1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: The way that Oscar Fisker Mullguard played in preseason. I 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: think it was John Forsland who called him Dentty Moore, just, 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: you know, a nice meat and potatoes stew right, like 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna work hard for you. And I think he's 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: you know, you were saying Mike that that he's pretty close. 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 2: Welcome to Kracking this morning, a presentation of the Kraken 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 2: Audio Network Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three kJ 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: r FM. 9 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 3: Here's Mike Benton. 10 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 4: What you heard off the top is a conversation revolving 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 4: around Oscar Fisker Mulguard called up down to the Kraken. 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 4: Could his NHL debut be around the corner. We'll find 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 4: out tonight when the kra Can take on the Chicago 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 4: Blackhawks in Game two of the four game road trip. 15 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 4: Mike Benton with you for Cracking this morning on a Thursday, 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 4: November twenty yet, Well, the Kracking getting closer to the 17 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 4: Thanksgiving checkpoint with a pretty solid record. This Stan's currently 18 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 4: nine to five and five twenty three points on the season. 19 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 4: And this is how type matters are right now. They're 20 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 4: technical a point out of a playoffs spot, but only 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 4: three points back a first place Sannaheim in the Pacific Division, 22 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 4: a ton of parody and a ton still yet to 23 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 4: be resolved here for this season as they stand one 24 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 4: point back of Chicago the Blackhawks ten to five and 25 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 4: four with twenty four points on the campaign. Well, have 26 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 4: a conversation with Blackhawks radio voice John Widaman coming up 27 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 4: later on here. The evolution of Connor Bedard now wearing 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 4: a letter on his jersey, A couple of familiar faces 29 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 4: producing for Chicago, and what have we learned from the 30 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 4: first matchup when the Kraken beat the Blackhawks three to 31 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 4: one earlier this month at Climate Pledge Arena. The rematch 32 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 4: is coming up. John Widaman coming up as well here 33 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 4: on Kraken this morning. Before we get to him, here's 34 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 4: al matters turned out last time out, with the Kraken 35 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 4: facing Detroit in the opener of the four game road 36 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 4: trip and looking to build early on. 37 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: Nanler Stevens at far circle. 38 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 5: Now Tolben, it's down his shot for the slot, pit balls. 39 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 3: Off the skate. 40 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 5: Stevenson will save it, now tall that it fires, knocked down, 41 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 5: loose puck in front. 42 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 3: Aberly scores. 43 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 5: Fifty eight seconds to play here in the period Jordan 44 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 5: every finishes. 45 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 3: Off the power play goal. 46 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 5: It's a one nothing Seattle cracking lead. 47 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 6: All starts with a one timer by Toll at the 48 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 6: top of the circles, big rebounds giving up that. Maddy 49 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 6: Beneer's finds. He knows he's got Everyly on the back door, 50 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 6: slides it over to him, easy taping for the captain. 51 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 6: One nothing practice. 52 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 5: Raymond right circles shoots the card made the same, but 53 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 5: it trickles through. 54 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 3: They score. 55 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 5: Joey the card got eighty five percent of that shot, 56 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 5: but Raymond put too much English. 57 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: On it and the wings tie the gate. He hands 58 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: it off the far side. 59 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 3: Patrick Kine will send it in behind the. 60 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 5: Cracking goal Wrecker evds there for Seattle. 61 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 3: It takes it away. Now back to the Airline. Shot 62 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 3: Tech scores. 63 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 5: Axel Sandean Pellica from the Airline. 64 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 3: Nae Daniel sit in the tip. 65 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 5: That's the first goal of his National Hockey League career. 66 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: The Red Legs go back to back. 67 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 6: They'll take a two to one lead. 68 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 1: They'll hands it Al Kartzier. 69 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 5: A cat to tolling it up top. Ker Evins shot 70 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 5: tip twos. Riker Evans a left point shot redirected in 71 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 5: in front and the Seattle Crackett retie the game twelve 72 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 5: thirty four to play in the second twos a side. 73 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 6: It was a great feed back to the point where 74 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 6: Recor Everds was and he waited a beat for traffic 75 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 6: to get in front. Caton was there, other line weights 76 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 6: were there. It was double levels and screens and it 77 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 6: beats Talbot on that blocker side. Download this game's tied 78 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 6: at two. 79 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 5: Wings on the power play, they scull. 