1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: From the Ponds to the pros. It's time for Beyond 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: the Pond on the fan. Here are your hosts, Pat 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: mcletty and Kevin Faullness. 4 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 2: It's that time of the week once again, Beyond the 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: Pond on the air, Kevin Fallness, Pat mcletty along with 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: the great Brett blakemore behind the glasses. We talk all 7 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: things hockey and this time of year, as you'd figured, 8 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: there's plenty of hockey to talk about. 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 3: Patrick, I haven't seen you forever, has been that line. 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 3: Well you a couple of weeks, right, you're right. Yeah, 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 3: I guess I was in Saint Paul one week. I 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 3: don't know. It's hard on the road, yeah, and then 13 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 3: you're in studio on St. Paul. But it's great to 14 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 3: have you back. 15 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 4: Think about this, Nip, Brett, this would be the first 16 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 4: Beyond the Ponds of the year. 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: With all three of us in the of the are Yes, 18 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 2: that is true. 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 5: Fantasy would be over at this point. 20 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 4: We think about all the extra time we got together 21 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 4: and now we're in mid season. 22 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a great thing. 23 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 6: Patrick. 24 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: Let me start with you. How did you celebrate the 25 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 2: New Year's holiday? 26 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 3: I was in bed by nine o'clock. I think exactly 27 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 3: the same time. Now I'm like, I whatever, It's like, okay, 28 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 3: all right, Happy New Year. I mean yeah, I just 29 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 3: not my thing about you. You were probably out. 30 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: No, those days are long gone. But here's the deal 31 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 2: I got. My oldest is a New Year's baby. So 32 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 2: he turned sixteen this year on January first. He's got 33 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: a buddy that turns sixteen on New Year's Eve. So 34 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: they had like ten of them at our house. Sixteen kids, fine, well, 35 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 2: ten sixteen year old kids at our house. 36 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: That's how we celebrated New Years. Oh my god. 37 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: But it's not like the old days where you got 38 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: to play pin the tailork. You had to be up late. Yeah, yeah, 39 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: And it was fine. 40 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: It was good. 41 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: Everybody behaved. But it's not like the old days where 42 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: you have to keep them entertained. They entertained themselves. They 43 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: got their phones. I mean sixteen, they're playing video games there. 44 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: They played darts and they beat the hell out of 45 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: the wall. But the dark board is on. But that's okay. 46 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: They had fun and that happened. What did you have 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 2: Brett do in bed by ten? 48 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 4: I bet yeah, I was. I was asleep with like 49 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 4: ten thirty. I hate New Year, so I think it's 50 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 4: a terrible holiday. It's no, that's not my cup of 51 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 4: tea anymore. Maybe one day it was, but not anymore. 52 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 3: Not anymore. Well that's okay. 53 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: Last night it was a late one for the Minnesota 54 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: whild But oh my gosh, let's start with the World Juniors. 55 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 3: Unfortunately break very much. 56 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: So it started out as a lot of fun for 57 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 2: Zach Elverson and Mark Parrish. Do you have the call 58 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: let's go to Grand Casino Arena. In fact, late in regulation, 59 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 2: the Americans are down to the Finns and a nice 60 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 2: little comeback with a ninety seconds and changed ago. 61 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 6: Here it goes well, Zeller's works it in tempill stop 62 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 6: now makes his way. 63 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: To the bench. 64 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 3: Zellar's brought down. 65 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 2: In the process shot. 66 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 7: Charle ties it up. 67 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 2: But three seconds to go Zach Elverson and Mark Parrish 68 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 2: there from the Al Shaver press box. It goes from 69 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: the highest of highs to unfortunately, not that long later, 70 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: the lowest of low's passed down. 71 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 3: Those shots score Team Foodland has won it. 72 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: In overtime, it's hard to Balila and the. 73 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 6: Americans see their World Junior dream come to an end. 74 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: Here in the quarterfinal round that had a little bit 75 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: away it's gonna say it had a little. 76 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 3: Bit of white bear all over it. Good call Zach. 77 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, they both of them did a fantastic job. Alexis 78 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: did one of the games as well, and I know 79 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: they had a lot of fun. 80 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 3: It wasn't supposed to be over this early. 81 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: Done in the quarterfinals to a pretty decent finished team. 82 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: And that's it, you know, that's the problem with not 83 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: the problem, but that's sometimes you roll the dice in 84 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: a single elimination turn and then these things are going 85 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: to happen, and unfortunately, looking for the three peet on 86 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: home soil, they come up unfortunately really short. 87 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: One thing, as we've known about the Fins forever, and 88 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 3: look no further than some of the finished players have 89 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 3: played for the while. They all play the right way, 90 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 3: they all play the same way. They never change their game, 91 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 3: whether they're up to goals or down two goals. They're 92 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: just they're they They're a team that is always flat 93 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 3: flat line, meaning in a good way, meaning they just 94 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 3: you know, they don't get too high, they don't get 95 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: too low. They just keep on playing their game. They're 96 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 3: very well coached and and you know they they they're 97 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 3: they're they're hard out and they're gonna be hard out 98 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: in the semis. Well, they play Sweden, right. 99 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: They've gone to Sweden tomorrow at three thirty. The later 100 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: game will be Canada against the Checks. That one will 101 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 2: be at Also, both games will be in Saint Paul 102 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 2: ag Grand Casino Arena. Tickets are available World Juniors m 103 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: N two six dot com. It is too bad because 104 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 2: you know, you watch that tournament as it evolves, and 105 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 2: it didn't feel like the Americans were ever really clicking, right. 106 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 2: It felt like they were missing a little something that 107 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: they have so much talent out there, but it just 108 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 2: didn't feel like it was clicking like it did the 109 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: last two years as they brought home the gold. 110 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well, missing Trey Augustine was a huge, huge factor 111 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 3: in my opinion. You know, as we've learned, you win 112 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 3: and lose a lot of championships with goaltending and uh 113 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 3: and Trey Augustine really was the key for the last 114 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: two years and the US winning the gold, and so 115 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 3: you know, it's a it's a as you mentioned, Kevin, 116 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 3: those overtime games, those single elimination games are they're they're 117 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: really hard to win, and sometimes you need the little break. 118 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 3: Sometimes you know, you need a big save sometimes, whatever 119 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 3: the case may be. And and the fans won, so 120 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 3: they move on. 121 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: Finn's advance and again they'll take on Sweden tomorrow Canada and. 122 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 3: The checks will be the nightcap. 123 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 2: Lots of World Juniors discussion coming up, especially later in 124 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 2: the program. I don't know how you did it, but 125 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 2: you pulled some strings. You got Gordon Miller to join us. 126 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 2: I don't know what fans in the States know about 127 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 2: Gordon Miller. I think they should know that name. But 128 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: up in Canada, he's a big deal. 129 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's the he's probably you know, the number one 130 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 3: guy and one of my favorites. Yeah, he's great, and 131 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 3: you know, lucky enough for me, I was able to 132 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: work a game with them. Yeah, you know, it's a 133 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 3: feeling for my brother who showed up right at right 134 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 3: the start, right during the national anthem, and uh so 135 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 3: we worked it out, you know, when we have him 136 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 3: on the air, Yeah, I'm going to see if I 137 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 3: can't talk him into I have no pull, nothing to 138 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: do with me, but I want him to. 139 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 2: Do a boy state high school hockey tournament. Don't you 140 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: think has he done on, Chris Cuthbert has Thorn, of 141 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 2: course has and they've had some great names. Bob Kurtz's 142 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 2: called some games. I just think, and there's no offense 143 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 2: to Jamericson or Clay matt Vic or any of the 144 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 2: other guys that have done it in recent history. But 145 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 2: I think if you get a chance, and I don't know, 146 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 2: maybe Gordon Miller thinks I don't need to bother with that, 147 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: but maybe they would be pretty cool something. Put it 148 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 2: on your bucket list, is what I'm gonna tell him. 149 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 2: I'd love to see him in Saint Paul call him 150 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 2: some of those. He'd be pretty good, My god, pretty good. 151 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 2: If you can handle the World Juniors, you can handle 152 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: the boys state high squad. 153 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 3: I wonder. I'm I'm assuming he'll probably be calling the 154 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 3: games in Italy for ye and yeah, he'll be going, 155 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 3: you know, and you know, he's done these international tournaments, 156 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 3: which I really want to get into, not only on 157 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 3: the hockey side, but what countries were his favorite to 158 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 3: uh to be, you know, because you're over there for 159 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 3: two weeks, you know, and or longer. Actually yeah, probably 160 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 3: a little bit longer with the pre stuff and all that. 161 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,239 Speaker 3: But man, what a career, Yeah, for sure at thirty 162 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 3: five years calling the World Juniors on ts and in Canada. 163 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 2: That's the number that I saw. And we'll get confirmation 164 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 2: from him. I can't wait to talk to him. Gordon 165 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: Miller is a wonderful voice in our sports. 166 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 3: I wonder what it was like for him to have 167 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: both of us in there. I'm not gonna ask him, 168 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 3: don't ask him, but I probably will, you know, I mean, 169 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 3: did he have a favorite? 170 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 2: Which NICKELETTI? Did he prefers? How what you want me 171 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 2: to ask him? 172 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 3: Well, there's no doubt, no question. 173 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: Right, it's gonna be you. 174 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 3: Thank God you saved me from your brother. No, no, 175 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 3: we'll see. But no, they were good. They worked a 176 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 3: lot of games together and that'll be fun to talk about, 177 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 3: all right. 178 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 2: So that was the World Juniors and that concluded for 179 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: the Americans a little earlier than the while. They went 180 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: well passed midnight, as they were at nine thirty in Anaheim, 181 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: but it was well worth staying up late, and. 182 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 4: Again a transition Eric Sex slowed down that Russia probably. 183 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 7: Had had Trendon sweeping at It couldn't. 184 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 8: Get it through first time. 185 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,319 Speaker 7: Second try, Trendon found a man coming late youth back 186 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 7: to Trendon for US shut Yeah, caught treadeed sustl at home. 187 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 7: What a pass by Quinn Hughes in a while getting 188 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 7: right back here at anaheive hits three one Minnesota. 189 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: The Russians are not going to the Olympics, but they 190 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 2: were prolific last night training and that one pretty much 191 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: the dagger to quiet the Ducks thoughts of a of 192 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 2: a comeback. Eurorov scored twice and Coroll Capriceo with his 193 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 2: twenty fourth of the season. The Russians score four of 194 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 2: the five goals, and four of the five goals were 195 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 2: set up by Quinn Hughes. 196 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 3: What a night for him? Well, I mean, just the 197 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 3: difference he's made. You know, with this team, it's just 198 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 3: they're not in their end very much. He gets the 199 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 3: puck in there and you know, in the defensive zone 200 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 3: either it's he's going to skate it out in three 201 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 3: strides or make a pass, stretch pass out of the zone. 202 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 3: Guess what, you're not in your zone and you know 203 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 3: you're not giving up a lot of chances. And you know, 204 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 3: that's that's the biggest thing for me, what he has done. 205 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 3: And you know, obviously last night for us this wow, 206 00:09:58,600 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 3: it's it's incredible. 207 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 2: They're now three to zero to one on the road 208 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 2: trip me another forward, Kevin, get me another forward. I 209 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 2: wouldn't doubt that comes up in Brett Blakemore's Breakaways. I 210 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: failed in a couple of times over the course of 211 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,079 Speaker 2: this week, and the. 212 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 3: Guy thanks for having me on. I tried. 213 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 2: You were the PA, and that's fine. I will always 214 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 2: I'm not a repeater. Well, but I didn't want to 215 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 2: do that. 216 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 3: I would have done it for you. I know you 217 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 3: know that. 218 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: I know you would have, but I didn't want to 219 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 2: put you in that position. So it was fine. Russo 220 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 2: America's favorite blogger, and he was fine. He's no Pat mcletny, 221 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 2: but he was fine. 222 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 3: That's fine. But we talked about some potential targets. I 223 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 3: was really good. 224 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 2: We talked about some potential targets. And I know there's 225 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: maybe even bigger names out there than this guy. The 226 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 2: guy that I've got circled as the guy that I 227 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 2: would like that I think checks all the boxes is 228 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 2: Ryan O'Reilly now of the Nashville Predators. 