Episode Transcript
[00:00:15] Speaker A: All right, everybody. Welcome. Welcome back. We're live. This is episode number 35. With that being said, first intermission is over of the Carolina or not Carolina New York and Florida Panthers game. Did you watch that first period?
[00:00:32] Speaker B: I didn't watch most of it. I watched the end part of it, though. What about you?
[00:00:39] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, obviously, those of you that have listened know that I'm riding with the Panthers this playoff period, and just did not look like a good first period for them. A little scary.
I don't know. I honestly don't know how this series is going to go. We'll get into it later.
She's. I mean, it's already what? It's only 10 right now, so it's not, you know, nothing crazy.
But before we get into that, how was your last weekend?
[00:01:09] Speaker B: It's pretty good, man. Had a. My advertising company I work for, we. We have Fridays off, so it was a nice little four day weekend. Gonna be some nice three day weekends going forward, but nice. Yeah. And it was good watching. Watching lots of hockey. You went to a Hawks game on Friday. That was a kick ass time. Um, no, we. We went out on Saturday night.
[00:01:30] Speaker A: Yes, we did.
[00:01:30] Speaker B: Good. Great time.
[00:01:32] Speaker A: Yeah.
Hockey beforehand and.
[00:01:35] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. Went to end zone a couple times. And besides that, just chilled. Got some workouts in and it's pretty, pretty chill weekend. Didn't. Didn't do too much. Went to barbecue at my brother's house on Sunday night, too, but. Yeah, man, that was. That was about it. More of a low key weekend like it's been lately. But. But how, how's your weekend?
[00:01:57] Speaker A: Pretty good. Um, yeah, it was a good three day. I got out of work early on Friday, so it was a good little.
I guess you could say four day weekend, but. Nah, it wasn't. It was good, though. It was pretty.
Oh, now that I'm remembering, it really wasn't that relaxed. We had some friends coming to town, so, like, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, we did something. Um, just going out, hanging out, whatever it is. Drinks were involved, so it's just. It was rough. And Sunday was a rough morning. Um, exhausted. But Monday was a good reset and kind of a good, uh, extra off day to have, obviously.
[00:02:37] Speaker B: Yeah, that was a good time seeing. Yeah, I missed Dallas score three fucking goals in a row.
[00:02:43] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah. Galley was watching the game with us, and then he left around like a tv timeout. And then I think by the time you got home, what was the score when you got home?
[00:02:53] Speaker B: Dude, I got home and it was three two stars when I left. I think it was just freshly. Two, one.
[00:02:58] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah.
[00:02:59] Speaker B: Dallas just scored, so it was.
[00:03:01] Speaker A: That's crazy.
[00:03:01] Speaker B: Three goals. Bang, bang, bang. But, yeah. Yeah, man, Dallas. Dallas is looking good. They look good in that game, so.
[00:03:08] Speaker A: Yeah, they did, and we'll get into it, but, yeah, I thought the games over the weekend were interesting. Um, Dallas looks good. I'm excited because I don't really want the Oilers to win.
[00:03:21] Speaker B: Did you, uh. Did you end up playing basketball today?
[00:03:24] Speaker A: Uh, we did for a minute, but then it started dumping rain, and then, of course, the minute we get on and start all this stuff, it clears up for whatever reason. So that's weather, I guess, here in Boise, Idaho. It just is all over the place, because, like, I don't even know it was gonna rain today. And then all of a sudden, it started literally dumping rain. Like, it was beautiful when we got there.
Played basketball for, like, five minutes, and then it just started dumping rain, and we were like, well, yeah, it was kind of.
[00:03:54] Speaker B: How many people did you guys get out?
[00:03:56] Speaker A: We had, like, six people, but they all went home after, so it was kind of. It was going to be a good crowd of people playing.
We had enough for, like, almost five on five. Um, but the rain just got in the way. So we'll do it again this week, though, some. At some point, but super down. Um, yeah, but with that, um, going into our coast to coast segment, just talking about the news around the league. Uh, galley, kick it off with our coaching carousel. We got, what, four hires this week?
[00:04:26] Speaker B: Yeah. Holy shit. The pat that. Since the last time we talked for different. Different coaches have been hired, which I feel like that's.
I feel like that doesn't usually happen. Like, right around this time of the year. I feel like teams kind of. Wait, playoffs. Yeah, post. Post playoffs or just right after the season, not, like, in the midst of the playoffs, but for some reason, it did happen. We had four different coaches. I know we talked about Sheldon Keef last time and Craig Berube getting hired, but Sheldon Keef did get rehired, which I think that's a very quick turnaround. You know, it was literally got let go. I think a week before he got announced that he was signing with the New Jersey Devils as their new head coach.
And. Yeah, just kind of crazy. Just weeks after getting knocked out. I mean, you've been the Leafs coach for, I want to say, three or four years within the leaf system for a long time with the Marleys, too, and just, you know, hopping right over to New Jersey. I've seen a lot of things like, I mean, all of these coaches, not all of them, but two out of four of these coaches have played or not played, but have coached at the NHL level.
So that's why I kind of just said coaching carousel, you know?
[00:05:41] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:05:42] Speaker B: Like, you get. You get fired and get hired by another team right away. But I don't know. What do you think about this Sheldon Keef signing? Do you think this is good for the Devils?
[00:05:51] Speaker A: I do. I think for the Devils. Um, you know, they've. Well, one for Sheldon Keef. I think that's a great, great turnaround from going, going from, like, Toronto Maple Leafs to now.
I mean, Toronto's a good team, but they had a lot of issues and now you're trying to almost help a team just get on their feet in the new Jersey Devils, and they already have a lot of good pieces.
Um, I think they just need some tweaks here and there to finalize that stuff and maybe just a good coach. Uh, I don't know. Lindy ruff obviously wasn't the best head coach for them. Um, so for Sheldon Keef, I think it's a new start. Uh, he's not going to, you know, Toronto. It's just so tough to coach in Toronto if you're not the right person, and I just don't think he was the right person.
[00:06:38] Speaker B: And I feel like Toronto's gone through a decent amount of coaches in the past decade.
[00:06:43] Speaker A: They have. Yeah.
[00:06:44] Speaker B: Um.
Yeah, man, I feel like it's definitely going to be a good, good shake up for New Jersey just because they had such a good year the year before and then this year was like a total.
[00:06:56] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:06:56] Speaker B: Like, surprise. I feel like that. That they missed the playoffs. It wasn't even close either. It was pretty big point differential between them.
[00:07:04] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:07:05] Speaker B: Second wild card spot, but yeah, they have such a good core group there. I feel like at most Sheldon Keef. Not at most, but at least Sheldon Keef can probably turn this team into a better regular season team.
[00:07:19] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:07:19] Speaker B: That will make the playoffs.
[00:07:22] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:07:22] Speaker B: Similar to the, what? Like the situation he had with the Leafs and, you know, they had a lot of young players there. They have a lot of young player. Very similar team in a way, with this Devils team. I mean, there's some players that have some pretty big contracts, but I do feel like there's going to be some retooling with New Jersey a little bit more before the end or before the beginning of next season. I think there. I mean, I know Markstrom has been a big target for them. Jacob Markstrom the Flames goalie, and I don't know if that would be that big of a step for them just because he's kind of aging, but that would instantly improve the goaltending position for them. So it's gonna be interesting to see what they do with that. I think the gold penny position is the one thing that they are, you know, most concerned about. And, I mean, their big, their best defense when Dougie Hamilton was out all of last year for majority of the last year. So I feel like that was a big, big subtraction from their roster. But, yeah, man, I do feel like this will be a good shake up for New Jersey, and I can see them at least making the playoffs next year.
