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Speaker 1: Hey, two games in find time to bring Cracking Weekly back.

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Speaker 1: We're doing this all season long, a presentation of Sports Rating,

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Speaker 1: Crack and Audio Network. Glad you're hanging out with us here.

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Speaker 1: We're doing this consistently all season long. Myself, Everett fits you,

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Speaker 1: al Kiniski. We're gonna roundtable this thing, recap the week

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Speaker 1: and special guests each and every week. By the way,

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Speaker 1: the Crack and Audio Network. We got a pack show

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Speaker 1: coming up with Everett Allen, myself, Nick Alberga. He runs

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Speaker 1: Leaves Morning take in. He's got plenty to share on

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Speaker 1: once ahead for the Kracking in a six game, ten

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Speaker 1: day road trip opening up in Montreal by the end

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Speaker 1: of this week in Toronto. That's where Nick's base. He's

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Speaker 1: got plenty here on Austin Matthews, William Nilander and what

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Speaker 1: the Leafs can bring for the Krack and only visit

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Speaker 1: to Eric Canada Center. And we're gonna really into two

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Speaker 1: wins for the Kraken to open up this season against

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Speaker 1: Anaheim and Vegas. How do they compare and what does

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Speaker 1: it tell us about the current state of the team.

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Speaker 1: Before the highlights and Everett now to join us, you

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Speaker 1: have an audio thrill ride coming your way from a

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Speaker 1: win over Anaheim last Thursday to open the season and

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Speaker 1: the Kraken following up in walk off fashion just like

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Speaker 1: their baseball brethren. After a historic postseason victory for the Mariners,

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Speaker 1: the Kraken ending it on the last blow against the

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Speaker 1: Vegas Golden Knights.

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Speaker 2: The right nig side at the near circle sims it

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Speaker 2: up top Adam Larst now for doud shot.

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Speaker 3: It's done.

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Speaker 4: Picks off season five with this first goal of the season.

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Speaker 5: Seventeen thirty nine to play in the first one nothing Seattle,

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Speaker 5: Jamie Schwartz put a great zone entry in the offensive end.

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Speaker 6: He comes across the blue line to buy himself some time.

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Speaker 7: He finds Larsen up in the high slot area just

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Speaker 7: into the blue line. Larson waits, He waits for an

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Speaker 7: Anaheim player to attack him. That leaves Fin's done open

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Speaker 7: to the side. Beats it off to the side.

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Speaker 6: Done, Who's top shop?

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Speaker 2: One w practice half wall Harry Holly up top hope,

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Speaker 2: checked away by Montour. Brandon Montour find the step one Terry,

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Speaker 2: They'll take it off to the corner.

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Speaker 8: Sentry pass Mason Marshman stop. Welcome to Seattle. Mason Marshman

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Speaker 8: his first goal in.

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Speaker 9: Cracking colors, and Seattle regains the lead.

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Speaker 6: Early in the second. It's a tu on.

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Speaker 7: Cracking edge, but Brandon Montour up that right side, battles

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Speaker 7: for a puck, pokes it off the duck stick.

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Speaker 6: That says, no precident gates season games.

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Speaker 7: No problem is he burns down that right side, finds

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Speaker 7: Marchman in front.

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Speaker 6: Marshman taps it home to one.

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Speaker 2: Out of it once again, but on the pressure in front, yes.

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Speaker 5: Can Sharon mckab the insurance gold more.

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Speaker 4: Seattle HiT's a three to one cracking lead.

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Speaker 6: Fifteen thirty five left in the third.

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Speaker 7: Well, fantastic zon entry by Seattle's They got that puck

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Speaker 7: cross ice every dumps it into the far corner, but

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Speaker 7: Heres gets to win first, just a chuck of the.

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Speaker 6: Puck out to the front of them.

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Speaker 7: Then mckn gets that chuck close top shelf blucker.

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Speaker 1: Side three to one dle in.

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Speaker 7: Front door fam on the north step turn aside by

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Speaker 7: Joey the Gord. That was a big save there, bottom

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Speaker 7: of the left circle in the low slought area door.

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Speaker 2: Fem turned away by Joey the gourd first probably difficult saved,

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Speaker 2: high danger save of the night for Joey the Gore,

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Speaker 2: left side down the wall into the corner.

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Speaker 6: Everly, Oh, punch it back up top. Bit's done at front.

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Speaker 10: Bears alone the face.

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Speaker 4: Ben's done from the line, sends it down the left

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Speaker 4: side wall to every who found veneers in front, toe drags,

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Speaker 4: Aiden Hill and a Seattle cracket take a one nothing lead,

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Speaker 7: Well, Seattle catches Vegas leading a little bit too much

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Speaker 6: Has done. Does put that buck down deep. Beverly's the

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Speaker 7: He wants to put it onto his forehead, which he does,

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Speaker 7: but by the time Eaton Hill comes out, Vaneer steps around.

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Speaker 6: Into the back end.

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Speaker 2: It's one nothing cracking your side. Hutton knocked down Marner

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Speaker 2: FM back hands it up top to white Cloud, shot

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Speaker 2: block all the way through again in Seattle airmail, this

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Speaker 2: one down the ice Chandler Steven said, up to Montour

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Speaker 2: who bowl rushes zack white Cloud and now Bonteur getting into.

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Speaker 10: It on the far side.

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Speaker 9: Glass a big punch to the side of the head

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Speaker 9: a Ben Hutton. Bonteur's glove went flying into the stands,

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Speaker 9: and now Monteur takes down hutting right in front of

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Speaker 9: the Seattle cracking beds.

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Speaker 2: Even ears watched by Tomash hurdle six.

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Speaker 7: Seconds left, ten ears left circle shot.

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Speaker 6: On wave out stood.

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Speaker 5: Yes, hey McCain and over time Sharon mckenn wins it

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Speaker 5: for Seattle, their first two and oh start in team history.

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Speaker 7: Tu On over Vegas bills fits done, picking up the

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Speaker 7: the clock. It's about seven seconds. He got a shot off.

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Speaker 7: Mckenn was in front. He finds the rebound. He buries

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Speaker 7: it to to one overtime win.

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Speaker 6: Bring on the follow.

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Speaker 1: Kay, and that's that the Crack and with their first

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Speaker 1: two and oh start in franchise history, with Jereed mccannon

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Speaker 1: factoring in the goal scoring category in both wins over

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Speaker 1: Anaheim in Vegas, the Cracking already on the plane into Montreal.

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Speaker 1: They opened up the six game road trip tomorrow at

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Speaker 1: Bell Center. After practice today, Freddie Gudreau shared more on

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Speaker 1: his progress the return to nearby his hometown. Rude said

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Speaker 1: Moore as he spoke with the media in Montreal.

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Speaker 11: Yeah, it's a great group. It's been my feelings since

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Speaker 11: the first day I got here. Awesome group of guys.

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Speaker 11: Everybody's worked extremely art at camp, getting on the same

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Speaker 11: page and we're just having fun building together right now.

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Speaker 12: What are kind of your early observations, I guess about

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Speaker 12: the identity of this group and what it seems like

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Speaker 12: you guys are wanting to build towards.

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Speaker 11: I think an honest, honest type of game building from

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Speaker 11: defense first and but not you know, not blocking the

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Speaker 11: offensive attributes and qualities of everybody after that, but just

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Speaker 11: having a defensive mindset first and doing the right things defensively.

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Speaker 11: Like I said, just an honest game and connected I

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Speaker 11: think is the most important part. When everybody's connected and

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Speaker 11: good team for sure.

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Speaker 12: You're playing with two young players on either of your

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Speaker 12: wings there, who are you know, rightfully finding their own games,

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Speaker 12: their own identities as players? How do you kind of

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Speaker 11: You know, it's it's it's easy playing with those guys there.

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Speaker 11: Like I said, they are awesome, awesome players, awesome people.

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Speaker 11: It's you know, so you can always talk on the bench,

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Speaker 3: But it's just fun.

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Speaker 11: They work extremely hard, and guys that works extremely hard

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Speaker 3: On the ice, it's always fun to play with.

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Speaker 11: They see the game well too, so it's a it's

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Speaker 12: Anything that stands out about Yanni Newman's game in particular

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Speaker 3: I mean he's uh, he's such a big frame.

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Speaker 11: But when you had a big frame, a good accy

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Speaker 11: So he's got a terrific shot, Like I said, he's big,

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Speaker 11: so he's hard to get the puck away from. And

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Speaker 11: it's been really fun to play with him. I know

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Speaker 11: you've played in the NHL a while and you've come

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Speaker 13: But does it ever lose it's it's it's.

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Speaker 11: Uh specialness when when you get to come back and

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Speaker 11: play in almost almost your hometown. No, it never, it

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Speaker 11: never does. It's a it's a special place. The building itself,

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Speaker 11: It's what it all represents growing up here. I grew

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Speaker 11: the people that I grew up with, my family, you know,

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Speaker 11: It always feels yeah special. And just the way you

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Speaker 1: I mean does that make it more special?

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Speaker 6: Just did did?

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Speaker 3: Did you envision this when you were younger? Yeah? I

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Speaker 11: You know, it was kind of impossible from what I

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Speaker 11: And so yeah, it means it means something's very very special,

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Speaker 11: very uh yeah, deep, very close to my heart. When

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Speaker 11: I play every NHL game, especially here, it's there's a

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Speaker 10: You're gonna be tomorrow coming. You got family, siblings, parents, friends.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, always always a big group tomorrow.

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Speaker 11: I don't think as much, but I've had some crazy

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Speaker 3: Were you a Canadians fan?

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Speaker 11: I you know, I think everybody in Quebec is, to

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Speaker 3: Chip for them, and.

