1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Thanks Mike Lane sixty three loss the other night against 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game in which at the 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: end of the night felt the Kraken should have could 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: have gotten off to a better start. Just take us 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: through that game and your your thoughts on that performance. 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: Well, I thought, like you said, you know, we give 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 2: up the first goal here. You know, it's been too 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 2: many games in a row, and now of a sudden, 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: you're chasing the game. It leaves you needing, you know, 10 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 2: to to win as long as you keep them off 11 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: the score sheet. And then we give up another shorthanded goal, 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 2: so we're chasing the game. You know, we were chasing 13 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 2: the game, and so it was a little bit more 14 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: difficult from that standpoint. When you find that you're chasing 15 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 2: the game, you can't afford to give up another goal, 16 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,959 Speaker 2: you know, it sucks the energy. How to end right now, 17 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: with the amount of games that we play, we've got 18 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 2: to get a lead, and we've got to try and 19 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: maintain the lead so that we can expend less energy 20 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: trying to come back. 21 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: You've done pretty good in the last handful of games 22 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: in coming back, but you mentioned this morning, you can't 23 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: put yourselves in that position to have to come back 24 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: so often. Where do you feel the crux of that 25 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: problem lies with Seattle. 26 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: Well, it's just a matter of you know, the starts 27 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: and you know, making certain mistakes. I think that our detail, 28 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: you know, maybe isn't what it was or what I 29 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: would like to would like it to be. Even when 30 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 2: we were losing games in December, I thought our detail 31 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: was good. I think we can be better with our detail. 32 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: We've got to be better off the start here, you know, 33 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: and again we're giving up. You know, we get a 34 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: lead in Utah, we get an opportunity with a five 35 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 2: month three, we don't score, and they score a short 36 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 2: hand of goal. So it's kind of anything that can 37 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: go wrong is going wrong. But there's a reason for it, 38 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: and we've got to. 39 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: Correct it for if line continues to impress. But I 40 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: know that you'd like to see a little bit more 41 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: production and a little bit more you know, offense from 42 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: those top three lines. What do you want to see 43 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: starting here tonight? From those top three lines. You've jumbled 44 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: a few things up at least based on morning skate looks. 45 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: What are you hoping to get out of that tonight? 46 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: Well, we need our guys to be better. You know 47 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: they've got to be. When your fourth line is driving 48 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: your offense, you know it's going to be real hard 49 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: to win in this league. And that's no disrespect to 50 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 2: our fourth line. They've done a great job. But we 51 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: need other people driving, creating opportunities, creating plays and scoring goals. 52 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: That's just the bottom line. We need our top nine 53 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: guys to be better. 54 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: Islanders one of the more stingier teams defensively in the NHL, 55 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: the crack and lost a one nothing shootout on log 56 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: Island back in November. What do you need to do 57 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: today to overcome that tough defensive structure from the Islanders. 58 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: Well, they're defensive structure is good. They attack a lot, 59 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 2: but at the same time they've got great goaltending and 60 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: the underlying numbers would indicate that if we stay on 61 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: them pressure, then we're going to get our opportunities. We've 62 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 2: got to make sure we take away Sir Rokan's ability 63 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: to see the pup and you know, we've got to 64 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 2: get to the net and get some greasy goals. But 65 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 2: there will be opportunities there for us if we plan 66 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: our toast. 67 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: Two years ago, you were with the Islanders and now 68 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: having against them once with the Seattle Kraken, what have 69 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: you seen from them on how their play has changed 70 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: and evolved from your time on Long Island. 71 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 3: Well, they've got an influx of speed, you know, They've 72 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 3: done a really good job of sort of retooling I 73 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: guess to a certain degree and added speed to their lineup, 74 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 3: which makes them a lot more dangerous, makes guys like 75 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 3: Barzil and Horvat even more dangerous because they have guys 76 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 3: with speed to give it too. 77 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 2: So that's really the biggest thing for me. And then 78 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: you know, however you do that, you jump what twelve 79 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: places in the draft to pick Matthew Schaeffer. Boy, that 80 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: was lucky. So he's pretty good. 81 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: When you see some of the younger players in this league, 82 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: Matt Shaeffer, Berkeley Catton here in Seattle, Macklen Telabrini as well, 83 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: what do you like about the young group of talent 84 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: that we have in our league right now? What have 85 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: you noticed about these eighteen, nineteen twenty year old kids 86 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: coming into the league. 87 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 2: Well, it's changed, you know, from back in the day 88 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: when your Crosby's and Eurovskins came into the league. Right, 89 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 2: league's a little bit different. There's just a high end 90 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: skill level certainly not only out of those players, but 91 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: are the other players that you haven't even mentioned, and 92 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: the talent, level of skill, level of speed in which 93 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: they play the game at is off the charts right now. 94 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: These young guys are playing real, real, well, and it's 95 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 2: great to see because you know you're crosby zero Vetkins. 96 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 2: Those guys can only drive the league for so long, 97 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: and you know you have to have a change in 98 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: the guard and have people get excited about certain players 99 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 2: in this league. And there's certainly a lot to be 100 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 2: excited about right now, including our team.