1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the krackin 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: audio network Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM. 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton. 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: All right, the NHL trade deadline has come and gone, 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 2: and the Seattle Kracken moving forward now with a new 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: forward to their roster and a rejuvenated contract. Here for 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 2: their captain in Jordan Eberley, Welcome to Cracking this morning. 8 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: On a Saturday, March seventh of Kracking take on the 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: Ottawa Senators this evening. Face out little past seven o'clock 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: Pacific time. We're on air six point thirty pregame show 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 2: served up by Frostbrewed cors Light Shoes Chill ever it 12 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 2: fits you, al Kiniski on the call. I'll join you 13 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: once again back by the course light, landing in section 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: twenty plus myself with Anders Hurst for talking Kracking up 15 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: to an hour after the final horn for postgame. We 16 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: will be at Tom's watch bar, and we certainly hope 17 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: that you can join us. Coming up in just a bit. 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: Jordan Neverly's conversation with our own Ian Furness from one 19 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 2: to three week and this heard on Friday at Kraken 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 2: Community Ice plus on ninety three to three KJARFM, explaining 21 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: why every is looking forward to more after extending for 22 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: two more years were five point five million dollars annually 23 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: plus GM. Jason botterrel on the heels of a trade 24 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: today right as a deadline hit and his immediate reaction 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 2: with the media coming up very shortly. 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:26,199 Speaker 3: As far as. 27 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: Game matters our concerned, It's been two days off after 28 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: the Crack and fell to the Saint Louis Blues. Foward 29 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: to two disappointing in the sense the Crack and facing 30 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 2: a Blues team for the second time in six days 31 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: and falling in both meetings the Crack and practicing on 32 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 2: Thursday and then resting for the Friday NHL trade deadline, 33 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: where the first move came from within their own dressing room. 34 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: Captain Jordan Eberley and the Crack and agreeing to a 35 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: two year contract extension at age thirty five. He's enjoying 36 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: a bounce back season with full health and leading the 37 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: Crack and right now with twenty two goals. 38 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 4: In fifty nine games. 39 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: Additionally, everly, should he finish out, this next contract would 40 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: complete seven years in a Crack in Jersey, matching the 41 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 2: longest tenure of any team for his NHL career, the 42 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: Edmonton Oilers right now in the clubhouse lead spanning from 43 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: twenty ten to twenty seventeen. So Jordan Neberley looking for 44 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 2: a bounce back season for the Krack and when it 45 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 2: comes to the Stanley Cup playoffs and aiming for his 46 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: second appearance in the postseason with the Crack and after 47 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: eleven points in fourteen games back in twenty twenty two 48 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: twenty three after that, the only question with the Crack 49 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: and make a trade. The answer was yes and it 50 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: came basically right at the final bell. Bobby McMahon is 51 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: headed west, the Krack in getting him from the Toronto 52 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 2: Maple Leafs and the deal that was consummated late and 53 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 2: I mean minutes right before the trade deadline as well, 54 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 2: McMahon bringing over nineteen goals in sixty games that would 55 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: immediately put him second right now behind on the Crack 56 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: and roster. Twenty goals is his career high that was 57 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 2: set last season back in seventy four contest and a 58 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: late bloomer as well, beginning his pro career in the 59 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: EHL with Wichita and Newfoundland as an undrafted free agent, 60 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 2: but McMahon working his way up the lineup, becoming a 61 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,839 Speaker 2: serviceable middle six winger with size at six foot two 62 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: speed as well, and McMahon looking to make new beginnings 63 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: here potentially longer term. He will be an unrestricted free 64 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: agent at the end of this campaign at age twenty nine. Additionally, 65 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: he is reunited head coach Lane Lambert, the two together 66 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: on last year's Maple Leaf squad when Lambert was an 67 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: associate coach for head coach Craig Barrubi in Toronto. It 68 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: camped off a day where not many big names were 69 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: on the move, the largest Nozam Kadriy right back to 70 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: the Avalanche in the similar timeframe when the McMahon deal 71 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,839 Speaker 2: went down for the Kraken, John Carlson going west from 72 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 2: Washington to Anaheim, the Red Wings getting Justin Falk from 73 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: the Saint Louis Blues, Brayden Sheen going from Nashville to 74 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: the New York Islanders, among other