B (2:29)

$2.

A (2:30)

I said $2 and I forgot already. It would have been 93,000, dude. Yeah, it would have been ridiculous. Ethan, what were your. What was your takeaway from Tuesday?

C (2:38)

I was at the Panther game that night, so I missed a lot of it. But I got home and watched some of the back end of the later games. Connor Bedard's really good. I want, I want to talk about him more a little later in my wins and fails of the week, but he's really good. The Blackhawks are exciting. The Wild are in a bad way right now, man. I was really excited about the Minnesota Wild and they are struggling hard right now. I think they've lost four straight at home and they had a good start and they were scoring a ton of goals. And since the power play goals have dried up, their 5 on 5 scoring has been nowhere to be seen. So that's certainly something to watch. But you know who's also really fun is the team the Panthers played that night. We'll talk about it more in the Panthers den Laters, the Anaheim Ducks. I really like watching that team play hockey, so it was a great night overall. I think there's a couple things ESPN needs to clean up in terms of the broadcast aspect, but I mean it's exciting to have 16 games on all, you know, all throughout the night. And staggered starts is the biggest thing. That's a great thing for the NHL.

A (3:32)

You mentioned the Blackhawks. In a while, looking at the standings in the Central Division, The Blackhawks have 12 points. They are fifth in the division right now, which is very surprising because they're supposed to be dead last. So that's good for them. But the Wild at nine points, only one in three games. They have three losses in overtime. Very surprising, especially after the, the contract that they levied on Caprizov. So yeah, build around them, I guess.

C (3:58)

Right.

B (3:59)

Ideally. Can they maybe.

A (4:01)

I mean, can they afford to?

B (4:03)

I mean they haven't been that great for them either. So I think Minnesota is probably gonna figure it out.

C (4:07)

They have a really good roster and last year they kind of went like really hot in the first half and then struggled in the second half. It's still only. They've played 11 or 12 games. Like there's still so much of the season to go, 70 games to go. But I mean you defin. Have to be concerned if you're Minnesota because you know they're already 5.7 points out of the top three in the division and we know this division is going to be brutal and Utah's really improved and Colorado is always really good and Winnipeg is always really good and Dallas is right there and it's going to be an uphill climb for them to get back into this playoff race for sure.

A (4:41)

A Few contracts were signed this week. Logan Cooley signed a eight year, $80 million contract extension with Utah. Thomas Hawley signed an eight year, $84.7 million contract with Dallas. And Martin Naches signed a eight year extension with the Avalanche worth $92 million. What do these signings mean to these clubs, respectively?

B (5:03)

Well, I think they're all looking at them like some playoff solidifying moves right now. I mean, Utah is off to an amazing start. It's what the Tuske Effect. Ever since they introduced their new mascot, they've only lost one game, I believe. And Lodeon Cooley has been spectacular for them. So obviously they're really happy with getting that. The niches deal is something I think we've been expecting for a while. Colorado continues to solidify their depth and they're looking like they're going to be another great team. And then Dallas, kind of an under the radar type move. As I keep bumping into the mic with my goalie helmet here. I apologize. Just Dallas is one of those teams, man, that the last few. Stop laughing at me.

A (5:37)

I'm sorry. It's the neck guard.

B (5:38)

It's called the Dangler. Thank you.

C (5:40)

I kind of can't stop laughing at you, David. It's really funny.

D (5:42)

Fair enough.

A (5:43)

It's dangling. All right.

B (5:44)

I love the Thomas Harley signing just because Dallas is just a sneaky, good depth team and he. His analytics numbers particularly have been pretty good the last couple seasons. So I'm excited, man. I'm excited to get to the playoffs, but it's still freaking October.

C (5:56)

I was listening to what chaos on the way into today and they were kind of talking about how the Stars have done since the Rannan deal. Now this kind of ends the rent and saga, right? They locked up Marty Naches to a deal that I think it's what, 11.6. So just less than they would have paid Rant. And I think they did about as well as they could have to make up for that loss. Like, they have basically decided this guy has replaced Rant in on Nathan McKinnon's line. We love the, you know, the, the pairing that they are, the chemistry that they have. He's only 26 years old. Like, he can still get better. He's a very good player and he's been super productive for them so far. That line has been on fire. So I think it's a really good signing for them in terms of, okay, we might have messed up, you know, getting rid of Rant and we probably should have kept him around at that $12 million number. But we did about as well as we could to make up for the loss.

A (6:45)

The NHL.com has posted its roster projections for the Winter Olympics. We're going to focus on Canada and the United States. Let's start with Canada at Ford. They have Sam Bennett, Anthony Sorelli, Sidney Crosby, Brandon Hagell, Nathan McKinnon, Brant Marchand, Mitch Warner, Connor McDavid, Braden Point, Sam Reinhart, Mark Scheifele, Mark Stone and Nick Suzuki, as well as Tom Wilson. Mark Stone is injured right now. On defense, Drew Doughty, Thomas Hawley, who just got his contract, Cale McCarr, Josh Morrissey, Colton Pareco, Travis Sandheim, Shane Theodore and Devin Taze and Annette, Jordan Bennington, Aiden Hill and Logan Thompson. How do we feel about these projections?

B (7:34)

I feel there's one name missing that that's going to become more and more obvious as the season goes on, and that's Macklin Celebrini. He is playing otherworldly right now, considering how young he is and how amazing he's playing all 200ft of the ice. So I. I would be really surprised if he continues that he doesn't find his way onto that roster. But otherwise scary. Canada's gonna be good always.

C (7:55)

We know where the advantage will lie when we take a look at the Americans, and that's in net. What about Connor Bedard, guys? You think he could be a candidate to kind of sneak in the way he's been playing as well? Like, that's the future of your team. Don't you want to bring one of those guys at least so that you can get that Olympic experience out of the way at such a young age? Know what you're going into when you're going to be a leader of the team come 20.

B (8:16)

What.

C (8:16)

What would that be? 30 and then 34. Right. Which we expect the NHL players will continue in the Olympics for the next two at least. Like, you know, I think it would be really smart for Team Canada to take either of these guys and we can talk about a couple of guys the Americans can take on the younger side as well to get them that experience and kind of get them ready to be the leaders of the team down the road.

B (8:36)

But that's what, like, the World Championships and those tournaments are for, is like, for getting these guys, you know, acclimated to the international play and their U.S. teammates or their international teammates and all that. I don't know if you want to go to the Olympics, which is like, you know, the top of the top of the top.

