1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Cracking 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Audio Network Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton, final game of the homestand coming up. 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning. On a Saturday, November fifteenth, 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: the cracking taking on the San Jose Sharks feels just 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: like yesterday the crack and face them almost kind of 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: was in a way. But they'll face off this evening 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: at seven o'clock Pacific from Climate Pledge Arena, airtime six 9 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: point thirty for your pregame show is served up by 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: Frostbrewed Cores, Light Shoes, Chill myself, Efriga fits you. 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 2: Alkiniski will be with you with coverage opening up on 12 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 2: the flagship side. Take note on Sports Radio nine point 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: fifty KJAR post game will be at Tom's Watchbar once 14 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 2: again Alkiniski and myself, So come on down to hang 15 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: out with us here if you're around the area, and 16 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: we'll be here for you all across of course, on 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: the Global Credit Union Cracking Audio Network, the crack of 18 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: the course, trying to add the salme stand with a 19 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: win also in a game that has extra meaning because 20 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: this evening is Hockey Fights Cancer Night, presented by Virginia 21 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 2: Mason Franciscan Health and a reminder for you. Throughout the 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: month of November, the Kraken joined the NHL to support 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 2: cancer patients and survivors in recognition of the Hockey Fights 24 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 2: Cancer campaign year round. In partnership with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, 25 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: the Crack can promote early detection as they prevented a 26 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: measure to save lives cancer screening. By the way, going 27 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 2: on the Northwest Concourse, men forty and older can receive 28 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: a free prostate cancer screening from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. 29 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: Walk ups welcome through the first intermission. Of course, tributes 30 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: also coming for this game throughout the entire evening. As 31 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: far as game matters, the Crack in facing San Jose 32 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: and their second matchup of the season and the Sharks 33 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: back in matchup one showing they mean business. The Kraken 34 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: fell six to one in that game on November fifth, 35 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: back at Climbate Pledge Arena, but the Crack and bouncing 36 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: back after that, going two to zero and two. Ever 37 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 2: since that game, setting third right now in the Pacific 38 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: Division and amidst a very very compact Western Conference. The 39 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 2: point gap right now, well, let's put it this way. 40 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 2: Unless you're the Colorado Avalanche, it is tight quarters right now. 41 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: There are ten teams within six points of each other, 42 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: beginning with second place Dallas in the West. So with 43 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: Thanksgiving coming up, which typically serves as a benchmark for 44 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 2: teams separating themselves from the pack for the playoffs, there 45 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 2: are still a lot to be decided here in a 46 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 2: very very tight Western Conference. We'll hear more from defenseman 47 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: Vince Dunn in just a bit in his reaction from 48 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: Thursday night and where his game's aff from a three 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 2: point output which also included plenty of depth up and 50 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 2: down the Craken lineup. Additionally, Dan Rousanowski joins us here 51 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: on Cracking this morning, his reaction from this start to 52 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: the Sharks season Dan Rusanowski and his words on the 53 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: Sharks coming up in just a bit. Well, the Kraken 54 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: taking on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night and facing 55 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: a pretty stiff challenge after the Kraken offense nearly went 56 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: dry in a two to one shootout loss to a 57 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: very very tired Blue Jackets team that was also under 58 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: the weather. The Kraken, though, facing Winnipeg with ailments of 59 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: their own. No Joey Decord, no Jared McCann, no Freddie Gudreaux, 60 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 2: and even after a first period goal, no Coppocco exiting 61 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 2: with a lower body injury. But the Kraken trying to 62 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: fight for their lives. In period three, down by a goal, 63 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: they found an extra gear which told them they were 64 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: down but not out. 65 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 3: Now. 66 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 4: It's Tolbanant back to the point bits dunt straightaway tolban. 67 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 5: It suits stood. 68 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 6: Helly Tolbanan with a rocket from the right side. It's 69 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 6: a power play goal. Fifteen to forty nine to play 70 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 6: the we're tied at three. 