80 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 4: Emmett Fitty or to your final score as Detroit turning 81 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 4: this game on it's head in period two with a 82 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 4: pair of goals less than one minute apart. Lucas Raymond 83 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 4: and Nate Danielson, who scored his first career NHL goal, 84 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 4: put the Red Wings up to one just two to 85 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 4: four into the second period, before Riker Evans tied things 86 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 4: up and Emmett Finney eventually parking the game winning goal 87 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 4: at ten fifty six a period two, tacked on by 88 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 4: Dylan Larkin's empty net goal. So the crack and looking 89 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 4: to get in a bounced back mode, reckoning with the 90 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 4: matters that plagued them on Tuesday in Detroit. Here's the 91 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 4: reaction after the game from crackenhead coach Lane Lambert. 92 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 7: I don't think we had everyone going, and we can't 93 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 7: afford to have anybody not going. So you know, we 94 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 7: were we were okay in the game, but you know, 95 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 7: not good enough to win the hockey game, you know, 96 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 7: so you know there's certain things and certain reasons for that, 97 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 7: but certainly I thought we could have been better. 98 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 8: The Red Wings are very strong in the second period. 99 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 8: Was there anything in particular that you saw from them 100 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 8: to kind of explain and being able to score three there? 101 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 7: Well, I knew, you know, we knew going in they 102 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 7: had a they have like a plus sixty two shot 103 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 7: differential in a second Gary before, you know, before the game, 104 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 7: and you know, I think, you know, I think Joey 105 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 7: probably wants the first one back. So that's one we 106 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 7: don't box out on the second one, which you know 107 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 7: goes into our net. You know, we get a great 108 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 7: call from our video coach to overturn the third one 109 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 7: and get you know, get a goal to tie the game, 110 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 7: and then we make a mistake on the penalty kill 111 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 7: that we can't make, you know what I mean, that's 112 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 7: the bottom line. It's a mistake you can't make. It's 113 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 7: not We're not asking anything else other than proper positioning. 114 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 8: This is a team that's been able to battle back 115 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 8: late in games, late in the third period as well. 116 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 8: Were you happy with the effort that you saw lateness, Well, there's. 117 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 7: Always effort, right. Our guys work, you know, they to me, 118 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 7: they they work and they give it everything they have. 119 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 7: I didn't think we shot the puck enough in the 120 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 7: third period. Again, we're you know, we're playing against the 121 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 7: team that's man on man in the d zone for 122 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 7: the most part, and you got to find a way 123 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 7: to put the puck to the net and and you know, 124 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 7: find a way to get a greasy goal. And I 125 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 7: don't think we attempted enough shots, not only in the 126 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 7: third but all night long. 127 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 6: Then you mentioned the video review. 128 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 9: Did they call that right away and tell you they 129 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 9: thought it was offside? 130 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 7: Oh, they need a little bit of time to look 131 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 7: at it, but you know they were fairly certain. They 132 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 7: just wanted to see if they could get a different angle. 133 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 3: Down the right wing. 134 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 5: But ears up top, Alexiak steps in on the high slot, 135 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 5: fires and scores shamei. Alesiak steps into a bomber just 136 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 5: outside the high slot and with fourteen seventeen to player 137 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 5: in the second. We're tied at one here in Vancouver. 138 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 6: Me Alexiak, he's a big guy. Just mentioned him, keeping 139 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 6: the puck in and he lets a rocket go from 140 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 6: just inside the blue line like shooting a mashed potato 141 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 6: gun at a mashed potato party. 142 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 4: A big milestone around the corner for the big rig. 143 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 4: Jamie Alexiak has played in six hundred and ninety nine 144 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 4: games in his NHL career. Tonight is scheduled for game 145 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 4: number seven hundred against the Chicago Blackhawks. With Alexiak still 146 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 4: around as one of the original founding members on the 147 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 4: Crack and roster, you could say, taking a course in 148 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 4: the expansion draft back in twenty twenty one, and carving 149 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 4: a role on the Crack and roster as a large, 150 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 4: shutdown defenseman with skating and shop blocking capabilities. Here's Alexiyak 151 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 4: in our conversation from Me the Kraken and of course 152 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 4: Nightly during the first intermissions plus podcasted. 