C (8:49)

Good point.

B (8:49)

And be like, trying to usher guys along, like, maybe. But I feel like whoever they bring to Italy are going to be the people that this is who we're going to win gold with now. Not so much worrying about, you know, four years from now.

C (9:01)

It's a good point.

A (9:02)

For the United States at Ford, we had Matt Boldy, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, Jake Gensel, Jack Hughes, Clayton Keller, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, J.T. miller, Patrick Kane, Matthew Nyes, Brady Tkachuk. Matthew Tkachuk and Tage Thompson. Defense, Brock Faber, Adam Fox, Noah Hannifin, Quinn Hughes, Charlie McAvoy, Jake Sanderson. Jacob Slavin and Zach Varinsky. And Annette. Connor Hellebuck. Jake Ottinger, Jeremy Swayman. Now, keep in mind, both of the Tkach are both on the prelim roster. All right, so these are projections. So what do you think about this projection for the United States?

B (9:41)

Where's Frank Nazar?

C (9:43)

That was the name I was gonna bring up.

A (9:47)

Macklin, Celebini and Celebrini. So maybe they'll look at it some more.

B (9:51)

Logan Cooley. Another. Like, there's. There's so much young. I cannot stop hitting this microphone. There's so. There's so much good young talent that's really, like, blossoming before our eyes so far this season. I'm really excited to see how it plays out. I think U.S. and Canada, it's gonna be such a fun tournament. But I know, like, to Ethan's point, like, the more I think about it, the more I want to see those young guys, those exciting players. You know, they're going to be full of passion and piss and vinegar and all that. Like, that would be fun. So, yeah, I'm coming around.

C (10:20)

The guy to me that's left off here that should be on is Cole Caulfield. We kind of saw the scoring dry up for the Americans in the four nations, specifically in the final. He needed a guy that could finish, score a big goal in a big moment. Cole Caufield just broke the record for most goals, overtime goals by a Montreal Canadian a few weeks ago or a few days ago. Excuse me. All he does now is score overtime goals. He's been. Spectacular start this season. And he was kind of one of those guys right on the edge of the roster last year that missed out that a lot of people were kind of questioning, why is Chris Kreider there? Over. You know, over. I totally just blanked. It was a long night. It was a long night.

A (10:58)

We were at a. Cole Caulfield.

C (11:00)

Cole Caulfield. Thank you.

B (11:02)

One of Seven players, by the way, that's leading the NHL with nine goals.

C (11:06)

He's been fantastic this year and I think he's going to make himself undeniable at some point this year if he just keeps scoring. They're going to need scoring from their bottom forwards. I know that they're going to want to match up with Canada and we know the type of game that Canada is going to try and play in the Olympics. But at some point you got to play your game and you got to bring your best players. It's the Olympics. You got to bring your best players. And I think that Cole Caulfield right now, if you give me four lines of forwards, 12Americans, I, I can't put 12 over Cole Caulfield right now.

A (11:34)

We were at a watch party last night for Ravens, Dolphins. And the reason why is so tired is because he showed his knuckle.

C (11:44)

Dude, why do we have to go there, man?

A (11:46)

I mean, I was in a costume.

C (11:48)

I was in a morph suit. Oh, I should fire a picture. I don't have a picture. I was in a Power Ranger. You know, it was a. It was my costume always when I was a kid. I had a dream a few months ago, I'm going like, I'm going to be a Power Ranger.

A (11:59)

And.

C (12:00)

And you know, I didn't think about the feasibility of a more suit. It's not the most feasible thing for eating, going to the bathroom. You know, you got to do what you got to do. And I had to get my arm free. And there I was sitting at Flanagan's in West Kendall. Great night, by the way. Thank you to everybody that made it a great night and came and hang out.

A (12:16)

Yeah. That is not your fault. That suit was just not.

C (12:21)

It was a nightmare. It was a nightmare. And I got to wear it tonight again and I'm dreading it. And I'm just like, I don't like Halloween. Right.

A (12:28)

This is a last minute costume switch that just seems unfeasible. But you gotta prepare, man. Thank you. The Flanagan's, Miller Light and DraftKings, by the way, for that event last night. That was wonderful. That was great. It's time for puck luck brought to you by DraftKings. DraftKings. The Crown is yours, David Roy. Yes.

B (12:50)

Yes. I have a new weekly parlay for our puck luck for the Friday night slate. Not a big one, but some good stuff. First off, it's a three leg parlay, so Roy's not going to be very interested. The Islanders at Capitals.

A (13:03)

Not enough legs, man. No.

B (13:04)

We have two Legs coming from the Islanders at Capitals. First off, I'm going to take the Capitals on the puck line, minus one and a half. The Islanders have lost three straight, all on the road, allowing 14 goals during that three games. They're going to be playing their third game in four nights and they're playing a pissed off capital squad that just lost a tough game in Dallas and has had three days to stew on it. In that game, I'm taking Jacob Chikrin over two and a half shots on goal. He's hit that number in six of his seven games this year, averaging three and a half shots during that span. The Islanders allow the 11th most shots per game in the NHL at 29.9, and the Capitals have the 12th most shots in the NHL at 29.1. Final leg. Detroit at Anaheim. I want the Red Wings moneyline. The John Gibson revenge game, as you see, I'm dressed for it. Is on. He's won each of Detroit's last few games and four of his six starts this season, and the odds on that parlay are plus 620. So go make yourself some money and have yourself a good Halloween weekend.

A (13:59)

Yeah, man. I'm glad that we're doing this because usually, at least for against the spread, my bets have been hidden. So, yes, hopefully we will make you guys money. Thank you to DraftKings for providing us an opportunity to show our lack of knowledge on the gambling aspect of this. This sport. So now it is time for Rosa N uminuto. She is again on a flight to Columbus, Ohio, but she was nice enough to actually record a video and she has a. I believe it's a Vancouver Canucks that she is talking about this week. So here is Rose and Rosa Inun Minuto.

B (14:55)

In overtime.

A (15:31)

All right, that's funny. She. She went so low on that, trying not to disturb people in that terminal that she just under her breath because, as you know, Rose can be loud, but that's the situation over there. Safe, light. Rose. All right, that was Rosa in. In un minuto as I cannot speak Spanish because I've been living here all my life in Miami for you.

C (15:51)

Still you don't know how to speak Spanish.

