1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Cracking this morning, a presentation of the Kracking 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: Audio network. Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton, time to get you set up for 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: the final game of this road trip. Mike Benton with 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: you for Cracking this morning. On a Thursday, October twenty 6 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: third final game of six games on the road in 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: ten days, the Cracking might as well get Hi, my 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: name is name tags out for everybody when they come 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: back home this Saturday. All kidding aside, they'd take on 10 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: Edmonton for the first game back home, but before then, Tonight, 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: the Crack and take on the Winnipeg Jets five pm 12 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: from Canada Life Center. I'll have coverage for you by 13 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: the way, opening up four point thirty. We'll have a 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: special live broadcast for pregame, intermission and postgame coverage from 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: Tom's Watch Bar right across the street from Climate Pledgerina 16 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: Emissions Free. Come on down, enjoy the food that drinks, 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: the beverages, the friends, the whole night with us while 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: ever fits, you and Alcy have the call. 19 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: From Winnipeg. We have a lot more to cover with 20 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 2: the Kraken setting up here for their first matchup of 21 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,839 Speaker 2: the season against Winnipeg. Special teams could play a big 22 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: role in this game this evening. That plus a look 23 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: at the goaltending picture, the NHL debut of Berkeley Catton, 24 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: and much more in our conversation with Ian Forness, who 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: joins us. Of course, you can see him on the 26 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 2: TV side host for the Krack and Hockey Network, also 27 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: heard one to three weekdays ninety three to three KJARFM. 28 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: We'll have the internest coming up. Plus an exclusive conversation 29 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: with Berkeley Catton, who picked up his first career NHL 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 2: point Monday night at Philadelphia and was certainly in the 31 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: mix despite a four to one Kraken loss to Washington. 32 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 2: Back on Tuesday, Ian Forness and Berkeley Catton joining us 33 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: in just a bits. Here's a rewind from Tuesday night. 34 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: Didn't begin on the brightest of notes, but the Krack 35 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 2: and making one push right at the finish line in 36 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 2: the highlights right. 37 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: Masoft control backed by Washington. Here's old fetch getting nearside. 38 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 3: Chickrien shoots, Chickrit scores power play goal Ford Jacob Chickrin 39 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 3: had the Caps sixten their lead to a field goal 40 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: three nothing eight. Schwartz back to the line fresh off 41 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 3: the bench and a shot from Myers turned aside. Rebound 42 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 3: scoress Jana Schwartz from the near circle beats Logan Thompson 43 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 3: and the Kraken get their first goal in the game, 44 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: three to one, sixteen to ten to play here in 45 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 3: this third. 46 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 4: What it was Jens Schwartz from behind the Capitol's net 47 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 4: that dug that puck out and recognized that the Cracking 48 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 4: were on a change. It was Ben Myers coming from 49 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 4: the bench that was coming back to the offensive zone. 50 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 4: Schwartz put it back up to the blue line. Ben 51 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 4: picked it up, got a big shot which ford Logan 52 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 4: Thompson to give up a big rebound rebound went right 53 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 4: to Schortz. This game's three to one. 54 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: Nows rims it around the boards. 55 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 3: I want to put back door the net. 56 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 5: Every shoots off the polls. 57 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 3: Holly caught Tompson leaning again Jordan Everly so close to 58 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 3: the second goal of the game for Seattle. 59 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 4: And it was a feed from Berkeley Cotton who had 60 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 4: picked that puck up under the corner, cut to the 61 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 4: front of the net and saw Everly on the far 62 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 4: side that was a top him. 63 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 3: Every Tippenier shot turn aside rebound out of the race 64 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 3: of Yanny Knomany fanned on it all of three on 65 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 3: one short handed Wilson fair vari. 66 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 5: Back door PLI of the goal. 67 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 3: Has that'll be set out of play. 68 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 4: Connor mcmichoal was right there. 69 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 2: Capital's four cracking one your final score at Capitol One 70 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 2: Arena on Tuesday, with Matt Murray taking the loss in 71 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: his cracking debut thirty one saves on thirty four shots. 