1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Thanks Mike Clane. A couple of days off here in 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Florida to recharge the batteries and recover from that loss 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: in Columbus. Just take us back through that game in 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Ohio where you felt the team was. 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 2: Well. I thought we you know, I thought we obviously 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: got off to a bad start. We talked about, you know, 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 2: the goals against in the first period, and you know, 8 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: I mean, we've had our fourth line has done a 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 2: real good job for us most of the year. You know, 10 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: they've been sort of a bit of a catalyst or 11 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 2: a spark. You know, didn't have a good first period 12 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 2: and we fell behind through nothing. What's happening right now 13 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: is we're chasing games, and at this time of the year, 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: it's really really difficult to come back and chase games. 15 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: So you know, we've got to be better right off 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: the bat, and our entire hockey team to a man, 17 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: has to play more detailed and better hockey. And that's 18 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: just the way it is. So you know, we had 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: some opportunities, but we spent way too much time on 20 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 2: our own zone. And what's happening with that is, you know, 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: we're we're not of the energy to play offense. So 22 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 2: it's got to change. It's got to be better. 23 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask you when you have situations like that, 24 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: do you feel like it's more between the years with 25 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: the players, Is it more systematically? Is it more the 26 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: other day you said do the things that don't require talent? Well, 27 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: where do you feel that let down lies for your group? 28 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: It's a mental situation right now, you know. And we've 29 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: got to find a way to be to be better. 30 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: That's just the bottom line, you know. It starts with 31 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: our older players, filters down into our younger guys. We 32 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: need more from everybody. You know, we get ourselves back 33 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: into the game. It's three to two and we have 34 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: another bad change, you know, so we we Those are 35 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: the kinds of things that I was talking about in 36 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 2: terms of, you know, the details that don't take talent. Overall, 37 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: we just have to be better as a group, starting 38 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: from myself all the way on down today. 39 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: Adam Larson Skatson is one thousandth NHL game. He's only 40 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: missed one game as a member of the Kraken, and 41 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: that was for the birth of his daughter. So an 42 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: iron man of all iron men, what has he meant 43 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: to you to coach and and yeah, not going all 44 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: the wood. What has he meant for to you, to 45 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: this team, not only to this group, but but to 46 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: you as a coach. And where have you What have 47 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: you noticed about Adam Marson? 48 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: Yeah? Just true pro and it's important for this hockey 49 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: team to have a true pro on you know, an 50 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: older guy. Our young kids right now are seeing the 51 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: fact that he's playing a thousand games. You know, they 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 2: haven't witnessed what it's taken for him to get to 53 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 2: that point. Necessarily, some of them have to a certain 54 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 2: degree over the last year or two. But really good 55 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: example for our young guys. And from my perspective, full 56 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: respect for a guy who not only plays that long, 57 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 2: that certainly plays through sicknesses and injuries, and in my 58 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: time here he's played through a few. Is that you 59 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: know not everybody? 60 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: Would you touched a little bit on my next question. 61 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: You've had the opportunity to coach a number of great players. 62 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: Where does he rank in terms of that longevity and 63 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: when you see him get to this part of his career, 64 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: what does it take for a guy to play a 65 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: thousand games in this league, let alone be as a 66 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: consistent player as he is. 67 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 2: Well, First of all. Anybody who plays a thousand games, 68 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: and I've coached a few of them, you know, it's 69 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: an incredible accomplishment. All of them, in their own respect, 70 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: you know, are absolute pleasure to coach. There's a commitment level, 71 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 2: there's an understanding of the importance of doing your job. 72 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: And you know, like I said before, he's a true pro. 73 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: There's a professionalism to being able to play a thousand 74 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: hockey games in the National Hockey League. That's why not 75 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 2: many people do it. And you know there's a certain 76 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 2: respect level there that I have for him, that's you know, 77 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: off the charts. 78 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: Looking at the Panthers here tonight. You got a big 79 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: win against them at home last week, but a bit 80 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: of a down year for them. They're going through some 81 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: injury problems right now, but there's still the two time 82 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: defending Cup champions until they're not. What did they what 83 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: challenges did they present to you back in Seattle, and 84 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: what can we expect out of them? And what do 85 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 1: you want to see from your group this evening? 86 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: Well, they played tight. You know, they're in your face, 87 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,239 Speaker 2: that's the way they play. And they've got a solid 88 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: defense obviously. Forsling Eckblad Seth Jones is back now. You know, 89 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 2: these guys have won the Stanley Cup twice. Now they're 90 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: at home. They're a proud hockey team. It has been 91 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 2: a down year for them, but only because of injuries. 92 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: They lost their captain obviously before the season started, and 93 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: you know, and they've had a bunch of other injuries 94 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: with Kachuck being out for you know, three or four 95 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 2: months or whatever it did was. So you know, that 96 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 2: combined with the two Stanley Cup runs, has taken a 97 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 2: toll on this team. But you know, at the same time, 98 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 2: they're a team that they're playing at home. They're proud 99 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 2: and you know, they're good. They're a good hockey team. 100 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 2: So we have to be at our best and I 101 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 2: we obviously have to play by than we've been playing. 102 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 2: You know, they are the Stanley Cup champions.