1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to Kraken this morning, a presentation of the Kraken 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: Audio Network and Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM. 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton. Well, if it's. 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: Home cooking the Seattle Crack and Crave beginning today soups 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: on a season high six game homestand opens up today 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 2: for a two pm matine between the Kraken and the 7 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh Penguins, where the Kraken will also begin playing in 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: twelve to the next seventeen games on home ice all 9 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 2: the way up until March fourteen. Certainly a lot could 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: be decided where the Krakens certainly have matters in their 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 2: own hands and in their own building as well. Mike 12 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 2: Betton with you for cracking this morning. On a Monday, 13 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 2: January nineteenth, Martin Luther King Junior Holiday game coming up 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: here for the Kracken and Pittsburgh Penguins, also featuring the 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: annual Kraken Kids Game that is presented by Watt fed Bank, 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: where we'll have kids coming into crash the party with 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 2: different roles throughout the entire game, including junior. KJR radio 18 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 2: host will welcome Yetti later on here for the broadcast 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 2: today Again, the Cracking Kids Game presented by why fed Banks, 20 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: certainly gonna be a fun one going down here at 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 2: Climate Pledge Arena for more info, including the anchor auction. 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 2: You can also check out NHL dot com slash crack 23 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: in Ian Fornasca and join us here in just a bit, 24 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 2: of course, TV host on the Crack and Hockey Network, 25 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: he's got the TV call for today's game. By the way, 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: as we'll gather more reaction from this last Saturday where 27 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 2: the Craken fell to the Utah Mammoth, and we'll hear 28 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: more comments after a Sunday practice with Cracking Captain Jordan 29 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: every a rare practice in the middle of seventeen games 30 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: going down this month. Jordan Everley's comments coming up in 31 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: just a bit. Before we get to all of that, 32 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: here's how the crack and maneuver through the road trip 33 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: finale against the Utah Mammoth, showing once again a strong 34 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: start was possible and also what would it take to 35 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: dig out of a second period. 36 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 3: Hole cock go left circle. 37 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 4: Matt Emaneers once again throws it on goal. 38 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 3: Turn the side in front of the rebound. Beverly sczes 39 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 3: the first shot on goal. The Malka thought he had it, 40 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: Seattle kept it loose. 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 4: The captain puts the craken on the board first eighteen 42 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 4: fifty one to go. 43 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: In the opening period. 44 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 5: What's u Eperdy parked out front as Cockle comes behind 45 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 5: the net, finds him on his forehand, puts it right 46 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 5: under the bar in Vimelka and Jordan Nibery gets his 47 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 5: seventh first goal of the game. And that's exactly what 48 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 5: you're looking for. Take that that crowd out of it. 49 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 5: One nothing cracking. 50 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 4: Done left circle shot right on turn aside Scoos, Matt 51 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 4: Evaniers Jordan Everly both crashing the goal. 52 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 3: One of them will get it. 53 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 6: The cracking ball back to within one, three two, four 54 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 6: forty nine left in the second well. 55 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 5: It starts with a beautiful pass by Berkeley, cat and 56 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 5: over on the far wall. Back if it's done on 57 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 5: the point. Vince Dunn gets so many of his systs 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 5: off of shots, he puts this one hard on Vimelka. 59 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 5: Vimeilka struggles with the rebound. Maddy Bineers finds it three 60 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 5: two utah. 61 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 3: Now Freddie Gadro skates it out to center. 62 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 4: Vandler Stevenson finds a line behind the Nettos. Stevenson behind 63 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 4: the defense, swalks over the blue line and slides one 64 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 4: five hole on Vamelka from down three to one to 65 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 4: tie three three two seventeen left here in the second. 66 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 5: Well Ellie tobahen with a great pass to Chandler Stephenson 67 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 5: as they crossed the blue line. There he draws attention 68 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 5: to him, puts it over to Chandler Stephenson sends him 69 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 5: in all alone on Vimeilka and Chandler. Stevenson goes five hole. 70 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 3: This game's tied. 71 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 6: It's Ray Schmidt near side shot blocked rights to Keller, 72 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 6: left circle, Keller to. 73 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 3: Crows down the slide. 