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Tyson Barrie
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Paul Bissonnette
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Tyson Barrie
Me and Ryan have been officially welcomed to the jungle that is Barstool Sports.
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Ryan Whitney
Our white whale, Sidney Crosby. Shave his head.
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Paul Bissonnette
Shave his head.
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Ryan Whitney
Shave his head. Ryan. Whitney. Paul Vincent Ra Mike Grinelli. Spittin Chicklets. What is up folks? Welcome to episode 582 of the Spit and Chickens podcast. Great to see you guys. First thing you know what's coming. I want to shout out Pink Whitney. Keith, he's got the bottle. And guys, I believe we are exactly 10 days away from the welcome party for this year's event of the century. The Boston Stranglers versus the big deal selects. And Pink Whitney's going to be flowing. We get the party on Thursday night at Park City. Mike Shaw showed out that new amazing outdoor spot and parties Friday night.
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Tyson Barrie
Thursday night we're at Harpoon.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. Suck on that wit. Fuck the Boston train.
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Keith Yandle
I'm going. I'm going to Park City.
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Ryan Whitney
Okay, you're going to get the team ready and you're going to drink Pink Whitney. Doing it. So everyone, thank you so much for supporting the brand. Drinking it the way you do. I still can't believe. Did you see the we talked about the root beer and the Pink Whitney, right? Did we mention that biz? Okay, so I'm still like amazed I still haven't tried that one, but just racking my brain for more things to talk about with Pink Whitney biz. You've been on an amazing wild ride in Vancouver or outside Vancouver I should say. Season one peaking. Give us a grade. One out of ten.
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Paul Bissonnette
Like 25. Honestly, like I like I've done a lot of in my day boys like I got to play in the NHL. Want to call their cup. Not a big deal. You know I've been able to travel a lot of places. But the last week of my life has been one of the most incredible journeys that I've ever been on and just like I, I, I, I, I don't even like I'm, it's going to be so hard to describe everything that we are able to do, but I'm so excited for you guys to see season one of peaking. And obviously it started off in, on the mainland in, in Vancouver and then it ended up in, in like basically halfway up island where something that we hadn't even had planned at the start of the trip. So just the way that it, it took a, took a path like organically and we ended up where we ended up was, it was just magical. So you guys kind of want me to just like start about how it all like went down?
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Ryan Whitney
Yeah, I, I want to know before all of this, have you smoked weed? So because I'm, I was like everyone was on this track, this amazing journey we're gonna hear about.
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Paul Bissonnette
I'm like, was he so, so I took a rip out of a bong right before I left the last place that we left with a guy named Clint and he was the one who, who owns this, this cabin where we went to on I don't want to up the name. I got it right here boys. I had, I had to like open up so many tabs so I don't up the names of like places we went, but we finished off the hike on Mate or Mount Albert, Washington and it's this like huge peak. We didn't go all the way to the top but I would say, I would say 5, 5, 8 of the way up this, this kid's father or, or sorry, excuse me. His grandfather like bought a bunch of land like back, back, way back in the day where it was probably like $5 per acre and, and they donated a lot of it back to like the national park. But they were able to keep this 13 acre like island that's surrounded by Moat Lake. So you're like we like literally hiked up like six hours into the mountains of this, this area and you had to take a little boat or you could have swam across, but we had all our bags and stuff. So they, one of them got over there and they took a boat over and that's how we got onto the island that had cabins where we finished off the trip with this amazing group of people we met. And so that was like, I felt like I had to smoke a ball with him before I left.
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Ryan Whitney
Now keep Grandfather or the kid?
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Paul Bissonnette
No, the Kid, the kid, the kid brought all of us up and. Yeah, so as far as my drug use, I, I took, I took, I did and I did a bunch of variations of. So, okay, that was, it was a bit of a journey.
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Ryan Whitney
Little weed, four other hard drugs. I worry. We got this. We got this. But I imagine this is all about the setting.
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Paul Bissonnette
It was the setting. It was the setting and it was logical.
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Keith Yandle
When they're on a hiking trail.
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Paul Bissonnette
I don't even know what that.
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Ryan Whitney
What is that?
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Paul Bissonnette
So surprisingly, horses are good in the mountains though, Keith.
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Tyson Barrie
That's true.
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Paul Bissonnette
Thankfully I took a little bit, like my body was a little bit banged up. So as we started that hike, I probably did it like an hour in and like I couldn't feel my legs, like in a positive way where my back wasn't sore. And I probably, I, I probably hiked the whole thing with like a. I would say a 60 to 65 pound pack that had a bunch of steaks and potato and food in it along with like my clothing. So when you do this, like you gotta.
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Keith Yandle
Potatoes, the heaviest vegetable.
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Paul Bissonnette
Well, it was, it was these guys. These guys were going to be up there longer than we were. Like their journey was going to end up continuing. So why don't I just start from the beginning of the trip and then get to this part. So yes, we start. We started everything for peeking on the mainland. So we went around like Stanley park and I got to show Wonton. Don is who I'm doing this project with. Corey is, is like the producer, videographer, he hikes with us and like kind of a jack of all trades, he helps edit it with Wonton. And then we added Tyler, a kid, I think he's been with Barstool for less than a year. And he got added onto this one. Like we filmed the original pilot in Tennessee, but it was just me, Wonton and Corey. But because we were doing a full week and it was such a grind, we added this Tyler kid who was amazing and we had such a good foursome. And so the first priority was doing the grouse grind to kind of test Donnie Shape. And I talk about doing the grind all the time. I'm not going to give it away, but he did pretty solid.
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Ryan Whitney
He posted a picture prior to the trip. Shirt off next to you. You look pretty ripped up. And he was, I mean he was getting crushed, but. But he called himself out. He's like, yeah, it takes a lot of balls to post himself. No, no tarpon next to you. You're working out six times a day.
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Paul Bissonnette
No doubt. But I will give him a lot of. In unbelievable hiking shape. Like, he's a. He's a mule. Where you would look at his body and be like, oh, no, he's probably not going to make it.
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Ryan Whitney
Like, I'm Keith in hockey.
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Paul Bissonnette
Kind of like Keith kind of. Well, at least when you started, Keith, I felt like you slimmed out as your, Your career progressed and maybe you. You watch the diet. So. But when we brought Watson gloves on board, Shout out to Watson gloves. Because they were one of the two sponsors that came on board and not only did we get gloves for the entire trip when we were like, we. They have gloves for fishing, they have gloves for hiking. We end mountain biking, like, downhill mountain biking out on the top of Grouse Grind, which I think that that's only been up there for a few years. And like that you can write, rent bikes up there and stuff like that. So, yeah, like, they. Watson gloves. One of the guys who, who works there, his. His daughter works for Grouse Grant, so they were able to facilitate it. And we also then got to feed the two grizzly bears that were at the top. They. Now people are say, oh, why do they have grizzly bears in captivity? Well, well, they've been there for. I believe they're both turning 25, where both of their mothers were killed when they were cubs. So, like, they wouldn't have survived. So now those two, the bears live on the top of that grouse mountain and they have like, their own area and then they feed them and they. They act like, like normal grizzly bears. Like, they go hibernate for like, whatever four or five months during the winter, and they don't come out. So what's that?
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Ryan Whitney
They are normal grizzly bears? Yeah.
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Paul Bissonnette
I just met, like, even though they're like, they're. They were. They're like orphans or however you want to call them, and they're in captivity. Maybe some people might be like, oh, do they just kind of hang out for the full 12 months? Because, like, you can go up there during the wintertime and ski and you can always go check out the bears. And they're super friendly. So that was like. That was day one. And then the next day we ended up going up to Whistler where. Where Donnie had. Donnie's really good at researching and finding what hikes we should do, and he's good at, like, siphoning through all the DMS that he's getting. And he chose to do this one that was Russet Lake, and you have to take. There's Two ways to get up. There's more of like a normal path, which we didn't want to go that way, so we took the gondola to a certain point and then that was when we ended up jumping on the last podcast. So that's where like when you're hiking up, you'll see like, like two different peaks where there's glaciers on them. All of a sudden you see that Scottish looking golf course. So the type of terrain you're hiking on and what you're seeing, it is so stimulating where like one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen in my life. So I think it took us about six, seven hours to finally get there. And it was like as the sun was setting and it was unreal. They got this fresh lake up top. You pitch your own tent, you cook your own food and it's just like.
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Ryan Whitney
Obviously you made the potatoes.
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Keith Yandle
Potato salad, so.
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Paul Bissonnette
Actually we didn't. We didn't, we didn't cook at that one. We brought like dry food.
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Keith Yandle
So save the potatoes for the last day. So you can just carry 60.
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Paul Bissonnette
No, no, no. We got those supplies the last day, you fucking asshole.
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Ryan Whitney
Is this when you had no water and can you maybe a really stupid question. Can you fill up and drink the water in, like the lakes there?
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Keith Yandle
You get like tablets.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, you. They have these filters that you could put on the top of your water bottle, so when you sip out of it, it filters the water. Fast forward though. When we ended up at that moat lake, buddy, we're swimming in the water and you could drink it. It is the cleanest water you've. Like, it was ridiculous how fresh that water was. Like, I'm literally swimming in the water and just like drinking water. Obviously not hosing in it, as you know, sometimes we tend to do. But going back to, to the russet lake thing, and we're like, we just finished cooking dinner and this is a stupid thing. I didn't realize the moon moved. I just thought like, oh, if we got a moon night, it's going to be there in the sky and then all of a sudden it's there and it doesn't move and it stays in that spot until the morning. Like, did you were you aware that the moon rotated around the earth?
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Keith Yandle
Of course. And I'm not a very highly educated human, but yeah, I knew that.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. But either way, so they have this beautiful peak as we have the lake to the right and we're finished cooking and we're trying to set up our tent and then all of a Sudden boom. The most beautiful moon I've ever seen in my life. It was a completely full moon and we just sat up there and they taught me all about the solar system, which I had really no idea about. I have also had what they told you.
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Ryan Whitney
Or is it kind of like a conversation where you're like, I don't remember what we went over.
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Paul Bissonnette
No, I could. We could break it down. Like, I was. I was captivated by a lot of conversations and actually the amount of knowledge that wanton Don and Corey and even Tyler have. Like, I didn't know that. Like, they basically kicked Pluto out of our. Out of our solar system. Like, Pluto's on waivers. Were you aware of this?
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Ryan Whitney
Like, for termination of the contract. Waivers?
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, like, they got sent down to the fucking Cheese Toast League. Like, you. You could g. Can Google it up and he could put it in the chat. So all of a sudden we're minus one on a planet that I had no idea about. Do you know how long it would take to get to Pluto? If you. If you took a spaceship.
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Ryan Whitney
Without moving my hands and looking up, my. My guess would be, this could be very embarrassing. Ten years.
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Keith Yandle
Well, I was going to say the same thing.
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Paul Bissonnette
Wow.
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Keith Yandle
I was going to say the same thing. I could be way off.
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Ryan Whitney
My first guess in my head was 200 years. No, I think that's crazy. So I went to 10.
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Paul Bissonnette
Nine and a half years it would take Pluto if you were on a ship.
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Ryan Whitney
Guys who've been on waivers know each other's thoughts. You know, that's like, I'm close. I've been through that. Pluto.
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Paul Bissonnette
Okay, so here's another one, though, to get out of our solar system. Guess how long it would take until you got out. Keep in mind, Pluto. Pluto was the last planet until they put it on waivers. You know how long it would take?
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Keith Yandle
A hundred hours.
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Paul Bissonnette
No, you can't go from nine and a half years to 100 hours.
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Keith Yandle
I mean, 100 years. 100 years. Sorry, not.
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Paul Bissonnette
No, no. What?
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Ryan Whitney
I think you were just gonna say.
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Paul Bissonnette
30, 35 years to get out of our solar system. And like, another thing, like, like, so once you get past that, like, there's obviously probably other planets and all these other galaxies, and it just keeps going and going and going. So just. Just really learning about. A lot of the things that they were talking about were infinite. Infinite.
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Ryan Whitney
And that can actually mess with your mind if you think about it, or it has with me. You're like, you can't wrap your mind around it.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. And just talking about how, like, Elon wants to colonize Mars and how that would even be possible. You know, certain planets have like, multiple moons. I, like, I, I don't know if it was. They were talking. I don't know if it was Mars or maybe. Maybe it was Mercury. Like, that has like three or four moons. So just kind of learning about that type of stuff, which boys. I have an OHL education. I didn't really pay attention. I mean, I took grade nine geography in grade 12. It was just cool to learn about it. Also learned a lot about Teddy Roosevelt on the way down. American President. This guy had one of the most interesting lives of all time. And I, I forget most of what Donnie was saying. I know that he saved American football. He discovered like, he, he, he. He had a lot to do with preserving the national parks, like where he was such an outdoorsman.
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Ryan Whitney
I think I'd heard that before. But that. That would align with if you're saying he had an interesting life and other stuff. I believe I've heard at least that a president stayed the national park. Maybe. I didn't know it was him.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, he, he was actually shot. Not while he was president, but he was giving a speech. And the speech he wrote was so long, he folded up the paper and it was so thick that the bullet went and. And the. The speech saved his life. Did. Were you aware of that?
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Ryan Whitney
The piece of paper, like he.
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Paul Bissonnette
Down the. Donnie was saying that the, The. The piece of paper that. And this is all stuff that we're talking about on the, on the way down we were talking about. So I guess I kind of got a little bit sidetracked, but. Shout out to Teddy Roosevelt and like everything that he provided. The, the way that Donnie described him, easily one of the best presidents the United States have ever had. Is he on one of the dollar bills?
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Keith Yandle
No, I don't think so, unfortunately. How funny would it be if Donnie to biz about all this stuff?
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Tyson Barrie
He is on Mount Rushmore. Yes.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, he should be.
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Ryan Whitney
This guy sounds like a Mount Rushmore type.
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Paul Bissonnette
He unfortunately, I believe his mother and wife passed away on the same day. And like, he would. And then I think, yeah, so he was obviously an extremely resilient guy. Wanted to go to war himself. I think that his kid. His kid went to war and his kid passed away in war. And that's what kind of changed his perspective on like, on like fighting and, and going to war in itself. So he just kept going on with fact over fact over fact about Teddy Roosevelt. And I was just blown away by, by like how how, like, I was. How big of a man he was. He beat malaria when he was from. He. He beat malaria when he was overseas. Like, I think he was. Or not overseas. He was going through. Through like the Amazon and he ended up getting malaria and he thought he was going to die there. Like, had a severe leg break. And we basically told this kid, like, just go on without me. Let me die here. And his kid was like, absolutely not. So the bangers that Donnie kept saying about this guy, I'm like, there's no way all this happened to one person. Especially back then when, like life expectancy was probably like 60 years old at the time.
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Ryan Whitney
He only lived to be 60.
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Paul Bissonnette
So he lived the life of a thousand men.
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Ryan Whitney
So, Biz, do you ever have the thought when you. Because I've hung out with Donnie. Great guy. Is there any part of you that wishes you knew more about a bunch of stuff? Because I don't know anything about anything. I do enjoy meeting people and getting to spend time and hearing things like the way you're describing. He's telling you about all these different things. I love that. I just wish sometimes I could give people things. I got nothing. You want to talk about hockey or golf? I got you.
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Paul Bissonnette
That's not true. You're knowledgeable about a lot of stuff. Like, you're being a little bit hard.
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Ryan Whitney
Never teach about Teddy Roosevelt.
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Paul Bissonnette
I know. And I think there's a few, if not a lot of people from barstool that are just very knowledgeable, especially when it comes to history. Like those Rediscovering America guys. Yeah, like Nikki Clicky, KB Wanton, Don Corey, who helps with that show. Like, they're just like, well versed and well read. And I think that this trip, like, we. Remember how we joked about reading a couple pods ago and how I need to start reading. I think that this is definitely, like, captivated my interest in learning a lot more about history and just being able to like, have dialogue about this crazy shit that's happened in our past. For us to even be able to, you know, live the lives that we live. Like, we were talking about like the, like the ice age and all that type of stuff. I won't go too, too deep into that right now. But, but long story short, we. We hiked down and, and it was about a six hour journey, but we went the other way. So we went the hard way up to Russet Lake and then down like the quote unquote, easier leg. But for anybody who's hiked long distances, the way down is the pain in the ass because it really up your knees. And then we spent the night in, in Whistler. Brought the boys for, for a real nice dinner. And then the next day it was off to, to the island where we take. We took the BC ferry from Horseshoe Bay over to Nanaimo, which is pretty much like halfway up island on the interior side. And it was cool because they got to experience taking that ferry and, and the beautiful sights out of Horseshoe Bay. And if, if like you guys have never, you've never been to Whistler, have you Yance? No, there's a, there's, there's a. There. I figured you hadn't wet, but there's this sea to sky highway that on the way up and down where you're just seeing all these different mountain ranges, whether it's like Pender island and all these different islands on, off of the coast of, of the mainland of B.C. so it's one of the most renowned beautiful highways I would say at least in North America, if not the world. And then when we got to Nanaimo, we drove straight up to, to a place called Tofino. Now Tofino is a town of 2,500 people wit, but it's almost like undescribable. It has the Pacific Northwest vegetation, but it feels like you're in kind of like Hawaii. And I posted a video of it on Twitter and then on Instagram. I don't know if you guys had the ability to check it out, but it's also one of the best remote surfing places in the world. And, and I don't even. Are we dropping Tyson Berry for the interview today?
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Ryan Whitney
Yes.
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Paul Bissonnette
Okay, just. So Tyson Berry put me in touch. He goes up there all the time, like we're neighbors here in Oak Bay in Victoria. He put me in touch with the goat of Canadian surfing named Pete de Vries. So we were able to link up with him. We went to this Long beach surf shop. These guys had reached out even prior, completely took care of us, got us our boards, our wetsuits. Unreal. Guys like their kids play hockey, got to spend a little time with them, getting to know their staff. And then we got to go. Like I, I'd been surfing one time, but I couldn't even get on the board. But we got to go with the Canadian goat and, and Donnie, who surf before and surf in one of the most remote places in the world to surf.
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Ryan Whitney
And how big are these waves?
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Paul Bissonnette
They like, some of them were getting to like 8 to 10ft.
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Ryan Whitney
Oh, oh, so legit.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. Oh yeah. Did you get up yet? I'm. I'll save it for the video. I don't.
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Keith Yandle
Cold was the water.
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Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, the water's cold, so you got to wear a wetsuit. But those wet wetsuits, I. I went in later that night. Like, no suit, because I like getting in the cold water, at least for a little bit. But those suits, although restricting, they keep you warm. It's basically like you're a. Like a seal. And we did that in Cox Bay. And then there's like a little, like little micro hike. It takes about 15 minutes to get up. And then you get the view of the entire little bay there. And I just got a. Like, obviously there's a lot of people to thank. Like, obviously Pete de. Like Long Beach Surf Shop. But my friend Mike Maai, who married my good friend Cal O. Connor's sister Sophie, like, they gave us their place on the water in Tofino, like this unbelievable shack for the. For the three days that we were there. So we were right on the beach with that view that you guys saw on the live stream. So we got completely dialed in. And then the next day we got hooked up through Dan Hamhus, former hockey player. He owns a restaurant and like a marina in Tofino. And they got this restaurant there called Shelter that he owns with a couple guys. So we end up going out with this guy. He puts us in touch with Lance. We go to this unreal remote fishing spot that's probably like 35, 40 minutes off the dock, and we go. Salmon fishing will not spoil any of that. Obviously we caught some. And then in that little. Where the marina is in that bay area, two, three times a year, you might see orcas in there. Orca whales.
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Ryan Whitney
Sure didn't see, buddy.
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Paul Bissonnette
We fucking docked the boat. We go up to Shelter. The Brazilian chef was kind enough to take the fish that we just caught. He. He cooks it up for us. And in the midst of him cooking it, cooking it, the. A couple of chicklets, fans who are on other boards boats, they were telling Donnie, like, yo, there's orcas out there. Cause they saw a big blood spill. Cause they just killed like a. Like a. Like a whatever, like a sea lion or something, right? That's how they eat. They fucking kill those things. And. And sure enough, there was like a pack of four or five of them. So me and Donnie get back on the boat with Lance. We go out there and we get to watch these killer whales from. From like, you can't get too close. Like they don't want you. The Coast Guard, like they'll come at you. And. And so we got to see killer whale whales on our trip. Like, what. What are the chances? So we get lucky with just all this weather and all this timing, the fact that this place is willing to cook up this food for us. We get back, we have this unbelievable fresh salmon meal with risotto prepared for us. It was just like it was. It was top tier. And so this is. So that was kind of like the. The last, like, special part of Tofino. So we had to leave the next day where were going to do this Lone Cone Trail in Tofino to end it all off. Because hiking is the premise of the show where we want to do a big hike. So this guy named Tyler Turner, wit and yens. He's like a.
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Tyson Barrie
A.
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Paul Bissonnette
A. A par. How do you say? Like a. A Paralympian. Like where he. He. So he. He. He lost his legs in a skydiving accident. And yeah, just he. To Tough. Tough balance. Like, I don't know if he pulled the shoot too late and he. He lost both of his legs and he was having a very difficult time, like after it all happened. And this former football player, retired guy, his name's David Vora, and I don't know if you've heard of this guy. He was. Mr. Irrelevant. He was drafted last. Overall the year he was drafted to the Rams. Played five years in the NFL and.
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Ryan Whitney
That'S a legit career.
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Paul Bissonnette
Legit career.
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Ryan Whitney
Last pick. Played five years.
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Paul Bissonnette
Played five years. And he. He was telling me stories how I didn't realize. Mr. Irrelevant. Like they. To Disneyland. Like they. They kind of treat you like you're the first. Yeah, they kind. Yeah. Mr. Irrelevant. The last draft. In the last pick in the draft. Every year in the NFL, they like, treat you to this like, weekend with your family. Like they fly you around and it's kind of like funny. I think they present you with a trophy, but not like the Heisman. The guy's fumbling the ball. It. It's. It's. It's hilarious. He was explaining all this. So his last year in the NFL, Whit. He bought. Blew out his shoulder bad. And he ended up getting addicted to opiates and obviously eventually turned his life around. And like he. He needed to find his next purpose. And he started this charity and it's called Adaptive Training foundation, where he. He has a gym in Dallas, Texas, and he takes people. There's two. I didn't realize how many people lose limbs every year. And. And you know what's The. What's the term I'm looking for when you. When you lose a limb?
