1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Will Michael Russo The Athletic, the Athletic dot Com at 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: Russo Hockey via X Michael, Good morning, And why exactly 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: are you in Cleveland? 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 2: I'm covering the rivalry series USA Canada plays game here 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 2: on Friday on Thursday nights More night, and then a 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: game in Buffalo on Saturday night, and then they played 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: two games. 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 3: In Edmonton and as well. 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 2: Then that's in December, and then there'll be both teams 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: will be picking pretty much come cutting down their rosters 11 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 2: to the teams that will see in Milan during the Olympics. 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: Seven Minnesotans on the USA roster, right, Yeah, yeah. 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 2: Seven Minnesotans. Sixth women that are on the frost. I 14 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: believe six or seven when I looked at it. And 15 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 2: you know, this is gonna be a good learning lesson 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: for me because Haley Salvin and are excellent women's hockey 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: writers is with me here in Cleveland, and I'm essentially 18 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 2: like an intern and I'm gonna be shadowing her today, 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 2: covering I believe the game solo in Buffalo, and then 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: I'll be solo in Edmonton and I'm gonna be covering 21 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: women's hockey as well as ment hockey in Milan. 22 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 3: So you know, one of the smart things. 23 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: That I think that we did at the Athletic is, 24 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 2: uh have me to start to you know, be around 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: uh these two teams and learn the players, learn everything, 26 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: you know, meet the right people and and and hopefully 27 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 2: I'll be able to do an adequate job when I'm 28 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 2: in Milan. 29 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: Well they're there, I mean there are other names, but 30 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: like Taylor Heisei, Grace a Zumbwinkle, Kelly Panic, I mean 31 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: you you you you had to have met them in 32 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 1: your hockey walk up life, right. 33 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, Hillary Knight. 34 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: And you know, I see a lot of growth because 35 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 2: their their locker room is literally right next to where 36 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: we we uh hang out as press during Minnesota Wild practices. 37 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: So I've met a lot of them obviously. Uh you know, 38 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: I've watched a lot of them play for the Frost. 39 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: We all know how incredible the player Taylor is. 40 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 3: So I'm really looking. 41 00:01:58,960 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: Forward to this. 42 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 3: Uh tell some really good stories. 43 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 2: Which is you know, what you want to do at 44 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: the Olympics as well, for both the men and the women. 45 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 3: As you know, it's not so much about the game 46 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 3: coverage as it is the storytelling. 47 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: And and so you know, I think it's important for 48 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 2: me to start to really learn these teams and learn 49 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: these players or not just the United States, but Canada 50 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: and and make sure that we're doing a really good 51 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: job because we're sending it about thirty of us over 52 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 2: to Milan, but only four or five of us are 53 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 2: covering the hockey and and so Haley and Ile to 54 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: covering women's and and uh and I think it'll be 55 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 2: an absolute class. 56 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, looking at this from Afar after talking 57 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: with you yesterday, the I mean the the Wisconsin Badgers 58 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: women's hockey team, I mean just must be that of 59 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: immortality there. I think they are like four seven seven 60 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: Badgers or something on the USA roster. 61 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, and and you know, it's really cool. 62 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: I'm looking I'm looking forward to doing a feature on Robo, 63 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 2: the coach for the women's team, because he's got his 64 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: fingerprints not only on their on their roster, but the 65 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: men's He's coached the you know, at the ann Arbor program, 66 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 2: he coached Matt Bouldie, coached the Chuck brothers, the Hughes brothers, 67 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 2: and a lot of other players that will have a 68 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: chance to maybe make the United States men's team. So 69 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: you know, it's a really cool story of this coach. 70 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: It's now you know, transition to coaching the women's roster 71 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: here and how he's really on both Olympic teams can 72 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 2: be shaping it up. But to your point, I mean, 73 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: Wisconsin has an excellent program, a lot of a lot 74 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: of really good players, I mean up and down the lineup. 75 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: But if you look at the girls, you know they're 76 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 2: quote unquote trying out for the American team and only 77 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: have three or four cuts by the time Edmonson comes 78 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: around afterwards. You know, they come from all over the 79 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: United States, and that just again shows just how how 80 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 2: big the sport is becoming in this country. 81 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: Lastly, here this rivalry series. Who's and this may be 82 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: a dumb question, but generally speaking, or maybe even now, 83 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: who's overall better? And why USA or can? Well? 84 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, I think the United States 85 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 2: are going to have an incredible time. I wouldn't say 86 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: that I'm like you that I know everything about both 87 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 2: these teams, but I can tell you that the times 88 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: I watched them on NHL Networks, the United States teams 89 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 2: to have the upper hand. I went to one of 90 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 2: the games in San Jose, last year, either last year 91 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 2: or two years ago. And it's a lot of the 92 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: same girls that are that are going to basically be 93 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 2: representing the United States at the at the Olympics. And 94 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: the United States absolutely trounce Canada at the game that 95 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 2: I went to, so I think, you know, like, look, 96 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 2: these are obviously going to be the two elite nations 97 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: in Milan that are going to be going for the 98 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: gold medal. I think that the United States right now 99 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 2: probably has the upper hand and and that would be incredible. 100 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: Michael Russo at Russo Hockey via X. He's in Cleveland 101 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: for the USA Canada rivalry series, which begins tomorrow night, 102 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: I believe on the NHL Network with the with the 103 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: Minnesota Wild. Confusing, confusing ending to the Wild game last night, 104 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: the Wild get two and OT against Bruno and and 105 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: it was a win that left several Predators thinking they 106 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: got ripped off, right. 