Tom Fitzgerald may have fallen asleep @ the wheel this season but, ever since the trade deadline he has been on fire. Fitz hooked his white whale & Jacob Markstrom is on his way to NJ. The boys discuss the big trade. The Cup Final. Why are the Devils involved with anything MSG? Erika Wachter is the biggest Devils loss so far.
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[00:00:10] Puckers, Bobby Dan Chris, last to get, as I don't mind Mike, it's always the intro right. It's tip. I'm right. Yeah, so the other show might restart at this point. Yeah, fuck it Yeah, like I said once before if we ever get any production value
[00:00:49] I think we're gonna you know, we'll lose a little bit of it would ruin it It would ruin the whole experience. So but lot going on in the NHL We have a Stanley Cup final that looks like it has completely turned on a dime
[00:01:01] We're gonna talk about all that But we are a New Jersey Devil podcast and there is a lot of New Jersey Devil news today And we're gonna dive into it talk about it get everybody's thoughts
[00:01:11] But we said the two big fish that need to get done right away was the head coach and the Goaltender and we hired Sheldon Keefe about a month or so ago And now the second domino has fallen Jacob Markstrom is a New Jersey Devil
[00:01:28] Bobby I really want your opinion on this because you were the one who kind of I guess you lost a little bit of Luster on Markstrom, I did talk about the parameters of it and everything But I'm just curious to start with that because you know
[00:01:40] Is it just all the anticipation and then it went away and you just couldn't get it back you can Yeah, you've lost that loving feeling. Yeah. Yeah, you know you start it goes on for so long. You start really comparing stats and
[00:01:54] Superstar stature and all this and it just became something where I felt like, you know I was falling away from it because you got to kind of get caught up in you know, what other big names Maybe could be but
[00:02:07] Right now I'm excited. I think it's great. I love any time we make a move. This is what we have now This is what we can look forward to so what's the positives within this move and the positives within this move?
[00:02:18] Bring me back to where we were last year Which was that this team is presently constructed maybe just does not need an all-world top five guy We need a guy who has some saves above expected who's solid was a veteran who can lead the team and quite frankly
[00:02:35] Marks from right now. I said all the right things. I think he's pumped I think he really loves the challenge of being hey, I can not be the guy that turns this thing around
[00:02:44] But there's a lot on the shoulders to kind of do that and he sounds like he's really up for it So I'm excited. I say he's a top 10 goalie in this league I Don't know not top fun, right? but I mean top 10 is really friggin good and
[00:02:58] The idea that he really I think because you know devil said the tenth Overall pick is in play Ottawa comes out saying their seventh overall pick is in play So now everyone's like who's gonna get Marks from is it gonna be the senator is gonna be the Devils
[00:03:13] I think take a mark from someone that pulled this thing together and said they could you know No, I want to come here made it sound like he wanted to come here I loved his his press conference that he did today his little QA did
[00:03:27] It seems like it could be a really good fit Danny Yeah, I'm pretty excited about it too. I mean, it's great to get a legit number one goaltender we did you know identify that as one of the
[00:03:42] Huge priorities for the Devils this offseason and it's done and that's great And we thought you know the earliest we're gonna hear about it is after the cup
[00:03:50] Well, we couldn't wait anymore and had to had to do it. I'm happy about it. I think it's a good move We talked about other options, you know looking back We might think that one of them could have been better or worse
[00:04:02] But let's face it Marks room was always in the mix as a great option Would that we had them had him earlier in the season last season might have turned things around I don't know Made the playoffs of people to trigger on I think so
[00:04:16] I think especially Marks room and the coaching change. Maybe if we would have went for Another coach and did both those moves earlier. I think it would have would have been the best chance at a turnaround But anyway, we're moving forward and it looks great
[00:04:32] This is good because it's offsetting some really troubling news from the Devils world As we know we're gonna dive into that That is a very upsetting story So we're gonna we're gonna dick tease you for a second dream mark
[00:04:49] I'm a thinking just in time to lift my spirits And I think that's why they did it because they knew that devil fans were all up in a hissy over the other story so it's like we gotta do something to to calm the masses and
[00:05:02] The structure this deal though seems like pretty good, I mean I saw it I was like awesome we got fits Jesus again You know, he's a look, you know, I I thought what do we get? Again 30 second woke up from his slumber
[00:05:17] You know and to trade deadline and he pulls the trigger for cocking in an Allen right and they worked out good Now Allen being a solid, you know back up with with Marks room We got you know, the two Jakes shut out shut it down anyway
[00:05:33] Yeah, so anyway, like you know, and then he just started hitting home runs again Like he was just kind of pumping himself. But yeah, so it's it's Kevin ball going to Calgary we get Jacob Marks from first round pick next year, which is top 10 protected and
[00:05:50] Calgary is retaining 31% of their salary So our guy is now just a tick over 4 million a year for the next two years So by top 10 protected we mean if we get a top 10 pick
[00:06:01] We don't have to get we shit if we shit the bed again, it's still our pick. Yeah, okay So I don't know what the compensation would be for Calgary at that time
[00:06:12] But let's hope that this is a late first round pick next year. This is one year above Yeah, and they're bad way. It's not part of the deal and that we're not going to shit the bed
[00:06:22] So that's nice to hear Calgary doesn't think we're gonna shit the bed Yeah Right Right does that get included or not? That was well now that's gone So now you can look at it through a whole new lens now we're sitting on that pick still
[00:06:56] You got rid of a bottom a third pairing defenseman who I think most devil fans were kind of meh on Oh, you know, I think there's a chance that Kevin ball could develop into a great defenseman that we need him to be but I
[00:07:11] Ordered this move. I think it's a good move right now You know am I concerned because I think of nearly equal importance to nailing the goaltender is to get Three defensive pairings that have one reliable
[00:07:25] Stay-at-home defenseman to match up with each of our more, you know younger scoring type defensemen, you know younger and Hamilton I think that's a huge priority still it and yeah, I guess this takes away from a little bit but to be honest with you I
[00:07:39] Feel like I'm okay with this parting as long as we follow with a couple strong moves to pick up other defensemen And now he's got room to do that. You know, he's got
[00:07:48] Caps and I got a guy a pick he's got you know other pieces to still move we still have Alex Holtz I mean, we've got other things that we could Do to get these guys who's the guy you got?
