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Speaker 1: You're listening to Cracking Weekly with Mike Betton.

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Speaker 3: When we say we're gonna get you geared up on

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Speaker 3: up on game day. Not just for Cracking this morning,

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Speaker 3: but Kracking Weekly sets the table for an incredibly busy

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Speaker 1: Mike Benton with.

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Speaker 3: this week, three at home, a one off trip as

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Speaker 3: what's ahead here on the Crack Inside. Additionally, Jonathan Davis

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Speaker 3: just a little bit here too, talk about the cracket

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Speaker 3: heading into this week. Additionally, matters around the Western Conference

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Speaker 3: and how the Krakens stack up against the likes of Minnesota.

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Speaker 1: The Kings, and much more.

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Speaker 3: Jonathan Davis joining us on the show later on today.

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Speaker 3: But first things first, here's a little taste of what

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Speaker 3: and Alkiniski told it up top.

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Speaker 4: Montor shot breaks his stick back to Toleran. It scores

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Speaker 4: Ellie tolanand right as the power play expires, but it's

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Speaker 4: It wings getting behind the defense, shot light side from

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Speaker 4: Anybody hears turns away Raymond's thresher now everly to mar

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Speaker 5: In the first well, this place starts back in the

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Speaker 5: Checker feeds it up to him and every everybody grunts

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Speaker 2: This title this game.

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Speaker 3: So the bottom line the last two games matter off

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Speaker 3: The Kraken were so close very next night this past

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Speaker 8: As a defensive group, I mean, how much did the

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Speaker 8: How do you feel the guys played overall? I mean

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Speaker 9: Little bit more energy, you know, got in the for check,

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Speaker 3: All right, Well, here we are with the Crack and

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Speaker 3: ever it fits you, Al Kadisky here for our roundtable.

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Speaker 3: Jonathan Davis for Serious XM NHL Network ready to be

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Speaker 3: But I mean, guys, let's first just get into it

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Speaker 3: it clearly showed that Detroit was giving them point shots

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Speaker 6: So but yeah, man, you know this week was it was.

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Speaker 4: It was a frustrating week for a variety of reasons.

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Speaker 2: Before that.

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Speaker 5: We saw bad changes, we saw bad penalties, selfy neutral zone.

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Speaker 10: Players couldn't catch a pass. It was very sloppy. Yeah,

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Speaker 4: Yeah, the you know the power play, It's funny you

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Speaker 4: Break it, You've got a number of high skill guys

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Speaker 4: But when you see just the speed that other team's

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Speaker 1: That's phenomenal.

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Speaker 5: I don't know if he was thinking about pushing across

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I think Joey coming back. He's getting

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Speaker 6: I still think he's the number one on this team

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Speaker 1: Now. I'll let you take it away after this year.

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Speaker 5: Is after that nine to four loss to Edmonton, would

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Speaker 5: we see Joey to court again? I thought we would

441
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Speaker 5: see Philip Grubauer, But the argument was presented, you give

442
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Speaker 5: your number one, Joey's your number one. You give your

443
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Speaker 5: number one an opportunity to redeem himself.

444
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Speaker 10: Yes.

445
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Speaker 5: Yeah, So he goes out and the team loses to

446
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Speaker 5: Edmonton in that game, So then you think, okay, probably

447
00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,880
Speaker 5: going to see Groenauer for Detroit again. Joey starts again,

448
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Speaker 5: So I'm o for too. Over the last two games

449
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Speaker 5: on who I think might be starting. I'm not sure

450
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Speaker 5: if Grubauer will go against Minnesota or not, but again

451
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Speaker 5: I'm going to say it wouldn't surprise me if he did.

452
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Speaker 3: We had a top line that remained consistent, and after

453
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Speaker 3: that everything else shuffled on Saturday and we didn't even

454
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Speaker 3: get the defensive core here with alexiak out as a

455
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Speaker 3: healthy scratch.

456
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Speaker 1: But mccam, ben year Zebralee, you see something there.

457
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Speaker 3: And I want to touch on Maddy later on here

458
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Speaker 3: because this is I think a very important part of

459
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Speaker 3: this conversation with his growth and where the crack and

460
00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:05,320
Speaker 3: are at here for this season. Ellie tolven and Chandler

461
00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:11,080
Speaker 3: Stevenson Coppocco, then Mason March meant Freddie Gadreau, Berkeley Catton

462
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Speaker 3: and some shuffling went around a little bit there, but

463
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Speaker 3: then he had Ty Cartier, Shane Wright, Ryan Winterton with

464
00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:22,359
Speaker 3: limited exposure, still look pretty effective and pretty solid. And

465
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Speaker 3: a spoiler alert here, Krchi may be coming up in

466
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Speaker 3: one of our three stars at the very end of

467
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Speaker 3: this here for this drop. So as far as the

468
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Speaker 3: forwards are concerned, what did we make out of the

469
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Speaker 3: lineup changes?

470
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Speaker 2: Love the three star teas. It's very well done.

471
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Speaker 5: I think this is just going to be something that

472
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Speaker 5: we as broadcasters need to get used to, is that

473
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Speaker 5: Leid Lambert is not afraid to make an in game

474
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Speaker 5: adjustment on a regular basis.

475
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Speaker 2: I mean, there.

476
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Speaker 5: Aren't too many games over the course of the first

477
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Speaker 5: twenty six where I think all four Ford lines have

478
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Speaker 5: stayed in tact throughout the game. I mean, there's certainly

479
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Speaker 5: a lot fewer of those games than games where there

480
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Speaker 5: hasn't been adjustments. I just think that he's okay with,

481
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Speaker 5: you know, making those tweaks in game, hoping to squeeze

482
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Speaker 5: a little more juice out of his lines. And as

483
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Speaker 5: far as the lineup goes in that that Detroit game, yeah, I.

484
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Speaker 2: Mean I liked, you know, writ and Gadreu in the middle.

485
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Speaker 5: I'm that bottom six, and I thought Coco was going

486
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Speaker 5: to fit in well with that.

487
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Speaker 2: Tolbyn and Stevenson line. Stevenson such a great playmaker.

488
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Speaker 5: I thought, you know that both Coco and Tolbden would

489
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Speaker 5: get some great opportunities for shots on goal. I know

490
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Speaker 5: Coco's only had one since he came back into the lineup,

491
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Speaker 5: and he's the kind of guy that should be scoring

492
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Speaker 5: every couple of games and grabbing, you know, especially in

493
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Speaker 5: the top six multiplay games every few games as well.

494
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Speaker 5: So I know he wants more personally out of his game.

495
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Speaker 5: I thought that that line might be the right combination

496
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Speaker 5: to do it.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I like, I liked the look of that line.

498
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Speaker 4: Toilvan and Steven Coppo Coppo Coco. They've got a little

499
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Speaker 4: bit of everything.

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Speaker 6: I think on that line. I have zero issue.

501
00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:05,200
Speaker 4: With Lane Lambert sometimes blending up the lines. I love

502
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Speaker 4: the game within the game, and I think that is

503
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Speaker 4: the sign of a coach that's active, that's dialed in.

504
00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:17,520
Speaker 4: He sees things that maybe aren't looking right, or maybe

505
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Speaker 4: the crackheader being exposed in this area. And you've got

506
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Speaker 4: the pieces to plug and play, and this lineup lends itself.

507
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Speaker 6: To do just that.

508
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Speaker 4: You've got a number of guys I think everyone in

509
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Speaker 4: this lineup, I mean maybe outside of your top line,

510
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:38,080
Speaker 4: everyone in this lineup can play everywhere else. Right, I

511
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Speaker 4: would feel comfortable with car Cha, right, Ryan Winterton as

512
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Speaker 4: your second line. I would feel comfortable with Marchmint, Gaudreau

513
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Speaker 4: and Catton as your second line.

514
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Speaker 6: Right.

515
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Speaker 4: I think that everyone on this roster can play anywhere.

516
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Speaker 4: But I will say the one thing that and I

517
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Speaker 4: gotta I gotta phrase this carefully because I'm not trying

518
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Speaker 4: to from a position of criticism or or combativeness. But

519
00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,479
Speaker 4: I think the one thing that I'd like to see

520
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:16,560
Speaker 4: more of is maybe more consistency for Shane Wright and

521
00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:21,679
Speaker 4: Berkeley Catton, especially young players in the league. You're trying

522
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Speaker 4: to see what you have with Shane Wright. And I

523
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Speaker 4: know I'm starting to sound like the Internet and the

524
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Speaker 4: people that are like Shane Wright's ally got eight minutes

525
00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,840
Speaker 4: in the fourth line tonight, Yeah, play right more.

526
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Speaker 6: I get it. I know.

527
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Speaker 4: I know that I'm coming off as a fan right now,

528
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Speaker 4: and please to our loyal listeners forgive.

529
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Speaker 6: Me, But but I don't know.

530
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Speaker 4: I would like to see Shane Wright in that in

531
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Speaker 4: a spot for five consecutive games. I'd like to see

532
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:51,160
Speaker 4: Berkeley Catten in a spot for for five consecutive games

533
00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,160
Speaker 4: and see what you have with them.

534
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Speaker 6: But outside of that, I think that the.

535
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Speaker 4: Lines that that we're seeing every night, I'm fine with them.

536
00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,359
Speaker 4: The defense has never been the issue. The personnel. I

537
00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,600
Speaker 4: think if you look at the crack and defensive personnel,

538
00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:10,720
Speaker 4: it got probably one of the best decours in the conference.

539
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,800
Speaker 4: But you know, it's just you're trying to find that

540
00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:17,880
Speaker 4: mix every night that works. But I think because you've

541
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:24,520
Speaker 4: got so many versatile players in your bottom nine forward group,

542
00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,320
Speaker 4: it can be hard to find a consistent mix.

543
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Speaker 3: The issues kind of override maybe the personnel matters here

544
00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:34,640
Speaker 3: with him being on and we saw this a long

545
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Speaker 3: time before he got hurt. But Jaden Schwartz, how much

546
00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,400
Speaker 3: does this team miss him? How do they react here

547
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:40,840
Speaker 3: for this week?