moves in the NHL, 75 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: which still saw Elias Petterson, Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyru and 76 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 2: other big names stay with their teams by trade deadline time. 77 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: Jason Botterrel has more context here for the crack and 78 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 2: dressing room meeting with the media. Before that, Jordan Everley signed, 79 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: sealed and delivered for two more seasons after this year, 80 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 2: and he explained on the Ian forness showed the reasons 81 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 2: behind staying in Seattle rather than hitting the free agent 82 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: market at age thirty five, and you get the sense 83 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: they had a lot to do with calling him this 84 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: place home, you know, I. 85 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 3: Think from you know, year one was tough for me. 86 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 3: That summer when the expansion draft happened, I got picked. 87 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 3: I had a lot of mixed feelings. I'd just come 88 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 3: from Long Island where we had gone back to back 89 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 3: conference finals. Being picked by an expansion team, I didn't 90 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 3: really know what to expect. I mean, that was a 91 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 3: tough year too, you know, just with the way the 92 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 3: season went. You know, we lost a lot of games. 93 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 3: It was hard. I think once year two hit and 94 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 3: the guys came back motivated and we got into the playoffs. 95 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 3: My son was born that year here, you know, it 96 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 3: just started to feel like, Okay, we're building something. You know, 97 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 3: this is that that was an enjoyable, enjoyable season. Watching 98 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 3: the fans and the passion they had, I mean they 99 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 3: had that Year one two, they showed up every day, 100 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 3: but you know that just the way I could see 101 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: the city get fired. And that's how you build a franchise. 102 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 3: You get into the playoffs, you win hockey games. That's 103 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: how you grow excitement around the team, and that's what 104 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 3: we did. Year three was for me, we kind of 105 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 3: took a step back in the way that we played it. 106 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 3: Then year four for me, I was hurt half the year. 107 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 3: So I mean this year it kind of feels like 108 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 3: year two again. I mean we're back to where, you know, 109 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 3: I know that the potential of this group and we've 110 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 3: shown it, maybe not as much as I want it, 111 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 3: as much as I think we had showed it, but 112 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 3: we still put ourselves in a position, you know that 113 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 3: we're in a playoff spot and we're gonna be grinding 114 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 3: down the stretch. So it just made sense. I was like, 115 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 3: I'm coming back here for sure. This is exciting. I 116 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 3: love it to hear, my wife, my kids, everyone loves 117 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 3: it and just the family and group of it. So 118 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 3: excited to get that done. 119 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 5: Today, Jordan, every joining me, How does that translate for 120 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 5: you and others that are here? Because I've heard the 121 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 5: same thing from Monty and some guys that have come in. 122 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 5: And he had a great line on Hockey Night in 123 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 5: Canada last week. I guess it was on after Hours. 124 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 5: He's like, yeah, I mean I didn't know anything about 125 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 5: really Seattle, and I had to kind of check with 126 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 5: a couple of guys, and we're kind of still an 127 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 5: unknown commodity out here. Everyone knows Vegas when they came 128 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 5: in the league. It's because Vegas people go there. Nobody 129 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 5: knows about this market yet. Lest I mean you you 130 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 5: probably popped in here what three times during juniors, like 131 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 5: in and out maybe right, so you really know anything 132 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 5: about Seattle? How do you and other players, because there 133 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 5: is a sense of recruiting, how do you sell Seattle 134 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 5: to people, whether it be you know, wanting to you know, 135 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 5: wave a no trade clause or even the summer with 136 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 5: free agency. What do you tell guys? What do you 137 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 5: tell guys around Lega? What do you hear about this market? 138 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 3: Well, I think, first and foremost just the the ownership group. 139 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: I mean the amenities that we have as a group, 140 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 3: going above and beyond any team that I've ever played on, 141 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 3: from the food to the way we get treated in 142 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: the locker room, to you know, this stuff like it's unbelievable. 