229 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 3: He doesn't want to go and they're playing well and 230 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 3: they they still think they can make the playoffs. That's 231 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 3: the problem. 232 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 2: That's what you say though, when you're under contract, when 233 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 2: you're in that position, when when they come to you 234 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 2: and told. 235 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 3: Them, I want to be part of the solution, I 236 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 3: think if they say too, I mean I'd love to 237 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 3: have them too. 238 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 5: I mean he's former Wild. It'd be a homecoming, right. 239 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 3: Right because of that trade. Which trade wasn't Blues with 240 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 3: the Blues? 241 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:23,439 Speaker 4: Yeah to Toronto? Yeah, him the Wild for the seconds, 242 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 4: the Wild help the maple leafe? 243 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 3: Is that deal? Or maybe the Blues too? You don't want? 244 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 3: But who else did you target? 245 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 2: Well, he was saying, Tage Thompson to me, that's not 246 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 2: that's out. It just doesn't seem like it would be gettable. 247 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 2: It just but again, why would Buffalo trade them? No, 248 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 2: they've won eleven in a row exactly. 249 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 5: But well they're Buffalo. 250 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 2: Bill Garon pulled off Quinn Heels. We never if we 251 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 2: talked about that on Beyond the Pond, we probably would 252 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 2: have been entered into the preposterous states. 253 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 3: I think, I think, but yeah, right, I think I 254 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 3: just think he's that big. I think Buffalo's buyers now, 255 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 3: I really do. 256 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 2: I can't believe they won eleven in a row. 257 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 3: Well, you look at their talent on their team, it's there. 258 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 2: They just well, but it was there when they were 259 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 2: at the bottom of the standings at the beginning of 260 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: the light. 261 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 3: But they needed, you know, getting the new general manager, 262 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 3: getting the new word, uh, you know, a different voice, 263 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 3: a different what do you you know, just a different 264 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 3: outlook on where they should be, what they need to 265 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 3: do and what they're going to do and whatever. Whatever 266 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 3: message was sent, it's been the right one because they've 267 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 3: been they've been really good and they tell me winning 268 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 3: is fun and apparently it's contagious. 269 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 5: What about Sid the Kid? 270 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 4: A lot of talk about Sid the Kid potentially being 271 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 4: a he's a center, he's up there. 272 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh is sure what here's the Here's no no question. 273 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 3: I don't think Pittsburgh can do anything until they're eliminated. 274 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 3: And so you're looking probably later rather than sooner, I 275 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 3: would think, and most most likely nothing's going to get 276 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 3: done with this Olympic and Olympic break. 277 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 2: And there's an all that there's a roster freeze somewhere 278 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 2: in February. There's a trade dead line in March, so 279 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 2: there's a couple. 280 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,959 Speaker 3: Of between February. Yeah, for sure. But then again you 281 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: have to ask the you have to ask him do 282 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 3: you want to end your career here or do you 283 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 3: want to chase another Cup because we're not going to 284 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 3: We're not They're not going to be Cup ready for 285 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 3: you know what, they're twenty four years. 286 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's got to get through the Olympics healthy too. 287 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 4: I mean, we just don't know what the status is 288 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 4: after that. 289 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 3: So let's talk about the Olympics. 290 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 2: That was the other big news from yesterday, not only 291 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 2: the Americans losing at the World Juniors, the Wild winning. 292 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 2: But we'll get to the breakaways of course too. But 293 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 2: we got to talk about because we got Bill Garran 294 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 2: joining at the bottom the hour, not only the general 295 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: manager of the Minnesota Wild, general manager of Team USA. 296 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: He'll have three Wild players on that team. Eight players 297 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 2: total will represent their various countries at the Winter Olympics. 298 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: That is going to be so much fun to watch. 299 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 2: It would have been fun if the Wild had no representation, 300 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 2: but they have eight players there, including three on the 301 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 2: American roster. I think you're right, And who would have 302 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 2: thought that going back to September or October if you 303 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 2: told me that we'd be heartbroken that Marcus Johansen didn't 304 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 2: make the Swedish Olympic team. We would have been laughed 305 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 2: at again, right, But it's true he should have. He 306 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: should have been on that team, and his resume speaks 307 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 2: for himself, not only the start of this year and 308 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 2: now it's half of a season, but the end of 309 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 2: last year too. 310 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 3: He picked up steam. I think I'm one of the 311 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 3: only ones who's stuck by him through all this. I mean, really, yeah, no, 312 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 3: I I just listen. No, he did not production wise, 313 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 3: and you know there and he always just soft a 314 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 3: little bit last year, but there is still something about 315 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 3: him that I'm like, you can't get rid of this guy. 316 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 3: You know, the way he skates, the way he enters 317 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 3: his own, the way he passes the park, and now 318 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 3: he's engaging and when he gets engaged, as we've seen, 319 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 3: he's been a pretty damn good player for this team. 320 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 3: Now you know you're looking, you're you know you're not 321 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 3: looking for it. He doesn't, I think, and I'm not 322 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 3: going to be an excuse a meter for him, but 323 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 3: there were injuries last year, Capriestoft was out and he 324 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 3: doesn't he can't handle being the guy, but he can 325 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 3: be that secondary guy. And now he's when that say, 326 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 3: there's a big difference in in your mentality as a 327 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 3: player of being the guy or being that second guy. 328 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 3: There's a comfort level. I'm comfort comfortable here. I'm not 329 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: comfortable being Oh, you know, you start to shake a 330 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 3: little bit when I got to be that guy. I 331 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 3: think there were times last year where he where they 332 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 3: were kind of like, who's going to be that guy. 333 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 3: He's got to be that guy, and he wasn't that guy. 334 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 3: And so this year he's really you know, he's look 335 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 3: at he's got Boldie and he's got eck yeah that 336 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 3: and and so he's helping them with his ability to skate, 337 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 3: to get in the zone, to create more space for them, 338 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 3: and that line's been lights out. 339 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 2: They've been fantastic on both ends of the ice. And 340 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 2: it's incredible to think of where he's come from. Where 341 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 2: most on the wild depth chart, I mean, into the 342 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 2: season probably had him as their thirteen forward maybe at 343 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: best bottom six, the helper guy that you know, like 344 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 2: a Vini Hinnestroza role. But he's been so incredibly important 345 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 2: to the top six and especially that line with say 346 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 2: what you want about Jewele Rixecti, Matt Bowley incredibly important 347 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 2: to this team and this franchise, but Marcus Johansson has 348 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 2: been just more than just a role player on that threesome. 349 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 2: They've been unbelievable and again on both ends of the ice. 350 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 2: It's not just what they're doing offensively, because they've been 351 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 2: damn good offensively, but Marcus Johanson and that group in 352 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 2: a defensive role, limiting Connor McDavid, Nathan McKinnon and some 353 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 2: of the other big threats around the National Hockey League. 354 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 3: It's been so much fun to watch. 355 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: And that's part of the reason why in the Wild 356 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 2: have twenty five wins and fifty seven points now tied 357 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 2: for second place in the Central Division. They've caught the 358 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: Dallas Stars. 359 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, and there's no doubt that, you know, Dallas there, 360 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 3: they're going to try to make a move. Now, whether 361 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 3: they can and whether they get the play, don't know 362 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 3: what they'd be looking at. They probably need another forward too. 363 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 3: I would think they're they're pretty strong on the on 364 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 3: the back end, but you know they're going to be 365 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 3: who's going to pay the most to get a guy? 366 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,959 Speaker 3: That'll be the question is going to be, you know 367 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 3: It's gonna be a tit for Tap because you know, 368 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 3: Dallas knows what Minnesota has done, and now they are 369 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 3: you know, what are. 370 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 6: They going to do? 371 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 3: How are they going to respond? It's gonna be amazing. 372 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 2: They still got forty games left to go in the 373 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 2: regular season, but what a sprint it's going to be. 374 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 2: We've got an hour and change left to go in 375 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 2: this edition of Beyond the Pond, and we've got a 376 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 2: great show coming your way. 377 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 3: Not only the general manager of. 378 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,239 Speaker 2: The Minnesota Wild and Team USA, Bill Garret, joining us 379 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 2: at the bottom of the hour, we also got Gordon 380 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: Miller from TSN joining us about an hour and change 381 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 2: from now. We've also got Tony Scott with our weekly 382 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 2: Youth Hockey Hub report. And when we continue, Oh my goodness, 383 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 2: I've been waiting all week for it. Brett Blake Boor's Breakaways. 384 00:17:56,320 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 2: Next on the fan, the voice of the Great Wall 385 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 2: of Saint Paul coming up tonight from l A. What 386 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 2: the hell was that? Were you talking to me? 387 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 5: No, Pat was talking. 388 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 3: I gave him an assignment last night. I got you 389 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 3: all right. 390 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 2: Well, I wasn't sure if that was on air or 391 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 2: off there, so I'll just pick up where I left at. Yes, 392 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 2: I know, and I screwed up, but I wasn't sure 393 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 2: if I missed something in the intro. So anyway, Wild 394 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 2: and Kings later on tonight seven forty five pregame from 395 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 2: Crypto dot com arena. But now it's time for Brett 396 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 2: Blakemore's Breakaways. 397 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 6: It's time for Brett Blakemore's Breakaway, break Caprio. 398 00:18:49,680 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 2: Capri and now blake Molt Breakaway. I got the crocodile 399 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 2: tears earlier this week, Patrick, because he says that we've 400 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 2: been blowing off Brett blake. 401 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 3: Boys, I blew off. Well, yeah, my brother, your brother. 402 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 3: We had your brother on. 403 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 2: We've had John Mayasiche, we had Phil Howsley, Tony Grenado. Yes, 404 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 2: we did sweep Brett Blakemore's breakaways under the rug, but 405 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 2: not intentionally, not because we don't respect and love you. 406 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 3: So this one must be really good, but make it fast. 407 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 3: You got thirty seconds, TA got time. 408 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 4: The US Olympic roster came out and people are upset 409 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 4: about it. 410 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 5: The fan has learned. 411 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 2: People mean to you because you want Cold Cawfield. 412 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 5: No it's actually not the name. 413 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:41,479 Speaker 6: I mean. 414 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 4: I like Cold Coffield. That's not the name that I 415 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 4: would put on there, and it's not just me h. 416 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 4: Here's an excerpt from the Daily Face Off. So this 417 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 4: is not just some loser keyboard warrior. They're actually actually 418 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 4: do know hockey. Here's what they say. Even if to 419 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,120 Speaker 4: Brinkt and cold coff Field were lazily cut for their 420 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 4: diminutive frames, Jason Robertson has all the size, defensive sensibility, 421 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 4: and toughness on the wall the US brass Bill Garon 422 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 4: has obsessed over for three decades. Oh and he has 423 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 4: more points than any other American that's supposed to matter. 424 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 4: The hypocrisy it would take to select Jack Hughes, a 425 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 4: perpetually injured walking billboard for USA's national development team, or 426 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 4: Clayton Keller clearly getting a rub for captaining the US 427 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 4: victory of the World Championship despite a pedestrian season, over Robertson, 428 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 4: who is bigger and better than either player, astounts. That 429 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 4: is Daily face Off. I'm not pitched fork torch. Let's 430 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 4: go to Saint Paul and we demand answers. I understand 431 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 4: before you say it, Pat, there needs to be roles. 432 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 4: It can't be a superstar team. I'm not suggesting any 433 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 4: of that that we ditch roles or grind grit players. 434 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 4: But when you have more points than any other player, 435 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 4: you have to find your way on the top six 436 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 4: of this team. And he can play defensively. He's got 437 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 4: the frame. That's the one that just doesn't make sense 438 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 4: to me. How Robertson doesn't crack the squad at all 439 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 4: as a reserve anything. He's out of there. I would 440 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 4: like an answer from Billy G. Patrick your response. 441 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 3: My response is this, you can get ten of us 442 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 3: in a room and you will have ten different lineups. 443 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 3: The pool, the player pool in the US is outstanding. 444 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 3: And so this particular general manager and his staff of 445 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 3: other general managers came up with this. And you know, 446 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 3: does Robertson deserve to be in the team. This Caffield 447 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 3: does the brink it does? Patrick Kane, sure does, Adam Fox. Sure, 448 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 3: that's a pool. They thought that the chemistry of the 449 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 3: team that they selected is the best one for them. 450 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 3: We'll see if they're right, We'll see if they're wrong. 