[00:08:24] Speaker A: No, I agree. I think it'll be good for them. And, you know, time will tell, though. I mean, it's just, it's so hard with coaching. Like, I feel like everything has to be in the right place at the right time for it to work out. Players, you know, everything just has to line up perfectly.
That's why, I mean, the Stanley cup is the hardest trophy to win just because of how many things have to go right for you to win. Like, yeah, no injuries, nothing. So.
Yeah. Who's our next coach? Who got hired?
[00:08:54] Speaker B: We had Jim Hiller hired as the next head coach for the LA Kings. I know he was assistant for them for a while. He did get the interim head coaching title after Todd McClellan got fired, and honestly, they went on a pretty good run after that whole firing happened, and I feel like a lot of people were kind of counting them out of the playoffs because the Knights were picking up a lot of speed from the trade deadline. But, you know, he at least held his own to finish out the season, but didn't, didn't do too well in the playoffs, necessarily. They got bounced by the Oilers again. I know a lot of people were complaining when this hiring got announced that, you know, he, he runs a pretty tight defensive system, one three one, which a lot of, a lot of fans and people think is, is a boring thing to watch. Yeah, but I've seen, uh, some other views saying that was coming from assistant coaches and whatnot, but I'm just like, does this even matter for the king? For the Kings? I feel like they're not that deep, um, of a team, necessarily. I mean, I know they got, by field, they got Cali, Pierre Luc Dubois is pretty young still, and fiala, I mean, they did, they have a decent roster still, but they do also good. I feel like they, they might be due for like, a big free agent signing this summer.
But, yeah, I don't necessarily think it, like, matters too much for the Kings.
Kind of a, kind of a mid signing for for me. But what do you think on that?
[00:10:23] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, I think, like we said, he kind of proved himself just to keep going towards the end of the season, and, I mean, yeah, to go off kind of what you said just about them not being super deep of a team, I know they have, you know, some young guys that they can look forward to in the future, but they're, like, in this weird spot of, like, rebuild slash retool, but also, like, it's just they're in a weird situation, and you don't really know which way they're going to go. They could make the play, I think. I mean, they made the playoffs this year because of how weak the Pacific was.
You know, the, who was it? The Kraken didn't really make any waves this season. The flames obviously kind of fell down a little bit too far.
I mean, who else? I can't really think of anyone else in the Pacific that should have made the playoffs that didn't.
But, yeah, I think they just kind of fell.
I think they honestly just squeaked in because of how weak the Pacific is. I don't, and, I mean, they've got outplayed by the Kings or by the Oilers. I really think, like, they just showed how. I mean, I don't know. Oilers are good, though, so it's tough to say, but that's what I have. My Jim Hiller. It's just nothing crazy.
[00:11:44] Speaker B: Yeah, I feel like it's kind of just like, I think the Kings upper management were like, this guy proved he's, I think they saw good glimpses of him and they kind of ran into, I mean, the Oilers are a good team, so, yeah, they saw a good glimpse of him, and they're going to give him a chance, at least. I don't think this is too long term of a sign. I feel like this year is going to be pretty crucial for him.
[00:12:04] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:12:07] Speaker B: As for all of these coaches and any coach in the NHL, feel like if you, if you fuck up one season really hard, you're out of there. But that goes on to the next kind of mid signing on here. Scott. Scott Arnel. I don't even know if I'm saying Arnel. Could be Arnel. Arnel.
But I mean, this one, I barely heard anything about this. And the Jets, I feel like just their whole season got thrown out the window after their, you know, first round exit to the ads and he was the interim head coach. Um, he's had a stint with Columbus. Did not do very well at all as Columbus historically is not been very good.
But honestly, like, I feel like this might hurt the Jets. I mean, what's your thoughts on this, this signing for the jets and I mean it's, it's, it to me it's another like mid signing to be honest. And I know a lot of jets fans aren't very happy about this too. I mean, these, these two past signings that I've been talking about, I don't know a lot about these guys, to be honest. I mean, they don't have the most NHL experience and style of coaching. So yeah, I'm also not a diehard jets or Kings fan.
[00:13:17] Speaker A: So yeah, it's tough with these coaches nowadays. Cause it's like you can go with, you know, the blue bloods of coaching. Like, you know, Peter Laviolet or any of these other guys that, you know, are big, big names in the coaching world.
But we've seen like sometimes you got to get some fresh blood in there and you know, with this guy though, I mean, what, two years with the Blue Jackets and had a 40, 516 18 record. Like, I don't know, like Winnipeg was a good team last year. They just ran into a better team in the Avs and just the central division alone. Like, I mean, regardless of where they are, like that section of the Western Conference for playoffs was I think a tough one.
And yeah, it's just, I don't, some of these signings I'm just like, you know, I don't know, but I can't. I guess we're going to have to see it through because there's no way of really knowing and oh my God, the Panthers are not going to score. Cool.
[00:14:16] Speaker B: It does make me, does make me happy to see just like more like you said, new blood as, as head coaches and I just feel like that's, that's nice. Besides these same coaches getting recycled and recycled over and over. So, yeah, I mean, one of these, I mean, one of these two guys who could be calling boring right now in a shitty signing, but I mean, they could totally turn out and yeah.
[00:14:38] Speaker A: It'S also, I mean, he may did that what, 45, 60 and 18 with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2010, 2012. But I mean, they're not the Winnipeg Jet. Like, they're, the jets are a good team. I don't know how Columbus did that far go. I'm not an encyclopedia, but it's like with Columbus. So who knows what that guy, he was. It's also what, almost twelve years ago? Who knows what he knows now. Yeah, to them. So it's really tough to say with these newer guys, but like you said, I am excited to see the newer blood kind of cycle circulate through the NHL and just, you know, we get to see what they're. What they're gonna do. Oh, yeah.
But as far as our last head coach, um, in the coaching carousel. Wow, I don't know how to say this name. You can try to take a step.
[00:15:30] Speaker B: Yeah, dude, the. The legend. Penguins legend Dan Bausma and somewhat Sabres legend, I guess you could say. But, uh, yeah, he's a head coach for the. For the Penguins. Uh, he brought him to Stanley cup in 2009. Was he stuck around with the pens for a little bit and then went to the Sabres. Um, I think it was literally 22,009 to 2018 was his head coaching stint. So about nine. He's got nine years of NHL coaching experience, which I feel like that's, you know, obviously people might be like, oh, that's not as much as some of these coaches. Like torts.
[00:16:06] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:16:07] Speaker B: Broodrow. What. Whoever. I mean. But I will say, I mean, nine years. To stick around nine years and just do teams, that's pretty impressive.
[00:16:16] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:16:16] Speaker B: That shows that one year leader. But I feel like you're. You're a good head coach and he has a Stanley cup under his belt. But I think these past two years within the Kraken organization have been crucial for him. I mean, one, getting signed as a head coach for this AHL team, brand new AHL team out of Coachella Valley with, you know, I'd say Kraken have a pretty good prospect pool. They made the calendar cup final last year. They're in the midst of the conference final right now.
