Empty Netters Podcast - Canes Play Their Best Game Of The Series And Steal Back Home Ice

Episode Date: June 10, 2026

It’s now a best of 3 and Carolina has 2 games at home. Who said this thing was already over?? Despite another Vegas comeback, the Canes hold off the Knights and win on the road to set up a massive game 5 in Raleigh. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 4:43 - Game 4 Recap 8:21 - Bussi Starts Game 4 16:22 - Power Play Has Flipped The Script 26:08 - Chris' Fit Breakdown 28:30 - Are the Canes in the Driver Seat? 31:59 - Say Bye Bye to Good Goaltending 54:16 - Flava Flave Parties in First Class PRESENTED by BetMGM. Download the BETMGM app and use code “NETTERS” and enjoy up to $1500 in bonus bets if you lose your first wager! Thanks to our Sponsors! BetMGM: Use bonus code NETTERS when signing up to receive up to $1500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER (Available in the US) 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) 1-800-327-5050 (MA), 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-981-0023 (PR) 21+ only. Please Gamble Responsibly. See BetMGM.com for Terms. First Bet Offer for new customers only. Subject to eligibility requirements. Bonus bets are non-withdrawable. In partnership with Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel. This promotional offer is not available in New York, Nevada, Ontario, or Puerto Rico. Performance, comfort, and elevated style for your next round. The Bauer Golf Apparel line is live now at https://www.Bauer.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Stanley Cup Final. The final series. The final handshake line. The final chance to have your heartbroken. Or watch your team make history. For the next few weeks, nothing else matters. No work, no sleeve. Tons of group chat meltdowns after every year.

It comes down to two teams. The Carolina Hurricanes chasing their first Stanley Cup in 20 years. And the Vegas Golden Knights. The young franchise going for their second cup in nine years. Two fan bases, two cities, one cup. And while the rest of the hockey world watches from home, we're hitting the road. From opening puck drop to the moment the Stanley Cup has raised, every city, every game, every unforgettable moment, we'll be in. Outside the arenas, inside the arenas.

With Hurricanes fans who have waited years for this run. And Golden Knights fans ready to turn Vegas into the center of the hockey universe once again. Nobody does the playoffs like hockey fans. Nobody travels like hockey fans, and nobody loses their minds quite like hockey fans. So whether you're chasing your first cup or adding another banner to the rafters, we've got you couple. Lyle's on the road, voice is nearly gone, probably a few terrible decisions along the way. Exactly how the Stanley Cup final should.

One trophy, one champion, one last push. The Stanley Cup final starts now. An empty netters is coming with. We are live and we are back, baby. Empty Netters live post game four brought to you by BetMGM here in the beautiful park, MGM. Sir, can we all just take a quick moment and be so grateful and be so thankful for the unbelievable action and unbelievable series that we are dealing with right now? This is the greatest hockey series of all time. I am hard pressed to think.

I'm sure people can dig it up better ones, but my God. No. This is the greatest hockey series of all time. And everyone talked shit and they were wrong. You just simply cannot. You simply cannot tell me the only people who aren't having a blast right now are the fans, are the actual fans. Vegas fans and Carolina fans because this is just so hectic. But if you are just an unbiased fan of hockey watching this series, it genuinely does not get better.

We are breaking records left and right First time in the history of the Stanley Cup final That both teams have scored three goals or more Through every single game through four games Yeah which is crazy It's unbelievable Okay I want to get ahead of something in the chat There was we did our

It's dark as shit We did our Monday show I mean that's the thing And then people are going Matthew's going turn on an overhead light And in the Monday show everyone's like It's a backlit Here's the thing in Vegas

It looks so bright on our test screen And I'm looking at the YouTube, it looks dark as shit live from an interrogation room. In Vegas, we don't get, we're in a hotel. Like, we're in a hotel room with literally every light on in the room and lights, like production lights shining on us. That's, that's the reality. In Airbnb, we can do whatever we want. In the hotel room, this is what you get.

This is the darkest thing I've ever seen on the YouTube. Well, this is what you get. This is what you get. I mean, I guess this is what's up. But that is funny. Yeah, it's hilarious. But this is what I'm saying. You can either get lives right.

after in the dark or you can not get lives. It is funny. Hotel rooms just have the shittiest lighting of all time. And this is, Park MGM is incredible. Yeah. But there's just no such thing as overhead lighting. Yeah.

And bright light. It is just like, hey, deal with what you got. You are in a dimly lit room at all time. Which is nice. But when I'm trying to go to sleep, they feel so bright. If they're on, I'm like, Jesus. That is fair. And then when I'm trying to podcast, I'm like, oh, my God, it's pitch-poly.

Hey, that is fair. I mean, listen, it is what it is, folks. We're here in this beautiful hotel. it's got sexy-ass lighting because it is netters after dark and we're here Greg goes, Greg goes empty netters in the dark Empty Netters in the dark

I mean it is I wish you guys could fucking see the spotlight that I'm staring Yeah, I can barely see It is literally blinding me And this is still what's going on We have the gain

All the way up Like we This camera is boosted as high as I can go My computer was pretty like I just didn't have my brightness up that high either Oh okay that makes it Looks a little bit better

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, listen, like, where you're getting us from a late-night hotel room. What more could you want? Yeah, exactly. And we tried to put this up, but then the fucking light- don't do it, don't do it. The light blinds you, you know, so it's like, we get a lot. We're doing, we're doing it. Yeah, we're doing it. We're going to jump into this game, folks. Unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable action, four games in a row. Great action. We're here, boots on the ground in Vegas. We come in there. We get another over. We get an Ealer's point. The over is automatic, man. The over is automatic, man. I mean, this is just everything that you could want, dude. It's drunk hockey.

It's cracked out hockey. It is what it is. It's every game. So I want to talk maybe right away about, actually, I want to talk about that second line, the Halsey Blake stank line. Yeah. Because they were the talk of the Cain's playoff run for a long time. Yep.

And I don't think they've been bad at all, but they kind of went away from being so dominant. Yep. I thought this game was back to that line. being fucking incredible and stank back on his bullshit of i score in the first two minutes of every game yeah stank back on his bullshit there the interesting thing about this series is there's a lot of players who are doing great shit that's getting people fired up but then there's a lot of players that need to be doing more yeah and after listen we're more than halfway through the series okay it's time for a little bit of tough talk on certain players because it's

there's only so many games you can go before someone's got to wake up. Yes. And listen, this game, you needed a win, no doubt about it, Carolina, and you come in and you get that first goal. Incredible. Boom. You get a power play. Two nothing. Yeah.

And it's like, all right, everything you wanted, but we've seen this disappear in the past. Including on that power play, a busy breakaway save. You know, where you're like a shorthanded breakaway. Oh, my God. Exactly. Yep. Mark Stone eventually got that one back. sure did.