153 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: Right here on the iHeartRadio. 154 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 4: App beginning with his meaning of playing in Seattle at 155 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 4: this stage of his career. 156 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 10: It's mental out to me. I think the city's really 157 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 10: grown on me, and you see the passion of the fans. 158 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 10: You know, when you drive around Seattle, you see cracking 159 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 10: gear everywhere, and it's super special and we want to 160 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 10: make sure that we show out for our fan base 161 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 10: and bring a good product on the ice, and we're 162 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 10: excited to get it going this year. 163 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 3: What did you learn. 164 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 4: About yourself at the stage of your career be able 165 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 4: to get in eighty two games for the second straight year. 166 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 10: It's like we talked about. I think nutrition is a 167 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 10: big thing I kind of realized, especially in terms of 168 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 10: longevity and consistency and just making sure day and day 169 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 10: out you feel good, making sure you're eating the right things. 170 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 10: And you know, oh, Wes, we have a pretty demanding 171 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 10: travel schedule, so making sure that you're doing little things 172 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 10: to kind of take care of your body, stretching, cold tubs, 173 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 10: you know, all those well known routines, and yeah, I 174 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 10: think again, you kind of have to just be aware 175 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 10: of the schedule, be aware of what's coming up, and 176 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 10: prepare accordingly. 177 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: What's the best way to reset in the off season. 178 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 10: Then, I mean be I say a little bit in 179 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 10: Seattle and the offseason and just being outside is incredible. 180 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 10: I think it's it really is. I guess grounding, you know, 181 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 10: as what they call it when you're when you're out 182 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 10: there on hikes or on the water, or you know, 183 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 10: there's no shorte of things to do outside here. It's 184 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 10: really tough to beat. So I think for me personally, 185 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 10: that's a that's a key experience. 186 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 4: Man, all right, cracking in Blackhawks coming up and help 187 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 4: us get set. Our friend John Wademan joining us here 188 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,239 Speaker 4: longtime radio played by a play voice of the Blackhawks 189 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 4: on WGN Radio in Chicago. Joining us now, John, Good 190 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 4: to hear from you once again. Great to see you 191 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 4: earlier this month. 192 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 3: What I really. 193 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 4: Appreciate you me our stories ever at fits us in 194 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 4: this boat. Our mutual friend James Stuckey as well. Back 195 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 4: in the crack and equipment side, you can always appreciate 196 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 4: the climb you go up the ladder before you reach 197 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 4: the NHL. So what's your favorite story coming up in 198 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 4: the minor league ranks? 199 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 9: Well, I have a number of them, and Mike. For 200 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 9: me to single one out, I think I would be 201 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 9: not doing justice to any of the others. So what 202 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 9: I will share with your listeners and you as a 203 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 9: story that did involve Jim back when I was handling 204 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 9: the radio for the Cincinnati Cyclones. I used to, you know, 205 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 9: as a lot of broadcasters will, they're hockey people and 206 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 9: they play hockey. And so Jim Stuckey used to host 207 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 9: to skate over in a building called the Cincinnati Gardens. 208 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 9: And the Cincinnati Gardens was an arena where the Cincinnati 209 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 9: Mighty Ducks played. They had the head coach Mike Babcock there, 210 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 9: and a number of players came through and got to 211 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 9: the NHL. Well, stock were arranged for us to get 212 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 9: the ice on a Monday night and we go over 213 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 9: and we escaped. Didn't matter that I worked with the Cyclones. 