Episode Transcript
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[00:00:24] Speaker B: All right, welcome back, everybody. This is the good old Hockey podcast. This is episode number 25. We are 25 weeks into the NHL season. Crazy. It is wrapping up as we, you know, keep on going. We got about 15 days left, I believe, of the regular season. Um, it's a little bittersweet. I don't know. What do you think, ally? I think it's kind of bittersweet where I'm excited, but I know that it's going to come to an end pretty soon.
[00:00:48] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, it's definitely.
[00:00:50] Speaker B: It's.
[00:00:51] Speaker A: It's a little bit bittersweet. I mean, it's been such a whirlwind of a season. I mean, I feel like there's been more drama this season, and I don't know if that's just the presence of social media and all sorts of stuff that NHL is doing. Player, assistant program.
I feel like the biggest banger of story was started off with Bedard, the biggest prospect. But, yeah, it's bittersweet. But, you know, I am so. And I mean, so excited for the playoffs and excited for the lottery draft. I know both of our teams are out of the playoff contention, but, yeah, I mean, it's. It's cool. First season covering, you know, the. The season very in depth and, um. Yeah, man, I wonder if there's going to be more excitement for seasons to come or if this is, like, the peak.
[00:01:38] Speaker B: Yeah, I don't know. We'll see. I mean, I feel like just with social media and I don't know, I feel like this is just the start, if anything.
[00:01:45] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:01:46] Speaker B: Like, I don't know. Hockey, we just never really talked about in terms of, like, drama and stuff. And this season has been crazy. I feel like it could be fun once playoffs are over and, you know, once we've talked whoever wins the Stanley cup, um, to do, like, a recap of just all the drama and some of the stories, look back on this season. Cause it has been crazy.
[00:02:04] Speaker A: Um, yeah, 100%. And I would say, like, I feel like the biggest things past couple years that's really ramped up. The coverage of hockey is like, Ent and ESPN getting that. Even though I have some criticism on ESPN covering the NHL, they, those are two humongous sports corporations, so I feel like they've really grown the sport and shit. They've upped the salary cap because of them, probably, so.
[00:02:28] Speaker B: Yeah, no, I agree. Yeah. I feel like it's. Yeah, it's been a fun season to, you know, watch everything. I mean, ESPN, plus, they could do better. I wish we got more of the, like, the frozen frenzy we got in the beginning of the season. And then what?
[00:02:44] Speaker A: I know you haven't.
[00:02:46] Speaker B: We haven't heard about or they haven't talked about it at all. They talked about doing it next season, and I'm like, who cares about, like, do it this season again? But, you know, it was a cool thing to see, and I think it's good for the sport. So, you know, if it got, who knows? Maybe next season they'll do two.
[00:03:01] Speaker A: But I think. I think we need to, like, schedule it around times where people are free. Like, they should do it on President's Day, they should do one on Thanksgiving, they should do one on opening day. They should do one like fucking St. Patty's Day. I mean, just get, like, get like three or four of them in the season. I feel like that's so good for the sport. But, um, you know, also they should put it on ESPN. Biggest, you know, platform for sports on tv.
[00:03:25] Speaker B: So I think the problem with that, though, march, Matt, or. Yeah, marshmallows is usually around St. Patty's Day. That kind of sucks. But it's not always. It's not always like that, though. Like, I don't know. I feel like St. Patty's Day would be a cool one. Thanksgiving is tough. Cause you gotta rival football, but the only way to beat them out is to, you know, just do it. And, you know, maybe people keep watching football and they're like, how these games are boring. They switched over and it's hockey all day, you know, doing the frozen frenzy. So I. Yeah, I think that's a good idea. They just got to execute it. But that being said, before we get into our three stars and something else. How was your weekend?
[00:04:06] Speaker A: Weekend was good.
I went hard in the paint on Friday night. You should have came out to downtown radio. I was.
I missed the send you guys that a couple weekends ago when I was in Canada. But, yeah, dude, downtown, downtown Meridian took the best of me on, on Friday. I was hungover as fuck on Saturday. That kind of put me out of commission on Saturday.
But then Sunday, I was like, you know what? I don't want to Monday my Sunday. So went on a little hike, had a nice Easter dinner with my. With my brother and his girlfriend. My girlfriend. Yeah, it was a chill weekend. Yeah. You know, trying to save some money, since I owe some money to the IR's, but. Yeah. How was your weekend?
[00:04:46] Speaker B: Yeah, no, it was good. We took it pretty easy. Friday, I don't even think we went out or did anything. I think we just stayed home.
Well, actually, I went to this place off of federal by Fred Meyer, called Stubbs. Shout out to them. Pretty good spot. It's a little sports bar in there. Got some good wings there. I will say, though, I ordered a pound of wings, and they only gave me, like, six, and I was like, this is not. This is not a pound of wings. I know that for a fact, dude.
[00:05:13] Speaker A: Yeah, stubs ain't bad. I've been there before. It's a decent spot.
[00:05:16] Speaker B: And then Saturday, we went to end zone for a bit, and then people were trying to get us to go downtown, and I'm like, nope. I said, this is chill weekend on both the bank account and my brain, and we went home.
Crap. I think we watched the movie or something. Oh, no, we watched some entourage, and then. Yeah, I went to bed. Sunday, Easter. Yeah, yesterday. Pretty good Easter. It was fun. Hung out with the parents. Um, nice. You know, a good weekend.
[00:05:43] Speaker A: But I also. Dude, I also got a new house, new lease. That's really close to Boise.
[00:05:50] Speaker B: Really?
[00:05:50] Speaker A: Like, it's in. It's in the same neighborhood as you guys are, so I'm stoked on that.
[00:05:54] Speaker B: Hell, yeah. We'll be able to walk, dude. Okay. Um, I was talking to Zach about this. He lives, obviously, in California now, but we were saying how last year we had so much fun watching the playoffs because we were all watching together. So when do you move into the new house?
[00:06:10] Speaker A: Dude, I move in April 15 is when our lease starts. I mean, my lease here at my current house in meridian ends April 30. So it's probably going to be anywhere in between there. Probably going to slowly move stuff over there, but, yeah, dude, I'm beyond stoked to move back to that area. And it's a small, little quaint house. It was built, like, 100 fucking years ago, but it will do for two people, so.
[00:06:32] Speaker B: Yeah, no, totally. Yeah. So you should definitely come by, watch some hockey, maybe live show, 100 games and stuff.