74 00:03:51,720 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 6: He scores, Cracking lose the face off loss of Krause 75 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 6: Fitis is up the play. They spid a three point 76 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 6: night check that a four point night. 77 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 3: It's now tough way to end that one. 78 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: Where a crack And fell six three to the Utah 79 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 2: Mammoth and the game tied heading into the final ten 80 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 2: minutes of play of regulation, the Mammoth pulling away with 81 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: three unanswered goals and special teams playing a big role 82 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: in this one. The crack And Power play coming up 83 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: zero for three and also squandering a five on three 84 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 2: two man advantage after Utah scored shorthanded in period one. 85 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 2: After practice on Sunday, Crack and captain Jordan Beverley met 86 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 2: with the media while organizing his thoughts coming home from Utah. 87 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, I think, in my opinion, obviously left 88 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 7: some points on the table. In the road trip, you know, 89 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 7: Carolina lost to comeback, and then the Jersey game, I 90 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 7: thought we had and you know we're we you know, 91 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 7: didn't play our best hockey and you know we salvage 92 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 7: the point. But the Boston game, I thought we played 93 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 7: well sometimes to come away with losses. And then last 94 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 7: night obviously again you know, we give one up tied 95 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 7: with what or what was its five six minutes left. 96 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 7: So you know, I think we left some points on 97 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 7: the table. That's my opinion. If you look at the standings, 98 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 7: you can't really afford to do that. You just draw, right. 99 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 7: So you know, we got an important homestand that we 100 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 7: need to you know, really key in execute on and 101 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 7: starts tomorrow. 102 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:27,799 Speaker 8: Mentally. 103 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 2: What's the right kind of message for this room right now? 104 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 7: I think it's just recharge. I mean, you know, obviously 105 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 7: you understand, you know, the past five and leaving, Like 106 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 7: I said, leaving points out there. But at the end 107 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 7: of the day, we're in the mix and we've that's 108 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 7: where you want to be. We've created an opportunity for 109 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 7: ourselves to you know, have a chance to push and 110 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 7: not just stick with the pack, to try and pull away. 111 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 7: So that's exciting for me. That's the hockey you want 112 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 7: to play all the way till the end. Yeah, I 113 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 7: think that's what makes. 114 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 3: Us game fun. 115 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 8: There's been kind of some high highs and some low 116 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 8: lows in the last they're so I mean, what do 117 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 8: you kind of make of that with this with this team, 118 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 8: kind of the streakiness and how do you make sure 119 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 8: that you know this road trip doesn't balloon. I guess 120 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 8: it is something something worse. 121 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean they've been higher highs and higher lows 122 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 7: than generally you want. At the end of the day, 123 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 7: I think there's every team you go through that's just 124 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 7: the reality of an eighty to two game schedule. There's 125 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 7: adversity at some point. I don't know if I'd ever 126 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 7: want a year where you didn't have adversity. I mean, 127 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 7: you get to the playoffs and you're going to reach 128 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 7: it at some point, so you know, I think regardlessly. 129 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 7: For me, it's we've overcome some pretty big lows, which 130 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 7: is impressive, and we fought our way back and got 131 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 7: ourselves in their position, like I said, where we're fighting for, 132 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 7: you know, try and get you top of the division. 133 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 7: So that's that's what it comes down to for me. 134 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 7: It doesn't matter how you get there. If anything, you know, 135 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 7: this way, I've seen that we've you know, been able 136 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 7: to streak and put together wins, and you know that's 137 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 7: a side of a really good hockey team. So I 138 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 7: think the biggest thing is it every game third Pier, 139 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 7: we're tighter in the lead or you know, going into it, 140 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 7: and we're finding ourselves in a lot of one goal 141 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 7: games and we're fairly comfortable in those situations. 142 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 9: Jordan, you just touched on it. You guys have found 143 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 9: yourself in that situation right the third so often I 144 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 9: was there something missing I guess on some of those 145 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 9: tight games on the road trip or is it just 146 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 9: pay that sometimes how it could be crumbles in a way. 147 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 7: No, I fully believe that you kind of control your destiny. 