1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the krackin 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 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton. 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: All right, time to get you geared up for tonight 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 2: the six game road trip opens up for the Kracking 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: in Montreal, and you can't picture more challenging settings than 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: this Bell Center for the home opener of the Montreal Canadians. 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: Cracking this morning comes your way on a Tuesday, October fourteenth, 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: Mike Benton with you first of two meetings coming up 10 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: with Montreal. We have coverage opening up three point thirty 11 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 2: later on today from thirty two Bar and Grill take note. 12 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 3: Hope you can join us out there by the way evera. 13 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: Fits you, al Kiniski at Bell Center in Montreal, and 14 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: we'll be here for you all across the global Credit 15 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: Union Cracking Audio Network. Jeff Baker, VP of Editorial for 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: the Seattle Cracking again his handywork at NHL dot com 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: slash Cracking. We'll join us here in just a bit. 18 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: We'll right down more of this two to one ohs 19 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 2: start get into defensive philosophies under Lane Lambert and the 20 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: challenge facing the crack in this evening, not just in 21 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,839 Speaker 2: the form of Bell Center and its crowd, but also 22 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 2: Lane Hudson and crew, who are developing into a pretty 23 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: formidable young squad right now. Jeff Baker joins us here 24 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: in just a bit too talk more on the progress 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 2: of the Kraken heading into their first game of six 26 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 2: consecutive on the road. Well before that conversation, we'll get 27 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 2: you caught right back up from Saturday, with the Kraken 28 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 2: taken on the Vegas Golden Knights already off to their 29 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 2: first home opening win and season opening win in franchise 30 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: history and aiming for a two to one oh start. 31 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: They knew they were going to be in a battle, 32 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: and the highlights tell this story. 33 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 4: Here's Dorf the uptop barner back to door. If we 34 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 4: have right circle barter across Michaels dot left. 35 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 3: Circle had Matt bluff down and held. 36 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 4: By Toby Dacre fifty three seconds to go, old a 37 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 4: crack at penalty kill as many mineers left side down 38 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 4: the wall into the corner. Everly he'll punch it back 39 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 4: up top bits done and crock bars alone. 40 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 3: The pact. 41 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 5: Bits done front the line sends it down the left 42 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 5: side wall to every who found Veneers in front, toe 43 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 5: drags ain't in hill and a Seattle cracket take a 44 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 5: one nothing lead a power play goal twelve oh two 45 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 5: left and Perry at number two. 46 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 6: Well, Seattle catches Vegas is eating a little bit too 47 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 6: much towards the neutral zone. Has done. Does put that 48 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 6: puck down deep. Beverly's the man. 49 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 3: In the corner. He knows Veneer's up front. 50 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 6: He wants to put it onto his forehead, which he does, 51 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 6: but by the time Eaton Hill comes out, Vaneer steps 52 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 6: around into. 53 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 7: The back end. It's one nothing cracking. 54 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 4: Mars side hutting knocked down Marner again that shot. It's 55 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 4: a body that was Montour on the way through. Ben 56 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,679 Speaker 4: Hutton again. He'll send it down the wall. Marner over 57 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 4: the hurdle back to Marner is they'll send it down 58 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 4: the boards. Vegas setting it up is Babo door fIF 59 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 4: the left wing side door fIF back hands it up 60 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 4: top to. 61 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 8: White Cloud shot locked all the way through again. 62 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 4: In Seattle will airmail this one down the ice chandler. 63 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 8: Steven said up to Monteur, who bull rushes zack white 64 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 8: Cloud and now Monteur getting into it on the far side. 65 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 8: Glass a big punch to the side of the head 66 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 8: of Ben Hutting. Monteur's club went flying into the stands. 67 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 8: And now Monteur takes down Hutting right in front of 68 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 8: the Seattle Cracking. 69 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 4: Bench not even ears watched by tomash hurdle six seconds left, 70 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,559 Speaker 4: pneers left circle shut. 71 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 5: On huave out stod. 72 00:03:53,680 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 9: Yes, Hey McCain and over time shareen. When's it for 73 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 9: Seattle their first two and oh start in team history? 74 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: Too on over Vegas. 75 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 6: Well, it was fetched one picking up the puck inside 76 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 6: the blue line. He knew the time on the clock. 77 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 6: He is about seven seconds. 