107 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Mcaerran after the game told me that he thought 108 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: that they got screwed, So you're exactly right. I mean, 109 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 2: they weren't leaving the bench. They wanted a full explanation, 110 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 2: and you're right. It was a confusing way to end 111 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 2: the game for myriad reasons won the Wild weren't very 112 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: good last night two, that Steven Stamkos scored with three 113 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: tenths of the second to even put the Predators in 114 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 2: that position to have a chance to get the extra 115 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 2: point in overtime. 116 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 3: And then obviously the awarded goal. It starts in. 117 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: Defenses zone where Eric Halla had had his talcket picked 118 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: by Marcus Johansson, and a really good odd man rush 119 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 2: led by capriceop over the net. 120 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 3: And over the line. 121 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 2: And you know the way that I look at it 122 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 2: when I look at that replay and also having the 123 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 2: context of what added and the goalie for Nashville was 124 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 2: doing multiple times in that game. You know, Capri suff 125 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 2: he thinks it's gonna one time it. There's no defensive help, 126 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: and he pushed the net right off the moorings. This 127 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 2: was not and I've gotten multiple, by the way, unsolicited 128 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 2: texts from goalies, current and former NHL goalies today that 129 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: said he was absolutely pushing the net off the moorings. 130 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 3: This was not your typical push. 131 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 2: From side to side. In fact, if you look, he 132 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 2: doesn't even try to get to the right side. His 133 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: intent was to ruin the scoring chance and push the 134 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 2: net off the moorings, and in that case, in an 135 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 2: imminent scoring chance, it's supposed to be awarded a goal. Now, 136 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 2: the difference here was is that Caprice uf end decided 137 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 2: to pass the puck. It was a deflected puck that 138 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 2: he was trying that Johansen was trying to put in. 139 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: It hit the side of the net that was already dislodged, 140 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: and then what he did is he put the rebound 141 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 2: through where the goal would have been. And if you 142 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 2: look at the referee here and again not saying he's 143 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 2: right or on the league obviously agreed with him, he 144 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 2: doesn't signal good goals on the first attempt, he signals 145 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 2: it on the second. So in his opinion, especially with 146 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: no defender around, his opinion was that this was this 147 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 2: continued immin in scoring chance and this would not and 148 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 2: this would have potentially been a goal if the net 149 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 2: wasn't pushed intentionally either and I'm saying intentionally, it could 150 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: be deliberate or accidental if it wasn't closed off the moorings. 151 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 2: So I just think that if you look at the 152 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 2: play overall, and he did this in the second period too, 153 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 2: on a wild power play, I just think if you 154 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: look at the the the actions of him all night 155 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 2: is that he just seemed to be wanting to push 156 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: the net off the moorings on scoring chances. So I 157 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 2: think that it was an illegal act and I think 158 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 2: they got the call right. I know that there's obviously 159 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 2: a lot of Predators fans that disagree. I'm sure there's 160 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: a lot of gamblers that totally disagree that that that 161 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: might have had the Predators winning that game. And obviously 162 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 2: there are some people in the hockey. 163 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 3: World that also just that also disagree. 164 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 2: The league agreed it probably wasn't. I don't think it 165 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 2: was good protocol by either referee. They never once explained 166 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: to the crowd what was going on. You know, we 167 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: were just watching it from afar. Even when he signaled gold, 168 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 2: good goal, Trevor Hanson, he just went right up to 169 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: Andrew Burdette to explain his decision. Never explained it to 170 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: the fans. 171 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 3: So there was just a lot of confusion last night. 172 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: But I still think that that Ananin did something intentional 173 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: and deliberate and illegal, and you know what, karma, he's not. 174 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 3: Going to do it again. 175 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,239 Speaker 1: I guarantee you that Michael, with coach Hines joining forty 176 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: five minutes from now. Let me let me vet something 177 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: out with you before I chat with him, just to 178 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: make sure I don't make a mistake. So like, okay, 179 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: So Stamkos ties it with point three remaining, with that 180 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: bomb from the circle to the right of Gous All right, 181 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: thirty five years old, stamp Cost still bringing it. I 182 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: get that. But with the Eric Sinec clear he did 183 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: the right thing. It just hit it just hit an official, right, Yeah, I. 184 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 2: Mean it was First of all, it was a great 185 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 2: play by the defenseman even to be able to then 186 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: corral that tuck immediately and somehow get it over to 187 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: Stamp Coost and then Stamp Cost to get a shot. 188 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 3: It was just a perfect storm. I get it. 189 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 2: We're all playing, you know, we're all playing Monday morning quarterback, 190 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 2: and you look at it, and you look at the 191 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 2: time of the clock with three or four seconds left, 192 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 2: and you're just at what when the goal goes in, 193 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 2: You're just saying, all right, you had three seconds, just 194 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 2: eat the puck, go into the corner. He was being pressured, 195 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 2: and I think that again, We're all we're all sitting 196 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 2: on our couches up in the press box watching on TV. 197 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 2: We're not in the heat of battle in the arena, 198 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: and I think that he just figured, you know, at 199 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 2: a minimum, I'm just going to be able to bang 200 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 2: this off the board or off the glass and out 201 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 2: of the zone and kill the rest of the clock. 