Playoff Update, Ruff/Sabres, Leafs & Tons More – Episode 494

On Episode 494 of Spittin’ Chiclets the guys talk all things NHL Playoffs

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and not being able to edit anything Biz
it has me just feeling some sort of way
right now baby oh yeah absolutely Paul
biznasty bissette what’s going on buddy
live we’ll do it live buddy let’s go hey
I would be poopy pants right now and the
leaves are down 02 but Pablo put the
leaves on his back like you know as sad
as it sounds that’s my greatest Leaf
memory to date them winning game two of
a first round series to tie things up
against the Boston Bruins they have not
beat them look at that [ __ ]
celebration we’re not going to dive into
Leafs quite yet we’re going to go back
to yesterday’s games because we want to
stay hot on topic but I am so so [ __ ]
fired up there’s a possibility that
William neander is playing in game three
I heard he’s out I heard he’s out no you
didn’t there still he stayed on the ice
he stayed on the I I know but ke said in
the [ __ ] shut the [ __ ] up ke said in
the press conference after there’s a
possibility William neander will play
game three I actually we’re GNA save it
I have heard a lot of rumors and things
come through my cell phone but I think
I’m down to the bottom of what happened
and why he’s not in the lineup and I
will say it when we go over that series
little dangle the carrot for him am
merals I love it dangle the carrot buiz
was game two better than H dinner with
Chen and will onette up in Toronto that
was H well you know what given the
length of the dinner and it was probably
twice the length of the game yes I would
say the game was better no offense to
will and I have already reached out via
DM he was obviously concerned after game
one but I did say hey we’d love to get
you on the Pod and or our new live show
even for just 15 minutes to talk a
little Leafs Bruins and he said let look
at my schedule so that feeler is out
there I thought I thought he said sorry
I have a restraining order against ra I
can’t come on that show he’s I’m very
busy in the creative process of of
writing Bourn with u memy that’s why he
that’s why he’s been non-existent and
G’s had to take over for the the social
media he’s he’s writing his new script
with Will Arnett but boys I am so fired
up for this obviously hey couple clicks
for fishy and G setting all this up and
of course we got to welcome our game
notes buddy who’s used to this type of
live [ __ ] in the chat Mr Merles welcome
aboard baby what’s up what’s up so Army
and I we were gonna do a cease and
desist on you guys you know you’re
stealing our Thunder with the live show
in the chat but we settled out of court
and that’s why I’m here today I got I
gave a free bet I gave him a free a free
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now with you texted the group before you
came in as far as this free play
Vancouver what do you say they’re
they’re plus 220 right now with
Nashville at Nashville I believe is now
I think they’re still plus two they’re
plus 220 to win the series I don’t think
we’re hopping in that game first but
with done I’m getting excited I’m
excited and Peter let’s just save it for
that let’s save it let’s it you poor
Pricks well we got to say boys this
isn’t the only time we’re going to be
live on the internet today tonight uh 7
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right 7:00 jump on for that we got a few
special guests stopping by too uh Merl’s
uh Game notes when’s the next episode
coming up Let the folks know Friday at
11:00 a.m. we’ll have all the picks for
I’ll have a few picks in this show but
you know we know we come hard on Friday
Saturday so we’ll see you 11:00 a.m.
Friday Game notes I love this roll out
so we have the regular pod coming out
Mondays as usual I think this Monday
given the crazy Sunday schedule we will
be recording Monday morning so that
podcast actually won’t be out till
probably like at 3: or 4 in the
afternoon if I’m not mistaken and then
of course we’re going to be coming to
you live like this every Wednesday and
then we got the game notes Friday so
we’re just hitting you in these
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scheduling we love you guys yeah I think
we’re doing Monday live if I’m not
mistaken right G is that a regular we’re
doing Monday live too we’re doing Monday
live boys we’re doing Monday live two
lives in one week I like that I like
that I like that I I’m a I’m a live guy
dude no I once again I could really
regret that but I’m a live
guy absolutely can’t wait boys but we
got to dive right into it uh it took
this long to get our first overtime of
the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs the
longest since
1997 but Florida commanding two nothing
lead after who else car vers swaggy ver
heagy ended things 259 into the extra
session right now he’s just the sixth
NHL of all time to score at least five
playoff overtime game winners this is
crazy when you look at the list ahead of
him here uh sorry I got to find the list
here actually go sack’s number one with
eight of them dude sack uh Maurice
Rashad Glenn Anderson Cory Perry and
Patrick Kane but ver done in 47 games
all those other guys the least was 132
games what he’s done in this small am
the time is insane n that doesn’t even
he’s got and he’s got eight game winners
so like you know he’s got he’s scoring
Big Goal after Big Goal and what a
patient play on that on that tuck he
just waited him out waited him out and
what we’ve seen this year especially
last night with Dumba the save we’ll
talk about the save but you gotta go you
gotta go top shelf sometimes you can go
even go on the ice these mid-range shots
we saw it in the NCAA game with Leonard
the go the goalie on Denver he went roof
job on that backand but the sneakiest
best part of that play was the dirt dog
kachuck picking that picking that thing
up off the wall spinning off of his
check it was all created off the four
check they had a nice four check right
before that Tampa got it back out they
rimmed it in and kachuck makes a beauty
of a play for swaggy I mean the fact
this guy was a Tampa Bay lightning and
ever since he’s come over to Florida
he’s just lit it up over 40 goals last
year I think he was right around 40 this
year but the patience on this dude is
something else but the goal tending guys
I think it was one of the greatest goal
tending battles save for save that I can
ever remember I saw somebody saying it
was like w versus poopa in 1990 or
something RPI guy was he yeah won the
National
Championship oh oh he was on that team
no [ __ ] yeah him and Adam Oats so I
don’t remember that I was seven but that
goal tending battle and it was funny
because bski didn’t have to make that
many saves they were just all lights out
vasileski had to do a lot more work but
he made some 10 bellers as well so I
just was amazed that playoff Bob is
doing again um that is just look at that
he’s a ninja he’s a he’s Gumby eyes in
the back of his head to to do that is
you you you said the the the save at in
the national championship game that one
that one was along the ice wasn’t it
this one was no that one was the same
thing where if it was on the ice or up
top it’s a goal but mid-range they just
get that that shoulder that arm on it
but the that was better than the Denver
one because he’s backwards he’s just
totally throwing everything out there
and I think that save shows a lot about
goalies that people don’t necessarily
always think of like you talk about
players and extra effort not giving up
like like
goendale and that’s not it B Browski is
a guy that he’ll do anything to make a
save and it’s it’s it’s same way you got
to fight through a check you got to
fight through a guy picking up your
stick in front goalies got to battle
through traffic they got to make that
last Stitch effort to do whatever they
can any part of their body
and holy [ __ ] you you you talked about
the goal tending battle I think
everybody’s going to remember that one
but later in that period I would say
between the two of them one of the best
goal tending performances I’ve ever seen
in a period as far as 10 Bell saves when
he went splits on Celli going to the net
and he basically just got it with his
toe and the F you know how most guys do
that and then their body gets turned
around the fact that he was able to do
it and then stay there and like hold
ground was absolutely bananas so I know
over gets the gamewinner and by the way
crazy stat 11th overtime victory for the
Florida Panthers in a row yes 11 in a
row so this goes back to last year when
kachuck was scoring the OT winner and
going right to the gate hey hey busting
30 boys let’s get going here these guys
are [ __ ] ruthless in overtime and
going to the other side Tampa Bay they
can’t find any luck I thought that for
the second half of the game they brought
it to them like they knew they were
playing for their playoff lives and they
turned it up up but as far as you think
that series is
over guys I listen I’m not I will never
underestimate the the heart of a
champion and they’re going home and I
would imagine COV brings his game up to
that level we’ve seen all season long I
think that they’ve done a good job of
neutralizing them them getting that kill
that four-minute double Miner at the
beginning of the third period was so
[ __ ] massive for them like that to me
like that that was the that was the game
right there right they had that
opportunity four minutes fresh ice to
get that go-ahead goal couldn’t do it
they hold the fort uh do I think it’s
over I think that they go back in split
and I don’t see this game going longer
or this series going longer than six
games I I originally had Florida and six
boys to drop the first two uh listen
huge loss that we haven’t talked about
yet for the Florida Panthers Sam Bennett
takes a [ __ ] Clapper right to the
hand Ms it sounds like he’s done for the
series so as far as going back to that
goal tending performance absolutely
incredible Bob to me the story but six
losses in overtime in a row for Tampa a
swing of 11 wins for the Florida
Panthers and OT
remarkable yeah B that streak uh the
second longest in NHL history it
actually goes back to 2021 this 11 game
overtime streak the record is 14 uh
Montreal did it from 93 to 98 how about
the 93 Habs they lost the very first OT
game they played that playoffs and they
won the next 10 overtime games during
that whole playoffs including three in
the Stanley Cup Final to win the Stanley
Cup you imagine as a fan getting to
experience that 10 overtime wins in a
Stanley Cup play I don’t even know if
fans would want to sign up for it like
yeah if you know what’s gonna happen but
the the stress of that I just quickly
the the first round of the NHL playoffs
guys it’s the greatest two weeks in
sports we are biased but I think the
world’s catching on you see the
viewerships up 60% from last year’s
first round right now hockey is thriving
boys and it’s a pleasure to get to be a
part of it cover it my last thing on
Tampa dude you everyone calls COV the
power play Merchant right they were one
for six last night okay I don’t think
he’s a power play Merchant he was my
vote for MVP but you can’t be one for
six dude you got to be able to do better
than that you got the one goal but Biz
you talked about it that four minutes
you had you got to bury one like that
but Bennett is Bennett already had a
goal and an assist in that game then he
goes out it it looks like maybe a broken
wrist broken broken hand I don’t know we
certainly won’t find out but without him
dude that’s a kick in the dick even if
they get by Tampa which it looks like I
don’t know if Tampa can win four of the
next five games but even if they get by
I feel like you need Bennett for a long
run he’s just too valuable and he’s too
much of a playoff style prick to to lose
out and not
have terrible when you say it that way
four out of five they got a win but yeah
buddy I they always said what is it a
series doesn’t start until a road team
win home team loses a game home team
loses a game I think they’re still fine
you know like they said like Bennett’s
gone stay I never won in the playoffs
anyway B that’s why I couldn’t remember
it I got 40 to one on Tampa to still win
the cup they’re up to 90 to one if they
win this series they’re going to win the
next series they’re gonna go to the
finals so it’s just get through this
series uh just to give some more love
Tampa way though Celli he’s such a great
player like you don’t if if you don’t
get a chance to watch him enough the way
that he plays a 200 foot game I thought
Paul was awesome so overall from a play
perspective I’m not concerned about
Tampa and you know they’re going to be
coming guns of Blazing uh just I guess
would be sad here if like [ __ ] man
stammer like he’s their Captain right
you never know how how quick these
things can turn and next thing you know
the Dynasty’s over he doesn’t have a
contract for next year but I’m sure
he’ll have a lot to say about it in game
three along with with the rest of that
core group so uh uh they they they ain’t
