1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Thanks Mike Lane. Cracking falling in that first game of 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: the road trip three to one to Nashville a couple 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: of nights ago, and listening to your postgame comments, you 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: felt that although the chance the goals didn't go in, 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: the chances were still there for Seattle. What did you 6 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: make of that performance in Nashville? 7 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought we played pretty solid structurally. Defensively, we 8 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: were you know, we were we were pretty good, you know, 9 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 2: and the chances in the game were even. What we 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: need to do a better job of with this hockey team, 11 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: and we've harped on it all year long, is we've 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: got to get to the net. We had some great 13 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 2: scoring chances, but we need more net presence, you know, 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: and we continue to harp on it, and we're gonna 15 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: have to be better at it tonight. 16 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: You mentioned in the pre game that you wanted this 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: Cracking team to be better at the things that don't 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: require talent, the hard work that go into those dirty areas. 19 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: Did you see enough of that against the press? 20 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: I saw a lot of good things spreads, But again, 21 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 2: you know, when you're challenged to score goals, there's a 22 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: reason for it, and I think we can get more 23 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 2: net presence. So, you know, I wasn't happy with that 24 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: area of the game. 25 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: When you want to try to foster that better net presence, 26 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: is that a personal thing? Is that a will? Is 27 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: that something structurally that you can toy around with. What 28 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: can you do to get guys going to the front 29 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: of the net more? 30 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 2: Well, we have a structure that's in place for that 31 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: to happen, but it's got to be within the players DNA, 32 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: and you know it's not always there that way. We 33 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: have to, you know, we have to find people that 34 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 2: will go to the net a little more. 35 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: Here with the Columbus Blue Jackets to night, they're one 36 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: of the top teams in the NHL. The last couple 37 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: of weeks they've played themselves from going golfing to now 38 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: third place in the Metro Division with some really strong play. Again, 39 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: one of these teams you don't see that often. Crack 40 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: and I haven't played them since November. What have you 41 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: noticed about this Columbus team just from watching them and 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: doing your scouting. 43 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: Well, they're one of the best teams in the league 44 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: right now. I think they're eighteen to two and whatever. 45 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: Since you know, since their coaching change and they're big, 46 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: they're talented, and you know they go to the Nethart. 47 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: They've got a lot of veterans, They've got a real 48 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: good dynamic to their team, and they're tough. Olivia is 49 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: probably the toughest guy in the league. So you know, 50 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 2: they certainly have a lot of elements in play for them. 51 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: We're going to have to be at our best with 52 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: teams like Columbus who do have a lot of firepower. 53 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: You can throw Tampa in there. We'll see on this 54 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: road trip Edmonton. Also, do you throw or do you 55 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: try to be more physical? Do you put a physical 56 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: element a part of the game plan, Not saying that 57 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: you don't want to normally be physical, but against these 58 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: type of teams, do you stress the physical nature of 59 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: games a bit more to try and get teams off 60 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: their guard. 61 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 2: Well, I think that, you know, for us, the strength 62 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: to our game has to be, you know, using our feet. Certainly, 63 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 2: we want to be physical in battles, be physical in 64 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 2: the in the battle areas, the netfronts, you know, keeping 65 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: them away from our net and getting to the net. Uh, 66 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: you know, those are the physical aspects for for our 67 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: hockey team. You know, we've got to we've got to 68 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: play with pace as well.