The Puckers record in real time as the Devils put together their best effort in a long while against the Stars. Can they parlay this big win into something meaningful? The farce that was the game against the Rangers.
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[00:00:10] Hey everyone, Mr. Deva here at Danny Dannickville, three times Stanley Chuck Chan from the New Jersey Devils and you're listening to the Uncle Puckers in Jersey Devils podcast with Chris Dan Bobby and Tony, The Uncle Puckers, let's go Devils!
[00:00:54] Something old rides, All through one's in mind, All through one's in my life Could just something old, Could just something old rides I've been waiting on my line I've been waiting on my line
[00:01:43] Just once in our lives and Devils, you know, I don't know, not lose a game Hold on. Before we go there, now is this stuff just in your head and you're like this is the song I got to play
[00:01:55] Or do you actively say, I got a Google something that's like a sad song No, how do you find this? I did it pop in my head, it's originally that's all it is Just pops in my head
[00:02:07] So, but yeah, we are in the middle right now watching the Devils versus the stars It's now just a turn of the various And the Devils are winning guys They just doubled their lead in fact Oh, I'd miss the go up I waited a minute for you Dan
[00:02:23] Oh shit It's not enough No, I won't tell you that's the final moment There it is, team of time What a goal Oh, there's going up to the right How do we recap the first 24 minutes we've seen Well, we can start by extremely shaky start by Jake Allen
[00:02:45] Jake Atenger is pulled from the game We just took a top line quarter, a quarter back Top line goalie and put his ass on the bench When's the last time we've done that? I can't remember the last time we chased somebody
[00:03:01] It seriously looks like this team does not want to lose I guess it was you know we put up what is seven on I think that's a lot Yeah, and that was only because I think what's his name got hurt in that game Yeah, it's really interesting because
[00:03:17] Other than being scored on in 15 seconds which you know first shot It's just like hey Jake Allen You're going to fit right in buddy We were I was seeing that thing I hate to see I was seeing that gliding again Like the first couple shifts
[00:03:33] I'm like you've got to be kidding me. They don't care about this game And then they just slowly kind of corrected themselves A couple of beauty goals Hollow was a great little dangle goal Mercer was beautiful and team of little Little puck luck with tyrannies goal
[00:03:47] Right that never should have went in but we don't get that kind of luck So things are going well for this team. There's six points out of a playoff spot And if they seriously Don't start playing this type of hockey for the next 17 games
[00:04:01] They're going to be just you know be out of it in a week But they are you know hopefully they hold on here. They make up a little bit of ground You got a beatable Arizona team coming up on Saturday
[00:04:11] You've got a sort of struggling Vegas team coming up on Sunday You're string three wins together Now this isn't over. I mean there's a very good chance they can blow those two go lead Short but you gotta get 20 minutes left You have to get points in this game
[00:04:25] You have to get points in this game Like you can't go another regulation loss And even want to entertain a playoff opportunity But it was nice to see Mercer get back on the board because he missed a glorious opportunity And the first great Jake off your gloves. Beautiful
[00:04:41] And that was a pretty special past too That wasn't just your raw-the-mill past Well what do you guys think of This line changes that we have going on tonight What could I like it?
[00:04:53] You know we talked a lot about possibly you know why not move Mercer up with use and brat But I kind of like I'm better up there with use and he's sure I think that's let's put those two guys together
[00:05:05] The brat holl online and team of buyers look in really good The third line having them bolts up there with No sick finally give him a little bit We know let's see if this guy can get going a little bit
[00:05:17] Got a couple of points move him up give him a little bit more ice time You know I like what I'm saying right now Did the kid de-someone why was this kid on the fucking bench for the last two months He's played great in this first period
[00:05:29] In this first period Yeah, I really like I really like the talk is play I mean it sucks about Jonah Sagan's or but look man Not for nothing he was struggling bad this year
[00:05:41] If the talk and de-someone can kind of give them a little bit of stability on the back end That's huge Yeah, at the end of your point I did see the lines coming up and instantly I did like them I like kind of given Mercer that extra jolt
[00:05:53] Right he's just not having a great year a little bit of confidence getting up there on a very talented first line I think the way Myers playing right now you can pretty much put him with anybody
[00:06:01] He's he's back to being him so I'm comfortable with that and it gets you know holds up a little bit of a peg But what I like more about that is that I like the idea now of holds playing with pilot
[00:06:12] Yeah, I think pilot is kind of bringing the right type of a kind of a kind of Oh my god And I'm who's that the guy I just mentioned Tom is no sick
[00:06:24] Just mentioned them any fucking net stupid goal tonight five two against Dallas. You saw this coming Wow, they walked up on us six to last time we played and I saw that coming Wow, wow, wow
[00:06:37] This is probably the one game we should be watching and not doing a podcast on huh? Oh, this is fine Well at least watch the third period. Hey look you know, it's so much nicer doing a podcast when you're happy
[00:06:47] And the team is doing good too many times this year are we getting on like we seem to be happy when we do the games before What does show us before games because we're optimist sure I mean we can get in the dumps and talk about the
[00:07:00] Ranger game because we haven't talked about that. I'm not going to lie just sitting down watching the first period getting ready to get on the podcast Yeah, it was like already like
[00:07:09] Here we go. I'm going to have to like you know spin it. This is going to be bad and here we go It's a totally different hour. You know, look the Ranger game there was so much wrong with that fucking game and you know
[00:07:21] Then you wrote a wonderful article which anybody can find at Uncle Puck the UnclePuckers dot com I'm a local worker dot com officially changed to find a stand.
