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Speaker 5: Wow, Kevin, what's been going on with you? Not driving

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Speaker 1: You got plenty on your plate on the college scene,

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Speaker 1: Well, I hope to see you at Grand Casino Arena soon.

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Speaker 2: Maybe you could swing by and say hello sometime.

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Speaker 2: Hey, it's an open invitation. You know what I'll do.

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Speaker 5: There you go. That that'd be good. We're gonna get

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Speaker 2: Right there we go. It's so great to hear your voice.

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Speaker 1: Really, I hope all as well look forward to catching

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Speaker 5: Thank you very much, keV. Say Idam Melissa, She's the

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Speaker 1: What you meant to say? She's a lucky, lucky gal.

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Speaker 1: Dwayne Rollas in fourteen years in the National Hockey League,

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Speaker 4: Morning Kevin and Brett, and thanks for the hockey themed

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Speaker 4: I may be in the minority here, but I am

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Speaker 2: Thanks is that Kevin Gore. It did sound like Gorgy.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna go to Milan and we're gonna check in

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Speaker 1: and you want it right now. You don't want to

436
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Speaker 1: wait for Christmas morning. You want it on the twenty fourth.

437
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Speaker 2: I mean I do. Here's the thing me saying that.

438
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Speaker 3: My point was, I don't want to lose these guys

439
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Speaker 3: that we were just talking about.

440
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Speaker 2: The Valse sets. They're offs.

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Speaker 3: I don't want to. And that's I think my point

442
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Speaker 3: is even further going. I don't think they should lose

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Speaker 3: them at all unless it's an unbelievably big swing. So

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Speaker 3: that's why I'm like, we're really gonna lose valsetet for Trocheck,

445
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Speaker 3: who is a solid player and he's good, but he's

446
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Speaker 3: is he the over the top guy and we're gonna

447
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Speaker 3: lose our potential, you know, future franchise goaltender for it.

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Speaker 2: That's where I kind of go. I'm not sure I

449
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Speaker 2: think it is.

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Speaker 3: It speaks to how much I value those guys that

451
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Speaker 3: I don't want them traded unless it's a break glass,

452
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Speaker 3: we've got a chance to go get you know, Brady

453
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Speaker 3: Kachuk or something you know, insane that you couldn't imagine,

454
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Speaker 3: similar to the Quinn Hughes thing. Garin's done it before,

455
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Speaker 3: he could do it again. I just think unless it's

456
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Speaker 3: a big fish, you shouldn't do it. I think you

457
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Speaker 3: gotta do it this year if you're going to. If

458
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Speaker 3: you maybe it's a better opportunity to in the summer.

459
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Speaker 3: But now is that the iron is hot now and

460
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Speaker 3: Quinn Hughes is here now, and you don't know for

461
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Speaker 3: a fact, you can assume, and everyone is reported that

462
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Speaker 3: it's likely that he'll resign, but you don't know for

463
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Speaker 3: a fact if he will be here for the next playoffs,

464
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Speaker 3: if things could change. You know, you hope that he does,

465
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Speaker 3: but you know for a fact that he's here for

466
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Speaker 3: these playoffs with capriceof with Boldie who are red hot.

467
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Speaker 3: That's the time you make the swing, not hoping that

468
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Speaker 3: he re signs, because he could say All Star Break

469
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Speaker 3: or Four Nations face off, whatever they end up doing.

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Speaker 3: You know what, it's been a great run, but I'm

471
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Speaker 3: gonna sign somewhere else, so you may as well trade me.

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Speaker 3: He could very well say that I don't think he will,

473
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Speaker 3: but you don't know one hundred percent.

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Speaker 2: It could be ninety nine, but it's not one hundred.

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Speaker 1: It feels like it's breaking towards him staying in Minnesota

476
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Speaker 1: for a long long time. But like you say, nothing

477
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Speaker 1: is guaranteed. Find me one or two more talkbacks while

478
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Speaker 1: you do that to the text line six four six

479
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Speaker 1: eight six from Drew, Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you,

480
00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,040
Speaker 1: Brett and Kevin. Football is done. Don't care about it

481
00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,400
Speaker 1: for a while, so glad to listen to hockey talk

482
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Speaker 1: I'm with you, Drew. We love our football talk, but

483
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Speaker 1: this is just a break in it.

