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Episode Date: January 15, 2025

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Hey? Yeah. Right? You saw me sleeping on the couch. I did see that, yeah. We got a picture of it. It might put it on some. That might be on the show.

Yeah, that might have had, they may have had something to do with that. Yeah, maybe. And I were talking because he was watching it live. I had Esominer hockey weekend and tried the PDR.

That game watched a lot of us last night. Yeah. Which I was, it was on. It was noticed and it was ignored all at once. I was telling my kid, I'm going to have to, because I was kind of doing

stuff as I'm watching the game. I was in the kitchen mocking around. And I told like, I'm going to have to go and start this game over again. Because I've missed. Like I'm kind of watching, but what's happening? I'm not picking up on anything. So then I did that. It's like, well, that was a waste of time. There was really nothing there. This, remember I always, I would complain. I didn't like doing the TV because you'd have to go in between periods.

Well, here's what we got to do in the next period. And this is the coach. It would happen and be like, you have to talk about the offside. I feel like that's the whole game. Well, you played in the NHL Ret, tell us what you saw. Crickets. Well, there was two teams out there. We had a bad change. There was a bad line change there. We got to be having that. That's a terrible thing to be doing.

Yeah. Musical note on the jersey and that's music, the blues is. And the three-game winning streak. Come on. St. Louis. It's like that. I was doing the back of the napkin math for when Monty took over there, Jim Montgomery, yeah.

On November 25th, I want to say. 12, 8, and 3. So 587 points of percentage. It's been better. They added Fowler, Paraco at a good night. Their big blue line. I don't know. I mean...

Yeah. It's the Flames' third game in four nights. Those are the... And the second half of a back-to-back. That's a scheduled loss in terms of where you're at in terms... Not that the blues are that good, but you're asked to play in three different cities and four different nights with travel between all of them. they're just, if it looked like a bit of a flat team,

it's because that's what you get when you play for the third time in four days. Remember that game of Vancouver they had to do that too? Yeah. Flat, like low event weren't bad, but no one could really accomplish much. But I said it was a must win. You did say it was a must win. The math is the must win.

The math was suggesting that if you could get two points here and then maybe even another two points, you'd really put the blues in a pickle. I know what would the blues be saying about their, thank God we won that must win. Because that was for them for sure was a must win. because then Thursday they could get two more and close the gap in the flame. It was a season salvaging victory.

Wow. I wonder they dug in what they did. Played with that grit and determined. I should have taken those guys for the block shots. 44th game of the year and season was on the line. So and Pike brought it up last night. Even you go, like Chicago is not a very good team. So you're going to maybe fare better against them.

But it's Chicago, the city, the arena. There's history. Original. Energy. It's not original. Six. Do you get up? He came in like the 70s.

Chicago did. Same as Buffalo. Chicago, I'm talking about. Oh, sorry. You're in Chicago. The building, all that is. Then you go to St. Louis on a Tuesday the next night. You've played in St. Louis.

Never liked. Give me your memories, your longstanding. Never liked playing in St. Paul effect. It is very St. Paul. Yes. Yeah, big time. Stay in the hotel room, catch up on your movies,

listen to a couple podcasts, really get some sleep. And they got to do that all day today. And then. Yeah, I was thinking, man, if you could just have the extra day in Chicago and then play the back to back in St. Lou, that might be. But then again, hey, blues fans, come on out for Wednesday and Thursday night, back to back against the flames. They're from Canada. That's the other thing. I mean, the blues are the blues.

But the flames are the flames. The flames are definitely the flames. On the road, they're going to have to paint the barn. Unless they're playing Chicago or some brutal, even against Anaheim, they had to kind of paint the barn. there was definitely painting going on and it was drying very slowly and it was not Picasso it was not Van Gogh it was the barn yeah and um all could grass of the blues you know they got it for staving off elimination yeah that's what they did they're saving already yeah yeah yeah staving alive which is you two dummies don't know math i know math that is what they say about you they're mathematically eliminated if with a loss last night you The odds wise are mathematically eliminated.

Dan Vlodar. Another scenario where I do. Is he good? Is he banned? Did he win? It's the great Dan Vlodar conundrum, isn't it? A game where it's like, well, I'm not sure I like that goal. But at the same time, his team did get him one goal.

So you needed to allow zero. You got the last. You got the last. It's a last extra time. Winless in four. One win in his last six starts. Just allow. zero Danny we got you

don't know if I like the first one I don't know he's kind of scrambling I don't like the first one either but I actually looked at it and it really found a tight little corner there but he is mohousive right Vladara he's a big man less is more when you're that side of that angle I just feel like

I'm not disagree and I was very much that's what put me to sleep when I did my deep dive this morning to keep analyzing that goal because at first it was on the house TV last I'm like you can't give up that goal no you're position. You can't stop it.

But then it's like a flutter puck through a screen into a little flutter nutter. Jump it around and the nets coming up a bit. The other part is doing. We'll look at the goal. There's a couple of rebounds here that kept all of this alive. Now, you don't want to get running around your own zone. There's things that obviously the other guys could do. And we're really not picking on Flanard here, but it feels like we kind of are.

Maybe we are. But as you watch it here, I believe there's a couple of instances where better rebound control maybe. Yes. There's one there that goes all the way back. And this one comes all the way out. And he looks awfully small in the net there. For a man that's like what, double the size of,

he could eat dust and mulford dinner? He's just so, he's so big. He's so big. Why are we finding holes on the man that should cover the whole net without moving? Come on, get a close-up of this. This is. Boink.

Boink. It really is a pinball effect going back and forth. A pinball. It's a pinball. It's a terrible angle. Canadian Olympian. Close. Colton Paraco, maybe that's what it is.

He's going to do a Olympian. It's one of the top six. Four nations. Defenseman in the world. Colt the Olympics. It's Joe, Ryan. Could be Olympian. Oh, my God.

Colby Armstrong. No, not. Great guy. The armed guy. He's too popular doing travel to the USA commercials. He's a big way. He's a celebrity, apparently. And couch things.

Cushins? You've not seen the couch? He's doing a casting thing? Yes, he's got a casting coach. coach. Yeah, he's got a casting couch. He's doing what, the car rental where he like skates into the kitchen there. No, that's insurance. Is that

insurance? Yeah, financial stuff. You know what? It's like Jason Kelsey. He's on the screen all the time now. And I don't know what it's about. So is this food or insurance or what has happened? I like him, but it is an unlikely star of sorts. Is it not? I was just going to ask you. Are people in Toronto

relating to Colby? We're talking about Jason Kelsey now. Anyway, Colby Armstrong. Memorial Cup champion. Why are we talking about Jason Kelsey? Because we were talking about Colby and how he's on a bunch of different ads. He's on the USA tourism ad, whatever it is. You refer to him like Kelsey.

And it just seems like Jason Kelsey is on TV all the time. Remember when you, uh, we used to have texts and people would text into the show. And you would say, I can, I'm doing the show. I can't listen to the show for you. Yeah, that's kind of, while I'm doing, you're now listening to the show for, yeah, while you're doing the show. You're on the show. It's moving fast.

It is. Yeah. It is moving fast. Let's think about this show, man. It's just real quick. We got so much to get to one game. Colby because he's from Saskatchewan. I was still on Colby.

What a horrible start to the show. Not really. I think it's fine. It's better than the game. Yeah, that's true. How was after? I heard you were saying? I was so great.

Somehow went an hour. I don't know how it happened. It always somehow has to know. No reason for it. Well, Pike wouldn't shut up or what? Pike's a talker. Pike's got thoughts on things.

Yeah, Pike's got thoughts. Never anything negative, but he's got thoughts. What do we get going? Kevin Ball. We spent all together too much time talking about Kevin Ball as he did score. Well, that's important. But what was Kevin Ball a year ago? A year younger. Like a 5-6.

22. The Devils team. See, it's all about the team. Yeah. If you're a really good team, you're going to be further down. You're a lot down lower. 100%. Yeah.

I referenced. tweet from Mike Gould, who had said, you know, you think back and everybody wanted Alexander Holtz, the Markstrom deal, if there was going to be one. And then you got ball and you were totally disappointed. And then you look now and they've got nearly the same amount, amount of points, same number of points. And ones are scoring forward. There's a state of ones. One's in Vegas. There's a forward and ones here as a D man. It's like, well, I see what you're saying. I guess the long and short of it is, there's not a lot of flash. But as far as that trade is concerned, you get some assets. You get a player and the player potentially could play a role for you for a long time.

And it's not sexy because. No. Stay at home defense. Zach Wrensky. You see he got, he's got 50 points and Quinn Hughes and Lane Hudson. But as you would respect and we actually brought it up. I said, you talk to Warner and you talk to Corey Sarich and guys like that and they lament the fact that the defensive stay at home sturdy dude back there.

Lost art. It is a bit of a lost art. It is a lost art. He's kind of that guy. Art now too. We lamented mostly because we're jealous of. I know. It'll never happen again and it's not.

But truly there is. If you could get Worensky for ball, I think that Craig, you should make that trade. Yeah, I don't think you can't. The other thing is, like, who went in that deal to New Jersey? Well, Markstrom. So you're handing over the reins to a very young netminder, hoping he can prove to be a number one. What kind of environment do you want to set up for that youngster?

Do you want like four waiver claims and guys on PTOs? Or do you want to bring someone in who excels in his own end? And that's what Paul does. It ain't sexy at all. But if you want to minimize, you know, the chaos for Dustin Wolf, that's a really helpful ad. You know what you think about those kind of guys. There's some of those guys over the, over the years that have made good money July 1. Oh, yeah.

Guys that have come here, like a four board or. Like everyone else. Right? Yeah. It's getting four times four. Sugar, sugar made some good money. And I was on a new deal in Vancouver. So it's, you can stick around for a long time.

Getty, a very good player. Getty. Getty. Getty. Gotty. Gotty. Got to get a goodie. Got to get a goodie.

And part of the trade why it works is, again, you talked about putting a defense in place for that goalie. The goalie has responded. So you've gone from Markstrom to Wolf.

Seems to be going okay in that respect and net. And you added some assets. Are you taking it back to ball? I keep thinking about the broadcast last year because Markstrom's name was out there and that deal fell through because of alleged, you know,

oh, well, what is the key salary, compensation for that. They revisit in the summer. It gets done. And Greg Millen, who does a good job, color on sports and I just like I just why would you you spend your whole life looking for why would you trade marshal a year later is like oh yeah that guy yeah no we're way better with the kid

like you have this kid in the system unreal well I remember too when the first the word came out that he was going to go to new jersey and that it didn't happen then marchstrom did one of these and then he ended up going there anyway rick could you do it right I can't my arms go that way it's hard maybe so it's work well you've ruined this show too so he's been he's been great wouldn't shut up a ball last night. No, you won't shut up a ball again. I thought you didn't, I thought you of anybody would be sticking.

The beauty of ball is that you don't have to talk about them or mention them ever. It's the beauty of ball. Beauty. It's the bell of the ball. There's nothing to break down. But they're in line, right? That's what the beauty is. The ball and let it just move on.

20 minutes, 33 seconds. Goal. Ball's in your court, right? What do you want to talk about? I want to talk about the names of their 35%. chance of making the playoffs. So we figured it is. This is the math that I've run in my head.