Maybe put a little bets on the overs or something like that. We'll have fun. But that being said. Oh, another thing I did this weekend was watch the frozen four, or I guess the regional finals.
Man, those games were fun. My favorite was the Quinnipiac and Boston College one.
[00:06:57] Speaker A: Yeah, dude, what was another?
[00:06:59] Speaker B: Denver and no, Denver and UMass was a good game, too. That was first round. Yeah, that came when it overtime. I watched that one. But the BC one, man, that. First of all, Ryan Leonard is a goat.
He's so clutch. Like, I don't even know.
I mean, he didn't score any final goal, but he's good. He's. Yeah, I think he's. He's going to be a star. Um, cool to see Will Smith play.
I don't know. Part of me.
[00:07:30] Speaker A: That Michigan, Michigan State game was good, too.
[00:07:32] Speaker B: That was. Yeah. I don't know what you saw to Will Smith, but, like, he's good. Don't get me wrong. I think he's going to win. Hobie Baker. I hope he wins it. I think he needs another year, though, in college before he comes over to the sharks.
[00:07:45] Speaker A: Interesting.
[00:07:46] Speaker B: I don't know. It's like he. He's not a bad player or at all. Yeah, but he's also. He's benefited from a really good line, and, you know, it's not to say that he isn't deserving of any of it, but, you know, when you. I don't think that he's ready to come to play for a bad team like the Sharks.
[00:08:03] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:08:04] Speaker B: You know, I think he could.
[00:08:05] Speaker A: Even if they get Macklin, I mean.
[00:08:08] Speaker B: I guess that's a different story. If Macklin hits the. Even then, though, I mean, I don't think he's going to stay another year. Macklin won't. But I guess we'll see after the finals. I mean, I think of him and celebrity. It depends, though, if they play each other in the finals and they're going to be rivals, that'll be a funny, you know, like, it'll be a funny dynamic when they come back that they were, like, just rivals, and then now the next season, they're playing together on the same team.
[00:08:37] Speaker A: I'd be surprised that they stayed another year in college just because, I mean, he was the first round draft pick last year. I mean, he's got a year. I mean, I mean, top five draft pick, too. So I feel like he's going to get a spot out of the. In the training camp if he just. If his agent, he decides to do that. I mean, that they could totally be thinking the same thing as you and one another year of development, but, yeah, I don't. I mean, I don't know.
[00:09:00] Speaker C: They.
[00:09:01] Speaker A: They need something to get sharks fans excited and come to the game.
[00:09:05] Speaker B: I know there's not much, you know, I can take. I can take another two years of heartbreak and just pull out. Like, just watching other teams, like, no offense, the sharks always root for them, but, you know, I'm not going to rush to go watch their games at all right now.
Um, you know, I'll watch them a five time, but I'm not going to. There's nothing, like, really appealing to watch that team, like, at all. Uh, so it is tough. I'd love to see him play next year. I think it'd give, you know, bit more excitement to watch him. But I'm also not rush. I don't. We don't need to rush anything. We can take our time, let him develop celebrini. If he does become a shark. We'll see if that happens. I think around May, but I don't know about that. What did you think of the frozen four? Like, what was your favorite game that you watched, dude?
[00:09:57] Speaker A: I mean, you said that BC Quinnipiac. I mean, that game went into overtime.
[00:10:02] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:10:02] Speaker A: Wasn't that one of them? Yeah, that. That one was electric. I just feel like that was. That could have gone either way. I was really surprised Quinnipiac kept it up and brought it into OT. But, I mean, they're just defending national champions, so it's pretty hard to knock them off. But I also like that Michigan Michigan state game. I thought Michigan State had that in the bag. I mean, Michigan State's been pretty dominant this whole year, but for Michigan to pull that out, I mean, I did not expect that at all. Yeah, but those were, those were two games that definitely stuck out to me.
I'm really excited for the four frozen, four matchups, though.
[00:10:38] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. Honestly, I feel like bU, BC is going to just happen. It's inevitable in the final. That's going to be such a good final game.
But, yeah, I thought the storyline, like you said, with Quinnipiac being defending champions and then BC, the number one team in college hockey, was.
It's just one of those. It's a great storyline.
[00:11:00] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:11:00] Speaker B: Game to watch. And obviously that game, it was incredible. It could have gone either way. I mean, BC, I noticed they had a tough time getting it into the zone in the third period, but all it takes is one goal and they scored and went to overtime and, you know, the story ends.
[00:11:17] Speaker A: But, yeah, it's crazy that Denver. Denver had such a close game against Cornell, too.
[00:11:22] Speaker B: Yes.
[00:11:22] Speaker A: Pretty good game. I didn't really see too much of it, but, I mean, shit, for Cornell to hang in there with a powerhouse like that. Oh, yeah, that's decent. And speaking of, we're literally perfect on our frozen four predictions.
[00:11:33] Speaker B: Yeah. If you watched last week's episode, you watched us flip a coin for some of those picks and you know what's right. So we'll see how far it goes. Um, I don't know. Speaking of brackets, I do want to shout out that my Marsh madness bracket has officially been busted. I'm done. Done for my team. Tennessee lost. Same with you. Houston lost.
[00:11:53] Speaker C: So.
[00:11:54] Speaker A: Yeah, so brutal.
[00:11:55] Speaker B: It is brutal. But we got a bright spot in the frozen four that we've got a perfect bracket right now. So you know what? I'll hold on to that.
[00:12:02] Speaker A: We do, we do a little bit easier to predict that. But dude, if we, if we get this frozen four arrive, we're gonna be boasting about it.
[00:12:09] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. That's going on the socials. Also, if you haven't already, follow us on Instagram at good old Hockey podcast galley. Got that started up for us.
You know, we've been cranking out some, whether it's graphics or reels, anything like that. We just want you guys to get in on the conversation as well with us.
[00:12:27] Speaker A: Yeah. Comment. Start it. Start a discussion. A bunch of hockey people are going to be, you know, in these discussions, all sorts of different fans. You can give us shit. You can talk shit on our picks and our takes and or talk shit to other people in the comments. We're all about that, trying to build a hockey community from this page. So I'm pretty excited about it.
[00:12:46] Speaker B: I am too. Yeah, it'll be fun. And good job on that because that was, yeah, it was a good executed execution. And we've got actually already over 100 followers. The first in the first week it's been up so good shit on that. But with that being said, let's get into some NHL talk.
