1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: Thirty two bar and grill at the crack in Community 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: ice Plex. Lane Lambert gonna join us in a matter 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: of minutes right here, ninety three to three cage IRFM. 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Let's say the boys are off the ice, so we'll 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: get leanne On as soon as practice ends. 6 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 2: That. 7 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: That Kenny Walker story obviously is a big one man 8 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter saying the Hawks are not likely to use 9 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: the franchise tag on free agent running back Kenny Walker. 10 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you can maybe take a couple 11 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: things from that story. Either a they believe they're gonna 12 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: get a long term deal done, no problem and get 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: him back locked in three four year deal, going know whatever, 14 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: so no need for the franchise tag. Or he's asking 15 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: for too much money. They don't want to pay the 16 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: fourteen million dollars. They think it's too much money. And 17 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: Kenny Walker is gonna go to free agency right now 18 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: as it sits today. I am not overly nervous about 19 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: losing Kenny Walker. I think he's gonna come back, but 20 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: I will admit that every day that goes by up 21 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: until free agency, you get a little more nervous. I 22 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,639 Speaker 1: will also say that with things like this, don't They 23 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: tend to happened at the last second, like right before 24 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: that Leagle tampering period starts. If you're Kenny Walker, hey, 25 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: you're probably have an offer on the table from the Hawks, 26 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: and if you don't like it, maybe you wait around 27 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: and see kind of the buzz and the rumors and 28 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: all that stuff. And I would not expect that Kenny 29 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 1: Walker is gonna sign tomorrow with the Seahawks. But if 30 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: he does sign, it might be on the eighth of 31 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: March or the seventh of March, or hella might be 32 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: the night before free agency begins. 33 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 3: Well, and agent's also have ways to find out what, 34 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 3: of course they're gonna get golf exactly. General managers, No, 35 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 3: I had to come down to riv with me and 36 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 3: let's play. Let's play eighteen and we'll find out what's 37 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 3: what's going on there. So they'll have it within the 38 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 3: next week or two. They will have a really good 39 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 3: idea of what his free agent market is. And I mean, 40 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 3: I don't have a problem give Ken Walker a four 41 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 3: year contract if you can get out of it pretty 42 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: easily within two years. I really don't I mean to begin, 43 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 3: I wouldn't say that if he was twenty seven to 44 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 3: twenty eight years of age. But not only is he 45 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 3: twenty five, he's he's twenty five with. 46 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: A light workload on his body. Right. You know, it's 47 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: not a he's missed ten games. 48 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's not a guy that's been ridden hard for 49 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 3: the first four years of his go be twenty six 50 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 3: in October. 51 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: I had that written down here. 52 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: He's got a lot of tread on the tire compared 53 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: to other running backs because he missed ten games in 54 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: his first three years in the NFL and then he 55 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: played seventeen this year. And look, I mean, just because 56 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: the guy's playing in games doesn't mean he's healthy. By 57 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: the way, we've known for a while, not this year 58 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: per se, but previous years that Kenny Walker was playing 59 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: and he was playing hurt. He just wasn't healthy when 60 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: he was going out there. So you can't just look 61 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: at the amount of games he missed. You have to 62 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: look at his performance. And this was a guy that 63 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: was injury prone. I mean, I'm sorry, and I know 64 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: that's like an insult for a that's how dare you 65 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: say that? 66 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 3: Right? 67 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: Guys that happens to players. Players become injury prone. They 68 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: they football players CJ. Procisse was the perfect example of that. 69 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: Penny when he was in Seattle. 70 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: When he was healthy, he was fine, but he was 71 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: never healthy. Man. So I don't know. 72 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: I mean, my nervous energy would be giving the guy 73 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: a big contract and he gets banged up and then 74 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: he's not there to perform and he's not the player 75 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: he thought he was gonna be. I think he's earned it, though, man, Look, 76 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: I really do. I don't know how John feels about 77 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: this or how the Hawks feel about this. I think 78 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: he's earned it. I think he's proven he deserves a 79 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: contract with a football team, and I'm gonna be bummed 80 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: if he takes off. I mean, obviously I'm not gonna 81 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: go nuts and you know, throw a chair through a window. 82 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: I want to see what happens on draft ding and 83 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: free agency and all that. But I think he has become, 84 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: for me, a pretty freaking important part of this offense. 