One in three. Doing your rounds. I would like it to be higher, but math don't lie. Math don't lie. Nope. And the Knox are at 53% in my brain. That sounds reasonable. I think the Kinex do have a better shot at this point,

given how much Demko they have missed, but there's, it's the circus music starting. You can hear it from a distance now. Oh, I think it's been on for a bit. The kaleides piece music. An old Lankan didn't do anything to stoke the fire for a goaltending controversy either last night. It's like when it's been very good, but I don't know that tonight or sorry last night was the signature piece.

See, like last night was a must win. Jesus, a lot of must wins here. See, if we'd have won, we'd have eliminated St. Louis and we'd have built on the ropes. And built on our lead over Vancouver. This is going to be a fun final 40 games with you. A lot of high stakes. So what about the game tomorrow? Jack and I take things seriously, right, Jack?

Steelers win. We're happy. Steelers lose. Not good. This is serious. You're overreacting and being irrational. Oh, please. Well,

it's awfully boring if we just come in and say, well, they played again. It was boring and they did play again. And they do it again tomorrow. Yes. Maybe give us more than, I don't know, three combined. I'm not asking Dustin Wolfe to, you know, let them in. Oh, there's going to be a brawl tomorrow for sure. Did it feel like even when they,

had the goalie pulled there was just these great great like they really tested bittington late oh they didn't test bennington all night no that was a walk in the park and so he's going to be so great at the olympics for canada i don't know why anybody's worried time to go to the insider hotline a presentation of crystal waters plumbing and heating are we that barn burner customers who need a hot water tank ac or furnace they'll receive discounts and upgrades to up to a thousand dollars in value solutions for all budgets, including financing, affordable payment plans. It's Crystal Waters plumbing and heating, your crystal clear choice for home comfort call 403-219, 4100 or check them out at crystal clear Calgary.com, our buddy, Jamie McClennan, noodles, joins us on the

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I think people who take cold showers. Who takes a cold shower? Red. I go in the cold lake. I was in the lake in November. Yeah, but that's an excuse for shrinkage. That's what it is. It's a George.

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yeah, the polar plunge, those people are cool. I kind of like that. That's right. I just, I don't have the guts to do it. And somehow I would drown there or, you know, I would go to jump in and my part would be,

you ever seen the one where the guy jumps off the deck and it's not, and the ice is encroken and the ice yourself out. That would be me. So I know, no polar plunges for me. Get your hot water heater. What about a cold plunge? Because, you know, rats into you. Yeah, but he looks healthy, right?

So maybe we, maybe you're on to something. You go, do you do hot tubbed and cold plunge or just straight cold plunge? Hot sauna. Look at Dean's face when you say you look so. Okay. So it opens the pores up. Then you go into the cold plunge. So when we went, I think it was 2016, the St. Louis Blues alumni went to sent a team over to Slovakia in honor of Pavel Demetra.

And we played the Slovakia and All-Stars. It was Gabrik and Hosa and Chara and all them. And they took us to one of those cryogenic places. I was, I've never been more scared in my life because they, you go into these things and they like freeze you. And, you know, I had had a few beers. I was like, this isn't going to go well. Like I said, I'm not going to do this. But everybody else did. I said, okay, to hell with it. But it was kind of cool, obviously, literally and figurably.

But I don't know if I can do it. It was very scary because it felt like, okay, my heart's just going to stop or something. Like, I'll be the one in a million where they have to shovel me out of there because it goes south. That's kind of how like- The old tender dies in Slovak freezer. The news is a nine. And he thought it was working, but they just left him in there. Who knows?

Do you ever go to one of those ice bars where you got to wear the fur coat when you go in? For sure, you have noodles. And myself and Peter Hanlon and a body in Vegas. They have an ice bar. I've got pictures of it. It's unbelievable. Even the cup is made of ice. So they give you gloves.

They give you the fur coat, the fur hat. And you drink vodka. There's no mix. It's just vodka out of the glass. And you only go in there for one hour or you'll never survive. Because you're just constantly, you're just drinking flavored vodka. Like it was like ice bar. We went there from seven to eight before we went out.

It was unbelievable. The best. Didn't know they were open. They started from breakfast, yeah. Not in the morning. I'm talking before we went out for dinner. So it was awesome, though. So much fun.

I write this down. I saw something today. And I don't know if it's, I'm going off the top. in my head, but I think both of you guys would have played with this guy. I seem to recall. 1998 on this date, trade involving the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning, Dino Cicerelli and Jeff Norton come into Florida for Jody Hall and Mark Fitzpatrick. Oh, Fittsey.

You played with Fitsy and you played with Fitsy, right? Yeah, so Fitsy was the number one goalie for the Islanders when I joined. the organization, but he had that rare blood disorder that he would swell up if he didn't take care of himself, something like that. I can't remember what it was. It was a rare blood disorder. So we had five goalies in the system. They would keep two at the NHL level and three in the minors or vice versa. And what would happen is if Fitsy would get sick, he would have to rehab in the minors. so they pushed me to the East Coast League that year. So my first year pro, I was called up to the NHL,

but I also played, I believe, 30 games for the Richmond Renegades. So whenever Fancy needed rehab, he would come down to the minors. He was a very unique person. But I remember in training camp, Billy Smith, everybody, he was our goalie coach. Everybody was supposed to work out. And he said, let's go play tennis. So we played tenants. And he had me and Mark Fitzpatrick playing against each other.

And I wasn't very good, but I happened to beat him. And in the car on the way home, Fancy drove with his tennis racket in front of his face, not looking at me. Like he was mad. And I was like, this is not good because this is a veteran. And he was such a good goaltender. Like he was a really good goaltender of medicine had and then a good NHL goaltender, but very, very unique, put it that way.

Very competitive. Yeah. That is the nice way to put it. But I saw that. So, I mean, Dino was basically done. Chico was unbelievable, though. Like I remember being in Florida, I've told it where he, one of the few guys were after practice, go stand in front of the net and yell at you if you did not rip

slap shot as hard as you could for him to try and tip pucks. The best buck tipper I've ever played with. Yeah, he, uh, mean. And he was, he brought the seven minute abs to four. Florida noodles. I can remember training camp. He bragged about it all for training camp that he'd done his seven minute abs all summer. So he was in shape. How did he look? He looked like a goalie, didn't he?

He looked like a guy. I think he's kind of, I kind of thought he was shaped like a goalie. Maybe not. But I, he was such a great score. Oh, like in that, that 10 foot radius, he was tough to get away from the puck. I remember he had, like I, in Detroit, I don't know where, where was probably his most successful years, probably Detroit and like he was. Never won there though, was with the Red Wings. And then before they started. I think it was the year before they went and started lifting cups. He, uh, he was out of there.

Yeah. Yeah, he had, yeah, I think he had an off ice incident maybe there too or something. He had on ice incidents, off ice incidents. He was that he was a mean bastard. Was it Luke Richardson that he two handed in Toronto and then couldn't come back across the board? or something like that. Yes. And he was with Minnesota.

Like there's some, you think of some of the old school stories. Like you're like, oh, couldn't come across the border. Like, like what? What's going on?

Like, do you imagine now it's like, yeah, that, you know, the Leafs are playing this team, but that guy's not available. He's not allowed to come across the border.

Or the players are playing, you know, Colorado and that guy can't come across. That's 40, 50 goals score. He can't come because he absolutely swatted someone. Well, Tyler, because he wasn't because he wasn't vaccinated i don't know if you remember that i was just going to say mackenzie blackwood i believe was the

other other guy that couldn't come into canada to play in the bubble or whatever i think it was rocky thompson basically lose his job because of that i don't know i you know what i i mentally blocked out two years of your like covid and two years in my life like and the rules and stuff like that and i'm a by the rules guy but it was just like you know it was take it don't take it these people are doing it. Like everybody, everyone was all of a sudden a medical doctor giving advice out. And it was insane.

And the world's still insane right now. I mean, it was just on a different level and different type of insanity. But the COVID stuff, I can't remember. Like, I think people lost jobs and friendships and stuff, all that type of stuff over,

over it, which is sad. So with, sorry, I went down that path. I shouldn't have done it. Just final thought on Dino, the thing about it was like you say he made his living in the crease getting hacked and whacked and

he'd give it back and he'd take it he was five foot and he was yeah like they're calling it five ten i don't know that he was five ten maybe no and for the longest time he wasn't in the hall of fame and it's well what gets in the hall of fame well you got to play a thousand games well he played 1200 well you got to have 500 goals well he had 600 goals so what does this guy need to do and then finally he got in 1200 points in 12302 games 608 career goals another 141 playoff games with 118 points. Not bad for a little squirt. Well, you look at some of the players back then,

they weren't big in stature. Like Marcel Dion was in a, he's not a big guy. I've met him several, several times. He's a fantastic guy, but he's not big, but those guys in that era, they had to be mean to survive

because there were people that were trying to kill them out there. So, I know, Dino was a tough player. Would you say there, the skill level is great to all this the game well we can't make fun of the game it's pretty damn good but that's a skill to me that's not reinforced enough and I'm talking about Cicerelli and going to the front of the effin net and just and causing hell

I don't and maybe I'm underestimating it but I don't know like who in the league would stand out as that type and not maybe not even that guy but who Tim Kerr Simpson used to yeah you know Pavellski was good Dave and Andrew Chuck. It was unbelievable. Ryan Smith, Thomas, was it Holmstrom in Detroit?

He'd tip home a bunch of your buddy. Franz. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Remember last year when Hyman was going to flur with like 60 goal pace and they'd show the heat map and they're all like two feet away.

Maybe a little less tip more back door, but still getting his work done in tight. Is there anyone else? Quite the same. Reeks of it like just off the top of here. There always was guys. Chuck is the only guy. There was probably 20. of them in the league when we were around.

Now there's one or two. The game is so fast and they move around. The guy I can think of who's really good in that 10-foot radius are the Kachuk brothers, both of them, right? Like both go there, both get a lot of their goals in tight. But now it's just like Matt Dushain scored a goal last night. It was ridiculous between his legs. And, you know, you go there.

But because the game and the rules have changed, it's not a scary place. That's why goal scorers, goal scorers aren't afraid to go to mail the ice with their head up there. They're asking them, nobody's waiting for them. It used to be, Brian Marchman would be waiting for you. And they carry you off. Like it would literally, and you, the guys on the bench would be yelling at their own teammate going, why did you go through the middle of the ice with your head down, knowing that guy's on the ice?

Yeah. I heard that actually the other night. You mentioned watching the game and it was, I think it was the prime game. I just find that the audio is so good. And someone was going to be coming through the middle. And you could hear the bencher, and it's like, it was never close because no one hits anymore. Like you say, 10 years ago, you better get your head up.

But in this one here, the guy that had the chance to hit him had no intention of laying the body. Well, because in his mind, he's going, if I don't time this perfect, it's going to cost me a bunch of money. Because if the guy goes to bail at the last second and you catch the shoulder to the head or a knee on knee or, you know, or I'm going to have to fight because, you know, the guy, like, something happens. The game has changed. I'm not going to criticize it.