A (15:52)

Ridiculous. But anyway, it's time for Rose in a minute. And since Rose is not here, we have Ethan.

C (15:57)

I'm on the sticks, boys.

A (15:58)

All right, Here we go.

C (15:59)

3.

A (15:59)

Stop saying that. 1.

C (16:02)

I'm going to go when the beat drops. Gotta set it up a little.

A (16:05)

All right, Here we go.

C (16:06)

3. Hey, kids. This is one minute of hockey with Rose today. We're Heading to Vancouver, the Canucks started off rough. They lost 43 to Montreal, even though Elias Pedersen did it all. One goal and two assists. But the Canadians came back with three straight goals the next day. Redemption. Kiefer Sherwood scored twice, including the overtime winner, to beat Edmonton 4 3. And that's without their captain, Quinn Hughes, who's out injured. Then came the nightmare, Jonathan Quick. And the Rangers shut them out to nothing, with Quick tying Lundqvist for career shutouts. But the Canucks closed the week with fireworks. Sherwood exploded again with a hat trick, and DeBruss sealed a 4:3 shootout win over St. Louis. So Vancouver ends the week with two wins, two losses, and Sherwood becoming the unexpected hero, scoring five of their last 11 goals this week. And if Hughes comes back soon, watch out for these Canucks. This was one minute of hockey with rose read by Ethan. A week full of hat tricks. And the killer whales went on a hunt. We love you, Rosie. We miss you.

B (16:54)

Nicely done. That was good.

A (16:56)

We do a stupid show, man.

C (16:58)

We sure do, Roy. We sure do.

A (17:01)

All right, it's time for wins and fails, brought to you by Jagermeister. Serve it cold or don't serve it at all. Jagermeister. Damn. That's code. For more, log on to jagermeister.com please drink responsibly. David, where's your win?

B (17:12)

My win of the week. We're going to Nashville. We don't spend a lot of time in Nashville, but they broke out a new feature on their Jumbotron that can only be effective in very specific home games. They broke out the Florida man cam, and they were targeting all these Lightning fans. It was Predators versus Lightning, and they had like, Florida man jumps out of the water to steer an alligator. Florida man uses a python to win a tug of war with a truck. You know all this stupid shit that we do here in Florida that we get all these Florida man headlines. The Predators decided to put that on their Jumbotron. I think that's brilliant. I absolutely love it. I love seeing all these clueless Lightning fans up there with no idea why they're being featured and insulted in four demand ways. So this, for me, was 10 out of 10. This was great job by Nashville.

A (17:54)

Yeah, that's funny. My winner of the week makes a lot of sense today as it's Halloween because we have a kid dressed up as a Matthew Tkachuk trading card. Take a look at this. You have this kid himself with a haircut that style like Matthew Tkachuk.

B (18:07)

That's spectacular.

A (18:08)

He's wearing a Panthers uniform with Tkachuk's number and name. He's inside of a box with a front and back. Looks like the front and back of a trading card. It's a fantastic costume. Shout out to him and his parents for getting that done. I hope he has a lot of candy tonight.

B (18:26)

That's awesome. That's one of the best costumes I've seen.

A (18:28)

Yeah. Ethan, what's your win?

C (18:29)

Yeah, so we mentioned this guy earlier, and I said I would get to him eventually. Connor Bedard. We mentioned the hat trick. You got to see it to believe it. This was really an impressive set of goals. First, he's going to get this pass from TV Taravan and an epic snipe right there up top over the shoulder of Linus Olmark. And then watch this goal here through five guys. Nasty release for the shot and a goal there. And then this one off the face off is just beautiful. Pinpoint accuracy. We knew that Bedard has a nasty release. We're finally really starting to see it. Everything looks better in Chicago this year. Everything looks better around him. Shout out to my boy, Alex Smith. He's been telling me all offseason about the fact that the Blackhawks are coming this year and. And Bedard, this is the year. His first career hat trick. He's got 14 points already on the season. It looks like this is the Connor Bedard year, and it's going to be really exciting because this is a player I've been waiting to break out for since he came into the league.

A (19:22)

Yeah, that second goal, that was definitely a goal scored by a guy named Connor.

B (19:27)

Yeah, the third goal, it just blows me away. The way that he can change his shot angles from no matter where he is on the ice, no matter who's in front of him. He has this way to change his shot angle from the where where he's releasing his stick from and still makes it incredibly accurate and ridiculous. So, yeah, I'm with you, Ethan. I'm very excited to see what the future has to hold for old CB up in Chicago.

A (19:47)

All right, it's time for a fail. Let's go ahead. David.

B (19:50)

This is about as fail as a hockey fail can get. It happened in the ahl. Walker Dewar of the Manitoba Moose was bearing down, ready to seal the game with an empty net. Staring at him would have put up put the Moose up by two against the Tucson Roadrunners. Here he comes on a breakaway. And how did he miss that?

A (20:08)

Oh, no.

B (20:09)

How did he miss that? Fortunately for. For our boy Walker, it didn't become a Patrick Steffen situation. Who Missed the empty net against the Oilers back when he was with the Stars and then Edmonton tied the game. And it's been a very memeable situation. But still, that is about as fail as a hockey fail can get.

A (20:24)

I wish that Ray Ferraro was on that call because he probably would have been very angry. He would have had situation.

C (20:30)

Is there an unwritten rule about just walking the puck into the net? Like, is not courtesy to just kind of like, what is he. Why does he even need to put up a shot there? Just dump it in the net. Just make sure it goes in.

A (20:41)

But yeah, keep in mind what happened last year with the Maple Leafs and the Senators.

B (20:45)

The only rule is don't take a.

C (20:46)

Don't take a slap shot on an empty net. That was badass, man. I love that. I can't even lie.

B (20:51)

That was great.

A (20:52)

My failure. The week goes to Ethan Frank of the Washington Capitals as he learns the hard way in trying to check Mikko Rantanen. It's a tough, tough thing to do because he got hurt. He had a full head of steam trying to check a guy whose nickname is Moose. That is a tough thing to do.

B (21:08)

So into a brick wall.

C (21:09)

Great reverse hit, man.

A (21:10)

It wasn't even a reverse hit. He just stood there. Just stood there.

C (21:14)

Unbelievable.

A (21:15)

So, yeah, right off of him. So, yeah, he. That was a brick wall and he got hurt and he ended up going into the locker room. Learned the hard way. Don't check a guy named Moose. Ethan, what's your fail?