451 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 3: You know, I I don't know. I maybe i'd have 452 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 3: a different team. I know you'd have a different team. Yeah, 453 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 3: you know, maybe maybe maybe not. But we don't know 454 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 3: what everything that goes in to what their thought process is, 455 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 3: so they think this is their best team. I'll see. 456 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 2: I'll guarantee you this much. Bill won't address exactly why 457 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: that in particular person was left off the roster, but 458 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 2: he can give us insights into his thought process. And 459 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 2: I'll tell you this much. There's a month between now 460 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 2: and when they go to Milan. I guarantee this roster 461 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 2: is not the same one they take to Milan. There's 462 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 2: going to be injuries between now and that, and I 463 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 2: don't want injuries. I'm not hoping for injuries. But I 464 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 2: mentioned Jason Robertson ends up over there, and there's going 465 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 2: to be a whole lot of blustering for nothing. My 466 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 2: guess is he ends up on that roster at some point, 467 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 2: some way. He's the first call up when someone goes down. 468 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 2: There's no doubt he's got to be the top of 469 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 2: the list. 470 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 3: I don't know if he is. I mean, we don't 471 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 3: know that. 472 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 2: I don't know that, but I assume it could be 473 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:53,479 Speaker 2: you know whoever? 474 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 6: Right? 475 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 4: I mean, so Jason Robertson identical numbers to Caroll Caaprice 476 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 4: off at this point, but you and just one here's here's. 477 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 3: Your fatal flaw. Your fatal flaw is that it's not 478 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 3: And how often have I said this, Brett, you just 479 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 3: can't go on goals and assists, and you know you can't. 480 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 3: There's a lot more that goes into it. 481 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 5: And and so they think that they think he stinks defensively. 482 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 3: No, I don't think they think that. I think it's 483 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 3: more of a chemistry thing, and uh, the how this 484 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:34,919 Speaker 3: whole group fits together more so than goals and assists, 485 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 3: and that maybe maybe they're wrong at that. Maybe could 486 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 3: they could be you know, it could be like you 487 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 3: got screw that stuff. We're in a short tournament. The 488 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 3: guy puts up points, WI is me on it. There's 489 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 3: a valid point for that. 490 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 2: The end of February, once the dust clears, that you 491 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 2: could have hindsight in many different directions. 492 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 3: And that's that's a lot of people don't think that 493 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 3: they have enough scoring for this. But obviously you know this, 494 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 3: maybe they're they're going about it, here's how we have 495 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 3: to win type thing. 496 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 2: Because when you look on the other end of the public, 497 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 2: enemy number one is Canada and they've got McKinnon, they've 498 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 2: gotten David McDavid they've gotten power for days they do 499 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 2: and you have to you have to counter that. And 500 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 2: maybe they think Jason Robertson isn't the right guy to, 501 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 2: you know, play the ying to that Yang. 502 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, but if he's on, if he's getting top six minutes, 503 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 4: he's probably not gonna be matched up against McDavid very often. 504 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 3: Why. 505 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,360 Speaker 4: I mean, if they're gonna do the like the only 506 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 4: reason I'm not like hopping. It's an annoyance, but I'm 507 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 4: not hopping mad, and I'm still confident in the team 508 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 4: because this team played so well against Canada for six 509 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 4: periods in the Four Nations face off with Bill Garren 510 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 4: as the GM. 511 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 5: So I'm not mad, but like it. 512 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 4: It doesn't make sense to me how a guy who's 513 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 4: the leading scorer for Americans is not on the team. 514 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 2: Do me a favorite table this. I want to get 515 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,439 Speaker 2: one more in because we got a break We got 516 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 2: Bill Garon coming in and that is not a guy 517 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 2: that I want to leave waiting for our phone call. 518 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 2: So one more breakaway and then we'll get back to 519 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:00,360 Speaker 2: this discussion later the show. 520 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 4: What you think of three on three overtime for the 521 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 4: World Juniors in a single elimination, I mean, you would 522 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 4: think it would at least be five on I get that, 523 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:16,120 Speaker 4: but I mean a ten minute five on five I understand. 524 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 5: I don't know. 525 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:18,640 Speaker 4: I felt like for a big moment and that I'm 526 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 4: not blaming the loss. I don't think the US deserved 527 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 4: to win that game, but it just felt like it 528 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 4: was a little off that in a moment that big, 529 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 4: it was three on three. 530 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 2: That's international hockey though, right, Did you do that in 531 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 2: the Olympics, Yes, so, I mean that's that's the international 532 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 2: in the Four Nations. 533 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 3: I don't know what they'll do the Olympics. I hope not. 534 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 6: I don't know. 535 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 3: I don't have a problem with that. 536 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 6: I get it. 537 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 2: It's a it's at least it wasn't the shootout, and 538 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 2: I think eventually it probably would have ended up in 539 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 2: the shootout. But three on three hockey, it's it's it's 540 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 2: pretty entertaining. Unfortunately it didn't break in the Americans way 541 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 2: last night. But I don't have a problem. It's either very. 542 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 4: Entertaining, you know, wagon hockey, or it's we're gonna circle 543 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 4: back on our. 544 00:25:58,320 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 5: Own zone for five minutes. 545 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 2: That's definitely that's what it's becoming. The national hockey leaguer. 546 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 3: I wish they changed that. I wish they would change 547 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 3: that to what ten minutes or allowing you to go 548 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 3: out of the audio. Yeah, exactly. I think it's brutal. 549 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 2: I don't know basketball rules, but they've got a half 550 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 2: court thing, right, So you could do something like that 551 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 2: in overtime where you bring it over a penalty or 552 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 2: you get automa possession. 553 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, because you win the draw. If you win 554 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 3: the draw, you're you know, you're gonna have the puck 555 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 3: for four minutes out of the five. Yeah, you know. Yeah, 556 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 3: I don't know. I wish someone would look at the 557 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 3: time of possession of that and you would probably find 558 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 3: that's the case. 559 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 2: All right, let's do this. Let's squeeze in a break 560 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 2: because we got Bill Garin coming up. Brought great job. 561 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 2: It was well worth the wait. 562 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 3: And maybe you're wanting more. 563 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 2: Bratt, I know, and that's what you got to do. 564 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 2: Leave him wanting more and maybe we can get back 565 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 2: to it as the show rolls on. We still have 566 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 2: an hour and a half to go. But when we continue, 567 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 2: we're talking wild, we're talking Team USA, We're talking to 568 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 2: Bill Garin next me on the pond. 569 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 6: All right, So nice so you could finally return my call. 570 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 6: I was on I was on the ice. 571 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 3: What's the meetings? 572 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 6: You're told to get on the ice for morning skate? 573 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 5: No, I gotta get out there and touch it. 574 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 6: No, well you're not too old to be an Olympian, buddy. 575 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 6: Thank you. I appreciate it gradually. 576 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 3: What's this third generation? Third Yeah, thank you. 577 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 6: It's a hell of a legacy. 578 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you. Puzzle pretty cool stuff put out 579 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 2: on social media by Team USA yesterday, Bill Garon making 580 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,640 Speaker 2: the rounds calling a bunch of guys from that US 581 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 2: Olympic roster, including Brock Nelson, a Minnesota boy coming to 582 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 2: play for Team USA. 583 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 3: Well wear the red, white and blue. 584 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 2: And the guy that made that call, Bill Garon, general 585 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 2: manager not only of the Minnesota while but also of 586 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 2: Team USA. Welcome to be on the pond, Billy. That 587 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 2: was a lot of fun listening to that portion of 588 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 2: of that phone call and you calling some of those 589 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 2: guys that had to be the joys of the job 590 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 2: and letting those guys know they're going to be on 591 00:27:58,920 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 2: the team. 592 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 6: Oh doubt, I mean that wash Yeah, that was some day, 593 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 6: I'll tell you that. And you know, the these guys 594 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 6: are all elite players in the National Hockey League, but 595 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 6: their reactions of being notified that they're going to be Olympians, Uh, 596 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 6: it was was amazing and just yeah, I mean that 597 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 6: that's there was a Yeah, it was a special day 598 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 6: in that aspect. 599 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 3: And then on the flip side of that, talking to 600 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 3: guys who may have been worthy that didn't make it 601 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 3: had to be a little Those are tough calls too, 602 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 3: aren't they. 603 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 6: Ah, those calls are brutal, Like that's just not that's 604 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 6: just not fun, you know. But that's Look, that's where 605 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 6: us USA Hockey is now. Our player pool is just 606 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 6: so deep that we we can't everybody and you know 607 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 6: you're gonna be you have to make tough decisions and 608 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 6: you know, you know you're gonna be making some phone 609 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 6: calls that are you know, just not fun to make. 610 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 6: But that's that's part of the job. 611 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 3: When you select your team like that and you know 612 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 3: you're you're looking. You know, it's just not US Canada. 613 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 3: I mean, you've got other teams in that. You know, 614 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 3: I don't have to tell you. The Swedes are good, 615 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 3: the Finns are good. You know, the checks are good. 616 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 3: I mean you're putting this all thing together and in 617 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,479 Speaker 3: a in a sense that how are we going to win? 618 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:48,480 Speaker 3: What's the best chance for us to win gold? Am 619 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 3: I correct in saying that? 620 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, this is not like listen, if we face Canada, 621 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 6: we face Canada, but we we have a number of 622 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 6: other teams teams, uh, that we have to get through 623 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 6: before that happens. And and they're all very good. So yeah, 624 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 6: we we don't we don't build. We build our team 625 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 6: because it's what we feel is going to give us 626 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 6: the best chance to beat anybody, not just one team. 627 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 3: Now, you you know, ultimately, as you have stated, you 628 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 3: make the final decision. But I mean to be in 629 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 3: the in the room going over players. And you've got 630 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 3: a plethora of assistant general managers that you know, Bill 631 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 3: Zito for one, who's won back to back Stanley Cups. 632 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 6: Uh. 633 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 3: But you know, take us through that uh, that process 634 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 3: of of of going through guys and and discussing, you know, 635 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 3: who may be a fit. 636 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 6: And what was that? 637 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 3: What was that like? Uh, you know when you ultimately 638 00:30:57,560 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 3: madeor final decisions. 639 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 6: For me, the process was it was really enjoyable because 640 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 6: of the guys that I had around me, like like 641 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 6: you said, Billy Zito, Tom Fitzgerald, Stan Bowman, Chris Durry, 642 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 6: Chris kellerher like. It was challenging because we all we 643 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 6: all have different ways of thinking, different ways of running 644 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 6: our NHL teams, uh, different ways we go about it. 645 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 6: So you know, they they would, they would challenge me 646 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 6: and make me put extra thought into it or or 647 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 6: make me think of things in a different way or 648 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 6: look at things in a different way. So I really 649 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 6: enjoyed that. I feel they made me better and and 650 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 6: it was it was fun. It was fun to to 651 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 6: to go through that process with them. 652 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 2: Talking to Bill Garon, general manager of Team USA, and 653 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 2: of course the Minnesota whild here a little more locally. Friday, 654 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 2: the Team USA announced their roster for the twenty twenty 655 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 2: six Winner Games in my on looking for a third 656 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 2: Olympic gold and first since nineteen eighty Bill, I know, man, 657 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 2: it was so much fun to watch the Four Nations tournament, 658 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 2: which was just about a year ago. What did that 659 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 2: tell you about how close you guys are to reaching 660 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 2: the summit and and bringing home that Olympic gold for 661 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 2: the first time since nineteen eighty And is that a 662 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 2: big reason why a lot of the pieces remained the 663 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 2: same from four nations to what you're bringing to Milan. 664 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean I was really happy with that team. 665 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 6: I thought the guys obviously competed extremely hard, and the 666 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 6: chemistry was good, the camaraderie was good, the the you know, 667 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 6: we were we came, we were a goal short, and 668 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 6: you know that that that you know that that tells me, 669 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 6: I don't you know, you don't need to blow the 670 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 6: whole thing up. You just seem to make a couple 671 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 6: of adjustments and you know, maybe hopefully we can you know, 672 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 6: put the finishing touch on it. But yeah, it's it's 673 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 6: a good team that good players are committed to it, 674 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 6: and you know, we we we we want to do 675 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 6: something special. 