71 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 7: But much like the same goal Elliethoven scored the other day, 72 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 7: it's on a power play, top of the circles, cracking 73 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 7: and moving the puck around the perimeter, but it gets 74 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 7: back to Vincetonne at the point he sends it down 75 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 7: to tobd In on that right circle. He puts everything 76 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 7: into it, beating hill of black blocker side down low. 77 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 4: This gave a tight an earies back to Marshman in 78 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 4: the circle. It's a hip check in the the master. 79 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 8: Call down black. 80 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 2: Star. 81 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 6: Maddy vaneers top of the right circle. He fights every 82 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 6: down low tick tag goal not captain, let's stop cracking. 83 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 7: On top by a four to three score. Well, this 84 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 7: one starts with a Mason Marshman down that right side. 85 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 7: He turns his body to protect the puck, gets it 86 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 7: back to Matty Veneers. As Jordan Niberley is swinging around 87 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 7: the back side of the dead we had a great 88 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 7: angle for him. From up here you can see Maddie 89 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 7: waiting for Jordan Nibley to get into position. As soon 90 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 7: as he was there, boom on a stick, tap of 91 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 7: the neck. 92 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 6: Board three cracker, three Seattle extra attacker off for Winnipeg, 93 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 6: Ryan Ling. 94 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 8: GrITT, he'll push it up the boards. 95 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: Winnipeg, not a little hold. 96 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 7: The line not even. 97 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 4: Ears near side. 98 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: The captain walks in stood back to back goals. 99 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 6: For the captain. He's got two. The tracking ahead by 100 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 6: two five, three, one thirty five left at Seattle. 101 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 7: One of the ways the cracker we're gonna have to 102 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 7: win this game was puck battles. 103 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 8: In that time. 104 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 7: There not even ears with a puck bottle win along 105 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 7: the boards, pokes it forward, finds differently over the far 106 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 7: side of the ice all by himself, imfidit goal for 107 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 7: seven second. 108 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 9: A goal for. 109 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 8: Seven is into by man engineers. 110 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 6: Five three crack seconds on the clock, shifely right side centers, 111 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 6: a pass. 112 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 4: In front that dies by everyone. 113 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: Five seconds left, puck tight off on. 114 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 6: An airboards, Horassey down low, Kyle Cutter, China pumping in, 115 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 6: He'll go it. 116 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 5: Fuck's hard. 117 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 6: The Seattle Cracket survive a late flurry from the Winnipeg 118 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 6: Jets to pick up their second win up a season 119 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,679 Speaker 6: over Winnipeg five three here at home. 120 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 2: So we're not even at Thanksgiving yet, and the Kracking 121 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 2: have already claimed the head to head season series in 122 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: a five to three win over Winnipeg with one more 123 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 2: matchup to go, and that's not until April. But yet 124 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: the Kracking bouncing back from that Columbus loss in a 125 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 2: shootout that really wasn't the most impressive part of it 126 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 2: when they hung up five goals on Winnipeg, and that 127 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: bounced back type of effort impressive as it was, the 128 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 2: Kraken still made plenty of mistakes against Winnipeg and found 129 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: a way to hang four goals on Connor Hellibuck plus 130 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 2: and empty net Goldi claim their first comeback win of 131 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 2: the season when trailing after two periods, handing Winnipeg their 132 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 2: first loss when leading after two periods, as well the 133 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: krack and surviving wild swings with special teams, eventually coming 134 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: out one for three on the power play, holding Winnipeg 135 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 2: to one for three on the man advantage, plus Matt 136 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: Eveaneers in his line finding the extra gear in that 137 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 2: victory after being put together with him, Jordan Eberley and 138 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 2: Mason march Men Everley the captain with two goals, Matty 139 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: Baneers to assist, Mason march Mint to assist, but no 140 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: one had a bigger night offensively then Vince Done three 141 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: point game on his side. He owns twelve points in 142 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: seventeen games, and that three point outing was a new 143 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: season high. Here's Done's reaction after the game, meeting with 144 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: the media. 145 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 8: Pretty emotional out there. What do you think of the 146 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 8: third period? 