[00:07:59] Well, I want to get back to that in a second, but I will mention it But I'm just so Bobby what are the contrarians because there are so many of them out there and devil Twitter verse
[00:08:11] What what is all the hate coming from because I didn't I saw a little bit and then I just Exhausted I was like, are you kidding me? Cuz I read it. I was happy I don't get it. This is not
[00:08:24] Strictly Devils. This is hockey fans in general too that I'm just seeing that obviously there are Contingent of Devils fans who feel like you know, we fleeced this deal. They've got way better of it
[00:08:37] There are some devil fans who think the complete opposite that we got fleece but more just You know any chill fans in general I was just surprised at the number of Comments and stuff. I saw social media saying that we not only lost this deal
[00:08:51] But potentially got fleeced and I'm having a really hard time wrapping my head around how that could be possible It's not What would have been a fair price for Markstrom? No, see that's the thing I didn't
[00:09:06] Specifically I didn't see that either. I just saw that like all the rotten deal. Why would you you know? Yeah, I saw you know all he's gonna be the best and I was like this is why yeah
[00:09:15] Well, you guys are guys for you guys are gonna love you guys are gonna love this trade when Kevin Ball turns out to be Zidane Achara and I I get that I hope he does becomes like Zidane Achara
[00:09:26] But the bottom line is you can't manage on what ifs you can't manage your franchise on you know The possibility that somebody can turn into something like that You you have to not with even when your windows open like the Devils it's like I think it's obvious now
[00:09:41] Like somebody else I saw wrote something like well, you just destroyed your fucking rebuild Like no the rebuilds over like this is somebody who has been paying attention. Yeah This is a quality move for a quality goaltender like it's got his white whale, which is awesome
[00:09:59] It looked like he wanted Markstrom all along which is a big reason why Markstrom also wanted to come here Like he said in his press conference when you want when you're wanted it makes you more excited to go And
[00:10:10] Fitz wanted them listen. I feel like we were discussing this as the details were coming out today, right? Yeah, and it just felt to me that this trade just kept getting better and better as each of these details came out
[00:10:21] I mean first of all getting him for ball. I have no problem for that wall I think a lot of people are concerned strictly on the potential Like you said, yeah
[00:10:29] You don't know what potential is gonna be and maybe his potential is four or five years from now Maybe the Devils think they're legitimate cup chances two three years from now
[00:10:36] He's not gonna be ready to be part of the scene need a more, you know, legit defender back there the top ten overall pick I was fantastic that we kept that So they're gonna get a much higher pick next year if it's top ten
[00:10:48] Like you said projected that makes it better and then they still retain some salary So our two goaltenders are coming in over six million dollars One of the biggest problems we had with the whole goalie market was saying how we didn't want to overspend because we got
[00:11:01] Other holes to fill that now allows us to do that I mean if if there are fans out there that think that Tom Fitzgerald just kind of went to this and said yes, sir. Yes, sir Whatever you want, please fleece me
[00:11:14] I didn't go to other GMs and talk to about other goal attendings and about what other players would have to go here And there if you don't think they didn't sit down together with a group of people and say what's the best deal logically?
[00:11:27] financially long term short term This is it. He's not the perfect goaltender, but he's gonna be an excellent goaltender for this team my biggest problem is I love to know what the three four-year plan is because
[00:11:40] Hopefully it's one of our young guys right that has a couple years now where the pressure is completely off One or two of them not going anywhere for at least a year
[00:11:48] That's the key because I did hear Corey Schneider kind of shit on the deal a little bit on NHL tonight like, you know, yeah, he's a good goalie
[00:11:57] But what are you doing two years when you're right back in the same position and you don't have a goalie like first of all There's a couple of different mindsets with that like two years It's two years like let's know we don't have to now
[00:12:11] One of our biggest question marks is taking care of for at least the next two years now Markstrom can come in and Play great and feel good and kill it for these next to maybe he gets a two-year extension
[00:12:21] Maybe he's capable to play another four years at a high level. It's kind of a funny comment from Schneider though Like right, what do you do if you have a goaltender?
[00:12:30] To be your next franchise guy and he gives you two good years and then shits the bet well, what do you do then? Oh, you know that sounds kind of well, you know, he might be equating that to where his age was
[00:12:41] So in his mind that's that's his jaded spot And and like the other thing since Tom Fitzgerald has taken over as steward of this storied franchise He went through 12 starting goaltenders right like 12 starting goaltenders in like three four years
[00:12:57] Whatever it is like that's unacceptable if you really want to be a contender But you know, let's say Jake Allen leaves after next year now You have another year of development for Dawes for Schmidt
[00:13:09] maybe one of those guys in Markstrom second year can back him up and then you can just Transfer over to one of those guys in two or three years and they're where they need to be as far as their development
[00:13:20] Goes but that's a problem. That's two years away. Like I just I don't like you you would really So so instead you would go and who are the other guys right Soros? Omar they're UFAs in in July next year, you know
[00:13:37] At least you have Markstrom lined up for two years like I just national was gonna get a much bigger price To two years of the window that we've began is a big chunk of this potential window
[00:13:54] I mean what's realistically a window like we thought we were in it and we fell back is it six years is it eight years? I'm not completely sure just because the contracts go that long, but this is a big chunk of that right?
[00:14:04] This is security. You're not gonna go into next year at least from the goaltending position Knowing hey, I might be wasting another year Jack and you know, and you know, just for all that
[00:14:15] So I think it was absolutely necessary move and this is the first big domino, right? And we still have all this capital left to get what we need next now some I've been sure you guys think what's the next
[00:14:29] Move I think it was even Corey Shetter said that Next move is top six forward. I think next move is defense. Yeah, I think that's what I'm thinking I want defense. I need two Responsible defensemen on this roster Now that ball's gone the ball
[00:14:45] We were kind of hoping could be one of those guys if we're retaining him But the way I look at it is we need to you know, very defensively minded preferably with size defensemen Well, how about? Getting rid of our six foot six
[00:15:01] Kevin ball we go and spend a little money in the UFA market and we get this six six 248 pound Nikita's Adora He's a UFA 75 games last year between Calgary and Vancouver. I was a Calgary that he was with us. Yeah
[00:15:20] Thanks. All right. Yeah, one of the Calgary guys. I believe six goals 14 assists 20 points. He was even Career wise he's a plus 12 146 points with 47 goals 99 assists. He's a big physical dude I loved watching him in the playoffs this year like you knew when he was on the ice