So, I mean, he's definitely proven at the AHL level and he belongs in the NHL. Yeah, but not only that, I mean, I think he's just successful with these younger players, and I think that sounds very attractive for a younger officer like the Kraken. But the only thing for me was, like, weird timing to announce because they're in the middle of an HL playoff run. I mean, I feel like that's kind of like a weird vibe in the locker room. Like. Like coaches leaving us after the season, going up to the big club, which is awesome. You know, I know all those players in the AHL want to make it up to the NHL mid playoff run. It's going to be interesting if this affects the Coachella Valley Firebirds and how, how they continue their playoff run, because I want to say they, they're playing Milwaukee right now and it's. I think they're up to one. Um, but, yeah, man, I do think there's a good signing by the kraken out of all these. I like the Dan Balzma signing the most.
[00:17:42] Speaker A: Yeah, I like, I like Sheldon keef to be like, personally, I think that one's a really good hire just with the team that they have, but, yeah, the other two is just like a waiting game. I guess we're gonna have to see what they can do.
Yeah. I mean, to have any, any coach that is won a Stanley cup or knows what it takes to win a Stanley cup is all always a win. I think it's always, you know, something that any team should be excited about and know that that coach has done it before and he knows what it takes, or at least has a glimpse of what it takes.
But with that. So we had some crazy, crazy amount of coaches in this week, which, like you said, is just odd for it being middle of the playoffs. Obviously, Dan Belizema, wherever you say his name, hard mid playoff runs kind of crazy. Just with. Yeah, that's like still, you know, trying to win and like, yeah.
[00:18:39] Speaker B: And like the jets and the Kings, really not too bad. I mean, they can hire whoever whenever, but with Sheldon Keef, that quick of a turnaround and then bowser in the middle of a playoff run, just kind of bizarre circumstances. And we'll see if it affects their, their current teams right now. Um, obviously not Sheldon Keef because he's not in the playoffs anymore. But I'm curious what's going to happen with biles, man, that's going to affect the Firebirds any, anyhow.
[00:19:06] Speaker A: Yeah, honestly, we will see. But we also have some IIHF world championship news.
If you guys didn't see over the weekend, Czechia or Czechoslovakia's 13th gold medal, one three, winning it on home ice as well. David Poshenock, if you saw those videos, winning it off or did he score the game winning goal?
[00:19:32] Speaker B: I don't think he, I think he scored in the finals, but I've just been seeing a lot of videos of him and him and all the check boys getting fucked up and fraud celebrating this, which is funny. And I did see he was playing through an injury throughout this tournament. So it's interesting. This tournament, to me, it's like, I always like following it because there's NHL caliber players playing in it. One. And we haven't had the Olympics. So we don't really get the best on best every four years. So I feel like this is, like the closest thing we get to it, even though there is a lot of good players playing in the NHL, a lot of NHL players that opt out of this. But, you know, I mean, at least some Canada, Czechia, and USA.
And probably if Russia was allowed in the tournament, there would be some very, very skilled NHL players playing in this. And, I mean, it's crazy to me. I was looking this up. I mean, 13 golds for Czechia or Czechoslovakia? They're not Czechoslovakia anymore. They broke up, like, in the nineties, but now they go by Czechia and then Slovakia. Slovakia, yeah, but 13 gold medals?
Holy shit. That's like third place behind Canada and Russia. I think Canada and Russia are tied right now at like 27 for this tournament, but it's even crazier to me. USA only has two. Yeah, like, it's insane to me that Czechia, a country of 8 million people or so, has seven times the amount of gold medals as us in this tournament. And I feel like a lot of people are like, it doesn't matter. It's not really a important tournament necessarily, but, I mean, that's still hardware you're bringing home for Team USA.
[00:21:20] Speaker A: Yeah, I think there. I think it's different because obviously, like, over here, North America, we have the Stanley cup is the championship to win. You could say Olympic gold medal, too. But, like, the Stanley cup is the ultimate goal over here. And I think I read some stuff about, you know, pasta being. He looked like he was so excited. Like, good for him. Honestly, he was super excited to win that. And he was on chicklets this morning, too.
And, you know, he's kind of just explaining it where he growing up on in Europe and stuff. Like, yeah, you know, about the NHL and obviously there's big money there and best of the best play there, but him growing up, watched a lot of the IHF, you know, world championship. Winning that tournament means a lot to some of those players that are outside of North America. I mean, like I said, I don't think any American is going to be upset if you win gold at the IHF, like, championships. But I think it's just like a. It's different for them in Europe. Like, that's. That's their tournament, you know, where Stanley cup is. Like, it's. It's so coveted to us, but over in Europe, like, I don't think that they really, really care about the Stanley cup as much as we do at least.
[00:22:35] Speaker B: I mean, I still think worldwide, the Stanley cup is the most coveted trophy. And hockey. And, I mean, I do. I truly do believe, especially after the fall of Soviet Union.
Like, pre Soviet Union, I totally agree with you, but post Soviet Union, I feel like there's so much mix between european players and the NHL and stuff, and Stanley cup definitely does mean a lot to them. But I just feel like those organizations, um, overseas do give way more of a fuck about this versus, you know, Team USA team candidates, whoever they can get, really. But, I mean, shit. I mean, the top two scores were Matt Boley and Brady Kachuk, Americans. And same with Kevin Fiala, who's a swiss player. But, I mean, those play. All three of those players are, you know, in the NHL and good players. I mean, there's. There's definitely. I feel like international hockey's just kind of gone a little bit downhill since they haven't had NHL players in the Olympics. So, like, this is the closest thing they can get, fans can get. So it gets me a little excited, at least. And it's sweet to see Johnny Goodrell in the red, white and blue. He's a beast when he plays for Team USA.
[00:23:42] Speaker A: So, yeah, I mean, we're going to see Olympic hockey in, what, two years from now? Yeah, two years from now. Yeah, we'll see Olympic hockey game, which is going to be awesome with NHL players. But, you know, like, I think these IHF world championship tournaments are always a lot of fun. Yeah, I feel like they're impossible to watch nowadays for.
They are due to network. Yeah.
[00:24:10] Speaker B: Yeah, it's in the middle of the day, which, I mean, that's. Because it is. That is. It is in Europe. But, man, if they have that on ESPN, plus, I feel like people would watch that. They probably bet on it. I mean, I'm not going to say I didn't bet on this. This tournament. And, I mean, I feel like there are storylines that could be picked up by ESPN if they. If they give a fuck, because I feel like ESPN does stuff with, like, FIBA, which, like, do people really give a fuck about FIBA, you know? Yeah, I feel like this is on the same. Same level.
[00:24:40] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:24:41] Speaker B: I mean, it's not like the Olympics or the four nations tournament, which, I mean, I feel like Czechia getting left out of that is a. Is a big.
[00:24:49] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:24:50] Speaker B: You know, that's. That's. That's tough for them. I mean, having 13 of these medals and, I mean, they also have a golden Olympics being left out of that. I feel like they should expand that tournament that they're going to have. I think next year is when they're.
[00:25:01] Speaker A: Going to have it.