202 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 2: He didn't anticipate that it would hit the official. The 203 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 2: official was part of play and it went right to 204 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 2: their defenseman who made an exceptional play and it was 205 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 2: just the perfect goal by Stamcoat. So I know it's 206 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 2: all easy for all of us to sit there and 207 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 2: blame Erikson neck for that, but again, you know, it's 208 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 2: three or four seconds left. If that thing doesn't hit 209 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 2: the official, it probably is out of his own It's 210 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 2: easy for us, I'll say, eat the puck in that circumstance. 211 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 2: But he is the one that's in the heat of battle. 212 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 2: He's been on the ice for a long time, hadn't 213 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 2: done well on face offs, and that's one reason why 214 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 2: they were in that position. And I think that he 215 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 2: just figured I could just whip this thing out of 216 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 2: his own and unfortunately it just wound up going to them, 217 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 2: and in the end, the Wild got the second point 218 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: at least, but they did give a team that's ahead 219 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 2: of them in the standing the point and the Wild 220 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 2: I've done that a couple of times now this season. 221 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 2: They blew it three nothing lead at home against LA 222 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 2: and gave them a point. So that needs to stop 223 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 2: because as we saw last year, the Wild made the 224 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: playoffs in the tiebreaker that took a miracle by Arsonak. 225 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 2: If verisonek doesn't score that goal with twenty seconds left 226 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 2: in Game eighty two, the Wild don't make the playoffs. 227 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 2: So these points matter, and the Wild to put themselves 228 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 2: in a position where they got to start getting regulation 229 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 2: wins and stop giving their division and conference opponents points 230 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 2: that are unnecessary. 231 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: Well, so, Radio, tell me what you think about this. 232 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: Coroll Capriesov is the best overall player on the Minnesota Wild. 233 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: He's the one that captures the most attention Marcus Johansson 234 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: this year, he's not far behind. Right. 235 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 3: Well, he's been extremely good. I mean there's no doubt 236 00:10:59,080 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 3: about it, and. 237 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 2: A lot of that come because he's boiled up on 238 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 2: that line with Capri stuff. He has a six game 239 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 2: point straights, five goals in that stretch. I tweeted out 240 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: today because I couldn't because I was just walking through 241 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 2: the airport and thinking about this. But and I looked 242 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 2: it up on his game laws. But last year he 243 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 2: got his sixth goal in the fifty seventh game, and 244 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 2: now he had six goals in fourteen. 245 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 3: And last year he got his. 246 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 2: Twelfth point in twenty seven games, and he has his 247 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 2: twelve points now in fourteen. So he's playing excellent. I mean, 248 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: there's no doubt about it, because I'm all sorts of 249 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 2: props see three games from a huge milestone in his 250 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 2: career for one of the big reasons why he wanted 251 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: to come back to the NHL this year and play 252 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 2: only for the Wild. And he signed a real budget 253 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 2: friendly deal that's for sure, at eight hundred grand, which 254 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 2: is essentially the league minimum. And and right now he's 255 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 2: been as good as as good as we've ever seen him, 256 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: probably since the beginning of his second stint here when 257 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 2: he got here and started playing with Eric Knack and Boldie. 258 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,959 Speaker 2: So he's playing great. We'll see what happens now. Because Zukurello, 259 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 2: you know, yesterday, when I was talking to Bill Garon 260 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 2: in the press box, it sounded like I think he 261 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 2: was expecting zu Carella would be on this trip. They 262 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 2: played tomorrow at Carolina and Friday at the Islanders. I 263 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 2: can't imagine that they would have him played back to back. 264 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 2: So there's a really good chance that if Dukerella is 265 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 2: on this trip, that we're going to see him onlin 266 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 2: Island on Friday. Well that you know, almost certainly, I 267 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 2: would think that Zukerella goes immediately back with Correll. And 268 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 2: if that is the case, then Joe Hanson probably goes 269 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 2: down to the second line. Then Tarasenko goes to the third. 270 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 2: So how does now Johansson being away from uh the preestots, 271 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 2: assuming that happens him, We'll have to We'll have to see. 272 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 3: But right now he's been really, really good. 273 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: That's a great point. Uh uh a z Bullyam, has 274 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: has z taken just a leap year or two? Or 275 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: is this turning into a massive leap? 276 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 2: You know when I just I missed we had a 277 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: little dead spot there. 278 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: What do you ask, Ze Bullyam? Uh, he's taken a lead, 279 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: But like, is this is this embarking on potentially a 280 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 1: massive jump? 281 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 2: Well, I think he's going to be a star in 282 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 2: this league. You know, I remember brock Favor, you know, 283 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 2: it was kind of treading along his first month month 284 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 2: and a half in the NHL, and then Ashley John 285 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 2: Hines took over and he absolutely took off and had 286 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 2: and wound up winning, you know, being a Calder Trophy 287 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 2: runner up and got the huge deal. And I think 288 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 2: that Zeve is slowly abiding his time. You know, he 289 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 2: has started playing third pair. A lot of the reasons 290 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 2: was that before that was to try to get Middleton 291 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 2: away from your check and Spurgeon away from him and 292 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 2: start to get everybody feeling a little bit maybe more normal. 293 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 2: I think even and your Check had good moments and 294 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 2: bad moments, but so have every every player on this 295 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 2: team and every defense and on this team. I think, 296 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 2: you know, uh, we see Z's come out there yesterday. 