[00:07:33] And then wrote a great article and a lot of it was about that Ranger game and I know that you wrote some of it Dan tongue and cheek but your points were very good and valid and I do want to actually Is there
[00:07:47] More poetic justice than this team sneaking into the playoffs and beating the Rangers again in the first round like this That would be our you know, our family goal. Yeah, that would be that would be the let me talk about salvage the season
[00:08:02] That would be amazing. I really am just not even looking that far ahead. I'm looking to April 3rd Yeah, I want that rematch Like anyway in read that thing it's just as if it is like we got to go out for blood against this team
[00:08:16] There's no reason but get away with that. I don't care if we would or not so do we have the guys that can do that because I agree with you
[00:08:23] I think especially if you're not going to the playoffs, right you have to make sure that one of their main guys might not be a hundred percent
[00:08:32] Come play off time. Yeah after what they've done and I have to say something with this Matt Rampie should this is now two games in a row. Yeah We owe them to you guys at least so if anybody
[00:08:42] That is a Ranger fan or hockey fan or whatever thinks that this is not coming from the fucking from Peter Lavae let and the guys behind that bench your fucking
[00:08:51] Addier mind. Oh, yeah, you do not send that prick that cocksucker out to do what he's done and you know Peter Lavae That's what not okay with the bullshit he said you go out and take them out. That's what they're doing
[00:09:04] And it's fucking bush league and this guy Rampie should not be in the NHL he just should not be in this fucking league And then to not answer the bell to be that much of a coward that you skate away. Yep, and you don't answer I mean
[00:09:21] I don't know Yeah, no, I think they put you in a situation Where the best course we can go do is target target some of their guys and I mean this because I feel like there is a world in which
[00:09:37] We do this and we get ugly come out top. It's good for us also you look at like the possibility we end up with Pull the Rangers playoffs, you know miracle happens we make eight and they are in one
[00:09:51] There's what are you going to do like lose a player every time you play them because you can't Take one back, you know, you want to make them stop stuff you you level panara and you level somebody else and that will have an effect
[00:10:04] I think love you let won't be too happy to play that game at that point and it but a big Dermit squares up with Rampie on Monday night and McDermit fucks them up Then you ain't that shit right then in there, but he's never will
[00:10:17] Yeah, he's a plus Yeah, he's a way and you know what I don't understand even as if I was on the bench as a Ranger that would fucking discuss me and I would lose
[00:10:28] I would lose all respect that I have for this guy even though he was my teammate right like all right I get that that's your style that's how you play you're not a borderline dirty player you're a dirty player
[00:10:39] There are about a purpose, you know, yeah, they are they are out there There are guys in the NHL that are strictly dirty players But you know what those dirty players do they battled a fight they'll answer the bell because that's just who they are
[00:10:53] If I'm on the bench and I see you go out and take out another one of those players
[00:10:59] But then when our tough guy steps up you walk away skate away waving like you're some fucking badass like are you see it like I would lose all respect for you I would lose all respect You take the fight you drop McDermit you could walk away waving
[00:11:13] Yeah, you know, and you can go ahead and be cocky like that, but not that way and he's bush league And you know what is interesting I hate you know just like on our ex-feed
[00:11:23] I guess just because of the algorithms and stuff like we get Rangers people talking on it I am so surprised at the number of people that defend the action is it just your complete love for your team that you blindly follow and say he's fine
[00:11:41] Because it's ridiculous I think in our experiences if we've noticed most Ranger fans are just fucking stupid and they're blind to the facts if this was a devil
[00:11:51] I'd be saying the exact same thing I'd be saying you know what dude. I don't want this guy on my fucking team because what's going to happen is the next time he does this shit
[00:11:59] Someone's going to go and put an elbow to jack said or put an elbow to he's your say absolutely and something like that And that's what's going to happen next thing you know, it's going to be panerian on his fucking back with his had cracked open
[00:12:10] It should be and it should have been on Monday like our response was just so pathetic Yeah, I would have loved for you know at the time when the rest were trying to keep them separated that we just took it insane from there
[00:12:24] That would have been the best case scenario is that like a bench clearing broad at that point I don't want to let the rest of the ice you don't let the rest of your him off the ice You know the whole team goes after him
[00:12:37] And like that would have been the best possible response. I think they have to get ugly like that because you know it's funny Because you don't see bench clearing broads anymore, they just don't happen But that is a spot where you could you could defend it
[00:12:52] Oh, yeah, you could see it happening when somebody like I mean there was no other reason other than I'm going to take this player out Yeah, it's simple. It weren't playing the puck you weren't playing the body
[00:13:03] You know, as you can't go or didn't even see you come in and you know that's yeah I would have sent a fucking McDermott into the locker room to kick us ass Yeah, it wasn't even any last second You know the last talk of the elbow
[00:13:18] It was the opposite right Literally pushed through his follow through and for all the suspensions and stuff that we've seen this year
[00:13:26] Most of them I you know, I remember saying on the show but like I looked like the guy did try to talk but he's still went up high It happens it wasn't dirty per se But it was illegal
[00:13:36] You didn't hit on bats. I don't like it. It was late It was obviously late, but it was not this hit itself wasn't dirty like this. This was right no doubt about it But it's just because he's tall Dan
[00:13:49] Yeah, what they're saying because that's what I was curious about what are Ranger fans saying about Well, how are you defending this first of all? They'll just defend it in any generic way but usually there seems that their argument keeps falling back to 20 years ago Scott Stevens
[00:14:03] We had the dirty is hitter in the league For elbow elbow elbowing penalties is entire career
[00:14:10] You know, he hit me with that a shoulder hit but you know, there's a there's a way in which you tall guy when he throws a good clean hit is going to catch the guy with his elbow But that elbow better be in against his body
[00:14:19] And that's not what happened go, you know anybody like it's it's even full of stardew Anybody defending that you know where they're coming from you know what it is there's no place home or league for a player like that
[00:14:32] There's just not go to the ECHL if you're going to do want to do that shit But this is with the big boys and the skilled boys and you're not either you know you're not a skilled player you're a fucking hack