148 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 7: It comes down to you know, tie games, It comes 149 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 7: down to details, whether it's a stick or getting your 150 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 7: man or closing quick or breaking the bucket, whatever it 151 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 7: may be, a little details as part of the game's 152 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 7: face offs that you know, really you look at it, 153 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 7: those are the mistakes. One little mistake and it ends 154 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 7: up in the back of your net. So you have 155 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 7: to try and be as completely dialed as you can it. 156 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 7: I mean, it's hard, it's Hockey's a game of mistakes. 157 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 7: It's the reality of it. But you know, it's the 158 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 7: team that can, you know, focus and give up the 159 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 7: least amount and be as details as possible and bounces 160 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 7: the are gonna go here and there. You can deal 161 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 7: with that, and that's the game for me in my opinion. 162 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 7: In Boston, we made a few mistakes. They ended up 163 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 7: in the back for a net, but we won't be 164 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 7: able to come back. But we kept pushing, So I mean, 165 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 7: if you can control that, you're gonna have a more 166 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 7: chance to win the not. 167 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 10: I know, the power play has obviously been great for 168 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 10: a while. It looks like you guys have really found 169 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 10: a way to capitalize often those face offs. Has that 170 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 10: been either a point of emphasis or is it just 171 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 10: you guys being able to be cleanly execute from the 172 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 10: drum well. 173 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 7: I think the first part of that is winning the 174 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 7: face off, but obviously, yeah, you want to try and 175 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 7: create right off the bat. Generally teams are to position 176 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 7: off face offs. But I mean, for the power play 177 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 7: has been great for sure, no question. It's one of 178 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 7: us games and you know, it's been moving. I think 179 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 7: the last couple of games obviously giving up for shorties. 180 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 3: Which has been disappointing. 181 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 7: But we have to find a way to you know, 182 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 7: create momentum for our group, regardless of we scored or not, 183 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 7: just creative momentum. 184 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 8: When you guys get veteran players back in the lineup, 185 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 8: always that's a that's a positive. But is there a 186 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 8: little bit of having to find the kind of story 187 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 8: again sometimes when you get guys back in. 188 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 7: No, not necessarily, I think, you know, I think you know, 189 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 7: you guys get hurt and it always takes two or 190 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 7: three games to try and find your legs and you know, 191 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 7: get up to speed. I think, you know, for us, 192 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 7: we have a pretty good depth in our in our group, 193 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 7: I'm pretty comfortable with all four lines and sixty and 194 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 7: having everyone out there and you know, everyone contributing. That's 195 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 7: how we've had success. So you know, I think as 196 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 7: we've gotten healthier, we've we've had obviously a lot of 197 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 7: injuries and injuries with key guys, and you know, as 198 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 7: those guys come back in and they start contributing, and uh, 199 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 7: you know we're going to continue. 200 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 3: To keep holding. 201 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 7: I just see this shift pieces. 202 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 2: But Jordan, good starts can come in different forms. We're 203 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: just feel the other day at Utah measure up and 204 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 2: what you guys want to get after here for the 205 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 2: two pm based off and there. 206 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, it starts have kind of been the last few. 207 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 7: You know, we we haven't had the greatest starts to 208 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 7: let you know. Obviously last game we did get up 209 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 7: to good starting, not just to the goal, but we 210 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 7: kept moving after that even when they score the shorthanded 211 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 7: when we kept going. But yeah, it starts are always important, 212 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 7: you know, I think I don't know. 213 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 11: What the statu is. 214 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 7: The first goal, we generally have a big success in 215 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 7: winning the game. But in the last game, you obviously 216 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 7: get that they've made a big push. I was probably 217 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 7: the group we fought back and then they kept going 218 