[00:25:02] Speaker B: Um, they should expand to, like, six teams at least.
[00:25:06] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:25:06] Speaker B: Throw Czechia in it. Throw Russia in it. Honestly, I know people are going to probably hate me for saying that, but it's tough. It's tough not having at least those two teams because they bring so much weight to the international playing field. And, like, I hate to say it like that, four nations tournament is probably going to come down to USA and Canada.
[00:25:27] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:25:27] Speaker B: You know, I mean, it's going to be kind of a surprise that Finland or Sweden can beat either of those teams in somewhat of an upset.
So, I don't know. It also sucks. There's no fighting. I feel like if they allowed this shit would be sick.
[00:25:44] Speaker A: It would be. Yeah, it's not there. I think the european style, like, the game over there in Europe is just so different. I've heard we're very physical over here, and they're very, like, finesse and skill, which is good, but I don't know. It's just not how we play. But with that. Do you have any final closing thoughts about the IHF?
[00:26:05] Speaker B: No, man. I feel like they one, they need to figure out some way to broadcast it to Canada and USA, where a lot of hockey fans are.
I know it comes over here every once in a while, at least in terms of host countries and host cities.
They should allow fighting, too. I saw that whole thing with Brady Kaczuk and fuck. Who was it?
[00:26:27] Speaker A: Yeah, go this.
[00:26:28] Speaker B: Yeah, goudas. Like, that would have been sick. Yeah, that would have been sick. And I feel like players are playing a little bit dirtier because no one's gloves.
[00:26:37] Speaker A: Yeah, they're not gonna get their ass kicked.
[00:26:38] Speaker B: It's kind of like a warranty, but yeah, man, I feel like Prague. Sick hockey city, too. I've been there before. I've partied there. It's a great city in Europe. Great city in the world.
I do feel like Czechia. This is a big statement for Czechia. I feel like Czechia is going to be somewhat of a dark horse in the 2026 Olympics.
I don't think they're going to get lens, the four nations. Sorry, pasta. But I do think that they are going to be a force to reckon with because Chucky has a lot of NHL players and good NHL players on their team, so. And also, hats off to Switzerland. Small country hockey country, though.
[00:27:16] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:27:16] Speaker B: And, you know, they had some of their very key players step up. Roman Yossi, he sure. And fiala. So those are my closing remarks. I could, I love talking international hockey. Could probably go on and on about this. Didn't follow it as much as I'd like to. Yeah, but it is tough. It is something fun to watch during in addition to the playoffs.
[00:27:37] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. It's just like an extra thing and I think that's why it's not popular just because of the playoffs going on and like there's so much to catch up on with everything and it's in the middle of day, so. But ESPN, honestly, that's my one wish is like just if we could figure out how to watch it not on NHL Network because we've all been duped into like canceling cable and now we can't even watch or get NHL network on like YouTube tv or something. I don't know. Figure it out.
[00:28:03] Speaker B: Yeah, something, something.
[00:28:05] Speaker A: Got a couple cool resignings. Possible resignings coming up.
We could possibly potentially see Sid re sign his probably final contract ever.
Could be. There's some reports that it's coming this summer. He's in the final year of his twelve year deal worth $104 million. Signed that back in 20, 1212 years.
You know, he took, I mean what is that per year?
[00:28:31] Speaker B: Almost eight ish, 8.8.7, I think.
[00:28:35] Speaker A: 8.7. Yes.
[00:28:37] Speaker B: Average per year, which is a huge. Yeah, it's a huge underpay for a player of his caliber. I think the pens were looking ahead when they did that.
But yeah, I mean, not only that, I feel like, you know, with Sid. Oh yeah, Panthers just score.
[00:28:55] Speaker A: No, they're looking. I don't know, it was kind of a loose puck, but we'll see.
Yeah, with Sid, I mean, honestly, to take eight mil a year is like, it's such a captain move. Like, you know, you can make as much money as you want in the world. Like, you know, eight mil a year is literally so much money. And the difference between that and 10 million a year is like, I don't know, it's just, you know, you, you want to make room for your team, you're going to end up like McDavid and dry sidel and be the only two people carrying themselves. But Sids won, what, two cups in that time since he signed that.
[00:29:38] Speaker B: Yeah. I mean, yeah, since he signed that two cups. So I feel like it definitely paid off when they had those cup runs and.
[00:29:45] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:29:45] Speaker B: I mean, I feel like not really this past year but years before. They still look competitive.
[00:29:51] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:29:52] Speaker B: It's a bummer this Carlson signing didn't work out for them. Yeah, but, I mean, they were able to do that because Sid signed a lower deal, I feel like.
[00:30:00] Speaker A: Yeah, no, exactly. I feel like some of these players just need to, you know, put the ego aside. You don't need to get paid $13 million a year and play for your team because that's going to win you championships. You're not, you know, you can have, like. I don't know, I just. I love that Sid takes that and. But there are some reports that he possibly could take more over, like, close to, like, ten mill a year.
And. I don't know. I love Sid, but I just don't think you can sign him for very long at ten mil a year, like.
[00:30:36] Speaker B: Yeah, very long term deal.
[00:30:38] Speaker A: Well respected player. Yeah. It's just.
I don't know.
I mean, maybe you could. I don't know.
[00:30:45] Speaker B: What do you think? I feel like a three. I mean, for his. For what he brings to the Penguins organization, what he brings to any organization. Feel like you can at least give him ten mil. I mean, we got fucking Darnell nurse out here making like, what? Nine something million? I mean, if you look at. If you look at comparing players, what Sydney Crosby brings to not only the players around him, the fans around him, the organization, his captaincy, his leadership. I mean, it's an instant ad, and I feel like $10 million is still, in my opinion, an underpay. The biggest thing is just his. His age. I mean, that's the thing that's holding him back. And I don't think the pens are going to let him go. It would be crazy if he signed somewhere else. That would be like the biggest shell shock of the whole summer, I think. Probably. Possibly, like, biggest free agent signing in a while.
[00:31:37] Speaker A: Yeah, well, I think his contract is still good next season, but they're talking about resigning him for the following season after that. So they want. I would hope that they get it done early because if it comes, you know, midway through the season, Sid still hasn't resigned. It's just a little scary for the Penguins. Cause like you said, I mean, sid is such a. I mean, generational talent, obviously, but what he brings to the Penguins is a lot. So we will see what the actual number is going to be. I don't.
I mean, maybe adjusted for inflation, ten mil is around that 8.7 when he signed back in twelve. 2012.
Yeah, I mean, like, I think you.
[00:32:23] Speaker B: Signed this guy 94 points this season, too. I mean, he had his second highest total with goals this season, too.
[00:32:31] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:32:31] Speaker B: I feel like you gotta at least sign him till he's 40. So like a four year, $10 million deal.
But hopefully he doesn't take that insulting and leaves after that, go sign with the Colorado Avs. Honestly, let him in or something.
[00:32:46] Speaker A: Let him pick his price if he's okay with making 8.7 to keep, you know, his. I mean, that's his number, I guess, to 8.7. So, yeah, maybe he wants to stick with it for good luck and. Yeah, I just. I think more players should adopt how he thought about it, you know, maybe McDavid should sign a 9.7 deal per year. I don't know. But I just think to win a cup, there just needs to be some sacrifice. You can't expect that you're going to get paid tens of millions of dollars in this. You know, the way the NHL gets paid, it's not fucking. It's not football.
