1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: The Raiders are trading high motor defensive end Max Crosby 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: to the Baltimore Ravens and seid Birds gave up their 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: first round picks this year and next to get the 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: stud big Big stuff. Guessing the Vikes have a new 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: veteran quarterback on the roster. Bye Bye, I don't know 6 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: like Friday Kyler Gino a rog take your pick, Koodie alike. 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: E Will is back in the fold for the Purple 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: Terrific News and we have a gold medal winner in 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: studio with us today at eleven o'clock. But first we 10 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: begin with Mad Producer and the Northern Fire Weekend Sizzle. 11 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: Indeed the Weekend Rap brought to you by Northern Fire 12 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: Grilling and Barbecue Supply. We're going to start with the 13 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: State Hockey Tournament over the weekend. This title games were 14 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: so good both required overtime. First, it was four to 15 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: four between Hibbing and war Road with the puck is Tea. 16 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 3: Ryan Saga. 17 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 4: Bay Mooney was the overtime winner one minute in overtime 18 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 4: and for the first time since two thousand and five, 19 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 4: the war Old Warriors are State tamp. 20 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: Kevin Fawless on the call that was single A. How 21 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 2: about double A more haead fighting their way back to 22 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: time Intotaka. In the third period, they go to double 23 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: O two. 24 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 3: The puck is tea Articer from Minnetaka. It's pulped off 25 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 3: this stick. Morehead takes over next can with a quick pass. 26 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 3: Here up the right wing side. Here's water with a. 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 5: Shot stick to back for the spots. Like said double. 28 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: Overtime Zach Halverson on the call. Great work by mister Fallness. 29 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 2: Mister Halverson, I believe Danny Ryan providing analysis throughout a 30 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: busy packed and awesome state tournament weekend. Second year in 31 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: a row, by the way, both the titles were one 32 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: bracket swept by out state teams. Congrats all involved. Out 33 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: of the Minnesota Wild. They were pocketing cash in Vegas 34 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: on Friday night. 35 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 6: We gonna had mccatt bounce it along. It's a two 36 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 6: oh one, making a three on one. Tarasenko dropped it 37 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 6: back to Spurge and took a return pass. 38 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 5: To Pascots latim Are. 39 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 4: Tarasenko beat Smith five hole and the Wild with some 40 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 4: insurance late. 41 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: It's four one Minnesota, But sadly they were stymied in 42 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 2: Mile High Denvery yesterday. 43 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 6: McKinnon now another chance to win it for the hometown Avalanche. 44 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 3: He's won for three on the season. He'll pick up 45 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 3: the buck. 46 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 6: Darting in McKinnon right through the shoot, slows the pace 47 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 6: down AND's got Nathan McKinnon went it for Colorado, speeding 48 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 6: in chamming On. The Brakes snapped the glove side and 49 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 6: the Apps survived the Wild's third period push. 50 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, the Wild are now ten back of the ABS. 51 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: Good that they got a point, and I think they 52 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: got five out of six their last three playing some 53 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: tough teams, so you dig that part. 54 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 3: But two fewer games. 55 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: Games remaining in Colorado Wild ten back dream probably dead 56 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: to win the Central with eighteen to go. They got 57 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: the Mammoth tomorrow at home. Box in the box on 58 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: Thursday with Philly. Everybody's been waiting to see Bobby Brink 59 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: play as former team. We're going to be on site 60 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: of Tria for that on Thursday. Out of college hoops, 61 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 2: I'm about to go for men ending their regular season 62 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: with a dramatic w if they. 63 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 3: Get it in for single to Nano Martin Nelly with 64 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 3: five to three in the air back. 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 5: Iron is no good prebound Kip once twice. It's loose, Yeah, 66 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 5: go for hold On, stay way to Taiwan. Martin Nelly 67 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 5: missed the three Tobolvikida hot Potato never got possessed by anybody, 68 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 5: and Minnesota is in possession of a regular season closing win. 69 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: By one well done by the Marooning Gold That is 70 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: their regular season finale. Big Ten Tournament ahead for Nico 71 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: Medved squad. I believe most would be aware of it. 72 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: I think they got to win that Big Ten Tournament 73 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: if they want to find themselves in the Big Big tournament. 74 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 3: But they'll play Rutgers on Wednesday in. 75 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: Chicago, their first matchup of the Big Ten Tourney. 76 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: Sadly Go for Women. 77 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 2: They lost to Ohio State and their Big Ten Tourney 78 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: matchup on Friday sixty to fifty five. All good though 79 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 2: in terms of the attorney they should be a lock 80 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: to make the NCAA Attorney Selection Sunday. This next Sunday, 81 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 2: we'll find out where they sit. ESPN bracketology currently has 82 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: Go for Women as a four seed. And now, as 83 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: part of the Weekend Rap brought to you by Northern 84 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: Fire Grilling and Barbecue Supply, some weekend wisdom. The quality 85 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 2: of your grill pellets matter. Ladies and gentlemen. Make sure 86 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 2: you're using a brand and a pellet. It's high quality, 87 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 2: truly hardwood. No artificial binders, additives are glues. You think 88 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: you're saving money, but the cheap stuff burns faster, lee 89 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 2: dog or jams, cessive ash build up. 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Oh hang on, 93 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 2: I got one more bit as part of the weekend rap. 94 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 2: I kind of wanted to forget this, to be honest. 95 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: It was the Wolves on Saturday with Orlando. 96 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 3: Wolves rolled that. 97 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: Early lead, still at a seven point lead midway through 98 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 2: the second and then Orlando s needed to to close 99 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 2: the first hatch, but it just really have not stopped 100 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 2: since pain. 101 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 3: That's to his total, he's got twenty six. 102 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 2: Oh cool, Ben Caro and Bain and Wendell Carter Junior. 103 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: Oh my, the Wolves housed this weekend in their own house. 104 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: One nineteen ninety two, the final that puts a rap 105 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: on said rap Pa. 106 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 3: It was a tough one. 107 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: Yeah it was, and more on that momentarily. The Green 108 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: Bay Packers have traded Rashan Gary to the Dallas Cowboys. 