Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - Back From The Break With Frank Seravalli | FN Barn Burner - February 5th, 2024

Episode Date: February 5, 2024

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Look at us. Back at it. Back in our usual locations. Back we're, do we need a helmet on? Used to, no helmets. No.

Not today. And it's been a while. I hope, hopefully you haven't misplaced it. You haven't put it somewhere and forgot where you put it. Because you're going to need it at some point. We got practice at four, Rhett.

So you have to wear a helmet. It's hockey category rules. Is that how it works? Coaches too? Yeah. I almost left mine. I went to get to skate sharpened and I had to fix it. Snap, just left the helmet there.

Just walked right out. Left the helmet on the desk. I had to circle back. Because I know you go to some ranks and you'll see that the coaches aren't wearing helmets. It's these renegade super duper leagues or whatever. Is that what it is? Yeah. The outlaw leagues?

The renegade super duper leagues, I guess they, they write. Speaking up, our old buddy, Christopher Steeg. Yeah. Speaker. He started a renegade league. He has, eh? In Lothbridge, I'm assuming. Or Toronto.

Are you serious? Yeah, selling franchises. Wow. Well done. It's like the XFL. Is the Rock coming in that one too? Hopefully, Steve doesn't go all Vince on us. Not good.

That's a big bill. That, geez. Expensive decisions, Vince. So when you run a league or you start a league, what do you need? An idea? Yeah. Right? It's not like a plan. It's not like you have, I mean, at some point you're going to need ice rentals.

You're going to need to have some ice put aside for these teams and, uh, probably build a schedule of some sort. Schedule will be good. Probably you're going to need more than one team. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. For it to, yeah, for the competitive nature of it, you're going to need more than one. Now you want, don't want too many because you do want to ask for money for these.

things. You don't want to have 50, 60 sitting on the shelf. It's got to be, oh, there's only a couple. You got to give me that big price take. You can have too many. But I mean, good for him. That's awesome. He's got, he's got young kids. This is, you know, why not? It's kind of like, uh, rather than pay somebody else to put my kid into hockey, why don't people pay me to put their kids into hockey? And then my, my kids will just take part as well. Genius. Chess, not checkers, people. Chess, not checkers. Uh, well, it's not the, uh, well, it's not the, uh, traditional. way that we would get into the McLeod Law opening statements for Peter Klein

and Austin and I'm going to sneeze. Uh-oh. I hate that he mutes himself. I do like to hear this thing. And I want to see the facial expression. Oh, there it is. Oh, wow, violent. That's two.

One more. Are they coming threes? No, that was three. I fogged up my glasses with that one. Yeah, for Shane. Here's the thing. Opening statements, I have not had coffee. No.

Speaking of Vince and the rock. Is that a health kick thing? No, shit. No. I lost a battle royal with my coffee machine this morning. I'm not happy about it. I'm not happy about it. I was just watching the clock.

How much longer? Am I going to? Because at some point we have to do this show today. And I need to go and do some sort of prep for it. I need to have some like how much long? And it's one of those. It's I guess it's like the, it's not an espresso,

but it's a espresso machine. machine type thing. No, no pods. But it's got the, you know, the hopper for the beans and then you pour the water and then you press the button and grinds the beat. So it's a one cup or an espresso shot at a time kind of deal. And it's great when it works. But you have to take the thing out and then you dump the empty, the compressed coffee bean things. Yeah. And then you put water in and you put the beans in. And then there's the thing itself, the mechanism. You take it out and you rinse it because it gets, it can get bunged up. I can't get it back in. So it was the lowest form of battle. It's just like literally you're doing, you're doing this for 40 minutes. Just a manual push. That's all you really had to.

Oh boy. 40 minutes you say, huh? I think we got the pitcher. We don't need to reenact the whole 40. Soft or gentle. No, too hard. Just right. Come on.

No. Gentle. That said, I'm, surprisingly indecent spirits. I was going to say if that's been 40 minutes. I had to keep Mount Boom from erupting. Just breathe. So the voice, I got, I got stuff going on in here.

I've not had any warm fluids. There's no, I'm not, I didn't have, so we're really dealing with some circumstances here, people. So we'll get into it. Feel free to drop off a hot cup of Joe. Yeah, if anybody's, you know, or even a, you know, a spot of tea, some English breakfast or something, that would be great. But of course, it's McLeod Law. You know Peter McLean over it.

Peter McLean, that's right. Great guy. McLeod Law, he's your personal injury guy. He's also the go-to guy for your disability insurance claim. If your long-term disability insurance company is refusing to pay those insurance benefits, you contact Peter and put him to work, he'll get you those benefits that you paid for. deserve. They are the very best. They are good people. They are Calgary. They are McLeodlaw. McLeod-Machau.com. And sorry, you said that was Lightning McQueen? That's the name of the law. Yeah. The caffeine is also absent in my thing as well. Let's talk about the weekend. We should talk

about Toronto. We went all three of us. We went to Toronto. It was a bigger undertaking for some of us than the other. Now, you, you're a driver, Brett. You drove. from Buffalo to Toronto. Walk us through for those of us who have never done that, that route. What does it look like? What do you pass? What do you see? Well, there's a couple of bridges taking you over from the mainland on to Grand Island.

I believe they buried toxic waste over there at one point. Nice. And then you carry on through old Grand Island. And then you go across another bridge. And that's the Niagara Falls region of, of northern Did you see the falls? I could see the mist.

Mist from the falls. There's a couple different bridges you could take. I took the Queensland-Louiston, which brings you in. At the White Oaks Resort, you hop on the QEW and head north, but it's kind of more west for a while and then north and then east.

If you want to spend $25 bucks to save seven minutes, then you can take the toll road, the 407 ETR, Zip, way less traffic. Sometimes it's money well spent. On the way up, did not choose that route on the way back. Did. Yeah, because you would have been Friday rush hour,

traffic on the way back. That's a move. And I avoided most of it other than I had to get gas. Yeah. Gotcha. It's a grizzled vet out there all of a sudden. It's got all the moves. And then you just shimmied your way through with the city driving.

you know your way around Toronto. It's like a salmon spawning up River, Dean, just binding my way. Did you have time for just a quick one and done? It's a sundowner or no. Did your belly turn red and then your nose start to turn into a hook as well? My belly expands. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I don't.

Two hours, one hour and 54 minutes on the way home. That's not bad. That's really. Hour 45 on the way there. It was wonderful. You can wait that long at the border some days. So that's a good trip. I had a friend crossing the border yesterday.

There's a real issue. You've got to be smart about it. Now, for those of you that have not been to the Niagara region, if you've got the Nexus card, there is a whirlpool bridge. Now, this is a real small bridge. Very unknown. But, but make sure you've got money on your Nexus card. Because if you don't, money, you're going to get shit.

Yes, you got it. It's a toll. It's like a toll. No, they had a toll nexus money thing. I didn't either. Learned the hard way. Yeah, you got talking to? Sir?

Get one of these, the old finger wag. There was no spawning salmon at that moment. So what do you think when you being from Western Canada, you're now living in Buffalo, you've been there for a couple of years. When you go into Toronto, what are your emotions? Do you feel like, ah, this is the big city, this feels good. You know, I can see why people are fond of Toronto, why it's the hub. This is where it's happened.

yeah i can't get enough of leaving toronto uh really find that to be a highlight i'm sure it's great i'm sure it's great i'm in you're just there what do you mean you're sure i mean you're a chance to research and everything you could more blocks of well yeah we and maybe that's the charm maybe you don't like leaving the house this is even better you're gonna three block block radius you got everything you need, you don't have to go anywhere. It is like the most chaotic four blocks. Like you, it is incredibly dense. There are tons of people.

It is, uh, yeah, like that's, that's not how most people live Toronto. That is very much the, we're here for the convention center event. That's who visits. There's the, we're right at the CN tower and it's all fancy, fancy hotels. Uh, that is, that would be like not leaving downtown Calgary. Oh, I've been to Calgary.

It's just saw some towers. That's all. Yeah, it's, have you really been to Toronto? Yes, we were in Toronto. But if you were just plop there, it could be Vancouver, it could be Dallas, it could be, you know what I mean? It's all, like you say, you get in an Uber from the airport to the place you're staying at, and then you walk two blocks to where you're going and then you leave again. You don't really get an appreciation. That's all I've really ever done.

So I can't really tell you whether Toronto's all it's cracked up to be. But if you lived on the outskirts, like, Tobacoke, how often are you going to Toronto? well I don't know because the only thing I hear the only thing I hear is how awful the traffic is and I avoided it at all costs I've seen the traffic I don't want any part of the traffic Dougie Gilmore even said traffic's just it's he said it's a killer it's like this whole not caffeinating thing we might have to keep it yeah that's fantastic well we uh we went we conquered we came home and we were the we were the bells of the ball we got there on what was it wednesday or whatever we're going for dinner it's going to be great elias lindholm is going he sounds like the lindholm trade is getting on hey you calgary guys hey who hey ha who ha we were uh we were big stuff in the big city then we get connie on the show on thursday yeah it was uh it was a good little run i guess

friday we got them on yeah it was good good couple shows nice to run into our brethren from the other cities, some of them at least. Yeah. Is there anyone, and this is not, this is going to sound like it's a shot. And I swear it's not. Because it's the bigger macro discussion. Could you just put your muffs on, Dean?