548
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Speaker 5: As far as the lineup, yeah, I think you're really

549
00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,880
Speaker 5: seeing the impact of having seventeen nine of the lineup.

550
00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:52,760
Speaker 5: Special teams, physicality, you know, NetFront, presence, all of the

551
00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:56,040
Speaker 5: above are impacted with him out of the lineup, and

552
00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,480
Speaker 5: you think, well, it's going to give other guys opportunities

553
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Speaker 5: to do the same that that gay just hasn't been

554
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Speaker 5: filled since since he's been out, So you're not gonna

555
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Speaker 5: You're likely not going to see him for the remainder

556
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Speaker 5: of December. You know, when in January he's back, who knows,

557
00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:14,239
Speaker 5: but you know they're going to have to continue to

558
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,560
Speaker 5: look for ways to try and solve the missing piece

559
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:18,440
Speaker 5: of Jaden Schwartz.

560
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Speaker 4: There is a there is a certain calmness about Jaden Schwartz.

561
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Speaker 6: When he's on the ice, when he's on the.

562
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Speaker 4: Bench, he's in the locker room, you know. And I

563
00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,439
Speaker 4: think I said this last week too. It's almost like

564
00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:38,160
Speaker 4: everyone just gives this, all right, bro, kind of here

565
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:42,640
Speaker 4: we go, right, And I think you're missing You're missing.

566
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Speaker 6: That al Al loves. I love the visual that Al gives.

567
00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,600
Speaker 6: You need a guy that's willing to go to the.

568
00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:52,640
Speaker 4: Net and score a goal off his face, and Schwartz

569
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Speaker 4: is a guy who will do that.

570
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Speaker 6: Never mind the power play. You're missing that net front guy.

571
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Speaker 4: You're you're missing a player that I think adds that

572
00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,520
Speaker 4: little extra for everyone else in the lineup. I think

573
00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,600
Speaker 4: he is a player that people will say, oh, if

574
00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,400
Speaker 4: he can do it, I can do it. If he's

575
00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,320
Speaker 4: doing it, then I'm going to the corners. If he's

576
00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,400
Speaker 4: going to the front of the that blocking shots, then

577
00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:21,680
Speaker 4: I'm gonna go block shots. And you miss that piece

578
00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:25,000
Speaker 4: of your of your identity. With Swartz out of the lineup,

579
00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,840
Speaker 4: and and Alan and I were talking, this also presents

580
00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,120
Speaker 4: an opportunity for other players to step.

581
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Speaker 6: Up in that role.

582
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Speaker 4: I know, Yannie Newman was a name that you know,

583
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Speaker 4: I'd love to see him use his frame and his

584
00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:42,040
Speaker 4: size and add a bit more of a power physical

585
00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:45,040
Speaker 4: element to his game. Coppolcaco, I know that it's been

586
00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,960
Speaker 4: a rough go for him this season, but again that

587
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:51,959
Speaker 4: size of his you know, if he can safely and

588
00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:58,320
Speaker 4: healthily go to the dirty areas and and and add

589
00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,760
Speaker 4: a little bit more of that of that, you know

590
00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:04,560
Speaker 4: what you to your game to his game. I like

591
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:08,120
Speaker 4: where the Kraken are going, but you do miss so

592
00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,960
Speaker 4: much with Schwartz that might not always show up on

593
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Speaker 4: the score sheet.

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Speaker 5: I'll just add to that list Ellie told you to lead. Yeah,

595
00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,840
Speaker 5: team sixty three hits, Mason Marshman sixty five two twelve.

596
00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:18,880
Speaker 5: There's a couple of guys that should be in front

597
00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,640
Speaker 5: of the net every single time they're on the ice.

598
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Speaker 3: Well, certainly, when you go back and think of who

599
00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:25,320
Speaker 3: you miss the most, it's guys who are closest to

600
00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,720
Speaker 3: your own identity. I mean, when you have a guy

601
00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,760
Speaker 3: out like Schwartz, who's a leader based on his experience,

602
00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,200
Speaker 3: who's a leader based on how he plays, you go

603
00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,840
Speaker 3: to the front of the net. That's where this team

604
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:39,240
Speaker 3: has to live offensively. And not only that, but the

605
00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,400
Speaker 3: way that he's able to get pucks, clean up ice,

606
00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,960
Speaker 3: he makes smart plays. It fits this system here to

607
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:47,160
Speaker 3: a t, which I mean, I think going back when

608
00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:48,920
Speaker 3: he was knocked out, of course, what do you know,

609
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,600
Speaker 3: it was a play at the front of the net.

610
00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:54,480
Speaker 3: But you're kind of thinking, Okay, holds your breath right now,

611
00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:57,280
Speaker 3: because this is where it's going to get really, really

612
00:30:57,320 --> 00:30:59,800
Speaker 3: tough to fill that kind of hole. And you know,

613
00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:03,160
Speaker 3: it's one of those adversity moments that that this team

614
00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,920
Speaker 3: has to respond with. So I love what you mentioned,

615
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,440
Speaker 3: Everett and the fact that it's gotta be next man

616
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,520
Speaker 3: up here, and you have plenty of veterans, plenty of rookies,

617
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,080
Speaker 3: especially Yannie Newman, who have got to find a way

618
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:18,240
Speaker 3: not just to live offensively off his shot, but find

619
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Speaker 3: a way to also live right at the front of

620
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Speaker 3: the net.

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Speaker 1: This door is wide open now.

622
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Speaker 4: I'm gonna I'm gonna gush over Jaden Schwartz. Oh just

623
00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,840
Speaker 4: a little bit more. When I look at players in

624
00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:31,080
Speaker 4: this league that have been around for a while, they've

625
00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:35,960
Speaker 4: won Cups, they do the right things, and I cannot

626
00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:39,240
Speaker 4: think of a time in the five years now that

627
00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:41,120
Speaker 4: we've had Jaden Schwartz.

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Speaker 6: In our organization where I've said.

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Speaker 4: Man, he didn't look good tonight. Man I need more

630
00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:49,080
Speaker 4: from him. Man, he just doesn't have it tonight. I

631
00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,360
Speaker 4: cannot recall a single time ever saying that. And he

632
00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:58,680
Speaker 4: is a guy that does everything right. He does everything well.

633
00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:02,480
Speaker 4: He might not be great eight at anything in particular,

634
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:06,840
Speaker 4: but he does everything so well and that's what makes

635
00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:10,320
Speaker 4: him a great player and the consummate pro.

636
00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,640
Speaker 6: Whatever you want to whatever you want.

637
00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:17,400
Speaker 4: To say, Jaden Schwartz, I think around the league is

638
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:22,040
Speaker 4: probably one of the more underappreciated, not underrated, because I

639
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:26,880
Speaker 4: think everyone knows his game, but I think underappreciated for

640
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,880
Speaker 4: the value that he brings to a lineup.

641
00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,400
Speaker 2: Yeah, there's two things you can count on. One is

642
00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,560
Speaker 2: the is. The is the the effort.

643
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:36,400
Speaker 5: Like you said, there's a lot of things well, but

644
00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,880
Speaker 5: the effort is going to be there every single game.

645
00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:43,440
Speaker 5: That leadership is the other thing. And I'll just add

646
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,880
Speaker 5: you know, everybody wants to talk about details and jams.

647
00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,080
Speaker 5: Swartz is one of those guys where he knows what

648
00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:53,080
Speaker 5: the right details are, he knows how to execute those details,

649
00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,600
Speaker 5: and he will share those with other players making the

650
00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:56,600
Speaker 5: team better as well.

651
00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:00,000
Speaker 4: I remember last year I think Jaden Schwartz had a

652
00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,680
Speaker 4: a lengthy point drought and you could tell that he

653
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:05,640
Speaker 4: was You could tell he was frustrated.

654
00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:06,560
Speaker 6: You could tell that he was.

655
00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:12,840
Speaker 4: Upset, but but you didn't he didn't let that shine

656
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,920
Speaker 4: through in his play, you know.

657
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,360
Speaker 6: And it was it was something it was two years ago.

658
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Speaker 4: I forget what it was, but there was a time

659
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Speaker 4: I remember when Schwartz had a lengthy point drought and

660
00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,760
Speaker 4: he wasn't scoring like he wanted to and all of that,

661
00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:27,320
Speaker 4: but he never let.

662
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Speaker 6: It get him down.

663
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Speaker 4: And he was still doing so many things to help

664
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Speaker 4: the team. I mean, if they were if they gave

665
00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:35,960
Speaker 4: out third assists, he probably would have had twelve of

666
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Speaker 4: them because of how he started plays and how he

667
00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,280
Speaker 4: helped break the puck into the zone, and and and

668
00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:44,480
Speaker 4: he would hit a guy and he would create the turnovers.

669
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Speaker 6: So again I'm talking in circles, but I just I.

670
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Speaker 4: Love the guy and I really appreciate what he does

671
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Speaker 4: and what he means and brings to this lineup.

672
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Speaker 3: I want to get to Maddy Beniers here. When you

673
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Speaker 3: look at the numbers, you first look at this, I

674
00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,600
Speaker 3: think in two different ways. Three goals in his first

675
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Speaker 3: twenty games. You may be looking for more out of

676
00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:09,319
Speaker 3: him defensively, he's looking dialed in. You're leading a SIS

677
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,839
Speaker 3: guy as well on this team, and he right now

678
00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,000
Speaker 3: is tied with the team leading scoring with Jordan Eberley.

679
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,960
Speaker 3: He's on pace for a fifty point season. Now you're

680
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Speaker 3: looking for more maybe as he gets older and older

681
00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,360
Speaker 3: and older, But as of right now, that is emerging

682
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,920
Speaker 3: to be his second best output in his best season

683
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Speaker 3: since he won the Calder Trophy back in twenty twenty two,

684
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Speaker 3: twenty three. So what do we make out of Maddie's

685
00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:32,800
Speaker 3: progress so far this season?

686
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we talked about this in the broadcast, Mike.

687
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Speaker 5: I've been real happy with Maddie's game from his own

688
00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,759
Speaker 5: blue line in this season. And I think that you know,

689
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Speaker 5: you do you say, well, does it make up for,

690
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,720
Speaker 5: you know, the lack of scoring?