It's just different where you see where it was. I'm friends with a lot of former Oilers. And they used to give heck to Alice Hemsky because Robin Regier would destroy him, you know, twice a game. And Hammer, like, give him credit, tough as nails, because he would go wide on on Reggie. and Reggie would say, come on down the tunnel of doom, and I'll run your face into the glass in the corner. And same thing, through the middle of the ice, there were guys that were just predators. They were flat out predators, even Dion early in his career. Dion was a killer.

Is there anybody now? Because at one time, like you say, there was for sure. So Truba, but in this maybe, but I don't even know if you see him do as much. The thing is, the game, I still come back to it, is guys go in the middle of the ice. but then they'll spin away or they'll do something sorry the other day is a perfect example to me of a guy that was coming to the middle and actually got hit and i still don't believe that it was i forget who it was that hit him but i don't think it was his fault yeah i'm like this guy's trying to lay his shoulder into his chest and these guys are so good they they get their heads up and at the last minute dive and move out of the way yeah like i i i always have it's it's a very fine line because your instinct is to avoid contact. Your instinct is to try and get out of the way. And we see guys all the time. I don't know how many times I'll be watching a game or calling a game. And the last second, the guy's coming up the wall and he sees that contact's going to come and he turns. And the guy's already committed to the

hit and you hit him and they're like, oh, that's a terrible hit. And I'm like, well, I get it. It is a terrible hit. But the guy's already moving a million miles an hour and he's committed to hitting you and he ends up hitting you in the numbers because you turn your back on the play. Like I don't know, Rhett, you guys, you know, have been through

minor, I'm just going through it with my seven-year-old son, minor hockey. At what point was it taught,

turn your back on the play and to protect the puck. And like, it was like a Foresburg thing to reverse hit.

Like, but now the kids just turn their back on the play and I'm like, I don't really like that because it's scary.

You never want to see somebody get seriously injured out of it. It's definitely taught. Yeah. And talk to me. Well,

I know they've got the stop sign on the back of their Jersey, but it still doesn't help just blows right through those stuff. It's true. It doesn't matter. Right.

Were you in Long Island last night? Yes, I was. Yeah, I got back. That's why I'm drinking my greens. I'm going to work out as soon as we're done. How's the barn, by the way? That's what, you're two of that new building? It's honestly, it's very well done.

Awesome. They're high end. They're going to have a high end mall. They've got a high end like shopping there, but it's also, they thought of everything for the rink. It's nicely spaced out. good seats like it's it's not one of those cookie cutters hey let's just plop a rink in and and you know get through this in 18 months and build it like they they put a lot of thought into it

a lot of money the parking's nice like you know you know new york accessibility is everything right so you're right off the turnpike there's plenty of parking um i i thought they did a fantastic job the food is good you know they've got high-end restaurants inside the the building um I got a tour two years ago from their Kimber, their PR guy, walked me through. He said, I'll give you an alumni walkthrough. And it was unbelievable. I spent about an hour with him and went through their dress room, went through. Now, Lou has pretty strict rules.

Apparently, if you're a pigeon, you're not allowed anywhere near certain things for the team, right? Because it's just, that's Lou, right? But Kimber, you know, showed me some stuff. And then there was some stuff he couldn't show me. But he was fantastic. It was just, it's an unbelievable. setup. You know, and the team is, it's interesting. They've got a bunch of 30-somethings there that they're going to have to move away from eventually. The goal is great. Like, you know, Sorkin is a

superstar. Dobson's a nice player, you know, Barzell. Like, they've got some players there, but I think there's a cycle they still have to go through to to get to that next level. And I don't know how, I don't know how patient the coach is compared to the general manager. You know, there's already been a disconnect where Patrick's like, hey, we're doing what we can with what we have. He said that one time, basically saying like, you know, this team isn't very good, but they work hard. They really work hard. So it was a grind about game last night. And, you know, Ottawa found a way to get the empty netter and a two nothing win.

But no, I was going to say, unless you're watching, paying really close attention to the league or the senators, the Sands have a goalie who has six stars. parts, five wins and two shutouts. Merlinan, baby. Yeah, love to Maryland. Tell us about, is this, it's not sustainable, but have they got a, have they got something on their hands here? Or is it just kind of a guy coming in and playing his face off? From a, from a skill set, they do have something on their hands.

He's, he's, he's got good feet. He's got a great demeanor. You know what? And I'm not going to, just because I'm on a Calgary show, but he's got a lot of Kippers demeanor in him. Like just, like, I've talked to Travis. screen about it. I've talked to the players. They're like, this guy barely says two words. Like he just is a, this interview. We interviewed him after the game last night. We had to ask

him about eight questions to get a minute worth of content. But he's just, it's one, two words. He's just chill. And he plays chill. Now, we'll see, you know, that initial adrenaline if it wears off and, you know, the league starts to scout you a little bit. But I do like his skill set. And I think he's got a chance to be a really nice goaltender. Like, you know, a top tier goalie if he could continue this. You're not going to get shutouts every night, but the team is playing well in front of him. But he doesn't seem overwhelmed by the moment. You know, it's like, hey, go, you play back to back. Pittsburgh and Dallas, you're going to play them both. Okay. I watch him and warm up. He just kind of does the same thing. It's almost like he's in slow motion.

And then he gets in the game and he's explosive. And those finished goaltenders have really good feet. That's the one thing when I look at finished goaltending, their feet are always That's what Kipper, his lateral movement and his flexibility, all of that type of stuff was elite because they work at it. You know, this Maryland has got some of that type of stuff. I don't know if he's got the reeds and the smarts and the durability and all the stuff that came with Kipper, who I believe is a Hall of Famer. You know, I might be in a minority of that, but I'm so biased and I played with some great goaltenders. And I would argue that Kippers right there with all of them, Grant Fear, Roberto Luongo. you know you don't think rogui vashon's better than okay i like roguateen back charm i think it's a great

career but it's like you think a greatness does the name pops in your head no while we're talking about about kipper i just wanted to bring some it was the i think it was the chicago game the other night there there was the taylor hall play where it's either a rebounder there's a play at the left side of the net and wolf comes over and gets a paddle down and maybe it goes off the post but either way he was there there was the other one that kind of trickled through him and he very quickly dove back in the crease and gathered it. Yeah. I watch more and more of Wolf.

It's something that you told me years ago that always stuck with me about Kipper, is he always knows where the puck is. Even if he doesn't have it in him, he knows where the rebound is, and he's there to control it. And that's one of the hardest things for goalies to do is either control it or know where they are and where it is. I feel Wolf has a lot of that, because it never seems, we showed the goal early, that Vlidar, it's a big rebound out here. It rebounds out here.

And sometimes you do try and kick them to smoke in spots so guys can get it. But man, I don't see Wolf lost in the crease very often. No. No, and I mean, his strength is his positioning because of his size. But the other thing I'll say is he's a goalie. He makes saves. I look at it in today's, you know, we'll call it goaltending world.

A lot of them are, you know, technically really strong. I call them goalie school goalie. So they just, they look the part. It's like make the save, raise the good leg, push over, seal, you know, follow it with your head. Like everything is just technically perfect, right? It just, that's how they're taught in goalie school. And a lot of times they get hit by pucks. They don't make the saves. It's like, I'm in the right spot. I'm going to get hit by this puck. Where Wolf makes saves, Kipper made saves. He knew where every puck was. And if he didn't, he fought for it. That's the one thing. Like I see Wolf. It's, it's, it's, it's. not style points. It's like, I got to get there. So I'll contort my body or I will spin or do something because I know the rebound is there or I know that's where the play is going. It's where I look at a lot of goalies in the league today and it's like make the say the puck goes over there. I've got to do this and I got to get over. It's it's a thought out process. It's like if the puck's there, you've got to do this. It's like a checklist. And there's a difference between blockers and goalies. And Wolf is

goalie. Jaguer was like the most famous blocker, right? Yeah, yeah, Jaguer built a wall. Defended like crazy one to come. So the French style was, and I could, Roberto Luongo and I would talk about this a lot, is to build a wall. And that's the, you know, the, uh, Francois Allaire and Benoit Alayer,

a goaltending style. And believe me, they built walls and they were unbelievable. Patrick Gua, Roberto Luongo, where everything was just turned this wall towards the puck and, and be square. and it works for certain people. You have to have size. You have to have a good lateral movement.

You have to have a nice butterfly, not a V like mine. That was my butterfly. But no hip flexibility whatsoever. But there were blockers. The Jigir was point the shoulders at the puck, be square to it. Hey, I've got the big gear on. And if you happen to get the puck around me, good shot. If not, I'm going to get a good chunk of it.

And then there are guys like Kipper who made, the save, controlled the rebound because everything, I remember his goalie coach, a guy named Upie Yolonen, Upi Yelon, was his name, and everything was catching pucks with finished goal tennis. They all had really good glove hands because he wanted them to catch the puck. He didn't want secondary opportunities. So you saw them catch pucks crossbody. You saw them catch pucks on the ice. Pecker-Rene had an unbelievable glove hand. And it just, it was consistency because I watched them work in the summer and everything was about catching pucks and being in the right position and footwork, whereas, you know, the allaire style is more building a wall.

So coming back to, you know, Dustin Wolfe, he, he doesn't build a wall. He just, he makes saves because he knows exactly what he needs to do to make that save. That's what's impressive about me. He continues to grow. He hasn't grown on me. I've been, you know, tooting his horn for the last couple years. I just, I keep saying, I wish I could hand him 18 months of experience and see what his ceiling is as far as durability, you know, mentally and physically. Three of the next five, the Flames will play will be Jets and they played Binnington last night. They might see him again tomorrow. Just a thought on, is Hella Buck your first overall?

You pick a goalie to win a cup today. Is he your goalie? Is there someone you like more than them right now? And then maybe what Canada has got in Bennington for what Dean's called in the Olympics in a month. So, yeah, the fake Olympics in a month. I don't know what that. Anyway.

So I'm going to answer the second question first. So Bennington, I've liked this game. I saw him play live, you know, just after Christmas. And, you know, one thing that always concerned me when he wasn't on his game is he was out of control a little bit. You know, the emotions, he gets worked up in a game and then, and he gets running around a little bit in the net. but if you look at his skill set and then talking to his goaltender coach and the guys that he works with in the summer, this is the one thing that people don't know about. He works his ass off.

Apparently he's a really, really hard worker and a student of his craft. So I pull for him. People may not like his demeanor. They may not like his attitude or we'll call it arrogance in the net or whatever. I like it because I think he just wears it. He's like, I'm going to be like this. I'm not apologizing. This is how I'm going to play.

I think he's going to be fine for Canada. He doesn't have to steal them games. He just can't cost them games. That's the way I look at it in the fake Olympics. And as far as if I'm choosing a goaltender today, it's weird because Vasilevsky's always been my guy. If I just had to, it was Pecker-Reney into Vasilevsky. If I had to build a goaltender, if you ever seen Vasilevsky off the ice,

His head is twice the size of mine, and his eyes are like, he's like a mascot. He's so big. And he just is everything about him. He's just a huge man. And he's built to be a goaltender. Roberto Luongo had size 15 feet, which was weird. So I look at guys who are just built to be a goaltender. Vasilevsky's my guy.