[00:15:39] I think his contract I think he's like in the three and a half million more. It's great. Yeah, it's not much Still like a break the bank. I Would love to see them go after him. It was yeah 3.75
[00:15:55] He was signed a two-year seven and a half million dollar contract with Calgary in 2022 and then they shipped them off to I mean that would be great to get some kind of pairing for each of
[00:16:04] Our guys that we know are a still developing or at least in the case of I shouldn't say Hamilton Still developing but you know in the case of fuse and that nevada
[00:16:13] They're still developing and they're gonna be able to produce so much more offense and do a you know A good job when when you have a pairing that's gonna take some pressure off them Yeah, you know, so I love that little little size a little experience
[00:16:27] That's a perfect pick. I would love to see him join the team then you put him there, you know, when you like us another one because we got merino and We got Seigenthaler and I honestly was kind of set on replacing Seigenthaler
[00:16:40] Yes, worst-case scenario we don't and we're hoping for a much better year But you know, I would feel even more comfortable if we can nail to defensemen of that caliber. I don't know I
[00:16:51] agree about when they were in their prime when we had that really good year wasn't it was Seigenthaler and Hamilton, right? Right. Well, who's dog? Not mine That's okay. We don't want the dog to have to talk. I mean, yeah
[00:17:11] Did you mute your mic? I did but we still heard You muted something else Here now, yeah, it sounded like you hit the shot color because you got a little higher pitched when you hear the dog barking
[00:17:27] I'm talking in my mic then I might just have speakers on Damn it. I hate what that happened Anyway, I was just saying it was Seigenthaler Hamilton when we did have the success so
[00:17:38] That's true. I thought I would want him gone too. But if he could be the serviceable guy He was that year maybe that's what applies that pairing and yeah, I'm thinking the same thing merino I want to go back to it his form two years ago
[00:17:51] So why not Seigenthaler? It's a good point But if not, I mean if I'm gonna get a defensive defensive guy The reason I brought up is who would I rather pair them with them? I'm thinking I might rather pair them like maybe with Luke Hughes
[00:18:04] Yeah, yeah, yeah, like if it's a door for example, like where would I put them? I'm putting with Hamilton who's playing with Nemeth number one of you know, like I Mean, I need I need somebody stable for Hughes and somebody stable for damage if we keep Seigenthaler
[00:18:21] And we have him play with Hamilton, okay that takes care of that so you're saying Zedora can play with who I would use the door if we got the door I'd put him with Hamilton as our first defensive pairing to Oh huge monsters
[00:18:36] One that can you know score from anywhere and another guy who just likes to hit and is a good stay-at-home guy I put merino and Hughes together on the second pairing. I thought they played pretty good together
[00:18:47] Yeah, that was a good second parent for a while and then them it's on the third pairing with Seigenthaler Hitaka Brennan Smith, I mean, I don't know who's later to be named. Yeah player to be named hopefully I would prefer that over all the guys I said
[00:19:01] But that's what I would do But if you had a but now maybe you can get a really solid cheap League average stay-at-home Defenseman who's a guy who's his career been a second third pairing guy and bring him in put him on the third
[00:19:18] Pairing with Nemitz and you go after a guy like Zedora if a guy like Chris Tannin somebody like that You pair him up with Hamilton. You got a really solid top Defensive pairings and I think your whole defense would would just have a huge faceless. Yeah
[00:19:34] So I think the next move because again, he's still fine with moving off of that 10th pick so Who is he gonna go after because he's gotta have his eyes on a few people and it's gotta be
[00:19:48] Where he can't get it from a USA. So does he feel more confident saying? Hey, I can get like the door off at the USA for my defense I'm gonna use that 10th round pick and a couple prospects for that next step
[00:19:59] Oh, it's seven rounds in the NHL draft Bobby. There's not there's only It's a tent overall. Oh my god I'm not coming off that I Love it. Just gonna keep calling you on this stupidity because everybody knows what you mean
[00:20:16] I'm gonna watch the draft and after the seventh round, I'm gonna be like Bobby you fucking liar He's not off by one, he's off by three. What a dick But again, you know it would have to be a move before a
[00:20:30] Week from Friday because that's the draft isn't the draft a week from Friday and free agency is what a week from Monday So, you know that this has got it. This is good stuff's gonna start coming fast and furious man It's gonna be a lot of fun
[00:20:46] Yeah, I think he's got to be willing to come off of some of his committed defensive players For me, it's still one of Reno or Seigenthaler to survive I think preferably Marino, but I know that you know, Seigenthaler has got a longer more cap friendly You know
[00:21:04] Structure but I'm probably you probably get more for Marino too, right? I mean he's a more valuable player That's got a factor into his decision sure But I would hate to see anybody cheap out on the defense like oh we got Markstrom. It's all good Believe me
[00:21:20] The defensive, you know structure this team really from not beyond this the sixth offence man But especially with them has to change in order for Markstrom would be successful. Absolutely
[00:21:32] Played a last year. I think we got great goaltending at the end and look what it did for our standings Now don't forget that I mean, I know Fitzgerald's not gonna forget that it's important that we you know
[00:21:45] Even maybe a little deeper than a facelift on the defense, right? We need a new defensive system on the team and You know, that's gonna allow us to be creative and still offensive
[00:21:56] But you know much stronger defensively and in particular with the defensemen just way too many mistakes We're gonna continue to play these guys who are young and are gonna make mistakes
[00:22:06] So those people are paired with they're gonna be so key to the success that Markstrom in this team. You're right I mean you're 100% right you look at last year
[00:22:17] Our defense was so bad and so banged up. I mean we had the two kids playing the majority of minutes I mean you that is not a position that you want to put two rookie defensemen in On a team that's supposed to contend, you know
[00:22:32] This was a part of the start of a rebuild that's fine But it wasn't like we were expected to do some damage last year and instead for all of our important minutes We had two guys that were brand new to this this league this game everything
[00:22:49] So yeah, you got to get them and you know, they'll develop better I mean, that's the other thing, you know, you don't put it all on them Like let's get you know, let's let these guys develop kind of at their own pace
[00:22:59] And I think you're gonna see big big returns over the next two years out of those two guys 100% and I think I read that we with today's Understanding of what we're gonna pay the goal is we have over 16 million left for the cap
[00:23:13] So the 2 million alone plus there was actually retention on Jake Allen's Contract to that retention alone could be enough for us to end the debate on whether or not Dawson Mercer has to go And we from a signing standpoint not not a trade standpoint because you never know
[00:23:27] So now we can potentially keep him Get our defenseman that wrote for at least one and that one other top six forward and still have money come trade deadline And yes, you know what makes me nervous is and if it happens, maybe it'll work out small hands clowns
[00:23:48] Alex Holtz being slotted into the top six from day one that makes me nervous Yeah, I just I don't I'm not a fan of Alex Holtz I did love what Jacob Marksroom said about him though. Did you hear that today? No, I did not