done yet but they’re definitely on the
ropes sorry uh I don’t know if you guys
would agree before we move on from this
series I think overall the two best
games of the play for one series the two
best games so far entertainment speed
and I think Winnipeg Colorado’s right
there but these Florida Tampa games to
be expected this is why I wanted that
last day of the regular season for this
to go down to give us Florida Tampa to
give us Boston Toronto when it happened
to to me I feel like maybe from a modern
day version people like the 43 game I
tend to like a game where it’s 3-2 and
then you got the big saves as well
because it gives you every Dynamic of
hockey so if you’re a if you’re maybe a
person who’s never followed hockey
before and you watch that game you’re
like oh my God who are these people
standing between those posts they’re
just [ __ ] flying around like ninjas
and gummy the whole time it’s a walrus
you seen [ __ ] commercial walrus it’s
a [ __ ]
walrus guys I do have a little breaking
news here so George Richards just posted
that uh Florida Panthers coach Paul
Maurice said Sam Bennett better than
they initially thought out perhaps only
a week wow a bone bruise they say a bone
bruise and that’s a big time Big Time uh
gift for the Panthers that looked bad
that looked bad so I wouldn’t believe
anything you hear this time of year
yeah what was your takeaway you usually
love the goalies and you’re a huge
babski guy aren’t you yeah I mean I like
I love all the goalies it’s crazy too
two two rushing goalies going at it I
thought it was yeah one of the most
entertaining goalie playoff games I’ve
ever seen it was just insane saves both
ends I mean Bob was just a a little bit
better than vassie but Tampa was right
there man I mean the game was a coin
flip it went to overtime count out Tampa
Bay your own Peril Biz I will say that
and just to go back to the high ratings
uh with the point you were saying Biz I
want to give commend you like you go on
Pat McAfee show I’ve notic you’ve been
going on that quite a bit I think that’s
that’s huge for getting the word of
hockey out there he’s been very good
about spread spreading the gospel as
well and also also too I want to talk
about the bosto Twitter feed man that’s
been huge wi for like getting hockey out
there we never really put a lot of
hockey stuff I think we’re bringing a
lot of fans in and just showing people
how awesome our game is and how skilled
these guys are so I got sneak attacked
by Patty maroon on Pat McAfee and then
that Boston Connor had me bet the 10
public push-ups so I could be on TNT
getting demanded push-ups from Boston
Connor if uh 10 that was the bet well
just it’s like more of a humiliation
where he could say hey next segment you
do when you’re doing your demo make sure
you throw in one push-up so he can oh
humiliation you your your push-up Clips
will be on your Ria account and you’ll
be just wheeling and dealing for usual
you have your shirt off doing those
push-ups 10 pump jump push-ups but
McAfee McAfee I think I I shouldn’t say
I guys I have no idea but you you got to
think that ESPN’s like hey we got to
talk a little bit about hockey we have
all these games but you could tell he
loves it whether he was pushed into
watching or watched it on his own he he
is in deep in he’s a big Pittsburgh guy
right so he grew up with penguins fans
they were Penguins fan they were doing
all their stuff and going back to
push-ups I just and you already touched
on kachuck being the dog that he is to
start that playoff with vagi I just
thought it was kind of like a pass of
the torch in in the interstate rivalry
where it was just so symbolic that
Chucky was literally sprawled out on top
of vasileski to end that game like this
like literally star starfishing him
starfishing him like like ra when he’s
got his first Notch after uh after the
breakup all righty then on that on that
note a good way to end the Daytona
rivalry it’ll be it’ll be in Panama
Beach
yeah oh [ __ ] all right boys Colorado uh
they had a four goal second period and
Alexander y YF bounced back stopped 28
out of 30 Winnipeg shots on Route three
5-2 Avalanche Victory tied the series at
one uh ABS got goals from five different
players Lan had one and one uh how about
kale MAA assist game high 27 minutes 12
seconds but boys I I mean we had a
series here I thought whole year bounced
back
huge I see one game then it’s yv it’s
Tov I don’t know what the hell the name
is Merles what was your biggest takea
away from this game and are we looking
at a six s game series now yeah another
rushian goalie playing great I’m the AVS
guy I gotta tell you a quick story about
the game last night so there’s Jersey
here you know I don’t want to waste it
in the first round I thought they would
take care of business easily they go
down one nothing again I put the Jersey
on bang the half score goal so
everybody’s like take the Jersey off put
it back on I’m like no I’m like I’m not
doing that all night all of a sudden the
Jets score I’m like oh [ __ ] I gotta do
this so I took the Jersey off put it on
the floor put it back on tweet let’s bet
ab’s next goal boom it
works I I I I do I’m doing this all
night but they started scoring so
quickly I couldn’t get the tweets and
the bets in the website shut me down it
was going so fast the ads were were
awesome I love them you just see like
when they when they really focus they
can shut you down and then georgev gorv
whatever you want to call him he’s good
enough to get them to the next round and
I I found it funny I was listening to
the Chicklets from last episode and you
talked about Frank C who retired he was
six and0 on that other run so you know
the goal tending doesn’t really have to
be great for the ABS to win and and I I
I’m always going to well he he was
pretty solid uh uh is it franos or
Franco Fran franos P franos um he came
in in that Edmonton series and made some
big saves and he was good for them all
year so uh it but as far as forv man he
turned the [ __ ] corner I was a little
he was a little shaky after that first
one and he’d been on a shaky stretch too
um as far as the game I mean boys I
think the storyline for the Jets right
now is huk you have a vzn goalie who all
of a what’s he let in 10 goals through
through 10 10 goals on 77 shots and 504
goals against so far yeah and boys that
was a tie game and he fumble [ __ ] it
behind the net and then even on that
fourth one like I don’t know five hole
you talk about linan that swing at the
end of the second period right there’s
seven seconds left it seemed like elers
just fell down and lost position and he
was just like on his ass playing with
the puck and then leenan ends up
pouncing on it and it just seemed like
everybody had fallen asleep and then he
advances it to Mack and then the C’s
part and Josh Manson out of the box and
he slides at five hole move by the way I
thought that was an impressive offensive
play by him he [ __ ] opens up HBU
slides at five hole and they could never
recover after that ABS came out in the
third period dominated play and I sent a
a text to the group chat with last year
Winnipeg won the first game and then
they got Shell Shocked in game two and
then they could never recover right or
sorry excuse me against Vegas right yeah
they they lost four straight last year
to Vegas and then that’s when Rick bonis
he came out and he ripped him you don’t
see that postseason you don’t see that
at the end of the year but then they
made a lot of big changes it was the
Dubois trade they brought in valard by
the way like that I know they ended up
losing but that dish by valard and that
one-handed tip by shley was that was so
sick I don’t know how you get that good
of wood on it and get it shelf like that
with one hand on your stick and it was
after a huge shave by heluk he just
hasn’t been able to kind of reel it in
and find his game yet which is
surprising especially being at home with
all the fans behind you but yeah that
paresi goal dude I mean I don’t I don’t
it’s kind of weird to be out of the net
like that cogliano made a great dish out
front paresi sticks with it by the way
we should mention when we talked about
the 03 draft last episode we said there
was four current players we forgot about
Zack paresi we forgot that he’s still
going he was a part of that draft in 03
it was kind of because I know he’s an 84
and that was back when if you went to
college your draft got pushed back year
so I was thinking 85 birth years but
Zach pares still going strong they were
saying on the broadcast he was on a golf
trip in September he’s like I’m not done
yet I’m not done yet so that’s how he
was able to kind of hitch on with
Colorado but I I I’m very very surprised
at hellu like it’s just to have the
season where he’s The Runaway vzna
winner like there’s nobody really even
near him this season and then you kind
of lose your game a little bit and I
thought the first game like you get the
win it’s almost ah all right I didn’t
have my aame but we got a win now I can
really refocus and I’ll light it up game
too well he got lit up and and last year
we talked about Colorado they lose the
seventh game at home what the hell
happened buddy they didn’t have
nichushkin this guy is so dominant when
he’s going he’s enormous he’s strong as
an AUX he skates like the wind he’ll get
in front tip goals great shot you saw
the sniping game one his empty Netter
last night was gross I mean granted it
was 4-2 was probably over anyways but he
I think it was like three onone and he
gets it he ends up throwing like an off
angle backhand but having him back in
the lineup you see how much of a
different team they are and Ma Mar just
reminds has reminded me at least he he’s
the like you talk about Quinn Hughes and
I don’t know how the Norris Trophy
voting will end up going but Mar he’s
the guy he is him on the back end and
the way he skates and walks the line
what does he have five points through
two games so it’s just McKinnon showed
up ready to play lean’s a playoff
performer I will say though if lean’s
Dad was mad at Ranon and before he’s
probably fuming right now I don’t really
know where the big man is I don’t know
the Big Moose L Lowry’s put him on his
ass about three or four times already in
this series and I normally don’t see the
moose getting manhandled like that keep
in mind some ABS fans might be watching
saying he’s got three assists in two
games shut the [ __ ] up re regular season
rotten is extremely dominant and looks
different and controls the puck below
the goal line that’s the scary thing to
me if I’m a Jets fan is you’re going
back to the best home team in the league
if I’m not mistaken ra their home record
was through the roof they are a
different team you’re traveling to high
altitude which usually takes a half game
to get adjusted to I’ve been bag skated
there plenty of times I know I know I’m
not getting my proper amount of white
blood cells to my brain in [ __ ]
Denver and then all of a sudden you get
Ranon in who’s like you know what I need
to up my game that could be that could
be hey another guy for their team who’s
really surprised me in the first two
games is middlestead has he made a huge
impact offensively but he has made some
great defensive plays he’s playing with
a bit of an edge and I’ve been highly
impressed but hey wi Winnipeg’s fine man
they’ve been playing great they just got
to get back on track and and completely
get the mental Demons of what they had
last year after they they got
embarrassed in game two and shed that
they now we need to see their response
we saw the ABS response Stanley cut
Champion M mentality response let’s see
it from the the Jets or or are they the
fraud Squad um also the uh the the eers
line right eer speed how fast he is he’s
gota he’s GNA gotta get going here he he
I think he’s moving well it’s just about
producing you got to produ we talk about
the depth in Winnipeg that guy’s a big
part of it dude he’s gonna have to carry
a line he hasn’t done much they’re going
to need him going and my last thing
would be as we mentioned out to gorv
right to bounce back like that now an
Nunan I know I can’t say this guy’s name
he was better he was playing more down
the stretch he was so sick that he
couldn’t really go again but I wonder if
he was I assume if he was healthy they
would have gone to him game two so it
was almost a lucky break that that gorv
gets to stay in there and he kind of
bounces back you’re happy for a guy like
as much as we’re gonna we’re gonna go
after some players right now who are
maybe like invisible and and we’re going
to have to talk about not showing up I’m
also rooting for guys no matter who it
is if you’re if you’re struggling and
fans and media call you out in the
playoffs it’s nice to see a guy come
back and have a big response game and
that’s what gorev did and and and Samy
did for Toronto but the Situation’s
different here though like Samy had a
great end of the regular season coming
into playoffs gorv every every time I
was watching a game he was getting lit
up and his body language was [ __ ] so for
for him to have such a drastic
turnaround in that second period is huge