[00:13:03] Speaker A: Oh, yeah.
[00:13:04] Speaker B: Why we're here. Three stars of the week. Up first. We've got Connor McDavid. Three games played, had three goals, five assists, eight points.
He is, this is the second time being the first star of the week this year also, he was at one point in the lead for scoring. And I want to say like after the first 15 games, crazy. He was like tied for 30th or some. Like he was tied. He was way down there in points and I was like, oh my God, he's like going to have an off year this year somehow. I mean, it's McDavid, but I don't know.
[00:13:39] Speaker A: He, I just, yeah, I feel like that shows his dominance, like slow start, shitty team, shitty defense. He doesn't give a fuck. I mean, he's going to take the league lead and points. Um, I mean, I know it's pretty close, but I mean, he's two points away from McKinnon, who's in the league, which, I mean, all three of those players, McKinnon, Kucharab and, and McDavid are just, what the fuck, man? They're on something else this season. I mean those, all, all three of those players are, could potentially hit 150 points, which we haven't seen probably since the nineties.
[00:14:12] Speaker B: Yeah, I think, I forget what. See, I think it was 92 the last time we've had this many 125 point players. So.
[00:14:19] Speaker A: Geez.
[00:14:20] Speaker B: Yeah, it's crazy season. You know, I think last year we had a pretty good high record of players with over 100 points. And, you know, this season is no different. So I don't know, it's been a fun season to watch. He, well deserves that first spot. Oh, yeah, second spot. Logan Thompson, Vegas golden. You can talk about this guy. I don't want to talk about him.
[00:14:45] Speaker A: Oh, Logan Thompson. Just, just to begin. My goodness, man. I mean, three, no three games played, .971 say percentage .98 goals against average. Um, I mean, he's been 50 and one in his last six starts. Um, I mean, he's pushing for that number one goalie spot. Um, I think Aiden Hill is injured right now, but I mean, of course this is such the goal of nights like luck for them to be just, you know, kind of mediocre in the past half of the season.
And then, you know, they get gifted with this goalie out of nowhere. That's plain crazy. So I feel like I can already see the future of this guy playing lights out in the playoffs, knocking people out, all sorts of shit.
[00:15:34] Speaker B: I don't know. Logan Thompson, like he, he got hurt last playoffs. That's why Aiden Hill stepped in, I believe. No, it was Logan Brussels that got hurt. Logan Thompson's kind of been like in and out. But anyways, now, of course the Aiden hills out, now he's able to shine again. I just, you know, I don't want to talk about the nights because my blood pressure is going to rise. So we're moving on. Next one, Alexei Lafreniere, third star. You know, I think this is the first time he's ever been mentioned as a star.
[00:16:01] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:16:02] Speaker B: In any of this stuff. You know, he was what, first round pick in 2020. This last week he had three games played, five goals to assist 52 points this season, which is not great out of a first round pick who's been in the league for four years.
I don't know. Do you think he's a bust? Would you clarify? Cloud classified him as a bust?
[00:16:22] Speaker A: It's hard to say. I feel like for first overall pick, though, and for how hyped he was. He was so hyped before he got drafted. I mean, people were saying, like, this guy's, like, on par with, like, McDavid, Crosby also. I mean, there's some pretty crazy comparisons, and he was a great junior hockey player, but, um, I. I mean, I think he's a bust still. I mean, good job for getting the third star of the week, but, uh, I think. I do think that, like, this season is. It's going to be. And how he plays in the playoffs, too, it's going to tell a lot. I mean, if the Rangers get an early exit, it's going to be. That's going to be tough for him, um, especially. But if he's able to shine in the playoffs, I think he could prove me wrong and, yeah, he could show that he's, he's a lot more than, uh, just like a 50 point player. And I think this is, this could be the start of Alexis Lafreniere. Cause he's been lights out and he's. You can, you can notice him when he's on the ice.
[00:17:17] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, no, I agree. I. It's hard to compare. Like, I was thinking of someone like Tage Thompson or someone that, you know, kind of had a slow start, but tage was like, he was later in the draft. He wasn't a first overall pick. You know, it took page some time to kind of get used to playing in the NHL. And maybe Lafreniere has the same type of trajectory where it maybe just takes him a little bit more time. But, yes, you know, I think next season is going to be a big season for him, depending on, you know, what happens.
But 100%. Who will finish with the most first stars, do you think? Because as of right now, Caprisov, he's got three. Matthews has three, Kucharov has three, McKinnon and McDavid have two.
[00:18:02] Speaker A: See, that's.
[00:18:03] Speaker C: It's.
[00:18:03] Speaker A: This is, like, so random. Who knows? I mean, who's going to have. Who's going to have the best week, best week in the next two weeks? And it's totally, totally could be cooch Matthews or Caprisov. I don't think it's going to be Caprisov. I honestly think Austin Matthews might take it. I think he's going to really turn it up and try to try to surpass that 65 goal mark. So I think he would probably take a first star of the week if. If he does that.
[00:18:28] Speaker B: Yeah, I think so, too. If he can pass that, which we've talked about, just him passing Ovechkin with like the most goals in the salary cap era, which is funny because everyone's covering it now. But we talked about this like two months ago. So do you want the first scoop of anything? Come to us.
Yeah, I think Matthews is. I feel like he's destined to kind of get that, that fourth one. I don't know, though. Kucharov, he's kind of sneaky, too. But I'm going to pick Matthews as well.
[00:18:57] Speaker A: So more Matthews glazing. We'll probably get some shit for that.
[00:19:02] Speaker B: Yeah, I know. I can't. I can't ever please anyone. I'm either a Matthews hater or glazier. So I don't even know what the fuck to do. But up next, Zach Hyman. He just hit 52 goals. 50 goals. He's a 50 goal scorer in the NHL, which is crazy.
[00:19:16] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:19:17] Speaker B: What I think part of it has to do with the fact that he's playing with Conor McDavid, Leon dry Seidel. Let's be honest there.
But gal, you didn't see this, but on NHL Twitter, not like, you know, just like the subsection of Twitter of NHL fans.
There was a reporter, dipshit reporter, might I add.
Let me find his name so I can call him out and call him a dumbass. Andrew Berkshire, hockey analyst, writer. And more stuff, too.