C (21:30)

All right, this comes from the Vancouver St. Louis game last night. It's been a rough go for St. Louis to start the year so far. Their goaltending situation is a nightmare. They were in a shootout last night with Vancouver. Here comes Braden Shen and he just biffs it completely. Just totally loses the puck right off of his stick. Jim Montgomery looking ever like a guy who's going to be fired soon, as he always seems to, Even when he's doing well, he still looks like a coach that's going to lose his job sometime soon. That's just a brutal break for Braden Shen there. And like I said, guys, the Blues, they can't get a safe. Like Joel Hofer is under.800 right now, I'm pretty sure in a save percentage, Bennington hasn't been the guy that, you know, we expected to go back to the Olympic rosters. Roy, like what, you know, what is Canada going to do in net? Like, that's where the clear advantage is going to be for the United States.

B (22:18)

No, Bennington was Spectacular at the Four Nations.

C (22:21)

So they may be always is in big games, man. It's crazy.

A (22:24)

David, you are angry about something, and it's not because that you are hot in that uniform. That was your choice, by the way. What are you angry about?

B (22:31)

It is so freaking warm in the. Like, I'm used to wearing this stuff on the ice where it's nice and cool. Yeah. In a studio with these lights is killing me. But, no, that's not my. It's. It's not. I wouldn't say it's a rant. It's just something that I've been thinking about over the last couple of days that I wanted to kind of throw out to you guys. There's a lot of players whose numbers aren't retired who I'm shocked by. Like, in Philly, how have they not retired number 10 for John LeClaire or number 8 for Mark Rechy? Yeah, you. Peter Mondra. You think his number should be retired in Washington? Because it ain't.

A (23:02)

Wow.

B (23:03)

How about Detroit and this one? I feel like we can all agree. Number 13. Nobody should ever wear that number for Detroit again. That's 5L, that suit. Yeah. Number 40. Nobody should ever wear that number for Detroit again. Henry Zetterberg.

A (23:14)

Yep.

B (23:14)

Like, what are we doing?

C (23:15)

They took forever. They seem to take a long time to retire numbers. Because isn't everybody, like, saying that Fedorov, who's coming in this year. Right. It's been, like, long overdue. Are Datsuk and Zetterberg both in the hall of Fame already? Like, have they both.

B (23:28)

Wait, what's the criteria for getting your number? Is it, like, a whole.

C (23:31)

No, what I'm saying. What I'm saying is, shouldn't your number be retired before you go into the hall of Fame? Like, yeah, as a team, like, you should honor the guy before he even goes into the hall of Fame. Right? Like, that should be. The team honors you, and then the league honors you. And sometimes they line it up like, Chara is getting his number retired this year. Right. And he's going into the hall of Fame this year. So, like. But on that, are Datsuk and Zetterberg in.

B (23:54)

Chara's getting his number. What about Patrice Bergeron?

A (23:56)

Yeah.

C (23:57)

Well, when does he go in? He goes in next year, probably. Right. It's three years in the NHL.

B (24:01)

I don't. I don't want them to be correlated. I don't think they should be, to your point. I feel like it should just be, like, if the guy retires, like, in Anaheim, I can't but like Ryan Gatzlaff maybe the most, you know, other than like Korea and Solani. But of this generation, Ryan Getzlaff was so important in Anaheim. Yep. Why isn't his number in the, in the rafters? And don't get me started on John Sebastian Jader.

A (24:21)

Yeah. J.S. yeah. Yeah. He definitely should have his number in there.

B (24:23)

So this is just the kind of thing that it surprises me and it's a team to team thing. And even down here in South Florida, like they only have one player's number retired.

C (24:31)

I was going to say how do you guys feel about like beret, like should. It was a great couple seasons. It was only two or three seasons, right?

A (24:38)

Yeah. And the playoffs. Yeah.

C (24:41)

Nothing in the playoffs.

B (24:42)

The guys that numbers are going to be retired are the guys that are on the team. Barkov's number, you'll be retired. Maybe Bob Reinhardt.

C (24:49)

Bob's, Bob's is gonna be retired. Two, two, two time goalie, you know.

B (24:53)

They'Re gonna be with the team for like a decade.

C (24:55)

Yeah.

B (24:56)

Whereas like the guys you would originally think up for the Panthers, like the Scott Mellenbees or even the Billy Lindsey's or the John Van Biesbrokes, like they were very important to the team but not for a very long period of time. So that's kind of I guess the line of demarcation for me. But these guys that I'm talking about, they were significant, significant for their franchises for years upon years upon years. Give him some love.

C (25:17)

Question for you guys. As people who grew up, hockey fans in that era saw the 96 run. Right. Like that was before I was born. So I, I.

B (25:25)

But let's rub it in.

C (25:26)

Now that, now that they've won and now that the, the franchise has a ton of success, would you like to see them go back and honor. I mean I know Van Briesbrook can't do that one, but would you like to see them go back and maybe retire at 27 or an 11 for Billy Lindsay to kind of honor. This is where we came from and now we're here and winning.

B (25:46)

I don't know about retiring the numbers, but what they could do is do like a ring of honor type situation like what they've done a lot of other teams done.

A (25:52)

Even they had the din of honor or had the dinner of honor.

C (25:56)

Yeah, that's a goner now. Right.

B (25:57)

I'm talking about something that's like on the inner bowl of the arena where like you can see the players names high like the Dolphins at the, at the Hard Rod Stadium, they have probably 20 players.

A (26:06)

Remember to get the ribbon, the ribbon board. Now both tears, but that's fine.

B (26:10)

Put it up there. Digital, I don't care. Save yourself some money. I'm just saying, like that's like a good workaround for it because even the Dolphins, the Dolphins have been around for 50 some odd years and the, the first half of them were pretty good. They've only got three retired numbers.

A (26:23)

Yeah, that's true. I mean of course when you have somebody like a Dan Marino, Marino Greasy.

B (26:28)

And Zonda, three of the best.

A (26:29)

Yeah. But yeah, having a ring of honor is a good idea. Although I would probably have to say it's probably going to have to be one section of somewhere in the arena, probably in a concourse.

B (26:38)

You got to start somewhere.

A (26:39)

Yeah, okay. Yeah, that's true. We have Cassie Campbell Pascal of espn. She is an NHL analyst. She does NHL games for espn and we're going to talk to her about what's going on in the league coming up here. If you're on DKN, you can watch that on YouTube. Coming up next, Cassie Campbell Pascal on the hockey show.