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Speaker 11: Yeah, you know when there's wins and stuff and all

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Speaker 11: that stuff. But yeah, I would say not not not

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Speaker 11: like a crazy fan, you know, but I would watch

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Speaker 12: I got one more for you. I'm not sure if

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Speaker 12: you have had the chance to connect with Ellie Tolven

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Speaker 12: and yet about your dogs. Are you aware that he

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Speaker 12: named his dog after your.

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Speaker 11: Die, And I saw that the thing you guys did

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Speaker 11: on I saw that, you know, during the game, there

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Speaker 11: was something you guys did about It's so funny. But

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Speaker 11: now he told him, so it's funny, but they.

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Speaker 11: I don't think they've met yet or I haven't met

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Speaker 11: Islola yet, but yeah, that's really funny.

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Speaker 12: Wait, so did you see it before we ran in

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Speaker 14: And that's that's so true because I feel like with

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Speaker 10: Winning obviously is the goal, but I want to see consistency.

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Speaker 1: The first period we mentioned, space was at a complete

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Speaker 1: premium and you can kind of feel that maybe I

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Speaker 1: think in a sense from Saturday, there was one way

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Speaker 1: to play against Vegas and it had to be that way.

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Speaker 1: You had to be comfortable playing in tight spaces, a

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Speaker 1: lot of ship and chase. You can't force the issue

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Speaker 1: offensively and limit your looks on Joey to court. And

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Speaker 1: I mean, you guys mentioned the power play goal Vegas.

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Speaker 1: You're gonna give them chances, they're they're going to break

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Speaker 1: on through. But I said this during during the postgame show,

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Speaker 1: the you had plenty of opportunities here, but can you

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Speaker 1: limit your mistakes as well? And the mistakes were a few,

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Speaker 1: And to kind of tack on what you were saying

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Speaker 1: as well, I may be counted one shift maybe where

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Speaker 1: the crack and were hammed in their own zone. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: and when we get toward you know, the third period,

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Speaker 1: it's a tight game and who you put out matters

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Speaker 1: a ton. Can you trust them in a tight game?

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Speaker 1: I really thought they pitched a perfect game as far

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Speaker 1: as decision making and making sure that they weren't getting

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Speaker 1: himed in and Joey wasn't under siege. That was so

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Speaker 1: key for me because I look at the clock and

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Speaker 1: with about five minutes left in a tie game, it

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Speaker 1: might as well be overtime. And there there's one thing

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Speaker 1: to say about Maddy Beniers in his line, and Maddy

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Speaker 1: was a rock star on Saturday, but to see him

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Speaker 1: get trusted over and over with end zone face offs,

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Speaker 1: offensive zone, defensive zone, really I think is indicative of

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Speaker 1: the trust that he's learned, he's earned from from from

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Speaker 1: Wayne Lambert.

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Speaker 14: Yeah, and I think at the end of the game

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Speaker 14: you talk about withstanding that push. Vegas did turn it

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Speaker 14: up a little bit later in that game, but I

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Speaker 14: mean that trust in the Benier's line. I mean I

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Speaker 14: felt like every other shift that line was over the

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Speaker 14: boards and doing something well. So they withstood the pushy,

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Speaker 14: they were able to bend, they didn't break. I love

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Speaker 14: saying that, and ultimately you get two points.

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Speaker 15: Yeah, I agree with you, Mike. I think that there

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Speaker 15: were certainly spots in there where you know their their

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Speaker 15: will was tested and it got dicey a couple of times.

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Speaker 15: But that's when you got to lean on thirty five

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Speaker 15: a little bit. He came up with some big saves.

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Speaker 15: I would say bigger saves in the Vegas game than

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Speaker 15: he had to make in the Anaheim game.

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Speaker 1: How about that power play goal for Maddie. It's not

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Speaker 1: just a deek that he had, but as well the

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Speaker 1: everly pass. And then, as their old friend Eddie Oldchik says,

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Speaker 1: NetFront presence, presence.

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Speaker 10: Why do they always fly by? Just stop on the net,

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Speaker 10: Just go to the net.

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Speaker 1: How about over time as well. I went back and

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Speaker 1: took a look at and it really confirmed my suspicions.

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Speaker 1: I love the puck possession part of this, but also

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Speaker 1: the fact that you got all four centers ice time

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Speaker 1: in overtime and they all did their job for the

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Speaker 1: most part as far as controlling the pace, controlling tempo

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Speaker 1: as well.

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Speaker 15: Yeah, again, it seemed like they definitely had a plan

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Speaker 15: that they wanted to execute on, which was control the puck.

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Speaker 15: But when they didn't have the puck, obviously they gotta

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Speaker 15: they get they got to settle into some defense. But

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Speaker 15: again it's not that sit back and wait defense. It's

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Speaker 15: it's an attack defense, Like why not play defense at

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Speaker 15: they're end of the ice rather than your own end

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Speaker 15: of the ice. Maybe they make they give a turnover

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Speaker 15: and you get a scoring chance. So uh, but there

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Speaker 15: wasn't much of it in overtime. I haven't looked at

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Speaker 15: the exact numbers, but it feels like three plus minutes,

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Speaker 15: maybe close to four. Seattle have that puck.

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Speaker 14: Well, remember that's what La Lambert said in his introduct

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Speaker 14: to your press conference. He goes, in order to have

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Speaker 14: a good offense, you need to get the puck in

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Speaker 14: your defensive zone. It starts your offensive structure and your

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Speaker 14: offensive ability starts in your zone. And you saw a

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Speaker 14: lot of that, especially late in that game against Vegas.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna get to Nick alberga host of Leaf's Morning

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Speaker 1: take here in just a bit too preview the six

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Speaker 1: game road trip coming up again the crack and opening

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Speaker 1: up the trip. This is pretty much into the lions

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Speaker 1: Den opening night at Bell Center coming up tomorrow night

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Speaker 1: again four pm. Everett Now on the call. I'll be

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Speaker 1: with you from thirty two Bar and Grill. More info

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Speaker 1: coming up at the very end here of this drop.

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Speaker 1: But then Thursday in Ottawa a playoff team. Last year

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Speaker 1: October eighteenth, Saturday in Toronto, Hockey Night in Canada, another

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Speaker 1: playoff team, and yet they still look very good even

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Speaker 1: without Mitch Martyrs. So before we get to nick Alberga,

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Speaker 1: a few notes we'll cover here on this trip. First off,

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Speaker 1: there's twelve points on the table. How many for a

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Speaker 1: satisfactory road trip here at this point?

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Speaker 10: I think, I mean, if you can come home either.

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Speaker 14: With an overall record of five hundred or better, or

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Speaker 14: you finished this trip three two and one, you know,

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Speaker 14: four to one and one, or whatever.

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Speaker 10: The case may be.

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Speaker 14: If you can come back home at or above five

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Speaker 14: hundred against those teams, then I would consider this a success.

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Speaker 14: And even in those losses, if you can still play

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Speaker 14: that consistent game that we were just talking about, that

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Speaker 14: for me would be successful.

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Speaker 6: Yeah.

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Speaker 15: I think it's you know, win the games you should win,

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Speaker 15: and I think they should win the Philadelphia and Washington games.

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Speaker 15: But it is the first back to back test, and

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Speaker 15: so you know that's going to be interesting to see

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Speaker 15: how that goes. But you should win those games. But

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Speaker 15: then to Evers' point, you steal maybe some points or

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Speaker 15: a win out of the others. I think above five

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Speaker 15: hundred is a successful trip for sure.

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Speaker 1: I think what's also nice too is that you look

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Speaker 1: at this from from the scope and that there's going

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Speaker 1: to be so many back to backs because we have

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Speaker 1: the condensed schedule, the Olympic break thrown in as well,

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Speaker 1: there's only one set that you've got to play and

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Speaker 1: it's not that taxing, I should say, getting from point

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Speaker 1: A to point B, and that being Philadelphia this next

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Speaker 1: Monday and then Washington the very next night.

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Speaker 14: Yeah, I mean, oh sorry, I was gonna say, like,

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Speaker 14: you got fourteen, You got fourteen of them. I don't

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Speaker 14: need to tell you last year zero to eleven outscored

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Speaker 14: forty nine to nineteen in game twos of back to backs.

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Speaker 14: So I mean, this is gonna be your first test

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Speaker 14: of back to backs, and you.

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Speaker 10: Know, we're we're we're gonna.

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Speaker 14: Talk about who's gonna be in goalie for in goal

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Speaker 14: for that game. Are we going to see Grubauer or Murray?

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Speaker 14: How is that gonna work? So, I mean, I'm with you,

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Speaker 14: not looking too far ahead, but that's gonna be a

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Speaker 14: tough stretch of games. But also going back to this week,

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Speaker 14: I'm looking at the Ottawa series. Cracking are one and

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Speaker 14: four in their last five against Ottawa and they've not

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Speaker 14: scored a goal in this building in three years.

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Speaker 15: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, wait. You know, we talk

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Speaker 15: about Montreal's home opener. We talk about Hockey Night in Canada,

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Speaker 15: but you can't not talk about Ottawa for those very reasons.

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Speaker 15: That is that is going to be just as difficult

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Speaker 15: of a game for all the reasons you just said.

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Speaker 6: Efforts.

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Speaker 15: So you know, these these next three, like you know,

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Speaker 15: you obviously one game at a time and all that

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Speaker 15: cliche stuff, but these next three, they're going to be

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Speaker 15: a mountain to climb.

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Speaker 1: So it brings us here to the question every he

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Speaker 1: kind of teased this year as far as goaltending, and

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Speaker 1: they're going to go through the three goalie system right now.

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Speaker 1: That's the way things fell into place from training camp

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Speaker 1: with Joey to Cord, Philip Grubauer and Matt Murray, the

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Speaker 1: latter two getting split time as a backup behind a

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Speaker 1: Cord who's going to get a book of playing time.