72 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: Didn't get much support in front of him early on 73 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 2: the cracking unfortunately, just managing nine shots in the first 74 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: two periods before they put together their third period push 75 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: and the only goal of the night to Jayden Schwartz. 76 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: The Capitals one for two on the power play of 77 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: the Kraken coming up empty into opportunities and they now 78 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: turn their attention here to win a pag Berkeley Catton 79 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: a part of this lineup and also press into duty 80 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: because the Krack and have been going through health issues 81 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 2: up and down their lineup. Among those missing upfront Jared McCann, 82 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: Mason march, Mint, Freddie Gidreau and Compocaco due to injuries, 83 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 2: which has pressed Catton into duty and for all intents 84 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: and purposes, didn't look too much out of place in 85 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: the game at Washington, where he got increased ice time 86 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 2: in period three despite coming up scoreless, but also factoring 87 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: in on several scoring opportunities. Catton that evening, finishing with 88 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 2: eighteen minutes of ice time around two shots on net, 89 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 2: one hit, and one takeaway. Before our conversation with Ian Forness, 90 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 2: we cut up with Berkeley Catton in this exclusive to 91 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: the Global Credit Union Kraken Audio Network, discussing more on 92 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: his upbringing and adjustments to living by himself. Now, what 93 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: did mom and dad mean to you with your growth 94 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: as a hockey player beginning when you were young? 95 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think it's pretty much everything. I mean, wouldn't 96 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 6: be here without them. That's a cliche saying, but it's true. 97 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 6: And you know, I remember my dad building me a 98 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 6: backyard drink when I was like. 99 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 5: Two years old, before I could even really skate. 100 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 6: So you know, he, you know, he wanted me to 101 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 6: play hockey, and luckily I fell in love with it, 102 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 6: and you know, we both have such a passion for it, 103 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 6: and you know, it's pretty cool that we've come to this. 104 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 4: Now. 105 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 2: Did you have flood lights up there to skate at night? 106 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 2: Or was this more during the Dayah, No. 107 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 6: There was flood lights. I'm sure the neighbors got mad. 108 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 6: There was lights beaming through the windows and I was 109 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 6: out there all night. But yeah, that we had. We 110 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 6: had a great setup. 111 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 2: Actually, how late were you playing hockey till? Usually day 112 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: by day. 113 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 6: I mean in Canada and the winters, and you don't 114 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 6: have a game that night, it's like just go with 115 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 6: your buddies and you'd be out there till ten, ten 116 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 6: thirty and then yeah, I. 117 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: Did that lots as a kid, and they pull you 118 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: in and say it's homework time or it's bedtime, right exactly. 119 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 2: First time living away from home for you correct. 120 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 5: First time being by myself. 121 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, so that's it's been pretty pretty interesting. 122 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 2: What's the best meal that you would like to cook 123 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: once you get deeper and deeper into your pro career. 124 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 6: Chicken and rice is always a classic. I like, I 125 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 6: like getting on the barbecue. I like steaks and and 126 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 6: all that stuff, So I'm pretty good with that. But 127 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 6: anything with the barbecue good. Everything else in the actual kitchen, 128 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 6: I'm got to learn a lot. 129 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: How much, then, would you agree the secret to a 130 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 2: good steak is more of the seasoning or more of 131 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,799 Speaker 2: how it's cooked temperature wise. 132 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 6: Honestly, I mean the steak itself is pretty important, how 133 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 6: good of a steak it is, and then after that, 134 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 6: I think it's the seasoning is a big, big part. 135 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 6: But I'd probably put that before you know, how you 136 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 6: cook it, probably in New York and Meeta Mayor and 137 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 6: put a little seasoning on it. 138 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: So the experience to go to Chandler Stevenson sous and 139 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 2: hang out with Ryan Winterton as well, but get a 140 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: nice home cook meal, how'd you enjoy it? 141 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 5: Yeah? That was great. 142 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 6: I think it's just you know, different pace of things 143 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 6: to kind of just go and chill out and be 144 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 6: around a family and you know, get a great meal. 145 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 6: You know Chandler and his wife, so nice of him 146 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 6: to bring bring us over there, and you know, there 147 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 6: was lots of fun to kind of hang out and 148 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 6: just talk and hang out with the kids. 149 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 5: So really fun night. 