After Zach Hyman scored 50 goals, he went on Twitter to say that Zack Hyman isn't deserving of any of this because his parents were rich. So he was privileged and that's why he got 50 goals, because his parents were rich. So now anytime Zack Hyman scores, people are like, thank God for rich parents of Zack Hyman. Whatever. Like, honestly, that whole take, you know what, regardless of what you think. Sure. Like, yeah, if you're rich, you maybe have a step up in life or certain things like that, but it's not. Doesn't translate directly to the NHL. Like, I don't know, it just is such a slap in the face to the hard work that a lot of these guys put in.
[00:20:29] Speaker A: Yeah.
And I feel like if anything, like, I feel like in sports, professional sports, I feel like names carry a lot of weight. Like if you're. If you're fucking Gretzky or if you're a McDavid, future McDavid kids out there or future Crosby kid out there. I mean, holy shit. I mean, people are going to be all over. That's going to give you a step up. But I mean, I think there's countless numbers of kids who came from rich families that maybe didn't even crack professional hockey or junior hockey at all. So I feel like that's such a bullshit. Take whoever's attributing a 50 goal season, which is, I don't know, a few, not a lot of players do hit that in their career. So it's, that's a very impressive feat. And that's. That's a, that's a jackass take from whoever.
He's second in the league for scoring.
[00:21:19] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:21:19] Speaker A: Quietly quiet. Second in the league for scoring.
[00:21:23] Speaker B: Who's Reinhardt third now then?
[00:21:25] Speaker A: Yeah, I think Reinhardt has 51. So Reinhardt also has 50 goals. I mean, 50 goal seasons handed out. Might have a. Yeah, you might have a 65 plus goal season coming from Matthews. So, yeah, um, lots of goal scoring, lots of points for. I mean, gotta love it, dude.
[00:21:41] Speaker B: Yeah, no, I gotta love it. But, yeah, I thought that was when you wrote that on our agenda. I just had to bring that up for that fucking dip shit saying that. Um, but we also did get some teams this last week clinch in the playoffs, which is not a first. But I mean, I don't know, it wasn't super early, but anyways, first team was the Rangers.
First team in the west was the stars. But as of right now, we've got the Rangers, Bruins, Panthers, Hurricanes, Stars, Avalanche, and Canucks all clinched in the playoffs. I mean, I think out of this list in terms of beginning of the season, I was wrong on about the Bruins, Panthers.
[00:22:20] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:22:21] Speaker B: And probably the Canucks too.
About.
[00:22:24] Speaker A: Yeah, I feel like I was wrong about the Hurricanes too. Yeah, and those teams you just said. Um, yeah, I mean, I just wanted to add that in there because teams are starting to clinch. Playoff matchups are starting to come, come a little bit more apparent.
You know, it's going to be very interesting to see how, who wins the president's trophy. As of right now, what are the standings looking like for league wide?
[00:22:51] Speaker B: The Rangers are number one right now. 104.
[00:22:53] Speaker A: Yeah, one oh four. So, I mean, any of those, any of those team. I mean, the, the Avs are six in the league and they're only four points behind that, the Rangers. So, I mean, yeah, any of those. Six, seven, even. Florida is at 99.
[00:23:08] Speaker B: Yeah, they're 99 points. Oh, my God, Edmonton's 94.
Holy crap.
[00:23:13] Speaker A: Yeah, that's, that's a turnaround and a half. Speaking of turnarounds, we were talking so much on the Oilers, they might miss the playoffs. I know me, I have a little bit of bias, but that was a turnaround and a half of a season. So, um, I mean, good on the Oilers management to have that. Have that coaching change and, and just ramp shit up like, like they did. And good on McDavid. I mean, that's some excellent, like, leadership for him to, to, you know, pick a team out of the ashes and bottom of the standings and, and really bring it into something impressive and that shows the type of leader he is. But, hey, still, still no cups to his name, so we'll see.
[00:23:49] Speaker B: We'll see. Same with Matthews, though. He ain't gonna ever get one, especially if he's with the Leafs. Um, okay, enough leaf hating. We're gonna get shit in the comments, but, um, I mean, honestly, my favorite out of all these teams in terms of, I don't know, a deep run, I'm going to go with the Panthers again. I mean, last year, they were unstoppable, and, you know, I don't think that they lost a whole lot. They did game a good amount, so they, again, they just have to have solid playoff bob back. But I don't know. I want to see that first round matchup against the Bruins.
[00:24:26] Speaker A: Dude, I feel like the Rangers are our house right now, and they have been all season, and I feel like they were cut. They're somewhat of a team to beat last year, but I feel like this year they're going to come in with vengeance.
[00:24:38] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:24:38] Speaker A: So they're, they're the team for me to watch out of the east, but out of these teams, I mean, I've clinched so far. I think the Avalanche are also playing lights out. McKinnon's firing. I mean, great goaltending so far. So, I mean, I really think the avalanche are a team to watch, and I feel like they are going to continue to be a team to watch for the next decade, probably. Yep. But, yeah, dude, I'm so stoked for the playoffs. I'm very, I'm excited to see what happens in the central division, like, how that fizzles out, too, how that plays out.
[00:25:07] Speaker B: And honestly, the Atlantic as well. I'm excited for that one through three spot. Even, like the Maple Leafs, Panthers and Bruins. I feel like Bruins are going to be one again. Two and three will be Panthers and Leafs. I think the Panthers going to take that pretty easily. You can clip this again. I might be biting my own words right now, but I have a feeling it's going to be a pretty good win for the Panthers there and they're going to play Boston the second round. That's going to be a great second round as well. But I don't know. I feel like it's too hard to say, though. Like, I hate giving. You know, people always ask, like, oh, what's your, who do you think's gonna win? And I'm like, I don't know. Yeah, I truly don't know. I cannot give you a good answer because it's playoff hockey and anything can happen.
[00:25:51] Speaker A: There's no Philadelphia, dude.
[00:25:53] Speaker B: They could realistically, who knows, with John Torturella as their coach, they could go, he's like her, Brooks.
[00:26:00] Speaker A: That would, that would be fucking great. Philadelphia one. I feel like the whole hockey world would, like, self destructive if Philadelphia won or, dude, like, somehow, like, the Predators fucking win. Like, I don't know. I mean, I mean, that happens. A lot of this, like a lot of playoff seasons. I mean, they, it comes around. It's like team, the least team you'd expect somehow makes a deep run.