[00:24:03] They asked him if he had talked to any of his fellow countrymen and like brat and stuff He goes no I haven't he says he's trained with Brad a couple of summers ago and stuff and but you know
[00:24:13] He goes I'll get to know him, you know, I'll get him to buy me some dinner Well Holtz is young. Maybe I'll just get him to babysit my kids. That was pretty Wow, well he's watched his team as Holtz assumed a bitch boy role jumping right exactly
[00:24:28] Then you put him in the box to serve every penalty could so every bench minor. Yeah Would you be opposed to having Holtz? With a steady spot on this team with a lower responsibility role. I don't know
[00:24:44] I was the one pushing he should be like a top six guy versus a bottom six guy Right, and are you just dumb with them? Like you just don't think he's gonna make it at least with us I don't know. I mean, I think ideally he's not
[00:24:57] Making this team if we get everything else that we want I think we have other guys who play like him but do a better job of it And yeah the style of player he is
[00:25:08] I don't see that's what we need more of on this team. I think that's right different style So that's the thing. It's nothing against him. It's just you know him or Brad. I'll take Brad You know, he's Holtz on the line with Jack
[00:25:21] I just don't know like it wouldn't you be better served with a Guy with some muscle guy who is a little bit of that gritty guy I mean I know we mentioned guys like Sam Bennett and stuff like put Sam Bennett there and
[00:25:34] You're gonna see a bigger return than you would with Alex Holtz I don't know what I don't know what Alex Holtz his game is like it's a he's a dude with a big shot
[00:25:43] You know it he doesn't seem like he sees the ice very well, he's terrible defensively You know, I just I don't know. I just I feel like if you're serious about Timo Brad he sure and and Hughes and giving these guys all of the
[00:26:01] All of the tools they need to go try and win a Stanley Cup I just don't know if Alex Holtz playing up there like this game on the boards I want this team to be a tough before checking team and he does not bring that so, you know
[00:26:14] It's just like a spot that we need a different type of player Like I've heard people say oh he could be a 30 goals for I don't care Like I don't care if he scores 30 goals for us. I don't know we're not gonna need if we stay healthy
[00:26:26] We're not one of the ones to score goaltending. Yeah, but I'm saying like if we stay healthy We're not gonna need him to score 30 goals We're gonna need somebody that can maybe give us 2025 goals, but be that chippy gritty dude and playing with Jack
[00:26:39] I mean if you are a skilled forward you're gonna get your points But you have to be able to do other things that I just don't see right Alex Holtz being able to do That's all what about you? Yeah, I've always been
[00:26:53] I've always been the fact that if the Hughes line was constructed properly with whatever other person is on the line Then I could see where Holtz can come in and just do his cannon thing
[00:27:03] This is all you got to do what the other two guys do what they're gonna do. Jack's gonna feed you That that blueprint has worked for other teams for other players
[00:27:11] But the way I see it now is I honestly do not think they're gonna let Mercer go now unless He absolutely has to go in a package to land the right player for this team
[00:27:21] I think you're looking at a longer-term contract for Mercer and if you do that you are Just dumb if you're not playing him in a top-six role, so he's gonna play with Jack Hughes and because of that
[00:27:35] There's no way Alexander Holtz should be on that line and because of that now I think you're wasting his talent anything low. I'm gonna stand by that permanently I don't see him on a fourth-line role. It does nothing for his type of play. I
[00:27:46] Was very high on Alexander Holtz I just really think he's got to be part of whatever package we need to get a better player in here And you'll have more success elsewhere. He's just not gonna cut it on this team
[00:27:57] If I'm wrong and he comes in this year and he blows our doors up great But I just think we got to move on and it's also like I think we mentioned this before but which Sheldon Keefe being here
[00:28:08] Like are we certain that it's not gonna be Jack and Timo, you know Like I mean, that's what we originally thought right like Timo was coming here to play with Jack Hughes I still feel like on paper. It's not a bad move
[00:28:20] It seems like the deal that make that it seems like the move that makes sense, right? Why there just wasn't chemistry with those guys
[00:28:26] Maybe Lindy just didn't keep them together long enough to develop any but I don't know how Keith maybe brings the ability for them to have Chemistry if that's an option then yeah that changes things up a lot and I still think on paper
[00:28:38] That's great Timo's style of game and Jack style if they can work together that makes it so tough to defend against Fell into it too because you know we sit here as fans they were having such a shitty year
[00:28:51] They put those three together it worked for a long time and ever since then we've just again been maintaining well assuming the first line is You know, he's your Meyer brat then what's gonna happen? But you're absolutely right
[00:29:02] There's nothing saying that's gonna be the case because my mindset on Alex Holtz changes a little bit when I think about that Like let's say that we are top or 1a line
[00:29:11] Whatever the fuck you want to call will call it the first line is let's say brat. He sure Mercer Then I can maybe be talked into Holtz Hughes Meyer because What those other two guys that's can be back scenario? I'm talking about yes that that might work
[00:29:30] That reminds me a little bit of the a line, you know Sakura yeah little you know different but there's similarity with a better shot Also got a better shot not a player for a better shot
[00:29:44] And that's exactly what I'm talking about just free him up to use that cannon and it's one Yeah, I mean if he I mean look Sakura was a heck of a two-way player
[00:29:51] I love this the Alex where is the two-way player in that scenario? That's what that analogy kind of falls apart if If Holtz could be that if Holtz was a little bit more like he sure in that regard
[00:30:02] You know the cannons great but just can you be more defensively responsible? Can you play the shutdown role when we ask it to that would make him so much more valuable to me of what I see
[00:30:12] What we need on this team, you know, it does not all about size I'm not necessarily looking for a guy who can you know throw massive hits But you need to be flexible enough to you know come with a gritty game when the game calls for it
[00:30:24] I didn't see too much of that from Holtz and I'm worried about You're him with Hughes and that and Mercer and then it's yeah Yeah, I could feel like you're not getting what you know where Meyer brings a different element than any of those guys
[00:30:38] He just say it it could look like what you call a soft line. Yeah. Yeah You know, I mean I guess that if Sheldon Keefe decided that he wants to keep him Tom Fitzgerald keeps
[00:30:49] You know, maybe this year we're gonna see how it goes up to the trade deadline And then maybe we ship them off in in March or whatever I mean, I'd be willing to of course, you know live with whatever they decide to do
[00:30:59] I'm not one of those, you know I want to see the team that Sheldon Keefe is gonna put out there and at least get a really good look at him And if Holtz is on it, you know
[00:31:09] He deserves a fair shake in this new system with maybe a coach that is going to kind of treat him a little bit Better and give them a little bit more opportunity
