slots to Schwartz and the Kraken tie 40 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: the game at one, sixteen to twenty seven left here 41 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: in the second. 42 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 4: Quick movement around the outside, starting with toven it over 43 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 4: to done up top. He slides it down. 44 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 3: To right right, just does not waste any time. 45 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 4: Put it in across the top of the blue Painter 46 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 4: Schwartz easy tap in. 47 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 5: This game's tied at one. 48 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: Throw hands it off to Cartier. Ty Cartier right circle, turn, 49 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 2: shoot to flexen. They score. Yonny Newman right plays at 50 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: the right time. It goes off his skate and into 51 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: the back of the net. Seattle Well tie the gave 52 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: at two to eight to play. 53 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 4: In the second well Ty Krtchie picking up that puck 54 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 4: coming around the side of the net. He's on his 55 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 4: off wing, so that sticks to the middle of the ice. 56 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 4: He's got a good shot. He puts a hard one 57 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 4: on net low, looking for that far corner, and it 58 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 4: goes off of Newman, who was hanging out in front 59 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 4: of the net waiting for a rebound. 60 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: He's gonna get the goal, bouncing pluck far circle. Josh 61 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: Bhuru picks it up and shoots from the high slot. 62 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 3: That'll miss. Why Alexiak walks in high slot, scors. 63 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: Shamie alexiac rips one toward the net through traffic. I 64 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: don't think bontime Bo ever saw it, and the Seattle 65 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: Krackt retie the game three three fifteen twelve to play. 66 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 4: In the third, that was a McCann feed up to 67 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 4: Alexiak two from the half wall, and Alexiak took his 68 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 4: time moving from his right to his left side. He's 69 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 4: left handed shot. When he shot back across the green 70 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 4: to Montebo's glove side, this game's knotted up again. 71 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: Three happened in Veneers winning it back for Seattle is 72 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: Montour right point shot block McCann scors Sharon McCann goals 73 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: in three straight and the Seattle Crackt come all the 74 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: way back to take a four to three lead twelve 75 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 2: oh four to play. 76 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 4: In the th a puck goes DDD up with the 77 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 4: blue line over to Montour, who gets a good quick 78 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: shot off. 79 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 3: Montreal makes the block out and put the puck drops right. 80 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 4: Down to Jared McCann, who spins around puts the glove 81 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 4: side on Sam Montebau three excuse me, four to three 82 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 4: Seattle Mason Marshpitt standing in the box, lie a left circle, 83 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 4: dob in the slot back. 84 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 3: Hand scores. 85 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: I Dobb his second point of nights, first goal of 86 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: the season that Montreal ties the head late. 87 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 3: What's it? 88 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: Picks up the puck right wing circle one thirty five 89 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 2: left it over time. 90 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 3: Here's Cawfield shot stores What a move by. 91 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 2: Cold Coffield run the circle showing the court to me. 92 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 2: Ever so slightly goes I'm stairs had the cracket came 93 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 2: a point in overtime? 94 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 6: Evera fits you al Koniski had the call in Montreal, 95 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 6: so the crack in quest for a three and oh 96 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 6: Stark comes to a heartbreaking end. They led for to three, 97 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,679 Speaker 6: but gave up a late game tying goal to Ivan 98 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 6: Demidov and then gold Coffee Old capped off as second 99 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 6: of two goals on the night, slipping a tough angled 100 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 6: shot over the shoulder of Joey Decord and the Kraken, 101 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 6: settling for an overtime point and a five to four 102 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 6: overtime loss to Montreal. After the game, head coach Lane 103 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 6: Lambert shared his reactions with the media, with plenty to 104 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,119 Speaker 6: improve on heading into Ottawa for game two of the trip, 105 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 6: but not so much. 106 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 7: Execution yeah, well, for the most part, Yeah, there we 107 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 7: what happened tonight, the effort was outstanding. I thought we 108 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 7: did a lot of good things. There's a lot of 109 00:05:55,320 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 7: positives from that game. We made some mistake and those 110 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 7: mistakes ended up in the back of our net tonight, 111 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 7: whereas maybe in games one and two they they didn't 112 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 7: and structural, systematic mistakes that we have no business making 113 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 7: those mistakes. You can't do that and win hockey games consistently. 114 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 7: So you know, again, we'll learn from it, and we'll 115 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 7: build off the positives and we've got to be we 116 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 7: gotta be better in a in a couple of different 117 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 7: areas here on Thursday. 118 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 5: In over time, obviously two games in overtime in a row. 119 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 5: You have rolled out most of your lineup. What kind 120 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 5: of goes into those decisions that you make when it comes. 