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 7: so we got a final. Every game has its different 219 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 7: you know, momentum shifts and different way to play it 220 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 7: and it's just a matter of finding a way to win. 221 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 2: All right, been a while, but the mayor of Maple 222 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 2: Valley pleasure to have him join us here. Very courteous 223 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 2: to have him join us here because he's got places 224 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 2: to go, people to see. 225 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 3: Also, by the way, yes, he's got the TV. 226 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 2: Play by play call coming up here for today on 227 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: the Crack and Hockey Network. Side Ian Forness joining us now, 228 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 2: head of the Kraken and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mayor, great 229 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 2: to have you appreciate this. As usual, I first have 230 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 2: to begin this about a week from now. We've got 231 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 2: quite the Seattle Sports doubleheader going on here on Sunday 232 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 2: coming up, don't we. 233 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 11: Yeah, and nice that the NHL honored the request by 234 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 11: the Kraken to move the game time, so you know, 235 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 11: next Sunday, six days from now, we'll have have a 236 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 11: noon game instead of a one o'clock game. So that'll 237 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 11: give everybody plenty of time. Games over about and get 238 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 11: your home by three thirty by ready for kickoff. So 239 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 11: where we go. 240 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 2: And then if you do the doubleheader, then I have 241 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 2: no idea how you're going to be even a live 242 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 2: by about ten pm that night. 243 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 11: I'd be crazy. 244 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 3: That shall be a Crey study. 245 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 11: If you can do that, good for you. But yeah, 246 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 11: I probably a lot of people doing one or the 247 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 11: other and watching the other one on TV. 248 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: So yeah, fun I tried that with the Sounders and 249 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 2: the Mariners. But this is back in twenty sixteen when 250 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 2: I was in my mid thirties, and now at the 251 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 2: stage of life, it's like never again. 252 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 3: One's one's good enough. One's good enough for me? 253 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 2: Uh, one three and one road trip mayor to me 254 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 2: this home stand will be critical. 255 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 3: But to you, how critical? 256 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 11: Well, I think, you know, I think we see how 257 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 11: valuable points are, so I think it's really I mean, 258 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:55,079 Speaker 11: it's very critical. It's very important, you know, especially heading 259 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 11: into the Olympic break you know, I mean you've built 260 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 11: up a cushion again, but now that Christian went away, 261 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 11: and you know, so you get three, you know, when 262 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 11: you get three points out of a possible ten on 263 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 11: that road trip, and that's just not good enough. You know, 264 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 11: opportunity lost on Saturday. I think in Utah for sure 265 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 11: that was there was a point there to be taken, uh, 266 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 11: and it just didn't happen for whatever reason whatever breakdowns. 267 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 11: But however, we want to get into it. But yeah, 268 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 11: I think it's I think, Mike, I think it's really important. 269 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 11: I think it's very important. You just gotta you gotta 270 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 11: stacked points. You know. We talked about that on the 271 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 11: Crack and Hockey Nowler called the time just stacking points. 272 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 11: And you know when you let all those points go 273 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 11: to waste on the road trip, you know, and you know, 274 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 11: there was a couple of disappointing ones, not just the 275 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 11: Utah game, but some other ones as well. So yeah, 276 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 11: when you came home, you got to take care of 277 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 11: some business and you got to you got to get 278 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 11: right and you got to get right quick. 279 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 2: And the frustrating part of this is I go back 280 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: and think of the Boston game. I was sitting up 281 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 2: above the corner and it it it's it's it's it's 282 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 2: a gut punch when you go down to nothing. But 283 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:01,599 Speaker 2: the matter of fact, as they came right back on 284 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 2: a power play goal. Ultimately I was shocked. It wasn't 285 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 2: too too by the end of the first period. That's 286 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 2: how well the crack hand played. And apparently the timeout 287 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 2: from Laine Lambert worked and it worked like a charm. 