1 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: Russo Radio kind enough to join us via the Connectico 2 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Water Systems hotline Russo. 3 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: Before we talk some hockey. 4 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: The lot of good, wild questions have already come in. 5 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: Let's talk a little bit about the sad news regarding 6 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: Larry Brooks. I'm looking at a tweet that you retweeted, 7 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: reposted from Kenny Albert, who refers to the New York 8 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: Post legend and Hall of Fame hockey writer as the 9 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: best ever. Every column he wrote was a must read, 10 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: not only hockey, but whenever he covered baseball and tennis. 11 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: Too hard to believe we will no longer see him 12 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: and his notebook in the press box. 13 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: Rest in peace, Larry. 14 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: Can you add to this this news, this story? 15 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 3: Uh yeah, I mean, a total legend in our business. 16 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 3: You know, he he was one of one. You know, 17 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 3: he's somebody that I've known for thirty one years, was 18 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 3: friends with him mentor uh you know, he years and 19 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 3: years and years ago, like a lot of the old 20 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 3: guard hockey writers, took a lot of us in the 21 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: new generation and treated us, treated us with an incredible 22 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 3: amount of respect. And you know the biggest thing that 23 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 3: he had taught me is to essentially be accountable for 24 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 3: what you write. You know, ask the tough question, show 25 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 3: up the next day, and and you garner respect that way. 26 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 4: He had incredible passion for this sport. 27 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 3: He was the must read in hockey, which is not 28 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 3: easy for a beat writer. Uh you know beat beat 29 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 3: writers usually are focusing on one team. But the one 30 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 3: thing with him is that you had to go to 31 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: him every single Sunday and read his slap Shots column 32 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 3: because you just knew that it was unique, original, and 33 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 3: he had his pulse on so many other things besides 34 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 3: the New York Rangers, everything from the NHLPA to league events, 35 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 3: to all the teams and scuttle but out there so 36 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 3: you know, horrible news. You know, I still remember trying 37 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 3: to recruit him to the athletic. I was in a 38 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: Nashville diner a couple of years ago on the phone 39 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 3: with him for in an hour, trying to get him 40 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: to come to us. And you know that never worked out. 41 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 3: But he was just he was old school like he 42 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 3: I never saw him with a recorder. He always had 43 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 3: this notebook and he would he was your king hunter 44 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 3: and Pecker. The way that he wrote and then pounded 45 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: on his laptop. You know, he just and The other 46 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 3: thing with him is that you'd never know he was 47 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 3: seventy five, like he looked like he was fifty. It 48 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: was in perfect shape, and it just shows you, you know, 49 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: not unlike Ray Chiro last year was tied with you know, 50 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 3: with the like you know Ray, he got his diagnosis. 51 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 3: Some is gone three four weeks later, and same thing 52 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 3: here with Larry. They this all started a month ago, 53 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 3: and it just was quick and brutal for a lot 54 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 3: of us that knew them. 55 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: Texts just come in. 56 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,119 Speaker 1: A lot of good texts have already coming in, including 57 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: this one. 58 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: Dan. 59 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if you can ask Russo where he learned 60 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: to handle Twitter bullies so effectively he's been putting on 61 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: a clinic. I think I know what the latest one 62 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: refers to. But fill us in, or fill those listeners 63 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: in who might not be following this very closely. 64 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I don't think it's something that I 65 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 3: should be proud of, you know, the probably the wiser 66 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: man would ignore this stuff. But somebody was listening to 67 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 3: me on PA the other day and thought I was 68 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 3: being demeaning and sexist talking about the. 69 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 4: Rivalry series. 70 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 3: And I'd defy anybody to go back and listen to 71 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: those five minutes with PA and find anything to be 72 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 3: offensive about. People like that just want to be angry 73 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 3: about something, make nothing out of something, or something out 74 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 3: of nothing, I should say. And and it was just, 75 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 3: I mean, just ridiculousness. So uh, you know, I wrote 76 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 3: that person back, and then somebody else came after me 77 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: for like you know that just the fact that I 78 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 3: was covering women's hockey was proving this because somehow it 79 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 3: was beneficial for me. I mean people again, like like again, 80 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 3: I'm I'm I'm covering women's hockey at the Olympics. 81 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 5: So I covered the rivalry series last week. 82 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 4: Uh, That's that's all it was. I had an immense amount. 83 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 3: Of respect for the athletes and and had a blast 84 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: covering it. Uh feel like I know a lot more 85 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 3: about the athletes that I'm gonna be covering in Milan 86 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 3: and looking forward to covering uh the uh, the rivalry 87 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 3: series and Edmonton next month for the Athletic and and 88 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 3: so uh. 89 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 4: There was to me. 90 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: You know again, anybody can go back on the iHeart 91 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 3: app and listen to my interview with PA and find 92 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 3: that that I said absolutely nothing that was demeaning. 93 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 2: Well, it was part of it. 94 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: I got a couple of text from people saying the 95 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: suggestion was one of the suggest allegations was that you 96 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: can't cover women's hockey unless you cover it full time? 97 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: Is that part of Is that another tentacle of this time? 98 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 3: I mean that was like that was the inference of 99 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 3: somebody's tweet to me, it made no sense, And asked 100 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 3: why I don't cover the Frost, and I said, because 101 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 3: we have a women's hockey writer, an incredible one at 102 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 3: the Athletic who covers the Frost and the league as 103 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 3: a whole. It's the same reason why I don't go 104 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 3: out to Target Center and cover the Twins, and Target 105 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: Field to cover the Target Center to cover the Wolves, 106 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 3: and Field to cover the Twins, and US Bank to 107 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 3: cover the Vikings, and Huntington Bank to cover the golfers. 