[00:14:42] And you know I I wouldn't even want him on my team, you know, I mean I'm fine with McDermott. I wish he'd stay out of the box because either he needs to drop the gloves and fight somebody or you know just
[00:14:54] Stay out of the box dude. I kind of discuss it with PK Sue van on this thing. I don't know if I I saw something with him on Instagram He's like, you know
[00:15:03] He's you got to understand what he's trying to do is a player. Rempie is so hard. You know he's doing it. He's doing the best he can and you know
[00:15:10] He's trying real hard. So you got to get you got to get some grace there. If you was a older player
[00:15:16] I would say it's roadbook out of PK said this yes, and I was shocked them like dude, where are you coming from with this if that was you getting clip by elbows And touching a lot. I'll think you you'd be saying that you know
[00:15:29] Because PK Sluban knows what it's like to be kind of catacenterized as a dirty player You know that might have something even that that would exceed anything that he did Absolutely
[00:15:40] That was there's no one there's just no excuse for it. You want to use this bullshit that always a young player and he doesn't know you know
[00:15:48] Doesn't know how to control himself yet then he needs to stay in the age. L not be up here if that's the case You know, he just he basically to me the Rangers and supporting that type of player
[00:16:00] You're just you know, there's it's a team of hacks and I want nothing more than to face them in the first round of the playoffs nothing more It's going to be an uphill battle to make it in but if we do there's probably even money chance
[00:16:14] It's going to be you know them or Caroline Yeah, it's on where we end up you know the first the first wild card the second wild card. I mean we're six points out now Detroit's losing
[00:16:27] What they were when we started this show so you know, there's going to be some ground made up and and we have yet to see the devils play their best hockey
[00:16:35] This game could very well be the start of it but we thought that a couple of times this year and he's starting to stop this whole one step forward two steps back that we seem to always do
[00:16:45] You know, maybe now they can actually put together a good game. I like I like these Simone and Hattaka up in this lineup I was not a fan of how marina was playing this year. I definitely was not a fan of how scen Tomorrow was playing this year
[00:16:58] So maybe these guys can give you a little bit of stability Yeah, I think in the pre game they said a word was play free I think they said right What does that mean? I don't know. I mean I guess the way Nico is describing it was like
[00:17:14] I told us you know to just try whatever we walk creatively, but you know we've got to you know make sure we get back so he's making us do that too
[00:17:21] So I mean I kind of I kind of get that you know, yeah, they have been a score in a lot So you know, you gotta try to do something here. I get offence going
[00:17:31] You know if you're playing within a system and that system is a complex system whether that be your offensive system, whether it be your defensive system
[00:17:38] And if it is complex where guys aren't I can kind of see I guess where you're not playing free because you're constantly thinking about where you're supposed to be or where the coach wants you to be Or what it is and if the coach wants you to do
[00:17:52] I can see how that you can kind of you know instead of just saying well fuck it. You guys know how to play hockey go fucking play be responsible and go fucking play hockey and go score some goals And it seems to be what they're doing tonight
[00:18:03] I like what they're doing tonight. I mean that penalty kill was real big Oh, great Brad was a fantastic. They can close the score early on and then yeah Brad and everybody was playing super hard
[00:18:14] And the offensive end you know keeping the puck down there and that was such a hard working time It was the turning point of the period for me notwithstanding the crossbar
[00:18:23] So if that goes in maybe we're totally different game, but that's not on the penalty killer so much But just what the actions after that. Yeah, really started to turn that period around And as far as the playing free
[00:18:34] Interesting because that's really what they did last year that was kind of the message because like we're doing what we want within reason in the offensive zone
[00:18:44] As long as we can of course get back and you know play little defense be responsible. So I don't know where they would have lost that
[00:18:51] Well, that was what I was just gonna ask like you have the same coach from last year to the start of this year What changed Well was it and like you know again, you don't want to shit all over Lindi Rappies not the coach of this team anymore
[00:19:04] But at the same time it is kind of astonishing how Timo Meyer once Lindi Ruff is gone is our best offensive player
[00:19:13] What was and it not just with him the offense started out pretty good this year and it was the defense that was killing us right but but I think I see like Lindi is was some point Trying to correct for that and
[00:19:26] I bet you that whatever free they had at that point they lost. I don't know you know, and then maybe that's just what you know When you're this skilled offensively
[00:19:38] With so many high-flying players maybe that's just the way you have to play like you know you just kind of got to give them that leash and say go create
[00:19:46] Go do what you guys do. I'd love to see us on a powerplay tonight. We haven't even had a penalty a powerplay Wait, there's a whistle it looks like Kevin Balls going off and the Dallas stars are about to go on a powerplay
[00:19:59] Feel like we have to win this game because I feel like anytime that the stars were that color set they should lose I don't like it It's a neon green crayon. No, I like it. I think it looks sharp
[00:20:11] I feel like they're you know, they're there to make sure that the cards will hit him in the dark That's what I mean, I wear it when I bicycle at night. I put that jersey on it's a nice reflection
[00:20:25] But all right, so short hand and goal sounds really good right now, right? Yeah, well not gonna get that powerplay So let's get the short handed we mean it was a great penalty kill the first time around let's do it
[00:20:38] Yeah, fall will cross check from behind that was not a good time. I know I tell you who has I these last two games the Ranger game and so far this game has really shown me a lot of Shimon Nemich
[00:20:51] Since his benching a scratch, I should say he's been playing really really good and again I like that you know, green has him and he is together as the bottom pairing just
[00:21:02] Less ice time figure it out, but do it together and you guys can you know they have all the skill in the world But you got to let him come up, you know, you can't put all the weight of this team on their shoulders
[00:21:15] And that's what Lindy Ruff was doing and it was obviously getting to be a bit too much And I still want to see him get a little more time maybe leading quarterback in the first powerplay He just got a different look than Luke right now, especially
[00:21:28] He seems to get pucks through a little bit better right now You know no slide on Luke it's it's a long season he can go on the second powerplay whatever or just mix it up once in a while Because that's how good Nemich started to play again