147 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 9: It's pretty good. I think just a lot of character 148 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 9: to close the game out, and we knew the game 149 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 9: was close and we. 150 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 5: Fought the start of the game. 151 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 9: I think that both teams were battling pretty well out there, 152 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 9: and we didn't panic when we were down or when 153 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 9: we made little mistakes on the power play or to 154 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 9: get us onto the penalty killer, just five on five breakdowns. 155 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 9: So I think it's just good for us to know 156 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 9: that things happen in games and we can adapt to 157 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 9: them and pick each other up and close games out 158 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 9: when we need to. 159 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 7: To be able to come back from a goal down 160 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 7: three different times tonight, What does that kind of say 161 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 7: about your guys and way you were able to battle 162 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 7: for it. 163 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's been a lot of the opposite. 164 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 9: We're usually up and then letting teams back, So we 165 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 9: know we have both of those situations in us and 166 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 9: we need to be able to handle both. So it's 167 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 9: good to see our character in those times and guys 168 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 9: show up and just slowly chip away at the game. 169 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 9: It wasn't we didn't chase the game when we were down. 170 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 9: I think it's a good feeling when guys are buying 171 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 9: into each other and rolling over with four lines. I 172 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 9: thought everyone contribute a lot tonight, and it wasn't just 173 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 9: one certain player one certain line to get us that win. 174 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 9: Everyone was dialed in all the way to the end. 175 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 9: A lot of big plays when it was six on five, 176 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 9: and just a lot of different special teams and situations 177 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 9: to get us through that game. 178 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 5: It's a it's a character win on your goal. 179 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 4: What made you kind of circle to the front of 180 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 4: the net there instead of just going straight back to 181 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 4: the point. 182 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 9: Was there something that happened that made you think that 183 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 9: it was gonna pop out there for you. Usually when 184 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 9: you go down, the forward replaces the chandler was really 185 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 9: screaming go So I just kind of took my shot there. 186 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 5: I got a fortunate balance. 187 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 9: I think right now, we've been trying to make a 188 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 9: lot of plays, and I think today we dummied it 189 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 9: down a little bit. We were throwing pucks at the net, 190 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 9: slinging pucks and hoping to get better chances. I don't 191 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 9: think wins was necessarily trying to make that play to me, 192 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 9: but I respect what he did. 193 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 5: It was it was a great. 194 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 9: Play by him taking it to the net, and that's 195 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 9: how we're going to have to create goals. It's it's 196 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 9: not easy to score in this league, and it was 197 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 9: a great play by him to just try to get 198 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 9: it there and hope that good things would happen. 199 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 3: Vince on Capo's goal, is that the first time you 200 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 3: ever recorded and assist and a hit at the same time. 201 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 5: Maybe, to be honest, yeah, I really didn't. I kind 202 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 5: of like Blanko when the guy came at me. I 203 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 5: was just kind of didn't want to dive in. 204 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 9: Because sometimes, you know, you get too active and the 205 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 9: puck turns over, it can shoot back, and they're pretty 206 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 9: good off the rush and transition. 207 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 5: So I guess. So, I don't know. I wouldn't know 208 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 5: that answer. Yeah, maybe. 209 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 2: So for the krack end, it's time to move on 210 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,839 Speaker 2: to San Jose and naming for payback. In the second 211 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 2: matchup of the year, San Jose took their lumps two 212 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 2: nights ago in a two nothing lost to Calgary at 213 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 2: the Saddle Dome, but not indicative of their recent run, 214 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 2: exploding for an a three and one burst in the 215 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 2: last twelve games and all part of this macln Celebrini 216 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: already going next level and hovering around the NHL scoring 217 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 2: lead right now with twenty six points in eighteen games. 218 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 2: Joe Thornton is also a part of helping lead the 219 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 2: San Jose youth. He's now part of the Hockey Hall 220 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 2: of Fame, of course, but he's been a new home 221 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 2: in San Jose post career with a purpose We spoke 222 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 2: more on that, plus more on the Sharks this week 223 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: with Sharks radio play by play voice and Hall of 224 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 2: Famer Dan Rusanowski in this cut from Cracking Weekly. Dan, 225 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 2: good to see you a few days ago, back here 226 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 2: in Seattle, looking forward to the next one already here, 227 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 2: But I want to first begin just from the first 228 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: time that these two teams met. What surprised you most 229 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 2: may be about the Sharks start here to this season. 