and I think that we would be idiots not
to go back to the beginning of the
series to show the white out like we’re
we’re able to pull up photos of this
experience and we went we talked about
Pat McAfee he he was like I don’t even
know where Winnipeg is but look at this
this is God’s country folks celebrating
the greatest game on earth like that
gives me [ __ ] chills I like the
orange one a little better I like the
orange one and Alberta a little better
um hey gorv we have picture of the
outside do you have pictures they they
were sad as [ __ ] last there by the way
my my uh my wife’s like do they sell
like beer out there and have places to
to pee I was like I think so there’s no
these people are
sober why is it such a small area
they’re like stuffed I don’t know
because it’s Winnipeg nose beers um
gorev and Sam Sona by the way the only
two goalies going into the playoffs on
these playoff teams that had save
percentages beneath below 900 in the
regular season so both those guys bounce
back with huge game twos and uh and
what’s this
one hey hey some people were putting up
like the memes of like somebody losing
it on someone where it’s like McKinnon
walking into the dressing room after
game one to
gorv so good so good uh Biz hellu last
six games he’s one in five 43 four goals
against 8768 percentage uh 42 career
playoff starts 18 and 24 do you think a
road game could actually help right now
after two bad games at home 10 games 10
go up and and I was talking to a few
people and I’m not like putting this on
him I want to see how he responds
sometimes under that much chaos like
even go back to the beginning of the
year Winnipeg was having a tendance
issues like it was kind of a chill
environment all of a sudden like the
buildup to these playoffs which is
probably twice as loud and twice as
crazy as any regular season game they
experiened this year and also peripheral
vision and all the white is a little
different than the regular season so
maybe blaming the white out no no no no
no no no I’m not blaming the white I’m
saying that the color that that he’s now
taking in through his eyes could [ __ ]
with maybe his vision and tracking pucks
I’ve I’ve heard goalies who have played
in playoffs talk about this some goalies
that environment and that chaos they
Thrive under it and they actually need
it like a guy that I I comes to mind is
like Bennington the higher the stakes
the more he’s like let’s [ __ ] go baby
let’s go where under the bright lights
of all this kofs which is playoff hockey
you just said the numbers show me his
regular season numbers and then show me
his playoff numbers and then tell me
what the difference is the white out the
white out and on top of that this is the
goalie who played I think the second
most amount of games this year next to
the guy he’s playing across from in gorg
these guys started the most games of any
NH tellers this year in net so could
fatigue be an issue I don’t know but
he’s going to an even crazier Barn in in
uh in Colorado when they get cooking and
you’re on the road so hella Buck
response game I’m all for it let’s see
it yep got Jaz out jazz is in the chat
spitting out the ABS home 319 and one
regular season one of two teams 30 plus
best team in the league I think at home
right yeah I see Army in there we got
Jaz you got all the
crew I don’t want to be Negative Nancy
this could potentially be over in five
you think they’re going to do what Vegas
did to him I I think that there’re I
think that if I if if I don’t see a
response in game three I think that
they’re mentally Shook and Nate dogs
going in the locker room saying step on
their [ __ ] throats and put down that
[ __ ] Snickers bar if you let in one
more [ __ ] goal you’re done step on
their necks
did you see that aircraft carrier that
that [ __ ] on the Flyers was
sitting on last
year oh God Merles has your opinion on
the series changed at all after these
first two games no no I I I always
believed in the AVS I I mean that first
game I got a little worried because
Winnipeg was so good but when when the
ABS came back and were able to score
that much on them I wasn’t worried at
all they’re going to be able to get to
them and like Biz said that altitude
going home abs are going to jump all
over in that first period I’m coming oh
speaking of jumping all over in the
first period 12 of 14 games so far has
had a goal in the first 10 minutes I
haven’t bet it once I haven’t bet it
once and the Bruins the first game was
like 10 minutes 14 seconds so teams are
getting off the quick starts you’re not
seeing any kind of 00 uh first
intermissions I’ve never big been a big
fan of that bet have you historically
went like
no not not really but I mean it’s just
something that once you see a little bit
of a trend you kind of want to hop on
unless you look at it like oh if I
wasn’t on at the beginning I can’t get
in now so I I don’t usually bet that bet
but I like it and it reminds me of the
first to 10 in the NCA tournament where
you get a little bit of juice going but
yet you get the you get to like play the
BET out for like what three four minutes
it’s a fun little little what 400 meter
sprint kind of we’re going to get draft
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boys uh ranges and caps went down to the
wire in game two but uh DC couldn’t get
the equalizer a 4-3 New York win that
gives the Rangers a two nothing series
lead but the big talk after the game uh
tamy paner and big hit on TJ ooshi Biz I
thought this was a hit worthy of a
suspension he didn’t even get a penalty
on it what you take on it I thought it
was a pretty gross hit
listen whether or not it’s a a
suspension or a f minute major in the
game the fact that he didn’t get a two
and then the Washington Capitals end up
getting penalized on that play is
[ __ ] ridiculous the Rangers were
going to win this series in five no
matter what they don’t need the ref’s
help awful officiated game I thought the
Caps got completely [ __ ] hosed way
too many power plays for the boys in
blue um I got nothing else to say I
thought it was [ __ ] power play for
the Rangers has been incredible they
were incredible special teams all year
although they did give a couple up on
the kill and my one other takeaway is I
think troch is an absolute mutant in the
center ice position he’s snapping back
draws like crazy he does it all such an
underrated pickup um I don’t know why
Carolina ever got rid of him but what’s
one man trash is another man’s treasure
and Vincent troch is a [ __ ] honey
badger in the middle of the ice so shout
out to him uh they look good they’re
playing physical shurin looks good like
I said they’re they’re done in the
series is over in five games four if the
officiating keeps going the way it’s
been going uh also quickly I’ll throw it
over to you guys carbury kind of had to
try to use the media to get oie going a
little bit boys one shot through his
first two games he looked slow if he
doesn’t have any type of impact they
ain’t sniffing a win in the series yeah
I was surprised to see that but I mean
you you need to do whatever you can at
this point but yeah he kind of just
looks a little bit lost out there like
he’s lost that step we’ve talked about
that but at the second half of the
Season he went on fire again so oh he’s
leading into playoffs he’s feeling great
and Rangers are just doing a great job
kind of shutting him down it’s a team
defense they’re all over they’re in his
face and it’s hard to get a lot of great
chances against the Rangers the special
teams last night they had three Power
Play Goals they had a short-handed goal
the Caps had two Power Play Goals but
you get four special teams goals dude
it’s gonna be hard to lose a playoff
game the
hit I texted a couple guys in the NHL I
said can you explain to me because I’m
very confused why this isn’t a hit to
the head and none of them could they all
agreed with me that that dude that looks
I looked at all the angles I’m watching
it in slow motion I understand it’s not
just shoulder to head but dude his head
snaps back he buries him in the face and
here’s the thing you go review it and
you decide all right not only is it not
a major it’s not a minor penalty that’s
what carbury said he said I was told was
not a minor penalty there was nothing
there well buddy if that’s Tom Wilson or
that’s trouba they’re they’re getting
they’re getting kicked out of that game
and they’re getting sussi and you can’t
say to me you can’t say well they have
priors they have all these other
incidents that they’ve been a part of
well no dude if you go based on only the
hit which is what they do it was not a
penalty so it just made no sense to me
you could tell that panan was gunning
for him oh she had already had him in
the headlock earlier he was rubbing his
face he was giv given it to him for most
of the game paner was hunting for him
and I’ll say this shout out our Tammy
paner last year you talked about his
struggles I don’t know if he was as
healthy as as he needed to be two
assists in seven games against the
Devils he was getting sharped he was
getting ripped on I love that if I’m the
Rangers fans I’m saying it’s a dirty hit
I’m saying that I don’t agree with the
no penalty but buddy that guy stepping
into somebody like that when he doesn’t
usually play that way that is a sign
that he’s here he’s ready to go he was
kept off the score sheet but he made an
impact the other way that’s what we talk
about all the time if you’re not going
to get points which he did in the first
game do something else all right I’m
gonna go run this guy that’s been
torturing me all game so I don’t really
get it I know ra you’re on my side on
this Rangers fans I I love your team you
guys are crazy if you can’t admit that
the referee in last night and in this
series has been severely one-sided then
then you’re ridiculous hey it just what
and if that wasn’t a head shot [ __ ]
[ __ ] chopping [ __ ] Tom Wilson was
a shot to the head right to his junk off
the face off did you see him I did I did
and then but but Wilson got him with an
elbow right in the face right when the
puck was what would you do if someone
went off your car yeah but I’m saying
but I’m saying they didn’t call that
after not calling that little spear of
the nut so that one that one ends up
being squared up the Rangers fans are
saying that um Wilson’s hit on zabad was
like the same as Panera on ooshi I don’t
see that dude I don’t I obviously
somewhat similar but that panan one was
pretty vicious like I mentioned it’s
look at that dude I mean he ends up I I
so I guess off his feet too yeah yeah
it’s just I don’t know man when you look
at that replay and then you’re you’re
deciding to take it off the board and
then McMichael gets a penalty you’re
down shorthanded after that hit if
Rangers fans can’t admit dude that you
got the lucky side of the draw on the
refs last night you’re lying you got a
great team you’re going to walk through
the capitals but you’re lying you got
the refs right now right in your pocket
they want they want Rangers what even
Messier said it it was a [ __ ] the
head was the principal point of contact
on espan last night I mean yeah you know
iy W to [ __ ] on the last Stanley Cup in
the last 800 years for the team trouba
trouba and lingren played the last three
minutes of that game that’s [ __ ]
incredible no but they should never do
that again did you watch that they were
playing with like I said it they like
playing with rubber sticks they couldn’t
like flip it out of the zone
they gave him a 100 extra chances and
you know I’m looking for the empty
Netter too but that was you got to get
Miller out there next time M did you
catch the yellow part of the boards
every time it hit the yellow part at Ms
what were you talking about I was
confused by that so like they would you
said they had rubber sticks sometimes
they were trying to clear it and it
would be a soft one along the yellow
where where the the ice meets the boards
but they have the yellow Dasher and it
would just blow up so like the player
was going to go to the wall to keep it
in but they had to try to knock it out
of the air because every the MSG ice is
brutal and so what they do between uh
whistles when they get the like the ice
girls out there is they usually take
that snow off of part of the yellow and
even sometimes before games they get the
metal hoe out and they they even it up
so it doesn’t ramp up and when it hits
that part go in a [ __ ] orbit I just
felt it in the last two minutes when I
was watching it happened like three
times off of those rubber twig clears
and like well they have a hard enough
time keeping it in as it it is and now
they got to bat it out of the air
because of the shitty ice at MSG it
saved them in that last two minutes in
my opinion so they fell asleep in the
last two seconds and it got thrown in
the mixer and almost they almost scored
dude they all left the front of the end
I think they might have thought it was
like 1 second left I was like oh my God
it was O alone I don’t know if it would
have counted I think the buzzer it was
so loud in there you couldn’t even
really tell if the buzzer went off but I