150 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 2: I heard poor tender lee was on the menu. I 151 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 2: heard chicken was on the menu. What else? 152 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 5: There was corn rice, salad, some garlic bread. 153 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 6: It was unbelievable. That was probably my highlight of that. 154 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 6: But no, it was awesome, really good meal. 155 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 2: Now, people who don't follow the WHL usually wonder what 156 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 2: the lifestyle is like when you move away from home 157 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: at first, But how important were your bill of parents 158 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 2: to you? Living in Spokane huge. 159 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 5: I was just with billets moving away and stuff. 160 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 6: I had two or three billets, so I got to 161 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 6: experience different households and whatnot. But all of them were 162 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 6: great and got to, you know, experience that and they helped. 163 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 5: I was very lucky. All my billets kind of helped me, 164 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 5: you know, with the day to day stuff, cooking. 165 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 6: Great meals and whatnot, so you know, made my life 166 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 6: pretty easy, to be honest. 167 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: What's the one thing you can't live without in the fridge? 168 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 5: Peanut butter. 169 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 6: I know it's on the fridge, but peanut butters might 170 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 6: go to It's like, if I have to make a meal, 171 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 6: it's like peanut butter toast. 172 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:02,239 Speaker 5: Usually that's my favorite. 173 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: Calories don't count for one day. What's your go to 174 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: cheat meal? 175 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 6: Probably some some ribs, barbecue ribs, mashed potato, you know, 176 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 6: some sort of veggie. 177 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 5: I don't I know it's calories on count, but some. 178 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 6: Carrots or whatever, fried carrots fried or not fried, sorry, 179 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 6: cooked carrots or cooked being something like that. 180 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 5: So just a healthy meal, but I think ribs are 181 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 5: my favorite. 182 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: Well, you know, as far as fried food. If they 183 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: can fry butter at the fair, they can fry carrots also, right. 184 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 5: Want to cut down up but no, yeah, yeah. 185 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: What's the craziest road trip that you took in the whl. 186 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 5: Lots? 187 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 6: I mean even from my hometown in Saskatoon. From Spokane 188 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 6: and Sasatoon would be thirteen hours and then I remember 189 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 6: when you we went to Winnipeg, which add on another 190 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 6: eight or nine hours to that. And then I think 191 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 6: one year, you know, in playoffs we played Prince George, 192 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 6: So I mean back and forth with Prince George is 193 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 6: thirteen hours. 194 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 5: And they're you know, in our division or whatever. So 195 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 5: that was that was a lot. 196 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: What's the secret then to it being well on the bus? 197 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 6: I think I've actually seen guys get little dog beds 198 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 6: and you know, put them around there, and that's one 199 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 6: I've tried that. It's okay. I like to just get 200 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 6: a couple of pillows and you know, kick my feet 201 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 6: up on the other on the other seat. So that's 202 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 6: the way I always kind of did it. 203 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 2: It's a lot nicer when you get older to move 204 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 2: to the back of the bus, right, Yeah, exactly What 205 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: did last year mean to you from a personal growth standpoint? 206 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 6: Uh? It was it was great. You know, after getting drafted, 207 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 6: it's that's a big year. And I think in your 208 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 6: draft year there's a lot of you know, pressure and stuff. 209 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 6: So to kind of get relieved to that and keep 210 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 6: it in contact with Seattle throughout the year was great. 211 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 6: And you know, built a lot and was on a 212 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 6: workout program and on an eating program, and you know, 213 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 6: I think built a lot last year. 214 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: How harder was it do you think to learn how 215 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 2: to create scoring opportunities being that you were very much 216 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 2: a well known commodity for a player at your position 217 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: last season. 218 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's always tough. 