143 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 3: You know, we get treated unbelievable. And then they want 144 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 3: to win. I mean they're going after players, they're trying 145 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 3: to get better. I think for me that was a 146 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 3: that's a huge selling point as I get older, that 147 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 3: you know, I want to win. That's that's what it 148 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 3: comes down to. I want to ring, and the willingness 149 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 3: that they have to be aggressive to get players. You know, 150 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 3: I think the fan base for me there this this 151 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 3: is a sports city. I don't think they I mean 152 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 3: everyone talks about the Seahawks and the Mariners, but the 153 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 3: fans that they get behind us, it's it's unbelievable. Those 154 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 3: three things. And for me, you know, you want to 155 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 3: play in a market that cares. They do. I think 156 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 3: on top of that, I've been in a market in 157 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 3: Canada where it's it can be hard, you're under the 158 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 3: spotlight a little bit. You don't really have that as 159 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 3: much here, which is kind of nice. I mean those 160 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 3: are all selling features, and then they're just the city 161 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 3: of Seattle. I think you know that visually it's beautiful. 162 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 3: I think the one thing that maybe guys get knocked 163 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 3: on about there is the rain a little bit and 164 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: it's really not that bad. So it's a little maybe today, 165 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 3: but most days, I must say, is not that bad. 166 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 3: So I mean it's just for me, it's been an 167 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 3: unbelievable place to pay. I love it. 168 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 4: I think that's I think that's well said. 169 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 5: And I you know, this team, it feels like it's 170 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 5: it's so strange because first of all, Edmonton I can imagine. 171 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 5: I can't even imagine how hard it would be to 172 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 5: play up there, I or other Canadian markets at times too. 173 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 5: You see that like that's Toronto's issue. But you know 174 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 5: here there is a little bit of pressure. I mean 175 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 5: there's people, you know, I'm hearing from guys today and 176 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 5: we're hearing from our listeners today like they want this 177 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 5: team to take that next step, and there is some 178 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 5: there is some push. So there's kind of a it's 179 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 5: probably a good balance along the way. What does this 180 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 5: team need to do because we've seen the good hell, 181 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 5: i'd say the great Monday's game against Carolina. That's an 182 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 5: elite Stanley Cup contending team. You guys, I don't look 183 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 5: at the shots on goal. I don't think any of 184 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 5: us really do, because they shoot from they shoot from 185 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 5: the space. Need a that team does. But what you 186 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 5: guys did in that game defensively, your structure, getting the 187 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 5: timely goals to get that win, and then you bounce 188 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 5: back and how what happened on Wednesday? Yeah, it's the 189 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 5: ups and downs. It feels like sometimes you play to 190 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 5: the level of competition. What does this team need to 191 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 5: do to Jordan take that next step and get to 192 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 5: the postseason? 193 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I've heard that question about Carolina and 194 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 3: then Saint Louis. I think the one thing for me 195 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 3: is I put in this way that was an original question. No, 196 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 3: I've had that one the other day. Yeah, they were 197 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 3: asking me about it, and and the reality of this 198 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 3: for me is is this league is such it's just 199 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 3: so hard. Every team is good. I think people look 200 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 3: at the standings. You see where Carolina was at and 201 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 3: we're probably not favored going into that game, and we 202 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 3: come out right, and then they go into the Gangs 203 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 3: game against Saint Louis and they're like, oh, they should 204 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 3: win this one based on the state. But every team 205 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 3: in this league is good. It doesn't matter how you play. 206 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 3: You know, you're every team any night doesn't you have 207 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 3: a chance to win. Each team does. And that's just 208 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 3: the reality of this league and that's why it's so 209 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 3: hard to win a Stanley Cup. So, you know, Saint 210 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 3: Louis doesn't get enough credit for how good of a 211 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 3: team they are. You know, we definitely had our stretches 212 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 3: in that game where they kind of took it to us, 213 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 3: but I like the way that we pushed back a 214 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 3: little bit too. But for to answer your question, to 215 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 3: get over the hump, you know, I've seen the potential 216 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 3: and not just in the Carolina game, but the games 217 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 3: before the break, the last three weeks, two weeks, the 218 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 3: style of hockey that we were playing, and I've been 219 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 3: on some teams Vegas La were huge wins. I've been 220 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 3: on teams that are really good, and I've been on 221 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 3: teams that you know, I knew that we weren't good, 222 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 3: and playing in the last three weeks of the season 223 