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Speaker 1: Make no mistake here for this season, as long as

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Speaker 1: the Cord knock on Woodstay's healthy, he's been one of

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Speaker 1: the top goalies so far first couple of games in

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Speaker 1: this league already. But then when you get to Washington

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Speaker 1: and then Bears, the question houses all going to shake

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Speaker 1: out because Murray, Grubauer, for the most part how do

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Speaker 1: you judge preseason? How do you split the balance here?

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Speaker 1: And I think a lot of folks are curious what

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Speaker 1: to expect when you've got to find playing time for

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Speaker 1: these two goaltenders right and behind the cord.

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Speaker 15: Yeah, I mean, I think all we can do at

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Speaker 15: this point Mike is theorized and I think that you know,

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Speaker 15: like we talked about, fourteen back to backs is going

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Speaker 15: to play into this, the first one being next week

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Speaker 15: or the week after this week. That's got to be

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Speaker 15: a situation where Murray or Grubauer plays who I don't know,

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Speaker 15: and I don't know if we'll see either one of

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Speaker 15: them before then. So if I was guessing that's the

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Speaker 15: way I would expect to see it roll out, is

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Speaker 15: that Joey probably starts the next three and then probably

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Speaker 15: Philadelphia or Washington and you see one of the other

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Speaker 15: two play the other other game in that back to back.

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Speaker 14: I feel like there's going to have to be a

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Speaker 14: decision made at some point. And this is this is

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Speaker 14: not casting any type of shade or aspersions toward Grubauer

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Speaker 14: or Matt Murray. They're both NHL goalies. They're both here

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Speaker 14: for a reason. However, we've seen the three goalie system

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Speaker 14: in the past, right here in Montreal, right up the street.

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Speaker 14: We've seen it other places. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

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Speaker 14: And I feel like if you're the Kraken, and I

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Speaker 14: don't envy Jason or Lane or Ron or whoever is

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Speaker 14: is ultimately making those decisions. But I do think there

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Speaker 14: needs to be a decision made in the next month, right,

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Speaker 14: I mean, are we going into Thanksgiving? Are we going

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Speaker 14: into the Christmas break with three goalies on the roster?

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Speaker 10: Still? I don't know.

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Speaker 14: I do think that you're going to have to play

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Speaker 14: all three of them, and you're going to have to,

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Speaker 14: you know, maybe use this Actually these first few games

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Speaker 14: is like an extended training camp if you will, to

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Speaker 14: get one or two final looks at these goalies. But

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Speaker 14: I would have to imagine there's there's going to be

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Speaker 14: a decision made within the next four to six weeks,

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Speaker 14: I would think, if not sooner, about the goaltending situation

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Speaker 14: and only caring.

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Speaker 15: To Yeah, and part of it might be, you know,

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Speaker 15: those games that are played over that next month. Yeah,

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Speaker 15: maybe it's a bit of an audition as well. You know,

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Speaker 15: if other teams come calling, I, you know, I you

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Speaker 15: don't want to. You don't want to think about it

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Speaker 15: that way necessarily, but that could be part of it, and.

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Speaker 10: Said, all we can do is speculate.

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Speaker 14: All we can do is it's their eyes, right, So

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Speaker 14: we're just yea, we're three talking heads right.

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Speaker 15: Here, three talking heads imagining what what's possible.

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Speaker 1: Hey, we can put a microphone in front of the

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Speaker 1: powers that being asked, how's this going to play out?

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Speaker 1: And the answer we're gonna get.

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Speaker 10: I'm gonna let I'm.

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Speaker 15: Knock on wrong's door.

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Speaker 10: Yep, yep.

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Speaker 6: Here here.

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Speaker 1: So so our next burning question and we're gonna and

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Speaker 1: this is gonna become a conversation piece that that is

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Speaker 1: going to get louder and louder for as long as

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Speaker 1: this continues. With the lineup, you're two and zero, and

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Speaker 1: in theory, there is little reason to change a thing

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Speaker 1: because the way the Crackn played, starting realistically period three

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Speaker 1: against Anaheimen all the way through against Vegas, they were terrific.

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Speaker 1: But now you've got a nineteen year old prodigy sitting

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Speaker 1: on the sidelines in Berkeley Catton who made this roster,

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Speaker 1: and folks now are starting to get a little bit

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Speaker 1: louder of when does he play this is part of

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Speaker 1: the conversation. And Lane Lambert did say a few days ago,

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Speaker 1: he's got a way to turn. There is a patience

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Speaker 1: thing here with this Number one. You gotta find I

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Speaker 1: think the ideal spot for him to play. You don't

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Speaker 1: want to throw him to the Lions. Number two, it

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Speaker 1: matters who he plays with because can he be effective?

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Speaker 1: And I think number three, if you're if you're winning,

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Speaker 1: white change.

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Speaker 7: Yeah.

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Speaker 14: A lot of coaches will tell you if it ain't broke,

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Speaker 14: don't fix it. Right, I will say this, It's only

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Speaker 14: been two games, right, Berkeley Gatton. He's here for a reason.

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Speaker 14: The coaches, the management, they believe in him. They feel

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Speaker 14: that he's he's ready for this challenge. Now what this

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Speaker 14: challenge ultimately will be is yet to be decided. Is

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Speaker 14: it going to be the nine games? You know? You

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Speaker 14: remember Leo Carlson with the Anaheim Ducks a few years ago, right,

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Speaker 14: and they they I think they gave him a cap

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Speaker 14: of fifty five games or.

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Speaker 1: Ad management is no longer part of the NBA now.

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Speaker 14: And they said, listen, you're young player. I don't care

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Speaker 14: if you score fifty five hat tricks. You're playing fifty

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Speaker 14: five games and not a single game more so, I

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Speaker 14: don't know what that what that conversation has been with

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Speaker 14: Berkeley Catton.

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Speaker 10: But he's still getting practice time.

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Speaker 12: You know.

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Speaker 14: We saw him on the plane coming in here, and

691
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Speaker 14: he's still very much in high spirit. He's not pouting,

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Speaker 14: he's not low as me. I'm not playing. He still

693
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Speaker 14: wants to get better, and that is it's good to

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Speaker 14: see from a young kid. And his attitude, as we've

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Speaker 14: seen ever since we talked to him after the draft

696
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Speaker 14: last year, has just been incredible. Just a phenomenal kid.

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Speaker 14: But he will play. Will it be on the road trip,

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Speaker 14: will it be back home, We don't know. But he's

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Speaker 14: with this team for now and he's doing everything in

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Speaker 14: his power to make that impression to say, hey, I'm

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Speaker 14: ready put me in coach.

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Speaker 15: Yeah, I think that, you know, with I don't know

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Speaker 15: two months and about thirty games between now and World Juniors.

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Speaker 15: Obviously he's not going to play thirty games, but he'll

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Speaker 15: probably play. Is his minimum that he could play. But

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Speaker 15: before then, and like Everett says, he's gonna be around

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Speaker 15: the team. He's going to be practicing, he's going to

708
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Speaker 15: be in medians, he's going to be learning he's going

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Speaker 15: to be working with with with Nate getting stronger, you know,

710
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Speaker 15: all the things that are building blocks for getting you know,

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Speaker 15: him ready to be an NHL player. And I think

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Speaker 15: that's the goal of the Cracking right now, is to

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Speaker 15: get him ready to be a full time NHL player.

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Speaker 15: Will they go back to junior again? Three talking heads here, probably,

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Speaker 15: but probably not until after World Juniors.

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Speaker 1: All right, for more conversation on what the crack and

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Speaker 1: are facing. From the likes of Lane Hudson in Montreal

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Speaker 1: to Austin Matthews in Toronto, we go right now to

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Speaker 1: the Beacon Plumbing Hotline joining us as Nick alberga host

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Speaker 1: of Leif's Morning Take, and he does some fantastic work

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Speaker 1: across the Eastern Conference, has done so for many years.

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Speaker 1: Glad to have him here joining us on Cracking Weekly. Nick,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for doing this here with us. First off,

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Speaker 1: I have to ask you, are we gonna come back

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Speaker 1: here and lay a friendly wager down at Mariners and

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Speaker 1: Blue Jays in the ALCS.

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Speaker 13: I think we have to, boys. I'm fired up. It's

728
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Speaker 13: been a great, great run for the Toronto Blue Jays

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Speaker 13: and we'll see what's next here in the CS.

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Speaker 10: I just want to.

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Speaker 14: See Vlatti keep hitting home runs. Oh my goodness, like

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Speaker 14: he is, just how is it watching? I know here

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Speaker 14: in Seattle it's been crazy. This whole town is Mariners obsessed.

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Speaker 14: It's got to be the same way in Toronto.

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Speaker 1: Oh, for sure.

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Speaker 13: An ideal setup I think in the CS would just

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Speaker 13: be a home run fest between Julio the big dumper

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Speaker 13: Vladi like that, that's the ideal conversation for all of us.

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Speaker 13: But it's been remarkable. I think it's intriguing. All season long.

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Speaker 13: We've been talking about this massive contract that the Blue

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Speaker 13: Jays gave Vladimir Guerrero, but he's been worth every penny

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Speaker 13: and then some like we haven't seen this from Vlatti

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Speaker 13: in his career. Like I'm not kidding. He's playing the

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Speaker 13: best baseball of his career at the most important time

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Speaker 13: for this franchise. So it's been very, very exciting to see.

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Speaker 13: I think you look at the numbers in the Division series.

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Speaker 13: I think it's important to stress too, he has owned

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Speaker 13: the New York Yankees throughout his career. But yeah, there's

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Speaker 13: the level of excitement. We haven't felt this in a

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Speaker 13: long long time in this market.

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Speaker 6: Guys.

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Speaker 1: Well, hey, I think the conversation when it revolves owned

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Speaker 1: the New York Yankees. We have a lot in common

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Speaker 1: here for these two markets where we all walk happy campers.

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Speaker 1: Let's jump into it here, Nick, to begin things, the

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Speaker 1: six game road trip with the Kraken underway. Montreal is first.