[00:33:25] Speaker B: Carlson does.
[00:33:27] Speaker A: Yeah, exactly. It's like, I mean, he screwed us.
[00:33:30] Speaker B: Over or Jonathan Huberto.
[00:33:32] Speaker A: Yeah, it's like, dude, you're not. I don't care how much.
Like, I don't know. People just need to. These players sometimes just. I get it. They want to make their money.
Geez, man. Like, being worth $8 million is.
Gets like more money than anyone. That's, I would say probably 100%, maybe 98% of the people that watch the NHL are ever gonna see that much money in their life. Yeah.
[00:34:03] Speaker B: I mean, to be fair, I feel like these players have put in a lot of sacrifices. So, yeah, I mean, that money does work out in their favor, especially how much the NHL is putting, you know, getting four months. I'd rather have deals and. Yeah, yeah. So, I mean, I don't know. I feel like it's not as much that, but I would be stoked if Crosby stays a pen for life because, I mean, they're going to retire as jersey no matter what. But we'll be. We'll be interesting to see what. What he's going to get for this next deal.
[00:34:39] Speaker A: Yeah, we will see. We will see.
But next one, I'm fucking excited. Will Smith. Watch out, Chris Rock, because Will Smith is a San Jose shark. He, like, I know the past couple episodes, I've kind of said that, you know, maybe let him develop, let him stay another year. But honestly, I would leave it up to him. Like, truly if he wanted to go back to VC and, you know, take that title, take a run at it again with his buddies. I mean, you know, let him. It's not like it's really going to hurt the sharks a whole lot to give to give him another year of development. But at the same time, like, he learned what he did. He proved that he's a point scorer. He, you know, led the league then CAA in points.
And I think with Macklin celebrini coming over, I think that definitely boosted his confidence just in terms of, you know, wanting to come back over and the organization as a whole just being like, yeah, we need them. We need them over here. So very excited for that. That happened today, like this morning.
[00:35:44] Speaker B: Did see that.
[00:35:45] Speaker A: And yeah, I'm really excited for the Sharks, but that was, I want to get his jersey real soon, so we'll see.
[00:35:53] Speaker B: What number is he going to be?
[00:35:54] Speaker A: Number two. He's already said it before.
That's sick.
What is it? I think the sharks, like, saved his, like, they're saving his number two. Um, because obviously when he went to BC, he's number six because someone else was number two. But, um, yeah, he's got the number two. So we will see, but. All right, let's.
Unless you have thoughts of Will Smith.
[00:36:17] Speaker B: But I think that's a good signing for them. Yeah, but yeah, I feel like he's a. He's definitely up there in the Calder discussion, too.
[00:36:25] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:36:28] Speaker B: I'm stoked to see him in celebrity, though, to see what they do in the NHL. I feel like that's a really good one to punch. Kind of reminds me of, you know, Joe Thornton. Pavelski.
[00:36:38] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:36:39] Speaker B: So that sort of vibe. Yeah. Nothing too flashy of a franchise players, but a good one two punch. But yeah, I think that's going to be really good for the Sharks going forward.
[00:36:49] Speaker A: And he just scored out of the air. God damn.
[00:36:54] Speaker B: Oh, dude. Look down for 1 second and there's goals going in. It does look like we have one viewer, too. I don't know if they're still on.
[00:37:02] Speaker A: Here, but yeah, show yourself. We're going to be answering some questions if there is anyone that's watching, but let's get into some playoffs.
Enough about the NHL or I guess, the news around, but then we got playoffs right now. The game we're watching, we'll jump into it. Rangers versus Panthers.
This is very clear, but it's a must win for the Panthers tonight. They cannot go down three one to the Rangers. Rangers are such a good team and they've shown that, you know, there's a reason that they're the president's trophy winners.
I feel like they're a very good case of a team that could break that president's trophy curse. Yeah, but I mean, for the most part, Rangers have been closing it out in overtime, which is crazy, especially when the Panthers were doing what they were doing last year in overtime.
And I think, you know, they've given them a run for their money and I think it's going to be a good series if Florida wins tonight. If Florida does not win tonight, this could be over next game.
[00:38:07] Speaker B: It could be over in. Yeah, game five. But, dude, Florida's been looking good this period. I know we kind of talked first period, didn't watch as much of it, got a little workout in, so wasn't able to watch too much of it, but, oh, oh, that was a good save.
But, yeah, man, I feel like the panthers are fine a little bit more this period.
They've picked up the pace and at least gone to New York's level.
But yeah, man, I feel like if they don't win this game tonight, it's going to be hard to come back three one against a team like the Rangers. And, yeah, the Rangers are just an all around good team. I think they have a lot of good playoff experience on their team as well.
Players that have not won a Stanley cup, players that have been involved in long runs, all sorts of things. So I think Rangers look really hungry. But, yeah, if the Panthers don't win this, good night. Jim kite.
[00:39:01] Speaker A: Yeah, it's going to be tough for them. So they definitely need to do that to keep this series interesting. It's two one right now. Uh oh. Almost through one. But honestly, I mean, the Panthers just do look, they look a little tired and I think, you know, I think any team at this point when you've played this much hockey in a row, he's going to be tired. So you just have to kind of fight through that.
I want to say after this game, they should get a two day rest. I know they've been doing that where games one, two, three and four, there's only one day in between.
And then game four and five, there's a two day break. So we'll see if that happens. But, um, you know, I think these two teams are, they're very good, but the Rangers have been fired on all cylinders. It seems like Shasturkin is a great goaltender. Proving it. Um, their offense is just. They figured it out. I think game one was, I wouldn't say it's a fluke, but I think the, it was more of a feeling out process and, I don't know, we can talk about. Do you have any other thoughts before I bring up. Oh, penalty. Before I bring some.
[00:40:09] Speaker B: The Trueba yeah.
[00:40:11] Speaker A: The true Balboa.
[00:40:13] Speaker B: Not really, man. I feel like we'll get into their keys of success.
[00:40:16] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:40:17] Speaker B: For tonight's episode, we're doing keys to success or each of these teams in the remaining playoffs. So. Yep, we'll go in. What do you got to say about Jacob Truba, though, honestly?
[00:40:26] Speaker A: Like, that Trueba elbow, I know there's a lot of people hating on it or that, you know, this and that that Rodriguez flopped or that, you know, true was a dirty player. I honestly think what happened with Truba, and this is coming from a bad player is that he was out of position. Like he's just, he's so long and lanky and like, he's miss. I think he misses his hit so much that he, like, you know, in a play like that where he's reaching out with his elbow, it's because you missed your hit. You missed your hit. And I did it plenty of times. And you get caught with the elbow because you're following through and you're like, I'm way out of position. And you stick that elbow out just a little chicken wing so you can get contact with them and, you know, it's right at the head. And obviously troop was a big guy, so it's like, I don't know, the league just gone this direction of like, you know, calling everything head contact and it's like, okay, what is this six foot eight dude? Like Matt Remp, he's supposed to do against this five foot fucking eleven?
[00:41:26] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:41:26] Speaker A: Like, what is he supposed to do? Honestly?