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Keith Yandle
Amputee.
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Paul Bissonnette
Amputee. 250,000 of them a year. That happens, right? And he has this foundation where it's all funded, where they take the people who have gone through this and the. These like, unfortunate events, they bring them there for nine weeks, they train them, they. They teach them breathing, how to recover and just completely take them out of their world in the dark place that they're in and rehabilitate them, to provide them like. Like, you know, the tools to continue their life and. And change things around.
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Ryan Whitney
Powerful stuff.
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Paul Bissonnette
It was an emotional trip at the end. So this Tyler Turner kid, where, when I happened to him, this David reached out to him and at first Tyler was like, yeah, yeah, buddy. Fucking former NFL guy, handsome guy, has everything going for him. Yeah, you're gonna turn my life around. Because he was such in the dumps about being paralyzed and then finally went down there and completely changed his life and, and got him back into shape. Four and a half year years later, he ends up winning a goal for Team Canada at the Paralympics on snowboarding.
- [27:42]
Tyson Barrie
Wow.
- [27:42]
Paul Bissonnette
And wow, what a story, dude. Incredible. So this Tyler Turner reaches out to me via DM because he heard on the podcast, he listens to Chiclets about connecting with us because through that foundation, he stayed involved with this David Babora and this other kid from the island that Tyler knew, he was. He was doing the wheelies and he went the wrong way and he got hit by a truck and ended up losing his leg. Same. Same thing. He was in a dark place. Tyler says, buddy, we're gonna hook you up with this David guy. We're gonna go down to Texas, we're gonna rehabilitate you and, and get you. Get your confidence back and get you on the right track.
- [28:21]
Ryan Whitney
So, like, I was in the same place, man.
- [28:23]
Paul Bissonnette
Like, same place, same place. So they. They always have like a. Oh, goal after their nine weeks, right? And their goal was to get to the top of this Mount Albert, Washington, which is. It's Mount Albert Edward in Strathcona Provincial park on Vancouver island near Mount Washington Alpine Resort. So that we actually went to the resort to start this whole hike and they were these guy, like, he. He lost one leg. Tyler's got no legs. And they wanted to hike all the way to the top of this mountain. There's the picture of the whole group, right? That's their. That's their group of guys. And the. The guy in the far right here, he. He was a Former NFL player he ended up playing with. With David in Minnesota. So he helps out at that gym down there. And obviously there's a few other amputees that were. Would join us. The one guy there is Clint, who owns the. The. The. The camp, like the lodge up on that moat lake. And so, like, obviously he knew Tyler. So they set this whole thing up where we were going to hike up together to that moat lake. And that was going to be the end of our journey because these other guys had to get back, but they were going to continue. So this Chase kid, who's also a Chicklets fan, we. And through Tyler reaching out, instead of doing this lone cone hike in. In Tofino, we're like, Donnie is facilitating the whole thing via text while I'm driving. And we end up linking up with these guys and going to this resort. And we did the hike up to this moat lake with him and just kind of learned about this whole story and this David Barboura guy and what he's doing and what he's providing these people as much as he can, right? Like, he raises the money and everything is paid for. They fly these guys down. He personally trains them for the nine weeks, like, and he just, you know, becomes a massive part of their life, not only for that nine weeks, but forever. And, and so we all. We did that hike. We got to spend some time with them. Obviously there was a day in between for them to eventually peak and get to the top because they had to get rest because boys, it's. It's like, it's hard on their bodies, right? Like, buddy, like, like, like Tyler, he's like, I can't even like, externally rotate my. My leg so you. They're like kind of like swinging it around. So it just like, like, for me personally, like, just like getting to hear these stories and, and like, like, you know, puts a. A lot into perspective, right? Like, so it was like, so good.
- [30:54]
Ryan Whitney
Makes you like, so grateful, dude. And.
- [30:56]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, it was.
- [30:58]
Ryan Whitney
And like the feeling of the. That you complain about not you, anyone or like, bothers you. And then you're like, yeah, yeah. I mean, I've never wanted to watch something more than this biz. I. I can't wait to see this. I could tell it. It was a trip of a lifetime for you based on kind of what you were saying. And then your tweet today, even like, you put that out there. I'm like, oh, this meant a lot to him to be. To kind of describing it that way on Twitter.
- [31:26]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. And it just, you Know, obviously it was going to be fun and we're going to do all these amazing things but just for it to like naturally take that course and of course like Tyler Turner like for reaching out and facilitating all that and like kind of just allowing us to have that experience. Like it was meant to be and it was, it was a life changing trip and yeah, I'm, I'm really looking forward to everyone seeing it and as like, as like sad as this is and me crying at the end and how emotional it is and also like we had to say bye to them and we each gave them like a, you know, our peeking shirt. Like I was, I was sobbing like I can't, you know me, I'm an emotional guy. I can't keep it together and probably didn't help that I just finished a bong rip and I really get in my feels when I smoke, smoke the weed. But I had to do one with Clint because he's the one, it's his family's cabin and he did it all and it was kind of like an honor. I'm back off the weed folks. Don't worry.
- [32:17]
Ryan Whitney
Okay.
- [32:18]
Paul Bissonnette
But yeah, like I, there's, there's so many laughs along the way. There's so many twists and turns. Like there's so many characters we end up. So I hope I didn't forget anyone along the way who, who like helped us and, and were a big part of that trip.
- [32:33]
Ryan Whitney
So when's it gonna come out, you think?
- [32:36]
Paul Bissonnette
I think that it's probably gonna take, probably take at least a month if not like six weeks to edit and then it'll be a two episode season one of peaking and this is gonna be the start of something special and we're, I think we're gonna have to go to Dallas for a pink Whitney event. I would love to go with you guys to, to David Babora's gym and just kind of create more awareness and no doubt, yeah to this I, I want to make sure I say the name one more time of it. It's the Adaptive Training foundation and, and what they're doing is, is just amazing dude. And I can't imagine the place that these guys are in when those tragedies first happened about you know, losing limbs, losing both your legs and thinking like your life's never going to be the same to then like turning around where buddy, this Tyler Turner, he's. He base jumps, he skydives, he snowboard. Like nothing's holding these guys back after they get with David. And it was, it was Magical. So I know I've been long winded. Boys, I appreciate you letting me talk about all this and amazing one down. Yeah, I. I love you boys.
- [33:44]
Keith Yandle
Like the videos that are the pictures and videos you sent us. Like, your smile, like, you know you're happy in pictures and you know, whenever we're taking pictures. But like your genuine smile on trip and to hear you give that breakdown and we all know you have the biggest heart in the world and you do anything for anyone. And it's, it's. Honestly, it was like the first time I've ever been like, oh my God, this guy is in such a good place. Right? I wish, I, like, I really wish I was with you. Although I would never go hiking, but.
- [34:12]
Ryan Whitney
I was gonna say maybe we get the look. Maybe there's a Chiclets peaking crossover and we do one of these. Keith, they'll try to bury us.
- [34:20]
Paul Bissonnette
You'll do that Blue Hill. And around the corner from your house.
- [34:23]
Ryan Whitney
Do that with the kids. Once a week we rip up Blue Hill.
- [34:26]
Paul Bissonnette
So we, we, we do feature a micro hike in that Cox bay, which is 15 minutes. So it's kind of funny in the midst of doing these massive ones where you just do the small one. Like we were even talking about, like Frank's been doing the Frank walks. Like, let's get Frank on one of these. And Yan's, we're eventually going to head to the, the New England area to do it. New England, Isn't it called New England?
- [34:50]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, it's just, I think you said the New England. It just cracks me up. What are you going to do?
- [34:54]
Paul Bissonnette
Like I said, the New England area.
- [34:56]
Ryan Whitney
Oh, okay.
- [34:56]
Keith Yandle
Where is their good, like Vermont, New Hampshire. Is there good hiking?
- [34:59]
Paul Bissonnette
They have one in Maine and they have, I believe, one in New Hampshire. And they're two of the, the more challenging and biggest peaks in the United States. And I believe he said the one in. Is it called Mount Washington?
- [35:13]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, that's the one in New Hampshire.
- [35:15]
Keith Yandle
See the bumper stickers everywhere.
- [35:16]
Ryan Whitney
This car climbed Mount Washington. It's a big deal. Why do you have that bumper sticker on the back?
- [35:22]
Paul Bissonnette
And I think that, like, I get what you're saying is I think that some people might be like, well, hiking is a little boring for me and it's just not my thing for me. Like, I'm just like, with our jobs, we're so much on our phone and in technology and stress and like, you know, flying around tnt, like trying to juggle all these things. Like, for me, it just kind of gives me a reset and for that, you know that probably 30 to 35 hours like I have no service. So it's just good sometimes to just get away and like you know the people trying to reach out to you can't get to you and it almost forces you to just kind of be in the moment and live in the, in the present. And you know I have a difficulty doing that and, and, and that's what, what, what hiking provides for me along with you know some, some, some form of workout. So yeah, just a trip. Yeah. Magical week. Appreciate you boys. Let me break it down and appreciate everybody listening. Let me break that down. But shout out to appreciate dude. I love you boys and amazing.
- [36:16]
Ryan Whitney
It's a, it's a very, it's. It's. It's a. You just put on an all time Oscar worthy trailer. That's what I'm going to say. A video that just makes. Makes me want to tune in so good.
- [36:27]
Keith Yandle
Makes me want to watch the show tomorrow though and not in a month like that. That hurts.
- [36:31]
Ryan Whitney
Can I wrap up a couple things Biz quick.
- [36:33]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. And then I was just going to say thank you to Watson Gloves who I don't know how many new listeners we have. Like they allowed me in the past to do two commercials where they gave us car Bloch where we could like say jokes that like typical brands won't let you drop. So I don't know how many of you have seen those. And then this new company and I hope they get involved with the podcast with. I'll send you guys these, these protein pucks. They're just like an all natural source of. Of like protein carbohydrates and fats and on they taste unbelievable. Just so happens are called protein puck and it was this random guy that I met in Scottsdale at the global ambassador where he's like hey yo, I saw that fight you were on. On on news and then he came up and we became buddies. So he owns the company and so thank you for. To those two brands for facilitating that and yeah, that's all I got.
- [37:25]
Ryan Whitney
I think one of the most valuable things you did learn on that trip was that the moon rotates around the earth and chat GPT says that you learned that in fourth grade on average. So I love that you know that.
- [37:41]
Paul Bissonnette
I thought that I know I, I knew the sun did or no. Does the sun rotate around the earth or do we rotate around the sun?
- [37:50]
Ryan Whitney
I believe we rotate around the sun and I don't even know if I'm right on that.
- [37:56]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm Just gonna shut up the solar system.
- [37:59]
Ryan Whitney
We rotate around the sun. I had that one. Okay. Biz. Teddy Roosevelt. I mean, the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which He received in 1906 for mediating a peace agreement to end the Russia Japanese war. That's big time. So I just. I can't wait to check all this stuff out in the hockey world biz. Have you. Have you kind of heard anything? You know, what's going on, or are.
- [38:25]
Paul Bissonnette
We going to be able to fill you in a couple things? I got a couple things I want to say because I missed the big chatter last week about McDavid. All the McDavid. Like. Like, my opinion is. Is I want people to stop asking them about signing. I want you to leave them the fuck alone. At least till after the olympics. Leave Connor McDavid alone. He's got bigger fish to fry. He's going to win our country a gold medal. So any of you American reporters, when he's on the road this season, I don't want to fucking hear you asking about him extending. He's going to focus on this year. I don't care if they're out of a playoff spot by the time the Olympics rolls around. Let him focus on winning a gold medal. And the same goes for all those Crosby rumors. I don't want to hear. I don't want to hear about it.
- [39:11]
Ryan Whitney
You invented them.
- [39:13]
Paul Bissonnette
Stop living in the past. I don't want to hear a fucking thing about Crosby moving on. Papperson maybe is even talking about a little bit Crosby. Leave him alone till after the Olympics. I want them focusing on winning a gold. Enough with all this. I will say the theme going in right now is all the stars around the league, right? McDavid not signed. Maybe Crosby on the move. All of a sudden, this Capri soft rumor, slash. I don't really know if it's a rumor. Bill Guerin putting out that fire. We all know that Quinn Hughes is. It's. It's a. That's a ticking. That's a ticking time bomb, right? Like Quinn Hughes is leaving, Right?
- [39:52]
Ryan Whitney
That one. We can get into that. That's an. It is all the studs. It's kind of NBA style, and I absolutely love it. The big dogs are in the news. And fairness. In fairness, these guys, a lot of them, like, they're. They haven't even done or. Or, you know, or said anything. Like Quinn Hughes. That's about playing with his brother. Like, that's been the most overblown thing ever. McDavid just hasn't signed a contract. Kaprisov hasn't signed a contract either. Like they're in the news, but they really haven't done anything.
- [40:20]
Paul Bissonnette
Tomo. Quinn Hughes is America.
- [40:22]
Ryan Whitney
It's not like they're doing bad things.
- [40:23]
Paul Bissonnette
Quinn Hughes is American. So I'm going to be talking about that everywhere.
- [40:27]
Keith Yandle
That's what I was going to say.
- [40:29]
Ryan Whitney
So we're just going. Ok. We're going straight Olympic. You were in Canada in the woods and you've just found this new national pride that's just taking over your. Taking over your like fandom within the NHL. You're just all based on Canada winning.
- [40:41]
Paul Bissonnette
A golden until after the Olympics.
- [40:44]
Ryan Whitney
You know.
- [40:44]
Keith Yandle
You know Theodore Roosevelt was American, right?
- [40:48]
Paul Bissonnette
Doesn't mean I don't respect what he did as a president.
- [40:50]
Ryan Whitney
You also know that that has nothing.
- [40:53]
Paul Bissonnette
To do with it. You also know I know he's. I know he's going to be disappointed with you guys not winning the gold, but.
- [40:59]
Keith Yandle
No, it sounds like you're worried. It sounds like you're worried about the Americans because you want everyone to leave your Canadians alone and then bring the heat on our Americans.
- [41:07]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. You're trying to slow us down.
- [41:09]
Paul Bissonnette
I don't. I don't need to bring the heat. They're bringing it on themselves. We got Lane Hudson's old man talking about trying to move over to Canada.
- [41:18]
Ryan Whitney
Like bringing it on themselves.
- [41:19]
Paul Bissonnette
You guys are self destructing before.
- [41:21]
Ryan Whitney
He's not on the team.
- [41:22]
Keith Yandle
He's not even on.
- [41:23]
Ryan Whitney
You're bringing up the American media with McDavid. Yeah, that. That they're. They're the problem when this gets out of hand. When he's asked every day. Although he's gonna say I'm not answering any questions once the season starts if he hasn't signed. But. Bizarre. The. The Crosby rumors. We're dropping an unreal interview with Tyson. Barry. It's great. In that interview you. You bring up the Crosby rumor. So this is a new post peak in season one biz. This was this. We did this interview like 10 days ago.
- [41:52]
Paul Bissonnette
That's living in the past and I'm no longer there.
- [41:54]
Ryan Whitney
Okay?
- [41:55]
Paul Bissonnette
I just said that this hike reset me on living in the present and that's what we're going to do. We're not going to move in the past. Okay? I'm learning, I'm adapting. I'm gonna read. I'm gonna read more.
- [42:05]
Keith Yandle
So where do you want here?
- [42:08]
Paul Bissonnette
Life changing trip. No more drama crossing to the halves.
- [42:12]
Ryan Whitney
Habs or the abs.
- [42:15]
Paul Bissonnette
I don't want to talk about that. We all know. We all know what's gonna happen because I've been saying it for years, but we're not talking about it until it does.
- [42:26]
Keith Yandle
So if it happens, do you not get the credit?
- [42:28]
Ryan Whitney
No, Keith, we get to talk about it, and he's gonna sit there and listen. He's gonna. At one point, he able to not say what's on. So don't worry, It'll be news. I mean, it is crazy that it is somewhat being discussed biz, because when Bresson comes out. And here's the quotes. Bresson made headlines this week suggesting Crosby could actually be traded. It's always a possibility. You know, it's been three years, they haven't made the playoffs. It all depends on how Sid is going to be and how the team is going to do. Bresson said Crosby's under contract, so, yeah, it's one of those things. That's the hard part about it. So I. For him to. He would. I don't think he would say that without talking to Sid first. Right. Like, it's almost in my mind, like, he might be the one that's, like, speaking for him, where Sid's telling him. I'm not. Like, I don't know.
- [43:19]
Tyson Barrie
Wait. Sid came out today and said that he did not speak with Pat Bresson before he made that statement.
- [43:24]
Ryan Whitney
Wow, that's. That's just what Sid said. That actually came out today. I missed that. I mean, if they're. If they're horrible, I respect the hell out of him. If he wants to stay there. I think every hockey fan would feel a little robbed. So, you know, I'm not him. I'm just, like, giving. Would any. Any hockey fan other than Penguins fans not be absolutely fired up to see him on another team that's competing for the Stanley cup and has a chance to go on a run in the playoffs? I. I don't think so.
- [44:01]
Keith Yandle
I think of it as the Ray Bork situation. Even though Sid's already won a cup.
- [44:04]
Ryan Whitney
Right?
- [44:05]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, it's one of those things. Everyone. I think everyone in Pittsburgh would be rooting for him just because he's. He's earned whatever he wants to do. If he wants to stay, good on him. Like, playing for one team your whole career would be incredible, and, you know, to do it the way he did it as well. But if he wanted to go somewhere else, he has all the rights to do that, and I think it would be amazing. Like, imagine him going to a team that's, like, not even, like, the number one team. A team that's fighting to get in. He gets them in like, him and playoffs, just mucking it up, like, it would be amazing.
- [44:38]
Ryan Whitney
So it. It's. It's similar to Brady, but even in. In a better way for Sid, that. That was just like, the team was like, hey, you know, they. They lowballed him, right? And then he's. It finally ended. All the stuff you've heard. Belichick, Kraft, Brady, the contracts he goes and wins. And every Patriots fan was still rooting for him. Sids would almost be like, I think everyone would understand. I just. I just want to get one more cup. I've done. We've done everything we possibly could have done in these 20 years. But as I prefaced it, if that guy is like, I just want to be a Penguin my entire career. I want to chase all the records. I mean, he already has a statue, then I would respect it. I would respect him for it. But for biz to think this isn't going to be like, a story, I mean, it's probably one of the craziest things I've ever heard. And if you do live in the present, it's presently a story. So. No, no comment.
- [45:37]
Paul Bissonnette
Our focus is on Milan.
- [45:39]
Ryan Whitney
Okay. All right. I can't wait for these Olympics. Are we going, by the way?
- [45:47]
Paul Bissonnette
100. I would go 100%. Like, 1,000%. I would go there. I wouldn't be shocked if Team Canada flew me on their plane. I think I might be going over with the team. I think they're going to probably add me to the coaching staff. Like, I mean, I'm pretty tight with talking. I'll fly underneath the plane. Just give me, like, a tranquilizer pill or whatever the.
- [46:05]
Ryan Whitney
You have that already.
- [46:06]
Paul Bissonnette
Give me a couple Xanaxeries. What are. Is that what they use to sleep on? You know, Xanax? Is that what they use Biz?
- [46:14]
Keith Yandle
Do you think. Do you think Malkin and Latang would be pissed at him or.
- [46:18]
Ryan Whitney
No.
- [46:21]
Paul Bissonnette
My focus is on Milan.
- [46:23]
Tyson Barrie
Fuck.
- [46:23]
Keith Yandle
Tried to get him.
- [46:24]
Paul Bissonnette
Like, it's. It's.
- [46:27]
Ryan Whitney
Okay. So Russia's not in the Olympics, but Kirill Kaprisov's in the news biz. You mentioned him. Apparently, he turned down what would have been the richest contract in NHL history. Eight years times 16 million. Then reports came out that. That he knows there's teams that are willing to go 19, 20 million a year. He's got the other side of it where the owner and I believe when the owner originally had these comments about, we will. We blank check. I think we might have said at the time, like, oh, I mean this, I mean this. Nobody has it better than Caprisov. So if he's been saying that, I'm not that shocked he said no to that deal. The cap's going.
- [47:17]
Paul Bissonnette
I also, and, and this is like, it's not a, it's not like a knock. I do feel like, I feel like the new wave of NHL superstar, they kind of want to play in the big smoke more. Like, they want, like, hey, there's that photo that came out. He was hanging out with Shusturkin in.
- [47:37]
Ryan Whitney
New York, that basketball.
- [47:40]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, that was a fake photo. I got, I got duped.
- [47:43]
Ryan Whitney
I don't think it was fake. I just think it was from like two, three years ago, 20, 23.
- [47:50]
Paul Bissonnette
Okay. So that was sent to the group chat and, like, then I was on my hike. So I kind of maybe didn't get the text that that was an old photo. So somebody was trying to stir it up online, being like, oh, he's playing tummy sticks with the Ran Rangers. This is tampering. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I would just, I would just assume that some of these guys, like, want to play in, in bigger markets now. I, I. Billy Garon said that that's it's not true and that it got out and that they didn't offer him that contract. Like, that's basically what Billy G Said, right? Like, this is not true. I just think it's common knowledge that whatever the 20% or the max is, a player could sign for, for eight years, that is being offered to him. Like, they are begging him to sign that right now. So whether they did it when people speculated it or it was four months ago, it's. That's happened. Like, he has been offered that and he hasn't currently signed that. I also think that. I think that there's so many superstars coming up in free agency, and all of a sudden the cap is jumping the way that it's jumping. It's just created a whole nother mess for some of these teams to try.
- [48:59]
Ryan Whitney
To be like, ah, no one and, and player. I don't think a player wants to be the first to go.
- [49:06]
Paul Bissonnette
So that's also what's being talked about is, is these other. Basically these guys are waiting for the first domino to fall, and then it'll just set the precedent and then boom, over that, over that, over that.