676 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 3: This might be a stupid question, but I'm gonna ask 677 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 3: it anyway. How much thought process goes into I'm going 678 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 3: to take you back to when you were playing and 679 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 3: the you know, all the international international events that you 680 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 3: played in and how a team needs to win. Uh, 681 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 3: you know, taking back to yeah we lost this, but 682 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 3: we could have we you know, we could have done 683 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 3: this or you know, we could have selected a different 684 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 3: player for that, or we have to play this type 685 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 3: of stuff. So how much is the player, Bill Gearran, 686 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 3: How much of that thought process instead of the general 687 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:50,719 Speaker 3: manager Bill Garran go into potentially selecting a team. Does 688 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 3: that make any sense? 689 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 8: Well? 690 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think so. 691 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 8: You know what I do. 692 00:33:56,560 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 6: I do reflect back on my playing career, you know, 693 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 6: to help me in my role today. 694 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 8: You know what what do play? 695 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 6: What do players think? What? How would I feel in 696 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,840 Speaker 6: this position? Or how would I want to be approached 697 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 6: or talked to or or you know, so try to 698 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 6: I still try to think like a player to answer 699 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 6: some questions for myself, but in the end I have to. 700 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 6: I think the important thing is is the general managers 701 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 6: to make decisions and put everything else in the rear 702 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 6: view mirror and make them be confident in them and 703 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 6: move ahead and then just start. I think an important 704 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 6: thing for players too is that we need to communicate 705 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 6: what we are, what we are doing, what we're trying 706 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 6: to accomplish, so we're all on the same page. And 707 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 6: I think that's really important for uh, not just for 708 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 6: for coaches and jams, but for the players. So we 709 00:34:58,400 --> 00:34:59,880 Speaker 6: all understand, okay. 710 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 3: That you've got you've got your team selected, and and 711 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 3: you know your staff, your coaching staffs in place, and 712 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 3: it's you know, it's been in place. How much do 713 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 3: you as a general manager and your and your assistant gms, 714 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 3: how how much involvement now will you guys have in 715 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 3: you know, in the team, whether it be style of 716 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:27,160 Speaker 3: play or whatever, or or is it now okay here coaches, 717 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 3: you know, Mike Sullivan and staff, here's your team, go 718 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:35,839 Speaker 3: out and coach or or how much do you guys 719 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:39,440 Speaker 3: get involved or is it you know, a collaboration throughout 720 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 3: the whole tournament? 721 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:44,959 Speaker 6: Well it's a I mean it's a collaboration. But listen, 722 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 6: we we we have Mike Sullivan and the other coaches, 723 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 6: John Ees, David Quinn. We have on place to do 724 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,719 Speaker 6: a specific job, and I have to let them do that. 725 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 6: The one thing that that that Mike and I got 726 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 6: together on was was exactly that style of play, like 727 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 6: how what do we want our team to look like? 728 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 6: How do we want our team to play? And then 729 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 6: we go out, we pick the players that we feel 730 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 6: we can get to that point and then uh and 731 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 6: then Mike will Mike and the staff will will coach them. 732 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 6: So I don't I don't want to, you know, I 733 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 6: let them do their job just the same way I 734 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 6: do it in Minnesota. I let John do his job. 735 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 8: Well. 736 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 6: I have, you know, observations and things like that, of 737 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 6: course I will. But they're the coaches, they know what 738 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:38,239 Speaker 6: they're doing. I'm gonna let them do their job. 739 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 2: Billy, I know the focus is gonna be on Team 740 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 2: USA for you, but your other hat is wearing that 741 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 2: Minnesota Wild hat as the general manager of that team, 742 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 2: and you're gonna have a ton of representation over there 743 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,399 Speaker 2: in Milan. This would be a fun tournament to watch 744 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,799 Speaker 2: if there were no Wild players involved. But there's gonna 745 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,360 Speaker 2: be eight guys, three on the Americans, a handful on 746 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 2: the Swedish team, and then Nicol Seram as well on 747 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 2: the German squad. That's gonna be For a Wild fan, 748 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,799 Speaker 2: this is going to be intense on another level. 749 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:09,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, it will be. And I'm really proud of of 750 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:13,799 Speaker 6: our of our guys. I think, hey, look, you chose 751 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 6: to what kind of team we have where we have 752 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:21,200 Speaker 6: that many Olympians, and you know, I'm just I'm really 753 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 6: proud of the guys, really happy for them. It's just 754 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:26,920 Speaker 6: for Wild fans, I think it makes it that much 755 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,279 Speaker 6: more fun to watch, and I. 756 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 2: Don't want I don't think you want Team Sweden to 757 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 2: second guest your decisions, so I'm not necessarily asking you 758 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 2: the second guest theirs. But they bring in yes Per Volstead, 759 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:42,360 Speaker 2: who meteorical rise throughout the course of the season to 760 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 2: end up on their Olympic roster, but they decide to 761 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 2: not go with Marcus Johanson just as the general manager 762 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:49,960 Speaker 2: of the Minnesota Wild. How big did you think that 763 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,000 Speaker 2: he had a chance, how much did you think he 764 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:54,240 Speaker 2: had a shot to make that team? Considering how important 765 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 2: he is to you guys. 766 00:37:56,719 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 6: Well, I can only comment on how important he is. 767 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 6: He's he's had a great year, you know, I'm sure 768 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:07,759 Speaker 6: he was in discussions, but you know, I don't feel 769 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 6: comfortable commenting on other teams like that, But I know 770 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 6: how important Jojo is to us and the year that 771 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 6: he's had, and I just hope he continues and and 772 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 6: doesn't let this affect him. 773 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 2: About all Stead though, then, Billy, on the other side 774 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 2: of that, you've got to be very proud not only 775 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:28,640 Speaker 2: that he's going, but your entire goaltending tandem will be 776 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 2: there for Team Sweden. It doesn't make it easy on 777 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 2: the Americans, but especially you know, it kind of speaks 778 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 2: to what you guys got going here. 779 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,840 Speaker 6: Yeah, I'm really happy about it. I mean, you know, 780 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 6: you know, honestly, like it's a good thing, like you know, 781 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:50,320 Speaker 6: yespers really he's really grown. Both of these guys have 782 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:52,839 Speaker 6: grown so much over the last couple of years. I'm 783 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,880 Speaker 6: just super happy for them and and proud of them. Hey, 784 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 6: look when we get on the ice over there, we're 785 00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 6: gonna want to beat them as much as anybody else. 786 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,799 Speaker 6: But I'm happy that they are going to be Olympians 787 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:06,319 Speaker 6: for their country. And uh, it's just such a it's 788 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:10,240 Speaker 6: such a great opportunity, very unique. So I'm really happy 789 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 6: for him. 790 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 3: Billy. Let's go back to Johansson a little bit, and 791 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 3: you know, you know, he didn't have a great year 792 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 3: last year. I'm a big fan of him always. I 793 00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:24,200 Speaker 3: think I've been probably his biggest supporter. But you know, 794 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 3: there there he signed for the minimum and came back 795 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:30,160 Speaker 3: and wanted to prove himself. But had he had to 796 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 3: convince you too, or you had to convince yourself to 797 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:36,320 Speaker 3: to bring him back? What what was what was it 798 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 3: for you that said, you know what, I got to 799 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 3: sign this guy again, and you know he accepted the 800 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,040 Speaker 3: the deal that you offered him. But what about what 801 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:49,760 Speaker 3: went into you thinking? You know this, this guy still 802 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 3: has something in him. 803 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:58,720 Speaker 6: I mean I don't. I mean you look at production 804 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,560 Speaker 6: and he could say didn't have a great car, great 805 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:05,360 Speaker 6: you know year last year. I I tend to disagree 806 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 6: with that because I think Marcus did a lot of 807 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:12,520 Speaker 6: other a lot of other good things, uh, you know, 808 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:15,719 Speaker 6: during the course of the year. I've always been a 809 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:19,560 Speaker 6: big believer and I mean the way he skates, his 810 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:22,839 Speaker 6: playmaking ability, he just he was a bit snake bit 811 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:27,839 Speaker 6: last year. But yeah, I'm a big believer of him. 812 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:29,840 Speaker 6: So it didn't really take a lot of convincing, and 813 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,399 Speaker 6: he wanted to come back. He was motivated to come back, 814 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 6: and we have him met you know, uh A good 815 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 6: a good number, which really helps. And so yeah, I 816 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:44,319 Speaker 6: mean I'm a big Marcus Show Hanson fan. I think 817 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:45,240 Speaker 6: he's a of a player. 818 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 2: A couple ask ones the closer a billion and we'll 819 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:48,759 Speaker 2: get you on your day. I know you had a 820 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 2: long day yesterday. You're on the Today Show in the morning. 821 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 3: As long as he wants, So, I know, why would 822 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:55,640 Speaker 3: he kick you off, Billy? 823 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:59,120 Speaker 2: I would never do that, would never, Yeah, because it's 824 00:40:59,200 --> 00:40:59,759 Speaker 2: Kevin Fallen. 825 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 6: That's true. 826 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:06,120 Speaker 2: I'm trying to be polite and questions for him, But 827 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:08,239 Speaker 2: this is what I wanted to get to. Uh, now 828 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:09,359 Speaker 2: you lost my train of thought. 829 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:09,880 Speaker 3: Uh. 830 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:12,759 Speaker 2: The busy day yesterday you had the Today Show, you 831 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:14,799 Speaker 2: had I know you were there trying to pump up 832 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,400 Speaker 2: Bob Monsko's crew in the World Juniors. And then it 833 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 2: was a late one for the Wild on the West 834 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:21,920 Speaker 2: Coast in Anaheim. But if you made it to the 835 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:24,400 Speaker 2: end of that contest, I think the general manager of 836 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:27,399 Speaker 2: the Minnesota Wild was smiling ear to ear a five 837 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 2: to two victory and that prize possession that you brought 838 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:33,160 Speaker 2: in in Quinn Hughes four helpers in the win. Billy, 839 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:34,880 Speaker 2: what what a game it was last night? And what 840 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:36,200 Speaker 2: the first half of the season it's been. 841 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:41,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, it was a good game. I mean, uh, you 842 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:44,919 Speaker 6: know Quinn, Quinn's come in and really helped our team. 843 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 8: You know, the. 844 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,839 Speaker 6: Way he moves the puck, you know what allows us 845 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:56,960 Speaker 6: to play faster. Uh, you know the thing that I 846 00:41:57,080 --> 00:42:00,279 Speaker 6: love and uh, you know he did it even more 847 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,480 Speaker 6: last night. But he shoots the puck a lot on 848 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:05,200 Speaker 6: the power play and as great as a puck mover. 849 00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:06,279 Speaker 8: He is in his feet. 850 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:09,560 Speaker 6: He uses his feet to get those lanes, and he 851 00:42:09,920 --> 00:42:13,239 Speaker 6: doesn't waste time putting the puck on the net, and 852 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 6: and you generate offense like that. So yeah, he's really helped. 853 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,960 Speaker 6: I think everybody played really well last night. I was 854 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:21,840 Speaker 6: I was encouraged. 855 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,760 Speaker 3: All right. You know, you've put yourself in a position 856 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:28,400 Speaker 3: now with with with with the Hughes acquisition, all of 857 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:32,480 Speaker 3: a sudden, you know, everyone is looking at Minnesota as 858 00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:35,399 Speaker 3: a team that can win the Cup. You won a Cup. 859 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:37,560 Speaker 3: I'm not going to ask you if you're hearing to 860 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:41,680 Speaker 3: make a deal for for for a forward or whatever 861 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:45,399 Speaker 3: the case to even enhance it even more. But will 862 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:47,799 Speaker 3: there become a time where you're going to look at 863 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:51,399 Speaker 3: your team and again, you you won a Cup, You've 864 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:53,759 Speaker 3: played on teams that that have won a Cup. You 865 00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:58,000 Speaker 3: know what it takes, uh, you know to get there. Well, 866 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:03,439 Speaker 3: will there be a time where you say, you know what, yeah, 867 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 3: this is this is going to be good enough to 868 00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:09,239 Speaker 3: contend or you know what, we get we have to 869 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:12,080 Speaker 3: add a guy or whatever the case may be. When 870 00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:14,160 Speaker 3: do you think that time comes around? 871 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:20,480 Speaker 6: Uh? You know what, that's that's every day. I mean, yeah, 872 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:25,200 Speaker 6: we're always just reassessing and and just looking at where 873 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 6: we are. And you know, I've always said I if 874 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:31,800 Speaker 6: there's an opportunity for me to help our team and 875 00:43:32,080 --> 00:43:33,800 Speaker 6: try and make it better, then I'll do it. 876 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:34,719 Speaker 3: Uh. 877 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:37,520 Speaker 6: That could be today, that could be two months from now. 878 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:42,520 Speaker 6: But it's an everyday thing that we're we're you know, 879 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:44,080 Speaker 6: looking at it and talking about it. 880 00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:46,879 Speaker 2: Billy, in my opinion, we've taken up enough of your time. 881 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 8: You know what. 882 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:52,399 Speaker 3: I apologize, Billy. You know it's not me, right, it's 883 00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:54,759 Speaker 3: it's Billy. I do good. 884 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:56,759 Speaker 2: As long as we're on the same page, Billy, go 885 00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:59,200 Speaker 2: make the most of your days. Thank you for carving 886 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:01,880 Speaker 2: out twenty minute gap for us. We appreciate it. But 887 00:44:02,239 --> 00:44:05,719 Speaker 2: go Minnesota While, go Team USA. Congratulations on some great 888 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:06,360 Speaker 2: work already. 