78 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 7: He got a shot off. 79 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 6: Mcknn was in front. He finds the rebound, he buries 80 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 6: it to to one overtime win. 81 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: Bring on the final gags. 82 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: All right to Montreal we go, And of course he's 83 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: on this trip. He once grew up there and is 84 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: now living life large as VP of Editorial for the 85 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: Seattle Crack and Jeff Baker joins us as handy works 86 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: scene of course at NHL dot com Slash Cracking. 87 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 3: Hey, Jeff, thanks for doing this. 88 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 2: Two and oh starts so far for this team for 89 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 2: the first time in franchise history. And I pose this 90 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: question with Everett All on Cracking Weekly earlier. Where are 91 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 2: we looking at right now with this start? Is this 92 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: at it's meant the bar is at it's a start 93 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 2: beyond our wildest dreams? 94 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 3: Or is this show me more? 95 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 10: That's a good question. I don't know whether any two 96 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 10: games stretch in professional sports can be judged to be 97 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 10: exceeding your wildest expectations. 98 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 7: Because any team. 99 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 10: It is capable of beating any other team in pro sports, 100 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 10: and you can do it on consecutive nights that you 101 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 10: usually look for longer term stuff than that when trying 102 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 10: to gauge I would say it's a very important start, 103 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 10: just because of the difficulties, the level of difficulty. They're 104 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 10: going to see the Crakenwell on this road trip, you know, 105 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 10: a six city road trip, not much rest in between, 106 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 10: and really they have eight out of their first ten 107 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 10: games there against playoff teams from last spring, and so 108 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 10: you know, you. 109 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 7: Do the math. Have they gone on in two at home? 110 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 10: All of a sudden you're staring down a serious gauntlet 111 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 10: that that can actually start threatening your season before it 112 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 10: even gets started. 113 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 7: And so I think, what. 114 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 10: Those two games did? You know? I was very happy 115 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 10: to see that happen. You know, you know, I think 116 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 10: it's the best possible outcome clearly because they won both 117 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 10: games and they got four points out of four. But 118 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 10: I think it mitigates potential problems down the line. So 119 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 10: now you know, even if they do play, you know, 120 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 10: only five hundred on this six game trip, all of 121 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 10: a sudden you come back and you're five and three, right, 122 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,239 Speaker 10: So you built in quite a good margin for error 123 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 10: by virtue of those two games, and now you know 124 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 10: now to keep moving forward, you use that to your advantage. 125 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 10: You maybe don't play as tight to start, you may be, 126 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 10: you know, you know, focus more on just getting the 127 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 10: job done. And you know, clearly if they go out 128 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 10: and lose three or four in a row from here, 129 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 10: then then you know, the start kind of gets their 130 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 10: raise very quickly. But I think it's really good in 131 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 10: terms of the amount of leeway that it's bought. It's 132 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 10: bought this team during what's going to be a very 133 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 10: difficult stretch to start the year. 134 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 2: And I'll add to your point, it's a proven core value. 135 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 2: You win and take care of business at home, and 136 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,239 Speaker 2: you find a way to stay flow and say finish 137 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: around five hundred on the road. So yeah, certainly you 138 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 2: get back to this around roughly two games over five 139 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 2: hundred at the end of eight games here into the season, 140 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 2: you're doing yourselves a pretty good favor. Something else that 141 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 2: we did talk about earlier, Everett Allen myself and I'll 142 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 2: just kind of run this by you here is we've 143 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: heard over and over and over about what Lane Lambert 144 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 2: Hockey was going to be all about. Home opener, it 145 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: took a while for this team to get going the 146 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 2: first period. You can certainly thank Joey to Cord for that. 147 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 2: But then against Vegas, I mean, I kind of maybe 148 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: one time, perhaps the Kraken were hemmed dangerously in their 149 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: own zone. And I think to me, as compared to 150 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 2: past seasons, we're already seeing advanced steps grow as far 151 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 2: as what this team is going to be all about. 