That's real quick, Dean, just retinae. Pinder. Yeah, it's definitely a shot. He's going to just clobbing me out of the head of the tube by where to plow. Okay, Dean. We're back. Oh, okay. Yep. Go ahead. So it's not a shot, even though it sounds like it, but is, are any of the Flames fans upset or missing Elias Lindholm?

Well, I haven't even played a game. No, I mean, everyone knew this was the right route to take. Do you know? And that's what I'm saying. It seems like, because I, it seems everybody feels like the return's been good. They're not really sad to see the player leaving, even though. He hasn't played inspired hockey since his buddies left. It just feels like everyone is so ready to embrace moving on. It's the right thing to do. Do you know what I mean?

And we said this that the fans would be there for you. Now the proof will be down the road if they lose a bunch of games for the next two, three years, then I guess. But I have not seen really any kind of sentiment online or talk to anybody that's, oh, man, I can't believe they traded Lindholm. No, but. that it's kind of going this way. I'll say this.

If he starts looking like 40 goal in home, it'll feel a bit different. But it was clear with his ask, A, be his age and the life cycle of this club. C, the value we were hoping you'd be able to get for him when you got close to the deadline.

I mean, it just felt like the right decision given all the circumstances. And the roster lay out the battle. You've already committed to some guys over 30. You don't need more of that. You probably wish you, you'd committed to Lindy versus some other guys.

But given where we were this summer, this is a very unsurprising outcome. And as the season went on, even those that thought this could be a playoff club. And I think we've all kind of ebbed and float on where we're at with this group because they have certain. They had the miserable start. Then they were competitive. It's just you arrive to last week. And it's so clear what they are. And it's so clear what he could provide you in trade versus, you know, what the commitment would be to keep them.

It wasn't like you had to turn down a sweetheart deal. and a guy that really, really was lightened up playing great hockey. It was an easy decision to arrive at for fans to be like, yeah, this is good. Because I think, because usually when these happen, now, the Jerome one, you can't, you can't, because Jerome's on a different. They got more for this guy than they did for Jerome, and it's not close. That's wild. That's how bad the Jerome deal was.

And that's the stuff that kept worry where it's like you, Dino, just, ah, the deadline. What if they screw it up? But it's a better management team that drafts better than the one that made the Jerome. deal. He's a worry word. Well, what do you say, Ryan, that what is it, history is the best indicator for future perform? Yeah. When have the flames crushed a deal? It's not happened. Well, since Trilliving got here a lot, especially on rentals, they did well on Glenn Cross, they did well on Chris Russell. They've done well on. Well, yeah, I guess trade. But I mean, prior to

Trilliving, you're absolutely right. And to be fair, if you, if you're thinking about entering a rebuild, we haven't seen that under Trilliving. There's been some tweaks, but I get it. It's just if you only wanted to be worried. Yeah, you'd look back to the, again, Lund Bowlmeister deals, but that was a shitty management team and a team that didn't draft well. I'll throw this one on here because I see Brad, who's

looks like he's loving up, he's in love there. Good for you, Brad. Brad says, when I said, is anybody upset about Lindholm leaving? He says, I am. You donkeys are going to bitch when the penalty kill is crap. No good face off, huge holds. You're wrong, lover boy.

I don't give a shit about the rest of this season. Give up a goal every goddamn power play. That's the best thing for them. Lose every game from now on in. Just play the kids. Lose them all. Best case scenario. So what I want you to imagine,

what I want you to imagine, this team, but with a bad power play. Oh, okay, we have that. Power play might be good now. Now, if the penalty kills, or they don't win face-offs. Do they tell this guy not to score till next year?

we need to get and this is Rhett just could you put it earmuffs? Yeah. We gotta get uh, red keeps calling him Kuzmankov. Yeah, I know. We got to figure out a way for him to drop that V at the end at some point. Can we get R.J or Jack just to cut his mic right as he gets to the end? And then he makes make off.

Yeah. Close. Okay, we'll figure it out. Okay, good. Okay. My back, Brett. So you were saying about, uh, the new player. The new player, what was it going to be? I forget his first name. Andre. I stepped on you.

Sorry, go ahead. What? Andre? Mm-hmm. Because Benka. Let's just call him the giant. That might be an nickname that sticks. I don't know how big he is, but...

Oh, I like that. Yeah. Well, for the giant return, they got for Linholm, obviously. Now, we're kind of having some phone with, uh, with, with, with Brad there. But yeah, there's a chance that their face off numbers are going to go down. Maybe the penalty kill struggles, but I, it just seems like, And it's easy to fall in love with this because there's no expectations right now. And they're going to be young and they're getting draft picks and it's going to be great.

Except it isn't always great. And sometimes there are some very tough times that go hand in hand with that. Sometimes it's a decade. See, Buffalo. Yeah. So I still think that's a whatever. I guess it's an example. But go ahead.

Never happened in the history of the game before. No, it's true. It's the worst case scenario and it's a very different set of them. And they lost a bingo ball that. would have changed. Yeah. They tanked hard for McDavid and it didn't happen. So, yeah.

And if I may on the face off thing just really quickly. It's not even, you know, I think he's just saying that without. I know, but everyone gets so freaking obsessed with face offs and it doesn't mean shit. Like he's at 55 and a half percent. Let's say you brought someone in is that 51 percent. You're telling me he's going to win three more faceoffs out of 100? Well, I mean, let's go past. faceoffs out of 100? Like two out of 100. That's what people are worried about.

A hundred faceoffs. How many games of faceoffs? You're telling me one faceoff win a week is the difference between Lindholm and a week. I will poke a hole in your argument. I'll poke a hole. Yes. If the face off matters. But this is the whole point. Many of them don't. So you're right. You definitely want to win that face off when there's 10 seconds left. You're down six on four emptying up behind them. You're up one. But I mean, if we're really going to say there's a huge drop from Lennon to the next guy, It's like, let's just not put so much weight in one more face off one a week. A week. Big face. I think it's fair to suggest that they will probably, in terms of overall skill,

have less on the ice without Elias Lindholm here. But we know what they were with Elias. Let's see what they are without Elias. And this year now, I just think everybody is so just enamored with the thought that ownership is going to let Craig and Chirola, whoever is calling shots in there, do what you think is best. Go ahead. If you, if you want to sign this, sign them, just go, go ahead. Now, maybe this was an easy one because I never heard that there was really any contract negotiation between Lindholm or the flames. Did you? Over these, over the last year. Not since the summer. It felt

like summer was kind of the last, wasn't it? And even Craig had said he, from, when we chat with them, from early in the year. It was clear that, you know, remember. We're not going to meet. Remember when he got a number. We can't get beyond. He's got a number that he won't go below. It just wasn't going to happen. Like, what negotiation is there to have? Remember when it was the season's opening golf tournament. And they asked him, oh, yeah, yeah, oh, what about it? It was Lindholm. I don't, I don't talk to my agent, I guess. Yeah.

It was, oh, all right. Well, that's, um, doesn't it, sorry, but a warm fuzzy. Doesn't it feel like, yeah. Doesn't it feel like. he's been pissy since those guys left? Kind of, but I also think we can read too much into people's body language and we don't know them or know how they're acting in the room. But if you could convince me that is the case, I just wouldn't state it like a fact, that's all.

Well, he hasn't been good since they left. Not really, offensively, certainly not. And they haven't won a ton, so it's like, you don't, he shouldn't be thrilled, should he? But yeah, he sort of came in waves this year where he's like, oh, is he back? And you're like, no, he's not really back. and then I hit a good little round.

And I don't think people, Flames fans, would be upset to see him put up points in Vancouver, would they? Is that, oh, man, that's so hard to watch. I don't know. I guess if it's a Flames versus Canucks thing, but if the Canucks are in round two, and he wins them game seven,

and that pick moves up around. Yeah. No, I think. Who would Flames fans rather see, who would Flames fans rather see when, if it's the West. Conference final, Vancouver, Edmonton. Yeah, they're going to be the same division, but Vancouver by a mile.

Absolutely not Edmonton. Like who, who, yeah, I guess it would be. So who would they rather see advance Vancouver or Edmonton? Vancouver, 100%. And that's, that's your condition is if they get to the Western final, which would theoretically be they're in a Pacific Division final, the winner goes to the West final, that could be them in Edmonton, very, very realistically. I'm okay with it.

100%. And look, when it was, the Oilers were. in their decade of darkness and the Canucks had Biazza and Burroughs and LaPierre and Kessler and all those shits that drove you nuts, you might have felt the other way. But right now, not even close. They've been so irrelevant for the last eight years. They made the playoffs once in there during the bubble. Like there's no ill will towards Vancouver. No. So they, uh, it's, it's travel time. They are off. It is the road trip to start the post all star break. the lengthy, cushy, all-star break that they had.