121 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 7: To who you want to play in one Well, I 122 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 7: think that I wouldn't say I've rolled out most of 123 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 7: my lineup. I say i've you know, I've used six 124 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 7: or seven forwards, which is about half the lineup, you know. 125 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 7: So there's certain guys that we feel jell well together, 126 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 7: you know, And it's unfortunate because you know, when the 127 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 7: guy went into to our goaltender. We had a two 128 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 7: on one going back the other way, so could have 129 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 7: been a bit of a different story. But uh, you know, 130 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 7: we'll again, we'll build from the positives of the game 131 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 7: and and move forward. 132 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 4: So after the initial surge by much job there, there 133 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 4: was about sixteen minute span where you. 134 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 2: Elimited them to one shot on man, I think it 135 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 2: wasn't you got the time. 136 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 3: Goal by Jane What what w What were you guys 137 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 3: doing right at that year? 138 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 4: Then? 139 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 5: Oh, we just played. 140 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 7: We were playing hard, and we were playing hard right 141 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 7: from the get go. You know, if you look at 142 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 7: the chances in the game, we out chanced 'em five 143 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 7: on five. So uh, I thought we did a great 144 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 7: job of coming prepared, understanding what we needed to do 145 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 7: in the first you know, certainly in the first ten 146 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 7: minutes when they come out hard in their building, and 147 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 7: you know, I thought we I thought we battled. I 148 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 7: I'll give our guys full credit for battling. 149 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 5: How would you assess the work of the fourth line? 150 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 7: Oh, I thought they were pretty good. Uh, you know, 151 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 7: big goal by uh by Nieman, and I thought Karcha 152 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 7: was good. Again, I thought Freddy was good again you 153 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 7: know they're trustworthy team or a trustworthy. 154 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 6: Line, so the Crack and reminded of we're to be 155 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 6: done despite getting once again contributions from Jared McCann and company, 156 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 6: and McCann coming into this game as the hottest of 157 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 6: the Krack and writing a three game goal scoring streak 158 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 6: and off to a terrific start where he's looking to 159 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 6: get back into thirty to forty goal plus form his 160 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 6: peak a forty goal campaign of course, set back in 161 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 6: twenty twenty two and twenty three, Al McCann took his 162 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 6: off season to get ready here for this one. We 163 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,599 Speaker 6: spoke more with them plus behind the mind of the 164 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 6: veteran forward here and also McCann's recount of some hygiens 165 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 6: to of course elevate team camaraderie from his previous stops 166 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 6: in the NHL. In this conversation with McCann for our 167 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 6: latest Meet the krackett. 168 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 8: How often do you think back when you were drafted 169 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 8: on the stage in Philadelphia and think of how much 170 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 8: life pass changed and how much that you have grown. 171 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's it's been a crazy ride. 172 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 9: Obviously, I'm very thankful for for every opportunity I've been 173 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 9: given this league, and you know, I know that it's 174 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 9: it's not easy league to stay in, so I guess 175 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 9: so I'm very thankful. 176 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 8: What would you have told someone back in the day 177 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 8: if they could look into your future and say, do 178 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 8: you feel like some one hundred games? 179 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, I feel like. 180 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 9: You know, I was a very ambitious kid, and you know, 181 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 9: I always, you know, thought I could do things even 182 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 9: when other people thought I couldn't. So you know, it 183 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 9: was always in my mind that I could do this, 184 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 9: and I just tried to stick to that through four years. 185 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 8: What's the best part about living in Seattle away from 186 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 8: the rink? 187 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 9: Oh, I would say the food, the different restaurants, all types, 188 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 9: not just seafood Italian. It's one thing my wife and 189 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 9: I would try to find a new restaurant, you know, 190 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 9: once a week or something new to try, so. 191 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 8: Without giving it away. Then as far as your hotspot, 192 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 8: what's your favorite kind of dish? 193 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 9: I'm still a big sushi guy. It's okay get away 194 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 9: from sushi. So there's one downtown that both my wife 195 00:09:58,640 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 9: and I love. 196 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 8: That's the easiest I think about, you know, going around 197 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 8: on the road when you get out with the guys. 198 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 8: A lot of them are into sushi and there's plenty 199 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 8: of options out there. 200 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 5: Correct, definitely, definitely. 