108 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 3: My bead is the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League. 109 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 3: But somehow it was somehow offensive to people that I 110 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 3: covered the rivalry series and that I'll be covering women's 111 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 3: hockey at the Olympics. It's just ridiculous foolishness. It's just 112 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 3: typical of today's society of people that. 113 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 4: Just go on Twitter to just scroll. 114 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 3: All day to get offended by something and voice outrage 115 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 3: and then move on to the next thing. And it's 116 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 3: just it's it's got to be a sad, sad existence 117 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 3: for those type of people. And I see it every 118 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 3: day in my life on Twitter and and you know, but. 119 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 5: Like I said, I'd be. 120 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 3: A more mature and professional person if I just ignored it. 121 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 3: But when somebody is just calling me out for something, 122 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 3: absolutely I take offense to that. 123 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 4: Yeah, and uh and you know this person, you know, 124 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 4: uh uh, you know, to me, it's just sad people. 125 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 2: I should say, Yeah, there's a lot. 126 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: Of that and yeah, we're we all so it's it's 127 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: hard the you know, turning the other cheek is always 128 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: the best approach, it's the sanest approach, it's the healthiest probably, 129 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: but every once in a while it's hard not to. 130 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 2: Depending on your move, the other thing is. 131 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 3: Like again yeah, and the other thing is absolutely like 132 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 3: I mean, that's that's the one the one issue that 133 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 3: you know, and why I've talked to you before about 134 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 3: how Twitter and social media as a whole is not the 135 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 3: not the greatest way to keep your existence from a 136 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,679 Speaker 3: mental health standpoint, But when you're you know, it's it's 137 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 3: easy for somebody out there that has nobody that's uh, 138 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 3: you know following them essentially on on Twitter, right, they 139 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 3: just ignore it. 140 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 4: You know, why talk back to an idiot. 141 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: But when you're when you're peppered by hundreds of tweets 142 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 3: a day and then somebody comes after you personally like that, 143 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,559 Speaker 3: you know, I'd love to turn on the other cheek. 144 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 3: And you know, you would think in my line of work, 145 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: especially one that you know is a critic essentially of 146 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 3: of professional athletes, professional teams, that you would say, all right, 147 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 3: if you could dish it out, you know, you got 148 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 3: to take it every and now and then. But when 149 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 3: somebody accuses you of, you know, something that serious, over 150 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 3: something that completely is just manufactured in their own sick mind, 151 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 3: you know, I take great offense to it. And that's 152 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 3: why I stood up to myself. I will say that 153 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 3: I just you know, sometimes you just forget you're writing 154 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 3: that one person back, but you're forgetting that your public 155 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 3: That's true, gains oxygen in a fast way. 156 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 4: That's yeah. 157 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 3: And I've done a really good job the last couple 158 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 3: of years of ignoring uh, you know, the the the 159 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 3: trolls out there. But this person just seemed like an actual, mature, 160 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: normal person, and I couldn't believe how he somehow misconstrued 161 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 3: anything that I was saying. 162 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 4: You know, to me, it was needed. 163 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 3: To be corrected. Let's go that way, and I did it, 164 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 3: And now I'm moving to. 165 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: Move on with the rest of your life, exactly it 166 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: until the next time. Well, yeah, that's that's that's that's 167 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: the reality of it. 168 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: So wild. 169 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: Next up is Saturday night, right, Saturday five o'clock game? 170 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 5: Is that? 171 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: Where is that? 172 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: Our next one's the Ducks? So exactly? So what are 173 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: we seeing? I mean, we're seeing Uh, there might have 174 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: been some disappointment that we didn't finish off the this 175 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: the last game of the victory. It does appear maybe 176 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: the defense is playing a little bit better. What do 177 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: we are we seeing anything come together? Where we at 178 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: compared to the last time you and I spoke. 179 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 3: I don't know, I mean to me, these next four 180 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 3: or five games are really going to tell a bigger 181 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 3: story going into the Thanksgiving holiday, because you know, they 182 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 3: are playing a real soft schedule right now, which just 183 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 3: makes it even more disappointing that they've had a couple 184 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 3: of losses in there San Jose in overtime, and especially 185 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 3: the last game because they dominated that game really from 186 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,719 Speaker 3: start two unfortunately for them to finish, and the one 187 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 3: power play where you know, you're a check to the 188 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 3: penalty and they couldn't. 189 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 4: Kill it off. So we'll see. 190 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 3: I mean, Anaheim is a bear right now. They are 191 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 3: just playing really, really well. They're a good young hockey team. 192 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: We've seen a lot of these up and coming young 193 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 3: hockey teams walk into Grand Casino Arena, you know, this 194 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 3: season and win games and skate around the Wild. So 195 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 3: I'll be really interested in that. And then you know, 196 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 3: I second back to back against Vegas. It seems like 197 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 3: the Wild always get Vegas and the second back to 198 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 3: back that's a huge game. And then Carolina just worked 199 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 3: the Wild in Carolina last week. They're coming at town 200 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 3: and then the Jets are here, so there's a sorry 201 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 3: the Whild go to the Jets. So there's there's still 202 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 3: a lot to me that that we have to see 203 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 3: to know if everything is corrected, they're playing better. 