They'll open in Boston. Craig Conroy is with the team on this trip. He has work to do. But I think, as we've talked about for a while, it's nut-cutting time when it comes to what's up with Noah Hannafin. If you were asking, tell us All-Star Break, what it's done, let's get together, let's figure it out. If he doesn't have an answer, he needs one.

here, Toot's Sweet. So I would think that this is where we may not know, although we're very deep inside the organization with our tentacles. We're right in there. But even we may not know, but I think Craig is going to have to have a definitive answer.

And that's an ask from the team. The player is no obligation to give them any answer. Then you trade thing to do, right? Yeah. That's your answer. No answer is an answer. Yeah, yeah, sign or bye? And that's fine. If you can't, if you can't give us, if you're not ready to sign, that's, that's great.

That's unfortunate we'd like to sign you. But then that puts me in the position where we're having to move. If there's, if there's a deal to be done, then let's get back to it. We had the framework of a deal, what, a month ago, six weeks ago. If that still works, then we revisit that. But how different can it be? right and i think it was back in october before they went two seven and one to start i mean i don't get it long and then it was like who everyone's just sort of backed off a bit which makes sense for both

sides it's like do i want to sign up for this kind of shit oh my god it's been bad and then the team's like are we really locking up the core of a two seven and one team like no well and i still like franks and you've picked up on it his point about it and you're echoing you that there's nothing that's going to change as far as knowledge about about the team or about the player. They know everything. Both sides know everything. They've already said no to getting this done.

That probably says more than we're focusing on. He turned down $60 million. He said no. And I don't think he'll get floated 60 on a deal ever again in his career. It's substantial to say that he's turned down $60 million for a thing he knows.

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Go online, tellus.com slash flames contest. And there he is. Speak of the Devil. Frank Serra Valley joins us here in his usual spot. On a Monday, we were, I guess, rehashing the Noah Hanofan discussion. It's not a lot's changed. I don't like having the same discussions,

but the flames are going to need to know by the time the All-Star break is over what Noah Hanifin wants to do. And here we are. They're in Boston, which is, I don't think it has anything to do with it, but it is, there's something apropos about it. He's back home, maybe some time to sit down with family and have a real talk. $60 million is what he turned down. I wonder if it's still there from Craig Conroy in the flames.

I'm not, I kind of feel like it probably would be. but it's hard to say it's, I said it's, it's, it's not cutting time for the flames in Hanof it here. It is. It's go time because the flames are out of time to really then begin working the market. Not to say it can't materialize in a week, but no one wants to be sweating when you don't have to. And so that's sort of where they're at. It's, they need an answer one way or the other. You say nut cutting time, I'd say shit or get off the pot. It all works.

Yeah, whichever analogy you want to use. And I'm curious about it. I think right now because the Lindholm trade is done, I said this the other day, and I don't know if it really impacts things with, just from a fan's perspective, I think now people are starting to think in terms of the future. Younger players, draft picks, who's next,

the next iteration of the team. Noah Hanifan can be part of that, but you already have a few guys here. They're going to be part of that, kind of by default because of their contracts. And you throw Huberto in there, obviously at the top of that list. I don't think you mind having Weger in there. Caudry may be somewhere in the middle.

I think for me, I think it would be hard to slide that contract back across the table to Hanifan if I'm Craig. I'm not sure. I wouldn't. You already gave me your answer. I don't think it was a no. I think it was just a not right now. And that's, unless the calculus is changing and unless you're willing to

take way less. Like the offer, I gave you my best offer. It's not going to be as good the next time around. And the reason for that is I need to minimize my risk. But I'm pretty cutthroat when I think about it that way. And that's kind of how I think about business. But not everyone's the same way. And frankly, more than Craig Conroy, I'd be really curious to see or know what Mary

Edwards thinks about that. Because that's not something that probably would have went over really well with him. No. The spurning of the contract. Well, especially with the Godreau and all that shit played out too. Like there's going to be some better memories as there should be. Yeah.

And Craig said he wasn't going to walk anybody to free agency. So I think he's thus far been true to his word. And he, I think, I think he feels pretty good about the trades that he's made. By the way, so take all those three trades and and mash up. the returns to Foley, Zaderov, and now Lindholm, the exciting part is, is really then piling on two more, like, it depends on how you look at it. And my, you know, I say all the time, you know,

if you're scared, get a dog. But instead of worrying about, and I mentioned that I think Shillington coming back provided that you think you can resign him, I think that changes the calculus a little bit on Hanifin. Instead of thinking about what you don't have, think about what you could have moving forward. And you see the shot in the arm that some of the young guys have provided this year with this team. That's what you really should be getting excited about. Yeah.

And look, Hanifin might be the ticket to get you the young center that you're missing. Hanifin might be the ticket to get you a young defenseman that could blossom into a top four defenseman, never mind the picks and stuff. Because we've seen in these deals Connie's made, he's not afraid to take cuts on guys in their young. young to mid-20s, not just picks. As they need. Like, they're not, this is not a tear it down to the studs rebuild. I've been saying that for months upon months.

Somehow it became news when other people mentioned it last week, that they're not, this is not six to eight years. This is a two to three year turnaround that the Calgary Flames are trying to be vaulted back into playoff position and trying to compete and contend for a Stanley Cup. It's, you cannot possibly do. it if you're taking all futures. That's why I loved, you know, when you consider the Kuzmanko part of what they got. That's the best, you know, sort of if you're going to make a bunch of hope bets, taking a guy who's already scored 39 and 74 and trying to drag that out of him again,

he's already done it once rather than some unknown somewhere playing in another league that's 18 and you're trying to project what he might be when he's 23. Yeah. And Hanifin is on the younger side of guys who can qualify for unrestrictive. You could give him a seven or eight year deal and you still feel like he's going to be fine. But man, the road to hockey hell is paved with teams that give guys contracts because they think they can't live without them or how are we going to fill that hole or he's been good for us or what he's good in the room. And then two years later, they're buying them out.

It just, it seems like there's so few examples of those deals where guys or teams, pay up for guys in their late 20s and it's that boy that was a sound investment it's so rarely is that that's not my concern with hanaffin is not that his play would drop off or he's got great feet like my concern with hanaffin is that two years in he's saying hey hey like we're in a tough spot our team is not getting where we need to be i want a chance to win and more than that i want to play in the u.s he was hemen and holland already calgary the location of the team isn't changing So fish are cut bait. That's where I'm at. I was going to ask the boys a little in either before or after, but I'll ask you, is there any part of you that would consider trying to resign TANF even on obviously a shorter term deal? But is there any, depending on, unless the deal is so great, you do it. But is there part because he's good in the room and he's a veteran guy and if Hanifan's gone.

What did you just say? Well, I'm, I'm not talking six years, but. but for what to be the the number four on a 20 first place team? Like I think I know the answer. I just thought I'd throw it out just because he's, I know how much they respect them and love him and how, you know, you talk to guys and they, they love what he does for some of the younger players.

And there's going to be younger players kicking around. The Schillington thing was big too. I'm not advocating for it, but I could see them getting like this could be a tough one for them. Just like Schillington was an eight in the system before Daryl put with Tanna of one year and he was a legit top for defenseman and I don't think that's all on Shillington. But I just think what are the odds that there's any winning while he's here on a short-term

deal? Not very high. And so is that what he wants? What are you doing? What are the odds that he misses? You know, the way he played is not going to continue on forever that he's playing 93% of the games like he has on this contract. It's just a fact of life.

Father time is undefeated. I mean, it's it's to the point that you're almost concerned about the next four weeks. And that's why I think the flames would be better off pulling the trigger sooner rather than later and or going into, hey, we're holding this player out for trade asset protection reasons because the slope, it kind of goes like this and a hurry. And I think the question about Tative isn't about whether he can be your number four or help Shillington or the good guy or this or that. it's what do you get you need something in return what are you getting a return right like it it's not about helping you win right now and you're going to have to have guys that can play in the NHL but you got an asset that you can get something for and and hopefully turn it into something if you wait through four years that's going away well pender says my market evaluations and

analysis are shit no i don't i just thought it was a dumb deal for monahan you're right god I think TANF is a second round pick. Plus or just a second? I think they could potentially get a second round pick and some kind of low-level prospect. And maybe if they're in a good spot, that condition could become a first if X, Y, and Z happen. Sure. Yeah. We don't need to go down that path again.

I mean, we'll see. The market will show it. Why? Because you owe me a mortgage payment? Is that why? No, because I definitely didn't agree to a mortgage payment. It's all right. I met Rett for the first time in person this week, and he still didn't come through. The LCBO right down the street, nothing. Rett's debts is actually in the Pinda Report.

It's not now, Frank. Sorry, you can't do that segment here. Yeah, he's told me how hundred. I don't know. I am in person. Ret, he's a younger man in person than I would have envisioned. He's looking pretty good. Thanks, Frank.

Appreciate it. What did you think he looked like? I don't know. I mean, he's significantly older than me, and yet he looks significantly younger. Yeah, he's looking fit today. He's a muskets. Ice beds. He's a real buck.