- [49:18]
Ryan Whitney
You know, if, I mean, you, you could go under it a little bit depending on the player, but if you go first and all of a sudden, like, Guys that, that you're, you're, you're in your own mind saying, I'm as good as this guy. Like, I deserve what he's making. He's making 2,3 million more. You're like, now that goes back to the argument of like, how many hundred, the morals, how many hundreds of millions do you need? You know, like if you did, if he, if he really likes Minnesota, like, I don't think wild fans should be panicking. I, I think that he's probably just gonna maybe be say, all right, so if he, if he likes Minnesota, he's just gonna go back to them and say, like, give me this.
- [49:58]
Paul Bissonnette
So let me ask you. This is.
- [50:00]
Ryan Whitney
And they have to now, given the.
- [50:02]
Paul Bissonnette
Fact that he's got one year left on his deal, same thing with McDavid can, like, what, at what point do they have to wait till. Does it have to be after July 1st to where that new, that new money hits as far as what the cap is to. Or based on the fact that they, the deal wouldn't start till next year, they can still give them that amount now because at a certain point, like let's say currently that the most that you could make as an individual player on a team because you're capped at, I believe, 20%. Let's say right now that 20% based on the cap is like somewhere in that 16 to 18 range. I don't know what the exact number is, but once July 1st hits, is that when. Now they can offer them whatever that new cap number will be. Or could they sign that right now because that deal wouldn't kick in till next year anyway.
- [50:52]
Ryan Whitney
Or do they say you could sign a percentage to what the cap is next year right now? Like I, I see what you're. That's what you're asking, right?
- [50:59]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. Is, is, is also that maybe why, Remember, Elliot Freeman would probably have this researched and know it. I haven't really gone through the collective bargaining agreement. You know, maybe I should catch up on my reading with that instead of fucking about Teddy Roosevelt first. But I don't like, at what point does that number hit? And if, if these guys have to wait till next summer in order to finally get that 3,4 million dollar jump, that's. It's worth the wait, man.
- [51:28]
Keith Yandle
Because wouldn't, wouldn't they just say that though?
- [51:32]
Paul Bissonnette
No, because that looks. Players aren't like that.
- [51:35]
Keith Yandle
Yeah.
- [51:36]
Paul Bissonnette
Same reason why, part of the reason they might be waiting for that first domino to fall is so they're not being labeled as greedy for taking that 18 19% of what the cap is. Right? So if McDavid is waiting for Capri Soft to that domino to fall and let's say Capri Soft, which. I heard the same thing you guys. Like there's, I heard there's a few teams and I, I think Capri Soft's chasing the absolute top dollar and McDavid might not be that guy where he does leave a little, A little crumb extra for the rest of the guys as opposed to taking that full 20%. But like if Capri Soft takes it, McDavid doesn't look as bad taking it. Cause like nobody would. Everyone's gonna be like, fuck, he's making the same as Capri Soft. What a hometown discount that team's getting. So part of it is waiting for that number to be larger and, and also part of it is, I believe, public perception. But this is the last thing I will say about McDavid given the fact that it is Canada related. We all know what's going to happen. He's going to play out the year and then he's coming to the Toronto Maple Leaf. But we're not talking about it anymore.
- [52:44]
Keith Yandle
Okay?
- [52:45]
Paul Bissonnette
None. We're done.
- [52:48]
Ryan Whitney
I saw Marner was playing in the Vegas. I don't know, it was the Golden Knights, maybe their sponsor golf event when the players always play. And he had a sick move on him. Nice swing. And I honestly, I just figured like they're out every year early. Like, no wonder he's got a great swing. Bizarre. Who? You know Marner.
- [53:11]
Paul Bissonnette
Who?
- [53:12]
Keith Yandle
Marner.
- [53:13]
Ryan Whitney
Marner. Because you know who he played for past couple years?
- [53:18]
Keith Yandle
Toronto.
- [53:19]
Paul Bissonnette
I, you know what? I. I was hard on Marner and I'm like, honestly, my. I'm just happy that. Why are you laughing? I'm just genuinely happy he's out of that circus for himself. For his own sake. I think that, that he didn't help his own situation where the, like the money that he commanded out of his entry level and if he would have signed for a million and a half less.
- [53:44]
Keith Yandle
But they offered it to him what that money. Like he didn't. Like they offered him that contract.
- [53:50]
Paul Bissonnette
No, I'm saying.
- [53:51]
Tyson Barrie
How do you say.
- [53:51]
Paul Bissonnette
No, I'm saying originally I'm saying like, I'm happy he's out of Toronto. It sucks what he dealt with being there. But I'm happy that he's gone. But yes, going back to his golf swing, I'm sure it's great. He's hanging out in Muskoka fucking and you know he's there by the Beginning of June, because he ain't playing. He's fucking there middle of May, for crying out loud.
- [54:12]
Ryan Whitney
Biz, are there any big deal selects? Is there any news in that world?
- [54:21]
Paul Bissonnette
We're going to keep things internal right now for right now. I did hear that one of the Boston Stranglers who was invited to the tournament asked if Chiclets could fly his girlfriend in for the tournament as well. Now, I don't know exactly where the Boston Stranglers focus are is coming into this ball hockey tournament, but I'll tell you this. If one of our players thought about flying in his girl during these very intense two days of ball hockey, I don't think he'd be seeing the ball hockey court.
- [54:54]
Keith Yandle
Now, that's the difference between you and. I know what my players need. I know some guys, you know, might need their old lady in town to not go out at night. Like, Terry Ryan could probably use an old lady in town. Terry Ryan. Ryan Senior could probably use an old lady in town.
- [55:08]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm sure Terry Ryan's got a few.
- [55:11]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, so he ain't.
- [55:12]
Paul Bissonnette
He ain't flying them in.
- [55:14]
Keith Yandle
Well, hey, you. You manage your team like you do and keep losing first round like the fucking Leafs and your golf swing will be like Marner soon enough. But, yeah, it's. It's whatever my team wants. And I think it's unfair that you wouldn't pay for them seeing that your whole team is getting flown in. But it's all right. It's fine. I'll pay for it.
- [55:33]
Paul Bissonnette
Wow. Okay. Interesting.
- [55:34]
Ryan Whitney
Very true. Keith.
- [55:35]
Paul Bissonnette
Wait, you're. You're okay with that? I feel with time out, I think that this is hypocritical because if you found out one of my players was trying to fly in their girl, I think I would be getting scalded. So I feel like this is a absolute double standard.
- [55:49]
Ryan Whitney
I don't. I don't think I'd say a word about that guy. Guy getting away with his wife. Maybe they have kids and, you know, I'm going to play this ball going to a great city in Boston. We can catch a. Catch a game, go on a Duck tour, you know, and. And you get to watch me do something I love. And it's like. It's kind of one of those family things. Biz. I don't know. But they fly in. They fly in the wives. When the team can win the Stanley cup, they fly in the families. And it's. It's interesting for me to. To hear you be like, yeah, we're just the Boys getting after it in Boston. Yeah, we lose every year, but we party hard. And there's another team that's like, I want my family around when I get a, a title in a beautiful city against a complete clown. Paul Bissonnette.
- [56:34]
Keith Yandle
Well said.
- [56:35]
Paul Bissonnette
I, I, I really, really think you guys would be singing a different tune if this role was reversed.
- [56:39]
Ryan Whitney
I can't wait to start with whatever.
- [56:41]
Paul Bissonnette
Go with whatever narrative you want. Yeah, I know where our focus is at. And the Big Deal Selects are all business. Con man, who I was very critical of last year. I'll give you guys a little update. He's running every day. Con man's in the best shape of his life. And when that's the case, he's gonna be fucking sniping. Game in, game out. And we got our first line superstar back.
- [57:05]
Ryan Whitney
And.
- [57:05]
Keith Yandle
But he was a D man.
- [57:07]
Paul Bissonnette
No all offense.
- [57:09]
Ryan Whitney
He's a forward. Nifty.
- [57:10]
Paul Bissonnette
He's a cherry picker. Cherry.
- [57:12]
Keith Yandle
Big redhead.
- [57:14]
Paul Bissonnette
No, that's Pender. Pender's got big bomb. You haven't even been studying. You haven't been watching game tape.
- [57:20]
Keith Yandle
Your games aren't fucking even televised because you guys are in the losers bracket every year. Chiclets doesn't even drop, you guys. It's Merle's team versus fucking Patrick Sharp. Beat it.
- [57:32]
Paul Bissonnette
Hey, Spit and Chiclets. YouTube channel. Over 400,000. Go watch some game tape. It's on the vlog.
- [57:38]
Ryan Whitney
Is that what we're asking now, is 400,000?
- [57:41]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, we're over 400k, bro.
- [57:42]
Keith Yandle
Hey, we're on tile too, Biz, which is huge.
- [57:46]
Ryan Whitney
What?
- [57:47]
Keith Yandle
We're on tile too. It's not cement.
- [57:49]
Ryan Whitney
What? We got the courts.
- [57:51]
Paul Bissonnette
Yep. That's that. That's.
- [57:53]
Ryan Whitney
All of them have courts this year? No.
- [57:55]
Tyson Barrie
So Roller A and Street a will have MS.3 surface, which you got to give a shout out to Bobby Houser, member of the Big Deal Selects. His family owns the company. He said no more. He said, we're bringing in the Big Deal Selects need a nice surface, so we're bringing in some surface.
- [58:11]
Paul Bissonnette
That was the only chance.
- [58:13]
Ryan Whitney
I've been hearing about this surface since the beginning of time with this tournament. And they've all said, all the Big Deal select said if we ever had a good surface, we would be drumming everyone.
- [58:23]
Paul Bissonnette
So we're going to run the table now. Now it's that was that with Yans's team. They would have wanted to play in a gravel pit.
- [58:31]
Ryan Whitney
We could, we could use this guy in net for one of the teams. I would take it for sure. With Mark Andre Fleury. I don't know if you saw, did you see the picture that was sent to the group chat biz?
- [58:41]
Paul Bissonnette
I would have him in his three rings with the robe on and the trophy.
- [58:44]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, he just, he signed a PTO with the pens. I love that. I love that move. That's an old school move. Back in the day, thinking of an old baseball player signing a one day contract. Actually Rizzo did it too. Did you see that, Keith?
- [58:58]
Keith Yandle
Did you see almost catch the ball?
- [59:00]
Ryan Whitney
That would have been the most insane on a, on a Anthony Rizzo day. He goes to the bleachers to drink a beer and a home run comes directly. It hit him in the hand. I, I know he caught that, but he bought the entire stadium a beer.
- [59:14]
Keith Yandle
Seriously.
- [59:15]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, I saw, I, I saw something like they were, people were giving out tickets. I don't know if the entire stadium.
- [59:19]
Keith Yandle
That's, that's, that's thanks to Bob does sports because all the money that we took off from that day playing golf. So Bob paid for those beers. Unreal. If he had caught that, that would have been unbelievable. Like. But did you see one thing? I saw he had all the people in the stand sign his jersey that he has. Like, that was cool. Like you could tell he just really loved being a part of that team.
- [59:40]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [59:41]
Paul Bissonnette
Baseball would be in my opinion the, the most fun pro sport to play as far as I want to say. They don't have pressure because you gotta get up there and you gotta hit the ball. But just that like the downtime, not as strenuous on the body, laid back. You're always in the clubhouse with the boys. You're. You're in each city for four days. You're not just in and out. So that would be, that would be an absolute blast. And you've hung out with him. Yance, he just seems like the best guy. He kind of like looks like a little bit like Brooks Koepka to me. Like. Yeah, doesn't he?
- [60:13]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, he does.
- [60:14]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. But what like, what's the funniest thing about him? Like what's like on the golf course? Is he a chirper?
- [60:21]
Keith Yandle
Not really. He's pretty quiet. Yeah, just stand. I mean he's just like any other athlete. He's chirping, he's saying, you know, he hits a good shot. He's like, you know, like, come on. Played in the bigs for 15 years. Like you got to expect things like that. But yeah, no, he's very humble, laid back guy. He was actually he was my neighbor down here for a while, so I've known him for a bit. He was telling a funny story. Like I had a boat and I know nothing about boats. Like I had never even been on a boat before I bought it. And one day apparently I was on the lift and he was like out in his backyard watching me because I told him, I'm like, yeah, I'm getting a boat. I know nothing about him. And all of a sudden the boat was still lift, but I had the engine on and I'm revving the engine. He's like, what the is this kid? He's like, me and my wife stood out there for like 15 minutes laughing at you and hoping you didn't die. I'm like, yeah, it's not, not good.
- [61:10]
Ryan Whitney
Like dude, dude, you're, you're still on the left.
- [61:12]
Keith Yandle
He had a 90 foot boat at his house. He's just like, let me almost die.
- [61:18]
Paul Bissonnette
At least you put the plug in. There was, there was a brand new, brand new yacht I saw like on social media. It was stunning. Looked like it was probably like a hundred foot yacht, you know, a couple decks and then they put it in and it sinks. It's. I guess it's a common thing where people forget to put the plug in on a new boat and it gets put in the water and it sinks to the bottom.
- [61:42]
Keith Yandle
Did you see the way it fell?
- [61:43]
Paul Bissonnette
It was just like, oh, okay. So you saw the video too, right?
- [61:46]
Keith Yandle
So sad. That's like a. What do you think, 20?
- [61:49]
Ryan Whitney
Where did you see this?
- [61:51]
Paul Bissonnette
I would probably say like, like 30, 40 million. Yeah, maybe a little cheaper. Actually, maybe I was exaggerating. I think that Bill Gates just sold his yacht to a waste management guy. Stunning boat. I guess this thing is.
- [62:06]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, that's different level.
- [62:08]
Paul Bissonnette
That's different level. I think you're looking at like 300 million, 400 million for something like that. Maybe a little cheaper it being used, but that is.
- [62:17]
Ryan Whitney
Those yachts are 300 million.
- [62:19]
Keith Yandle
Oh yeah, the big boy ones like Bezos and yeah.
- [62:24]
Paul Bissonnette
Zuckerberg and all those guys just hoarding money. Fucking building their bunkers in Hawaii. Going back to flower though. Why are you laughing?
- [62:34]
Ryan Whitney
No, it's just, I just didn't.
- [62:37]
Paul Bissonnette
I actually my buddy sent me this.
- [62:38]
Ryan Whitney
List of people with bunkers that are hoarding money.
- [62:43]
Keith Yandle
Wait, flower signing a PTO to try out for the team or just a one day contract to retire as a penguin.
- [62:50]
Paul Bissonnette
Going, going back to that. It would be cool to see more guys do this. Like so he's going to play in an exhibition game for the Penguins. So not only do you get to like sell out an exhibition game, no pressure, it's for fun, it doesn't mean anything. And he gets to play his last game technically as a Penguin. Like, like Henrik Lundquist for instance. He, he can play in these alumni games and stuff like that. I think he would be healthy enough to at least play in an exhibition game or if not a period. It would be cool to see him get to play another game for the Rangers. So I retired. What's that?
- [63:26]
Ryan Whitney
Is he, is he like officially retired? Wouldn't you have to.
- [63:28]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, but I, I, I don't say just anything. Yeah, but, well, basically what I'm saying is like it could probably like could technically happen, but given the circumstance, I don't know if anything like this and this idea has ever happened before. So I think that this is gonna like create like a new thing where, what's another example? Like I also think Flower has a type of personality where he's like, oh yeah, I'll play in an exhibition game and you have to have that.
- [63:58]
Keith Yandle
He's gonna have a shutout, you know he will.
- [64:00]
Ryan Whitney
How sick would it be to be a kid who gets like his one exhibition game like that. That, that game's gonna pack. It's gonna be unreal. Sid'll play. Maybe.
- [64:09]
Paul Bissonnette
I might ask him if I could play so I can retire. Maybe I retire.
- [64:12]
Ryan Whitney
I was gonna say maybe you're one of those guys when, when Arizona gets a team someday they bring you back, you play an exhibition game and, and.
- [64:21]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, and until then, what if they brought me, you, army and Merles back just to play in that game? Just all the old timers. Let's get Andre Wa on the mix so at least the locker room will be lit.
- [64:32]
Keith Yandle
You guys should just show up to flowers game, be like, hey, we're all playing right? Like, hey, how, speaking of crowds, how about the crowds at the Montreal Canadian rookie games?
- [64:41]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh yeah.
- [64:43]
Ryan Whitney
Demidov just, he put on a show. I actually, I, I was kind of surprised he was even in that.
- [64:50]
Keith Yandle
I was too actually.
- [64:51]
Ryan Whitney
Maybe a lot of guys who played decent amount of games are, are playing in that still. Like I saw Renzel in Chicago, made some sick play, gave, gave Somebody assists against St. Louis. These are just clips I saw online. Who else? There was somebody else but the Demidov one. First he's behind the net, he does like, that's like the 12 year old move and then the goal he scored. Lane Hudson sitting there watching, kind of shaking his head and it Looked like it was a playoff game. That's how it sounded when the horn went off after the goal. Same kind of made me fired up for. For camp. Get going here. Do you know who Ken Rosenthal is?
- [65:30]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, I saw that in the outline, and I didn't know much about him until I saw the clip. Obviously not the best look in and a tough moment for him, but, yeah, like it? Yeah. Do you want to explain what happened and let's hear your comments on it?
- [65:47]
Ryan Whitney
No, I, I just, I. I've watched it a hundred times. It's like, so funny how mad he is. He's getting ready to interview somebody on the brewers who's he sees coming from teammates coming from behind ready to just, like, pour water on him. So Ken goes flying back. He's got this suit on, this bow ties, and he buries a cameraman. I gotta think that almost every person that I know, if they bury a cameraman and turn around, the guy's laying down with this poor camera laying over his face. You'd be like, oh, I'm so sorry. This Ken Rosenthal looked at this guy like he just dunked on him with no time left to win the NBA title, like the biggest stare down. Fuck you. Who the fuck are you? The face.
- [66:39]
Paul Bissonnette
I thought he was going to give him the Rodman.
- [66:40]
Ryan Whitney
Can we just kick him? The face was actually like, he. In his head, he might have been like, I want a Rodman. This guy. And just a clip. Like such a good Internet clip, this guy. And. And he's. He's getting smoked for this. Apparently he. I. I watched the video, so. Not apparently. He came out and said he apologized, like, profusely after. And, you know, whatever. It was just like, kind of tough timing. And then the response is that I believe he got the guy's name wrong, who he was apologizing to.
- [67:11]
Paul Bissonnette
So, yeah. Yeah, right away I saw that part.
- [67:13]
Keith Yandle
I'm like, oh, gosh, you gotta check the notes. Like biz when you're thanking people.
- [67:16]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. If you. 14 Internet tabs open to remember names.
- [67:20]
Ryan Whitney
The video.
- [67:22]
Keith Yandle
Is he known as, like, a mean guy or like a not pleasant guy?
- [67:25]
Ryan Whitney
I knew he was a baseball insider type, you know, and. And then I just. The responses to this, like, everyone kind of.
- [67:35]
Keith Yandle
That's Iverson over Taron Lou. Look at the guy's feet in the air. Look at the guy's feet in the air.
- [67:40]
Ryan Whitney
That pictures the feet in the air is unreal. And it's almost like a king is walking through the streets like Game of Thrones. And like somebody like Looked at him wrong.
- [67:52]
Paul Bissonnette
You know who would have done that? Teddy Roosevelt.
- [67:55]
Ryan Whitney
Teddy Roosevelt.
- [67:57]
Paul Bissonnette
He would have fucking great game. He would have gave him the shirt off his back. Hand out. You conduct the interview separately.
- [68:03]
Ryan Whitney
I love you talking about the United States. I love, I love hearing that is in your head with our former president. I, I, I don't really have much else for you guys. I don't know. Anything else on your mind? Biz, the NFL this week, did you see anything? The NFL's been phenomenal in the first two weeks.
- [68:22]
Keith Yandle
Even the bad games are good. Like the Patriots Miami game was like entertaining at least.
- [68:27]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. There was Giants actually. I know what we'll do. I know what we'll do. We'll throw it to.
- [68:31]
Paul Bissonnette
Let's ask you one question.
- [68:32]
Ryan Whitney
Let's want to throw Tyson Baron. We'll do it at the end.
- [68:35]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, let's talk about some other stuff after when we get out.
- [68:37]
Ryan Whitney
Okay, perfect. Tyson. Barry. Guys, I'll tell you, I think at the beginning of the interview he forgot he retired, you know, a little, a little more on the serious side. And then all of a sudden this interview got incredible. Biz biz had a master class of question asking. So what do you got?
- [68:55]
Paul Bissonnette
Well, he's so respectful of all these superstars that he's played with. He is such a likable guy. Like, he's the guy that like, like dry Seidel. He wants him at his wedding. McDavid wants him at his wedding. Marner wants him around like, like Matthews. Like he is just like he's the facilitator where after the game he's probably the guy who got the trainer to drop off some beers for the boys. So I think that he, his concern is, is not only does he want to make sure he respects the game, but also he doesn't want to like sewer his buddies by maybe telling a story that he shouldn't be telling. But I think that quickly he will become a media darling in the second part of his hockey career because I believe and I he, he will be doing media this year. I don't want to spoil as far as who he's going to be doing it for. But he's an unbelievable guy. Unbelievable to hang out with and share beers with. And I'm really happy that he, towards the end of the interview, we got him to open up. So. Oak Bay legend, Victoria legend Tyson Berry. This episode is sponsored by R.O. a 2 in 1 prescription treatment designed to help you get stronger, harder erections and yeah, better sex for the both of you. And here's the cool part. They dissolve under your tongue. That means they can hit your bloodstream faster than a traditional pill. And once they dissolve, rose sparks start working in just 15 minutes on average. So you can be ready when the moment's right. And they don't just help you get hard. We're talking thicker, fuller, longer lasting erections. Plus, RO stays active in your system for 36 hours. So you can do all the fucking you want. So round one, round two, even round three. Hey, why not the next morning. Totally on the table. Getting started is easy. Everything's 100% online. Ro connects you with a licensed provider who reviews your info. There's no awkward waiting rooms. There's no face to face combos. And if you're approved, your treatment ships straight to your door. Ready to give it a try? New patients get $15 off RO on a reoccurring plan. Ready to give it a try. New patients get $15 off ro on reoccurring plan. Just head to ro co chiclets. That's ro col co chiclets. To find out if it's right for you guys.