204 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 4: You know. 205 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 3: One thing that does concern me is that they are 206 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 3: very banged up, more banged up than we've reported, I believe, 207 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 3: when when they had they had yesterday off, they had 208 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 3: Monday off, they had Saturday off, and so yesterday is off, 209 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 3: and then all of a sudden, yesterday late in the day, 210 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 3: we get in, we all get an email that they 211 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 3: canceled practice today. So they have now not practiced, you know, 212 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 3: in a long time, and they just canceled practice essentially 213 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 3: for a second day in a row. That tells me 214 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 3: that this team has got some injuries right now that 215 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 3: they are trying to really repair in hopes of having 216 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 3: a really good practice tomorrow and then playing back to 217 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 3: back games this weekend. So that would be one concern 218 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 3: that I have right now is that you know what 219 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 3: is you know, Capri stuff looks like he hard his 220 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 3: wrist the other day. There's a lot of guys right 221 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 3: now that we've seen, you know, limping around and and 222 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 3: we all know that this team has a tendency to 223 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 3: get injured, and you just hope it's not going to 224 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 3: you know, we're ugly head right now because last year 225 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 3: they had a cushion that they were able to at 226 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 3: least absorb it until they almost missed the playoffs. Now 227 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 3: they've put themselves in position where they can't afford to 228 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 3: throw away points, and so there's no excuses right now. 229 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 3: So they've got to get these bodies healed, and hopefully 230 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 3: for the fans sake, that these guys can come out 231 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 3: there and have a couple of really quality games against 232 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 3: two very tough teams in Anaheim and Vegas this weekend. 233 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: I think your compadre had a story in which he 234 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: quoted Felino as saying that we're not really built to 235 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: get into a track meet. The moral of the story 236 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: was that the last four or five games, there's been 237 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: maybe a greater understanding of that's how we have to 238 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: play much better defensively, obviously, and we have to play 239 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: this way because we're not a team that's going to 240 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: be able to routinely explode for seven or eight or 241 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: nine goals in a really wide open game. Do you 242 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: agree with that that sentiment? And he kind of said, 243 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: maybe we'll get a better idea of whether it's really 244 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: sticking as we as they as they, you know, start 245 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: playing some some better teams. But I thought we always 246 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: knew that was our our identity. Why did we need 247 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: to be reminded of it? 248 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 4: Yeah? 249 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 3: I know, I mean, maybe it's because they're not just 250 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 3: doing it well. 251 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 5: Now maybe a lot of Yeah, they were. 252 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 3: Playing a lot of East West hockey and where they've 253 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,719 Speaker 3: started to play better with points Now in five of 254 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 3: the last six, they've really started to defend really well 255 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 3: and for check hard, and they're playing just much more 256 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 3: you know, simple and and efficient hockey without really the 257 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 3: the plethora of turnovers that we really saw in the 258 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 3: first month of the season. So but look, I mean 259 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 3: they are in a team. I mean, they just don't 260 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 3: have a lot of skill up and down their line up, 261 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 3: especially right now with the third and fourth lines really 262 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 3: not scoring a lot. I mean, Leno doesn't have a 263 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 3: goal this year. Ryan Hartman only has two goals since 264 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 3: opening night. So there's just a lot of you know 265 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 3: stuff right now going on with team training. Doesn't have 266 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 3: a goal, You're off only has two. So they're not 267 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 3: getting a ton from their bottom six. That puts a 268 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 3: ton of pressure on their top six. The last couple 269 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 3: of games, we've seen the Rossi, Caprice Off and Zukarla 270 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 3: line get carved in a bit. Tarasenko seems to be 271 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 3: somebody that is what we all feared coming in as 272 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 3: somebody that's just not the same player that we even 273 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 3: you know, or close to the same player that we 274 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 3: saw in Saint Louis. So I do believe that, especially 275 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 3: when you're going up against you know, really fast teams 276 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 3: like Utah and Anaheim and San Jose that we've seen 277 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 3: or they're about to see Utah. 278 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 4: It just excuse me, Anaheim, it. 279 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 3: Just feels like right now, these teams have sort of 280 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 3: passed the Wild by from a youth and skill standpoint, 281 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 3: especially high end youth and skill, and the Wild really 282 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 3: haven't been able to compete against those type of teams 283 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 3: so far this season, which is concerning from a long 284 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 3: term perspective because there's just not even though they've got 285 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 3: a lot of prospects and trumps quantity, they don't have 286 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 3: a ton of high end prospects beyond Zeve right now. 287 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 3: And so that's what happens when you pick in the 288 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 3: in the sort of mushy middle for a long time, 289 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 3: and so we just don't have those type of players 290 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 3: that we're going to see in the future here. So 291 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 3: I really think that they've got to play a certain 292 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 3: way if they're going to want to compete in a 293 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 3: very tough conference. 294 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 2: So you mentioned Zeeve. 