1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Mike Betton, thank you very much, lame welcome back. I 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: guess a lot of folks will call this the end 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: to the unofficial first half of the season wrap up. 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: Where you thought the Craken played up until prior to 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: the break, and where you see this team going moving forward? 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 2: Well, I thought we were. I thought we were okay. 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: Like I've talked about the fact that, you know, even 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: when we were losing all those games, we were playing 9 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: some decent hockey, so you know, and I thought our 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: goaltenders played real well for us in the last three 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: games on the road. But we were connected, we were committed, 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 2: and I think we have been, you know, all year long. 13 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: We just had a really bad stretch where we've lost 14 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 2: a lot of games in a row ish and you know, 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: that's basically been the reason that our record is where 16 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: it's at. You know, all we can do is focus 17 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 2: one game at a time here moving forward like we 18 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: have been, and keep keep giving it everything we got. 19 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: It's never easy to come in and install the new 20 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: system and try to get you know, more out of guys. 21 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: So maybe you've never seen before. What have you liked 22 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: about the team's response to you? Your coaches and the 23 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: way that you want to play. 24 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think our team's done a really good job 25 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: written today when a training camp of trying to change 26 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: the way they played to a certain degree, be better 27 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: and more responsible defensively. You know, those are the things 28 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: that you know, as we go along here throughout the season, 29 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: you hope that make the difference. They typically do, certainly 30 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: in tight games when you know things happen and you 31 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: know there's less penalties called and things like that, so 32 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 2: you have to be solid defensively. For sure. They've done 33 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 2: a really good job of. You know, I guess what 34 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: I would say is being unselfish, committing to the team, 35 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: not worrying about their own personal statistics, and being team oriented. 36 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: For sure. 37 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: I know that a lot of coaches, yourself included, you 38 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: want to focus on what you can control, focus on 39 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: your group. And in a year year where everything is 40 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: so tight, crack and lose nine of eleven games, they 41 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: win three in a row, and now they're back to 42 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: three points back of a playoff spot. Is it only 43 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: human nature to maybe look ahead a little bit to 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: standing's watch to scoreboard, watch as you see everything so 45 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: bunched up like it is this year. 46 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: Well, I think everybody knows they're in the mix, you know, 47 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: I mean, clearly we understand where we are, but we 48 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: don't talk about that. All we can do is just 49 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 2: take care of our own business and do our best 50 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: to win every night and continue to climb the ladder. 51 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 2: You know, obviously, when you're going through a bad stretch 52 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 2: and you don't see yourself climbing the ladder, it's a 53 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: little bit disconcerting. But you know, like I said, things 54 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 2: change fast. You know, it's never as good or never 55 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: as bad as you think it is, So you know, 56 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: we just have to focus and take one game at 57 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 2: a time. 58 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: Cracking fans got a bit of a belated Christmas present 59 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: yesterday on the ice. We saw Jared mccannon in a 60 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: contact jersey or regular jersey, and then Vin's Done was 61 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: out there as well. Can you share any updates on 62 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: their progress and their availability here for a very rough 63 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: stretch of games coming up this week? 64 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, we've got a lot of hockey games coming 65 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: up through till the Olympic break obviously, something like twenty 66 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: one games here, and those guys are getting close. You know, 67 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: we'll make decisions on them here this afternoon and we'll 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: be ready to go. 69 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: You were asked about Berkeley Caatten this morning. He made 70 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: his NHL debut in Philadelphia against the Flyers a few 71 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: months ago. And I'll ask you the same question you 72 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: asked by Piper Shaw this morning. What have you liked 73 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: about his maturation? What have you seen from his game 74 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: from game one to now going into his second game 75 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: against the Flyers. 76 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think for me, you know, just his understanding 77 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: of the game, his willingness to learn. You know, he 78 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: was obviously a high point producer in junior. He will 79 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: be a high point producer here in the National Hockey 80 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 2: League at some point. It's not easy for a nineteen 81 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: year old. This is a very, very good league. It's 82 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: the best league in the world, so you know, he's 83 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: getting a taste of that. What I've liked about him is, 84 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: you know, his confidence level, not arrogance level, you know, 85 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: and he's willing to play the game two hundred feet, 86 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 2: which is extremely important. I believe in producing a winning 87 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: hockey player and a winning team. So I love the 88 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 2: way he's embraced everything, and you know, he just keeps 89 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: getting better at the game. 90 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: Flyers come into this game currently sitting in a playoff spot. 91 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: New head coach Rick Tockett is installing that system that 92 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: we've all known and seen from him. What about him 93 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: as a coach and them as a team makes the 94 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: Flyers so dangerous? And what can you draw on from 95 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: your first game in Philadelphia to apply here to tonight. 96 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 2: Well, he's a very good coach obviously. You know, he's 97 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 2: coached many years and had some success for sure, you know, 98 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 2: and they play hard. That's the way his teams play. 99 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 2: You know, I thought we weren't at our best in Philadelphia, 100 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 2: but there was a reason for that. They did some 101 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 2: things that maybe made us not at our best. You 102 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 2: have to give the other team credit as well, you know, 103 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 2: so good hockey team, fast hockey team, high pressure hockey team, 104 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 2: ninth in the league goals against per game, so solid defensively, 105 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 2: good penalty kill, and you know they have a great record.