[00:31:18] Maybe this season's like training camp and preseason is gonna be so much more exciting than last year Yeah, because we've got a new coach. We've got so many new possibilities I'm dying to find out how it shakes out
[00:31:30] But you're right. We got so many big pickups that could still be made before we even get to that point So that's exciting and they did ask them Markstrom to like
[00:31:40] Nolan foot wears number 25 have you talked to him about your number? And so he said I'll talk to him It's not too expensive. I'll keep it but you know, so he might be changing his number but he seemed
[00:31:53] Extremely elated to be coming here like he's just he's super happy and I can't wait to see this guy in that I mean, it's gonna be excited
[00:32:02] So the cat friendly nature of this is that we are he's getting how much from the Devils this year and how much? Are the are this is Calgary retaining as I worry retaining his salary was six
[00:32:17] Six million. I think okay six million even I don't have the numbers in front of me I think how Gary was retaining 31% of that we were taking on 69% which was like 4.1 and change We're 4.1 to 5. Yeah for him
[00:32:31] 1.9 to 5 for Jake Allen so we're right in 6 million. That's who go to that's really that's really good Especially considering, you know, it leaves you room to do other stuff and how important that is and we were talking about, you know Some of the guys out there, you know
[00:32:46] They're gonna want maybe close to double that That's what's gonna get your cat, you know That's that's really impressive. I think with the exception of Persuade we were thinking everybody was gonna cost you only
[00:32:58] Tender we could have gotten and we assumed we could get blue swap for four years at you know Five million or four. I'm sorry four million for like five years or whatever. That was an assumption
[00:33:07] Right. That was the only goal in coming in anywhere near the four million dollar mark, right? For sure I mean, no proven win-win so and that's like And he's about as proven as far as you know, stability NHL numbers. So I'm very happy with yeah
[00:33:23] I think it's a really good move I think it's a move that had to get done like you can't compete against you know Siroken and Vasilevsky and just Sturkin with you know Nico Dawes and
[00:33:38] Vitek vanichek like we need a true now you look at like the the metro area and there are three Amazing goaltenders before New Jersey in front of New York, New York and New Jersey
[00:33:48] You know that is and and the fact that like the Devils keep landing these big-time guys Is just still like shocking to me like this never ever happens. Yeah players want to come here he did say that he spoke to Tyler to Foley and
[00:34:05] To Foley was raving about playing in New Jersey and stuff. So he was you know, he seems really excited So that's an interesting name to bring up right because it's come back around as far as the next You know top six forward that we could possibly
[00:34:21] Bring back going back to the phone on paper. No, but on paper It sounds good But then we go back to kind of during the year, you know
[00:34:28] How many times did at least myself I'll speak for I was like it just feels like too many cooks in the kitchen Kind of situation where yeah, it was doing his job, but as a team it wasn't kind of coming together
[00:34:38] Nothing against the only so on the surface. No, no, you want a back steady solid performer But there was something about it were injured. He was there. He's great I don't know. Yeah, I go past same but I go like it's just yeah
[00:34:51] Yeah, when you look at comparables if we don't land whoever it is, we think we really need You know if we're going into the season so week before and he's still a free agent and we got a spot
[00:35:02] I think Tyler to fully is gonna sign with his first team Who's another team that made some big moves today and that's the LA Kings I do I think he's gonna end up going back to the Kings and you guys saw what the Kings did today, right? Yep
[00:35:17] So Darcy Kemper Going to LA to be their goaltender and Washington gets a piece of garbage in Pierre Luke Dubois I This dude has played now what three teams in three years? He's like locked up for seven years over eight million dollars a year is just a crybaby
[00:35:40] You know force his way out of Winnipeg force his way out of Columbus It got to the point where you know, they're playing Winnipeg or Edmonton the first round La and your eight and a half million dollar guy is playing on the fourth line
[00:35:54] Like I don't think Robb weight could get rid of him fast enough So now he is Washington's problem I guess he's gonna be playing with OV and be centering that line and Darcy Kemper going to LA Which I don't know what Darcy Kemper hasn't in life, you know
[00:36:10] I mean he had the great run in in Colorado and then he disappeared in Washington these eyes. I mean Charlie's Charlie Lindgren took his job I didn't even see him like I don't I don't know what he has left
[00:36:22] But so Pierre Luke Dubois now part of our division So we get to see him. I just made our division here get a couple more points But I do think that this move for Jacob Markstrom and if nothing else is done if this is our team as is
[00:36:39] With Markstrom, I think that we just made the playoffs. I believe that I Think that this this move will get us into the playoffs now a couple more moves Maybe we make a nice deep run in the playoffs, but I think this gets us in
[00:36:54] It's looking gargoyle that as is I would say we get in it's ahead of where I thought we'd be this time of year Well, the Stanley Cup finals still going on. We've made some huge moves. So I'm very happy about that
[00:37:05] I was kind of concerned with Fitzgerald's comments and like dude you set yourself up for this What do you do? He's coming through so that's great You know, that's that's important, you know
[00:37:16] If he's gonna be the guy he's got to come through and any comments he makes us I don't know how wise it was but he's doing it. So that's great. Yeah, he's backing it up and Now we have a standing cups We have a Stanley Cup final to
[00:37:31] To talk about now so well, that's true. That's true, but I want to know guys. How's your balls? Oh Well, you know Other than you know them not being as smooth as I'd like them to be in the occasional ingrown hair
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[00:44:44] Slash ice for eligibility and deposit restrictions terms and responsible gaming resources copyright NHL 2024 all rights reserve That's DraftKings Sportsbook code THPN the crown is yours Guys, I did not think the Edmonton Oilers had this in them. No, I I we had him dead buried
[00:45:05] Okay, our last show we kind of look like complete douchebags because I mean and then eight to one. Oh my god They score what five on Bob Rossi who looked less than I would just not even human
[00:45:21] He looks not good something. Yeah, it's the hard part about doing a podcast pre hockey game and posting it the next morning Right. You got your title set up Yeah, yeah, it definitely didn't age well in that 24-hour span
[00:45:37] I don't think any of us were seeing eight to one but I kind of felt like All right. This is a huge win for Edmonton this eight to one game four
[00:45:49] But at the same time I think that that's an easier win for a lot easier loss for Florida to shake off Like I felt like they think if they both played balls to the wall and they lost by a goal
[00:46:02] You know, you can kind of come out of that game going fuck man We gave it all we got but you come out of that game like we didn't give it shit We need to come back and play hard, but they were bad in every facet every every
[00:46:13] We did not see them play that bad. I think all year. No let alone the playoffs Which is weird. Like how does that happen? And now you go back home and Their power play has got awful
[00:46:26] They and and Edmonton is just I mean I said on the last show or a couple weeks ago like Connor McDavid He might be one of the greatest hockey players I've ever seen in my life
