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Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Kraken

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Speaker 1: Audio Network. Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM.

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Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton.

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Speaker 2: It's back down to the road for the first time

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Speaker 2: since October twenty third. We welcome you to Cracking this

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Speaker 2: morning on a Saturday, November eighth.

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Speaker 3: Mike Benton with you, getting you set.

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Speaker 2: For the Kraken and the Saint Louis Blues, opening the first.

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Speaker 3: A back to back here on the road. This evening's game.

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Speaker 2: From Enterprise Center, we have all the action for you

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Speaker 2: coming up four pm Pacific time, airtime three point thirty

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Speaker 2: for your pregame show, served up by Frostbreed, cors Light, Shoose,

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Speaker 2: Chill Everger fits you Alconiski in the booth at Saint Louis.

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Speaker 2: I'll join you from Network Central or covers of course,

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Speaker 2: all across the Global Credit Union Kraken Audio Network. Well

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Speaker 2: the Crack and trying to bounce back from a six

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Speaker 2: to one defeat of the San Jose Sharks, a loss

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Speaker 2: that left plenty in disappointment, as the Crack in right

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Speaker 2: now carrying a record. Nonetheless, at six three and four,

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Speaker 2: they occupy third place in the Pacific Division and still

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Speaker 2: three points back of the surging Anaheim Ducks, who have

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Speaker 2: won five in a row and sit atop the division.

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Speaker 3: They're up against Saint Louis.

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Speaker 2: The Krack and heard of this evening, who have been

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Speaker 2: struggling at five eight and two with twelve points on

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Speaker 2: the campaign. And we'll talk a little more about the

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Speaker 2: Blues coming up in just a bit, who now come

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Speaker 2: home after a victory on the road against the Buffalo Sabers.

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Speaker 2: Well here from Jaden Schwartz, the former Blues ford to

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Speaker 2: now fifth season of course on the Kraken side, as

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Speaker 2: he met with the media after practice on Thursday and

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Speaker 2: what was a very spirited and high paced practice as well.

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Speaker 2: Plus Ian Fornest TV host and the Krack and Hockey

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Speaker 2: Network and you can hear him one to three pm

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Speaker 2: weekdays ninety three three KJARFM. Ian and I will talk

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Speaker 2: about potentially Riiker Evans, when will he be back, where

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Speaker 2: does he fit in, plus the goaltending picture and Berkeley

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Speaker 2: Catton's outlook with Game nine looming, whenever he gets in

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Speaker 2: an important decision potentially awaits his future should he play

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Speaker 2: in Game nine coming up here for this weekend. Well,

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Speaker 2: flashing back to Wednesday, it was one to forget on

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Speaker 2: the Kraken side. Six to one, they dropped a loss

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Speaker 2: to the San Jose Sharks. It was the first home

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Speaker 2: loss for the Kraken in regulation this season and closing

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Speaker 2: out a relatively successful five game homestand at two to

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Speaker 2: one and two. Macklin celebrating led the way he is

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Speaker 2: surging right now in his nineteen year old campaign as

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Speaker 2: one of the league's leading point getters. He had a

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Speaker 2: early in period three, scoring three goals in a span

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Speaker 2: tied Delandria and Tyler Tofoley all around. Joey Decor leaving

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Speaker 2: three minutes and fourteen seconds in net a moment though

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Speaker 2: the board for his first career NHL goal. Heading into

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Speaker 2: this weekend, the Kraken have a couple of questions as

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Speaker 2: far as their roster. First off, the pending return of

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Speaker 2: Ryker Evans. That is to be determined, but head coach

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Speaker 2: Lane Lambert did confirm while Evans is still on ir

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Speaker 2: right now, he will travel with the team to Saint

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Speaker 3: Additionally, Berkeley Catton when will he be in next?

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Speaker 2: Of course, that will be game number nine for him

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Speaker 3: For this season.

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Speaker 2: So after Game nine, a potential decision awaits the Kraken

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Speaker 2: for Berkeley Catton. Do they keep him or do they

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Speaker 2: to ramp up their practice on Thursday with pace and

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Speaker 4: You know, it wasn't good enough and pretty much every area,

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Speaker 4: just make you know, if you're not hungry in this

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Speaker 2: Some players will say it's kind of like a lunch

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Speaker 4: Would you agree, Yeah, obviously, work ethic energy, hunger playing

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Speaker 2: What was the field like getting back out there with

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Speaker 4: Also, yeah, I think it's our first time together, you know,

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Speaker 4: know we've had different looks throughout the season so far.

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Speaker 4: So obviously two guys that you know, I love playing

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Speaker 4: got to make sure we're we have our work boots

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Speaker 2: Aside from breading each other, Well, what else do you

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, just well, reading off each other, supporting

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Speaker 2: So the cracking and getting busy this weekend. First game

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Speaker 2: Blues that brings us to Ian Fornest joining us now

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Speaker 2: the famous may or Maple Valley one two three pm

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Speaker 3: Three three k j R f M.