109 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: Rashan Gary is out of the division. Traded to the 110 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 1: Cowboys today were a fourth round pick in twenty twenty seven. Oh, 111 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: Rashaan Gary to the Cowboys and the uh these are 112 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: from Tom Pelasero's tweets and his ex account dot com. 113 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: Tom second to none. Uh, Tua Tua, So you're satisfied 114 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,679 Speaker 1: whatever Isua two has been released? 115 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 3: Yeah? So we got to see that fat dead money 116 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 3: number two. Yeah, I got it right in front of him. 117 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 2: Ninety nine million dollars split over the next two seasons. 118 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. 119 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: As a matter of fact, the Dolphins are gonna have 120 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: to pay him fifty four million dollars twenty six and 121 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 2: he's not even going to. 122 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 3: Play for him. 123 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 7: So uh. 124 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: Tom Pelasero with the Power Trade Morning show and the 125 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 1: NFL network tweets an hour ago with Tua Tungeva Loa's 126 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:46,679 Speaker 1: impending release now announced. Four veteran quarterbacks, her cousins Kyler, Murray, 127 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: Gino Smith, and Tua are set to become free agents 128 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: at three o'clock Central Wednesday. 129 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. 130 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: Total fully guaranteed money owed to those quarterbacks in twenty 131 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 1: twenty six one hundred nine eighteen zero point three million 132 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: dollars usman shoddy business right there. 133 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's fifty four to two thirty six point eight 134 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: to Kyler, eighteen and a half to Gino. No, Kirko's 135 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: still getting ten, adding you up to one nineteen point 136 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 2: three with. 137 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 3: Beelievable with the Timberwolves. 138 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: Uh, this is FISA for me, FISA fairness in Stay 139 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: call mact. I hated the Saturday game, and I hate 140 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: using the word hate, but in this context, I didn't 141 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: like that game. A lick against Orlando too late in 142 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: the season, too late in the season to see one 143 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: of those personally speaking, And I was super excited for 144 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: the matinee because Orlando is low key good man Phil, 145 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: Like when Philly came in here and won. Philly had 146 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: one star Tyrese Maxi and we shrug to a certain extent, 147 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: some of us shrugged off that one as a bad 148 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: day at the office. Orlando is good and huff with 149 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: Ben Caro, Bain Suggs and some hard charging beef eaters. 150 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: Now Aunt came out swinging, Anthony Edwards came out like 151 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: a superstar of all superstars, ever a superstar. The others 152 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: didn't punch with him, and we got smacked at home 153 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: Saturday by nearly thirty. Some in the age of rage 154 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: would be like, all shut up, they just won eight 155 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: of nine and beat some good teams. All right, that's fair, 156 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: that's fair, And I ain't tripping with eighteen to go, 157 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: all right, because I absolutely like them to make the 158 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: Western Conference finals. I'm thinking more about the home crowd 159 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: that was at that game where said HAL lost by 160 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: nearly thirty points to a team from the Eastern Conference. 161 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: Those who came to see a weekend humdinger, for instance, 162 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: like my man the banker brother Tim, He was front 163 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: row and that probably felt like watching somebody. 164 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 3: Rob your bank. I always love that one. And truth 165 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 3: be told, what. 166 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: Is it with the Minnesota Timberwolves, our beloved HAL and 167 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: home games on the weekend? 168 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 3: All right? 169 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: I mean, if nor Do and I were professional in 170 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: the seven oh two, we'd be rich off this thing. 171 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 3: And I ain't kidding you. 172 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: The last four weekend games at home and back to 173 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: January twenty fourth, check out this take Talker trend and 174 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 1: talk back Saturday, March seventh, to Target Center Orlando wins 175 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: By twenty seven Sunday February twenty second at home Philly 176 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 1: cruises by twenty seven with one superstar, and we made 177 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: Rookie VJ Edgecomb look like a combo of Doctor J 178 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: and World B Free. 179 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 3: I always love that one. 180 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: Sunday February eighth, Clippers are here, Kawhi goes for like 181 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: forty one and we get run by nineteen. And finally 182 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: January twenty fifth here Golden State runs away and hides 183 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: at Target Center by twenty six. Everybody's working for the 184 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: weekend is just a song. Sometimes to these guys, I 185 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: mean it's it's just astonishing. When considering a couple of 186 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: Sundays ago in Denver, they look terrific. And at Memphis 187 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: late January they buried the Griz at Memphis at the 188 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: mile get High City, both on the road. Minnesota fans 189 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: are smart. Minnesota fans are learned sports fans, ma'am, and 190 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: sometimes require the team to give them reason to get 191 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: loud during a weekend regular season game. When Orlando started 192 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: dismantling the timber Wolves, it was middle of the second 193 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: quarter Saturday, and that place was quiet and never given 194 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: a true chance to go Nordo on it and tear the. 195 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 3: Roof off the sucker. I always love that one. 196 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: March twenty eighth, that's the answer. March twenty eighth, write 197 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: it down, appointment, viewing, appointment, listening. March twenty eighth. That's 198 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: the next weekend home game. It's the Pistons with Cad Cunningham. 199 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: Hope it's not one of those hide the Women and 200 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: children productions on the weekend in Minneapolis. Right Former Minnesota 201 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 1: wild coach Bruce Boudreau is with us next segment, and 202 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: we happened to be quite excited about that. Everything's sad 203 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: with the Capitals, the Bruins never lose at home, and 204 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: the Ratty Pacific at one point this weekend, your Pacific Division. 205 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: That Ratty Pacific Division at one point this weekend had 206 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: six teams on some form of a losing streak. 207 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 3: I always love that one. Thank you, timber Tech, timber 208 00:11:58,520 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 3: Tech and timber Tech. 209 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: What's on deck nine to noon today includes talkbacks that 210 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: are very very important. NFL free agency is underweighty today 211 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: and we want you to tell us how you would 212 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: make the vikings better. It's anticipated and has been reported 213 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: we found some money. We have money with restructures and releases. 214 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: Not as much as we had before yesterday, late last 215 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: night of this morning because of the Eric Wilson signing. 