214 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 9: I was a guy that liked to play hockey, and 215 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 9: it was a good group of guys, so we get together. Well, 216 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 9: this particular night, I didn't have a shield on the 217 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 9: helmet and I was in a corner taking the puck 218 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 9: away from a friend of mine. And I turned to 219 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 9: my right with the puck, and my friend really wasn't 220 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 9: one of those guys that liked to skate to you 221 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 9: in order to defend you. He liked to reach with 222 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 9: his stick. So as I'm pulling the puck away, my 223 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 9: friend reaches with his stick to try and lift my 224 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 9: stick and take the puck back and he misses my stick, 225 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 9: but he didn't miss my face and he hit me. 226 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 9: He hit me in the upper lip, really on the 227 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 9: on the flesh area where your mustache would grow, and 228 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 9: cut me open. And I didn't know how bad the 229 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 9: cut was. I just felt like somebody punched me in 230 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 9: the face. And I'm going great, you know, now, I 231 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 9: got a deal with this. You know, I just thought 232 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 9: it was going to be something that I'll put a 233 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,479 Speaker 9: band aid onitor, you know, maybe a butterfly. I'll be fine. 234 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 9: I skate over by the guy that was playing goal, 235 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,599 Speaker 9: who was a paramedic, and he looked at me and 236 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 9: he goes, wait a minute, Wait a minute. He says, 237 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 9: go right now, because he could see blood just coursing 238 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 9: out of my mouth, and are you serious? Yeah, And 239 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 9: I'm wearing a white I was wearing a white Montreal 240 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 9: Canadians pattern sweater. It's just one that I had in 241 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 9: my hockey bag. And I had blood from really the 242 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 9: top of the D at the bottom of the D 243 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 9: with D in the neck is all the way down 244 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 9: to the bottom of the sweater. And my buddy, the goaltender, says, 245 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 9: go right now because you probably have hit an artery. 246 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 9: I'm going, oh great, So in my hockey equipment. All 247 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 9: I could do, Mike is take my skates off. So 248 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 9: I get into this guy's truck. I can't even remember 249 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 9: who the guy was, but he took me to a 250 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 9: local hospital about fifteen minutes away. And you know, I 251 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 9: met my sneakers and I'm wearing my stinky, smelly hockey 252 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 9: equipment over the front of my sweater. And you know what, Mike, 253 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 9: I've always believed that life is short and you really 254 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 9: have to have fun with it when you can. So 255 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 9: there I am holding a towel to my face with 256 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,239 Speaker 9: blow all over my sweater. And I walk up to 257 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 9: the desk where you know you sign in to get treated, 258 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 9: and the lady looks up with me, and she's just 259 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 9: a gas She Oh my, I said, Hi, I'm here 260 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 9: selling girl Scout cookies and we'd like to know if 261 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 9: you'd like to buy some ten Men's or some Lemon Square. 262 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 9: I mean, I couldn't resist. I just think to myself, 263 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 9: you know, it's a moment in life. It could go 264 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 9: bad or could make it go good. Have some fun 265 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 9: with it. 266 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 4: You need humors sometimes, even for extreme moments where life 267 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 4: surprises certainly kick in. Well, absolutely, John, great to have you. 268 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 4: The Blackhawks, Well people were saying maybe a couple of 269 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 4: months ago, a surprise team. Well, right now, no surprise. 270 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 4: Connor Bedard's good, that's obvious. First player, multiple hat tricks 271 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 4: this season after the win over the Flames. So, as 272 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 4: far as he's concerned, what's led to his better start 273 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 4: and at this point now where he's earned a letter 274 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 4: on his jersey. 275 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 9: No, it's been a combination of factors, Mike, and I'll 276 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 9: start with his off season training. After the season ended 277 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 9: last year, he decided not to go to the World Championships. 278 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 9: He was invited, but he opted not to go because 279 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 9: the kid was mentally exhausted. Mentally exhausted, not physically, he's 280 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 9: only a nineteen year old kid, but mentally he was fried. 281 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 9: He needed to get away. So what he did was 282 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 9: he went back home to Vancouver and he hired a 283 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 9: different strength and conditioning coach, a guy that had a 284 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 9: different philosophy. And this guy was going to make him 285 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 9: stronger and faster. Sounds like the Bionic Man, but he 286 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 9: basically almost turned into that. And Connor worked hard all 287 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 9: summer long I'm pretty sure he got some vacation in 288 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 9: there somewhere, but I would imagine he didn't get too 289 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 9: far away from a stationary bike or a weight set, 290 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 9: because when he showed up for training camp, like he 291 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 9: was sculpted, and he was built