201 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 9: Yeah, each city go to there's usually some some pretty 202 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 9: good spots, and you know, the farther inland you go, 203 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 9: I think it goes it goes a little bit more 204 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 9: Italian and steakhouse wise, but yeah, that's all pretty good. 205 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 8: So then being outside of Major Junior, what's the best 206 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 8: meal that you can cook? 207 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 9: Now, outside of Major Junior, best me I can cook? 208 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 9: I'm just a meat and potatoes guy. I like steak, 209 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 9: sweet potato. 210 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 5: And just you know as nice caesar salad or something. 211 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 8: Who's the one teammate that you would trust to cook 212 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 8: a meal for yourself at your house? 213 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 5: As has been pretty doubling with the Smoker. You know, 214 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 5: he talks about it. 215 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 9: I really I haven't really been invited over yet for 216 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 9: a meal, but you know, it's uh, he talks about 217 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 9: it a lot, so I think he's got it down. 218 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 5: Pad. 219 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 8: Team bonding is important, and we've had this conversation before 220 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 8: where you know, players have kind of gotten away from 221 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,559 Speaker 8: this culture in the recent years, But what's the craziest 222 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 8: prank that you ever saw hold on a teammate? 223 00:10:57,679 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 5: Craziest prank. 224 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 9: Where was I don't know where I was, but I 225 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 9: we were on the plane and it's one of the 226 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 9: guys put a bunch of those colors Marty's on. One 227 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 9: of the only guys in our team who was wearing 228 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 9: a white suit. He was wearing like a lace and 229 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 9: nice white linen suit. And it was still summertime, so 230 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 9: I think I was in Florida. But he stood up 231 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 9: and he had the rainbow over his blood. 232 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 8: Oh that sounds like an expensive replace. Was definitely almost 233 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 8: kind of like the Mento said where the guy sits 234 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 8: down in the black suit and gets the white stripe 235 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 8: on there, so he just rolls around on the whole 236 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 8: thing to make a pinstripe all. 237 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 5: Of a sudden. 238 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 8: Exactly, what's the first teammate that you would think of 239 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 8: that comes to mind for elite suit game? 240 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 9: Elite suit game, I would say, I would say Wenny Weinberg, 241 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 9: Alex Wemburg. 242 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 8: He going back in the day for it. 243 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 244 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 9: He always came very very sharp dressed, and you know, 245 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 9: it wasn't wasn't too crazy, but he just always looked good. 246 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 8: I want to go back here to last season, the 247 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 8: goal numbers took a bit of a slide back. The production, 248 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 8: though was still there. Where did that leave you with 249 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 8: how you understand your game being a playmaker versus being 250 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 8: a thing? Sure? 251 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 9: Yeah, you know I feel like I do both. You know, 252 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 9: I feel like I kind of proved that last year. 253 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 9: It's you know, I'm gonna have times where I'm going 254 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 9: to go through a dry spell of games where not 255 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 9: gonna get many chances or knowing the buck's not gonna 256 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 9: go in that for me, so I got to kind 257 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 9: of figure out how to how I can contribute in 258 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 9: other ways. And you know, I was trying to set 259 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 9: guys up as much as I could last year. And 260 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 9: but uh, you know, I do feel like I can 261 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 9: get back to that that forty goal season. 262 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 8: I loved reading at how much you felt that you 263 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 8: evolved as a leader throughout this whole process. It's not 264 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 8: maybe like you're trying to copy your heroes. Maybe you've 265 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,559 Speaker 8: got to be yourself. But who do you remember watching 266 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 8: growing up and understand that's what being a leader is 267 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 8: all about? 268 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 9: Oh? Well, I mean I got to play with some 269 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 9: pretty amazing leaders in this league. But I would say 270 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:48,599 Speaker 9: watching guys like you know, Stevie Why and you know, 271 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 9: I just feel like he was kind of the to 272 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 9: me of the leader and you know, guy led by 273 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 9: example and was there for his teammates and you know, 274 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 9: that's the kind of That's the kind of leader I 275 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 9: want to be, and you know, try to do that every. 276 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 8: Year you're a le of your career is here? Crazy 277 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 8: how time flies? But what games do you think of 278 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 8: that make you the most proud of with how you 279 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 8: paid a contribution? 280 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 9: I would say playoffs? Just maybe that first game in 281 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 9: the playoffs in our building and how electric it was. 282 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 9: It's pretty amazing. 