[00:41:29] Speaker B: Yeah. And I feel like it's a playoffs unless you, you are murdering someone out there, you're not going to get a suspension. So. No, these fines will keep stacking up for those type. Yeah, but I mean, I don't know. That's all I got to take about on this Truba. I know. True is like a pretty gritty player and he is not afraid to drop the gloves and make big hits. So.
[00:41:49] Speaker A: And he's known for, I mean, people call him dirty all the time. I don't think he's honestly that dirty. I think, like I said, one, he's big and two, he's out of position with his hits. Or like, he does. He just doesn't line it up correct and he tries to, like, overcompensate, therefore turning it into like an elbow. Um, anything like that. And, yeah, it's just, it, I don't, I don't know. I don't like the narrative of that. He's a dirty player. I think a lot of people in the NHL have dirty hints to themselves.
Yeah, some more than others. But like you said, the final, like, you, you can't suspend the guy. He wasn't going out of his way to literally elbow the guy. Like, that would be a different story. Like I said, it looked like he was just out of position.
But, you know, you throw him with a fine five k, it's literally nothing to him. But is what it is.
[00:42:41] Speaker B: He's making like 8 million a year or something, so not too, too bad.
[00:42:44] Speaker A: But, no, that's nothing.
[00:42:46] Speaker B: But, yeah. Keys to success. We'll start off with the Rangers. I think one of my biggest keys to success for them is just keep this. Keep these games low scoring. I feel like they're a very good team when it comes down to these grinding out games. They have the best goal. I mean, arguably the best goalie in the league.
[00:43:06] Speaker A: So, you know the Rangers, right? Yeah.
[00:43:09] Speaker B: For the Rangers.
[00:43:10] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:43:10] Speaker B: I mean, when they do have these low scoring games, you know, I feel like they succeed a lot more. They're able to squeak out these goals, work with their depth, which I think New York is extremely. Has really good depth. But also, I mean, just staying out of Florida's bullshit that they've been always trapping these teams in, in the playoffs, I feel like they've been doing a good job of that. This whole series. It's been a very competitive series. There's not been too many fights and crazy moments like that. There hasn't been too many games where, you know, the floodgates are open and it's six to one or five one or whatever, which we've seen in some previous series with both of these teams. So I think it's a very good key.
But I know I already mentioned this before, Shasturkin, I mean, keep relying on him. He's playing lights out, this series. Seven goals against this whole series so far, which. No, it's nine goals, actually.
Um, which. That Varagi goal was fucking crazy.
[00:44:12] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:44:13] Speaker B: Knocking that out of the. Knocking that out of the air. Um, but, yeah, the one thing that I saw, too, was like, their best players have not been scoring a lot. I mean, one point between Zabanjad and pin Aaron and they're up in this series. That's so surprising.
[00:44:30] Speaker A: Yeah. You know, Lafreniere, who we call the bust a couple weeks ago, is just like, all of a sudden Sidney Crosby.
Yeah. I mean, I think for the Rangers. Yeah. Like you said, once those key players can start scoring, but I feel like Florida also might just have a lock on those players. And, I mean, I think both these teams are very deep, but I think the Rangers just might be a little bit deeper in a sense.
Yeah, I know.
[00:44:59] Speaker B: The Panthers look so freaking good, though, man.
[00:45:02] Speaker A: They do, they do. And it's not that, you know, I think they just been able to clutch it up in those, those moments that you need to.
Overtime, two overtime goals, I want to say both from Barclay Goodrow. If not, he just has a couple of goals. But I mean, I think for the Panthers, like you said about them, you know, the Rangers not falling victim to the Panthers antics, I think the Panthers need to do a little bit better. Trying to get under their skin a little bit more. Yeah. You know, I think it's easy when you have the lead to get under the skin of some people just to kind of like, that's how they've been doing all, all series long. Like they've, you know, had a quick lead in the series and then, you know, started to kind of play the pes role and now they're kind of playing catch up.
But I don't think you can stray away from that, you know, pesky little play that they do because it works for them, so they got to keep doing it.
[00:45:58] Speaker B: Yeah. That's a big key to success for the Panthers. They, they need to get under the ranger skin somehow. They need to get past Shasturkin, too. They get under his skin somehow. And I don't care if that's, I mean, I think you got to put Kachuk to work. I mean, put Kacuk out there and do what he does best, and that's his other teams and players off like no other. So I feel like that's something they, they really need to get going. But, yeah, I mean, just this scoring, the scoring against just Sturgeon, I feel like it's just they're snake bitten by scoring against them. I mean, they're up to one right now, which is, yeah, you know, it's decent. We'll see how this game goes out. But that was another, that was another key success for me for the Panthers. They need to win this game, and we talked about it earlier in this conversation. If they don't win this game, it could be, could be over for the Panthers. It would be insane if New York blew that big of a lead.
[00:46:58] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:46:59] Speaker B: Against the Canes. I will say that they almost did against the Canes. So it's not totally out of the picture, but it's not, I mean, for how the series is going and how the Rangers are playing against the Panthers, it would be incredible if they come.
[00:47:14] Speaker A: Back, the western in the conference finals, having a comeback. Like that would be next level. Like, I don't. I don't know if that's been done anytime recently. That three one lead. I know Florida obviously did it to Boston, but that's the first round. It's a lot different than the conference finals, where you're playing two great teams, but we will see. Do you have any last thoughts about the Rangers and Panthers?
[00:47:39] Speaker B: No, man. I feel like we, we covered all bases, and we did.
[00:47:42] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:47:43] Speaker B: No laughing. You're had a good, good game last.
[00:47:45] Speaker A: Game, and, oh, yeah, great goal.
[00:47:47] Speaker B: This goes. I'd be surprised if anyone else scores, but this is looking like another low scoring game. I think this might go into overtime, and I'm going to say three two Panthers for tonight. That's my prediction.
[00:47:59] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:48:00] Speaker B: No, t. Yeah.
[00:48:02] Speaker A: Yeah. I think, oh, if they can get an OT goal tonight, that would be really good for their just overtime confidence, because if they lose again in overtime.
[00:48:10] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:48:11] Speaker A: They're not going to be happy, so. All right, well, we're going to move on to Oilers versus stars.
This is another good series.
Honestly, I'm very, very hopeful that the stars are going to pull it out. They have a two one lead now against the Oilers after last night.
If you guys listen to this on Wednesday, then game four is tonight.
God know. You all right?
Thank you. But, yes, McDavid. I mean, he's been really on fire. Do you how many points he has this season? I don't even know what I know.
[00:48:52] Speaker B: He's over 20.
Want to say 25?
[00:48:57] Speaker A: Jesus.
[00:49:03] Speaker B: Let's see.
[00:49:05] Speaker A: Oh, my God. My allergies are so bad right now.
[00:49:07] Speaker B: Yeah, he's got 25 points right now. Four goals and. Four goals and 21 assists. This guy's a fucking assist getter, dude. 21 assists.
[00:49:15] Speaker A: I think.
[00:49:15] Speaker B: Wow. I think he has worse. I think he has more assists than any other player has points. Yeah.
[00:49:21] Speaker A: Yeah, probably. Dude, that is crazy. What a guy.
[00:49:25] Speaker B: But, yeah, this ghosted some of the games, this playoffs. He has.
[00:49:32] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:49:32] Speaker B: He has, though, like, pointless. He's tough to make, David goes pointless. It's.