I I think that shorty was one of the
most beautiful Shand it looked like a
three on two like practice line rush zad
krider back to Saad to to kandre Miller
and just buries one just a beautiful
goal short-handed I was like how the
hell are they short-handed it was I
think Obie turned it over right right
right outside the defensive Zone Blue
Line tough play there um who else did I
want to mention on the Rangers there’s
something else I’m forgetting about oh
no I wanted to mention lingren so the
Caps are they’re one of they’re one of
the worst teams in thir 30 years to make
the playoffs that’s goal differential
that’s just what we’ve watched all
season it’s it’s not a great team they
got in and and congrats to them and good
for them but it was on the back of
Charlie lingren he’s he’s not
necessarily looking like he he did
throughout the regular season uh forget
the little the giveaway he had in front
I don’t know who was the Rangers forward
that he literally just handed it to he
almost buried the I think that might
have been [ __ ] too but yeah I think it
was cool but then rosovich is it was a
great shot but to get beat on that angle
and that’s when it was 22 it was a great
shot but I don’t know I I think that’s
one you got to save he was kind of down
a little bit early and it beat him up
top that’s one he probably wishes he
could have had back but Rangers man
they’re flying right now they’re looking
good and panan being angry and mean that
is a beautiful sign if you’re a Rangers
Fan and you’re afraid of a perimeter
player not getting in the mix come
playoff
time mer the Caps I mean they didn’t
quit they didn’t lay down at all but are
they done are they done for the series
you think they show a little more fight
back in DC or what I know I’m going to
contradict myself when I just said the
same thing about a team not not out of
the series until they lose a home game
but yeah this series is over I love the
coach there he’s done a great job but I
said it last year it’s the end of the
road and We Know It And I men
men oh that’s an eighth grade dance hard
as a rock tucking up your pants just
voice to men and then B out at singing I
am like yeah I thought that was it’s the
end of the world as we know it oh all
right he just shoved you in a locker
Losing My Religion people hate that song
I kind of loved it growing up how did I
get shoved in aaka because you chirped
him you chirped him thinking he had the
totally wrong band but he had an remm
song that was very
similar we got no I I I all right all
right oh no I’m not being a little ctail
like I think I think I got it wrong no
that’s I was pointing out that like it
was just a different song you said it
was the end of the road and I said it’s
the end of the road as we know it but
it’s the end of the world why [ __ ] up
the
lyrics morons it’s bigger it’s bigger
than you never do that again just like
in the intro when you go oh the and I
say never that again never do that again
wait I hear like people do either love
or hate that song though how it lose my
religion I agree on that yeah great good
tune I’m not the biggest RM guy but
what’s another what’s another divisive
tune where some people love it probably
you singing Sarah
mlinar Marina marar Marina Marina Marina
Marina there’s nobody that likes number
five a little bit of busy in my life all
right go
tell him to stop cut the [ __ ] I’m
[ __ ] late all right Nashville even
things up with Vancouver thanks to a 4
to1 win in a game that saw just 34
combined shots on goal crazy game each
team had just two shots on goal 12
minutes in the game which is absolutely
crazy uh yuss Saros my boy he stopped 17
out of 18 connect shots made a handful
of big stops as well Casey the Smith
start it for Vancouver because that
Demco was hurt he stopped 12 out of 15
shots Nashville 30 Block shots to
Vancouver is eight block shots both
teams 0 for four in the power play we
got a series series here Whit what do
you think goes on here I mean d goes out
this is a huge [ __ ] loss for
Vancouver right now we don’t know what’s
wrong with him if he doesn’t play man
they’re in deep trouble I think they
could be cooked and and and the whole
child was cranton KC KC just trying to
fire up the Smith and who had a good
start to the year and kind of faltered
towards the end he didn’t he didn’t he
didn’t really have much last night I
mean I know the deflection by um who was
it I think he had that first goal
nothing you do on that one but dude
without Demco I I don’t know I I think
Vancouver’s the better team but when you
have Saros and he’s that mismatched on
the other end by a goalie who just can’t
really compete at his level I that’s why
I was talking about really considering
putting a bed in on Nashville to win
that series I I don’t I thought it was a
boring game it was exactly what
Nashville needed exactly what they I
what were the Final Shots
1816 that’s crazy easy that’s not that’s
not what anyone’s looking for after this
Nonstop Action we’ve had throughout all
these games but Nashville looked at
themselves in the mirror after that game
one where they blew game one they could
easily be up 20 in this series and they
come back and they say let’s just shut
him down and let’s just get in their
face non-stop forsberg what a goal he
scored to make it two nothing that guy
nobody talks about him partly being on
the PRS in that market over 40 goals
just a stud monster can skate he scored
that filthy little goal they’re up two
nothing all of a sudden it’s like what’s
going on here B is just
uh they’re without Elias Pon right now
okay so I I don’t know what’s going on
there’s Vancouver Canucks fans online
that are agreeing with me saying he
hasn’t been right in 30 games he looks
completely lost out there he’s lost his
confidence no clip is more evident maybe
we can get the still shot up of the
empty net he mix
I mean across the seam through the box
pass he’s got no goalie SOS is swimming
around and he misses the net and just
his body language after and you totally
understand you’re struggling you need to
bury one like that I think he dropped to
both knees he was so shocked even he
can’t believe he missed he should have
dropped to one knee when he was [ __ ]
shooting it I know he was just like look
at his legs when he does it if we can
get the screenshot he looks like a beer
leager on that release his one leg’s
like given out like uh Scotty Sheffer
[ __ ] back swing like my ankle yeah
like your ankles he’s nowhere to be
found right now and and I like I I don’t
want to be too critical but he just
seems like a type of guy where he has
these like swings where he seems like a
little bit like uh mentally weak is that
a fair comment Merles like I don’t I
don’t trust like like like we talk about
McKinnon how he’s got that dog where you
know exactly what you’re going to get
from him going into playoffs where a
player like that who is 100 point player
in the NHL to be that volatile sometimes
and him to completely disappear and be a
non-factor and on top of that like you
watch him go to battle sometimes and
when he’s below the goal line anytime
there’s any type of of friction or push
back he kind of gets Bambi legged like
he’s easy to knock off the puck so buddy
where’s Willie no where’s Petey and if
with no Demco if there’s no py I agree
with you I think that Nashville is
actually going to win this series
and especially at the commitment they
have to blocking shots in front of the
net now some bright spots for Vancouver
like I feel like JT’s going like the
efforts there he was fighting the puck a
little bit from a a play perspective I
felt that van did dominate for for like
probably
6040 but yeah it came down to all those
block shots and and and Nashville
sacrificing their body and in playoff
time you you got to do that and actually
when the Smith took over for Demco
in the latter part of the Season talk
used the media to try to get him going
by saying and it’s true like the guys in
the locker room love him and he and and
talk said when you when you’re playing
for a guy who you really like in net
you’re more willing to lay your body on
the line and given the fact that he
ain’t [ __ ] Demco and he can’t make
those game sa saving change uh game
saving game saving saves saves yeah I
had to double up on saves there sorry
can’t wait for this live ad read
oh [ __ ] let’s just do it now um if
you’re not going to get that that’s kind
of one of the things that they built
their identity off of so let’s see how
it goes but other than that I I think
they’re okay because from a play
perspective they looked all right so
just like kellu going on the road I
think it’s probably going to be a good
thing for py to go on the road and get
away from home to clear his mind a
little bit so but they showed a clip of
um Talk was he was drawing something on
the board on the bench to Peterson and
and he’s just like he looks he’s just
like yeah he doesn’t he looks dis
intered and I’m not saying that this
dude doesn’t want to win I’m not saying
that at all it just seems like he’s a
little bit of a front runner and by that
I mean when things are going he’s
buzzing like when he’s feeling it he is
flying around the body language is
different and then there’s some guys
that when things start going the wrong
way they just they don’t stick to it
they kind of oh woe is me like I don’t
deserve this kind of why is this
happening and it just seems that right
now he’s in one of those lulls he’s in
one of those maybe feel bad for myself
like I don’t really get what’s happening
but Bud they need you they need you like
that’s the leg look at that is that is
that Biz or it looks like Kenny weird
kennyth that’s Kenny Smith from TNT NBA
on TNT right there he’s got the the no
no mcl’s on the inside by the way I’ve
seen him go let KNE one knee down shelf
many times so it’s it’s just yeah it’s
just odd and I I I feel bad for a player
like this dude you’re in you’re in
Vancouver they can be some of the most
ruthless fans they’ve never won a
Stanley Cup dude you just signed a
monster extension things are going to
get ugly there for him if he doesn’t get
going they will get ugly so he’ll be in
Carolina or New York by by Yosi uh Yosi
well no dude if he if he plays like this
they lose first round like who who would
ever take that contract on but Yosi you
talk about the block shots there was one
clip I think it was the third period
blocked two shots in about 5 Seconds
right in front put his face like right
there could have just got buried right
in the mouth didn’t care that guy can do
it all but zadorov was awesome for
Vancouver he was he was great he threw a
couple huge hits had a nice goal so at
least they got him going and I do agree
I think overall Vancouver outplayed him
it’s just the goal tending mismatch that
would really warry me if I was a Canucks
fan something that’s probably getting
over look too uh Tyler Meers didn’t play
because of the flu um I know that he’s
had plenty of crit ISM in the past maybe
with his play but this year he stepped
up and he adapted his game and he’s been
a force for them so that being a huge
loss so another big body on the back end
I think van Van’s gonna go there and
they’re going to split I’ve said it
since the beginning this one’s going to
seven this oh also I saw sarali say that
Demo’s injury isn’t even related to the
knee during the so it’s something
else which sucks because I I thought
right away I’m like oh he he
re-aggravated it like he he’s but no
it’s a different for an injury I guess
so that’s just such a kick in the dick
for the Canucks organization and their
fans because you got him back two
regular season games here we go makes
that save early in game one they get the
win boom you find out on the off day
he’s injured as the only guy that picked
the predators in a whole chicklets crew
I want to tell you how I came of that it
was it’s all about the playoff
experience yeah Vancouver was there
these guys but they was in that bubble
there was no fans there was no pressure
they they don’t have that it the shots
BL shots was
32-6 you’re they’re they’re Vancouver
Canucks are regular season Merchants as
posha would probably like to call them
they don’t know how to play that next
level in the playoffs and that’s why I
got so mad at Buffalo last year and mad
at Detroit this year you have to use oh
we don’t want to waste a an asset when
we’re not ready to win yeah but you got
to get in that first year and lose in
the first round so when it is your time
you have that experience like you guys
did in p Pittsburgh you got in that
first round lost to Ottawa holy cow this
is a whole different game crowd media
these guys have never seen that because
it was the bubble the only time they’ve
been in there and the last two games
it’s been on display and I am laughing
right now that I have the PRS because
that’s going to be the the series that
wins me the first round race against
guys that’s that’s an incredible point
they actually wrote an article after
game one G can you can hop in and say
whatever you’re going to say but there
was an article in the daily Hive about
how all the players on the Canucks were
