1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Crack 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: and Audio Network Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: KJR FM. Here's Mike Betton. 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,159 Speaker 2: Spounce back time before it's break time. Mike Benton with 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 2: you for Cracking this morning on a Wednesday, February fourth, 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,319 Speaker 2: where the crack And face their final game before the 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: Olympic break taken on the Los Angeles Kings from Crypto 8 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 2: dot Com Arena, and we have all the action for 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 2: you a little after seven o'clock, myself Alconiski on the 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 2: call with you and hers Searst back at Network Central 11 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: opening up at six point thirty all across the global 12 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 2: Credit Union Crack and Audio Network in your pregame show 13 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 2: was served up by Frost Brewed cors Light Shoes Chill. 14 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: Josh Schaefer, Kings broadcast play by play voice will be 15 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 2: joining us here in just a bit to talk more 16 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 2: about the update on the opposition and this game. The 17 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: head here for tonight where the crack And again face 18 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: another important four point swing game within their own division, 19 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: with rising matters as far as playoff positioning increasing by 20 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: the day after last night, they fell forward to to 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 2: the Anaheim Ducks. The Kraken ever since New Year's Day, 22 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 2: though ten to six into that is the third best 23 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: record in the Western Conference. But again, if Air is 24 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 2: repeating how much the first goal is a very important one, 25 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: with the crack And chasing as far as a four 26 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: to nothing deficit into period three before. 27 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: They came back with a pair of. 28 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 2: Late goals and what appeared to be a pretty spirited 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: rally Jordan Everley scoring at fifteen thirty one and then 30 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 2: Shane Wright at seventeen twenty nine, but the Kraken could 31 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: get no further. After the game, here's more reaction from 32 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 2: crackenhead coach Lane Lambert. 33 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, it look like you guys were coming on 34 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 4: strong at the end of the second period, and then 35 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 4: you get that Trooper goal in the last minute. Look 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 4: like they had a few extra guys maybe on the 37 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 4: ice swinging. How much did that change? I'm a mana 38 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 4: of the game. 39 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 5: Well, I mean, obviously, you know, the the late goal 40 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 5: and then you know the early goal in the third. 41 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 6: Completely turned the game around. 42 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 5: Who wouldn't say around, but certainly took us almost out 43 00:01:58,880 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 5: of the. 44 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 6: Game, and we tried to back at the end, but 45 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 6: you know, too little, too late. 46 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 5: You know, we, uh, we just we weren't good enough tonight. 47 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 5: I've thought this is two games in a row. Now, 48 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 5: we played Anaheim where you know, they've looked they've looked 49 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 5: like the better team for better parts of the game. 50 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 5: So you know we're gonna have to figure that out. 51 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 6: Uh. 52 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 5: You know, we did have some moments where we were pressing. 53 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 5: We had opportunities in the second period on two on 54 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 5: once and we didn't execute them at all. And you 55 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 5: know you have to execute the times like that. 56 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: What did he pushed back begin to build when it 57 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: was originally for nothing and guys started to kind of 58 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 2: really pour more into the anaheimsm. 59 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 5: Well, I mean, you know we we I didn't think we. 60 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 5: I didn't think we had a whole lot going on, 61 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 5: to be honest with you. 62 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 6: You know, we scored off the face off and then. 63 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 5: You know we pulled our goalie score and pulled them 64 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 5: again almost scored to make it for three. So uh, 65 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 5: you know, we're looking to maybe pull a rabbit out 66 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 5: of a hat. But uh, you know, I always talk 67 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 5: about leaving a game up to chance, and I didn't 68 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 5: think we were good enough. So the game was left 69 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 5: up to chance. And when you do that, you end 70 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 5: up on the wrong side more often than not in. 71 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 4: The specific division of battles like this much as a 72 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 4: part of the point sing table. 