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Speaker 2: He's also TV pregame and post game host on the

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Speaker 2: Crack and Hockey Network. Hello, sir, how are you looking

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Speaker 2: forward to this coffee team? Anything else gonna get you

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Speaker 2: going here for this weekend?

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Speaker 1: I'm good.

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Speaker 5: Coffee is my friend and yeah, ready to get after.

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Speaker 5: Let's do it.

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Speaker 2: We live in the right place here for that, certainly,

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Speaker 2: let's jump into it with this Ian. After practice two

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Speaker 2: days ago, Jaden Schwartz straight shooter following Wednesday's game, we

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Speaker 2: heard the words, you replayed them on your airwaves on

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Speaker 3: So I think coming out of what was I think

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Speaker 2: Pace of not the most highest pace practice of the

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Speaker 5: Well, hopefully just a much better performance, you know. I mean,

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Speaker 5: I don't put a lot into what happened on Wednesday.

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Speaker 5: I'd almost chock it up to not just the one

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Speaker 5: And in that, I mean, you're home for a five

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Speaker 5: there's a tendency maybe to get complacent. There's distractions at

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Speaker 5: I think in this case for this team, that you know,

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Speaker 2: We heard a lot of those similar core values out

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Speaker 5: Well, I think we saw the success they had last year,

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Speaker 5: There's no doubt about that early in the year. That's

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Speaker 5: There's guys that have to get going. There's guys that

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Speaker 5: got to get him going, Towelven, it's got to get going.

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Speaker 5: He has to score goals. And so let's let's move

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Speaker 2: I mean it almost kind of seems like with you know,

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Speaker 2: to get something off of I don't I really don't care.

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Speaker 2: Your elbow, your glove, your dairy air, your helmet, Just

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I think with with tolven And that's the case.

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Speaker 5: he's a better hockey player than Ben Myers. That's why

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Speaker 5: he was drafted where he was drafted. He's a better

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Speaker 5: too much passing, Like that's all we're doing, Like we

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Speaker 5: So I don't worry about that as much. I think

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Speaker 5: they got to start being better early. They've had one

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Speaker 5: first period lead this year. They've led after one period

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Speaker 5: one game. They've been outscored handily in first period this season.

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Speaker 5: The second third periods up until what was the game Wednesday?

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Speaker 5: Up until Wednesday has been really good. Yet be better

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Speaker 5: to start the game. He better starting a game right now.

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Speaker 2: They're not looking forward to this man first event to

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Speaker 2: bec I know you'll be ready just as much as

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Speaker 2: we are as well. Keep up the great work, my

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Speaker 2: friend Ian, appreciate ship, have a great show. Thank you man,

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Speaker 2: Thanks Mike all right, may or thank you very much

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Speaker 2: that Zigan furness again of course, TV host Crack and

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Speaker 2: Hockey Network and heard one to three week days on

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Speaker 2: ninety three to three KJRFM. Well the Crack and facing

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Speaker 2: a Saint Louis Blues team that has had their number

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Speaker 2: recently at Enterprise Center, could this year provide a change

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Speaker 2: of fortune where the Krack and are searching for just

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Speaker 2: their second win all time in Saint Louis in seven tries.

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Speaker 2: Their last victory there came back on February twenty eighth

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Speaker 2: of twenty twenty three. They're facing a Saint Louis team

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Speaker 2: that has taken plenty of lumps early on this season,

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Speaker 2: last right now in the Central Division of five eight

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Speaker 2: and two, but they come off a three to nothing

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Speaker 2: victory over the Buffalo Sabers on Thursday. Goaltender Joel Hoefer,

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Speaker 2: shutout on twenty eight saves. Jim Montgomery, the bluest head coach,

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Speaker 2: also holding a mandatory morning skate before their game at Buffalo.

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Speaker 2: Why is that significant, you may ask. Of course, teams

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Speaker 2: hold morning skates all the time, not so much.

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Speaker 3: In this case. It came on the second game of

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Speaker 3: a back to back.

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Speaker 2: So Saint Louis getting into Buffalo usually in morning reserve

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Speaker 3: Not in this case.

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Speaker 2: Montgomery made them skate, eventually coming out with that win

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Speaker 2: over Buffalo, where Jordan Cayrou, one of their top end

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Speaker 2: as a healthy scratch, Matthew Joseph turning in a shorthanded

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Speaker 2: goal along with two assists on the way. So can

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Speaker 2: the Kraken get past They're bumping the road Wednesday here

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Speaker 2: in Saint Louis before heading into Dallas tomorrow. We'll talk

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Speaker 2: more about a beginning of three point thirty. I'll join

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Speaker 2: you from NETW Central ever it fits you. Al Kadisky

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Speaker 2: on the call four pm Pacific time from Enterprise Center.

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Speaker 2: We hope that you can certainly join us. Big thank

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Speaker 2: you again to Ian forness and for kracking this morning.

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Speaker 2: I'm Mike Benton.

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Speaker 3: Enjoy the game.

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