MF lights. You got to get some of those. Brett looks like he kind of takes care of himself. I attempt, and then I get lazy at night and eat a cheesecake. That's exactly it. As we all. And then he has a huge banana. appeal slip that undoes all his work that he's done in the first 19 hours he's been awake.

For him, it's a cheesecake. For me, it's a cheese steak. I mean, we all have our... Whatever it is, yeah. Yeah. He'll just eat a vat of Cool Whip. Like multiple. I'll just house them. And I, which is odd because I don't like sugar. I don't like sweets. Yeah, he doesn't like sweets. But yet, I think you might. Uh, uh, I was, you know, can we tell the story about the code or no? Oh, I don't care. Yeah. Please, please, yes, I'm hoping to. It's the story. It just continues to go.

Oh, we got a lot of people watching. Okay, so I'll give you the quick background. 30 seconds. People are here. On our way back from Jasper, I left my Canada goose coat in Booms truck. And I called him 10 minutes after we departed, and he was already going his way south of the city. And I was going out to the airport. And I said, hey, I left my coat in your truck.

Is there any chance? you know, instead of you driving back, could you just bring it to Toronto? So he bitches about how he has to bring a checked bag instead of a carry-on because my coat is so goddamn big, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then he goes, he sends me a text. He goes, hey, I left it in the back of the studio next to the water cooler. So I walk in, I'm like, all right, I'll get my coat, bring it back to my room, I'll fly home with it. And I see this Canada goose coat.

And I call him on the phone. I said, is this guy fucking with me? what is happening right now. So it turns out, instead of bringing my coat, he brought his wife's coat and had to check his bag. Which is nowhere near the size of Frank. Like Franks is like down to his knees. It's a huge bleeping Batman cape.

And this one's like cinched in the middle and clearly a lady's cut. Like how fucking blind are you boom? This is brutal. It's black and mine is blue. Yes. Boom. What time was our flight, Ryan? Seven o'clock.

So it's like four, four, you're getting up early. You're up to two every day. I'm throwing stuff in the bag. I'm making sure if I got stuff that I need and that I need this coat. So the last time I saw it, it was in the, you know, the laundry room where we come in from the garage. I walk in. First thing I see, and it's not like the lights are on, I'm half asleep. I see a dark jacket with a Canada goose thing on the arm.

okay there's this i gotta go i throw it in the bag close the bag got the uber's waiting this and whole thing inside i was waiting i should have put it on and i should have done the yes yes i'm a little coat so i still have your bloody coat no i have it now i have to transfer it no i got his oh that's park yeah but a pinder at least brought your wife's coat back because i was figuring Calgary, February might actually need it. She does appreciate that. She's 11th today.

She's appreciative of that. So what did we learn in Toronto aside? Obviously, there was the, we're having Olympic hockey. There's this four nations deal that they're going to do. Rhett and I talk briefly about it. People are very excited and I'm sure I'll get more excited for it. But there's some people very excited about it. Best on best is back and it's on.

Yeah, I mean, it's it's not best on best because David Pasternak and Leon Dreisdl and all of the Russians, they're not playing. So it's not true best on best. But it is the best Americans, Canadians, Finns and Swedes. I love the idea. Like, first off, like bringing it back, bringing some international hockey back was way overdue. Like, we needed it. It's not how it's not what I would have done. Like, I think the better play would have been.

have Canada and the U.S. play a five game series, best of five. And at the same time in Europe, Sweden and Finland playing a best of five and Czechia playing Slovakia. 100%. Germany playing Switzerland. Yeah. Pick a nation. I mean, we really care about Canada and the U.S. And rightfully so after so long, we've got the women's rivalry series, which has been incredibly popular.

The four nations challenge, like, does anyone really care if you. win. Like it's it's a thing that's never going to exist again. And and more than that, the fact that we might only get one Canada, US game in that stretch, that that's what's disappointing. It's, it's obviously no guarantee they miss in the one, they meet in the one game winner take all final. I just want as many of these two going head to head that I can possibly get. I'm trying to understand from the player's perspective. I get Marty Walsh, right, so we've got to do this. Yeah. Okay. But are The Olympics, the boys want to go play. They want to win a gold medal.

I got a feeling that there will be guys showing up at this event going, oh, son of, no, there's no way. Yes, they will. Who? You ain't making the team of that your mindset. It's good. I'll stay home. See for what to win the four days?

Have you guys seen Rudy? Yes, of course. And you know when he goes, you have just summed your career in one sentence. That was you right there, Rhett. Yeah, I did. Yeah, you're right. I was focused.

I tried to win a Stanley Cup. He was offended that they did, he was so far down the list on the world championship invite that he said no. Honestly, if I had to pick aside, I would lean more towards Rhett. I think that for Connor McDavid, I want to put on a Canadian jersey and I want to play let's go. And then when you get there and you realize what it is, it's good, but it's not the Olympics. Right?

It's, I'm, what I'm surprised. It's better than none is the calculus that we've arrived at. You put out just right there. It was no one in a boardroom along all the discussions that were had. Did no one bring up what you just threw out there that what about this? Is there a fear that maybe this happens because it's, I don't know. It's happening. I can't answer for that.

Like, I mean, this league time and time again cannot get out of its own way. So like, like seven out of, sorry Frank, I'm interrupting, but I think it's a seven out of 10 people that are, I know, that have reached out about this who said, oh, how hokey. This is lame. Hokie was the last one when it was a birthday team, not a past. decide what's hokey for everyone. No, I know. But in hindsight, no other that's how they're coming back. Most people I've talked to are like, come on.

I think what I'm excited about and I hope I speak for a lot of fans is that the greatest rivalry in hockey right now would probably be. USA and Canada and we haven't seen it. And that's a huge, huge missed opportunity for everyone. And the fact that we're going to start to get it is huge. I think about... It's only big for Canada and the U.S. It's not big for the world. You don't think it'd be big for Sweden and Finland?

Massive. Neighboring countries competing. I... I don't ever again, it will be. But I just think Canada, USA can be... No, no, no. To Pinders point saying that everyone wants to watch Canada to the U.S. play is just not true.

That's most of the superstars in the league, right? You realize that? Canadians and Americans want to watch those two teams play. The rest of the world doesn't give a shit. The Swedes, yes. I think hockey fans would. Yeah. Well, they'll watch it, but we watch anything.

I'm just, hey, I'm telling you, the people I've talked to, they'll watch it. They're not excited about it. So here's the calculus and it's the only one that matters. We can talk about format and whatever else. Some is better than none. And we've had none since 2014 is the last true best on best. We're going to go all the way till 2026 to get the next true best on best in the Olympics. This isn't it, but I'd rather some in 2025 than none.

You have a hard out to use the terminology here in a couple of minutes. Beyond that, what did we, anything come up, discussions, obviously with hockey getting back on the ice here. things are going to start to ratchet up the trade deadline a month away. Wins, wins become bigger. Losses become even larger. It's the race here. Now post all start.

What do you got? Breaking news? You got a Frank Baum? No, I was reading the statement again from Lanny McDonald. That cardiac event is certainly scary. So glad to see he's doing well. Did you have to set that off the top of the show?

Anything else, Frank, from Toronto. on the All-Star break. No. I think, look, we're meeting where the rubber meets the road. We are 31 days away. And this is, it's go time for the penguins. It's go time on Hannafin. It's go-time on a couple teams that are in the mix,

but trying to determine how aggressive they will be. If you're the Oilers after 16 straight wins, how much do you need to do and more to the point with a thin market how much really makes sense even if you want to be aggressive so the market really thinned out in a big way with the top two guys off of our trade targets board last week

and it's um I think you're going to see teams start to get creative in other ways now. Thank you Frank. Appreciate your pal. I want you get to that 10, that 1255 Eastern. See you guys. And thanks for the code.

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after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Calgary International Airport on Sunday. He was heading home from the All-Star weekend. I can read you the release. This is from Lanny's Instagram. It's true that even old tough guys need some help sometimes. Today, I want to extend my overwhelming gratitude to my many members of our community. After spending a weekend, wowed by hockey's best at the All-Star Game in Toronto,

I had a cardiac event after arriving back at the Calgary Airport yesterday. To selfless nurses who were passing by to catch their own flights, immediately jumped into action in the rush of the moment. Ardell wasn't able to get their names, but we are eternally grateful for their care and action. I owe them my life.

Further to the incredible team of first responders from the Calgary Airport Police, Calgary Paramedics, Calgary Fire, and WestJet, I wish I could thank you all personally, as I know there were many involved. They provided the highest degree of support, kindness, and professionalism, and I am humbled to have been the recipient of their speed and expertise. Now, here at the hospital, the amazing care continues every nurse and doctor better than the next. So yes, that's the type of news when you see it in passing. It can buckle you. So T's and P's prayers for our buddy Lanny as he is in good hands.

That's Lanny through and through. Just to that could, could you be more kind and caring of others in the spot where we're all worried about him? That's incredible. What a guy. Hope he's a speedy recovery for him. Yeah. Get well, pal. Because man, he doesn't know anything but overdrive, right?