[00:21:41] Well, wasn't a great start for Alan, but a jake on looks like he settled down a lot is making some nice things They had said earlier like he hasn't played in three and a half weeks
[00:21:50] Yeah, that's a long time to sit especially being I think he only had like what 12 starts all year 13 starts all year or something very small sample size in a three-goly system
[00:22:00] So you know, yeah, I think the reps are definitely helping them because he definitely I was like okay Well we're going to see cocking in tonight. You'll be back in
[00:22:09] But Alan I mean how scary did that story feel the second it went in on the first shot 15 seconds Give it all of our problems with had this year
[00:22:16] It's like oh, this is the guy that we're going to bring and it's supposed to be the one feedback up next year You totally slated cacketing didn't even tell you he's not part of the planet all and then he comes in and does that
[00:22:25] I was like this is how it's supposed to be written. I was I was willing to shake that one off, but he wasn't because Three shots later the second goal goes in and that was about goal
[00:22:34] That was you know him just not getting to the post. I'm like oh man, what are you doing? Yeah, because that puck was going across the netmouth You know it hits him he's completely out of position and the counts as off his skate
[00:22:46] And it's in the back of the net and you know did look like oh boy it might be one of those nights again But the devil's five on five have really shown up tonight and skated their asses off and they did you know from the second shift
[00:22:57] They were skating their asses off Oh, I saw some killer day on the P.K. Oh, yeah, we just took away a nice scoring chance in front of Jake Allen
[00:23:09] But it's five seconds left. It looks like we're going to kill this thing and that's two kills and now we got ball out of the box So this is I like the way that this team is better than your balls in a box
[00:23:22] You think you like putting your balls in the box Oh That's better than your balls in a box I don't know man put your dick in a box Dicking a box Oh, that was glad that made me As a first time ever said I like we go
[00:23:41] Yeah, that was a hysterical skit. I mean, I knew nothing about it But whichever one of the boy bands he was in and then I saw dick in a box I'm like this guy's he could stand sink Bobby whatever it was
[00:23:51] In in state like Andy Sandberg what are you talking about? Do you like Brooklyn 99? You know I never got into it. I tried once and wasn't for me You know what the problem is with that show Andy Sandberg
[00:24:05] He bothers a shit out of me. Well, I'll tell you where I liked him a lot Hot rod hot rod classic move. I love it. That was a really funny movie So I mean look
[00:24:21] I'm just kind of oh we just got somebody just got drilled in the corner who was that looks like it was pull out You know even like the third and fourth line combinations. I'm really happy with tonight
[00:24:32] I'd like Christianity on this team. I like to see him have a little bit more ice time It doesn't make mistakes You know, this is just this could be a good A good start
[00:24:43] I mean 17 games left. It's not completely out of the realm of possibilities for this team to get hot now And man, what an happy exciting Yeah, I mean I think we're done this single digits probability
[00:24:57] But who cares yeah, that doesn't matter single digit probability is one thing being six points out of a play of spots another right Just concentrate on that when if the team of funny lose last I checked Islanders and Detroit were losing
[00:25:10] Of course every time I need the scores is when I go to the NHL my phone and it's like this is not working right now Yeah, get to get some serious
[00:25:17] Okay, what he got so hurricanes blank the Panthers see set it was the day the hurricane's beat the Rangers on Tuesday
[00:25:25] I didn't even want to see the Rangers did wind up winning that one of the fuckers one nothing I believe so coyotes up three one on the red wings right now in the third four months left
[00:25:35] Penguins are winning against sharks five to three and the third two minutes left lightning Are about to be the Rangers. Oh, Jake Allen just made a beautiful glove save Can we make it maple leaves three one over the flyers in the second intermission nice hold on to that
[00:25:55] Capital's play of crack and later and the savers shut out the Islanders for nothing nice so we got we got every room to help for us tonight Everything going for us and before we get back into some hockey
[00:26:06] We're gonna do a little shout out to our draft king. Oh wait a second. We got a break away You guys didn't get it. Yeah, I already got it. I just pause another ten seconds. Try to at least get in sync with you get it I think
[00:26:26] Doesn't matter looking for a super offer first this is not the Super Bowl one. Why don't have that one again? Oh for fricks six
[00:26:34] All right, you know what yeah go to draft king to break away to pn and do all the stuff I just said I say on every show if you need to know the
[00:26:45] All the fine print you go back and listen to the last show we did. Sorry. I'm not going out to get the the right script out of the printer. I forgot to bring it in here I apologize That's right people could deal with that right now gambling problem
[00:26:59] So what do you think so you have a gambling problem you call certain numbers on tarioe sucks and what else? Good time for just what is it? 168 hours after issuing 163 168 that has to be okay Let's say
[00:27:19] Oh, I don't know man. I do this that that range of game. I was just I think that was probably the most deflated. I was after a loss all year Then that game. I was so just I didn't want to watch this team play ever again
[00:27:36] I was so disgusted And I think a lot of it had to do with the second door hit and just the fact that we just couldn't get anything going We hadn't like you said we were a colliding we're not skating
[00:27:48] We're not doing the things that makes this team a dangerous team and we've yet to see it all year I Holy shit. I mean I was not expecting this five to two against Dallas
[00:28:03] Yeah, oh no, I think if any one of us go back a couple weeks when we're talking about I don't think anyone would have confidence
[00:28:09] We're winning this particular game was probably when we circle there's a loss and rightfully so does I mean we couldn't obviously looks like maybe we can But you don't expect it and then that puts us back in a familiar situation where
[00:28:21] The islanders and Detroit loose day of the dead were four points back of those two Washington's kind in the way I'm still not for some reason just not overly worried about them And then you start looking at the schedule again
[00:28:34] I know which is a terrible thing to do but we got our resume next Well, that's this is where this is our problem right? We've done this this year where we beat a team we may be shouldn't have beat and then we go into a next game
[00:28:47] We're good and so team that we should be and we look terrible Arizona is not I mean they're not a good team but at the same time They did just beat Detroit
[00:28:58] They I know they lot they didn't win a game in all February, but that was last month and we know how quickly things can change in this league So are you getting a team in Arizona?