73 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 6: It hurts a lot. 74 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, you know, uh, we were tired with 75 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 5: them coming into the game, and now we're not, so, 76 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 5: you know, not a not a good night for our team. 77 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 4: You know, I haven't seem to be getting a lot 78 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 4: of guys in front of the net on Grubauer for 79 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 4: some of those long shots. I mean, we were you 80 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 4: pleased in general with the the the physical play in 81 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 4: front of the net or was there more of that? 82 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 6: Well that's what they do. 83 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 5: They got some big bodies there. You know, I thought, 84 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 5: you know, I thought for the most. 85 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 6: Part, we did a. 86 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 5: Decent job of battling. 87 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 6: But you know, at the end of the day, uh, 88 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 6: you know, we I didn't think it mattered upon very well. 89 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 5: I didn't think we won enough battles and certainly not 90 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,839 Speaker 5: an battles in our zone to get the puck out, 91 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 5: which you know turned into secondary and third opportunities for them. 92 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 5: And you know, it just wasn't good enough tonight. 93 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 6: We have to dust ourselves off here. 94 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 5: We've got a big hockey Gamy tomorrow against la who 95 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 5: is arrested, and they're a big team too. 96 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 7: All right. 97 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: Joining us now for the second game of back to 98 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 2: Back is Josh Shaffer, broadcasted by play voice for the 99 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: Kings here joining us on kracking this morning, and Josh 100 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: looking forward to seeing you after this not too long 101 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 2: afterward the Olympic break as well. But I mean, I 102 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: think I first got begin with the whole craziness and 103 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: the standings. From what we've seen, it just feels like 104 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 2: you are so close to ultimate glory, being on top 105 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: and into the playoffs, and you are so close from 106 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 2: being just left out of the dance. So I mean, 107 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 2: how would you have reacted if somebody told you about 108 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 2: four months ago this is how close, compact and tied 109 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 2: the Western Conference would be. 110 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 7: I think that I would have expected how tight everything was. 111 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 7: I don't know if I would expect the certain teams 112 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 7: that are in the positions that they are, and how 113 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 7: these teams have gotten the points. I mean, you know 114 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 7: it the same way I do. Like you look at 115 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 7: the Eastern Conference and the teams that are all at 116 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 7: the top of the division standings have accumulated points or 117 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 7: point totals. First of all, that are higher than the 118 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 7: teams in the Pacific, Like first place Vegas has sixty 119 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 7: four points. You look at Colorado, who's in first in 120 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 7: the Central, they have eighty one. Tampa Bay has seventy 121 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 7: four in the Atlantic, Carolina has seventy four in the Metropolitan. 122 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 7: So they've all been, you know, outpacing the Pacific Division teams. 123 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 7: But it's not just the point totals that have surprised me. 124 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 7: It's how these teams are getting points. I mean, Vegas 125 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 7: and the Kings are both on pace to each snap 126 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 7: the NHL's overtime lost record in a season. That's how 127 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 7: they've gotten points with these one goal games, and Vegas 128 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 7: and the Kings have been very similar for example. So 129 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 7: I think that I think that I'm not surprised at 130 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 7: how tight things are at this point in the season, 131 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 7: just with the way that some of the teams reloaded 132 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 7: in the offseason. You know, we thought that that Anaheim 133 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 7: was going to. 134 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 3: Be a lot better. 135 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 7: We thought that Utah was going to be a lot better. 136 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 7: We thought that Seattle might take a step in the 137 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 7: right direction. What I did not expect was that Vegas 138 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 7: and Edmonton and Seattle and Anaheim and La and San 139 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 7: Jose are all going back and forth in the Pacific, 140 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 7: and Utah has kind of been that external team in 141 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 7: the Central but in the Western Conference that has been 142 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 7: kind of a pain in the rear for all these 143 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 7: other Pacific Division teams that are battling for a wildcard spot. 144 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 7: So I'm not surprised at how tight things are. I 145 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 7: am a little surprised at how we've gotten to this 146 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,679 Speaker 7: point already, and I have no idea what's in store 147 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 7: for the rest of the season. 