230 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 3: Well, I think that it's taken a little while for 231 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 3: all things to start to piece together. I think that 232 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 3: that's been part of the story, and we have to 233 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 3: keep reminding ourselves how many different players are on the roster, 234 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 3: and that probably led to the somewhat slow beginning. It 235 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 3: was getting a little bit tiresome in San Jose, simply 236 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 3: because the last three years it's been really tough in 237 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 3: the month of ock, and so there was a kind 238 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 3: of a feeling of, oh no, here we go again. 239 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 3: But very very quickly things started to dissipate in that direction. 240 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 3: The Sharks started to, you know, show what they are 241 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 3: made of. And I think that they're only right now 242 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 3: beginning to really feel that they're in a position to 243 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 3: have a home iice advantage to make sure that they 244 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 3: can compete against anybody, and with recent results, I think 245 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 3: they've done a really good job against top teams, and 246 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 3: I think all of that is lent to the confidence 247 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 3: of the team. But then you throw on what Macklin 248 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: Celebrini's doing at age nineteen. You know, you usually look 249 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 3: at players and you say, Okay, he's a young guy, 250 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 3: and he's scoring a lot of points. All right, great, well, 251 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 3: most of the time, if you take a look at 252 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 3: it and you break it down between home and road, 253 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 3: usually that you know the young guy will get a 254 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 3: lot of points at home, won't score as much on 255 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 3: the road because they don't have the matchups, you don't 256 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 3: have the last change, and a whole variety of other factors. 257 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 3: Macklin Celebrini's leading the National Hockey League and scoring on 258 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 3: the road at age nineteen, and that's just sort of 259 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 3: testimony to what he's meant to the team and how 260 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 3: things are clicking for him and how we're looking at 261 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 3: the development of a next great era of unbelievable superstar 262 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 3: in the league. 263 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 2: I remember having a conversation with you with Randy Han 264 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 2: when you guys were here, and I think it just 265 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 2: kind of shed more light as far as just the 266 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 2: potential he's got, but already how special of to start 267 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 2: that he is up to. So before we touch more 268 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: on that, I can't help but think after the winless streak, 269 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 2: you guys go into New York and get a game 270 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 2: into overtime, win, a Celebrini hat trick, five point game, 271 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 2: and then the win for instance against New Jersey, a 272 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: team that is rolling right now under Sheldon Keith. Was 273 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 2: there a specific game that you really began to see 274 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 2: the pieces begin to really fall into places for this team. 275 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 3: I'd say probably that road trip. I'd say probably that 276 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 3: gaming reference at Madison Square Garden is probably the best example, 277 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 3: because in that amazing atmosphere, with that spotlight on the team, 278 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 3: the Sharks rose to the occasion and it wasn't just 279 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 3: Celebrini and I and we shouldn't, you know, we do 280 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 3: need to sing his praises and talk about what he's 281 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 3: meant to the club and what he's going to mean 282 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 3: in the future, not only to this club but to 283 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 3: the game of hockey, but also you know, the players 284 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 3: like Will Smith and Mario Ferrero and Colin Grath and 285 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 3: you know, I can go through the entire roster. Both 286 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 3: goaltenders started to play quite well. That was another thing too. 287 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 3: It took a while for both goaltenders to start to 288 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 3: really really click. And I think that game Madison Square 289 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 3: Garden was a big one because it was in the 290 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 3: big spotlight that they performed and after that they had 291 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 3: some confidence and they said, okay, we can do this. 292 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 3: They had a few other challenges. I think that you 293 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 3: know that that has developed and you know that sort 294 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 3: of is blossomed really with the first meeting in Seattle 295 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 3: where you know, the Sharks. The morning of that of 296 