152 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 2: Yet there is still a long road ahead. However, what 153 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 2: do we know so far about Lane Lambert Hockey that 154 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: has been put in the place. 155 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 10: I think clearly there's been a premium placed on defense, 156 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 10: and that's evident in the fact they've given up only 157 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 10: one goal in each of their first two games. Now, 158 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 10: Joey Decord had a lot to do with that. But 159 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 10: you know, it goes in tandem too. If you're playing 160 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 10: well defensively, a structurally sound defensive games, the core doesn't 161 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 10: have to make all kinds of miracles shaves. He'll make 162 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 10: the saves that he has to make sure and you know, 163 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 10: maybe a couple above average, sure, but you can't have 164 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 10: him expected to make ten above average saves every period 165 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 10: and survive to tell you to live another day. I mean, 166 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 10: that's not going to happen, So it goes in tandem. 167 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 10: I think they've done a good job of limiting the 168 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 10: opportunities against Joey Decord, and when Joey Decord has needed 169 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 10: to make a big stops, he's been there. So that's 170 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 10: important because cutting down on goals against was going to 171 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 10: be just as important for this team at scoring more goals. 172 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 10: In fact, I would argue they had much more leeway 173 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 10: for cutting down on goals and much more room to 174 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 10: cut down on goals than they did to actually score goals, 175 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 10: because they scored a lot more goals last year. And 176 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 10: so yeah, you know, you know, is there is there 177 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 10: that much extra room to get in the goal scoring? 178 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 10: Maybe not, But then if you cut down on your 179 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 10: goals significantly. Then all of a sudden, your goal differential 180 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 10: gets the race anyway, and that's how you win games. 181 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 7: You get that goal. 182 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 10: Differential to zero or on the positive side of the 183 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 10: ledger instead of minus eighteen minus nineteen like it's been 184 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 10: in the last two years, and all of a sudden, 185 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 10: you start winning more games. And I think that's that's 186 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 10: been huge. I thought the Anaheim games for me, was 187 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 10: very telling because the Ducks came out and you could 188 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 10: tell under their new coach Joel Quenville, they were playing 189 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 10: a very structured, very system oriented game. I mean, they 190 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 10: did not give. 191 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 7: A crack in a lot of room to operate in 192 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 7: three wheel. 193 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 10: They did a good job of shutting them down for 194 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 10: the first half of the game, and it's because they 195 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 10: were playing under more structure, more discipline, and that's you 196 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 10: know what with Cuenville's teams do. But but the Cracking 197 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 10: were able to match that, and I was very impressed. 198 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 10: You know, when they came away with the three to 199 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 10: one win, I mean I thought that was a well deserve, 200 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 10: well earned victory because that team that they'd played, they 201 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 10: look like a playoff team the first half of that game, 202 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 10: and you know, when the Cracking came away with a 203 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 10: win after being outplayed for a good part of the 204 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 10: first half, I was saying, Wow, this could be interesting 205 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 10: to watch from here. 206 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 7: And then they go out and they beat Vegas. 207 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 10: Vegas looked a little tired the other night. I know 208 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 10: it's early in the season, but they they've had some 209 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 10: tough games to play right off the bat here and 210 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 10: they're still getting used to each other, Mitch Marner and 211 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 10: his new team. But I think the Kracking did a 212 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 10: good job of shutting them down. And like you said, 213 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 10: you win the games at home and then you try 214 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 10: to stay afloat on the road. In the past, so 215 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 10: we haven't won the games at home. One more games 216 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 10: on the road at times than at home. So that's 217 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 10: that's equally big to the Cracking to get two home 218 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 10: victories to start things off. 219 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 2: Jeff, what do we know about Matty Beniher's heading into 220 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:47,079 Speaker 2: the six game trip. 221 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 10: Well, I think he looks very comfortable playing out there 222 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 10: with Jared McCann and Jordan Everley. I think that's you know, 223 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 10: it's it's kind of nice to see you see those 224 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 10: guys back together again and and and and operating together. 