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Ryan Whitney
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- [72:26]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, thanks guys. Appreciate the clicks. Thanks for having me again. It's my third time, so appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule is biz. I know you're the busiest guy in the world right now, so appreciate it.
- [72:37]
Paul Bissonnette
A little bit more of an emotional appearance on Spit and Chicklets. I got a chance to talk to you, talk to you last night. A few posts on Instagram as well. Just kind of thanking teammates and I mean, hell, Ty, what a run, man. Unbelievable career, man. And just how are you feeling? Like obviously it's probably been a few emotional weeks for you.
- [72:57]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. Yeah, it's been. I didn't. I kind of came to the decision a While ago. And then the NHL kind of dropped it on me. I didn't really know I was definitely going to retire, but I woke up to about 30 texts after I played in the ABS alumni game, which I guess is a dead giveaway. Yeah, the. The NHL Instagrammed it and I, I had to pull things together pretty quickly and. But yeah, it was, it was planned for a while, but a lot of emotion still and not like sad or anything. I've. I've come to terms with it. Just, you know, grateful and you know, I look back, it's like kind of joyous emotions, you know, like just what a, what an experience. And then, you know, trying to talk to my parents, got a little emotional, trying to say thank you kind of for everything and. But yeah, like I said, not, not sad, just super grateful and, you know, kind of a celebration more so.
- [73:54]
Keith Yandle
And for you, like, you've been in an NHL locker room your whole entire life. Like your dad playing and he retired in what, 01. You were probably what, 10, 11 years?
- [74:03]
Tyson Barrie
Like, yeah, exactly.
- [74:05]
Keith Yandle
You've been in an NHL locker room since the time you can remember and now you won't be for the first time in what, 36 years. Like, it's got to be something where you're like, what's next for me? But what you gave to the game, especially like you, you were an undersized guy for when you came in, and now you see more and more undersized demon playing the way that you played. Like, you got to be so proud of the impact that you left in the game. Like, you know what you meant to the game because, you know, not for guys like you, there wouldn't be the, you know, the Kel Makars or the Adam Foxes. So congratulations on everything and just wanted to give you that compliment. But for you, it's gotta be tough to not be in that locker room.
- [74:43]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. Thank you, Yance. Following in your footsteps, obviously. Yeah, I don't know, I think like you said, I've been in it a long time and the good news is I'm good at keeping in touch and I've got a lot of friends who are still playing, so I've got a four year old son who's in skating lessons and I'll be, I'm sure abusing some guys to come down in the locker room after games and kind of give Leo, my son, the same experience I was given. And yeah, I think. And it's so fresh too. Right? I think once the season gets going and I'm sitting here on the island and, you know, kind of looking around, maybe I'll. I'll start to miss it more, but at this point, I'm, you know, excited kind of for the next chapter and whatever that is.
- [75:25]
Paul Bissonnette
You just quickly talked about the emotions on the phone with your parents. Your father played pro for, I don't know, probably at least 15, 20 years. And you were talking last night when we. When we met up for dinner, just about the impact he had on your career, how he essentially taught you everything. He was your coach growing up. And, you know, he was a great player himself. So just, like, how much of an impact did he have on you and. And how emotional did that conversation get?
- [75:49]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I mean, if, you know my dad, he's not one for emotions. So me and my mom were crying and my dad was sitting in the background making fun of me, but I. I imagine he's. He's due for a good cry solo when no one's watching. Yes. He has been an amazing mentor coach. He coached me all through minor hockey, even, you know, even when I moved on to junior. He. He was calling teams on the draft, WHL draft, telling him I wouldn't go there because he wanted me to land at a good spot. Landed in Kelowna, get to Kelowna, comes watch me plays my first game. I get absolutely piped. I don't get out. I don't play at all. I remember walking from Prospera. There's a hotel across the street where we stand, and he calls their gm, Bruce Hamilton, and he goes, I'm terrified. I'm like, dad, no, no. Like, don't do this. He calls him, he goes, hey, Bruce, this isn't what we signed up for. If you're going to play him like this, he's going to come play for me in Victoria. I'm like, 16. I'm like, what the hell just happened? Dad, no, no, no, no, no. Don't do it. Don't do it. Sure enough, I never played like that again. So he always. He always had my back. He's an outrageous human being. Biz, you've spent some time with him.
- [77:01]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, yeah. He's off the walls.
- [77:03]
Tyson Barrie
Off the walls. Heart of gold. Very generous with his energy and time. And also straight. Not afraid of conflict, straight to violence. So it's an interesting combination. I'm very grateful for his guidance through this whole thing.
- [77:16]
Paul Bissonnette
Kelowna practice next day. Were you PP1, PK1, first guy on the board written down.
- [77:23]
Keith Yandle
He's coaching.
- [77:24]
Tyson Barrie
I don't know. I would. They credit. Credit to the coaches in the GM there. They didn't, they didn't punish me for that. I think it worked, oddly enough. And yeah, that was, I, that was an interesting moment for me at 16 though, so I definitely had my tail between my legs going to the rink the next day.
- [77:43]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, you mentioned you had the cry with your mom and especially with your dad playing like she must have been the one schlepping you to ranks left and right. Like a lot of dads get a lot of credit for us making it but you know, you look and a lot of the times it's the mums driving you and you know, reading a book in the car or whatever and just being supportive and helpful I would imagine for you because your dad was out playing most of your, you know, childhood.
- [78:07]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, yeah, my mom's an angel. All of the stuff you just mentioned and such a sweet, amazing person and mother. I got a lot from my dad with some of the storytelling and the, the team teammate stuff, the camaraderie stuff. But I like to think I'm a fairly sweet person and I know that that comes more so from my mom and forever grateful for everything she's done. So.
- [78:34]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, dude, I was quickly looking over like your stats reef seasons over 50 points, four others over 40 points, four others over 30 points. Like from the time you came into the league, like a truly elite puck moving defenseman. So I guess looking back on it like was your goal always being undersized, be a power play, point producing guy? Like what did you look at your NHL career being like, I'm guessing had to be exactly what you kind of saw.
- [79:05]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I think that the only way I was ever going to have a chance is to kind of be the guy that could produce. I thought I was, I thought I was very well rounded in junior and I could, you know, do it all quickly found out that maybe wasn't the case and I was maybe more of a one dimensional guy. @ least I was labeled as that. I don't, I don't think I was as bad defensively as some people would tell me I was. But yeah, I think, you know, I was fairly dynamic in junior and then I just tried to carry that into pro and had some success in the minors and then struggled out of the gate in Colorado and, and then really just found it. My D coach yelled at me. It was, I was, I was, I wasn't sure if I was ever going to play in the NHL. My D coach, Pradder, he goes, no, it's Savannah Faith, he goes, Are you ever gonna do something? And I was like, ah. I'm like, I don't know. I went out the next shift, snapped the pass to Staz. Like, he went down, scored, tied it up. Ot, came around the net, found me in the slot, OT winner. And then from there, it was kind of like I had, like, I don't know, 38 points in, like, 35 games or something. And, like, I was like, oh, thank God.
- [80:18]
Ryan Whitney
Thank God. It's gonna call you.
- [80:22]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I just needed to call out. I was like, oh, this could be bad, man.
- [80:28]
Ryan Whitney
That was. That was. I mean, that had to be fun in Colorado, dude. Like, your first full year is McKinnon's rookie. I know you guys are very tight, like, to see what they've, you know, ended up, what he's become, and for a place to start in the league, I. I would love to be a rookie in Colorado. Great city, great fans. Like, that must be probably your fondest memories, I'm guessing.
- [80:50]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, certainly. Certainly lots of them to go into Colorado. Great organization. And I was just, you know, I was 17 when I got to camp there, and, you know, Paul Stasney was there, David Jones, Ryan o', Byrne, Shane o', Brien, couple wagons. They took me under their wing, and, you know, they showed me a good time, maybe too much of a good time early on. And when Nate got there, we. We still had a good time, and then we had to dial it in a little bit, and we started to turn a corner and become a good hockey team, and that was a lot of fun. And, you know, Colorado was like a second home to me, so still really enjoy getting back there. And, like you said, some of my fondest memories and. And getting to see them win a cup of. Without me, that's fine. I feel like I was a big piece of that. You know, I got him Nas in the trade, who was a big piece of that cup. Yeah, it's. It's awesome to see kind of Nate and the way he's grown and developed and, you know, he's turned into a hell of a guy and a hell of a player, and, yeah, really proud of him.
- [81:48]
Paul Bissonnette
You kind of joked around, but for, like, as soon as he got in there, things had to get turned around. Like, he was that intense, that young, where you guys are like, okay, we got to pick our socks up here a little bit.
- [81:58]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I don't know if it was that. He was definitely intense. He's never been afraid. You know, you can see the way he plays. He's intense with the other team. He's intense with his own teammates. He'll. He'll yell at his own coach. He's. He's driving to win. So it wasn't an immediate, you know, nobody just bowed down to him. There was some friction, but, you know, now he's turned himself into, you know, on any given night, the best player in the world, and guys follow him. So it's. It's a hell of a piece to have on your team.
- [82:25]
Keith Yandle
Who were some of the. The older guys when, you know, your first couple years? Because to make it in the NHL, you have to have guys that help you out when you're young, show you the ropes. Like, who were some of those guys that you would give that credit to?
- [82:37]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, Paul Stasney was awesome. Rhino.
- [82:40]
Ryan Whitney
Unreal.
- [82:41]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, Staz is great. So he was. I stayed at his place early in my career. He was awesome. Ryan o' Byrne was another island guy. He got traded there from Montreal when I got there, and he planted me next to him on the plane and, you know, I was always invited for dinners and beers and. And the whole thing. So I kind of was able to see how guys operated and learn a lot early. So. Yeah, and then we had guys like Shane o'. Brien. Orbs was just hilarious. He was my. There a little bit. Yeah. But he had the room just giggling the whole time. Yeah, those are kind of some of the guys that, you know, I cut my teeth with early on.
- [83:21]
Paul Bissonnette
I mean, this could be a question for all three of you. Like, where do you gain that, like, that confidence in that offensive switch? And even if, you know, you. You throw a pizza here, throw a pizza there, just kind of doesn't matter. You're going to keep trying to make those types of plays. Like, was that something that was instilled in you in. In Kelowna? Was that your father just being like, hey, erase it from your memory. Keep going. Like, where do you gain that. That switch in your brain to possess that offensive skill?
- [83:50]
Tyson Barrie
You know what? Maybe just, I think a lot of success in minor hockey and then junior kind of builds you up to. And the hard work, right? Like, you know, I was putting in the work when I was young and I. I knew I was good and I knew I could make the plays I was trying to make. Sometimes I threw massive pizzas, but, you know, credit to the coaches, they'd throw me right back out there. They'd tap me like, hey, good try. Or sometimes it got away from me a little bit, and they'd be like, hey, that's. That's enough. I remember World Junior Camp. I went in, I won rookie or the defenseman of the year, so I was like, kind of like supposed to make the team. I went in and laid one of the biggest eggs you've ever seen at camp. I was throwing backhand pizzas all over the place. It was out of control. Thank God I had such a good year going. They kind of just threw me on as the seventh D man and then ended up having a really good tourney. But I guess kind of one of the. I don't know, I. I went up, backhand, up the gut pizza. Two shifts later, I'm in the same spot. I'm like, fuck it back.
- [84:46]
Paul Bissonnette
You're a sick puppy. You are one sick puppy.
- [84:50]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I think just believing, trusting that your training and your skills are, you know, are where they need to be to. To take those risks.
- [84:58]
Paul Bissonnette
I even saw a couple of Instagram posts of some of the bad ones you gave. One was to Dry Seidel. You tagged them, and I think he had to readjust and ended up buckling and falling back. So, yeah, it's. It's awesome to see all these posts to all these guys who meant so much to you. And, you know, it's. It's not ideal getting traded. And I'm sure you were devastated when you got traded from Colorado, but you look even beyond the, the relationships you had with the Ryan O'Reilly's, the Nate McKinnon's, where you got to play with, with Connor McDavid, Leon Dry Seidel and. And so many other talented players. Mike Smith was another guy that you became very, very close with. So as much as it sucked, you must be super grateful that hockey brought you all these amazing places and, and created so many amazing friendships.
- [85:42]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, man, that's. That's, That's a great point. Like, when I look back, I would have loved to have stayed in Colorado and, you know, been the guy that was there. Obviously not in the cards with Kale coming in and just kind of punting me, but, yeah, like, super grateful. I got to go play in Toronto with Big Tony and Mars and Mo and Justin hall and, you know, these are. These are friends for life for me. And then I get, you know, things go terribly there and I get to move on and I go join the Oilers and, you know, again lifelong friends with. I get to re. Rejoin Calvin Pickard and meet Leon and Cody, CC and Davo and Nuge. Yeah, so many guys. Yeah, it's. If I never got moved. You know, you don't meet all these guys. I go to Nashville and get to play with factor again, and channer and Ryan McDonough. And, yeah, these are just. It's. It's cool to be able to look back, and I wouldn't have had those opportunities had I stayed in one spot. So. I'm a social guy. I love making friends. And very, very grateful that I got shipped around a lot because got to meet a lot of really cool people.
- [86:46]
Paul Bissonnette
And you wouldn't be able to attend all these amazing weddings in the summer.
- [86:49]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, yeah.
- [86:50]
Ryan Whitney
Did you go to Leon's?
- [86:51]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, yeah.
- [86:52]
Keith Yandle
Tmz.
- [86:54]
Ryan Whitney
That looked. When that picture came out with him with the cigarette, I was like, I got my background for my phone this season. Like, this is perfect. I would have loved to have been at that wedding.
- [87:05]
Tyson Barrie
No, that was. That was honestly such a great wedding. The. The lead up to the welcome party, we golfed a day, and then the actual wedding was a heater. Like, it was so sick. Just, you know, welcome them in. After the ceremony, they come dancing in, and then, like, they had this crazy quartet, I guess, but then also, like, all these talented singers, they brought everybody onto the dance floor, like, before dinner, everything. It was a full shaker on the dance floor, like, intermittently throughout the night. It was. It was so well done and so much fun and so many great people there. A lot of just absolute donkeys were putting on some shows, so it was so good.
- [87:45]
Keith Yandle
Was it open bar?
- [87:51]
Ryan Whitney
That's a cash bar. They're announcing in German and English.
- [87:54]
Paul Bissonnette
Well, he gave you Oilers a deal. It should be a cash.
- [87:57]
Tyson Barrie
I sure did.
- [87:58]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [87:58]
Keith Yandle
Cats paid for it.
- [88:01]
Ryan Whitney
Who gave the best man speech?
- [88:04]
Tyson Barrie
That was one of his, like, childhood buddies from Germany. Seems like a great cat. Yeah. I don't know, but he seems to.
- [88:12]
Keith Yandle
Understand a word he said.
- [88:13]
Paul Bissonnette
It was in German.
- [88:14]
Tyson Barrie
It's like, he loves pints. So good for me.
- [88:17]
Paul Bissonnette
All of them do in Germany.
- [88:18]
Ryan Whitney
Oh, speaking of pints, dude. So if you see the jersey behind biz and the.
- [88:24]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah.
- [88:24]
Ryan Whitney
Beer. That Bears having the beer. Chili ones is all over the place now. So I need to hear about the start of it, like, what your plans are moving forward. We had him at the Gretzky basement, one of the outdoor games. Phenomenal. So I'm wondering, like, where did this all begin?
- [88:42]
Paul Bissonnette
I know where it began.
- [88:43]
Keith Yandle
It was sold out.
- [88:45]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, yeah, yeah. Don't worry. We're getting a refresh going on the website there.
- [88:49]
Paul Bissonnette
But it was the only thing that would calm down Nate after a game where he wasn't happy.
- [88:54]
Tyson Barrie
Exactly.
- [88:54]
Paul Bissonnette
Right. That's how the whole thing began.
- [88:56]
Tyson Barrie
We had to bring them down a little bit. So we just fire him a chili one. Calm the nerves a little bit. Yeah, I just put it in my notes. Like, probably three years ago in Colorado, we called beers chili ones. Cody McLeod, which scream chili ones at guys got to Edmonton. It got like a life of its own. We were just like, yelling like Cass and Smitty and Enzo. We were just screaming like, chili ones post game, all this dumb. So I wrote it in my notes like, I'd love to do a beer one day called chili ones. And then about a year later, a guy in the beverage industry reached out and was like, hey, would you or any of your buddies want to do a beverage? And I was like, yeah. Oddly enough, I told him about it. I called Enzo, Smitty Factor Shanner. And I was like, am I nuts or should I do a beer called chili ones? And they were like, immediately, yeah, what do you need? So that's kind of how it started. We've got, I think, like, 18 active and former players in on it and some really cool people from the music world and just, you know, good friends of mine. It's just started as something really fun, but has turned into something that I love and is kind of a viable business. So we're. We're running with it.
- [90:05]
Keith Yandle
How fun is Tyler? Tyler Ennis? Speaking of weddings and Tyler Ennis, that guy should be at every single wedding. I never did. I just happened to be at a wedding with him. I don't even know where the it was. Oh, it was Mark's wedding. It was Mark Pisk's wedding. Dude, he was the funniest guy I've ever met. Like, what a guy. So he's in on with you, too? Anyone else like that, we would know?
- [90:27]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, yeah. There's a couple big dogs who are silent investors who we can't.
- [90:31]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, yeah. What do you mean? Fine. Bleep out the name and post gift. One's going to be traded to Colorado, one plays in Colorado. Here's a little clue for you people at home.
- [90:45]
Tyson Barrie
No, no, no. Yeah, but, yeah, we've got a bunch of really great people, Nate being one of them. Ryan O'Reilly, Mike Smith, Ryan McDonough, Phil Forsberg, Tyler Myers, Jared Spurgeon. I mean, there's. There's. I think there's 18. So I. I'd be.
- [91:02]
Paul Bissonnette
You can make a hell of an alumni when everyone's done playing with that squad.
- [91:05]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. Yeah. Well, we'll talk. Yeah. Just honestly and for me, it's nice. Like, I'm kind of obviously wrapping up my career here, and to have something to focus on that involves a bunch of my best friends, and we get to do kind of stupid and have fun with it is. It's kind of been a blessing for me. So, yeah, I love it. Beer meetings are the best. You start with a beer or you end with a beer, and everyone's generally happy. So it's like it's a completely different program, but I feel like I was kind of built for it.
- [91:37]
Keith Yandle
But besides the. Besides the beer company, like, what. What. What do you think's next year? I know it's, you know, all fresh and new, but, you know, for me, it's like you got to be a part of the game at some. Like, some aspect.
- [91:49]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. I think I'm gonna look into a couple different avenues. And business. Business been helping me a little bit, walking me through some of his vast media knowledge.
- [91:59]
Paul Bissonnette
Starting a podcast with Nate and Sid. Yeah, we're boys.
- [92:04]
Keith Yandle
The Avalanche boys.
- [92:06]
Tyson Barrie
No, no.
- [92:08]
Paul Bissonnette
Can I work delivering chili ones?
- [92:10]
Tyson Barrie
Buddy, we'll hire you any day. Yeah, I'm gonna dip my toe in maybe to media and see how it goes and see if. If I'm well received and. And I like it. I don't know exactly where that'll be, but I'm not really one to sit still, so I'll be. I'll be doing something soon enough.
- [92:27]
Ryan Whitney
You're going to be crazy hockey, dad. I mean, if Leo's. What do you say he is? Four.
- [92:32]
Tyson Barrie
Four. Yeah.
- [92:33]
Ryan Whitney
So, yeah, you got, like, two years, might start, and then, boom, you'll be calling.
- [92:38]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I got to put the puddle down here in the next two years and get this. This whole beer company wrapped up.
- [92:44]
Paul Bissonnette
And Leo needs a little discipline in his life, though. He had a tough incident, you said, a couple days ago.
- [92:51]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, we don't need to arrow. We don't need to arrow.
- [92:53]
Paul Bissonnette
Okay.
- [92:54]
Ryan Whitney
We won't talk about Leo Bizzle Arrow at anyone. He'll arrow.
- [92:58]
Keith Yandle
Hey, Biz, don't tell anyone.
- [93:00]
Paul Bissonnette
He's a disturber. Oh, yeah, he's a disturber.
- [93:03]
Keith Yandle
We'll just put it down like his grandfather chooses violence.
- [93:08]
Tyson Barrie
Violence.
- [93:09]
Ryan Whitney
Where will you spend the. The winters?
- [93:12]
Tyson Barrie
As of right now, we're on the island. Me and my wife loved Denver. We've chatted about maybe heading back that way, but see where. Like you guys mentioned, see where, you know, post career takes me. And we're no stranger to flipping cities, so we'll always have a spot here on the island, but, I don't know, open to anything.
- [93:32]
Paul Bissonnette
Hey, how unreal is the island in Victoria? I tell these guys all the time, I'm trying to drag them out here. Be nice to bring them over to vgc. One of the biggest hidden gems in Canada.
- [93:41]
Tyson Barrie
No, yeah, I mean, for me, Victoria's. It's home. It's especially. It's the only place I've ever felt like home, so I'm biased, but you catch. You catch a July summer day here. It's. I don't know, hard to beat. We. We run a pretty good program out here. We'll get you out on the boat, hit the links.
- [93:59]
Ryan Whitney
Whatever you need is in winter time. Is it, like, dead? Like. Like, how many restaurants are in Victoria?
- [94:06]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, well, they don't. It's not, like, seasonal. They don't close. There's a lot of restaurants. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, everyone stays open year round. It's like the mild, most mild climate in Canada. It's kind of the best we have to offer. Gets a little gray, a little rainy, but not as much as Van or Seattle. So kind of a sweet spot.
- [94:26]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, it's awesome here.
- [94:28]
Keith Yandle
Like, will you be. Will you be skiing and stuff? Like, obviously you're not allowed to during the season.
- [94:33]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I can't wait. I went snowboarding at the end of this year with a good buddy of mine, Mark McMorris. He took me up with all his professional snowboarder buddies, and I had a blast. I love it up there. I'm gonna. I'm gonna get up there as much as I can.