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 3: that game, we're not expecting to play seven defensemen and 297 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 3: eleven forwards. They were expecting to play a standard six 298 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 3: d and twelve forwards. Michael Misa got dinged up in 299 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 3: the morning skate, so they called Vinnie deharn and after 300 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: you know, they started really bag skating him and they said, well, 301 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: you're gonna have to You're gonna have to come in 302 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 3: a little earlier because you think you might have to play. 303 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 3: He ends up playing really well in the penalty kill. 304 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 3: And I think that they were very prepared special teams 305 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 3: against that team, so every time they had something thrown 306 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 3: at them, they seem to respond to it and do 307 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 3: it with enthusiasm and accept that challenge instead of letting 308 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 3: the challenges get to them. And I think that's sort 309 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 3: of a description of the way the season is going. 310 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 8: Dan, talk a little bit about the culture of this team, 311 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 8: the personality, if you will. You know, from the outside 312 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 8: looking in, it seems like a bunch of guys that 313 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 8: obviously take their jobs very seriously, but don't take themselves 314 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 8: very seriously. They keep things light. At a chance to 315 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 8: be between the benches last night, and you know, it 316 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 8: wasn't just towards the end of the game when it 317 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 8: was certainly out of hand for the cracking, but you 318 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 8: could see it throughout the game, a lot of smiles 319 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 8: on the bench, you know. Talk a little bit about that. 320 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 3: Well, I think that that's a big part of it. 321 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 3: You know, Larry Robinson used to always tell us back 322 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: in the day that one of the keys to all 323 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 3: of the Stanley Cup championships that he won, not only 324 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 3: as a player but later on as a coach or 325 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 3: a member of management, was because they remember that it 326 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 3: was just a game and that they have to have 327 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 3: fun playing the game. And you know, Igor larryanoff used 328 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 3: to always tell us, you don't work hockey, you play hockey. 329 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 3: And that's the side of it that you have to 330 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 3: remember about this game that's really important. So you probably 331 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 3: saw that. On the bench, they've got an element of that. 332 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 3: Of course, they've got prodigious talent to be able to 333 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 3: back it all up. But then again, behind the bench, 334 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 3: you've also got Ryan Warsowski who understands this generation quite well. 335 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 3: He's a very young coach in the National Hockey League 336 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 3: and he seems to get the best out of out 337 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 3: of that group of people. And you know, we saw 338 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 3: what he's already done with Team USA and the World Championships, 339 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 3: winning a gold medal too, So you know that's another 340 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 3: another factor that's important. 341 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 2: Dan touching on Maclin celebrating more, we've heard a lot 342 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 2: of the supplaieratives already about the comparisons his game. But 343 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 2: what do you see right now with where he's at 344 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 2: in just his nineteen year old season versus say, when 345 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 2: he could be, you know, peaking topping out at say 346 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 2: twenty five, twenty six, twenty seven years of age. 347 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,439 Speaker 3: Sky's a limit for the kid. He can do everything, 348 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 3: he does it in all three zones and he does 349 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 3: it with a joy about the game that's very infectious. 350 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,239 Speaker 3: He gets people to follow him as he drives the 351 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 3: energy and the level of the team. When things aren't 352 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 3: going well, he plays with a great competitiveness to try 353 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 3: to get things back under control. And all of these 354 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 3: things are things that are just starting to develop. I 355 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 3: think just before we played, you know, we had we 356 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 3: played the game between the Sharks and the Kraken. There 357 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 3: was a back to back set of games against Colorado 358 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,920 Speaker 3: against Detroit where the Sharks beat Colorado in overtime. Next 359 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 3: game they were playing against the Red Wings, and through 360 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 3: that entire game, he and Maurit Sider had an unbelievable 361 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 3: back and forth Batleary going intensely at it, and he 362 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 3: just put his arms around that and it absolutely loved it, 363 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 3: and his teammates loved it too, And of course he 364 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 3: was doing that with the knowledge that if things ever 365 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 3: really did get out of hand. Number one, he was 366 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 3: showing Detroit that he wasn't going to put up with that. 367 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 3: But number two, he showed confidence that his teammates would 368 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 3: would be right there to back him up, which of 369 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 3: course they would be. So I think it's infectious. I 370 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 3: think it's I think it's fun and it's spectacular. 