It's, I'm going to Montana. I'm going to the Arctic with the cup. I'll go to the Hall of Fame. I'll go here. I'm at all my hockey games left, right and center. I'm at kids games. So he's the man. Everybody loves Lanny. No doubt about that. Do you snowboarding like two winters ago? We had them on talking with that.

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insignificant hey right hey red right up there vina no we have an answer for you uh jason i'm gonna need your help again jack run a poll

find out who wants to watch this shitty stupid four clubs tournament whatever the hell it's called but here's the thing i know how it goes we're not excited And I think, and especially on social media where everything is going to, I hate this, we hate that, we hate you, we hate them, that whole thing. Everyone's going to watch it when it's on because it's what we do.

If we get Canada, USA, it'll be awesome. We just need more of that, that's all. I'm not saying the tournament's the greatest format ever, but it'll be a little bit of an appetizer for the Olympics. And honestly, I look at the American and Canadian rosters and I'm like, oh my God, this would be the greatest hockey game we could ever watch in terms of skill. Not even close. Go put it next to the 2002 rosters.

Like, it's just insanity, how skilled these two groups are. McDavid, Crosby, theoretically, badard, you know, like McKinnon. What are we talking about here? You don't want to watch that team play? Of course we do. Do we think the tournament's perfect? No, but you want to watch that team play. You're right.

I'll give you that. I just, it's the prize at the end of it that? That flower vase with the old trumpet in it? Like the, that weird trouble. And, and how effing hard is it just to come up with something bad? Like, like Frank just did it off the top of his head. Yeah. The problem is they're trying to cram it in an all-star break, and I think that's dumb.

I think they should do it in September and have a two, three-week tournament. If you're trying to do it in 10 days, you don't allow rivalries to build, you don't get a best of three, you don't get the nastiness that you need in the tournament. It's the unwinnable fight, really. Yeah. Because you can't do it after the season or before the season. You can't do it in season. And the players want to do it, but the teams don't want to do it.

But, you know, they all want to go to the Olympics. You can't win until it's just the Olympics, right? Then it's real. And it might be like soccer where the Olympics are an afterthought in the World Cup is the big thing. But it's going to take a lot of really good events run by the NHL and the PA and like decades to pass before it'll get there. It's not there. It's still going to be hard because there's not enough teams even. You know, you get the odd team that shows up.

But most of the time, you know the top. countries. You could do eight countries, but I think Russia is the big issue right now, because you can't have them in anything. But why, why not, I mean, the World Cup is not every year. No, it's every four. So why? Yeah. So if you have this World Cup type of event, if you don't want to go to the Olympics, which is stupid, like you already have. I get the I, I HF's a pain in the ass and you don't want to deal with them. I get all that. But it's once every four years.

Look at your fucking schedule and go, okay, it's in four years. So on this season, we're going to operate our schedule just a little bit different. And that's the plan. It's just that it's been so long and it's an Olympic year and two years that it's like, we just want to get one in. I think it's sort of. Well, but here's the issue I have, I'm talking out my ass now, but it's a bit of a Gary versus Good Now scenario.

Because Gary Betman's not going to get told how hockey's run. And the IHF is not going to get told how hockey's run. So you got two ass wipes that won't listen to each other. Right. So the other thing is too. And I would imagine if you were in, in Bettman's shoes, whatever, the IOC or whatever, if you're going to. So we are going to send our players, our NHL players to your event.

And you're going to make all of the money off of it. Yeah. and we're providing the talent for it. No, we're not down with that. Let's think of another way to do it. So I get why. And meanwhile, all your players are like, we want to go to the Olympics.

We want to do this. How many tries do you get to do this in your career? So I do see why it's the quagmire that it is. Yeah, it's tough to do. And I think that's why they really want this World Cup to take off is because then you don't have to deal with the IOC, then you don't have to deal with the AAHF. it's strictly an NHL and a PA event.

And listening to Gary chat with the new head of the PA, Marty Walsh, like there's a much better relationship. It's a much more collaborative environment than it has been, at least from the outside looking in. Just hope that it's good for the players. I agree. And Marty's been a guy that's been a consensus builder.

Like he's worked on, you know, getting deals done on both sides of the aisle politically in the States is almost impossible to do these days. Yeah, don't read all your newspaper bullshit, Pender. Yeah, he was the mayor of Boston, and he's he's been a union guy and he's gotten deals done with Republicans. He's a Democrat.

Like I, this is not your typical PA head is all I'm saying. I think that's fair. Yeah. Most guys had come from illegal, like burn it down to the ground, our way or the highway. And that's what good now was.

That's where this bitter battle began. Are you suggesting that maybe they're in cahoots, the baby Gary and Martin? I think there's, there's reason for it to be fearful of that. Marty Bird And what The Bruins owner

Jacobs had donated to a mayoral campaign But I think that's at first glance I think he's got supporters I just don't like all the unsavory things that go on in the world today Why can't we just all be honest and good I just want a good cup of coffee

I just want a cup of coffee in the morning Just a cup of coffee It's all I want Just a cup of coffee I just want to wake up at 3 a.m. I just want to wake up at 3 a.m. And have my cup copy

I think 3 a.m. What we're talking about? I wonder if I can. This was the text from my wife this morning. Oh, good. Something by the jacket I'm missing. Good morning. Could you please have something ready

for our daughter to eat for supper when she gets home? She's got ringette. The dog threw up something in the bedroom on the carpet last night. could you get the green machine to clean it up? Also, are you able to take on Wednesday, she has another ringette game?

Are you able to take it? Just a cup of coffee. Don't you want? I'll clean up the vomit. I'll make the dinner. I'll drive the kids. Could I have a coffee first? I just would like a cup of coffee.

That's all it was. It's too much to ask. It's too much to ask. Let's do the Pinder report. It's a presentation of Village Honda located in the Northwest Automal online at VillageHonda.com. The 2024 Honda Accord redesigned last year chosen by car and driver magazine is the number one mid-sized sedan.

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and now coming out of it with the game tomorrow against Boston. Newcomers, Jacob Peltier is back from the A. The Roondog buried by Darrell a few years ago and suffered an injury earlier this year. He's an NHLer again. And Cole Schwent, of course, will come back with their need at Center Ice. Of note, that's Coronado, still down in the American. American League after entering the 10-day break as a member of the big club.

So the All-Star game of changes. He was at the All-Star game yesterday. And get this, why don't we jump a little forward here? Prior to the All-Star game, Matt Coronado had one game left against the Ontario rain where he ran into another budding young prospect. Brant Clark. From the wall, a shot was fended off by Portillo Clark. We'll drop the gloves here.

Brant Clark and Coronado, two guys that are going to be on the same team in the All-Star game in a couple days, dropping the gloves and exchanging punches here in the rain zone. This is the first fight of Brant Clark's pro career and the two of them go down to the right. Did not see that in his profile and he looks decent there. Brand Clark did not. He was bloody badly in a mask welt under the eye. I did not see that from Coronado. I thought that's getting you a call back up, isn't it? immediately. Maybe a little time off after the All-Star thing. Yeah, I think he'll join the team for sure.

Yeah. Back to Pahal. This is a very interesting defenseman. And when I saw his name on waivers, I thought, okay, the flames already thin on the blue line. Austroles not look very good. Gilbert has struggled since coming back from injury and his limited action. You're probably going to move a Tann. You may also be moving at Hanifin. He's a right shot dearie. He's 24. He was at Flames development camp in 2018 back when he was playing with the Prince Albert Raiders. He was a captain in the Western League.

He spent the last two years as captain of the Henderson Silver Knights, Vegas's affiliate. He was in the lineup against Calgary when they played in Vegas a few months ago. Asked around. People seem to think he's an NHLer. There's your claim. They need a right shot guy for the third pair. It has not been pretty with either Austerly or Gilbert on the right side.

And, Dino, this is a pretty interesting fine. 24 years old turns 25 this summer 6-2-205 he's an Estabin Saskatchewan product right Don't forget he's a sasker He's a Sasker And he's a cup winner He got his name on the cup last year

As being part of the Vegas organization And enough involvement for them To engrave his name on the damn thing I don't mind this at all I think you're maybe A little overly excited But yes there's there's reason Why you would pick him up

You are you are thin You lost D Simone you may lose a couple others. You're going on a road trip. And yeah, beyond that, he's 24 shoots right. He's a Western kid. And he's got characters, a captain. And for what I understand, he's very excited to be aflame. Very good.

He is excited. This is him leave in Vegas. That the big hugs for the fellas. That organization he's been with since leaving junior in the Western League with Prince Albert. And look, again, I'm not here to say, suggest that this guy's going to be a tough for defenseman, but if he can just be better than Jordan Austerly,

that's an upgrade for this team, right? They're deep on D and they're probably getting help. William Carlson was injured, he was coming back. How do you gun the captain just throw up on waivers? Maybe they thought he'd get through. I don't know, but I was shocked that he was available. It's a good player that I think could be six, seven. I hope it's one of those things,

where the timing was just right. You had a need when somebody else was trying to maybe slide them through. You could argue that maybe they were a little unlucky with Rosie. With Rosie. With Rosie. Sure. Right? So maybe it comes back around 24 years old.

