Bryan Rust: Mic’d Up Against Carolina | Pittsburgh Penguins

On March 26, 2024, Bryan Rust was wearing a mic as Jake Guentzel returned for the first time as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.

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MIKE! MIKE! MIKE! MIKE! MIKE! MIKE! MIKE! THAT’S NEW, WHAT’S THAT? LIKE, YOU KNOW THE “MINE” FROM, UH… FINDING NEMO? ALL THOSE FISH? INSTEAD OF “MINE,” IT’S “MIKE.” IT’S, UH, IT’S THE SEAGULLS. MIKE! MIKE! MIKE! HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO. LARS, OC, HAVE A START HERE BOYS, LET’S GO! WHAT’S UP SNAKE? ARE YOU MIC’D UP TONIGHT? I MIGHT BE… I’M DUNKIN’ ON YOU JUST LIKE THE CARD TABLE BABY! ARE YOU KIDDIN’ ME?! YOU … WANT SOME OF THIS? I GOTTA GET THAT THROUGH FOR YOU, YOU’RE WIDE OPEN DOWN THERE. I GOTTA GET THAT THROUGH TO YOU. LET’S GET SOME PUCKS TO THE NET HERE FELLAS, GET SOME PUCKS TO THE NET. I STILL LIKE THAT FACEOFF PLAY. AND MAYBE IF WE PUT A LEFTY THERE. ‘CAUSE THEN HE CAN JUST GO FOREHAND. ‘CAUSE I CAN ROLL AND BEAT MY D TO THE BACK POST. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I’M NOT GONNA FAKE IT ON A BREAK AWAY. PUCK IS … BOUNCING EVERYWHERE. SO BOUNCY. WHY CAN’T IT JUST BOUNCE OVER HIS STICK? IT’S CRAZY. THIS IS WHERE I SKATE … WHAT? THIS IS WHERE I SKATE. SAM POULIN, YOU’RE NEXT. LET’S GO BOYS, HAVE A SHIFT. … IN TO THE PENS, WRIST SHOT. SCORE! JESSE PULJUJARVI! OH! WOW! HEY RUSTY. WHEN YOU CAME CLOSE, I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO PICK IT UP. NO, I WAS… I WAS JUST… I WAS GONNA… I WAS… JUST TRYING TO LEAVE IT IN YOUR HANDS, AND IF YOU PUSHED IT THAT WAY, I WAS GONNA TAKE IT. BUT… THAT’S WHY I DIDN’T WANT TO PASS IT, AND THEN IT SQUIRTS BY YOU. YEAH, DON’T… IF, IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN AND YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT, DON’T PASS IT, JUST LIKE, TAP IT TOWARS ME. AND THEN I’LL… THEN I’LL REALIZE IT. ‘CAUSE WHEN YOU KIND OF LET IT GO, I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE A PLAY ON IT AGAIN. … GOALIE. TANGER! THE OFF THE WALL IS PERFECT, ‘CAUSE THE… ‘CAUSE THE GOALIE, I MEAN… THE GOALIE CAME FLYIN’ OUT. NO, THAT’S, THAT’S PERFECT. I MEAN, I… WHO WOULD EXPECT THE GOALIE TO COME OUT TO, LIKE, THE DOT ALMOST? LET’S GO HERE OC. SID, LET’S GO. HEY… LET’S GO HERE OC. SID, LET’S GO. HEY… … HAVE A SHIFT. YEAH. I KNOW. LET’S GO. KESSEL. KESSEL D DOWN, OR JUST THE NORMAL? I THINK THAT GOES OFF TWO GUYS AND IN. THAT WAS DEAD-MIDDLE OF THE NET. IT HIT TWO PEOPLE. IT WAS THE WORST SHOT I’VE EVER HAD. THAT WAS RIGHT AT MY HEAD. DID YOU SEE THAT FROM HERE? WE’RE GOOD. WE’RE GOOD. THAT… THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO FAR. BUT, WE’RE GOOD. I JUST THOUGHT YOU HAD TIME. SO I WAS TRYING TO GET IT QUICK SO YOU COULD CATCH IT. ‘CAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND YOU. I DIDN’T… I DIDN’T REALIZE YOU WERE IN A SPOT TO ONE-TIME IT. SO, I TRIED TO, LIKE… … GIVE YOU TIME. YOU’RE SLIPPERY BACK HERE. THANKS. I’M NOW TWO FOR THIRTY! I’M NOW TWO FOR FIFTY ON THE YEAR. LET’S KEEP GOING HERE BLACK! LET’S GO HERE BOYS! LET’S GO, COME ON! HEY. HEY. HEY. HEY. YOU TAKE THE BURNS ONE-TIMER. I GOTTA GET ON HIM. IT’S UP! IT’S UP! NICE ASSIST PETEY! HEY. HEY PETEY, NICE ASSIST. (LAUGHING) THAT’S IT BOYS. … RIGHTS KID. … RIGHTS BABY.