225 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 10: You know, when when they've had the chance to do that, 226 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 10: as we know they have success in years past. I mean, 227 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 10: McCanns looks very good. 228 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 7: Uh. 229 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 10: I think Veniers looks a lot more confident in the 230 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 10: early going than he has at the start of any 231 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 10: season I've seen him play up till now, and that 232 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 10: even includes his uh yeah, you know, his Rookie of 233 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 10: the Year campaign when he had the easy whatever was 234 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 10: eight or nine games to start the previous spring. I 235 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 10: mean he came in looking fairly confident because he'd already 236 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 10: tasted d NHL, but he wasn't as confident as right now. 237 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 10: I mean, now he's been through the hard knocks. He's 238 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 10: been through, you. 239 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 7: Know, the setbacks. 240 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 10: He's he's seen what works what doesn't, and when he 241 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 10: gets the pluck, he holds onto it confidently. He looks 242 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 10: like a leader out there. He creates space for other 243 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 10: people by holding the pluck. He allows other people to 244 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 10: get free and to get into dangerous scoring positions. I 245 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 10: think right now he's starting to look like like a 246 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 10: maturing center in the NHL, A guy that's been through, 247 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 10: like I said, been through the Ringer, through the Knox 248 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 10: a few times, and he's still only twenty two years old, 249 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 10: so that's very positive. I like what I've seen at 250 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 10: him so far, and I think he's made the players 251 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 10: around him better. 252 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 2: Jeff Baker joining us here on Cracking this morning ahead 253 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 2: of the six game trip opener tonight at Montreal. Another 254 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 2: guy in line who is projected to play a major 255 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 2: role on this team, like Maddy Benier's. He's up here. 256 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 2: He's nineteen, but he is still fresh out of the 257 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 2: WAHL in. Berkeley Catton has yet to play a game 258 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 2: also for his NHL career, and I mentioned this earlier 259 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 2: Jeff to others where if you have a situation and 260 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 2: you're winning games, conventional wisdom says it's awfully tough to 261 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 2: change your lineup. And we heard from Lanne Lambert that 262 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 2: Berkeley Catton has got await his turn. Where do you 263 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 2: see the situation heading right now with where he plays 264 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: and when he finally gets in his first game. 265 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 10: Well, I'm not that worried about when he plays his 266 00:12:58,360 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 10: first game. I mean, if you look back to what 267 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 10: happened with right, I can't shine right. I can't remember 268 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 10: exactly when he got into his first team, but I 269 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 10: do know more importantly that he played something like eight 270 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 10: games up until the month of December, and maybe then 271 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 10: one extra one. Maybe there's seven games through the up 272 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 10: till the month of December, and then another game before 273 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 10: they ended up sending him back to juniors. 274 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 7: And that's really all they've got, right, They've got. 275 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 10: That they you know, they can stick him in that 276 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 10: many games and then they have to make a call. 277 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 10: And so you got to stretch those out over a 278 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 10: period of a few months if you want to keep 279 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 10: him up at the NHL level, and you think that 280 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 10: he's better off learning here even in practice, so he's 281 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 10: probably not going to get a whole lot of games 282 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 10: one after the other. I did not think you would 283 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 10: see him in the season opener, And you really don't want. 284 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 7: To play him against Vegas, Yeah, because that's. 285 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 10: The kind of game that can get really shut down 286 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 10: a young guy's confidence. I mean, you don't want to 287 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 10: put him up against these Stanley Cup contending teams. And 288 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 10: unfortunately for the Crack and you know, here to start 289 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 10: the year, you've got nothing but a bunch of any 290 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 10: Cup you know, playoff teams, potential playoff teams that they're 291 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 10: facing for the first month of the season. So I mean, 292 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 10: looking at the just the immediate schedule. I mean, they've 293 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 10: got a game against Philadelphia coming up that can be 294 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 10: a tough place to play as well, uh for a 295 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 10: young guy. But I mean, you know, as far as 296 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 10: playoff pedigree and stuff goes, that's probably the on paper, 297 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 10: the least formidable of what they're actually facing here in 298 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 10: the opening months. So I mean that would be one 299 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 10: spot to put him in, you know, at the start 300 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 10: of a back to back set where they go to Washington, 301 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 10: d C. 302 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 7: The next day. So so I mean. 303 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 10: That that that looks like a potential opening right there. 