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Speaker 1: That is no slouch of a challenge their home opener Ottawa, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington, Winnipeg.

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Speaker 1: My goodness, it is quite a run. But for what's

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Speaker 1: ahead here, are any of these teams surprising to you

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Speaker 1: with maybe the kind of challenge that they present the season?

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Speaker 13: Yeah, I mean that's quite a gauntlet. I think you

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Speaker 13: look at a road trip that's pretty hefty, especially in

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Speaker 13: the Eastern Conference. I mean, we could start with those

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Speaker 13: three Atlantic Division teams that you just referenced, and certainly,

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Speaker 13: you know, you look at the upstart Outawa Senators. I

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Speaker 13: have high hopes, high praise for that team this season

767
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:58,600
Speaker 13: off to fairly decent start as well. But I think

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Speaker 13: you look at those three teams typically have lofty expectations

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Speaker 13: not only to make the playoffs, but actually do something

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Speaker 13: substantial in the playoffs. Like I think Montreal is a

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Speaker 13: team that's starting to build off and trying to build

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Speaker 13: off what they put forth last season. Now going from

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Speaker 13: the hunter to the Hunted, it'll be intriguing that facet

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Speaker 13: Ottawa finally makes the playoffs for the first time in

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Speaker 13: a long period of time. Can they build off that?

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Speaker 13: And the team I cover on a daily basis, the

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Speaker 13: Toronto Maple Leafs lose Mitch Marner, but they think they're

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Speaker 13: going to be harder to play against in the Stanley

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Speaker 13: Cup playoffs. So I like it from the Seattle perspective,

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Speaker 13: it gives you an early gauge if you're Laye Lambert

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Speaker 13: in company of what you truly are, and I think

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Speaker 13: that team is up to the test. I do think

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Speaker 13: in general people will sleep on Seattle this season, and

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Speaker 13: that's a really good you know, I just talked about Montreal.

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Speaker 13: I think it's good to be that type of team

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Speaker 13: because people maybe don't give you your best their best

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Speaker 13: on a nightly basis.

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Speaker 14: You know, it's funny you were talking to you saying that,

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Speaker 14: because I feel like this, this cracking team is going

790
00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:57,600
Speaker 14: to be a lot better than people give them credit for.

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Speaker 14: But what are you hearing about out Seattle? Out East?

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Speaker 14: I mean, you've got Lane Lambert, who you're very familiar

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Speaker 14: with and when the Crack can go back to Canada,

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Speaker 14: he's gonna be They're gonna be facing three teams and

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Speaker 14: he played on a regular basis. What are they what

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Speaker 14: are they saying.

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Speaker 10: About this cracking team?

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Speaker 14: Uh in in the center of the hockey universe in Toronto.

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Speaker 13: Yeah, no, it's funny, Like you know, for me, I'm

800
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Speaker 13: not a regular hockey fan, as you guys know, I

801
00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:26,360
Speaker 13: watch a lot of hockey. I think people sleep on

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Speaker 13: the name Joey Decord. I think you start there when

803
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Speaker 13: when you can get saves. It is so uplifting for

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Speaker 13: a hockey club. And I'm sure Lane Lambert wakes up

805
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,480
Speaker 13: on a daily basis and he's like, man, I have

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Speaker 13: Joey Decord as my number one. And you know, it's

807
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Speaker 13: been a turbulent stretch for this Cracket team in the

808
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Speaker 13: last couple of years, like the Grubauer contract. Let's be

809
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Speaker 13: Frank has not worked out for that team. But I

810
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Speaker 13: think seeing the progression of Joey Decord has been massive.

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Speaker 13: I think starting there, I think a lot of people

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Speaker 13: uh like, they're not sleeping on the sky anymore. And

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Speaker 13: I think he's shown it early on in this season.

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Speaker 13: The Blue line I think is way more more mobile

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Speaker 13: and way more stronger than people would suggest, even with

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Speaker 13: Brandon on tour. I know a bit banged up to

817
00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:07,160
Speaker 13: start the year, but I think he has a much

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Speaker 13: better second year than first year with the Krack and

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Speaker 13: can really move the puck, shoots right like He's a

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Speaker 13: huge asset. Vince Stun's another guy. I think any team

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Speaker 13: that can move the puck, I think is gonna be

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Speaker 13: a problem for opponents. And when you have d like

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Speaker 13: that that are mobile and steady and they have some

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Speaker 13: size as well, I think that's massive. I think the

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Speaker 13: big question for me is like the offense, where's it

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Speaker 13: gonna come from? Up front? I know they have some

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Speaker 13: really really strong players. I just think they need guys

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Speaker 13: like Benier's and Shane right to take that next step

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Speaker 13: in their careers. And if they do, I think Seattle's

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Speaker 13: gonna be a really good spot here.

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Speaker 6: Nick.

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Speaker 15: I hate to look too far ahead in the schedule,

833
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Speaker 15: but big Knight in Toronto coming up for the Crack,

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Speaker 15: and you know it's a hockey night in Canada. You

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Speaker 15: mentioned the Marner deal. Obviously that overshadows anything else Toronto

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Speaker 15: did in the offseason, but talk a little bit about

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Speaker 15: what else Toronto has done to make them a harder

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Speaker 15: team to play against, to make them a team that's

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Speaker 15: gonna go a little deeper this year.

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Speaker 13: Yeah, I can tell you first and foremost one guy

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Speaker 13: who probably has that game circled as the captain or

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Speaker 13: the head coach of year crack and Lane Lambert. Of course,

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Speaker 13: as we just talked about, returning to Toronto was one

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Speaker 13: short year, so we'll see if I can get him

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Speaker 13: on least warning take the tea that game up. But

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Speaker 13: I think from a Toronto perspective, it's like a whole

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Speaker 13: body approach. If you will, I think you look at

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Speaker 13: Craig Bruby and what he's put forth early on in

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Speaker 13: his tenure as the head coach, it's gonna be like

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Speaker 13: they play very direct, very linear, very north south with purpose.

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Speaker 13: I think it's a lot different than we've seen in

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Speaker 13: the Maple Leafs for the last ten years, we'll say,

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Speaker 13: especially under Sheldon Keith. Yeah, it's tough losing a guy

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Speaker 13: of the oak of Mitch Marner. You're never truly going

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Speaker 13: to replace that. But they have brought in some guys

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Speaker 13: who I think could add depth up front. They're a

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Speaker 13: bit banged up to start this season. Scott Lawden, who

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Speaker 13: they picked up from Philadelphia last year's trade deadline, is

859
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,319
Speaker 13: hurt right now, so it's throwing the lines in a

860
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Speaker 13: bit of a blender. But they got a nice mix

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Speaker 13: of like skill players and grinder type guys like they

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Speaker 13: picked up Nickel Wise. You guys see a lot out

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Speaker 13: west with the you know, played a lot with the

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Speaker 13: Vegas gold Knights, won a Stanley Cup. Mattis Mitchelli, who

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Speaker 13: spent the last couple of years with the Arizona organization

866
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Speaker 13: now with Utah, was into the lineup last year, but

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Speaker 13: suddenly he finds himself in a garden seat role in

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Speaker 13: the top six. Has played a lot early on in

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Speaker 13: the preseason and the regular season with Austin Matthews and

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Speaker 13: Matthew Knyes. So you obviously take a big gun out

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Speaker 13: of that lineup with Mitch Marner. But I think their

872
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Speaker 13: hope is that they have more depth and we'll see

873
00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:31,800
Speaker 13: long term. I think the Maple Leafs are probably in

874
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,120
Speaker 13: select company in this league, where it's more so what

875
00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,760
Speaker 13: they do in the Stanley Cup playoffs in the regular season.

876
00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:39,719
Speaker 1: Nick Alberga joining us here hosts of Leif's morning take

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00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:43,320
Speaker 1: on Crack and Weekly Nick, we talk about Austin Matthews,

878
00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:46,200
Speaker 1: the headliner of this Leafs roster for years upon years,

879
00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:48,840
Speaker 1: but yet also William nieland are a big part of

880
00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,400
Speaker 1: this mix. Morgan Riley, many many are State had a

881
00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:53,440
Speaker 1: great first game as well out of the shoot. But

882
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,440
Speaker 1: I'm curious about a guy like Matthew Nis given the

883
00:43:56,480 --> 00:44:00,640
Speaker 1: big contract, twenty nine goals last season, and I once

884
00:44:00,719 --> 00:44:04,120
Speaker 1: heard just about his stature. He might weigh about two

885
00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:06,879
Speaker 1: fifty and his neck might weigh about two ted. I mean,

886
00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:09,839
Speaker 1: he is hard to knock off the puck, But what

887
00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:12,560
Speaker 1: are expectations out there for a guy like Ni's this.

888
00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:16,120
Speaker 13: Season through the roof? I mean, this guy is such

889
00:44:16,160 --> 00:44:18,120
Speaker 13: a throwback guy, and I'm glad you brought up his

890
00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:20,640
Speaker 13: neck every time I look at him, like I in person,

891
00:44:20,680 --> 00:44:23,000
Speaker 13: Like I'm a big dude too, I'm six three, two fifteen,

892
00:44:23,120 --> 00:44:25,359
Speaker 13: Like he's just really hefty, and he looks a good

893
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,799
Speaker 13: guy who's a bulldog. Like I think he's such a

894
00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:31,440
Speaker 13: throwback in the fact that he plays like that modern

895
00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:33,719
Speaker 13: style where he can score goals, but he can also

896
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:36,759
Speaker 13: you know, I think he's your prototypical power forward. Maybe

897
00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:38,640
Speaker 13: when you look at him you don't suggest that, but

898
00:44:38,719 --> 00:44:41,400
Speaker 13: I think the physicality, I think the way he plays

899
00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:43,799
Speaker 13: in the Stanley Cup playoffs as well. He plays his

900
00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:46,239
Speaker 13: best hockey at the most important time, which I think

901
00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,520
Speaker 13: is really endearing to the mayple Leaf fan base, considering

902
00:44:49,560 --> 00:44:51,520
Speaker 13: what we've seen in the last ten to fifteen years

903
00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:53,799
Speaker 13: where it seems like the star players they play their

904
00:44:53,840 --> 00:44:56,640
Speaker 13: worst hockey at the most important time. But I think

905
00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:58,560
Speaker 13: this is guy. You know, it's it's massive for a

906
00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:01,000
Speaker 13: guy like Matthew Nyes when a guy like Mitch Marner

907
00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:03,720
Speaker 13: leaves and then you get that contract, Can you step

908
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:05,680
Speaker 13: up to the plate? Can you you be a big

909
00:45:05,719 --> 00:45:07,840
Speaker 13: dog for this team? That that will be a question.