He's got lots of time to prove himself for sure. Indeed. Elsewhere, we heard Craig Connery and his chat with us on Barnburner in Toronto about the need to find younger centermen. We know that Cadre's a center. We certainly know that. Michael Backlands, the center. Beyond that, there's a lot of question marks around the organization. They did bring Rooney up who can play the middle. We did see Igor Sharon Govich play the middle of the fourth line very early in the season.

Cole Schwint is a center, but an interesting bit of reading for you up at Flamesnation.ca. Ryan Pike there with the six centers, the Flames should consider acquiring. And these aren't just six young star centers. These are guys that on the teams they're at, probably just an awkward slotting, probably available because they're good, but they're not playing as much as they probably deserve to be a victim of the numbers game, whatever it is. Intriguing read at flamesnation.com. Where, Dino, today, they cross the million impression mark for 2024. We're just into February. So tip of the cap to them, it's the fastest they've ever done it.

And Piker, keep up the great work with your crew over at flamesnation.com. How about it? About about it. And back to the hockey. There are still some games left for the flames to play. Let's remind everyone where they stand or where they fall in the old inverse standings. Dino, there we have at Chicago's looking good at the top, San Jose and Anaheim right there, Columbus. Turn around a little bit since coming through Calgary.

Ottawa, do you got a little run in you? Ottawa and Minnie, they got to come together here. Come on, yes. Montreal just sold Monaghan. Come on now. Come on, guys. Buffalo, could you pull up your socks? It's not good in Buffalo.

Samuelson's out for the year. We got some injury bugs going on. Not good here. They just listened to you on that Hanifin-Marxstrom deal. I'll tell you. They'd be nowhere here. Out of this pitcher entirely. So that is the flame story.

Again, it's Boston tomorrow. It's the first of a four-game roadie. The Devil's Thursday. Islanders, a matinee on the weekend. And then Monday on Broadway against the Rangers. Four games, four teams above 500. two legit cup contenders, maybe a third if the devils can get some goal attending. See what they made of.

A good road trip. For places to go. You get some soup. Some chowder and some lobster rolls in Boston. Where else are they going? It's hard to play from experience that after your fourth bowl of chowder and the bread bowl. Slows you down. A lot of bread.

That's heavy. You need 48 minimum before you can try. 48, 48, 36. Okay, I'll do 36. You need a full day and a half. Yeah. Let's say you're playing at noon on Sunday. You're saying Friday morning, you can hammer the chow to Friday night, but you need

that full recovery Friday, all of Saturday, then you're ready to go Sunday. Yeah. It's hit. It's hit. Those crackers, retro, those oyster crackers? Oyster crackers. Fred, boy. This wouldn't.

you slide into, hey, slide into New York, maybe a great big fat deli sandwich, some Motsa ball soup, maybe some thin crust pizza. Got it. Massive slice. Pepperoni. Hold it in half, hammer it. And this is a two city trip, really, guys. You can base camp in New York for all your tri-state area teams in Boston's Boston.

This is a two hotel four-game trip. This is a good one if you're, if you like being on the road, fellas. Here's the problem, though. Haven't they been on the road for a week? I don't know what they did. I feel like most of them got a week in Mexico, and then you probably tried to get a couple skates in. I don't sure.

Sorry for any of them. Fat cats. That's right. Judging from the Instagrams, the Swedish families in Calbo were doing A-OK. I don't have any... Seems like they were just fine, yeah. Yeah.

Let's keep moving. All-Star weekend, it was, my friends, and a few people stole the show. I don't know that any were hockey players. first off Tate McCray I'm so sorry I did great country music

star she is an absolute Calgary's country music street art do you realize now like yes she's a monster I knew she was famous

I just assumed I saw the album come around like that's country I'm not I'm good she is a rock she's amazing she's like the next Britney

Doolipa Beber level pop star she's huge yeah you turn on like serious the top like hits one it's like it's

Tate McCree everywhere. Number one again this week. Tate McCray. Wow. What a rock star. So she was obviously the biggest winner. How many guys are just like, oh, I just thought I'd give you this jersey? I'm like, oh, you know, I see you working.

It's like Tommy, boy, do you know where the gym is? Yeah. The weight room? The Bebs. He, uh, somehow there was a mix up at Cochek. You got my jacket, but enough about that. This is him at Center Ice for the warm up. And it's like, okay, so there's three of the four goalies.

I guess there was eight for this event. And he's like, okay, we'll just pose for a photo. No big deal. Goleys are gone. And then he's like, oh, is that, is that McKinnon coming in there? No, no, that's, that's a last one. 23. So we're in 23 of the year as his only kid was born last year.

Be okay, I got a photo of those guys. All right. Oh, no, stay there. Hang on. You got a goalie coming in. And then the Brady Kucach's already queued up. He's on the left in the red. Here comes Brady.

Hey, hey, can you get a photo? Yeah. There you are. Him and Quinn Hughes need a pick. He's like, why is Quinn Hughes getting into my Beeb's pick? Unbelievable. And this horn can't even save him. Look at this.

Frankie, the pizza manavitrano's in there. I couldn't believe he was an all-star. I'm like, you know, like, no, like nonstop. Having fun. How to point be another one. Oh my God.

You kidding me. They'd do the horn twice. Wow. Tell horn guy to relax. It's the All-Star game. Another one. There's Forrestberg with Phil Forrestberg with the twisting moustache. Got some, Jesus, enough horn, horn, dude.

We get it. Yeah, the Zamboni's got to come on. God. Are we on tight schedule, Zambot or horn guy? Like, come on. I was at the first half of the skilled competition. I could tell you the schedule was not tight. I was done.

I'm going to drink in the concourse for one and get the hell out of here. This is painful. It got better, apparently. The rink guy who's on the Zamboni waiting for K, hong, hong, yeah, we get it. We got, you got to clean the ice. Settle down rink things. Just relax. Relax.

He hasn't that a dart for an hour. His brakes coming up after this flood. Hurry up. Oh, wasn't that the ebug goalie guy? I could be out there. David Ayers. That's David Ayers. You've already had your 15 minutes, David.

I can't believe they did invite me. I don't you do this to me in my hometown. Get out of their eyes, you're pubs. His wife's on Twitter lighting people up. Oh, yeah, she's up. My husband was dead with him. Okay, settled up. I should be taking pictures with Bieber.

The other guy that won the weekend, I did not know this guy was my spirit animal. Let's have a little listen to Michael Bublay. The answer is no. I will not be the oldest draft pick to Vancouver residents I've ever taken at 48 years old. I know you and you. You're a really good hockey.

You got good hands, dude. You've got silky mitts, my brother. You are the first person who's ever told me that. Because I'm the first real ever hockey fan. My buddy told me. this is just a micro dose of mushrooms and he was lying so I'll be honest I thought I was in blades of glory for most of the time that I was out there until it sort of settled down and then I realized holy I'm at the NHL all-star game we literally are

the heart and soul of these teams and if they win it'll be because of us and if they lose it will be because of us all of my my text it was people congratulations congratulations on being chosen to go to the all-star game and i was like congratulations i'm i'm a superstar nice guys thank you yes whoa yes boobs yes what a guy no caffeine for that guy like look at his eyeballs whoa he looks like a cat hopped up on catnip yes that's my boy ring those are what they call dilated pupil Holy smokers. Stampede level Pinder right there.

That is a good performance. Impressive work. Got another fan today, Bubley. Just one more. I didn't have your album. I'm getting them. I've heard you at Christmas.

I'm going to start celebrating 11 other months. A big booblay fan? Sarich's old lady. Same with my old lady, yeah. Really? The ladies love the boob. I'm telling you. He's huge.

I've heard he's actually a very good guy. Looks like it. I can hang up that great guy. Yeah, I've heard he's very good guy. Now, Toronto's own Joey Votto is at the All-Star thingy as well. Votto, of course, long-time Cincinnati Redd. Pretty quiet in Toronto. Not so for All-Star weekend.

Guess what he was doing. Hunting mascots. Look at this guy how happy he is. Some people don't care. Joey Votto is in his happy spot here. Okay, there's the scary links. Saw that bastard a mile away. It's tall, too.

Don't like that. Well, the head's tall. Gritty was not. not having it. Come on brand for Gritty. Get out of here. I need a dart. Stay away from me.

And then I don't know who the dog is. That doesn't like terrible. Was Joey Votto on mushrooms too? Maybe. Yeah. That's his thing apparently. There you go. Thanks, Jack.

We saw Sean Monaghan move last week. What does he look like in Jet Silks? Well, we don't know. Yeah. They haven't played. But here's him coming out to practice. First rounder, right? First rounder.

first rounder plus that rank's not the same as the forum no way that's not not quite the same he feels right for Winnipeg though in a weird way yeah again another nice person yeah totally it was kind of like when Stassney got got traded there

I said okay I could you kind of seem at the deadline for a first sentiment I see the similarities Kevin Hayes not so much No, not so much, Keff. Did not work out for the Winnipeg. No. Yeah.