304 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 7: And you know, do I. 305 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 10: Do I see him playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs 306 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 10: on a Saturday night. 307 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 7: No, but I'm not going. 308 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 10: And so yeah, I think that's Uh. I think you've 309 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 10: got to limit the pressure in where he comes in, 310 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 10: and you've got to really take your spots, because, like 311 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 10: I said, you can't play him four games now and 312 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 10: burn half the stuff and then you have to send 313 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 10: them back and we could two from now to junior, 314 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 10: right like, So they really have to stretch these out 315 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 10: and and see also they have to see what he's 316 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 10: doing in practice. That was a big part of Shane 317 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 10: Wright's thing. This didn't get recorded on a lot. I 318 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 10: mean they were monitoring, right, Shane right closely in practice, 319 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 10: seeing what his progress is like. And then they were saying, Okay, 320 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 10: now we're ready to cherry pick another one of these 321 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 10: games to put him in, and knowing that we only 322 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 10: have a finite number of games to play them before 323 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 10: they would have to make the call to send them 324 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 10: back to junior. And so yeah, you know, I think 325 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 10: practice is going to help determine some of this as well. 326 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 2: Montreal waits tonight in their home opener at Bell Center, 327 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 2: so you can bet the energy is going to be 328 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 2: off the charts. 329 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 3: Before I get to. 330 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 2: That, the crack and a facing a HABS team that 331 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:42,119 Speaker 2: made the playoffs this last season into the wildcard spot. 332 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 2: Lane Hudson just signed an eight year, seventy million dollar extension. 333 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 2: My goodness, he is on a rocket ship right now 334 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 2: to begin his NHL career. So where's the bar at 335 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 2: you think, Jeff with this team with Lane Hudson, get 336 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 2: in the bag and where you gauge how they met 337 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 2: as are right now in the Eastern Conference? 338 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 10: Well, I mean on paper they look like a playoff team, right, 339 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 10: I mean they made the playoffs last year. They gave 340 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 10: Washington some trouble in the opening round before they got 341 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 10: overwhelmed by Washington talent. But I mean they've got a 342 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 10: lot of good young players. They've got a good young 343 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 10: offensive core on the team, n defensive corps as well. 344 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 7: I mean you mentioned Hudson's. 345 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 10: They've made some They've made some acquisitions to bring in 346 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 10: some more veteran presence on this team because you know, 347 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 10: I think they used showed a little bit in the 348 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 10: playoffs last year. But I mean the big thing with 349 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 10: the Canadians is that there are expectations for them now. 350 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 10: You know, it's one thing to go through is everybody's 351 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 10: favorite rebuilding project and then say, oh, you know, they've 352 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 10: got three to five years to be serious, this, that 353 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 10: and the other. But when the expectations come, Nobody expected 354 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 10: them to. 355 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 7: Make the playoffs last year, so. 356 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 10: They were playing with house money. Now they're not. Now 357 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 10: people expect them to win, and it's a lot tougher 358 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 10: when teams see. 359 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 7: You coming to go out and win. 360 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 10: I think they've won two out of their first three, 361 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 10: which is which is a good. 362 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 7: Start for them, and they lost. 363 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 10: Their only loss was against the Toronto Maple Leafs. So 364 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,120 Speaker 10: which is a Stanley Cup contending team. So I mean, 365 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 10: I think, you know, there are expectations on them for sure, 366 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 10: and I think this should be a playoff team. But again, 367 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 10: they there's that intangible of whether they can actually do 368 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 10: it when the expectations. 