219 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 6: I mean getting a first line matchups and stuff, so 220 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 6: you have to find your way around that. And then 221 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 6: I think, uh, it helps getting you know, a guy 222 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 6: like Andrew Crystal, so there's kind of two of us 223 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 6: so and then shayev An Olm two at fifty goals, 224 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 6: so there's that we uh we had a really good 225 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 6: line and we're all threats. 226 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 5: So that was a lot of fun. 227 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 2: How much do you believe that your game this year 228 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: depends on the physical nature versus the skilled nature. 229 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think obviously there's lots of stuff physically going 230 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 6: into corners and making plays on the wall. 231 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,719 Speaker 5: There's gonna be physical. But you know, I think put 232 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 5: in a little bit of weight has helped me. 233 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 6: But again, I think my smarts can can get me 234 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 6: out of those situations and allow me to have success. So, 235 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 6: you know, I think smarts and skill, if if you properly, 236 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 6: can can go a long way. 237 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: So what defines the ideal year for you? 238 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 6: I mean, sticking around here obviously is the main goal. Uh, 239 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 6: you know, I think learning a lot. There's so many 240 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 6: veterans in that room and guys to learn from, So 241 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 6: learning a lot, and you know, when I do get 242 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 6: my chance to kind of run with it, That's the 243 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:53,719 Speaker 6: way I look at it. 244 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 2: All Right, Time to dive into matters here for the 245 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 2: final game of the road trip. It's been a while 246 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 2: since this team has played home games, but we are 247 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 2: on the CUSP. They are back home this Saturday. Before 248 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 2: that Crack and Winnipeg Jets five pm Pacific time, and 249 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: the guy at the host desk for the KRACK and 250 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 2: Hockey Network joins us now in the mayor of Maple Valley. 251 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 2: That's Ian forness one to three week days ninety three 252 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 2: three KJRFM, mayor how are you? 253 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 7: I'm good, Mikey, how are you? 254 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 2: I'm hanging in there. I'm hanging in there. I think 255 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 2: from this last week and a lot of us are 256 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 2: kind of running through the whole gamut of Mariner's emotions 257 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 2: right now. And I'll tell you what I mean, a 258 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 2: crack and run to end this road trip with the 259 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 2: win and then come back home strong start. That would 260 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 2: be a pretty nice antidote here for what many of 261 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 2: us experienced earlier this week. 262 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 7: Yeah, it would be nice. I mean probably a tall path, 263 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 7: depending on you know, who comes back into lineup. I mean, 264 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 7: what they've got going on right now, lineup wise, is 265 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 7: is a little bit scary. But you know, I think 266 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 7: what we've seen and as people try to play catch 267 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,599 Speaker 7: up with the backing after the manner of games and 268 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 7: playoffs and all the focus it goes into the Major 269 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 7: League Baseball playoffs with in his town, you know, miss 270 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 7: it along the way. It's a good hockey team, and 271 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 7: it's a better hockey team the last couple of years. 272 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 7: It's a better coach team, and you know, they got 273 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 7: a lot going on. But with all the injuries, you know, 274 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 7: Brandon Montour, Riker Evans, I mean, they're just they're beat 275 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 7: up right now. It's a tall task to prot of 276 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 7: compete with the team that won the President's Trump I 277 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 7: told you last year. 278 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 2: See here's where I look at what two losses in 279 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 2: a row make as far as a difference. And granted 280 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 2: the game wasn't clean at Philadelphia, it wasn't clean from 281 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 2: the eye test at Washington, but the matter of fact 282 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 2: is this when you're missing Compocaco, Riker Evans, Mason Marchmant, 283 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 2: Freddie Goodrow, mister jack of all trades in this lineup. 284 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 2: Jared McCann's out Brandon Montour on Lee for a family matter. 285 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 2: We hope that he's back at the right time. But 286 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 2: that's a significant chunk of your roster that is missing 287 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 2: and can play a big contribution right here. So when 288 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 2: you look at this here from the lens of two 289 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 2: straight losses, Lane Lambert said, no excuses, but but I 290 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 2: mean it's pretty apparent. And I took a run on 291 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 2: Twitter and took a look at this and with that 292 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: responses after the game Tuesday against the Capitals, where there 293 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 2: really is a lot of the mission that the only 294 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 2: thing that this team needs to bounce back on Thursday 295 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: this evening against Winnipeg is health. 