371 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 2: When it comes to Will Smith, who has been you know, 372 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 2: along his side basically here for the last couple of 373 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 2: years and a big part of this score. I mean, 374 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 2: we've seen a lot of the skill that was on 375 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 2: display here for the first game between these two teams 376 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 2: in Seattle. 377 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 5: Again. 378 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 2: But you know, I kind of asked a similar question 379 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 2: previously with Mattlan celebrating, But is there anybody you've seen prior, 380 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 2: whether it might be on the Sharks or in the 381 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 2: NHL that kind of reminds you of Will Smith in 382 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 2: his game. 383 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 3: Not really, He's got a combination of a lot of 384 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 3: different types of players. I think the biggest thing that 385 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 3: he has is an incredibly high hy iq. He knows 386 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 3: where the puck is going. I don't know how he does. 387 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 3: He has sort of a premonition as to where things 388 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 3: are going to happen. He puts himself into a position 389 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 3: because he's able to buy more time for himself. He 390 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 3: makes himself appear faster than perhaps the actual reality is, 391 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 3: and I think that that's really important. But there's another 392 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 3: factor about Will Smith too that has nothing to do 393 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 3: about hockey, and that has to do with the fun 394 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 3: part we were just talking about. I think that Macklin 395 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 3: is just very serious, very driven, very into it, and 396 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 3: yes he's got a great personality, but Will brings out 397 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 3: the lighter side in Macklin. And I think Macklin brings 398 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 3: out a more serious side and Will. So it's really 399 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 3: an interesting combination. You know, when you're trying to put 400 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 3: together a great team, every club needs a Batman and 401 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 3: a Robin, and it looks like the Sharks have both 402 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 3: of those superheroes on their roster. 403 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,479 Speaker 7: Talk a little bit about and I've read this, I've 404 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 7: got to believe it's true, But talk a little bit 405 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 7: about the living situation with Macklin celebrity. 406 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 8: I understand he might have a roommate from a former Shark. 407 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 3: Well, it's not just Macklin, it's a whole group of 408 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 3: him now. So Macklin Celebrini lives with Joe Thornton, hall 409 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:03,640 Speaker 3: of famer, somebody that also knew exactly how to approach 410 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 3: day to day life and knew how to enjoy the game. 411 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 3: Will Smith lives with Patrick Marlowe, which I think is 412 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 3: an interesting combination. Joe Thornton was number one overall, so 413 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 3: he knows exactly what Maclin is going through. He understands 414 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 3: all the pressures. He played in Boston, played for the Sharks, 415 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 3: always had the weight of the world and his shoulders 416 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 3: and on the other side of it, Patrick Marlow was 417 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 3: always kind of that second guy, even though he was 418 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 3: a superstar. He's likely going in the Hockey Hall of 419 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 3: Fame too. He was always sort of in the shadow 420 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 3: of Joe Thornton is the second overall guy, and Will 421 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 3: Smith is sort of in that area right now too, 422 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 3: so it's really interesting to see how those guys have 423 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 3: combined together. The third kind of leg of that appears 424 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 3: to be Michael Misa, who now was eighteen years of age. 425 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 3: I guess is spending a lot of time with the 426 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 3: Tyler Tiffoli family. So you know, another veteran player who's 427 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 3: been through everything. He's won a Stanley Cup, and these 428 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 3: kids are really benefiting from the fact that their living 429 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 3: situations are like that. Think about it when you know, 430 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 3: if I were nineteen years old and I were out 431 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 3: in the NHL and you gave me a million dollars, 432 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 3: I'd probably be dead right now. But these guys are so, 433 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 3: you know, such great shape. Pardon me, and and they're 434 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 3: they're they're really uh, they're really amazingly qualified. But they 435 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 3: have that balance with these players. 