But it's like this game starts exactly as you want for Carolina. Yes. 2-0. Stank gets it going and then stall with the power play goal? Yeah. No, that first one was Blake, I think. Oh, it was Blake. And that was beautiful, too.

Dude, I'm pretty sure that wasn't a power play. Like, it's not coming up anywhere. No, no, no. I don't think it was. It must have just expired. I think it had just expired. But I'm counting that as power play goal because that's where it happened. Vulnerable minute.

Yeah, yeah. It was the end of the power play, the guys are buzzing around. that passing play was bang bang bang right through the slot Blake back door ripped it in unbelievable yeah so off the bat I just can't get over how this game starts two nothing Carolina is all over them and it's still like well is this gonna last dude I and I'm not saying I wanted Vegas to win at all I'm just saying I hammered an immediate I bet Vegas regulation win only because I was like, I've seen this movie three fucking ties. Like there's no way that Carolina just wins this game without it at least being tied.

Correct. And it's like we get the breakway for Stone on the PK. Great save by Bussie. And right after this statement, well, let's just quick, not quickly, let's immediately jump into the goalie situation. Sure. But great save by Bussie. And then after it goes to nothing, Stone gets another break. and scores on this one. What a goal. I got to say, what a goal. What a goal for Mark Stone.

Let's talk about fucking Brandon Bussie. Yep. Comes in in game three plays great. So many saves. The one goal that goes in is the crazy deflection. We were talking about it this morning. We were talking about it with Wyatt Russell. If you didn't see Wyatt Russell and Stanley Cup live popping on with us, make sure to check that out why it's the best. Had unbelievable goalie breakdowns. We talked about last episode, I think you should start Bussie. Yes. Now, turns out I was right. Bussy starts and Carolina gets the win.

But it wasn't the greatest performance. It didn't go perfectly well. Uh-huh. The crazy part about it is Rod keeps everything close to the vest. Just speak to him. Zach, Chris would like a surf side. Rod keeps everything close to the vest. Eventually we get to game time.

Brandon Bussie is starting. Piotr. is the backup. Freddie is health bombs. That was shocking. People are talking about, was he injured? Is he in concussion protocol? Rod says after the game, he was like, he needed a rest. And when we wanted to give him a rest, it needed to be a full rest. So he was out of uniform, taking a break.

That is fucking nuts because, obviously, I don't think you health bomb Freddie every game. But here we go, dude. Freddie has been very subpar this series. you don't start him Bussy goes in Bussy gets the win how do you go back to Carolina and not start Brandon Bussie? Oh I have news for you pal and maybe maybe they Because did you already say what you think happened to him

Like in terms of potential injury? I was saying he might be in concussion. Okay yeah so I'm with you on that I think dude There's a chance he becomes the backup again Like they dress him moving forward But you will not see Freddie Anderson For the rest of this series

You don't think so? firm opinion. You will not see Freddie Anderson. I completely disagree. I think it'd be crazy. And I know that you disagree to. Unless you're saying Bussy gets pulled midgame because he's getting lit up. No. But I don't think you see Freddie Anderson. This was maintenance is what they're saying. Yep. Maintaining him. What if you go back to Carolina Bussy starts and gets lit up like a Christmas tree? You're telling me you don't go back to Vegas and start Freddie? Uh, no. I think there's a catastrophic one fair. I think if it's literally like, you know, six or seven goals go in, I'm like, okay. He gives up, you know, four.

I think it's Bussy the rest of the way. I think you're nuts if you think that. Okay, then you think I'm nuts, which is fine. I'll take that. But I think it is barring catastrophic thing. It is Bussy the rest of the way because I think Freddie might be hurt and also Freddie's been bad. But it's like you're seeing the stat right now.

It's up on there. 17 saves, three goals against 8.50 save percentage. She got the win. That's amazing. And also, Brandon Bussie is so fucking awesome. I'm so happy for him, seeing his parents in the stands. Yeah, so sick. Empty net goal go in.

It's all amazing. It's a great story. But I just, I don't know. I think if you lose in Carolina and it is a even kind of bad loss, this is the first not one goal game we've seen. Yes. Yeah, because the empty netter, yeah. So if you go, you know, 4-1 Vegas in Carolina, you go 3-0, anything like that, I think

that it's definitely a like, do we just go back? Yeah, I hear you. I'm just telling you what my opinion is like, I think they're going, it's bussy the rest of the way, barring a catastrophe, which is possible. Yeah. So I'm giving myself an out. I just think they play more confidently in front of Bussy. He's played.

And, dude, count me among the people that I don't think Bussy played that well today. Yeah. And they got the win, but I agree. Vegas had, what, 19 shots, 20 shots, three of him went in, really four of them went in. If you count the McNabb thing, because that was 100% Bussy trying as hard as he can to stop that. And he didn't stop it. So I was like- Keep in mind, people, that is not Chris saying that that was a goal.

Yeah. You were saying that that was a rate of play where everyone was playing and trying and a goal went past him. Yes. So I'm like, I think if you're a lot of Caines fans were going, give me Bussy and we're going to get a 4-1 win and Bussie's going to be great. You did not get that. You basically got the same thing that's always happened

where Vegas scores a lot of goals against you guys. So I actually think he did not play well, but I thought he played better than Freddie has played. And I just think the team loved it. They were happy and they go, and we won. I think you're getting Bussy rest of the way, barring a catastrophe. Yeah, I hear you.

So then Jordan Stahl gets a power play goal. All in the first period, we have four goals in the first period. And this is just, listen, Jordan Stahl being one of the top scorers on this team in these playoffs was not something that people predict. At all, dude. And Stalzy gets it, and also on top of it, it's another power play goal. We've got a good run of power play here for the Cains. Oh, buddy.

Because again, that Blake goal, in my opinion, came from the power play. Came from the possession and the good zone situation by Carolina. I'm personally counting that. And I'll tell you this, the guys on Carolina are going, that was the power pole. Yeah, Vegas guy wasn't even in the zone yet. It's a five on four in the zone. Yeah. So Stahl gets a power play goal.

Going into the second, Keynes are up 3-1, you're feeling fucking great. And then here we fucking go, man. You start the second period, four minutes, 22 seconds in. Great play by Mitch Marner, who continues to keep buzzing. Great possession. Entry from the neutral zone. Gets it out to Rasmus Anderson, who does a great. great wheel around the net, perfectly finds Wild Bill cutting in, one T, Bussy doesn't see it at all,

goes five hole. And it just felt like, you know, within five minutes of the second period, one goal game, the barn's going fucking berserk, and you're just like, Willis is getting tied. And, and essentially McNabb had just scored. So it was really like two goals in five minutes, and I was like, oh my God, dude, like, I cannot believe this is happening again. Correct. And just To fast forward, you know, good little back and forth, I feel like in the second period there. And then the hottest fucking goal score on planet Earth, Brett Houdin, nasty, like drag, snap, cheddar, top cheese, tie fucking game. Yep. Brett fucking Houten.