296 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 7: Well you forgot Jerem mccamp. 297 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 2: Jerem mca yes, yeah. 298 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 7: Right, I mean, because there's so many guys out right now, 299 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 7: and so yeah, it's hard. I mean, I think when 300 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 7: you look at the lineup and the way it's structured 301 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 7: right now, you know you've got your number one line 302 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 7: includes a kid that's nineteen years old playing two NHL 303 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 7: games in Berkeley cast. Uh, you know your number two line, 304 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 7: you know had a guy made some marchmen on it. 305 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 7: No longer there, you know, out for whatever day to day. 306 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 7: You know, Janny Newman is scoring goals, is a nice pace, 307 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 7: but you know he he needs to help. He's not 308 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 7: a creator, he's a finisher. And then Brandon on tour, 309 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 7: you know, while with n's done a great buck mover 310 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 7: and so it's tough. I mean as far as plenty 311 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 7: of that somebody to day they're like, well, you know, 312 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 7: I mean other teams are missing guys. I said. This 313 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 7: team's built on depth, for sure, but at the same time, 314 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 7: you can't take high end depth out of your lineup 315 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 7: and expect to have the same results. So I think 316 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 7: what we've seen, you know, Philadelphia and Washington those two games, 317 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 7: the team was just they're just too shorthanded. And you know, 318 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 7: obviously back to back is tough. I mean that's been 319 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 7: a problem nowt for a couple of years. But I'll 320 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 7: tell you this, I love what Matt Murray did the 321 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 7: other night, and they're gonna need assuming Joey goes, you know, 322 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 7: tonight on Thursday against Winnipeg, I mean, they're gonna need 323 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 7: him to play at a high level because frankly, he 324 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 7: hasn't on this road trip. He is great at home, 325 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 7: he hasn't played well on the road and made him 326 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 7: to be really good. So a health and a better, 327 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 7: better goaltender, at least your number one guy have to 328 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 7: come to fruitions against the Jets. 329 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 2: Before I get to Joey and to the goaltending as well. 330 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 2: Berkeley Catton, what do we make out of his first 331 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 2: two games to begin his NHL career. 332 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 7: Well, I think you watch him and you see a 333 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 7: guy that fits in. You see a guy that doesn't 334 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 7: look out of place at the age of nineteen to 335 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 7: the NHL, and I'm not surprised by that. I know 336 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 7: some maybe listen, you know, whether it be Celebrainy or 337 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 7: Layne Hudson or you know, Connor Bedard, et cetera. There's 338 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 7: a lot of young guys to step in. I mean, 339 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 7: he wasn't drafted quite as high, you know, eighth overall, 340 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 7: but if you're watching the games, it's pretty simple to 341 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 7: see coronor badart fits in at age nineteen in the NHL, 342 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 7: there's no doubt about that, and it would be and 343 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 7: I dare say it would be worthless to send him 344 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 7: back then as Vulcan and the dub. I don't know 345 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 7: what will happen when guys get healthy, But you watch 346 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 7: him his creativity, I mean, I think you could make 347 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 7: an argument. And maybe some numbers sell many a different story, 348 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 7: but watching him on Tuesday in Washington, I think he 349 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 7: can make an argument. He was one of Seattle's best players. 350 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 2: And what did this tell us? Also ian from the 351 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: fact that who was the guy that was getting tried 352 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 2: to back out there over and over and over with 353 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: the crack and showing signs of life in their game, 354 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 2: trailing but showing signs of life. It was Berkeley Catton. 355 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 7: He creates he sees the ice he's got great vision. 356 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 7: You know, he had an opportunity. You know, in the 357 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 7: first two games, he had opportunity to score and he will. 358 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 7: That'll happen. But yeah, I mean, I think, you know, 359 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 7: this team needs creativity and the guys that can finish. 