297 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: He's now getting second power play minutes and he comes 298 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 2: out there and immediately sports a goal. And you know, 299 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 2: I'd like to see, you know, like in New York 300 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 2: right now, Matthew Shaffer, who's probably the favorite to win 301 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 2: the Calder Trophy. He's getting a ton of minutes. He's 302 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 2: the first overall pick, but he is he's playing in 303 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:04,599 Speaker 2: every situation. Maine Hudson last year in Montreal, the the 304 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 2: Canadians really dealt with his early season at some struggles 305 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 2: and he turned into a player that erupted and wound 306 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 2: up winning the Calleger Trophy. What I'd love to see 307 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 2: from the wild is just giving Zeve a little more rope. 308 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 2: You know, understand that. Look, he needs to be coached here. 309 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: Maybe they'll start doing this in a month, but you know, 310 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 2: let's see him more on the power play and get 311 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 2: more minutes. You know, three on three is an area 312 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 2: where we haven't seen him on the ice yet, and 313 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 2: that should be where his cup of tea is. 314 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 3: He's got a long career ahead of him. 315 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 2: Obviously, there's trust, you know, there's conflicting interest here, right 316 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 2: John Hines needs to keep his job, he needs to win, 317 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 2: and he trusts guys like Marcus Johansson, Jared Spurgeon, players 318 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 2: that are veterans that are playing above guys like Danela. 319 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 3: You're off, you're over, and. 320 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 2: Who's in the minor is now Zev and your check. 321 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 2: But at some point here, you know, I think they 322 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 2: got to give him a little more rope and let's 323 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 2: see what he has. But he's got a long career 324 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 2: ahead of him. He's gone a quarterback the number one 325 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 2: power play for the rest of the time here in Minnesota. 326 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: So if it doesn't happen right now, I don't think 327 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 2: fans need to. 328 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 3: Get totally frustrated. But I do think that he is 329 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 3: just an absolutely special player. 330 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: A couple of quick ings to close your Michael Ipief 331 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: time for the for Bruno's brats for the Predators. Matthew 332 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: would the former Gopher he scored last night. Is is 333 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: he pretty good? Yeah? 334 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 2: He is. He is gigantic too. I had no idea 335 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 2: until I saw him in the hallway yesterday before the game. 336 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 2: He is. And then he scored just a you know, 337 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 2: a terrific goal. So I think that, you know, I 338 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 2: think the Predators, look, they are struggling right now. They're 339 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 2: especially struggling to score goals. You know, I talking to 340 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 2: Barry Trotz yesterday. 341 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 3: You know he's not exactly happy. 342 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 2: Bruno has not been exactly happy. Uh stamcost is somebody 343 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 2: that they obviously gave a big ticket. 344 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 3: He had a tough first year there. 345 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 2: His shot volume is significantly down. Yesterday it was his 346 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 2: first point in nine games. Marciuso hasn't been as good. 347 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 2: They still have issues up the middle there in Nashville, 348 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 2: and so I think that they are a team that 349 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 2: still has a lot a lot to prove, but what's 350 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 2: going to be a really good player for them, And 351 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 2: and we'll see how they continue to do here. 352 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 3: They go to New. 353 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 2: York at the end of this week and then they 354 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 2: hit the Sweden to play the Penguins and uh, kind 355 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 2: of on that same global series track that the Wild 356 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 2: had a couple of years ago. And but Bruno, I 357 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 2: know is you know, it's been tough times, and I 358 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 2: know he's uh, he's trying to get them to write 359 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 2: the ship. I thought they played great yesterday. I thought 360 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 2: they checked really well, made life very difficult for the Wild, 361 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 2: and the Wild they're lucky that they. 362 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 3: Got two points. They're lucky they got one point. Let 363 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 3: it go on two. Actually the way that they played 364 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 3: yesterday in the seven and. 365 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: Third periods, yeah, I agree. And they run it back 366 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: to back with travel zher and two on back to 367 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: back into that game, and and they they they muddled 368 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: the game. They just mucked it up with the best 369 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: chance giving them the best chance to win. And they're 370 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: winning all the right face offs late late in the game. 371 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: So they uh, yeah, they they really really brought it 372 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: for Bruno yesterday. 373 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 2: Man, I think lost three face offs stretch there and 374 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: then the reason they had the one day of the 375 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 2: one shift in the second parier that the wild escapes 376 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: where the Hartman line was out there for three minutes, 377 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 2: and then Tarasenko just would not get off the ice 378 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 2: if I'm turning the puck over. So it was a 379 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 2: it was a weird game. The Wild somehow prevailed. 380 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: Hey, and and speaking of Gophers and away from last night, 381 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 1: how high end is logan goalie? I mean twelve points 382 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: and thirteen games and eight goals. That guy's phenomenal. 383 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, he is going to be a thorn in the 384 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 2: side of the wild for a long long time. I mean, 385 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 2: you know, if you had a redraft right now, I 386 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 2: know it's early, but you might go one or two 387 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 2: in that draft. And what it was, the fifth overall pick, 388 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 2: and and he just looks like, I mean, what scares 389 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 2: me about the Utah Mammate is that all their guys, 390 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 2: maybe except for Nick Schmaltz, all their guys are signed 391 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 2: long term, all their young core, from Clayton Keller to 392 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 2: JJ Peturka to Dylan Gunther to Logan Cooley. And I 393 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 2: think I'm forgetting one. I mean, they are just. 394 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 3: An excellent, excellent fast hockey team. 395 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 2: I think they still need a little more meat, you know, 396 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 2: in their bottoms, in their bottom six, but they are 397 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 2: you know, to be able to compete in the playoffs. 398 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 2: But Logan Cooley is going to be somebody that, you know, 399 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 2: I really think that Bill Garrett's got to give him 400 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: a shot to make the Olympics. It might be a 401 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 2: little too soon for that, considering how many incredible American 402 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 2: hockey players are and where they are at center. 