E (27:00)

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A (30:13)

Casa Campbell Pascal is with us. She works for ESPN. She is an NHL analyst. She does games for them. And we are very honored for her to join us. I mean, she's a gold medalist.

B (30:23)

She is, yeah.

A (30:23)

And we got the Olympics coming up and we're going to talk about that with her. But first we cover the Florida Panthers down here and the two time defending champions have had this season start off very, very roughly. They are, they have some adversity with injuries to Alexander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Tomasz Nosek and Dmitry Kulakov. Do you think this adversity is going to be too much for them or do you believe that they will straighten out the ship once the regular season ends?

D (30:51)

Yeah, well, I, I think to three Pete is going to be an incredible accomplishment for them and you know, something that's going to be difficult regardless who they don't have in the lineup or who they do have in the lineup. But I think losing Barkov in particular and what he does for that team and the organization, not only on the ice, but I think off the ice is going to be something difficult to overco and you know, but we've seen the teams that have gone to the Stanley Cup Final over the last couple of seasons have had slow starts and I, I still think the Florida Panthers have a great team. They have a lot of depth and a lot of character and you know, I think their regular season isn't necessarily going to be indicative of what we would see from them in the playoffs and you know, as they get healthier over the year, that's for sure. But it's no surprise that, you know, the teams that have gone to the Stanley cup finals haven't necessarily had the start that they've wanted and then injuries compound that even more. So I, I still am a big believer in the Florida Panthers doing some damage in the playoffs when they get that opportunity, but it's, it's difficult to overcome, you know, the injury of their captain for sure.

A (31:56)

The New York Islanders are dead last in the Eastern Conference right now. During Frozen Frenzy on Tuesday, the Islanders had a two goal lead against the Boston Bruins and they allowed the Bruins to score for five unanswered goals and they lost. On Thursday. Matthew Balzar was a healthy scratch in the two, the 62 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes after he showed up late to the morning skate and Patrick Raw said, that's the culture of our team. What is going on in New York right now. And can I blame Tony d' Angelo like I have been for the past two seasons?

D (32:29)

You know, I'm not sure what the New York Islanders are, you know, and I haven't been sure for a few years now. You know, what type of identity that that team has. You know, I'm a big believer in Patrick Waugh and he's old school and you know, we saw it, I think it was last year, Kevin Fiala for the LA Kings, similar, similar thing where he was late for a meeting and wasn't able to play a game in San Jose. And, and I, I respect those rules. I think those rules have to apply to everyone. But I just got to be honest with you, I, I just over the years I've been lost at what the identity of the New York Islanders have been in what direction they're going, and obviously, the young defenseman, Matthew Shaffer, he's going to be a star, but I just think they've kind of lacked an identity. And, you know, are they a skilled team? Do they want to be a physical team? And. And I, you know, I. I'm not putting pointing fingers at anybody, but I've just been at a loss simply what the culture is there and. And what direction. I mean, everyone wants to win, but what are they? What's their identity? And I think Patrick Wall is trying to bring that, I think, you know, by setting the example with one of your stars and Matthew Barzel. I think that's important. I think there's particular spec rules that have to align with everyone, no matter who you are in the organization. We all know that some people have a longer leash than others just based on their skill level, but I think the general rules have to apply, and so I get that. And I think he's trying to establish some kind of culture there, but I really haven't been able to figure out the culture there for quite some time.

A (33:59)

I could point some fingers right now, actually. I could point it at Lou Lamarello, who built the team before he was unceremoniously fired, and then, of course, Tony d'. Angelo. Yeah, well, you know, that's why I have. I have. I have no choice. I have to. I'm sorry.

B (34:14)

I got you. Well, thank you, Cassie. I do see that you're wearing your awesome PW gear, and that leads me into something I definitely wanted to ask you about, just in terms of the growth of the league. It's been so much fun to watch over the last couple of years. I love that they're not afraid to be experimental with rules. I love that they're letting them be more physical and play more hockey like that. And now we're getting two new teams this year in Vancouver and Seattle. So I just kind of wanted to get your take on where you think the league is at and just how awesome it's been to watch it grow over the last few seasons.

D (34:40)

You know, it's been incredible. You know, I'm of the generation where we watched our league start up and fold and start up and fold and. And it wasn't without great passion and. And now to have the ownership group of Mark Walter and his team, you know, support us and back us in in a huge way, it's been tremendous, and it's giving us our Best chance to survive. And, you know, I believe we have over 200 staff league wide, which, you know, we used to try, and one commissioner and a bunch of volunteers. So to watch it grow and the on ice product, you know, to watch the PWHL machine from a business side, from a marketing side, you know, really, you know, push the players into the spotlight, I think has been really important to showcase the great personalities that we have. And, you know, all the players are getting more and more opportunities than they've ever seen before. So that's, that's amazing. And you know, just to watch the expansion happen and, you know, the way we did it and we researched for seven months over this, it wasn't just a decision that we made, you know, overnight, you know, to watch those teams come in and they're going to be competitive and they're going to be, you know, make sure that our league has parity across the board. I think Vancouver and Seattle are terrific markets and they showed that in the TAKEOVER Tour Games. And you know, for me, as an old player, you know, an alumni, so to speak, this is, you know, a dream come true. To be able to watch it and, you know, watch the current generation, you know, have something like this, it's incredible. For me, it's a dream come true. It's an honor to be a part of. And, you know, we have a tremendous team, from a hockey ops to a business ops, to the communication to everyone who works for the league that is really pushing in one direction to try and make this work. And that's been a big part of our success as well.

A (36:22)

Where in the history of the sport would you pinpoint the interest in women's hockey being greater as it is now? Because we're seeing, as you said, the sport, especially the pwhl, growing right now. So why would you say the interest started rising?