288 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 2: And then I go back and think of the frustrations 289 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 2: that you go through. Period three was frustrating enough, but 290 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 2: I think to me as equal, if not more frustrating, 291 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 2: was period one, where you go up in a little 292 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 2: over a minute plus into the hockey game, and then 293 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 2: you then come right back with a great chance to 294 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 2: go up to nothing on the power play, and then 295 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 2: give up a shorthanded goal on an out numbered attack 296 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 2: like a hot knife through butter, and then you get 297 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: a five on three and no dice that to me 298 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,359 Speaker 2: to find the tone for the rest. 299 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 3: Of the day. 300 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 11: Yeah, I think that was the way to the opportunity 301 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 11: that happened. And when that did happen that you know, 302 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 11: I mean still came back and had a chance to 303 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 11: get a point later, but I think that was that 304 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 11: was a critical part of the game. The five on 305 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 11: three after giving up a shorty was really frustrating. And 306 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 11: just the power you know, it's hard to see anything 307 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 11: negative about the power play has been so good, you know, 308 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 11: I mean before Saturday was working at forty percent of 309 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 11: the month of January, is the third best in the 310 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 11: league in the month, and the power play for the 311 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 11: most part has been fine. But yeah, they give up 312 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 11: the shorty, just back and on top of that, you know, 313 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 11: you know what happened at the end of the game 314 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 11: on Saturday too, you know, a couple of breakdowns. I 315 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 11: think one was an unlucky bounce off official, but you 316 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 11: still can't leave the guy alone in front, you knowly 317 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 11: two shots from the slots that were goals. So a 318 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 11: little frustrating in that regard. But I you know, I 319 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 11: think all on all, like the one thing that I 320 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 11: kind of came away with from the road trip is, 321 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 11: you know, Seattle played with everybody and never felt including 322 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 11: the Boston game, which was some of the numbers will 323 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 11: tell maybe a different story, but I never watched a 324 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 11: game hw they're just completely overwhelmed, and bost would have 325 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 11: been that game they were. That was a that was 326 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 11: a schedule loss, second half of the back to back, 327 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 11: you know, by the way we're gonna uh you know 328 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 11: Hunter the jar that night, you know, it was that 329 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 11: was a tough one. 330 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 2: The building was full ninety minutes before face off. 331 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 3: It was unbelievable. 332 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 11: Yeah, that was crazy. So I think, you know, I 333 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 11: just I felt like they played well most of the time. 334 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 11: It's just one of the things that happens with this team. 335 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 11: It just feels like if they make a mistake, it's 336 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 11: in the back of their net. It doesn't matter when, where, 337 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 11: how or why they make a mistake. It's in the 338 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 11: back of their net, you know. And they probably needed 339 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 11: a savor too that they didn't get. They didn't get 340 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 11: for a while, and you know, a lot of those 341 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 11: stays for a long time. And I don't think they 342 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 11: got the staves they wanted for a couple of those games. 343 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 11: But overall, Mike, I just the points weren't there. But 344 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 11: I think that there were some good signs. And then 345 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 11: you know the other thing that changed, the fourth planets 346 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 11: shaken up and it's not what it used to be, 347 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 11: and you know, the Drome moves down and Mallatson set 348 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 11: back down to Coachella, and you know, I mean, they 349 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 11: they're they're playing ross Roulette and I think, you know, 350 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 11: we had Chris Taylor on intermission with us one of 351 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 11: the games and they all kind of run together in 352 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 11: my apologies, but you know, he said the should be 353 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 11: some good internal competition. Yeah, maybe there will be. You know, 354 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 11: I mean, Fleury came out, Ryker went in after Riker 355 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 11: had come out and all that. So there's we see 356 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 11: that on the backside. See if anything happens on the 357 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 11: front end too. 358 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 2: I'll get to Jacob Malanson in just a bit. But 359 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: Lane Lambert going back to after the Utah game on Saturday, 360 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 2: was straightforward and blunt with referencing two mistakes the Krack 361 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 2: and made which had Utah break a three to three 362 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 2: tie and then pull away in period three. One was 363 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 2: off the failed clearing contempt and the other was blown 364 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 2: coverage man, a man off a face off when leading 365 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: the last and Crass's goal to make a five to three. 