[00:29:06] That's going to be playing some of their best hockey on Saturday because you cannot take that game lightly Because you'll get beat and that's just a game. That's an inexcusable two points if you drop it
[00:29:19] Yeah, exactly but you know how bad like this is now the time where you see what this team is made of because really they haven't shown us to a man that they give a shit about this season all year We haven't seen it so
[00:29:36] You know we might not see it, you know it might be this a few glimpses here and there for the rest of the year But we're never in striking distance and we never get over the hump and that could very well be what happens
[00:29:48] But I could also see it turn it around in this team in two weeks be one of the hottest teams in the NHL listen yeah, I mean I'm going to stick with the optimism until there's none left again assuming we can win this right now
[00:30:01] It looks like at the end of the day where four points out tied with One team and one other to jump I mean, I just it to me. It's just very much
[00:30:12] Within the realm of possibility it's it's still right there. It's it might take the entire year to do it But once you get in you cannot fall out like if they get in in two weeks time
[00:30:27] And there's another two to three weeks two and a half weeks left in the season like you can drop out then Like if you fight your way back into a spot it better just be because this team legitimately has turned the corner and
[00:30:39] You know, I mean I liked and and the thing is even though we lost on Monday. I liked Kakakins play I didn't think he played badly damn what did you do? Yeah, good game. I really did think he had a good game
[00:30:51] He made some insane saves he shouldn't even that made too so he kept them in there. You know You definitely can't fall for that game. I Listen, I've always liked his game from afar
[00:31:03] I don't get to see it that often. I've seen him play Austin was one of those games who are like aren't we supposed to beat this guy? We're making him like the best going in the world. That's my sample size
[00:31:13] But from what I've known of him I've always liked them and he Really has been good prior to the last couple years on a very very bad team Yeah, I don't like the way that Fitzgerald just dismissed
[00:31:27] him as the trade piece for Vanichac. I think that was it's a stupid comment to make Okay, it's still a player. They you don't you don't say that even if that's what it was
[00:31:36] You just don't say it but be I don't know. I mean, I think given the two He could be the better the two here. Oh, I agree. Yeah, I agree. I would I'd like to see him
[00:31:46] Bad Dallas was about to go on another power play. It is Kevin ball again. Yeah, come on ball Yeah, I've seen his last one He's taken too many penalties lately and now he's no doubt
[00:31:59] Yeah, I mean that's the thing too like with McDermott you touched on it before like Maybe he doesn't need to be in every game right now. What do you mean? There's certain teams that you don't need his presence
[00:32:07] And you know, I'd be interested to see if we can get foot back up here So there is up he's actually up here, right? He's can't be on the HL so double 50 him He holds to you know you can give him like limited time
[00:32:19] Well, and how many on the bench but like you know double shifts somebody else Yeah, there are some games I agree with you that you know no one foot can maybe be in over McDermott We got a nice short-handed opportunity here
[00:32:33] Block shot. Yeah, you know what teams there are you know the teams are gonna shot push you around Put them out of that the teams and all you're playing buffalo or whatever you know you're going to run and gun against them I would go out like foot
[00:32:44] I agree. Yeah, I mean especially when McDermott's not dropping the gloves in every single game like if that was the case and this was the NHL 20 years ago
[00:32:52] Where every team had a guy that wanted to drop them and fight it's just not the case anymore you play him in every divisional game You know every every conference came I would even say but definitely every divisional game you have left you put them in
[00:33:05] So it's a surprise you too like they may not do anything because he's there Well, that's I know it's Florida
[00:33:12] I also thought that you did it that far. Yeah, they they did not take liberty is like they normally do because when you look over there and you got one of the toughest dudes in the league sitting there
[00:33:23] You maybe think twice about it and I think Florida did they're not a stupid team and the Rangers they just avoided it And took the cowardly way out and they have absolutely nothing to be proud of for how they acted in that game
[00:33:38] Absolutely, you know this is something to come back there Wait, I mean, I'm really looking forward to that next game I want to ask for a shift he asked if he has to take somebody the fuck out Yeah, and enough to make somebody come fight them exactly sure
[00:33:54] I'm not even make McDermott to go like go chase him down and fight him around the bat. I know you tried that already last game And he ran away from you now now your job is to take somebody out
[00:34:05] But I'm not against the guy like let's say Chris Tierney or Thomas no sec maybe some dude in our fourth line that if they get suspended a couple games
[00:34:16] You know, you're gonna miss him, but it's not you know killer to your team. I'm not against one of those dudes going past Paneran and just sticking your elbow out and breaking his fucking head off I'm not against it and definitely I'm happy
[00:34:27] I just think the whole team needs to go heavy shift after shift to one where it just annoys the piss out of the Rangers I don't care if we lose the game because we're foolishly coming off our game just to go out of a way to hit people
[00:34:39] Just make it a menace. I mean, just over and over again Don't give them anything I would say take out a goal if you if you'd nothing else do what you can do Like they we owe them we owe them big time
[00:34:53] Yeah, I do think that the gloves need to come off and on April 4th you can't you can't do this again This has now been two of the three games where you've been embarrassly It just embarrassed and manhandled and you had no answers for it now
[00:35:07] And they feed off of it that team feeds off of it as it goes on and it becomes a story within itself
[00:35:13] Bigger than the game and it always gets at a hand and then there's same thing happened to play a flesher on the games that we lost to them There's just a mistake that happens when these games and it just gets out of control
[00:35:26] You have to control it from day one. Got to go after their guys now just imagine Right the year that the Rangers have had right they barely slumped the entire year They've had a stranglehold on the metropolitan division
[00:35:40] Basically since the second week of the season and they haven't let it go every time you've played them They not just beat you, they embarrass you and took some of your fucking dudes out So they're doing everything they want to do they're coming in they're running the league