[00:26:24] Speaker B: Those are Panthers last year.
[00:26:25] Speaker A: What the fuck? Yeah, exactly.
[00:26:27] Speaker B: They're, I mean, the predators kind of remind me a bit of how the Panthers were last year, just in the sense of, you know, they're fighting for pushing for a playoff spot. I guess it was a little bit tighter for the Panthers last year.
It came down to like the last couple games. But I mean, when you're on a roll like that, it carries over into the playoffs. It's real.
So, you know, I feel like you get out of the first round depending on who they play. But I don't know.
[00:26:54] Speaker A: Most def on that.
[00:26:57] Speaker B: So was this coming out Wednesday, yesterday, Tuesday. Jeff Skinner played in his 1000th career game, which, first of all, applause to you, brother.
[00:27:09] Speaker A: It's crazy.
[00:27:10] Speaker B: That's no, yeah, that's no easy feat. He also looks like he's twelve still, so it's kind of weird that he's playing a thousand games. He still looks like a baby. But I saw a stat that kind of blew my mind. I guess I've kind of always known this, but now that he's hit a thousand, it's kind of crazy. Jeff Skinner has never played in a playoff game in his life. In his thousand game career, he has.
[00:27:32] Speaker A: Never played in a place in the NHL. In the NHL, we'll give him that.
[00:27:36] Speaker B: Okay. Correct. In the NHL. But he. So when he joined the Hurricanes back in 2010, 2011, one of the seasons maybe flip flopped, but the Hurricanes made the playoffs the year before he joined the team or started playing. And then for that nine year stint he played with the Hurricanes. Or however long the Hurricanes never made the playoffs. He went to Buffalo. And the year that he went to Buffalo, the Kane's made the playoffs again. And they've been in the playoffs ever since then. Every year about, don't quote me.
And then obviously the Sabres haven't been in the playoffs since like 2004 or something. So that man has gone that 1000 career games with no playoff appearances and I don't know, just trying to wrap my mind around that is kind of crazy.
[00:28:24] Speaker A: Yeah, that's super crazy. And not only that, I mean, he was rookie of the year his first year.
He was the Calder Calder Trophy winner. So, yeah, it's pretty crazy that he, I mean, won that trophy and hasn't been to the playoffs yet. Like, what the hell? I mean, I mean, I feel bad for him, but I do think it's eventually going to happen. I don't know if he's going to stay with, say, stay with the Sabres for the rest of his career, but at some point in his career he's got to be traded to a contender, whether it's at the trade deadline or whatever.
[00:29:02] Speaker B: He's getting paid like six mil a year or something like that. He gets paid pretty well, but 9,000,009 mil. Okay, never mind.
That just baffles me to, like, think about that poor guy. Like, he's, he's a great player, but he's never played in a playoff game. And Jack Eichel was pretty similar, but I mean, Jack Eichelot younger, so I don't know. But, you know, cheers to him on a thousand career games and it's not going to happen this season with the Sabres, but maybe next season.
[00:29:30] Speaker A: I feel like he's one of the best players to never play in a playoff game and like, in the NHL history. I mean, I don't really know what the list could be either. I feel like someone might beat us to that. Probably, probably in tomorrow or yesterday whenever this comes up. But, uh, yeah, man, I mean, Jeff Skinner was such an exciting player to, I mean, he still is. He's a fucking sniper. So, um, you know. Applause and to make into a thousand games, a lot of players don't do that. Um, but yeah, man, that's, that's pretty, pretty crazy stat, though.
[00:30:04] Speaker B: Yeah, I agree. All right, well, I know he's backstage and waiting.
We've got our residential coyotes fan, the only coyotes fan in all of America coming to speak on the behalf of the kite, the Arizona Coyotes. He went to a game last weekend. He was there for Icecon or not for Icecon, but he was there during that game.
He's gonna share his thoughts on, you know, just being there in the atmosphere. Being in what, tempe zone I guess it's called now, not Glendale. But yeah, he's gonna give us his reaction. So without further ado, here is t Lou Tyler. Tyler Lewis. How you doing, buddy?
[00:30:41] Speaker C: Going on, guys? Thanks for having me on, man. I'm super excited.
[00:30:44] Speaker B: Yeah, we're excited to have a very.
[00:30:47] Speaker C: Fable podcast I'm on right now. Yes, I know.
[00:30:51] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:30:51] Speaker C: Some say it's better than spitting chill it.
[00:30:54] Speaker B: Some say there actually is a list out there that says that we are. I don't know where it is, but I made it up. Yeah.
[00:31:01] Speaker A: With their 200 followers.
[00:31:04] Speaker B: Yeah, but yeah, give us a little breakdown of like what you saw in Arizona. I know you kind of told me.
[00:31:11] Speaker C: A little bit, but so being a coyotes fan, it's. You're kind of. I've only ever seen them in one playoff series, his 2020 playoffs when it was like in the bubble, you guys recall when like Darcy Kemper was on his tear. But ever since then they've just been like in a constant state of like, is this team going to be good? At the beginning of the season they were in fourth place in the NHL for like the first ten games. I was like, oh my God, what is this?
Not going away quickly. But yeah, it's really weird because they don't play in a NHL arena. They play in the ASU arena, bullet arena, which I really awesome atmosphere. I mean if you're there, the tickets are expensive. There's only 5000 seats. So it's like actual real coyote, right? There's not these people. Yeah, after work let's head over to the game, you know. Yeah, but honestly I probably the best thing for them is to be like in the same area for the day to where people can get off work and be like, oh, there's a game at seven, you guys want to go? That's what, that's what they need to do. But yeah, it would break my heart to see them leave the desert. I think as biz nasty likes to say, hockey belongs in the desert. But you know, so if the powers of b that be are listening to this podcast that keep the coyotes in Arizona, you heard it. If not, move them to Sacramento. I'll go to every single game.
[00:32:35] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:32:35] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah. But, yeah. So just to talk about that game a little bit, I have the privilege of knowing the assistant equipment manager for the Coyotes. So I. I go, yeah, probably. I go to both the games in San Jose every year, or try to. I only went to one this year, and then I try to get to, uh, one game in Arizona. I wasn't able to make it last year, but, yeah, into a handful of Coyotes games, and, uh, it's kind of interesting. Every single game I go to, Clayton Keller scores at least one goal.
[00:33:06] Speaker A: So.