like an NFL linebacker, 292 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 9: albeit a short one. But the kid he was, he 293 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 9: was ripped. I mean, he's really really strong, and I'm 294 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 9: thinking to myself, he might be too strong to be 295 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 9: able to handle the tuck effectively move in and out 296 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 9: of people. He's gonna have a strong shot, for sure, 297 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 9: because he always has. But you know, is this going 298 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 9: to affect his coordination or his balance or his puck Hammick. Well, 299 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 9: we found out quickly it didn't. It enhanced it. In fact, 300 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 9: he'd worked on his speed in the summer as well, 301 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 9: and the finished product was a kid that came back 302 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 9: with a little bit of a burr under his saddle. Anyway, 303 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 9: and somebody that I think had the attitude of I'm 304 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 9: going to show you guys how good I could be, 305 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 9: and he's in the process of doing that right now. 306 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 9: He's among the league leaders in scoring in the National 307 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 9: Hockey League. Two guys names you may have heard of 308 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 9: him McKennon, and who's that other guy named David Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, 309 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 9: yeah yeah, But it was he was the off season training. 310 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 9: Might not to interrupt. It was the off season training. 311 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 9: Plus the fact that he has been encouraged, largely by 312 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 9: Blackhawk captain Nick Felino, to go ahead and shoot the 313 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 9: puck when he feels he could score, instead of being 314 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 9: a little bit deffer to the veterans on the team, No, Connor, 315 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 9: shoot the puck. If you've got the shot, shoot the puck. 316 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 9: And he has well. 317 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 4: The players he's out scoring right now include the likes 318 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 4: of Mark Scheif, Lee, William Nielander, David Pasternak, Leon Drisidelkle. 319 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 3: Mccarr, Jack eichel More and more. 320 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 4: Connor Bedard certainly has a arrived What about the supporting 321 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 4: cast around him and a couple of guys who are 322 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 4: familiar to Seattle and Ryan Donado and Andre Berakowski. What 323 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 4: have you made of their games so far this year 324 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 4: and where they're at right now? Chip again here with 325 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 4: this Plackhawks lineup. 326 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 9: Well, I'm glad you asked, because one of my favorite 327 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 9: guys on the team is a guy named Ryan Denato. Ryan, 328 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 9: I can go on and on about what a great 329 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 9: kidding I think he is. Right, I was happy to 330 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 9: say that he scored for the first time in eight 331 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 9: games last night, and it was a typical Ryan Donato goal. 332 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 9: In the right spot at the right time, grabbed a 333 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 9: rebound without hesitation, snap It's in the back of the net. 334 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 9: And hopefully that's a portunate of good things to come 335 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 9: for Ryan because as you know, Mike, when he played 336 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 9: in Seattle once he put one in number two, number three, 337 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 9: and number four, number five, maybe number us up to 338 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 9: eight or nine was sure to follow. So I'm expecting 339 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 9: Ryan to make that contribution. Andre Burikowski, from my money, 340 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 9: has been one of the better surprises of the year. 341 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 9: You know how greatly skilled he was, you know how 342 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 9: he could find open ice and create We've seen all 343 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 9: of that and Ben some with the Blackhawks this season, 344 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 9: and we interviewed him last night. We actually interviewed him 345 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 9: and between periods and you know, asking him about ask 346 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 9: him about the game and what it was going to 347 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 9: take to beat the Calvary Flames, something along those lines. 348 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 9: So simple question, and Andre immediately shifted the conversation to 349 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 9: his accountability. I need to be better I need to 350 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 9: work harder, I need to make more things happen. And 351 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 9: when I heard that, I became a big fan of 352 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 9: him because not only is he holding himself accountable, but 353 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 9: simply by doing that, the other guys in the dressing 354 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 9: room are going to see that that's the way to 355 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 9: comport them themselves and that can only have a positive 356 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 9: effect on this team. So both x krack and it's 357 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 9: your loss, it's our game. But hey, life goes on, right. 358 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, certainly, change the scenery is always part of the equation, 359 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 4: no exception here right now, joined by John Wideman here 360 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 4: radio voice of the Blackhawks on WGN Radio in Chicago. 