[00:35:54] They count them against the scene and knocked them out. What they're destroying us in the regular season
[00:35:58] So I know we're going with this everything's pulling Rosie. So what happened in New York if they lose in the first round again to New Jersey nothing because their window is closing
[00:36:12] And if you have the season that you have with the expectations that you have and these stupid smucks from Jersey who you've kicked the shit out of all year long just come out and take you out again in the first round and move on
[00:36:27] Like I just I don't know if there's any answers there at that point You know I would just there's nothing that would make me even if we lost in four or five games that are hurricanes in a second round
[00:36:38] I think I could still go to bed very very happy with this double season at least the way it ends Well especially considering where we are today we wouldn't think anything to get into the playoffs and if we actually could beat the Rangers that would be such gravy
[00:36:51] It would be so deflating for them at least for a couple of weeks And their fans will just come back talk in their same old shit maybe saying like you know we haven't won a cup Some 2003 forgetting about when their last cup was like stupid shit
[00:37:07] People actually do range of fans actually throw that up in double fans faces that we I saw two guys going back and forth on that on X like last week
[00:37:15] Really, yeah, I mean how many cups have the Rangers won since there were more than six teams in one cup Exactly right so the other means they got three They got three when there were only six teams everybody else that was part of that six has multiple
[00:37:35] Oh the Rangers are definitely the Rangers are definitely the Rangers are definitely the Here's what I don't get this new thing that I've been seeing a lot is they're calling us poverty franchise
[00:37:46] And I don't quite understand that because numbers aside right marketing aside like the devil's now filled the building It's just something they do like a lot of times Yeah, what does it mean like a meme meme talk?
[00:38:01] It says we we've seen a lot of doubles means where Jack is doing something that your poverty franchise or whatever Is you know, it's just I don't know I don't know. It's just like are they being like actual like No, we don't have money
[00:38:17] Everybody's saying this right now Yes, okay. I just don't get it So yeah, so it's like I start our look on social media is a negative one It's no no I think I think our fans are extremely funny at the way that they come back
[00:38:32] Yeah, this is a game a meter off the hard intelligent I have you right now, but they've been pretty yeah I think the at least the devil's accounts that I found on Instagram. They're pretty much God
[00:38:42] It once or while you see somebody's like you know out to lunch But I mean it's pretty good It's not even an argument that you could literally say as far as a successful team in their history The devils are a far more successful team in their reaper history
[00:38:59] Yeah, and the Rangers in their hundred year history And not not even just talking about cup count and I don't count. I'm sorry I'll give them one of the other when there's only six teams You know what I mean? I'll give them one of that
[00:39:10] But I'm not even talking about cup count. I'm just saying from the time We became relevant after our few years in the league back before expansion just your good teams We had decade plus of consistent success
[00:39:24] It was either us or the flyers first or second of the vision for a whole decade head to head against the Rangers I believe with the last one we've ten times left Yeah, right I'm just a child. We have done more Yeah, and far less time
[00:39:41] I mean you also like to me You're not the Detroit Red Wings You're not the Chicago blockclops You're not the fucking Boston Bruins Like you maybe don't chirp about that kind of stuff
[00:39:53] When you're at least with a team that statistically has been better over the course of time Like you just said like to me, there's just ignorant and dumb That you you know Like to be honest with you like
[00:40:05] I know they've beaten us in the playoffs after 94 and stuff When we were at our best from You know 95 to 2004 2003 Rangers weren't even a threat Like it beat us in 97 They knocked us out Was it 97? I don't know if that's true to 2002 That was the first round loss
[00:40:24] We just had nothing going We couldn't get it I remember one series against them like we just couldn't score goals It wasn't even that It wasn't It might have been rickory But then it was 97 It was probably rickory
[00:40:37] You know just they would bounce them out of two playoffs Yes Right, I mean they did bounce us out of I think twice in between our cups But here's the difference We would like get bounce and win a cup Right, right, right You're get bounce when a cup
[00:40:50] And also you know let's look at how you lost last year You know this wasn't like You know we took our home game You took your home game got down the game seven You know everybody Like you had a two goal two game lead
[00:41:03] Like your odds of winning that series And then you went home You went home and then you get two game You took the two road games Anybody with a brain looks at this And says the devils are dead to rights
[00:41:15] You know you got to win two out of five Both of your home games And now you got to go to the garden And they took them both there Like the way we beat you Just to me You have no other than You have one shit this season
[00:41:30] You know Nobody If the Rangers don't Like what if they went around in this playoff And get bounce in a second Is this successful season I mean and that's it for them That's what they do If the devils make it in
[00:41:44] Like if the devils just make it in The how great they are going to have to be playing To get there Like they will be that team Nobody wants to play in the first round And that's a better story than your team That's just been good all year
[00:41:58] And if they get into the playoff They probably should have the bed Because there are better teams Even better teams coming out of the east Like I'm sorry Florida beat strangers Boston beats the Rangers Toronto gives the Rangers a hell of a series Carolina beats the Rangers
[00:42:14] Flyers have an opportunity to beat the Rangers You know you're talking about two rivals that Play each other really really hard And I think a seven game series I don't know if anybody wants to play the flyers In period for a seven game series
[00:42:31] They're going to be a really tough out I'm kind of hoping they drop out and don't make the playoffs Period because I do think they're going to be really tough Yeah, I think kind of got that feel about them this year