295 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: I think he's got ten points he's also I think 296 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: he's got a minus ten rating. So there's that age 297 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: old debate about Okay, what numbers matter the most? How 298 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: do you go about evaluating what he's offering come from 299 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, from a distance, that seems like you're saying, yeah, 300 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: he's given you the offense that you want or you 301 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: were hoping to get from him, but you ain't getting 302 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: anywhere near enough defense. So how would you calibrate what 303 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: we're seeing from him as an offensive defenseman and just 304 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: his defense period. 305 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 3: I'm seeing great strides in him right now. I think 306 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 3: that's been really the one area in the last three 307 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 3: or four games that with him in particular that I've 308 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 3: seen vast improvement is his defense to play, his ability 309 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 3: to recover, you know, fixing positioning issues, you know, maybe 310 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 3: at even strength, being a little smarter in terms of 311 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 3: time and situations on when to go and when not 312 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 3: to go and when to leave his position. 313 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 4: So, I look, he's nineteen years old. 314 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 5: The stuff that he was able to get away with. 315 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 3: At the college level is just stuff that you can't 316 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 3: get away with at the NHL level. And there's also 317 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 3: certain commands, certain musts that you have to do from 318 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 3: a defensive standpoint in any NHL system, that you're not 319 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 3: going to get away with, you know, not doing and 320 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 3: also that. 321 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 5: The coaches aren't gonna let you get away with. 322 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 3: So I think that we're gonna we're gonna just you know, 323 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 3: I think he's gonna be an absolute superstar in this league. 324 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 3: He brings it to mention that this organization really hasn't 325 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 3: had since Brent Burns. 326 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 4: You know. 327 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 3: The one thing that I'd love to see is and 328 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 3: we maybe saw at the beginning of it last game, 329 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 3: is him back on the number one power play. I 330 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 3: think that I think that's not just going to help 331 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 3: the team, but help him feel more, you know, at 332 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 3: ease and more himself. And I'd love to see them 333 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 3: on leash him in overtime. This team has given away 334 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 3: points in overtime. They've lost four games in extra sessions 335 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 3: against the and and they're against the three of them 336 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 3: are against the Western Conference. 337 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 4: Those are that's not good. 338 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 3: And so since they're not winning these games anyway, you 339 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 3: might as well throw a zeve out there and have 340 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 3: the ability to win. The name of the game and 341 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 3: overtime is to win to make a play, and right 342 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 3: now they're not making a play as an overtime they're 343 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 3: just they're you know, they look incredible with the puck possession, 344 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 3: and then they just give the way the puck and 345 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 3: they're not getting a save. And so if they're not scoring, 346 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 3: if they're not successful in overtime, it's time to to 347 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 3: me unshackle them and let him go and make a play. 348 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 3: And if it doesn't work out, well, you know what, 349 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 3: you've lost four games anyway using other personnel. To me, 350 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 3: that's whereas Eve is going to be at his best 351 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 3: in three and three overtime. So I say, give them, 352 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 3: give them the opportunity. 353 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: Are we are we moving closer to a cold goalie 354 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: event uality? Or am I overreacting to Wallsteed's most recent 355 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: shut up. 356 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 5: Well, I don't think. 357 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 3: You're overreacting because also just the nature of this league 358 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 3: this season is that the games are so condensed that 359 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 3: that we're going to have to see both goaltenders play 360 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 3: a lot, and Wally probably play play more, especially as 361 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 3: the Olympics get closer and closer. But look, you know, 362 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 3: obviously in the last recent games, Jasper has outperformed Gus. 363 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 3: I don't blame Gus for anything that happened in the 364 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 3: San Jose game. But Wally is Look, He's started five games, 365 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 3: have gotten points in all five. He hasn't been perfect 366 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 3: by any stretching the imagination, but his last two were really, 367 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 3: really good. The game on Long Island on a second 368 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 3: of a back to back after they got trounced the 369 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 3: night before, and then obviously the shutout against Calgary, who's 370 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 3: not very good. So look, I get why John Hines 371 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 3: and Freddy Schabat decided to start Gusson against San Jose. 372 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 3: One Wally gave up six goals against San Jose two 373 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 3: weeks ago. And the other thing is, with nine days 374 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 3: off between Gustafson's potential starts, I think you had to 375 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 3: give Gus a game or it's going to be, you know, 376 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 3: a real tough position to put himself in this weekend. 377 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 3: And so we'll see who goes first, whether it's Gus 378 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 3: or Wally against Anaheimer or Vegas. But we're going to 379 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 3: see both bullies this weekend. But Jefsper is definitely making 380 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 3: strides without stand in the last couple of games, and 381 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 3: that's definitely a great thing for the wild. 382 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: Right now, I want to ask you a broadcasting question. 383 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: I started the show saluting what we've seen from the 384 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: the the I guess you could say second marriage of 385 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: NBC and the NBA in that there's been a concerted 386 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: effort sometimes bringing back, you know, old voices like Marv Albert, 387 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: sometimes Bob Costas, to sort of meld the present with 388 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 1: the past. That to try to at least occasionally when 389 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: it's a good matchup or there's some history between the 390 00:18:56,359 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: two teams, to not be afraid to, you know, sort 391 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: of wax nostalgic about the history of that rivalry between 392 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: those two teams. 393 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 2: I love it. 394 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: It's it's very anti ESPN because I don't think they've 395 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: ever been particularly good at doing it. But my point 396 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: was I would like to see more of it in 397 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: every national sports broadcast. 