85 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,839 Speaker 3: Well. I feel a little bit better after talking to Hugh, 86 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 3: because I was a little bit concerned that we saw 87 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: a different style of running back in Kenny Walker the 88 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 3: last month and a half of the season than we 89 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 3: did most of the rest of his career, where I 90 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 3: thought he was kind of a dancer and he became 91 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: more of a power running back, and he was like right, 92 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 3: he was like, really, it's more about the offensive line. 93 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 3: That the offensive line was just opening up holes. So 94 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 3: ken Walker didn't have to dance in December and January. 95 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: He could make one cut and hit a hole that 96 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 3: was there, that wasn't there back in September. 97 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: Well, but he showed a lot of patience in that 98 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Collinsworth was drooling over him, and he mentioned 99 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: leve On Bell. The guy that he reminds me of 100 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: is Miles Gaskin. I know Miles Gaskin reminds people of 101 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: leve On Bell, but he runs like Miles and Leveon 102 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: where he waits and waits and waits in then Powell right. 103 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he was very patient, very smart about his 104 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: angles and his alleys that he took so much to 105 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: a point where Collinsworth was drooling over the guy on 106 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: the broadcast at least late in the game in the 107 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: fourth quarter when they gave the ball to him a 108 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: ton and he kind of you ran away with the MVP, 109 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: But I think you're exactly right about the offensive line, 110 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: and you know, look, man, I'm not gonna sit here 111 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: and say that he's Sean Alexander running behind Walter Jones 112 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: and Steve Hutchinson. 113 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: But Sean gets no credit, none. 114 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: At all for what he did because he played behind 115 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: two All the famers and a pro bowler and Robbie Topek. 116 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: It's almost like whoever was the main guy on that 117 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: football team was just never gonna get any credit because 118 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: of who he ran behind. But I think this offensive 119 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: line is to a point now where I don't think 120 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: you can necessarily plug in anybody and they'll be good. 121 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: But they have a better chance of doing that now 122 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: than they did three years ago. 123 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 4: For sure. 124 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 3: Do we worry at all that Ken Walker doesn't have 125 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 3: a quote unquote nos for the end zone? 126 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 2: Or is he just hasn't gotten enough carries they give 127 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 2: him the ball? Yeah? Yes, I mean he only had 128 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 2: five touchdowns this year. It's amazing. 129 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: But that's what Greg's point was in cross talk, is 130 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: that like they made him a complimentary guy, they took 131 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: away touchdowns, they took away scores, and he thinks he's pissed. 132 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: Greg does he thinks Kenny Walker's irritated at the role 133 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: that he ended up playing for the Seahawks. 134 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 3: Urt. 135 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: He likes what he did at the end of the year, 136 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: obviously because they had no choice but to give the 137 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: guy the ball. But if he would have been given 138 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: the ball the entire year at the rate he was 139 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: given it in the final six games of the year, 140 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: somebody could say, well, he would have gotten hurt because 141 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: that's his history, or be you could say he would 142 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: have blown up and he would have been maybe the 143 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: number one free agent in the NFL. 144 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 2: I think that's what Kenny will tell you. 145 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 3: I think it's very possible if if ken Walker was 146 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 3: the only running back on this team, that he would 147 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 3: have had fifteen sixteen hundred yards. 148 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: But I don't know. 149 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 3: I don't think he would have been as effective in 150 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 3: the playoffs as he was because he only had a 151 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 3: thousand yards in the regulars. 152 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 2: Well, I think part of it is that. 153 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 1: I also think part of it is the fact that 154 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: he was playing for a contract, right, I mean that 155 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: was like we talked about that in November December, whenever 156 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 1: it was that Sharbonney got hurt in December. That the 157 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: fact that this guy's playing for a contract, he's got 158 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: that fat carrot dangling in front in front of his face, 159 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: is gonna be huge, and who knows, right, I mean, 160 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: like nobody really knows what's in his head. Who knows 161 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: if that was a motivating factor for him or not. 162 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: But it kind of seems a little bit coincidental. Don't 163 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:32,559 Speaker 1: you think that the guy just played like a freaking 164 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: maniac in the final six games of the year, including 165 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: the playoffs. He was the He was not just the 166 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: MVP of the super Bowl, he was the MVP of 167 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: the postseason. 168 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 3: For me, should we worry about that that if we 169 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 3: give him a four year contract, that it that we 170 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 3: got a cap for two, that his best games came 171 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 3: right before he was gonna earn a contract. 