[00:42:42] You know it's like all credit to them And that is just sheer will Good on them You know what they're saying about them Where are you? I heard that currently there's 13 teams over the cap And some of them Yeah, it's like Crazy way over
[00:43:01] And they're using you know LTIR And other things like Vegas I think is an elite with this Vegas always does this Yeah and people are starting to get pissed about it And I'm just wondering Like 13 teams We're almost up to half the team is over the cap
[00:43:18] What happens You know when it stays that I mean what's the enforcement here And because there was an article I came across It was basically safe It's Gerald could have went out and signed a bunch of guys If you were to use the LTIR Yeah, absolutely could have
[00:43:35] Yeah, so I'm actually wondering What the hell is the problem with that Like why I think he had no faith in this team I think And you know I honestly think If it's Gerald had the mindset that this team is not making the playoffs
[00:43:48] I have to do some things Because Dougie Hamilton has not come back And he's the best team Yeah, I mean look I don't think you ever give up on your franchise Especially when there's a fighting chance You know I don't know Tom Fitzgerald
[00:44:02] I can't explain a lot of the stuff he's done this year Yeah, I don't want to beat him down anymore But if he truly believed that we weren't capable of doing it If he had pulled the trigger earlier Yeah, we did Not just on a coach
[00:44:17] I mean it didn't take us very long To realize we needed to go tender Yeah, we needed to go to the market We needed to go to the market We needed a lot of things But the two main things we need to do
[00:44:27] The coach did eventually have to go That was not working And neither was the goal-tending So if you would act a quicker Maybe we're not in a position where we're going Eh, this might not be our year Very well could have been our year
[00:44:38] I think he is the reason The main reason When the pie chart of blame gets done at the end In this year's Devil's Year I think the blame for this season Let's say it's so far He fucked up He fucked up
[00:44:51] He went so well for him the last couple years He was riding that momentum rightfully So I still think he signed the right people I know everyone's talking about how good Sharon Gov Whatever What we got from the folly
[00:45:03] If the team were meeting expectations is what we needed A veteran player who can put the puck in the net We needed nobody could foresee the Sharon Gov Which we're going to do exactly what he's doing right now
[00:45:13] And it doesn't mean he would have done it on our team anyway It's probably been in a different role But he had all that going He had all that going And he just kept putting his foot down on the gas And then going further with what he had
[00:45:28] I think we're going to hear about this in the summer He will probably come out and admit that he was somewhat blinded By our previous success Assuming it has to turn around at some point That he should have acted a little bit quicker Now you probably would have
[00:45:43] Like cutlanny a month before I was Remember it took me a little while to come right now But for me even five, seven, ten games More would have been huge That's a difference That's a huge difference And you know
[00:45:57] I understand what you're saying about to folly come in here And getting what we needed from him and everything like that Now Sharon Gov has had an off year last year Sharon Gov which was being used last season A lot like Alex Holtz is being used this season
[00:46:11] Yes, so there is an argument to be made that If Lindy Roth had you Sharon Gov Like he's being used in Calgary That maybe he is still here And we don't go out and get to folly And we're not all disappointed I was very disappointed
[00:46:26] And Sharon Gov which is play last year You know I really was I mean even when he was playing up in the top six Or if you game tier in there He was not performing So I'm happy for him But again
[00:46:38] I just think it was obvious early on Maybe if they really do think about it Even back the last year where this team maybe was Winning and doing as well as they were in spite of Lindy Rough's terrible coaching
[00:46:50] Because if you do look back you can see some things that are suspect That really did kind of rear their heads this year In a bad way but like I'm sorry We said it on this show The day after the fucking devils got bounced into playoffs
[00:47:03] They need to go out and get a goal They have to go get Connor Hall of Book We said that I mean and what was the reasoning? Well A, B Tech Van't Check and a Kirish Made completely fell apart in the second round of the playoffs
[00:47:15] That's the main reason But we also knew that 95% of Damon Severson was gone And Luke News was taking his spot We also knew that there was a really good chance That Ryan Grays was going to be gone And maybe it was going to be Shimon Nemich
[00:47:30] Or who else was going to come in to take that spot So we knew there was going to be a really different look On defense This was going to be very young And then we were getting that veteran goal
[00:47:40] The number one goal is going to help those two dudes out as well And he ignored it You know and other than us talking about it on the show And then we were the first ones to talk about it But then it got steam all summer long
[00:47:55] Devils are going to trade for Connor Hall But it sounded like how the book was down with the deal Sounded like we were down with the deal Except for it a fact that we had to pay him money
[00:48:03] We were already talking about how to fit in that money I remember that But it's the way he passes on Marchstrom Because in the summer you have all this anticipation That you got this team and the cap is the cap
[00:48:18] You know he didn't have any LTIR to play with or anything else So why wouldn't he, you know It sounded like they had the deal basically done But he was just trying to get that much better with deal Hey got killed Yeah got killed
[00:48:31] You know, thinking that he was more than he was And they finally said not fuck you We don't have to make a deal with you And you know we went a little too far Trying to get the best deal Yeah And we said it
[00:48:46] The day after we lost the Calgary He never said it to let him leave Like he should have stayed with you That was when the trade was pretty much we heard about it It was getting consummated Like this was going to happen
[00:48:57] Why did you not pull the trigger when it was nice and easy for him He put on that nothing else Yeah And he put on a great audition Played a great game Beat you What better way to turn around your team and say I got your act
[00:49:08] It's on the next day When I got your back when the guy that just came in our building And beat you Guess what? He's your fucking goalie now Now go get him to play He didn't have the urgency He really didn't
[00:49:18] It's funny because you know now the theory as well He didn't think this was the team could do it But like it was falling apart around him He didn't And it wasn't like okay if Lindi was still there And he said you know what?