361 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,880 Speaker 4: I want to get to Captain Nick Felino out now 362 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,959 Speaker 4: four weeks blocked to shot off his left hand. So, 363 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 4: whether it's the penalty kill, bottom six presidents or just 364 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 4: playing leadership, where's the biggest void the Blackhawks had to 365 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 4: fill in his absence? 366 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 9: Well, it starts in the dressing room, obviously, because you 367 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 9: know Nick, Nick, we joked last year that because the 368 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 9: way the team got so young, all of a sudden, 369 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 9: I said, Nick, you kind of went from being the 370 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 9: big brother to the dad, and that brought a chuckle 371 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 9: out of him, and you know, he accepted the situation. 372 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 9: He accepts, you know, his age and his position and 373 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 9: really how his position is defined. He knows that with 374 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 9: you know, the success and the growth of these younger players, 375 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 9: that's going to diminish his ice time. So he tries 376 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 9: to make the most out of every second that he's 377 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 9: on there. But what I've noticed about Nick is that 378 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 9: he is like a father figure. And I have not 379 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 9: seen him scold anybody. Okay, I have not seen him, 380 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 9: you know, telling guy, hey, straighten up, or you're going 381 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 9: to face this or that or whatever the way. Dad can't. 382 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 9: But I have seen him take kids under his wing 383 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 9: and say I'm going to work with you on this 384 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,479 Speaker 9: because I think you can be great at that, or 385 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 9: don't do this at this particular moment because this is 386 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 9: what's going to happen. And he's also been a really 387 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 9: good listener to the kids and a great counselor. And 388 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 9: there's such value in that. Mike, I can't begin to 389 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,479 Speaker 9: tell you. Kids are coming into the National Hockey League, 390 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,719 Speaker 9: they're scared. Understandably, they're a little bit scared. I mean, 391 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 9: the NHL is what they dreamed of playing in. But 392 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 9: once they get there, realization falls on them that oh 393 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 9: my gosh, I may be in over my head and 394 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 9: a guy like Nick Fillino can smooth all of that out, 395 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 9: get them to turn their their attitude from one of 396 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 9: fear into one of confidence and go out and play. 397 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 9: I mean, I could go on and on about Nick Fellino, 398 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 9: and I personally hope that Nick will continue to play 399 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 9: because I think he's a tremendous captain. In times, somebody 400 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 9: will succeed, but I think he's a tremendous captain. He 401 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 9: is a great person, a great community person. I could 402 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 9: talk as usibly as you could tell about Nick Fillino, 403 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 9: but for my money, there isn't a better captain than 404 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 9: the Western Conference. 405 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 4: Going back to the first matchup, yere finally between these 406 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 4: two teams that was back earlier this month on November three, 407 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 4: Joey de Courd opposite Arvid Solderbloom Andre Berakowski have the 408 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 4: only black Hawk's goal Jamie alexiak Mann eveniers Jordan Everly 409 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 4: on the crack inside. John to you, what did we 410 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 4: learn about these two teams? 411 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 3: Had to add? First matchup. 412 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 9: A contrasting styles. As far as I can see your head, 413 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 9: Coach Lane Lambert, tough Saskatchewan guy getting his getting his 414 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 9: chance now after paying his dues a little bit with 415 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 9: the Leafs last year. If you will that that's you know, 416 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 9: I'm saying that tug in cheek. I don't mean that sincerely, 417 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 9: but I think Blaine is a is a great young man. 418 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 9: I think he's an underrated good coach. I think he 419 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 9: he understands the game and people and his his schemes 420 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 9: with the krack and now keep in mind, I've only 421 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 9: seen the crackt one time live. I've seen him on 422 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 9: TV a few times, but it appears they play more 423 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 9: of a defensive style and when there's an opportunity for offense, 424 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 9: they go as hard as they can. The Blackhawks they 425 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 9: defend as well. They defend their own end of the ice. 426 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 9: I think pretty well. They've limited a lot of goals, 427 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 9: a lot of goals scoring and chances. Although the the 428 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 9: shots would tell you differently, but the way that they play, 429 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 9: they try to discourage any shots from the key areas well. 430 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 9: That's kind of an ongoing thing. But one thing we 431 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 9: have seen with the Blackhawks this year, not in Seattle 432 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 9: because they only scored one goal, but for almost every 433 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 9: other game they scored at least three goals a game, 434 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 9: and goal scoring doesn't appear to be a problem this year. 435 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 9: Unlike the last couple of years, when you couldn't get 436 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 9: the Blackhawks, you could buy a third goal for this team, 437 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 9: and they lost so many one goal games because they 438 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 9: couldn't get that extra goal. Well, this year they're winning 439 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,479 Speaker 9: those one goal games and they're getting points out of games. 