172 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: I mean maybe I don't think so. I think guys 173 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: are prideful, right. I think he's gonna play hard, That's 174 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: what you're saying, right, He's not gonna plays or ask hard, right, 175 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: He's not playing for a contract. But I think it 176 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: does mean a little extra something something when you know 177 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: that you are twelve quarters away from hitting free agency 178 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: and the guy behind you that was backing you up, 179 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: that was complimenting you, is now not available. I mean, 180 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: the situation could not have worked out better, honestly for 181 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: Kenny Walker's wallet, it really couldn't. 182 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 3: I mean, we look back at this season and and 183 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 3: everything worked out for the Seahawks. 184 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: I mean, injuries worked out for the Seahawks. 185 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 3: They even came at the right time Zach Sharmin, and 186 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 3: everything just worked out. 187 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 2: And that's I think that's one. 188 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 3: Of the biggest hurdles of repeating next year is just 189 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 3: to get the luck that everything works out like it 190 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 3: did in twenty twenty five. 191 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: Well's talk about the injuries they had. Julian Love was 192 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: out for four games in the season. Horton was out 193 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: obviously for a long time. But I mean, and and 194 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: I'm not not saying those guys are not significant, They're 195 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: obviously significant. Mean, Tory Horton at one point was like 196 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: your third best. 197 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 3: Receiver in four defensive guys out for the Tampa correct 198 00:07:58,400 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 3: and that. 199 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: Was their few all year. Quarterback was healthy all year long. 200 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: Your offensive line was healthy the entire year long. Your 201 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: defensive line, they got very lucky, very lucky with injuries. 202 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: You're there's no question about that. You're exactly right about 203 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: the injuries. But what I was gonna say about you know, 204 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: Kenny Walker and you know Hughes Point, I think you 205 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: referenced it earlier, Dick, is that when he went down, 206 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people thought this is a good thing 207 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: that Sharbonney went down, because it'll force them to use 208 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: Kenny Walker more. Well, if the Hawks believe that that 209 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: he's that good, right, that they actually wanted to see 210 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: him more and the only reason why they did it 211 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: is because Sharbonney got hurt, then that's a check mark 212 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: in bringing him back. That's a category that his agent's 213 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: gonna say, Hey, man, you kind of wanted to see 214 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 1: more of Kenny Walker, didn't you. 215 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 2: Why do you bring his ask back? Let's do this. 216 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 2: The coach will be in about five minutes. That's cool. 217 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 2: Let's got a break right now, guys. 218 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: We'll come back and be joined by the coach of 219 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: the Kraken Lane Lambert Next on ninety three to three 220 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: KJRFF from the R. 221 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 5: And R Foundations Broadcast Studio. Now back to SOFTI and 222 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 5: Dick on your home for the Huskies, Kraken and the 223 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 5: twelfth Man Sports Radio ninety three point three kJ r FM. 224 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: Three thirty five to play in regulation, here's Matty Veneers 225 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: by the saw Spots, Sara, but Chad Feathers that I 226 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: had for Maddy Vaneers. 227 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 2: I want Seattle see. 228 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: I think these are the conversations really that people want 229 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: to hear. 230 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 2: Coach, never mind your hockey team, never mind the Olympics. 231 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the perils of growing old, what coaches 232 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: go through, what players go through. We got about one 233 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty years between the three of us right here, 234 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: a lot of experience radio program. I'm fifty two, he's 235 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: fifty two, you're forty eight. 236 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 2: Out of the y. 237 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: It's it's crazy, man, But how are you. It's been 238 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: a long time since you saw you in person. 239 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 2: Yeah. They don't let us up here very often. 240 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 4: You know that, right, Yeah, I know that. Yeah, they 241 00:09:59,280 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 4: told me that. 242 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, what once every few months. Maybe they'll let us 243 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: kind of walk by the mall and hang around. But 244 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: there's a perimeter. We're not allowed to be within one 245 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: hundred feet of your of your of your headquarters. But 246 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: Lambert exactly, the coach of the Kraken with us here 247 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: on the air, you just wrapped up practice. You got 248 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: about eight days to go until the second half, if 249 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: you will. The final twenty six games of the year 250 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: starts for you guys. And I was talking to Chris 251 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: over here. You're a world famous pr guy that there 252 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: had to be a part of you at the end 253 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: of the first half. 254 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 2: Man, you're five and one. It's coming together and then 255 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: we'll see you in three weeks. Yeah, like