360 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 7: You know, McCann can finish, Newman can finish. Maddy needs 361 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 7: to finish at some point. But you know, it's wild. 362 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 7: I mean, I love the line. I love Veniers every 363 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 7: and and Catten together, I really do. And I know 364 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 7: when McCann comes back, they got to find a spot 365 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 7: for him. I like that line in the preseason. I 366 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 7: like that line, you know, the last couple of nights, 367 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 7: and we need jeremccamn back in this line if there's 368 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 7: no doubt about that, that's a no doubt about that. 369 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 7: But Berkeley Catton has some pretty good chemistry. I don't 370 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 7: know if you just keep Catten and been Hears together, 371 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 7: maybe you throw a Marchman on that line and move McCann, 372 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 7: which I mean I think right, I mean, I like 373 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 7: Maddie and Berkeley together. I don't know if I think 374 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 7: you can move on from Eberley and let him go 375 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 7: somewhere else. And I don't know I wouldn't mind seeing 376 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 7: twenty seven on that line. To be honest with you, Hell, 377 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 7: I mean that is never going to happen because I 378 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 7: can tell what Lane thinks right now if Yonna Newman, 379 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 7: but I wouldn't mind seeing thirty eight on that line. Yeah, 380 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 7: like a guy that can finish. If two guys are great, 381 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 7: the guy that can finish. I will say this with 382 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 7: Lane Lambert, I think it's safe to say, Mikey and 383 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 7: I think you degree they this is a coach is 384 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 7: not afraid to shake things up and what your resume 385 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,959 Speaker 7: says and what you've done in the past, unless you're 386 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 7: Vince Don and Adam Larson and you're just gonna be 387 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 7: carried together forever an eternity like you. Let that happen. 388 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 7: He's got no problem with the guys around which I want. 389 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 7: I think that's good. 390 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 2: We saw at Philadelphia, sat a bit at Washington as well, 391 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 2: and we'll see what happens here for the lineup as 392 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 2: the crack and get set for the Winnipeg Jets. I 393 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 2: did want to get onto goaltending Ian and I think 394 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 2: you kind of opened this up a little bit here. 395 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 2: I would tend to agree maybe that it's going to 396 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 2: be Joey Decord's game. And at Philadelphia, first goal coughed 397 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 2: up puck, second goal beaten up high, third fourth goal 398 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 2: really so much not as fall Travis ConnectNY wide open 399 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 2: front of the net, and then a shot through traffic 400 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 2: which gets on through. And then the fifth goal, which 401 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 2: pretty much end of the night was a sharp bangled 402 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: bid from Owen Tippett that leaked on through. I mean, 403 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 2: goals that were just uncharacteristic of what Joey to coord 404 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 2: tends to let versus stop. His say percentage right now 405 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 2: is eight ninety. Philip grew Bauer is at eight nine seven. 406 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 2: Matt Murray only won game for a sample size here. 407 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 2: But if it's Joey to Cord, I would be led 408 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 2: to believe you've got one potentially fired up goaltender to 409 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 2: get ready here for Winnipeg. 410 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean it's probably the Joey I I he's 411 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 7: just got to be better. Like let's just let's just say, 412 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 7: I mean, we can be nice and you know, no, man, 413 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 7: he's got to be better. Joey's the number one guy 414 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 7: Lane Lambert handed in that job. Didn't hand it, he 415 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 7: earned it. Like let's let's like he's earned it. But 416 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 7: you know when Lane says, you're the guy, and you were. 417 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 7: He was great those first two home games against Anaheim 418 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 7: in Vegas. They don't come out of there with four 419 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 7: points about Joey. But he hasn't been good on this trip. 420 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 7: He just hasn't. And uh for the last goal that 421 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 7: short side the leap through, that was a bad goal, 422 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 7: such a bad goal and. 423 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 2: Also let all the air out of the balloon as 424 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 2: far as any kind of come back effort that they 425 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 2: had built up. 426 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 7: Right right right, And I think, you know it's going 427 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 7: to happen during the course of the year, but you 428 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 7: know there's certain staves in the game you have to make. 429 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 7: I thought Edzo said it, well, you know in Washington, 430 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 7: you know, Murray was really good. The power play goal 431 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 7: is a bad goal that a glove on. It just happening. 