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 3: or before the break, the way that we were playing, 224 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 3: I was like, Wow, we're not just going to get in, 225 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 3: but we're gonna be a tough team to beat. 226 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 2: Great chat with Jordan Eberley again, looks like that he 227 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 2: has found a home in a long term home here 228 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 2: in the city of Seattle. Previously, after some uncertainty coming 229 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 2: out of the New York Islanders through the expansion draft, 230 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 2: beverly hoping he can make much more of a difference 231 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 2: potentially for a second playoff front here with the Krack 232 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 2: and after he helped the crack And get to within 233 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 2: one win of the conference final back in twenty twenty 234 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 2: two and twenty three, the Crack and again acquiring Bobby 235 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 2: McMahon to complete a trade deadline period where unless you 236 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 2: were a seller, every team in the Pacific Division made 237 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: a move, Vegas getting Rasmus Anderson and Nick dowd Anaheim 238 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 2: getting John Carlson, Connor Murphy and Jason Dicketson additionally going 239 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 2: to Edmonton Key for sure at an earlier acquisition reupping 240 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 2: though with the San Jose Sharks after this season, the 241 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 2: Kings of the course getting our Timmy panerin among others 242 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 2: as well, and what was a busy trade deadline where 243 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 2: not many big names were on the move, but the 244 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 2: Krack and finding a way to get a deal done 245 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: literally at the last minute when the smoke finally cleared, 246 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 2: GM Jason Boderol for the Kraken met with the media, 247 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 2: beginning with his recap on the moves. 248 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,719 Speaker 6: When you have an opportunity to sign your captain for 249 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 6: another two years, your leading scorer, a player that exemplifies 250 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 6: so much that the Seattle cracking are about. You know, 251 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 6: we are just Ecstaduct of Jordan part of our organization 252 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 6: for two more years. 253 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 4: You know, he's a great leader for our young players. 254 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 6: I think even with injury last year, he's taken his 255 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 6: focus on training to another level, and then you look 256 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 6: at his on ice product and continues to help us 257 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 6: win and has put us in a playoff position here 258 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 6: right now. 259 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 4: So excited from that. 260 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 6: In the with the addition of Bobby McMahon, we wanted 261 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 6: to look and try to add a piece to our group, 262 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 6: someone who could play in our top nine. We look 263 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 6: at Bobby as a player that brings speed to our lineup, 264 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 6: gets pucks the net, gets the net, and I think 265 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 6: can compliment the. 266 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 4: Rest of our group very well. 267 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 6: And we talked a lot about making sure our chemistry 268 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 6: with our group stayed the same, making sure that our 269 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 6: young players still had an opportunity to grow. And just 270 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 6: the fact that you know Bobby has a relationship with 271 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 6: Lane from last year, I think we'll just make the 272 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 6: transition that much easier. 273 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 4: To Seattle here. 274 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 7: What was able to tell you about him from his. 275 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 4: Experience coach last year? 276 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 6: Well, I think the little things that we touched on right, 277 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 6: just his speed, his attacking style. You look at Bobby's history, 278 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 6: He's worked at every level to get his opportunity to 279 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 6: be a successful story at the National Hockey League. His 280 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 6: ability to play up and down the lineup. We just 281 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 6: felt it was something that would fit very well with 282 00:12:58,480 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 6: our group. 283 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 8: From his skills standpoint, how is he unique or different 284 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 8: than what you. 285 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 3: Currently have on? 286 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 6: Well, I think if you look at it, we're a 287 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 6: team that needs to continue to work on getting pucks 288 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 6: in net, increasing our shot totals. 289 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 4: That's what Bobby does. 290 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 6: And you know, I think we're a team that wants 291 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 6: to continue when we're playing well, when we're creating opportunities, 292 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 6: we're utilizing our speed out there hard on the ford check. 293 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 6: These are elements that I think he brings and helps 294 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 6: our group. 295 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 9: Do you see him as a top six forward. 