398 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 2: You can't do it every game. You got to pick 399 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 2: and choose. 400 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: But I think people enjoy, even kids don't mind the 401 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: broadcast where you set it up with some good writing 402 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: and you try to set up a match up. You 403 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: get it eventually to the actual matchup on the ice 404 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,360 Speaker 1: or on the court or whatever, but you go back 405 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: into the past as well. I think it's something that 406 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: all all all networks that are broadcasting various sports should 407 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: should try to sort of tap into a little bit 408 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: more often. 409 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 2: What do you think, Yeah, I agree with you. 410 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 3: And so you're saying, like, have have old announcers kind 411 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 3: of come back into the. 412 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: Pray even to the extent of the two minute open, 413 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, a narration of you know, here's what the 414 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: Sixers Celtics rivalry meant over the years. Now here's the 415 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: matchup as it is currently constitutioned. Not necessarily that they 416 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 1: always end up doing play by play. You got your 417 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: current play by play guys, but you have somebody just 418 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: giving you some context and some richness and texture to 419 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: the history that might be involved in whatever the game is, 420 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: whatever the rivalry, whatever the rivalry might be. 421 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, I hey, I am with you. 422 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 3: And you know, like I have the one name that 423 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 3: that just popped in my head is Gary Thorne. I 424 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 3: mean that exact way that I think a lot of people, 425 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 3: a lot of people would know. And and all of 426 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 3: a sudden, if you haven't come back, it's really a 427 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 3: shame that he is just not involved in hockey anymore. 428 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 3: You know, he's he's he's unfortunately not with us anymore. 429 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: But I was just in Buffalo covering the rivalry series 430 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 3: and I was walking through the carters, and all of 431 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 3: a sudden I heard that old, distinguishable voice of Rick Jennerett, 432 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 3: and it brought me back to all those those Buffalo 433 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 3: Savers Allas Stars games in the ninety nine final that 434 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 3: I covered, and the may Day May Day may Day call, 435 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 3: and and all those Panthers in Buffalo games that I covered. 436 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 3: And so there is just something that wax nostalgia with 437 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 3: the old guard and bring him back. So you know, 438 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 3: I would love to hear Gary Thorn and see him 439 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 3: back in the saddle covering this sport again. 440 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: Well, when I was talking about it, somebody even brought 441 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: up Emeric's name. That's it can even be current guys, 442 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: but Emeric, I thought, was among those. It was very 443 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: goodredible at melding the present, what was happening that night 444 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 1: with some history, with a couple of good history lessons, 445 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: and and to me, it just it just enhances any broadcasts, 446 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: just classes. 447 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 3: And and and to that, yeah, to that person's point, 448 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 3: I mean, he is, you know, synonymous with this with 449 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 3: this game. Everybody knows his voice. It's kind of like 450 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 3: when I grew up and hearing Nell Allen and Vince 451 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 3: Scully and all those names. And you know, I remember 452 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 3: watching you know, this Week in Baseball all the time 453 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 3: with Mel Allen and just be loving it, you know, 454 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 3: and and and here and a Madra shot on inside 455 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 3: the NBA and all that stuff growing up, and you know, 456 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 3: like a madrashot would be just incredible to come back 457 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 3: and start doing this more and more often, you know, 458 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 3: like like how would that be? 459 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 4: Just insane? 460 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 2: No, no question. 461 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: A couple ask questions here from the Texters Russoll, what 462 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: are your this is from Ben and Bloomington. What are 463 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: your thoughts on Farmington's own Drew Hellison for the Ducks 464 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: up and coming talent that's Ben in Bloomington outstanding. 465 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 3: I mean, and I'll tell you one thing, like I 466 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 3: watched them the other day and he is just getting 467 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 3: better and better and better. And you know, when I 468 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 3: remember when Jackson Lacombe went out there, I really didn't 469 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 3: expect that he would turn into this type of defenseman 470 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 3: and he looks like a stud right now. 471 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 5: That team is really really good. Chris Crider's had an 472 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 5: absolute resurrection. 473 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 4: You know. 474 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 3: It looks like Quinnville has gone there and really, you know, 475 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 3: help lift that franchise for a team that has expectations 476 00:22:58,359 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 3: of making the playoffs this year. 477 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 4: But I love Hellison. I think that he's going to be. 478 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:03,719 Speaker 5: A really, really good player. 479 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 3: But the but the one that I'm really sheepish on 480 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 3: right now is is Lacombe. You know, he is somebody 481 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 3: that I think it probably is going to be difficult 482 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 3: for him to make the Olympic team. Let's put it 483 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 3: this way. They brought him to orientation camp for a reason. 484 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 3: He's on their radar. They just scouted him recently USA Hockey, 485 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 3: and so there's a couple of really good Minnesotans on 486 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 3: that team. 487 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: Lastly, a six to one two guy asks if you 488 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: believe they'll open a Starbucks at Grand Casino Arena anytime soon. 489 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 3: I've tried to get them either that or a little 490 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 3: poker table, you know, one of the two would be 491 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 3: perfect for me. 492 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 5: I did find I don't want to like I did, 493 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 5: Like I'm almost hesitant to say it. I know, but 494 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 5: I don't know. Yeah, I know there. 