1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Kraken 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Audio Network, Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three kjr FM. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton. 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: New beginnings and a new homestand on the horizon. Mike 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: Betton with you for Cracking this morning on a Tuesday, 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 2: November eleventh. We wish you as well a safe and 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 2: pleasant Veterans Day holiday today and a big thanks to 8 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 2: those of service well with a cracking take on the 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: Columbus Bluejackets this evening seven o'clock Pacific puck drop to 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: open a three game homestand and climbing Pledge arena. 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A couple of names 30 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 2: that we'll talk about among others here with Dylan Tyer 31 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: as the Blue Jackets heading into climbent Pledgerina on the 32 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: second game up back to beck after the Blue Jackets 33 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: went to ot and lost to Edmonton. Currently in the 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 2: midst of a tough stretch, facing nine of twelve games 35 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: right now on the road. Well, the Kraken coming home 36 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: with a silver lining after they lost to Dallas two 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: nights ago score of two to one. Jayden Schwartz had 38 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 2: the only goal in period one, but the Kraken refusing 39 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,119 Speaker 2: to wilt, going right down to the wire and highlights 40 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: that you'll hear from here with the calls from Eva 41 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 2: Fitzu and Al Koniski at American Airlines centers. 42 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 3: Off left side, Seattle wins it. Schwartz to the line 43 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 3: done here side, Adam Larsen shoots ten storess. Adam Larson 44 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 3: from the right. 45 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 4: Side, ripped it toward the goal, hit something or someone 46 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 4: in front. Jaden Schwartz will lead the handshake line. 47 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 3: It's a one nothing Seeattle krack and lead well. 48 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 5: It starts with the face off winning the offensive end 49 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 5: of the ice. Matty Eveneer is getting that puck back. 50 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 3: It goes over to. 51 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 5: Adam Larsen to this head up hard wrist shut on 52 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 5: the ice that Jayden Schwartz gets the piece of beats 53 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 5: Casey the Smith top shelf glove side one nothing cracking. 54 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 4: Here's Hasten it to robertson left wing, pitches it in. 55 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:00,279 Speaker 3: Front, scores Whyot Johnston passed. 56 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 4: The diving Matt Murray and the Dallas Stars on the 57 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 4: power plane tie the game fifteen. 58 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 3: Thirty six to go one one. 59 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 4: Herel Haskin in far side up the boards Ropey hints 60 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 4: now for. 61 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: Saging down the slot backhand on he scores want a move. 62 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 4: Tyler Sagan bottled the puck in tight was able. 63 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 3: To get a piece. 64 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 4: Of it on the backhand. He got Matt Murray to 65 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 4: go down and it's a two to one. Dallas Leeve 66 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 4: thirty two point two left in the second aced Marshman 67 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 4: walks in right side, cuts in the middle of the 68 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 4: ice and puts a shot on Casey the Smith. He'll 69 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,839 Speaker 4: knock that puck down and holds the annals and i'd 70 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 4: zone entry. 71 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 3: He're saging out in front. 72 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 4: Ropey hens on goal and Matt Murray shuts it down. 73 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: Crack and pick up the rebound and Copocacko. 74 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 5: Futters it out to center and a puck was loosing 75 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 5: from the blue paint there. 76 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 3: Ranting left circle, Branton. 77 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: In backhand the front stone cold by Matt Murray. 78 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,119 Speaker 3: Big save there, that could be a game saver. 79 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 4: Matt Murray down on his belly, stayed with Ranton in 80 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 4: the hallway. Man able to get their left leg to 81 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 4: kick that puck out of the loop paint. Here's march 82 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 4: Bett far wing blue line. Doun kept it in marshmitt 83 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 4: left side now Beniers Montour fires turned aside by Casey 84 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 4: the Smith, drone down the ice retton and bouncing a 85 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 4: puck to the near corner, icing gets waved off ten 86 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 4: seconds to play. 87 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 3: In the third. 88 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 4: Montour huff the far side, Vince dun knocks it down, 89 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 4: saying right, do the slut shot that one just lied. 90 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 4: Cocko cocko in the corner. Try the center, just on 91 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 4: the reach love fence. Done and there is your final horn. 92 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 2: The Krack in earning a split in back to back 93 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 2: games on the road improving, Sometimes you play well enough 94 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 2: to win and just get goalid. That was one of 95 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 2: those instances on Sunday when the Kraken failed to Dallas 96 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 2: two to one, all the offense coming in period one 97 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 2: when Jayden Schwartz his game opening goal was answered by 98 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 2: back to back Dallas goals from Wayan Johnston and Tyler Sagan. 