366 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 2: Following up on that, here is Lane Lambert with the 367 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 2: media after practice on Sunday. We're talking there shit about 368 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 2: the third period in Utah, A few details onto. 369 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 3: A couple of breakdowns, you know, moving forward. 370 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 2: How much do you look at that from like a 371 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 2: mental thing versus. 372 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 12: Well, it's hard to you know, I guess it's hard 373 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 12: to decide how much is mental how much is physical? 374 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 12: To me, you know, if you look at a third period, 375 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 12: if you average maybe four or five shifts a guy, 376 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 12: it's pretty hard for me to accept that you can't 377 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 12: stay mentally focused for four or five shifts before you 378 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 12: get on the plane and go home after a nine 379 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 12: day road trip. 380 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 3: So I get it. 381 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 12: It's it is a grind, but that's where our team 382 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 12: and our group has to get over that hump, and 383 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 12: that's part of playing winning hockey. 384 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 2: And this tells me more, I think than anything about 385 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 2: who could play key minutes and ultimately who could be 386 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 2: staying in the lineup. 387 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 3: What's your reaction. 388 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 11: Yeah, he's obviously, you know, kind of telling you right 389 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 11: there that that some guys need to step it up. Yeah. 390 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 11: I don't know that that third period was and it 391 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 11: wasn't even a third period, you know, Mikey, it was 392 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 11: the final five minutes of the third period, right, I 393 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 11: think you know, I mean it was a tie. You 394 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 11: get a point in your hand until until what four 395 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 11: and a half or five and a half to go? Uh, 396 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,439 Speaker 11: and they, you know, they gave up the goal that 397 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 11: ended being a game winner and then don't want able 398 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 11: to come back. So I I just I think sometimes, 399 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 11: you know, I can sense the frustration with Lane. We 400 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 11: sensed it a couple of times on the road trip. 401 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 11: To frustration he had. Part of it. I think too, 402 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 11: is that Lane Lambert's trying to change a culture. Yes, 403 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 11: and and I think I think he's there's gonna be 404 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 11: times when he's trying to change a culture, you're probably 405 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 11: going to become frustrated as a coach. And I kind 406 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 11: of sense that. 407 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 2: There what difference going back here to the fourth line 408 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 2: do you see in this lineup so far with and 409 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 2: without Jacob Allanson? 410 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 11: Well, it's it's it's definitely not the same. And that's 411 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 11: not to say that, you know, Millanson. You know, it's 412 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 11: not for me to say who should be in the 413 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 11: lineup or not. But when Jacob Allanson was in that 414 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 11: lineup and it was you know, Milanson and Myers and 415 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 11: winter ten or Karsier, it was kind of an interesting thing. 416 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 11: We had a fourth line that had four guys. You know, 417 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 11: sometimes Wentz would move up, uh and it would be 418 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 11: you know, car Shia. But nevertheless, that line was a 419 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 11: tone setter physically, you know, I'm a four check and 420 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 11: they pressed guys and defensemen had to have their heads 421 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 11: on a swivel on their own end. I don't think 422 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 11: you have that right now with that fourth line. Maybe 423 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 11: you can make an argument you have a little bit 424 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 11: more skill and if it drows down there, you have 425 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 11: a lot more skill. 