296 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 4: On your look? 297 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 6: I think what we're doing that will be up to 298 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,439 Speaker 6: Lane on where he puts him into the lineup. From 299 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 6: that standpoint, you've heard myself talk a lot about it. 300 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 6: You heard Lane talk a lot about it that we 301 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 6: certainly want to be a four line team. I think 302 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 6: sometimes even just look at the time on ice, you 303 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 6: don't know which way, what is our first line, what's 304 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 6: your second, what's your third, what's the fourth? So we're 305 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 6: just giving Lane more opportunities and to sort of set 306 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 6: up the lineup. 307 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 9: How did the market kind of shape up for and 308 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 9: I'm sure you were having discussions about other players as well, 309 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 9: right for some of the like really top top tier 310 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 9: type of players that might have been available out there. 311 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 9: I've seen reports that it was pretty high for some 312 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 9: of the asks. 313 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 3: What did you kind of come across or as much. 314 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 6: Yeah, Look, there's always a lot of conversations going on. 315 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 6: There's always you know, discussions on big trades and big, 316 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 6: big acquisitions. Look, we certainly wanted to be involved with them. 317 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 6: We wanted to be aggressive and trying to help out 318 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 6: our team here at the TODA. It's something that I 319 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 6: touched on before, wanting to find a balance of adding 320 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 6: to our group but not blocking our young kids. And 321 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 6: I'm not just talking about Berkeley, Katon or Shane, right, 322 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 6: but you look at a player like Melanson or Winterton 323 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 6: and what they've come up and given us a certain 324 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 6: element to our group here, and we want to make 325 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 6: sure that they continue to have ice time and continue to. 326 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 4: Develop as you know, as players. 327 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 6: So it was a sort of finding that unique balance 328 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 6: here of you know, adding to the group but not 329 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 6: blocking players from our group. 330 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 4: And we're happy about it. 331 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 6: But from the bigger picture things, there's always going to 332 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 6: be a ton of discussion, whether things get done now 333 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 6: or at the draft or later on the summer. I 334 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 6: think you're at least initiating a lot of conversations that 335 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 6: can could go on. Well, look, I think he's playing 336 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 6: extremely wanted right now. We I think, you know, he's 337 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 6: a developing player, even at his age right now, like 338 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 6: he's worked his way up from you know, obviously been 339 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 6: a free agent in college to the HL, at the 340 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 6: American Ocke League, Towns, the National arche League. Yeah, he's 341 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 6: a developing player. How high you can get, I think 342 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 6: that's still up to him. And well that's what we're 343 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 6: looking forward to interacting with him on a daily occurrence here. 344 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 6: But no, it's a it's a it's a real success 345 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 6: story for how hard he's worked. And that's something that 346 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 6: Lane just touched on is just even maybe when the 347 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 6: goals aren't going in or the office is that going in. 348 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 6: He has that work ethic, that real backup b game. 349 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 10: Jason, you went into this week with four veterans on 350 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 10: expiring contracts. 351 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 4: One is now. 352 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 10: Tied up, you have three others. What went into thinking, well, 353 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 10: do we want to get assets back from them? Do 354 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 10: we want to resign them? Do we just want to 355 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 10: make sure that there are for the playoff push? 356 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 3: Yep. 357 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 6: Look, it's a situation where we looked at it. We 358 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 6: we've stayed in touch with our representatives throughout this process. Yeah, 359 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 6: we could have maybe put some out in the trade 360 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 6: market and get something, but this this team is in 361 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 6: a playoff position, you know, and in previous years we've 362 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 6: we've made some difficult decisions and let some good players 363 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 6: go because we weren't in a playoff situation and and 364 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 6: got draft. 365 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 4: Picks back and got draft assets back. 366 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 6: You know, even this year we took out an NHL 367 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 6: player to get draft draft picks back. We felt it 368 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 6: was now time to utilize some of those those picks 369 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 6: and bringing a player like Bobby here into the mix. 370 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 6: And we clearly understand it's going to be a tough 371 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 6: month here, right you look at our schedule, it's going 372 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 6: to be a challenging month. It's been the story of 373 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 6: the National Hockey right the parody of the league. But 374 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 6: we're ecstatic that we're in the mix. We're in a 375 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 6: playoff spot right now, and we think this is a 376 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 6: great experience for young players and that's why we wanted 377 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 6: to keep this team together and hopefully add which we 378 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 6: did in Bobby. 