Big game, Brett. Yep. Being on a five-year, I think, $2.5 million contract. We talk about all of the fucking things Vegas is. pulled off. That contract is insanity. Agree, but also, I don't want to go too crazy. And I fucking love that kid. And I'm so excited. Oh, yeah. But he had, you know, 12 goals in the race. But don't, you want to know, just you don't want to go too crazy because I've seen people overreact to a playoff run. And then go, oh my God. Christopher. I hear you. But like, he's big

game Brett for a reason. Fair. That did not start this year. He is, he is big game Brett. Yeah, Sam Bennett. He goes, I don't get him. He is Sam Bennett. And I'll tell you fucking what. we're going to see Florida in the fucking final next year. But you pay Sam Bennett. And also, everyone who was like sleeping on Sam Bennett's, I think Sam Bennett had a career year this year. Yeah, he did. Like his slow start, people were like,

oh, yeah, that contract. I'm like, uh, he then had a career year. Way to the year where Florida was bad. Mm-hmm. You got Brett Howden. Two point five mill a year. I'll pay for, I'll pay that all day for fucking 15 goals in the playoffs, pal.

You don't have to score once in the regular season. Like, give me a fucking break. It's insane. All right, hold on. Let me hit an ad real quick. And then I got something to say about the special teams for Vegas. Hit it. We're going to start with BetMGM. So listen, all playoffs long and God, I can't believe we're four games into the Stanley Cup final.

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one in the second period where they win the draw and stall breaks his stick on the draw. And they literally had the puck for a minute and 30 with a five on three basically. So I guess we can get into it now. That power play was so many people when Mitch Marner joined Vegas. The knock on the play was you've now got Mitch Marner and Jack Eichael, two guys who always look to pass the common comment was someone's got to shoot the puck boys. Yep. That power play was a prime example of those two just passing it back and forth. Yep.

There was a couple, like, Marner slid it back for a 1T and Jack's just doing like the hard catch move. And listen, he's moving great out there. He took one shot that didn't quite get through. But when your power play is so porous like it has been, how many times do we say it to these guys. Fucking shoot the puck. And we were saying to Ikes against Colorado,

and when Colorado looked at they were going to win that game too, then he fucking rips that one off the bar to tie it up. Yeah. Then they go and win. Those are the moments where you're like, shoot the puck, Jack. Yeah, I keep talking because I might have a crazy staff. And it's just crazy because, you know,

we've been talking all playoffs, especially after they've blanked Colorado, about how Jack Eichel is top five player in the league. And it's time everyone fucking recognize. But at the end of the day, folks, we're through four games. Jack Eichael has two points in this series. And he has two goals in these playoffs. Yeah.

You are tied to, too, against the Carolina Hurricanes with the number one team in the East all fucking year long. And they have swept and gentlemen swept their way to the Stanley Cup final. This is a great fucking team. But when we're talking about Jack Eichol, how I believe we should be talking about him, you need to step up. And once we wrap up the going ons of this game and we get into more of the bigger things, happening. This is one of them. Yeah. That is a dude, when you are, you have two points in this series, you're one of the best, you are the best player on this team. Yeah. You, you have got to be ripping the fucking puck. Mitch Marner's doing his job. He's scoring goals. He made a great

play tonight that gets them on the board. Jack has got to take over a game here. No question about it. I'm with you, man. Um, uh, one, one, someone in the chats is Vegas's power play looks so much better than Carolina as Vegas just hasn't scored and the cane score on their one shot per power play. Doesn't matter. No, I think that's what they're saying. And I've never seen, um, I remember the ducks, it might have been ducks, Vegas, but it might have been ducks oilers where I was like, I've never remember they were getting chirped from just passing on the perimeter and then eventually Cutter was just like, pass it to me and I'll shoot it. And then people were just putting shooting in the rebound. Yeah. And I was like, get pucks on net. I know it's the stupid cliche, but it's so. Also, no,

disrespect to any of these goaltenders. In what fucking world are you not spraying Cox on that? This is the worst goaltending we've ever seen in the Stanley Cup fine. That's not a chirp. It's a fact. Yeah, well, it can be a chirp. We have never seen this many

goals. Like I said at the top, first time in Stanley Cup history that we have seen both teams score three goals or more in every single game up to this point. Shoot everything, especially on the power play. You've got, you've got Mark Stone, you've got Jack Eichle, Mitch

Marner, Wild Bill, you've got Theo on the point. Fucking spray pucks at these goaltenders. How many power play goals do you think Iichael had this year? This is a stat I have for you. Oh my gosh. Five? One. Yeah, I mean, it's not surprising.

It's like, dude. He didn't score that many goals this year. What do you have? Like, 27 goals this year? Yeah, one power play goal. Like, that is bat-shitting. But again, it's Jack's the setup, man. He's always looking for that extra pass, Yep. We talk about it too often. Jack has an elite shot. Shoot. It makes no sense. And that is what the Vegas bench needs to be saying to this guy, especially when you're in this situation. So we get into the third period and fucking Jordan Stahl again. Unbelievably brutal turnover by Vegas. Oh my God. And that goes into what I will say, this was Vegas's worst game of the series. This Vegas was horrible. I do not care that they did what they do. Totally fine.

being uncomfortable, playing from behind, playing down, they clawed back, they tied the game up, they always do it. They looked bad tonight. This was their worst game of the series, no question. And a great example of that was the Jordan Stahl goal to take the lead back for three. Che Theodore, very uncharacteristic mistake, brutal turnover from behind the net. I kept calling it a broken controller player. Yeah, yeah. I don't know what he saw, but he's looking up ice. I think he sees something through the neutral zone. He goes to make the pass, and then last second sees Jarvie just sit and nude in the slot, cheeks out. And he kind of just does that like, oh, wait, maybe I shouldn't pass this, but the momentum

keeps going. And then just a cupcake past it. Like Jarvis got it and was almost like, oh, my God. Oh, my God. And he had time to make a good move. Big, great save. Bussie makes a great save. Carter Hart.

Oh, yeah, sorry. Hart makes a great save. And the play's just bouncing around. And then a pass gets across and, like, from his knees, falling down, stall wax one in. Bang. We got the lead back. seeing him selly on the ice was hilarious. Yeah, that was cool. But from there, all series, every time they've been down, we've been going, Vegas will find a way. That goal went in,

and we were standing there in the barn, and we were going, I think this one's over. They just, they didn't have that dog juice that they've had, the rest of the other games, where it was like, they've still kind of got Carolina on their heels. Carolina was all over them tonight. All over them tonight. That goal went in, and I was like, this one's over, dude. Yeah. And, and, and, And then we finally shout out front of the program, Nick Eelers, nice little ricochet. What an empty netter. Finally got an empty netter. So I want to shout out Chris right here in the chat and also glue guy.