[00:46:37] I've completely lied about that. He is the greatest hockey player I've ever seen in my whole life This guy is fucking that he is he did great and you know, there was a lot of talk after that ain't one game
[00:46:47] That Bob Ross key, you know probably should still be in the conversation for conspite then I agreed with that but more you know, you get you go to game five and It's a one-goal game that goal between the legs
[00:47:00] I mean I'll give McDavid credit but come on it was not a good goal by any standard It was it was a bad goal and that was the difference. I don't think the other goals were bad
[00:47:09] I mean there were some great efforts that you can't blame Bob Ross key for but that one was the difference maker in this game and so no, I don't I think Bob Ross key more so for the
[00:47:20] The last game than the blowout has taken himself out of that cut smite at least to date You know things change if he pitches the shutout and a you know, one nothing win or something like that 50 saves or something right? Yeah, I
[00:47:35] Just I didn't think that they had it in him Paul Maurice just seems like you know, he's He's not coaching right now Like dude do something like I feel like Florida is resting on his our laurels a little bit and they should not be because
[00:47:50] I still don't think that any of the I still think Edmonton has all the pressure I really yeah he took a question like on the set at during the second period from I can't remember her name who asked the questions in the middle of the game and
[00:48:02] They asked about like, you know, she was asking about like do you think between last game in this game? And he's like no There's nothing related one thing has nothing to do with the other and I could just see him kind of like
[00:48:13] Like just fighting this this the tide that was coming against him Yeah, you know and a little bit of a head in the sand kind of thing Which he's been a great coach this his whole playoffs, so I expect him to get back on top
[00:48:26] I really do but I don't know that was not this Florida team doesn't lose four in a row like that's not First of all who does who's been up three nothing in the in the Stanley Cup finals and gone on to lose
[00:48:38] I don't think there's a precedent. Well, yeah, there's what happened once right like 80 something years ago like 1940 something Toronto I think like 1941 or something that I didn't know yeah still almost never happens because that's exceedingly rare you're going back that far
[00:48:55] So I think it's a strong bet that it's just about possible. It's exciting that always happening if we get to a game seven It's gonna be fucking crazy And we're almost there. So it's very possible. I just I still don't see it happening
[00:49:09] I don't even see them get to a game seven I kind of feel like I got this wrong. I kind of feel like at this point You gotta have a game seven, right? Like we've done this far like it's it's gotta go the whole distance now
[00:49:22] But I do think that Florida at this point. All right, we we let him in we let him back in I just I don't see I see Florida getting back to their game on Friday night
[00:49:33] I think one of the biggest dangers too is that when you had Edmonton down Nobody could help them. They were just like down floor was smothering them
[00:49:41] The refs couldn't help them. Well last night. I thought the refs gave them quite a bit of assistance particularly in the third period There was a couple non calls and a couple calls against that were very key in like deciding whether you know
[00:49:55] Florida was gonna be able to come back which they almost did so, you know Like you get down to a game seven anything can happen So this this next game six is gonna be fun because we know that it's a coin flip and you're gonna have like
[00:50:06] The best player maybe whoever played the game and McDavid going into a game seven, how do you not get excited about that? That's gonna be so much fun. What do you think Bobby what happens?
[00:50:17] Well, first of all, I think that Edmonton's just been very opportunistic the last couple games and yeah They're winning the special teams big time so you can take the eight one game kind of out of it
[00:50:29] Well game kind of gonna happen. I I agree with you Chris that felt like that was an easier game to overcome Right, but then you know you start the next game the same way with a shorthand to go against it's got to hurt
[00:50:42] It's gotta be deflating a little bit They did what they had to do to get it done. I don't think they're Destroying Florida by any stretch of the imagination. I still think that it logically all the hockey I've watched like
[00:50:57] It might not even go seven. I'm gonna say it goes seven. It's coming back All right But I understand why it might not because you're talking about like he said Florida losing four in a row
[00:51:06] Seems absurd but Edmonton is the one team that's certainly capable of winning four or five six sixteen in a row I mean, this would be the biggest collapse. I've ever seen Weekend and they were like, you know both of us before they Edmonton won a game
[00:51:23] It's like it, you know, it's uh, it's a boring final like forget about the in-game I don't care what in-game look like on the surface if you're up three nothing like to me That's boring and I said the only thing that's gonna make this
[00:51:35] an interesting final is if it goes seven at this point like not even if Edmonton wins one or two and it still goes six At the end of the year, you're just gonna look back and say a Stanley Cup
[00:51:44] That was one in six. Yeah, you know this has to go seven for it to be exciting and now I'm really pulling for that I honestly do feel that an epic Oilers all along of course. I do feel they're gonna take it back
[00:51:55] And make it go seven. I just think that statistically the odds are still against them winning the Stanley Cup still It's just well hard you're 100% right about the one comment that nobody's gonna remember what happens if they lose on Friday
[00:52:07] I mean nobody remembers that the Devils were down three nothing in 2012 and forced it to game six and lost LA Nobody remembers our play against where they scored three goals fucking burnin shut the game
[00:52:18] Unreal but um, what you will call it. I have to say though like I just feel like Edmonton if it does go to game seven, it has to go to overtime
[00:52:29] Like it that's it's just where I'm at now it has to go to overtime in game seven like I want to see A cup one on an overtime goal in game seven would just I've never seen it. I Think that would be awesome. So let's see what happens
[00:52:44] It's it's fun and then we got the draft and we have free agency a couple of days after so I think that things Are gonna really move for the Devils? One last thing on that. So Connor Mcgavrey talking about how good you played did I see this right?
[00:52:58] So now he's Third all-time and playoff points behind basically Greski Greski. Oh, yeah, right. Yeah Wow, I think six more points and He what got How many six seven what like 11 points in the past three games or something or something like that into
[00:53:18] Yeah, I think it's I think it's a letter group. Yeah, which is crazy See some people saying that even if Florida wins next game That The customize should go to McDavid and I don't know if I'm going that far No, I called that before the series started
[00:53:35] Yeah, but I said I also said that the Edmonton was going to win and I said You didn't say they really might still get it But I think they were gonna lose in four, you know, I assumed it was going six or seven
[00:53:46] I probably would not give it to like as great as he's been and all the points like to me is not I've never liked the idea of giving anybody in a losing team because right and maybe it comes back to fucking as you care