379 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 10: And we tell us exactly the numbers in term down 380 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 10: to the penny uh that you're offering. 381 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 4: To the other three players without a doubt. 382 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 6: Look, it's a situation where we're extact to have them 383 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 6: part of our group here. 384 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 4: We've talked to them. 385 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 6: I think there's always a balance of focusing on the 386 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 6: business side and folksing in hockey, and right now, like 387 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 6: our main focus is to help this group and stay 388 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 6: focused on hockey, and we're just ecstatic about this group 389 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 6: right now. 390 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 7: I think I saw that it's a conditional second that 391 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 7: you're sending to Toronto as a part of what's what's 392 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 7: the condition on that with you? 393 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 6: I think I believe the two picks that we have 394 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 6: going through here again, I believe it's where we have 395 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 6: Winnipeg and Columbus's pick. 396 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 4: It's the lower of those two picks. 397 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 9: Is there a hope that McMahon is with the team 398 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 9: beyond this season? 399 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 4: Look, it's we certainly have the space. 400 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 6: It's I think right now what we've sort of talked 401 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 6: to his representatives about is, let's just let's just focus 402 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 6: on him getting to Seattle here just so everyone's No, 403 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 6: he probably won't be in the lineup tomorrow and for 404 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 6: a couple of days just from an immigrt standpoint, but 405 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 6: we'll get him to Seattle, get him part of our mix, 406 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 6: and just sort of see how he fits in. I 407 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 6: think it's a situation of seeing how he fits in 408 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 6: with our group and making sure that he likes Seattle, 409 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 6: he likes his role here, and then we'll see where 410 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 6: it goes in the off season. 411 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 11: Jase, when you talk about adding to the current group, 412 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 11: but how much did you consider packaging current guys for 413 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 11: maybe other deals or how much we're trying to balance, 414 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 11: you know, those moving. 415 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 4: Around those assets. 416 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 6: Look, there's always a balance of trying to find different 417 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 6: things of being, like I said to you before, bringing 418 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 6: veterans in, but still giving your young kids a lot 419 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,719 Speaker 6: of an opportunity. And I think that's what we're just 420 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 6: really happy about in the second half here, how some 421 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 6: of our players have come up from Coachella Valley and 422 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 6: been impact players for us. I think just overall, you 423 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 6: look at it from about I don't know what the 424 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 6: day is exactly, December twentieth, you know, this team has 425 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 6: played very well, and to get through January with seventeen games, 426 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 6: you know, it was a big part of our depth. 427 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 6: And whether it's Ben Myers, whether it's Ryan Winterton, Jacob 428 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 6: Malans and these guys who've been in Coachell about coming up, 429 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 6: they've really added a mix to it. And I think 430 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 6: that's gotten out of the players we now look at, 431 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 6: you know, it's it's something why we didn't really go 432 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 6: out and get more dept players in the in the 433 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 6: trade market. 434 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 4: You know, whether it's you know, Oscar. 435 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 6: Molguard or Yannie Newman or Gagara Ferkus or John Hayden. 436 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 6: We feel we have a lot of forwards especially that 437 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 6: can step in and play roles for us, you know, 438 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 6: in the regular season and hopefully the playoffs. 439 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 11: And we met, you know, aside from the depth, what 440 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 11: else have you seen from the room to you know, 441 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 11: give you confidence for the march into the as hope 442 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 11: for the postseason. 443 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 6: Like I said, I think we have good depth throughout 444 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 6: our lineup, and this is a team that went through 445 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 6: a tough stretch in December. Like the fact that they've 446 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 6: been able to rebound from that and really take it. 447 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 6: I like how we played at the end leading into 448 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 6: Olympic group break. I thought, especially that homestand then going 449 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 6: into Vegas grabbing a victory there, grabbing a victory in 450 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 6: LA before the final break, that was excellent job. Or 451 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 6: our team coming out of the break. I think there's 452 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 6: still another level that we can get. I think, uh, 453 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 6: you know, we've played solid defensively, but we do have 454 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 6: to create more chances, create a little bit more offense, 455 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 6: and you know that will be the goal starting tomorrow. 