I think he's more rested this year. I saw they gave up, what was six against Boston last night? I thought they lost against Boston. I didn't get a chance to watch that game. But Vasselowski has always been my guy, but I think Helibuck is, if you look at his body at work over the last two years, it's hard to argue what Hellebrook brings to the table every night. And the crazy thing about Hellebuck is he just plays every night,

back to back, whatever's needed, he plays. and one other thing I will add on Hellebuck. I don't know if you remember watching his year-end press conference last year, where they didn't play well against Colorado. He gave up a bunch of goals. Colorado found a formula to get traffic in front of them, and they were shooting around him. Hellebuck starts his press conference going,

I don't know if you guys are going to believe this, but I felt great. I think I'm playing some great hockey right now. I've never played better hockey. People are like, are you great? Like, what are you talking about? Yes. And Hellebuck has this just for me, this aura, this demeanor about him. He can give up seven and he'll come out and go, yeah, I felt great.

Just didn't work for me. Like, there's this ability of amnesia or a belief and just he knows what it takes. And he knows, like, if he's good or not, how he feels. And he doesn't make any apologies for it. And I just, I love that. I love that about him. And obviously that team feeds off him. I think there are maybe

goaltenders that might have more raw skill, but his whole package is hard to argue how elite he is right now and has been the last couple years. It feels like most goalies do this and every year he's a Vesden finalist and if he isn't, it's like, whoa.

Yeah. Every year he's there. But if you went back and looked at him statistically, in his 20s, it was good year, bad year, good year, bad year. And then it got to a point where it's like, okay, the bad years are kind of disappearing and this guy's morphed into. And if you look at him from a style standpoint, you talk to a lot of goaltenders, a lot of guys don't like the way he plays because he's very rigid. And the one thing I like,

he holds his edges. Like there's play, he stands up and makes saves where every goalie now is butterfly and then try and find the puck. He's like, I'm going to stay on my feet. And there's times where you get beat five hole where you're just standing there like and he gets beat five oh and it goes yeah like five whole i never had that confidence because i'm like god that looks terrible and you're watching it on the jumbotron going yeah he didn't even move but he held his edges like to me he he has this confidence in this aura about him it's pretty impressive the jets are going to be a funny one to watch down the stretch here because they're very good i'm looking here they 63 points tied with the caps how many because when the prognosticators have to make their picks who's

going to have the faith in them to go with them again as a as a favorite because last year they looked real good and two years ago they got bounced by Colorado in round one their first place under division two years ago and tumbled to the last to a wild card so they limped back years of when it limped yes they limped into the playoffs two years ago and you know remember was it rick bonus at the end of the year like basically called out the players was that two years ago or last just two years ago, yeah. And Maurice, you know, like,

Chris and walked away. It's been a lot. So something was fishy there for a bit. And I don't know if they were able to clean that up or it was just, you know, addition by subtraction of players out of that room. I don't know what it was. But they seem to have gotten their act together. But I agree with you.

It's a great point. How many people are going to put their hand up? Because for me, about five years in a row, I kept saying that this is, you know, Winnipeg is the deepest team. I don't see a weakness in their lineup. You know, Chevy's done a really. good job and then all of a sudden Colorado just goes in and rinses them and you're you're going okay now what do we believe in and to be honest hella book does have something to prove statistically in the

playoffs his last three or four playoffs haven't been the haven't gone the way he's wanted to so i think there will be pundits all of us saying i don't know if i believe in them it's you know i'll believe in them when you show me that i live in Toronto that's the the mantra here we'll see you in april you know, that's because they're, and in April, they're, you know, their pop favorites all year long, and then, and then what happens in the playoffs, I don't know. Now, do they break through? This is year nine for them in Toronto. We'll see.

Well, you mentioned, I never, I never thought of Vasilevsky as a mascot, but it's probably not a, it's not a terrible cop. He's, he is. He is. I, like, I love the guy. That means he's focused on the puck. I'm telling you. He is so good.

And he's just kind of got this demeanor like, I don't know. Was it him being interviewed? Was it this year where he's being interviewed and somebody farts? And he can't control himself laughing. Was that this year or last year? I don't know. They all blend together. But I just think, you know, Tampa, they did it.

He was the backbone. and then people have just forgotten about them. I still think Tampa is a top-tier team. I really do. And I think they'll make some moves at the deadline, as they always do to kind of add. And they've been eliminated by Florida, I think, each of their last couple.

So you might be a great team. You can still lose to Florida in round one. They did it last year. Yes, the Winnipeg Jets and the Calgary Flames in the Smythe Division. Yeah. You know, that's what happened. Bad timing, exactly.

Appreciate your pal. Have a fine week. Sounds good, guys. Everything's good? Yeah, just grind in a way. It's got another game in Ottawa tomorrow and then back to New York on Saturday. Like Ottawa's had a very tough schedule. They're home for, they're doing these one-offs.

They went on a nine-game road trip. And then they came home for one, then back to Pittsburgh, home for one, then to New York, home for one back to New Jersey, New York Rangers, and Boston. And then they got a bunch of home games. Like, they're sketched. If they can just continue to grind and get. points, their schedule's very favorable down the stretch. I've been looking, and it's an interesting case study. I think there's a website out there. It's called Strength of Schedule, where you look at,

like, out east, everything's lumped up. And I'm saying, well, some of these teams haven't gone out west yet. So, you know, Tampa, Florida, have gone out west and had their, they're taking their lumps and had the time change and all of that. Prano Maple Leafs go out west, three times from February on. Like their schedule, they've had a lot of home games that have had. So I look at strength of schedule on a lot of teams that are either top tier or fighting for position. And that'll be, I think the tell tail down the stretch here, if you can, you know, lump together

a big run for any of these teams to either make it or push yourself out, including the flames. You know, their schedule's been kind of all over the map. You know, you talk to people with the flames over, where are you today? oh, we're, you know, in Vegas, we're in St. Louis, we're all over. I mean, I don't know. I can't remember the last time they had a huge run-up home games. Was it before Christmas, maybe?

Yeah. Yeah, I think it was a five-gamer before Christmas. Vasilevsky's 30. To me, it feels like he's been in Tampa Bay for 30. If you look, this is the, if you look at the spine of their team, okay, you think our Tampa's old. Well, you, what, they replaced 34, year old stampco's with 29 year old gensel like and you know kutroff is 31 yes headman's 34 but

sorelli heggle serelli haggle they're all 20s and it's like they're and turn up and yes right they brought in ryan mcdona who is a 34 you're 35 i think but everybody else they're you know that nick paul like they they've had some sneaky moves and they've kind of on on the fly gotten younger. And yes, you gave up a King's Ransom for Hagel. You overspent on Geno, and that didn't work out. Like they've, you know, they've swung. They don't, I don't know how much they have coming.

But if you look at the way their team's built, there's longevity there. Because those guys, Kuturov, Vasilevsky, all of them, they're not old. They've got mileage, but they're not old. So. Kuturov is still to me, one of the most. I don't know how to explain it. To watch him play, it looks like he's playing at a beer league game for him. Yeah.

You never see him busting his ass super like, oh, look how fast I'm going. I've got to get to this. No. Everything is calm and smooth and on the tape. Shots are right in the corner where it has to be. He's amazing to watch. So Brian Englom, who I love his color, I love his work. So every time I'm in Tampa, I'll go and sit with him at morning skate.

and he said to me, he goes, Jamie, you want to do a case study, watch Kuturoff all night. He goes, if he gets to top speed five times, he goes, that's a big night. He goes, he's always, he goes, he gets to top speed when he needs to, when he's got the puck through the neutral zone or something. But he goes, he's always slowing the game down. Always, he goes, he's where the puck is going. He said, he's not the one going and getting it. But he said, it's amazing to watch because he goes, he's so smart. He goes, he thinks the game as good as anybody in the league.

And, you know, I watched him that night. It was funny. You wouldn't call him a perimeter player because he's got some, like, he's, he's got some bite to him. Like, he'll hack you and chip away at you a little bit. But he is just so smart. And I'm almost right. I couldn't count five times where he was at full stride where everyone else.

That Braden point is moving a million miles an hour. He's so fast. And same thing with Hagel and Sorrelli. They're fast, fast players. But there's Kutroff just methodically through the neutral zone, methodically everywhere. And rocket passes, slap shot passes to guys and on the tape and setting them up. He's an unbelievable player. Unbelievable.

And then on the power play. It's almost unfair. So you're going to give me more time now. It slows up even more. That's great. Yeah, that's great. That's gross. Yeah, it is gross.

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Damn. If that's sorted. Damn. Damn, boy. Damn boy. That was a long time ago. All of a sudden. I didn't remember what it was.

That's all it was. That's how it's fully so. Imagine going to practice and you're watching Braden Point and Kutrov and Headman and Vasselips just every day. That's your team. That's what I said every day. And I bring that up. We took it for granted.

here though you had kachuk and goddrae in their primes and i think people are like oh these guys will never win anything for how long didn't happen very long probably together half decade it's not long it's not short either yeah no but comparably we're trying to talk we're talking about chicago where they got taves and yeah and even la copatar and quick and doughty and those are dynasties right like it's tampa made it to the east final like three out of four years before they won back-to-to-back cups like wild just I guess I don't know my only point being is

you're just used to having that Boston win Toronto most these guys drafted where what do we I know Kutrov's second round I thought he's 28 but yeah okay like he and you know Russia factor back then but generally speaking and Vasilevsky a first round

goalie 28th I think the like your headman's what two or three he went behind Tavares there in that draft class if I'm correct Stamcoast was one. Point slid. It's funny that Nudels mentions his skating.

That's what scouts are afraid of. It wasn't necessarily the size as much, although 6-3, you know he goes way higher. It's wild. Like, did really well on free agency. Unearthed some guys in the HL ranks. Like March or so was their property before anyone else's, a bunch of other guys that have gone on to be great NHLers.

They made really smart deals with the cap. When was Brayden Point drafted? Because I remember... Third round? What year? What year? Because I remember being... Philly.

or was it at the draft at the airport lubo didn't you run into him or something like well i ran into brayden and his dad yeah they were gone the same flight headed to the draft and uh braiden came up and he was like hey we listened to the show you know my dad and i we like they'll listen to you guys every day and that sort of thing yeah yeah so well calgary where are they picking you think well geez i don't know it'd be awesome that'd be our yeah it'd be cool would have been cool

It's been really cool. 2014. Yeah. 24. Third round, 79th overall. Could have a third rounds. You cut out them three times. Yeah, you had a few cracks there.

That was the Sam Bennett draft for the flames. They then decided to take the first goalie off the board, not consensus that you Demko, but five-time development camp attendee, Mason McDonald. That didn't turn out. Hunter Smith, who sure was old and didn't score. a lot until he was an old man and junior, but huge.

And then Hickey at round three, it hurts. That was Trillivings first draft. Brian Burke was still very... It was a Berk was kind of influential there. The Hunter Smith pick could not have reeked more of... Truculous is what it reeked. That's exactly what it was.

Probably still is somewhere out there. Truculent? Oh, yeah, yeah. Not playing hockey. You're born with it. It's probably like a truculent car salesman or something. next weekend we're going to be in Jasper for the pond hockey tournament. That's coming up quick.