369 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 7: Are there, and we're gonna find out. We're gonna find 370 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 7: out a lot. 371 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 10: In their home opener. I mean, you remember a year 372 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 10: ago the Cracking came in there and they completely, we 373 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 10: completely blitzed the Canadians. I think it was eight to 374 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 10: two the final score or something like that, and so 375 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 10: you know, I don't think we're going to see that 376 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 10: happens in this home opener. I think it's going to 377 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 10: be a very emotional pregame ceremonial here. They're doing a 378 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 10: whole lot for Ken Dryden and passed away last month, 379 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 10: and so I mean, that's that's going to be a tough, 380 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 10: tough amount in the clients for the Cracking. We're gonna 381 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 10: find out a lot about the Cracking in this game 382 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 10: as well. But I think they're going to be up 383 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 10: against the stronger Canadians team. 384 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 2: That atmosphere is going to be an absolute collision when 385 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 2: you consider how much of a challenge that it can be. 386 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 3: Jeff, you grew up there, by the way, and. 387 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 2: With Ken Dryden sadly passing on, it brings me back 388 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 2: to I think one of my favorite hockey reads, and folks, again, 389 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 2: if you haven't picked this thing up, find out on 390 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 2: Amazon anywhere else. It's called The Game by Ken Dryden. Jeff, 391 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 2: you and I working in hockey so much, there's a 392 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 2: lot that we pick out of that book and think, Okay, 393 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 2: we've seen this before, we've seen this before. But for 394 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 2: those who aren't exposed to a lot of the behind 395 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: the scenes, day to day regime in hockey, it really 396 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 2: does a great job appealing back the curtain on what 397 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,160 Speaker 2: life is like as a player in the room, on 398 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 2: the airplane traveling, and how you grow camaraderie and amidst 399 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 2: one of the greatest dynasties as well in any shell 400 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 2: history you growing up back there? What did Ken Dryden 401 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 2: mean to you? 402 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 10: Well? Man? Everything was the first goalie I ever followed 403 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 10: on a professional team. I started watching him play at 404 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 10: the Canadians and as it probably seventy five to seventy 405 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 10: six seasons, was when I first started watching hockey on 406 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 10: a regular basis. I mean, and I got to see 407 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 10: him at the tail end of his career, and the 408 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 10: one thing I remember is how frustrated some fans were 409 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 10: getting with Ken Dryden at the tail end of his career. 410 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 7: I mean, people forget. 411 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 10: When the Canadians won their fourth straight Stanley Cup in 412 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 10: nineteen seventy nine, he wasn't supposed to start Game two 413 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 10: of the finals against the Rangers. They had lost. The 414 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 10: Canadians had lost Game one, I think by a four 415 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 10: to one score in Montreal. It was a big upset, 416 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 10: and then they pulled Dryden and they were gonna start 417 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 10: Bunny La Rock for Game two, and Lo Rock got 418 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 10: hurt in the warm up and he couldn't start the game. 419 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 10: So Dryden comes in, gives up like two goals in 420 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 10: the first three shots. Fans of booing him, but by 421 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 10: the end of the game, the Canadians, by the end 422 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 10: of the first period, actually the Canadians had figured things 423 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 10: out and we're winning the game again. 424 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 7: They didn't lose the rest of the series. 425 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,360 Speaker 10: One another Cup and then Dryden retired. But that's kind 426 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 10: of how he went out. And so it's funny people 427 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 10: don't always appreciate greatness when they're seeing it in the 428 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 10: moment in real time, but then you know, when you 429 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 10: go back over time, you kind of you kind of 430 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 10: look and. 431 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 7: You realize, wow, I got to experience that. 432 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 10: So my life watching hockey was always winning Stanley Cupps. 433 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 10: As a fan, you know, I never knew what it 434 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 10: was like to struggle and suffer. 435 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 7: In the wilderness. 436 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 10: And then the minute the team finally lost, it was 437 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 10: it was devastating as a young fan to see that, 438 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 10: and then you kind of get acclimated to it over 439 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 10: the years. But I mean when I was watching that 440 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 10: team back in the day, I mean they lost two 441 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 10: or three games in a row, there was a coach's 442 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 10: head that was going to roll down the streets and 443 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 10: so and so the and I'm not kidding with you. 444 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 7: I mean they fired Alan mcneilis. 445 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 10: Coach after he won the Stanley Cup in nineteen seventy one. 446 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 10: They forced them to resign. And so, I mean there's 447 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 10: a lot of demands. 448 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 7: Here on coaches. 