436 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 2: I can't imagine what I would want to do at 437 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 2: nineteen years of age with a million dollars in anywhere 438 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 2: I would want to live or anywhere i'd want to go. 439 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 2: It'd be a scary combination here. But that's what but 440 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 2: surety is for when you grow up. Here a little 441 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 2: bit more, Dan, I want to ask you about remember this. 442 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 3: Remember this one thing too that it's really important to 443 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 3: add to that is that, you know, we joke about 444 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 3: a little of that, but the truth is they are 445 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 3: still kids and part of them they are you know, 446 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 3: you see that off the ice, but on the ice 447 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 3: they're total pros. But you have to remember that, you know, 448 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 3: the process of becoming a full fledged adult is a 449 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 3: is a sometimes like a stock market art. You have 450 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 3: some moments where things go right and they don't. So 451 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 3: it's great to have people around you that show you 452 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 3: the right way. I mean, the biggest thing for me 453 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 3: is that number one to Bee of Thornton, Joe's wife 454 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 3: is an awesome cook. Christina Marlow makes the food like 455 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 3: nobody else. So they're getting proper nutrition, and they're getting 456 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 3: proper guidance with sleep. And they're also getting guidance between 457 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 3: with men that have their own families, that care about 458 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 3: their kids, that spend a lot of time away from 459 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 3: the rink with their children and take that responsibility. And 460 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 3: I think that that's just a great example for any 461 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 3: of these people. 462 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 8: It sounds like there's a lot of focus on the 463 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 8: off ice stuff. What about the on ice stuff. 464 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 7: Like Jumbo and Marlow reviewing tape with them at home 465 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 7: or they leave that stuff alone. 466 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 3: No, they probably do spend a little bit of time 467 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 3: talking about things like that with them, but I think 468 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 3: it's a little bit less organized when it comes to that. 469 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 3: You know, maybe if these guys ask them the question. 470 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 3: You know, both Joe Thornton and Patrick Martle were part 471 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 3: of the Sharks development staff and that's official as this year. 472 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 3: With Joe Thornton, once he got into the Hall of 473 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 3: Fame and so forth, we used to call him the 474 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 3: Director of Vibes with the Sharks. I'm not sure if 475 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 3: he still has that sort of unofficial title, but he's 476 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: part of the development staff. Patrick Mardl is a development 477 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 3: coach and they spend a lot of time with a 478 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 3: lot of the young prospects in the organization. And you 479 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 3: know the way it's worked is, you know, they go 480 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 3: back and they might even talk to a kid that's 481 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 3: playing junior and watch him play a little bit. And 482 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 3: we've got another group of people Tommy Wingles, Lucas Spiek's, 483 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 3: people that have had long careers that spend a lot 484 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 3: of time with these young players. And even in the 485 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 3: goaltending department. You again, you to back office, the director 486 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 3: of goaltending, but they've got Ryan Miller out there scouting 487 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 3: future goaltender prospects for the Sharks. And I think that 488 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 3: it's very organized to make sure that they have the 489 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 3: tools that are necessary for these kids to succeeds. Yeah, 490 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 3: they are, and they you know, if I had somebody 491 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 3: like that to be like Yoda, you know, I'm saying 492 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 3: that these guys really understand what needs to be done, 493 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 3: and uh, you know, they are also there for when 494 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,439 Speaker 3: things don't go well. I think that might even be 495 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 3: the most important thing, because you know, they have to 496 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 3: be reminded that yes, they're gonna have great careers, yes 497 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 3: that you know, they need to feel really good about themselves. 498 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 2: We have a star Wars reference now checked, and we 499 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 2: can also can say Patrick Marlow I've mentioned here on 500 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 2: this conversation with Al Koniski to former Seattle Thunderbirds check 501 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 2: as well for that reference. Andrew Zanowski joining us here 502 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 2: on the Beacon Plumbing hotline, and Dan, last couple of 503 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 2: things before wet you go here. 504 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 8: Yeah, check. 505 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 2: I mean, once upon a time the San Jose Sharks, 506 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 2: an infant organization coming out of the cal Palace looking 507 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 2: to grow the game in San Jose, and the ninety 508 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 2: two massive playoff runs. And now you have players like 509 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 2: Joe Thornton from London, Ontario is ticking around, Patrick Marlow 510 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 2: as well, and the Baka that you mentioned, Tommy Wingles. 