D (36:36)

You know, I'd have to say you go back to the 98 Olympics and the first Olympics for women's ice hockey, that was a huge step. And you know, I was on the losing end of that Olympics, but I think it was important that the US Won as well. Looking back, just to help grow the game in the US and, and just help grow the game overall. But, you know, that was a big pinnacle moment in our sport that really pushed it to another level, which I think was really, really important. And, you know, we've had great leagues in the past. You know, there's so many of them, from the original NWHL to the second version to the Canadian Women's Hockey League to The original cowl league way back in the day to the phf, like so many leagues that, that really help set a foundation and set a tone for this. And now we have finally everyone working together. And I think that's always been an important step that we needed. And you know, every Olympics it seemed to get this attention that it didn't normally get. And now we're getting the attention on a regular basis so that young girls, and young boys for that matter, can watch their favorite female player, you know, not just every four years or at a world championship. It's, it's, you know, from November to, to June and they can turn on a television and get an opportunity to watch some of their favorite players. So, you know, getting this league and having this foundation and having, and people who are working and can make a living and all the opportunities that are coming from the PWHL to help push us forward, I think it is a big turning point that we have more staff and more people involved in all the markets to help make it work.

B (38:07)

You mentioned the young players going to the Olympics and that takes me to the next thing I wanted to ask you about. We've been talking a lot about Olympic rosters. Obviously we're all very excited to see the NHL guys going back to the Olympics this year, but it seems like over the last, you know, I guess, few weeks since the NHL season started, guys like Macklin Celebrini and Cole Caufield are really kind of playing their way onto these Olympic rosters. So I just have a two part question. What do you think about these young guys making their case for an Olympic spot where there's so many veterans that have been dying to get back out there and the importance of, as we were just talking about earlier on the show, bringing the young guys to the Olympics to get them that exposure, whereas, you know, they've got world championships and other opportunities. But, but it's going to be a tough decision right now for the people that are curating these rosters.

D (38:50)

Yeah, I think it's a little bit less about exposure for these young girl young guys more so than experience. You know, you're also as an organization thinking of 20, 30 and you know, the veterans that won't be there and these young guys that potentially have that opportunity. So I think it is important, despite the fact you want to win here and now, it is important to maybe have a young guy on your team that, you know, can, can get that experience and bring that forward. And it's been remarkable to watch Cole Caulfield and what he's been able to do, especially in overtime in Montreal. And you know, I cover Macklin Celebrini a lot with ESPN and he, he's having a tremendous season. And you know, they had a tough start in San Jose. As everyone knows, they lost their first five games and two of them were probably games that they should have won. And then they go on a road trip and he produces 10 points and just to put the team on his back. And you know, I really think the important thing for these young players, Connor Bedard, you can put in that category, they have to play a two way game in order to be on these rosters because you know, if there's injuries or whatever, they have to come in and they can't just provide offense. They have to be, you know, provide that two way game. And I think that's important for both, you know, general managers. Well, for of all the teams, not just the North American team. So, you know, that's where I see maybe a Macklin Celebrini getting an opportunity because he does have that two way game for Canada and Cole Caufield. And you think of Clayton Keller, you know, he's a little bit older but he, you know, didn't, you know, make the Four nations team. And he's been playing so well and trying to make a name for himself and Logan Cooley. But I still think you have to have that two way element to your game and it's so important with all the skill that's out there on the ice. So it'll be interesting, you know, knock on wood. There's not a lot of injuries but you know, the way it is, there might be one or two. And who gets to fill those shoes of some of those players that were there at Four nations for all, all the countries. So. So it's going to be fun to watch regardless of who's there. But it's also going to be interesting to see some of those final decisions that the general managers have to make.

C (40:52)

Cassie, I've always been infatuated with the Olympics. I think they're the greatest sporting event that we have in the entire world. You're a three time Olympian, two time Olympic gold medalist. For us mere mortals who will never actually participate in the Olympic Games.

A (41:07)

Can you.

C (41:09)

What are you going in, Roy? Are you going into hockey?

B (41:11)

You've been taking lessons Currently I'm debugging right now.

C (41:15)

Let's go debug for Team usa, David's work. But can you just take us like explain the experience in some way like Try and help us make sense of what it's like to be at that level around all those unbelievable athletes and represent your country on that stage.

D (41:34)

Yeah, I think, you know, you train and you're part of a hockey team and you're trying to go to the Olympics as one team, as the hockey team. And then you get there at the Olympic Games and you become Team Canada, Team usa, Team Sweden. But it's, it's about all the athletes, all the sports and to get an opportunity to pick the brains of the other athletes and to cheer them on. That's one of my favorite things and you know, the friends I've made over the years that are from different sports that, you know, I treasure them completely. But it's, it's the ultimate, you know, I, I think if the quarterfinals on in both men's, women's or, or para hockey, it's like Stanley cup game seven, you know, and it's an event that only comes around every four years. And so if you lose in the quarterfinal, it's like losing in a game seven. If you lose in the semifinals, it's like losing in a game seven. If you lose the gold medal game, it's like losing in a game seven. So, you know, game sevens, as you guys know in the NHL and the Stanley Cups, especially the Stanley cup final, I mean that's the pinnacle of our sport and you have an opportunity to potentially play three or four of them at the Olympic Games. And, and that's what, what the pressure's like and that's what the caliber of hockey is like. And yeah, it's just an event like no other. And I remember my first opening ceremonies, I walked into the stadium in Japan and I had this out of body experience where I was this little girl at home watching myself walk into the Olympic Games because I watched it every year as a kid, you know, every four years as a kid or two years, I guess, summer and winter and you know, those were my heroes, those are the people I looked up to. And all of a sudden there you are and it's the, the biggest sporting event in where you get to represent your country, you become a team and teammates with so many other people in so many other sports. And it's just a really unbelievable experience and just really hard to describe, but it's incredible.

C (43:24)

I have chills. I got the chills from that answer. That was unbelievable.

A (43:28)

Maybe it was the ac. Right now the main arena is not even completed and the Olympic Village is just a dorm. I mean it's not even like the normal Olympic villages that you see during the summer or past Olympic, past Winter Olympics. So how is that going to affect the players knowing that they're going to go in and possibly play on ice? That's not up to Olympic standard.

D (43:55)

You know, I think as an Olympic athlete, you expect the unexpected. I mean, you just, you're willing to, whatever happens, you know, just to deal with it. And that's the way you go in and approach it. And I think you talk about those things, the potential distractions that could occur. I think every Olympic Games, people are talking about security, people are talking about venues not being finished. There's always a political climate within the country of where the Olympics is being hosted. All these things that are really out of an athlete's control. So you talk about those distractions, the possibilities of what ifs from a hockey standpoint. The staff has your back as far as dealing with any of these things that potentially could happen. But, you know, it doesn't matter if the ice conditions, doesn't matter what your dressroom looks like, if the stalls are built or the benches or whatever the Zamboni breaks down. I mean, you just get out on the ice and you do your job. And, you know, it's again, the ultimate event. It comes around every four years from a hockey perspective. And you just, you know, you just don't let anything get in your way. So you prepare for those distractions, but once you're there, you just deal with the things that are within your control. And, you know, you just hope that the, the host committee has everything under control and they're doing the best that they can to put on the best Olympics for their country. And, and that's got to be your approach as an athlete.