484
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Speaker 2: That's all.

485
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Speaker 1: From the six to five to one area code. Being

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Speaker 1: thirty six years old, I haven't seen anything as a

487
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Speaker 1: winner for Minnesota Sports or Olympic men's hockey. I want

488
00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:23,000
Speaker 1: gold and the Cup wants a little bit of everything

489
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Speaker 1: from the two one to eight area code, Hockey, All Program,

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Speaker 1: Best nine to noon. Ever, I want to ask, how

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Speaker 1: is Boldie's recognition in the league changing from all these

492
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Speaker 1: national games he's being showcased in. Yeah, even before the Olympics,

493
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Speaker 1: Boldie's of a star is shining bright, and that's why

494
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Speaker 1: he's getting an elevated role here on the Team USA roster,

495
00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,679
Speaker 1: playing on well you could term the second line with

496
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Speaker 1: Gensel and Matthews. That should tell you everything they think

497
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Speaker 1: about Matt Bouldie, who, by the way, leads all Americans

498
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Speaker 1: with thirty thirty two goals scored in the regular season.

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Speaker 2: Hey, guys jaling for Northfield.

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Speaker 1: How about that sprint back save a from Matt Boldy yesterday?

501
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Speaker 3: Pretty cool. Hope you see guys back at the slot

502
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Speaker 3: machine after the.

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Speaker 2: Olympic break go wild.

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Speaker 1: That's an interesting nikolaim for our Grand Casino Arena. I've

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00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,680
Speaker 1: gotten used to GCA because I always wrote down X

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Speaker 1: as my abbreviation. Now I can go GCA, and I've

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Speaker 1: just gotten used to saying it. It doesn't sound as

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Speaker 1: good as the slot machine, I'll give you that, So

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Speaker 1: maybe that'll that'll catch on. But Matt Boldie, that's the

510
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Speaker 1: other thing about Matt Boldie. What makes him so dynamic

511
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Speaker 1: is not what he does in putting the puck in

512
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Speaker 1: the net, which is huge and that's enormous and especially

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Speaker 1: needed for this Minnesota Wild team, But it's what he

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Speaker 1: does on both ends of the ice, and that was

515
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Speaker 1: in you know, you got to see it firsthand yesterday.

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Speaker 1: He's wrapped his arms around that part of the game

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Speaker 1: and playing with Jue lyrics neck and playing with Marcus Johansson.

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Speaker 1: That is what has made that line so darn good,

519
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Speaker 1: and you got to see it again yesterday.

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Speaker 6: Yeah. I want the gold medal, I want the Stanley Cup,

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Speaker 6: I want the parade and I want them now.

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Speaker 2: That's it.

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Speaker 1: Are you the whole talk? Are people in your house

524
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Speaker 1: trying to sleep? You just creep me out, But I'm

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Speaker 1: with you. I like the sentiment for sure. It's like

526
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Speaker 1: I want it all too. It's like the girl with

527
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Speaker 1: the Golden goose at Willie Wonka. I want it now,

528
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Speaker 1: you know, yes, no time to wait exactly. Squeezing a

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Speaker 1: break and then when we continue, we'll wrap up the

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Speaker 1: show with Scott Burnside from Milan.

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Speaker 2: That's next on kfa N.

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Speaker 1: In the home stretch of this three hour tour, filling

539
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Speaker 1: in for Paul Allen and Eric Nordquist on a Friday

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Speaker 1: on k f a N, A little bit of a

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Speaker 1: surprise in the old text machine, got a response from

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Speaker 1: my buddy Scott Burnside.

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Speaker 2: He's over there in Milan.

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Speaker 1: He's going to take us inside the Olympic Village and

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Speaker 1: everything going on there for the twenty twenty six winner Olympics.

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Speaker 1: Scott Burnside joins us now Scott Kevin Falmas kfam thanks

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Speaker 1: for taking time from here your busy writing schedule over there.

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Speaker 2: I'm sure.