691
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Speaker 2: Maybe? Maybe not?

692
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:53,920
Speaker 5: You know, I if he's playing in last year's system,

693
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,840
Speaker 5: he's probably got a lot more goals, but his plus

694
00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:57,839
Speaker 5: minus probably looks worse because he's not as playing as

695
00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:01,600
Speaker 5: much defense. So, because this team has bought into this

696
00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:05,319
Speaker 5: defense first structure mentality, a guy like Manny Bneers is

697
00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:07,919
Speaker 5: not going to score as often. I just I truly

698
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:10,279
Speaker 5: believe that. And it's not just Maddy. You bring any

699
00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:12,400
Speaker 5: top scorer in if they're going to play this style

700
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,120
Speaker 5: of hockey, they're not going to score as much. And

701
00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:17,360
Speaker 5: some players don't like it. But as far as what

702
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,520
Speaker 5: I can tell, everybody's bought into this system, and you

703
00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,120
Speaker 5: have to sacrifice a little bit to buy into it.

704
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:27,960
Speaker 5: Maddy's fully bought into it. His his his stick work

705
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,640
Speaker 5: along the wall, on the wall, his battles. He's coming

706
00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:35,600
Speaker 5: up with the puck more often. The Monteur goal last night,

707
00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,120
Speaker 5: he picked up the puck inside of his own blue line,

708
00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,919
Speaker 5: made a couple of dip backs, you know, shook off

709
00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,480
Speaker 5: his attacker, and then fed it out to every to

710
00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:46,879
Speaker 5: set that goal up. So that doesn't happen for Maddy

711
00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:48,640
Speaker 5: vaneers one two years ago.

712
00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:50,440
Speaker 2: I don't think. I think he gives that puck up

713
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:51,839
Speaker 2: and that goal never happens.

714
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Speaker 4: Yeah, I the fans side of me is screaming three goals?

715
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Speaker 6: What are we doing here?

716
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Speaker 4: But when you when you watch his game and you

717
00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:08,000
Speaker 4: see just how much he has matured and grown on

718
00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,920
Speaker 4: the ice, in the locker room, he's a leader. He's

719
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:14,480
Speaker 4: a voice on that bench. You know, he he is

720
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Speaker 4: I genuinely believe that Matt eveniers Is is a top

721
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,759
Speaker 4: two way forward definitely in the in the division, if

722
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:28,200
Speaker 4: not the Western Conference already. And and and I think

723
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,759
Speaker 4: you know, there's been a number of folks who are

724
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:34,560
Speaker 4: who were giving him, you know, Dark Corse, uh, Dark

725
00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:35,800
Speaker 4: Corse Selki.

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Speaker 6: You know potential right this year.

727
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Speaker 4: So I love the way that Maddie's game has has evolved.

728
00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:47,040
Speaker 4: I love seeing how responsible he is. He is starting

729
00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:49,960
Speaker 4: to get in the mix a bit more. He's added

730
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Speaker 4: a little bit of a physical elements.

731
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Speaker 1: Gone next level now with him. I saw that the

732
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Speaker 1: other night.

733
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Speaker 4: And when I say physical element, I don't mean he's

734
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,000
Speaker 4: getting in there trying to fight guy. But he's not

735
00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:04,320
Speaker 4: shying away from board battles. He's going into the corners.

736
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:07,760
Speaker 4: He's not afraid to take a hit to make a play.

737
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:10,959
Speaker 4: He spins off of guys. And you're right, you didn't

738
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:14,040
Speaker 4: see that two years ago. So his hockey, IQ, the

739
00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,319
Speaker 4: way that he's played the game has has gotten so

740
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:20,120
Speaker 4: much better. He has been a joy to watch. But

741
00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:23,399
Speaker 4: I'm gonna put my fan hat on and I'm like, Maddie.

742
00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,239
Speaker 6: I need more than three goals. I love you, I

743
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:26,759
Speaker 6: need more but I get it.

744
00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:30,840
Speaker 4: I love that his game has become so complete, and

745
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:34,919
Speaker 4: you're right, al in this system, you're going to sacrifice

746
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:39,040
Speaker 4: a few things, you know, But I think that you know,

747
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:45,239
Speaker 4: if we're talking first half pre Christmas Kraken MVP, I

748
00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:47,120
Speaker 4: mean Maddy Mniers is on that list for me.

749
00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:51,399
Speaker 5: Yeah yeah, And you know, as far as the fan goes, yeah,

750
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,000
Speaker 5: that hat nearby, but I'll put it that imaginary fan

751
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,760
Speaker 5: hat on. I would say, why can't he be both?

752
00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:59,279
Speaker 5: Why can't he be the two hundred foot center that

753
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:01,720
Speaker 5: you have to become this year and still score goals?

754
00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:03,080
Speaker 5: That's what the fans want.

755
00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:06,520
Speaker 6: His last goal, I remember when was this.

756
00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:10,160
Speaker 4: This was back against Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago.

757
00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:13,400
Speaker 4: That goal he scored just a snipe from the circle.

758
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:17,520
Speaker 4: Like you forget sometimes that Maddy Beniers has a really

759
00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,400
Speaker 4: good shot and you see it in practice, you know,

760
00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:23,239
Speaker 4: he he I remember last year he was working on

761
00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:26,680
Speaker 4: his release a lot after practice and trying to get

762
00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:29,719
Speaker 4: a fraction of a second quicker with his release. I'd

763
00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:33,280
Speaker 4: love to see him use that shot more and again

764
00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:36,640
Speaker 4: we've talked about it. Funneling pucks toward the net. Laine

765
00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:40,720
Speaker 4: Lambert has said multiple times on the record, off the record,

766
00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:42,800
Speaker 4: I want these guys to be more selfish.

767
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:44,520
Speaker 6: I want guys to shoot the puck more.

768
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:48,360
Speaker 4: And you know, the famous Michael Scott once said, you

769
00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:50,480
Speaker 4: miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take,

770
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:54,600
Speaker 4: So listen, I want Maddie to start shooting the puck more.

771
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Speaker 4: But I'm with you. You know where he's grown so

772
00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:01,839
Speaker 4: much in his game is just so valuable for what

773
00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:02,840
Speaker 4: this team's trying to do.

774
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Speaker 1: I'm going to go down.

775
00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:09,759
Speaker 3: I'm going to go down this legendary player's resume as

776
00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:14,040
Speaker 3: far as point totals, which began more or less at

777
00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:16,960
Speaker 3: the prime of his career, when he began to win

778
00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:22,240
Speaker 3: and win successfully, thirty nine points, fifty two points, fifty seven,

779
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:27,239
Speaker 3: sixty four, thirty two in a shortened year, sixty two,

780
00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:31,719
Speaker 3: fifty five, sixty eight, fifty three, sixty three, then seventy nine,

781
00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:36,719
Speaker 3: fifty six, et cetera. That player was Patrice Bergeron, And

782
00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:38,440
Speaker 3: that's the player Matty Beineer's wants to be.

783
00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:40,520
Speaker 6: That's his that's his favorite player.

784
00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:44,920
Speaker 4: That is to a lot of folks, compare want to

785
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:48,560
Speaker 4: compare him to being from Boston. Listen, if you're telling

786
00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:50,560
Speaker 4: me the Cracking I've got Patrice Berger on two point.

787
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,239
Speaker 6: Oh, I am probably fine with that.

788
00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,120
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, And you know, going back to that comment

789
00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:59,239
Speaker 5: you made about his shot, his shot release. If you're

790
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:00,919
Speaker 5: listening to this right now, now you're saying, I don't

791
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,200
Speaker 5: know what you mean by shot release. What's a fast one?

792
00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:06,440
Speaker 5: What's what's what's a slow one? Fast one? Watch the

793
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,560
Speaker 5: game winning goal by Patrick k last night. Yeah, he

794
00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:12,719
Speaker 5: receives the puck and not in the best position. He

795
00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:14,680
Speaker 5: actually has to choke up on his stick a little bit.

796
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:15,479
Speaker 2: But from the.

797
00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:17,480
Speaker 5: Time that puck hits the blade of his stick until

798
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:19,960
Speaker 5: the time he gets it off, it's barely a second.

799
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Speaker 2: And I think when.

800
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Speaker 5: You've got to release like that, you don't have to

801
00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:26,200
Speaker 5: have the hardest shot, but if it's accurate and it's quick,

802
00:40:26,239 --> 00:40:27,600
Speaker 5: you're going to score a ton of goals. And I

803
00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,080
Speaker 5: know that's what Maddie Deniers is working on.

804
00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:31,439
Speaker 3: Yeah, all right, Fitz is gonna go take a break.

805
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,120
Speaker 3: Let's go to the Beacon Plumbing hotline right now. Time

806
00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,799
Speaker 3: to bring on our special guest, his debut here on

807
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Speaker 3: Crack and Weekly. His name is Jonathan Davis, a Vson

808
00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:43,080
Speaker 3: hockey betting analysts You can also hear him as a

809
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:47,759
Speaker 3: correspondent on Sirius XM. NHL Network Radio does some fantastic

810
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,920
Speaker 3: work based on the West Coast. Jonathan, great to have you.

811
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,439
Speaker 3: Thank you for joining us here. And I first want

812
00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,960
Speaker 3: to dive into this. The krack And will be out

813
00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:58,640
Speaker 3: there before the holiday break in Los Angeles, and it

814
00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:00,319
Speaker 3: takes me back here. It's a growing up in the

815
00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:03,480
Speaker 3: Glendora area where sometimes I mean managed shorts weather on

816
00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:05,839
Speaker 3: Christmas Day, I mean, Jonathan, for the trip out there.

817
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:07,600
Speaker 1: Do you think that we're going to be backing light?

818
00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:11,120
Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean, look, I just before we started this interview,

819
00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:13,680
Speaker 11: I was just out of the beach and watching all

820
00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:17,840
Speaker 11: everybody surfing. It is you know, for a guy it

821
00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:21,200
Speaker 11: was born in Montreal and raised in Toronto. I made

822
00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:24,760
Speaker 11: the right decision a long time ago to trade snow

823
00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:25,440
Speaker 11: for beach.