Congrats on your wedding. But Loop texted us and said, unbelievable the way Jarvie fought off four Golden Knights to get the puck two Eelers after he missed that mini-equipped. Zach, what, hold on. What stat am I looking here? The first in 44 years, what was that stat? Oh, yeah, I popped back up. You don't have to pop back up, but just tell me. I didn't know this.

What is this stat? Saul first person in 44 years to score a goal in the first four games of the finals. He's at least one goal in each of the games and two tonight. That's amazing. And dude, they would have been swept without Jordan Saul. It's actually insane. That's true. Like literally without Jordan Stall, the captain stepping up. This series would be- 200-foot, Jordan Stahl. Actually, not even, it's not even usually, it's usually 100 foot. Yeah, yeah. Defense is special. He's doing everything. But yeah, shout out Jarvey on that play, because that was insane. And I know everyone has been killing the Cane's first line. And I'm not even going to be here to defend them. But that play,

by Jarvie. That miss so easily turns into like a head to the sky like, oh my God, that had the game on my stick. And he battles for that puck in the corner, completely outnumbered. Kicks it over to Eelers, over to stall. Insane. Yeah, absolutely correct. So we get the win. Yep. Five three win for the canes. We're tied up two, two. We're heading back to Raleigh. We've automatically got a game six back here in Vegas. And I think for the first time, Carolina feels like they're in the driver seat. And before we we get into that. Let's quickly hear from our friends at Bauer, the best partner we have ever had in the world, the best company in the entire world. We are talking about the Bauer Golf Apparel. Come on.

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No, they care where all the places it's been that I've been with it. You know, it pisses me off. I'm sure the chat right now is going, we do care. We do care. We do care. And I'm pretty sure.

Sandra bought this for me in Greece. Nice. I think she was in Greece, knew I was going to Abiza. She bought this from me, came back and said, I saw this shirt in Greece, this is the shirt you wear in Ibiza. Ibiza. You know what?

When we got set up for Stanley Cup Live today, shout out Alexa, by the way. Yeah, that was awesome. Great to be back with Alexa. You walked out of your hotel room wearing that shirt and shorts heading into a hockey game. And I was like, what? Who are you?

It's 120 degrees out. I know, but like, you're just, Was anyone cold in that, or sorry, was anyone, yeah, was anyone cold in that ring tonight? You're just a different breed, man. Yeah, I'm special. It's like, you're just, you're always doing something different. It's not always good. Yeah, but it usually is.

And my favorite part is people usually think it isn't, and then later, much later, they realize it was. I'm not going to sit here and say that anyone was like that fit was great today. Oh, I think I, I am literally a lot of shirt. I will 100% say it's a great fit. Zach, please. The shirt is great. If you had flowy linen pants on, I would have dropped it. I think flowed, but I don't own those because I'm not that guy.

But sometimes you do, usually it's Sandra buying it for you. Sometimes you do show up and I'm like, what the fuck? What does that fit? And especially lately, it's all same. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 100%. But I will say this shirt does not go with pants that aren't flowing linen pants. Like, if you put this shirt on with literally any pants that I... Yeah, if you wore like blue jeans, that'd be bad.

Or even like nice slack. but just like tighter fitting slacks. It just looks so weird that you're like, oh, nice, like, island super wavy fit. And it's like pants. Yeah. And I'm like, no. Shorts, though, is like, sick.

You look like you're having a fucking great time, which I am all the time. I can show him multiple pairs of pants that would look great with it. The pants I'm wearing would look great with them. Those are pretty flowy. Okay. I'm telling you, dude. That's fair.

It's a great looking shirt. It's a great looking shirt. He was wearing flip-ops on the ice. It's a great-looking shirt. Yeah, you damn right. Okay, so here's what I got, dude. You said canes in the driver's seat. Agree. Or let me say this. The, I always, for the millionth time, I always talk spin zone here. I could not believe how many people had written off the canes coming into this game. Oh yeah. And all the Vegas and six people, most of them said Vegas wins tonight, loses in Carolina wins in six. All the Vegas and six people, you can very easily still get that. I would say Vegas and six is completely still alive. But it is hilarious that the canes are going, fuck off, dude. We are literally going home for a best of three with two at home.

And every game's been one goal, you know, or I know empty net or tonight, but every game's been so close. We are so fine. In fact, we are the favorites now. Fuck your mother. That's how the child feel right now. You know what's interesting is I will say this. We've been hitting our bets like crazy. If you are not following us on X, by the way, and like, this is going to jinx it now and next game we're fine.

Yeah. But like we're hitting like at 70% right now through four games on our bets. And if you notice, I'm never picking a winner. Yeah, right. So I'm not going to sit here and say like, I predicted who was going to win each game. I did say, shout out the Jarvie boys. I was talking to Brian and I was like Carolina is winning this game. Yeah.

And that is the first time I've even said to a friend who I think was going to be. Yeah, okay. I have not picked a winner in any of these games because this is so fun, primarily because we don't know what the hell is going to happen every single game. It's all about, like, who I think's going to score first, who I think is going to get on the score sheet. That's the only thing I've been able to predict. And even with the Vi, I do think for the first time so far this series, it does feel like Carolina has a bit of an advantage. Even with that, I would not be surprised in the slightest if Vegas tunes it up and they go to Raleigh and they put a beat down on them.

I'm not saying that's what I think is going to happen. But that gets me into my larger point. Vegas has not played their best game yet this series. I think this was a very good game by Carolina. I don't think it was their best, best game, but if you're Carolina, I think you feel pretty great about this game, despite, we keep talking about it,

with Wyatt, how many fucking odd man rushes have there been in this series? It's insane, and that comes as a result of the way Carolina plays. They're deep, pinch, hard, they overload on one side, it happens. But it's also sloppy. Like, you can't let that happen?

Can we bring this back? please what do we got just remember your original picks yeah yeah oh yeah dude and it's it feels like seven now right like there was a stretch where everybody was like oh my god Vegas and five but i'm like dude it feels like seven now uh so Carolina you know there were mistakes and mishaps and obviously you don't want to be up three one and then let it get tied up but that's kind of the the recipe of this series uh-huh i think they feel pretty good about this game i think they should feel good about this game look at all the shots they have you haven't seen that necessarily every single game Vegas has not played their best game yet.