[00:54:00] That was the biggest bullshit Now this would be less bullshit if McDavid wanted somehow then that move but I still don't it gives me a bad taste I mean, maybe it goes seven they lose any breaks Greski's record for like plant points
[00:54:14] And maybe think about this for a second in in the 20 something games. He's played 43 points or whatever it is is like a Nico Hescher year when he got hurt for 10 games Like insane amount of points in just the playoffs. This guy is a tremendous tremendous player
[00:54:33] I mean, I agree with you if they don't win No, I always think that the cons might should go to the winning I think so I think Tony might nail it depending on what happens on Friday because I think that Matthew Kachuk finally woke up
[00:54:46] Definitely woke up there in game five. So I think he's gonna have a huge game Friday night And definitely yeah I really really like Chuck's game and if you guys will indulge me
[00:54:57] I want to get on a soapbox about something just for a second sure as everybody knows who listens to this show I've got a really big problem with the guarantee, you know the messier guarantee
[00:55:08] It comes up a lot of time. You guys have told me to get over it I can't get over it when the media can't get over it and they keep bringing it up It was about a year ago this time we were talking about it
[00:55:17] I guess because we were playing the Rangers in the playoffs where it came up again And I said, you know how many times somebody says we will win this game every time every game There's a player who said it in every game
[00:55:31] So that's a couple hundred thousand times in hockey and then the minor leagues and college it happens all the fucking time Half the time gets no notice because didn't happen. I want to read you something
[00:55:41] We have a chance to capture the biggest goal of our lives tonight. We're gonna do that Matthew Kachuck that is Matthew Kachuck quote now, let me tell you something Matthew Kachuck backed up his words
[00:55:54] He certainly did he had a hell of a game. He had one of the best saves on an empty netter Beautiful here's the thing they lost the game He didn't win when he had a chance to win his quote-unquote, you know biggest goal of his life
[00:56:09] This quote is gonna go away No one's gonna talk about this quote again, however, let's say right after that save Somehow Moraxi Florida goes down they tie the game up with less than 15 seconds
[00:56:22] You know, there's 20 seconds when he made the saves with and then they go to overtime Whoever fucking scores it. Maybe he scores it says it doesn't matter You could look at this and say look what Matthew Kachuck said fucking a right. He backed it all up
[00:56:32] He saved the goal. We scored a goal had an assist and then whatever happens in overtime I get your point because it's like I Understand what aggravates you about this is that in retrospect we could just pick a
[00:56:46] You know a like thing that happened and then ascribe some great meaning to it after the fact, you know Whereas we just let it go when these predictions don't pan out. It's like whatever, you know Nobody's like gonna remember
[00:57:01] Messias being a liar when he said it every time he was wrong, right? Oh Gary and you know was saying would have been true of Kachuck and now looking back on Connor McDavid after game three goal Everybody's counting us out and we're like, dude, shut up
[00:57:14] You know, I'm gonna play the game you are out right? Well now he's gonna you know people who want to make a story out of it might say remember this when yeah They even said nobody believes in us
[00:57:25] Everybody's counting us out and you just watch and they come back to me bring it to a game seven It now has meaning after the fact But on the other hand I look at this bomb going of course they're broadcasters
[00:57:35] They're trying to make a story that the average idiot who doesn't necessarily follow hockey can sink their teeth in so that you're like And watches the finals, I know it's like oh what a story this goes to my anger New York Rangers, oh yeah That's huge
[00:57:54] So yeah, I mean the guarantee sucks because he fucking came through, you know And it's not like he said all he said was we will win tonight. That's all he said So I wasn't I guarantee everybody we're going
[00:58:08] Yeah, no, he said we will win tonight same exact thing Matthew Kachuck said. Yep And you know, he should say that he's a captain of the truck and up to yeah great
[00:58:18] He didn't get a hat trick with that Dinerter, but he was very important part of that game I think this is why they should allow sports gambling, but you have to gamble on yourself Huge amount I am betting next year's four million dollars that we will win tonight
[00:58:32] They got I can fucking respect as well as it pays up if you lose They put your fucking money where your mouth is exactly, you know We did say before we finished the show there this there is a
[00:58:44] sad loss to devil nation and I think yes we need to discuss this because I Am very angry about this Dan. Do you want to tell everybody what we're all annoyed and yeah I'm sitting there watching the game with my kid and she's saying oh no
[00:59:02] Like what happened she's like Eric who walked is not gonna be with the team next year What are you talking about? Honestly when she said that I was like Now is she like moving on to something else? No, she plays for me her Instagram
[00:59:16] You know statement on it and you know still being very professional She says in though in certain terms that the devil said they were not the devils But MSG has decided not to renew her contract and that they're going in a quote different direction
[00:59:31] You know, which is always this is everybody's heard these phrases before it basically mean I was I was let go I didn't choose to leave and I was kind of shocked by that I'm like what are they thinking get rid of her? She's been the best
[00:59:45] Person on their broadcast You know that role is not as important as your play by playing color as far as the importance of the broadcast It's the secondary kind of role as the anchor in the studio. She works with south everybody loves
[00:59:59] You know it's out, but he's not everybody. Well, that's true He's not the most you know sparkly personality sometimes, you know He's a little he's a little you know tense and and you know, just word. Yeah, you know awkward time that's a great word for it and
[01:00:16] You know She always had this great easy way about her excellent in interviews with the players Managed to do them without making them seem stupid and trite which they can often Be because you're interviewing athletes and you know, what are they gonna say?
[01:00:29] You know, it's it's gonna be kind of like this boring segment. She did a good job Professional I thought she was great. I can't understand it. Why does MSG let her go that I mean, I haven't seen any
[01:00:41] Reasoning on this. I don't know what you guys know. I Don't know I would think that they probably need more money to you know for the Rangers pre and post game shows
[01:00:49] So, you know, of course we get fucked one of you guys, you know going over a theory that it's going towards Sam Rosen's deviated septum search Any I mean if they're right, I would appreciate a better sound coming out of that man's mouth
[01:01:04] But I mean that's a high price to pay Erica walker was if she's a devil I mean, she's been with the team for years only woman on that broadcast and she like you said she does an amazing
[01:01:16] Job why in God's name would you get rid of her if she's on NHL Network? She absolutely kills it everything. She does in this sport MLB network, too She's always she only ever she's cross sports. Yes
[01:01:29] I mean she's fantastic and you know, we have her she's a devil and yeah She's doing all this other stuff, but she you should have locked her up. That's a huge huge mistake
[01:01:39] I thought the end MSG and get what's the end game like who who's who's better like to Dan's point to be opposite? Sal who's great like in-game analysis, right?