910
00:45:08,719 --> 00:45:10,680
Speaker 13: You know that top line in general, that's a pretty

911
00:45:10,719 --> 00:45:14,400
Speaker 13: significant hole now without Marner. So can Austin Matthews do

912
00:45:14,480 --> 00:45:17,399
Speaker 13: his thing? Matthew Nyes and short order in a couple

913
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:19,520
Speaker 13: of years here in the NHL is elevated from like

914
00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:22,360
Speaker 13: a you know, a bottom six guy to a firm

915
00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:25,480
Speaker 13: piece on that top line. Can he take that next step?

916
00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:28,360
Speaker 13: Obviously you know he floats thirty goals last year, but

917
00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:30,440
Speaker 13: can you get to that forty goal Plato? I think

918
00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:33,520
Speaker 13: this Mayle team could need that. But there's a reason

919
00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:35,799
Speaker 13: why this guy is a fan favorite. He's just a

920
00:45:35,840 --> 00:45:37,000
Speaker 13: delight to watch. Guys.

921
00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:38,839
Speaker 14: You know, it's funny you talk about Matthew and I

922
00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:41,840
Speaker 14: is trying to get to forty here in Seattle, the

923
00:45:41,880 --> 00:45:45,359
Speaker 14: three of us, we genuinely seem to think that this

924
00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:48,160
Speaker 14: could be a thirty goal season for a Shane Right

925
00:45:48,280 --> 00:45:49,680
Speaker 14: or a Manny Veneer. So it's good to know all

926
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Speaker 14: those expectations are the same. Speaking of expectations, we all

927
00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:56,600
Speaker 14: know where Toronto is. We all know the hump the

928
00:45:56,719 --> 00:45:59,120
Speaker 14: Leafs are trying to get over getting out of the

929
00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:02,759
Speaker 14: second round, getting to a final, winning that first Cup

930
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:06,880
Speaker 14: since the sixties. But when you look at Montreal and Ottawa,

931
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:11,200
Speaker 14: two different teams in terms of makeup, they've got some superstars.

932
00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:14,800
Speaker 14: They're trying to get over their own respective humps. What

933
00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:18,640
Speaker 14: is the next step for both of those teams to

934
00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:22,359
Speaker 14: take in order for them to get to where they

935
00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:22,879
Speaker 14: need to go.

936
00:46:23,400 --> 00:46:25,719
Speaker 13: Well, I'll say, firstly, I think you're right to bring

937
00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:28,839
Speaker 13: up both of those squads, because I mean, it's one

938
00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:31,719
Speaker 13: thing to say we have this prospect and that prospect,

939
00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:34,400
Speaker 13: and we've signed this free agent, and we've made this trade,

940
00:46:34,400 --> 00:46:36,480
Speaker 13: but it's another thing to go out there and demonstrate

941
00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:39,640
Speaker 13: your ability to win. I think, honestly, to answer your question,

942
00:46:39,680 --> 00:46:42,279
Speaker 13: it's to play meaningful hockey in the springtime. I think

943
00:46:42,280 --> 00:46:45,120
Speaker 13: we saw with both teams last year. The Ottawa Senators.

944
00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:47,359
Speaker 13: I mean, I know a lot of people with that organization.

945
00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:50,640
Speaker 13: They'll tell you that series was closer than six games.

946
00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:53,160
Speaker 13: I would battle back at a bit on that, like

947
00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,480
Speaker 13: you can make that case with every series in professional

948
00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:58,120
Speaker 13: sports they lose in six games. They were down three

949
00:46:58,200 --> 00:47:00,640
Speaker 13: nothing to start that series. But I think it's playing

950
00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:02,879
Speaker 13: meaningful hockey at the most important time of the year.

951
00:47:02,920 --> 00:47:08,080
Speaker 13: Even Montreal, Like on paper, people are just like salivating

952
00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:11,120
Speaker 13: over that roster. But as I mentioned earlier on, it's

953
00:47:11,239 --> 00:47:13,200
Speaker 13: different when you go from the hunter to the hunted,

954
00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:15,480
Speaker 13: and that I mean, you're not going to sneak up

955
00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:18,000
Speaker 13: on people anymore. I think you look at that Montreal team,

956
00:47:18,040 --> 00:47:20,400
Speaker 13: it's been a pretty decent start to the campaign for

957
00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:22,400
Speaker 13: them as well. They got some young talent they know.

958
00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:25,640
Speaker 13: A Doobtson pick up was crucial. Nick Suzuki is a

959
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:27,279
Speaker 13: guy that people sleep on. I think one of the

960
00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:30,319
Speaker 13: more underrated players in this league. But that's probably the

961
00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:32,560
Speaker 13: way I would answer it. Get to the playoffs first

962
00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:35,840
Speaker 13: and foremost. When you get there, play important games and

963
00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:39,440
Speaker 13: start to accrue experience. Because we've seen so many prime

964
00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:43,200
Speaker 13: examples guys getting to those key moments and times. It's

965
00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:46,239
Speaker 13: like some guys it takes some time to figure it out.

966
00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:48,040
Speaker 13: So I would say that's probably the way I would

967
00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:48,520
Speaker 13: answer that.

968
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:50,960
Speaker 15: So, Nick, we've talked a little bit amongst the three

969
00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:53,560
Speaker 15: of us about this road trip coming up, six games

970
00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:56,600
Speaker 15: against some very difficult teams, and you know what would

971
00:47:56,640 --> 00:47:59,640
Speaker 15: be considered a success coming out of that road trip.

972
00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:01,680
Speaker 15: You got that three sixty five rip behind you on

973
00:48:01,719 --> 00:48:04,440
Speaker 15: the wall there, put your betting hat on, and and

974
00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:06,960
Speaker 15: and give us a sense for looking at that schedule,

975
00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:09,960
Speaker 15: you know, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and then back to back

976
00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:13,759
Speaker 15: with Philadelphia, Washington, finishing with Winnipeg. What games do you

977
00:48:13,800 --> 00:48:16,080
Speaker 15: think in that stretch do you think the krack and

978
00:48:17,120 --> 00:48:18,920
Speaker 15: have a good chance of winning? What games in that

979
00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:22,200
Speaker 15: stretch do you think that we might get surprised the

980
00:48:22,239 --> 00:48:25,200
Speaker 15: team across across from us. Give us a little sense

981
00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:26,920
Speaker 15: for you know, how you might lay that lay out

982
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:27,560
Speaker 15: that parlay.

983
00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:30,560
Speaker 13: Look, it's it's funny to say this but this, this

984
00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:35,000
Speaker 13: could be the season for Seattle. Like I internally like this,

985
00:48:36,200 --> 00:48:38,080
Speaker 13: this is juice that I got to give you boys,

986
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:40,120
Speaker 13: because you play six games.

987
00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:41,879
Speaker 1: From your lips to Seattle's ears.

988
00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:45,360
Speaker 13: Exactly like you have to you have to try to

989
00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:48,759
Speaker 13: find a way to split this. I think if you

990
00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:51,200
Speaker 13: were to ask Lane Lamber raid now, he's obviously gonna

991
00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:52,400
Speaker 13: be like, yeah, we want to win every game. But

992
00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:54,160
Speaker 13: if they can split this, I think they're going to

993
00:48:54,200 --> 00:48:56,399
Speaker 13: be in good standing moving forward here in the month

994
00:48:56,440 --> 00:48:58,640
Speaker 13: of October and in November, like, because you can fall

995
00:48:58,640 --> 00:49:02,640
Speaker 13: out of this thing really really quickly. I think Washington

996
00:49:02,680 --> 00:49:04,759
Speaker 13: is a beatable team this year. I think they're gonna

997
00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:06,560
Speaker 13: take a step back. I think they're prone to some

998
00:49:06,640 --> 00:49:09,160
Speaker 13: negative regression. I just a lot of stuff went right

999
00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:12,560
Speaker 13: for that team, even Philadelphia. I'm not crazy about that team.

1000
00:49:12,680 --> 00:49:15,040
Speaker 13: They got some young players, they got Zegres in the mix.

1001
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:17,799
Speaker 13: They you know, matt Vey mitchkov year two in the league,

1002
00:49:17,800 --> 00:49:19,600
Speaker 13: what is he going to do. I still have concerns,

1003
00:49:19,719 --> 00:49:23,000
Speaker 13: major concerns about that team's crease, even though they have

1004
00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:26,279
Speaker 13: Arison and and Dan Fadar now who's with Calgary the

1005
00:49:26,360 --> 00:49:28,759
Speaker 13: last couple of years. So I think Philadelphia is a

1006
00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:32,359
Speaker 13: winnable game. I think Washington's a winnable game. And then

1007
00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:36,680
Speaker 13: it comes down to Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg the Jets.