A (45:14)

The other thing about this is, I mean, it had, obviously it happens in every international competition, different size ices, as opposed to the ice in Canada and the United States, you got bigger ice, bigger rinks in a nat in the national game. So. So if you're a player who's used to playing on smaller rinks and now you're playing in an international game, how much of a difference is that?

D (45:38)

Yeah, I mean, it, it can be a difference for sure. You know, my understanding it's going to be NHL ice surface there. So I think that's going to be helpful to everybody. But, you know, you just prepare again. That's just part of your preparation. Whatever the ice surface is, you know, the Olympics passed. For me, it was, you know, Olympic ice surface. And, you know, that's how you train as much as you could you get on an Olympic ice surface from a, from a team perspective and go through your, you know, your structures and your, your, your tactical stuff. And again, it's just one of those things that, you know, it's just part of it, it's part of your preparation. You know, there's little things that you can tweak depending on the ice surface and the size of it. But, you know, everyone's playing on the same ice, so there's no excuses and you know, there's, it's definitely just something that's unique. But from my understanding, the ice surface is going to be the same.

B (46:29)

Before we wrap it up, I did have one more NHL related question for you. And this is just something that I've been toying with for a while. But I like to think that if the NHL, we all love the 3 on 3 overtime, like I think everybody can universally agree 3 on 3 overtime has been great. I think if they just went from five minutes to 10 minutes, it would probably eliminate like 90% of shootouts, which I feel like a lot of us can agree that the novelty of the shootout has kind of run its course. So that's just my pitch to the NHL to maybe tweak a rule, make some more fun 3 on 3 overtime, get rid of some shootouts. What do you think about that, Cassie?

D (47:00)

You know, I love the skill aspect of the shootout. You know, we're, you know, from time to time you still get to see these amazing moves, right? Or these amazing saves. I love the skill aspect of it. I'm glad that of course we don't have it in the playoffs and you know, you win or lose five on five and said, you know, I wouldn't mind seeing the 10 minutes. You have to understand though, as an athlete, three on three is tough. It's like a bag skate. So you're taxing your stars obviously, a little bit more. But I, I wouldn't mind seeing it move to 10 minutes. More, more three on three. And another thing I'd like to see it is once you cross center ice, you can't go back, you know, otherwise.

B (47:38)

It'S a penalty, no more back.

D (47:40)

That's something, that's something that I'd rather see first before a time change or eliminating the shootout, sort of that over and back rule in basketball that we often see. But, you know, I love the skill of it and I'm also glad that it has nothing to do with the Stanley cup playoffs. And you know, teams get to win, you know, five on five. Unless of Course there's a penalty, but you know, I just prefer it that way in bigger circumstances.

A (48:06)

Cassie Campbell Pasco is a champion and we are honored for her to be on the show with us. Thank you, Cassie for joining us.

D (48:12)

All right, thanks boys. Thanks for having me.

A (48:19)

I signed to enter the Panthers den and it looked warm this den right now. As opposed to David who is right now sweating his ass off a little bit. Yeah. So the Panthers won against Vegas 3 nothing on Saturday. They lost in a shootout in a game that really they should have lost in regulation three to two against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Tomorrow they will play the Dallas Stars. Now Brad Mal Sean was not with the team for the game against the Ducks on Tuesday because of personal matters. And that personal matter was his friend and former trainer JP McCollum. Lost his daughter, 10 years old to a bout of, I believe it was cancer. So yeah, now very sad situation there. And Bret Marshan showed his support by going up to Nova Scotia and being a part of a celebration of Sayla's life. Her name was Sayla and it was a special hockey game and he was a coach. He was behind the bench of a team by the name of the March and Mill Company Hunters. This was in the Nova Scotia Under 18 Hockey League. Marsh, obviously that's Brandt Marchant. That is a apparel company that Brad Marchand is a part of. He volunteered to be the coach for Wednesday's game so JP McCollum could be with his family and grieve. That was a nice thing that Brad Marchant did. And I said this once, he was traded to the Florida Panthers and I'll say it again, he's a good man. He's a stand up guy and still weird to see him in a Panthers uniform, but I am very happy that he's here. Good guy. And there you go. So here we're rejoin the team for the Stars game tomorrow.

C (50:07)

Can't believe I ever hated that guy. He's the best.

B (50:10)

It's crazy, right? Like how your opinion of a guy can change so much over the course of, I don't know, a few years. Yeah, but he's not the same guy that he's not.

C (50:18)

He's not.

B (50:18)

He's softened up the first half of his career. Like he was a very dislikable player if he's not in your team. Like you love to have him as a teammate, but man, it's just such a good guy. He's been so nice to everybody. Every interaction we've seen he's joking around with guys in the media, whether we're on the road or at home, just seems like an all around good guy. And this just, you know, this, this hit you right in the field.

C (50:37)

His perspective seems to have really shifted from the Boston thing. You know, he was so insightful that night, you know, when he went back and everything. And he's been so insightful throughout this whole thing and he really is just awesome. And the Panthers miss him. I mean, they miss his finishing touch. You know, in that game against Anaheim, they certainly could have used them.

A (50:56)

Yeah, no more licking of faces there. Ryan Callahan, I'm sure, is very happy about that Tuesday against the Ducks. He wasn't there. Obviously. We said that his. And again, the Panthers actually had very good goaltending. They really kept the puck in the duck zone. But major mistakes, especially on special teams, is what doomed the Panthers early. One of them led to a shorthanded goal. But in the third period, they really look like the Panthers of two seasons ago or even three seasons ago where no lead was safe. They came back and tied the game. So it was a good effort, but very, very poor showing and a shootout. What was your takeaway from Tuesday's game?