- [94:47]
Paul Bissonnette
Do you. Do. Do you guys go into, like, the chopper, into the backcountry? Skiing? Are you that good?
- [94:52]
Tyson Barrie
No, I mean, I can snowboard. It's been a long time, so I was just kind of getting my feet under me. But, yeah, I would love to do that, you know, if. If. If my skill set allows it.
- [95:04]
Ryan Whitney
I don't know if you were like, I. I was like this. Where I. I regret it, but when I was playing in the NHL, it's kind of like, oh, what? Not what's next? But like, oh, we're playing them next week, this road trip. And I wasn't great at kind of, like, appreciating every day. And it hit me right after retirement, like, dude, that just felt like seven minutes. Like, I wish I did. Have you. Have you felt that at all since. Since officially announcing retirement? Like, oh, just went so quick. Like, I. Or did you at the time appreciate what. What was going on in your life?
- [95:35]
Tyson Barrie
I would say the last year I had in Calgary, when I was getting Health ruthlessly, Health bombed. I was able to kind of see the writing on the wall that it was coming to an end fairly quickly. So I was trying to enjoy it as much as I could. All the dinners on the road, I was hunting down all the, my favorite spots and going for beers and, you know, just doing everything I could visiting all my friends on the road. And so I tried to, tried to soak it in, but yeah, it went quick still. Like, I, I think about, you know, 10 years ago, a random. Yeah, it's, it's just like 14 years is quick. I remember trying to make the NHL still. So. Yeah, man, I, I don't know. I think time slows for no one, so it's, it's crazy.
- [96:23]
Paul Bissonnette
We, we touched on Leon's wedding. Nate's was this year. Were you the best man at that one?
- [96:29]
Tyson Barrie
I, I was the officiant, so I was. Yeah, I had the pleasure of marrying them, which was a new, A new tool in my tool belt. But.
- [96:40]
Ryan Whitney
You nervous?
- [96:41]
Tyson Barrie
It was fun. Like moderately nervous. I'd done a couple MCs and some best Mans and those, those felt like bigger tasks. So this felt like kind of straightforward. I, I made a couple jokes and then, you know, kind of Lance romanced it and got into the love and all that. And yeah, it was, it was, it was fun actually.
- [96:58]
Paul Bissonnette
As far as your relationships with these guys, will you travel to go watch them play still? You think you'll still go watch a lot of hockey, Go hang out with the boys?
- [97:07]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, a hundred percent. And like I have a son who's going to get into it. So I mean, I imagine if, if the guys are in Vancouver, Seattle, that'll be fun to take him over and, you know, bring him down after the game and that sort of thing. And there's a couple guys we're already, you know, sending, sending schedules, circling dates when I can come and you know, night before a game, beer, that sort of thing. So it's. I'm looking forward to it. Yeah, a couple chilies.
- [97:32]
Paul Bissonnette
Me. Me and Yance played with one of your, your good buddies, Mike Smith, and, and how close you became with him. He is a character. It makes your job a lot easier when you got a guy like that and the way he can play the pot too.
- [97:44]
Tyson Barrie
Right, buddy? That was, it was insane.
- [97:47]
Keith Yandle
Never get hit?
- [97:48]
Tyson Barrie
Nope. You just go back, peel to the corners and then he usually just puts it up the gut like it's. Playing with Smitty was just all time. I love that man. Complete wagon in the best way. Another Guy, the biggest heart. Super, super sentimental and sweet and kind, but also straight to violence. Oh, yeah. You're looking for one. There's nobody more willing than the Schmidt dog. It's. It's quite the combo, I think.
- [98:16]
Keith Yandle
I think he's arguably the. The most athletic goalie to ever play the sport. To ever play, like what he could. Like he can hit a baseball out of a. Like throw a football. He is an insane athlete.
- [98:28]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. Yeah. And he's like a. Built like a Greek God. Just an absolute animal.
- [98:34]
Keith Yandle
And his wife's an Olympic skier.
- [98:36]
Ryan Whitney
Is.
- [98:36]
Keith Yandle
So his kids are going to be the biggest freaks ever.
- [98:39]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, yeah.
- [98:39]
Tyson Barrie
He's well on their way, dude.
- [98:41]
Keith Yandle
He is shredded wit.
- [98:43]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. Because him and Bugsy were good buddies and they both ripped. Is he all tatted up too? No.
- [98:48]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, he's got some tats, doesn't he?
- [98:50]
Tyson Barrie
No, but he's got one of the worst tattoos you'll ever see. But not a ton of tats. No worse than business. Brutal one.
- [98:59]
Ryan Whitney
He has a Halloween themed pumpkin forearm.
- [99:03]
Tyson Barrie
Is that what business? You know, business. Smart, though, because he's got them all blended in. It's hard to really pick one out.
- [99:08]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [99:09]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. They're so dark. They're so dark and shitty, you can't.
- [99:12]
Tyson Barrie
Really make them up. Dang. It's. It's. It's not ideal, but that's okay. I've seen worse.
- [99:18]
Paul Bissonnette
Did, did you not mind, though, towards the end that maybe you didn't have as much responsibility, therefore you were able to be. I don't want to say the jester, but more the guy organizing guys having fun and, and, and going out. I mean, I'm sure. I think you were the one to organize McDavid's bachelor party, weren't you?
- [99:36]
Tyson Barrie
No, not his bachelor party. I would certainly organize it. I organized a few year end trips and.
- [99:41]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, that's what it was. Yeah.
- [99:42]
Tyson Barrie
A year end trip. Oh, I organized Nate's bachelor party. Yeah. I mean, but I've always done that, even when I was younger and maybe to my own detriment, I don't know. But I've always enjoyed that part of it and keeping it light and having fun. I think I probably learned that from Obes early on. But yeah, I was able to. You know, once I started getting health bombed in Nashville, I was playing with Factor again and we had some fun and, you know, I wasn't. Wasn't a great position to be in, but surrounded by great people, so made the, you know, the 30 games straight A little better.
- [100:15]
Ryan Whitney
I was just going to ask how many in a row were you scratched?
- [100:19]
Tyson Barrie
Well, I mean, this year was just. It was relentless. I don't know. I think it put like three months of playing one. It was wild. Yeah. And I'd get a game and then I honestly, like, maybe I'm fucking delusional, but I thought I played pretty good. And then like just right back in their afteries. But it's all good. I, like I said, I'm not a. I'm not bitter, I'm not sad. I'm happy. And look back on like, you know, kind of the last 14 years, just with like super grateful.
- [100:47]
Paul Bissonnette
Did you ever find yourself in. In some predicaments by like maybe like going out the night before where you're late to the rink, like any, any fun stories you're able to share that it's now all over?
- [100:58]
Tyson Barrie
Where I think I have one all time story and I'm still not sure I'm comfortable sharing it.
- [101:02]
Paul Bissonnette
But like, come on, you're retired, man.
- [101:05]
Tyson Barrie
I'll tell it. You let me reflect on it and then we'll. We'll air it or we won't.
- [101:09]
Keith Yandle
We'll let you know if it's too okay.
- [101:10]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah.
- [101:11]
Tyson Barrie
So in Nashville, I hadn't played the last month and a half of the season. Like, not a game. I'm full health bomb, full time. Like me and Brunello. Andrew Burnett, so called Brunello. We're like, we went for a pint. He's like, sorry. I like, I hate to be like, you know, kind of doing this, but like, it is what it is. I'm like, yeah, like, sure, no worries, whatever. So we go, we play Vancouver in the playoffs. We roll in. I go for dinner with some friends, whatever. Go back to Nashville for games three and four. Go back to Vancouver for game five. Still not even, like, don't play nothing. We come in for games. Game five or game six, I can't remember. Must have been game five because it was his elimination game in van. Same old. Like, I go for dinner with the boys at Elisa and then we go. I go meet some friends for a few beers after, nothing crazy. Wake up, go to the rink, bag, skate, go for lunch. Like, I'm not taking warmies. Like, that's how out of the lineup I am. I'm not even like a thought for.
- [102:16]
Ryan Whitney
You're a fan now?
- [102:17]
Tyson Barrie
I'm. Oh yeah. I'm just, I've got my Fred's jersey on and you know, let's go get her going, fellas. Like, so I go for lunch I have a chardonnay, a nice beef tartare. Down at Provence in Yale town, I have a pint. I've got a few friends. I go back to the pack room, I have a sauna. I have a lie down. I get on this, the late bus, the six o', clock, whatever scratch bus. I get to the rink. Brandon Walker, our team service guy's like, tyce, come with me. I'm like, no. I'm like, no. You're fucking telling me. We walk in, all the boys are half dressed. Like, the warmups is in like four minutes. Luke Shen has got like ridiculous food poisoning. I look at him, I'm like, shanner. He's like, I'm like, oh, my God. I gear up. Like, no warm up, no nothing. I just put my gear on. I've had a chardonnay and a pint and a tartar free game and a sauna. It's elimination game. Vancouver Canuck. I go out for. I walk in, factors there. He's like, he goes to me, he goes, you might be the only guy that could pull this one off. I'm like, well, so we will out for wormies. I'm zipping around. No Bucky, like, just trying to feel it, get something going. Sure enough, they're like, yeah, you're going. I'm like, oh, my God. Come out, sit on the bench. Like 20,000 white towels going everything. And I'm like, I looked Yosa sitting next to me. I'm like, yo, like, am I tweaking or am I like on the bench right now? He's like, oh, we're here. I'm like, okay. Honestly, felt all right. An apple. We've got a big win.
- [103:53]
Paul Bissonnette
I had my guy. I had my guy.
- [103:56]
Keith Yandle
How many minutes did you play?
- [103:58]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, I think I played probably like 18. Like, you know. Yeah, they had me there. Like, it was. They gave me a normal shift. I was running the power play like.
- [104:08]
Ryan Whitney
That. You were zero chance in your mind playing six o' clock bus.
- [104:14]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I grabbed the six o', clock. Right? We got to the rink at like 6:25 wormies is what, 6:30?
- [104:19]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, like the P. Like, the PR.
- [104:21]
Keith Yandle
Guy isn't even on that bus. He's already there.
- [104:23]
Paul Bissonnette
Probably better. It happened so late, you finding out. So your. Your anxiety wasn't able to build.
- [104:29]
Tyson Barrie
I had like a second of anxiety. I texted my wife. I was like, hey, I'm playing. And then that's all I had time for. Like, I. The guy I was at lunch with, a good friend of mine, Dave Hamilton. All time. He was going to the game with some buddies. I didn't even tell him. So he's had. He had beers with me at lunch. Next thing you know, he's looking on the ice and I'm out there. He's like, you gotta be kidding me. It was wild.
- [104:51]
Ryan Whitney
He's like, if he was with a buddy you had just met for lunch that was going to the game with him, that guy would have been like, what the.
- [104:58]
Paul Bissonnette
This is league about?
- [105:00]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I don't. I don't feel great about that one, because I. I love the game and I. I really respect.
- [105:06]
Ryan Whitney
But that's different.
- [105:07]
Tyson Barrie
If I was taking warmies, I was right. I played a month and a half when I was. You know, you actually would have been.
- [105:14]
Ryan Whitney
Panicking all day, I bet. Like, not panicking, but like, I'm in tonight and you got bag skated, like.
- [105:21]
Keith Yandle
Oh, yeah, not playing.
- [105:23]
Tyson Barrie
I will say, though, I was electric that morning. Like, I scored some ridiculous goals against the coaches. Like, I even yelled at a coach. I'm like, fuck, put me in. And he sure enough like, oh, it worked. Yeah, I don't know.
- [105:35]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, you remember your old man with the colona days? He's like, you know what? I'm just gonna fucking call trots up myself.
- [105:41]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, exactly.
- [105:42]
Keith Yandle
Did you play the next game?
- [105:44]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, no, no, no, no. But absolutely not.
- [105:47]
Ryan Whitney
And then you guys lost.
- [105:49]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, but the coach did tell me Brunello said we were thinking about it.
- [105:55]
Keith Yandle
That was nice.
- [105:55]
Tyson Barrie
I hadn't been a thought in a while, so I. You know what? I planted a little tip told me.
- [106:00]
Paul Bissonnette
That for five years. Yeah, we're thinking about it. Stay ready. Yeah.
- [106:07]
Ryan Whitney
I'll tell you, there's. There's definitely fans of the Preds, like fans of any team where if you win an elimination game and a guy is an assist, when they saw the lineup, they're probably like, why are you 100? It doesn't really matter if it's 6D. Why are we switching a winning lineup here? Our guy, get up, get him some Sauvignon blanc, get him some tuna Tatar and throw him back out there.
- [106:30]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, you know what? I couldn't agree more. It doesn't matter that my assist was a drop pass to Yosu. Took it end to end, and it was still.
- [106:38]
Paul Bissonnette
Remember?
- [106:39]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, buddy. I set him up. I was drawing guys in, and I sucked the back.
- [106:42]
Paul Bissonnette
It was next one, so Leo, I split the D, sucked the guy over, went right between his legs in the middle. And then we potter and that's it.
- [106:50]
Keith Yandle
I was half biffed.
- [106:51]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. And I. And I bought some shoes at lunchtime.
- [106:55]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah.
- [106:56]
Tyson Barrie
I had my dog and I had my dog in town. I walked to see you all. It was.
- [107:00]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah.
- [107:01]
Tyson Barrie
Really nice afternoon. We caught Vancouver on a beautiful day. I will say I do lead the league. There has to be. I don't know who can pull this up, but there's got to be. I 100% lead the league and drop past Apples.
- [107:13]
Ryan Whitney
There's no question on the power play breakout.
- [107:15]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah.
- [107:18]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah.
- [107:18]
Tyson Barrie
I got Davel Mac and Matthews and Martin's Nate. Nate and Davo gave me a lot of drop pass apples.
- [107:28]
Keith Yandle
That's a hundred percent.
- [107:30]
Ryan Whitney
We need a fan biz to go out that somebody will go through all of the assists you had and imagine the super. The super clip of like 47 drop pass apples.
- [107:42]
Keith Yandle
The drop pass on the power play is like within the last 20 years. They weren't doing it.
- [107:47]
Paul Bissonnette
They.
- [107:47]
Keith Yandle
Everyone was just doing the, you know, guy up the middle, two guys on each side with a stretch guy. So it's like the last three years is when it started popping off.
- [107:55]
Ryan Whitney
I honestly, they didn't do it. When I was first came into the.
- [107:59]
Paul Bissonnette
League, I think Wayne was one of the. Wayne was.
- [108:02]
Keith Yandle
He started with us and I couldn't even do the drop pass because it was like what is. It was like the alley oop in.
- [108:08]
Paul Bissonnette
Semi pro 2 valve.
- [108:10]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [108:10]
Keith Yandle
He was like, just leave the puck. They will get it.
- [108:13]
Paul Bissonnette
Tice. We'll take about 15 more of those stories in the rest of the pod and yeah, you've had to have gotten in some even more crazy antics for sure.
- [108:24]
Tyson Barrie
I don't want to make my whole career about being hung tits for games, but there was a couple work for me and Biz. Yeah, true. No, there's been a couple good, good runs. That. That year we were the worst team in like since the Atlanta Thrashers came in the league. When we were in Colorado, we had a good crew there. We like, like, you know, we were out of playoffs in like November. We were just awful. I. I just remember near the end of the year, like, we were. We were having fun, like, going out, whatever. And Jared Bednar, he was a beauty. He calls us into his office. It was me, Nate and Calvin Pickard. We think we're in trouble, like. And he sits us down. He goes, guys, listen, I get it. Win, lose, tie, you hit the rye. He's like, I'm just saying. I'm not telling you not to. He's like, I'm just saying pick your spots. And we're like, okay. We walked over, like, did he just give us a green light?
- [109:19]
Ryan Whitney
That was a flashing green.
- [109:21]
Tyson Barrie
I was like, I thought we were gonna get in trouble. Oh, man, that was good. And we, we took that to heart for the last 10 games of the year.
- [109:30]
Ryan Whitney
Favorite city on the road to have like a nice dinner night out with the boys.
- [109:35]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, that's so tough. I always, I always love coming into Vancouver.
- [109:40]
Paul Bissonnette
Same.
- [109:41]
Tyson Barrie
That's biased, but it is. I mean, you can get a nice dinner and cocktails.
- [109:44]
Ryan Whitney
Top five for me.
- [109:46]
Paul Bissonnette
Were you at the Weston Bay shore there?
- [109:48]
Keith Yandle
No, no, they had an owner.
- [109:51]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, okay.
- [109:52]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, we're at the Pacific Rim early on.
- [109:55]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, that's nice. That's.
- [109:57]
Tyson Barrie
Akron is usually where we. We'd land or the four Cs there. For the first couple of years, we.
- [110:02]
Keith Yandle
Stayed at so many westerns. I bought a westin bed for my house that we were the Western Coyotes. It was a nightmare.
- [110:09]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, that's not ideal.
- [110:10]
Paul Bissonnette
I actually like the Weston Bay Shore because the meal room was unreal.
- [110:14]
Ryan Whitney
Florida, you put us in bad hotel guy. You're a bad hotel guy.
- [110:20]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, we went on a road trip recently and now. Yeah, no, that was like a.
- [110:26]
Ryan Whitney
Dude. You'll see him. Motel 8. No. No offense. Motel 8. He'll be like, dude, that place looks actually good.
- [110:33]
Keith Yandle
This is nice, huh?
- [110:35]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm pretty low maintenance.
- [110:36]
Tyson Barrie
I kind of love that about you. You should see the back of his truck. Right now. He's driving around a Transformer around Victoria. It's the biggest truck I've ever seen. He's got a clothes bar in the back. He won't even let anyone sit in the back. He put our friend in the. In the bed of the truck. Not to wrinkle his clothes.
- [110:53]
Keith Yandle
Yeah.
- [110:54]
Paul Bissonnette
You guys are brutal.
- [110:55]
Keith Yandle
He's had that. He's had that clothes bar for 25.
- [110:58]
Paul Bissonnette
Yes.
- [110:59]
Keith Yandle
I got a new one custom of your one.
- [111:02]
Paul Bissonnette
I got a. A new custom one for my pickup truck.
- [111:06]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, you used to have just a hockey stick. It was a hockey stick across it.
- [111:11]
Paul Bissonnette
You were. Yance came in one time. He was doing chin ups off of it. You trying to take down my backseat clothes hanger.
- [111:18]
Ryan Whitney
If he saw his car this winter, he got the truck like his car this winter. I, I said, buddy, I don't know if this podcast could continue. Dude, it was melted. The front, the. The top above the steering wheel was like melted. Like it had been in the Scottsdale sun. It was change everywhere.
- [111:36]
Paul Bissonnette
I think I told. I think I told Tyson. I said, I, I drove it to go get it fixed up at Jeep Chrysler. And they're like, ah, it's gonna be like, whatever. Fifteen, two grand. Fifteen hundred. Two grand to take before I took it back on the road. And I'm like, man, this thing's at its wits ends anyway. So I drove it over to Ford to see what they had and it died in the parking lot. It's.
- [111:56]
Ryan Whitney
You didn't. I didn't know that you could.
- [111:58]
Paul Bissonnette
I couldn't restart it. They had to re. Jump the battery to bring it to the back to like assess what it was worth.
- [112:04]
Ryan Whitney
He still. Yeah, still business. Like, I get 10 grand for this. They're like, buddy, I'm gonna pay us to take. There's 200.
- [112:12]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm pushing it up Frank Lloyd right off or Franklin Railroad to pull it in. So how much money did you get for it? I think they gave me 10 grand. Like, fuck. Hey, fuck.
- [112:25]
Ryan Whitney
I thought that thing with the.
- [112:26]
Paul Bissonnette
I had the guy at gunpoint. I want fucking 10.
- [112:30]
Ryan Whitney
I'll give you chili ones.
- [112:32]
Paul Bissonnette
I'll give you a chili ones jersey. I'll give you the not. You ain't getting the alcohol ones. I'll get you the non alk. But yeah. No, enough about fucking ripping my.
- [112:42]
Ryan Whitney
Who would. Who would be your sandbagger part partners? Because this guy. This is. This is the exact person we need. It's two now because it's us three.
- [112:51]
Tyson Barrie
Me, Enzo and Smitty would be a fantastic. That would be a lot of fun.
- [112:56]
Keith Yandle
I don't think we'd make it 18 holes. Would just be laughing and drinking our.
- [113:00]
Tyson Barrie
I rarely.
- [113:01]
Paul Bissonnette
I promise you this. I'll promise you this. If you guys can line it up. Because we have to do. We have to do two of them. We'll do one with chili ones and I'll drink for the first time when we do it. I haven't.
- [113:12]
Ryan Whitney
You'll be nasty at golf too.
- [113:14]
Paul Bissonnette
I just hit literally today the one year it's been since I've had alcoholic beverage. One year. But keep in mind, if you bring the chili ones, I'm probably going to call in a bag and I'm Dallas.
- [113:29]
Ryan Whitney
Or LA in the fall. Dude, this could fall. Enzo will be down. Hey, Enzo came to the cup finals. Remember we interviewed him the first loss for. Against the Panthers. Oh, he was around all weekend because. Who was. Who's the kid? He was with the snowboard Mark Morris. Yeah. Yeah. We had a blast. He is. That kid is. I'd love to get him in a sandbagger.
- [113:49]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. We could put together. We could do a little chili ones team. Like we'll just host an event and will you bring. You guys. Bring your Chicklets crew and. Whoa. Maybe come up with something.
- [113:59]
Paul Bissonnette
Maybe Cabot Links and just get a bunch of the goons in there and. Or you were just kind of saying it. You could play one with dry side or McDavid, you could play one with Marner. Matthews, you can do on O'Reilly and. And McKinnon. So you could have tons of options. We could be doing this till we're blue in the face.
- [114:18]
Tyson Barrie
We. We could certainly do something like that.
- [114:20]
Paul Bissonnette
That would. That would be a good time. That would be amazing to Toronto. I know obviously McKinnon. Edmonton's obviously a different beast too with. With McDavid and Draisaitl. But that. That must have been a crazy experience seeing what like Marner and Matthews have to go through in the big smoke in. In the hockey mecca.