1008
00:49:36,960 --> 00:49:39,359
Speaker 13: I mean, you're gonna be on fumes to finish off

1009
00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:42,000
Speaker 13: that road trip, so i'd be I think it's difficult,

1010
00:49:42,080 --> 00:49:44,640
Speaker 13: especially if Hellibuck goes in that game. So I think

1011
00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:47,279
Speaker 13: they got to find a way to maybe get half

1012
00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:49,840
Speaker 13: the points. We'll say in the first three games, grind

1013
00:49:49,880 --> 00:49:52,719
Speaker 13: out at least a game that goes to ot I

1014
00:49:52,719 --> 00:49:55,480
Speaker 13: think audi like they're all gettable. I think that's the

1015
00:49:55,520 --> 00:49:57,600
Speaker 13: great thing about this league. And not to be cliche

1016
00:49:57,640 --> 00:49:59,640
Speaker 13: with my answer, guys, it's like if you put forth

1017
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:02,399
Speaker 13: your best st effort on a nightly basis, you'll find

1018
00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:04,160
Speaker 13: a way to scratch out points in this league. Like

1019
00:50:04,239 --> 00:50:06,160
Speaker 13: parody is real in my opinion, I.

1020
00:50:06,040 --> 00:50:08,400
Speaker 14: Got one more for you, Nick about Lane Lambert. You

1021
00:50:08,400 --> 00:50:11,560
Speaker 14: know we've gotten to know him well here in Seattle.

1022
00:50:11,719 --> 00:50:14,239
Speaker 14: You you covered him again, like you said, only for

1023
00:50:14,360 --> 00:50:17,080
Speaker 14: a year, but with him being out along Island, you

1024
00:50:17,080 --> 00:50:19,279
Speaker 14: know you've seen him more than than the crack and

1025
00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:23,920
Speaker 14: have what is something that maybe we don't know about

1026
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:26,920
Speaker 14: Lane Lambert? What are we missing about Lane Lambert. We

1027
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:30,960
Speaker 14: know the intensity is there, the accountability. He is a defensive,

1028
00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:34,680
Speaker 14: structured coach first, But what is something maybe that you

1029
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:38,520
Speaker 14: saw or that you found out while working with him,

1030
00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:41,160
Speaker 14: that some Kraken fans might not know or.

1031
00:50:41,160 --> 00:50:42,480
Speaker 10: Might be happy to know.

1032
00:50:43,239 --> 00:50:46,239
Speaker 13: I love his passion and his energy. I thought you

1033
00:50:46,320 --> 00:50:48,719
Speaker 13: got an unfair crack with the New York Islanders. Then

1034
00:50:48,760 --> 00:50:52,320
Speaker 13: takes on one of the most you know, sought after jobs.

1035
00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:54,399
Speaker 13: I think if you're an assistant being a right hand

1036
00:50:54,440 --> 00:50:56,440
Speaker 13: man to a head coach in Toronto does that for

1037
00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:57,960
Speaker 13: a year And I liked that the crack and gave

1038
00:50:58,000 --> 00:50:59,799
Speaker 13: this guy another shot to be a head coach. But

1039
00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:03,120
Speaker 13: that was like resoundingly when I watched the games, is

1040
00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:06,160
Speaker 13: like the passion and the joy that he has in

1041
00:51:06,239 --> 00:51:08,120
Speaker 13: his job. And I think they're in really good hands

1042
00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:10,279
Speaker 13: with Seattle. I mean they're they're getting he's getting a

1043
00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:13,400
Speaker 13: fresh canvas to work with this and I think, honestly,

1044
00:51:13,560 --> 00:51:16,479
Speaker 13: the type of players he has is actually pretty good

1045
00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:18,799
Speaker 13: for him. Like I think with the Outis he didn't

1046
00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:20,840
Speaker 13: really have like a bona fide star player like he

1047
00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:23,080
Speaker 13: had Matthew Barzao, who is a great player, but he's

1048
00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:26,520
Speaker 13: not like a superstar. So I like the fact that

1049
00:51:26,560 --> 00:51:28,560
Speaker 13: he's got that blue lion too. There's some guys who

1050
00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:32,440
Speaker 13: have been there before, namely a Brandon on tour, but

1051
00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:34,439
Speaker 13: like he's got some size there. I think it's more

1052
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:37,000
Speaker 13: prone to being that type of roster that brings success

1053
00:51:37,080 --> 00:51:39,680
Speaker 13: for Leanne Lambert. But without question when you answered, you

1054
00:51:39,719 --> 00:51:41,799
Speaker 13: asked me that question of like his passion, Like just

1055
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:44,400
Speaker 13: look at how animated he is on the bench, and

1056
00:51:44,560 --> 00:51:46,760
Speaker 13: I just love that from a coach, and he's probably

1057
00:51:46,760 --> 00:51:48,560
Speaker 13: a guy that guys love to play for as well.

1058
00:51:49,480 --> 00:51:52,000
Speaker 1: Nick, if I can throw this your way, because we're

1059
00:51:52,040 --> 00:51:53,840
Speaker 1: seeing a ton of teams out of the Eastern to

1060
00:51:53,880 --> 00:51:58,319
Speaker 1: begin this trip, aside from the Florida Panthers, who's your

1061
00:51:58,360 --> 00:52:00,040
Speaker 1: best bet for a pick to rise out of the

1062
00:52:00,080 --> 00:52:01,280
Speaker 1: East this next spring.

1063
00:52:03,560 --> 00:52:06,279
Speaker 13: I uh, I don't want to be biased, but like

1064
00:52:06,360 --> 00:52:08,000
Speaker 13: the team I cover in the Maple Leafs, I think

1065
00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:17,120
Speaker 13: they could take that next step, because yeah, I think

1066
00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:18,799
Speaker 13: it's them, Like I think what's been in the way

1067
00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:20,839
Speaker 13: of the Maple Leafs the last several years has been

1068
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:23,120
Speaker 13: the Florida Panthers, and I really wonder about that team.

1069
00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:24,960
Speaker 13: But I'll give you a wildcard team that I really liked.

1070
00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:27,160
Speaker 13: It's had a really good start to this year. Mike

1071
00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:29,359
Speaker 13: Sullivan is one of the best coaches in hockey now

1072
00:52:29,360 --> 00:52:31,120
Speaker 13: with the New York Rangers. They have one of the

1073
00:52:31,120 --> 00:52:34,520
Speaker 13: best goals in the league. Ego shastererkan the New York Rangers.

1074
00:52:34,520 --> 00:52:36,440
Speaker 13: I would not sleep on that team. I think it's

1075
00:52:36,480 --> 00:52:39,400
Speaker 13: recency biased. People look at last year they missed the playoffs,

1076
00:52:39,880 --> 00:52:41,640
Speaker 13: but they got a row. They're they're trying to win

1077
00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:44,080
Speaker 13: a cup there, don't get don't get it twisted. I mean,

1078
00:52:44,239 --> 00:52:46,359
Speaker 13: they're not trying to make the playoffs. I wouldn't sleep

1079
00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:49,000
Speaker 13: on the Rangers, but my pick would be the Toronto

1080
00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:49,680
Speaker 13: Maple Leafs.

1081
00:52:50,040 --> 00:52:55,400
Speaker 14: Is this the year that Carolina does something past a

1082
00:52:55,480 --> 00:52:57,720
Speaker 14: second round, past the conference finals?

1083
00:52:57,880 --> 00:53:00,879
Speaker 13: No, I I get I got asked this question a lot,

1084
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Speaker 13: and I love watching the Canes. You're not going anywhere

1085
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:07,560
Speaker 13: with that goaltending. I'm sorry. I saw Freddy Anderson first hand.

1086
00:53:07,640 --> 00:53:10,759
Speaker 13: He's now thirty six. He can't stay healthy, he can't

1087
00:53:10,760 --> 00:53:12,879
Speaker 13: make big saves. I mean, not to pack on him.

1088
00:53:13,080 --> 00:53:15,359
Speaker 13: Then they have Kochekhov as their number two, Like I think,

1089
00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:17,840
Speaker 13: if the Canes are serious and they've been linked to

1090
00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:20,319
Speaker 13: every star player. They got Miko Ranton in last year.

1091
00:53:20,440 --> 00:53:22,799
Speaker 13: It didn't work out. I think the next step they

1092
00:53:22,840 --> 00:53:25,600
Speaker 13: need to make or take, And sadly, every team's looking

1093
00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:28,080
Speaker 13: for a bona fide number one guy. I think until

1094
00:53:28,120 --> 00:53:30,360
Speaker 13: that team can find a guy who can make saves

1095
00:53:30,719 --> 00:53:32,800
Speaker 13: at important times, they're not going to go anywhere. And

1096
00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:36,080
Speaker 13: they're much similar to the Leafs. Like Carolina's great and

1097
00:53:36,120 --> 00:53:38,719
Speaker 13: then they get to a conference final and for the

1098
00:53:38,760 --> 00:53:41,680
Speaker 13: most part every postseason their power play struggles, they can't

1099
00:53:41,680 --> 00:53:43,520
Speaker 13: get a save. So no, I just don't see it

1100
00:53:43,560 --> 00:53:45,080
Speaker 13: for that team. I think they're a really good regular

1101
00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:46,719
Speaker 13: season team. They're a team that can win a couple

1102
00:53:46,719 --> 00:53:49,040
Speaker 13: of rounds, but when it gets down to the nitty gritty,

1103
00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:50,360
Speaker 13: they can't get the job done.

1104
00:53:50,719 --> 00:53:52,600
Speaker 1: Referencing back here to the Crack and in New York

1105
00:53:52,680 --> 00:53:55,719
Speaker 1: Rangers first time. They'll meet up November one here in

1106
00:53:55,800 --> 00:53:58,120
Speaker 1: Seattle and then the Crack and make their only visit

1107
00:53:58,160 --> 00:54:01,399
Speaker 1: to Madison Square Garden coming up in January. Hey, Nick,

1108
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:04,480
Speaker 1: appreciate this, certainly you do a fantastic word. Tell us

1109
00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:06,280
Speaker 1: where everyone can find your work once again.