like that was the craziest thing I’ve
ever seen experiencing that first game
of playoffs there where the crowd was
even when they even when they went
behind I think in game one or when they
tied it up they just scored a goal the
crowd got even louder kind of supporting
the guys so that emotional experience
they had sometimes like you can go from
that high and not being used to it
you’re like oh so the best team stay
even Keel and have had that type of
experience so just to go back to what
you’re saying
that could definitely play a [ __ ]
huge Factor Merles and you were pretty
adamant at the bar the other night that
you don’t believe that the Vancouver
Canucks can win a Stanley Cup with Quinn
Hughes as their number one defenseman no
heat it discussion because it just it’s
7 game series it’s four series and if
you look at all the past winners their
main dman is a big horse a guy that can
one block shots we’re seeing that you
and it’s not something you can just all
of a sudden turn on you got to be big
you got got to know how to block shots
and you just you got to be able to stand
strong for these two months after you’ve
done great for 82 games so it’s just a
long time on a small guy on small
defenseman and I think big teams bigger
D are going to win so we had this
discussion on the phone after FDNY y so
we were like okay well where do you view
certain teams and where their d man are
like so you’re saying that if if you
want to win a Stanley Cup you need to
have your Petra Angelo you need to have
your Drew dowy you need to have
your headman your your Carlson for for
Washington so is is hinan that guy like
where do you draw the line is Roman Yosi
that guy obviously this was like
a yeah the heisen in was a good one
because he I’m he’s got to show me a
little more he’s kind of I feel like
he’s a little thin on that side like
where he might get worn down a little
bit but he like what what you brought
him up he’s like 6’2 right he is taller
than you think bigger than
car that that’s what I kind of plays
hard though we looked up then we looked
up his weight it says it’s it’s similar
I think Mar might be heavier than hinan
but Merl’s made a good point Mar trucks
people you’ve SE like you don’t really
see heskin throwing huge hits but
neither did Nicholas Lidstrom my thing
was that I was so argumentative with
Merles about this because he was just
throwing guys aside that are really good
defenseman until I realized oh wait the
Oilers have echol so we we we’re part of
his his um what would it be called
equation we can do it we can do it okay
so how do so how do youie fox because he
has trouba he said no he said no so you
don’t think the Rangers can win a
Stanley Cup because Fox is their number
one yeah I don’t I don’t like them to
win it this year although like Miller I
I’m I’m close to moving Miller up into
that number one 1B scenario with that
Rangers team that’s how much I like
Miller uh and then and then we were
talking about car in he’s like slaven
they’re good they’re part of his
equation so there’s many teams in Mer’s
mind that can win it and then if you
show him a true number one defenseman
that is small they’re done they can’t
win the Stanley Cup I want the last one
to do it is dunking Keith the last one
we could find can on Game notes on
Friday because we’re gonna have to move
along this discussion can you show me a
list of all 16 playoff teams and show me
who you would say checks that box off
yeah I like that so okay I want to see I
want to see who else you have so Roman
Yosi yes or no is is he getting the job
done a little homework for me here huh
Biz sending me back to school what about
Roman y yeah that’s a tough one
too tough one he had 23 [ __ ] goals
this year he had 90 points they’re not
going win the cup he blocked shots I
know they not talking about like can you
withstand two and a half months of
beatings in 28 minutes and basically
like the physicality of the playoffs I
think Yosi would if he was on a better
team no doubt in my mind so what about
the year when leang went down for
Pittsburgh and they had no one they had
like Doom biggest argument he said dumo
was the number one
def D’s on then [ __ ] Roman yosi’s on
right put him in screaming we were drunk
we were drunk during our argument so it
it’s a lot louder but let’s move on
believe uh Whit you were Wonder on the
line uh Vancouver is currently one the
comments is where’s Merles getting his
fenel
all right ouch
no I get everything else not that [ __ ]
um withit uh Vancouver currently uh
minus 115 Nashville currently minus 105
it’s bornless a pick them Nashville was
plus 220 before last uh last night’s
game that about that that’s quite all
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chicklets are those the Brock Faber
glasses you had on R uh no I actually
the ones they sent they were a little
too big for my head I do need some new
glasses though man I’m I’m we
interviewed Brock Faber guys yesterday
awesome interview young stud that was a
lot of fun so look forward to that one
coming out at some point in the near
future and uh we his contract so you
guys can send all the tweets out to
everybody Minnesota fans all of it 8
time8 it’s all signed sealed and
delivered uh Billy Garen sending over it
on fa and uh congratulations you’ve
locked up your stud defenseman Minnesota
Wild fans he had to dodge B like like
Matrix style bullets it was like Oh
Billy G sent Biz in like a hound and he
had fa leave me alone Biz leave me alone
he knew it he was prepped he knew it was
coming Biz your boy Austin Matthews
first goal of the playoffs a huge one it
was the difference in game two was the
Leafs tied up the series with a 3-2 win
uh he not only had the goal he had
assist two assists on the other two
goals 23 minutes 24 seconds of ice time
uh only lindol and McAvoy had more ice
time he was a plus two eight shots on
net six hits almost 70% of the dot just
one of the best playoff games I think
we’ve ever seen him play it was his
fourth career three-point playoff game
tied the third most in franchise history
also Matthews has three goals in game TW
with Lea down 01 in each series all
three of them have been gamewinners so
far just a huge game B obviously we’re
going to go to you for this one for the
double rer stroke off whatever you want
to call it just a moname yeah I’m
probably gonna get emotional talking
about it um it it was incredible it it
was biblical is what it was he he
refused to go home O2 that’s it simply
refused if you watch the full game the
defensive plays he was making how
physically engaged he was and that goal
and that
celebration was everything like look at
that he [ __ ] knew it was going to the
back of the net the minute that he alley
you caught that and what a setup by DOI
what an incredible [ __ ] play and
after to go down and give it the [ __ ]
pumper pumper nickel after doing the
Shimmy Shake head fake H it was it was
biblical boys and Sam the only reason
they were there Sammy incredible
bounceback performance by Sammy he was
[ __ ] a dog in that I thought overall
aside from the Tampa uh um Florida game
that that was like the best goal tending
Duo and I was shocked to see alark
andette but he made a few 10 Bell saves
to keep them them in it the one on
Robertson back door I mean it wasn’t as
nice as the one that bosski had but then
going back to the other end in the third
period I think Samy had three four big
ones especially after they’ gone up 3-2
um maybe not as crazy about the power
play if I’m a Boston fan towards the end
of the game it looked like they didn’t
get many looks but uh a gutsy
performance with no Willie and really no
Marner uh uh Steve Simmons was pretty
critical he had Mr invisible on the the
Toronto Sun this morning in Toronto now
uh that’s a to me that’s a dagger hard
that’s brutal that to me is brutal has
he been good no um there’s a few Clips
circulating on the internet right now
with him bailing out uh some people are
even showing the comparison where he’s
bigger in stature than Doug Gilmore was
and they’re showing Doug Gilmore clips
of him [ __ ] getting in there and
winning Puck battles along the wall I’ll
say this I know that that’s not Mitch
marner’s game but if you’re not going to
be setting guys up back door for tapin
and buzzing around and finding those
seams and [ __ ] dancing like Messi out
there you better be [ __ ] sacrificing
your body to go win a few Puck bottles
along the walls and not bailing out
because when you’re bailing out like
that it looks looks like [ __ ]
biz for them to to to finally somehow
win a Stanley Cup like even if you’re
saying he is setting guys up and he’s
getting apples and he’s scoring you
still have to do that dude the the Cup
champions they all do it and and yeah
buddy like I’m not trying to say it’s
easy when you’re flying in What’s mar
weigh a buck 70 I don’t know may maybe a
little bit more you’re flying into the
corner you have a step on the loose Puck
and you see makoy yeah buddy this one
might hurt
but you got to go take a hit to make a
play it’s like the oldest adage in
hockey remember teron talking about
going to loose pucks taking a hit to
make a play Ms and yeah you realize you
have to go in you move it D Tod and
Chris Neil is going to run you through
the wall and Bingington but you did your
job you got to that loose Puck and to
see him just totally take a different
route to go around let makavo was like
what the hell and then to go in and kind
of throw your body into him that’s just
such a hard look to see and it’s what he
has 52 playoff games he’s got 10 goals
so it’s one of those things like the the
game gets so much different you could be
a 100o guy in the regular season and the
the little tiny amount of space and time
gets taken away it’s such a tiny
difference but it means and is so
noticeable when you’re not doing what
your team needs you to do so like even
if he was scoring I still don’t think
it’d be in the long run okay for a team
to see a guy ducking out on taking hits
and that’s what’s bizarre is that
Matthews does it he goes in and he’s
bigger and it’s easier for him to do it
but like it’s it’s what it’s about what
your team seeing and how your teams
reacted like this guy’s our one of our
best players and and he’s bailing out
and so when Clips like that get online
and then the fan base starts getting
riled up and yeah but but but I but I I
understand what you’re saying but if
he’s doing those things I said where
he’s setting guys up and and he’s even
bailing out I think the guys in the room
understand what his game is and I don’t
know if they’re going to look at it or
be as critical as what you’re talking
about or or or Media or even former
players who have one because I’m sure
just like finding a team who didn’t have
a number one dman has had a Cup champion
that had a guy who was a skillful player
maybe not making as much money as Marner
doing those types of things but because
it’s Marner because it’s a trono mela
and given their past lack of playoff
success it’s just being Amplified
through a magnifying glass I agree with
everything you’re saying and if I was a
coach I would say
Mitchie that’s a bailout that’s not good
if we’re gonna see that you better be
giving guys [ __ ] tapin do your job do
what you’re paid to
do [ __ ] you grenell who was that grenell
or
fish is that you fishy piece of [ __ ]
take that off the goddamn screen that
was the Toronto kid himself Elliot
fish oh fishy cabilla back there just
throwing me under the kungle I thought
doy was great I thought doy was awesome
been a dog man we talked about after
Saturday’s game one it was like they
were almost too fired up they were
taking stupid penalties he was able to
reel it in and still be a prick but yeah
like he was he was awesome I mean that’s
a big goal what a B I mean the crazy
thing about Matthews is goal is the move
is so silky like that just that little
fake but the catch like the alleyoop
catch put it down stay on sides one of
the goal that’ll end up being one of the
goals of the playoffs he was just so
smooth and getting that done and then
they end up getting a win which
now we can go into the goal tending
situation now AR’s the Bruins fan AR you
were at the game right I no I I didn’t
end up uh I didn’t didn’t go over I
watched that I what what I’m giving that
to ra come on ra let me hear it the goal
tending situation know his Mike Jesus
Christ uh yeah I mean I told you what
the other day I I don’t know why they
were going to go back to I’m not go back
go with El Mar the second game s was so
good that first game 35 out of 36 sa uh
shots saved made so many unbelievable
saves in that game I just don’t know why
they have to K keep with this rotation
thing it’s the playoffs man like you
can’t preap your [ __ ] games out in
the playoffs you got to like you go game
to game go what you got I don’t know if
a guy plays that good how you don’t go
back to the next game and if San got the
loss or whatever didn’t play that great
okay then you go to alach I just do not
understand the logic of the whole
rotation thing the and folks you just
heard Jim Montgomery’s brain trying to
make the decision for the next game this