403 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 1: You know. 404 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 2: I wrote a USA sort of projection story the other 405 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 2: day and Jack Hughes has been one of the best 406 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 2: players with Jack Eichel, of all the Americans of the 407 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 2: NHL this year. He really struggled in the poor Nations 408 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 2: that wing. So they're probably going to move him in 409 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 2: the center. And if they move him to center, that's 410 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 2: going to make it a little tougher for Logan to 411 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 2: make the team. But he is going to be just 412 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 2: a superstar in this league, I think. 413 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: All right. Lastly, first winning streak of the season for 414 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: the Wild Now to Carolina tomorrow night, then at the Islanders, 415 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 1: back to back calgery here to close the weekend next 416 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: three How many points should we expect from the Minnesota Wild. 417 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you want to get at least four. 418 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously they want they want to go clean, 419 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 2: clean it up. I mean, Carolina is a great hockey team. 420 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 2: I spent some time around them a couple of weeks 421 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 2: ago for a couple of stories that I was working on. 422 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 2: But they are injury riddled right now. They're getting some 423 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 2: guys back. They went into the Madison Square yesterday and 424 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 2: shut them out. But the Rangers are just reeling right now. 425 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 2: So you know, look, you want to win that game. 426 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 2: Second back to back at the Islander's a physical team 427 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 2: that's been playing much much better, had some fresh young 428 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 2: youth with guys like Simon Holmestroom and Matthew Schaeffer. I mean, 429 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 2: that's gonna be a tough step in the back to back, 430 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 2: but you better. 431 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 3: Be Calgary when you come home. I mean that that 432 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 3: seemstincs and. 433 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 2: So that's why I say, if you can, if you can, 434 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 2: just look when I talked to Rod Brindimore last year's 435 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 2: Wild game in Carolina, he says that's the best that 436 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 2: any team's played them in the regular season, and Gustuson 437 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 2: was phenomenal. But the Wild went into Raley last year 438 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 2: and played a tremendous game. So if you can just 439 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 2: win that one, then roll the dice in New York 440 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 2: where they wild had that bad loss last year that 441 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 2: really almost unraveled their season. And then and then come 442 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 2: home and be Calgary. You're starting to look much much 443 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 2: better in the standings. 444 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:06,479 Speaker 1: Thanks brother, safe travels. All right, all see it, take care, 445 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: see you about marathon segment. Thanks to Steve's appliances and 446 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: Steve's appliances dot com with Michael Russo Russo Radio was 447 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: in the air. We head into the second part of 448 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: the radio program and Nonordo is going to guide us 449 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: through a muddied version of the NFC that's around the corner. 450 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 4: But first, this the Fan along with two men in 451 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 4: a junk truck. They want to give you a chance 452 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 4: at some bonus bucks National Cash Contest style. Go to 453 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 4: KFN dot com, enter the keyword bills. You might win 454 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 4: some money to pay some bills. With the keyword bills 455 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 4: at kfan dot thirty four. 456 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: It's nine to now. Do you stumble upon like some 457 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: spaceship sounders, I just I've hit I think it's this one, yes, 458 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: so many times today it's not that I'm looking for 459 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: like five options. I'm just looking to replace it and 460 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 1: try and do. That's the beauty of this job is 461 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: we can sample. It's like it's like working in the 462 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: culinary field and like being on radio or TV, preferably 463 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: preferably TV. They can line things up in front of you, 464 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: in front of you and say which one do you 465 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: like most? That ain't gonna be it. That's a car crash. Jeez. 466 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: I think maybe the one you put it, you put 467 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: out there first for years might be the best one. 468 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: I think that's the one. Yeah, I like that one. 469 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: Two receivers left it right there. We hit the wrong 470 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: one there. Okay, look what I found. Friday Football Feast 471 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: Buffalo Wild Wings, Elk River at nine fifteen. This guy, 472 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: it's third and ten from the Vikings fourteen. Two receivers 473 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: left and right, Rivers shotgun, Vikings rush four Philip dump 474 00:21:54,480 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: over the middle. Paul's got into the air. All right, 475 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna stick with Vikings sounder ray. 476 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 4: Oh no, I think I think that's the best one. 477 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: Uh, this is so look at this, Look at all, 478 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: Look at all this this treasure that's hidden here in news. 479 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: Holy cow. Now this system's just where's full of it? 480 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: All of this stuff been all my life? What is this? 481 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: And the Vikings offense now orchestrated by Kevin Stefanski, Jay 482 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: walks onto the field the Tuesday dismissile of offensive coordinator 483 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: John d. Polippo Dolphins game. Yeah it's it's three minutes 484 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: forty three seconds of December seventeenth and the Columns first game. 485 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 2: I got it. 486 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: I got it. 487 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 4: Actually, gosh, now you're now this is on air production. 488 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 4: Do we have all the Vikings Dolphins? 489 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: I don't know Dolphins? 490 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:46,679 Speaker 3: What? 491 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,919 Speaker 1: No, this isn't a separate spot. This is by the Sounders. Okay, 492 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: Dolphins and then you know what's on the horizon a 493 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 1: month and a half from now. Merry Christmas, Vikings fans, 494 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: you are the best. Here we go, Here we go 495 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: on the first day of Chris miss My Vikings gate 496 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: to me a topsy turvy season in the Perche or 497 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: the Perge. In twenty twenty, I think Onordo and I 498 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: did that song wearing masks. That's why it sounded a 499 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 1: little muddled. 