Yep. I've got all kinds of weird news to tell you about. I was wondering because it was yes, it wasn't yesterday because you were on assignment. But I think it was Monday. I was doing my best to get some really, really hard, hilarious vibes gone. Yeah. Like all the old Calgary baseball gear plus sweatpants, tennis shoes. It was gross.

Nice touch. Nice touch. I don't know how warm or cold. The fact that you own those gray. They were purchased for me. Apparently, they're coming into style. No.

That's what I was told. I don't believe it. They've never left style. Okay. Style the right word in general for that or just don't know. Style. So I guess it was Monday. We can talk about what you're doing yesterday in a bit.

But you had said something. Is Jasper? Is that next weekend? Mm-hmm. And it was like, ooh. That, ew. That doesn't sound terribly, um, ew.

Encouraging for the guy who's the brain trust behind putting our team together. So can I walk you through the last week of all that? Yeah. So you're like, hey, we got a team. And I'm like, oh, I guess I should reach out. Cause I know that Jack and RJ and myself are mainstays, Mandi've been coming every year. He'll be an easy renewal.

That gets us to four. Dean won't play. Rats not coming. The Wolverine on your team? Do you don't want Wolverine your team? We tried that once. It was a nightmare. I thought he had two left skates.

It's still concussed. Still concussed, yeah. So you're at four. That day he had nine double seizures for breakfast. He does like the season. And then it was shocked when he landed on his head. And then Tripp and Fell and Woozy. Conced himself.

Woozy. Yeah. So I've gone to like recruiting a roster here. I've reached out Tyler Moss, who's part of the championship team last year. Central scouting. Central scouting came out. And I reach out to some of the higher-ups, and they're like, oh, we just have this meeting on Jasper.

Here's your team. What? And so I'm like, hang on it. Is this list, like, these are people that are on our team or that we'll be playing against? Like, are you sure? Johnny Lazarus, Adam Seaborne, Seahorn's going to be there. Elias, who's another Toronto sales man, and someone named Drew Lyon,

unless it's Alex Lyons, brother, I don't. We just talked about what? Dynasties. Is this oilish nation sabotaging us? This is an ownership getting in the way. This is a meddling owner. It's become very corporate.

Did I get cut from the team? No, no, I talked about the people that were already on the team. Oh, okay. Yeah. Jacks. But those are people. who have also been assigned to our team?

Apparently, I wasn't told. But yeah. As a GM, you're going to have to. I guess I'm not GM if other people are making the team. Savvatage. What do we plan for? Johnny Lazarus. What would win last year?

I don't know what kind of world. Lazarus is, he'll be a good player. Morning cup of coffee with Colby Cohen. It's irrelevant. I know. I would take it, John, but I mean, like,

I'm not GM anymore, I guess. Are they too threatened? Are you too threatened, Edmonton? sellout. Unbelievable. So I still think we're going to be able to squeeze a man deep on. Still may see Moss at the Caesar station, but not on the ice. Lots to talk about it.

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So what? Did you not answer back to these people? I literally wrote back and I said, excuse me, is this our team that list is? Or is this a random group of people? Are we on the same team? Yes. Yeah.

Please call me when you're off this call. That was the next message. At least we're not taking it too serious. That's the key. I'm just glad we got away from all that corporate BS, you know, where. That's not corporate. Those are dusters. We've got silos.

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Ryan Pinder. Ryan Pinder. That was a preemptive shovel. All accepted. I probably deserve it to Fabb fingers Now you had Pike on last night On the old afterburner

I wonder if this topic Pike bomb It's a pike bomb Well What if the flames don't trade Anybody this season Sure would be Did you just copy our conversation

For a couple days ago Boring well if you look at the title That's seven days ago We copied him Yeah, that's what I did. Well, you said you were in rounds. You're talking a pike. I know.

I just. Yes. And it's a valid point. I mean, you could absolutely say, oh, trade dambler or whatever you could do it. But like, you've got a theoretical championship caliber team in the American League. You're going to go leave them with Walter Gnatjev,

who's playing very man and what, an ECHL call-up? Isn't he a politician? No, that guy got dusted hard, though. Yeah. Vancouver. I thought he was. Yeah.

Anyway, sorry. Back to you, Ryan. I think. Back to me, Dean. could you yeah there are players it's a reasonable

like you should just shut up about it and go read the article there are players in the NHL who have expiring contracts not all of them get traded because they're impending UFOs and the flames really don't have any that are that good right now

but how's Kuzmanko's stock, get us up to speed on where the not great Bob 40 guy is what about Anthony Manta it hurt out oh um keep going Kirkland no big save Dan

is that we're calling him? He only let in two. Big Save Dan still looks like Big Save Dan. They're not talking about just expiring contracts. He said anybody. Yeah. And I just think at this point, Connie is going to be,

no, they're not trading their captain. He turned the puck over on the game winning goal, not ideal. Yeah, well, I mean, like any of them, I don't think it's going to happen. They finally have. We're not trading anyone. I think it's a reasonable. Rebuild and retool ever.

You see, you would be given away first at Zegress and stuff. It's, uh, something getting younger. You're doing something. Sit around on our hands. Holy Connie. Do bad things just to do things. Well, I text it.

I don't, I shouldn't share. But, um, you were used to doing sources? Well, I, I, in your rounds. You know, the GM played for a while in St. Louis. It's like, Jesus, actually, it's a great time to catch up with some, some old friends. Yeah.

Oh, old friends. So that'll rub you the wrong way And because you want him out grinding. Yeah. You don't want Connie catching up with old friends. You want him. The hell old friends is he have? I don't know.

Scott Young. All team mates. 48. It's a long time since he played there. Jim Campbell. That's an old friend. Scott Pellerin. Not young friends.

Old friends. Lubos Bartecco. I don't know what you're adding to the conversation, but thanks. Yeah. Connie's not working the phone. He's not doing his rounds. He's. That was the point.

You said he's sitting on his hands. And I said, well, he said, you just said he's supposed to sit on his hands. What am I going to do? Well, you did. It's good. Don't trade anyone. Finish 14. Certainly didn't.

You're not listening. Trying to direct you to Flames Nation to read that article. Flamesation.com. Sure. I mean, you put it in there. You'll get there. Flamesnation. Dot C.A.

Speak. Is that how it goes. Something a little more rock and roll. Speaking of Pike, you had them on afterburner last night. Pike had a very nice summation of said hour. The eldest summation. It's just summary. If you missed last night's afterwards,

we tried to make it more entertained than the game, which. Low bar to clear. His eyes apparently were watering for five minutes. Did he do the laser? Boomer sang country music. No, it was Pike. Pike got Sutton into his eye and he was doing some heavy winking.

I thought we were going to have to go to break. I thought I was going to have to let him go because he's, He started to dig into his eye. He had some sputes or something in there. And then, yeah, it wasn't singing. Pink guy? I don't think it was pink guy. You know, I'll tell you what.

He took his glasses off. He's a menacing looking dude. Is he menacing? He's got those Vasilevsky eyes. He said, who? Don't mess a pike. He'll give you the business. You're not careful.

He'll read you the CBA. You look out. Look out. Flames, his road dogs, hasn't gone well. Last night was another. There were favorites in Chicago and one is, They've been good this year. Our old pal Jonathan Davis from L.A.

Hope you're doing all right, Johnny. With two on loss, they're three in ten. There's a road dog. We remember this, right? Because the flames are going to be on the road at some point in the near tomorrow. Tomorrow against St. Louis. Last win. Also, one and four on the second half of back to backs.

Thursday's not a back to back. Gross. And Vladar, speaking of fake Trump's, five straight losses. Gross. Not that he was bad, but again, there's always one. you know what he wasn't good enough the other guy was better but the other thing didn't get tested out of us a bunch just yeah not a great game it's the whole dan bladar thing it really is i think he's he's playing okay he looks all right did he win well no are his

numbers any good not really yeah it's like wow he really battles like oh there's that one and like oh but that's a great save wow look at him and then you're like 895 at the end of the yeah losing record i don't know what to say about it guess that's just dan bladr It's tough when you do a show every day about talking about it. Standings look like this. Let's go. Flames do hold the second and final. Wildcard.

In fact, screw the other guys. Let's just look at the wild card. I think we know those top three teams in each division are going to be AOK, Minnesota, Dallas, and Winnipeg in the Central, Edmonton, Vegas, L.A. Look at the points. It would be at 51. Well, and that's if you're looking up.

If you're looking down, Utah is ninth from the bottom. at six points. Five would be a top 10 pick. St. Louis is closing the gap. I mean, they still do feel like, are we looking up or are we looking down? I don't know what you're going to look. Where do I put? Where to put my hands? Where to put my hands? You just, you accept that you're right there. They're in the middle right now. You're in the smush. They're in the playoffs, but it feels smushy.

I know. It's just in or a little bit out. They could be comfortably in the playoffs if they'd one line. Could you make the playoffs with Joel Hanley as a top four defenseman? I believe in Joe Henley. I believe in a team. The answer is yes. I don't believe in. Guys like Kevin Ball, right?

Pieces. Yes. Ball's the shits by himself, but put him out there with four other guys. They're pulling on the rope together. What does it ball be a ball? What do we say earlier? He's the beauty of the ball.

Beauty of the ball. Bell of the ball. Schedule looks like this. They were supposed to be seven of eight on the road, but of course that one game in L.A. got canceled. So it's six of seven on the road. They do have a one game homestand coming up against Red Sabres and a lot of time in the Midwest. It is St. Louis tomorrow. Jets on Saturday, a huge break. They'll hang out, get some off days.

I don't like that. Then host Buffalo. If you're going to play your first game back, you may as well do it on a bunch of rest. I don't know. And then back out to where they exactly were for Minnesota and Winnipeg again. Back to back also to close that road stretch over. Ritz really hung up on last night's. scheduled lost. Can't believe that the whole season turned. You go into St. Louis and win both those games. Canucks lost.

You're in a playoff spot, three points up. St. Louis is eliminated from catching you. They're not going to catch you. There's 40 games left. Game 43 is where it went south. They have like eight points on them and two games in hand. And they've been much better since they changed coaches. I kind of, I agree with you, but much better.

They have, yeah. their record, they're 587 points percentage. So what's that? But, but you still have to. I just think they're a better team with Montgomery. They're a, they are mildly better. They're a better team with Montgomery, but what does it mean? I think they'll be better in the flines soon now in the end of the year. Maybe someone else. And they might be, but they, they, it's not like they, it's not like

Todd McClellan going seven and one. I'm not playing 650, 700 Hawks. No, no. It's, it's, it's been a nice long. And if they lost last night, it wouldn't be 587, would it? Not to think about that. Put that in your pipe. smoke it you don't need to smoke it you could just put it I didn't inhale so I think yeah the laws of the state waste your time but you're you know what you're kind of being but there's some truth to it oh well there's truth on both sides yeah between with games played

and teams been all that sort of thing that becomes a daunting task for for the blues in in especially if you win both and the flip's also true and now the yeah and then if flames lose this one again in tomorrow. It's opposite. Yeah. And then you got to roll on to Winnipeg who look. That's what I mean.

They should have won that game. They, way to go back. One terrible play. Terrible play and not recognizing when the team needed to step up as their leader. Must win. Third period.