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Speaker 6: Kevin always a pleasure to chat. In fact, when I

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Speaker 6: came down from the Test tribune with the start of

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Speaker 6: the third period, Catchia and at prizingly close kilt but

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Speaker 6: I see in a well, I think perir call. I

553
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Speaker 6: think Cecchia scored three, so it's the natural border has

554
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Speaker 6: been restored in the group game here late afternoons start

555
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Speaker 6: a Milan time, and then later tonight we will see

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Speaker 6: Canada and Switzerland, which will be pretty interesting tilt. I

557
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Speaker 6: think the Swifts are a team that you know, sort

558
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Speaker 6: of fall in behind Big three at least on paper

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Speaker 6: with Canada and the United States. Sweden, although Sweden was

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Speaker 6: shot I want to say shot, but Sweden definitely came

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Speaker 6: up short against art rivals Finland earlier today, so the

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Speaker 6: Suites have not been as dominant early in its tournament

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Speaker 6: as I think some people thought. But Switzerland definitely, you know,

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Speaker 6: has a little so talent and I think they're going

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Speaker 6: to give the Canada a good test. That Canada open

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Speaker 6: to win against the Checchi last night.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I hope.

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Speaker 1: So that's a powerful Canadian team, but it would be

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Speaker 1: nice to see someone give him a test and make

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Speaker 1: them have something to think about to update it. As

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Speaker 1: you said, Checks now lead France sixty three with fifteen

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Speaker 1: minutes left to go. In the final frame, we're talking

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Speaker 1: to Scott Burnside.

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Speaker 2: He's over there in Milan.

575
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Speaker 1: A big history in writing around the National Hockey League,

576
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Speaker 1: going back to your days at ESPN, followed the wild

577
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Speaker 1: around for a playoff series as well back in the day.

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Speaker 1: What are you doing these days, Scott? Before we talk

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Speaker 1: about what's going on over there in Milan.

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Speaker 6: So I'm here doing for NHLPA, creating content for them,

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Speaker 6: and I've been doing wreaking for them for the last

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Speaker 6: couple of years on different programs that they have going,

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Speaker 6: and was a Four Nations with them last winter. Lucky

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Speaker 6: enough to be here in Milan following the tournament for

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Speaker 6: NHLPA and their website and their social media stuff.

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Speaker 5: So I feel.

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Speaker 6: Fortunate to this is my so im plain try to

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Speaker 6: be great at all times here.

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Speaker 1: I can't imagine this ever gets old following the Olympics especially.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think it matters who it is

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Speaker 1: that's involved, but I mean personally, for me, there's nothing

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Speaker 1: better than best on best hockey, and you're right there

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Speaker 1: at center stage watching this team, these guys go back

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Speaker 1: at it again for the first time since twenty fourteen.

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Speaker 2: You got the NHL back involved.

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Speaker 1: It has to be I mean almost an honor to

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Speaker 1: actually be there to witness it in person.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, and I think you've hit the nail on the

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Speaker 6: head there, and especially you know with the two Olympics

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Speaker 6: for a variety of reasons COVID and and other issues.

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Speaker 6: You really do get a sense from the players how

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Speaker 6: much that means to them, and not just to play.

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Speaker 6: The coaching staff and the management team. You know, had

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Speaker 6: a chance to chat with Bill larn Uh the USA

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Speaker 6: the other day and down the list, support staff, painters,

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Speaker 6: everyone's connected with these national teams who are playing in

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Speaker 6: the first vessel in twenty fourteen and coaching. The excitement

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Speaker 6: really is off arts and I think, you know, we've

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Speaker 6: seen some really interesting hoties so far, only to build

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Speaker 6: get out of the group playing into the elimination, where

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Speaker 6: then the anxiety mans up because it's I don't lose

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Speaker 6: to go home and and no one wants to leave, moan,

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Speaker 6: No one wants to leave. The the athletes will and

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Speaker 6: this app and it is so different than the Stanley playoffs.

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Speaker 6: Different you know, even World Cup of Hockey, which is

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Speaker 6: you know that they breathed the NHLPA and the NHL

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Speaker 6: has breathed new life into the World Cup of Hockey.