426 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 7: Uh. 427 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 11: Freddie's a really still player. It's got to be hard 428 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 11: for him, right. I mean you're playing your top six 429 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 11: one day, top nine next, next, next, and you're now 430 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 11: in a fourth line again. So you know, I think 431 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 11: Lane's still trying to find what combinations work. Obviously we 432 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 11: had some blind juggling in Utah as well, so I 433 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 11: think with all those things being said that it's still 434 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 11: work in progress. Mike, it is, and and you know, 435 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 11: I think Lane's trying to figure like you just talked 436 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,919 Speaker 11: about the you know, whether the effort that you have 437 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 11: when trying to figure that out, and he's trying to 438 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 11: figure out what but uh, a line combinations work in 439 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 11: which guys are really willing to pay the price, and 440 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 11: it's going to be something that he's gonna I said, 441 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 11: he's building a culture and that probably doesn't happen overnight. 442 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 11: We're gonna ask highs and lows. But I still like 443 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 11: what these guys are. I really like where they're at. 444 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 11: I mean, they're they're fine, They're they're in the mix, 445 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 11: and that's that's what you ask for in a very 446 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 11: tight Western conference. They're in the mix. And as you mentioned, 447 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 11: I think it's a great point. And this is the 448 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 11: this is a big homestand coming up. 449 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 2: Who surprises you the most as far as who's in 450 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 2: this next whether it might be Utah or still even 451 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 2: San Jose or Anaheim hanging around, the King's hanging around, 452 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 2: or even Nashville hanging around as well. 453 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 11: Well, Nashville kind of coming on lately. And I think 454 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 11: it's hard to answer because it feels like every week 455 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 11: it's somebody different, you know, I mean before before they 456 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 11: started last week, it was Seattle right right, and you know, 457 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 11: as you go through there, it's like basically everybody at 458 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 11: the conference except for Vancouver seems to have like their 459 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 11: glimpses or their glimmers of both. So, uh, maybe Calgary 460 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 11: with the moves they made on uh, it's kind of 461 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 11: tapping out, I guess. But you know, I think I 462 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 11: don't even know, because it just it seems like it 463 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 11: changes by the day and maybe by the week. It changes. 464 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,159 Speaker 11: Like I said, like two weeks ago, Seattle would have 465 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 11: been that team this past week San Jose, I mean, 466 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 11: it just it changes every week. 467 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 2: Matchup two coming up here against Pittsburgh where the Kraken 468 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,880 Speaker 2: will face Sidney Crosby and Evgetty Mulk and the crack 469 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 2: And won the first matchup three to two back in 470 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 2: November in sudden death over time man. The Penguins, no surprise, 471 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 2: second best power play in the NHL, penalty kill, fifth 472 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:39,959 Speaker 2: best in the NHL, goals allowed ten best in the 473 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 2: NHL as well. The Penguins also six to two and 474 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 2: two in the last ten games. Just I mean, when 475 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 2: you think about it, me for as good as Lane 476 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 2: Lambert has been here for the crack and to get 477 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 2: them in the playoff next. I mean, Dann muse my goodness, 478 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 2: he is doing a bang up job right now keeping 479 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh in the thick of it right now, third place 480 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 2: in the Metro Division. Sidney Crosby is once again doing 481 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 2: Sidney Crosby things of getting Malkin producing as a winger 482 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 2: on the second line. So Ian I kind of tee 483 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 2: this up here. Chandler steven sending getty matchups this season, 484 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 2: Maddy Banier is getting key matchups this season. How much 485 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 2: do you look at this as far as this game 486 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 2: coming up where matchups could matter. 487 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 11: Well, I think it's obvious Laning likes to match when 488 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 11: it can, especially with Chandler Stevenson. I was specifically with Stevie, 489 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 11: but you know you mentioned it, you know, Malkin's on 490 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 11: that so called second line, you know, and they've got 491 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 11: you know, their top their top six really hot. You know, 492 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,919 Speaker 11: it's kind of heavy in terms of talent level. It 493 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:48,679 Speaker 11: drops off a little bit after that's off six. You know, 494 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 11: they've got they have. It's interesting. Their fourth line is 495 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 11: kind of what you want to have. The fourth line 496 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 11: got a little bit more skill, you know, they got 497 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 11: a little bit more skill, and they got they got 498 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 11: some more more scoring. But they they therefore line as 499 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:04,439 Speaker 11: a tone setter. So yeah, I I but I don't know, 500 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 11: it'd be interesting to see because I think the biggest 501 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 11: thing is just you mentioned it to the only box thinks, right, 502 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 