And while through two games and especially three games when you're up to one, you can almost look at that as a benefit. Yeah, you go. But now it's 2-2, you took home ice away from Carolina and now you've given it back. And we're more than halfway through the series and you have not played your best yet. Now it's a bad thing because Carolina is doing this to you. Now it is a bad thing. And Carolina is officially a part of how this is happening.

and if you're Vegas, as we talked about earlier, Jack Eichel's got to get going way more. The turnovers need to be turned way down. And then also, it is officially time to say, let's all go like this, everyone, wave, Chris, wave, Zach, wave. That is us waving goodbye to any Carter Hart-Hart-Kahn-Smite talk. Dude, so I... Like, the fact that we've spent, not we,

the collective hockey world has spent so much time talking about how Freddie Anderson has not been good in this series, Carter Hart has not been good in this series. We talked about it with DZ. This is a series without elite goaltending. These goalies have played well through certain series. I think Freddie through three series. But now here we are.

This is not elite goaltending and going into the playoffs. As we said, they're not top eight goalies in the league. And Carter Hart has been subpar in this series. You don't have all these records of so many goals scored. I mean, what was that? You have that crazy stat. I sent one to you. Let me get this.

But this is a Carter Hart stat that I sent to the chat. Let me read this. First goalie in the history of the NHL to concede four plus goals in each of the first four games of the Stanley Cup final. That is not good goaltending. So you have that now through four games. That is no longer a small sample. That is a sample size. Yep.

Like this is a through four games of the series. Carter Heart has been subbar. So as Vegas, you need to know that. Let's call it what it is. You go into this game and you're like, we're going to give up four goals. It's a fucking beer league game. Dude, 100%.

This is Beer League hockey. Like, to win these games, you need to have at least four goals. That's crazy. I know, man. And it's, I think, if you're vague, because Deasy was talking about us after game two and he was kind of on the Carter Hart,

Carl Smith bandwax. Yeah. Like he's been incredible. And he was against Colorado. And it's been awesome in the games he's played since. Torz took over. Yeah. Right.

And I know everybody was like, Torts had him in Philly or, is that right? He had him somewhere or something. I can't remember, but maybe that's right. There was something like, someone in the chat connection

where he was like, I know. I think, yes. Yeah. But so I had heard that and I was like, oh my God, that's amazing. But some, so Julian has says here,

Carter Hart's the easiest go to the can's have faced. I agree with that. And then there was one up here. Let me see if I can find it. Yeah, he did. 2022, 24. Yeah, they were, right?

Yeah. Gavin's crying right now. Oh, Oh, yeah, and then people were asking this. I have one from Jeremy here, and someone asked this before, do we see Hill? Do we see a switch up? Absolutely. Zero percent chance.

Zero percent chance. Do you see Hayden Hill? And I'm not saying it wouldn't work. I'm just saying the way torts is coaching. Also, yeah. I don't think we're even going to see him get pulled. I kind of, I mean, barring catastrophe, right? Like, we always say that.

But with the way this series goes, I still don't think so. I genuinely think, man, you could give up five goals on five straight shots in the first period of next game. I think torts goes, I don't care. Yeah, I think, again, it's ridiculous to say. I think if they score seven goals in the first period, and they go, sit down, it's fine. I just don't think that's going to happen. Me neither.

That's why I said catastrophe. So you will knock, I wanted to get that out there because it kept coming up in the chat. Carter Hart is the guy, the rest of the way. And Carter Hart, I think, goes, man, up until this series, I have been good, this playoffs. And Vegas, in my opinion, has to be a little bit. I guess you could spend the same back to Carolina because Freddie was so good, But I think Vegas, deep down at places they don't want to talk about at parties, just going, man, if we could get a few more, if he could play a little bit better, we'd be killing. I think you'd be, you would almost be lifting the cup.

You could make the argument, say. I know. But it's weird, Dan, because it's like, he only plays poorly for like eight minutes. Every game has been, even this game, the first period, the first 10 minutes, they have three goals. And they doesn't get scored on again until a miracle goal that was like the worst turn I've ever seen. And then a pool cue thing. I'm like, oh, okay. It's like these tiny stretches where he gets scored on it. You got to say to a couple of, I know it's not actually, but technically we're calling it.

A couple of our power play goals. Yeah. You know, that's a factor as well. But we always say it. I don't care how they go in. Eventually, a goalie needs to start standing tall and saving shots that you're not supposed to save. That's how you win. That's how you win cups.

Correct. And he's just not done that. So I think Carolina, your juju is real, right? Now it's like, you know, you could have got that win. You lose brutally in game three. I mean, I don't even want to say brutally because the comeback was so awesome. But you lose in a barn burner. And then you come into game four.

And if you just lost this one, yeah, I won't lie. If they had lost this one, I didn't see them win in game five. Who? Carolina. Yeah, yeah. If they had lost this game and they go back to Carolina down 3-1, in my mind, I was like, this is over. Because it would have just felt like, you know, we've been saying,

Vegas feels like the better team. Yeah. And now, so much of that was rooted in this, what we keep saying. I know I sound like a fucking broken record here, but Vegas has looked like the better team, and they've still not played well. They've still not played well. Well, fucking A, pals, it's 2-2 now and you've still not played well. You now wonder, like you said, are you not playing well because Carolina is making you not play

well? And now it's 2-2, and all of a sudden, maybe they've figured some shit out on you. Yes. And we get back to Carolina. And maybe with Bussie in that, some things have been figured out here. And we get the first emphatic win of this series in Raleigh. Now you come back to Vegas and you're a little bit like, not only is Carolina in the driver's sheet, they've got all the momentum and they are going in there licking their fucking chops.

No offense, Raleigh would. But to win your first Stanley Cup in 20 years on the Vegas fucking stress. Just ask the Caps. Baby, ask OSH. Let's get OSCE on the phone. Like, that is a very real possibility. Yep. Okay, so I love what you just said.

I want to talk about that. I just wanted to give two goalie shoutouts because we've been kind of being like, man, they're getting lit up. I wrote, don't forget, Taylor Hall after it went up three nothing, or sorry, three one after the stall power play goal. Vegas gets a power play late in the first. And I was like, man, wow, can you imagine three, two here? And then they get skunked. And then Taylor Hall gets a clean breakaway coming out, who's got to be one of the Carolina favorite. for Con Smyth. Taylor Hall

gets a clean breakaway coming out and Carter Hart makes that save and I wrote in my notes in real time remember this save if Vegas ties this. So that is a monster save in that moment when you get the breakaway stop and then at the end of the game and I don't even want to go into Jack again but Jack Eichel right when they pulled the goalie

right off the draw had a point blank shot from the slot that if it hits the net goes in but before that he had a backdoor pass I think from Marner that Bussy made an incredible save on and I wrote Bussy earned his start on that save alone. So yes, they're given up some tough ones, but then they're making, they are making a few saves

here where I'm like, that's the side in the game. That's really good. Yeah, Bussie's an interesting one for me because numbers-wise, this wasn't the best start, but at the end of the day, I do think he's a game changer. Yeah. The way he came in, because you got to admit, man, you're down for nothing and a goalie comes in and it could just be like, whatever, dude. Yeah. But he just slammed the door for a long time.

and I think that galvanized the boys to help them have a comeback in that game and get it to a double O T. And then you put them in this game on the road and they get a fucking win. It doesn't really matter how it happens. They get a win and you have a big third period.