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Speaker 6: In two years time there will be another best tournament

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Speaker 6: which and fans truly can't get enough of it in

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Speaker 6: the player of it. But you'll stand alone and and

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Speaker 6: we're we're going to see that here. Yeah, over the

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Speaker 6: first few days you really be anticipation for from the

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Speaker 6: players about what's ahead. We're pretty going to get into

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Speaker 6: the real eat of it. And that's I think you'll

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Speaker 6: see the best talk and you'll see the even hotter

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Speaker 6: level of emotion, uh the ice and that's you know,

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Speaker 6: it is terrific and I hope you're getting a sense

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Speaker 6: of it actually listening far away.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean Peacock and the USA and NBC, they're

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Speaker 1: doing a great job. I'll bring you inside the building,

631
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Speaker 1: but you're actually there and I'm just watching France versus

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Speaker 1: the Checks and the building looks electric, it looks like

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Speaker 1: the atmosphere is great.

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Speaker 2: Take us inside that building.

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Speaker 1: No matter who it is it's playing, whether it's the Slovax,

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Speaker 1: the Canadians, the Americans, even the Italians, what's it like

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Speaker 1: inside that building when there's a game being played.

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Speaker 6: No, it is, it's you know, for all of the

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Speaker 6: discussion about the construction issues and there you know what

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Speaker 6: maybe exactly how you know it went from the double

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Speaker 6: I HF to the HLP and NHL threw it up.

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Speaker 6: But it's come together very nicely. I haven't heard the

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Speaker 6: funny we were talking about it earlier today after the

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Speaker 6: Finland Swing game. I think it has held up very well.

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Speaker 6: There's don't either using that as a top king point.

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Speaker 6: The quality the icy is great. It's a nice building.

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Speaker 6: It's uh right. The seats are are almost always full

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Speaker 6: here and every game you see the different colors and

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Speaker 6: you know, slip the bell and every team has some

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Speaker 6: team the sort of the trademark and or with it's

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Speaker 6: a very different vibe than any children, that's for sure.

652
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:33,960
Speaker 6: And of course the jerseys and the scarves and the

653
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:40,560
Speaker 6: paths stuff like that really is a big environment here

654
00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,280
Speaker 6: in the arena and with the games, you know, readings

655
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:49,200
Speaker 6: like today, I will tell you the PM start local time.

656
00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:54,080
Speaker 6: That makes a late evening. The filter in and then

657
00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:57,400
Speaker 6: they filter and does create a real sort of carnival

658
00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,680
Speaker 6: atmosphere around proceedings here.

659
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,240
Speaker 1: Real quick, let me ask you about the Americans. What

660
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,800
Speaker 1: have you thought about I know it's the tournament is

661
00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,040
Speaker 1: just underway and the US beats up on Latvia. I

662
00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:11,880
Speaker 1: say beats up on them five to one. Was the

663
00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,000
Speaker 1: box scorer. They weren't beating up on them early on

664
00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:16,080
Speaker 1: in that contest when they had a couple of goals

665
00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,200
Speaker 1: waved off. But what do you think of the Americans

666
00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,560
Speaker 1: first foray here and what do you think of them

667
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:21,280
Speaker 1: going forward?

668
00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:22,879
Speaker 5: Yeah?

669
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:30,560
Speaker 6: No, well, having it was impressive that they get there

670
00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:35,880
Speaker 6: were a back center interference, you know, highlighting some of

671
00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,919
Speaker 6: the different rules to here at the Olympic Games. Very

672
00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:43,839
Speaker 6: sort of standard in my mind for goaltender interfere as.

673
00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:46,319
Speaker 6: They called it back frankly surprised they called both of

674
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:50,200
Speaker 6: them at the other one at all. But to me,

675
00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:54,239
Speaker 6: what was impressive was the apt of scoring. Have we

676
00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:58,560
Speaker 6: use our quotes here? Portlong got Rock Nelson and he's

677
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,040
Speaker 6: complaining with either j or it's.

678
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:01,399
Speaker 2: A pro check.

679
00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:08,680
Speaker 6: But that's not a bad I thought dynamics again, I

680
00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:12,440
Speaker 6: thought Jack like hol my best player, uh for the

681
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:18,440
Speaker 6: American school? I clean is so yet we uh from

682
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:22,680
Speaker 6: blue line moved the pocket and uh, and create offense

683
00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:26,960
Speaker 6: from the back end. So again, yes, it was Latvia.