889 00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:09,280 Speaker 6: Thanks gentlemen, have a great weekend. 890 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:10,680 Speaker 3: Yeah you too. Thank you there. 891 00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:13,040 Speaker 2: He is one of the busiest men on the planet, 892 00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:15,120 Speaker 2: not only for what he's doing for the Minnesota While, 893 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:18,040 Speaker 2: but also for Team USA. I don't know that a 894 00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:21,440 Speaker 2: lot of people would covet that job, especially with TUSA, 895 00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:26,239 Speaker 2: because there's a lot of uh, you know, microst you. 896 00:44:26,320 --> 00:44:27,560 Speaker 3: Make Yeah, exactly. 897 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:29,440 Speaker 2: And that's the other thing. Even if you come up 898 00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:31,680 Speaker 2: short and you get a silver I still looked at 899 00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:32,440 Speaker 2: you could. 900 00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:32,640 Speaker 6: Have done this. 901 00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:34,320 Speaker 2: You should have had him there, you should have done this. 902 00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:35,960 Speaker 2: There's a lot of scrutiny that comes. 903 00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:40,360 Speaker 3: That's that's why we go back to Brett's breakaways. And 904 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:42,960 Speaker 3: you know, you can have one hundred people in the room, 905 00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:45,279 Speaker 3: not ten. One hundred. Yeah you could have You know 906 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:48,560 Speaker 3: you're gonna have different opinions, and but that's his team, 907 00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:53,440 Speaker 3: and you know he ultimately has to make those decisions. 908 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:55,960 Speaker 2: The Canadians are the favorite going into that tournamy. 909 00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:57,799 Speaker 3: US Sweden I think is awfully good. 910 00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:02,480 Speaker 2: So how closed are the Americans rank up? I mean 911 00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:04,400 Speaker 2: this is really early in the process, and this is 912 00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:07,759 Speaker 2: just for fun talk radio banter. But if Canada's number one, 913 00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:09,960 Speaker 2: Sweden's number two, where is. 914 00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:10,960 Speaker 8: The where the Americans? 915 00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:13,640 Speaker 3: I think Sweden? I think the US and Canada. 916 00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:16,480 Speaker 2: I listen, I know it's great. 917 00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:19,920 Speaker 3: And don't rule out the Fins. Don't don't rule out 918 00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:23,560 Speaker 3: the Fins because they they you know, they're awfully good too. 919 00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:25,719 Speaker 3: You got four teams in my opinion, that that have 920 00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:27,439 Speaker 3: a chance at gold Man. I can't wait. 921 00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:30,480 Speaker 2: It feels like there's a long road between now and 922 00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:32,879 Speaker 2: Milan Goltanding. 923 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:36,399 Speaker 3: Of all times you want Sweden did not have good 924 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:38,720 Speaker 3: gold ending. This is this tournament. 925 00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:40,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, And you know what, as much as you want 926 00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:43,160 Speaker 2: to take advantage and you want to pump home some goals, 927 00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:45,520 Speaker 2: do you want to destroy the ego of Gustason and 928 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:48,400 Speaker 2: Volstead for when they come back to Minnesota and become 929 00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:50,920 Speaker 2: the backband to get us to the playoffs? 930 00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:54,840 Speaker 3: You know, we always pose that question Game seven Stanley 931 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:58,919 Speaker 3: Cup Finals. Who do you want Wallstead or or Augustason? 932 00:45:59,120 --> 00:46:00,319 Speaker 3: How about gold Metal? 933 00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:00,680 Speaker 6: Yeah? 934 00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:03,200 Speaker 3: Who do you want? Sweden? Man? Oh man? What's it? 935 00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:03,440 Speaker 6: You know? 936 00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:05,439 Speaker 3: Wasted or augustuson? 937 00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:05,879 Speaker 6: Yeah? 938 00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:08,239 Speaker 2: Team Sweden is gonna be fun to watch, it won't 939 00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:11,680 Speaker 2: It will be kind of agonizing when they play the Americans. 940 00:46:11,800 --> 00:46:14,879 Speaker 3: Maybe the kid from New Jersey will be the guy. 941 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:16,600 Speaker 3: You know, it's not likely. 942 00:46:16,800 --> 00:46:18,719 Speaker 2: No, you know what I I think I heard. I 943 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:22,440 Speaker 2: saw a quote the Swedish The Swedish team said that 944 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:24,000 Speaker 2: this is going to be their goaltending tandem. 945 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:26,359 Speaker 3: He's going to be the third option. Yeah, so that's 946 00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:26,960 Speaker 3: pretty cool. 947 00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:29,440 Speaker 2: I mean that that speaks volumes to what Volstead and 948 00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:32,840 Speaker 2: Gustavson have carved out thus far. And they join on 949 00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:37,360 Speaker 2: Team Sweden, Jewel rics Neck and Jonas brodein four representing 950 00:46:37,640 --> 00:46:39,920 Speaker 2: the Wild. On Team Sweden you got three from the 951 00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:44,400 Speaker 2: American roster in Boldy, Faber and Hughes, and then on 952 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:47,680 Speaker 2: Team Germany you've got Nico Sturms. Sounds like there could 953 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:52,000 Speaker 2: be some more additions via the prospects on that check team. 954 00:46:52,239 --> 00:46:54,839 Speaker 2: You're a check and spot check. That's on the men's side. 955 00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:57,520 Speaker 2: Real quick, we should mention on the women's side, they 956 00:46:57,600 --> 00:47:01,480 Speaker 2: too announced their roster yesterday and some players with Minnesota 957 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:06,799 Speaker 2: ties include Rory Gilde, Lee Steckline, Kelly Panic, Gray Zumwinkle, 958 00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:09,480 Speaker 2: Taylor hisy All name to the twenty twenty six women's 959 00:47:09,560 --> 00:47:12,400 Speaker 2: US hockey team, So that's pretty cool, and they're loaded too. 960 00:47:12,719 --> 00:47:15,960 Speaker 2: Swept Canada in the rivalry series, outscoring him twenty four 961 00:47:16,040 --> 00:47:19,320 Speaker 2: to seven, favorite to win their first goal since twenty eighteen. 962 00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:23,200 Speaker 2: Their preliminary tournament starts February fifth at Balon, just about 963 00:47:23,239 --> 00:47:26,920 Speaker 2: a week before the men's action gets under way. So 964 00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:29,000 Speaker 2: hopefully they've got that. I didn't want to get into 965 00:47:29,040 --> 00:47:32,600 Speaker 2: that again about the rink and the if it's ready. 966 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:35,719 Speaker 2: I'm hoping that whatever it is, that like he'll say 967 00:47:36,680 --> 00:47:38,440 Speaker 2: they'll play street hockey if that's what they want to do, 968 00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:40,279 Speaker 2: and that's what they'll throw out there. But I think 969 00:47:40,280 --> 00:47:42,160 Speaker 2: they'll be fine and to. 970 00:47:42,200 --> 00:47:42,640 Speaker 3: Play on it. 971 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:43,279 Speaker 5: Yep. 972 00:47:43,719 --> 00:47:46,400 Speaker 2: So that's that gets you an up to date. Always 973 00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:48,440 Speaker 2: good to hear from Bill Garon, general manager of both 974 00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:51,640 Speaker 2: the Wild and Team USA when we continue back to 975 00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 2: some more hockey banter, because that's what we do here 976 00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:56,279 Speaker 2: on beyond the Pond. Another hour to go er on 977 00:47:56,360 --> 00:48:51,480 Speaker 2: the fans. My hearing is so bad that, like I 978 00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:54,120 Speaker 2: can't have a conversation off air unless I turned on 979 00:48:54,239 --> 00:48:56,239 Speaker 2: my headphones because it's so lot. So then when he 980 00:48:56,320 --> 00:48:58,960 Speaker 2: comes back from B zero idea, we were back, so 981 00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:02,160 Speaker 2: we're just watching you check your phone. I was actually 982 00:49:03,120 --> 00:49:05,800 Speaker 2: luckily Patrick and yourself. Yeah, you flagged me down and 983 00:49:06,320 --> 00:49:06,719 Speaker 2: are what do. 984 00:49:06,719 --> 00:49:07,120 Speaker 6: You think of this? 985 00:49:07,719 --> 00:49:19,400 Speaker 3: All right? McKinnon, Ryanhart, Crosby, Okay, McDavid point, Celebrini, Suzuki, Marner, Hegel, Horvat, Wilson, 986 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:25,120 Speaker 3: mar Shaan. That that's what's listed and then Sirelli and 987 00:49:25,239 --> 00:49:28,359 Speaker 3: Stone as guys sitting on the bench. 988 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:31,759 Speaker 5: To me, that's three skill lines in one bruiser line. 989 00:49:31,840 --> 00:49:34,120 Speaker 2: Where'd you have Celebrini in that second line? 990 00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:36,279 Speaker 3: With McDavid in point man. 991 00:49:36,680 --> 00:49:39,480 Speaker 2: The the projected lineup I saw from the Athletic in 992 00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:42,960 Speaker 2: the fleg dot Com America's favorite blog had Celebrini with 993 00:49:43,239 --> 00:49:46,439 Speaker 2: McDavid and Marner on the top line. I mean, again, 994 00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:49,240 Speaker 2: there's there's no wrong answer. The other one was Crosby 995 00:49:49,239 --> 00:49:51,399 Speaker 2: and McKinnon with with Reinhart on the second line. 996 00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:54,880 Speaker 3: I mean, what did you think of the Sam Bennetts Now, 997 00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:57,520 Speaker 3: people in Canada are not happy about that. 998 00:49:58,200 --> 00:50:00,239 Speaker 2: You know more than that, and and that's a tough 999 00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:02,680 Speaker 2: one for them to say no to that guy with 1000 00:50:03,120 --> 00:50:04,920 Speaker 2: with his resume and what he did in the Four 1001 00:50:05,040 --> 00:50:07,880 Speaker 2: Nations too, that's a big pill to swallow. But everyone's 1002 00:50:07,880 --> 00:50:09,879 Speaker 2: talking about Jason Robertson on this side of the border. 1003 00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:14,240 Speaker 2: You mentioned how about Connor Bdard. I know he's injured, 1004 00:50:14,520 --> 00:50:16,719 Speaker 2: but that's a tough guy to leave off that roster. Right, 1005 00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:19,080 Speaker 2: you're trying to build towards the future while dealing with 1006 00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:22,040 Speaker 2: the now. And that's why Celebrini, I mean, he's having 1007 00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:25,120 Speaker 2: an otherworldly type season as a nineteen year old. It 1008 00:50:25,239 --> 00:50:26,799 Speaker 2: made sense to put him on the roster no matter 1009 00:50:26,880 --> 00:50:29,840 Speaker 2: what you're what you're thinking. But because in the future 1010 00:50:29,880 --> 00:50:32,040 Speaker 2: he's going to be one of those core pieces, much 1011 00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:35,040 Speaker 2: like a Connor Bedard, and you don't give him that experience. Again, 1012 00:50:35,120 --> 00:50:37,359 Speaker 2: a lot can change over the next month, the same 1013 00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:41,520 Speaker 2: beefs right, I mean, you can't make any you can't 1014 00:50:41,560 --> 00:50:43,200 Speaker 2: please everyone now when you're in that posit, and you 1015 00:50:43,320 --> 00:50:45,080 Speaker 2: have to know that going in and I'm sure that's 1016 00:50:45,080 --> 00:50:47,840 Speaker 2: the way Bill Garret approaches it. The same thing with 1017 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:52,640 Speaker 2: the general manager for Team Canada, Team Sweden, Buhorvat. You know, 1018 00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:55,759 Speaker 2: a really good player, you know, you know, I think 1019 00:50:55,800 --> 00:51:01,160 Speaker 2: he took Bennett's spot and that's the way they decided 1020 00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:01,320 Speaker 2: to go. 1021 00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:03,880 Speaker 3: How about Mark Shifley, I. 1022 00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:09,239 Speaker 2: Was Mark Scheffley would have been on my team? Why 1023 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:12,799 Speaker 2: Johnston would have been on my team? How about this one, 1024 00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:17,960 Speaker 2: Matthew Shaffer. Again, you could not go wrong putting them 1025 00:51:17,960 --> 00:51:20,200 Speaker 2: on that roster. And again you're thinking towards the future 1026 00:51:20,200 --> 00:51:21,840 Speaker 2: while dealing with it now you're not. 1027 00:51:21,920 --> 00:51:25,560 Speaker 3: Going to lose. So it's basically, you know, you have 1028 00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:31,879 Speaker 3: to tell a thirty nine year old Drew Dowdy, right, right, 1029 00:51:32,080 --> 00:51:33,960 Speaker 3: I mean that that do you want an eighteen year 1030 00:51:33,960 --> 00:51:37,600 Speaker 3: old or you know that again, you know, I think 1031 00:51:37,719 --> 00:51:41,560 Speaker 3: that's a little bit of okay, let's you know, let's 1032 00:51:41,640 --> 00:51:43,840 Speaker 3: let Drew go out and. 1033 00:51:44,200 --> 00:51:45,120 Speaker 2: That's fine this one. 1034 00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:49,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, but that's that's fine. Is he the better player, 1035 00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:51,600 Speaker 3: He's probably got a little bit more savvy. 1036 00:51:51,600 --> 00:51:52,640 Speaker 2: The more refined player. 1037 00:51:52,719 --> 00:51:54,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, refined and all that. 1038 00:51:54,760 --> 00:51:59,319 Speaker 2: But Shaeffer again, he's, you know, the defensive version of Celebrini. 1039 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:01,320 Speaker 2: I mean, what he does is just electric and what 1040 00:52:01,400 --> 00:52:03,759 Speaker 2: he can do with that park as just a young man, 1041 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:07,200 Speaker 2: I mean what he's so for the Islanders, it's crazy. 1042 00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:10,560 Speaker 2: We were talking off there about the goaltending situation, and 1043 00:52:10,680 --> 00:52:13,440 Speaker 2: I think the Americans clearly are in a great spot. 1044 00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:15,560 Speaker 2: I don't sure who their third option, but they got 1045 00:52:15,640 --> 00:52:18,240 Speaker 2: Hello Buck, they got Attinger. They're in a great situation. 1046 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:20,480 Speaker 2: I don't know that I feel as confident if I'm 1047 00:52:20,520 --> 00:52:21,480 Speaker 2: the Canadians. 1048 00:52:21,239 --> 00:52:27,839 Speaker 3: I don't at all. So I Bennington miserable year, Yeah, 1049 00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:31,960 Speaker 3: Jersey kemper Okay, he's at an okay, okay season, right, 1050 00:52:33,600 --> 00:52:35,439 Speaker 3: Logan Thompson, he's been hurt. 1051 00:52:37,320 --> 00:52:41,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know Bennington, believe me. Bennington was 1052 00:52:41,640 --> 00:52:44,600 Speaker 2: one of the big factors as to why the Canadians 1053 00:52:44,719 --> 00:52:48,239 Speaker 2: grabbed the top prize at the Four Nations. He also 1054 00:52:48,360 --> 00:52:51,040 Speaker 2: has a Stanley Cup twenty nineteen with the Saint Louis 1055 00:52:51,080 --> 00:52:54,319 Speaker 2: Blues this year, he's not that guy, and that's part 1056 00:52:54,360 --> 00:52:57,520 Speaker 2: of the reason why if. 1057 00:52:56,400 --> 00:52:58,520 Speaker 3: He's not dialed in. But boy, you can get to him. 1058 00:52:58,560 --> 00:53:01,880 Speaker 3: If I'm the Americans, I don't care what team. You know, 1059 00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:04,880 Speaker 3: you're talking to him the whole game because you can 1060 00:53:04,920 --> 00:53:07,520 Speaker 3: get in his head. It's been proven. And then he 1061 00:53:07,960 --> 00:53:10,319 Speaker 3: then put Ryan Hartman on that Olympic roster. Let him 1062 00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:10,840 Speaker 3: get under the. 1063 00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:16,600 Speaker 2: Oh very much, so you know, and that speaks to 1064 00:53:16,760 --> 00:53:20,440 Speaker 2: why and again your second guessing. That's what the part 1065 00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:22,239 Speaker 2: of the fun is here, especially when it comes to 1066 00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:26,000 Speaker 2: talk radio. That Colorado Avalanche team is loaded, but their 1067 00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:29,480 Speaker 2: goaltending numbers are unbelievable, including Mackenzie Blackwood. 1068 00:53:29,719 --> 00:53:31,120 Speaker 3: Would you have put him on that roster? 1069 00:53:31,239 --> 00:53:33,799 Speaker 2: I mean, yes, I've told you how I feel about 1070 00:53:33,840 --> 00:53:36,160 Speaker 2: Darcy kemper Greek guy, all that good stuff, and he's 1071 00:53:36,200 --> 00:53:38,560 Speaker 2: probably proven me wrong. I didn't like him in a 1072 00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:40,600 Speaker 2: big game spot. Maybe he'll prove me wrong. 1073 00:53:40,640 --> 00:53:41,200 Speaker 3: In the Olympics. 1074 00:53:41,360 --> 00:53:44,239 Speaker 2: You got Logan Thompson, who again is injured, and then 1075 00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:47,600 Speaker 2: you got Jordan Pennington who is either really hot or 1076 00:53:47,680 --> 00:53:49,520 Speaker 2: really cold. And I think right now he's coming in 1077 00:53:50,080 --> 00:53:50,560 Speaker 2: really cold. 1078 00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:51,120 Speaker 3: I don't like the. 1079 00:53:51,120 --> 00:53:52,640 Speaker 2: Blues at all, and a lot of it is because 1080 00:53:52,640 --> 00:53:54,680 Speaker 2: of their goaltending. And that's part of the reason why 1081 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,280 Speaker 2: the Canadians are susceptible, because what they've got between the Plapes, 1082 00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:02,080 Speaker 2: Mackenzie Blackwood, the season he's putting together for the Colorado Avalanche, 1083 00:54:02,120 --> 00:54:03,800 Speaker 2: I could have made a strong argument he should have 1084 00:54:03,840 --> 00:54:04,560 Speaker 2: been one of those three. 1085 00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:07,560 Speaker 3: Here's that I haven't seen enough of the Avs. All 1086 00:54:07,640 --> 00:54:10,160 Speaker 3: I know is that they have like two losses, two 1087 00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:15,840 Speaker 3: losses in regulation. Okay, that you know, So the question 1088 00:54:16,080 --> 00:54:20,120 Speaker 3: would be, and I'm not doubting you, I'm just asking 1089 00:54:20,239 --> 00:54:23,800 Speaker 3: the question. Is it because how good Colorado is and 1090 00:54:23,920 --> 00:54:26,040 Speaker 3: they're not getting I don't know. 1091 00:54:26,239 --> 00:54:27,320 Speaker 6: But you know what, I don't know. 1092 00:54:27,480 --> 00:54:29,759 Speaker 2: The team that's playing in front of him in Colorado 1093 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:33,600 Speaker 2: is much like the team he'd be playing behind in Canada. 1094 00:54:33,719 --> 00:54:35,640 Speaker 2: I mean, he's not going to see a lot of action. 1095 00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:37,960 Speaker 2: But the problem is you let in a couple of softies, 1096 00:54:38,400 --> 00:54:41,640 Speaker 2: which Jordan Bennington is prone to. Then you're in big 1097 00:54:41,719 --> 00:54:44,160 Speaker 2: trouble because now I'm playing from behind that he knows 1098 00:54:44,239 --> 00:54:47,360 Speaker 2: what it's I don't know. Again, it's second guessing. I 1099 00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:50,200 Speaker 2: don't Bennington will probably be fine. I didn't like him 1100 00:54:50,239 --> 00:54:53,560 Speaker 2: as their guy for the Format one there. I really 1101 00:54:53,640 --> 00:54:57,359 Speaker 2: don't if I'm Canada, you know. But maybe maybe it's 1102 00:54:57,400 --> 00:55:00,200 Speaker 2: a switch that he turns on and off playing, you 1103 00:55:00,280 --> 00:55:03,120 Speaker 2: know in that stage. How about Tom Wilson on their roster? 