B (51:43)

Yeah, as you said, we're seeing bits and pieces of Panthers hockey that we've come to expect from the last few years. Obviously it's going to be a lot harder for them to maintain that level of consistency when you're missing so many key players from your lineup. But the fact that we're getting it in bits and pieces, I guess is a positive. The game against Anaheim, just the shorthanded goal against, which is surprising. And then you know, like less than four minutes later, they're giving up a five on three goal and that was really it. Dostal, Anaheim's goaltender, was spectacular. They've been goalied a few times this season. The Panthers have, you think like the first two games of the year they barely got past like Spencer Knight and Dan Vladar up in Philly. So Roy, it's just a lot of mixed bag right now. Like they can't seem to put it together other than the Vegas game. The Vegas game was probably their best 60 minute effort of the season. But other than that we. It's been kind of bits and pieces.

A (52:31)

They absolutely got goalied because the Panthers outshot them out, attempted them like they had puck possession basically almost the entire game.

B (52:39)

And he looked really good in the shootout too. Didn't stall.

C (52:42)

I know everybody loves the deserve to win O meter, but the panthers were like 90 to 10 at some point to stall. Was fantastic in the shootout. Like, in person, you could see he was just cutting off all the angles. Like, Reinhardt didn't have a look. And then Erod. Not that he's the most skilled guy in that spot to kind of take a shootout. Like, he didn't have a look at all. Lundell got him with a snipe. But just to quantify what we're looking at with the Panthers right now, they're currently third in expected goal percentage in the entire league.

E (53:13)

Six and a half.

A (53:13)

Six and a half.

C (53:14)

Something like that. They're.

A (53:16)

They're.

C (53:17)

They're getting 56.42% of the expected goals, again, third best in the league behind only New York and Colorado. But their shooting percentage on shots on goal is third worst in the league. Right now. They're shooting 7.02%. It was a similar problem last year. That's where you really miss Matthew Tkachuk. That's where you miss Brad Marchand. In a game like Tuesday night, where you have all the chances. Completely dominate the puck possession. Just not finishing. Alexander Barkov as well. We know he's a great finisher in the shootout. We really, you know, the Panthers really missed him because that's where he is so dominant. So, you know, the Panthers right now, it's just that finishing touch that's missing. They just can't get the puck to go in the net. If the water dam. If the dam ever breaks, they're going to look like the Panthers again. I just don't know that the dam is going to break anytime soon right now.

A (54:05)

No, if you have a Matthew Tkachuk, at least if you have a medium or low danger shot, there's a good possibility that he'll clean up that rebound.

B (54:13)

Yeah.

A (54:13)

But the Panthers just could not finish against Anaheim on Tuesday. There were a lot of shots that went wide.

B (54:19)

Yeah, that's kind of been their. Their thing lately is the shot attempts stay high. The shot on. The shots on goal have fluctuated quite a bit.

A (54:26)

And of course, the blocks.

B (54:27)

Yeah, Paul Maurice has talked about, like, you've just got to find a way to get pucks through. You got to move your feet a little bit. You got to open up those lanes. Like, this is a thing that they've talked about not just this season, but in years past, which is why you've got to be confident that they're going to be able to figure it out.

A (54:38)

The Panthers are in for a tough one on Saturday. Jake Ottinger is coming in with the Dallas Stars. What do you see happening with this game. Now that Brant Marchon's back, I'd like.

B (54:48)

To see the Panthers get back to doing what they did against Vegas and for at least half of the game against Anaheim, like that's been. It really doesn't matter right now who they're playing against. Obviously they played some really good teams on this home stand, which is a good challenge for them. But they just have to get back to playing Panthers hockey. They have to get back to the five man game, getting their strong exits, running their proper routes, getting at second chance opportunities and getting putts to the net. I mean, first and foremost, that's the thing that they struggle the most with.

A (55:12)

Yeah, last year around this time, the Panthers were leading the division. This year right now it is October 31, it is Halloween. The Panthers are 5, 5 and 1 with 11 points and they are now in sixth place in the Atlantic Division. So it's a far cry from what happened last year. But of course this team was healthy. So it is what it is.

B (55:34)

We'll figure it out. Well, I think there's going to be. The Panthers are gonna get their trade ads this season. They're going to get, get the addition of Matthew Tachuk, they're going to get the addition of Tomas Nosek eventually. Sasha Barkov hopefully will be back as well. Dmitry Kulatov. So these are all like additions that are going to come to the roster that are going to cost them nothing. So as long as they can keep their head above water, continue to play decent hockey, they should be okay.

A (55:59)

Yeah. The line of demarcation usually is Thanksgiving and that is about a month from now.

B (56:04)

Right.

C (56:04)

On a month free jus is November 1st. If your 4 points out on November 1st, the percentage is really, really, really low that you're going to make the playoffs. The Panthers obviously not 4 points out.

A (56:14)

But 63 is what I saw on, on one of these Twitter accounts.

C (56:21)

Yeah, the athletic, I think they're at 65 and they haven't changed since before the year.

B (56:25)

So, so early. I'm, I'm serious. I'm not worrying about anything until like everybody's back in the lineup and it's such a tight race. As long as they don't find themselves like 10 points out over the next couple months, which I'd be shocked for something like that to happen. Like I think the package are going to be fine.

A (56:37)

All right. Thank you for Cassie Campbell, Pascal for joining us today. Thank you for. Thank you to Gino and Jason who are in the back. Ethan is wearing the.

C (56:48)

Yeah. Thank you to Mikey for this awesome bright side jersey. Everybody over there. I love you guys.

A (56:52)

Yes. And, Dave, you can finally take off the goalie stuff because you just look so uncomfortable right now.

B (57:00)

Do I? I'm.

C (57:01)

You did phenomenal twerking. You did phenomenal twerking. Unbelievable. Can you see unbelievable? Yes. Actually, right now. Now that you pointed out, I can. It looks nominal.

A (57:10)

It looks like the scene from Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise hanging from. Hanging from the ceiling. And that drop of sweat he had to catch so it didn't hit the floor. And the pressure sensor. So that's what you look like.

B (57:20)

This must have been what it felt like to play hockey. Like back in the 80s when they didn't have AC in the building.

A (57:25)

Oh.

B (57:26)

Ooh.

A (57:26)

Chicago Stadium.

B (57:28)

Full leather. Leather gear. Probably worse than what I'm wearing now. So. Yeah, you know, it could be worse.

A (57:32)

Well, you could finally take it off now and enjoy the air conditioner. My name is Roy Bellamy.

B (57:37)

Gonna be a stinky ride home.

A (57:38)

We'll see you next week. This was the Hockey Show. Thank you for listening and joining us today.

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