[00:49:34] This problem is this team has It's not the coach I'm sticking with Lindi rough All right, well they're disagree with him But there's a certain logic there Like okay That's what he's doing Instead he did come around But game around to what everybody was saying Months ago
[00:49:50] And he came around two late But looks to be two late Or if not But let's say Justin and Nick a time If they somehow make into the playoffs It's way closer than it needs to be Yeah, I just got there with the fucking vision
[00:50:04] In my head of Cattie Shack Right, Bill Murray when he's out in the pouring rain And he's like you guys The guy's done Let's get in size right Who do you mean is rude He's just a couple of draws That's Tom Fitzgerald this year Everything's collapsing around him
[00:50:19] And he's going What do you mean we're not going to make the playoffs He's in the devil You need to do something Do you need to do something I get you just look all the way with this idea of like well You know, it's done
[00:50:31] There's no reason to go big It's a trade deadline You know and I really hope that Travis Greene And part of his message to this club is You know what guys, fuck management Fuck the ownership Everything go out there and win it for you guys
[00:50:47] Go out there, play for each other And go you know Oh You know, you're just a trading You know, you were just a piece Just to get rid of somebody To get somebody off the books Come in here and prove him wrong Right now
[00:51:00] Come in and earn a fucking contract I hope that's what he's saying Because I would love to see it Because these guys deserve it They're there Great team They're just seeing a UFO after this He's got all the motivation Absolutely
[00:51:12] It goes beyond even proven it to the doubles He's got an audition Absolutely And I tell for next year You know, so I think he was And if it wasn't for Jake Allen Situation with how long it's been since he's played Period
[00:51:26] If that wasn't part of the equation If he's getting this start tonight I wouldn't be surprised if it was You gotta get both these guys ready If you're gonna try and make a run You got to get him in a game You know
[00:51:35] Yeah, I just didn't know food I've been tonight Being down to this and all You know, and I just Because to me right now I still think he's a strong gold tender Maybe I'll be wrong That's fine Whoever Yeah, whoever can come in here
[00:51:46] And just put some wins together And get us above 900 100% of each I'll take It is gonna kind of be interesting To see how Travis Green works Just back to back this weekend You know, I mean It looks like third periods About the start here
[00:51:58] Devils have a three goal lead Against Dallas It does look like they're gonna pull off A huge win A huge two points The dust really needed And you did it on the back of Jake Allen You give him the back of the back start
[00:52:08] Or do you feel like You know what Cocking in You know, I want to just throw these guys Rotate them and I think they're gonna go to tandem Until one guy goes lights out Because I mean, I would I would personally go back and forth
[00:52:21] What do you think? Well, I would personally like to see Cocking in against Vegas You know, he's also played Vegas a lot more Then Jake Allen has, I'm curious What is the result of the argument? Yes You gotta put some of that thought into it too
[00:52:34] Look at who they're playing Have they played him before What's your track record? I guess I'm sure that's gonna That's gonna factor in Well, Dallas is still on a power Yeah, it's sort of third period of the power Got to kill that Yeah Yeah, yeah
[00:52:46] But that's I agree with you You know, if his numbers are good against Vegas though I mean, and you Why if Jake Allen feels good he has And played in three and a half weeks If he gets you this win
[00:52:56] He say, okay, but he get the next start You get him in against Arizona And you know, this could be Honestly, this could maybe be the start of something I'm just confident that with either one of these two We're gonna get that one more save
[00:53:12] That we've been needing all year long You know, in a lot of games this year That's all they needed A lot of games really that was it I mean you even go back to that Florida game They come back to nothing And they tied up
[00:53:27] They have the momentum and smid just let's that softball Was always the timeliness of the goals Yeah, and it was either because they were You know, backed it back, shotguns Good kind of goals Or just an awful, you know, time in the game
[00:53:38] Those are the ones that really need to take back Absolutely Now what's the time on the Arizona game? Are these games both afternoon games or this weekend? Let's see again I'm just going to say five o'clock Okay, and then three thirty The next on Sunday against Vegas
[00:53:57] Boy, I'm gonna be the next one That sucks, they got to leave Arizona Yeah, I mean it's not that far but still Same Patrick's day They're all gonna be in Vegas That sounds fun That would be fun I'm gonna go I think we're gonna wrap this thing up
[00:54:11] Because dance fall on the sleep If he has a lot of ready fall Boy, now you're not You're going to bed I understand It's getting late And there's a third period to watch But it does look like these guys are gonna come out
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