216 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: But that's fine. We still have money. I mean, we 217 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: might have gone from forty in arrears to like forty 218 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: on the good side before the e will deal. Not sure, 219 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: can't figure it out, don't care. But here's the bottom line. 220 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: The acting GM is the most well respected capologist in 221 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: the history of the National Football League, and his philosophy 222 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: on team building requires money. 223 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 3: And all of a sudden, we have money. 224 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,439 Speaker 1: And we lie in green pastures with funny money to 225 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: drop on new players, talkbacks free. iHeart audio app hit 226 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:10,559 Speaker 1: it analytically, sarcastically or seriously, or maybe you dare to 227 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: dream that that'll take place. 228 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 3: In a couple of segments. 229 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: Today, nicknamed Gabby, former Wild coach Bruce Boudreau joins nine 230 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: to noon Around the Corner, Happy Monday. You're listening to 231 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: the nine to noon presentation on FM one hundred point 232 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: three k f a M. Former Wild coach Bruce Boudreau. 233 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: Hey there, buddy, it's Paul Allen. Hey let me uh, 234 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: let me get the Olympics quickly out of the way first, 235 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: because that's the last time we chatted. Uh, Canada. Canada 236 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: clearly carried the play enough to do damage, but gob 237 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: beat in the game game's most important moments, and thus 238 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: the USA got the gold. 239 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 3: Is that fair? 240 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 8: Absolutely fair? 241 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 3: Yeah? 242 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: Now to the to the current nature of situations, mister 243 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: Bruce Boudreau. The Minnesota Wild lost in a shootout yesterday 244 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: at Denver, but I you know, I left that game 245 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: in the last couple of games against the Avs believing 246 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: your former team absolutely can beat the Avalanche in a 247 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: seven game series. Do do you agree or disagree with 248 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: the take? 249 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 8: I agree watching them play the Avs yesterday and Dallas 250 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 8: a couple of days ago that they can absolutely play 251 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 8: equal or better than both of those teams. So it's 252 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 8: it's gonna make it quite interesting come playoff times. 253 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: Now, I mean, this may be the dumbest question you 254 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: get all day. I recognize Colorado's down Landeskog, Okay, he's important, 255 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: But you know what's a So was Marcus Felino to 256 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: to the Minnesota Wild, don't you think? 257 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 7: Yeah? 258 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 8: Yeah, Like I mean, I don't think. Look at these 259 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 8: teams are all really equal and in the end, like 260 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 8: I think Colorado, you could say played Minnesota a little bit, 261 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 8: but I think what equals out is the goaltending wall 262 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 8: set was unbelievable and he's been like that all year. 263 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 8: So and their power play is much better than Colorado's. 264 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 8: So depending on on on the penalty situations in a game, 265 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 8: I think every there's there's no doubt in my mind 266 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 8: watching a lot of Minnesota hockey, uh that they can 267 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 8: win and they can believe. They believe they can win, 268 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 8: which is probably more important than me saying that they 269 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 8: can win. 270 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: Hey, Bruce, when you when when you mentioned power played 271 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: better than somebody else with a couple of playoff teams, 272 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: how much does that matter in the postseason? When when 273 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: the when the the reps have been known to swat 274 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: all of the whistles a little bit. 275 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 8: Yeah, in the first round, they don't swallow the whistles. 276 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 8: They try to sit there and say, figure, they'll say, 277 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 8: if you can imagine, hey, we are doing the same 278 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 8: stuff as we did in the regular season, this is 279 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 8: how we're going to call it. So in the first 280 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 8: round they still call a lot of penalties. By the second, third, 281 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 8: and fourth round they let them play. So and to me, 282 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 8: the first round of the playoffs is going to be 283 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 8: the most important when it comes to the Central Division, 284 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 8: you know, when those two three teams meet. But in 285 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 8: the end, if you get two power plays a game 286 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 8: in the semi finals and the finals, and you score 287 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 8: on one of them and the other team doesn't, they 288 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 8: usually the difference in the game is one goal. So 289 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 8: I mean, it'll make all the difference in the world. 290 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 8: And so and if you look, some of these games 291 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 8: might be a little more physical than others, so there 292 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 8: might be more in that. But I really believe the 293 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 8: special teams are usually the equalizers in a playoff round 294 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 8: because five on five usually when it comes to the playoffs, 295 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 8: both teams are pretty equal. It's the special teams in 296 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 8: the goaltending that makes the. 297 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: Difference, okay, and off that with the physicality piece. So 298 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: round one, okay, you know, with it kind of being 299 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: like the regular season the way just laid it out. 300 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: But moving forward, I think we can agree Carill Caprice 301 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: Off and Quinn Hughes are two of the very best 302 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 1: players in the NHL. You know, maybe not the very best, 303 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: but two of the very best. So but they're both 304 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: especially Hughes, they're not super big, you know, like they're 305 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: slight of frame to a certain extent with caprice Off. 306 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: How does that factor in with the postseason where specifically 307 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: in the in the middle of the ice, you know, 308 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: where that they're not calling as many penalties and and 309 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: some of the bigger players are afforded the opportunity to 310 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: kind of beat up on guys like that. 311 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:05,239 Speaker 3: What do you think of that? 312 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 8: Well, I do think it means something because the physicality 313 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 8: in the in the playoffs picks up by at least 314 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 8: fifty percent. Nobody passes checks, nobody misses checks. This is 315 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 8: why you hear so much about having the bigger, stronger 316 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 8: teams is a playoff team and they usually succeed. Now 317 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 8: the small guys, they are still great. And those two 318 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 8: guys you mentioned, Capriceoff and Queen Hughes, are two of 319 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 8: the greatest. And I don't think I don't think it'll 320 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 8: bother them because it's almost impossible to hit them. But 321 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 8: I will say this that as a forward, caprice Off 322 