[00:33:06] Speaker B: Really?
[00:33:06] Speaker A: That's sick.
[00:33:07] Speaker B: Never.
[00:33:07] Speaker C: I've never not seen Clayton Keller score.
[00:33:09] Speaker B: Okay, let us know next time you go. We'll hammer the bet over.
[00:33:12] Speaker C: Yeah, there you go. Yeah, for sure.
Yeah. But, so I actually got to take that tour.
So I went to the game on Saturday. That was the 20 or Sunday the 24th, and they lost to the stars. You know, stars are an absolute machine, and we don't have their number. I think they beat us every single time this year, so. Damn, they were a good team, man.
[00:33:35] Speaker A: I mean. Yeah, dude, being in the central division, I feel like that's, like, that's a difficult place for, for the Arizona Coyotes more often.
[00:33:43] Speaker C: Just kick the shit out of them like we always do, but.
Yeah, yeah, I know, but, you know, I mean, we're in a constant, like, it's like we're so close because, you know, Coolie is good. Really good. If you don't know, if you guys absorb this.
[00:33:58] Speaker B: Oh, no, we know. Yeah, we know who they are.
They haven't been much of a talking point. Besides that they're leaving.
[00:34:05] Speaker C: Yeah, no, exactly.
[00:34:06] Speaker B: But, yeah.
[00:34:07] Speaker A: Clayton Mitchelli, too, or however you say his, his last name.
[00:34:11] Speaker C: Yeah, he's really good. Josh. Don't. Just.
Yeah, so he just got called up from the Tucson Roadrunners. So it's looking up. But get to my point here. The next day, I was able to take a tour of the, of the stadium. So it's really strange. Like, the locker room is fine and all that, but the players, you know, the players have their walk to the ice. The coyotes have the longest walk to the ice in all of the NHL. It's like, seriously, you have to walk down, like, a long corridor, turn a corner, walk down another corridor, and then you walk down with the ice. It's, like, really strange. It's the only stadium like that in the night.
But, uh, yeah, so that was a little weird. And I was also watching the, uh, the Columbus Blue Jackets practice that day. I actually met Johnny Goudreau. She has her a Johnny Goudreau.
[00:35:00] Speaker A: No fucking way.
I got a picture with, ah, dude, no shit. That's fucking so sick.
[00:35:08] Speaker C: Johnny hockey is like, fucking one of the biggest.
[00:35:10] Speaker A: He's one of the biggest american hockey legends ever, man.
[00:35:14] Speaker C: Funny the way it happened. I was, I was hoping to meet him because I was like, I don't think they're, I don't think there's a better passer in the NHL right now than Johnny. That's a hot take.
[00:35:24] Speaker A: I know, but maybe not this season, but previous seasons, he has been fucking lights out, man. Like, when he was with the Flames, I mean, I'm a die hard Flames fan. When he was with the flames, oh, my gosh, dude.
[00:35:34] Speaker C: He was.
[00:35:35] Speaker A: I was the biggest, like, ride or die for, for Johnny hockey when.
[00:35:41] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:35:41] Speaker A: And when he left the flames, it was heartbreaking, man. Like, I think I cried that day. It was horrible.
[00:35:46] Speaker C: I was sitting there, I was like, oh, man, we can. Coyote can get Johnny Goodrella. And, you know, just like, being excited for free agency. Coyotes aren't going to sign a free agent like that, but I was really hoping that we would maybe snatch him up somehow. But it was kind of funny because I was really hoping to meet him and I ended up being on the wrong side of the ice. So I was on the next to the home bench and he was over there and he took pictures or whatever. I was, ah, whatever. You know, like, move on.
[00:36:08] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:36:08] Speaker C: So outside of the arena, it's just, it's like you're on the campus, right? So it's a football stadium, molit arena, and then like this, like, parking garage. So right between the parking garage where I'm waiting for my Uber, and I'm like, standing there, I'm just hanging out, you know, waiting for the uber. I turn around, I'm like that Johnny Cadreau right behind me. Like, just like, the odds of that. Like, I was hoping to be like, I was so, like, dumbfounded. I was like, there's no way this is real. Like, I was like, I had one who was late. Hey, John. He was like, oh, what's up, man? I was like, hey, you mind if I get a picture with you? And he's like, oh, yeah, for sure. So I took a picture of him and it was like, this is like a week ago. I was like, hey, you know, you're only like, seven assists away from being a 500 for your career. He was like, oh, no, I didn't know that. I'll have to get there.
[00:36:51] Speaker A: Oh, my God.
[00:36:53] Speaker C: We got in the stick that night when the Coyotes. Yeah, that night. But, yeah, it's pretty sweet.
[00:36:57] Speaker B: We thought of you.
[00:36:58] Speaker C: I'm sure he did. You know he's left.
[00:37:01] Speaker A: Yeah, dude, speaking.
We were speaking of the frozen four earlier. Speaking of that, Johnny Auggie has probably the sickest goal from the frozen four. I don't know if you guys saw it, but he played for Boston College. He has such a fucking dirty goal in the national championship game, too. I think one of the best goals in college hockey history. He won the Hobie Baker, too. I mean, dude, that guy has such a fucking amazing story. He's a fourth round draft pick. Everyone said he was too small.
[00:37:28] Speaker C: It's for the culvert. Or did he win the Calder?
[00:37:30] Speaker A: Yeah, he was a finalist for the Calder. He had a hell of a hell of a rookie season.
[00:37:34] Speaker C: Rookie season or something like that.
[00:37:36] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. And I mean, dude, one. I mean, I think 2018, 2019 season or one of those seasons he was with the Flames, he scored like 100, 1516 points. I mean, he's. He was elite with the Flames. Since he's left, it's been kind of on the downhill. I feel like, you know, I had some hard feelings with Johnny hockey, but, um, you know, I forgive him for. For what he did. I know his wife wanted to move to the US, but you are missed by hockey fans in Calgary, and everyone is on board with that.
[00:38:04] Speaker B: So honestly, like, he was like, okay, so when I. What this was back in, like, I don't know, a couple of years ago, every time I'd play NHL, I'd play as the Flames. Cause I wanted to play with Johnny hockey and Matthew Kachuk, but that would like, that team of him, Sean Monahan.
Like, that was such a good team. I'm sad that you guys.