824
00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:25,919
Speaker 2: Uh.

825
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:29,400
Speaker 3: You take me back, and I think you nail the

826
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Speaker 3: secret here to success. Spend less money on clothes and

827
00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:37,560
Speaker 3: more on experiences. Let's get down to the this part

828
00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:39,080
Speaker 3: of the week here, the crack And are playing in

829
00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:41,520
Speaker 3: a stretch of eleven games and twenty days. It's getting

830
00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:44,279
Speaker 3: busy and this could have a major effect on their

831
00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:48,280
Speaker 3: playoff fortunes and they're still trying to figure out figure

832
00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:51,319
Speaker 3: things after going winless in five in a row. Now

833
00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:54,960
Speaker 3: they can play defense, their goaltending has been mostly dialed in,

834
00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:58,480
Speaker 3: but they're experiencing a ton of issues as far as

835
00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:03,160
Speaker 3: offensive generation, pedally kill issues. Also on top of that,

836
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:05,960
Speaker 3: when you consider the overall scope of the season, So

837
00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:09,719
Speaker 3: Jonathan to you, what's weighing on their playoff hopes from

838
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:12,680
Speaker 3: both sides when you consider how their strains stack up

839
00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:15,640
Speaker 3: against the rest of the league and what they're needing

840
00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:16,600
Speaker 3: to level up with.

841
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:19,720
Speaker 11: Well, I mean, look, the biggest problem that they face

842
00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:21,480
Speaker 11: is that they're offensively challenged.

843
00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:24,920
Speaker 12: I mean, you know, Matty Veneers and Jordan Everley with.

844
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:28,600
Speaker 11: Sixteen points lead the team, and that puts them about

845
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,520
Speaker 11: one hundred and forty first in scoring in the NHL.

846
00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:35,760
Speaker 11: So if you're the opposition, you know, and you're putting,

847
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:37,759
Speaker 11: you know, you've got all the lines on your on

848
00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:41,640
Speaker 11: the whiteboard of your you know, the cracking there's not

849
00:42:41,719 --> 00:42:43,520
Speaker 11: a big heavy game planning issue.

850
00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:45,720
Speaker 12: So I think you know.

851
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:49,200
Speaker 11: Then you know, not having a game breaker really hurts

852
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,920
Speaker 11: the cracking. And for the early part of the season,

853
00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:54,759
Speaker 11: you know, they were able to do it because whether

854
00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:58,280
Speaker 11: it was Joey deccord or Philip Grubauer or Matt Murray,

855
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:01,360
Speaker 11: they were getting saved and they were able to stay

856
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:02,040
Speaker 11: in games.

857
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:04,000
Speaker 12: And right now, you know, they've gone.

858
00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:06,520
Speaker 11: You know, it wasn't long ago that they were what

859
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:10,040
Speaker 11: top too or at least top five in goals against,

860
00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:13,000
Speaker 11: and now they're sitting you know, I think around fifteen.

861
00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:17,800
Speaker 11: So if you can't score and now you're starting to

862
00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:21,840
Speaker 11: give up goals, it makes it really tough for this

863
00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:25,120
Speaker 11: cracking team that's been able. You know, look, their success

864
00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:28,040
Speaker 11: early on is being able to get games to overtime

865
00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:29,279
Speaker 11: and pick it up.

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Speaker 12: That that loser point, there's no I mean, you can't

867
00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:32,680
Speaker 12: hide behind that.

868
00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:36,520
Speaker 11: So you know, for this front office, they've got to

869
00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:40,759
Speaker 11: find a way to get themselves more guys that can

870
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:41,440
Speaker 11: can score.

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00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:42,560
Speaker 12: Because when you look.

872
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:44,239
Speaker 11: Back to you know, look when they that year that

873
00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:47,600
Speaker 11: they took you know, they knocked out Colorado, there are

874
00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:52,200
Speaker 11: six guys that are no longer on that team were

875
00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:53,040
Speaker 11: from that year.

876
00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:56,160
Speaker 12: You know, I look back, it's it's like the Org Strand.

877
00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:58,080
Speaker 2: Wehenberg Donado.

878
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:01,160
Speaker 4: City.

879
00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:05,200
Speaker 12: Yeah, geeky, So you know, six.

880
00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:07,480
Speaker 11: Guys you haven't been able to replace. So it's it's

881
00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:10,680
Speaker 11: tough when you can't score and now you're really relying

882
00:44:10,719 --> 00:44:14,160
Speaker 11: on your goalie to bail you out, you know, most nights.

883
00:44:14,440 --> 00:44:17,200
Speaker 3: And we had a conversation here also losing Jaden Schwartz

884
00:44:17,239 --> 00:44:19,840
Speaker 3: out of this mix until maybe the last part of

885
00:44:19,880 --> 00:44:22,760
Speaker 3: the month, maybe even to New Year's certainly really dense

886
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:25,600
Speaker 3: the plans here as far as far as this is concerned.

887
00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:28,919
Speaker 3: So top line scoring with that has been a big

888
00:44:28,920 --> 00:44:31,600
Speaker 3: part of the discussion in the hockey world here for upgrades,

889
00:44:31,640 --> 00:44:33,800
Speaker 3: I mean, is there a certain type of player, Jonathan

890
00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:36,400
Speaker 3: you think that is the best fit in this situation

891
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:38,960
Speaker 3: or is this a matter of whatever guy that you

892
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,840
Speaker 3: can get to pump in you more points that makes

893
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:43,440
Speaker 3: the upgrade worth pursuing.

894
00:44:44,719 --> 00:44:47,640
Speaker 11: I don't think they're one player away, if that's what

895
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:51,719
Speaker 11: you're asking. So I think there's there's just more more

896
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:54,759
Speaker 11: than one player that this team needs to be able

897
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:57,680
Speaker 11: to take itself to the next level. I mean, so

898
00:44:58,080 --> 00:45:01,439
Speaker 11: you know, yeah, they're not one right away, That's that's

899
00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:03,759
Speaker 11: pretty much it. Or they're not one player away, I

900
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:07,920
Speaker 11: mean unless unless they do some major overhaul with this roster.

901
00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:13,279
Speaker 11: You know, look, there there's definitely some some things, you know,

902
00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:16,880
Speaker 11: guys to get excited about. You know, I love you know,

903
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:20,600
Speaker 11: look Shane, whit continues to develop, and you've got ty

904
00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:23,479
Speaker 11: Krcha and you've got oh my god, I'm.

905
00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:26,600
Speaker 12: Trying to think of the kid out of Spokane.

906
00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:31,480
Speaker 11: Yeah, so there are you know, but this is a

907
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:32,840
Speaker 11: team that's a couple of years away.

908
00:45:33,080 --> 00:45:35,120
Speaker 12: They're not just one not one player away.

909
00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:38,680
Speaker 5: Jonathan, you know the krack and have obviously employed this

910
00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:43,680
Speaker 5: defensive first structure this season. And you know, my broadcast

911
00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:45,640
Speaker 5: partner Everett and I talk about it a lot that

912
00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:48,319
Speaker 5: it tends to be boring hockey from a fans standpoint,

913
00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:51,480
Speaker 5: but as you pointed out, when you're having trouble scoring goals,

914
00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:53,200
Speaker 5: your only option is to try and keep them out

915
00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:55,440
Speaker 5: of your own net. What do you think about that

916
00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:57,960
Speaker 5: approach to the game and is it something that's sustainable

917
00:45:58,000 --> 00:45:59,880
Speaker 5: through eighty two games and potentially in the.

918
00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:03,680
Speaker 11: Laos Well, look, Kings fans can echo those same thoughts, guys.

919
00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,279
Speaker 11: You know that's the problem here in Los Angeles. I

920
00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:08,520
Speaker 11: mean I took a look at the numbers. They're like

921
00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:11,520
Speaker 11: three and twelve this year. When they give up three

922
00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:14,760
Speaker 11: goals or more, they need to play low event hockey

923
00:46:14,840 --> 00:46:18,799
Speaker 11: as well, at least under the style of play that

924
00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:20,560
Speaker 11: Jim Hiller wants them, you.

925
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:24,680
Speaker 12: Know, to play. So look, there, you have to deal

926
00:46:24,719 --> 00:46:28,160
Speaker 12: with what you've got. And so when you don't have the.

927
00:46:28,120 --> 00:46:31,480
Speaker 11: Game breaker, you know, you have to find a way

928
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:35,360
Speaker 11: to shut things down. What was interesting was Seattle guys,

929
00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:40,760
Speaker 11: like I took a look last year, the overwhelming majority

930
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:43,200
Speaker 11: of their wins last year they happen to score four

931
00:46:43,239 --> 00:46:46,400
Speaker 11: goals or more, which I thought was kind of interesting. Yeah,

932
00:46:47,120 --> 00:46:49,640
Speaker 11: but it's just not a long term recipe right now

933
00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:51,319
Speaker 11: with the roster that they have.

934
00:46:51,520 --> 00:46:54,120
Speaker 12: So they've got to play defense first.

935
00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:57,600
Speaker 11: The problem with is it, you know, is it everybody's

936
00:46:57,640 --> 00:47:01,000
Speaker 11: got to be at their best every night. If they're not,

937
00:47:01,680 --> 00:47:03,920
Speaker 11: then the other team's going to find a way to

938
00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:04,479
Speaker 11: break through.

939
00:47:04,719 --> 00:47:07,520
Speaker 2: And that's that's tough mentally on the group.

940
00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:11,040
Speaker 5: Yeah, And that's and that starts in goal obviously as

941
00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:13,040
Speaker 5: well as well. And you know, for a period of

942
00:47:13,080 --> 00:47:16,040
Speaker 5: time a week or so ago, Seattle had three goaltenders,

943
00:47:16,080 --> 00:47:18,840
Speaker 5: one that's injured, all above the nine hundred save percentage.

944
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,400
Speaker 5: And it's a real key to playing that kind of hockey.