1110
00:54:06,840 --> 00:54:08,759
Speaker 13: Yeah, at least morning take out the Leafs Nation for

1111
00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:11,680
Speaker 13: one on YouTube. I also host the NHL Fantasy Na's

1112
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:13,839
Speaker 13: podcast with the NHL, so you can check that out

1113
00:54:13,840 --> 00:54:15,279
Speaker 13: wherever you get your podcasts as well.

1114
00:54:15,440 --> 00:54:16,719
Speaker 10: Nicky, thanks for your time, man.

1115
00:54:16,760 --> 00:54:18,680
Speaker 13: This has been all my pleasure, my pleasure. Guys, thank

1116
00:54:18,680 --> 00:54:20,680
Speaker 13: you so much for having me anytime you need me.

1117
00:54:20,719 --> 00:54:23,399
Speaker 1: All Right, Nick Alberga joining us here at least morning take.

1118
00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:25,239
Speaker 1: He is terrific at what he does. We'll make sure

1119
00:54:25,239 --> 00:54:27,240
Speaker 1: we get back and did to get him back here

1120
00:54:27,560 --> 00:54:30,160
Speaker 1: very very soon on this show Everett YouTube go way

1121
00:54:30,160 --> 00:54:32,840
Speaker 1: back as well. He does a fantastic job and to

1122
00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:35,359
Speaker 1: really appreciate what he can offer here as far as

1123
00:54:35,360 --> 00:54:37,759
Speaker 1: we look from the Eastern Conference side of things. All right,

1124
00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:39,520
Speaker 1: time for our three stars of the week before we

1125
00:54:39,560 --> 00:54:43,280
Speaker 1: wrap all this up here. Two games, small sample size,

1126
00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:47,759
Speaker 1: but I thought three key players going through this, we

1127
00:54:47,880 --> 00:54:51,919
Speaker 1: all each have our own takes on this. Everett. I'll

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00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:56,000
Speaker 1: begin with you your three stars of the week. Go ahead, Uh.

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00:54:55,840 --> 00:54:59,359
Speaker 14: Give me give me Joey decord number one. I mean,

1130
00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:03,160
Speaker 14: and I thought he kept the kracking in it on

1131
00:55:03,160 --> 00:55:07,440
Speaker 14: on Thursday in that first period and allowed Seattle that

1132
00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:10,600
Speaker 14: time to settle down and then you know, cool, call

1133
00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:13,880
Speaker 14: him collected. Loved the Sellies I mean he was announced

1134
00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:17,040
Speaker 14: as the stars of the game, just eating it up.

1135
00:55:17,040 --> 00:55:19,239
Speaker 14: So I'm going Joey to Cordon By my first star.

1136
00:55:20,200 --> 00:55:22,520
Speaker 14: My second star, I got Matty Beaneers. I thought that

1137
00:55:22,600 --> 00:55:27,799
Speaker 14: Maddy Beaneers had a really two strong games, but two

1138
00:55:27,880 --> 00:55:31,360
Speaker 14: hundred foot complete games. I mean he's scoring goals, obviously,

1139
00:55:31,440 --> 00:55:33,880
Speaker 14: but defensively he's making good plays.

1140
00:55:33,920 --> 00:55:35,360
Speaker 10: Al You and I were talking.

1141
00:55:35,120 --> 00:55:38,560
Speaker 14: About his face off prowess and how he's maybe changed

1142
00:55:38,560 --> 00:55:40,800
Speaker 14: a few things and he's winning draws.

1143
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:43,800
Speaker 10: So he's got my second Star of the week. And

1144
00:55:44,120 --> 00:55:46,360
Speaker 10: I think my third star. This was tough.

1145
00:55:46,440 --> 00:55:50,120
Speaker 14: I mean I probably had two or three guys that

1146
00:55:50,200 --> 00:55:52,000
Speaker 14: I could have I could have put up there, but

1147
00:55:52,360 --> 00:55:55,400
Speaker 14: I'm gonna go Jared mccannon. I think the goal obviously

1148
00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:59,160
Speaker 14: the game winner in overtime, but once again in a

1149
00:55:59,280 --> 00:56:03,600
Speaker 14: first period it on Thursday that was not their best.

1150
00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:06,880
Speaker 14: I thought that some of the vets when they needed

1151
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:10,160
Speaker 14: to stand up and when they needed to get a

1152
00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:12,760
Speaker 14: good rusher or to keep guys in it, I thought

1153
00:56:12,760 --> 00:56:15,000
Speaker 14: he was right there in that mix as well.

1154
00:56:15,120 --> 00:56:18,360
Speaker 10: So I'm going Joey D, Maddie b and Jared mccamnon.

1155
00:56:19,360 --> 00:56:21,799
Speaker 15: So I'm going to do it properly from three to one.

1156
00:56:24,440 --> 00:56:31,799
Speaker 7: That's okay, the broadcast absolutely, So third star for me

1157
00:56:32,360 --> 00:56:33,520
Speaker 7: again some of the same names.

1158
00:56:33,520 --> 00:56:35,719
Speaker 15: Matty Beneer is a goal to assist plus one over

1159
00:56:35,719 --> 00:56:38,600
Speaker 15: the two games. Again, I love everything about the way

1160
00:56:38,640 --> 00:56:41,840
Speaker 15: his game has developed from last season to this season.

1161
00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:45,440
Speaker 15: I'm looking forward to see him seeing more takeaways from here,

1162
00:56:45,840 --> 00:56:48,960
Speaker 15: more stick battles, more work along the boards, more moves

1163
00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:51,959
Speaker 15: like he made in that game against Vegas and that goal.

1164
00:56:52,080 --> 00:56:54,919
Speaker 15: So he's my third star. My second star is going

1165
00:56:54,920 --> 00:56:58,200
Speaker 15: to Vince Dunn. One goal to assist plus two U.

1166
00:56:58,360 --> 00:57:00,719
Speaker 15: He's averaging twenty two minutes a game over those first

1167
00:57:00,760 --> 00:57:04,600
Speaker 15: two just a workhorse out there and often involved in

1168
00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:07,160
Speaker 15: the offense as well. So I like Vince done in

1169
00:57:07,160 --> 00:57:09,120
Speaker 15: that second star role. And then I got to go

1170
00:57:09,160 --> 00:57:11,760
Speaker 15: with Joey for for the for the first star sitting

1171
00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:13,560
Speaker 15: in I think second in the league with a save

1172
00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:15,600
Speaker 15: percentage of And I don't know how this works because

1173
00:57:15,600 --> 00:57:18,440
Speaker 15: he's been scored on twice in two games, two goals.

1174
00:57:18,560 --> 00:57:21,320
Speaker 15: It says point nine point to nine to six for

1175
00:57:21,640 --> 00:57:24,280
Speaker 15: a goals against average, So shaved a little bit off.

1176
00:57:25,160 --> 00:57:28,120
Speaker 14: Yeah, okay, so it's it's per sixty. So the crack

1177
00:57:28,160 --> 00:57:31,440
Speaker 14: in a per sixty one hundred and twenty four minutes

1178
00:57:31,480 --> 00:57:32,880
Speaker 14: and fifty seven seconds or.

1179
00:57:32,800 --> 00:57:33,439
Speaker 10: Something like that.

1180
00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:35,080
Speaker 6: There you go, that's that's that's why.

1181
00:57:35,120 --> 00:57:37,840
Speaker 15: So more than sixty minutes so uh point nine to

1182
00:57:37,840 --> 00:57:40,560
Speaker 15: six goals goals against average save percentage second in the

1183
00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:43,480
Speaker 15: league at nine six sixes. He's he's had a fantastic start.

1184
00:57:43,960 --> 00:57:46,280
Speaker 15: He's gonna have to continue that forward on this road trip.

1185
00:57:46,480 --> 00:57:49,400
Speaker 15: That's why he's my number one star. But honorable mentions

1186
00:57:49,600 --> 00:57:53,200
Speaker 15: Jordan Everley, Mason Marchman getting his first goal as a

1187
00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:57,120
Speaker 15: cracking and Jayden Schwartz and also Brandon Montour with a

1188
00:57:57,120 --> 00:57:57,840
Speaker 15: big game as well.

1189
00:57:58,080 --> 00:58:00,440
Speaker 1: Guys, I'll go with my third start to more of

1190
00:58:00,480 --> 00:58:03,280
Speaker 1: a rugged approach right here, and that's Ryan lindgrend. I

1191
00:58:03,360 --> 00:58:06,640
Speaker 1: loved his play. I loved his physicality. I loved how

1192
00:58:06,680 --> 00:58:09,040
Speaker 1: he was able to immediately mesh and it was pretty

1193
00:58:09,040 --> 00:58:12,680
Speaker 1: apparent with Brandon on tour and he delivered a virtuo.

1194
00:58:12,840 --> 00:58:15,960
Speaker 1: So Ryan Lindgren game, I thought in the season opener

1195
00:58:16,680 --> 00:58:20,480
Speaker 1: six block shots as well. He was physical all over

1196
00:58:20,520 --> 00:58:22,760
Speaker 1: the place. And then go to the Vegas game, the

1197
00:58:22,840 --> 00:58:26,240
Speaker 1: numbers on him nineteen minutes and two seconds of ice

1198
00:58:26,280 --> 00:58:29,080
Speaker 1: time two block shots as well. He had a hit

1199
00:58:29,200 --> 00:58:31,520
Speaker 1: the krack and a half thirty they out hit Vegas.

1200
00:58:31,640 --> 00:58:33,760
Speaker 1: I thought he played a very very important role now,

1201
00:58:33,800 --> 00:58:36,160
Speaker 1: and not just that, but also for the penalty kill

1202
00:58:36,200 --> 00:58:39,600
Speaker 1: which was great against Vegas for the most part, and

1203
00:58:39,640 --> 00:58:42,480
Speaker 1: then kept Anaheim off the board in game number one.