449 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 10: And when I try to apply that sometimes to my 450 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 10: sports writing over the years in different markets, it was 451 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 10: very different because I grew up in a market where 452 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 10: there was completely. 453 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 7: No tolerance for second best. 454 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 10: I mean, and how did those coaches manage not to 455 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 10: get fired by living tours. 456 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 7: You know, that was the problem in Montreal. 457 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 10: They just couldn't do it, so they didn't. They lost 458 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 10: I think eight games one year, they lost ten games 459 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 10: and next and eleven games the next. In the seventies, 460 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 10: I mean, that's that's that's how they did it, and 461 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 10: that became the standards. So reading Dryden's book, it's interesting 462 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 10: as he talked about it. I read it forty years 463 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 10: ago for the first time, but I mean, what suck 464 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 10: with me was just how insecure he seemed about the 465 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 10: whole dynasty thing. And even though everybody looks back, oh, 466 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 10: they ruled the roosts, they were dynasty. For those guys, 467 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 10: it wasn't. 468 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 7: It was real time. 469 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 10: They had to win every single year and keep winning. 470 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 10: And they never felt confident in their in their status 471 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 10: and their stature, and Dryden certainly didn't. That came across 472 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 10: and his writing. He never felt totally secure as a 473 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 10: goalie in the net because he realized how quickly he 474 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 10: don't think, can come and go. 475 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 7: It was a very interesting perspective that he offered. 476 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 2: Sometimes you don't appreciate it really until it's all in 477 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 2: the rear View mayor and that was the havel dynasties 478 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: of the late seventies. Ken Dryden, a part of that 479 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 2: Hockey Hall of Fame, elected him in nineteen eighty three 480 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 2: and sadly passing on last month at the age of 481 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 2: seventy eight. Jeff, appreciate this, enjoy the environment. Looking to 482 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 2: see if the crack and can make this three and 483 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 2: oh but we'll get you back on some time. But hey, 484 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 2: enjoy some Schwartz is Delhi out there on my behalf 485 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 2: as well too. 486 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 7: Thank you again, Thanks Thanke care Mike. 487 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 3: All right, Jeff appreciate you. 488 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 2: Thank you very much again, Jeff Baker joining us as 489 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 2: work seen on NHL dot com slash cracking and yep, 490 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 2: you can call me jealous. Schwartz is Delhi by the 491 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 2: way out there. It is magnificent. If you ever get 492 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 2: a chance to get out to Montreal, explore the city, 493 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 2: it is one of a kind. And the krack and 494 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 2: opening up their trip there to begin six games on 495 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,239 Speaker 2: the road for the Canadians. We'll be opening up boor 496 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 2: straight on home ice. They come off a three to 497 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 2: two victory over the Chicago Blackhawks and out to a 498 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 2: two and one star underhead coach Marty san Luis. In 499 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 2: that win over Chicago, Cole cough Field and Zach Bolduke 500 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 2: score before Cayden Gooley broke a two to two tie 501 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 2: with a dramatic game winning goal in the final minute 502 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:06,400 Speaker 2: of regulation to knock off Chicago at United Center Montreal 503 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 2: last season, as we mentioned, got into the final wildcard 504 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 2: spot with a record of forty thirty one and eleven 505 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 2: and ninety one points. That broke a three year playoff 506 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 2: drought and perhaps coming of age right now, not just 507 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 2: with Hudson but also players like Nick Suzuki, Col koff 508 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 2: Field and you're Isslavkovski as a part of their core. 509 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 2: The Krakens swept last year's regular season series and they 510 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 2: have won three of the last five meetings. Looking for 511 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 2: more success at Bell Center, I hope you can be 512 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 2: with us again. We'll be live at thirty two Bar 513 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 2: and Grill for pregame, intermission and post game coverage opening 514 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 2: up at three point thirty Ever fits you Al Koniski 515 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 2: on the call from Bell Center little past four pm Pacific, 516 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 2: and again we hope that you can join us. All 517 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 2: lacrosse ninety three to three KJARFM and the Global Credit 518 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 2: Union Craken Audio Network. Big thank you to Jeff Baker 519 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 2: for joining us. Have a good one for Kracken this morning. 520 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 2: I'm Mike Benton. Enjoyed the game. 521 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: You're home for the Kraken Sports Radio ninety three point 522 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: three k j R f M