495 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 3: I did find a Starbucks that's incredible Saint Paul right 496 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 3: across the river that I had no idea existed the 497 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 3: last year or two and it's it's like a you know, 498 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 3: five and a walk from from Grand Casino Arena and 499 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 3: a minute thrive And yeah, so I've been going there 500 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 3: a lot and working in there. And I found the 501 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 3: same thing by my house the other day. I made 502 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 3: a wrong term essentially, and I found a new Starbucks 503 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 3: that had been here since January that I was hanging 504 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 3: out there a lot too. 505 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: So so, yeah, don't give away too many of your secrets, man, 506 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: then you're going to be deping. 507 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 5: I know at my podcast. 508 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I said my podcast the other day, my big 509 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 3: cheat code was now ubering to Intercontinental Hotel and you 510 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 3: carry on and going through security there and then next 511 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 3: thing I know, they closed They closed the checkpoint. 512 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 5: The other day. See, so maybe I shouldn't have told 513 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 5: that publicly. 514 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: Kept your big mouth shut is what you should have done, 515 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 1: that's for sure. Exactly are you covering Saturday? 516 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 4: I am Saturday, Sunday. 517 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 5: Joe's actually out of town. 518 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,719 Speaker 3: I'll be a practice tomorrow and game Saturday and Sunday, 519 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 3: and I'll do my best to stay out of Twitter 520 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 3: battles and from not offending other people. 521 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 4: That for good. Thank you. 522 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 2: We'll chat next week. 523 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 1: Thanks Russo Radio helping us out via the Connectico Water 524 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,959 Speaker 1: Systems hotline, a lot of good texts I've been saving 525 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: on a number of controversial subjects. We'll get back to 526 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: that potential fight involving Jokic and his brothers that there's 527 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: a lot of conversation about, even though we assume it's 528 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,959 Speaker 1: all kind of make believe, but some of the X 529 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: reaction to it. This will be an example where X works, 530 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: I think, where you'll actually be entertained by some of 531 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: the things that folks have said. 532 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 2: Don't go back, you. 533 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: Editor the Sunday's divisional tilt. We can combine our street 534 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 1: team on the plaza outside US Bank Stadium and ask 535 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: how you can enter for your shot at Papa Murphy's 536 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: Game day meal deals for a year, Hey fan dot com, 537 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: ke your calendar for all details. We'll get back to 538 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: an item we have dressed earlier with our three thirty 539 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: guest Sean Salisbury related it's getting a lot of attention 540 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: of some comments from Justin Jefferson today that I think 541 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: kind of ignore the elephant in the room. 542 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 2: But that's just me. But before we do. 543 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: The there's a sort of a an entertaining we can't 544 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: even say a battle going on because Joker and his 545 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: brothers I don't think have responded to it, but the 546 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: Morris twins are claiming NBA players said it'd be it'll 547 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: be a landslide if they had the opportunity to fight 548 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 1: the Jokic brothers. Here's one of the quotes. I got 549 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,880 Speaker 1: to clean it up too. I'm six eight two eighty, 550 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: these big chested can't move. I'll punch them both in 551 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: their chest like it ain't even a question. It's a landslide. 552 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: The folks on the Peanut Gallery has had some fun 553 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: with this on X one could say and I want 554 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 1: to give you a cop examples for the record. By 555 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: the way, jokers, the little guy compared to his brothers, 556 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: I think there's been a lot of They've occasionally been 557 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: seen elsewhere. He's like slight, it appears, compared to them. 558 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:29,239 Speaker 1: Here's this is maybe one of the best retorts in 559 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: recent X DUM history. Jokic brothers are Serbian six six 560 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:43,439 Speaker 1: to seven foot MMA fighters descended from a line of 561 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:51,360 Speaker 1: Barbarian war criminals. This fight is over before it even begins. 562 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: That's just a brilliant comeback. And as I said, my 563 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: guess is the Morris brothers are just looking to have 564 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: some fun with this thing. 565 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 2: Maybe it'll end up being does does pro wrestling matter anymore? 566 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 2: Is enjoy it? You still like it? It's still big yeah? 567 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 2: Or big enough? Yeah? 568 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you could see some kind of 569 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: deal where the folks who follow it might be interested 570 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: in this sort of thing. But I just I just 571 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: love that I would just say this. Who knows I 572 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: would want to not want to mess with any of 573 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 1: the Yokach's, I I wouldn't. I don't think we even 574 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: maybe understand beyond how big they are, beyond whether they 575 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: have the ability to fight or not. I just think 576 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: that there might be as that tweet notes something unleashed 577 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: that you're not going to ever be prepared for. You're 578 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: not ever going to be you know, you're not ever 579 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: going to be ready for it. I guess it's the 580 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: best way to put it. But I enjoyed of all 581 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: the rejoinders. I mean, that's just brilliant. MMA fighters descended 582 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: from a line of Barbarian war criminals. This fight is 583 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: over before it begins. So whether they they meet it 584 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: or not, I'm guessing it's you know, they're just looking 585 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: for the attention, which I'm of course giving giving to them. 586 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 2: But it was just too good of a response. 587 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: There was another good one. Jokich is the weakest of 588 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: the three brother brothers, and he injured you for a 589 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: year when he bumped you with his shoulder. That also 590 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: was was very good. You can find it. I found 591 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: it via an ex site called NBA Central and you 592 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 1: can find the unexpurgated version of all these things NBA 593 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: Central that has it. So I wouldn't want to go 594 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: anywhere near him or his horses. You would know anywhere. No, No, 595 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: that's that's very true. Well, somebody said, and you know 596 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: they play as it's said, Will you double check? I 597 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: think Denver is Denver here Saturday or Sunday. We got 598 00:29:56,840 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: the Wolves host Sacramento in the End Cup Friday, Saturday seven. 