I feel like the Oilers lose. Like, they rely so hard on those two players. It's like it's top because it's like, without them, if they're not playing good, then Hymen's not playing good, then Bouchard. It just, it just spreads contagious, like a domino effect with, with the Oilers.
But, yeah, man. I mean, that game last night, that was a huge win for Dallas.
[00:50:03] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:50:04] Speaker B: I mean, come behind when down 20 away, Jason Robertson showed up out of nowhere. I feel like he's had a little bit of a quiet playoffs.
[00:50:13] Speaker A: He has not.
[00:50:14] Speaker B: I mean, he's been, he's been decent, but not to the, to the level that I feel like a lot of stars fans expect him to be. Yeah, no, just in the league in general, too, but, yeah, I mean, for him to score that hat trick last night, for them to, to come back and win.
[00:50:28] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:50:29] Speaker B: Hats off to the stars. They looked really good in that, that second period of third period. First period, they looked flat, but those last two periods, they looked like a Stanley cup final team for sure.
[00:50:39] Speaker A: They did. And honestly, what's crazy, too, is that, you know, I think, I mean, last year was kind of similar with the Knights and the Panthers, but again, like any four of these teams, they're not going to win their first Stanley cup, but it'll be their first Stanley cup in years, some of them. Their first Stanley cup ever. Um, funny. What? Oilers haven't won since 87, 89.
[00:51:01] Speaker B: I think the, the last time the Oilers won was 1990.
[00:51:06] Speaker A: Messier.
[00:51:07] Speaker B: I think it was. Yeah. It was like the year after Gretzky left, so I want to say it was 89, 90. Someone might come at me for that. I think I'm a year off, if anything.
[00:51:15] Speaker A: Maybe.
[00:51:16] Speaker B: But then. Yeah. The, the stars.
[00:51:18] Speaker A: 99.
[00:51:19] Speaker B: Yeah, 99.
[00:51:20] Speaker A: So no one's been in thousands.
[00:51:23] Speaker B: It's been a while for all of these teams.
[00:51:25] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:51:26] Speaker B: But the Oilers have all of Canada, besides Flames fans, on their back.
[00:51:31] Speaker A: They do. Yeah.
[00:51:32] Speaker B: There's no. No way in hell. I'm.
[00:51:34] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:51:35] Speaker B: Like, I'm sorry you guys would not do the same for us.
[00:51:39] Speaker A: No.
[00:51:40] Speaker B: But not only that, it's just, it's rivalry. It's like a Penguins fan going for flyers.
[00:51:44] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:51:45] Speaker B: No, you never vice versa, so.
[00:51:46] Speaker A: Yeah, like, I was not going to happen. Yeah. The biggest reason I love the Panthers so much last year was because of how much, like, they were playing the night. So I'm like, you know what? This is ride or die team right now. And. Yeah, I totally get that. I mean, I don't really know. I mean, I guess we can throw that out to people out there listening. If you guys are from Canada, are you rooting for the Oilers, or are you not rooting for the Oilers? We. I'm curious because I've seen some other things, too, that the Oilers are not the most hated, but one of the most hated in Canada in terms of, like, teams just overall, not obviously in Edmonton, but I don't know how many people are actually rooting for the Oilers. So let us know down below if, you know, you guys are actually rooting for the Oilers if you're from Canada.
But what are the keys to success for this series for the remainder of the series?
[00:52:39] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, starting off the Oilers, I know dry Seidel, and McDavid have been solid this whole playoffs, but dry Styles has one point in three games against the stars, so he's. He's snake bitten, which I feel like snake bitten is my word for this, this episode. But, yeah, yeah, I mean, dry style needs to get going, because, like I said, without dry style and McDavid firing, this team is a lot less, um, does not look as good. Yeah. I just feel like I, on paper, their depths there and, like, points wise and, and all of that, but then it's like, how much is that on the power play with McDavid and Drystow? How much of that is with, on a line with dry style or McDavid on the ice? So I feel like dry Styles got to pick it up if they even want a chance. Who knows? We might see it. Absolutely. Him might go on a tear.
[00:53:31] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:53:31] Speaker B: Because he does do that. I mean, he's an easily go two, three points per game. Like, it's nothing. Um, ball also, like, I mean, last night, they're up 20. You got to keep that lead against Dallas. Yeah, I feel like when you're, when you're blowing those. Those two leads, especially on home ice, sucks the wind out of the arena, but also out of the whole team. I mean, I feel like when they, when they blew that lead, it was kind of, even though it was only going into the third, I feel like it was kind of, the writing was on the wall, like, fuck. I mean, yeah. If we're able to be up two goals against this team, which I know two goal leads are notorious, but they just got to play better with the lead.
[00:54:12] Speaker A: They do. Yeah. We'll see.
What do you think about this, the stars overall? Like, I don't know. That game, it's tough because you can't base everything off one game, but, yeah, that game was so critical for the owners. I spent, like, being up 20 two, and we kind of talked about it when we were watching it, just how a lot of these games have been, you know, quick goals in the first period and then nothing towards the end, but obviously, that kind of changed. But what are the keys for success for the Dallas Stars?
[00:54:49] Speaker B: Yeah, I think for Ottinger to keep playing lights out, this is kind of the same thing that's going on with the Rangers. O'Ner has been playing lights out, 938 save percentage, only seven goals against, against the Oilers, which that's more impressive to me than the Panthers. I mean, just because how high scoring the whalers offenses.
So, you know, you won odger to keep, you know, playing good. But not only that, keep scoring on Stewart Skinner. That was another point I had that I didn't get to. I mean, they need some better goaltending, the Oilers do. They do, and we've been saying that all season, and I feel like Skinner stepped up a lot this season, but, yeah, man, I mean, they just got to keep getting past Skinner. I feel like that the stars, they are so deep. They've been spreading out their points all over the place. I mean, you got 230, I want to say 35 year olds. I don't know for sure if Jamie, Ben, and Sagan are at that mark of age yet. Yeah, but, I mean, they are old, and they're leading the team in points right now in this, this series. I mean, they're they're doing excellent. Yeah, they have Robertson and Johnston.
[00:56:00] Speaker A: Yeah. They have good veteran presence. I mean, they have Pavelski to Ryan Souter. Like, they have older team Chris Tanf and then.
[00:56:10] Speaker B: But they got the young guns, too, though.
[00:56:12] Speaker A: Yeah, Robertson, white, Johnson, like, all those guys. Yeah, no, it's a good point. They have, like, this great mix of, like, young gun but old bowl. Oh, God, that's a step brothers quote.
Yeah.
[00:56:28] Speaker B: So I feel like they just got to keep playing with their depth. I mean, they look like a staling cup caliber team right now.
[00:56:34] Speaker A: They do.
[00:56:34] Speaker B: With how much depth they have, with how good they're playing.
I would be.
I don't know. I don't even want to say anything about the series because I do not want to see the Oilers making, sustain the cup final, but, yeah, you know, I think if stars take this next game for this, this game for so crucial for the Oilers.
[00:56:52] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:56:53] Speaker B: I mean, sort of like this game.