is awesome because all you guys chirped
him last year when he rotation yep I
said [ __ ] start I said start sing
before game three last year you could
[ __ ] look at Twitter I during yeah
during the series but you guys all
wanted to stick with the rotation last
year we don’t even [ __ ] need Mar
neander you guys are going to [ __ ] it up
yourselves you’re giving this man what
he wants I’m not worried one bit Miss
I’m not scared at all the Leafs are
going to do what they always [ __ ] do
and that’s blow it and you know it
I knows here’s my prediction besides
last year here’s my prediction neander
plays game three we see the Marner magic
swayan gets lit up for five and then
Boston talk radio
and then the whole [ __ ] City implodes
and the leaves take down the series
could you imagine if we would have Drew
up a script where would there would be
no nander the first two games no Marner
and then we’d find ourselves in this
situation of you guys having a gold
pending controversy just like last year
Mr rear talk to me G who who gave you
dust dude you sound like a [ __ ]
whacked out right now I’m [ __ ] ready
to go this is playoff hockey baby this
is playoff hockey if if he doesn’t start
sing tonight then I have no [ __ ] idea
what he’s thinking I mean I
mean [ __ ] up Omar’s not the reason they
lost the last game but like no he played
that’s he played great he he did but
it’s also like well he gave up three
goals the guy before gave up one goal I
just don’t understand I don’t know I
don’t get it with I don’t get it do you
think do you think it go do you think it
goes back to like the entire city of
Boston last year bringing up like why
didn’t you do what you did you had to
rotate and then almost you get into this
year it’s like all right I’m not doing
what we did last year that didn’t work
so we’ll just ride with what’s been
working this since February 4th or
whatever but there’s got to be some sort
of last year in his mind and that they
never switched and that apparently olark
wasn’t really disclosing how injured he
actually was and then all right we’re
going to change up last year a
disastrous loss and we’re just going to
go I understood doing it I said what I
said last episode go till somebody loses
and then the next guy goes till he loses
that’s what they should do but now now
in this situation where if Swan wins
tonight you have to start him game four
you have to and I don’t know if they
will because he stuck to his guns with
allmark last year and he might stick to
his guns with the rotation this year hey
if Swan wins game three if that actually
happens and then they go back to allmar
game four will you lose your mind like G
I want to hear from you what do you
think the city of Boston will be saying
if they go back to allmar game four
after a game three win from
Swan I think they would lose their minds
I think the city would absolutely
[ __ ] lose it felger and mad would
have the [ __ ] riot gear out and
getting everyone going it would be
bad oh not not Fel Master during the
[ __ ] pod again I love Tony I love
Tony like they’ve been great to me but
like I can’t believe with how much like
they dictate the conversation in this
town even still like they are great at
what they do getting people riled up
with the Bruin [ __ ] no I mean people
take their [ __ ] C them all the time
like
I think it’s older people though right
like I don’t know man I think it’s how
many how many younger age people are
listening to Sports Talk Radio know
that’s gonna be us one day boys yeah
[ __ ] one last thing if we’re done on the
Leafs Bruins I was goingon to talk about
the nander situation yeah what are you
hearing
buddy so my understanding is that it is
uh uh a head related uh in game
81 PE listen this is people texting me
news is starting to roll out you know
the secrets get starting to whisper so
he sustained it in game 81 but yet still
played game 82 and he’s suffering from
like migraine like symptoms I’ve heard
from people that he was throwing up so
obviously this is a serious situation
and some people want to say oh like he
should be playing no matter what because
he was playing game 82 like I don’t know
why he played game 82 if this was
suffered in game 81
um
Elliot Elliot Freeman spoke on this he
doesn’t think that they’re handling it
as far as the media the proper way I
agree with that but then you’re not
obviously trying to tell your opponent
about what’s going on with William
neander head because it just opens up
the door if he does play for them to
takes run at him runs at him but that
would be happening anyway so don’t know
why he played game 82 if in fact that
did happen in Florida game 81 he played
in game 882 in which he looked like a
dog now that he looked concussed he
looked like he was playing concussed and
none of us had any prior knowledge of
that um once the series is over Andor
once this uh Stanley Cup playoff run is
over once they lift Lord Stanley I can’t
wait to hear the final story as to why
and how it all played out the way it did
stupidity at its finest still don’t know
why he played game 82 ra back to you
guys real quick here actually uh Jim
Montgomery just held his press
conference his pregame press conference
and he is pretty upset he uh he’s not a
fan of the scheduling at all in the
series he said I would have rather been
here Thursday Saturday if I’m being
honest I think we’re spending more time
in Toronto than Toronto is spending in
Boston and we’re the home team why are
you bringing this stuff up
dude
might Toronto might talk about the
goalies on
himself himself yeah
he’s playing playing chess when you’re
playing checkers you can’t be you can’t
be worried about like where and when the
games are when the SE series is one-1
just let’s go we’re here for five days
three days doesn’t matter we’re going to
win we’re going to win but I think M on
to something changes the subject
somebody had it in there Monty Master
Class yep yep oh
yeah um actually another note on on the
Lea spiz um Max and Tai DOI the first
fatherson do to score playoff goals for
Leafs in their history couple clicks for
the doy boys he was meant to be a leaf
they need to resign him he’s a [ __ ]
bulldog and Matthews likes playing with
him he likes playing with him that’s a
value ad right there and then apparently
if neander does play game three he will
be slotted in that third line position
who he was doing line rushes with this
morning so hey get him away from some
tough matchups a well balanced lineup
and uh sorry last last last thing I’ll
on Toronto um taras incredible
performance in game two he’s taken a lot
of flak I wasn’t crazy about him in game
one but he showed up he had that
turnaround jumper just like MJ uh with
the Chicago Bulls beautiful goal he
showed up and that was a huge relief for
them on the second line so let’s Go
Leafs bees are a mental [ __ ] right now
it’s one1 yeah it’s one-1 uh not the
biggest mental Midge of the playoffs so
far that might be the uh New York
Islanders they had a three nothing lead
with seven minutes left in the second
period an absolute collapse Carolina SC
the next five unanswered for a 5-3 win a
two nothing series lead heading back to
Long Island in their history the
Islanders were 81 and0 when holding a
three-goal lead in the playoff game no
longer is that true uh it was the third
three-goal comeback win in franchise
history for the Kings uh Whalers
Caroline had 39 shots is only had 12
shots in this game that’s absolutely
pathetic Carolina 110 shot attempts to
28 for the Isles I can’t believe the
game was this close anyways what what
did you see here are the Isles all done
I mean I thought they showed a little
bit of life or or they just donezo I
mean a lot of vets on that team I maybe
they get one maybe they get one but that
right there was the ultimate just killer
for a team
like the the the most noticeable aspect
of how disgusted and just crushed they
were was what they were doing to gensel
after he buried that empty Netter I I
think it was Brock went after him then
Paul Mar they were just so angry that
what just happened actually happened
that they they they couldn’t even
control their temper of gensel didn’t
really do anything put in the empty net
it wasn’t like uh Greg on Ottawa when he
got cross checked in the mouth by Riley
like he just put it in and they were
just in shell shock but nobody was in
more shell shock than Frankie barelli
Frankie
barelli oh no I’ve watched this I’ve you
can’t make it up it’s cores never
F let’s just let’s just let’s just okay
this is the best cup of all
time I think it’s
coming look at him I can’t believe it
all F there what just look at franking
what just
happened oh my God sh oh listen what
happened I don’t know FR they what the
[ __ ] happed that guy they were still
showing the Highlight from the tying
golf I know so I didn’t realize that so
they were oh my God so they were showing
to cut off that for a second cut off
that please fishy so they were showing
they were the broadcast was showing the
replay of the time goal and they came
back too late and D I think it was
within one second yeah boom so I
understood Islanders fans just Frankie
I’ve watched that video at least 200
times and the best part of the video is
there’s somebody in the back of barelli
that you could hear yell out look out
and then you just you hear the horn and
it’s shock and and the thing is the
Islanders yeah you had the three nothing
Le dude you were dominated like no
team’s been dominated in the playoffs so
far like you had zero business winning
that game I don’t care that it was
three- nothing that was just peppering
nonstop of Alama so you got to go back
to Soka Frankie barelli dusted me in
golf in New York he played unbelievable
his career low 72 so I don’t feel as bad
for him as what happened in this because
the guy just owned me but that video I
will watch that when I need to pick me
up in five years and the thing is his
dad God bust his dad he’s the man he had
a big heart procedure and he’s doing
great but they brought him back he he
had a pillow he was hugging the pillow
just to I think remind himself to not go
crazy 3 nothing first perod let’s send
Dad home can’t handle it and Frankie
says in the video hopefully this doesn’t
jinx
us H what a breakdown
Woody that funniest somebody else look
out the Islanders are going to Island
and and and going back to game one I
felt like they deserve to win it so they
should technically be up two nothing in
this series people are whoa whoa whoa
they got drummed with all these numbers
offensive zone possession a shot
attempts this that and all the above but
it doesn’t matter they were up three
nothing in a hockey game and they kept
taking [ __ ] penalties and just
feeding into the momentum which was the
Carolina Hurricanes attack and then
eventually the levy broke and hey
chicklets bumped to our boy Jarvis he
was tremendous in this huge oh but [ __ ]
me man the Islanders that the amount of
of of joy they provide based on their
own misery and demise to the hockey
world like they have to be commended for
it they still had they kind of had no
business being in playoffs too but the
amount of entertainment they’re
providing in the short series that will
be [ __ ] I’d say I’d say it’s done in
five now I would have said six A Hard
series but done in five brutal brutal
loss Merles you played all over the
place a bunch of different teams how bad
does a loss like this demoralize
demoralize a team oh I think it’s the
worst there is the only positive is they
are going home so you can kind of Bank
on that I remember when we were in
wilbury that’s what we would always do
be like doesn’t matter we’re going to
win our home games so as long as they
can come out first period get a lead
this time they’ll hold on to it that’s
their only hope but that Kane’s team I
was talking to wit during the game like
they’re not dead yet like they I’ve seen
this team do this they score they score
quick and they did it so that game moved
them right up my rankings as a as a
Stanley Cup winner right there I had him
in regulation Biz I’d put a pretty big
bet on them in regulation I’m like [ __ ]
so then it was 3 nothing and Yan texted
my my buddy’s at home group chat and was
like Hey live bet Carolina they’re
winning this game and I waited till it
was 3-1 so they tied it up and I was
already happy enough I’m like all right
I’m Al live in overtime I think goes
plus 280 right around there I’m like all
right and dude when they scored that
fourth goal it was I was the same as
barell but I was the opposite I was
screaming my wife’s praying I was oh my
God they’re going to winning regulation
and I just couldn’t believe it and part
of it was how the broadcast came back
how did Martin even get the puck oh it
was a four it was a great for cheack on
doson Dobson kind of had I don’t want to
say a soft play but an awesome for
cheack and Martin Nic Barry’s it you
didn’t even see it happen live and just
the shock and awe of that ending and
Carolina sticking to it dude that team
there’s no quit in that team there was
never any quit in brind more and I think
the fact that they went out and in front
of their home crowd had this amazing