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 8: is going to be hit every chance he gets. Every 323 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 8: chance he gets, he's gonna he is not going to 324 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,239 Speaker 8: be They're not going to pass on him, They're going 325 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 8: to hit him. They're gonna hit him. They're gonna hit him, 326 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 8: and they will be dumping pucks into Quinn Hughes's corner 327 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 8: hoping that they get a chance to run him. But 328 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 8: you know what makes these players great is they know 329 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 8: that and they've seen that, and they're going to be 330 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 8: able to evade most of it. But it's going to 331 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 8: make for a. 332 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,360 Speaker 3: Tougher playoff for sure, old school best goal. 333 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: Former Wild coach Bruce Boudreau nine to new with the 334 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: trade deadline in the rear view, Mayor, Bruce, how difficult 335 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: is it getting new guys to mesh after trades because 336 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: the Wild are integrating several of them right now. 337 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 8: Yeah, you know what, it's a great question, Paul. I've 338 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 8: had one real experience of exactly what the Wild did 339 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 8: in twenty ten when I was in Washington. We were 340 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 8: the number one team in the league and at trade 341 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 8: deadline we added four players and to a team that 342 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 8: was already really good. It really and there were good 343 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 8: players that we added in great people, but we added players. 344 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 8: Now we had to sit out regulars from the team. 345 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 8: It really it started to I think it affected our 346 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 8: chemistry of our team. And that's the only thing when 347 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 8: I was looking at the trade deadline and looking what 348 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 8: Minnesota was doing, that was my biggest fear. They've already 349 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 8: got a real good team and they added four pieces, 350 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 8: I think, And I mean, how's that going to affect? 351 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 8: Like the room? Now Guys that were normally playing regular 352 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 8: aren't going to be playing every night, Guys that the 353 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 8: minutes might be down on some of the guys. So 354 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 8: I mean, I'm not saying it's gonna affect it or 355 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 8: will it. I just know from past experience it affected 356 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 8: the Caps, and you know, the even affected when my 357 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:58,479 Speaker 8: first year in Minnesota, when we March first at the 358 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 8: trade deadline that year, we added Martin Hansel and Ryan White, 359 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 8: and it really affected our chemistry because that put Eric 360 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 8: Hall out of the fourth line and we went from 361 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 8: being first place in the league on March first that 362 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 8: date to losing out to Chicago for the division titles. 363 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 8: So I mean, I'm not saying it will or won't, 364 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 8: but these are the things that trade deadline that you 365 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 8: don't know. 366 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 3: You go get good, really. 367 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 8: Good players, but you don't know how it's going to 368 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 8: affect the group that you already have. Hey, So that's 369 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 8: my biggest fear when it comes to Minnesota. 370 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: Do you think with the Wild's blue liners, Bruce did, 371 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: do you think the Wild with the top six the 372 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: top six defenseman make up the best group in the 373 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: nhlbit because we hear that with the talk around here 374 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 1: a fair amount. 375 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 8: Well, and it is a fair thing. I mean when 376 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 8: I look at Spurgeon and I look at Brodean, who 377 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 8: I know both of them very well. I know how 378 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 8: good they are. And I look at Faber, and I 379 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 8: know how good Queen Hughes is because I've had him. 380 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 8: And you know, you add these, you know that top 381 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 8: four in itself is as good as anybody. Then they've 382 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 8: got some size on five and six in Middleton and 383 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 8: I forget who else is there now, but they are 384 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 8: as good as anybody, and they're as deep as anybody. 385 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 8: And when you have the deep defense, guys that can 386 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 8: move the puck, guys that are physical in front, and 387 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 8: you've got the goaltending that Minnesota has, you should be 388 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 8: you should be in play for uh for every against 389 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 8: any team. And I think they are. The only problem 390 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,199 Speaker 8: is the two of the teams that they could be 391 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 8: in play against the other two best teams in the league. 392 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 8: So it's gonna make for one heck of a playoff. 393 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 3: What was Hughes? He like with Vancouver? 394 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 8: I loved them. I love them. We talked all summer. You. 395 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 8: One thing you don't know is I knew Quinn when 396 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 8: he was two and three years old because his dad 397 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 8: was my assistant coach in the minors. 398 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 3: Wow. 399 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 8: So I got to know them. And when I went 400 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 8: into Vancouver, Quinn was the first one I sat down 401 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 8: with and said, is everything good? Like this and that, 402 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 8: and we became I thought, pretty tight. I mean I 403 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 8: talked to him in the summer. He's a he's a 404 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 8: hockey nerd and that's a very good phrase, like he 405 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 8: plays it like I remember that the summer after the 406 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 8: first he said, I'm going to try the right side. 407 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 8: We need a right side defenseman. You know, if you 408 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 8: need I'm gonna be and I'm gonna be shooting more. 409 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 8: And his shot got better everything else. He works his 410 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 8: butt off at the game and he loves He just 411 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 8: loves to play hockey. You know what. He's the kind 412 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 8: of guy that you would think would have been born 413 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 8: in Minnesota because of his love for the game and 414 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,479 Speaker 8: the way and how much he plays it. So I 415 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 8: think they Billy hit a home run when they got him, 416 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 8: and whatever they had to give up, they gave up, 417 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 8: but it was it wasn't as good of what they 418 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 8: got in return. So I mean, you're not going to 419 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 8: ever hear me say anything bad about Quinn. Loved every 420 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 8: second of them. 421 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: That was beautifully shared. Well pop talk once again. Bruce 422 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: coached Vancouver and also Anaheim from the Pacific. All right, 423 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: here's the deal. I just want to get your opinion 424 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 1: on this. What that division this year? The Pacific this year, Bruce, 425 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: at one point this weekend, six of them were on 426 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 1: losing streaks. I just can't figure out this specific division. 427 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: What do you think it's horrible? 