1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: We're back with Cracking head coach Lane Lambert. Congratulations on 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: your first win as head coach of the Crack, and 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: just take us through that sixty minute performance. You mentioned 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: after the game the team got better, you liked it 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: as it went on. What are your overall thoughts in 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: that performance the other night. 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I thought, again, we had a slow start, 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: you know, for whatever reason, can maybe pinpoint two or 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: three things whatever, but we just weren't executing. And so 10 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: our goaltender played very well for us when he had 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: to early on, and I thought as the game went on, 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: we settled in a little bit better. We were more 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: sound defensively, we were making some plays, and you know, 14 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 2: the last half of the game, I thought, I thought 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: we took over the game in the last half, and 16 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: that was a nice sign, good, good thing to see. 17 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: And the other thing that I enjoyed about the game 18 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 2: was that when we did get the lead, you know, we. 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 3: Didn't sit back. We kept on our toes and we 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 3: kept pressing forward. 21 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: So we had some pretty good opportunities to make it 22 00:00:58,440 --> 00:00:58,959 Speaker 2: four and five. 23 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: One of those situations going into the second period, those 24 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: intermission adjustments. Is this a coach to player conversation. Do 25 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: you let the guys kind of figure it out? How 26 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: do you manage those situations when you're down a goal, 27 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: down a couple of goals, you didn't play your best period? 28 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: How do you manage that message from one period. 29 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 3: To the next. 30 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, if you're talking about in between the 31 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: first and second period, it was just clear we just weren't. 32 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: You know. 33 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,279 Speaker 2: It wasn't anything to do with you know, systematical stuff. 34 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: It was execution which created opportunities for them. I think 35 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 2: they did a pretty good job of talking amongst themselves. 36 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 3: Obviously I tried. 37 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 2: To calm them down, which you know, which I thought 38 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: I felt was important. There was no point in going 39 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: in there and you know, giving them more stress, you know. 40 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: But then from there, I thought we made some pretty 41 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: decent adjustments after the second period, two hundred breakouts which 42 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: helped us for the third period. 43 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 3: And those are coach player adjustments. 44 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: You talked a lot of the preseas and you still 45 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: continue to preach accountability and hard work and that work ethic. 46 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: And we look at the second and third period when 47 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: the game plan is being executed to its best ability. 48 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: Is that the type of hockey that we expect to 49 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: see from a Ley Lambert Coast team. 50 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, when it's when it's being executive, you know, again, 51 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: things happen. It's a game of mistakes. You know, there's 52 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 2: going to be situations where you know you're maybe not 53 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 2: at your best. But as long as the effort is 54 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: there for me and I think that you know, you're 55 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: you're understanding what it is we want to do as 56 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: a player. You know, I think you'll overall in the 57 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 2: long haul. And it's a long journey. I mean, that 58 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: was only one game. You know, you've got to eat 59 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 2: one of the games left. So it was extremely nice 60 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: to win the game, but that's over now we have 61 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: to move on to tonight. And you know, when you're 62 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: when you're seeing guys doing things that that you want 63 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 2: to see done with with an effort level, that's really 64 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: all you can ask for and then just you feel 65 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 2: like if you do that, you'll, uh, you'll have more 66 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 2: success than not. 67 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: Looking at Vegas, they've taken three or four points so 68 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: far this season. Uh, they're a team that the Kraken 69 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: have always struggled a little bit against to find their 70 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: stride and find their game. But what do you notice 71 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: about them and watching their first couple of games and 72 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: what they can present to this team tonight. 73 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 3: Well, they're look at they're a talented hockey team. 74 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 2: They're a deep hockey team in terms of a lineup, 75 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 2: in their depth, and they're a big hockey team. And uh, 76 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: you know that's gonna be the challenge tonight is really 77 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: it's gonna be a lot about you know, winning balance, 78 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 2: keeping them from getting to our net, us getting to that. 79 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 3: He's their big decor. So this is, uh, this is 80 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 3: really the focus is You've got to be prepared to 81 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 3: play a man's game. Team. 82 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: I think you more than probably anyone in this building 83 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: tonight knows Mitch Marter uh well and best. What about 84 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: him makes him such a special player, makes him so 85 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: dangerous he comes over from Toronto and signs that long 86 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: term deal here in Vegas. What about him just makes 87 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: him such an incredible talent player? 88 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 2: Well, he's just he's he's got he's got a he's 89 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 2: got a lot of everything. He's you know, no disrespect 90 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 2: to any other players that have coached. 91 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 3: I've coached a lot of smart players, he is arguably 92 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 3: the smartest. 93 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: Uh sees the game, sees things happening before it happens. Uh, 94 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: his anticipation anticipation level is extreme, and uh, you know, 95 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 2: he hunts and hounds. He's he's a dynamic hockey player 96 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 2: that does a lot of things well. 97 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: To catch any of the Mariners game last night, I 98 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: know Josh Naylor at the end, he was in the 99 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: locker room in the crack in Third Jersey. I mean, 100 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: it's got to feel good to come to a city 101 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: and have the fans buzzing early. Yeah, not only for 102 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: Krack and hockey, but for the Marriagers as well. 103 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 3: I think it's awesome. 104 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 2: You know, the fact that he you know, he was 105 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: here and the and the team, you know, a good 106 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: portion of the team and the manager here for the 107 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 2: one of our exhibition games. Uh, you know, they think 108 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 2: they were down. They had a little tour of the 109 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 2: room and and they were loving that. And and the 110 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 2: fact that you know, they're as into our game as 111 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 2: we are into their game and their run right now 112 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: is a really cool thing. You know. 113 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: It's great for the city, it's great for the fans of. 114 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 2: Both teams, and uh, you know, and again I've I've 115 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: talked about it before. The you know, it's a sports 116 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 2: city like the Seahawks, Sounders, you know, Stone, everybody, great 117 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: fans support. 118 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 3: So I did watch the game. 119 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: It went on a little long for me, you know, 120 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 2: but I did stay invested right until the very end. 121 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 2: And uh, you know, I mean, hats off to them, 122 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 2: and you know, they're moving on and what a great thing. 123 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 3: And it was really awesome to see him with the 124 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 3: jersey on. That's awesome.