456 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 7: You mentioned wanting to preserve the ability for young guys 457 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 7: to have opportunity here yep, adding another guy in the group. 458 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 7: Though somebody is gonna get much down to the fourth line, 459 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 7: somebody's gonna have to get scratched. Kind of how do 460 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 7: you see that situation playing out and what kind of 461 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 7: challenge is that going to be for Lane to have 462 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 7: to build out a lineup every night and find a 463 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 7: way to keep guys like Myers and in the line. 464 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 6: I think it's a challenge, but I think it's challenged 465 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 6: most coaches are going to take right And unfortunately there's 466 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 6: we have a lot of games here in March here. 467 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 4: There are going to be intense games. 468 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 6: I think you got a little taste of it on 469 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 6: Monday against Carolina, just the atmosphere in the building and 470 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 6: the and the energy that was out on the ice. 471 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 6: And look, injuries are going to happen and uh find 472 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 6: a different mix. And what I like right now with 473 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 6: our players is I think Lane has different depending on 474 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 6: the opponent, There's different players that he can put into 475 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 6: the lineup that it's going to bring a little bit 476 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 6: of a different element to our group. So those at 477 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 6: the end of the day, those are gonna be Lane's decisions. 478 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 6: And it's done a good job with it throughout the year. 479 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 6: I'm sure you'll do it fine. 480 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 4: Now what will it. 481 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 10: Take for what do you need to hear down in 482 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 10: Coachella Valley for Yannie Newman to be back with this 483 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 10: team And what are they working with him on down 484 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 10: there to bring him back to the NHL. 485 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 6: Well, look, any one of our young players, whether they 486 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 6: in the National Hockey League or in Coachella Valley. 487 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 4: I think you see it out here and practice and stuff. 488 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 6: They're constantly working there on their game, no matter what, 489 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 6: whether you're in the Nationalkling America, like, you're still always working. 490 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 6: It's what I like about our culture right now off 491 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 6: the ice, in the weight room there continuing to build 492 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 6: their bodies there on the ice, working with Justin Rye 493 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 6: or Jess on just little aspects. 494 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 4: Of their games. 495 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,479 Speaker 6: Someone like Yanni, to me, it's we know he can score, right, 496 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 6: he's got the shot. The fact that he continues to 497 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 6: work on just utilizing his size to his advantage, protecting pucks, 498 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 6: gaining a little bit of an extra step, and then 499 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 6: just continue to work on his defensive game. But look 500 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 6: right now, like we have no hesitation to call Yanni 501 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 6: up and put them in our lineup from that standpoint, 502 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 6: And like I said, have a player like Oscar Moguard 503 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 6: has been Olympics playing at that level and I thought 504 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 6: he looked very well good over in LA too. Having 505 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 6: those type of players at our disposal, I think gives 506 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 6: us a great depth. 507 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 4: Without the organization any differences. 508 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 5: With this year's trade deadline from past one is just 509 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 5: in the new CBA have any impact or that kind. 510 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 4: Of Look, I I. 511 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 6: It's tough to say in general, right, Like, we weren't 512 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:31,719 Speaker 6: a team that was right up against the cap from 513 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 6: that perspective, so it didn't really impact us too much there. 514 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 6: I think it was just more of like, look, there 515 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 6: is so much parody. Even with the teams that are 516 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 6: so called sellers, they're not that far off, you know. 517 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 6: So and then you also look at it, there's not 518 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 6: a lot of free agents. A lot of teams have 519 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 6: our resigned their flip free agents, so you know, I'm 520 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 6: sure that some of the discussions are with some teams 521 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 6: like hey, okay, we get rid of these players, then 522 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 6: who's going to be on our team next year? 523 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 4: So it's just a situation. 