[00:56:55] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:56:56] Speaker B: For the Panthers. I mean, I mean, you do not want to go down three one going back to on the, on a way, so. No, we'll see what happens, but, yeah, man, I think the stars just got to keep on keeping it on, and the Oilers need to have some pretty big switch ups, but not too big of switch ups because they've shown they're a good team this playoff. Yeah, we'll we'll see if, you know, what happens with this. But, I mean, right now, it's it's looking heavily, like a Stars Rangers Stanley cup final. But I might eat my words right now because the Panthers might tie this up.
[00:57:33] Speaker A: They could. Yeah. I mean, I don't really know. There's so many different cut. Like, all the combinations. Like, I just think about it, I guess, now that we're wrapping up, but it's like, you know, the Oilers versus Panthers would be a really cool series, but versus Rangers would also be a very cool series. And then Rangers, like, all these combinations that we have for these teams, I'm excited for the Stanley cup final. I mean, I think no matter who goes, others are probably my least favorite.
But, I mean, it's. It's still going to be so exciting. Like, even as much hate as we want to give Connor McDavid, if that man lives to Stanley cup over his head, it's like, you know, it cheers off to him. He's had it. He's had it rough all alone in Edmonton, and then obviously dry settle, too. But, you know, I think at the end of the day, it still would be cool to see, and I think it'd be good for hockey, too. If Conor McDavid wins a Stanley Cup, I think it'll be a good moment for the NHL. It's, you know, the next goat putting a cup over his head. You know, that's kind of a thing he's always gotten shit for, is just never being able to win a Stanley Cup. I mean, obviously he's only 28, so he's still young. Yeah, but I'd be.
[00:58:48] Speaker B: Yeah, I'd be sad to see it. It'd be good for hockey. I'm not going to lie on that. Be good for the sport, good for publicity, but I know I'd be stoked if he stays on the Oilers. I'd be stoked to see him not win a Stanley cup anytime.
[00:59:01] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, that's true. Good point. And I think, I mean, any of these teams, like, I think there's so many players that, you know, the Rangers, I don't really have too much of a connection for to care.
I think it'd be awesome to see, you know, the players in Florida win the Stanley cup and then also the stars, like, all those, those veterans on that team are just so cup hungry big time. So I think it'll be very exciting, you know, Stanley cup final, and I don't think. I think by the time we record next week, I think this, these series will, if they go to game seven, they'll be wrapping up.
So this could potentially be the last episode before the Stanley cup. Finals. Um, but, man, I'm. I'm excited. I don't know.
[00:59:49] Speaker B: I'm so stoked. And who knows? Maybe we can sneak in if there's a game seven, maybe.
[00:59:54] Speaker A: Seven. Yeah, live. Yeah, true. Because I think the next. I think the next possible game seven is this one next Tuesday.
[01:00:03] Speaker B: Okay.
[01:00:04] Speaker A: So if it does go to seven, we'll see about, you know, maybe hyping it up a little bit more, doing more of like a watch thing instead of like a podcast like this.
[01:00:11] Speaker B: But yeah, get some people talking questions. I don't even get anyone in here.
[01:00:17] Speaker A: No, I don't think we had any questions. We didn't really promote it. We kind of just did it on a whim. Um, yeah, so it was kind of tough to get everyone in here. But you know what? Those of you that are watching later or listening on Spotify later, we want to appreciate you guys. We are almost. We're going to plug the Instagram, actually, because we're almost at five. Well, like 430 followers on Instagram. Almost at 500. So if you're listening and you don't follow us, go do that now. Trying to grow that Instagram.
And.
Yeah, I mean, I think what are.
[01:00:51] Speaker B: We going to do?
I mean, obviously if we're going to get to 500, we're going to get to a thousand at some point. So we'll have some. We'll have some ideas of what we can do for a thousand.
[01:01:02] Speaker A: Yeah, we'll do a giveaway.
[01:01:05] Speaker B: Yeah, we all shave my hair or something. I don't know.
[01:01:08] Speaker A: That'd be funny. Just like a.
Into a skull it or something.
But I think we do have the giveaway with the Stanley cup final coming up, so I gotta keep remembering that to keep it in my bank account.
[01:01:25] Speaker B: It's only $50 from us each, so.
[01:01:27] Speaker A: Yeah, true. But whoever the winner of that is, get $100, like, coming your way here soon, so.
[01:01:34] Speaker B: Yeah, we will see. What's. What's that?
[01:01:37] Speaker A: Winning. Um.
I don't even know how to get.
[01:01:44] Speaker B: Right. Hey, also at NHL, please make this bracket challenge.
[01:01:49] Speaker A: Like, I don't know, it's.
[01:01:51] Speaker B: It's like, I love it, but also, it's difficult to get to, like, I.
[01:01:56] Speaker A: Have to jump through real hoops to, like, find anything.
[01:02:02] Speaker B: It's ridiculous.
[01:02:02] Speaker A: God, I have to log in, bro. How many times have I logged in?
[01:02:05] Speaker B: See, also Dylan Jones had the Kings. I'm not too far behind. I'm at 35.
That's bad. You're at your third right now. And then for celebrities. And first.
[01:02:21] Speaker A: Hank, I have no idea who that is could be John Bueno, one of my friends, but I don't.
[01:02:28] Speaker B: I got some shark sands, too, so I'm not sure. But he's got the final four, right?
He's gotten.
[01:02:37] Speaker A: I think it's my uncle's friend Scott. Sue. Zach.
Yeah, bro.
[01:02:44] Speaker B: He's gotten every single team right so far.
[01:02:49] Speaker A: Who?
[01:02:50] Speaker B: Yeah.
[01:02:51] Speaker A: Oh, show yourself, Tank. So. No, he missed. Oh, wait. Yeah, yeah, he just got the.
[01:02:58] Speaker B: The dude, he's got a perfect racket right now.
[01:03:01] Speaker A: He just has the, um, the games against. Yeah, wrong way.
[01:03:07] Speaker B: Everything's fucking. That's hard.
[01:03:09] Speaker A: Yeah, it is.
[01:03:10] Speaker B: That is. I mean, this guy's gotten basically a perfect bracket, looks like.
[01:03:14] Speaker A: Yeah.
[01:03:15] Speaker B: Yeah. Literally.
[01:03:15] Speaker A: Shall see. But with that. Thank you, everybody, for listening today.
If you hopped on the live even just for a second. Thank you.
And we'll come back to you guys next week on Wednesday. And, you know, just keep watching hockey. We. It's wrapping up soon. And then, you know, I think for the future, we've got some fun stuff for the draft planned coming up. So, you know, even if the season's over, we're not done. And we're going to be doing, you know, some interviews over the summer. So we're going to keep it fun here. But you have any last things to say?
[01:03:49] Speaker B: No. Congrats to Czechia and Pasternak. I love that country.
Been there before, so great, great time. I know. I feel like I'm gas em that I've been there, but I fucking, I love the place.
[01:04:03] Speaker A: Yeah.
[01:04:03] Speaker B: Spent an extra night there because I had such a good time, but that's them. And, yeah, man, it's been a good playoff so far. I'm very excited to see how these, both these series have been good so far. Close. They have. And it's going to be sick to see who makes the Stanley cup final. We got the draft coming up, all sorts of interviews. Stoked for that. So, yeah, thank you to all of our followers and, yeah, we'll catch you guys next time.
[01:04:28] Speaker A: Yep. See you guys.