148 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 2: Crackett had played fifty five games, the Kings had played 149 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 2: fifty four. So I think when you measure this game 150 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 2: this week and then what's to come, because I mean 151 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: we're only into early February, but I mean after this 152 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 2: roughly a two and a half week break, and then 153 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, it feels like more urch is 154 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 2: hitting us right in the face. So how do you 155 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 2: measure the weight of this game from the King side? 156 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 7: I mean, I think it's absolutely massive because now the 157 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 7: next four So we just talked about this the other 158 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 7: day on the air, Darryl and I did after we 159 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 7: wrapped up the game in Carolina, which is, yeah, the 160 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 7: King's got a point yet they're three to one and 161 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 7: one on the road trip. Seven points out of a 162 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 7: possible ten against some pretty good Eastern Conference teams. That's great, 163 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 7: you know, going in, if you would have said seven 164 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 7: out of ten, or it was a six game trip, 165 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 7: one game got postponed, so ultimately it ends up being 166 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 7: seven points out of a possible ten. You take that 167 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 7: any day of the week for a five game East 168 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 7: Coast road trip against some really good teams, including some 169 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 7: first place teams. But now it's not that you're concerned 170 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 7: about dropping points to Eastern Conference teams. You're concerned about 171 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 7: four consecutive games two before the break, two after the 172 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 7: break against division rivals. So the Kings have Seattle and 173 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 7: Vegas back to back, there's the Olympic break, and then 174 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 7: it's Vegas and Edmonton back to back. That's how magnified 175 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 7: these points is. Even going into the break, I mean, 176 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 7: Kings lose back to back games to Seattle. In Vegas, 177 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 7: they win back to back games. You're in a completely 178 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 7: different spot going into the Olympic break, and I think 179 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 7: taking the first game against the Kraken on its own, 180 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 7: I think it's a huge opportunity for the Kings to 181 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 7: maybe right the ship a little bit. And you know 182 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 7: you've been around these last two meetings between the Kings 183 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 7: and the Kraken, both games in December, the one in Seattle. 184 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 7: That's a game that the Kings feel like got away 185 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 7: from them. They feel like they were the better team. 186 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 7: It slipped away in the final minute, and then it 187 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 7: slipped away in overtime. That's a game that the Kings 188 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 7: were very upset about losing. And then you come back 189 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 7: to the two games for the Kings before the Christmas break, 190 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 7: which was a home loss to Columbus and it was 191 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 7: a bad one, and then the next day a game 192 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 7: against Seattle where again they felt like they played well 193 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 7: but did not get the right result that they thought 194 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 7: they were going to have. So it's two losses against 195 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 7: Seattle in a row, points that they desperately could have used, 196 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 7: maybe at this point in the season, make them feel 197 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 7: a little bit better about where they're at, In fact, 198 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 7: only one point behind Seattle in the Pacific Division standings 199 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 7: right now, you don't drop those two results from from 200 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 7: games and efforts where you felt like you deserved a 201 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 7: little bit better. Kings were maybe first place in the division, 202 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 7: but on the other side of that Seattle came back 203 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 7: in both of those games, deserved the points that they got, 204 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 7: so I think it's I think it's huge, Like this 205 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 7: is a game where I think the Kings know that 206 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 7: they can they can get a win, as Seattle probably 207 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 7: does too, But it's huge. They've been They've been very 208 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 7: interesting in back to backs this year. Not very good 209 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 7: in game one and exemplary in game two. But game 210 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 7: one of the back to back is at home against Seattle. 211 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 7: It's a game that I'm sure the Kings know that 212 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 7: they could really use the two points before going to 213 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 7: Vegas the next night. 