And now, again, the momentum for me has shifted in the biggest way so far for Carolina. I don't want to be a flip-flopper here. Well, that's what series. That's what players.

I'm not putting on thong sandals. Flip flopping around the Stanley Cup final. I am going to say that does not mean that I would not be surprised if Vegas went in and really won this game. Because we've seen Vegas play well against very good teams, these playoffs. We saw them put a fucking smackdown on the president's trophy winner. I think this Carolina team is so deep and so tough to play against. Weirdly enough, way tougher than Colorado. No ricochet shots of Colorado.

But like they fucking, they have been a very tough team to play against. If Vegas can figure it out, if Jack Eichel gets going. Yep. There's just still a world where Carolina's given up three goals a game too. Like Brandon Bussy did come in and got the win, but he gave up three goals. Yeah, dude. On nine, 20 shots. Yep.

So this is anyone's ball game still, is all what I'm saying. Uh, yeah, and dude, the, uh, Zach, I was just going to say that I feel like we've done this every game. Yeah, exactly. Every game, it's like, oh my goodness, this is like Carolina's out of their mind or Vegas is out of their mind. I think these are two very good teams that are in a heavyweight fight that are throwing punches that are unbelievable. No doubt. No doubt about it.

So, dude, I was going to say, so Chris in the chat said numbers might be similar between Bussie and Freddie, but I feel like Bussie saves them more timely than Freddy's, and I agree with that. I completely agree with that. Dude, like, for example, again, no ricochet shots at Freddie. saving that Mark Stone penalty kill breakaway felt like one that Freddie gives up. And then you go, it's one one.

Yes. Damn, we just took the lead. And then Blake, or actually someone else, or Blake said this, if anything, it's shaken up Vegas since him and Freddie catch with opposite hands. We were talking about that a ton in our text thread during the game,

and there were a few shots. There was a Razbers Anderson shot. There was a Jack Eichl shot that Bussie catches, that we kept being like, man, righty glove, righty glove. I will say I was anticipating that be an issue, but I think if you're Vegas, you're going, it wasn't. We scored four essentially because they got the McNabb goal. And you go, like, we are not faced. And Blake, I want your taking that because I was also being like, that is going to bother Vegas. I actually don't think it did really. Vegas scored plenty to win that game. And it wasn't like, oh, my God, the other glove hand mixed me up.

Yes. That's what I feel like. No, I agree. What are we looking at here? Oh yeah, yeah, God. Dude, I want to say this, too, in the rink, everybody, for all the fans at home who are like, what the fuck is everyone booing about these stupid Vegas fans? I got to tell you, the green light, which is supposed to go on the millisecond it turns to zero. You can see it on that highlight, actually.

It's on the glass. It's on the glass behind the high. Goes on late. Like, that puck goes in and then the light comes on. So you see, we all we saw, because we're not seeing that on the Jumbotron with the 0.1 thing. All we're seeing is the puck cross, then green light. So we were all like,

thousand percent of goal. So when they're like no goal, it was a boo. Obviously, I knew they were looking at the video thing. So I didn't think they got it wrong. Yeah. Right as it comes in. A thousand percent in before the green light. But yeah, so I didn't think it bothered me that much. I don't know what you think. This? The righty glove. Oh, no. Well, I mean, I definitely think that there were a couple of shots where guys are just muscle memory putting bucks on net. Yep. That's going right into Bussie's glove. And I know that those players are going, fuck, it's a different glove. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So, like, there are. So, like, Like, it's definitely a factor.

And there were definitely a couple of chances that you could argue like, oh, I wonder if that was Freddie. Sure. But, yes, it didn't like fuck them up because they scored three. Right. And then what you were saying about the Keynes earlier, man, this was the first game that the Keynes essentially looked like the Canes against Montreal, where we all kept going, what are the Habs doing?

Like, shoot, try. This is insane. And they're going, we are. The Canes are suffocating. This was the first game. Every game of this series, the Keynes have done this to Vegas. in the first period. And then in the second period,

Vegas comes out and murders them. Yeah. This is the first game where the Canes did it again in the first period. And then Vegas came out and got stifled again in the second period.

So I'm so with you on the momentum side where Carolina goes, that was it. That was, and that is, I don't think it's the best game they've played in the playoffs.

I think it was the best game they played in this series by a mile. And I'm not trying to shit on them. I'm saying, this was the most complete Carolina Hurricanes game. Yeah, man.

They played this series. And, or just on the, flip side, and I know you can say, oh, you can argue Caroline did it on the flip side, this is the worst game Vegas played by a mile, in my opinion. Now, that can be scary if you're a Keynes fan because you're like, Jesus Christ, we barely won when we played our best and they played their worst. But you're right where it's, it's some of it is Carolina doing it to them. Vegas has been so sloppy, this whole series, so sloppy. This game was was the

worst, and I think you've got to give some credit to the Keynes. Yeah, I think something that's interesting is the goaltending play makes these games look a little drunker than they are because the pace is great. It's not like both teams what? A little drunker than they are and then just a massive surfside

swag from CP as you said that. It's just a great moment. But yeah, they look a little drunker because of the goaltending play. Because the pace is great. The teams are flying back and forth. There's some really good hockey going on here. And just to give

credit to both the teams, they both have looked unsettled at various times because of how good the other team is. Yeah. So I am going to say, because of how we have felt about Vegas, about how they have not played their best, and it's crazy that they were up to one at a point in this series given that. Yeah. If we go into Carolina and Carolina wins this game five, I respectfully, I think it's over. Now, hold on.

That does not mean it's over in six. I think Vegas could get one back. But if Carolina, after what we just saw from Vegas, if Carolina goes home and is able to lock in and get a win and force Vegas to play poorly again, and if Vegas, more importantly, doesn't respond, if Torch doesn't get them to wake the fuck up, get Jack going a little bit more, get Carter Hart to play a little bit better, then I think officially Carolina is doing. too much for them to handle. That will be five games now where I'm like, Vegas cannot get into their good game. And if we get five games of that and have Carolina going up three, two, I think that that's, I don't think with two games left, you can switch it on for the final two games. I think it is then over. You could get it once and bring it back to Carolina for a game seven, which I hope happens. But I don't really think that you can do it twice. I really don't. If we get

five in a row of Vegas not playing well. Okay, so I want to comment on that, but Darren in the chat says, so game five winner wins then essentially. Because if Vegas wins game five, I assume you're like, yeah, they're going to come back home and win. No, I'm not ready to say that. Okay. Because have we not seen so far every time Vegas wins,

Carolina responds with a win. Yep. So if we get another crazy drunk game, even in Carolina and a loss, I am not ready to go. Carolina can't respond. They've responded every time. I would say, in Bazooka's axis, Vegas was expected to win this game and they barely lost. I'm not sure.