500 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 4: Well, you just had me remember him because earlier in 501 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,719 Speaker 4: the week I was given I was given Bursich some heck, 502 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 4: because he absolutely lost it on the Jamison Williams push off. 503 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:26,880 Speaker 4: And I think he's right and he had a right 504 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 4: to be mad, but how much he hates his rivals. 505 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 4: There was a Dalvin Cook touchdown in that twenty nineteen 506 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 4: Dolphins game when Stefanski took over, or twenty eighteen game, Yeah, 507 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 4: where he does a spin move on somebody and gives 508 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 4: the peace sign to the end zone. There you go, 509 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 4: and it sounded like Bursich. I mean, let's just say 510 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 4: he strained something so badly he had to check his 511 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 4: pants after the game. And when Dalt, when Dalvin put 512 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 4: that spin move on the linebacker. 513 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: And that one was here, that was at US Bank, Yeah, yeah, 514 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: because remember the last time we played the Dolphins down there, 515 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: we played against the Gang the Gank, the gink is 516 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 1: on fire. He was the ink was on the other team. Yeah, 517 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two and Dalvin Cook scored that touchdown and 518 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: threw the ball up into the stands. Yes he did. 519 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: He went from fifty three m. But that just had me. 520 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 4: That had me thinking back that twenty eighteen season where 521 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 4: de Filippo gets canned because he doesn't want to run 522 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 4: the ball. Awful loss at seaddle doesn't even get to 523 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 4: take the team playing home basically, and then what does 524 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 4: Stefanski do smartly eventual two time coach of the Year, 525 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 4: He's like, we're gonna run for two hundred on the Dolphins. 526 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 4: The new guy rolls in. You want me to run 527 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 4: the ball? Okay, yeah, here we go. So that rushing touchdown? 528 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,119 Speaker 4: You say yes. 529 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: First and ten from the Miami eighteen hand off the tavious. 530 00:24:52,640 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: He gallops to the fifteen, to the ten, to the five, 531 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: runs into the end zone from eighteen and the Vikings 532 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: lead twenty zero might be this one. First and fifteen 533 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: from the Dolphins, twenty one Cousins from under center hands 534 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: it to Doe. He spins the heat from the Dolphin 535 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: at the fifteenth spins is that the one that's the Russian? 536 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: To you started over? So I could really I want 537 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: to hear one more time with the Oh what's about? Oh? 538 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,400 Speaker 1: Is that what it is? Because here's the other handoff 539 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook. He spins it around the up side, turns 540 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: it up at the town that's not the round, stops 541 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: to spend month. First and fifteen from the Dolphins twenty 542 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: one Cousins from under center hands it to Doe. He 543 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: spins them at the fifteen spins. Oh that's terrific, all right, 544 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: ten thirty nine? What you got up your sleeve with them? 545 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: With something you told me about multiple days ago, and 546 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: here we are on a Wednesday unfurling it. 547 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,959 Speaker 4: Well, here, here's just me being me in a rupee. 548 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 4: Is you have your best win of the season. You 549 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 4: have maybe as healthy as you've been all season in 550 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 4: terms of the roster time. 551 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: No need to rush this because we have opens after 552 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: heyen Z, yes we do. 553 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 4: But just looking at kind of the shape of the NFC, 554 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,239 Speaker 4: I mean, I'll be honest with you, Pa, after the 555 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 4: shellacking that the Vikings took to the via the Chargers 556 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 4: at so far, I'm not saying season's over. That's just 557 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 4: not how I've ever looked at things. But you start thinking, Okay, 558 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 4: final game, final ten games of the season. You're a 559 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 4: three to four team, You've been beaten and battered the 560 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 4: entire way. You're exhausted. Let's just get the kid QB 561 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 4: back and see what we have in JJ McCarthy. 562 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: If you are a. 563 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 4: Seven or an eight win team, but you know in 564 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 4: January that either this could be a problem or this 565 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 4: is a platform to build with. In number nine, I 566 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 4: think that's a W in terms of the long term 567 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:00,360 Speaker 4: of the organation. 568 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: And I'm not a defeatist, but I know what I mean. 569 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 4: But after what we saw the thirty seven to ten debacle, 570 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 4: I'm starting to think and change my face in terms 571 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 4: of what to expect out of this group. Well, ten 572 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 4: days later they go to ford Field and they handle business. 573 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 4: So now suddenly, because I'm a child and my emotions 574 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 4: ride the roller coaster of wins and losses in a 575 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 4: week to week league, I start to look at things 576 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 4: and I'm thinking, Okay, four and four, don't like that 577 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 4: could have gotten the Steelers w and we can play 578 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 4: the hindsight game. But this NFC is super muddy and 579 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 4: effectively all these teams, in one way or another have warts. 580 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 4: We saw the warts of a Philadelphia Eagles team, very beatable, 581 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 4: very game for a wa US Bank stadium. We could 582 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 4: not capture that, but we saw it the Bucks at 583 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 4: six and two. You know, at one point you're talking 584 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 4: about Baker Mayfield being an MVP candidate, But how beaten 585 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 4: and battered are they down in Tampa right now? If 586 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,880 Speaker 4: you're listening to WDVE and you're checking out and taking calls, 587 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 4: and rooms are hitting the text line iHeartRadio go crazy. 588 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: They're talking about how. 589 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 4: Beaten up and battered they are right now in a 590 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 4: division that should be a walk, but depending upon how 591 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 4: Pennis and the Falcons operate, may not be. 592 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: I don't know how much over here you can see, 593 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: but it's like, when I get into the Lauran, Well, 594 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: what's the Lauran, it's the prophet indeed, and I start 595 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 1: like scrolling up and down and stuff, or when I 596 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 1: get into the sneaky news or bits or beds or whatever, 597 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,719 Speaker 1: your your speech always pauses. So you're like, well Van Ginkle, 598 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 1: and then I get into the bit, Well Van Ginkle 599 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: did this, and and then I stopped. You like, Andie, 600 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: what's Paul doing over there trying to mess up the 601 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: entire spot set. Well, I'm just I'm just waiting. 