[00:38:26] Speaker C: Nothing really came with it but franchise and the NHL 20, whatever. I always. That's my first trade, first thing I do when I get in there, I think you grow. You're a QR Arizona coyote. No, it's not much. It's not glamorous, but if you get to wear the best jersey in hockey.
[00:38:44] Speaker B: You know, okay, I'll give them the coyotes that. I'm glad that they changed it back to the one that's on your hat right now.
[00:38:51] Speaker C: Yeah, so am I. Same like the thing they've ever done.
[00:38:54] Speaker B: Yeah, I agree. I wish the sharks would do copy that and take their old logo because that old logo is so awesome. But, yeah, I don't know. I think. I mean, we. So the most that we talk about the coyotes on this podcast, is just about how they're probably leaving or that we're just getting expansion. But I've said it before, I feel like hockey does belong in the desert. I, I think it's a good, you know, it's a good market to grow, especially.
But, man, they gotta, I mean, what's the deal? Aren't they, I saw something that they leaked, like plans for a new arena or something like that.
[00:39:28] Speaker C: Yeah. So they are planning to do a new stadium in.
[00:39:38] Speaker B: Phoenix. Isn't it, by.
[00:39:39] Speaker A: Yeah, I want to say it's north Phoenix area or something.
[00:39:42] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:39:42] Speaker C: It's like I'm struggling. Remember the exact name.
Mesa.
[00:39:47] Speaker B: Mesa.
[00:39:48] Speaker C: They're planning. No, I don't think that's right either. I can't remember. I don't know why I'm blanking right now. But, yeah, they do have plans in place. The last, they just did a boat recently and they got shot down. They were trying to build a stadium.
[00:40:02] Speaker A: Right now.
[00:40:03] Speaker C: Yeah, they're trying to, they were building a stadium somewhere near Phoenix and that got shot down by the voters. They didn't want to pay for it.
[00:40:09] Speaker B: Yep.
[00:40:10] Speaker C: Did you have plans right now to build somewhere else in Arizona? And the ownership and the front office are very committed to staying in Arizona, which is great. You know, like, I'm also an A's fan, so I know what it's like when the team doesn't want to say that you want to be.
[00:40:27] Speaker B: Yeah, that was rough.
[00:40:29] Speaker C: The reason I was even, like, I got to get on there and talk to you guys is because I was in the airport going to my flight to leave. And like, you know how most airports they have like the little like, knickknack store or whatever? You can go like, buy like a I love Arizona t shirt or whatever.
[00:40:46] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:40:46] Speaker C: You know, I go to San Jose and they'll have giants 49 ers.
[00:40:51] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:40:51] Speaker C: Sharks gear.
[00:40:52] Speaker A: Right.
[00:40:53] Speaker C: They, at the airport in Arizona, they had suns, cardinals, diamondbacks. Nothing for the coyotes. Not a scrap anywhere. You can't even tell if you, if you didn't know anything about AK, you wouldn't know. You would never be like, oh, what is that?
[00:41:06] Speaker B: Yeah. They wouldn't even know. Yeah. Damn.
[00:41:08] Speaker A: I mean, speaking of a desert team, similar to that, the Vegas golden, I feel like their fucking logo and merch is everywhere around that city.
[00:41:16] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:41:16] Speaker C: And that's the thing.
When, when the coyotes went to Arizona, they didn't start winning like instantly, you know?
[00:41:24] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:41:26] Speaker C: Would they take one or two years to get really good?
[00:41:28] Speaker B: They took one year and they went to the finals. It took them a season. Like, it was the exact season they came in. They went to the final.
[00:41:34] Speaker A: So, like, it's crazy.
[00:41:36] Speaker B: I feel like the expansion stuff is tough to gain fans, and I feel like the Sharks kind of went through a similar thing. They always kind of sucked. Um, you know, we had a good run in the early two thousands and early 2010s, but, you know, we're where we're at. Um, and that. That. That arena is empty. Like, there's no one there. Yeah, I mean, it's like $5.
[00:41:58] Speaker C: Nothing. Nothing brings together or builds a fan base better than winning. And the Coyotes just haven't done much of that. When they did win, right. When they were okay. Like, it was only a 50 game season because it was during COVID and no band go to the playoff game. Like, that's where you build these fan bases at the playoff games. Before I got the atmosphere there was crazy. I can't wait to go back next season. Like, and when you just don't have that. I mean, before 2019, 2020 playoffs, they didn't have a playoff running since 2011. Yeah, think about that. It's just like, who's going to want to spend the money to go to the game? And you're like, you know, and the coyotes this year were just the definition of, like, what team are you going to get? You know, we go out there and we get blown out by the stars four to two. The score is a lot closer than the game actually was, being there in person. But then, yeah, four days later, you're out there snapping the Nashville Predators win streak, beating them eight to four, like, out from, like, playing two really good teams. I think the stars are probably better than the predators, but. Oh, yeah, you know, that's a discrepancy. Like, that. We could, like, we lost to the Blackhawks twice in four days.
[00:43:08] Speaker A: Like.
[00:43:08] Speaker C: Like, the games you were supposed to win, you're not winning. And then you go and, like, sneak out one against a good team every now and again. It's just not, you know.
[00:43:16] Speaker A: But they got with the flames.
[00:43:18] Speaker C: Yeah, exactly.
[00:43:20] Speaker B: I wish I could feel that with the sharks, but we don't win anything, so.
[00:43:25] Speaker A: So I have a question for you. If there's no arena deal, say, by draft time, do you think the coyotes, are they out of Arizona?
[00:43:34] Speaker C: It's so hard to say just because, like, there had been no indication. Right? I mean, I haven't seen anything. The league, I don't think has really made a big comment on it, but I know the league is open to sending them out to, like, St. Louis or heard Kansas city is a good one too.
But you know, I think that everything's on. On the table right now just because they have nothing so far. Like when you have no plans, solid plans in place, it's hard to be like, oh, you guys can just hang out in the college arena as long as you want. Like, yeah, you know, if you look at any NHL post about the coyotes, they're all saying like, oh, well, they're not even a real NHL team. They play in a college arena. Yeah, I know.
[00:44:15] Speaker A: I feel bad for them, you know? Right.
[00:44:17] Speaker C: Like, if the sharks didn't exist, the Coyotes would be the joke of the NFL NHL. So.
[00:44:21] Speaker B: Yeah, no, they would. Honestly. Well, you kind of already are in a sense, everyone.