945
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:24,399
Speaker 5: But speaking of goaltenders, you guys got Darcy kemper Back

946
00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:26,880
Speaker 5: looked like he put up a goose egg the other.

947
00:47:26,760 --> 00:47:29,359
Speaker 2: Night against Chicago. That's going to feel good for you guys.

948
00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:32,960
Speaker 11: Yeah, But I look also, you know, I looked at

949
00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:35,120
Speaker 11: the Chicago game and I was talking with a group

950
00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:35,920
Speaker 11: of friends of mine.

951
00:47:36,640 --> 00:47:39,520
Speaker 12: You know, Chicago with that rare, you know, two games

952
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:41,799
Speaker 12: in one city, which I think would be is.

953
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,279
Speaker 11: I don't know if fans like it, but you know,

954
00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:46,879
Speaker 11: we're seeing all the injuries the players are going through.

955
00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,239
Speaker 11: I think it may be better for teams to do

956
00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:52,680
Speaker 11: more of it. But I really think that that Saturday

957
00:47:52,719 --> 00:47:57,080
Speaker 11: game against UH for for Chicago's standpoint, was a schedule loss.

958
00:47:57,360 --> 00:47:59,160
Speaker 12: And I say that because they got to win on.

959
00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:03,480
Speaker 11: Thursday against LA and they've got Anaheim on you know

960
00:48:03,560 --> 00:48:07,120
Speaker 11: today here Sunday as we record, and that's the game

961
00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:10,799
Speaker 11: that they were looking towards, and I think they looked ahead.

962
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:13,680
Speaker 12: And you know, but good on LA.

963
00:48:13,800 --> 00:48:16,279
Speaker 11: But that win for LA, guys isn't going to mean

964
00:48:16,320 --> 00:48:20,640
Speaker 11: anything if they can't go into Seattle and put up

965
00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:24,320
Speaker 11: another performance like they did in that Saturday win against Chicago.

966
00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:27,120
Speaker 11: I mean, look, the future of Jim Hiller is definitely

967
00:48:27,120 --> 00:48:33,000
Speaker 11: in question in here in Los Angeles you know, so

968
00:48:33,120 --> 00:48:36,520
Speaker 11: we'll see where it goes. But you know, LA, I

969
00:48:36,560 --> 00:48:41,480
Speaker 11: don't see LA making a coaching change before Seattle, but guys,

970
00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:44,680
Speaker 11: it wouldn't surprise me. LA's got two days off for

971
00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:47,719
Speaker 11: the first time coming up Thursday and Friday of this

972
00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:51,160
Speaker 11: week before they play Calgary on Saturday. It's something to

973
00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:54,560
Speaker 11: pay attention to that LA decides that they want to.

974
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:55,800
Speaker 12: Make a coaching change.

975
00:48:55,960 --> 00:48:58,440
Speaker 11: It wouldn't surprise me if they did it after their

976
00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:01,640
Speaker 11: game against Utah and Wednesday. I'm not look, Jim Hiller's

977
00:49:02,280 --> 00:49:04,680
Speaker 11: Jim Hillers a great guy to deal with, but there

978
00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:09,000
Speaker 11: they need something here in Los Angeles and they've got

979
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:11,640
Speaker 11: to build on that win from Saturday when they face

980
00:49:11,719 --> 00:49:12,600
Speaker 11: you guys on Monday.

981
00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:15,239
Speaker 5: Well, those two those two days off will follow the

982
00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:18,640
Speaker 5: first of two meetings against Seattle this month. Two of

983
00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:20,880
Speaker 5: those eleven games will be against LA, So it'll be

984
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:23,480
Speaker 5: interesting to see if something like that were to happen.

985
00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:25,399
Speaker 5: It could be based on what happens in that game

986
00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:26,200
Speaker 5: versus Seattle.

987
00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:26,359
Speaker 2: Two.

988
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:30,360
Speaker 11: Yeah, so Seattle game is Wednesday, maybe it's Utah and Monday.

989
00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:31,040
Speaker 2: Is that okay?

990
00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:34,120
Speaker 5: Yeah, just kind of mixing Wednesday and then and then

991
00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:36,600
Speaker 5: later the last game right before Christmas and the twenty

992
00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:37,200
Speaker 5: third as well.

993
00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:39,440
Speaker 12: All Right, so it's you there. LA's in Utah on

994
00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:43,160
Speaker 12: Monday and then okay, Seattle Wednesday. So for me, yeah,

995
00:49:43,239 --> 00:49:44,640
Speaker 12: in audition to see what happens.

996
00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:47,359
Speaker 11: But yeah, LA, Like I said, bottom line for LA

997
00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:50,480
Speaker 11: is that they're far better when they keep games to

998
00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:54,040
Speaker 11: like two one, three two. The six nothing game was Look,

999
00:49:54,080 --> 00:49:58,040
Speaker 11: that's that's a rarity for Los Angeles, you know, to.

1000
00:49:58,360 --> 00:49:59,440
Speaker 12: Put up a six spot.

1001
00:49:59,719 --> 00:50:01,719
Speaker 11: But I get the sense here in Los Angeles that

1002
00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:05,240
Speaker 11: players are a little frustrated with the type of style

1003
00:50:05,480 --> 00:50:08,080
Speaker 11: of play that that Jim Hiller wants them to play.

1004
00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:12,359
Speaker 11: They you know, guys want to score obviously. You know

1005
00:50:12,600 --> 00:50:15,160
Speaker 11: you heard Jim Hiller the last couple of games talk

1006
00:50:15,239 --> 00:50:17,640
Speaker 11: about how guys have come some players have gone.

1007
00:50:17,560 --> 00:50:18,920
Speaker 12: Rogue on the system.

1008
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:22,120
Speaker 11: It'll be just to see how things transpire over the

1009
00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:23,040
Speaker 11: next couple of days.

1010
00:50:23,640 --> 00:50:24,040
Speaker 1: Jonathan.

1011
00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:26,000
Speaker 3: We're seeing a lot of stars pass up a chance

1012
00:50:26,040 --> 00:50:28,240
Speaker 3: these days to take the bag in the off season,

1013
00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:32,000
Speaker 3: and instead they stay put. Adrian Campe is the latest

1014
00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:36,640
Speaker 3: testimony here to this. What made the biggest difference for

1015
00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:38,319
Speaker 3: him with getting his extension done.

1016
00:50:39,400 --> 00:50:43,839
Speaker 2: He wanted to be here, plain and simple. You know, he's.

1017
00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:48,920
Speaker 12: You know, just had a baby. He loves being in

1018
00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:49,840
Speaker 12: Los Angeles.

1019
00:50:50,680 --> 00:50:52,400
Speaker 1: I think his wife wife went in the labor.

1020
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,480
Speaker 3: Matter of fact, last time the kid the crack and

1021
00:50:54,520 --> 00:50:57,759
Speaker 3: we're in Los Angeles back in April, remember that.

1022
00:50:58,680 --> 00:51:01,520
Speaker 11: So yeah, I mean, bottom line is that he wanted

1023
00:51:01,719 --> 00:51:04,280
Speaker 11: he wanted to remain here. He you know, his family

1024
00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:07,520
Speaker 11: lights living out here, and I mean, you wouldn't like

1025
00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:12,960
Speaker 11: living out here in so cal So look me personally,

1026
00:51:13,040 --> 00:51:15,279
Speaker 11: like if I'm Adrian Kempe and I want to win,

1027
00:51:16,360 --> 00:51:17,720
Speaker 11: I don't know why I would resign.

1028
00:51:18,120 --> 00:51:19,840
Speaker 12: I mean, the future of this team.

1029
00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:23,120
Speaker 11: Look, the best the best California teams are going to

1030
00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:25,360
Speaker 11: be in San Jose and Anaheim for the next.

1031
00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:27,239
Speaker 12: Couple of years. LA is very thin.

1032
00:51:27,800 --> 00:51:30,080
Speaker 11: But bottom line, the answer your you know, the answer

1033
00:51:30,120 --> 00:51:32,319
Speaker 11: to your question is is that he wants to stay

1034
00:51:32,320 --> 00:51:35,200
Speaker 11: in Los Angeles. And that was you know, quality of

1035
00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:38,120
Speaker 11: life is important to him. So you know, that's why

1036
00:51:38,239 --> 00:51:38,719
Speaker 11: still l.

1037
00:51:38,760 --> 00:51:41,799
Speaker 3: I came Minnesota is coming up on Monday before the

1038
00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:45,160
Speaker 3: matchup against Los Angeles, and it seemed like this last

1039
00:51:45,239 --> 00:51:47,600
Speaker 3: month nobody could beat the wild and they're on a

1040
00:51:47,640 --> 00:51:50,719
Speaker 3: bit of a slide once again. Though it may seem

1041
00:51:50,760 --> 00:51:53,759
Speaker 3: a bit subtle. So I think, to you, what's your

1042
00:51:53,840 --> 00:51:57,600
Speaker 3: feel as far as last month being a statement or

1043
00:51:57,760 --> 00:52:00,719
Speaker 3: versus saying, do you need to see more here from Minnesota?

1044
00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:03,839
Speaker 11: Well, I look, I think Minnesota is a team that's

1045
00:52:03,880 --> 00:52:06,160
Speaker 11: built for the regular season and not the playoffs.

1046
00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:06,680
Speaker 2: I got.

1047
00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:11,360
Speaker 11: They're just not deep enough. I mean, ultimately, they're They're

1048
00:52:11,400 --> 00:52:12,600
Speaker 11: two lines deep.

1049
00:52:12,440 --> 00:52:12,840
Speaker 12: And that's it.

1050
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:15,000
Speaker 11: And that's the problem they had when they faced Vegas

1051
00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:17,920
Speaker 11: last year in the playoffs. Once Vegas was able to

1052
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:21,560
Speaker 11: shut down the Big Three or at least contain them,

1053
00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:26,120
Speaker 11: Minnesota just doesn't have enough there. They've got two lines

1054
00:52:26,280 --> 00:52:29,319
Speaker 11: and they've had two really good goaltenders, but that's it.