214 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 2: Josha for joining us right now on kracken this morning 215 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 2: ahead of the Krake and the Kings for the third 216 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 2: matchup last time. They'll meet in Los Angeles for the 217 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 2: regular season, by the way, before the krack and get 218 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 2: out of here for the Olympic break. The Kings are 219 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 2: not too far behind, Josh. This matchup should have nothing 220 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 2: short of savvy the crack and one of the more 221 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 2: older teams in the NHL. The Kings, though age y, 222 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 2: second oldest roster in the NHL, so I mean there's 223 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 2: experience an age here. It's a way and maybe I 224 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 2: think is how far they can go? Would you consider 225 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 2: andj Copatar, Drew Dowdy, Darcy kemp or Corey Perry as well, 226 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 2: But what kind of a role are they going to 227 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 2: play when this season starts back up later this month. 228 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 7: It's gonna be interesting because Dowdy and Kemper are both 229 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 7: going to the Olympics for Team Canada. I'm not sure 230 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 7: how the goaltending is going to shake up for the 231 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 7: Canadians going over to Italy. I think there's a very 232 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 7: high chance that Kemper plays a very big role in it, 233 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 7: and some you know, you just never know how how 234 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 7: some of those tournaments are going to work out and 235 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 7: what happens when guys come back. Drew, on the other hand, 236 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 7: was very very committed to making the Canadian roster for 237 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 7: the Olympics. He earned it and good for him. Good 238 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 7: on him, he deserves it. Since since you know that 239 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 7: news came out, the Kings have slumped a little bit, 240 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 7: Drew's played a massive role in the King's trying to 241 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 7: get going. Obviously, he's a big leader as well. He 242 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 7: just snapped actually a career long point drought for him 243 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 7: with his seven hundredth career point in the NHL, so 244 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 7: a big one for him to get that before going 245 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 7: to the Olympics. But those two guys are huge, and 246 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 7: there of course they're both, you know, very focused on 247 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 7: going to the Olympics for Team Canada andjre Kopotars missed 248 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 7: the last eleven games for the Kings, came back and 249 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,719 Speaker 7: has now played in two games in Philadelphia and Carolina, 250 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 7: which I think has been huge for the Kings in 251 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 7: the faceoff circle because they have not fared particularly well 252 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 7: since he had left with an injury. And then Corey Perry, 253 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 7: I mean Corey Perry came into last night's game in 254 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 7: Carolina with points in six of his last seven games, 255 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 7: thirteen points in his last twelve, and twenty eight points 256 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 7: on the season. He's been I think people expected him 257 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 7: to play a pretty significant role this year, where I'm 258 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 7: not totally sure, you know, I thought that he would 259 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 7: play a role on the power play and play an 260 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 7: important bottom six role in the lineup, but also a leader, 261 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 7: and he has I think exceeded a lot of people's expectations. 262 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 7: So it's not just that you have maybe the quiet 263 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 7: leadership from Corey Perry, the very vocal leadership from Drew Dowdy, 264 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 7: and then kind of that veteran presence from Copatar and 265 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 7: Darcy Kemper, who are both very good players and at 266 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 7: the top of their field as well. But those four 267 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,559 Speaker 7: guys just have a very commanding presence in the room 268 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 7: on the ice. You see the way that Copatar is 269 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 7: respected around the league, especially here in his last season, 270 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 7: and the way that you know, players have approached him 271 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 7: before and after games, and that's been awesome to see. 272 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 7: But those those four guys I think are really important 273 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 7: for the Kings and kind of getting things over the line. 274 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 7: But it can't it can't just be them. It hasn't 275 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 7: just been them. Obviously, Kempe and Clark and la Fair 276 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 7: and Quentin Byfield have all played massive roles this season. 