1104 00:55:03,360 --> 00:55:04,200 Speaker 6: Love it? I do too. 1105 00:55:04,440 --> 00:55:05,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's gonna be. 1106 00:55:05,440 --> 00:55:06,080 Speaker 6: A you know what. 1107 00:55:06,239 --> 00:55:09,040 Speaker 3: Tom Wilson's a hell of a player, you know he is. 1108 00:55:09,160 --> 00:55:12,200 Speaker 3: He's also in the backside. Oh my god. Right, and 1109 00:55:12,400 --> 00:55:15,719 Speaker 3: and you know we saw what the Americans did in 1110 00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:20,480 Speaker 3: the first shift of that game, right, both brothers. Yeah, 1111 00:55:20,800 --> 00:55:23,399 Speaker 3: and they're gonna say they're gonna say, Okay, you want 1112 00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:25,040 Speaker 3: to play ass Tom, get out there. 1113 00:55:25,719 --> 00:55:26,360 Speaker 6: And and so. 1114 00:55:29,160 --> 00:55:31,319 Speaker 3: There's a lot of that that goes on too right 1115 00:55:31,840 --> 00:55:33,879 Speaker 3: behind the scenes. Okay, how are we going to counter 1116 00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:36,840 Speaker 3: this or counter that or that's why we're picking this 1117 00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:37,839 Speaker 3: guy and not that guy. 1118 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:42,520 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's gonna be fun. Yeah, I'm excited for it, 1119 00:55:43,040 --> 00:55:45,120 Speaker 2: no doubt. And to see the ka Chuck brothers back. 1120 00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:47,719 Speaker 2: I saw Matthew Kachuck at the Winter Classic last night, 1121 00:55:48,239 --> 00:55:51,080 Speaker 2: Florida takes on the Rangers. The Rangers get the victory 1122 00:55:51,160 --> 00:55:56,239 Speaker 2: there as Lawn Outdoor. It was awful, does what they 1123 00:55:56,320 --> 00:55:59,759 Speaker 2: can to make it an event in quotes, but it 1124 00:55:59,840 --> 00:56:01,400 Speaker 2: was I used to see Kua Chuck out there, and 1125 00:56:01,480 --> 00:56:04,680 Speaker 2: that shows that he's ramping up towards a return. Hopefully 1126 00:56:04,719 --> 00:56:07,640 Speaker 2: it happens here in the month of February or in January, 1127 00:56:07,800 --> 00:56:10,160 Speaker 2: getting ready for the trip to Milan, because he's going 1128 00:56:10,239 --> 00:56:12,319 Speaker 2: to be a very important piece to the puzzle there for. 1129 00:56:12,320 --> 00:56:15,200 Speaker 3: The Gary right both for sure, you know they're they're 1130 00:56:15,239 --> 00:56:18,560 Speaker 3: both hard nose. They both you know, and want nothing 1131 00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:23,000 Speaker 3: but to represent their country and do anything, doesn't matter 1132 00:56:23,040 --> 00:56:26,080 Speaker 3: who they're going against. You know they're they're they're the 1133 00:56:26,120 --> 00:56:27,080 Speaker 3: guys you want on your team. 1134 00:56:27,160 --> 00:56:28,640 Speaker 2: I think it was New Year's Eve. I don't even 1135 00:56:28,680 --> 00:56:30,800 Speaker 2: remember it was. I was just flipping around to different 1136 00:56:30,840 --> 00:56:33,759 Speaker 2: games and I came across Ottawa and Washington, which I 1137 00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:37,560 Speaker 2: have zero interest in watching except on the opening face 1138 00:56:37,640 --> 00:56:40,839 Speaker 2: off it's Brady Kuldchuk against Tom Wilson and they're joining 1139 00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:43,719 Speaker 2: the entire game, and that that shows what this is 1140 00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:45,880 Speaker 2: going to lead up to in Milan. When when you 1141 00:56:45,960 --> 00:56:48,120 Speaker 2: talk about the Americans and the Canadians, these are the 1142 00:56:48,160 --> 00:56:50,920 Speaker 2: two of the chief agitators on bull squads. I can't 1143 00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:53,759 Speaker 2: wait for the Canadians and the Americans to go to so. 1144 00:56:54,080 --> 00:56:57,200 Speaker 3: Much pride in your country that you, you know, you 1145 00:56:57,680 --> 00:56:59,520 Speaker 3: just want to beat the you know what out of 1146 00:56:59,640 --> 00:57:03,080 Speaker 3: every their country in the world, and and that's why 1147 00:57:03,160 --> 00:57:04,080 Speaker 3: it's so great. 1148 00:57:04,320 --> 00:57:06,680 Speaker 4: Do you want to hear the daily face off projected 1149 00:57:07,080 --> 00:57:12,680 Speaker 4: USA lines? Yes, yes, they're very convenient. They've got Icole, 1150 00:57:12,880 --> 00:57:16,160 Speaker 4: who we could have traded for centering the Chuck brothers. 1151 00:57:16,320 --> 00:57:17,160 Speaker 3: Yep, that's what I got. 1152 00:57:17,560 --> 00:57:22,800 Speaker 4: Matthews centering, Kyle Connor and Jack Hughes, Larkin centering, Gensel 1153 00:57:22,880 --> 00:57:27,840 Speaker 4: and Boldy, Nelson centering, Miller and Thompson, with Keller and 1154 00:57:27,880 --> 00:57:31,120 Speaker 4: Trocheck at the extras on d Hughes in favor. We 1155 00:57:31,280 --> 00:57:34,240 Speaker 4: know them very well. Rensky, I can't say that name 1156 00:57:34,320 --> 00:57:38,200 Speaker 4: right now. And McAvoy, Sanderson and Slaven and then Hella 1157 00:57:38,240 --> 00:57:39,160 Speaker 4: buck in Nets. 1158 00:57:39,240 --> 00:57:41,880 Speaker 3: Okay, who's that second line left winger? 1159 00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:43,000 Speaker 5: Kyle Connor. 1160 00:57:44,280 --> 00:57:47,280 Speaker 3: I would put Connor. Boldy can play the right side. 1161 00:57:47,840 --> 00:57:54,000 Speaker 3: I would put Boldie with Matthews and Connor and Connor. 1162 00:57:54,560 --> 00:57:56,720 Speaker 3: That's what we said. I think I would move Jack 1163 00:57:56,800 --> 00:57:58,640 Speaker 3: Hughes off that line and. 1164 00:57:58,680 --> 00:57:59,919 Speaker 2: Then had Jack Hughes as center. 1165 00:58:00,120 --> 00:58:04,240 Speaker 4: The third line would be Larkin centering gonzl In Hughes. Yeah, okay, 1166 00:58:04,840 --> 00:58:07,280 Speaker 4: And I think I mean not to bring this beat 1167 00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:09,560 Speaker 4: a dead horse, but I think Robertson could take the 1168 00:58:09,600 --> 00:58:12,240 Speaker 4: spot at Gonzol or Hughes as far as I'm concerned. 1169 00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:17,840 Speaker 2: He's absolutely Denzel. If you want to put Robertson on 1170 00:58:17,960 --> 00:58:20,080 Speaker 2: that line freak and you know what, go ahead and 1171 00:58:20,080 --> 00:58:21,720 Speaker 2: put Robertson in the lineup, but not at the expense 1172 00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:22,280 Speaker 2: of Jake Genson. 1173 00:58:22,360 --> 00:58:25,400 Speaker 3: And and you want to have if you're looking at 1174 00:58:25,480 --> 00:58:27,760 Speaker 3: ad he's one of us. So I got to no, no, 1175 00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:31,880 Speaker 3: But Jake Gonsel is uh, he's got it. Could he's 1176 00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:36,080 Speaker 3: got that could shook mindset. Okay, but a smaller version. 1177 00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:39,560 Speaker 3: But he's more skilled than both of them, and he 1178 00:58:39,640 --> 00:58:42,440 Speaker 3: can score. And look, I mean he was great in 1179 00:58:42,440 --> 00:58:45,440 Speaker 3: the Foreig Nations. My not right and that I think 1180 00:58:45,520 --> 00:58:49,120 Speaker 3: so he was great. Yeah, he's been great a couple Yeah, yeah, 1181 00:58:49,120 --> 00:58:52,440 Speaker 3: he did, and so I yeah, I Jake Gnsel is 1182 00:58:52,440 --> 00:58:53,560 Speaker 3: on my team all day long. 1183 00:58:53,840 --> 00:58:56,480 Speaker 2: Favor may not be on other people. You know, my 1184 00:58:56,600 --> 00:58:58,200 Speaker 2: favor in Hughes is that your top pair? 1185 00:59:00,160 --> 00:59:03,200 Speaker 3: I I want to say absolutely, one hundred percent, But 1186 00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:08,720 Speaker 3: boy oh boy, slave in and favor completely changed the 1187 00:59:08,800 --> 00:59:11,120 Speaker 3: American outlook when they were paired together. Yeah, but you 1188 00:59:11,160 --> 00:59:13,560 Speaker 3: didn't have Quinn Hughes as an option. No, you did not. 1189 00:59:14,280 --> 00:59:16,880 Speaker 2: You did not, and so and I'll tell you this much, 1190 00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:20,080 Speaker 2: Favor and Hughes are developing some chemistry. They play together. 1191 00:59:20,560 --> 00:59:23,520 Speaker 2: The more comfortable, I wonder, and especially you're gonna have 1192 00:59:23,560 --> 00:59:26,000 Speaker 2: another month of work together. 1193 00:59:26,200 --> 00:59:29,720 Speaker 3: Guess what during the course of a game, if if 1194 00:59:30,080 --> 00:59:34,640 Speaker 3: Team Canada decides to put McKinnon McDavid in name another 1195 00:59:34,680 --> 00:59:40,600 Speaker 3: one out there. Selvan might say, okay, this shift slave 1196 00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:44,680 Speaker 3: in Favor, you're going out there, you know. So there's 1197 00:59:44,720 --> 00:59:46,320 Speaker 3: a lot of things that could happen. But no, but 1198 00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:50,760 Speaker 3: it would be hard to break up Hughes in Favor. 1199 00:59:50,880 --> 00:59:53,560 Speaker 3: I mean, they're they just keep getting better. Yeah, last 1200 00:59:53,640 --> 00:59:55,600 Speaker 3: night was a great example. And especially Quinn Hughes. The 1201 00:59:55,640 --> 00:59:57,360 Speaker 3: more he gets comfortable playing on this team. I was 1202 00:59:57,360 --> 00:59:59,160 Speaker 3: listening to his comments in the post game. 1203 00:59:59,400 --> 01:00:02,160 Speaker 2: He says he's still isn't fully one hundred percent comfortable 1204 01:00:02,360 --> 01:00:04,640 Speaker 2: yet he feels like, you know, he's getting better, But 1205 01:00:05,320 --> 01:00:06,640 Speaker 2: I can't wait till he's comfortable. 1206 01:00:06,680 --> 01:00:07,320 Speaker 3: Are you kidding me? 1207 01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:10,520 Speaker 2: Oh my god, that's so much fun. Really, it's scary. 1208 01:00:11,080 --> 01:00:13,920 Speaker 2: Hella bucket, without a doubt, number one goaltending option for 1209 01:00:14,040 --> 01:00:16,920 Speaker 2: the Americans, right and if if he stumbles, it becomes Ottinger. 1210 01:00:17,480 --> 01:00:19,680 Speaker 2: This is what I get from Branton the at six 1211 01:00:19,720 --> 01:00:22,120 Speaker 2: four six eighty six from the two one eight area code. 1212 01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:24,800 Speaker 2: He says he goes with Odinger, he's proven it to 1213 01:00:24,920 --> 01:00:25,480 Speaker 2: carry a team. 1214 01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:31,240 Speaker 3: So I don't I don't trust I mean Hellibuka, Yeah, 1215 01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:32,960 Speaker 3: he had he was Yeah, he had a great year 1216 01:00:33,040 --> 01:00:36,080 Speaker 3: last year, had a great year, no doubt, right, yeah, 1217 01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:39,800 Speaker 3: And but I don't think he was great in the 1218 01:00:40,280 --> 01:00:43,560 Speaker 3: Four Nations. I don't. I'm an honager guy. 1219 01:00:44,280 --> 01:00:47,320 Speaker 2: So it's another one where you can't make it of scene. 1220 01:00:47,360 --> 01:00:48,720 Speaker 2: And I'm not doing it because he's one of us. 1221 01:00:49,080 --> 01:00:53,240 Speaker 3: Lakeville kid. I just I like him. I like him better. 1222 01:00:53,440 --> 01:00:56,920 Speaker 2: And man, I there's something about Connor Hellibuck that, when 1223 01:00:57,000 --> 01:00:59,200 Speaker 2: it comes down to it, I want him between the place. 1224 01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:01,040 Speaker 3: I want him to be the guy until he proves 1225 01:01:01,080 --> 01:01:04,800 Speaker 3: he's not there. You go another in my opinion, right, 1226 01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:07,320 Speaker 3: but again, you got both at your at your disposal. 1227 01:01:08,360 --> 01:01:10,040 Speaker 2: A good debate to have over the course of the 1228 01:01:10,080 --> 01:01:12,560 Speaker 2: next month, and I'm pretty sure we will continue to 1229 01:01:12,680 --> 01:01:15,720 Speaker 2: have those conversations. Quick break and then when we continue. 1230 01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:17,560 Speaker 2: Don't forget at the bottom of the hour. If you 1231 01:01:17,600 --> 01:01:19,600 Speaker 2: don't know this name, you should. Gordon Miller is one 1232 01:01:19,640 --> 01:01:22,600 Speaker 2: of the best voices in our game today and he's 1233 01:01:22,680 --> 01:01:25,960 Speaker 2: calling the action for Team Canada on TSN. Therefore, the 1234 01:01:26,040 --> 01:01:28,760 Speaker 2: World Juniors will get a kind of a glimpse into 1235 01:01:28,840 --> 01:01:30,800 Speaker 2: his life at the bottom of the hour. But up 1236 01:01:30,880 --> 01:01:33,720 Speaker 2: next we're going to talk Youth Hockey Hub with Tony Scott. 1237 01:01:33,760 --> 01:01:45,920 Speaker 2: I'm be on the pond another late one tonight. Not 1238 01:01:46,080 --> 01:01:47,960 Speaker 2: quite as bad as last night or what will be 1239 01:01:48,120 --> 01:01:51,320 Speaker 2: Monday in last time tonight tonight it's a seven forty 1240 01:01:51,360 --> 01:01:53,840 Speaker 2: five pre games, so it's not as last working tonight 1241 01:01:54,000 --> 01:01:54,120 Speaker 2: or not. 1242 01:01:54,360 --> 01:01:57,120 Speaker 3: Of course I'm working the last night. Yes, of course 1243 01:01:57,160 --> 01:01:59,000 Speaker 3: I worked last night. Are you kidding me? 1244 01:01:59,280 --> 01:02:02,160 Speaker 2: Nine to fifteen pre game means puck drop at nine 1245 01:02:02,320 --> 01:02:04,880 Speaker 2: thirty eight the game got over. I think we had 1246 01:02:04,920 --> 01:02:07,120 Speaker 2: to do an ID right around midnight, So those are 1247 01:02:07,240 --> 01:02:09,480 Speaker 2: late ones there, but again it was worth it. They 1248 01:02:09,560 --> 01:02:12,240 Speaker 2: put five on the board pretty well close. They didn't 1249 01:02:12,280 --> 01:02:14,640 Speaker 2: have a great first period, but pretty well close to 1250 01:02:14,720 --> 01:02:17,080 Speaker 2: the victory. They rode the Russians. Four of the five 1251 01:02:17,120 --> 01:02:19,360 Speaker 2: goals come from them. Quinn Hughes you got to see 1252 01:02:19,400 --> 01:02:20,000 Speaker 2: him on display. 1253 01:02:20,200 --> 01:02:24,400 Speaker 3: Trendon scoring a goal in front of his parents is 1254 01:02:24,440 --> 01:02:26,520 Speaker 3: what I read. I saw that was the first time, 1255 01:02:26,640 --> 01:02:28,240 Speaker 3: so that was that was pretty cool. 1256 01:02:28,200 --> 01:02:29,680 Speaker 2: And a hell of a goal. It was set up 1257 01:02:29,720 --> 01:02:31,280 Speaker 2: by Quinn Hughes. He put it on a tee on 1258 01:02:31,360 --> 01:02:34,320 Speaker 2: the right dot and Trenion just buried it like he 1259 01:02:34,520 --> 01:02:37,000 Speaker 2: put He puts so much effort into it. The torque 1260 01:02:37,040 --> 01:02:39,600 Speaker 2: knocked him on it on his backside and he ended 1261 01:02:39,680 --> 01:02:41,280 Speaker 2: up finishing into the back of the net. 1262 01:02:41,320 --> 01:02:43,920 Speaker 3: I want to play of him, yeah this year. I 1263 01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:46,880 Speaker 3: mean you can go down the lists. Yep, you I 1264 01:02:47,040 --> 01:02:49,280 Speaker 3: I you know again. I like him on on the 1265 01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:54,479 Speaker 3: fourth line, just you know, a tough and rugged fourth line. 1266 01:02:55,280 --> 01:02:58,560 Speaker 2: Another guy that we could mention too is Nico Sturm. 1267 01:02:59,000 --> 01:03:00,880 Speaker 2: I noticed last night on point he was one hundred 1268 01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:03,080 Speaker 2: percent ended up eight of ten on the dot for 1269 01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:06,600 Speaker 2: eighty percent. You bring him in here to play a role. 1270 01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:08,560 Speaker 2: He's going to center the fourth line. He's gonna not 1271 01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:10,800 Speaker 2: gonna get a ton of minutes, but he's gonna kill penalties. 1272 01:03:10,920 --> 01:03:13,160 Speaker 2: But the biggest thing is win faceofs. At one point 1273 01:03:13,480 --> 01:03:15,720 Speaker 2: through I think forty minutes, he was one hundred percent 1274 01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:17,560 Speaker 2: on the dot last night, and that's a huge thing 1275 01:03:17,640 --> 01:03:19,600 Speaker 2: for a Wild team that does not do good at 1276 01:03:19,640 --> 01:03:20,160 Speaker 2: face offs. 1277 01:03:21,120 --> 01:03:23,440 Speaker 3: You're right, You're right. They brought him in for a 1278 01:03:23,520 --> 01:03:28,960 Speaker 3: specifical reason. He knows his role and whether he gets 1279 01:03:29,640 --> 01:03:32,680 Speaker 3: five minutes a night or eight or whatever the case 1280 01:03:32,760 --> 01:03:36,240 Speaker 3: may be, or going out there to win a big draw, 1281 01:03:36,920 --> 01:03:38,720 Speaker 3: it's critical in the playoffs. 1282 01:03:38,880 --> 01:03:41,480 Speaker 2: One of eight guys going to represent the Minnesota Wild 1283 01:03:41,720 --> 01:03:45,160 Speaker 2: in the twenty twenty six winner games in Milan next month. 1284 01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:47,680 Speaker 2: Can't wait for that. Can't wait to hear from Tony 1285 01:03:47,760 --> 01:03:51,040 Speaker 2: Scott too of Youth Hockey Hub and Youth hockeyhub dot com. 1286 01:03:51,240 --> 01:03:53,680 Speaker 2: I know for sure you were listening to at least 1287 01:03:53,720 --> 01:03:56,160 Speaker 2: some of the Minnesota Wild broadcast last night, because you 1288 01:03:56,240 --> 01:03:58,040 Speaker 2: dropped the message to me and couldn't believe it was 1289 01:03:58,080 --> 01:04:00,720 Speaker 2: Friday already, and beyond the pond was I'm an up Saturday. 1290 01:04:00,760 --> 01:04:02,960 Speaker 2: So I had to remind you. Yes, you're a valuable 1291 01:04:03,320 --> 01:04:06,480 Speaker 2: addition to the broadcast every single week and today would 1292 01:04:06,480 --> 01:04:07,080 Speaker 2: be no different. 1293 01:04:07,160 --> 01:04:11,440 Speaker 3: So welcome Tony. How you doing, Jay, guys, I think 1294 01:04:11,480 --> 01:04:11,920 Speaker 3: we're all right. 1295 01:04:11,960 --> 01:04:13,880 Speaker 2: We're good where you at today. I know there's a 1296 01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:16,000 Speaker 2: lot of action in your world and my guess is 1297 01:04:16,080 --> 01:04:18,240 Speaker 2: last night when you taught me they were driving from 1298 01:04:18,440 --> 01:04:19,080 Speaker 2: or to a rink. 1299 01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:21,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, basically we wanted to make sure that you're okay 1300 01:04:22,120 --> 01:04:24,880 Speaker 3: after you know, the week that you've gone through. 1301 01:04:26,240 --> 01:04:28,000 Speaker 8: Yeah, it's been a rough week, that's for sure. But 1302 01:04:28,080 --> 01:04:30,640 Speaker 8: it's been a lot of hockey. I mean, every age level, 1303 01:04:30,760 --> 01:04:34,280 Speaker 8: every gender, you name it, we've seen it this week. 1304 01:04:35,240 --> 01:04:38,440 Speaker 8: Today we're down at the Tradition Holiday Invite in Friar Lake, 1305 01:04:38,520 --> 01:04:41,720 Speaker 8: which is a boys high school event jav varsity. We 1306 01:04:41,840 --> 01:04:44,240 Speaker 8: have five of the top ten teams in the state there. 1307 01:04:44,440 --> 01:04:46,720 Speaker 8: Last night it was great. We had he Died to 1308 01:04:46,760 --> 01:04:49,360 Speaker 8: beat Saint Thomas Academy three to two in overtime, and 1309 01:04:49,520 --> 01:04:52,479 Speaker 8: just before that we had Morehead beat Shock beat Number 1310 01:04:52,480 --> 01:04:55,400 Speaker 8: two versus Number four six to three. So a lot 1311 01:04:55,480 --> 01:04:57,720 Speaker 8: of big crowds lines to get in the door. 1312 01:04:57,800 --> 01:05:01,080 Speaker 3: It's been a great event here in so awesome. 1313 01:05:01,520 --> 01:05:04,920 Speaker 2: That's what's going on at the Tradition Holiday Invite and 1314 01:05:05,040 --> 01:05:08,400 Speaker 2: that'll be fun switching gears go over to the girls side. 1315 01:05:08,480 --> 01:05:09,720 Speaker 3: Is there going to be a new number one on 1316 01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:10,680 Speaker 3: the girls side this week? 1317 01:05:11,880 --> 01:05:14,680 Speaker 8: Well, it's gonna be tricky. Peter Adney from our staff 1318 01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:18,760 Speaker 8: does the rankings, and Centennial Spring Like Park just ripped 1319 01:05:18,760 --> 01:05:21,440 Speaker 8: off three big wins and the Walls were invite Earlier 1320 01:05:21,560 --> 01:05:24,320 Speaker 8: this week they beat and Over big time at eight 1321 01:05:24,400 --> 01:05:26,160 Speaker 8: to one to beat the Dina and then they beat 1322 01:05:26,840 --> 01:05:30,959 Speaker 8: number one and undefeated Holy Family. But they've also lost 1323 01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:32,000 Speaker 8: the Holy Family. 1324 01:05:31,880 --> 01:05:33,080 Speaker 6: Twice already this year. 1325 01:05:33,200 --> 01:05:36,360 Speaker 8: So Peter's got his homework to do this week to 1326 01:05:36,400 --> 01:05:38,240 Speaker 8: see who he's gonna make number one, but I'm guessing 1327 01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:40,440 Speaker 8: it's gonna be Centennial. They're the red hot team right now. 1328 01:05:40,480 --> 01:05:41,800 Speaker 8: In girls SKUA hockey, I. 1329 01:05:41,840 --> 01:05:44,000 Speaker 2: Think when we talked last week at this time, you 1330 01:05:44,080 --> 01:05:46,800 Speaker 2: were running some tournament that had about three hundred and 1331 01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:51,280 Speaker 2: eighty five girls teams from across the North America. I'm 1332 01:05:51,520 --> 01:05:55,240 Speaker 2: incredibly exaggerating, But how did that event go and how 1333 01:05:55,280 --> 01:05:55,920 Speaker 2: did it turn out? 1334 01:05:57,080 --> 01:06:00,160 Speaker 8: Yes, there were eighty four teams six divisions from all 1335 01:06:00,840 --> 01:06:02,520 Speaker 8: over the state. It was fun to see girls from 1336 01:06:02,560 --> 01:06:05,680 Speaker 8: Duluthe and Rock Ridge and obviously the locals, the local 1337 01:06:05,720 --> 01:06:10,280 Speaker 8: teams here. But we crowned six champions on Wednesday, including 1338 01:06:10,360 --> 01:06:13,160 Speaker 8: Shafta Chan. They're twelve eighteen. They'll be number one in 1339 01:06:13,200 --> 01:06:14,880 Speaker 8: the state this week. You know, I know I do 1340 01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:17,880 Speaker 8: the rankings. They're number one in the state. They beat 1341 01:06:17,960 --> 01:06:21,400 Speaker 8: Ryan Carter's daughter's team. He's the coach of the team 1342 01:06:21,680 --> 01:06:24,400 Speaker 8: White Bear Lake and Pool play that they beat number one. 1343 01:06:24,440 --> 01:06:26,760 Speaker 8: He died in the semi finals, and then beat Centennial 1344 01:06:26,800 --> 01:06:29,360 Speaker 8: on the championship game. They were letting the scoring by 1345 01:06:29,480 --> 01:06:33,120 Speaker 8: get this Olive Smith. What a great name, What a 1346 01:06:33,160 --> 01:06:35,920 Speaker 8: great hockey player for Chafka Chan and the MVP was 1347 01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:40,040 Speaker 8: michaeleb Martin for the Stormhawks. It was a really fun tournament, 1348 01:06:40,840 --> 01:06:43,680 Speaker 8: a great event all the way around up. 1349 01:06:43,640 --> 01:06:46,120 Speaker 3: And Blaine awesome. I know on the boys side. I 1350 01:06:46,160 --> 01:06:47,040 Speaker 3: always like to work in. 1351 01:06:47,240 --> 01:06:49,640 Speaker 2: What's going on in my world with sing Lois Park hockey? 