11: you just gotta say stay out of the family box. 503 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 11: Don't do that. The interesting I'm assuming we'll see Skinner. Uh, 504 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 11: since they've been they've been alternating their goalies a lot. 505 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 11: Uh and she Laves went on on the last game, 506 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 11: so I would assume its Skinner, and Skinner's been kind 507 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 11: of yes and no, I mean Philip Skinners and right, yeah, 508 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 11: so but I mean, I it's it's the start of 509 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 11: a home stand, it's a day game. It's a little 510 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 11: bit different in that regards. It's funny back to back 511 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 11: two pm starts uh for Seattle and and low two 512 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 11: pm local time. At least it was three obviously in Utah. 513 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 11: So yeah, I gotta sail the money box because you 514 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 11: put you put that group, uh, because is their power 515 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 11: play is what you would expect, you know. I mean 516 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 11: it's especially with you know, with an injury. Let's hags 517 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 11: back on the number one power play, Quel is you 518 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 11: can finish Malkin obviously, Sydney Cross, Ryan Ross, they got skill, 519 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 11: they got a lot of skill. 520 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 2: And speaking of that fourth line, by the way, Noel 521 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: Achari Blake Lazatte in the Middleland, a name familiar to 522 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 2: the Pacific Northwest. Yes, Connor Doer as well. 523 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 3: Gonna be a fun one two pm. 524 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 2: Mattine coming up, Mayor, appreciate you have a great show, 525 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 2: have a great. 526 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 3: Call, my friend. 527 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 11: Thanks Mike Y else at the rink. 528 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 3: All right, Mayor, thank you very much. 529 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 2: Dad, See and for Nest joining us once again heard 530 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 2: one to three weekdays here on these airwaves at ninety 531 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 2: three to three KJRFM TV host here for the KRACK 532 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 2: and Hockey Network as well. He's got the TV call 533 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 2: coming up here for today's game. This matchup is the 534 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 2: second of two coming up here for these two teams 535 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 2: pretty evenly matched up as well as far as Holman 536 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 2: road record the Crack in ten seven and five on 537 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 2: home ice, the Penguins eleven seven and four on the road, 538 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 2: and those two centaters who we talked about who could 539 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 2: be in a matchup situation, they've also got a bit 540 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 2: of a hot hand coming into this game. Bo Chandler 541 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 2: Stevenson and Sidney Crosby looking to push their goal scoring 542 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 2: streaks now to three consecutive games. Stevenson right now second 543 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 2: on the Crack and with thirteen goals in forty five games. 544 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 3: Crosby, no surprise. 545 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,880 Speaker 2: Twenty six goals in forty seven games, also with fifty 546 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 2: three points on the campaign. On the injury side, goaltender 547 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 2: Matt Murray remains on injury reserve, but Lane Lambert telling 548 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,919 Speaker 2: the media on Sunday that he is quote progressing end 549 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 2: quote to the point where he's quote almost ready, so 550 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 2: we'll see what happens end quote. The Penguins also down 551 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 2: defenseman Eric Carlson, losing into a lower body injury just 552 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 2: this last week, but within a two week timetable, he's 553 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 2: already making rapid progression showing back up in a recent 554 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 2: practice in a non contact jersey, and reports say he 555 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 2: will travel on this road trip here with the Penguins. 556 00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 3: Gonna be a fun one. 557 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 2: The only time Sidney Crosby of Getty Malkin and Crew 558 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 2: rolling to climbate Pledgerina. 559 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 3: For this regular season. 560 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 2: It's a two pm Mattinnee Martin Luther King Junior Game Tilt, 561 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 2: also a part of the Kids Game presented by wat 562 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 2: fed Bank. We are right now set to have a 563 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 2: ton of fun with special guests throughout the entire day 564 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 2: and certainly hope you can join us once again one 565 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 2: thirty year time for your pregame show served up by 566 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 2: Frostbrewed cors Light Choose Chill ever written now on the call, 567 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 2: I'll join you back by the course light landing in 568 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 2: section twenty and of course we have talking cracking up 569 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 2: to an hour after the final horn. Certainly hope that 570 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 2: you can join us. Big thank you again to Ian 571 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 2: Furness for hanging out with us and for kracken this morning. 572 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 3: I'm Mike Benton. 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