Like Wheeler. Less of a Winnipeg guy than Sean Monaghan. I'd suggest. World Cups, Canada, coming to North America in 2026. Canada, USA, and Mexico. This is soccer. This is foot. And Atco Field.

There will be teams probably practicing there as for the buildup, but no games. Here's what we know. The big game's going to be in New York slash. It's actually New Jersey, MetLife Stadium, where the Jets and Giants play. Dallas has got a bunch of games. We've got games at SoFi. Also, Patriots home field, the Chiefs home field, and Miami's home field. That's the big games down the stretch.

But there's, I think, over 100 games in the world. I've got something crazy like that. And a bunch are in Canada. I think 13 in Mexico in total. 13 in Canada in total. The rest are in the U.S. As for the Canadian games, Team Canada is going to open, I believe, in Toronto. And they will also play twice in Vancouver for their.

round opening round action so there's uh our boy brennan bachelor now it's in that five group stage stage games in vancouver uh that's the closest you'll be able to get to world cup action here in congress it's coming up quick it's like a summer and a half away dino that's it's it i know jack dear he's getting emotional i think he's falling asleep okay we'll move uh this jack sent this to me and said we got to get dean in this we need this for Dean. So let's have a look at what he sent and why. Holy moly. Looks like a bond villain. Dino.

Whoa. Is that Frank's jacket that you left at your house? Is that a jacket thing? There it is. Halliburton's got it. Yeah. That's downstairs. Is it Tyrese? Is that his first thing? What's the first thing? Yeah, Tyrese Halliburton. Looking good. All the buttons there. Is that pletler, platypus leather? What are we looking at there?

Now, wait. Is that, is that a jacket or is that a jacket? or is that a full suit? Oh, no, that's just a jacket. It's a big old jacket. And now it fits him. And how big is he? Like six, eight,

six, nine. Imagine how big that code is. It might actually be big than Frank's code. That's huge. It'd be touch and go. Frank's code is not,

uh, that's not Franks. We could confirm. Well, it's conflicting reports. Frank has a different build, than that fellow. Yeah,

I'd say that. That's fair. let's move to superstars making us feel normal because they're just people too they put their shoes on one of the time just like us here's Tom Brady at Pebble Beach for the pro amp yes that's so good honestly

nothing feels better than watching someone who's very good at sports ret critique this way what is what happens here what do you see happen although I know I remember hitting in front of a crowd Because it was the Gretzky, Lanny golf off, and I took a divot that was bigger than his shoes. And the ball went about the same length. It was, no, it was very humbling. Golf's not my sport, Dean.

I just like when people screw it up. Yeah. It feels good, because it's really easy to suck at golf, and it drives you nuts. So to watch professional athletes screw it up, too. Yeah, like that swing to me, that looked as good as John Rom. God, and we all know that.

sound right when you just graze the top of the just that it's like oh shit it's it's Charles your boy Barclay his swing two it's the same thing we can take joy in watching other people struggle at golf head down head down don't let don't lift your shoulders head down head down. Not too fast not too fast damn it stupid gangs my head down I like

I always what did I do? Yeah and then somebody else and then later in the round someone tries to give you a tip yeah just shut the fuck up yeah all right I'm just I'm not a I don't need your help. I don't need your help. It looks like I care, right? Have a junior eight tilt for you guys.

You've been good? It's been a while. Here we go. I got one for you. Oh, good. Bangles, the same fight. Red goalies going. Look at the right hands.

Golly white. Woo. Good work here. Normally the goalies tie up pretty good, Dino, because the gear, right? It's pretty good. And then watch the smirk as he heads to the, this is great here.

How you do? How you do? He's like, yeah, I did okay, boys. Look at this. There must be something in the water. Don't tell me it's another Junior Sabres fight. It's another goalie fight. Now, where's this?

That's too big to be one of your lives. That is the Junior Sabers OJHL team. And never in my life have I seen or heard. I didn't see it. Somebody sent me that. But they told me they were at the game. They just, it was just two goalies fighting. There was no skirmish, no scrum, nothing.

Two goals. Let's go. Do you think it was premeditated? Do you think they set it up? There's got to be some off, some nefarious off ice activities going on. Yeah. They're both after Tate McCray. Only one man can be left.

Fight to the death. Let's go. Okay. Got a nice little roller hockey slash we should watch because who isn't watching roller hockey for the flashes. Oh, who missed it. I thought we are a watch. He'll settle down there. He's not going to be able to play next game.

Yeah, I'd even suggest maybe even ever. That's pretty bushleg. What are we doing here? That is a huge right at the head. No good. Yeah, but what did the guy say to him? It's true. You guys have been on a cruise?

Yes. There's any pool tables on the cruise ship. They would have left immediately. It did not go. I would not think you could have pool tables on cruise ships because, of course, it's always moving a little. Yeah, that's right. Your nightmare. Someone fix that.

Watch this pool table on a cruise ship. So apparently there's like some sort of gyroscope technology in there. It holds it perfectly. Look at this point. I mean, perfectly love it. This blew my mind. How? I could just watch this thing forever.

That's probably enough. It's amazing. Amazing. Isn't that cool? Yeah. So good. Now, I don't, was there some, you need one of those in your, in your truck, rat for the, for the drink, the drink holder so that your right. Your rye ginger doesn't go spilling. Pepsi zip. That's right in the, right in the console, right? So that's, see, ideas. A million dollar idea there, Rhett. Right there. Gyroscope technology for your console so you don't spill your beer.

I love this some gyro. I'll talk to, uh, our boy Anthony. See what he can do for the 2025, hon. us. You guys would have had a rodeo somewhere near your town's growing up. There's always like a little small town rodeo that there'd be some sort of event with Bulls. I know our good pals at Origin Brewing and Strathmore, they love the running of the Bulls. It was every August long, I want to say. This one is you had to get the ribbon off the Bull's horn and it's just for the ladies.

Let's have a watch. Is it going to be dumb? You got to be tough. When you get knocked down, you got to get back up. This bulls on a heater. Three. Four. She's five.

You can tell us she was not. She threw her arms out like not me. Don't hit me. Oh, wow. That's a conkey. Six. That's a Goldberg spear. Oh, eight.

Jeez. In Gord. Greatest he fancied ever. Get out of it. Oh, you're grabbing the tail. What are you doing? No way. She got it.

Oh. Yes. Whoa, yeah. We've seen the poker games before. Yeah. My good Lord. I hope that's all. Nobody got hurt.

Oh, it's so bad. Yeah, safety first, guys. These are all professionals. No one was injured. No one was injured in the making of this video. Yeah, I don't know what the ribbon is here. This is the poker game. Oh, my good Lord.

I only watch the first half of this video, but yeah. Yeah, for the women, that's what they should do at weddings and put the bouquet on one of the friggin' horns. Oh, that's okay. We have a bit of a twist for you. We're going to invite the in-laws first. Instead of the tossing of the bouquet, see who really wants to get married.

Who wants it? You don't like snakes, right, Dean? Not particularly, no. You live in a great place because we don't really have to worry much about snakes here in Alberta. This gentleman is not living in Alberta. Look on the door. Look on the door. Christ. There's nothing about that that I enjoy.

Sorry. I already look at every toilet. and size it up before I sit down. I'm looking every, now I've got to look at every frigging door I go in. Your toilet one is very misfounded. I don't really get that one. No, they come up.

Animals come on through the horror movies. Yeah, yeah. Seth Jarvis, what a Kane's defenseman prospect? I think he was at the HL. Theth or other. And he was asked about, you know, getting back on the ice and how he's feeling. Maybe it was coming back from NHL also,

I don't really recall. What's going on with Seth? Let's go to the interview. So have you sweat out all the beer from a I didn't I don't drink so it's nothing to sweat out I was in the gym most of the time there just take care of the body I hope I hope I sweat out all the I think it's all gone yeah you had me for a bit that's pretty good

he's trying to keep the street face no we'll see in the gym sweat melts from beer we go to a NCAA women's basketball game for just the call now sometimes you say the wrong word but it is the right word let's have a listen pardon me a shot shot not shot not for that on tv you can't say that on tv uh bad workout for ret the other day someone caught on a video uh bad workout for ret the other day someone caught in a video hope you're feeling better, buddy. That's a bit of a weird exercise.

Oh, man, come on! Come on! Can we see that again, Jack? Dina,vert your eyes. He wants to see it one more time. It does sound like something snaps here. Right there. Oh. That's his femur. Oh, dear.

Dear, dear, dear. Red, big game on Sunday. I know in a football crazed market like Buffalo, people will be going nuts, and I saw you got your order in for your cake already. This is great. Whoever versus who cares, go bills. There's your Sunday cake.

You should hear how much there's always next year is going on around here. Technically there is, but it's got to be tough. It's got to be tough. I've got this one written down as amusement park idiot let's have a watch love these he's all he's actually got control here these moves

yes the more you fuck around the more you're going to find out the more you're going to find out and also if you stay down here and you never fuck around you'll never find out I hope this lesson is helpful thank you let's save that snip that in there, that's good. Because it looks like he's got it off figured out and,

I'd not seen that before. Yeah, those, the roundabouty things. Because apparently, once you're in there, if you just kind of focus on the thing, it's, it's a lot easier than it looks.