what the hell? 256 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, it's uh, you know, you want to finish 257 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 4: strong before the break, which we did, right, And you 258 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 4: know there wasn't Yeah, I mean knowing full well that 259 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 4: you have this break and it's it's league wide there 260 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 4: there wasn't a player I can guarantee you there wasn't 261 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 4: a player in the league that wasn't looking forward to it, right, 262 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 4: you know, everybody had plans to do this and that, 263 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 4: and it was just for me, it was very unconventional 264 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 4: because it's so long. The break was so long as 265 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 4: I've never had a break that long before. And we're 266 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 4: still on it basically, but we're back practicing, you know, 267 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 4: and playing as well as we were playing. Uh, and 268 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 4: we were in a rhythm, and you know, we've been 269 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 4: in a rhythm really since about December twentieth and playing 270 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 4: some good hockey, and you know, to end it and 271 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 4: go away, I would have kept I would have kept going, 272 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 4: of course. Yeah, But you know that's just the way 273 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 4: it goes. Now. The important thing is right now is 274 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 4: what do you do in the in the next you know, 275 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 4: six days of practice, We've got to you know, we've 276 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 4: got to mix some days off in there. You know, 277 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 4: we just practiced for the first time since we left 278 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 4: the ice in l A. Yeah, and you know there's 279 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 4: there's some fatigue, Yeah, for sure. And I knew that 280 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 4: was coming, Like this isn't really you know, in training camp, 281 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 4: you come into training camp and they're ready to go. 282 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 4: They've been skating and grinding and and you know you 283 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 4: can go right at it from day one training camp. 284 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 4: You got to be careful here, you know, going at 285 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 4: it too hard. You know, we had to keep be 286 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 4: cognizant of that today because guys are you know, guys 287 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 4: have been you know, they've been riding bike or whatever, running, 288 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 4: but there's nothing like skating, and so you have to 289 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 4: make sure that you know, you don't injure the lower 290 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 4: extremities and some of the tenons and things like that 291 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 4: coming out of here. So it's kind of a build 292 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 4: up process. There's a fine line between too much and 293 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,479 Speaker 4: too little. So it's it's a challenge. 294 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 3: How do you organize these practices because they're so unique. 295 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 3: Like you said, it's the longest break you've ever had. 296 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 3: Is it more like a training camp practice or is 297 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 3: it more like a middle of the season practice. 298 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 4: Great question, There's going to be a little bit of both. 299 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 4: But for me, I think it's really important that the 300 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 4: guys get out there. You saw today we did a 301 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 4: lot of sort of small area kind of competitive games, 302 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 4: you know, one on ones, two on twos, and not 303 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 4: just everyone. The defensemen weren't just defending so we're the forwards. 304 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 4: It's important that they do things with pressure in tight 305 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 4: areas and tight spaces because you have to make it 306 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 4: as game like as possible. So you know, you build 307 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 4: a little bit of training camp with a little bit 308 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 4: of the middle of the season, and you know, as 309 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 4: we go along here, we'll get into more battle yeah, 310 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 4: and work on our systems. 311 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: Well, you mentioned the time off. It's essentially been a 312 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: couple of weeks right since your last game. So you 313 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: got four guys in Italy. One just got bounced today, 314 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: the big ol' Oscar. He's out coming home obviously. But 315 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: what did you do during the break? 316 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 4: Uh? Well, I live in Scottsdale, Arizona, so that sucks. Yeah, 317 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 4: that was too bad. It's too bad. You know the 318 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,959 Speaker 4: golf tournament? Yeah, I did, Wow, I did one day. 319 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 4: I went on the Friday. We played La Wednesday, flew 320 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 4: back Thursday to Scottsdale, went to the tournament Friday. Now, 321 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 4: if you're a golfer, which I am, and a golf fan, 322 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 4: which I am, and you want to watch, don't go 323 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 4: to the tournament because it's it's a it's a mess. 324 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, are on sixteen? No? 325 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 4: I was on seventeen? 326 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 2: Okay? 327 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 4: God, yeah, I've been on sixteen before. Yeah, but only 328 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 4: on practice around days. This is the first time I 329 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 4: was ever able to actually go to the tournament while 330 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 4: it was on. Okay, But yeah, no, it was. It was. 331 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 4: It was fun. But at the same time, it's just 332 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 4: they're just too many people for me, right, Are you 333 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 4: guess maybe that's showing my age again? 334 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 2: Oh I'm no, I'm with you. I'm after the Super Bowl, 335 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 2: I'm done with. 336 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: People for a while, like a while. Are you constantly 337 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: thinking hockey? Honestly? Like, are you you ever see the 338 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: old SNL skit with Chris Farley where he's always dreaming 339 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: about sausages? 