684
00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:31,399
Speaker 6: You play the competition that's in front of you. I

685
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:35,439
Speaker 6: think the you know, they're only going to get better. Uh,

686
00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:39,560
Speaker 6: it's going you know, once you get further in the

687
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,360
Speaker 6: tournament and you play a little bit differ competition with

688
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:45,839
Speaker 6: the stat chat like. But in the United States are

689
00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:50,320
Speaker 6: set their vote in this tournament eating to put you know,

690
00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,759
Speaker 6: play their own game and out some systems and we'll

691
00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,400
Speaker 6: worry too much about, you know, the fact that they

692
00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,640
Speaker 6: have that they aren't the competition up to them just yet.

693
00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,840
Speaker 6: And I think that's a real it's a process. I

694
00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,640
Speaker 6: thought both Canada United States very impressive and it's hard

695
00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:10,719
Speaker 6: not to them right now as the two best in

696
00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,759
Speaker 6: this tournament in these days of.

697
00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:18,400
Speaker 2: The Hey, awesome stuff.

698
00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:22,440
Speaker 1: Scott, really appreciate your contributions joining us over there from Milan.

699
00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:25,279
Speaker 1: Remind us again, where will we find your work from

700
00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:29,360
Speaker 1: Milan and anything else that you're doing here in and

701
00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:37,160
Speaker 1: around your wonderful work. And I think we lost our connection,

702
00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:39,240
Speaker 1: which is fine. It was getting a little It probably

703
00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:42,680
Speaker 1: went on a lot longer than need be. He's overseas,

704
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:46,800
Speaker 1: he's there inside the building watching France and the checks

705
00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:47,640
Speaker 1: go toe to toe.

706
00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:49,759
Speaker 2: Looks like the checks are going to come out on top.

707
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:53,279
Speaker 3: Last I saw six' three and in the third, PERIOD i,

708
00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,920
Speaker 3: mean The french were taking it to. Them they're winning

709
00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:58,799
Speaker 3: at one, point so they to lead at one point

710
00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:01,920
Speaker 3: three to TWO Hm. French so, yeah AND i. COULDN'T

711
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,479
Speaker 3: i don't know IF i could name a single player

712
00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:04,080
Speaker 3: on The french team.

713
00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,560
Speaker 1: Off, No i'm thinking you probably. Can but it was

714
00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:08,920
Speaker 1: nice to check in With. Scott that kind of developed

715
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:12,839
Speaker 1: out of. Nowhere and, AGAIN i think most hockey fans

716
00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:14,920
Speaker 1: know that, name and he's doing some good stuff over

717
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,719
Speaker 1: there In. Milan sounds like he's writing for THE. Nhlpa

718
00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,120
Speaker 1: so it was just kind of nice to. Hear and

719
00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:22,160
Speaker 1: that was so much talk going into, It that's WHAT

720
00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:23,719
Speaker 1: i wanted to get into. Him BUT i, mean the

721
00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:29,320
Speaker 1: connection was. Horrible the talk going into this tournament was

722
00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,719
Speaker 1: about the amenities and how garbage it was and how

723
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,600
Speaker 1: bad the ice was going to. BE i haven't heard

724
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:37,680
Speaker 1: anyone talk about that at, all and we're knee deep

725
00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:37,960
Speaker 1: into this.

726
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:39,400
Speaker 2: TOURNAMENT i, mean the women have been out there for

727
00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:41,800
Speaker 2: two weeks. Already does it feel like the rink is?

728
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:45,040
Speaker 3: Smaller because that was the big talker is like a

729
00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:48,960
Speaker 3: foot and a half shorter length wise on each, side

730
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:49,719
Speaker 3: so three feet.

731
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:50,400
Speaker 2: Total it's.

732
00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:52,439
Speaker 1: Hard it doesn't seem like it to. Me it would

733
00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,440
Speaker 1: be fun to hear the players talk about it and

734
00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:58,320
Speaker 1: how if it feels a little, more a little, smaller

735
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,399
Speaker 1: a little more congested than what are used.

736
00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:02,880
Speaker 2: TO i don't notice, it do, You, NO i.

737
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,719
Speaker 3: DON'T i feel like if anyone gets, screwed it'd be the. Goaltending,

738
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:09,600
Speaker 3: yeah you, know because it's those point shots are coming.

739
00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:11,800
Speaker 2: In it just thinks that.