1055
00:52:29,520 --> 00:52:32,520
Speaker 11: And so that, like, I just think that they're built

1056
00:52:32,520 --> 00:52:36,000
Speaker 11: for eighty two. They're not built to make a long run.

1057
00:52:36,600 --> 00:52:40,120
Speaker 11: And you know, we'll see what Bill Garon is able

1058
00:52:40,360 --> 00:52:42,240
Speaker 11: to do with their roster. They've got a really strong

1059
00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:46,479
Speaker 11: blue line. You know, Walstatton Gustason have played really well.

1060
00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:48,480
Speaker 12: They sure they've run into this bugaboo.

1061
00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:51,040
Speaker 11: You know, they've given up eight goals or well seven

1062
00:52:51,080 --> 00:52:55,279
Speaker 11: goals passed the goalie in the last two games. I

1063
00:52:55,360 --> 00:52:57,719
Speaker 11: just don't think that. I just think that their their

1064
00:52:57,800 --> 00:52:59,960
Speaker 11: lack of depth is the issue for the while.

1065
00:53:01,080 --> 00:53:03,760
Speaker 5: Yeah, it seems like there's really three levels of teams

1066
00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:06,160
Speaker 5: in this league. Teams that well, I mean before if

1067
00:53:06,200 --> 00:53:08,040
Speaker 5: you count teams that are just out of the playoff one,

1068
00:53:08,120 --> 00:53:11,120
Speaker 5: the teams that get in and are trying to get in,

1069
00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:13,520
Speaker 5: that would be one. Teams that are likely to get in,

1070
00:53:13,600 --> 00:53:17,359
Speaker 5: like the Minnesota description you just gave, but probably won't

1071
00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:18,880
Speaker 5: get deep into the playoffs, and then you get your

1072
00:53:18,920 --> 00:53:21,239
Speaker 5: Cup contenders. And I think where the crack and are

1073
00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:23,520
Speaker 5: at this season is that after going two seasons without

1074
00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:26,400
Speaker 5: getting into the playoffs, getting into the playoffs would be

1075
00:53:26,400 --> 00:53:29,080
Speaker 5: obviously a big step forward for them. And I think that,

1076
00:53:29,520 --> 00:53:32,440
Speaker 5: you know, while I don't disagree with what you said,

1077
00:53:32,480 --> 00:53:36,000
Speaker 5: they're more than a player away. I think with the

1078
00:53:36,120 --> 00:53:38,160
Speaker 5: right move that gets them into the into the first

1079
00:53:38,239 --> 00:53:40,400
Speaker 5: round or maybe back into the second again, is going

1080
00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:43,239
Speaker 5: to be considered a success for them. So it'll be

1081
00:53:43,239 --> 00:53:46,160
Speaker 5: interesting to see what happens between now and trade deadline

1082
00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:50,800
Speaker 5: with with you know, those decisions, we speculate all the time.

1083
00:53:50,560 --> 00:53:52,840
Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, you know who knows.

1084
00:53:53,239 --> 00:53:55,560
Speaker 5: The analogy I use it's like asking somebody, are you

1085
00:53:55,600 --> 00:53:56,560
Speaker 5: going to sell a car today.

1086
00:53:56,600 --> 00:53:57,960
Speaker 2: Well, I don't know. I don't know if someone's going

1087
00:53:58,000 --> 00:53:59,080
Speaker 2: to come in. I don't know if they're going to

1088
00:53:59,120 --> 00:54:01,759
Speaker 2: want to pay the race I'm offering. So we'll see

1089
00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:02,560
Speaker 2: what happens with that.

1090
00:54:03,800 --> 00:54:07,080
Speaker 11: Yeah, look, I think Look, I think Seattle would be

1091
00:54:07,080 --> 00:54:10,319
Speaker 11: better served to get themselves a very high draft pick

1092
00:54:10,719 --> 00:54:12,640
Speaker 11: than to go around in the playoffs. Like I don't

1093
00:54:12,680 --> 00:54:15,840
Speaker 11: think I don't think that would serve this organization.

1094
00:54:16,239 --> 00:54:19,960
Speaker 12: Well, you know the Genny.

1095
00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:22,319
Speaker 11: Look, it was a great story two years ago and

1096
00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:24,960
Speaker 11: what they did with Colorado, But at the end of

1097
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:27,440
Speaker 11: the day, I just wonder did it really helped them

1098
00:54:27,560 --> 00:54:30,080
Speaker 11: long term the way that you you know, you look

1099
00:54:30,120 --> 00:54:33,719
Speaker 11: at this roster. So I think that they would be

1100
00:54:33,760 --> 00:54:36,440
Speaker 11: you know, if they could get themselves a very high

1101
00:54:36,520 --> 00:54:37,000
Speaker 11: draft pick.

1102
00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:39,480
Speaker 12: I think that's better than going around in the playoffs.

1103
00:54:39,880 --> 00:54:43,080
Speaker 3: Touching on one more Western Conference team that is on

1104
00:54:43,120 --> 00:54:44,759
Speaker 3: the slate here for this week.

1105
00:54:44,840 --> 00:54:47,040
Speaker 1: The Kraken will be in Utah Friday.

1106
00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:49,040
Speaker 3: The Mammoth. They are going to be around this picture,

1107
00:54:49,120 --> 00:54:52,920
Speaker 3: maybe Jonathan for a long time. But will there be

1108
00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:55,719
Speaker 3: a playoff Berth this spring? Maybe hold the phone on

1109
00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:58,440
Speaker 3: that one for now. But what's the deal breaker? You're

1110
00:54:58,440 --> 00:55:01,560
Speaker 3: thinking to be for Utah to in this race this season.

1111
00:55:02,719 --> 00:55:04,360
Speaker 12: I think Utah needs to get bigger.

1112
00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:09,040
Speaker 11: Like they they they're highly skilled, but they've got a

1113
00:55:09,040 --> 00:55:12,800
Speaker 11: lot of small players and they need to get bigger upfront.

1114
00:55:13,120 --> 00:55:15,360
Speaker 12: They need to be able to score more greasy goals

1115
00:55:15,680 --> 00:55:16,160
Speaker 12: than they do.

1116
00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:17,520
Speaker 2: Uh jj.

1117
00:55:17,719 --> 00:55:20,360
Speaker 11: Turk has worked out well for them, he's now you know,

1118
00:55:20,400 --> 00:55:22,200
Speaker 11: he's back up from the top power play where he

1119
00:55:22,239 --> 00:55:23,080
Speaker 11: didn't start.

1120
00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:25,600
Speaker 12: At the beginning of the year. But I think that

1121
00:55:25,880 --> 00:55:27,840
Speaker 12: they need to add some size up front.

1122
00:55:28,239 --> 00:55:31,120
Speaker 11: They've got themselves a goaltender and Vimelka that you know

1123
00:55:31,640 --> 00:55:33,239
Speaker 11: I would trust to win a big game.

1124
00:55:34,840 --> 00:55:36,120
Speaker 12: Their blue line has been good.

1125
00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:40,120
Speaker 11: Mikhail Sergachev has worked his way into being their number one.

1126
00:55:40,160 --> 00:55:42,879
Speaker 12: I'm not sure if he is a true number one.

1127
00:55:42,920 --> 00:55:44,520
Speaker 11: But I just think the biggest thing for them is

1128
00:55:44,520 --> 00:55:46,000
Speaker 11: they need to add a little more. They need to

1129
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:47,120
Speaker 11: add more size up front.

1130
00:55:47,360 --> 00:55:49,479
Speaker 3: You're a busy man, putting your minor to a lot

1131
00:55:49,480 --> 00:55:53,120
Speaker 3: of Western Conference manner has certainly appreciated. Jonathan, Thank you

1132
00:55:53,239 --> 00:55:54,160
Speaker 3: very much for your time.

1133
00:55:54,640 --> 00:55:57,239
Speaker 12: Thank you. I appreciate you guys having me all right.

1134
00:55:57,200 --> 00:55:57,799
Speaker 1: Appreciate it.

1135
00:55:57,880 --> 00:56:00,719
Speaker 3: Jonathan Davis joining us once again, and we're about to

1136
00:56:00,719 --> 00:56:02,680
Speaker 3: wrap this thing up as far as the week ahead

1137
00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:06,480
Speaker 3: and our three stars. So it's getting busy now, cracking

1138
00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:08,840
Speaker 3: in the middle of eleven games in twenty days and

1139
00:56:08,840 --> 00:56:11,480
Speaker 3: then bam right into the holiday break. So as far

1140
00:56:11,560 --> 00:56:14,400
Speaker 3: as this week, they're still back at home. Of course

1141
00:56:14,440 --> 00:56:17,680
Speaker 3: tonight against Minnesota, who has been struggling. Then you got

1142
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:20,719
Speaker 3: the Kings who are on a heater right now. But

1143
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:23,040
Speaker 3: as we've heard, of course, there still could be some

1144
00:56:23,200 --> 00:56:26,680
Speaker 3: changes of foot. Who knows, we'll see, but you can

1145
00:56:26,719 --> 00:56:30,000
Speaker 3: at least expect editing from the opposite of nine to

1146
00:56:30,040 --> 00:56:32,680
Speaker 3: eight from what we saw back in twenty twenty two

1147
00:56:32,680 --> 00:56:36,279
Speaker 3: to twenty three. You have Utah who's slipping down the

1148
00:56:36,320 --> 00:56:38,880
Speaker 3: stairs a little bit, and then there's Buffalo, who is

1149
00:56:39,080 --> 00:56:42,440
Speaker 3: right back into the Eastern Conference basement. This game against

1150
00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:45,720
Speaker 3: Minnesota should be fun the Freddie Goodreau faces this former

1151
00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:49,279
Speaker 3: team game on top of that, But considering all the

1152
00:56:49,360 --> 00:56:52,160
Speaker 3: crack and had with these obstacles here, you've got eight

1153
00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:55,359
Speaker 3: points on the table. Do you set the bar here

1154
00:56:55,440 --> 00:56:58,840
Speaker 3: at five to call this a successful week?