440 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 9: So really I'm a little surprised by where they are 441 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 9: in the standings, But with the way that they've played 442 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 9: and the way that they bought in the Jeff Lashal system, 443 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 9: I don't think we should be. They're in a playoff spot. 444 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 3: And they want to keep it just one point apart. 445 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 4: For these two teams, it is due to be a 446 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 4: collision coming up at United States. 447 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 3: John. 448 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 4: Appreciate this. Thanks so much, have a great call. See 449 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 4: you around the bend soon once again. Hey, the minor 450 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 4: league stories you have, I can't wait for the book. 451 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 4: It might rival the Grapes of Wrath. Thanks again, my friend. 452 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 9: Well, if I ever sit down and write a book, Mike, 453 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 9: I'll swinge in there somehow, and I'll let everybody know 454 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 9: the PostScript and that story about the situation in Cincinnati. 455 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 9: Jim Stuckey put a shield on my helmet. I know 456 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 9: Don Cherry would be very unhappy with me, but it 457 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 9: saves the rest of my face. I can't tell you 458 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 9: how many times. 459 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 4: Oh, that's great, protect the money maker. John Wideman joining 460 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 4: us here. John, thank you very much. Anytime it can 461 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 4: get a James Stucky story in on Cracking this morning. 462 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 4: It's always a good day again, John Wideman with US Radio, 463 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,919 Speaker 4: voice of the black Hawks on WGN Radio in Chicago. 464 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 4: Always great to have him on with us for cracking 465 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 4: this morning. Well about these two teams and cracking again 466 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 4: heading into matchup number two against Chicago, owning the upper 467 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 4: hand largely in this series with a record of nine 468 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 4: to four and they won five of the past six meetings. 469 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 4: Matty Veneers and Ellie Tolnen a pair of Kraken players 470 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 4: looking to extend their point streaks. They're riding three game 471 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 4: runs right now heading into this contest. And besides Connor Bdard, well, 472 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 4: you gotta be on the lookout here for the likes 473 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 4: of Tyler Bertuzzi nine goals in sixteen games at second 474 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 4: right now on the Blackawks and tied with Andre Burikowski 475 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 4: for second on Chicago and scoring at fifteen points, but 476 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 4: well behind the superstar pace of Badard. 477 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 3: Twenty nine points in nineteen games. 478 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 4: Louis Crevier, by the way, the hottest among Chicago's scorers 479 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 4: here when you count point streaks. He is riding a 480 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 4: four game run with five assists in that span. Heading 481 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 4: into this evening. On the Craken injury update side, Jared 482 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,679 Speaker 4: mccan still making progress. He is on the trip. It 483 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 4: still remains on injured reserve with the lower body ailment. Meanwhile, 484 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 4: same diagnosis remains for Compocaco and goaltender Matt Murray, who 485 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 4: are out with lower body ailman's. They two are also 486 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 4: on injured reserve, and we'll see if that weighs into anything. 487 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 4: With Oscar Fisker, Mulgard potentially said to make his NHL 488 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 4: debut once again called up here for this evening's game 489 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 4: on the Crack and Roster. So it's the Kraken trying 490 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 4: to bounce back in Jamie Alexiak's potential seven hundredth career 491 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 4: NHL game this evening as a Crack In take on Chicago, 492 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 4: opening up at five pm Pacific time from United Center. 493 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 4: We're on Air four thirty again for all the action, 494 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 4: I'll join you from network Central. Everga Fitzu al Kadisky 495 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 4: have the call from the booth in Chicago. All across 496 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 4: the Global Credit Union Kraken Audio Network. Big thank you 497 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 4: to John Wideman for joining us. Enjoy this game. 498 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 3: If for cracking this morning, I'm Mike Benton. 499 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 2: You're home for the Kraken Sports Radio ninety three point 500 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 2: three kjr FM.