283 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 8: When you think of that atmosphere. How much is that 284 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 8: a driving factor with what you and this team want 285 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 8: to do and getting back there? 286 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 9: Yeah, yeah, we will obviously want to that's the that's 287 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 9: the goal is to get back to the playoffs and 288 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 9: knows we. 289 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 5: Want to Stanley Cup. 290 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 9: And you know obviously we uh, we haven't been to 291 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 9: that point obviously the last couple of years here. We 292 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 9: we know we we got to change and we had 293 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 9: to be dialed in every single game. 294 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 5: It's it's how it's gonna be year five? 295 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 8: Wherein these teams color, this team's colors, You play in 296 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 8: a great place, what's the loudest you've ever heard this 297 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 8: place that you can't wait to hear again. 298 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 9: Oh yeah, I would say again. You know, playoffs, first 299 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 9: first game of the Playoffs, it was it was electric 300 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 9: and you know the fans brought the noise for sure. 301 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 8: When you think about it here as far as so 302 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 8: much time has flown by the first time you got 303 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 8: an NHL paycheck, what'd you buy with it? 304 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 9: I bought a Ford F one fifty with black Rock 305 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 9: Star rims with the chromed out you know, star in 306 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 9: the middle, and it had a roach kit on it, 307 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 9: which was it was pretty loud. 308 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 5: And I was in a neighborhood. 309 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 9: I was still living with my parents at the time too, 310 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 9: So every time I started the truck to go in 311 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 9: the gym in the morning, I will pretty much the 312 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 9: entire neighborhood up. 313 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 8: So how many times did folks? 314 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 6: As Jared McCann joining us, can he makes this a 315 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 6: run of four consecutive games with a goal out of 316 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 6: the gate, the Cracking are gonna aim for that plus 317 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 6: production to get back out of the winning end when 318 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 6: they take on Ottawa for the first of two matchups. 319 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 6: It is the only time the Kraken will visit Ottawa 320 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 6: for the entire season. Next time, Matt won't even be 321 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 6: until the weather gets warm once again. March seventh is 322 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 6: that second game between the two, coming up back in 323 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 6: Seattle at Climbing Pledge Arena. The Cracking right now nursing 324 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,239 Speaker 6: a few injury issues of their own as a refresher 325 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 6: copp Old Cocko and Ryker Evans on injured reserve. But 326 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 6: one that said Ottawa hard is left winger Brady could Chuck, 327 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 6: arguably one of the great power forwards of this game, 328 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 6: but Ottawa is going to miss him for four weeks. 329 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 6: He injured his right hand against Nashville on Monday, so 330 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 6: a pretty significant loss for Ottawa up front as far 331 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 6: as a player who can elevate their game from a 332 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 6: physical standpoint and definitely an offensive standpoint. The Krack and 333 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 6: Theyough have found Ottawa a tough place to play in 334 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 6: their last two meetings. They've lost both games and have 335 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 6: gone without a goal, outscored five nothing. So the Krack 336 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 6: and looking for their first source of offense in three 337 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 6: games in Ottawa. Their last win there, they certainly made 338 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 6: a count and then some, winning eight to four back 339 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 6: on the seventh of January of twenty twenty three. In 340 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 6: that game, the crack and got three point games each 341 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 6: from Jordan Everly and Andre Barakowski. So after this, the 342 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 6: Kraken turned their attention to Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington and Winnipeg. 343 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 6: It doesn't get any easier, but the Kraken play neck 344 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 6: and neck with Montreal and they're looking to keep their 345 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 6: unbeaten run in regulation going tonight against the Ottawa Senators. 346 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 6: We'll have all the action for you once again, starting 347 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 6: with the opening face off at four o'clock Pacific time. 348 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 6: Your pregame show is served up by Frost Brewed Corps, 349 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 6: Light Shoes Chill, opening at three point thirty Everett and 350 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 6: now a Course in Ottawa. I'll be with you for pregame, 351 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 6: intermission and postgame coverage live at thirty two Bar and 352 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 6: Grill Again. Come on down and join us at krake 353 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 6: In Community Ice Plus where you can enjoy food, beverages 354 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 6: and potentially prizes coming your way as well. Once again, 355 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 6: the Kraken and Ottawa in game two of the six 356 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 6: game trip coming up this evening. Our thanks once again too, 357 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 6: Jared McCann and for the postgame comments from Lane Lambert. 358 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 6: We'll talk to you soon for kracking This morning, I'm 359 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 6: Mike Benton. 360 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 5: Have a happy Thursday. 361 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 8: You're home for the Krack. 362 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: Sports Radio ninety three point three kjr FM