432 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 7: And you know, this team is not built to where 433 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 7: they can afford to have goaltenders, you know, letting goals 434 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 7: that are that are not expected to go in. Murray 435 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 7: ended up being on the positive side of that, by 436 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 7: the way, on Tuesday, he was on the positive side 437 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 7: of the goal same about expected, So good for him. 438 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 7: I thought he looked really well. I thought, you know, 439 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 7: outside the one goal, I thought he looked calm. It 440 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 7: was really we talked about on TV Alison and Bretton. 441 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 7: I did that that he looked really very confident in there. 442 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 7: I thought. I thought Murray looked really good. And maybe 443 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 7: one of the bonuses of having three guys is you know, 444 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 7: if if somebody stumbles along the way, you're going to 445 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 7: have somebody that can that can step up and and 446 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 7: make the play. Let me just point out Joey made 447 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 7: a save in the final three seconds of the game 448 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 7: in Toronto that got them two points. Yes, I mean 449 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 7: you got that left pad down. That was an incredible shake. 450 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 7: But overall he just has to be better and he 451 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 7: will be better because he is better. But yeah, I didn't. 452 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 7: I haven't loved this game on the trip for the 453 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 7: most part. 454 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 2: Cracking. Part of me cracking. Are going to face a 455 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: Winnipeg team that still has plenty and I mean plenty 456 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 2: of an arsenal for their special teams and when you 457 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 2: look at power play points, Alex Eyah follow with three. 458 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 2: Jonathan taves Hey, who'd have thunk we call him a 459 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 2: Winnipeg Jet eventually for his career he's got three, Nino 460 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 2: Nita Ryder three, Kyle Connor three, Mark Schifley two points. Already, 461 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 2: this team tied for third best in the NHL, the 462 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 2: Kraken opposing that power play not too bad right now, 463 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 2: hovering just above middle of the pack. Penalty kill ian 464 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 2: they've taken their lumps so far. They're twenty ninth but 465 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 2: only coveny nineteen minor penalties. That's sixth lowis in the NHL. 466 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 2: So for a game like this, I mean it's pretty 467 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 2: obvious against Winnipeg, you have got to stay out of 468 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 2: the box. 469 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean cave And and Schiffley got the game 470 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 7: winner to get the two goals in the two one 471 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 7: win over over Calgary, right, you know night and but 472 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 7: that would give me hope saying, hey, they struggled against Calgary, 473 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 7: a team that's one and six this season, like they 474 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 7: they they struggled against the Flames. So the penalty kill 475 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 7: is weird. I would have thought that would have been 476 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 7: better under Layne Lambert. But I think it will get better. 477 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 7: And I think also and part of that's goaltending. Like 478 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 7: I think we can point to some power play goals 479 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 7: going in and I think you would expect your goaltender 480 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 7: to say, whoever that goaltender is, There's been three of them, 481 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,679 Speaker 7: But the power play is really encouraging. Chris Taylor's done 482 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 7: a terrific job. And I fires fill Chris Utah, Grisily 483 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 7: and and you know worked with him down there in 484 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,360 Speaker 7: the early two thousands. But but Chris is a Chris. 485 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 7: Chris is obviously changed the power play like he's the 486 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 7: movement on it. We've kind of shown and illustrated on 487 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 7: TV a lot. Ali is in a great job with 488 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 7: this showing the movement on the power play. It's a 489 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 7: fluid movement that's always going on. It's not stagnant, and 490 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 7: I think we're seeing that payoff. So I love the 491 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 7: power play. Kinty'll get better. Listen again, I've said it before, 492 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 7: Tall taps the beat Winnipeg. In Winnipeg period end the story. 493 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 7: You can sneak out of the peg with a point 494 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 7: that would be huge coming home and still be above 495 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 7: five hundred. I think that would be awesome. But hey, 496 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 7: worst case scenario, come home three, three and two, and 497 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 7: you're okay with that with that early schedule. 498 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 2: Because we know the great as a fundamental of this team, 499 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 2: we know that there's a caality is a fundamental of 500 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 2: this team. But again, it's going to come down to goaltending. 