340 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: Sausage? 341 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: Is that? Like you you're sitting there at seventeen at 342 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: the wasted Management. 343 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you're watching golf and you're thinking hockey. 344 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 4: No not at that time, No, no, no, because I 345 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 4: knew there was a lot of time between that. But 346 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 4: you know, the last three or four days, the mind 347 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 4: has been going there, and you know, in working to 348 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 4: get practices ready and stuff like these guys they show up, 349 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 4: you know, they don't realize that us coaches have been 350 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 4: putting things together for four or five days, right them, 351 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 4: you know, And it's extremely important that we do that 352 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 4: and we do a good job coming out of this 353 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 4: break as a coaching staff because we have to have 354 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 4: our guys ready to go. 355 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 3: He's thinking about who's going to reach the driveable par 356 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 3: four is what he's thinking about. Standing on seventeen. Last 357 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 3: time we talked to you, the Seahawks had just beaten 358 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 3: the Rams, but they had not yet played the Patriots. 359 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 4: Where'd you watch the game? And what'd you think? I 360 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 4: watched it from my house in Arizona. I thought it 361 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 4: was fantastic, you know. I thought it was a defensive gem. 362 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 6: Yes it was, and I you know, I liked that gems, 363 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 6: so I thought it was an amazing game by them, 364 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 6: Great for the city, great for the fans. 365 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 4: Just really exciting time here in Seattle. 366 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: Yeah. 367 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: Well, you know, when the Seahawks weren't a title the 368 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: NHL team in town has never lost a Cup final ever? 369 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 4: Is that right? 370 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: They've never played in one because we didn't have a 371 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: team in twenty thirteen. But I mean, not to put 372 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: the pressure on you man, Yeah, there you go. But 373 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: the Mariners did pretty well. The Seahawks are doing well. 374 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: I mean, this is this is like a corny question, 375 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: but does it fire up the like there was a 376 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: bunch of Mariners, Cal Roley, Kirby, wou Naylor were all 377 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: there at the Super Bowl last Sunday. 378 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 2: They're fired up their motive. 379 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: Does it fire these guys up to see the community 380 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: having that kind of success and do they want a 381 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: piece of that? 382 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 4: Absolutely? Yeah, no question about it. And it's it's it 383 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 4: fires them up. It you know, you just feel a 384 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 4: sense of joy for the guys that are doing it. Yep, 385 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 4: you know, and and you know the feeling that that 386 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 4: is some have experienced it, some haven't. The ones that have, 387 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 4: you know, you know what it's what it's like, Well, 388 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 4: is pretty exciting. Yeah, it's almost surreal, you know. And 389 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 4: I'm sure if you ask some of those guys it 390 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 4: would be like, whoa this is? 391 00:16:59,000 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 2: If? 392 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 4: Is this really happening right now right the post game 393 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 4: kind of thing on the field or whatever. But yeah, no, 394 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 4: it's it certainly fires It fires me up, and I 395 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 4: know it fires our players up. 396 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 2: What did you do with a cup when you wanted? 397 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: Did you get to take it home yourself for a while? 398 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, everybody gets one day. 399 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 2: Yeah what did you do on that one day? 400 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 4: They brought it? They brought it to They brought it 401 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 4: to Scottsdale. Okay, So we went out to TPC played some. 402 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: Golf and you brought the cup with you. Yeah. Oh, 403 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 2: good for you. Yeah. 404 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 4: And then we then we had a big party, had 405 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 4: a big party at the house, and there's a whole 406 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 4: bunch of people that flew in from all over, you know, 407 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 4: all over the country that wanted to. We had quite 408 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 4: a fun time. 409 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 2: That is awesome. Yeah, I was really wow. 410 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 3: You know, I think about the fans going crazy and 411 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 3: the taste that we had in twenty twenty two with 412 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 3: the playoff run that the Kraken had, I mean that 413 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 3: kind of indoctrinated everybody into what the Stanley Cup playoffs 414 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 3: were all about. And I think you guys were there 415 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: earlier in the year. I don't think the island there's 416 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 3: were in Seattle, like in April or May when it 417 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 3: was really going, But I don't do you remember, you 418 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 3: know that what it was like when you coming to 419 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 3: Seattle before you got here, and the fervor that they 420 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 3: had when they were in the playoff race. 421 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, well it was you know, and I alluded to 422 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 4: this too, like way back when in the press conference 423 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 4: and all that. It was standing on the visiting bench. 