740
00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:15,120
Speaker 3: IT i think it was the metric system conversion that

741
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:17,680
Speaker 3: got screwed up from WHAT i read that they they

742
00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:20,560
Speaker 3: didn't do. THAT i mean ALL i, know, seriously can't

743
00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:22,839
Speaker 3: make it. Up so but recard it's been a great.

744
00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,279
Speaker 3: Tournament it has it's. Been it's been great, hockey and

745
00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:25,759
Speaker 3: hopefully it.

746
00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:28,400
Speaker 1: Continues The americans got a couple of games over the

747
00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:30,080
Speaker 1: course of the, weekend and then you get on to

748
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:32,040
Speaker 1: the metal, rounds AND i, mean it's going to be

749
00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:34,480
Speaker 1: over in a, flash but just enjoy the, ride and

750
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:38,200
Speaker 1: hopefully again The, AMERICANS i don't know that they're the

751
00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:40,160
Speaker 1: favorites in this, thing but they at least have to

752
00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:42,160
Speaker 1: come away with a, medal and it'd be awesome to

753
00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:45,839
Speaker 1: grab the. THREE i Heard Mike sullivan was quoted as,

754
00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:48,759
Speaker 1: SAYING i think in his pregame speech. Yesterday tell me

755
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,880
Speaker 1: if you've heard, this only thirty since nineteen thirty, something

756
00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:55,040
Speaker 1: only thirty Eight americans have Won olympic gold in men's

757
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:59,120
Speaker 1: ice hockey history eighteen and nineteen sixty twenty in nineteen.

758
00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:03,640
Speaker 1: Eighty that's, it thirty eight in the history of men's

759
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,480
Speaker 1: hockey in The Winter. Olympics so you have an opportunity

760
00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:10,160
Speaker 1: to you, know do something special, here and it's right.

761
00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:13,480
Speaker 1: There this is their best opportunity since nineteen, eighty their best.

762
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:16,000
Speaker 1: Team hopefully they can continue to get it. DONE i

763
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:19,040
Speaker 1: don't worry about the preliminaries so, much but then how

764
00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,560
Speaker 1: do you build upon it going? Forward and of, course

765
00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,600
Speaker 1: uh waiting out there in the uh wilderness is the

766
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:26,480
Speaker 1: boogeyman that is The canadian.

767
00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:29,399
Speaker 2: Squad, yeah and you got to hope you get the best.

768
00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:31,680
Speaker 3: Possible there's no reason they can't take nine points from

769
00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,000
Speaker 3: this group they, have you, know With denmark And, germany

770
00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:35,640
Speaker 3: and it has to Be germany's going to be a

771
00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:37,759
Speaker 3: tough little, matchup you, Know Nico sturm on the other

772
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:42,680
Speaker 3: side And Stutsla. Stutsla, yeah so that's that'll be the best,

773
00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,200
Speaker 3: test and it's good for THE. Us that's the final

774
00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:50,439
Speaker 3: test going into the metal round. Forget so, yeah that's

775
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,160
Speaker 3: it's a solid little. Squad but as we're finding, out like,

776
00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:58,000
Speaker 3: yeah The finns got upset The, french we're giving it

777
00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:00,680
Speaker 3: to The, czechs who we would have never suspected of

778
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,640
Speaker 3: putting up a fight at. All GRANTED i think they're

779
00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:06,200
Speaker 3: doubling them up now six to, three but still it's

780
00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,920
Speaker 3: not as easy as just we're THE us and we're

781
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,640
Speaker 3: going to roll over whoever we're, playing or For canada

782
00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:14,719
Speaker 3: either that first period of The canadian game was zero

783
00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:15,919
Speaker 3: zero the whole.

784
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:19,279
Speaker 2: TIME i mean they, were you, know flummoxed for a

785
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:22,359
Speaker 2: lot of. That so of course they ended up. Rolling

786
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:23,520
Speaker 2: and we don't need to talk about.

787
00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:27,120
Speaker 3: That there is a TEXT i wanted to address as

788
00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:30,520
Speaker 3: far as The wild. GOES i did want to mention.