- [114:39]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, that was like, you know, my first trade. So that's always hard, your first one and then landing in a spot like Toronto, they had the pressure on them and, you know, they had Babs there. So it was not the greatest experience of my life. For the first. Yeah, good. It got better. And then Covid hit. It was kind of just a funky season. Like I, you know, got cut after 70 games. Then we went into the bubble and it was a little bit bleach. But I mean, I love those guys. Whole other added element to go play in Toronto. You know, I love Martin so much. It was, you know, I think he's going to just do so great in Vegas and, you know, he's going to. It's going to be crazy for him to, you know, play game 32 and come into the locker room and nobody's going to be waiting to talk to him. I think that'll be a. That'll be something pretty special for him to be able to just kind of chill. I think he's going to have a hell of a year. I think Vegas is going to be tough to beat.
- [115:37]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, you said that. You said that. You'll think they'll win it last night.
- [115:40]
Tyson Barrie
I think they could for sure. I think Martin's is. Martin's is unbelievable. That guy is. He's such a player. He first pk, first power play. He's just a buzzsaw. Yeah, I think he's going to do really well there. I mean, I don't know much about much, but I'm rooting for him.
- [115:57]
Ryan Whitney
So, like, you're obviously a little biased, but when you hear like Biz or myself, like calling him out in the playoffs. There's probably a little bit of like these guys don't get how good he is.
- [116:09]
Tyson Barrie
I don't know. I'm not gonna lie. I don't listen to you guys often, but.
- [116:12]
Ryan Whitney
No, I know, but I wouldn't hear the noise where he was.
- [116:14]
Tyson Barrie
No, yeah, no, I know he gets a lot of. And hey, listen, like, that's why you make money and that's why you're signed to perform in the playoffs. And it wasn't like he wasn't trying. I don't know. I'm not going to pretend to know why the production or whatever wasn't there. I will say they did lose to a lot of good teams that, you know, went on to do some pretty good things. But I think Martin's is poised to. He's probably going to have a unbelievable playoff this year. That's all. That's all I can say about that.
- [116:44]
Ryan Whitney
Well, he's getting a cup before biz in the Leafs. That's. I mean, that's a fact.
- [116:48]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, that's a side bet that we could get into.
- [116:51]
Tyson Barrie
You never know.
- [116:52]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. Well, he's still rooting for his boy. Am 34 too. Right. Like.
- [116:56]
Ryan Whitney
So I'm talking like. Like odds here. It's like you're looking Marner cup or Leafs cup first. I think where he's at, it's like minus.
- [117:05]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. Vegas. I mean Vegas is a contender. And not saying the Leafs aren't, but they're. They're a contender. And then you add Mitch Marner. It's. It's a good day to be a Knights fan, as it has been since they came in the league.
- [117:18]
Ryan Whitney
I. I got. I gotta ask. Rollback. Last question. Use code chiclets@roback.com for generous 20 off your purchase through the end of the week. Hoodies, joggers, polos. That's C-I C L E T S on R H O-B A C K.com I know you're a humble guy, but in your mind right now, best goal you ever scored in the NHL.
- [117:39]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, biggest or best?
- [117:41]
Paul Bissonnette
Both.
- [117:41]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, I'd rather biggest actually, but both.
- [117:45]
Tyson Barrie
I scored one with the Oilers in game six to. We were down three two in the series. Scored it late to put us up three two with like maybe two minutes left or something to go to game seven. That one felt good. And then nicest. I scored a few nice ones. I had like a. Early in my career I was. I had a couple nice ones early against that like a two on one toe dragon. There was one kind of like almost like falling backhand shelf. I don't know. You guys have to check the archives. But there was some.
- [118:20]
Ryan Whitney
That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to go look them up now.
- [118:22]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, there's a. There's a couple highlight reels on there. They kind of sputter out after like 2019, but early. There was a few nice ones.
- [118:30]
Ryan Whitney
Well, Leo will get to see these on YouTube. I swear to God. There's no HD of any of my goals. Like all of them are in like standard definition blurry.
- [118:40]
Tyson Barrie
So you don't even. Like, you're not that old, but like.
- [118:44]
Ryan Whitney
I. I know, but I can't.
- [118:45]
Keith Yandle
Well, in network.
- [118:47]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah.
- [118:50]
Paul Bissonnette
I was in the coast. That's. You should see the grainy footage of that. Yeah, we won't.
- [118:55]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. Oh, I'm all good.
- [118:59]
Keith Yandle
No, I have a life.
- [119:00]
Paul Bissonnette
Every time we get you on, we'll just appreciate. Abuse me for 60 minutes. You. The. The last thing I was gonna ask you is you're a huge music guy. You love going to concerts and stuff like that. Did you kind of take the reins on that in the locker room? Especially in the back half, like when you were playing in Nashville, did they not have you in the locker room for even just like.
- [119:22]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, no, no. We had like. I was TV tunes. I would just plug in and morning set the vibe. We honestly, the guys In Nashville love 10 fe. Like obsessed.
- [119:33]
Paul Bissonnette
Don't tell these guys. Don't. They rip on me all the time about this.
- [119:36]
Ryan Whitney
I rip on your. Like, I don't necessarily rip on the band. I rip on your like, investment in the band. Crack. It cracks.
- [119:45]
Paul Bissonnette
You're looking at another.
- [119:46]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, sorry. We're investing in the arts. I mean, what do you listen to it?
- [119:50]
Ryan Whitney
Well, I'll tell you right now that I have money to invest into 10 FEI and had a fucking 20 year old Jeep Cherokee with melted fucking bubble gum and. And weed everywhere.
- [120:01]
Tyson Barrie
You're saying priorities.
- [120:02]
Ryan Whitney
Yes, priorities.
- [120:03]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah.
- [120:03]
Paul Bissonnette
That is a priority. Supporting guys who I think are all in on their music career. Tyce, these guys go hard in the paint, man.
- [120:10]
Ryan Whitney
But I respect their work ethic. You've told me about.
- [120:13]
Paul Bissonnette
I even told them. I said, if I never see a dimebag from that, I don't care. They got fucking great tunes.
- [120:18]
Tyson Barrie
That's definitely the right way to go into it. Biz.
- [120:20]
Keith Yandle
But I. I sing one of their songs right now.
- [120:24]
Ryan Whitney
Biz.
- [120:25]
Tyson Barrie
The guys love 10fe and then we'd have just fantastic tunes before we went out. And that was. Did turn into a big part of my last half of my year in Nashville. I would just put a playlist together and the boys had to take it from there because I was showing up for puck Drop. But yeah, definitely, I was always setting the vibe.
- [120:47]
Paul Bissonnette
Elodie, it's been a while.
- [120:51]
Keith Yandle
People forget, like, the morning mix is just as important as the game mix.
- [120:56]
Tyson Barrie
Well, it kind of sets the tone for the whole day.
- [120:58]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah.
- [120:59]
Tyson Barrie
You don't want to come in and just listen to dog tunes. No, no. Not while you're having your java. Taping your stick. Like that's kind of like that sets you up for a nice afternoon. Get your pregame. Like. Yeah.
- [121:11]
Keith Yandle
Chardonnay.
- [121:14]
Paul Bissonnette
Would. So would you. Would you. Would you change it up from city to city where if. Let's say you were playing in Seattle for sure. Pearl. Pearl Jam on the premium.
- [121:26]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. No, I mean, yeah, you have to have. I mean, the mark of any good kind of DJ is you can't just repeat the same over and over. Yeah.
- [121:35]
Keith Yandle
And also Jock jams.
- [121:38]
Tyson Barrie
Like I said, the mark of any good dj.
- [121:43]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, you are such a ball buster.
- [121:47]
Tyson Barrie
No, no, this has been great. I. I don't know. I don't want to keep you guys too long, but is there anything else.
- [121:52]
Paul Bissonnette
You want to say? This is your retirement interview.
- [121:55]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. I just saw Whit ruthlessly plug rollback. I would love to ruthlessly plug chili ones. Fantastic. A big portion where B Corp. A big portion of what we do is for charity and getting local kids into sport. We've got a really great group of people behind it. And yeah, it's a really nice, light drink. So thanks for letting me plug that. Thanks for having me and always a pleasure. Guys.
- [122:17]
Paul Bissonnette
Give us one more thing.
- [122:18]
Ryan Whitney
Last thing. Yeah. Or what, What? Like when will these be in Massachusetts? Like, do you know any of that? Like, where. Where can you get them besides the website? Are there certain states?
- [122:28]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. So we're going deep in Canada here the next few months. We have a really cool program. We're rolling out with a. A very talented athlete through the Olympics. That will be this year. And then early. Early next spring and summer, we're planning to move into Denver. Start there and then we've got beer in the tanks in the US So we can certainly land some on your doorstep. But as far as being able to walk out your door and go to the local grocery store and grab some, you're probably about two years away from that.
- [123:03]
Paul Bissonnette
If which country goes well, which country will be he be representing at the Olympics?
- [123:08]
Tyson Barrie
Tough to say, but I am Canadian and I will be rooting for the Canadians.
- [123:12]
Ryan Whitney
So you're agreeing to find you best man speech by the German.
- [123:17]
Tyson Barrie
Well, hey, I, I. If the Germans are in the hunt, I'll honestly throw a German jersey on. That would be. That'd be fantastic. But okay.
- [123:28]
Keith Yandle
Chili ones at every 10 FEI concert as well.
- [123:31]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, yeah. We're gonna ruthlessly plug chili ones at the 10 fate shows.
- [123:36]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm gonna fake get married and have them play at my wedding just so you guys have to listen to them.
- [123:42]
Keith Yandle
No, you're 41st. You should have them come to your 41st.
- [123:45]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. Pretty big 40th there, I saw. Took the.
- [123:48]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [123:48]
Paul Bissonnette
So I had this friend.
- [123:49]
Ryan Whitney
Like a orgy.
- [123:51]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, my God. You're a. Like, Ty. You love parties. You. You love coming. You love going to Shakers.
- [123:59]
Ryan Whitney
Who doesn't like parties?
- [124:01]
Paul Bissonnette
I. So I was had. I had a collab. What do you mean?
- [124:05]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, you had a collab with. Who was it Twister?
- [124:08]
Paul Bissonnette
The alien? Yeah. Yeah. It's. Go back to your chirp. What are you saying? What did you say there?
- [124:13]
Ryan Whitney
No, you said you love parties, and.
- [124:14]
Keith Yandle
I said, who doesn't love a party?
- [124:16]
Tyson Barrie
But didn't you say something about an orgy?
- [124:21]
Paul Bissonnette
So listen, I didn't.
- [124:22]
Ryan Whitney
So they had, like, technicolors everywhere. I just ran with it. I was. It looked amazing.
- [124:27]
Tyson Barrie
Like, sorry for the colors. You don't get out much. A whip.
- [124:29]
Paul Bissonnette
That's what I'm. Thank you. The voice of fucking reason over here. Thank you, Tyson, for hopping on board.
- [124:34]
Tyson Barrie
I don't mind giving you heat, biz, but, like, this seems unwarranted. You had a birthday.
- [124:38]
Keith Yandle
Sorry for the colors.
- [124:39]
Paul Bissonnette
I had a birthday, bro. They were acting like it was a fucking diddy orgy, like there was oil everywhere. Because the couple days before Pasha, our videographer, who's probably on here right now, he was looking for outfits to wear, and there was one that came up like it was a cheap suit. And then there was, like, a rainbow one, like technicolor. So I'm like, oh, fuck. I don't give a fuck. Grab me that one. I'll dress like an. And then I'll throw a cowboy hat for the disco rodeo theme that we put on for my friend Jackie.
- [125:09]
Tyson Barrie
Kind of nailed it.
- [125:11]
Ryan Whitney
Presented by ten Fei. It was fucking money. That party. That party. That party looked incredible. But, like, obviously after I was gonna, like, bust your balls, it still to this day, like, looks like an all time shaker.
- [125:27]
Tyson Barrie
Were you not? Why weren't you there.
- [125:32]
Ryan Whitney
Buddy?
- [125:33]
Paul Bissonnette
Where were you?
- [125:34]
Ryan Whitney
Weren't at my 40th birthday party. I got three.
- [125:36]
Paul Bissonnette
I didn't even know you had.
- [125:37]
Ryan Whitney
It was March. We were traveling for Chiclets. We're home. I could. If that thing is in Scottsdale, if that's halfway in the country, I think I could have made it.
- [125:44]
Tyson Barrie
You know who's coming to my 40th? Enzo and Smitty. That's how I know we're in good shape for the sandbags.
- [125:49]
Paul Bissonnette
There you go. There you go.
- [125:51]
Tyson Barrie
Just saying.
- [125:52]
Paul Bissonnette
You know what?
- [125:53]
Ryan Whitney
Don't let him divide us, Biz. You don't let him divide us.
- [125:56]
Tyson Barrie
You guys, he did not.
- [125:58]
Paul Bissonnette
Well, he can't do that during the sandbaggers. You can do it right now. He says he didn't have a ring, so he wasn't coming.
- [126:04]
Keith Yandle
They don't make sense.
- [126:06]
Paul Bissonnette
Mine, I got plenty here in my side drawer.
- [126:08]
Tyson Barrie
I feel like we're getting way off.
- [126:10]
Ryan Whitney
Chili ones and rings.
- [126:12]
Keith Yandle
Used his wedding ring.
- [126:14]
Tyson Barrie
Whatever sells, buddy.
- [126:18]
Paul Bissonnette
Yes, yes. Everybody's fair game. But it was an awesome party. And, yeah, 10fe wasn't there. It could have been better. As when Whit holds up a pencil. Okay, so I was going to say, Tice, before we. Before we log off, you have to give us one more story. Whether it's from Nate's bachelor party, whether it's from either of the weddings. Give us a. Or from your career. Give us one more like the chardonnay.
- [126:44]
Tyson Barrie
That's tough to be put on the spot. I like questions more.
- [126:46]
Paul Bissonnette
You were coming on this podcast. How do you not have a few fucking teed up, ready to go?
- [126:51]
Keith Yandle
He's never listened to this podcast. He doesn't know what it's about.
- [126:54]
Tyson Barrie
I just. I don't have time for the pods.
- [126:56]
Paul Bissonnette
But you got to have an Enzo story.
- [126:58]
Tyson Barrie
I do have an Enzo story from the trip. Enzo's not going to love this one.
- [127:03]
Paul Bissonnette
Perfect. Yes.
- [127:07]
Tyson Barrie
I mean, he was on fire. Leon's welcome party, full program. Like, he had the whole. I mean, he was pretty much the show. He was.
- [127:13]
Keith Yandle
Shirt on backwards.
- [127:15]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. You know, he was doing a top button untucked, like, full cholo. Yeah, yeah. And he was. He was delivering, like, full. He's excited. He's living over. Over in Europe, so he hadn't seen the boys in a while. And he's nailing it. Nailing it. We get in the shuttle to leave. He's got to be thrilled with his performance. His body's done, though. He shuts down on the shuttle. We're going back to the hotel. I've got a room with a spare bedroom up on the second floor, and Enzo's at a different Hotel because he booked late and is a complete donkey. He's with his new wife, who's a beautiful, amazing, very patient woman. He's now in the shuttle, and he's out, and I'm with. It's me, Zach Hyman and Victor Arvidsson and the girls. Jaimes is still, you know, recovering from his injury, so. And Harvey's never met Enzo, nor myself. And I'm like, rv, I need you here. Like, I gotta. I'm gonna pull him up to my room because, like, we're not. He's not getting to his hotel. We're not, you know, sending them like this. So me and Harvey pull, like, carry him through the lobby of the hotel. We get him up. I carry him up the stairs. So he's not a big guy, you know, buck 50. Still. Still heavy, though, for dead weight.
- [128:31]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, yeah.
- [128:33]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. I honestly kind of knew this was gonna happen. Like, me and Emma were laughing. Like, we. Of course we've got Enzo. He goes. His wife goes back to the hotel. He's down. We lay down five minutes later, and we. I start to hear him stir. I'm like, no. I'm like, just stay down, man. Stay down. Full selling Buick's yard sale. Just puking everywhere. So I grab him, I put them under the toilet. The worst part. So he's all good. He sleeps next to the toilet. Whatever. We've all been there. Not a big deal. He's excited. Hasn't seen his friends in a while. But the next day, we have a tea time at 10:30. He wakes up at 7. Demons, shadows. He's like, I gotta get. Like, I gotta get back to the hotel. Like, whatever. No. Shows me by my 10:30 tea time.
- [129:19]
Paul Bissonnette
Kind of like these guys at my birthday.
- [129:21]
Tyson Barrie
Exactly.
- [129:22]
Ryan Whitney
So wait, why. Why did he go to your hotel.
- [129:24]
Keith Yandle
Room if his wife was on that bus?
- [129:26]
Ryan Whitney
I know that's my wife's. Like, why'd we get the puke?
- [129:29]
Tyson Barrie
Was his wife gonna carry him?
- [129:32]
Keith Yandle
True. Good point.
- [129:33]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. I needed RV Who'd never met the guy. We were dying, laughing. He's like, who is this guy? I'm like, he's the best.
- [129:38]
Ryan Whitney
He played in the show.
- [129:40]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. And then he no showed me for the tea time. So I FaceTimed him. I said, you're dead to me. And I was going to go visit him in Saint Tropez after. I said, I'm not coming. This is just a horrible. I, I, I put you to bed, cleaned up your puke, and this is how you treat me? I ended up going 32.
- [129:57]
Ryan Whitney
That's late.
- [129:58]
Keith Yandle
Gonna say no way. You would not go into San Tropez because of a little puke.
- [130:01]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, no. I made it. We had a great time. He redeemed. He bought me a nice lunch at Bagatelle. We had a really nice time. We flew the Canadian flag. It was great.
- [130:09]
Paul Bissonnette
That's a power move by Enzo, moving to San Tropez to live.
- [130:14]
Tyson Barrie
I mean, he's. He's one of the most unique individuals in the entire planet. I love that man to death. He's. Sophisticated. Ridiculous. Funniest teammate I've ever had. What. What a treat of a human being he is. Sorry, Sorry, Enzo, for telling everyone that you puked at the wedding.
- [130:31]
Paul Bissonnette
No, no, not a big deal. Puke and rally, baby.
- [130:33]
Tyson Barrie
Or. Or in this case, I wish he would have rallied. He kind of left hanging, so I had to golf with McMuppet for the whole day, which was. Which was a nice time.
- [130:41]
Paul Bissonnette
When you say sophisticated, what is he just well read? Like where? Like, he reads a lot of books and retains knowledge.
- [130:46]
Tyson Barrie
Maybe he just thinks he's well read, but he'll just. He gets his hands going, and he starts talking like he's got answers for. He knows a bit about everything.
- [130:54]
Paul Bissonnette
If you talk like this, I'm.
- [130:56]
Ryan Whitney
I'm all in.
- [130:57]
Paul Bissonnette
Anything. Tell me more.
- [131:00]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, he's leaned back, his legs are crossed, and he's. He's getting this one going. And usually has a glass of vino. Like just very, very refined gentleman.
- [131:11]
Ryan Whitney
That guy's selling biz like this.
- [131:13]
Paul Bissonnette
Hey, the last time I saw a guy talk like that was Pasha in Montreal convincing this guy to buy meme coins. And next thing you know, a wit lost 30 grand.
- [131:22]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, yeah, and I could have made about 80.
- [131:26]
Tyson Barrie
Enzo bought. Enzo bought Bitcoin at the height.
- [131:31]
Paul Bissonnette
While he's still doing good. He's still doing good.
- [131:34]
Ryan Whitney
Well, he's getting. He's getting booted from his apartment. Saint Tropez. Right now. He's trying to pay in bitcoin.
- [131:42]
Paul Bissonnette
Tax evasion.
- [131:44]
Ryan Whitney
Hey, if. If the big dogs you played with, say, Matthews, McDavid, McKinnon, Enzo Turner.
- [131:53]
Tyson Barrie
Rant.
- [131:54]
Paul Bissonnette
No, no.
- [131:54]
Ryan Whitney
All right, all right. But. But those three in particular. Ball in hole T to green. Who's winning?
- [132:02]
Tyson Barrie
Oh, Nate. No, Shitty Nate's a great golfer. Yeah.
- [132:06]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, that cry baby. I fucking lit him up on the front nine.
- [132:10]
Ryan Whitney
Biz owns him.
- [132:12]
Paul Bissonnette
I run that guy's show. You tell him I want him again.
- [132:15]
Tyson Barrie
Nate was the worst golfer I've ever played. Wasn't fun to play with. He was awful. He'd hit A bad shot. I'd laugh because, like, some of the shots he was hitting was ridiculous. He'd turn out like the lie.
- [132:23]
Paul Bissonnette
Are you fucking kidding me?
- [132:24]
Tyson Barrie
I was like, hey, settle down. And now he spent the summer, got lessons, and he was down to like a scratch. And now he's probably like a 5 because he's not playing a ton, but. What's that?
- [132:36]
Keith Yandle
Now we know why you got traded to Toronto. You laughing at him?
- [132:40]
Tyson Barrie
No. You don't. You don't laugh at Nate on the course?
- [132:42]
Paul Bissonnette
No, I think that that would. I think that would be an all time bagger if you and you, Sid and Nate. Because we could. We played against those two guys already and embarrassed them. I don't know if they would ever show their faces on a golf course, but if there was one, if there's one guy who could convince him, it would be you. So good luck and tell me to run his show.
- [133:04]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, I'll. I'll mention it.
- [133:06]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, relay the message.
- [133:08]
Tyson Barrie
I will. You guys might be chatting soon here.
- [133:10]
Ryan Whitney
There's just no chance, like, they. They don't handle loss as well like you. Those guys are not. Not facing us again. Biz, did you hear?
- [133:20]
Paul Bissonnette
Sid's dad was trying to take credit at the fact that they should own the name of the. Of our golf videos, the Sandbaggers, Because Nate said it. Sid. Sid's old man's even mad at us. So bring him when we go at it.
- [133:32]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, we'll get Troy in the mix. We can get Lenny Berry, Troy and Graham McKinnon. That would be a ridiculous. That would be content old man. Like, he's the best. He's just a good east coaster. You get a couple drinks in them, he just starts to sound even more east coast.