1352 01:06:50,120 --> 01:06:52,960 Speaker 2: How about this Patrick Today? I've got one in Hutchinson 1353 01:06:53,160 --> 01:06:55,840 Speaker 2: this afternoon. That's the high school team Hutchinson and then 1354 01:06:56,000 --> 01:06:59,400 Speaker 2: but it gets better than my bantam is in Cottage 1355 01:06:59,480 --> 01:07:02,640 Speaker 2: Grove this evening. So you're not working tonight, I'm working. 1356 01:07:02,680 --> 01:07:04,880 Speaker 2: I'm gonna watch them both online. I can't make the 1357 01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:07,400 Speaker 2: high school game because they played like twelve thirty. I 1358 01:07:07,440 --> 01:07:09,120 Speaker 2: had missed half of the first period winning use it, 1359 01:07:09,120 --> 01:07:11,600 Speaker 2: So I'll watch it online and then tonight in Cottage 1360 01:07:11,640 --> 01:07:13,920 Speaker 2: Grove they are something like at seven o'clock so I'm 1361 01:07:13,960 --> 01:07:15,360 Speaker 2: gonna have to watch that online as well. 1362 01:07:15,440 --> 01:07:17,720 Speaker 3: So an hour this way, come home, and then go 1363 01:07:17,760 --> 01:07:19,320 Speaker 3: an hour that way. Oh my gosh. 1364 01:07:19,480 --> 01:07:22,160 Speaker 2: So that's my world, Tony. What's happening on the U 1365 01:07:22,280 --> 01:07:23,000 Speaker 2: side in your world? 1366 01:07:24,160 --> 01:07:28,240 Speaker 8: Okay? So on the boys side, uh, the Dynamicational. If 1367 01:07:28,280 --> 01:07:30,120 Speaker 8: you think I've been busy, they've been busy over there. 1368 01:07:30,200 --> 01:07:32,880 Speaker 8: They had the Walls Grvocation over girls, and now they 1369 01:07:32,960 --> 01:07:36,480 Speaker 8: got six levels of boys tournaments that they're getting through 1370 01:07:36,840 --> 01:07:38,800 Speaker 8: that have ended, some have already ended, and some will 1371 01:07:38,920 --> 01:07:42,720 Speaker 8: end tomorrow. In championship form. Here's a couple winners for you. 1372 01:07:43,040 --> 01:07:46,200 Speaker 8: Banham Bee Dinah White beat East Grand Forks six to 1373 01:07:46,280 --> 01:07:48,600 Speaker 8: five in a shootout. I saw a kid named ned 1374 01:07:48,760 --> 01:07:51,200 Speaker 8: Fory and a bunch of his East Side kids at 1375 01:07:51,240 --> 01:07:54,400 Speaker 8: the World Juniors earlier this week. They lost in the semi. 1376 01:07:54,520 --> 01:07:57,360 Speaker 8: They lost in the championship game. His dad, Matt, is 1377 01:07:57,400 --> 01:08:00,200 Speaker 8: a long time PREBA coach for the Greenway, so good 1378 01:08:00,200 --> 01:08:02,520 Speaker 8: to run into those guys. And then on the pee 1379 01:08:02,640 --> 01:08:04,800 Speaker 8: B side asking maybe a girl bead Dona White, I 1380 01:08:04,840 --> 01:08:07,640 Speaker 8: bring up be downa White. That's the third time they 1381 01:08:07,800 --> 01:08:10,880 Speaker 8: lost in the championship game this year. Twice in our tournaments. 1382 01:08:11,200 --> 01:08:12,760 Speaker 8: But they're going to Rosa in two weeks and I 1383 01:08:12,800 --> 01:08:14,240 Speaker 8: think they're going to win that one for sure. 1384 01:08:15,160 --> 01:08:16,840 Speaker 2: All Right, So what do you got this week? I 1385 01:08:16,920 --> 01:08:19,840 Speaker 2: know last week you invited Patrick to go to go 1386 01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:22,120 Speaker 2: North with you, and I don't know that he ever 1387 01:08:22,200 --> 01:08:23,639 Speaker 2: knows what has been an rs VP. 1388 01:08:24,760 --> 01:08:26,880 Speaker 6: I know you know what I thought it was. 1389 01:08:28,280 --> 01:08:30,200 Speaker 8: I get to make fun of Pat two weeks in 1390 01:08:30,240 --> 01:08:32,200 Speaker 8: a row. This week the invite is still out, but 1391 01:08:32,400 --> 01:08:34,720 Speaker 8: still next week I get to invite you again. So 1392 01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:38,800 Speaker 8: three invites. Hopefully one of them will stick because there's 1393 01:08:38,960 --> 01:08:42,160 Speaker 8: nothing on your calendar. There's nothing on your calendar either, Kevin, 1394 01:08:42,560 --> 01:08:44,479 Speaker 8: So you guys can both jump in the car and 1395 01:08:44,520 --> 01:08:49,360 Speaker 8: go up to Hermantown, beloved Blue Jackets. 1396 01:08:49,479 --> 01:08:51,719 Speaker 3: I leave Thursday for Penn State. 1397 01:08:51,920 --> 01:08:55,000 Speaker 2: So yeah, and I'll send you a screenshot of my calendar. 1398 01:08:55,080 --> 01:08:56,320 Speaker 2: Big boy, I got nothing going on. 1399 01:08:56,800 --> 01:08:59,599 Speaker 3: Well, let me tell you what we'll get. 1400 01:09:00,040 --> 01:09:01,160 Speaker 8: Game is Tuesday. 1401 01:09:01,400 --> 01:09:04,160 Speaker 3: Maybe I'll come to that state championship game between Hiving 1402 01:09:04,240 --> 01:09:05,439 Speaker 3: and whoever they face. 1403 01:09:07,720 --> 01:09:10,439 Speaker 8: That'll be a good one. That'll be a good one 1404 01:09:10,520 --> 01:09:10,840 Speaker 8: for sure. 1405 01:09:10,960 --> 01:09:12,760 Speaker 3: Awesome stuff, Tony, anything else you want to hit on? 1406 01:09:14,000 --> 01:09:17,040 Speaker 8: Yeah, we're heading up to roso on Tuesday after the 1407 01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:20,439 Speaker 8: World Juniors, and we're gonna see the Roso war Old 1408 01:09:20,520 --> 01:09:23,919 Speaker 8: Doubleheader Boys and albom that will benefit the Max Foundation 1409 01:09:24,920 --> 01:09:27,640 Speaker 8: that they put together that Izzy Marvin's put together to 1410 01:09:27,720 --> 01:09:31,920 Speaker 8: honors son Max Marvin and help those with mental health issues. 1411 01:09:32,240 --> 01:09:35,280 Speaker 8: So it should be a great week for us, even 1412 01:09:35,400 --> 01:09:38,040 Speaker 8: next week for us in you hockey rund State. 1413 01:09:38,320 --> 01:09:41,760 Speaker 3: Is there, Uh you're on the air, Tony. Is there 1414 01:09:41,840 --> 01:09:49,280 Speaker 3: a website or you know or people can contribute to that? Uh? 1415 01:09:49,400 --> 01:09:52,640 Speaker 8: Yeah, Max Foundation dot org is how you can get 1416 01:09:52,680 --> 01:09:55,680 Speaker 8: to that. We'll be we'll be putting up uh, we'll 1417 01:09:55,680 --> 01:09:57,719 Speaker 8: be putting up video tributes and a lot of different 1418 01:09:57,960 --> 01:10:02,160 Speaker 8: links to get make donations. Matt Tuesday, Thanks, I appreciate 1419 01:10:02,240 --> 01:10:03,080 Speaker 8: that awesome. 1420 01:10:02,840 --> 01:10:05,559 Speaker 2: Max Foundation dot org. You can also get more information 1421 01:10:05,680 --> 01:10:09,960 Speaker 2: at Youthhockeyhub dot com. Tony, thank you for your weekly contributions. 1422 01:10:10,000 --> 01:10:11,680 Speaker 2: We look forward to doing it again seven days. 1423 01:10:12,120 --> 01:10:15,519 Speaker 8: Get some rest, will thanks you guys, have a good 1424 01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:16,280 Speaker 8: rest of your weekend. 1425 01:10:16,400 --> 01:10:16,640 Speaker 3: Thank you. 1426 01:10:16,920 --> 01:10:19,800 Speaker 2: Here go Tony Scott Youth Hockey Hub a quick break 1427 01:10:19,840 --> 01:10:22,920 Speaker 2: and then when we continue, Gordon Miller joins us. Not 1428 01:10:23,040 --> 01:10:24,960 Speaker 2: from north of the border, he's in town for the 1429 01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:28,880 Speaker 2: World Juniors, we'll talk Team Canada TSN and the legend 1430 01:10:28,920 --> 01:10:29,800 Speaker 2: that is Gordon Miller. 1431 01:10:29,880 --> 01:10:31,360 Speaker 3: Next, I'm beyond the Pond. 1432 01:10:46,680 --> 01:10:47,120 Speaker 2: Back with it. 1433 01:10:47,240 --> 01:10:50,920 Speaker 3: Brady bart drops it off to Mkenna, works back in, 1434 01:10:51,080 --> 01:10:51,400 Speaker 3: says it. 1435 01:10:51,439 --> 01:10:56,880 Speaker 6: Across the age, protects what's good front the scar Kenada 1436 01:10:57,040 --> 01:10:58,840 Speaker 6: SIPs it around right to the back of the that. 1437 01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:06,719 Speaker 2: Brady Murky fishing off. It's five nothing Canada. Gordon Miller 1438 01:11:06,760 --> 01:11:09,960 Speaker 2: hopefully getting a little hot tea or maybe some coffee 1439 01:11:10,040 --> 01:11:14,400 Speaker 2: this morning, as the Canadians scored seven on Latvia yesterday 1440 01:11:14,439 --> 01:11:17,519 Speaker 2: in the quarterfinals, though advance to the semifinals to face 1441 01:11:17,600 --> 01:11:20,639 Speaker 2: off against the Checks tomorrow night, seven thirty at Grand 1442 01:11:20,720 --> 01:11:24,040 Speaker 2: Casino Arena. Speaking of Gordon Miller, the voice of the 1443 01:11:24,120 --> 01:11:27,680 Speaker 2: World Juniors for decades upon decades, joined us now on 1444 01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:30,719 Speaker 2: Beyond the Pond, gor That's Pat mclady. I'm Kevin Falnas, 1445 01:11:30,760 --> 01:11:31,479 Speaker 2: Welcome to the show. 1446 01:11:33,200 --> 01:11:33,960 Speaker 8: Well, let's not. 1447 01:11:34,040 --> 01:11:37,960 Speaker 6: Take decades and decades's make the sound back. Although, although 1448 01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:41,120 Speaker 6: I have to say nothing more sobering than the fact 1449 01:11:41,160 --> 01:11:45,439 Speaker 6: that for the third consecutive year, Canada has a player 1450 01:11:45,479 --> 01:11:49,800 Speaker 6: on the roster whose father's games I've also broadcast at Oh. 1451 01:11:49,760 --> 01:11:54,520 Speaker 3: My god, that's right again, La right, Am, I correct AGAINLA. 1452 01:11:54,160 --> 01:11:57,240 Speaker 6: This year Ethan goch last year is that Denny played 1453 01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,599 Speaker 6: in ninety six and jury and Donovan two years ago 1454 01:11:59,640 --> 01:12:01,439 Speaker 6: his dead Seawn Donovan played in ninety five. 1455 01:12:01,600 --> 01:12:03,800 Speaker 2: Wow, if I can before I turn, if we. 1456 01:12:03,800 --> 01:12:05,840 Speaker 6: Get the grandkids, if we get the grand kids, time 1457 01:12:05,920 --> 01:12:06,719 Speaker 6: I need to retire. 1458 01:12:07,120 --> 01:12:10,040 Speaker 2: My research tells me that you've been doing this for 1459 01:12:10,120 --> 01:12:12,719 Speaker 2: thirty five years. Thirty five years calling the World Juniors. 1460 01:12:12,960 --> 01:12:13,719 Speaker 2: Confirm or deny? 1461 01:12:15,040 --> 01:12:15,200 Speaker 3: Uh? 1462 01:12:15,520 --> 01:12:19,840 Speaker 6: Well I thirty four. Uh, this is my thirty fourth. 1463 01:12:20,240 --> 01:12:22,840 Speaker 6: I was a host for nine. This is my twenty fifth. 1464 01:12:22,920 --> 01:12:24,000 Speaker 6: Is the play by play announcments? 1465 01:12:24,439 --> 01:12:25,280 Speaker 3: What a run it's been. 1466 01:12:25,920 --> 01:12:28,800 Speaker 2: I was trying to tell the fans here in the 1467 01:12:28,960 --> 01:12:31,280 Speaker 2: US and especially here in the state of Hockey, what 1468 01:12:31,479 --> 01:12:35,520 Speaker 2: you mean to the World Juniors there in Canada and TSN, 1469 01:12:35,920 --> 01:12:38,000 Speaker 2: and it's it's a labor of love, is it not. 1470 01:12:38,120 --> 01:12:40,439 Speaker 2: I mean, that's a lot we know on a on 1471 01:12:40,520 --> 01:12:42,679 Speaker 2: a smaller stage, what it's like to call the boys 1472 01:12:42,720 --> 01:12:45,360 Speaker 2: state high school hockey tournament, but doing it for the 1473 01:12:45,439 --> 01:12:48,719 Speaker 2: World Juniors in front of a national audience up in Canada, 1474 01:12:49,160 --> 01:12:51,040 Speaker 2: it's a labor of love. But I think you enjoy 1475 01:12:51,080 --> 01:12:51,640 Speaker 2: the heck out of it. 1476 01:12:53,160 --> 01:12:55,040 Speaker 6: It's great. It's a lot of work, you know, over 1477 01:12:55,080 --> 01:12:57,880 Speaker 6: the holidays getting you know, learning the names, and it's 1478 01:12:58,160 --> 01:12:59,920 Speaker 6: one of the best things about it is that it's 1479 01:13:00,160 --> 01:13:03,280 Speaker 6: new players every year, right, but that's also the hard part. 1480 01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:06,280 Speaker 6: You've got to learn new players every year. So no, 1481 01:13:06,439 --> 01:13:09,200 Speaker 6: it's terrific. I think the passion that they have, the 1482 01:13:09,880 --> 01:13:12,440 Speaker 6: you know, the unpredictability of it because it's single elimination. 1483 01:13:13,560 --> 01:13:15,880 Speaker 6: It's it's just a great event. It's it's kid playing 1484 01:13:15,920 --> 01:13:18,760 Speaker 6: for the country over the holidays, and it's some of 1485 01:13:18,840 --> 01:13:20,519 Speaker 6: the you know, most of the best players their age 1486 01:13:20,520 --> 01:13:22,000 Speaker 6: group in the world. So it's it's great. 1487 01:13:22,080 --> 01:13:23,920 Speaker 3: And then and then you get to watch them grow 1488 01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:27,479 Speaker 3: and the National Hockey League players and their careers. But 1489 01:13:27,880 --> 01:13:30,320 Speaker 3: you know, my question for you, gord is is and 1490 01:13:30,439 --> 01:13:32,840 Speaker 3: it's great to talk to you. By the way. You know, 1491 01:13:33,160 --> 01:13:35,599 Speaker 3: you've traveled all over the world. Is there a favorite 1492 01:13:35,720 --> 01:13:39,120 Speaker 3: place when you go, like for the World Championships or 1493 01:13:39,120 --> 01:13:42,120 Speaker 3: the World Junior Championships for that, you know, the city, 1494 01:13:42,240 --> 01:13:45,040 Speaker 3: the country, Which one is your favorite that you've been 1495 01:13:45,080 --> 01:13:46,599 Speaker 3: to or don't you have one? They're all good. 1496 01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:49,040 Speaker 6: Well, it's it's like at you who your favorite kid is? 1497 01:13:49,120 --> 01:13:51,240 Speaker 6: I guess you know, there's been so many. You know, 1498 01:13:51,400 --> 01:13:55,040 Speaker 6: there's been so many over the years. I think you 1499 01:13:55,120 --> 01:13:57,799 Speaker 6: know the way that the Swedes and the Finns embrace 1500 01:13:57,880 --> 01:14:00,799 Speaker 6: it when it's there. The Czechs obviously want to think Canada, 1501 01:14:00,920 --> 01:14:03,280 Speaker 6: you know, the enthusiasm there. There's been some great ones 1502 01:14:03,280 --> 01:14:06,719 Speaker 6: in the US as well. No, I think everyone's different. 1503 01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:09,960 Speaker 6: Every everyone has its own unique characteristics and I think 1504 01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:10,920 Speaker 6: that's what makes it special. 1505 01:14:11,800 --> 01:14:14,320 Speaker 2: As we look at the tournament to this point, we've 1506 01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:17,120 Speaker 2: been focusing on what's been happening in Saint Paul because 1507 01:14:17,160 --> 01:14:20,320 Speaker 2: we're watching the American team and unfortunately they lost, They 1508 01:14:20,680 --> 01:14:22,960 Speaker 2: go out in the quarterfinals. They fall in overtime to 1509 01:14:23,040 --> 01:14:25,720 Speaker 2: Finland last night. Meanwhile, on the other side of the river, 1510 01:14:25,880 --> 01:14:28,719 Speaker 2: you've been calling all the action for Team Canada. What's 1511 01:14:28,760 --> 01:14:31,400 Speaker 2: the venue been like at three am arena at Mariucci 1512 01:14:31,720 --> 01:14:33,559 Speaker 2: And just how good is this Canadian squad? 1513 01:14:35,080 --> 01:14:39,920 Speaker 6: Terrific venue. I had been there years ago, but it's 1514 01:14:39,960 --> 01:14:44,120 Speaker 6: a terrific venue and this Canadian team is very good. 1515 01:14:45,240 --> 01:14:48,559 Speaker 6: You know, thirteen of the fourteen forwards or first round picks, 1516 01:14:48,680 --> 01:14:51,200 Speaker 6: and the one who is will be Kevin McKenna. Yeah, 1517 01:14:52,520 --> 01:14:54,439 Speaker 6: this is a this is a star Stunned Raws, and 1518 01:14:54,479 --> 01:14:57,040 Speaker 6: I remember, you know, Maclum, Celebrine and Matthew Schaeffer are 1519 01:14:57,080 --> 01:14:59,559 Speaker 6: young enough to be playing on this team. So there's 1520 01:14:59,640 --> 01:15:01,439 Speaker 6: you know, there's I think half a dozen players who 1521 01:15:01,479 --> 01:15:03,840 Speaker 6: could be playing that aren't. But no, this is a 1522 01:15:04,080 --> 01:15:08,120 Speaker 6: very very good team and I think that. But what's 1523 01:15:08,160 --> 01:15:12,559 Speaker 6: interesting about it is that, you know, in single elimination tournaments, 1524 01:15:13,760 --> 01:15:16,559 Speaker 6: a really good team could lose. Yeah, and I think 1525 01:15:16,720 --> 01:15:18,439 Speaker 6: that's important to keep in mind for the Olympics. Like, 1526 01:15:18,720 --> 01:15:22,479 Speaker 6: let's let's look at it this way. Could Sweden, Finland, 1527 01:15:22,640 --> 01:15:24,680 Speaker 6: the checks. Could they upset Canada or the US at 1528 01:15:24,680 --> 01:15:28,000 Speaker 6: the Olympics? Sure they could, absolutely, Could they beat them 1529 01:15:28,040 --> 01:15:29,960 Speaker 6: the best of seven series? No chance? 1530 01:15:30,120 --> 01:15:30,320 Speaker 3: Yep? 1531 01:15:31,520 --> 01:15:35,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, right, that's that's the difference. That's the difference. So so, yeah, 1532 01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:37,400 Speaker 6: this Canadian team is very good. I think the Swedes 1533 01:15:37,439 --> 01:15:40,640 Speaker 6: are very good too. But yeah, I mean this is 1534 01:15:41,560 --> 01:15:43,920 Speaker 6: in terms of just on paper, in terms of the 1535 01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:46,439 Speaker 6: resume of the players, this is certainly one of the 1536 01:15:46,479 --> 01:15:48,040 Speaker 6: best Canadian teams we've seen in a while. 1537 01:15:48,120 --> 01:15:49,960 Speaker 3: All Right, Gordon, I want to talk about mccanna a 1538 01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:53,120 Speaker 3: little bit. I'm a big Mechanna guy, and you know, 1539 01:15:53,240 --> 01:15:56,040 Speaker 3: he's gotten a lot of scrutiny, not a lot, but 1540 01:15:56,240 --> 01:15:59,320 Speaker 3: you know, a fair amount, you know, from people with 1541 01:15:59,400 --> 01:16:02,320 Speaker 3: this player and state and and you know what I 1542 01:16:02,479 --> 01:16:06,560 Speaker 3: tell people is that you know, he's what seventeen. 1543 01:16:06,160 --> 01:16:10,800 Speaker 2: Years old, just turned eighteen, okay, just. 1544 01:16:10,840 --> 01:16:14,920 Speaker 3: Turned eighteen whatever. But he's playing against guys in the 1545 01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:17,360 Speaker 3: college level that you know a lot of them are 1546 01:16:17,560 --> 01:16:21,439 Speaker 3: twenty two, twenty three, twenty four. And you're talking playing 1547 01:16:21,479 --> 01:16:24,560 Speaker 3: with grizzel guys. I'm like, hey, slow your role a 1548 01:16:24,640 --> 01:16:27,439 Speaker 3: little bit on this guy. Let him grow, you know, 1549 01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:29,760 Speaker 3: let him get bigger, let him get stronger, let him 1550 01:16:29,800 --> 01:16:33,240 Speaker 3: get more mature. But his skill level is off the charts. 1551 01:16:34,400 --> 01:16:36,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, it really is. And I think you're making you're 1552 01:16:36,880 --> 01:16:40,120 Speaker 6: exactly right that this is. You know, he was a 1553 01:16:40,200 --> 01:16:43,800 Speaker 6: seventeen year old freshman starting the year and that's tough. 1554 01:16:43,840 --> 01:16:46,639 Speaker 6: But he wanted that like he had he had ripped, 1555 01:16:46,680 --> 01:16:49,080 Speaker 6: you know, he had put up numbers in junior hockey 1556 01:16:49,200 --> 01:16:51,000 Speaker 6: that were eye popping, and he was he was a 1557 01:16:51,080 --> 01:16:53,160 Speaker 6: Kadan junior player. He's the CHL player of the year, 1558 01:16:54,160 --> 01:16:56,280 Speaker 6: and so he wanted to try a harder level. And 1559 01:16:56,800 --> 01:17:00,840 Speaker 6: it's a different level. But I think to your point, 1560 01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:03,840 Speaker 6: the strengths and the age of those players, Like he's 1561 01:17:03,840 --> 01:17:05,840 Speaker 6: playing against players who aren't as good as him, right, 1562 01:17:06,200 --> 01:17:08,559 Speaker 6: but they're older than him. But they're older than him. Yeah, 1563 01:17:08,920 --> 01:17:11,720 Speaker 6: and that's and that's the difference, right, I mean, And 1564 01:17:11,960 --> 01:17:15,400 Speaker 6: so in an underlines the point we make about young 1565 01:17:15,400 --> 01:17:17,080 Speaker 6: players in the NHL. When you put eighteen year olds 1566 01:17:17,080 --> 01:17:19,639 Speaker 6: in the NHL, they're playing against men who are playing 1567 01:17:19,680 --> 01:17:21,680 Speaker 6: for a living and it's it's very difficult to do. 1568 01:17:21,880 --> 01:17:24,639 Speaker 6: So No, I think he'll be fine, and I think 1569 01:17:24,680 --> 01:17:27,240 Speaker 6: he's he has you know, he's one hundred and sixty 1570 01:17:27,240 --> 01:17:29,160 Speaker 6: five pounds now, he'll probably you know, coming at one 1571 01:17:29,240 --> 01:17:32,160 Speaker 6: eighty five, one ninety when he's twenty or twenty one. 1572 01:17:32,240 --> 01:17:35,519 Speaker 6: And but he has what you can't teach, right, you know, 1573 01:17:35,680 --> 01:17:40,000 Speaker 6: the vision, the skill in tight all that. He's a terrific, 1574 01:17:40,120 --> 01:17:40,800 Speaker 6: terrific player. 1575 01:17:41,040 --> 01:17:43,200 Speaker 2: If you want to see the Canadians in action, you 1576 01:17:43,320 --> 01:17:46,439 Speaker 2: can tomorrow night at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. 1577 01:17:46,520 --> 01:17:49,919 Speaker 2: They've got the checks at seven thirty. Tickets are available 1578 01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:53,439 Speaker 2: World Juniors m N two six dot com. The first 1579 01:17:53,600 --> 01:17:57,160 Speaker 2: semifinal game will have Finland against Sweden at three thirty, 1580 01:17:57,200 --> 01:18:00,160 Speaker 2: and again tickets are available World juniors m N two 1581 01:18:00,280 --> 01:18:02,640 Speaker 2: six dot com. You guys are talking about some of 1582 01:18:02,680 --> 01:18:06,040 Speaker 2: the big names for that Canadian team and on that roster. 