But he, he took a sideways step, which is unfortunate. I hated to see that happen. Fellas. We had a great weekend. We had a, ton of fun. Maybe my highlight of the entire weekend had nothing to do with all-star

festivities going to a Diplo concert, stumbling back to the hotel of the wee hours, because we got another video from Ozzy Brad, where it is summer in Melbourne. Bumo pinned up, retro, man cave again, fucking cricket's on. We're having a bit of a yarn and having a look at this fucking score. The fucking cricket, mate. The West Indies have given their fucking Ozies a bit of a touch-up. He's five for one, fucking 20. Fucking pathetic, really. Sundays fellas barbecues on so I wanted to show you my little setup from fucking down here in Melbourne fucking 38 or 39 fucking degrees hot as the fucking hinges of hell boys now I'm running I've got a kettle this is how I got a couple of different things here boys the kettle got the barbie got the fucking Traga on today

got to do some smoking but I wanted to show you this little fucking peach nut fellas this is called a mongah beautiful boy 75 mil high got the coals under here cook whatever the fuck whatever the fuck you want beautiful fucking kangaroo on here boys fuck those cunts we get the rue on here if not bit of lamb bit of beef whatever the fuck you want but just want to have a quick chat i tell you what fuckin fellas Connie put his fucking chin out to the world what a haul he got for lindy he's fucking getting assets that he could either flip later give him a shot fucking husker he'll sort those fuckers out boys i tell you what we're fucking pumped with him keep you fucking keep punching fucking Connie and Boomer.

You always fucking can punch and boom. Fuck yes. Let's go. No caffeine now. Love it. I was thinking about him. After it was like,

I wonder what Ozzy Brad thinks about the Lindholm thing. I bet you he's on board. I bet you he's on board. Ozzy Brad knows what the hell's going on. He knows. He's got her dialed in. Yeah, he knows. So how about that?

He's got the classic the kettle, right, with the charcoal. And then he's got the treggar. He's got the, how about that deal there? I don't know if I'm putting a rue on that thing, like he said, but yeah, you might be able to put something on.

I'm so disgusted with the rue. I don't care if it's the chicken of the sea. I'm not eating it. I just don't, there's no way, because you see, you see the photos or the videos where they're all ripped up and stuff.

It's got to be too sinewy and there's no way. I got no interest. I've got a visual here. I'm not eating it. Uh-uh. No, no, thanks. they must have

the internet at the studio must have taken a dump, hey? Apparently, the internet. I saw him because he froze and then you know what though? There's no there's no beating, you don't follow Ozzy Brad. You don't follow

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Didn't know that had anything to do with it. But that's, that's the thing I like about our studio there is there is there's all. construction. I don't know if you've noticed that. There's always the sidewalks or the streets are tore up. It's great. It's a great spot to, uh, super convenient. Handy parking. Noisy. No parking. Noisy is ball. Busy. Yeah. So that's, but at least that area is getting some tax payer months, some taxpayer money put into it. So that's good. Wifi is toast. So I guess it's me and you. And I

actually now I'm driving the bus because if pender's gone then jack's gone so it's just me and you oh it's been a hell of a day well we'll see here if i was to well yeah it would be a time because i could say we could take a look at our betway bets but i bet you we won't be able to because jack would be running the thing we'll give it you can just tell your betway bits let's just try this uh we'll do the betway bets time for our betway bets oh oh oh look at it There it is. Get the Betway app on your phone. Get it on your desktop.

There's the pender. He's got McCar. No, there's the bird. Oh, okay, he's back to me. I was going to say, oh, we got the same picks. Kail McCar, a power play point plus 135. And the other one I got,

Austin Matthews. Looked like he had a very fun weekend. He was the bell of the ball in Toronto. Not going big game hunting. Plus 550 for the first goal of the game tonight as the Leafs host, the Islanders. So those are my bets of the day. And Pinder also put some bets in there.

Nathan McKinnon, he's going for the first goal plus six hundredo. And Colorado, New York, he likes the abs by two or more, minus one and a half, plus 200 as they take on the New York Rangers. Rangers, I don't know if you've noticed. Walshisterkin hasn't been quite as good as he has been in the past. There's maybe a little bit of mild concern. Some mild concern there. Arkstrom's available. is he i mean if you're if you're selling you may they'll go oh let me so you can't trade

laddard can you change this guy do you think there's a now that when the all start take the all start break and think about it and then let me know uh what you're thinking yeah have some downtime get back to me yeah see your family go somewhere talk yeah go somewhere where it's warm not like not calgary because i know it's not warm here yeah no not for the sauna go get on a plane and go somewhere. Yeah, somewhere else for sure. So those are the bet. Wait, bets.

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Were you happy to get back in the? Actually the sun shone. Is that the word I'm looking for? Sure. Yesterday and the day before. And that's the first time in since Christmas. Yeah. Because when we were in Toronto,

it was very overcast and chilly. And then the day we left, it was actually quite nice. Yeah. But yet still was happy. leaving i don't know we came back we came back played a game yesterday kicked the snod out of oakville show offs yeah yeah yeah had to play with eight forwards and three d but we still beat him how come what a couple injuries couple guys going down kids getting tossed the old heave hole soft soft soft i got a cramp

what hmm georgie sweetlands boy can you believe that come on sweetie surprised. Not surprised to be quite honest. What about you? I'm sure you had a busy weekend. Uh, got back. Earlier flight. I got on the six.

Nice. I was on the eight. I got on the six. That's a big difference when you're at the airport. You're looking at it. Go, come on. Get me on this one. Yeah.

It was, I mean, it costs because even the girl's like, well, it's going to cost you. This is, you know, for two hours. Here's my credit card. Let's go. Let's get. us out of here. But then we had a 6.45 a.m.

ringette game in high. Start? Yes. Oh, your kid's too old for that. You would think. Not through that. Yeah.

It was a tournament. So they played on, we came back Friday. So they played Friday. And then two on Saturday. The early game, they're actually, they're better at 6. 45 a.m. than PM. So they played the early one and played well.

And then they had a pizza party in the afternoon and then played the eight o'clock game that night. That's a big day. Not much, not much left in the tank. Not much left in the tank. But they squeezed one out and then, uh, won the gold medal yesterday morning in the big, eight o'clock match. Yeah. So it was a big, big day.

It's good. Very exciting for everyone. Yeah. And it snowed here retro. I shoveled three times yesterday. Oh, no. Same. A lot of snow.

Just steady all day. It was mostly gone. Now she's back again, bud. It's green grass here. Why would somebody steal a license plate off of a vehicle? Because you're still in a car. You're trying to hide. Because you put it out of a different license.

A car that you stole. I guess. I just don't know what's like, really. Really, it's a plate. Nefarious activities is the correct answer. It's very nefarious, yeah. I think we should just get involved. in these nefarious activities,

and we don't have to be a victim of. I feel like it's probably some hooligans that are up to no good. I hope they're not doing it just to be shit disturbers. If they've stolen another car and they're making a move, fine, it makes sense. Just to screw a guy over as a joke. So what can you do?

Because really, you just screw the plate into the bumper or whatever on the vehicle. Is there, how do we keep, if somebody had, oh, I'm not sure how many people have flathead screwdrivers out there. How do you stop people from potentially doing this again? How aren't they being stolen all the time? Well, there's only so many cards getting stolen.

So you only need so many. There's enough. There's lots in those bars and pubs, though, hanging up in the, uh, of the bar though, isn't there? Like, have you ever had a license plate stolen? No. Right? I just, uh, yeah.

Maybe that's another million dollar idea. Stealing license plate security. Don't have your license plate stolen ever again. No? I think the move is you go to one of those weird shaped nuts where only a certain type of wrench can undo it. But that's a million dollar idea right there. You put the razor blades around it.

So only, oh, you know that that's there. Got it. Yeah. Some peeky blinders shit. Slice the people on. Just want to license plate, man. Now I've got no finger. So we were kind of shocked to learn that there was some what construction outside the studio?

It's come. It's basically a two-year thing that it's just not going to stop. And it kind of was getting better. And then 33rd is now back to one way only one lane instead of the usual four. It's like, oh no, we are back to square one here. Like back to square one. And then right out front today, heavy machinery, no parking, big holes. I don't know.

I don't know what they're doing. But gosh, it's going to look like that. Come on, Nancy. Get your shit. Come on, Brand Kanye. Get your poop in a group. Freaking Al Duer, screwing us again. That's going to do it, everybody.

What a show, what a show. Did you get what was on the menu? I don't want to leave you hanging. Yeah, we got it. Two games, let's go. And a betway we got in there as well. It's all the way. We got it all in.

Tomorrow's game day. Find those helmets. We're going to need to put them on. It's the Boston Bruins. It's the Calgary Flames. It's the debut ret of new forward, Andre. because bank of get your jerseys

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