Scheduled loss. Ryan back to you. Thanks, Brett. Pittsburgh, a lot of drama with Jacks, not just Steelers, but penguins as well. Oh, it is league-wide drama. Their number one goalie, Tristan Jari, is on waivers, meaning he's probably...

Trade me right, fucking no. Not their number one goal anymore. Not good. On waivers. Here's why? Do you like playing from behind or do you rather believe? The idea is to get the lead, go out early. Okay.

So six times and 22 starts this year. Six, that's almost a third of the time. First shot's gone in. First. Four times. The second shot's gone in. Time. 22.

twice the third shots go in. So all of a sudden you're looking at a dozen of his 12 games. One of the first three shots has got it. The four shots gone in four times. And the fifth shot three times. He's made it to six shots without a puck going in six times in 22 games. Gee, him and Georgie five have a real battle going.

Ooh, George. Yeah, Georgie's awful in the first. We showed his record at the end of 20 minutes, like 120 and four. You know what? We used to start at 730. It was way better. games used to start at 7.30. That's right.

No, they did, for sure. In Pittsburgh, you're saying? Everywhere. Oh, yeah. Harvest day. By the time you get out of the combine and the tractor and you get into the rink. Pennsylvania harvest. Can't be ready for seven.

You do that. Amish. 7.30. Yeah. Amish got to get to the rig. He used to get mad when it was seven o'clock in. Yeah. Why is it starting so early?

What's the rush? You know what they should do is change those start times to throw these jerks off the scent because what we saw in the NFL starting. have in the NHL. Guys are getting robbed and they're playing pro sports. This is horrible. This is from the athletic. Penguins of getting Melkin says his home was burglarized.

His three cup rings are missing. You're laughing? It says cup rings. Lock the door, dummy. It was locked. It was a robbery. Right? Joe Burrow had his place. Yeah, he had a swimsuit model hanging out there looking after the place.

She didn't robbers. Listen, if you're going to live that lifestyle, you're going to I wouldn't want to be robbed. I'm sorry. Thank you. You can apologize to you want to take that back? Take that back. I'll take it back.

I don't, not full-hearted take back. Jack, what's going on with your penguins? Just burn the whole city down. Penguins suck. Steeler suck. Pirates suck.

We got our best franchise player, one of the best hockey players of all times getting robbed. Just burn it down. restart back to me jack yeah brian back to you next wow keep going don't stall out here let's go tonight's games just two we found some bets for bet three six five we'll dive into later but it's canes and sabers from the queen city red as well as the oilers and wild from a place where you can order pickerel on a menu it wasn't that good yeah really no that's a shot it was fine but

I had pickerel slash walla at the forks in Winnipeg. Yeah. They know what they're doing. Yeah, they wouldn't know what they're doing. Yeah, for sure. They know what they're doing. It's like, I don't usually have tartar sauce with Pickerel necessarily, but, but you make this yourself, do you? Trust you.

We need a, we need to fish fry. It was close to, you know what? It would be close to that dill pickle dip. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Bam. A lot of mayonnaise, a lot of pickle. Okay. All right.

You dill in there or no dill? I'm going to make tartar sauce. I love tartar sauce. Yeah, dill. Sure. Do you pickles soup? I have their tartar sauce. Dill in your chicken noodle soup as well, buddy.

Really? Dill on your baby potatoes too. I love that. American League team. Dill and your Borsh. The H.L. Heats, as Rhett would call them, down the hall. Devin Cooley, been out for a bit.

Day to day, replaced by Walteri, Ignatio. Ignatio, what was saying, apparently. Yeah. on Friday, didn't dress on the weekend or last night. He's pissed. Gully's had it. Yeah.

The down here. This is our guy. Down here. Yeah. He's 895. I'm hanging to 950. Can't get a game here? Come on, Connie.

Or he actually got hurt. Who's to say, really? 14th pick overall goes to. We read Cooley here. We'd have more points. If we'd have traded for a forward that could score. We'd have more points. We would be, we win the game yesterday.

Win the cup. We'd have more points. we would be comfortably in a playoff spot and people would be happy. Where do you start it? Where do you finish? What? Parade route.

Where do you go? I don't do parades. You know who wouldn't be happy with old Vlar is Big D. Oh yeah, Big D. Big D hated backup goalies and worse when they would lose. Yeah. It's like we're not just giving frigging games away.

No. You hardly play. Could you be ready and play? Yeah. You're going to get the third game in three different cities and four nights and we're gas. One win in your last six. You walk back in or not?

You are such a new world softie. Yeah. I am new world and soft. Soft. We just bragged like Hellebuck. Just plays, does this thing, doesn't get rattled. Old excuse maker over here. It's no wonder they took the keys away from you building this team.

Let's go to the NFL, Dean, as we are now just 29, no, 25 days from the Super Bowl. God. Damn it. Rhett, you're going, right? New Orleans. Can't wait. Mardi Gras. Don't want to swim.

I don't. I see what you're doing there. I don't get it. Tragically hit. It's sinking? That's what they say. Is it? What's the name of the street there?

Venice is sinking as well. Got my feet back up on the banks. It's sinking. I've never been to New Orleans. Someone wants to take me. Let's go. There's your bracket, fellas. How have you never been to North?

Yes. Weird, eh? Very weird. Good food, good music. And you lived in Florida for a good chunk of your, you know. Yeah. But I couldn't wait to get back to Saskatoon. The land of the living sky.

That's right. And all the, I miss those mosquitoes. I really miss the skaters. Yeah. I got this super model wants to go to Orleans, but I really should get back home to those. You know what else sucks?

Uh-oh. This matchup. Balboss. It's a great match. So they're going to be a great game. Yes, it is. I'm worried about it, so it would be nice. Okay, even if we get the win, what am I going to do?

Go to Kansas City. Going to. No, we discussed it yesterday. We don't agree with the Kansas City barbecue. St. Louis better? I think it's Kansas City that does the side ribs. Or is it St. Louis? St. Louis.

Oh, yeah. So we don't like St. Louis. I don't know what they're doing. Dumbs. We don't need to get into it again. Bare ribs. I don't understand. Okay.

I hope Jack was paying attention to taking notes for that. Why did you put that up? Oh, they're playing this week. Bell buff. You're just. trying to get a rise out of, uh, well, I got good news. Josh Allen remains, uh, an absolute unicorn. Uh, he is the first player ever that's an all pro in the last 15 years.

He didn't have another all pro teammate. That's, that's the only guy ever to do it. That's your list. Quarterbacks, first or second, all team pros over the last 15 years, didn't have another teammate. There was a pro, than all pro? None of them. Just Josh.

I'll tell you what. In all seriousness. I didn't see. the bill's getting rid of Stefan Diggs working out better. Never mind Babe Davis, yeah. We lost some weapons. Not when they didn't bring anyone in.

Brought no one in. It's like, well, with the Coleman, he's a kid. He drafted a kid, yeah. And we got Samuel, but he's kind of the shits. We'll see what is. Shakir, what is? Way better off. Odd you'd want a team that runs the ball well in the climate that Buffalo has this time of year.

Where did it have to? I've been waiting for this. Running back got hurt. Oh, boy. Going to Kansas City last night. Baltimore's? Oh, because I would, I mean, not to wish anyone. It will.

He's pretty good. Just a strain. Cook's been unreal. You wouldn't accept him in trade. Weird. Where's my hoss and faffer? Just calling for you doing my job now. I'm going to call us for cribs.

It's relentlessly. Now, you know, bills have had some interesting playoffs in their past, Dean. Okay. Now you are being a dick. We're going to do through all these games. but Jack stumbled upon this footage here. This is a 1991 playoff. Look at the party and listen to the, I think this is old Bill's fans.

Here we are, folks. Super Bowl Sunday, 1991 at Rich's house. Jimmy, what's your prediction? 51, 10. 357. I say the bills are going to win less than seven. Uncle Jerry, when he stubs his toe, jumping back out of the Bill's band. wagon.

I'm getting to get my phone. I'm getting my time out. Offside 70. They are out of timeout. They're out of time out right now. Kelly throws it into the ground eight seconds. Sam,

I'm getting my politicians back. Oh, that's Super Bowl. Losing locker. I'm on the same. We're going to be dead. The next time we're getting the Super Bowl. Well, I hope some of those guys are still alive because I think they're going to get back to the Super Bowl.

I do. it's got to be their year that was unnecessary especially today it's middle of the week Jack it's not humorous it was some good footage

no one's laughing I'd never seen that before we're all depressed you know what jack shut up right now do you know the whole story with the bills yeah a little bit I'd I've never seen that

that field go before though the wide aren't there's a there's a there's a documentary out there that kind of covers the Jim Kelly years and they went to four straight Super Bowls. And a row, Jack. Four in a row. Like bang, bang, bang, bang.

I did not know that. Every year, AFC, Buffalo. Thurmond Thomas, Jim Kelly. It's a wagon. God damn it. Who's the guy used to meet at the big tree, pass rusher? Oh, wow. Oh, man.

Alan? No. Oh, Bruce. Bruce. Smith. There's go. Bruce of the big tree. Four straight, dude.

Four straight. Back to you, Ryan. Zero. Thanks, Jack. Other games coming up this weekend, Kansas City. Everyone hates you now. And Houston, be good for 60 minutes. Please.

Please. Please. It does feel like the layup of the week. This last weekend, and I was, I was, Jack for last weekend. Kind of position. I'm going to watch this. A lot to take in, yeah.

And who. One really good game. It was not. I said the only saving grace is pretty much the teams that you wanted to advance. That won't let you down, you would think, did advance. With one exception. Houston beat the Chargers. I understand.

But I feel like that's kind of a saw off. Yeah, they neither were that good. Yeah. And I guess the Buccaneers were the favored team. but I feel as confident about the commanders, frankly. So we're set up. That bow buff, though. Woo!

We! Balbuff, good game. And it's going to be your Sunday night appetizer, the afternoon game on Sunday, the last of the four of the divisional weekend. It'll start in Kansas City. I think I want to go to a ski hill. Yeah.

And watch the Bill's Ravens game in the mountains. Apry. Really? Good vibes. What do you think? Get a ski. Seems odd. Can you ski from said...

I'm going to have some something in the crop. Then you need to do it. It's a Super Bowl. Because if you don't do it and think, then they lose, you'll be like, I'm part of not being prepared and not doing what I felt I needed to. You know what? You just gave me goosebumps. Look at it.

He's got, go. Oh, my God. I'm going. You have to go. Got to do it. Goose bumps, Jack. Team needs you. Because you'll be sitting at home thinking if I were in the mountains right now,

So should I read deeper into this? You said I had to. I got goosebumps. Does that mean I have to cook the goose while? Yes, you do. Win or lose, you cook the goose. Goes without saying. Jack, in?

Yeah, where are we going? Castle. Okay. Yeah, has the snow. Good. Matters that Lions is your Saturday evening game. I have a sneaking suspicion. This one might be good despite the huge line.

I'm kind of with you. Because Daniels has just been that good. Kind of with you. Rams playing some incredible D. They started one and four. They're into the divisional round against Philly. That could be a great game as well. You know what wins championships, Dean?

Chalais. Nachos? Defense. Defense. Get ball on that team. They're guaranteed to win. Ryan back to you. Thanks.