599 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: I think it's Saturday seven. Oh, okay, there you go. Yeah, 600 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: So look, I get it. We have We've had good 601 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: confidence against Denver. We seem to have matched up well 602 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 1: with them. I said this during the offseason that I 603 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: predicted Denver was going to be the most dangerous team 604 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: that has the best chance to unseat Okay see, even 605 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: more than the Wolves because of the improvements they've made 606 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: on that roster. But there's obviously something going on with 607 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: Joker that is, I don't know, how do you explain. 608 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: He's been the best player in the league for a while, 609 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: but even by those standards, he's playing on another level. 610 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: And what a couple of people have noted is he 611 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: seems to be complaining less about refs. 612 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 2: Now he's never been. He was never Luke alike, but. 613 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: He could get into that occasionally, and that he's just 614 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: just playing, you know, he's just not messing with anything 615 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: but going out and playing. I think he had was 616 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: it was over fifty last night and I don't even 617 00:30:58,440 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: think he played. 618 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 2: Did he play into the fourth quarter? 619 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: I think he played basically three quarters and went eighteen 620 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 1: for twenty three from the floor. You know, we've had 621 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 1: a great had We had a great relationship over the 622 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: years with Bill Walton, now gone, but certainly not forgotten. 623 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: And you know, Walton's performance in the NCAA Tournament championship 624 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: game against I think it was Memphis State is hailed 625 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: as one of the greatest individual sports performances of all time, 626 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: and that's because he took twenty two shots and made 627 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 1: twenty one of them. Now from the free throw line, 628 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: it was twenty one for twenty two from the field. 629 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: Now he didn't have you went hitting three pointers. They're 630 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:46,960 Speaker 1: all around the basket, but just astonishing, And it's almost 631 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 1: like this guy Joker routinely is doing those sorts of things. 632 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: Eighteen for twenty three last night, sixteen for nineteen the 633 00:31:56,080 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: night before, ten for fourteen, twelve for fifteen. When you're 634 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 1: shooting even though he's a center, close to seventy five 635 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: percent your last ten. 636 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 2: Games, I mean, that's that's absurd. 637 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: He's he's an al He's he keeps moving up the 638 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: list into all time great status. There's no question, so 639 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: I will be I'm looking forward to that Saturday game 640 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: because it'll be a better test. The Wolves have played 641 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 1: well against teams they're supposed to beat. I think you 642 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 1: can't savage him for it because just because of competition, 643 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: because let's face it, when they've meandered against those teams 644 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: and found ways to either make the games competitive or lose, 645 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: we've hammered them. So they've they've done a good job, 646 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: I think, especially once Edward's got his feet under him 647 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 1: after that first game where he wasn't particularly good. I 648 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: think I think that was the next game, by the way, 649 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: where we got blown out. They've done a nice job 650 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 1: of not playing down to the level of competition, but 651 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 1: you ain't. You know, you ain't playing down to anything 652 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: if you're playing Denver right now. 653 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 2: Denver is. 654 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: Very solid, So that'll be. So that's Saturday at seven. 655 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: So it's the Wild are at five on Saturday? Correct? 656 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: I think the Wild game Saturday is a five o'clocker. Yeah, 657 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: and then the Wolves at seven. 658 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 5: Yep. 659 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 2: Interesting double header so to speak. And a back to 660 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 2: back for the Wild as well. Saturday and Sunday. 661 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: Who do we play Sunday? We got the duck Saturday, 662 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: they're good, right, Yeah, there we have. Who do we 663 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: have Sunday? 664 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 2: Just Vegas? Okay? Oh just Vegas? 665 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, no problem. Yeah, also at five, Yeah, there 666 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,719 Speaker 1: you go. All right, let's get caught up. We got 667 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: one more segment. 668 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 2: We are out. 669 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, so we're out at six o'clock. Let's re 670 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 1: examine some comments from JJ today that they're getting some attention, 671 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: not just locally but nationally. I have my own thoughts 672 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 1: about them and the degree to which I think they're 673 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: being perhaps overrated. But whenever JJ speaks, obviously it's gonna 674 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 1: there's gonna be some news element attached to it, so 675 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 1: we'll get to that and maybe clean up some other 676 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: housekeeping issues before we wrap things up at six. 677 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 2: It's the Bumper to Bumpers Show RAP. It's brought to 678 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 2: you by American Pressure. 679 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: I want to thank our outstanding array of guests today. 680 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 1: If you missed Sean Salisbury at about three point thirty, 681 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: he was on fire, as we like to say in 682 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 1: the business. Great stuff on his reaction to the Vikings, 683 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:22,840 Speaker 1: curious unwillingness to run the ball, and other Vikings related matters. 684 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:24,879 Speaker 2: That was between three thirty and four. 685 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:29,959 Speaker 1: Mike Conley joined at about just after that to talk 686 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: NBA Cup, current state of his favorite basketball team. A 687 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,840 Speaker 1: couple other things that we get into with the Conley, 688 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:41,320 Speaker 1: including the update regarding the National Basketball Association All Star Game, 689 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 1: and of course Russo Radio, who joined us at the 690 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:49,280 Speaker 1: top of the five o'clock hour of the program. Vikings 691 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,879 Speaker 1: programming will take over at six, and then we got Thursday. 