424 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 4: It was loud. Yeah, and uh, you know, there's nothing 425 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 4: like playoff hockey and that playoff atmosphere, you know. And 426 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 4: so we're gonna work as hard as we can to 427 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 4: provide that for you know, for our fans and in 428 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 4: the city and do the best we can and we'll 429 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 4: see where the chips fall. 430 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: Well, Lane, Lambert's with us. I don't want to put 431 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: you on the spot. And if the answers no, that's fine, okay, 432 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: Like seriously, you won't hurt our feelings if you win 433 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: and you take the cup home for a day, Can 434 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: we come over? 435 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 4: Yeah? 436 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 2: Cool? 437 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 4: That Yeah, for sure, I believe him. 438 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I do. Yeah, he's cool with that. 439 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:57,360 Speaker 4: Well I wouldn't. 440 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 2: Why not? 441 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's the price you got to pay 442 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: for winning a cup, is that these two jokers get 443 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 1: to come to your Now we talk at the house. 444 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 4: That price fifteen times a right, we talk. 445 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: In the house here, the house in Arizona. We're going 446 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 1: to Arizona, Arizona. So we gotta float. 447 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, you gotta yeah, we gotta get We gotta get down. 448 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 2: We gonna fly her all the way down there. 449 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, all right, I'm not flying you down all right. 450 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: Will there be food though, oh yeah, okay, and beverages everything, 451 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: all right, So we will get our way down. 452 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 4: That golfing done. 453 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 2: We're in. We are in, and by the way, we're 454 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 2: gonna hold you to it because you're gonna. 455 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 1: You're gonna forget this. You got so many more important 456 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: things on your mind. You're gonna forget it. You mentioned 457 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 1: the word rhythm a couple of times when we sat 458 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 1: down here. Rhythm in the last six rhythm since what 459 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: took place? You think that you saw in front of 460 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 1: your eyes with this team that finally started the click 461 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: that got you to that rhythm you're talking about. 462 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 4: Well, I think you know, when you've come in and 463 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 4: you implement a new system and things like that, and 464 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 4: you're always gonna have you know, there's a there's a 465 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 4: growing period with that, whether it be you know, guys 466 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 4: aren't used to certain situations, or maybe they're not used 467 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 4: to not playing in this situation but playing in that situation, 468 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 4: or you know, it's always a little bit tricky when 469 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 4: you come in rate at the start, and you know, 470 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 4: it usually takes I always say it usually takes twenty 471 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 4: to twenty five games to sort of start feeling the 472 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 4: rhythm or get the rhythm and start to really play 473 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 4: the way you want to play. And I think, you know, 474 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 4: there was that period of time that we went through, 475 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 4: and we went through that tough patch where we lost 476 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 4: a bunch of games, and that was, you know, a 477 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 4: good learning experience for our hockey team. Adversities never always 478 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 4: a bad thing as long as you can learn from it, 479 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 4: and I thought we learned from it. And I just 480 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 4: think that, you know, our leadership did a good job 481 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 4: of holding things together and we're really playing for each 482 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 4: other and playing hard, so you know, just kind of 483 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 4: things fell into place a little bit, and once you 484 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 4: get a little bit of confidence. You know that that 485 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 4: can certainly sort of push things along. Our goaltending has 486 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 4: been great all year long, right, so you know they've 487 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 4: played really well for us, and you know, it's just 488 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 4: one of those things that where we started to get 489 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,479 Speaker 4: on a little bit of a roll or get some rhythm, 490 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 4: you know, we uh, we took advantage of it. And 491 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 4: that's why you didn't. I didn't want to break, but 492 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 4: you know what, the break's good too, So we'll we'll, 493 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 4: you know, come out of the break and try and 494 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 4: get that rhythm right from the right from the get go, 495 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 4: we come out of the break, which is the most bizarre, 496 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 4: ironic thing with a back to back in Dallas and 497 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 4: in Saint Louis after not playing. Uh so, it's it's 498 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 4: a really interesting schedule we have, but it is what 499 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 4: it is. 500 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 3: You mentioned implementing your your system. Looking back on the 501 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 3: first couple of months that you were here, Now, was 502 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 3: there an element that was tougher than you thought it 503 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 3: was going to be and was there an element that 504 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 3: went smoother than you thought it was. 505 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 2: Going to. 506 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 4: I think probably what what I really, what I really 507 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 4: can say say about our team and our guys is 508 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 4: that they really embraced what we wanted to do, and 509 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 4: that was kind of play the game a little bit 510 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 4: differently than maybe, you know, maybe some guys wanted to. 511 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 4: And when you're you know, when you're preaching defense and 512 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 4: you know, keeping the puck out of your net, you know, 513 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 4: it does take a little bit away from the offense. 