789
00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:34,200
Speaker 3: It and you, started The wild already gave Up this

790
00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:38,280
Speaker 3: is six one, two, guys we're talking about trades and big. Swings,

791
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,720
Speaker 3: uh The wild already gave up a boatload of future

792
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,759
Speaker 3: commodities For. Hughes you can't do that again to that

793
00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:47,920
Speaker 3: level for another big. Fish it leaves your cupboards too

794
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:51,160
Speaker 3: empty going. Forward and if you don't win that cup.

795
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:56,799
Speaker 3: Yeesh adding another solid, player not, elite gives us an

796
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:58,759
Speaker 3: up depth to make a legitimate, run but it still

797
00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:00,920
Speaker 3: allows for us to hold a piece or two for the.

798
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:04,200
Speaker 3: Future i'm here to tell you we've been doing this

799
00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:07,360
Speaker 3: game for twenty five years of just wait for what

800
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:11,279
Speaker 3: our future holds when this core comes to. Town just

801
00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:14,680
Speaker 3: wait Until coyle and grandlnd and all get held And

802
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,960
Speaker 3: nino all come. Together we've been playing this game. Forever,

803
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:20,680
Speaker 3: yeah if this isn't the team that you look at

804
00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:21,960
Speaker 3: and go, yeah this.

805
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,520
Speaker 2: Is where we go all. In but the other part

806
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,640
Speaker 2: of that, argument And i've Heard russo say this on

807
00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:27,960
Speaker 2: one of his fancy.

808
00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:31,200
Speaker 1: Blogs you know there's going to be some bigger fish

809
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:35,160
Speaker 1: out there this, offseason and if you should mortgage the future,

810
00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:38,080
Speaker 1: now that takes you out of the running for some

811
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:41,600
Speaker 1: of those big pieces Come july or whatever it might.

812
00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:43,279
Speaker 2: Be so that's something to.

813
00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:48,240
Speaker 1: Consider if you give Up valstead, again all Speculation, falstead

814
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:52,279
Speaker 1: you're off strama now and go for the finish. Line,

815
00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:56,560
Speaker 1: now that leaves you no opportunities for who knows what's

816
00:41:56,600 --> 00:42:00,400
Speaker 1: available this, summer whether that's Be An Austin, matthews one

817
00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:04,279
Speaker 1: of The, Kuchuks Jack Hughes. Uh that takes you out

818
00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:06,399
Speaker 1: of the running for those for those potential big.

819
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:07,640
Speaker 3: Fish, well at the end of the, day we just

820
00:42:07,719 --> 00:42:10,960
Speaker 3: don't know who IS i, mean we can, speculate we

821
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,640
Speaker 3: can list off, names but we don't know who would

822
00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:15,920
Speaker 3: be available now and who may be available in the.

823
00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:19,239
Speaker 3: Summer so Only Bill garrin and the guys inside THE

824
00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:22,640
Speaker 3: gm circle really know what's out. There AM i okay

825
00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:25,160
Speaker 3: with waiting if we do get said big fish in the?

826
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:25,520
Speaker 2: Summer?

827
00:42:25,719 --> 00:42:27,840
Speaker 1: Absolutely but are you gonna wet your pants because you

828
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:30,600
Speaker 1: don't know what's going to? Happen then you're just gonna

829
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:34,600
Speaker 1: know what happened, Now and so you're amongst the group

830
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:36,600
Speaker 1: that's gonna wet their pants that they didn't, go you,

831
00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:38,319
Speaker 1: know sell everything now because the.

832
00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:43,279
Speaker 2: Third time this. Week, yeah, no it's, no it's at

833
00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:46,160
Speaker 2: the end of the, day you don't know what they were.

834
00:42:46,239 --> 00:42:48,800
Speaker 3: Offered you can you, know read about it and you

835
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:52,279
Speaker 3: can listen To russo as you lovingly the first to

836
00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:55,920
Speaker 3: him as An America's Favorite. America but you just don't

837
00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:59,359
Speaker 3: know what was offered until probably the book comes out.

838
00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:02,520
Speaker 3: Later so it's hard to be mad if they don't

839
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:04,880
Speaker 3: have a price that they're willing to give up for the.

840
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:06,719
Speaker 5: Guy i'm.

841
00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:07,759
Speaker 2: Excited i'm excited to.