1583 01:18:06,280 --> 01:18:08,439 Speaker 2: Who's uh, if they're going to the game tomorrow and 1584 01:18:08,479 --> 01:18:10,000 Speaker 2: they want to watch a guy that's kind of floating 1585 01:18:10,080 --> 01:18:12,400 Speaker 2: under the radar that's impressed you, Gord, who would it be. 1586 01:18:14,520 --> 01:18:17,360 Speaker 6: Well, there's a couple of guys. I think that the 1587 01:18:17,439 --> 01:18:19,760 Speaker 6: one player that I mean, look, they're all first round pick, 1588 01:18:19,880 --> 01:18:21,720 Speaker 6: so it's hard to say they're under the radar. But 1589 01:18:22,160 --> 01:18:24,400 Speaker 6: Michael Hage, who was the first round of Montreal a 1590 01:18:24,400 --> 01:18:28,160 Speaker 6: couple of years ago at Michigan, is a very very 1591 01:18:28,240 --> 01:18:30,600 Speaker 6: good player. He's a really well rounded He's going to 1592 01:18:30,640 --> 01:18:32,760 Speaker 6: be a he's going to be a top two center 1593 01:18:32,800 --> 01:18:36,240 Speaker 6: in the NHL for a very long time. He's he's 1594 01:18:36,479 --> 01:18:39,840 Speaker 6: very very good. I think there's Canada's got two draft 1595 01:18:39,920 --> 01:18:44,400 Speaker 6: eligible defenseman, Keaton Verhoff and Carson Carls, who are both 1596 01:18:44,439 --> 01:18:46,040 Speaker 6: probably gonna go I think that they're both in the 1597 01:18:46,080 --> 01:18:48,400 Speaker 6: top five with all said and done in the draft. 1598 01:18:48,520 --> 01:18:51,679 Speaker 6: Ye and that's very unusual for Canada have draft eligible defenseman. 1599 01:18:51,800 --> 01:18:55,880 Speaker 6: That's that's very uncommon. So I think those guys would 1600 01:18:55,880 --> 01:18:56,880 Speaker 6: be guys to watch too. 1601 01:18:57,360 --> 01:18:59,640 Speaker 3: Let's move to the Olympics, and which is going to 1602 01:18:59,640 --> 01:19:01,800 Speaker 3: be an and you'll be there, right, you'll be uh, 1603 01:19:02,080 --> 01:19:06,599 Speaker 3: you'll be broadcasting for the Olympics. Of course, it's gonna 1604 01:19:06,600 --> 01:19:09,360 Speaker 3: be a great, great Olympics. But let's let's talk about 1605 01:19:09,520 --> 01:19:13,960 Speaker 3: some of the guys that potentially were snubbed, you know, 1606 01:19:14,080 --> 01:19:17,080 Speaker 3: for both team Canada and and and the US. I 1607 01:19:17,160 --> 01:19:19,920 Speaker 3: know Sam Bennett has gotten a lot of talk, you know, 1608 01:19:20,040 --> 01:19:25,160 Speaker 3: for being left off the Canadian team. Jason Robertson kind 1609 01:19:25,160 --> 01:19:28,080 Speaker 3: of Bernard, Yes, of course, conn of uh, you know, 1610 01:19:28,479 --> 01:19:33,040 Speaker 3: but you know, what are your thoughts on on on 1611 01:19:33,200 --> 01:19:36,400 Speaker 3: the selections going in to the tournament and you know, 1612 01:19:36,479 --> 01:19:38,480 Speaker 3: potentially the guys that got snubbed. 1613 01:19:39,400 --> 01:19:42,720 Speaker 6: Well, I don't love the term snub It's not they 1614 01:19:42,760 --> 01:19:45,559 Speaker 6: don't like the player, but they like someone else better 1615 01:19:45,680 --> 01:19:49,720 Speaker 6: or they're a better fit. The roberts And one shocks me. Yeah, 1616 01:19:49,840 --> 01:19:52,599 Speaker 6: to be honest, the Robertson one shocks me. The Bennett 1617 01:19:52,640 --> 01:20:00,519 Speaker 6: one I found surprising. I think that you know, I look, 1618 01:20:00,560 --> 01:20:02,760 Speaker 6: it's not an all star team, like you're not you're 1619 01:20:02,760 --> 01:20:04,360 Speaker 6: not putting get an all Star team, but you want 1620 01:20:04,400 --> 01:20:06,800 Speaker 6: to take as much skill as possible. And I think 1621 01:20:06,880 --> 01:20:09,000 Speaker 6: Jason Robertson would be meat that, and certainly Sam Bennett's 1622 01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:12,120 Speaker 6: track record would would indicate that too. I think the 1623 01:20:12,200 --> 01:20:14,720 Speaker 6: big question for the strength of the US is going 1624 01:20:14,760 --> 01:20:16,920 Speaker 6: to be from the goalie out, and the strength for 1625 01:20:16,960 --> 01:20:18,479 Speaker 6: Canada's gonna be from the front line back. 1626 01:20:18,560 --> 01:20:18,760 Speaker 8: Yep. 1627 01:20:19,800 --> 01:20:24,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, so I do. I do think though that we obsessed, 1628 01:20:24,320 --> 01:20:26,080 Speaker 6: you know, people obsessed way too much about who the 1629 01:20:26,160 --> 01:20:28,599 Speaker 6: thirteenth forward is, the fourteenth forty eighth defense. And let's 1630 01:20:28,640 --> 01:20:32,400 Speaker 6: be honest, Canada is gonna win if McKinnon, McDavid and 1631 01:20:32,520 --> 01:20:35,559 Speaker 6: mccarr are great, and the US is gonna win if 1632 01:20:35,840 --> 01:20:40,880 Speaker 6: Icel and Matthews and Quinn Hughes and those guys are great. 1633 01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:44,800 Speaker 6: That's that's where you're gonna win. I worry less about 1634 01:20:44,840 --> 01:20:46,560 Speaker 6: sort of the depth guys. But yeah, I mean, I 1635 01:20:46,640 --> 01:20:48,479 Speaker 6: think Jason Robertson would really help. I think I think 1636 01:20:48,479 --> 01:20:50,640 Speaker 6: Bennett could help. The big question for Canada's gonna be 1637 01:20:50,640 --> 01:20:55,200 Speaker 6: in goal Yep. That's been ongoing. That's been an ongoing question. 1638 01:20:55,240 --> 01:20:58,160 Speaker 6: I mean, it's really interesting from a Canadian perspective because 1639 01:20:59,439 --> 01:21:02,360 Speaker 6: you know, in terms of developing players, this is kind 1640 01:21:02,360 --> 01:21:05,599 Speaker 6: of a golden age for Canada, Like if you if 1641 01:21:05,640 --> 01:21:07,000 Speaker 6: you look at it, who's the best player in the 1642 01:21:07,080 --> 01:21:10,759 Speaker 6: NHL right now, Well it's either McDavid, McKinnon or mccarr 1643 01:21:10,920 --> 01:21:14,559 Speaker 6: right yeah. Who's the best young player in the NHL. 1644 01:21:14,720 --> 01:21:21,040 Speaker 6: Well it's either Badard, Celebrini or Shafer. Yeah yeah, right, 1645 01:21:21,160 --> 01:21:23,800 Speaker 6: like and Leo Carlson from Man I would be in 1646 01:21:23,880 --> 01:21:26,320 Speaker 6: that mix a little bit. But but honestly, like, those 1647 01:21:26,400 --> 01:21:28,400 Speaker 6: are the three best young players in the league. So 1648 01:21:28,960 --> 01:21:33,360 Speaker 6: and they're all Canadian, So in that sense, that's a 1649 01:21:33,439 --> 01:21:36,920 Speaker 6: real bonus. The question is where are the goalies? Yep? 1650 01:21:38,000 --> 01:21:42,120 Speaker 6: And where Bertie Bert Durley, Where's Berta Alongo? 1651 01:21:42,240 --> 01:21:42,280 Speaker 8: Like? 1652 01:21:42,320 --> 01:21:43,240 Speaker 6: Where are the goalies? 1653 01:21:43,640 --> 01:21:46,920 Speaker 3: Is Is Bennington gonna be the number one guy going 1654 01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:49,439 Speaker 3: into the Olympics for Canada? 1655 01:21:51,439 --> 01:21:55,479 Speaker 6: I don't think so. I mean, maybe they have to 1656 01:21:55,479 --> 01:21:56,840 Speaker 6: give it to him as a legacy thing from the 1657 01:21:56,880 --> 01:21:59,240 Speaker 6: four Nations. But I mean the day he was named, 1658 01:21:59,280 --> 01:22:01,720 Speaker 6: he got rinsed to get for Saint Louis. Yeah, you 1659 01:22:01,800 --> 01:22:06,360 Speaker 6: know so, I mean right, like, I mean, I just 1660 01:22:07,400 --> 01:22:10,519 Speaker 6: that's a huge question for Canada. Now, you know, you 1661 01:22:10,640 --> 01:22:14,439 Speaker 6: can win with social goaltending with a great team in 1662 01:22:14,479 --> 01:22:16,960 Speaker 6: front of you. I mean I've always said I'll take 1663 01:22:16,960 --> 01:22:19,600 Speaker 6: an average goalie behind a great team as opposed to 1664 01:22:19,640 --> 01:22:21,080 Speaker 6: a great goalie behind an average team. 1665 01:22:21,280 --> 01:22:21,479 Speaker 8: Yeah. 1666 01:22:22,240 --> 01:22:26,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, so you know we've seen lots of goalies with 1667 01:22:26,640 --> 01:22:30,360 Speaker 6: the Stanley Cup. Who where a superstars? Right? Yep? But 1668 01:22:30,720 --> 01:22:32,960 Speaker 6: but most Stanley Cup teams have a Norris Trophy caliber 1669 01:22:33,000 --> 01:22:35,200 Speaker 6: defenseman and an MVP caliber forward. 1670 01:22:35,720 --> 01:22:40,360 Speaker 2: And both the US and yeah, whoever it is that 1671 01:22:40,479 --> 01:22:42,920 Speaker 2: they have between the pipes, they've got a great team 1672 01:22:42,920 --> 01:22:45,439 Speaker 2: in front of no doubt about it. For Team Canada, Gordon, 1673 01:22:45,439 --> 01:22:47,439 Speaker 2: I'm just curious, as a guy who has a refined 1674 01:22:47,479 --> 01:22:50,760 Speaker 2: taste for international hockey, I'm wondering what you thought of 1675 01:22:50,840 --> 01:22:53,320 Speaker 2: the four nations going into it and what you thought 1676 01:22:53,360 --> 01:22:56,000 Speaker 2: about it coming out of it. I wasn't a big 1677 01:22:56,040 --> 01:22:58,280 Speaker 2: fan of it going in and I was dead wrong. 1678 01:22:58,360 --> 01:23:00,600 Speaker 2: It was awesome hockey. What did that do to what 1679 01:23:00,680 --> 01:23:03,040 Speaker 2: your appetite for the Olympics coming up in a month. 1680 01:23:04,080 --> 01:23:06,120 Speaker 6: I wasn't sure if the players would take it seriously, 1681 01:23:06,280 --> 01:23:10,400 Speaker 6: and they clearly did saw and so that's certainly that 1682 01:23:10,560 --> 01:23:12,479 Speaker 6: certainly turned a lot of people's heads. I mean, look, 1683 01:23:14,080 --> 01:23:17,720 Speaker 6: the NHL doesn't like the Olympics, but it's it's it's 1684 01:23:17,800 --> 01:23:20,680 Speaker 6: best on best, and the players love it, you know, 1685 01:23:20,920 --> 01:23:22,519 Speaker 6: and I get why the NHL owners don't like it. 1686 01:23:22,560 --> 01:23:23,880 Speaker 6: They don't get any money out of it, they can't 1687 01:23:23,960 --> 01:23:26,519 Speaker 6: use the video from it, you know, all that stuff. 1688 01:23:27,280 --> 01:23:29,960 Speaker 6: But it's it's it's best on best and again it's 1689 01:23:30,000 --> 01:23:33,880 Speaker 6: single elimination. So it becomes this, you know, every game 1690 01:23:34,080 --> 01:23:37,960 Speaker 6: becomes this sort of you know, in some case the 1691 01:23:38,040 --> 01:23:41,320 Speaker 6: coin toss. Hockey is so random to begin with. In basketball, 1692 01:23:41,400 --> 01:23:44,960 Speaker 6: better teams usually win. That's not always the case in hockey. 1693 01:23:45,240 --> 01:23:47,479 Speaker 6: And and I've said this, I see this in every 1694 01:23:47,520 --> 01:23:50,479 Speaker 6: international tournament, every World Junior I do, every World Championship, 1695 01:23:50,520 --> 01:23:54,479 Speaker 6: every Olympics. When you take those four quarterfinal games, there 1696 01:23:54,520 --> 01:23:57,760 Speaker 6: will always be at least one upset. And there was 1697 01:23:57,840 --> 01:24:00,160 Speaker 6: this year right at the at the World Junie here. 1698 01:24:01,520 --> 01:24:04,080 Speaker 3: So going into the electric go ahead. 1699 01:24:04,760 --> 01:24:08,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, we've seen we've seen Bellarrus beat Sweden. Look, Canada 1700 01:24:08,160 --> 01:24:10,920 Speaker 6: won the twenty fourteen Olympics. They were dominant, they were 1701 01:24:10,960 --> 01:24:13,280 Speaker 6: life and us to beat Latvia in the quarterfinal, it 1702 01:24:13,320 --> 01:24:14,960 Speaker 6: took a Shaye Webber goal on a third period to 1703 01:24:15,000 --> 01:24:15,519 Speaker 6: win two to one. 1704 01:24:16,240 --> 01:24:20,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, I you know, I don't know who's going 1705 01:24:21,000 --> 01:24:26,240 Speaker 3: to win the Olympics, but I mean, you know, we're 1706 01:24:26,240 --> 01:24:29,839 Speaker 3: talking about Canada and the US, but Sweden and Finland 1707 01:24:29,960 --> 01:24:31,560 Speaker 3: are awfully, awfully. 1708 01:24:31,280 --> 01:24:35,880 Speaker 6: Good also, Yes, absolutely, and the checks too. 1709 01:24:36,120 --> 01:24:36,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 1710 01:24:37,840 --> 01:24:38,160 Speaker 6: All right. 1711 01:24:38,280 --> 01:24:41,559 Speaker 2: So you said earlier in our conversation you wouldn't pick 1712 01:24:41,600 --> 01:24:45,760 Speaker 2: your favorite child, but would you pick your favorite nicoletty'd 1713 01:24:46,040 --> 01:24:48,840 Speaker 2: Joe mcletty, you've worked with Pat mcletty, Give me your favorite. 1714 01:24:49,640 --> 01:24:52,599 Speaker 6: That's easy, That's that's tough. What I have to say, though, 1715 01:24:52,680 --> 01:24:53,360 Speaker 6: how much time. 1716 01:24:53,240 --> 01:24:55,519 Speaker 2: Do we have all the time in the world. 1717 01:24:56,000 --> 01:24:57,920 Speaker 6: We have had to tell my favorite story, one of 1718 01:24:57,960 --> 01:25:00,639 Speaker 6: my favorite stories. We're working for NBC wh here in Minnesota. 1719 01:25:00,720 --> 01:25:05,160 Speaker 6: Please do so, Pat, you know the story. So Joe 1720 01:25:05,200 --> 01:25:07,080 Speaker 6: and I did a game together in Tampa for NBC 1721 01:25:07,160 --> 01:25:09,840 Speaker 6: in the playoffs, and our old our boss at NBC, 1722 01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:12,280 Speaker 6: Sam Fledg, used to think you could get anywhere from 1723 01:25:12,320 --> 01:25:14,880 Speaker 6: anywhere to anywhere, So he put us on a Minnesota 1724 01:25:14,920 --> 01:25:18,439 Speaker 6: Wild playoff game the next night, six o'clock local time 1725 01:25:18,720 --> 01:25:21,960 Speaker 6: to flying from Tampa, massive snowstorem hit the Midwest. So 1726 01:25:22,240 --> 01:25:26,360 Speaker 6: Joe has status on American airlines. I have status on United. 1727 01:25:26,880 --> 01:25:29,719 Speaker 6: So Joe went up through Saint Louis. I came through Chicago. 1728 01:25:29,800 --> 01:25:32,200 Speaker 6: So I broke the number one rule of traveling, never 1729 01:25:32,280 --> 01:25:36,760 Speaker 6: fly to Chicago unless you're going to Chicago. And so 1730 01:25:37,560 --> 01:25:40,160 Speaker 6: I got hung up in Chicago. He got hung up 1731 01:25:40,200 --> 01:25:45,040 Speaker 6: in Saint Louis. I landed at five fifteen at the 1732 01:25:45,040 --> 01:25:50,080 Speaker 6: Minneapolis Airport Wow for a six pm game. NBT driver 1733 01:25:50,200 --> 01:25:53,000 Speaker 6: picked me up, took me to the rink. The Wild 1734 01:25:53,360 --> 01:25:55,599 Speaker 6: had a security guy standing by. They opened the car, 1735 01:25:55,760 --> 01:25:58,400 Speaker 6: the garage door for me. Elevator was waiting. I got 1736 01:25:58,479 --> 01:26:02,759 Speaker 6: upstairs I think at two minutes to Yeah. Joe arrived 1737 01:26:03,000 --> 01:26:06,960 Speaker 6: five minutes after me and was walking onto the bench 1738 01:26:07,520 --> 01:26:11,040 Speaker 6: during the nation during the national anthem Wow and and 1739 01:26:11,720 --> 01:26:13,840 Speaker 6: Bruce Boudro said, you're just getting. 1740 01:26:13,560 --> 01:26:19,479 Speaker 2: Here now, Oh, that's good stuff it. Meanwhile, Pat was. 1741 01:26:19,880 --> 01:26:21,720 Speaker 6: We both made we both made the right call. 1742 01:26:22,120 --> 01:26:23,799 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, amazing. 1743 01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:26,720 Speaker 6: And now I would say I would say it's a tie. 1744 01:26:27,200 --> 01:26:30,960 Speaker 2: Okay, that's a good answer. The other question that I 1745 01:26:31,040 --> 01:26:32,840 Speaker 2: had to wedge in here is, I mean, you're calling 1746 01:26:32,920 --> 01:26:36,360 Speaker 2: the World Juniors and you're calling the Olympics, you calling NHL. 1747 01:26:36,760 --> 01:26:39,000 Speaker 2: What about the boys state high school hockey tournament here 1748 01:26:39,040 --> 01:26:42,000 Speaker 2: in Minnesota. You know Chris Cuthbert, you know Gary Thorn. 1749 01:26:42,280 --> 01:26:44,840 Speaker 2: We've got the great lu Nanny calling that for sixty years. 1750 01:26:45,160 --> 01:26:47,800 Speaker 2: Even Mark Rosen has come down to the level of 1751 01:26:48,040 --> 01:26:50,439 Speaker 2: calling the boy State High School hockey tournament. What about 1752 01:26:50,439 --> 01:26:51,000 Speaker 2: Gordon Miller? 1753 01:26:51,200 --> 01:26:54,320 Speaker 6: If they called? Would you answer? If you if I 1754 01:26:54,400 --> 01:26:55,800 Speaker 6: got the call, I would be happy to do it. 1755 01:26:56,080 --> 01:26:57,400 Speaker 3: Unbelievable. What do you think that would be? 1756 01:26:57,560 --> 01:26:57,600 Speaker 8: Like? 1757 01:26:57,760 --> 01:26:59,479 Speaker 6: I will say this. I will say that the state 1758 01:26:59,520 --> 01:27:02,160 Speaker 6: of Hockey lots of good hockey broadcasters. Yeah, I'm sure 1759 01:27:02,200 --> 01:27:02,800 Speaker 6: they can handle it. 1760 01:27:02,920 --> 01:27:05,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're probably right. Well, I'm going to put that 1761 01:27:05,880 --> 01:27:08,800 Speaker 2: in the ears of some broadcasting executives here that if 1762 01:27:08,800 --> 01:27:10,680 Speaker 2: they need a guy to fill in, you got to 1763 01:27:10,720 --> 01:27:12,840 Speaker 2: call Gordon Miller because he said he'd answer the phone. 1764 01:27:13,000 --> 01:27:15,640 Speaker 2: You answered the phone today and we really appreciate the conversation. 1765 01:27:15,920 --> 01:27:17,880 Speaker 2: You took the easy answer out and you said it's 1766 01:27:17,880 --> 01:27:20,000 Speaker 2: a tie with your Micheletti's I've always been more of 1767 01:27:20,040 --> 01:27:22,720 Speaker 2: a Joe guy myself, but Pat's okay too. Gord, Thanks 1768 01:27:22,760 --> 01:27:24,400 Speaker 2: for doing this. Good luck here the rest of the tournament, 1769 01:27:24,439 --> 01:27:25,280 Speaker 2: good luck tomorrow. 1770 01:27:25,160 --> 01:27:27,720 Speaker 6: Night, take care and happy day or to you and 1771 01:27:27,760 --> 01:27:28,280 Speaker 6: your listeners. 1772 01:27:28,560 --> 01:27:29,760 Speaker 3: Thanks or take care. 1773 01:27:29,960 --> 01:27:33,040 Speaker 2: Gordon Miller TSN. We'll be calling the action there for 1774 01:27:33,160 --> 01:27:36,439 Speaker 2: the final game, the semifinal game. Canada against the Checks 1775 01:27:36,479 --> 01:27:39,200 Speaker 2: at seven thirty. Again Finland and Sweden at three thirty. 1776 01:27:39,320 --> 01:27:42,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, that that that topped it for me. You know, 1777 01:27:42,479 --> 01:27:45,599 Speaker 3: a you know, having being calling game with Joe sure, 1778 01:27:45,680 --> 01:27:49,280 Speaker 3: but then having Gord the best in the business, uh, 1779 01:27:49,479 --> 01:27:51,560 Speaker 3: being right next to him. I'll tell you it was. 1780 01:27:52,560 --> 01:27:56,000 Speaker 2: It was fun, pretty insane. We should work in the fact. 1781 01:27:56,040 --> 01:27:57,560 Speaker 2: I know it was in an exhibition game, but the 1782 01:27:57,640 --> 01:28:00,400 Speaker 2: Gophers were in action last night, ended up losing. It 1783 01:28:00,479 --> 01:28:02,799 Speaker 2: goes down as a tie three to three at Sanford 1784 01:28:02,880 --> 01:28:06,200 Speaker 2: Center in Bamidgi. But from what you took from that one, 1785 01:28:06,240 --> 01:28:08,400 Speaker 2: and again it's an exhibition game, most of the key 1786 01:28:08,479 --> 01:28:10,519 Speaker 2: guys are out, even the head coach and half of 1787 01:28:10,520 --> 01:28:11,280 Speaker 2: the coaching staff. 1788 01:28:11,640 --> 01:28:15,120 Speaker 3: And you know, I think it was it was timed 1789 01:28:15,120 --> 01:28:17,600 Speaker 3: at the right time because you know, the Gophers are 1790 01:28:17,640 --> 01:28:20,439 Speaker 3: heading into Penn State next weekend. You know you've got 1791 01:28:20,520 --> 01:28:23,400 Speaker 3: to play and you know it's, like you said, exhibition game, 1792 01:28:24,560 --> 01:28:28,320 Speaker 3: but it's for both teams. For BAMIGI also wasn't played 1793 01:28:28,680 --> 01:28:30,840 Speaker 3: in a while. Good for them to get out there 1794 01:28:30,920 --> 01:28:33,519 Speaker 3: and you know, just touch the puck, feel it and 1795 01:28:34,120 --> 01:28:35,960 Speaker 3: you know, ends up in a tie or whatever the 1796 01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:38,320 Speaker 3: case may be. So and from what I understand you're 1797 01:28:38,400 --> 01:28:41,240 Speaker 3: going to be on the wall. Yeah, next weekend at 1798 01:28:41,360 --> 01:28:43,840 Speaker 3: Penn State. My first road trip in two and a 1799 01:28:43,880 --> 01:28:45,880 Speaker 3: half months, so awesome looking forward to that. 1800 01:28:46,200 --> 01:28:48,920 Speaker 2: What do you expect from Penn State? And I say, 1801 01:28:49,560 --> 01:28:51,040 Speaker 2: the whole game will be back together, right. 1802 01:28:51,360 --> 01:28:54,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, Penn State has not played a game. It would 1803 01:28:54,320 --> 01:28:58,200 Speaker 3: be forty two days since they've played a game, and 1804 01:28:58,240 --> 01:29:02,560 Speaker 3: their last ones were against Minnesota, so so there's a 1805 01:29:02,680 --> 01:29:06,440 Speaker 3: long layoff for them, you know. Is that good for Minnesota? 1806 01:29:06,479 --> 01:29:08,960 Speaker 3: And Minnesota hasn't played in a while either, although they 1807 01:29:09,000 --> 01:29:12,639 Speaker 3: played you know, the exhibition game. But uh, it's it's 1808 01:29:12,800 --> 01:29:17,000 Speaker 3: you're getting into the heavy stretch of conference games now 1809 01:29:17,120 --> 01:29:19,840 Speaker 3: for all the teams, and this is when you know 1810 01:29:20,560 --> 01:29:23,120 Speaker 3: whether or not. You know, this next month or so 1811 01:29:23,920 --> 01:29:26,920 Speaker 3: is whether or not you are a team that's for 1812 01:29:27,080 --> 01:29:30,080 Speaker 3: real or a team that's you know, not gonna have 1813 01:29:30,240 --> 01:29:32,599 Speaker 3: it this year. So it'll be it's a big series 1814 01:29:32,600 --> 01:29:36,840 Speaker 3: of Penn State's a team I'm awfully scared about in 1815 01:29:36,920 --> 01:29:39,720 Speaker 3: a month because they're awfully aughly good. 1816 01:29:39,880 --> 01:29:42,680 Speaker 2: So we'll see, we will see, and that'll be next week. 1817 01:29:42,760 --> 01:29:44,800 Speaker 2: We'll talk to you from Happy Valley. Hopefully we get 1818 01:29:44,800 --> 01:29:46,240 Speaker 2: Wally Shaver on the on the phone. 1819 01:29:46,240 --> 01:29:49,280 Speaker 3: Who knows what else make that work? 1820 01:29:49,520 --> 01:29:51,760 Speaker 2: All right, there you go. That's Pat nicoletty. Thanks to 1821 01:29:51,840 --> 01:29:54,400 Speaker 2: Alex for for bringing them in and helping them through 1822 01:29:54,479 --> 01:29:56,160 Speaker 2: the door and off the ice and all the other 1823 01:29:56,240 --> 01:29:56,679 Speaker 2: good stuff. 1824 01:29:56,840 --> 01:29:59,760 Speaker 3: Brett Blakemore we got in Brett Blakemore's break pway this week. 1825 01:30:00,200 --> 01:30:00,880 Speaker 2: It was well worth it. 1826 01:30:01,040 --> 01:30:03,080 Speaker 4: It was well worth only two though usually we have 1827 01:30:03,160 --> 01:30:04,960 Speaker 4: four or five. I was so ready to talk about 1828 01:30:05,000 --> 01:30:08,360 Speaker 4: my son Devils kicking the crap out of Alaska Anchorage yesterday. 1829 01:30:08,640 --> 01:30:09,680 Speaker 4: We'll talk about it next time. 1830 01:30:09,800 --> 01:30:14,160 Speaker 2: We definitely well thanks to Brett Blakemore, Pat mcletty, Bill Garon, 1831 01:30:14,479 --> 01:30:17,240 Speaker 2: Gordon Miller, and Tony Scott of Youth Hockey Hub. While 1832 01:30:17,360 --> 01:30:19,720 Speaker 2: back on the ice tonight we got a pregame of 1833 01:30:19,960 --> 01:30:23,000 Speaker 2: seven forty five puck drops at eight o'clock from la 1834 01:30:23,120 --> 01:30:25,160 Speaker 2: Is the Wild take on the Kings. Already three to 1835 01:30:25,280 --> 01:30:27,400 Speaker 2: zero to one on the road trip. It continues tonight 1836 01:30:27,680 --> 01:30:30,000 Speaker 2: right here on the fan for everyone. Thanks for listening. 1837 01:30:30,240 --> 01:30:31,080 Speaker 3: To be on the pond.