- [133:49]
Ryan Whitney
Does this.
- [133:50]
Tyson Barrie
No, he does not do that.
- [133:54]
Paul Bissonnette
Well, hey, this has been a great hour, buddy. And. And on a serious. No, I know we were around there for the last 20, 30 minutes, but an unreal career, an unreal guy, unreal teammate, and you could tell just by the response how well loved you were. And we wish you the best of luck on. On the second part of your journey, buddy. And you'll probably have just as much, much success, if not more on this end. So we love you, buddy, and hell of a run.
- [134:18]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, appreciate that, guys. You too. Great careers on the two guys on the top of the screen here.
- [134:25]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [134:27]
Keith Yandle
Oh, me and Wet must be on the top.
- [134:29]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [134:29]
Tyson Barrie
You and Witter on the top, sir. I don't know what you guys are looking at, but you guys had wonderful Careers biz.
- [134:36]
Paul Bissonnette
Well, you're definitely never getting a seat in my back seat again.
- [134:40]
Ryan Whitney
He's throwing away that chili one right now. Right after this. Yeah, well, filling up his passenger seat with clothes too. Nobody could sit there either.
- [134:49]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, it's a crazy program. You should have seen him trying to get out of the parking lot last night.
- [134:53]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh my God. There was a bunch of people leaving the restaurant. So I turned into this driveway and it was the most narrow driveway surrounded by these trees. And I was Austin Powers. And these guys are just giving it to me the entire time.
- [135:09]
Tyson Barrie
Six minutes to get out of the parking lot. I was like, why do you. Who needs a truck? This.
- [135:14]
Ryan Whitney
You were three point turn in it biz.
- [135:16]
Paul Bissonnette
So. So people try to shame me for my truck size. Like. Ah, yeah. Small B. Whatever they want to say. I like to road trip. I want a big truck. I want to be on top of the road.
- [135:29]
Keith Yandle
What do you mean on top?
- [135:32]
Paul Bissonnette
So I don't care.
- [135:33]
Tyson Barrie
You are the.
- [135:34]
Ryan Whitney
I know what you're saying about being up high. You got to be up high. Drive.
- [135:38]
Tyson Barrie
But there's like a reasonable limit of how high you should be.
- [135:41]
Ryan Whitney
Is this one of those, like monster trucks?
- [135:45]
Tyson Barrie
It's. He's Gravedigger.
- [135:48]
Keith Yandle
He's got the monster energy.
- [135:50]
Ryan Whitney
I got grave digger toy one like 20ft from me over there. Truck.
- [135:58]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. It's brutal. I mean, it's room.
- [136:00]
Ryan Whitney
Is it loud?
- [136:01]
Tyson Barrie
No reason.
- [136:01]
Paul Bissonnette
There's a 250 diesel. It's a diesel truck.
- [136:05]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [136:09]
Paul Bissonnette
Hey, who are you kidding?
- [136:10]
Ryan Whitney
I was like, what the.
- [136:11]
Paul Bissonnette
You used to ride in one every day. You used to ride one every day with Derek Morris on the way to the ring.
- [136:16]
Keith Yandle
Yeah. And I used to have to have a trampoline next to it to jump up to get in. I hate it. I ripped so many suits from that thing.
- [136:25]
Paul Bissonnette
No, I have the slide down steps.
- [136:27]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, he did too. And they came down like 15ft.
- [136:30]
Ryan Whitney
That's what they added in for the Cherokee he gave him. We'll give you the slide downs.
- [136:35]
Keith Yandle
That was nice of them.
- [136:36]
Paul Bissonnette
You have to remember, I live in Arizona where there's plenty of space to park. And it's just. It's just a bigger area where we don't have buildings stacked upon buildings. And also Jackson Hole, like that's going to be a.
- [136:49]
Tyson Barrie
It makes sense in Jackson Hole. It's the only place that makes sense.
- [136:52]
Keith Yandle
A two.
- [136:53]
Paul Bissonnette
Why not Arizona?
- [136:54]
Keith Yandle
Unless you. Unless you're hauling horses and stuff, you do not need a 250.
- [136:59]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm looking down the road. I'm looking. I got Vision.
- [137:02]
Keith Yandle
How long are you gonna keep this thing?
- [137:05]
Paul Bissonnette
A diesel engine will last you 350, 400 miles, buddy. 400, 000?
- [137:12]
Keith Yandle
No way, bro.
- [137:14]
Ryan Whitney
You don't know.
- [137:14]
Paul Bissonnette
You don't know what you're talking about. Talk with your hands. You don't know what you're talking about.
- [137:19]
Keith Yandle
100 or 400, 000 miles, you get.
- [137:22]
Paul Bissonnette
A four diesel engine. That's. That'll last.
- [137:26]
Tyson Barrie
You guys gotta fact check that. That seems like a lot of money right now.
- [137:30]
Keith Yandle
They're called used salesmen for a reason.
- [137:32]
Ryan Whitney
What do you want me to search? How long will a Ford F250 engine last, grave digger? Roughly 200, 000 miles, it says.
- [137:44]
Paul Bissonnette
That's that longer.
- [137:45]
Keith Yandle
That seems. That seems a lot. Okay.
- [137:49]
Paul Bissonnette
Forever. This.
- [137:52]
Tyson Barrie
It's still half of what you said, but it is. It is a lot. We'll give you that, buddy.
- [137:56]
Paul Bissonnette
That's what the Internet's telling you. You might be. Might.
- [137:59]
Keith Yandle
You might be thinking kilometers and miles and kilometers. That's probably.
- [138:02]
Paul Bissonnette
I think that any. Any F250 diesel owner would say, yeah, I think this could go to 250.
- [138:09]
Tyson Barrie
I've never met another F250 diesel owner.
- [138:12]
Keith Yandle
I don't live in Arkansas.
- [138:14]
Ryan Whitney
Let me tell you something, Biz. This is on motorbiscuit.com so I trust them.
- [138:20]
Keith Yandle
Oh, yeah. I'm a frequent client.
- [138:22]
Ryan Whitney
When properly cared for, it could last 600, 000 miles.
- [138:28]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, but he's not properly taking care of it. He got his clothes wrapped in the back.
- [138:33]
Ryan Whitney
Motor Biscuit.
- [138:34]
Tyson Barrie
Dude, I'm not afraid to eat crow. I trust Motor Biscuit with my whole heart.
- [138:38]
Ryan Whitney
I do too.
- [138:39]
Keith Yandle
You're right.
- [138:39]
Ryan Whitney
That. That's a super duty. That's what. That's what you have, right?
- [138:42]
Keith Yandle
I actually have that magazine. I'll go check.
- [138:45]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. Motor, I think that when I need some humbling, we should get Tyson on and you guys could just do a roast every time. Maybe once a month.
- [138:54]
Keith Yandle
I'd say a week.
- [138:55]
Paul Bissonnette
Chili Ones roast. Where you guys keep me accountable for my vehicles and my other silly antics. I don't think you ever got to even see me play, Tyson, because we only met each other in the NHL where I was doing the same thing you were doing your last year in Calgary.
- [139:08]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah, we definitely got on the ice against each other, but I wasn't. Wasn't. Wasn't super concerned about you. I knew you and Bordelo were probably gonna go, and that was about all we'd see here.
- [139:19]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, you paid as much attention to my shifts as you. As you do to this podcast.
- [139:23]
Ryan Whitney
So, on that note, that picture you sent us, though, stick on. Stick with the old graphs. This week was nice on old.
- [139:30]
Paul Bissonnette
Did you see that? Did you see that?
- [139:32]
Ryan Whitney
Up.
- [139:32]
Tyson Barrie
I didn't know.
- [139:33]
Ryan Whitney
Show them.
- [139:34]
Tyson Barrie
Didn't come across my ticket.
- [139:36]
Paul Bissonnette
How would he have seen it?
- [139:36]
Keith Yandle
You sent it to our group chat.
- [139:39]
Paul Bissonnette
Well, I thought maybe he was checking out online for.
- [139:43]
Tyson Barrie
I was looking.
- [139:43]
Ryan Whitney
It was all over the algorithm.
- [139:47]
Paul Bissonnette
He's like, how am I going to teach Leo how to play defense? Because I did.
- [139:51]
Keith Yandle
What's the name of that website?
- [139:53]
Ryan Whitney
Motorbiscuit Biz.
- [139:58]
Paul Bissonnette
This is all very.
- [140:00]
Ryan Whitney
He was about to rip one shelf.
- [140:03]
Tyson Barrie
He is loaded. That is going titty 100%.
- [140:06]
Paul Bissonnette
If it wasn't for me, we lose that preseason game.
- [140:09]
Keith Yandle
If it wasn't for you, they wouldn't have got Sid.
- [140:13]
Paul Bissonnette
You could thank Merls and Whit for that, too. You. Well, since we're. Since we're sticking around, I mean. Got any McDavid stories you want to share? He's puking anywhere on the bachelor party?
- [140:25]
Tyson Barrie
No, Davos, he's never done anything wrong. He's the best.
- [140:29]
Paul Bissonnette
And. And his wife designed your place, too.
- [140:32]
Tyson Barrie
Yes, she did. And she did a wonderful job. A little bit over budget, but you know what? That's. It seems to come with the territory and it turned out great, so no complaints. Love Davo. He's got a sneaky, great sense of humor. Loves to have a great time when it's appropriate. And I hope he gets one here soon because. Fuck.
- [140:52]
Keith Yandle
You think he resigns?
- [140:54]
Paul Bissonnette
He'll get one.
- [140:55]
Tyson Barrie
I think he'll get a couple more years there and. Can't leave Leon out to dry like that. He'll do a couple more years, I hope. And the hoist one? They're too good.
- [141:04]
Paul Bissonnette
You thought you were getting a deal when he was getting those PJs for the rookie parties or whatever. The post game. Post game parties.
- [141:10]
Tyson Barrie
He was afraid. He's not afraid to pick up a tab either, which he looks after. The lads. Yeah. Yeah. No, he's. He's fantastic.
- [141:18]
Keith Yandle
Does he have a 250?
- [141:21]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah. I don't know. We're not going to talk about his hot tub again. And you're going to.
- [141:27]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, I know he was.
- [141:29]
Ryan Whitney
You could.
- [141:29]
Tyson Barrie
You could put his hot tub in the back of your truck.
- [141:32]
Paul Bissonnette
You should get one. Biz. You're going to be driving by this afternoon. Tice, I'm going to have a For sale sign in my window.
- [141:39]
Tyson Barrie
That might sit a while.
- [141:43]
Ryan Whitney
He's doing his hot tub in the bed. The bed of the truck.
- [141:49]
Paul Bissonnette
Hey, isn't it nice talking to me on the pod, though, Tice? Because you have way more of my attention, more than about 8% of it.
- [141:56]
Tyson Barrie
It is nice. It actually is really nice. Between your phone and the barbecue guy, I couldn't. I didn't know. If you're listening, you guys should see where he's got. So he rented a beautiful home, like two doors down from me, like, on. It's called Beach Drive. It's a nice boulevard, like, winding, like, beautifully manicured. He's just got this truck because it won't fit in his driveway, parked. It's like the tail is sticking out like three feet into the middle of the road. It's.
- [142:21]
Paul Bissonnette
No, it's not you.
- [142:22]
Ryan Whitney
It looks like neighbors biz, dude.
- [142:24]
Tyson Barrie
It looks like there's just a construction company out front of his house. It's insane.
- [142:28]
Ryan Whitney
This is my trampoline for your front yard. You're the trampoline in your front yard.
- [142:33]
Keith Yandle
Guy with the truck sticking out above ground. Pool and the back and a trampoline in the front and the F2.
- [142:38]
Ryan Whitney
Play on it after lunch or use it to get in my car. But we're out of here, folks.
- [142:43]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, boy. I'm. I'm beat up. I can't do this anymore.
- [142:48]
Tyson Barrie
I don't want to keep you guys too long. I know. You got.
- [142:50]
Paul Bissonnette
Call a medic.
- [142:51]
Ryan Whitney
All right, buddy.
- [142:53]
Paul Bissonnette
We love you.
- [142:57]
Ryan Whitney
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- [145:10]
Paul Bissonnette
I have heard rumblings that someone in the family wants them to be Rangers, New York Rangers. I depending on how the next year goes, maybe you could give it two years. I would assume that they just all end up and stay in, in New Jersey. I think it's just going to be, I think it's, it's inevitable because like Luke's going to be offered this like monstrous entry level or deal out of entry level.
- [145:43]
Ryan Whitney
When's he gonna sign?
- [145:44]
Paul Bissonnette
Jack's got what probably like four to five years left on that eight year deal.
- [145:50]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. Check it.
- [145:51]
Paul Bissonnette
And then my assumption is is the Canucks are going to be like listen, what do you want to do? And they have to want to get a boatload in return because you can't lose them for nothing. And if it were to happen, let's say in the second part of this season, if things aren't going well for Vancouver, you get so much more for him because he still has next year on the deal. So to like get Twin hughes at a $10 million cap hit for half of this year, which I would imagine I would be shocked if the New Jersey Devils aren't a top four team in the Eastern Conference by the time playoffs hits and to be able to add him for under 10 million or I believe he makes. Does he what does he make nine and a half or does he make 10?
- [146:37]
Ryan Whitney
Either way he will be able to test it up.
- [146:40]
Paul Bissonnette
If they can find a way to get Dougie Hamilton off the books and maybe send him back and get that money and AD Quinn Hughes. I feel like if they make like one or two Minor adjustment deals at the deadline, all of a sudden they're. They're a contender, in my opinion. And that's it. Like, Doug. Dougie Hamilton's cap hit is just as much maybe it's like this exact same as what Quinn Hughes is. And no disrespect to Dougie Hamilton because, like there are years where I believe he's hit the 70 point mark and he is a dynamic offensive player. I just believe that from an overall game perspective. Like, even despite Quinn Hughes's size, he closes on guys defensively. Like, he's very good in structure. He drives traffic like what a man.
- [147:29]
Keith Yandle
Breakout dude.
- [147:30]
Paul Bissonnette
Am I getting a comment from Pasha.
- [147:31]
Tyson Barrie
Here in the chat?
- [147:32]
Ryan Whitney
7.85 is what Quinn Hughes makes. Dougie makes nine. It's 7.85. That's what Hughes. And what does he have one, two.
- [147:41]
Paul Bissonnette
More years or one he's got this year and next year left on his deal? I thought he was in the 9 range. My apologies.
- [147:47]
Ryan Whitney
He should be in the 12 range. 13.
- [147:49]
Paul Bissonnette
Hughes only makes under 8 million.
- [147:51]
Keith Yandle
He must have signed that right out of his rookie deal.
- [147:53]
Ryan Whitney
Well, look, Luke hasn't signed. I mean, Pasha would literally. We would never. He'd be. Poof, gone. Yeah. But we'd never hear from him again. He disagreed.
- [148:04]
Tyson Barrie
Okay.
- [148:04]
Paul Bissonnette
It just seems like a lot for. And. And fuck, man. If New Jersey does end up having to move off of Luke and Jack because all of a sudden they want to be New York Rangers or want to go somewhere else, well, you also have a shit ton of leverage there. Like that's. You're going to get a boatload in return. I know you don't want it happening, but I would if I would bank on that. All of them end up in New Jersey. That would be my. That would be my guess. And what about you? What do you think?
- [148:38]
Ryan Whitney
I think if they. I, yeah, I could all see them on New Jersey pretty easily. But at this, like. And I saw a lot of people saying this when this whole discussion began or was brought up this past week. How would you not want to all play together? Like if people, if anyone would ever be up. It's like to play with your three brothers, get to play on the same NHL team. That's the coolest thing I've ever heard.
- [149:02]
Paul Bissonnette
So I know Quinn Hughes probably doesn't care even like if there were to be backlash from fans in Vancouver. But I also feel that he's done so much for their organization, even despite through the ups and downs and, and especially going back to the circus last year and how he handled it so professionally and it probably got exhausting for him how to answer all those questions being in the middle of it and the captain of the team. He has earned the right. Just like McDavid going to the Leafs. That's the last time I'm going to mention it. He's earned the right to kind of get that. But I mentioned it before, with all these. These big stars up for contract in the league turning a little bit more like the NBA where there is kind of a. I feel like these guys want to play in the big smoke.
- [149:49]
Ryan Whitney
And they can kind of decide it now.
- [149:51]
Paul Bissonnette
Like that is the family where if they want to play for the New York Rangers, it's happening and ain't nobody stopping it.
- [149:58]
Ryan Whitney
What if they all went? What if they all went to the Wings? That'd be sick.
- [150:02]
Paul Bissonnette
That would be awesome. Because Detroit needs to make playoffs and I still think that they're going to end up in limbo.
- [150:08]
Ryan Whitney
If I can pick anywhere, it'd be the Hughes brothers. All are on the Red Wings together.
- [150:13]
Keith Yandle
Really?
- [150:13]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. I want the Wings. And I've said this for years. It's kind of incredible that the Wings have been jokes since this podcast began. Basically, the Wings were like growing up, it was like, oh, my God. It's just the Red Wings, they crush everyone.
- [150:30]
Keith Yandle
So made the playoffs 20 years in a row, right?
- [150:32]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. I want them on the big stage again. I guarantee the league does too. So who knows? I mean, it's just an interesting conversation to me because it's thinking of the chance of those kids all playing together and it's a very realistic possibility in New Jersey. You know, Quinn plays out this year and he's like, guys, I'm. Thank you so much, but I'm. I'm not signing here. And boom, Jersey.
- [151:01]
Paul Bissonnette
I don't if I would. My guess is going to be if they're outside of a playoff spot by the time the deadline comes around in Vancouver, they are just going to straight up ask him and if he ain't coming back, which he's not. I think they're dumb if they don't ship him out this year. And because you're getting so much more return. Not to say he's not going to get a boatload from. From. From New Jersey. If I'm New Jersey, I'm basically giving up every first rounder I have to get him if he's going to sign. The only problem being though and Hamilton that he wouldn't be able to re up right away. So there's a bit Of a. There's a risk involved, right? Because. Because. Because he's. He's still. He would have. They would have to wait till July 1st because he's still got over a year left.
- [151:46]
Ryan Whitney
What is the deal?
- [151:47]
Keith Yandle
So if Jack and Luke are locked up, he's gonna stay there?
- [151:50]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. Or he's like, all right, I'm gonna go where you guys are coming in a couple years.
- [151:56]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. Or he goes there and he's like, I'll see how it is, and then we'll all make our decision at the end of the year. Because. But Luke. Luke is. Does Luke have to sign his contract this summer?
- [152:05]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. And it. I thought he'd be signed by now.
- [152:08]
Paul Bissonnette
There's one other big name who hasn't signed his deal. Who?
- [152:12]
Ryan Whitney
Mason McTavish.
- [152:14]
Paul Bissonnette
There's another one. Then somebody else hasn't signed their deal.
- [152:18]
Ryan Whitney
G, help us, baby.
- [152:20]
Paul Bissonnette
There's a few big name guys who. Who still haven't been locked up before training camp.
- [152:24]
Keith Yandle
I know it's a crazy take, but PFT said it a while ago when I was listening to Pardon my take. They were talking about brothers. It might have been during the LeBron and his son and playing with his son, and he was like, if you have a sibling in the league, you should be able to play. Like, how cool would it be to see Brady and Matthew play together? How cool? Like, I got to play with Eric and Mark Stahl together. It was so sick. Like, just to sit in the locker room, be like, oh, my God, this dude's brother is right next to him. Like, how cool is that? You know? So I just think the story lines of what you want, like, it makes so much sense for all those guys to play together. I hope it happens at some point. Obviously it's going to hurt one team or one fan base a lot, but to play with your brother and it's such a small opportunity to do it, I think would be the coolest thing in the world.
- [153:09]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. If you could pick one team outside of New Jersey where you would want to see the Hughes brothers play, where would you want them?
- [153:16]
Keith Yandle
I think a package deal. Get the Quinn, the Hughes, and then Brady Tkachuk down here in Florida. Had them all down here, all the brothers. And yeah.
- [153:25]
Ryan Whitney
I Biz G says it's Luke Evangelista and Alex Holst are the only other two.
- [153:34]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm gonna.
- [153:35]
Keith Yandle
Luke is. Luke Hughes is trying to get.
- [153:38]
Ryan Whitney
I was wondering that, too. And he could. How many years? Like, are they offering him long or that? Or is he like, I don't want Long. I. It's a hard game out there now, and. And I think these are wild times for agents and players because the caps going up and up and up, and then you see reports of where it could actually go, like, in 10 years, and it's just such a different game now. Like, it's. It's hard to be somebody. How do you even know what you want if you're gonna sign eight years, where six years from now you're not like, what the hell did I sign this contract for?
- [154:11]
Keith Yandle
I'm looking up now, but how many years does Jack Hughes have left?
- [154:14]
Ryan Whitney
He has.
- [154:15]
Paul Bissonnette
He's probably got four or five.
- [154:16]
Ryan Whitney
He's got five, including this year.
- [154:18]
Keith Yandle
Okay.
- [154:20]
Ryan Whitney
That's why it's like, why wouldn't they just play in Jersey?
- [154:24]
Tyson Barrie
Yeah.
- [154:24]
Keith Yandle
That would be the only thing that really makes sense, because the Jersey's not going to make a trade with New York to get them all there. Right. Like, you. No, I think the only way it happens if you. They all go to Jersey right now, which would be amazing.
- [154:39]
Ryan Whitney
I know. Pa. Oh, my God. Pasha. It would actually be even better in terms of what I would want to happen to Pasha if they went there. Unreal year. If Biz's idea happens, he goes to Jersey halfway through this year. They go on a run. They don't win it. Maybe they make easter conference finals or the cup finals. And Pasha's like, oh, my God, like, we're winning. We're winning three of these things in the next five years. And then Quinn, like, no, I'm all set. He goes somewhere else, and then, you know, the other two are leaving. That would be what I want to have to happen to Pasha. That would be the best possible storyline.
- [155:16]
Paul Bissonnette
Hey, I wonder if he would take. If he could take the trade right now, all three of them playing in New Jersey the next two years together, but then knowing after that, all three are gone.