524 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 6: I think some of that came into the mix on 525 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 6: maybe why there wasn't as many trades just you're. 526 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 8: Competing with a lot of teams for a couple of 527 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 8: couple of playoff spots here. Yep, for those teams that 528 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 8: you saw that we were active and added, do you 529 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 8: feel like in comparison, you did enough to improve your 530 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 8: team during this period. 531 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 6: Look, I think we have a lot of faith in 532 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 6: our group We believe this is a team that can 533 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 6: make the playoffs and we're excited about that. Like I 534 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 6: said to you before, I think it's gonna be a challenge. 535 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 6: I think our division is wide open. But the fact 536 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 6: that our young players are going to get the experience 537 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 6: of hey, scoreboard watching, you know, understanding that, Hey, there's 538 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 6: the excitement, the nervousness of what's going on out there, 539 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 6: but then trying to take care of their own business 540 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 6: and continue to develop and just see how intense these 541 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 6: games are. You know, I think it's it's a great 542 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 6: experience for them all. We still talk about, you know, 543 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 6: Matty Beiner's experience his first. 544 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 4: Year playing fourteen playoff games. It really helped him a 545 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 4: lot a lot. 546 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 6: Now, just being a part of the mix yere for 547 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 6: our younger players, whether it's Riker, whether it's Berkeley, whether 548 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 6: it's Shane, I think is going to be a great experience. 549 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 6: And but yeah, we believe in our group here. We 550 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 6: do think we have an opportunity. We know it's gonna 551 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 6: be difficult, but it should be a lot of fun 552 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 6: in the next few weeks. 553 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 9: There's you guys have stated that the goal is to 554 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 9: become a perennial playoff contender. 555 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 4: Yep. 556 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 9: In the current that's the current goal. 557 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 3: So assuming that we reach. 558 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 9: That goal here, what is the next step? Like, how 559 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 9: how do you worsen the steps that we taken common 560 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 9: true contenders. 561 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 6: Well, let's try to get to the playoffs first for 562 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 6: the first one to make that step from that standpoint, 563 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 6: But I think, like, look, we're really happy with our 564 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 6: goaltending right now and our defensive play. I think there's 565 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 6: always an opportunity to continue to develop our forwards. It's 566 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 6: why we were looking to add a forward to our 567 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 6: group here. It's why we've been so focused on development 568 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 6: both in Coachella Valley and Seattle and developing our young forwards. 569 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 6: I think that's the opportunity for us to really take 570 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 6: the next step is just building that depth and building 571 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 6: an offense that can contribute a little bit more for sure. 572 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 2: So after all the fuss and all the flurry of 573 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 2: the Crack and helping that this week was enough hear 574 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 2: for a little bit of an extra push in this 575 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 2: playoff race. As they stand right now still in wildcard 576 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 2: spot number two and two points ahead of the San 577 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 2: Jose Sharks. The Cracking had twenty nine twenty three and 578 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 2: nine point total at sixty seven, and Ottawa still hanging 579 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: in the playoff race right now, but four points beneath 580 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 2: the cut line. Boston controls that the Senators at thirty 581 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 2: twenty two and nine. The trade deadline brought them Warren 582 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 2: Fullgal from the Los Angeles Kings. David Paran shipped out 583 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 2: back to Detroit one day prior getting back a conditional 584 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 2: fourth round draft pick in this next summer's NHL entry drafts, 585 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 2: So a lot to sift through here for this second 586 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 2: of two matchups. The crack And looking for a split 587 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 2: after falling in a shootout back in October in Ottawa 588 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 2: and aiming for their third win in four games in 589 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 2: this six game homestand it looks like, according to reports, 590 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 2: the crack In may have to wait for Bobby McMahon's debut. 591 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 2: He is going through immigration clearance, so we'll keep our 592 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 2: eyes here on the situation before he jumps in as 593 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 2: the newest member of the Kraken once again. 594 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 3: Face on for this evening little. 595 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 2: Past seven o'clock Pacific time. Aritime coverage at six thirty 596 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 2: postgame will be at Tom's Watch Bar right across the 597 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 2: street up to an hour after the final horn. Enjoy 598 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 2: Game four of the homestand every crack in this morning, 599 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 2: I'm Mike Benton. 600 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,400 Speaker 1: You're home for the Kraken. Sports Radio ninety three point 601 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: three kjr FM