602 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 4: I'm waiting for you to jump in with like an 603 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 4: old Ray Edwards Sack highlight, just to enjoin your repartee. So, 604 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 4: but but that's that's kind of the frame of this, 605 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 4: and maybe after Hines, whether it's I have a few 606 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 4: highlights in the mix and just kind of breaking things down. Well, 607 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 4: why wouldn't I The situation for the Vikings, this is 608 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 4: stone cold obvious to most is of course win the 609 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 4: division games, right yes or no? Absolutely, teams two and 610 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 4: zero on the road in the division, and so you 611 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 4: love what you're seeing there. 612 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: And we're going to have Bears. 613 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 4: And Packers a couple of weeks from now, so we'll 614 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 4: get those ws in the division. But really, the way 615 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 4: this thing is framing up is who's going to send three? 616 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 4: Will it be the NFC North or will it be 617 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 4: the NFC West, Because you're looking at two divisions right 618 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 4: now that certainly are three deep of organizations that are 619 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 4: game for postseason action, and that would be of course 620 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 4: the Lions, the Packers and the Vikings. If what we 621 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 4: saw on Friday is not an aberration and what we are, 622 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 4: what we saw on Sundays not an aberration, and we 623 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 4: can build on that against Lamar this weekend. But out 624 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 4: in the West, man, everybody may have warts. But whether 625 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 4: you're looking at the Niners that are six and three, 626 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 4: how wrong about them? Man? They are beaten and battered 627 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 4: and they're figuring it out with mac jones and they 628 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 4: got McCaffrey and kittlehealthy. 629 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: Still no IYU. 630 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 4: They're hoping for Ricky piersall all the things that are 631 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 4: going wrong with that team, they just continue to win games. 632 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 4: And the schedule for the Niners about as easy as 633 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 4: any schedule in the NFL down the stretch. The Seahawks, 634 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 4: I think they're going to have some problems with the 635 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 4: QB in some spots. If you can get them in 636 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 4: those spots, that's. 637 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: A big proclamation right there. 638 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 4: However, McDonald's eleven and one on the road defense is 639 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 4: playing well. They can run the ball a little bit. 640 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 4: I think they just they you know, they like that 641 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 4: Tory is it Tory Horton? Yep, the rookie and Jack. 642 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 4: But but they just added Rashid Shaheed that that deep 643 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 4: threat from the Saints, so that that's a team that's 644 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 4: going to be tough to take down. And we're going 645 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 4: to get to see him at at Loomin in a 646 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 4: few weeks on the road for a three PM game. 647 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 4: And then the Rams really they lose a I think 648 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 4: an ot game to the Niners and then they lost 649 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 4: in that defensive touchdown to the Eagles. Otherwise, the Rams 650 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 4: are good, man are getting real healthy. So who's going 651 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 4: to send three in a conference that has so many warts. 652 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 4: Will it be the NFC West or will it be 653 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 4: the NFC North? And just kind of looking down the road, 654 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 4: we can still handle our business and hoist an NFC 655 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 4: North crowd crown, but it's going to get very crowded 656 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 4: among those wildcard teams, and I think it's either West 657 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 4: or North and how we can position ourselves within that 658 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 4: muddy mix. 659 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: I have a suggestion, let's let's pay that off with 660 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: opinions wild following Heinze at eleven o'clock, I dig it, 661 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: But News de Nord is next. 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So thank you Canterbury, Thank you Quick Trip. 682 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: How about this? Thank you? How about this? Let me 683 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: find it here? There we go. 684 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 4: I saw this and it's been other places. Sam Ammick, 685 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 4: you're probably familiar with him. 686 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: Thank he's NBA dot com. Well, he's a senior writer 687 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: for the Athletic. Now think he's not. But he says 688 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: the Minnesota. 689 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 4: Timberwolves are monitoring Job Morant's situation in Memphis. And here's 690 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 4: the quote, courtesy of NBA Central. But is Shams Athletic 691 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 4: Shams is Shams' is ESPN No? I think, yeah, yeah, 692 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 4: he took over. Maybe the WOJ bomb job got it. 693 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 4: But the Minnesota Timberwolves, per a team source, he says, 694 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 4: are one assumingly of the team's monitoring John Morant in Memphis, 695 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:17,720 Speaker 4: Ditto for the Sacramento Kings. The Grizzlies next opponent, the 696 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 4: Houston Rockets, need a point guard after losing Van Vliet 697 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 4: to a torn acl in the preseason, but per a 698 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 4: team source, are unlikely to pursue him. That's just a 699 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 4: sample size of what might be out there and not 700 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 4: out there if the Morant sweepstakes ever actually begin. 701 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,719 Speaker 1: So some reports that just you know what. 702 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 4: Per team source, he says that the Wolves and what 703 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 4: level of monitoring quote unquote is going on. Who knows, 704 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 4: but John Morant, as you were telling me, I was 705 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 4: not aware of. Sounds like not all things are rosy 706 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 4: down in Memphis. But the Wolves looking at a point 707 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 4: guard spot. We're trying to sell ourselves and we're rooting 708 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 4: and hoping that the Vincenzo can do it. 709 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: Has been much better, but maybe just wears the. 710 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,719 Speaker 4: Mask the whole season, and the mask apparently allows him 711 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 4: to hit six threes like he did the other day. 712 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't, I don't. I mean, I'm casting my 713 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: gaze way down the line here, and I like Dante 714 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,959 Speaker 1: DiVincenzo on this team. I mean, I don't. 715 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 4: I don't think it's a long term issue option from 716 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 4: from from playoff game standpoint. 717 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: I mean you got to start, can you mind them on? 718 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: Think about that a little. 