501 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 2: I mean, if they show up consistently, that's going to 502 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 2: be the big difference here. So we'll see how that 503 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 2: shakes out for Winnipeg coming up this seven. Oh by 504 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 2: the way, Ian, how is Portland? 505 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 7: Portland was great? Uh yeah, shout out to Portland. They 506 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 7: stick caps all the way around. Uh big, big thank 507 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 7: you to the winter Hawks, the Junior one Hawks, everyone 508 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 7: down there. We had a great time. We've got we've 509 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 7: got another at least one more trip coming up to 510 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,719 Speaker 7: a Western Hockey League city that may or may not 511 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 7: be located in the Inland Empire and Spokane. But uh 512 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 7: yeah it was. It was really fun. We had a 513 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 7: great time down there. Brett and I went down and 514 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 7: you know, the crack and street hockey team and they're 515 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 7: not street hockey three team plus uh some others were 516 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 7: down there, but we was there all week and just 517 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 7: some clinics. It was really awesome. Wetland shown out. We 518 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 7: had a great time and I you know, big thanks 519 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 7: to Mike Johnson too, the from the winter Hawks. He 520 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 7: was he was there for us and it was really fun. 521 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 7: I'm glad we got down there. Uh you know, Rose City, 522 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 7: Rip City is is definitely cracking down and we had 523 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 7: a ton of fune. I can't wait to get back. 524 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was cool seeing Jerseys right behind you guys 525 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 2: for setting on the TV side that night. Portland is 526 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,959 Speaker 2: certainly a part of us here as far as kracking 527 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 2: country one to four A Philliates by the way in 528 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 2: Oregon on the Global Credit Union Kraken Audio Network shout 529 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 2: out to them, Ian looking forward to my mayor, my man, 530 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,360 Speaker 2: thank you very much, have a good show, Mikey. 531 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 7: Thank you. I'll see you on Saturday night at Climb 532 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 7: and played Gerena. 533 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 2: Finally, all right, Mayor, great talking with you. Ian for 534 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 2: Neesh joining us here as we get you set for 535 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 2: the Kraken and the Winnipeg Jets here for this evening. 536 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 2: It's their first match up of the season, with the 537 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 2: Kraken trying to salvage a road tripper. If they win, 538 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 2: can finish their mark at two to two and two, 539 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 2: and if they can get a win against Winnipeg in 540 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 2: a tough place to play, it would certainly get them 541 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 2: some fuel coming back home to jump right back into 542 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 2: this next home stand, a five game variety opening up 543 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 2: this Saturday. Winnipeg's a pretty tough place to play for 544 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 2: the Kraken. They're aiming for their third win all time 545 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 2: against Winnipeg, and they have gone winless in five of 546 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 2: six trips there last season, the Jets sweeping all three 547 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 2: games against the Kraken, and kracking looking for their first 548 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 2: win against Winnipeg since March fifth of twenty twenty four, 549 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 2: a four to three victory at Winnipeg. Mark Shiflee without 550 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 2: question the guy to stop on Winnipeg. He's writing a 551 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 2: red hot fine game goal scoring streak. We'll see if 552 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 2: Jordan Ebery can also be a factory. He tends to 553 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 2: save some of his best games against Winnipeg. He leads 554 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 2: a cracking right now head to head scoring with twenty 555 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 2: points in twenty nine games. And here's a fun did 556 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 2: you know his first game against this chess franchise came 557 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 2: back in February twenty eleven when the Jets were back 558 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 2: then known as the Atlanta Thrashers. Well, the Kraken trying 559 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 2: to get after it this evening and end the road 560 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,439 Speaker 2: trip with the victory, and they take on the Jets 561 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 2: once again five pm Pacific time in Winnipeg. Everett, Now 562 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 2: have the call. I will join you for thirty pm 563 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 2: for your pregame show served up by Frostbrewed Corps Light 564 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 2: Choose Chill will be there live by the way at 565 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 2: Tom's Watchbar right across the street. Come on down and 566 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 2: hang out and enjoy our coverage wherever you may be 567 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 2: across the Global Credit Union Craken Audio Network. Big thank 568 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 2: you to Ian Forness and to Berkeley Katon for joining 569 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 2: us at for Kracken this morning. I'm Mike Benton. Have 570 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 2: a happy Thursday. 571 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: Here you're home for the Kraken Sports Radio ninety three 572 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: point three kJ r FM