1155
00:56:58,560 --> 00:57:03,080
Speaker 5: I think that's really I mean, obviously, you know you've

1156
00:57:03,160 --> 00:57:05,640
Speaker 5: given up a couple of games here in the start

1157
00:57:05,680 --> 00:57:07,680
Speaker 5: of December that you were hoping to get something out

1158
00:57:07,719 --> 00:57:10,800
Speaker 5: of but unfortunately you walk away with nothing, so that

1159
00:57:11,040 --> 00:57:15,120
Speaker 5: the priority as absolutely points. So five in those six

1160
00:57:15,400 --> 00:57:17,360
Speaker 5: I don't think that's unreasonable. They're going to be difficult

1161
00:57:17,400 --> 00:57:20,080
Speaker 5: games or you know, I expect probably both of them

1162
00:57:20,080 --> 00:57:22,320
Speaker 5: to be fairly low event if the Kraken are able

1163
00:57:22,320 --> 00:57:23,200
Speaker 5: to play their style.

1164
00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:24,560
Speaker 2: We know La likes to think.

1165
00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:27,680
Speaker 1: Oh, Wednesday will be you bet that, Yeah, you bet that.

1166
00:57:27,600 --> 00:57:27,680
Speaker 2: So.

1167
00:57:29,160 --> 00:57:30,800
Speaker 5: You know it's it's going to be who plays that

1168
00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:34,400
Speaker 5: system better, and uh, you know, I'm looking forward to it.

1169
00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:36,840
Speaker 5: But I think you're right, Mike, five points would be

1170
00:57:36,880 --> 00:57:37,480
Speaker 5: considered a win.

1171
00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:42,960
Speaker 6: Yeah, I think I'm gonna go five. I'm I mean,

1172
00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:44,760
Speaker 6: if I could, I'd say five and.

1173
00:57:44,680 --> 00:57:50,160
Speaker 4: A half, just because the difference you're falling, You're you're

1174
00:57:50,240 --> 00:57:54,360
Speaker 4: you're falling. Right now, You've got three points in between

1175
00:57:54,440 --> 00:57:55,680
Speaker 4: you Edmonton and.

1176
00:57:55,760 --> 00:57:58,120
Speaker 6: Utah of for the first and second lolid card spots.

1177
00:57:58,880 --> 00:58:01,560
Speaker 4: You've now been jumped by San Jose and the division

1178
00:58:01,600 --> 00:58:05,520
Speaker 4: standings there twenty nine. You've got Minnesota who's ahead of you, La,

1179
00:58:05,600 --> 00:58:10,960
Speaker 4: Who's ahead of you by five points. Minnesota's ahead of

1180
00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:13,800
Speaker 4: you by seven points, Utah's.

1181
00:58:13,400 --> 00:58:14,800
Speaker 6: Ahead of you by three points.

1182
00:58:14,840 --> 00:58:20,520
Speaker 4: So I mean, even if you win all of those games,

1183
00:58:20,560 --> 00:58:24,200
Speaker 4: you're still not guaranteed to be back in a wild

1184
00:58:24,200 --> 00:58:27,600
Speaker 4: card spot. So I mean, I'm gonna go so far

1185
00:58:27,680 --> 00:58:29,800
Speaker 4: as to say, I mean, I'll say five and a

1186
00:58:29,840 --> 00:58:30,520
Speaker 4: half like.

1187
00:58:30,560 --> 00:58:33,000
Speaker 6: You got Yeah, you have to get five points.

1188
00:58:33,040 --> 00:58:34,480
Speaker 1: Does a half point come off of effort?

1189
00:58:35,240 --> 00:58:39,200
Speaker 4: Yes, exactly, like if you lose, you can't lose three nothing,

1190
00:58:39,520 --> 00:58:40,080
Speaker 4: right I.

1191
00:58:41,640 --> 00:58:41,880
Speaker 5: Stand.

1192
00:58:42,240 --> 00:58:43,880
Speaker 1: I love that you need.

1193
00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:46,720
Speaker 6: Two wins and a and a shootout loss.

1194
00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:50,960
Speaker 4: And they have to show that you're you're going in

1195
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:53,680
Speaker 4: the right direction. You know, you have to leave no

1196
00:58:53,840 --> 00:58:58,080
Speaker 4: doubt that the last now five games, four and one

1197
00:58:58,720 --> 00:59:01,200
Speaker 4: were just a blip in the season and you're getting

1198
00:59:01,240 --> 00:59:04,680
Speaker 4: back to winning games and getting back to cracket hockey,

1199
00:59:04,720 --> 00:59:07,560
Speaker 4: which which has been established in the first twenty plus

1200
00:59:07,560 --> 00:59:08,320
Speaker 4: games of the season.

1201
00:59:08,640 --> 00:59:11,840
Speaker 5: And the ace in their pocket and again I would

1202
00:59:11,880 --> 00:59:14,000
Speaker 5: underplay this if I was part of the coaching staff,

1203
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:16,320
Speaker 5: But yeah, you need five and a half points, you know,

1204
00:59:16,360 --> 00:59:18,040
Speaker 5: in this in this stretch. But the ace in their

1205
00:59:18,080 --> 00:59:22,000
Speaker 5: pocket is other than the Vegas Golden Knights. This cracking

1206
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:24,240
Speaker 5: team has between two and four games in hand on

1207
00:59:24,400 --> 00:59:27,040
Speaker 5: everybody else in the conference. Yes, So if you don't

1208
00:59:27,080 --> 00:59:29,520
Speaker 5: waste those two to four games. If you get points

1209
00:59:29,560 --> 00:59:31,960
Speaker 5: through those two to four games, all of a sudden, you're,

1210
00:59:32,080 --> 00:59:34,240
Speaker 5: you know, once you're matching up to those other teams

1211
00:59:34,240 --> 00:59:38,240
Speaker 5: that have twenty eight to twenty nine games played cracking

1212
00:59:38,280 --> 00:59:39,160
Speaker 5: are at twenty six.

1213
00:59:39,560 --> 00:59:41,200
Speaker 2: All of a sudden, you're back at the top of

1214
00:59:41,240 --> 00:59:42,320
Speaker 2: that of that conference.

1215
00:59:42,840 --> 00:59:45,960
Speaker 4: And then two like I brought this up the other

1216
00:59:46,040 --> 00:59:49,600
Speaker 4: day as well, the game's coming up. I mean, Minnesota's

1217
00:59:49,600 --> 00:59:51,520
Speaker 4: ahead of you, the Kings are out of you, Utah's

1218
00:59:51,560 --> 00:59:51,960
Speaker 4: ahead of you.

1219
00:59:52,400 --> 00:59:55,280
Speaker 6: Colorado, well, you know they're ahead of you.

1220
00:59:55,360 --> 00:59:56,720
Speaker 2: Is a good game on that one?

1221
00:59:56,920 --> 00:59:57,480
Speaker 6: I don't I.

1222
00:59:57,400 --> 01:00:00,760
Speaker 3: Believe I have used the phrase ten thou wagon once

1223
01:00:00,840 --> 01:00:02,280
Speaker 3: or twice to describe them.

1224
01:00:02,880 --> 01:00:06,800
Speaker 4: You've got Anaheim, You've got San Jose, Anaheim LA. You've

1225
01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:09,520
Speaker 4: got Vancouver who only there three points back of you

1226
01:00:09,680 --> 01:00:12,880
Speaker 4: twice in a three game spend. You've got Minnesota again

1227
01:00:13,000 --> 01:00:15,880
Speaker 4: early January. Then you go out east, and then you

1228
01:00:15,960 --> 01:00:20,439
Speaker 4: come back for a game against Utah, Anaheim, Vegas, Anaheim, LA.

1229
01:00:20,600 --> 01:00:25,200
Speaker 4: So your next ten or so games in your division,

1230
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:29,880
Speaker 4: only two of them are against teams that are out

1231
01:00:29,920 --> 01:00:32,960
Speaker 4: of it. So I mean every game coming up between

1232
01:00:33,040 --> 01:00:37,200
Speaker 4: now and the All Star break against the Western Conference.

1233
01:00:37,720 --> 01:00:40,840
Speaker 4: I mean you need to win those games or get

1234
01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:45,240
Speaker 4: points in those games between now and the Olympic break.

1235
01:00:45,600 --> 01:00:48,280
Speaker 3: Let's get to our three stars here for the week

1236
01:00:48,480 --> 01:00:50,800
Speaker 3: before we duck out of here and get right back

1237
01:00:50,840 --> 01:00:53,200
Speaker 3: to busy stuff. This week with four games on tap,

1238
01:00:53,760 --> 01:00:57,280
Speaker 3: I'll begin with my third start, Berkeley Catton. And there

1239
01:00:57,320 --> 01:01:01,160
Speaker 3: are moments I watch him in this is your best

1240
01:01:01,160 --> 01:01:04,360
Speaker 3: player on the ice. Feed him more ice time, get

1241
01:01:04,400 --> 01:01:06,320
Speaker 3: him out, get him out, get him out, get him out.

1242
01:01:06,760 --> 01:01:09,160
Speaker 3: He was three of six in face offs against Detroit.

1243
01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:12,160
Speaker 3: He's starting to move in the right direction in that area.

1244
01:01:12,600 --> 01:01:15,600
Speaker 3: He had also three block shots in that game. He's

1245
01:01:15,640 --> 01:01:19,200
Speaker 3: also committing here to the bit defensively, and he has

1246
01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:22,600
Speaker 3: been asked to play everywhere in this lineup, left wings, center,

1247
01:01:22,720 --> 01:01:25,240
Speaker 3: right wing. I'm shocked not in net here at this point.

1248
01:01:26,040 --> 01:01:29,280
Speaker 3: That first goal is coming. I'm not concerned about that.