514 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 4: But if you look at our numbers are five on 515 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 4: five numbers this year, we're tenth best in the league 516 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 4: in terms of five on five goal differential for it 517 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 4: against right. And so you can talk about, oh, you know, 518 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 4: you're you know, you you know, you don't score that 519 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 4: many goals or that well, we score enough to win 520 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 4: and you know, the differential is is a real key 521 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 4: for me. So guys have sacrificed a little bit on 522 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 4: the offensive side to make sure that, you know, we 523 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 4: play the game the right way and you know it 524 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 4: gives us the best chance to win on any given night. 525 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, you mentioned coach, you're goaltending Lane Lambert's with 526 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: us from the thirty two bar and grill. And if 527 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm making this quote up, then just please tell me, 528 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: because I swear to God, I remember you saying over 529 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 1: the offseason that Joey Decord was going to be your 530 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: number one guy going into the season. He's the man, 531 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: He's the guy. Do you did I make that up? 532 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: Or did you say that? 533 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 2: By the way, I remember you saying something like that. 534 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 4: Yeah, potentially he was, you know from what from what 535 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 4: I knew? 536 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 2: Right right? 537 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 4: Okay, good, he was. He was spotted in as our 538 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 4: number one. 539 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 1: I think everybody agreed with that when that because of 540 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: the way he ended last year. Now you got the 541 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: German gentleman playing his balls off right obviously, So who's 542 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: number one? You got a must win game tomorrow night? 543 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:45,959 Speaker 1: And you can't tell me there is no must win 544 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,239 Speaker 1: game tomorrow night. I'm just imagining there's a must win 545 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: game tomorrow night. Who's in that for you? Who's your guy? 546 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 4: Uh? Well, if it's tomorrow night, Gruby's still at the end. 547 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 2: See, you can't say that either. That's what he did. 548 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 2: He wiggled out of it. Man, you can't do that. 549 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 4: No, I think, you know what I think. Honestly, we've 550 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 4: got two number one guys right now and they're pushing 551 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 4: each other and it's a friendly competition. And if you 552 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,959 Speaker 4: look at our record, you know, if you look at 553 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 4: our records, say in back to backs, all I ever heard, 554 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 4: you know, prior to coming here, was they lost twelve 555 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 4: in a row back to backs last year or whatever. 556 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 4: We flipped our goalies and Joey plays the puck better 557 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 4: than Grooby, and Grooby wouldn't mind me saying that Grooby 558 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 4: plays it fine, but Joey plays it really well. And 559 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 4: you know, on those back to backs, Joey's able to 560 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 4: move the puck out of our zone a little bit 561 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,400 Speaker 4: easier and help our defenseman out a little bit more 562 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 4: on the second half of the back to back, which 563 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 4: has helped our hockey team. And both the goalies have 564 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 4: played excellent. They're pushing each other, and you know, we're 565 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 4: happy with either one of them in the net. 566 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 2: Are the answer? I mean, I like the fact that 567 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 2: you have two goalies. 568 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 3: I mean, you need you need multiple starting aces in baseball, right, 569 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 3: and you can't. The goalie can't play every every game. 570 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 3: So are there any drawbacks at all have happened to 571 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 3: good goalies? 572 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 4: No, it's it's actually, in my mind, it's essential in 573 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 4: today's national hockey league to have two good goalies. It 574 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 4: used to be maybe, you know, like the Martown Broaders 575 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 4: of the world, of the Patrick Wahs played seventy two 576 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 4: seventy three games. You can't do that anymore. It's just 577 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 4: too demanding and so the game's just too fast. Now 578 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 4: you have to have two goaltenders. And let's not forget 579 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 4: about Matt Murray, who is injured. But you know he 580 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 4: played very well for us in the in the limited 581 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 4: time that he played as well, and you know he's 582 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 4: working hard to get back from injury as well. So 583 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 4: these three guys, and especially the two guys that are 584 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 4: you know, logging most of the ice time, real good 585 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 4: camaraderie between them, real good professionalism and cheering for each other. 586 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 4: And that's a key, key component. 