99 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 2: Matt Murray, aiming for his first win in a Crack 100 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 2: in Jersey, was terrific twenty two saves on twenty four shots, 101 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 2: but out duel by Casey de Smith and net, earning 102 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 2: first Star honors admittedly deserved for him thirty saves out 103 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: of thirty one shots as well, with a krake in 104 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 2: coming away out shooting Dallas thirty one twenty four while 105 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: getting a solid performance in net from goaltender Matt Murray, 106 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: who unfortunately fell just short of his first career win 107 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: with the krack in. Here's the reaction from Jayden Schwartz 108 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 2: after the game beginning on Murray, who kept the Kraken 109 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 2: in the game all night long. 110 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 6: Made it two to one, and then he's made some 111 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 6: big saves to keep it two to one, keep us 112 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 6: in the game. So he's very happy for him. He's 113 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 6: been working hard. Both him and Ruby have been you know, 114 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 6: dialed in, and both played really well, battled hard and 115 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 6: need some big saves. 116 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 7: I know it's not in your position, but how hard 117 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 7: is it not to see shots for two to three 118 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 7: weeks and then play a game tonight. 119 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean credit to them. 120 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 6: They've been working hard and staying dialed in and doing 121 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 6: what they need to do, and it's not easy when 122 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 6: you're you know, not not in game one, I guess. 123 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 6: So they did a great job. You're happy for both 124 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,239 Speaker 6: of them. They played excellent. 125 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 7: No consolation, But you guys want to be in close games, 126 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 7: right You want to make sure you have a chance 127 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 7: to go way out and you don't get it tonight. 128 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 7: But at the same time, you're you don't go down. 129 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 7: You got to go in with the second period, you 130 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 7: stay in the game. 131 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean we played good, a lot of chances. 132 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 6: It was a tight checking game, was fast. You know, 133 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 6: it's a battle every time you play these guys. So 134 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 6: we had our looks, had our chances. 135 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 3: You know. 136 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 6: Our goalie and their goalie both played good. 137 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 2: All right, Moving ahead here to what's up next to 138 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 2: the seating the Crack and take on the Columbus Blue 139 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: Jackets for the first matchup of the season, home stand 140 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 2: opening up as well, joining us Dylan Tyer, our friend 141 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 2: here of Cracking this morning, also radio host for the 142 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 2: Blue Jackets ninety seven point one FM. The fan in 143 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 2: Columbus is where you can hear him and the rest. Dylan, 144 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 2: thank you again for doing this. We're getting into the 145 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 2: colder months. Has the first snowfall reached Columbus. 146 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 9: Yeah, we actually just got our first snowfall a night ago. 147 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 9: So I woke up and it was all white outside, 148 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 9: So it was pretty funny to see that. I was 149 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 9: actually up in Cleveland over the weekend, so we were 150 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 9: driving back in a little bit of a snowstorm back 151 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 9: to Columbus. But yes, we are here. Winter has arrived. 152 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 8: Yes, Ohio, no longer is it. Winter is coming. 153 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: I certainly understand that I can empathize where I was 154 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 2: born nearly in a snowstorm in Cleveland, Ohio, on a 155 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 2: way to the hospital, so I can. 156 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 8: Certainly relate on that note. 157 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 2: Here the first big stretcher for the Blue Jackets coming 158 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: up Dylan nine of twelve games on the road. How 159 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: much does this stretch have the potential to impact their season? 160 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 9: Oh, I mean, I think it's huge. You just look 161 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 9: at the Blue Jackets last year and they fell just 162 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 9: short of making the playoffs. And I think you can 163 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 9: look at what they did on the road last season. 