428 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 8: I mean as simple as that. It's like, I look 429 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 8: at the big team is supposed to be Vegas, and 430 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 8: I mean Vegas is in. I mean, they better start 431 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 8: winning or they're not going to make the playoffs. And 432 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 8: you know, I mean Edmonton, who's been in the Cup 433 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 8: finals last two years. That was a huge win for 434 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 8: them last night because they're on the verge of missing 435 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 8: the playoffs. When you've got teams like San Jose and 436 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 8: Anaheim potentially being in the playoffs and Seattle in the West, 437 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 8: you know, it's not very deep, and I just don't 438 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 8: know how all eight teams in that division can can 439 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 8: get so weak so quickly. But it's offset by the 440 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 8: fact that the Central Division is so good, so maybe 441 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 8: it goes in circles, so who knows. But the Pacific Division, 442 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 8: excuse me, it's sometimes if you win the Pacific Division, 443 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 8: it's sort of an easy route to the Final four, 444 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 8: which is sort of unfair. 445 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: Well, okay, off that. Do you think the San Jose 446 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: Sharks all right with celebrating Will Smith and to Fawley 447 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: and others too? It can make life difficult on some 448 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: teams if they sneak into the postseason. 449 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 8: No, I mean if they sneak into the postseason as 450 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 8: say the eighth seed. I don't think so. I think 451 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 8: because this year, getting to the postseason for San Jose 452 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 8: would be like that's their Stanley Cup. Is just getting there. 453 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 8: It's same for Utah, same for all these teams that 454 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 8: have been out for a long time. But I think 455 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 8: it's a learning process that the management some both of 456 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 8: these on all of those kind of teams want the 457 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 8: players to see the feel it is just to get there. 458 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 8: It's like, I mean, Montreal last year snuck in, but now, 459 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 8: just making the playoffs and losing in the first round 460 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 8: is not going to do it for Montreal. They want 461 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 8: to advance. But some of these young players have never 462 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 8: seen the atmosphere, never seen how the pace picks up, 463 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 8: how the game picks up. They think they know it, 464 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 8: they've been told about it, but unless you experience it, 465 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 8: you don't really know it. So teams like San Jose, 466 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 8: if they make the playoffs, that's a win win win 467 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 8: for them. They don't expect to go any further this year, 468 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 8: but I mean they'll give it a good college try that. 469 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 8: I just don't think that they're capable of beating the 470 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 8: first place team in the Central Division. 471 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: Okay, so whether it's the West or the East, Bruce 472 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 1: coach Boudreau, is there a team or are there teams 473 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: you think might be sitting on big things, kind of 474 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: as an underdog from the bottom, or you know, maybe 475 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: like fifth seed down in either conference? 476 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 8: Well, fifth seed down, I don't think so, but I 477 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 8: will tell you an underdog. The way they're playing is Buffalo, 478 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 8: even though they're in first place. This team is from 479 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 8: December ninth, has been the best team in the NHL, 480 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 8: and they've been incredible in this you know you're going 481 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 8: to have the Utah would be the one team that 482 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,400 Speaker 8: in the if I'm talking fifth seed is boy, they've 483 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 8: been playing pretty good hockey all on the road lately, 484 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 8: if they could keep it up, but I don't know 485 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 8: if they can. Like you usually Phoenix. Now they're a 486 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 8: better team than when they were in Phoenix, but in 487 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 8: March is sort of a folding type of year. They've 488 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 8: played really hard all year, but I think they've got 489 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 8: more talent this year. So off the top of my head, 490 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 8: that would be the only team you got the top three. 491 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 8: To me, there's only five teams in the NFL that 492 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 8: could win the Cup in and the three in the 493 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 8: Metro and maybe Camp or Carolina. That would be it 494 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 8: right now. So anybody else that wins or gets close 495 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 8: to me is an upset. 496 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 3: All right. 497 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: So you're gonna get most likely Wild in Dallas playing 498 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: in Round one. And I mean they're two of the best. 499 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:56,959 Speaker 1: There are two of the best five teams in the NHL, 500 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: maybe two of the best six. So now the Wild, 501 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: the Wild play the Stars two times the rest of 502 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: the season, all right, So. 503 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 3: If they indeed, if they indeed meet. 504 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: Round one of the postseason, Like, how would you coach 505 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: those final two regular season games? Is it business as 506 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 1: usual or play away? You set the tone for what 507 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: most likely is coming up pretty soon. 508 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 8: Well, to me, it would be business as usual if 509 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 8: you can and get it in their heads that we 510 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 8: can beat you, and Dallas is playing their best and 511 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 8: we keep beating them in these last two games, it 512 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 8: might be in their heads. Plus I think home ite 513 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 8: advantage would be at stake, and I think that's important 514 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 8: as well. So there's a lot to play for. But 515 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 8: when you get in the playoffs is give your head 516 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 8: a shake and none of this stuff matters, you know. 517 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 8: The one thing I will say is Dallas will know 518 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 8: exactly what Minnesota's tendencies are. Minnesota will know exactly what 519 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 8: Dallas's tendencies are. And whoever can uh play their game 520 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 8: plan the best, who can be more physical, because this 521 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 8: is what it comes down to, being more physical, winning 522 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 8: the battles. We can talk, we can talk all of 523 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 8: those analytics till the till the cows come home, but 524 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 8: it's going to mean these things of winning battles, one 525 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 8: on one battles, playing tougher in the trenches, and and 526 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 8: when you get it taken advantage of your opportunities. And 527 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 8: it's they're very similar to football when it comes to 528 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 8: the playoffs. I mean, who wins the offensive line matches, 529 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 8: It's always come no matter what the analytics and everything's 530 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 8: so that's what usually ends up taking place, is whoever 531 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 8: wins those battles wins the game. And I think both 532 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 8: teams know it's a stake. That's why I think Billy 533 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 8: went and got a little bigger for the playoffs. You know, 534 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 8: That's why once Billy got mcceren, then Colorado went out 535 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 8: and got Nicholas Roy, like, Okay, we got offset these guys, right, 536 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 8: And that's the they're looking towards it, which is why 537 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 8: the Central Division is so exciting. 