[01:01:48] But then to have to kind of bring that back to an entertainment standpoint or to go down the ice and interview Jack Hughes with all his dry talk after game where all he wants to do is just leave
[01:01:57] Gotta go and and still make it work. It doesn't make any sense ludicrous But what I don't understand is why the hell are we part of MSG? That is so disturbing to me I can't we figure out any other way Broadcast yeah, they literally own the Rangers
[01:02:16] First of all the MSG sucks because they can't reach terms with all the cable companies that serve New Jersey So, you know doubles fans have been suffered for like two years now Yeah, and how to watch their team and it's ridiculous. This partnership really does stink
[01:02:29] I don't know where else the Devils can go. Well, didn't they just resign with MSG too? Probably it was fairly recently. I do believe yeah Yeah
[01:02:38] because I think that this coming year was or maybe it was even last year was the last year of the contract and I Guess they re-upped with them But when they weren't sure there was talk that the Devils were gonna sign up with the yes. Yes network
[01:02:52] Yeah, yeah, you know, I would be so excited for them to go. We're not signed up with any fucking network It's an app you can get it and watch it streaming through your TVs. It hears right cost like
[01:03:05] I'm obviously ignorant of the business and it probably costs a ton of money for the infrastructure and the personnel to do an actual Broadcast and that's what MSG is bringing but boy if we could somehow pull it off I think they'd be the most exciting thing to see
[01:03:19] You know us not paired with the Islanders and the Rangers and five other teams. They don't give a shit about Even um, even like the Mets created their own broadcast years ago now, you know sports net sports at New York
[01:03:34] That is in the name. They have always said like, you know the whole area You know what I mean? At least the fact that it's literally Madison Square garbage It's just infuriating it really is and and to dick around the local markets
[01:03:49] Like you said is just unrealistic in today's world. It makes absolutely no sense but above all else it's just strictly on a talent base like there's Nothing wrong with what she was doing. She was probably better than anyone you're gonna bring in I would have been okay
[01:04:05] If they said they didn't renew sales contract as long as she was there Like I could live without sell doing his I think I would lose anybody in that broadcast over her You know, I mean she's she's the best that they have I'm we need to do something
[01:04:19] We need to start a petition the Brat Packet started that Oh Last I checked it was he was going for a thousand signatures Someday I would like to see Danico into like the Stan Fischler role, you know where he's the you know expert
[01:04:33] They bring in and talk about trying. Yeah, I don't know how much I want him to do color forever I really don't I mean I feel like He doesn't bring too many stories is playing dates
[01:04:47] What is really come first but isn't it I have love for Danico as a devil But let's let's look at his broadcast has he brought you know that Really to it
[01:04:57] I mean, but have you also notice the decline in him in the last couple years because I feel like I have I Think he's run out of things to say I don't know even making like stupid mistakes about calling stuff
[01:05:08] Maybe they're grooming sal to take the color job. I don't know. I don't know man. I don't think that's it I'd rather see Erica as the color commentator. I know who I want and He's not gonna do it. No
[01:05:19] Nice deal with what was it? What's that forget the name of the team college stiller? I don't know if it's college or minor leagues minor league minor league Scott Gomez. I think oh, yeah interesting color guy I could totally see that
[01:05:34] You know you do want an ex player but you know, I don't know I'm going off a tangent. What a bummer and the GM So Scotty Gomez got hired as the head coach and general manager of the Surrey Eagles
[01:05:47] Wow, yeah, so what league is that? I don't even know OHL I don't know I'm trying to check here. I don't know what the Surrey Eagles League is Do Think that um, you know the room on the street is I've got that placey coming back
[01:06:08] So the hotness factor is gonna drop by five. Oh Just not Johnny. He loves her Johnny does love her. I don't understand it What did you say then that she's got like itchy butt syndrome? Cuz she's
[01:06:23] Remember her yeah, definitely. She was constantly squirming that seat. Yeah, her ass is uncomfortable Definitely showed awesome. What's the I? Don't know what she's doing, but she better not be coming back Their junior ice hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia
[01:06:43] They're members of the coastal division of the British Columbia Hockey League. Oh BC So that's that's where I was gonna say Pain is due well pain is dues So, all right, I think we're gonna guys have anything else you want to touch on
[01:07:04] Covers it it's been a big messier dig in so happy. Yeah, I'm a gold tender that I can't go show without shitting on the Rangers a little bit So maybe we'll do a show post Stanley Cup Final game six. Yeah. Yeah, I think we show
[01:07:20] Any predictions here? I think our actions. I know I picked them in six. I'm gonna stick with that. How about you? I think Florida's gonna take it on Friday night. Yeah, I think Florida wins it in Edmonton and
[01:07:36] Connor McDavid gets the cons my and refuses to accept it on the ice That's my mom you said it was by a cun hair But that you know, it's gonna go seven for sure So I guess you're thinking Edmonton's a lot for game six again
[01:07:51] I mean my original pick was gonna be Edmonton in seven You win with Florida in six before me I decided to take six just to show you my confidence in oilers obviously can't happen
[01:07:59] No, I'm gonna say the oilers in seven, but you know the honest Bob and me says they're gonna win game six I'm losing him. So I'm still going for I don't think anybody will complain unless you're a Panther fan. Nobody's gonna complain about game seven
[01:08:14] I mean you're saying it McDavid's gonna get awarded the what and and Reveals to accept it on the ice While Florida's out there Celebrating all the cup. He's done that I don't know. No, no I don't think it was too much of an ambassador to do that
[01:08:34] I think he that's a good what happened with you Garrett step it on and I don't really fucking took it on our ice Okay, he cried because you couldn't believe that he just hoes the best coltender ever right?
[01:08:44] Bullshit one more quick little Jacob Markstrom fact that I did not know His first ever NHL game was in New Jersey against Marty brodor just saw that yeah. Yeah And now his career has come full circle and he's Clickbait articles on my full circle. I'm like, we do
[01:09:05] First game here. He said a boss it was yeah He's like it was nothing like it when you're standing in that crease and I think he came in the first period
[01:09:14] He came on off the bench if I understood what he said correctly came in off the bench in the first and How intimidated he was looking down the ice and just seeing Marty brodor's insane
[01:09:27] I can't imagine what that's like. I know you're that was I don't recall when he came into the league I think it was 2000. I think it was like 12 or 13. Oh, Kovalchuk was on the team Well, I'll do arena. He didn't get the play
[01:09:42] No, I don't think yeah not play it confident or Fred and burn No So his Jacob Markstrom's first NHL game. Let me just get this He was a okay. Yeah, so He played his first career NHL game at the Prudential Center on January 23rd
[01:10:05] 2011 as a member of the Florida Panthers and That was uh So yeah, does it blow anybody else's mind how fucking all the Prudential Center is already? I know that fucking thing like I still feel like it was it's been like ten years
[01:10:19] It's just been around it was oh seven or a week right like I think it was oh wait. Yeah Wow Yep. Yeah, and it's an old arena now. We need a new one. I still love it. I've been to I've been to a lot of arenas
[01:10:31] especially, you know post continental Airlines and Lot of my thought would impress me more but when you get to continental, I'm sorry we get to Prudential
[01:10:40] And just realize like how much room you really do have kind of move around the concourse and all that like I know there's some bullshit Going on with the food this year
[01:10:46] But in general it really is a good place going on with the food during the year a lot There was a lot of places that were closed Limited their menu people were paying outrageous amount of money for chicken finger No fries kind of stuff
[01:10:59] But and it is funny because it was kind of one of their core concepts Was to have local food and good food and like an abundance of Yeah, so it really did kind of go awry this year which
[01:11:10] goes against everything that the new ownership has done which is really kind of made it more of a Fan experience beyond just the game right right now almost to the point of interruption If you ask me like people don't just go watch a game anymore
[01:11:23] Yeah, so it's really weird that that happened. Hopefully they do like those fire and ice bars That's not that we never had a continental there. No pretty cool Yeah, we never had any club bars like that or anything
[01:11:32] Weird shit too when we were up there for opening day, you know John's talking about buddies like I'm heading to the main bars name and they're like it's all free right now
[01:11:41] We're like what like twelve dollar beer day became free sure enough like we went up there and like we didn't have to pay That's awesome open public bar. I'm like this is crazy that no one knows
[01:11:54] Well, if I didn't know and I would have been drinking outside for four hours before I went in I was done at that point. I'm like, you know our light the water, please It'll be fun
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