Tell me what you mean by that. And Kelly says, she's flying back to Vegas with us if the Cains win game five. And you best believe you are, Kelly. Darren, to answer your question, I think if Vegas wins game five, they go, we were the better team for the first three games. We played horribly in game four. We won game five. We are easily winning this year. I think that's what Vegas thinks, if they win game five.

I do a 100% good good for that. But interesting take by you, Dan, because I am so with you that if the Cains win game five, they go, we did crack something here. And we are clearly stifling you in a way that's a real problem. And it's, it's just a lot. Like, it's Vegas going, dude, you can't get over the hump against us. You just can't do it. And do you're really going to get us two more times in a row? And think about it, guys.

The over is the biggest erection I've ever seen in my life in sports in this series. So we're saying if these games happen as they've gone. Now, if we go into Carolina and Carolina wins 2-1 in a game where each team has 33 shots. I think that's no blood.

I think we come back in Vegas goes, okay, because that would be a game where it's like, damn, both teams played incredibly well, Goalies played well, and we just got one winner. But every game we've seen, so many odd man rushes, so many sloppy turn. How many sloppy turnovers were there in this game? I made him extra sloppy for you. Have some more sloppy turnovers.

That was this game. We have not yet seen a good, clean, like, fucking picturesque old school hockey game. And for me, good. We're not going to either. We're not going to, yeah. But my point is. is I don't think we're going to see that. If we do see that, then I, to me, I'm like, I don't think there's any blood there.

I think it's kind of like, okay, that was just a great fucking hockey game and the goalie showed up. Yeah. So, yeah, man, if it's a game like this where Carolina wins, I do think that they have so much momentum of, like, we are frustrating the fuck out of it. No doubt about it. But to your point and to whoever in the comment said, like, if, you know, game five winner wins, no matter what. If Vegas wins, and it's a massive switch flip where Jack all of a sudden is gone, and they win like by four goals, they win by three goals, then I think Vegas has that momentum of going, and we're finally playing well. So here's a great comment, Dan, and here's,

I think, was going to decide it for me. The most scared I was for the Kings at any point in this series, because I knew, I mean, God, so many people we were watching that game, game two with, and I was screaming at them in the concourse. This team does not quit. This team will fucking fight until the very end. Don't be worried. The only time I was ever scared for the Canes was in that game two, when they've lost game one at home, I thought they were going to come out with their best punch of the playoffs because they're going, we obviously can't lose game two at home. And I think if they had lost game two at home, the series would be, oh, maybe not, it wouldn't have been swept, but like they'd be done.

and frankly, they should have lost game too because what they came out with was not it at all in a game where I really felt like you had to go, guys, I need everything right now. That's when I was most scared for the king. That first 50 minutes of that game, I was like, holy shit, this was their best punch. Rod got you going in the locker and said if we lose two in her home,

we're dead and this is what you came out with. This game five, after the way they just played, I think is Vegas's first time this series where Torts has to get, and Jack and Mark have to get the boys going where they go, hey guys, this needs to be our best punch because we just played like shit at our home in front of our home crowd with a chance to step on their throats.

We blew it. And now you best believe we're coming out and not getting this 20 shot bullshit. If they come out and do that again, that's where I'm with you, where I go, okay, if this was your best shot Vegas and you did the same thing, four shots, a period,

no power play goals, then I go, you're dead. Or you're in big trouble. No one's dead in this series because it's absolute chaos, but you're in big, big trouble because the canes are exerting your will. So I'm excited to see what Vegas's best punch is on whenever fucking,

I don't even know what day is. I don't know what year or what state we're in. Completely agree. Yeah, my closing thought is, in Vegas, I know, I'll repeat it. They're comfortable being uncomfortable.

They're currently a little uncomfortable. Yep. They've been here before. This is a team full of winners. And as Zach said, after every Vegas win, it feels like the entire media is like this. Vegas is just too much. Every time. Every single time.

That happens. And so they have that in them. But this is the first time I feel like Carolina has been a little bit in the driver's seat. It's almost like we're restarting, right? Yeah. We got two games in Carolina, one in Vegas, and it's a three-game series now. And it's going to be very, very interesting to see what Vegas does. Yes.

Because for the first time in the series, I think Carolina has a little bit of lead in the pencil to go, we're getting to them. 100% we're getting to them, so let's try to get to him. And if you have that mentality, but Vegas gets to you, we're going to be sitting here on Thursday night, having the exact opposite conversation. What I love is both teams have won on the road. So it's no guarantee if Vegas wins. Like kind of last year, dude, when Florida won in Edmonton in Game 5, I was like,

this is finito because we're going back to Florida and they're going to win. But both teams have won on the road. I don't feel like it's. automatic in either way, but it is, I do feel the extreme pressure already. Like, we are about to go back to Raleigh, and I'm already feeling anxious. Oh, man. It's like, fuck, if the Keynes lose game five, they're going to be shitting themselves. Like, now we have to go back to Vegas. Yeah. So it's like that is really stressful. I'll tell you to. I love that any team can win anywhere. What are you looking at, by the way? Do you're doing? I just watch the, this is behind, so I like to see what

graphic Zach has. Okay. I was going to say, it looks so funny. It looks like you're just, you have a thousand-year-old stare. Yeah. But you can just tell. You can just tell. the Lenny is going to be fucking out of control. Gonna be lit. And also, dude, that's going to be a long weekend for a lot of people. Like, people are taking work off. Oh, yeah, buddy. The fucking, the, the, uh, the tailgate,

and the volume in that barn is going to be fucking nuts. Oh. Let's close up this episode with a funner story. Oh. Yeah, there we go, dude. Are we in this? Take me back to a little wagon wheel. Holy shit, dude.

We might have to get the pipes going again with the boys. when we get in. Hey, what night was that, Zach? Well, I have no idea. I can't remember. It was like a Tuesday or a Wednesday. That's what I'm saying. It's Wednesday, we roll right back there because it's Wednesday night again. As soon as we land, boom, lagging wheel. But the fellas.

I can't. I can't. Don't do that to me. One time. All right. Let's wrap up this episode with a little funny story that we should have told on the last episode, but I literally completely forgot to happen because we were so tired from all the travel. So we're flying from JF, to Vegas after the wedding.