538 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 3: Time for two more for Brucey. 539 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: The Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Maple leaf, your beloved 540 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: Maple Leafs, that they have Austin Matthews and are fifteenth 541 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: in the Eastern Conference. As a Toronto native, how does 542 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: that make you feel? And I'd imagine the fan base 543 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: is up in arms during this age of rage. 544 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,959 Speaker 8: Oh, I got to believe it. You know, I'm an 545 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 8: next Leaf. I'm still an alumni with them, and it's 546 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 8: so you get all you get all the information about 547 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 8: these guys, and I guarantee you the city's not very happy. 548 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 8: The team's not very happy. They've lost seven in a row. 549 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 8: They look like they want the season and right away, 550 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 8: and in the Toronto Toronto Press, and it's a tough 551 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 8: city to play and you can't hide. And I think 552 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 8: there will be a lot of movement this summer when 553 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 8: it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And they got 554 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 8: to surround again Austin Matthews with some players that can play. 555 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 8: I mean, because he doesn't look very happy when he's 556 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 8: playing out there these days. 557 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: All right, last one here also Eastern Conference. What do 558 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: you think of the Detroit Red Wings? And I asked, because, 559 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: all right, I knew who Lucas Raymond was, but I've 560 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: never really watched him that closely. I've seen Dylan Larkin 561 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: play a bunch of times, but like I'm watching Lucas 562 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: Raymond in the Olympics, I'm like, wow, you know, I mean, 563 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: I want to watch this team a little bit, so 564 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: I like watching the Wings. But what's strange is, despite 565 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: being the fourth seed in the East, the Detroit Red 566 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: Wings are the only team in that conference's top ten 567 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: with a minus goal differential. Now you got Larkin, Raymond 568 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: to brink it, and John Gibson between the pipes, and 569 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: I like all four of those. What does Bruce Boudreau 570 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: make of the Wings? 571 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 8: You know what, I look at it a little bit differently, 572 00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 8: as I know the coaching staff really well, and I 573 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 8: think they're all pretty sharp and they will be prepared. 574 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 8: But I'm still not a Wings fan, to be honest, 575 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 8: I just don't see it. They added David Perraun, who's 576 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 8: thirty seven years old, may or may not play. He's 577 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 8: had hernie and surgery. They added another older piece. I mean, 578 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 8: Patrick Kane isn't the dominant player that he once was, 579 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 8: and if you look at around those guys, he's small, 580 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 8: and the Prinkett is small. Larkin is not overly big. 581 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 8: I mean, they don't have a really top notch number 582 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 8: two center. Raymond's the best player. So I'm like, I 583 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 8: mean I still look at them and go, Okay, they 584 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 8: beat New Jersey three or nothing yesterday, But I mean 585 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 8: they're going to have to continue to win in these 586 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 8: last twenty games for me just to see them make 587 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,120 Speaker 8: the playoffs, because I think they're a good team and 588 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 8: they're an upcoming team, but they're not a team that's 589 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 8: there yet. I think they'll be struggled just to get 590 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 8: in as a wild card and East. 591 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 3: When can we watch you on NHL Network this week? 592 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 8: I was on five days last week, so I get 593 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 8: a little bit of a break till the end of 594 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 8: the month now, so I'll be just doing my CAP 595 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:22,840 Speaker 8: stuff and my TSN stuff and stuff like this with 596 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,439 Speaker 8: you as often as you want. 597 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 1: Yes, right here, So you're going to head over to 598 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: Hershey Park and maybe ride the roller coasters. 599 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 8: That will be the last thing on my mind until 600 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 8: my grandkids come down. Then they can get on with 601 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:38,359 Speaker 8: their parents and I'll watch them. 602 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 1: Tell Crystal that I say hi and thanks for the time. 603 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:42,799 Speaker 3: We'll call you Hick. 604 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 8: I will for sure, absolutely anytime. 605 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 3: Paul, see your brother. 606 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 1: Bruce Boudreaux, former Minnesota Wild coach, currently with NHL Network, 607 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: on the status of the NHL up to the Stanley 608 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: Cup Playoffs, Wild and Utah here tomorrow night, Wild hosting 609 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: Philly on Thursday. That's a box in the Box day 610 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:04,200 Speaker 1: for nine to noon at TREAM. All right, talkbacks next segment. 611 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: If you're into it, simple question you can add to it, 612 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 1: you can change it, you can alter it, and or 613 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 1: you can have tentacles to it. Make the Minnesota Vikings better. 614 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:19,840 Speaker 1: With free agency beginning today, Eric Wilson has been resigned. 615 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter reported the Vikings also have a resigned linebacker 616 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 1: Ivan Pace to a restricted free agency low tender. Make 617 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 1: the Vikings better? Which quarterback do you want? Now is 618 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: the time to state your case. This is very very important. 619 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:41,840 Speaker 1: In the pantheon of sports talk radio KFA and sports 620 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 1: Talk time is nine forty four. Head to the free 621 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 1: iHeart Audio app. You get up to thirty seconds to 622 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,600 Speaker 1: make the Minnesota Vikings better. Like I said towards the 623 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 1: end of the open, be analytical with it. Be sarcastic 624 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 1: with it, be funny with it, be serious with it, 625 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: but be with it. 626 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 3: Talkbacks around the corner. 627 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:21,240 Speaker 9: KFAM, Hey guys, it's Marshall and Minnetonka happy free agency. 628 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:24,239 Speaker 10: If we signed Kyler Murray, I think we also need 629 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 10: to sign a second veteran quarterback because of Murray's durability concerns. 630 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,839 Speaker 10: If he goes down, you might not want to stick 631 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 10: JJ McCarthy in there if he's not ready at that point. 