1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Thanks Mike. Yes, we are here with the birthday boy 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: who promised to talk to us only if I stopped singing. 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: It's the centennial for the Red Wings here this season. 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: You've spent the bulk of your NHL career. You debuted 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: here in Detroit. You were roommates with Steve Weiserman back 6 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: in the day. What do you remember about your time 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: here in Motown and again a team that you're very 8 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: familiar with as a player and as a coach now 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: coming up on one hundred years, just your your memories 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: of Detroit and your thoughts on this organization that you 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 1: played a lot of your NHL career with. 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I mean the organization is unbelievable. You know 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: when when we first came in or when I first 14 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: came in here as a young nineteen year old, you know, 15 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 2: it was it was a real eye opener, you know 16 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: where you know, there was more people at the at 17 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: the opening game, you know, at Joe Louis Arena than 18 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 2: lived in my town in swift Kern, Siskatchewan. 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 3: So you know, you grew up and it's. 20 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: Kind of like a real sort of a real, I 21 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 2: guess eye opener. And you know, but I thought the 22 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: management team ownership, you know, they had just taken over 23 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: the year prior to me and Izermand coming here. They 24 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,559 Speaker 2: had a heck of a draft in nineteen eighty three, 25 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: getting you know, Joey Kosher, Bob Probert, Peter Klima, you know, 26 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: guys that laid the foundation for this hockey team for 27 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: years to come. And we're integral parts of their Stanley 28 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: cups and so the you know, the management hasn't and 29 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: does a great job here. And you know, my time 30 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: here was fantastic. 31 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: You know. 32 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: It was, like I say, it was first couple of 33 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 2: years and first three years in the National Hockey League, 34 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 2: and what more did you want as a as a 35 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: nineteen year old kid, you know, your dream had come 36 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: true and you just tried to do your best every day. 37 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: Between you and Steve Eiserman, who was the cleaner roommate, 38 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: who was the one that would clean up after themselves more? 39 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: You know what, I got to tell you that I 40 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: think it was me, but I'll tell you. 41 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 3: That I'm sure we were both horrendous. 42 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: So you know, and I look at my kids and go, like, 43 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 2: you know, clean up your room, you know, and why 44 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: can't you be cleaner? 45 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 3: Than that. I'm pretty sure that I was no better 46 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 3: than that. 47 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: On the road first of four here tonight, following taking 48 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: five of six points on your home stand last week, 49 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: what went right for your group and what did you make. 50 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 3: Of those three games for Seattle? Uh, you know, I 51 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 3: I liked. I liked a lot about our game. You know, 52 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 3: there are certain. 53 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 2: Pockets in the game obviously that you you know, you're 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 2: not maybe happy with, but that's always gonna happen. 55 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 3: That's going to be in every game, you know. I 56 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 3: thought for the most. 57 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 2: Part, we defended pretty well, and you know, we found 58 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 2: a way to score some goals, which was nice to see. 59 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: We needed to and we need to continue doing. 60 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: That as we move forward. 61 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: And here tonight, you know, against a high octane offensive 62 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: hockey team, we've got to defend well. 63 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, you guys really flipped the Seattle crack 64 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: and can't score goals narrative last week. Offensively, What do 65 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: you feel led to the success that you had now 66 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: nine goals in your last two games. 67 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 2: Well, I think that you know, it's funny because some 68 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 2: nights they go in and some nights they don't, and 69 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: a lot of nights you have the same opportunities, and 70 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: you know, so it's not necessarily that you can't. It's 71 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 2: just some nights that they just don't go in or 72 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: you don't. And I think that, you know, overall, I 73 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 2: think we did a little better job of capitalizing on 74 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: our opportunities obviously, and you know, we did a better 75 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: job of having net presence. 76 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 3: You know, if you look at Adam Marson's goal, Marchman's 77 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 3: in front of the net. We have to continue to 78 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 3: get in. 79 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: Front of the goaltender and give ourselves a chance to 80 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 2: have succession by just shooting box. We talked about that, 81 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: We talked about shot volume, and we talked about shots 82 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: getting through to the net rather than getting blocked or 83 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: us taking too long to get them away and somebody 84 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: getting a stick on it. 85 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 3: So, you know, we have to continue do with that narrative. 86 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: Moving to tonight, joe with Decord comes off of IR 87 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: and Matt Murray not on the trip. Goldening has been 88 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: a huge reason for this team's success this season. Could 89 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: you share any updates on h Matt Murray and and 90 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: then for Joey to Cord if he does come back 91 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: in tonight or on this trip, what are you expecting 92 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: defensively to help protect him and ease him back in 93 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: the game action. 94 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: Well, we just have to play, you know, I have 95 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 2: to play solid in front of him, just like we 96 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 2: do any other night. You know, he's gonna help us. 97 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: I think he's going to help us with our breakouts 98 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 2: and stuff with the puck movement, you know, but we've 99 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: got to just like any other night, we talk about 100 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: creating a good environment for our goaltender and try and 101 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: keep you know, cry and keep their scoring chances, uh, 102 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 2: you know, at a minimal and certainly high danger ones 103 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: at a minimal, you know. And it's gonna be tough tonight, 104 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 2: Like I you know, I've been in this division and 105 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: this conference for a long time, and you know it's 106 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 2: it's a hockey team that can create opportunities. And so 107 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: we're going to be challenged tonight to you know, to 108 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: protect our goaltender, protect our NetFront. And we're going to 109 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 2: have to do that if we want to win the 110 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 2: hockey game tonight. 111 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: The Red Wings had three players with seven or more 112 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: shots their last time out against the Rangers. They're a 113 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: team that gets a very high volume of shots. What 114 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: type of problems do you think this team can present 115 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: to your group tonight. 116 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: Well, look at you know, they're doing what we talk 117 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 2: about doing, and that's putting pucks on that de and 118 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: what that does is, you know, it might not be 119 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: the first shot that comes in that's really a scoring chance, 120 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: but you know they're looking at seconds and thirds. So 121 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 2: we have to do a good job in front of 122 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 2: our goaltender and certainly we've got to make sure that 123 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: we don't give them an opportunity for second chances and 124 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: third chances and saying that how do you do that, Well, 125 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 2: you better be prepared to battle. And it's going to 126 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 2: be a lot of one on one battles at our 127 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 2: paint and we've got to get their cold temper and 128 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: get their paint as well.