comeback it makes it makes me think it
might be a sweep that’s something that’s
just like all right we we got this look
at this was a guy that was on waivers
last season in in training camp dude and
he’s scoring a game winner shocking come
from behind when and the Islanders have
to go back to soken and and hopefully
maybe get game three and they’re
somewhat alive I don’t know though yeah
see what happens Biz do you think the
fact that they’re a veteran heavy team
uh maybe Works in their favor is is
brushing this loss off a little bit
quicker no that should have been the
reason they didn’t [ __ ] give up a
three-goal lead but it’s been happening
all season long like this is a no this
is a team I don’t know the exact stats
but I think that they gave up 12 third
period leads this year like under the
last 10 minutes of the game too and like
in some cases they were multiple goal
leads so this was a problem they had all
throughout the time even after Patty W
took over it kept happening and then
finally he kind of called out the
goalies and then they went on that last
you know 15 game Run whatever it was and
then you think that okay that problem’s
resolved no right back to their regular
season habits this is the same team that
we saw game one the real Fu gazes in New
York three goal lead and play look at
the blood pressure on Patty W look at
him he’s ready to
pop
100 hey and and and as you see every
team’s going to be losing guys this is
the play play offs Brett pesy non-
contct injury what what what is the good
news it doesn’t sound long-term usually
those non- cont ones are the disasters
that was the end of my career just
taking a stride boom ankle done tendon
gone it sounds like it could be the rest
of the first round and that may be it
and hopefully they can get him back he’s
a huge part of that defense up there top
three say overall best defense one to
six in the league so that that that’s
kind of a kick in the dick but luckily
they have enough guys to be able to step
up and at least finish off the Islanders
without him yep well said with all right
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uh moving along here uh just 1 minute
and 23 seconds into game one who else
Biz but Mack Stone made his presence
felt with his first goal of the playoffs
gave Vegas a lead they would not
relinquish and a 4-3 win to take a one-
nothing series lead over Dallas Stone of
course missed the last 26 games of the
regular season with the lacerated spleen
came off LTI just in time for game one
uh much to the Chagrin of Vinnie in the
NHL but the rules are the rules Chicago
got away with it Tampa Bay got I
shouldn’t say get away with it they play
by the rules that’s what they are Vegas
up one nothing Whit what was your take
on this
[Laughter]
tilt ultimate heal hey the Dall the
Dallas fans were giving it to him
throughout that interview like you
couldn’t even really hear that was
awesome I’m I I picked Dallas I picked
Dallas in six might end up being seven
I’m not worried if I’m a Dallas Stars
fan I’m not and Ms M Merr has made it
clear that he just loves Vegas I think
he called him a super team and yeah you
get carrier back you get Petro back you
get stone back it’s a hell of a squad
hurdle gets a nice goal Hanahan two
assists they bring him in it’s a great
team Dallas out played them boys Dallas
out played them okay had some struggles
and he figured it out and he was amazing
that was a bad game for Jake ainger but
you’re looking at the shots around two
to one you’re looking at and and you
know what to be fair Thompson LED in a
horrible one that Marchman goal was
probably the worst of the playoffs so
far but Dallas played well dude and
Dallas was down two nothing they were
down 3-1 I believe and they’re fine they
are completely fine they’re going to
need AER to be better but if they play
the same way and aer’s able to kind of
figure it out the way he had the whole
second half of the year they’re going to
win they’re going to win tonight this
series will be tied up they’re just as
good as Vegas there’s no Panic in me in
terms of betting and picking Dallas and
I like the team I want to shout out
though stank oven’s back check and strip
of the puck on Stone then feeding
Robertson he did it against Winnipeg
earlier in the year say he ended up
scoring the goal when he went to the net
I love that guy I love the Stars I’m not
worried yeah Vegas is scary dude they’re
Stanley Cup champs for a reason of
course Marshal show gets one unreal goal
he got a he got the same exact chance
three seconds after the goal too they
came in they hit him in the same spot
and AER saved that one but it’s going to
be a it’s going to be a seven game
series I was crazy picking in six I
think everyone knows this is going seven
but if I’m Dallas leaving that game all
right we lost the first one we lost home
might Advantage but we are fine the game
we just played will be good enough and
will be able to step it up a little bit
more I’m not worried I mean what was a
bigger lock game five win at home for
Vegas or the fact that Mark Stone was
going to open the scoring in this series
game five I wouldn’t be doing this
podcast if I was if I was smart enough
to bet what I should have bet game five
in Vegas the fact that he took it all
into he’s like oh I I couldn’t hear the
question just like mocking the crowd
this guy has turned in to the ultimate
heel and he’s already playing with The
house’s money he he’s already got his
cup an unreal playoff performance and
he’s fully back and healthy and ready to
dominate listen I would say through half
that game I would say it was pretty even
but in the second half of the game was
when Dallas really took over they didn’t
give up any shots in the second third
period um I agree with you I I I
actually think we’re GNA see a better
Vegas team in game two because these
guys haven’t all played together for a
long time it’s basically half the
lineups new they’re getting [ __ ] used
to their Tendencies again so uh Dallas
who’s had a great special teams all year
long great penalty kill they give up two
in the first game they’ll just make some
adjustments figure it out I agree with
you though Whit this one’s going the
distance uh but a lot of uh a lot of
pressure on our boy the glass Banger
going into game two at home this [ __ ]
[ __ ] this [ __ ] [ __ ] is bringing
so much bad juju to the lower bull there
that could be part of the reason why
ainger’s off so he is making a fuss
about the fact that he can’t hold up his
ltir sign so that’s the bang sign he
holds and then he bangs the glass and
he’s annoying all game long so he thinks
he’s helping the team by making it all
about himself and everyone who has
season tickets hates this guy’s guts
he’s threatening them online saying that
he’ll [ __ ] beat him up in on The
Concourse because they don’t like the
fact that he’s taking away from the play
this isn’t some guy like Frank the Tank
all the way up maybe being loud but not
in front of you this guy is sitting on
the glass making it all about himself
creating noise noise and being a glass
Banger the entire time this is 10 times
worse in my opinion than the grown-up
guy who brings a ball glove to the park
oh you know the guy who goes and gets
the home
runs tackles kids and grabs the Home Run
ball and he [ __ ] elbowing 10year old
girls so he can collect his 110th home
run ball glass Banger is 10 times worse
than this guy and he’s bringing hook
daddies to the game his flavor of the
week whichever one he is if you’re going
to bring one at least have [ __ ] tits
hanging out on the glass to distract the
opposing goalie as opposed to making it
about yourself sit there shut the [ __ ]
up with Daddy’s tickets sit in the seat
and put some nice boltons on the glass
and then maybe just maybe you’ll get a
win in game two at home you [ __ ]
distraction banging one the glass huh
Dallas Dallas could be in the Cup finals
game seven in Dallas and all six games
could have been 43 in overtime the
greatest series of all T and somebody’s
like hey I got tickets to game seven you
want to go yeah I’m in well my seats are
right next to Glass B I’d say sorry bud
I’ll watch this I’m going I’m going to a
Buffalo Wild Wings for this one buddy
this this poor th these poor people in
this section spending big time money on
tickets have to deal with this clown is
is just nightmare Fuel and somebody said
on Twitter cuz he’s telling he’s coming
at me I pay or coming at you I pay for
my tickets somebody said it’s his dad’s
tickets somebody said they’re his old
man’s tickets so he’s just bringing hook
daddy’s taking Daddy’s tickets he’s the
Zack Heyman of glassbangers I said it’s
nepotism at its finest and he’s ruining
the Dallas Stars chance in this series
so they need to get on the road and get
rid of this clown or else who knows they
could be down for the count cuz of one
man sitting so so I asked I said be
self-aware give your tick away for game
two don’t be a distraction and [ __ ] you
I pay for my ticket going to want to
keep making about himself if they go
down 02 I think that Jim nil and
coaching staff and the organization
needs to release a statement and ban
this guy from banging on the glass and
from distracting the rest of the amazing
season ticket holders that have paid
their own hard-earned money to not watch
this [ __ ] riding shotgun with the
hook daddy flavor of the week and he
said oh I played hockey before you ain’t
played hockey before buddy tonsil hockey
with the [ __ ] pay forplay special as
I tweeted out gotta pay extra for that
don’t you to kiss him Biz that’s yes uh
uh DF I think they call it uh DFC you
have to pay extra and I my buddy told me
that oh yeah you got to pay extra what’s
DFC deep French kiss that’s extra that
would DF
dfk be dfk yeah you’re right yeah not a
c God how how much how much
extra oh I think my buddy paid an extra
hundred bucks for a for a dfk so youan
taste with 17 Trojans feel like all
right move moving right
along I would
rather that than sit next to Glass
Banger I think I think don’t you guys
don’t don’t you guys love Dallas tonight
though betting wise come back at home
tie this thing up EBR rule number five
if the team loses the home game game one
you always Hammer him game two this is
the only chance we got it in the first
round I’m with you m yep Woody your boys
jumped out to a 4 nut lead Zack Heyman
the first hattrick of the playoffs
Oilers take game one with a seven4 win
over La McDavid five assists uh the
first player with five assists in the
playoff game since Jeff Court way back
at 98 uh Evan buad the only uh Edmonton
defenseman to get any points he actually
had four of them uh Adam Henrik 4,300
33 days between playoff goals and NHL
record and Skinner stopped 33 out of 37
shots wait we got to go to you ois up
one0 are they looking good how you
feeling right now buddy oh I feel
incredible I said it would be five games
I don’t think there’s a way that the LA
Kings can even slow these guys down they
got to figure out something but that was
domination domination it was the best
period the Oilers played all season in
the first period it could have been 6
nothing after the first period just
McDavid coming out like that oh we got
McKinnon MVP or coov M oh hold on a
minute cuz I’m Conor McDavid and I’m
gonna be flying around the ice and I’m
gonna make Mikey Anderson my [ __ ] about
four different times throughout the game
what R what no no no just reacting to
what you said no yeah did you see he
owned him he’s working his triangle like
glass Banger in his hook daddies and and
and Hyman Hyman oh I had this phenomenal
year over 50 goals I’m that nepotism
baby I ain’t slowing down in the
playoffs I’m going to bury a bunch in
the crease I’m going to get open for
McDavid people oh he plays with McDavid
big deal you got to know how to play
with somebody like that Leon buries that
shot Leon mastering that shot with his
feet on the goal line going shelf short
side there’s a view that the Oilers
tweeted out still thinking about this
goal from last night they tweeted it
yesterday it’s from behind the net oh my
God he picks a corner the size of the
puck and just roofs it celebrates crazy
I love Henrik playing with McDavid we
got something cooking with that that
line we got something cooking putting
Henrik there and I just think that the
Kings I mean it was seven4 dude they had
one goal go in off nurse uh DUIs goal
was complete lock off a rebound right
off his foot and in and then the other
goal CCE went to make a pass and his
stick disintegrated and they buried
another one here’s what I was disgusted
about in this game that Trevor Moore hit
on day har that should be a suspension
that’s [ __ ] you’re going directly at
a guy’s knees that’s intent to injure in
my mind he got a penalty for it I don’t
know how you don’t at least get fined
just goes right underneath submarine
style didn’t like that but what else are
you going to do if you’re the Kings
you’re going after the six defenseman
you got to stay out of the Penalty Box I
said this is the one of the greatest
power plays in the history of the league
people come in they’re not even top