842
00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:10,000
Speaker 1: See it's hard to believe that we had to take

843
00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:11,680
Speaker 1: a three week pause in the middle of the, season

844
00:43:11,719 --> 00:43:14,080
Speaker 1: but there is the final twenty four game push coming

845
00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:16,279
Speaker 1: up that will begin at the end of the. Month

846
00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:17,120
Speaker 1: like you, said they.

847
00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,040
Speaker 2: Start right off on the road In, colorado follow it

848
00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:21,320
Speaker 2: up the very next night In.

849
00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:25,080
Speaker 1: Utah but hopefully everyone at least a Ten olympians that

850
00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:28,960
Speaker 1: didn't go over the rest of the roster can carry

851
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:31,880
Speaker 1: the mail, there especially in that first game back and you,

852
00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:35,360
Speaker 1: know measuring stick game against the top Rated Colorado.

853
00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:38,640
Speaker 2: Avalanche do you think they're? Catchable can The wild pull it?

854
00:43:38,719 --> 00:43:39,960
Speaker 2: OFF i think it's.

855
00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:42,560
Speaker 1: Possible LAST i saw there was a five game, gap

856
00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:45,799
Speaker 1: five point, gap but they had a ton of games at.

857
00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:48,960
Speaker 2: Hand uh. HUH i think it's. POSSIBLE i don't think it's.

858
00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:50,840
Speaker 3: LIKELY i think it would have more to do with

859
00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:54,800
Speaker 3: The avalanche falling off and looking more human than it

860
00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:56,440
Speaker 3: would be the why because The wild are playing a

861
00:43:56,880 --> 00:44:00,359
Speaker 3: pretty good. Clip basically ever since they Got, hughes there's been,

862
00:44:00,440 --> 00:44:03,520
Speaker 3: dips but it's never been for very long where The

863
00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:06,000
Speaker 3: avalanche just playing at an other worldly level right.

864
00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:07,000
Speaker 2: Now, yeah we'll see what.

865
00:44:07,080 --> 00:44:10,000
Speaker 1: Happens the biggest thing that can happen for The wild

866
00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:12,160
Speaker 1: coming out of The olympic break is that they come

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Speaker 2: Again eight guys on THE nhl, roster ten guys.

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Speaker 1: Total it's going to be a physical and mental grind

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Speaker 1: to get from here To february twenty second when they

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Speaker 1: award That olympic. Gold whether you get, gold, silver or,

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Speaker 1: bronze the big thing for The wild coming out of

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Speaker 1: The olympic break is that they're, healthy and that's the

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Speaker 1: best thing that you can hope for as they make

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Speaker 1: that final push towards The Stanley cup. Playoffs this was, Fun,

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Speaker 1: Brett thank you very much for having me over the

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Speaker 1: course of these last three.

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Speaker 2: Hours this was a good. Time and you know, what

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Speaker 2: why don't we just do it? TOMORROW i guess we do.

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Speaker 1: Have a good show already set up for. Tomorrow we

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Speaker 1: Got pat And wally from the. Road they're In South.

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Speaker 1: Bend they're going to join us for the first hour

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Speaker 1: and a half or, whatever so that'll be. Good Wally

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Speaker 1: shaver And pat, mcletdy they'll be on the call. Tonight

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Speaker 1: The gopher is taking On Notre dame five thirty pregame

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Speaker 1: recap of tonight tomorrow With pat And. WALLY i also

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Speaker 1: think and hopefully we have a better connection With Michael,

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Speaker 1: russo But america's favorite blogger is going to join us

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Speaker 1: from across the pond From milan give us kind of

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Speaker 1: an update on what's going on there from The Olympic,

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Speaker 1: village so that'd be great to hear from. Him Tony

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Speaker 1: scott with Our Youth Hockey hub, report and this is

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Speaker 1: a big weekend for high school hockey boys and, girls

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Speaker 1: so it'll be good good timing to catch up With

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Speaker 1: Scott peller Who Tony. Scott we also Have Scott peller

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Speaker 1: and Former wild. Captain he'll join us and a special surprise,

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Speaker 1: won't want to miss. That so, that amongst other, reasons

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Speaker 1: good enough for you to get out of bed tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: Morning Brett Blake more can't. Wait all, Right, well thank

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Speaker 1: Everyone we'll be sending out some texts with some tickets

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Speaker 1: Tickets good luck to you and. Yours if you don't

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