164 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 9: I mean a lot of that is the reason they 165 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,239 Speaker 9: fell short. The Blue Jackets were not very good away 166 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 9: from Nationwide Arena last year. They're hoping to change that 167 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 9: this year. The Blue Jackets started really, really nice on 168 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 9: the road this season. They've been playing good hockey. Faltered 169 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,559 Speaker 9: a little bit on the start of their current road trip, 170 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 9: but they of course want to get back on track. 171 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 9: It's a tough schedule the rest of this month. Frankly, 172 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,119 Speaker 9: all season long. It's going to be tough just because 173 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 9: of the Olympics and the way that everything is compacted, 174 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 9: but everybody has to deal with that. It's not just 175 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 9: the Blue Jacket. The way that I talked about it 176 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 9: though at the beginning of this road trip is the 177 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 9: Blue Jackets need to come away with points this month 178 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 9: in particular because just look at how tightly things are 179 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 9: packed right now in the Eastern Conference. The league across 180 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 9: the board is just so competitive right now, which is good. 181 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 9: The parody is awesome, but you've got to come away 182 00:08:55,640 --> 00:09:00,079 Speaker 9: with points because it is a sprint. Everybody's thinking, oh, 183 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 9: it's an eighty two game season, it's a marathon. I 184 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 9: kind of call it a sprinting marathon, like you got 185 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 9: to be on your p's and q's from the start. 186 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 9: The Blue Jackets know that they've been very, very motivated 187 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 9: from the start of the season because they don't want 188 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 9: to be in the position they were in last year 189 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 9: on the outside looking in when it comes down to it. 190 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 9: So you know, the sense of urgency is high right now. 191 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 9: This is a pivotal, pivotal stretch in their season. 192 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's early, but you're starting to see 193 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 2: some top end teams make their move, especially in the 194 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 2: metro with Carolina, New Jersey, Pittsburgh. How they're hanging around 195 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 2: is a million dollar question here at this point. On 196 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 2: top of that, but you're also looking here at what 197 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 2: Dean Evson can do. What's the read on how he's 198 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 2: handled things here with this group in his second season. 199 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 9: Well, I mean there's a there's a good mutual respect, 200 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 9: I would say, between coach and players, and players and coach. 201 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 9: He's an interesting guy in that, you know, I would 202 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 9: call him a players coach in some regards, but he's 203 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 9: also he's also demanding and tough on these guys. I 204 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 9: think a big thing for the Blue Jackets coming into 205 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 9: training camp and going into the regular season really is that, Yeah, 206 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 9: it is year two with Dean Edison. The Blue Jackets 207 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 9: have had lots of turnover when it comes to the 208 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 9: head coach for the past few seasons, so the fact 209 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 9: that they've got continuity with the coaching staff. Also, not 210 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 9: very many changes to the Blue Jackets loster this offseason, 211 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 9: so a lot of the same guys back. It's just 212 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 9: more comfortability. And Emerson talked about it a lot throughout 213 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 9: training camps that there's not as much coaching or teaching 214 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 9: going on. Necessarily, it's a lot of let's get better 215 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 9: at the stuff that we did last season. When it 216 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 9: comes to the systems and things like that. For the 217 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 9: new guys, it's a reliance on the guys that were 218 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 9: here last year. You know, it's not necessarily teaching from 219 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 9: the coaching staff. It's instead, hey, I'm going to ask 220 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 9: Zach Warnsky what I need to do, or hey, Boon 221 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 9: Jenner is going to help me out and he's going 222 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 9: to guide the way. So I think he really likes 223 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 9: that that the team can kind of handle it, delf. 224 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 9: But when it comes down to it, you know, Dean 225 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 9: is the man in charge as well, and early this 226 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 9: season he's been doing some tinkering. You know, the Blue 227 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 9: Jackets they could stand a four more goals, so he's 228 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 9: been tinkering with the lines a bit. But I think 229 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 9: they've got a good thing going on right now at 230 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 9: the coaching staff and the team. 231 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 2: Seattle is going to going to look at Kreil Marchenko 232 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 2: twenty one goals for us cy young numbers he had 233 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 2: three years ago at the thirty goal plateau last season 234 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 2: and that pretty much showed that he has arrived, and 235 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 2: he may hit that again here for this year, Dylan, 236 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: how much more are the Blue Jackets asking out of 237 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 2: Marchenko in his fourth NHL season. 