587 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: Well, good news for you. Last question, how about that 588 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,479 Speaker 1: before you go? So you mentioned the Olympics. You got 589 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 1: three guys out there, Ellie Tolvenen Kappa with Finland and 590 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: then Grubauer with Germany. Do you contact these coaches at all? 591 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: Like I was just looking it up. The head coach 592 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: of the German team, a guy named Harold christ I 593 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: believe is his name. You call this guy up and say, listen, schnitzelboy, 594 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: that's my number one guy. All right, here's what he needs. 595 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 1: Here's what I want you to do. Here's what he 596 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 1: can't do. Do you get involved at all with these 597 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: Olympics coaches or you just trust these guys to take 598 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: care of your dudes. 599 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 4: Trust these guys to take care of the dudes. Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, no, 600 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 4: they there, it's their team, their their job and uh, 601 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 4: you know, I uh, I don't have anything to add from. 602 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 2: The Are you watching much hockey or any other yeah? Sport? 603 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm watching. I'm watching a lot of it. You 604 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 4: know is uh sometimes it's live, but a lot of 605 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 4: times it's you know, the replays, yes, exactly. 606 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 2: You know. 607 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 4: I like the curling. I like you know this, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, 608 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 4: you know. So there's uh and you know cross country skiing. 609 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,199 Speaker 4: I love that. I love it when they have to 610 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 4: stop and shoot. Oh yeah, like talk about uh talk 611 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 4: about impressive, you know in terms of your can So 612 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 4: I yeah, I watch as much as I can. 613 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 1: Are you willing to admit, though, that curling is not 614 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: really a sport? 615 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 2: Well? No, what is it a game? I don't get it, man, 616 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 2: I don't get it. I mean, explain it to me 617 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 2: like I'm an idiot. 618 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 4: Well, when I ask you this question, have you ever curled. Never, Okay, 619 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:23,640 Speaker 4: so go curling. Okay, step out on the ice, try 620 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 4: and throw that rock and then ask me that question. 621 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: Okay, have you curled? Oh yeah, Okay, you're saying this 622 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: body isn't ready. 623 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 4: For I'm not saying that. I'm just I'm just saying 624 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 4: it's incredible how balanced you have to be and how 625 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 4: much you have to be aware. There's a lot of 626 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 4: people that crack their heads open because they fall. Really yeah, 627 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 4: we would, yeah, okay, yeah, no, it's it's it's a 628 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 4: real thing. 629 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: Well, if there's a if there's a curling club locally 630 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 1: that you recommend, I'll go try it. 631 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 3: There's one up north there is, Yeah, yeah, we got 632 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 3: one in town. 633 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 4: Okay. 634 00:27:57,800 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 3: Problem, you saw us on the I don't know if 635 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 3: you ever saw the video us on the ice a 636 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 3: barracking game. 637 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 2: I don't think you want to sup on. 638 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,919 Speaker 4: I did actually see that, and your reaction was those 639 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 4: are my guys. 640 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 2: Hey, you're the man. Good stuff, and we'll talk of 641 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 2: the fun next week. 642 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: All right, Okay, good luck, good luck start next week 643 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: against Dallas Man. 644 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 2: You bet. 645 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: Lane Lambert, the head coach of the Kraken with us 646 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: right here on ninety three three kJ A r f M. 647 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, the whole curling thing for me. 648 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: I I maybe he's right. 649 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 2: I enjoy it. 650 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: I enjoy watching You've never you've never done it, Jackson? 651 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 2: Have you done it? 652 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 7: By the way, funny enough, I've I've nearly done it. 653 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 7: My my grandma and my mom were big time curlers. 654 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 7: Really near Magduson Park is some some facility up there, 655 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 7: wowing up and they tried to get me at a 656 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 7: very very young age, and I said. 657 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: Hell no, yeah, Well apparently all of they call him 658 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: rocks right, stones, rock stones are rocks, stones, stones, stones. 659 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: They come from like one island in like Scotland or 660 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 1: something like that. Did you guys know that? Like all 661 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: the courts are granted whatever the hell it is? 662 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 2: Really? How do how I know this? I have no idea. 663 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 2: We're close. 664 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 3: The Granite Curling Club is like twenty blocks from where 665 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 3: we're at right now. 666 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 2: Do people ever come rocks? 667 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 4: There's always stones, It's just stones, I've heard. 668 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 7: I've just heard stones. Okay, that's the curling club, dick. 669 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's where. Yeah, I'd like to do it. 670 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 3: I didn't enough fun I would be I'd be really 671 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 3: worried about falling on my butt, but at least I 672 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 3: don't have Softy tied to me with a freaking rope. 673 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 2: Well, you guys have not doing it all right, you 674 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 2: guys at the kracking. I'll be at the bar. You 675 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 2: guys have fun, all right. We're gonna break