719 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,919 Speaker 4: Bit, well not just that, but you know, Dillingham still 720 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:24,760 Speaker 4: has a chance to grow in all of those things. 721 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 4: But did you did you ever feel like maybe you'll 722 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,319 Speaker 4: talk about it? Because I think I think Finchy might 723 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 4: join us tomorrow At nine am, I heard something and 724 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 4: this is almost a week ago now, but Arren Shannon 725 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,919 Speaker 4: Junior was kind of he was talking about his own 726 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 4: game and just how he felt like he hadn't been 727 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 4: assertive enough, that he wasn't being aggressive enough in some spots, 728 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:47,879 Speaker 4: and I'd just like to hear it through you. 729 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:49,879 Speaker 1: Know, six seven games with Finchy, just. 730 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,839 Speaker 4: Kind of what he thinks whether Terren Shannon Junior big 731 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 4: opportunity for him, but also and I know he had 732 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 4: a nose issue as well, so that kept him out 733 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 4: of the mix and kind of staggered his flow into 734 00:34:59,880 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 4: the season. But Dillingham, what do you think through this 735 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 4: stretch as well? You were talking about Rudy earlier with Parker, 736 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 4: and I thought that conversation was fun to hear during 737 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 4: the opening segment. 738 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 1: So just kind of where Finchy's head's at on some 739 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:11,760 Speaker 1: of that stuff. 740 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 4: But I mean, if you're just thinking about like personalities 741 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 4: in the NBA, I mean, if everybody's healthy, you might 742 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 4: have the most athletic court in the NBA. 743 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,320 Speaker 1: If you added John Morant to the roster. 744 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:25,560 Speaker 4: I don't know how you how far you could go 745 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 4: down the road of relying on him as it pertains 746 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 4: to some weird ankle bit that will inevitably pop a 747 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 4: hamstring thing of some sort, there'll be miss games. 748 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:36,240 Speaker 1: Maybe there's an attitude. 749 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 4: He's already been suspended for a game once this year 750 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 4: for I think it was like conduct detrimental to a team. 751 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:43,319 Speaker 4: I think he freaked out on his own team and 752 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 4: had to be suspended for a game. Good player costs 753 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 4: about forty million dollars based on his contract. 754 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: I don't know how that all works. 755 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 4: Sounds like you're you're talking about maybe your starting center 756 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 4: or maybe a certain three and D wing player that 757 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 4: we're still told is just a starwight to burst and 758 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 4: mister McDaniels. 759 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:03,560 Speaker 1: So I don't know how any of it would work. 760 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:07,440 Speaker 4: But apparently the Wolves are monitoring Jaws situation in Memphis. 761 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, with Finch joining nine to noon tomorrow at right 762 00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:13,399 Speaker 1: out of the gate of nine. I'm hoping we get 763 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: more than forty five seconds of the interview because when 764 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 1: I welcome him in Chris Finch second Harvest Heartland to 765 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: Harvest dot Org Nordo, the producer tells me, you guys 766 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: are trying to trade for John Morant. I always love 767 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 1: that boy. Can you confirm or deny me? Thank you? 768 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 1: Do you think he'd buy into the ruse? 769 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 4: If you just notice, like, okay, well you've asked me 770 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:39,360 Speaker 4: now for just general questions about John Moran when Memphis 771 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,399 Speaker 4: is not on our schedule. We just ant came back. 772 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:45,919 Speaker 4: We beat Brunson and Cat last night at MSG. You're 773 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 4: asking me about Jaw's pull up game. What the hell's 774 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,800 Speaker 4: going on here? But we shall see. I hope Anthony 775 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:53,400 Speaker 4: place tonight. 776 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:56,240 Speaker 1: I didn't. I did not realize that A he practiced 777 00:36:56,320 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: yesterday and b that he's questionable tonight. So that's that's 778 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:02,840 Speaker 1: good news with things getting good in that hood. 779 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 4: Indeed, and I just got this from the text line, 780 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 4: very good point. Added benefit for John Morant. Minnesota is 781 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 4: an open carry state. I always love that one. Down 782 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 4: six four six eight six weird goal to end the 783 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 4: Wild game. 784 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,840 Speaker 1: Oh, a pro check by Johansson. The Wild app numbers 785 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: here Johnson an open ice for Capriso over the bull 786 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:27,360 Speaker 1: line right side. Capriso dropped it back favor back to Caprice. 787 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 2: I've hacked it in front of it and pressed the 788 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:29,440 Speaker 2: met off. 789 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:32,839 Speaker 1: Pay score, pay score. They're gonna give it a good 790 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: goal to the Wild. Hey, Mark is so hands in. 791 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 1: It's done it over. 792 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 4: Time, man, I still don't you know? It's it's intentionally pushed. 793 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,400 Speaker 4: The goal is off the moorings, so I get. I 794 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:46,319 Speaker 4: get how that ends. I wasn't aware that effectively you 795 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:48,880 Speaker 4: would still allow play and just kind of he passed 796 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:50,840 Speaker 4: it over the goal line where the goal should. 797 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: Have been, and it was a winner. You talked with 798 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:53,799 Speaker 1: Russo Marks. 799 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 4: Johansson has been terrific through these fourteen games. I think 800 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,840 Speaker 4: he already has six goals. You dig that we need offense, 801 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 4: so we dig Jojo doing his thing and the Minnesota 802 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,160 Speaker 4: Wild now have won two in a row. They cap 803 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,919 Speaker 4: off their home stretch with two consecutive victories. You saw 804 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:10,719 Speaker 4: William get his second or third I think it was 805 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:12,799 Speaker 4: his third goal third to make it two to one, 806 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:16,800 Speaker 4: zero point three seconds left in the freaking third and Stamcoast, 807 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:18,840 Speaker 4: the sniper that he is, finds his way to the 808 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:21,560 Speaker 4: net to four SOT. But it's cool that the Wild 809 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:25,680 Speaker 4: leave Minnesota now with four points in their last two games. 810 00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 1: We dig that and got to keep it rolling. 811 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,360 Speaker 4: And it's cool because I think we're going to have 812 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:31,479 Speaker 4: the head coach to talk about how they keep it rolling. 813 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,719 Speaker 1: Next segment, right, Heinzy begins the eleven and that M 814 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:36,920 Speaker 1: one hundred point three k An