They used to work with a fellow that loved crushing soda. What's that? What's that? This is what my kid does. It was never like, and like, re-picking your nose is just like, you just say yes or no. He just,

so you used to work with a guy that loved crushing soda. Did you? I don't know that to be true. I didn't talking about it. It wasn't while I worked with him or her. All right. There's some people out there.

There's soda addict, Steve. And this is the life of a soda addict. This is life of a soda addict, part 12. See how much soda I can drink in a day. I start every morning with four. Sotas on my way to the gym need that caffeine so 48 ounces fill up my

hundred ounce that's 148 ounces on my way back from the gym finish that off get a couple more diet dr. peppers finish that off and now I'm gonna get three frescas and pour them into a thermos add some Torani flavoring down that get a couple more another couple or 258 pound those good some more some more some more now I'm gonna go run an errand for my wife but get a thirst drink 44 ounces there. End of the day, gonna play a little college football

2025, pound some soda then. Got around another, Aaron, pound some more soda. Now I'm going to the movie. Get three of these 32 ounces that fill them up through the course of the film, wrapping up my day with a little extra, finishing off at close to five gallons.

Here's evidence that I've been drinking all this as well. Look at all this cans. Five gallons? It's evidence that you at least poured them out. That you... That's cold. I bet us. And the thing of it is,

that's all the diet stuff. There's not stuff to put in there to make it taste like sugar. That's not sugar. I don't know. That's not an improvement. No. Anyway. But yeah,

there's a couple guys that I, there was a guy that I worked with sort of in Red Deer at the time. And he was, yeah, he. My mom had a friend, absolutely addicted dikeau. You never saw him without.

Really? Like the 750 mil Diet Coke bottle. Get into work 8 a.m. It's half gone. Yeah. Morning. He had four is on my way to the gym before it works. It's an expensive habit.

I suppose it is. What are the worst? D.C.'s. I think if you're doing one, you may as well just double in, like, or double down. I wonder if it's just unreal together. Just go for it. Like, what are we talking about? You're throwing a lippy well around?

One is going to take one of them is going to, the only. the only one's going to take you out? No, you're done anyway. This is a food edition of the Penderport. We talk a lot about one particular snack. Look at, he's coming around. We talk a lot about popcorn. Popcorn is like a frozen explosion in time, right?

Let's watch in slow-mo, hide deaf what happens to the kernel when we pop our great friend, popcorn? Put some butter on there, red? Ready, Jack? It's in there. Oh! these delicious.

Golden deliciousness. Perfect. We love popcorn, eh? And soda. Corn's everywhere? I don't know that corn's gets even close to anywhere as good as popped corn. Where else is it even passable? Not just some

color. Peas and corn with gravy and mash. Yeah. Get rid of the shepherd's pie. It's okay in shepherd's bell. Again, if there wasn't corn in there, would you be like, ah! Nope. But popcorn.

I'll tell you it must have been some celebration when whoever discovered popcorn discovered it. Yeah. It's like too close to the fire or something. And then pooh, poo, poo, oh my God. What is this? It's kind of, then somebody's got to eat it because everybody puts something. You try it. No, you try.

This is actually pretty good. Damn. Damn, that is good. Go get another one of those was a popcorn husk trees. Go grab another one of those. Yeah. Okay, hold it there. It's very hot.

I know. Just shut out. It's fuck it up. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. Oh, man. God damn. You ever done that? Throwing the whole ear.

No. Neither. Yeah, I haven't either. Jack, you're throwing the whole. That works. No. I don't think so. I feel like it probably just catches fire and it's it.

Or pops in the embers and you know, what do you? Oh, remember when you're camping, you won't remember Pindercindic. Yeah. You're fancy. Yeah, the old, uh, what they call those things. And then it, like, blew up like a balloon, aluminum balloon. 100% scam. It's burnt popcorn.

You're shaking, shake, shake. Well, listen, is it sizzling? Not yet. Well, you've got to keep shaking it. Yes, you'll hear the pops. Listen, is it? It's starting. There's steam coming out of the little tiny pinhole at the top of it.

Yeah. Okay, now you come on, come on. Shake it, shake it. And you're right. You got about this much good popcorn, like in the palm of your hand, and the rest of it is just like black charcoal and shit. Tons of fun. You know what we're talking about?

Jack or is this another one of those things? Yeah, I know what you're talking. I've never, I've never used one before, but I've seen it. Yeah. Okay. Such a loser. Microwing. I don't do the microwave.

He's ordering from the theater. Soft generation. He's camping at Canada ask us. Ordering it. Delivered. Yeah. Now, Super Bowl 25 days. We saw the graphic.

Saw it. Bourbon Street. Now, if you can't be in New Orleans, you're probably going to want to be at a party of some sort. Or in the mountains. Yeah, you don't want to be in. But you can party in the mountains. That's a party.

And Rhett, I know you've got that Shelly Dada. You're going to want some people around. Because you're going to cook the goose. I want to do with some pals. Here's how you set up your nachos with your dip. Here we go.

In the East, how good is that? No? I definitely would. Jack's into this. That's from Jack's house. Definitely would not be able to walk by the fridge without going in it.

I hope it's up high. I don't have been an overall. Yeah. I'm worried about there. You have too many pints. You reach down there and you face plant. Fall in. Then no one cares if you're okay, just that you fuck the dip.

This was your house, Jack? That's correct. No. No. I feel like you could just put that in a bowl. Dude, that costs me 48 bucks. How much, like, saw that sour cream? Yeah, that's true.

Treaded cheese. You know, that's what you do. You pull the whole tray out. Eat. And then when everyone's like, yeah, I'm good for now. Put it back in. Bring it out again for the night game. Yeah.

Yeah. Okay. Now that wasn't Jack's house, but this is Jack's car. So, uh, he's also got paper clips in there. He's got all kinds of stuff very helpful. Where are you finding these?

What are you talking about? It's your car. Where am I finding? You drive it every day. What was the one he had the other day with the milk? Where was it? It was in a cabinet at work. Did we play that one?

It was so good. I don't even know that made it to air. Just acting all normal at work. And finally, Dean, you know, recipes, they can be very, very, oh, it has to be exactly this number of meldited. You know what? You're an artist. Yeah. You do you, okay?

You want a little extra? That's fine by me. You get a cup and a half of cheese or if you're feeling crazy, go for two. Why not? You've had a long week. You've had it. Look, you've had a long week, okay? Nobody respects you at work.

Lord knows your kids aren't. getting it, right? You come home, they smell like your homework's not done, and you got to cook for them. You're like, what the fuck do I have to live for? A cup and a half of cheese in my cheddar bay biscuits? Not tonight. Not tonight. Tonight you're going to put two in. Why? Because you deserve it. You cheesy little slut. I probably shouldn't have said the slut part. Cut it out, you deserve it. And then they'll never know. It's like a happy and not depressed that man is. Yeah. What's the outfit, by the way? kids respect them as a lobster yeah it does a bit would be an aunt oh dear yeah yeah well sorry dean

that's it for the uh penderport today on a wednesday cheddar bay biscuits still not the end of the week not the beginning of the week is that like the red lobster it was just up as a lot i think so they're okay it goes back to the biscuit thing two cups what it is it's when they come come out, they're warm slash fresh. So you're getting them at the absolute best time. It's peak. Outside of that nine minute window, just a crumbly, dusty, ely.

Tell me that you're not putting butter on it. Oh, you have to soak it because it's so dry. So is it really the biscuit or is it? You need dude with his console full of milk. I was going to say. Jack's car. You're okay. There's a guy back home.

he'd use his console. He'd fill it full of ice and beer. And then when it all melted, he'd just get his shop back and get all the water out. Airtight. Yeah. Water tape. Put some gawking down by where the bolts are fastened in. I bet you had a real reputation around.

Oh, man. We used to call it a road tour. You go to a road tour. Oh, baby. Drink them up. Throw them at road signs. People really don't condone this behavior. Yeah, it's actually quite legal just again.

It's an old-oldy time days. old time days. Cars had been invented still though, right? Yeah, I think so. Okay. Back to you, Dean. Pinder report brought to you by Village Honda. VillageHonda.com. So you're going to the mountains, Super Bowl. Jackson invited?

I'm going to mountains this week. I don't know what Super Bowl. It's a long ways off. Oh, it was for this weekend's game. You're right. I meant this weekend. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you have to. Yeah. Balbuff.

Yeah. Six o'clock. So that means you're out SOMiner then because. Oh, we're in. I want to come watch you play. I heard you're in the final. Semis on Friday. Big win last night.

How's the families in your neighbor or on your team? How are they? Are they wound? Like, are they, are they cowbell in it? Are they got the slap sticks? What do we?

It's been pretty even. Oh, I forgot to bring this up at the Circle K classic. The edge parents, you've got giant cutouts of their kids' faces. I did see that. I did by the boards. That was.

you won't like to hear this but that was what your association did in Elkford i was disappointed there's losers everywhere balls are playing well wish us luck i don't know if i do wish you luck i mean i hate glen like too much you just no no and here's where the catch is is that i like probably like your kids i don't want them thing right like i don't want to wish them ill because they're associated with you they had nothing to do with it i have nothing to do with it like if you just you know what it is it's the pinder effect

with just about everything there are things that you will enjoy but then his connection to it will make you like it less yes I don't want to be part of this I don't mind it but I was like Dean the other day he's like oh man Jasper's next really what do you mean you're going to the mountains and the winters yeah gorgeous no it's not Jasper

it's Pinder got a beautiful suite at the lodge huge fireplace double Caesars yeah yeah Pinder Pinder you know what's good though is we're out of at a point right now. Like how far is the drive?

Five. It's been debated. There's times where I've heard you say it's eight and. Yeah, you were going to go through like somewhere insane. But yeah. Lake Louise and the north basically. We've never, never once has it come up. Do you want a carpool?

No, no, no, no, no. Like no. No. We will be the drivers and other people will carpool with us. We will not be in the same vehicle. Cannot be in the same vehicle. No, because we've got the whole weekend up there. Oh, yeah.

And even if you made it there, the way home would be horrendous. Yeah. the same but hung over. Just, jimt, jibber, jibber, jibber, jibber, jibber, jibber, jibber, jibber, jibber, like, holy fuck. Can you strap me to the roof, please?

I'd actually be okay with that. The dog and national lampo. It gets you in the back of the cab there. Tell us about what you were doing yesterday on assignment. Yesterday, we went out to Weber Academy. They've got just a phenomenal baseball facility that a lot of great young players in Calgary are training at, including one Michael Sorroca,

the former drafted by the Braves World Series champ last year with Chicago White Sox and freshly inked to a new deal with the Washington Nationals. He's ramping up pitchers and catchers reporting in about a week. And so he's invited us for a couple of years. I was, yeah, yeah, it's a good idea. We got to do it. And finally, I was like, okay, we got to go. And he went through his little workout warm-up routine.