1249
01:01:29,800 --> 01:01:33,880
Speaker 3: He's working for offense eventually, lot of averagescy in this league,

1250
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:36,760
Speaker 3: you work like him, the goals will come. I'd be

1251
01:01:36,800 --> 01:01:39,680
Speaker 3: a lot more concerned if he would go through games

1252
01:01:39,720 --> 01:01:42,640
Speaker 3: like a passenger, but he's not. And Berkeley Catton, no

1253
01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:47,840
Speaker 3: matter where you play, where you play him, he's making

1254
01:01:47,880 --> 01:01:51,200
Speaker 3: a difference here. My second star is Ty Cartier. Had

1255
01:01:51,200 --> 01:01:53,760
Speaker 3: an assist against the Red Wings. He carried the puck

1256
01:01:53,840 --> 01:01:57,920
Speaker 3: with confidence. He had four hits as well in that game,

1257
01:01:58,320 --> 01:02:01,160
Speaker 3: and he had to play sheltered minute. But to me,

1258
01:02:01,360 --> 01:02:04,600
Speaker 3: he was very, very effective when he was out there,

1259
01:02:04,760 --> 01:02:07,960
Speaker 3: and I thought one of the more upper tier players

1260
01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:10,560
Speaker 3: committing to the way that Lane Lambert wants to play

1261
01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:13,400
Speaker 3: with the meat and potatoes type of brand. My first

1262
01:02:13,400 --> 01:02:18,240
Speaker 3: star is Brandon Montour. Ten shot attempts on Saturday ten.

1263
01:02:19,200 --> 01:02:22,320
Speaker 3: He had a monster shift with a great defensive play

1264
01:02:22,360 --> 01:02:25,880
Speaker 3: back in the first period. Very next shift came right

1265
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:29,240
Speaker 3: back snipe one on John Gibson. That was a game

1266
01:02:29,360 --> 01:02:32,360
Speaker 3: changer at that point. He is shooting the puck, he

1267
01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:36,200
Speaker 3: is working both ends, he is leading. That's the kind

1268
01:02:36,200 --> 01:02:40,120
Speaker 3: of secret ingredient to eventually get this thing turned around.

1269
01:02:40,360 --> 01:02:42,120
Speaker 3: Brandon Montour is my first star of the week.

1270
01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:47,760
Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm with you on on on Montour. My third

1271
01:02:47,840 --> 01:02:50,200
Speaker 4: start of the week is Brandon Montour. I think for

1272
01:02:50,320 --> 01:02:53,680
Speaker 4: the reasons that you just outlined, you know, it was

1273
01:02:53,760 --> 01:02:57,680
Speaker 4: it was hard. I was going between two guys. I

1274
01:02:57,800 --> 01:03:03,200
Speaker 4: like Montour again in a week that defense and I

1275
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:06,960
Speaker 4: say this, you know, with the utmost respect in a

1276
01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:09,400
Speaker 4: week where it's seeing that defense was optional in terms

1277
01:03:09,400 --> 01:03:13,600
Speaker 4: of the scorer on the board. I thought Montor really

1278
01:03:14,120 --> 01:03:17,400
Speaker 4: was steady. He was trying to drive offense and generate offense.

1279
01:03:17,440 --> 01:03:20,160
Speaker 4: And you know, I go back to the little conversation

1280
01:03:20,240 --> 01:03:21,520
Speaker 4: he had with the referee in Edmonton.

1281
01:03:21,560 --> 01:03:24,000
Speaker 6: He got the double minor and the referee.

1282
01:03:23,720 --> 01:03:26,400
Speaker 4: Was like, I gotta call that one A, so I'll

1283
01:03:26,440 --> 01:03:28,600
Speaker 4: go Monsur and also to a quick shot out. We

1284
01:03:28,600 --> 01:03:33,480
Speaker 4: had a partner, a season ticket holder trip on Thursday

1285
01:03:33,520 --> 01:03:36,439
Speaker 4: to Edmonton, and there was an eight year old on

1286
01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:38,720
Speaker 4: our flight and we had we do these trips all

1287
01:03:38,760 --> 01:03:41,600
Speaker 4: the time, and we had never had a kid on

1288
01:03:41,800 --> 01:03:43,959
Speaker 4: I'm not going to give his name, but we've never

1289
01:03:44,040 --> 01:03:48,680
Speaker 4: had a youth on our plane. Montor comes up, talks

1290
01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:51,240
Speaker 4: to the kid for good five or ten minutes, and

1291
01:03:51,280 --> 01:03:53,680
Speaker 4: you could tell that he was just very, very nervous.

1292
01:03:53,760 --> 01:03:56,120
Speaker 4: But I was talking to his dad and he said,

1293
01:03:56,480 --> 01:03:58,440
Speaker 4: you know the guys you're getting on the plane, and

1294
01:03:58,480 --> 01:04:02,000
Speaker 4: he goes, hey, Dad, that's Manys, Hey Dad, that's Grubauer,

1295
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:03,400
Speaker 4: Hey Dad, that's so and so.

1296
01:04:03,400 --> 01:04:03,520
Speaker 2: So.

1297
01:04:03,560 --> 01:04:05,080
Speaker 4: For Monty to come up and talk to him, I

1298
01:04:05,120 --> 01:04:08,320
Speaker 4: thought that was great. My number two star is going

1299
01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:11,919
Speaker 4: to be Adam Larson. Two points against the Wings, goal

1300
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:17,120
Speaker 4: and assist, and again I think defensively he he did

1301
01:04:17,120 --> 01:04:18,560
Speaker 4: what he could against the Oilers.

1302
01:04:18,560 --> 01:04:21,080
Speaker 6: But I like his jam this week.

1303
01:04:21,160 --> 01:04:22,640
Speaker 4: I thought he had some good hits, he had some

1304
01:04:22,680 --> 01:04:25,480
Speaker 4: good plays, a couple of shot blocks. Again, I've always

1305
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Speaker 4: said that Adam Larson is so reliable, so dependable. If

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Speaker 4: you don't notice him on the ice, then he's doing

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Speaker 4: a great job. And I think today or this week

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Speaker 4: you noticed him on the score sheet. He got rewarded

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Speaker 4: with some much deserved offense and some points on the

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Speaker 4: score sheet. And then my number one star, Vince done

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Speaker 4: your three hundredth NHL point, your three hundredth game with

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Speaker 4: the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. The point came on Saturday

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Speaker 4: against Detroit. And then you know the response to the

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Speaker 4: everly hit. I don't want to sound too harsh. Someone

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Speaker 4: had to do it. I was a little disappoin winted

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Speaker 4: with the lack of response this week when when your

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Speaker 4: guys are getting hit.

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Speaker 2: And I.

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Speaker 6: Like Vince Dunn and what.

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Speaker 4: He did for the captain, so hopefully that can filter

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Speaker 4: in and if someone else wants to take a liberty

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Speaker 4: tomorrow or Wednesday or anywhere moving forward down the line,

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Speaker 4: I'm hoping some of that done ther takerness will wear

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Speaker 4: off on the rest of the roster.

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Speaker 2: Love it well. My third stars is Shane Wright.

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Speaker 5: Sixty nine percent in the faceoff dot over the last

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Speaker 5: two games. You know, he's a left handed center and

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Speaker 5: Channer Stevenson's a right handed center. Channer Stevenson is considered

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Speaker 5: probably the number one guy goes into all the key

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Speaker 5: face off situations. If Shane Wright can become that number

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Speaker 5: two face off guy, now you've got a left hand

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Speaker 5: in or right handed center that can win in most situations.

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Speaker 5: So sixty nine percent in the dot for him over

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Speaker 5: the last two games. He had an assist in the

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Speaker 5: Edmonton game. So he's my my third star. Second star

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Speaker 5: I gave to Maddy Beniers to assists in the last

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Speaker 5: two game games. He sits six talking about his two

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Speaker 5: hundred foot game. He sits sixth on the shot block

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Speaker 5: count for the KRACK And guess what the five guys

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Speaker 5: above him, they're all defensemen. So he is the first

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Speaker 5: forward on the shot block list in terms of most

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Speaker 5: shot blocks in the team at twenty three. When you're

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Speaker 5: thinking about how he's developing his two hundred foot games.

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Speaker 5: So he's my second star and first stars. As ever

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Speaker 5: previously mentioned there, Adam Rson a goal, one assist in

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Speaker 5: that four to three loss. He was plus two plus

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Speaker 5: two guys in that Edmonton yeah ninety four.

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Speaker 6: I left that part out. He was one of the

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Speaker 6: very few pluses in that game.

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Speaker 5: He had three hits in that game. And he's had

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Speaker 5: six block shots over the last two games. So his physicality.

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Speaker 5: You know, he leads the team with shot blocks. He's

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Speaker 5: the top of that list with fifty seven. He's a guy,

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Speaker 5: and I agree with you, Everett. You don't notice him

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Speaker 5: that much. You did notice him in that Detroit game

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Speaker 5: because he had a goal and assist, but you don't

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Speaker 5: notice him as much when he's blocking shots and he's

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Speaker 5: playing well defensively because he just feels like that's his

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Speaker 5: job and he just goes out and does it every night.

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Speaker 5: There's no fans celebration for that. But that's why I

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Speaker 5: love about his game.

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Speaker 3: All right, guys, appreciate you. That's all the time we

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Speaker 3: have folks here for today. Once again, the crack in

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Speaker 3: four games this week will lay this all out for

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Speaker 3: you right now. Beginning this evening against the Minnesota Wild,

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Speaker 3: then Wednesday the Los Angeles Kings, both games opening up

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Speaker 3: at seven o'clock. Friday the Kraken on the road at

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Speaker 3: Delta Center to take on the Utah Mammoth, and then

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Speaker 3: back home Sunday against the Buffalo Sabers. Friday's game at

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Speaker 3: six pm. Sunday's home game five pm Pacific, All games

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Speaker 3: opening half hour on air with your pregame show served

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Speaker 3: up by Frost Brewed cors Light Shoose Chill take note.

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Speaker 3: Every game this week Monday, Wednesday, Friday's road game, and

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Speaker 3: Sunday we're gonna be at Tom's Watch Bar for postgame,

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Speaker 3: and Friday will be an all broadcast affairs. So certainly

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Speaker 3: hope you can join us right across the street from

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Speaker 3: Climate Pledge Arena. More tickets and promo details by the

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Speaker 3: way at NHL dot com. Slash crack it and we'll.

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Speaker 1: Do it for here.

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Speaker 3: Big thank you again to Jonathan Davis for joining us

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Speaker 3: and forever it fits you and Al Kadiski.

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