238 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 9: Well, I don't know how much it is that they're 239 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 9: asking from Marchenko, because if you saw the roster last 240 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 9: year and the way that it statistically broke down, the 241 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 9: Blue Jackets got contributions from up and down their lineup. 242 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 9: They had the most fifteen goal scorers of any team 243 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 9: in the NHL, so pretty good depth. I think the 244 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 9: hope is that there's more of the same for the 245 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 9: Blue Jackets this year. But early on it has been 246 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 9: Carol Marchenko carrying a load to Matri Verronkov has been 247 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 9: part of that too, and of course zak Larensky on 248 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 9: the Blue Jackets blue line. I will say, though you 249 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 9: look at some of the underlying numbers for Peral Marchenko analytically, 250 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 9: I think he's a top fifteen, top twenty player in 251 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 9: the NHL, and he certainly looks like that on a 252 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 9: night to night basis that, I'm not sure how underrated 253 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 9: Marchenko it still is, because he did break out last 254 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 9: year with the thirty goals and seventy plus points, but 255 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 9: it seems like there's still more in the tank for 256 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 9: the guy. He's very, very talented. He affects the game 257 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 9: whenever he's on the ice, so I've really enjoyed watching him, 258 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 9: and I think a lot of that has to do 259 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 9: with the battles and his compete. He's not necessarily a 260 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 9: physical player in the sense that he's gonna kill guys 261 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 9: out there, but if you watch him, he wins lots 262 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 9: of battles and he makes it difficult to play again. 263 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 9: So he has the puck a lot of course to 264 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 9: his playmaking and the shot terrific. 265 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 2: Dylan Tyer joining us here on Kracken this morning ahead 266 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 2: of the Crack and the Columbus Bluejackets a climbate pledge arena. 267 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: We'll get to Zachrensky here in a bid Dylan, of course, 268 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 2: he's a hot topic on that blue line, but more 269 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 2: uprunt Adam Fantili and Matty Beniers will be linked in 270 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 2: their careers as the guys who just narrowly missed each 271 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 2: other at Michigan and Fantilly picked third overall in the 272 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three draft. By the time that ben Hear 273 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: has already had established himself here with the Crack, and roster. 274 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 2: Fantilly hit thirty one goals last season, and by most 275 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 2: accounts yet he's been snaking for much of this season. 276 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 2: So what's the challenge for him to get back to 277 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 2: where he needs to get to. 278 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 9: I just think for Fantilly it's not a matter of 279 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 9: necessarily scoring goals, because that's going to come. If you 280 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 9: recall last year, he started a little bit slow in 281 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 9: the first half and then completely exploded when it came 282 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 9: to the production and the goal scoring in the second 283 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 9: half last year. I think for Adam the challenge is 284 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 9: positively affecting the game that he's on the ice. Every 285 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 9: time he's on the ice, right, you want to have 286 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 9: an impact out there, and you want to be not 287 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 9: necessarily just contributing, but when it comes to the I 288 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 9: test and the analytics behind that, you want to prove 289 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 9: and you want to show that you were affecting the 290 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 9: hockey game when you were on the ice. So I 291 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 9: think just more meaningful shifts for Adam Fantilly is going 292 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 9: to start that and the points will come. And of course, 293 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 9: like I talked about in incidet Dean Edison is tinkered 294 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 9: with the lines a little bit. We've seen Adam Fantilly 295 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 9: get an opportunity to play in between Kerl Marshenko and 296 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 9: Dimitri Barankov, and when he did that, he looked good. 297 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 9: He looked better. So we'll see what the Blue Jackets 298 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 9: do going forward with where they play Fantilly and who 299 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 9: they play him with. But I think that is the 300 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 9: number one thing, is just positively affecting the hockey game 301 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 9: when you were on the ice, whether that defensively, whether 302 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 9: that's contributing in the offensive end. But I think that 303 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 9: goal scoring is going to come. He's too good of 304 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 9: a player, and he showed that he was too good 305 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 9: of a player last season to keep being staked fit 306 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 9: in the way that he's did. 307 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 2: Zach Wrensky time talk about him. He's got a great 308 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 2: shot to make Team US, say for the Olympics. 