692 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,160 Speaker 2: Night football in the Fan? Is that correct? Absolutely? 693 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: The no longer winless New York Jets traveling to Foxborough, 694 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:04,799 Speaker 1: mass the Choosetts to take on the suddenly ascending New 695 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:09,280 Speaker 1: England Patriots. Starring the quarterback that I think it's pretty 696 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 1: well confirmed at this point. The Vikings coveted heavily in 697 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 1: last year's draft Drake May, and they allegedly made a 698 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 1: pretty significant offer for him, but not enough to go 699 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: up and get him. So May is off to a 700 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: very good start this season after some ups and downs 701 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 1: last season. Although I'm gonna check tomorrow, I doubt his 702 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: QBR ever was quite as low as JJ McCarthy's, because 703 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: that's almost historic at this point. The other JJ made 704 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: some news today justin Jefferson met the Jackals, and I 705 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 1: think the context was today is the three year anniversary 706 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: of maybe his greatest catch, one of the greatest catches 707 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:57,560 Speaker 1: you'll see in a National Football League game, that one 708 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 1: handed catch on fourth down against the Bills in twenty 709 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:07,879 Speaker 1: twenty two, and apparently he had seen a post that 710 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: sort of celebrated that catch, and Jefferson told the Jackals 711 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: today he's trying to work back to the level he 712 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: reached then, wants to return to what he calls his 713 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: quote savage. 714 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 2: Mode, savage mode. 715 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:31,239 Speaker 1: With and with a bleep it, bleep it mentality just 716 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 1: going out there and just killing it and not worrying 717 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:38,040 Speaker 1: about the plays, not worrying about anything else sounds good. 718 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: I don't blame him for wanting to, you know, unleash 719 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 1: that beast. He's obviously frustrated. Numbers, of course, not what 720 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: we're he is accustomed to and what we're accustomed to 721 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: seeing from him. He's averaging about seventy six yards a game. 722 00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: That's number nine National Football League. But here's the sticky wicket. 723 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:09,840 Speaker 1: Four starts with McCarthy. Four catches fifty two yards again 724 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:14,479 Speaker 1: and again. I understand his mentality. I understand him saying, 725 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: how you know, I want to get back to that. 726 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: But the reality of being a wide receiver is that 727 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: you are utterly and completely dependent on at least one 728 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:29,840 Speaker 1: other individual, and that's the quarterback. So you can be 729 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 1: as committed and angry and as bleep it as you've 730 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:40,000 Speaker 1: ever been in your whole life. If the ball is 731 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 1: not thrown accurately enough for you to make a circus 732 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 1: catch like he did three years ago, ain't gonna matter. 733 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:53,400 Speaker 1: You got you gotta have the chance to show to 734 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:57,880 Speaker 1: unleash your savage mode. And that means you depend on 735 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: the quarterback a to get you know, throw the ball 736 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,040 Speaker 1: to you and be to throw the ball to you 737 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:05,800 Speaker 1: where you have a chance to make something happen indeed 738 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:09,839 Speaker 1: with it. And I you know, when people say, well, 739 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 1: receivers are too much like divas, generally speaking, that's largely true. 740 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:19,080 Speaker 1: But I would argue it might not be surprising because 741 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 1: you are so at that position dependent on you know, 742 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,719 Speaker 1: running back at least is just hand the ball. 743 00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 2: You got the ball. 744 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:28,120 Speaker 1: Now you need help from your line obviously, but it's 745 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: just in your hands. Receiver is in a very different position. 746 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:37,000 Speaker 1: They're beholden one hundred percent to their quarterback, what the 747 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: play call is, et cetera, et cetera. 748 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 2: So it sounds good. 749 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 1: We all love the competitive jj and getting back to it, 750 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: especially after a game where the body language is a 751 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: little bit weird. And by the way, Sean Salisbury is 752 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 1: a former NFL player, was a bit bothered by the 753 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,280 Speaker 1: body language surrounding the after the interceptions, even though on one 754 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,879 Speaker 1: of them it was down by contact. He just doesn't 755 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,919 Speaker 1: think it's a very the optics of it, we're particularly good. 756 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:09,360 Speaker 1: But regardless of that, you're you're you gotta get you 757 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:12,160 Speaker 1: gotta have your quarterback give you a chance to make 758 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,400 Speaker 1: some place. Maybe this will be the week. I have 759 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: actually no idea. But again for people who are gonna 760 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:20,800 Speaker 1: get excited, like, oh, okay, we've now we're going to 761 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:25,120 Speaker 1: see the real JJ. Okay, I mean maybe, but again 762 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: he's he does he's not taking the ball from center 763 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:31,520 Speaker 1: at least not very often. So he there's still somebody 764 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,759 Speaker 1: that's got to give him a chance to go back 765 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: to beast mode or all. 766 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 2: This is going to be kind of irrelevant. 767 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,600 Speaker 1: And there's so many other issues, not the least of 768 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:43,400 Speaker 1: which was the stupid Cadence stuff, which which also Salisbury 769 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: was just said it was embarrassing, said, we're talking about 770 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 1: this is like junior high school. High school stuff shouldn't 771 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:51,880 Speaker 1: be that complicated, that difficult at all. 772 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:52,760 Speaker 2: Eight false start. 773 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 1: So they got a lot of other things to work 774 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:56,399 Speaker 1: on that are gonna have a lot more to do 775 00:39:57,120 --> 00:40:00,080 Speaker 1: with JJ and everybody else looking better than whether he 776 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:02,720 Speaker 1: just says bleep it. You need a lot better execution 777 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: across the board. That's the spinners. That means we're just 778 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: about wrapped up. You'll be with me tomorrow, Brett Blakemore 779 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:12,399 Speaker 1: a Friday Football Beast. This wraps up a three hour 780 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:15,640 Speaker 1: edition of the Afternoon Ardvark. We will talk to you tomorrow, 781 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 1: beginning at three o'clock right here in the fan. 782 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:18,920 Speaker 2: We never you need 783 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:20,359 Speaker 1: Me, I need