1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: Thanks Mike. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 2: Lane seven and four lost to Ottawa a couple of 3 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 2: months ago. Postgame, not too happy, didn't mince any words 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 2: about the performance of the crack and on that contest. 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 2: Just take us through your thoughts and where you felt 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 2: it went wrong. 7 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: For your group. 8 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 3: It's just, you know, for me, it was a combination 9 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 3: of so many different. 10 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Things that I could you know, I could be sitting. 11 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 3: Here talking about it for an hour. It was It 12 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 3: just wasn't a good hockey game for a team. And 13 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 3: you know, sometimes you say, okay, let's wipe that game 14 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 3: away and move on to the next one, and you 15 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 3: have to do that. But certainly we went over some 16 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 3: things in that game, because for me, this has probably happened, 17 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 3: you know, twice in the last six games since we've 18 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 3: come out of the break where we're just really not 19 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 3: very good and you know, it's crunch time. We need 20 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 3: to be better, you know, so they just you know, 21 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 3: they exposed us. They exposed us, you know, defensively, you know, 22 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 3: they made plays through us. 23 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: We weren't physical enough. 24 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 3: But the bottom line is that, you know, we can 25 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 3: live with not winning a hockey game as long as 26 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 3: we compete with emotion. 27 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: And I just didn't see. 28 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: Enough of that in the six games out of the break. 29 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: The results probably have not been where I think you 30 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 2: were the scroup wud have liked them to be. 31 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: Do you feel that there's maybe a larger issue for the. 32 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: Kraken or is this just something where they have to 33 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: dial in these last twenty games. Is there something specific 34 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: you can point to as to why there's team's been 35 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 2: struggling in these last six games? 36 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 3: Well, right now, I think going into the going into 37 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 3: the break, we were really connected. 38 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: We're a hockey team that you. 39 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 3: Know, we don't have any superstars, and you know we 40 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: have to be connected with five guys, and I think 41 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 3: for whatever reason, you know, we have played a little 42 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 3: bit disconnected. 43 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: And so you know that was the focus of practice yesterday. 44 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: You mentioned earlier this morning that you'd like to see 45 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: more from that nine forward group. 46 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: What steps can you take? 47 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: Can they take to generate more offense and find ways 48 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: to create more offensively for this. 49 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 3: Deep Well, it's like anything else, right you you know, 50 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 3: when you start to you know, not have success, to 51 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 3: start to squeeze your stick, they got to play with 52 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 3: some confidence, they got to play with some swagger, and 53 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 3: you know, for me, it's make more plays, make more plays, 54 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 3: move our feet, let's run our routes properly. You'll get 55 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 3: the puck back and then you know, let's generate more 56 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 3: opportunities and more shots on that. But certainly, you know, 57 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 3: our power play needs to get going here, you know, 58 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: since the break, you know, I mean before the break 59 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 3: we had. You know, they really did a great job 60 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 3: through the month of January through February scoring. 61 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 4: Big goals for us. So that's a big piece of 62 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 4: the puzzle, and it always bleeds in with the offensive 63 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 4: guys that are playing on the power play to five 64 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 4: on five you're having success, it bleeds into five on 65 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 4: five success because they. 66 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 3: Feel good about each other and feel good about themselves. 67 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 3: And if they aren't having success, that also leads in. 68 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: So you have to have a short term memory here, 69 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: and they've got to get going. 70 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: Bobby McMahon hit the ice yesterday for the first time 71 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 2: in practice. Sounds like he's a couple of days away 72 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: still with immigration and all of that. But what did 73 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 2: you think about his first turns with the krakend yesterday. 74 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: And fitting in with his new teammates. 75 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean he's you know, for the most party 76 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 3: he knows how I want him to play, but they made. 77 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: Some changes in Toronto this year. 78 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 3: Defensively that you know, I've just got to get him 79 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 3: out of those habits, you know. 80 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: And we need Bobby McMahon. 81 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 3: We traded for him for a reason and it's really 82 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 3: unfortunate that he's not able. 83 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: To play at the moment. 84 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 2: Nashville one of those teams you mentioned this morning as well, 85 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: probably the best in terms of getting towards the net. 86 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: They are right on your heels in that playoff race 87 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: here in the Western Conference. I mean two parterre here. 88 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: Just how big of a game is this tonight for 89 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 2: your group? And what do you need to see for 90 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: this team to take two points? 91 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 3: Well, I think it's you know, there's a lot of 92 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 3: teams that are right on our heels. If you look 93 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 3: at standings, you know it's LA and San Jose Air 94 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 3: one point behind us. Now, yeah, you have a little 95 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 3: bit of a bad stretch and all of a sudden 96 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,919 Speaker 3: things tighten up, there's ground or if you have a 97 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 3: good stretch, you can gain some gain, some separation or 98 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 3: close the gap. 99 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: So you know, we still have our sights on. 100 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 3: You know, Edmonton and you know Vegas and Anaheim. But 101 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 3: we got to start winning some hockey games here, you know. 102 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: And for us, the Nashville Predators are a team that 103 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 3: are right behind us. We're in the same race as them. 104 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 3: And what I'm looking for out of our team tonight 105 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: is to come out and compete, and compete with the 106 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 3: motion and let the chips fall where they may. You know, 107 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 3: I've said from day one, as long as we leave 108 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 3: it all out there, we'll live with the results. 109 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: It's when. 110 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 3: You know, for whatever reason, whether it be you know, 111 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 3: get down a couple of goals and get discouraged and 112 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 3: you know, lose that emotion, you know that I can't 113 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 3: live with that. 114 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: I don't accept that. So let's play with the emotion. 115 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 3: Let's play our game, our way, and let's see what 116 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: happens on the scoreboard from there.