309 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 8: This winner. 310 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: His numbers just absolutely exploded this last season. 311 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 8: Villain. 312 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 2: If there was anything that you saw what may be 313 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 2: surprised you the most about his game and the next 314 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 2: level that he found. 315 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 9: Man, it's tough for me to be surprised, given that 316 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 9: I've watched Zach Warenski's entire career here in Columbus. Maybe 317 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 9: the one thing that I would say though, is just 318 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 9: the year that he reached last season without necessarily seeming tired. 319 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 9: You know, Zach played the most minutes in the NHL 320 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 9: per game last year. He's right up there again this season. 321 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 9: And a guy just doesn't seem to get tired. He's 322 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 9: always got something extra in the tank. And remember last 323 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 9: year he didn't get a break when it came to 324 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 9: the Floor Nations face off. He was te USA's leading 325 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 9: scorer at the Floor Nations face off. So this is 326 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 9: a guy that for some reason and somehow he's just 327 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 9: able to keep digging and keep finding energy. He really 328 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 9: credits it to the way that he trains in the 329 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 9: off season, and Adam Vantilly actually started to train with 330 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 9: Zach Warenski. So I'm curious to see what he looks 331 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 9: like too as the season goes on. But you know, 332 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 9: Zach has put in a lot of work. He's dealt 333 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 9: with injury in the past in his career, and last 334 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 9: season he stayed mostly healthy and you know, obviously, so far, 335 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 9: so good this year. But I would say that's just 336 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 9: if I had to take one thing that surprises me 337 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 9: about Zach Warenski that he somehow continues to find more 338 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 9: when you know, he has proven that he's one of 339 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 9: the best defense in the NHL, and last season we 340 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 9: saw that he was, you know, a top three, top 341 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 9: five defense in the NHL, and he hasn't really slowed 342 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 9: down this season. So he is a very underrated and 343 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 9: fun player to watch. 344 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 2: Twenty three goals, eighty two points last season on that 345 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 2: blue line. 346 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 8: He's a special talent. 347 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 2: The Blue Jackets a plenty of those also in the 348 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 2: youthful category, and they're coming. 349 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 8: Here for the second of back to back. Dylan, Hey, 350 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 8: appreciate this, Thanks so much. 351 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 2: I know it's going to be a bit late for 352 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: you on the Eastern time zone part of this. So 353 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 2: whether it's coffee, a cup of tea, diet soda, whatever 354 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 2: it is, I raised you a coup Hey for the 355 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 2: broadcast to saving Thank you man. 356 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 9: All right, thank you, Mike, I appreciate it. That's the 357 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 9: left for the crack in this season. 358 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: All right. 359 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 8: That's Dill and Tyra joining us. Dill and thank you 360 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 8: very much. 361 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 2: Wishing you a great show here for this evening, ending 362 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 2: back to back on your side, the Kraken trying to 363 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 2: get matters going this evening on a winning note against 364 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 2: the Blue Jackets. Where the Cracking have been terrific on 365 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 2: home ice this season, with a record of four to 366 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 2: one and two, allowing just eighteen goals in seven home 367 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 2: games this season. That amids top ten defensively in the NHL. 368 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 2: For this campaign, want to again invite you to be 369 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 2: with us here on air six point thirty this evening 370 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 2: Pug drops a little past seven o'clock Pacific time for 371 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 2: Military Appreciation Night presented by Starbucks. 372 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 8: Tickets, merchandise and more. 373 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 2: You can check it out right now at NHL dot 374 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: com slash Kraken. We certainly hope that you can join us. 375 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 2: Big thanks again to Dylan Tyer and for kracking this morning. 376 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,679 Speaker 2: I'm Mike Benton. 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