- [155:29]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, but you got Hughes for five years. So you're saying he'd be like, no.
- [155:32]
Paul Bissonnette
But I'm saying is, like, then he would request a trade, and he's out of there. Like, would you take the role?
- [155:37]
Ryan Whitney
Joshua wouldn't risk it. He wouldn't risk it because he knows even with all of them the next two years, they don't have a cup winner. He would. He would even admit that.
- [155:49]
Paul Bissonnette
You don't think with the three of them in the next year.
- [155:51]
Ryan Whitney
Well, they have two of them. So if they added Quinn, you're thinking just Quinn Hughes alone. They're in the next two years winning a Stanley cup.
- [155:58]
Paul Bissonnette
I Think if you're swapping out Dougie Hamilton's money for Quinn Hughes and then you have. You. You can make some. I mean, I know Palot. Palot struggled, right? He's not the PA we saw in Tampa Bay. I would imagine that somebody that you're trying to get off the books and if you could sub him in for like a player that could be as impactful, let's say like a Barbershev, like when he went and ended up going over.
- [156:20]
Ryan Whitney
They need the size jersey. Needs, like, bigger.
- [156:23]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah. Like, if. If to me, if they were able to, like, make the Quinn Hughes move and then like, add like a Barbershev, I think you're honestly like one more move away. If. If, if all of a sudden all these guys have. Have a big year.
- [156:36]
Ryan Whitney
Like, where is he? Japan right now? He can't answer this because he's in. Is he Japan still?
- [156:41]
Paul Bissonnette
He's in. He's in. I know he went over to Korea now.
- [156:44]
Ryan Whitney
South Korea.
- [156:45]
Tyson Barrie
Nice.
- [156:46]
Paul Bissonnette
Pasha's just all over the world, man. This guy's a world traveler. I thought I took vacations.
- [156:52]
Ryan Whitney
We. We are shriveling Vancouver, basically saying he's not going to stay there. I'm kind of excited. I'm kind of excited to see Vancouver this year. I want to. I want to see.
- [157:03]
Keith Yandle
How many games are you going to watch of the Vancouver Canucks with how many? If they're not playing the Edmonton Oilers, how many games?
- [157:10]
Ryan Whitney
Listen, fair question. If Pederson can, like, be the Patterson he used to when he was. I was watching the 10 o' clock Saturday night, like, hockey and Canada had Vancouver games on. I was like, this guy's unreal to watch. And Quinn Hughes made it so fun. Jt, I mean, they had. They had like a fun team to watch. And then last year was just a disaster. And let's see. This year, what if Patterson's nasty?
- [157:37]
Paul Bissonnette
I think Pet Patterson's gonna have a big year. I don't know if you guys talked. I don't know if you guys talked about it. Last pod, he's. He's added about 15 pounds of muscle. Got married to an absolute missile launcher this summer. I don't know if he's just a beautiful girl.
- [157:51]
Ryan Whitney
So.
- [157:52]
Paul Bissonnette
So, I mean, he's got a lot of things going for him. And I think that with JT Gone and a mental reset in the off season, I think he's going to put up like 85 to 90 points this season. Yeah, I think. I think he's. I think he's putting up 35 tucks.
- [158:09]
Ryan Whitney
All right.
- [158:10]
Keith Yandle
Yeah, I think he shouldn't.
- [158:11]
Ryan Whitney
We're going to have the previews coming up soon. I mean, at some point, next couple weeks, get the division previews. We got to get some people on for those. That's always fun. And. Yeah. What else did you have? Sorry, Biz, I interrupted you.
- [158:22]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, I think maybe the name I was thinking of was Bedard. Cause he has the ability to sign, but he hasn't yet. But yeah, I thought there was one. It's going to come to me. There's one other guy who hasn't signed before training camp, and it might be a cap situation with one of the teams where they haven't figured out their cap situation. Unless that player was signed.
- [158:45]
Ryan Whitney
Michael Sign or does he have no he.
- [158:48]
Paul Bissonnette
Echo can sign now.
- [158:50]
Keith Yandle
Oh, really?
- [158:50]
Ryan Whitney
He's only got one year, too. Jeez.
- [158:52]
Paul Bissonnette
He's one of those guys who is one of those superstars who's waiting for one of the dominoes to fall.
- [158:56]
Ryan Whitney
Imagine if they like somehow. Cause it's like the. You see for a long time now, next year's UFA class or two years from now. UFA class and back in the day it was a big deal. Well, now the big dogs, they. They. They don't even get there. Imagine if this crazy one after next season, they all were like, let's just all wait it out.
- [159:15]
Paul Bissonnette
Oh, my God, that would. He just put another one in the. In the chat. Kempe could.
- [159:20]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, that's your guy. Biz, who you. Originally, when you first started saying 10 million a year, I think I laughed at you. And now it's like, no brainer. That guy's a dog.
- [159:28]
Paul Bissonnette
He's getting. He's getting 10 for sure. He's a superstar. He's just plays in LA, so we don't talk him. He gets a. I think He's. He's gotten 40 goals twice in his career. Like, how many guys are doing that?
- [159:39]
Tyson Barrie
These.
- [159:39]
Ryan Whitney
And he's sick in the playoffs. They lose first round, but he's nasty in every round. Every time they play the Oilers and he's.
- [159:46]
Paul Bissonnette
He's got a mean streak to him. He plays like a bulldog. Yeah, he's a piece of shit to play against.
- [159:51]
Ryan Whitney
Speaking of a bulldog, Keith, that. That game Saturday.
- [159:58]
Keith Yandle
Holy shit. Going to homes.
- [160:00]
Ryan Whitney
University of Georgia, they shocked. I mean, I'm watching this game. There was 217 right after the first quarter.
- [160:10]
Keith Yandle
It was 14. It was, yeah, 147 then. Yeah, it was 21 7. Yeah.
- [160:16]
Ryan Whitney
Insane game ends up where Tennessee. They have a chance to win it in regulation with A field goal.
- [160:25]
Keith Yandle
Look at him. We just listened to his whole mountain climbing experience and he's on the phone when you're trying to tell him about the Jordan.
- [160:30]
Ryan Whitney
We can relive it. He's not listening.
- [160:32]
Paul Bissonnette
No, no, no. There's. There's rumblings that Dylan Dubay might sign with Toronto Maple Leafs. I just thought that that was an interesting story that I just got sent over.
- [160:43]
Ryan Whitney
Oh, okay.
- [160:45]
Paul Bissonnette
But go back to your, your Bulldogs. Go Dogs. Okay, so they were, they were up or they were down.
- [160:54]
Ryan Whitney
How many points it ended up. Tennessee's got a chance. No time remaining to kick the game winning field goal. They're showing this kid on the sideline, Keith. I don't know, it was like, it felt like it was 12 to 15 minutes after they started realizing that he was gonna have a kick to win it before he actually kicked it. They ran all these plays to try to get in the middle of the field, get a couple more yards, couple more yards, get him closer. So he's, he's the center of the broadcast and in the stadium. You know, everyone's seeing the kid back and forth. He's doing some warm up kicks in the net. And he did not have a look of confidence like at all. And it was just so long that I'm like, I don't think he's gonna miss this. Like this is that he was getting freezed out. Dude, he misses the thing.
- [161:40]
Paul Bissonnette
How far?
- [161:41]
Ryan Whitney
Oh, just shank the thing, right?
- [161:43]
Keith Yandle
No, no, it was like a 37 yarder.
- [161:46]
Paul Bissonnette
Okay. Not exactly.
- [161:47]
Ryan Whitney
I thought it was a little more. I think it was a little more than that.
- [161:50]
Paul Bissonnette
Okay, college. I would say 20. The 30 yards in is a chip shot. Anything past 30 yards. College, you don't know what you're dicey.
- [162:01]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, you're kind of right. Maybe 35 dice. Yeah, you. But holy shit. Then it goes to overtime. Georgia, they give up a field goal and then they get the ball. Running it. Just an incredible game. But I almost wish we could get the picture up of the kid. I felt so bad for. I hate seeing. And then he made the kick in overtime. Didn't matter. But I. Oh, I felt so bad. But I knew he was missing it. I knew. I know it was one of those feelings, Keith. I was like, this kid is not making this.
- [162:29]
Paul Bissonnette
If I type in Tennessee kicker, will it come up a picture of him?
- [162:33]
Keith Yandle
But biz, there's a hundred and six thousand people there watching. He has a chance. This would be a huge win for Tennessee, like massive. I think he would have been an absolute legend on campus. Dude, if he had hit this and they won in regular regulation, he could have walked out of the stadium with his uniform off completely.
- [162:52]
Paul Bissonnette
The dick sucked off his torso.
- [162:55]
Ryan Whitney
My stomach for the kid.
- [162:56]
Keith Yandle
But I loved it because he missed it.
- [162:58]
Ryan Whitney
I knew.
- [162:59]
Paul Bissonnette
So I'm seeing him right now and he looks like the kid out of Little Giants. That's one of the boogers out of his nose.
- [163:06]
Ryan Whitney
That is the perfect. Yeah, like he has got the bubble wrap at the beginning and stuff. I think he loses his head in one of the tackles of Little Giants. Yeah, he puts any younger listeners like, like maybe Little Giants. If you rewatch it and I haven't seen it in quite a while. What a movie that is.
- [163:23]
Tyson Barrie
So you're.
- [163:24]
Paul Bissonnette
You're saying that it was almost his own team's fault for icing him?
- [163:28]
Ryan Whitney
I. Yeah. Oh, my God. I forgot. Yeah. So biz. He's getting. He's. They're going to kick it and the guy jumps offside. So five yard penalty. That's like I. I forgot the biggest part of the story. And that's when you were like, oh, no, he didn't need that. He didn't need that. The pen.
- [163:47]
Paul Bissonnette
I'm looking at this video and I'm thinking like, this is a skit for the out of order.
- [163:52]
Ryan Whitney
It looks like it's like Sass. It's like a little sass.
- [163:55]
Paul Bissonnette
That's what I was just saying. It looks like.
- [163:57]
Ryan Whitney
Oh, you said that. I didn't even hear you.
- [163:58]
Keith Yandle
I said that in the, in the Stormers group chat. I'm like, he looks like Little Sass.
- [164:02]
Paul Bissonnette
He's just like all stressed out. He's like, oh, my God.
- [164:05]
Keith Yandle
He's like, is this worth it? Why am I here?
- [164:09]
Ryan Whitney
The college football like, environment. It's just.
- [164:13]
Paul Bissonnette
He's like, I gotta get my physics report done for class on Monday, Motherfucker. I think I forgot to do it.
- [164:19]
Ryan Whitney
Still wouldn't have had to do it in the summer. But it's orange section, white section, orange 108,000. Whatever. Oh, my God, what a game.
- [164:30]
Paul Bissonnette
To be fair, he then kicked a field goal in overtime to put them ahead 41, 38.
- [164:34]
Ryan Whitney
That's what I said. Yeah. So he hit the one in overtime, but college rules. You get the ball if you. If you get a field goal, other team touchdown wins. If you get no points, other team needs a field goal. So Georgia got the ball back and. And scored a td, which was brutal because they were minus three and a half. They only won by three. Keith was the one who said, do they kick the extra point, I'm like, nope, that's a loss.
- [164:56]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, I'll say. For. For. He's got pretty nice calves.
- [165:01]
Ryan Whitney
He should.
- [165:02]
Keith Yandle
He's a kicker.
- [165:03]
Paul Bissonnette
I know. I'm just. Just trying to pump his tires after a tough week. Jesus. Go, dogs.
- [165:10]
Ryan Whitney
The.
- [165:11]
Paul Bissonnette
I think that there's really nothing else to talk about, NFL wise. I. I didn't really burrow.
- [165:17]
Ryan Whitney
I didn't know turf toe is. Is like, that bad. It just doesn't sound that bad. But I think they're saying he's out three months. Gotta get surgery.
- [165:28]
Keith Yandle
I think that he has to get surgery. He could be out the whole year.
- [165:31]
Paul Bissonnette
Three months. Yeah, that's what they're saying anyway. Well, three months is basically the whole NFL season.
- [165:38]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah.
- [165:38]
Keith Yandle
Big cat. Big cat and PFT were like, they gotta rename this. It doesn't sound like it's that bad. Like, they have to rename this. They were like, they gotta talk to their sponsor or whatever.
- [165:49]
Paul Bissonnette
Yeah, agreed. Turf Tall.
- [165:51]
Ryan Whitney
It's like Pluto. If Pluto just renames itself, they're back in.
- [165:56]
Paul Bissonnette
Were you guys aware that Pluto got put on waivers?
- [165:58]
Ryan Whitney
I had no clue, but I learned a lot this episode. We got to do more of these teaching episodes. It's like the clip of Francis when he teaches Dana Beers about all these different, like, things in life that you probably should know. Very funny videos.
- [166:14]
Paul Bissonnette
They also told me that whales used to look like wolves and they used to roam the earth, like, on top of land.
- [166:21]
Keith Yandle
All right, well, that's about it.
- [166:22]
Ryan Whitney
Let's wrap it up.
- [166:24]
Keith Yandle
Episode 5000.
- [166:26]
Paul Bissonnette
I was gonna ask you, and you guys might not want to talk about this where, like, just again, like, you guys are American and like, I, you know, I live in the States. Like, the. The Charlie Kirk thing, like, that was. That was up, man. Like, I don't give a. What your political views are. If you're online celebrating that type of stuff because he had certain values and opinions, I think that you're out of your mind. And. And. And certain people in society have. Have truly, truly lost it. And regardless of, you know, like, when all that George Floyd stuff happened, when this type of stuff happens and all of a sudden there's so much hostility online, regardless of the topic of. Gives me the heebie jeebies. And, like, for his family to have to go through what they're going through and for this guy's life to be taken because he went to universities and. And wanted to debate people and. And talk about this stuff, it's. It's like, it's truly like you're like, like where the have we go? If this is the type of shit that's going on and the people celebrating it online, like, you guys are fucking clowns. And I, and this is coming from like a liberal Canadian, like you're, you're a fuck. You're a fucking clown. If you're celebrating that.
- [167:43]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, I would say it's shocking. Like, and in the social media world, which is like you said it best, it does give me the heebie jeebies. It's like it's, it's so fucking evil and like dark and like there's so much just hate within social media and. But to see like, like a lot not, not just a couple, like a lot of different scenarios and people who've lost their jobs who are writing messages like, good, he deserved to die. And like, it's just. I don't know. I don't, I don't live my life like that. I, I know my family, we don't. I know you guys, we don't live our lives like that. Like somebody loses their life. I don't give a fuck. Like, I feel like the value of life is like non existent with some people and I think there's so many mentally ill people like that that need help. Like, I, I think the Internet has a lot to do with it. I, I think like you read about of. I don't know anything you see, like there's, there's discords. I, I don't even know what they are. But it's, there's like a dark kind of nasty world online.
- [168:57]
Paul Bissonnette
Brutal. And a lot of them don't like, they don't offer suffer consequence for it. But no, I think that Portnoy put it, put it good. Portnoy even said he goes, I probably disagree with or disagree with 50 to 60% of the things that, that he would say. But like you, yeah you're. The fact that you're online celebrating that and you and then still think that you're a better person because of some of the values you do carry to. Enough to celebrate what happened to them. You're not like you're, you're evil.
- [169:33]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. I don't care what your biz like.
- [169:35]
Paul Bissonnette
That'S what your values are. If you're celebrating that you're an evil human being.
- [169:39]
Keith Yandle
Yeah.
- [169:39]
Paul Bissonnette
Evil to the core.
- [169:41]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. And I would, yeah, I would say just so mentally ill. Like, Yeah, I. Evil 100%. But at the same like if you see like his kids and his wife and like the videos of his kid running onto A TV set with them and you're still saying those things. Like, to me, that's a serious, like, you're mentally ill and there's so much of it and you see it online and, and I don't, I don't know, like, what the, the hey, you want to go real deep. You have kids. I've talked about this with Keith. Like, what the fuck's it going to be like in 20 years?
- [170:19]
Keith Yandle
Like, horrifying.
- [170:21]
Ryan Whitney
So it is, it is pretty horrifying. You want to talk about your mind not be able to comprehend outer space. We're talking about Pluto. Try thinking about how you're going to. I mean, I have ideas and on how to like, you know, raise your children with the Internet and like how ridiculous and awful it can be and how many parts of it are horrible. But you can get in an absolute bubble, like lost, trying to figure out like, what it's going to be like for them. And. Yeah, there's just so many, so many unhappy people now. This is online now. Obviously I go out and like, like I live a, A very lucky life, no doubt. Like, I can, I can admit how grateful I am for every single thing I have in my life. So I don't have the slightest clue of the struggles people live. But I meet a lot of great people and like happy people and like good hearted, like funny, naturally personable. Like. So I think a lot of it is just online and it's. You're just people agreed all day. And this is kind of like, I guess this is. In discussion of Charlie Kirk. You said all that best. Just. It's horrible that that was online, that video. Yeah, I watched the far away one. And then on Keith, our chat, somebody sent the closer one. Somebody saw it and wrote, I. I wouldn't watch that one. That's disturbing. My wife saw it. She's like, it's just, I thought, I.
- [171:51]
Paul Bissonnette
Thought it was fake. I thought it was fake when I, when I first saw it. I'm like, there's no way that this, this happened. And Right. To go back to what you were saying where, like that would probably be, like, that would be some advice I would give to even some of our younger audience where try not to get wrapped up in all the politics and all the, like, it's just gonna, it's just gonna be constant arguing. Obviously inform yourself, but don't dive so deep into it where you're allowing it to affect your emotions in a way where it's driving you crazy. Like, Like I feel like during COVID that was a pivotal moment, like even in today's society because like there was nothing really to do for, for a period of time there where everyone was kind of stuck at home waiting and watching the news and watching their phones to win. Like we were going to get let out of our cages. And I feel like that was the first time I really felt that it was maybe impacting my mind a little bit where since then like I avoided at all costs where obviously it's hard to avoid and not see what had happened last week. But like I said, it's just more of like this is sick, this is disturbing and this, the sick and disturbing people are going to continue this awful discourse online. Going back, back and forth at one another. Just separate yourself from it and know what's right and wrong. And like the people that you talk about, who you surround yourself with, try to find people like that where it's, it's just good hearted people who care about one another regardless of maybe how they see certain things politically. So it's, it's a crazy world out there folks, and it's only gonna get crazier.
- [173:29]
Ryan Whitney
I, I, yeah, that said, I don't, I, I, we can't end on that because I try just to be like, I'm living in the moment when I get stressed out. I'm living in the moment, I'm living today. It, that's literally what I do. I take deep breaths and then I say I'm living in the moment. I'm living right now, what we got right now. But my last thing on it is back before social media, before the Internet, you would, you would be friendly with somebody you like. Not very close, but there's somebody you're friendly with. You know, your kids play sports together. Like you run into them time to time, you work with them and you'd be like, I like this person. Like they're friendly. Like you would have never seen their social media, right? So like now like people, people like hate people based on what they post about, when if it didn't exist, you wouldn't even know those things about the.
- [174:18]
Paul Bissonnette
People because you don't really talk to talk about it like that.
- [174:21]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah, you don't. So like now it's like I hate that person. It's like you never met him. And I don't know, I, that to me is like the worst part of it.
- [174:30]
Keith Yandle
Like look, my thing is like if you, if you dislike something or someone, like if I don't like soccer, I'm not going to be watching soccer or you know, like Using that as an example. But like why are people, people want to watch stuff to like spew the hate. It's like just watch something you enjoy. Why?
- [174:49]
Paul Bissonnette
That's the problem? Yes, that's the technology. It's like that dopamine hit and it gets them like their nervous system firing and, and they, you know, they don't know it's bad for them, but it gets their excitement up. And, and I, yeah, I think that people are so into their phones now. And, and also that's part of the argument about these apps. Right? Like, like, like. And I'm not picking a side on this. I think that when Elon bought Twitter he kind of opened open season where it wasn't as certain things weren't as flagged down much as maybe when the guy prior did it. The issue that maybe conservative people have with it was it was more like they would allow more of the left leaning things to be allowed on the platform as opposed to the right side where now it's just a lot more open season. So people who are younger and they're first being introduced to the Internet, it's hard for them to differentiate what, what is actually happening, what the truth is. Clips getting condensed where there's not really long form discourse where it's just these like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Like hey, like you know, we around too and, but like we're also talking about sports when we drop these clips. We're not talking about things that are going to change people's lives.
- [176:03]
Ryan Whitney
Like or, or you're in that game now, dude. That's a scary thing now. Like it's, think about like a lot of people do what he did do what he, you know, like that, that's a living. People are making these political commenters, online personalities. You're like, there's some sick people out there. But it's like yeah, it's, it's crazy. But I guess, yeah, it was probably smart you brought that up. That's just a, well, just more of.
- [176:32]
Paul Bissonnette
A conversation like sometimes like we get like talking about things that are not hockey related and like once again like our prayers go out to his family because this, this is a human being who was assassinated for, for his, his views, regardless if you disagree with him or not. And I think that it's important like we have a, a job sometimes where we do have like younger kids who play hockey who listen to us when they're on the bus on the way to the rink. Like maybe, maybe there's a kid listening who is getting a little too wrapped up on it and he's letting it affect his emotions, get away from it. There's so much more happier things to. To put your time and energy toward. And especially like you said, you don't want to be not being buddies with your buddies because of this. Like, you want to have people you've.
- [177:14]
Ryan Whitney
Known forever and you're like, now you're seeing things they post like, I hate. I hate this person.
- [177:19]
Keith Yandle
I know.
- [177:21]
Ryan Whitney
Yeah. So, Biz, I can't wait to watch Peeking Yance. Can't wait to see you. We got 10 days, boys. 10 days till we'll be together. Even less than that, actually. And I'm looking for also Ryder cup weekend. It's just. It's going to be awesome. So great catching up. And we will be back next week. Soon enough the previews will start. We'll get everything going and camp. You know, we got some storylines. Biz won't talk about some of them, but everybody, everyone have a great week.
- [178:13]
Paul Bissonnette
Any other way. Even if I'm going the other way.