1204
00:58:42,480 --> 00:58:44,880
Speaker 1: Plus also had that breakaway too when he was fed

1205
00:58:44,880 --> 00:58:47,320
Speaker 1: by Jamie Alexiaki was fresh out of the box. I

1206
00:58:47,320 --> 00:58:50,320
Speaker 1: thought lenn Gren looked great his first two games. Hey,

1207
00:58:50,440 --> 00:58:53,760
Speaker 1: maybe you know another two way start in the making, Alexiak.

1208
00:58:53,840 --> 00:58:56,480
Speaker 14: Sometimes when he really wants it, he's got a bit

1209
00:58:56,480 --> 00:58:57,479
Speaker 14: of an offensive touch.

1210
00:58:57,520 --> 00:59:01,280
Speaker 10: And I love len Gren's little right to left yell back.

1211
00:59:01,880 --> 00:59:08,040
Speaker 6: It was it was like the red button, blue button,

1212
00:59:08,200 --> 00:59:09,400
Speaker 6: red button, blue button.

1213
00:59:09,440 --> 00:59:11,400
Speaker 1: We got to ask about that in the room this

1214
00:59:11,480 --> 00:59:13,520
Speaker 1: next time about that. What was the talk like back

1215
00:59:13,560 --> 00:59:16,840
Speaker 1: on the bench. My second star pretty obvious here. Matty

1216
00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:20,200
Speaker 1: Beaneers phenomenal. You can't ask for much more from him.

1217
00:59:20,480 --> 00:59:23,320
Speaker 1: Three points here for the first two games. But I

1218
00:59:23,360 --> 00:59:26,560
Speaker 1: thought the Vegas game was on brand. Matty Beniers and

1219
00:59:26,600 --> 00:59:29,240
Speaker 1: what you had to expect out of him, not just production,

1220
00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:32,560
Speaker 1: but a two hundred foot game. He was reliable, He

1221
00:59:32,600 --> 00:59:36,280
Speaker 1: was dependable. I love the way that he showed a

1222
00:59:36,360 --> 00:59:39,800
Speaker 1: fearless approach when it came to fifty to fifty puck battles.

1223
00:59:39,840 --> 00:59:42,080
Speaker 1: On top of that, and we've talked about this before.

1224
00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:46,840
Speaker 1: Where this team goes, Maddy Beaniers will also go as well.

1225
00:59:46,920 --> 00:59:49,160
Speaker 1: So that was a big step in the right direction

1226
00:59:49,440 --> 00:59:52,680
Speaker 1: and a very optimistic outlook for the Kraken and for

1227
00:59:52,720 --> 00:59:55,920
Speaker 1: Matty bean Eers has got to drive play from his line,

1228
00:59:56,000 --> 01:00:01,280
Speaker 1: and the first star pretty obvious. Joey Decord take a bow.

1229
01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:05,120
Speaker 1: He saved opening night from the first period and then

1230
01:00:05,160 --> 01:00:09,240
Speaker 1: got this team comfortable. That's what a starting goaltender does.

1231
01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:13,360
Speaker 1: He bailed him out early. This team then gained confidence

1232
01:00:13,640 --> 01:00:16,040
Speaker 1: and they really took off after that. And I thought, again,

1233
01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:19,720
Speaker 1: terrific as far as what he did against Vegas didn't

1234
01:00:19,720 --> 01:00:22,560
Speaker 1: look uncomfortable at all and a big reason why again

1235
01:00:22,640 --> 01:00:24,440
Speaker 1: to the cranking round to a two to zero start,

1236
01:00:24,480 --> 01:00:28,720
Speaker 1: and also metrics wise, one of the top goaltenders in

1237
01:00:28,800 --> 01:00:30,680
Speaker 1: this league as far as the first couple of games,

1238
01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:33,680
Speaker 1: small sample size, but it shows how Greaty has been

1239
01:00:33,720 --> 01:00:36,200
Speaker 1: certainly playing here for the first two games. That was

1240
01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:39,520
Speaker 1: a big question mark. They had the structure in place,

1241
01:00:39,560 --> 01:00:42,280
Speaker 1: they had details in place, they had a rugged approach

1242
01:00:42,320 --> 01:00:45,240
Speaker 1: and they still wanted to play fast. But this wasn't

1243
01:00:45,240 --> 01:00:49,440
Speaker 1: going to go anywhere unless their starting goaltender played up

1244
01:00:49,480 --> 01:00:52,760
Speaker 1: to standards, and he was phenomenal. My three stars Lynn

1245
01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:56,720
Speaker 1: Grin three, Beniers two, and Decord number one. So all

1246
01:00:56,840 --> 01:01:00,240
Speaker 1: right into the six game trip we go. Walkoff are

1247
01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:03,640
Speaker 1: becoming a thing. The Mariners are following you guys out

1248
01:01:03,640 --> 01:01:06,200
Speaker 1: there not too far away toward the end of this week.

1249
01:01:06,520 --> 01:01:09,280
Speaker 1: Fits you holding up here with the kiddies out of

1250
01:01:09,320 --> 01:01:11,880
Speaker 1: the postseason, but yet them still hanging in there. Right now.

1251
01:01:12,160 --> 01:01:14,800
Speaker 14: You know what I've said it before, I'll say it again.

1252
01:01:15,040 --> 01:01:17,800
Speaker 14: You know I'm not upset, too upset about it. I

1253
01:01:17,840 --> 01:01:20,160
Speaker 14: get to go from cheering on the baseball and the

1254
01:01:20,440 --> 01:01:24,360
Speaker 14: Mews to the football Mews. The Murder City kiddies are

1255
01:01:24,560 --> 01:01:29,040
Speaker 14: still very much alive in the National Football League. But hey,

1256
01:01:29,240 --> 01:01:34,120
Speaker 14: Seattle deserves this as a market, as a city sports fans.

1257
01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:37,640
Speaker 14: I'm I I love listening to Softy and he's like,

1258
01:01:37,720 --> 01:01:37,960
Speaker 14: you know.

1259
01:01:37,960 --> 01:01:40,560
Speaker 5: The marriage when when the World Series the whole town's

1260
01:01:40,560 --> 01:01:41,880
Speaker 5: gonna burn down might work.

1261
01:01:43,000 --> 01:01:48,360
Speaker 14: So I uh, I'm looking for I'm looking for to

1262
01:01:49,480 --> 01:01:51,080
Speaker 14: that got that got what I needed to get.

1263
01:01:50,920 --> 01:01:53,680
Speaker 1: Out out, no accomplished.

1264
01:01:54,040 --> 01:01:57,080
Speaker 14: Yeah, I'm looking forward to a good uh good week.

1265
01:01:57,120 --> 01:01:58,920
Speaker 14: I'm kind of bummed though. We're on the road for

1266
01:01:58,960 --> 01:02:02,800
Speaker 14: the entire ALCS and we have an off day Friday,

1267
01:02:03,280 --> 01:02:06,240
Speaker 14: which will be Game five. So I'm gonna throw on

1268
01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:09,280
Speaker 14: my Mariners hoodie go to go to the Loose Moose

1269
01:02:09,520 --> 01:02:11,400
Speaker 14: and watch a Mariners victory.

1270
01:02:11,840 --> 01:02:13,760
Speaker 1: Josh Naylor, we got to see more more of the

1271
01:02:14,400 --> 01:02:16,960
Speaker 1: crack and third jersey and every celebration.

1272
01:02:16,520 --> 01:02:18,880
Speaker 6: That was, oh yeah, and if he was.

1273
01:02:19,360 --> 01:02:21,840
Speaker 1: And he was also very outamant and how much he

1274
01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:25,480
Speaker 1: saw the players Joey Dcord, Matty Beneirs, Ty car Jay,

1275
01:02:25,560 --> 01:02:27,880
Speaker 1: Ryan Lindgren and more up in that suite and fired

1276
01:02:27,920 --> 01:02:29,880
Speaker 1: the guys up and this team as well to crack

1277
01:02:29,960 --> 01:02:32,840
Speaker 1: and know when the Mariners do well, when the Seahawks

1278
01:02:32,840 --> 01:02:36,480
Speaker 1: do well, the Huskies do well. Cougar fans around here too, storm, rain,

1279
01:02:37,280 --> 01:02:39,960
Speaker 1: you name it. They intersect with a lot of kracking

1280
01:02:40,040 --> 01:02:43,040
Speaker 1: fans around here. So when one team is making a

1281
01:02:43,080 --> 01:02:47,040
Speaker 1: deep postseason run, the vibes increase, they intensify here in

1282
01:02:47,120 --> 01:02:49,960
Speaker 1: this sports town, and really it kind of it elevates

1283
01:02:49,960 --> 01:02:52,680
Speaker 1: the mood and inspires other players on other teams to

1284
01:02:53,040 --> 01:02:56,200
Speaker 1: follow suit as well. So congratulations here to the Mariners

1285
01:02:56,480 --> 01:02:59,200
Speaker 1: as of this recording, up one game to nothing over

1286
01:02:59,240 --> 01:03:02,680
Speaker 1: the Blue Jays. They come home for games three, four,

1287
01:03:02,760 --> 01:03:06,040
Speaker 1: and possibly five this week at Teamabile Park, while the

1288
01:03:06,120 --> 01:03:08,720
Speaker 1: Kraken are away and the Crack and hoping that they

1289
01:03:08,760 --> 01:03:11,480
Speaker 1: can put pedal too Mettal, just like what the Mariners

1290
01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:15,400
Speaker 1: are doing here for this postseason right now. All right, guys,

1291
01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:18,720
Speaker 1: that'll wrap it up, great first drop. Really appreciate you folks. Again.

1292
01:03:18,760 --> 01:03:20,560
Speaker 1: We're gonna be doing this on a weekly basis, so

1293
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Speaker 1: catch this in podcasts form. We'll be back on radio

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