He threw a full billpin. And then his last 10 pitches of the day, he goaded me into standing into the batters box. Did you drill him? I thought he was going to. me we were really hoping that you didn't get plunked in the ribs yes we're really hoping we should have reached out to syroquins hey listen i've got

five brown bills he did mention your name a couple times no no no things will be fine but although boomer and is do you take uh e transfer okay got venmo what we send me that email for the e transfer is Canadian America what are we and yeah just like right

just under the elbow there the kidney maybe ribs somewhere there yeah So I stood five right-handed and then five as like lefty. I can't swing about left at all. But just to stand and he was trying to show how pitches would move against lefties and right. He's all the kids watched him throw,

which is really cool. A lot of guys in their gap year before they go off to college or junior college. You didn't take a rip at one? No, he asked that I'd not. And I think that's probably for the best so that I don't put my hands closer to a place where they would break. Or you might connect with one. No, I wasn't really worried about that. Embarrassing him there.

I definitely wasn't worried about hitting one of those blur. insane. Well, we look forward to It'll be great. It's probably dropped next week. I think we got probably 10 to 15 minutes of hanging out with Mike, who's a great, great human, again, better people than us. Yeah.

And we wish him well, a great opportunity in Washington this year. Send us in New Jersey. Yeah, we knew that. We need a Nassie. Don't worry about the White Sox one. We're going to just pretend that here didn't happen. The whole, you didn't bring that organization. Oh, we brought it up because, you know, he was on a winning team in Atlanta.

Really good. team. Yeah. Anyway, back to. Yeah. An organization that's not dysfunctional this year, which is exciting. So the nationals, like, where do they play? Because you've got the Orioles.

Washington. They're not like where, like is it, what's the city? What's, or what's Maryland property? I believe. The district of Columbia. Like, right. I know on the homeland, it's in the intro of the show. Yeah.

And that's all set in DC. I'm, I haven't been, but I'm assuming it's D.C. because the caps are where? They're going to move to Virginia. They're right downtown. But they're moving. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. Because was it Landover? Is that where the old caps? Green there was some. No, landover is where the Washington's played in NFL. I believe FedEx Fields there. Virginia's right there.

Because I've never been there. The whole White Housey Washington thing. Once you become American, you'll be allowed to. Yeah, well. District Maryland, Virginia. I mean, there's no guarantee that's going to be the case. When they take Canada in, probably still. Oh, you're part of it, buddy.

I think so. Well, it's not a state. I see it. Yeah. It's a weird district. You call me. Either way. Tons of fun and a heck of a facility.

Big thanks to whoever for having us out. Very nice. Very nice. That 365. Download the app. Use the promo code nation when you sign up. Right there. Right under RET's jib.

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but tonight we ride with shots. You love Leon and his shots. I've been hammering the Leon multi-point nights. That number has come way down. It's like almost even money now for two point nights for Leon. So I've had to go elsewhere. He's hit this total of four more. And it's four of his last six games.

Like it. It's a big number plus 155. Okay. Tage Thompson, 24 shots, his last five games. So he's nearly averaging five per. He's cleared this and most of those four shot nights. Let's go, fellas.

I don't know how I feel about some things that are going on, Dean. Take some wonders if you want. There is the undertones of cheering for Vancouver, which we discussed recently. Yeah. And a lot of oiler Yeah, they were not

oiler success bodes well for him. It's a two-game slate. I don't know what to tell you. I thought here was other things. Yes. Darrell, don't start. Yes. Darrell.

Right? Like, Don't start. I'll tell you what. There should be lanes that you have to stay in if you have some, a certain stance and approach to life. And your waters are muddied right now. It's,

it's wagering. You're trying to win the bat. Hogan turning heel and joining the NWO would have nothing on you, ripping off your mask. And now. being an oiler guy. That would be the biggest swerve in history. Yeah.

It's the only reason I'm putting up with the Canucks right now. We need them. We need everyone in Pacific to do their best here. Yeah, I don't know. It's decision summer for Connor. You've got to get him very hard. You've already moved. You've changed the topic because you don't want to look in a mirror

and question your own commitment to your causes. It's easier to pretend it's not happening. You've trumpeted for years. You've believed in. It's been part of your upbringing and who you are. and now. I've been screaming, Leon can't shoot the puck

and doesn't shoot it. And now I'm betting for us. You know what we're saying. And you really invested a lot of time and effort in the Leon will leave Edmonton thing. I was hopeful. And then all he did was signed forever. I've moved all that equity into the Conner's going to leave.

The Connor's going to leave. Yes, right. Even with his wife starting all those businesses. I'm sure she's probably going to make 20 a year with that business. He's going to make whatever he wants, wherever he wants. He doesn't have to leave. That's my whole point. If you could pick any market in the NHL, you would.

Well, maybe she will have some say seeing as there. Yeah. I'll take you up on that bet too. You can need some odds, but yeah. No. No, then. Just hopeful. Just slide the Kuzmanko 13 and a half goals over. Yeah, it's not looking good. I don't think he scored since the bet was made months ago. he has scored zero goals since the bet was made.

Was it like the third game three or something like that? Wasn't it? In Vancouver night of one? He has played at a half goal pace of a goal. Until there's only 26, 27 games left year. Just needs those final 26 games again. Yeah. Played 29 games.

You had 14 goals. Something like that last year. Yeah. It's a flame. Well, look at some of the, the old comments coming in on the show. You can take on the comment. Can I say something sad first?

Yeah, okay. Someone you'll know of, probably not Matt. It passed away yesterday or two days ago. Robbie Trumblay was a tough little bastard from the W.HL. And got some sad news yesterday that, yeah. So we were shing all of his friends and family the best. He was a tough little SS.

Yes, he was. I'm thinking Moose Jaw. Yes. Yeah. Yep. Damn. So we'll go to the, just some of the comments. Yeah, just some of the. No super chats?

No super chats. That's okay. Can't be every day. I didn't put Wolf into win. handsome dance not coming out every day. Lowe says, you know what else sucks? January, blah, beat it January.

That's saying, it's not a beat it, it's a bleat it. Yeah, that's a. I forget how to. Yeah. Oh, my God. How's January going? Although this January is a little better.

Really? Well, sun's out and it's not. Well, you're not in Buffalo. It's overcast and gross there. Last January sucked. Suns out, buns out. Namonia. Kansas City has the,

highest per capita rate of dart hackers in the metro areas in the U.S. I had no idea. Oh, good place to bomb a dart. So if you were thinking to go on to KC. I'm all set there. Maybe pass, yeah. You're going to look like a local? Grab a soda.

Bomb a dart. He scored in the fourth game of the year. God damn it. It's been a long time. How many games have they played? 43. Like last night was 42. First game second half.

Was it? Yeah. Just verify that. 43. Away game 20. That was game 43? Yeah. I'm just wondering if

lots of time, Ryan. At the season to get at this clip. And a half goals, the rate's not good. His goals per 60 games isn't good. Games and lineup is not even. This is coming in.

Pike is a musky. I don't know if he means Ryan Pike or if we were talking about. I don't, I hope he's not talking about Ryan Pike. We'll throw hands here. You'd be nice to have. Like musky like in scent. Is that what he's saying?

Pike smells. He needs to shower more. You never want to be referred to as musky. No, you don't. talking about the team for next weekend jack is a hard nose setter who will throw hands yes sir watch out you are a lady bing candidate oh let's be honest what's the lady bing uh that's the most gentlemanly yeah we sick him on your rem check Toledo walleye last season for hunter smith 2019 nice Toledo of the my wife said pinder has an old man's ass

I don't like that. Nope, don't like that. Let's take another look at this. So what, yeah, what constitutes, is it,

is it a shape, a size? It looks like you're wearing a diaper. What are we talking about here? Can we get a good look? No, no, no,

no, give us a twirl. If I've got an old man ass, I can't be just showing it on the internet. Well, you got this terrible sweat. That's the best place to put in. Like,

it's hard to look good in those. Yeah, sweat pants is not a vibe. Ken back in. I'll never quit, Deliccio. Ken, good for you, Ken. Come on. Yeah, good for you. Somebody was in there trying to sell him on Casa di Mama. He's like, no, fuck off. I'm not doing it.

Care what you tell me. Yeah. Quest is in. Jiffy Pop. Thank you. That's what it was. Those bottles. No, that's shake it up. That was the poppy, poppy, yep. Popcorn, not pop. Big D is in. Welcome to Oil Country Pinder. Daryl, don't start with me. I told you already.

Doug with a valid point here. If Pinder truly hated the oil, he'd bet against them regardless. That's the point we're making is that there's something. Yes, if you were voting for spite or betting for spite, yes, if you're betting to try to make money to do it. There's other things to bet on horses, golf. Dogs.

L.A. looks good in golf. Yeah. Did they win? The golf club? Is that Tiger's team? Hello from Florida on the Gulf of America. straight weeks of Buccaneers home games. Rhett, we want you to become part owner of the Calgary Wild.

Do you not support that as, right? No. It's the women's soccer team. Oh, yeah, I'm in. Brett as an owner is new. I believe so as well. Brady's in. It's not ask Rhett, Brady.

What's your go-to snack at the dome? Yeah, sorry, we can't answer that to our Brady. So by all means, send in your questions, and we'll get to them. Most of them. KQ wants Rett's top five. top five things at the dome they used to have that malt I don't know if it's there anymore

they used to is it still there I think so yeah yeah the ice cream I thought it kind of went away you got the swirl now it used to just be the chocolate flavor if I'm correct vanilla swirl and chocolate yeah so malt malt number five a malt

great song Lou Bega Bega maybe I only have four Mabo number four I got to have the nachos and cheese but the sweet in the sweet I don't want to normal seat nachos. Not concourse nachos.

Yeah, you're not talking about flavor, like S-U-I-T-E. Yes. In a sweet. Yeah. Yes. Sweet nachos, not concourse. And what is your move just for everybody that's unaware? You got to pour the salsa right into the melty cheese.

Is it got it on the burner? I thought it was the sour cream. What? I thought it was the sour cream and salsa that went together. I like doing that at home, but I'm not disgusting in the public venue. Okay. So nachos in a sweet. The malt.

The malt? The malt. The malt. What were my other two? I also like the buffet in the sweet. Sweet buffet. I'm noticing a theme here. There is that up top there.

Yeah. Yeah. It's pretty good, actually. You can go back for seconds. Yeah, you can. They're not going to stop. Popcorn, double extra butter, always. And number five.

You know what's coming. I don't actually. Pocket Dog. I was going to say Pocket Dog. I don't know that that was. Dogs are playing some good hockey right now. Still holding on that one, what,

one goal league. Is that a snack though, a pocket dog? Well, that's just, what am I going to say? Sour Patch kids? Shut them.

The hell out. I hear of the button. Well, snack. You're going to, yes, it's a snack. For me,

that's a snack. You can eat eight of them. I only have them one. Snacking. Just disrespectful. I know. Popcorn is a snack, Jack?

Yeah, popcorn's a snack. So why is, Rhett's elitist top five domes snacks. To be fair, only two were elitist. Only two. And as we end, the people always like, you pull the curtain back.

What's it like? So yeah, we've got the studio here. The Wolverine is in town, which is always good to see him. Getting ready for the show and Jack's doing his thing. So how do you get ready for the show? Well, there's different people, different prep. Ret talks about doing his rounds.

This was today, Rhett doing his rounds. before the show. You know, I just, peak performance looks different for everyone. He is absolutely well-rested and ready to go for today's show. That is about 9.57 a.m. That's great. That's getting your mind.

These, these amateurs don't know how to do mindset and visualization. That's right. What are you visualizing there? That'll do it. See you, buddies.