277 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,959 Speaker 7: It's about, I think, finding a balance between the players 278 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 7: who are probably considered to be the next wave of 279 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 7: the La Kings and the Kings of the present and 280 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 7: the future, and the guys who are the veterans of 281 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 7: the group and a player like Kopatar who's obviously not 282 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 7: going to be around past this season. So I think 283 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 7: the Kings want to maximize their opportunity and a lot 284 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,439 Speaker 7: of it falls on the shoulders of those guys and 285 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 7: that leadership role that they play. 286 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 2: Josh, after this Vegas is coming up, We're off here 287 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 2: for about two and a half weeks, and there's folks 288 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 2: going here, there, everywhere. I'm married to kids, both all 289 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 2: three are in school. My wife's the school teacher also, 290 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 2: So the staycation thing is kind of the go route. 291 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 3: Here for me. But what are you looking forward to 292 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,359 Speaker 3: here for the Olympic break. 293 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 7: Well, we're going to have a little bit of a 294 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 7: good mix of still being busy and also finding time 295 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 7: to relax. So right after the quick Vegas trip for us, 296 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 7: my fiance and I are going out to Arizona to 297 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 7: see her family. We're having a joint wedding shower with 298 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 7: some friends and family that we're really excited for. And 299 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 7: then we're gonna come back and we're doing two days 300 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 7: at Disneyland, which we have not done in a very 301 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 7: long time, so we're excited for that. And then after that, Mike, 302 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 7: we're doing absolutely nothing for the next week and we 303 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 7: are hanging out and relaxing and recuperating before we get 304 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 7: back into the grind. 305 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 6: That is going to be the end of February. 306 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 2: In March, I think the last time I did Disneyland 307 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 2: with my wife back then my fiance. We tapped out 308 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 2: at about nine o'clock, so let me know how that 309 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 2: goes on that end. But hey, Josh, appreciate this, have 310 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 2: a great call, see around and we'll see you around 311 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 2: the building. Thanks, Josh, appreciate you. 312 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 7: Thanks Mike. Always a pleasure, all. 313 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 2: Right, Josh shape for joining us. As the Kings have 314 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 2: two days of rest under their belt and they're underway 315 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 2: with seven of the next eight home games on home 316 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 2: ice with a crack and aiming for two wins out 317 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 2: of two games in Los Angeles this season and a 318 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 2: three to zero record head to head here for this year. 319 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 2: On the Kraken side, you look at the top line, 320 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 2: can they get a going once again? They're at a 321 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 2: point per game average against the Kings this season, that 322 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 2: being Jared mccan, Maddy Veniers in Jordan Neberley with a 323 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 2: big milestone on tap. McCann due to play in game 324 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 2: seven hundred of his NHL career the Kings right now, 325 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: twenty three, seventeen and fourteen. And if you're a fan 326 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 2: of a loser point, you're getting your money's worth. Their 327 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 2: fourteen overtime losses tied with Vegas, just four away from 328 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 2: the NHL record, but they have just one regulation loss 329 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 2: over the last nine games. They come off a three 330 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 2: to two overtime loss at Carolina on Sunday, and they 331 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 2: have a player of their own on milestone watch on 332 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 2: Jacob Patar's next point will be thirteen hundred for him 333 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: in his NHL career, so the Kraken trying to keep 334 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 2: him and others at bay here for this evening. Just 335 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 2: one point separates these two teams. The Kraken sixty one 336 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 2: points in wildcard spot number two, the Kings one point back. 337 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 3: It should be a good one. We hope that you 338 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 3: can certainly join. 339 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 2: Us once again face off a little past seven o'clock 340 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 2: Pacific time, airtime at six thirty right here on ninety 341 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 2: three three KJARFM and the Global Credit Union Crack and 342 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 2: Audio Network, before the Kraken take a three week break 343 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 2: here for the Olympics, sending Philip Grubauer offted Team Germany 344 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: and Ford's Coppocaco and Ellie Tolvenen off the Team Finland, 345 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 2: prospect oscar Fisco Moulguard to Denmark and agm Ricky Oldchik 346 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 2: off to Team Italy. 347 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 3: On their staff, looking forward to having you big. 348 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 2: Thanks once again to Josh Shaffer for joining us at 349 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 2: for Kracken this morning. 350 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 3: I'm Mike Benton. 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