1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Thanks Mike Lane kracking getting a plethora of opportunities. They 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: had their chances in Edmonton, could not break through against 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: the Oilers. This morning, you said you weren't dissatisfied with 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: the game overall outside of the result. Just take us 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: back to that evening in Edmonton. 6 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, let's be clear. There's games that I 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 2: haven't liked at all that we haven't won, and there's 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 2: games that we haven't won that I haven't minded at 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: all either, And you know, we have to put everything 10 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 2: into perspective. Of course, we need two points at this 11 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: time of the year, but we're also looking to play well, 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 2: and I thought we did in Edmonton. I thought we 13 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: did everything we needed to do for the most part. 14 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 2: You're never going to completely shut down ninety seven from 15 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: getting some opportunities. But if the best he can get, 16 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 2: unfortunately is an empty net goal, I think we did 17 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: our job pretty well against him. You know, they had 18 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 2: a goal they scored that was a going eight feet 19 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: wide and went off of guys back. Unfortunate there, But 20 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: you know, at the end of the day, for us, 21 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 2: you know, we've got to find a way to put 22 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: the puck in the back of the net. You're not 23 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 2: going to win any hockey game if you don't score, obviously, 24 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 2: and we had our chances, but we've got to find 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 2: ways to even upgrade those chances. And you know, it's 26 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 2: a net presence thing that we've been talking about all 27 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 2: year long. And you got to go to the net, 28 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 2: You got to pay the price, and you got to 29 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 2: get in the goalie's ice, you know. So that's the 30 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 2: that's the focus. 31 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: On the road trip. We saw some different line combinations. 32 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: Berkeley Catton went up top. We saw some guys moved 33 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: up and down both sides of the lineup nineteen ten 34 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: seven back together, they've kind of been, you know, a 35 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: staple on that top line for the last five years. 36 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: What have you liked about your groupings the last handful 37 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: of games and where are you looking for for more 38 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: from this group? 39 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: Well? I think you know all, Like I said, I 40 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: thought Berkeley played well, you know in a couple of 41 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: those games that he played up there, certainly in Town, 42 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: but I thought he was pretty good in Buffalo. You know, 43 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: Jared coming off an injury. We're looking for at this 44 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: point in time. You know, we're veteran guys, the guys 45 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: that are will to score us the goals. We need 46 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 2: some production from them. We're going to give them the 47 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: best possibility to do that and we'll go from there. 48 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: And I think that you know, the way Caton is playing, 49 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: you know he can help out on the third line 50 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 2: as well. 51 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: I know the last stretch of games have not gone 52 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: the way that you would like, But I mean, do 53 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: you take any solace in the fact that you still 54 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: are just three points out of the playoff spot. What's 55 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: the mindset for you in the room going into these 56 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: last nine games. 57 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean certainly, you know, we we went on 58 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 2: aight oh and run ato and one run in January. 59 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: You know, there's there's plenty of games and plenty of 60 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: points that you had, and so you know, it's just 61 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: like I say, it's one shift at a time, one 62 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 2: period at a time, one game at a time. You know, 63 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: we were in a good position here. It's obviously not 64 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: the position that we really want to be in because 65 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: of where we you know, where we've done and what 66 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 2: we've done since the break. But well, there's no time 67 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 2: for that, no time for looking in the past. It's 68 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: only about looking forward and moving forward. So we have 69 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 2: an opportunity that's that's all there is to it. And 70 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 2: if you can't get excited about this kind of an opportunity, 71 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: then you know you're in the wrong business or you're 72 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: in the wrong locker room. 73 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: Utah has had has been a bit of a bird 74 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: in the crack inside here this season. What can you 75 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: expect out of their game here tonight and what are 76 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: going to be some X factors for Seattles Gator. 77 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're going to have to make sure that we 78 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: manage the pucking against this team. I think this team, 79 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: and I know I say this a lot in some 80 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: of these talks we have, but I do think this 81 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: team is one of the top two or three or 82 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 2: four teams in the league at transitioning, and they've got 83 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 2: an abundance of skill, certainly on their top two lines. 84 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: So we're going to have to make sure that we 85 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: manage the puck in our brain when we when we 86 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 2: turn the puck over to defend, has to be a 87 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: quick twitch brain, and we're going to have to defend 88 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: well against them and keep their chances to a minimum. 89 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: Very fast hockey team, But from our standpoint, we've got 90 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: to own box and we've got to take bucks in 91 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: that and attack and I thought we did. You know, 92 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: we had our chances in Edmonton, and we've had chances 93 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: in Buffalo, and you know, we've played well offensively for 94 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: the most part of the last few games. We've got 95 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: to find a way to put in the back of 96 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 2: the net, and we've got to get more net presence 97 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: on their goaltender, who's very solid.