[00:44:25] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:44:26] Speaker B: Mounds. Even if. But honestly, like, what's tough about it is that you guys do have a good team that is coming up.
I felt like this season maybe you guys could crack the playoffs, but I don't know.
[00:44:37] Speaker C: I felt like that, but then it.
[00:44:39] Speaker A: Just didn't feel like that after, like.
[00:44:41] Speaker C: After the all star break, we went on 14 game losing streak. Like, you can't.
[00:44:46] Speaker A: I just wonder, like, if there is an arena deal. I think Austin Matthews probably makes his way back to. To Arizona at some point. I mean, that's a bold take of me, but I think if the Leafs keep missing the playoffs, I think Austin Matthews is getting his ass, packing his bags and going to Arizona.
[00:45:04] Speaker C: Number one example. Did you see all of the go ahead?
[00:45:08] Speaker B: I said he's gonna go to Arizona. The dumpster fire, who has not made the playoffs either. Like, what? Is that any better?
[00:45:16] Speaker C: Hey, that's where he's from.
[00:45:18] Speaker B: I know Keller is his boy, but, you know, he's from.
[00:45:22] Speaker C: So in the all star game, they were cooking together.
[00:45:26] Speaker B: They were. They were. I think it'd be cool to see him play. I know I don't want him to be on the leaf, so I'd rather him be on the kite. He's in the lease, honestly.
[00:45:32] Speaker C: But yeah, same here. And yes, like, you know, I think I've talked to you when we're playing. Playing the east gel.
Sorry for anybody who doesn't know that's part of the NHL game franchise that Sean and I frequent. Oh, yeah.
[00:45:47] Speaker B: Champions.
[00:45:48] Speaker C: We are insane.
[00:45:49] Speaker B: Yeah. Elite cup champions.
[00:45:51] Speaker C: Who can say that?
[00:45:53] Speaker B: Two of us can. Ariane, if you're listening, you got cucked.
[00:45:57] Speaker C: Yeah, no, I always say I'm on there where I'm like, man, I think we can get Austin Matthews. And they both laugh at me. But, you know, one day that's the dream get together. But yes, I do know. I just hope that hockey stays out there, you know? I just. I love going to the game. It's not that bad of a flight and.
[00:46:14] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, if they move, they're.
[00:46:16] Speaker C: Not going to still be called the Coyotes. Kind of hard to call a team the Coyotes when they're in, like.
[00:46:19] Speaker B: Yeah, I wouldn't call them the Coyotes anywhere else but Arizona.
[00:46:23] Speaker A: I'd call them the coyotes in Salt Lake if they move to Salt Lake. Coyotes and salt lakes.
[00:46:28] Speaker B: That is true. Yeah. There's coyotes out here, too. Maybe a boise coyotes. Dude, that'd be pretty.
[00:46:32] Speaker A: Oh, shit. Boise gets an NHL team? That would be fucking bananas, dude. Idaho Central Union would have to fucking put up $10 billion for that.
[00:46:44] Speaker B: Me, they were playing at the mullet arena. What's stopping them?
[00:46:48] Speaker C: Coyotes have like six draft picks in the first two rounds. So this year gonna go down, but, yeah, this year.
[00:46:54] Speaker B: Yeah, damn good for them.
[00:46:56] Speaker C: So, you know, this is Macklin.
[00:46:58] Speaker A: Celebrini, you are a coyote.
Yeah, sorry, Sean.
[00:47:04] Speaker C: Chicago Blackhawk.
[00:47:05] Speaker B: I know it's gonna happen, sadly.
[00:47:08] Speaker A: Oh, he's gonna be a flame, guys. It's gotta manifest it.
Fucking Calgary flame. Come on, Macklin.
We haven't really talked about that. I don't know if fucking another Macklin anywhere. I've never heard of someone called Macklin in my life.
[00:47:24] Speaker B: Macklin.
[00:47:25] Speaker A: Uh, I've heard of Max, but not. Not a Macklin. Like, isn't that like a bird?
[00:47:31] Speaker B: Macklin? I don't think it's a bird, Mac. I don't know. We're talking about birds right now, you guys.
[00:47:38] Speaker C: I don't know if you guys are Parks and Rex fans, but.
[00:47:41] Speaker B: Yeah, I am.
[00:47:41] Speaker C: Macklin, FBI.
[00:47:43] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. Burt Macklin?
[00:47:44] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:47:46] Speaker B: Burt Macklin. Oh, my God. Yeah, it was Andy Dwyer's.
I need to rewatch that show. Yeah, Chris Pratt. Alright, guys, well, we're talking about parks and rec now, so.
Tyler, thanks for coming on. Talking.
Talking some desert hockey. We need, you know, we need to spread the love for desert freaks. I think you're a good one to start with, so, you know, they're Gary Vetman. There are fans out there that do want the coyotes to stay.
So do we. You know, I think if anything, if you want to bring a team out to Salt Lake, you should just do another expansion draft. They could be cool, good for the game. Adding teams, adding, you know, more roster spots for these great players that are, you know, playing pretty deep in the AHL. But Tyler, thanks for coming on. We appreciate you and you know, I think that pretty much wraps up our show galley. Do you have anything else you want to say? I don't know that we have any crazy. No, I just follow. Go. Follow.
[00:48:41] Speaker A: Yeah, I just want to say, nice to meet you, Tyler. I hope, hopefully, the coyotes stay in Arizona. I feel like the chances are kind of a 50 50 right now, but, yeah, I mean, go flames. I know we got two weeks left of flames hockey. And then, you know, hopefully, fingers crossed, we get a good draft pick. Not saying number one, I hope we get top five. That would be making me delighted.
But, yeah, we'll see if our frozen four bracket turns out to be perfect, because right now, we do have the four four teams picked up perfectly. So no perfect bracket, but at least.
[00:49:12] Speaker B: The first four, our frozen four is solidified. So we'll see if that stays. But thank you, everyone, for listening. If you're up to this point. Appreciate you. Appreciate you a lot.
Go follow our instagram. Just got that up and running. And we'll see you guys next week. And, you know, we're gonna have a deeper. We're gonna switch possibly to a two episode a week schedule when the playoffs start.
[00:49:34] Speaker A: Oh, yeah.
[00:49:35] Speaker B: Not sure on the exact dates yet, but we will let you know once we know. Other than that, we will see you guys next week. Peace.