three in the league top five in the
League this year have you seen the past
few playoffs if you get a penalty you’re
[ __ ] they were at 75% I think they
were three for four and they just snap
it around with ease La has no answers
for this team right now will they be
able to tighten up in the neutral zone
if they don’t it’s a sweep it’s it’s the
Edmonton Oilers reaching new levels
Matias eolm they true number one even
though buard is their power play guy he
gets points I love how he moves the puck
out of the Zone eckol their Beast he
broke up a ton of plays in the first
period playing physical doing his Echo
mean Swedish cross checks in front of
the with the big old beard Merl’s Number
One D can win a Stanley Cup Style guy
and the Oilers just dream start the
arena was rocking and yes these are late
games people on the East Coast my
friends they want to watch McDavid I
can’t do it I can’t do it I gotta wait
till the Conference Finals if they make
it I said fine I don’t really blame you
this is my job this is my passion this
is my team I will be awake live non-stop
tweeting throughout every game enjoying
the madness that is Edmonton Oiler
hockey
what a breakdown Woody boy what a
breakdown I was I I was gonna keep going
it’s just it’s just
phenomenal crazy stat Jazz sent me a
crazy stat uh we talk about the value of
heyman’s contract and how he exceeds it
uh home hattricks based on hat sales
he’s add he’s actually exceeded the
amount of money he’s brought in for the
organization from his home hattricks on
hat sales alone so tell me that [ __ ]
five and a half ain’t work at with what
he’s doing that’s [ __ ] crazy and the
only other thing I have on this uh
discipline has been an issue in the past
two series with the LA Kings over the
Edmonton Oilers where the Oilers have
just pounded them if they don’t remain
disciplined they’re [ __ ] with it’s
over it’s all said and done they could
be [ __ ] e if if they don’t take
another penalty the rest of the series
they could be [ __ ] but yeah it’s it’s
it’s real dead man walking if you’re
going to take penalties and go to the
box against this team there’s no
stopping them they put McDavid on either
side buard has a cannon up top four
apples I think there was a stat I wish
I’d written it down I’m so dumb not
doing that he’s got 30 points in I think
his first 29 playoff games like one of a
few dmen to ever do it Mar didn’t even
do it Mar it’s just it’s amazing that
he’s able to shoot the pucky way the way
he does and have the vision he does and
he’s got amazing guys to just dish it
off to it’s just a great team and I’m
not getting ahead of myself even though
it sounds like I am it’s a long long
playoff it’s a long series but as I said
win game game one and two at home lose
game three in La win game four in La win
game five at home and then we rest a
little bit Vancouver Nashville are going
seven Merill uh what do the kings need
to do different to uh hang around the
series pre yeah get some new players
quick four new defensemen that can skate
with McDavid like ma or something like
that but yeah I don’t I don’t see them
putting up much a fight uh kempe I love
watching that guy he seems to do
something every night but I’m going to
be on the oil again tonight I can’t wait
to stay up I was telling Whit earlier I
I think I’m as tired as the players
trying to stay up for these games and
then the kids are up five hours later
but it’s the playoffs we gotta grind
away so the due date of number three is
is two weeks from today for the Whitney
family it’s a home birth just like Wyatt
was so like one of these nights I’m
going to come off the West Coast games
and she might go into labor an hour
later and then it’s I’m looking at a
24-hour shift of hockey and birth in the
bedroom and just here we go but I’m
ready I’m ready to deal with what’s
coming and I just know the birth will be
a lot easier when she’s pushing and
she’s in labor I’m G say babe the Oilers
won tonight they closed it out come on
get this baby out we got some rest
before round two and she’ll say Okay
boom number three will be out so I’m
excited for a lot of things going on in
my life right now the edit to on us
being number two only because we’re
bringing new Whitney life into this
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fing be perfect you crushed the under Ms
big big news up in your neck of the
woods Sabers bringing back franchise
icon Ruffles Lindy Ruff coach the team
once again can you believe this were you
shocked by this signing or what
completely shocked by it it was the last
guy I would have thought was coming back
I felt like that was the end of the road
like the capitals for him in New Jersey
but I mean I I don’t know I I’m
completely shocked I made a joke that
they should bring back Miller and Conley
and Peters and and you just try to
relive whole thing again but they’re
they’re in it’s not the answer for me
for me it’s just lazy like and if you
were gonna if you were gonna hire him do
it later in the summer to at least maybe
make it look like you’ve interviewed
other candidates to get to the bottom of
like maybe why the coach isn’t getting
through to the players or not why you’re
not seeing any type of of progress I
think we knew that Don Granado wasn’t
the answer based on the fact he was
probably too much of a player coach and
I don’t want to say that in a negative
sense maybe too soft on these guys where
I think in order to get to that next
level I think we’ve talked about it on a
few podcasts leaving up they need to
understand structure and and play uh 82
games of consistent hockey it’s too much
like he gave them the leash to play that
like U um um Pawn hockey style and a few
years ago um when Tage Thompson was
lightening up like everyone was saying
and most of them were there were saying
okay this is the future this is what
it’s going to look like next year and
then we’re going to fill in these holes
with other guys and it’s going to help
with our defensive game and it’s going
to bring us to that next level so what
do they
do a week after the season they hire an
Old Coach who just had like awful
success in in New Jersey where that kind
of seemed to be one of the top picks is
he couldn’t get through to the younger
players there I don’t give a flying [ __ ]
what Lindy ruff’s success was way back
when with the Buffalo stabbers and the
fact that maybe wanted a nostalgic hire
to to revive the energy of the fan base
after 13 years of playoff drought misery
lazy hire if you were gonna go back to
him do it in in July where you could say
guys we we’ve gone through the interview
process with all these different
candidates who the [ __ ] else did they
even interview there was no time
probably no one because they listen all
right I could be completely wrong he
could go in there and all of a sudden
boom they look like the old sabes of the
past and and he brings them to the
promised land and back to playoff hockey
I may be wrong but if they miss playoffs
next year and it doesn’t look any better
how stupid do you look do they even give
a flying [ __ ] or is it just based on
Nostalgia this hire I think it’s based
on the fact that this this this hire’s
kind of it’s going to be Kevin Adams
career on the line in Buffalo a little
bit so what happens is these GMS in my
opinion they’re not ready or willing to
kind of risk their job security on a new
guy who hasn’t proven himself that’s
what we all wanted this is when you stay
away from the old boys club and you go
to a new guy like we mentioned David
Carl who knows if he would have even
taken it if he was offered it somebody
like carberry’s done a great job new
hire you go back to somebody that you
know that you think you can understand
how he’ll approach the team but to me
it’s like oh it was just I think the the
year before in Jersey he did a great job
right and they won the first round and
then this year had Andrew brunette they
did well true but but he was the head
coach and then this year they lose
Hamilton they have all these injuries
but it was a disaster so the fact is he
he gets hired after this brutal year in
Jersey where chance fans are chanting
fire Lindy basically all season and then
you take him in in Buffalo in this make
a break hiring where you need this team
to get out of this funk this over decade
long Funk and you go back to an older
coach who does not have a a a great rep
currently in the league because of
what’s happened in the past few years or
last this year it was very shocking it
was shocking to me but you got to at
least wait a little bit but I know what
you’re saying do you think like you just
said like he wasn’t Kelvin Adams wasn’t
really willing to to risk his future on
let’s say a guy like uh um I’m drawing a
blank on the Denver you coach like a
young coach Yeah Carl Carl
Carl you don’t do you think that he sat
down and thought maybe what the public
opinion and the backlash would have been
on a such he had to have like that’s
that’s what I’m saying so if anything in
my opinion it’s either the ownership
which I’m hearing is trying to sell the
team or at least a large portion of the
team they forced that higher or because
he was comfortable enough when did Kevin
Adams he played in Buffalo didn’t he he
played in Carolina I don’t did he
definitely play inal
did was was was L Lindy Ruff the coach
when he was there Kevin Adams was an
assistant coach when Lindy Ruff was the
head coach so that comfortability is
probably why Lindy Ruff has the job in
Buffalo right now but like you said he’s
risking his jaw by making this higher I
think if Buffalo doesn’t make the
playoffs next year I think he’s done I
think I think it’s done and I don’t
think Lindy ruff’s the guy to get them
there all right remember when you listed
last show um how many coaches the sabes
have had in this in this 13-year Run is
it eight the fact that they went the
fact they hired a guy that was one of
the eight it’s like holy [ __ ] you you’ve
had all these coaches in this brutal run
in Buffalo and you actually hired one
that was one of the guys before that’s
what it was like this makes no sense
dude no sense at all and they had some
good teams when he was there but it was
a different time I don’t know if he can
get in there and force guys to play
defense there’s going to be some big
signings they have to make or trades to
figure out becoming a physical tough to
play against Squad I I just I was I was
shocked yeah yeah I was very surprised
as well but uh actually this another one
last uh news clip that come over
yesterday uh Jake vek uh friend of the
program we had him on a few years ago
officially retired yesterday uh he
actually the 10th most points in
Philadelphia Flyers history with I was
surprised to read that I know he was
there for a good stretch but one of the
mo I would say one of the funniest
characters we had on the show I know it
was probably seven or eight years ago we
had him on but just an absolutely Hil
hilarious guy we’d love to get him back
on for for another visit but uh Jake
congratulations buddy you are a hell of
uh hell of a player hell of a guest here
on tricket and we’d love to get you back
on the show uh but boys uh wrapping up
the first live show here any final
thoughts any uh things you want to put
out there before we do it something yeah
I’ll give a few picks out for tonight
that I’m going to be riding with Bruin
game I’m going to have zaka to get a
point and then ber berzi to get three
shots in the Vegas game I’m taking the
over I’m taking barbashev to get a point
and I’m taking the Stars money line for
EBR rule in the late game Kings Oilers
I’m going over again I’m taking dry
cidal to get two points plus
175 and I’m going to be on your Oilers
with Oilers three-way minus oh that’s a
hammer time tonight uh McDavid and and
Leon third and fourth all time in points
per game in the playoffs that’s crazy we
talk about some Disappearing Acts these
guys get even better in the playoffs
it’s that it’s that impressive and last
thing I’ll say besides thank you for
tuning in this has been a blast we’ll be
seeing you Monday again at noon for our
next live show and tonight tonight we
got Bruins Leafs it’ll be myself I think
Biz will definitely be able to do most
of it but he’s covering the Oilers
tonight for TNT mer is going to maybe be
for the second and third period we’re
going to have some special guests and
last year we had a blast these live
streams you can tune in we’ll get the
chat going and I can’t wait a huge game
in to an arm dogs calling the Oilers
game tonight too so he’ll be with us as
well so they’re having people call it
from in studio huh um no
comment uh we can believe that they’re
not supposed to know that well they do
now Bruins leaves Bruins leaves 7
o’clock and then Monday we’re doing it
live again 11 o’clock Monday boys all
right everyone oh it’s 11
okay all right hey all right great job M
thanks for joining great job by all you
guys actually showing up on time because
whenever we do the regular podcast it’s
never starts on time so congrats to you
three very true all right boys awesome
time see you in a few hours we love you
chicklet Nation we love you guys go
Leafs Go