511 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 2: What's the What's what's the common uniting theme here with 512 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 2: what has now attracted players to stay and build a 513 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 2: greater foundation in San Jose, kind of like what the 514 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 2: Kraken want to be, you know, years upon years down 515 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 2: the road. 516 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 3: It takes a long time to do that. And of 517 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 3: course you also have the added factor. You have two 518 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 3: things going on here. Number one, no offense to any 519 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 3: place else, but we really believe Northern California is the 520 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 3: best place to live in the world. There are the 521 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 3: cost of living issues certainly that get involved the cost 522 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 3: of housing, so forth and so on. But the facilities 523 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 3: are great, the weather is beautiful, and the one thing 524 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 3: that we've always said is that the guy's wives and 525 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 3: girlfriends really love it in Northern California. So that's all 526 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,360 Speaker 3: check marks in favor. But what you're talking about, too 527 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 3: is the development of the game. Scott Hannon, who's another 528 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 3: former Shark, another former Western Hockey leaguer, ended up. He's 529 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 3: run now running the junior Sharks program, and so that's 530 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 3: a real upgrade in terms of the total overview of 531 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 3: the coaching and working with the kids. I think that 532 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 3: the goal is to make the Sharks junior program here 533 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 3: stronger as time goes on. What's happened over years, and 534 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 3: what happens oftentimes with young kids is they get to 535 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 3: be about fifteen. This was the tradition in the Northern 536 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 3: California area. You become really good and then you leave. Well, 537 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 3: now they want to make it so that they can 538 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 3: stay and you've got more people sticking around. 539 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 7: You know. 540 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 3: You remember a few years ago, I think it was 541 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 3: one year, I can't remember the exact year, but four 542 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 3: people were drafted in the first round and they were 543 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 3: all from the Saint Louis area. Well, that's because of 544 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 3: all of those guys that's stuck around to Saint Louis 545 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:36,880 Speaker 3: and now are coaching all these kids. And I think 546 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 3: that that's the kind of direction we like to see 547 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 3: things going here. Most of it still is with the 548 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 3: you know, the the NHL team's development staff and so forth. 549 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 3: But you know, Mark Smith lives here. He's involved in 550 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 3: coaching girls and guys in the Junior Sharks program. Scott 551 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 3: Hannon is here. There are a number of other people 552 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 3: that have stuck around, and I think it creates a 553 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 3: great atmosphere for. 554 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 2: The all right, great to hear from the Hall of 555 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 2: Fame voice Dan Rosanowski for the radio side of the 556 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 2: San Jose Sharks, a part of them since expansion back 557 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 2: in nineteen ninety one. Dan Rusanowski, that conversation, by the way, 558 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 2: more in full all a part of Crack and Weekly, 559 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 2: dropped here of course via the Crack and Audio Network 560 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 2: on the iHeartRadio app. So matchup number two coming up 561 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 2: with the Crack and trying to end their homestand with 562 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 2: a win and with a bang. After this four straight 563 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 2: opening on the road this next week in Detroit. Special 564 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 2: night coming here for Hockey Fights Cancer, presented by Virginia 565 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 2: Mason Franciscan Health and a part of this includes their 566 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 2: table at the Modelo Cantina BI section seven to eight 567 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 2: a Climate Pledge Arena. So well invite you to stop 568 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 2: on bye to ring the bell in celebration of cancer survivors. 569 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 5: Take a photo. 570 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 2: At the lavender crack and Hockey Fights Cancer backdrop, grab 571 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 2: temporary tattoos, knit a gloves and fill out and I 572 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,959 Speaker 2: find four card to join the in game tribute Throughout 573 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 2: the entire evening at Climate Pledge Arena. We'll talk to 574 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 2: you at six thirty. Once again, pop dropped little past 575 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 2: seven o'clock Pacific, All Lacrosse, the Global Credit Union, Kraken 576 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 2: Audio Network. Big thank you to Dan Rosanowski and for 577 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 2: kracking this morning. I'm Mike Benton. Enjoy the game. 578 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: You're home for the Kraken Sports Radio ninety three point 579 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 1: three kJ R FM