632 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:38,839 Speaker 10: So I think you need a second veteran to pair 633 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:42,160 Speaker 10: with Murray if indeed Kyler is the guy. 634 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:46,080 Speaker 1: All right, Marshall, Well, I mean McCarthy's into his third year. 635 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:47,800 Speaker 3: JJ. 636 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean kind of gut some veteran to it. But 637 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean it depends on which veteran you sign. I mean, 638 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: if you if it's the Brett Rippons of the world, 639 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: or the John Skelton's or Skyler Thompson's of the world, 640 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 1: you probably can put them on your practice squad. 641 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 3: And I have to worry about it. So maybe that's 642 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:09,920 Speaker 3: the answer. I don't know. 643 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,239 Speaker 2: I think I think if you go with Kyler this 644 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 2: week and he was to get injured, you're putting McCarthy 645 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 2: out there. 646 00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 3: I mean, I agreed, I understand it. 647 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:19,799 Speaker 7: Thank you. 648 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 2: We're worried about the future of nine and nine needs 649 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:27,319 Speaker 2: to go away and just be JJ and improve and 650 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,760 Speaker 2: all of those things. Yes, if Kyler or it's Gino 651 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 2: or it's Kirk, McCarthy's going out on the field, and 652 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 2: that's just I get where Marshall's going with it. 653 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:40,360 Speaker 3: I just it's it's JJ. McCarthy will be either the 654 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 3: starter or our backup. 655 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:48,280 Speaker 1: If if you believe the quarterback Minnesota will sign this week. 656 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: If you believe they will sign a veteran from another team, 657 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:58,960 Speaker 1: then I believe it's wise to recognize said slinger is 658 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:02,719 Speaker 1: going to be required to accept as close to the 659 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:06,440 Speaker 1: minimum veteran minimum as you possibly can get. Yeah, well 660 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 1: that I mean that. Well, that shouldn't be a problem 661 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,879 Speaker 1: because of the fat stacks of cash that the likes 662 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:15,200 Speaker 1: of Kyler Murray, Gino Smith, her cousins to a tongue 663 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 1: of Vailoa, They're all going to be available at some 664 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:21,200 Speaker 1: point this week, but they all have fat stacks of 665 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: cash coming from their former teams. So I think that's 666 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:28,200 Speaker 1: a factor in it. Kyler Murray Gino Smith. I'm not 667 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:32,880 Speaker 1: eliminating Aaron Rodgers from the equation. So all of that 668 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:37,360 Speaker 1: I believe should and or will come to pass sometime 669 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:37,839 Speaker 1: this week. 670 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,920 Speaker 2: Do you think given with Rogers, the one that does 671 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 2: not have the offset dollars with other teams, does that 672 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,560 Speaker 2: make that a bigger hurdle than to sign Old twelve. Well, 673 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,319 Speaker 2: if he wants seven or rations, that's that's that's all 674 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 2: that money's coming out of your pockets and not the 675 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:52,280 Speaker 2: previous teams. 676 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 1: I think you could have gotten him last year for 677 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: somewhere between three and a half and five. 678 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:00,200 Speaker 2: Whoa, I think he ended up signing for ten with 679 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 2: something like that. Yeah, so that that would be. It 680 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:07,720 Speaker 2: doesn't have to be the veteran minimum one year, one whatever, 681 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 2: but close to it. 682 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:09,759 Speaker 3: I get you. 683 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: Eric Wilson back in the mixed two year deal a 684 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: three year deal, Ivan Pace tendered with a low tender, 685 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:20,840 Speaker 1: and Rashan Gary was traded by the He's going to 686 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:24,359 Speaker 1: be traded once things start going official today. Well they 687 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:28,080 Speaker 1: go official Wednesday, that's the first day of the league year. 688 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:29,960 Speaker 1: This whole thing is done, by the way. Yeah, I 689 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 1: just call it. I don't even call it the legal 690 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:35,800 Speaker 1: the oxymoron bit anymore, the legal tampering Monday and or Tuesday. 691 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 1: It's the beginning of free agency. 692 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:40,120 Speaker 2: Because they even do the thing now, PA, and they 693 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 2: just started this this year, and so free agency starts 694 00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 2: really in earnest. So much today they had to change 695 00:39:47,080 --> 00:39:49,600 Speaker 2: your rule. And maybe it was because of Kirk. Remember 696 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 2: he flipping. He just casually mentioned I think he had 697 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:54,280 Speaker 2: talked to a trainer or something. 698 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:57,120 Speaker 3: Remember that whole thing with Atlanta. Oh wow, Well, now. 699 00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: There's O'Connell at the combine being interviewed by NFL netw 700 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 1: Work on the Saturday with chagrin on his face before 701 00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:05,560 Speaker 1: the combine was over. 702 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:07,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, he could, he got word in Indy. 703 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 2: But you can now teams can connect with up to 704 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:15,520 Speaker 2: five players today in advance of the league year opening 705 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,960 Speaker 2: and can speak to them for I believe at max 706 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 2: an hour or something to make sure they can connect 707 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:23,880 Speaker 2: with each other before they agree to these deals. 708 00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:25,760 Speaker 3: So free agency starts today. 709 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's kind of frustrating that they they kind 710 00:40:29,080 --> 00:40:30,200 Speaker 2: of parse it out or. 711 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 1: Phrase it up the way that they do well with 712 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:39,040 Speaker 1: Rashawon Gary traded for a fourth round pick, and the 713 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:42,360 Speaker 1: fourth round pick, by the way, is in twenty twenty seven. Yeah, 714 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:48,000 Speaker 1: so the Dallas Dallas pedaled a twenty twenty seven to 715 00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:52,640 Speaker 1: fourth for Rashan Gary. Who I mean, I thought he 716 00:40:52,719 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 1: started pretty well last year, but then things seemed to 717 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 1: fall off. I mean you'd even get the vox Wayne 718 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 1: Larrabee joining nine to noon voicing low key displeasure with 719 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:05,040 Speaker 1: the way Rashan Gary was playing it. You know that 720 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:09,680 Speaker 1: this goes back to last year for me and Jeff Hafley, 721 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,319 Speaker 1: now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, when he 722 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:15,800 Speaker 1: came from Boston College to become the defensive coordinator for 723 00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:18,680 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers. The best intel I got on 724 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:22,759 Speaker 1: Halfley was from Viking's head coach Kevin O'Connell, who knows 725 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: him extremely well. It's quite fond of him too, but 726 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:29,319 Speaker 1: they're quite close, and for the most part, it went 727 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: to burying its fruit the last couple of years with Halfley. 728 00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:37,160 Speaker 1: And this certainly doesn't make me right and and Halflee 729 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,799 Speaker 1: forever we'll know ten of ten more about football than me. 730 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:44,400 Speaker 1: But when they put Rashan Garry's quote hand in the 731 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:48,279 Speaker 1: grass end quote and kind of made him a traditional 732 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:51,560 Speaker 1: four to three defensive end, I didn't like it. I 733 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:53,880 Speaker 1: just I just said didn't. I didn't think it had 734 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:57,440 Speaker 1: as much pop as they thought it would. It reminded 735 00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 1: me of when our guy Dom Capers was defensive coordinator 736 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 1: for the Green Bay Packers. Sleepy Dom rolled in there 737 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,680 Speaker 1: and he took Aaron Campman off the best season he's 738 00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:12,040 Speaker 1: ever had and made him. I think he made him 739 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:15,600 Speaker 1: a stand up outside, a stand up edge guy, Capers, 740 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,880 Speaker 1: or or either from an edge to a hand in 741 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:20,359 Speaker 1: the grass guy, or vice versa. 742 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:21,719 Speaker 3: And that was it. 743 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Aaron Kampman never was the same, So I think 744 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:28,839 Speaker 1: that played into Rashan gary season last year. 745 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 3: Uh, but we'll see. We'll see how it works out 746 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:33,120 Speaker 3: for Rashawn with the Dallas Cowboys. 747 00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:35,600 Speaker 2: It's kind of amazing how quickly that stuff changes too, 748 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:37,880 Speaker 2: where it sounds like they were really deeply down the 749 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,600 Speaker 2: road with the Raiders on the Max Crosby trade. Would 750 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:43,640 Speaker 2: not Dallas was yeah, wow, would not commit to the 751 00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:46,920 Speaker 2: two firsts, And now they're finding their way to Rashon. 752 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:48,839 Speaker 3: How much did they want? 753 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:51,120 Speaker 2: Did you see the bit with his Instagram post and 754 00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:54,239 Speaker 2: then he was claiming yeah, saying goodbye and then claiming. 755 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:54,600 Speaker 3: He was hacked. 756 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:59,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, somebody went to the truffle friend, and so he went. 757 00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:01,880 Speaker 2: They went from trying to get Max Crosby to now 758 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:04,520 Speaker 2: flipping a twenty twenty seven fourth for Gary. 759 00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:06,680 Speaker 3: I mean that's not bad value. Now they got to 760 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:07,000 Speaker 3: pay him. 761 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:09,279 Speaker 2: He's gonna get eighteen and twenty one the next two 762 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:10,480 Speaker 2: years in salary. 763 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:12,759 Speaker 3: That's what the contracts at right now. So we shall see. 764 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:16,640 Speaker 1: We asked a question to begin the presentation, same question 765 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:20,719 Speaker 1: may emerge tomorrow. Make the vikings better. I mean, your 766 00:43:20,719 --> 00:43:24,920 Speaker 1: elite football minds. You see the names available in free agency. 767 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:28,040 Speaker 1: You know who's available on your team. You've read all 768 00:43:28,080 --> 00:43:32,240 Speaker 1: of the Grenard steam than Jeremy Faller, a senior reporter 769 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:35,080 Speaker 1: for ESPN, He's he's been all over it, but he 770 00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:37,439 Speaker 1: did it again, and it was within the last couple 771 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:42,440 Speaker 1: of hours where he's like, Jonathan Grenard trade is on 772 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:46,160 Speaker 1: the radar of Jeremy Fowler. Come on for a Friday 773 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:49,719 Speaker 1: draft pick, and you know there there could be Norto 774 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:53,080 Speaker 1: pointed this out to me between segments when I was like, really, 775 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:57,160 Speaker 1: but there could be a bally hooed, fat new deal 776 00:43:57,160 --> 00:43:58,560 Speaker 1: on the horizon for Grenard. 777 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:02,239 Speaker 2: So that absolutely factors into it. But Jonathan Gernard is 778 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:05,480 Speaker 2: so good that does not make the Vikings better. 779 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:09,680 Speaker 1: He's so good against the run and rushing the quarterback 780 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:11,440 Speaker 1: and is a locker room guy, and he and Van 781 00:44:11,520 --> 00:44:14,279 Speaker 1: ginkle are a thing now. I mean, it's it's like 782 00:44:14,320 --> 00:44:16,479 Speaker 1: when the Chiefs won the Super Bowl a few years ago, 783 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:21,440 Speaker 1: we identified the MB three with Chris Jones, Travis Kelcey 784 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:26,200 Speaker 1: and Patrick Mahomes. All Right, that's a legitimate thing. That's formidable. 785 00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:31,200 Speaker 1: Van Ginkele and Grenard formidable. All Right, So let's cast 786 00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:33,520 Speaker 1: the Gays the way of the twenty twenty sixth Dallas 787 00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:37,719 Speaker 1: Turner's third year. Will it be as formidable if Grenard's 788 00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:42,160 Speaker 1: gone as Bernard and Van Ginkle, Van Ginkele and Dallas Turner. 789 00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:46,240 Speaker 1: Only time will tell, Davy. But the money aspect of it, 790 00:44:46,239 --> 00:44:47,960 Speaker 1: it just got kind of messes things up for. 791 00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:48,520 Speaker 3: Nine to now. 792 00:44:49,160 --> 00:44:52,320 Speaker 1: We love Jonathan Garnard. The Power Trip loves Jonathan Gernard 793 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:55,560 Speaker 1: and hopefully Jonathan Grenard is still on the team after 794 00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:58,400 Speaker 1: we get past the first few days of free agency. 795 00:44:58,960 --> 00:45:01,920 Speaker 1: So whether it's a new quarterback for the Vikings. JJ 796 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:05,040 Speaker 1: McCarthy related opinions kind of being lost in the shuffle 797 00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:08,840 Speaker 1: here talkbacks free, iHeart audio app make the Vikings better 798 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:10,560 Speaker 1: into free agency anymore? 799 00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:13,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, we got a bunch, but we'll we'll play 800 00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:15,319 Speaker 2: one or two here as we got to get the 801 00:45:15,400 --> 00:45:16,120 Speaker 2: charts as well. 802 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:17,040 Speaker 3: Here's thank you. 803 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:21,319 Speaker 7: For ardles pa Eric from fan Caato here, I this 804 00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:24,279 Speaker 7: is how you make the Vikings better. Okay, you could 805 00:45:24,320 --> 00:45:27,879 Speaker 7: upgrade their offensive line or their defensive line like it, 806 00:45:28,320 --> 00:45:32,160 Speaker 7: or their secondary are their linebackers? 807 00:45:32,239 --> 00:45:33,920 Speaker 3: Honey, No, it's Joe Burrow. 808 00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:38,080 Speaker 7: Go get Joe Burrow, close your eyes and picture this 809 00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:40,600 Speaker 7: team with Joe Burrow and tell me you don't want 810 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:41,160 Speaker 7: that to happen. 811 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:43,840 Speaker 1: See if Fellas, it'd be the Bob, it would be 812 00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:45,560 Speaker 1: the Bob the only way to put it. I mean, 813 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:48,520 Speaker 1: ever since late last season when Burrow had that weird 814 00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:51,680 Speaker 1: press conference where I shouldn't say weird, when he opened 815 00:45:51,719 --> 00:45:53,600 Speaker 1: a vane, He's like, I got some things going on 816 00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:55,759 Speaker 1: off the field that are really working on me. And 817 00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:58,319 Speaker 1: then he was very disappointed with the way things were 818 00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:02,320 Speaker 1: going with the Bengals. So then and the tweet machine 819 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:05,240 Speaker 1: immediately blew up that Joe Burrow is available for trade, 820 00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 1: which he may be your main everybody is available for 821 00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:10,400 Speaker 1: the right price. I got no idea what the price 822 00:46:10,440 --> 00:46:10,799 Speaker 1: would be. 823 00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:11,960 Speaker 3: But you talk. 824 00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:15,960 Speaker 1: About having an identifiable thing, I mean Burrow and Jefferson, 825 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:17,680 Speaker 1: Burrow and Addison play action off. 826 00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:18,440 Speaker 3: Emma Johnson. 827 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:21,759 Speaker 1: Holy cow, that's good enough to eat, all right. Paul 828 00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,439 Speaker 1: Charchia is going to join us today to what chat 829 00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:27,279 Speaker 1: about free agency and more that's around the corner, And 830 00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:28,560 Speaker 1: this is nine to noon at k