Yep. We get on a late flight. This is two nights ago. And CP and I get bumped up to first class. It's great. Which was electric. It's fantastic for sleep. We're like, this is great.

We're going to get a little bit of sleep here. This is so huge. And we're getting settled. And for those who have never flown first class, you get a nice, a bunch of amenities. It's really great. You get a nice pillow, blanket. all of this beautiful stuff.

Everyone is getting situated. The entire plane has boarded. Yeah. And I'm sitting there. Everyone knows. Netters fans know. I love to be a very precise traveler. I bring all of my little trinkets.

I get set up. It is a meticulous setup for me in my plane seat. You get the slippers. You got everything. And I'm in first class. So like I got the slippers going on. I've got the blanket, the pillow, the headphones. I've got everything set up here.

I've got my little snacks. Yeah. I'm looking around. Everyone's doing the same thing. And there's a couple, nice couple next to me in the two seats on the other side of the aisle. And the flight attendant walks down and goes, excuse me, I'm so sorry, but there's been an error. And these are two people who got upgraded. One of these seats is no longer for you.

There was an error. I'm so sorry, one of you has to give up your seat. And Chris is right behind them. And I text Chris and I go, absolutely fucking boo. Dude, you were like, I would refuse to. I would not get up. I legitimately, I would probably... I think you would have done that, though,

because they would have been like, we got to debaward the whole plane then. I don't know what I would have done. But I would, I, honest to God, out of principle, I might have gone, well, okay, I'm getting off this flight, and you're putting me on the next flight, and I will be in first class in that flight.

Yeah. I actually think that would be such a demoralizing blow that I could not have accepted it. Did you hear... There was one piece of this that I'm not sure you heard about where the person was sent. Did you hear it? No.

This, this might be. I think I blacked out after. It makes you feel better. She goes, I'm taking you to a row in... Oh, yeah, it was an empty row. Don't give a fuck. You're alone. So you can lie, you can lay down horizontal, dude.

Well, I would have gone... Listen, I... The last thing that I will do is complain on an airplane because I don't want any... Yeah, yeah. Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb. But I think in that scenario, I would have been like, well, you were giving me a first-class pillow and blanket

and I am drinking for free this entire flag. And I would have wanted to sleep, but out of principle, I would have stayed up and drank them out of the house and home. Truly. So just one of the biggest daggers to be like this, oh my God, I have first glass. And then you sit down and you're getting all comfy and then they go, actually, you don't.

Fuck you. Yeah. Dude, it was horrible. I'm busting dance balls right now, but I was also mortified. And I thought, thank God it wasn't me. And it was a terrible thing to witness. Dude, so that happens. Yep.

This guy, absolute gentleman, go, looks at his girlfriend. I presume, and he is like, babe, take the seat, I'll head back. This guy gets up, goes back, and then who, but fucking flave a flave. And I don't know if that's his son or his friend or whatever. I presume it's his son. Flav of Flav and his, what we assume is his son, come marching up the aisle. Which is who you saw?

Yes. Yeah, that's his son. Oh, yeah. Okay, Flav of Flav and his son come marching up into first class, making a fucking scene. It is like... Clock on. It is like 11 p.m. Yeah.

People are like getting situated to go to sleep. He is fucking just being the star of the show. Walking through saying what's up to everybody. The woman next to me

was like, is that flavor? And I was like, yes, and he's a fucking criminal. Yeah. He has just stolen a seat from this poor man. He comes up and is just bopping around. The flight attendant doesn't even let this poor guy

she just booted get more than two rows away before she's looking at Flavor Flav going, no way I was going to let that happen. I knew I had to get you guys set up. And I was like, was there actually an error or did you just fuck this guy over? The conspiracy theory right away, I was like, there was no error. You literally have gone up to a couple and gone, one of you is booted because I saw Flava Flav back there and comfort ploff.

What I suspect is Flava Flav had a first class seat because his seat was still open. Yeah. And his son did not. And he was like, I'm sitting in first class is there any way you can help me out and have my son set up here to. And this flight attendant, she committed, she committed treason. But there are no rules There are no rules Also allegedly

We don't know that that happened But I'll tell you what you know you're talking about American hero Yeah yeah women's hockey Yeah Waterpolo And women's hockey Yeah he is paid for The five year sponsorship of the USA

Waterpolo teams You were talking down on an American hero Playboyne No I am not I didn't know No I am not I am talking down on the flight attendant Okay that's fair

And again allegedly. Flav of Lave has done nothing wrong. Flav of Flav was looking out for his son and he came up entertaining the people on the flight as he always does. And he sat down in his seat. What I am saying is it will be, it would be devastating to me to find out that this guy got rightfully upgraded and then got that upgrade snatched from him because this flight attendant is a Flav of Flavent. Okay, but that would be a bummer. If somebody did that for you, if you get Flav of Flay... I would be appalled. If I would be appalled. If I...

I was sitting first class and I looked at a flight attendant and I was like, hey, and she's a netter's fan. And I'm like, hey, I'm sitting first class. Is there any way Alice could come up with me? First of all, I would have given the seat to Alice because gentlemen. But if I was like, is there any way that could happen? And they go, uh, actually, let me see, like, let me see if there's a seat available. And then I found out that they booted someone. I would jump out of the plane. I would be so disgusted with them. I'd be like, are you kidding me. Absolutely not. Because upgrades are so few and far between, dude. When you get it, it is like, crisp. day. That's correct. And I would not want to take that from someone. That's correct. But again,

if that is what happened, and that is a big if, we do not, we, we, we, actually, I am certain that Flavavav does not know that. So Flaventa Flav has done nothing wrong. I don't know. He saw the guy walk right by. I mean, but he was fed a lie. Yeah, he said, he believed the lie. Yeah, he believed the lie. I would hope. Jeremy says

that Flav should be flying private, and I agree. Stop taking people's seats, fucking buy your own plane. I don't think people understand how expensive it. Buy your own plane, dog. You wear a clock around your neck. Buy your own plane. point. If you have a clock around your neck, you have to fly private. I think that's actually a real rule. A gold clock in society. I'm not begrudging anyone wearing clock around the neck, but surely you will be flying in a private plane if the time is resting on your sternum at all times. Also, actually, I want to say this, tangent as fuck. So I hope everyone enjoyed that story. It was amazing moment for me. I said something to Zach's camera during the game today that I think is one of my greatest ideas of all time. They do the did the chug cam. Everybody chug! If we put you on the Jumbotron, guys chug, girl chug, it was awesome.

Those drinks are fucking 20 bucks, 25 bucks, a pop. If you get put on the Jumbotron during the Chug cam, you should be able to go get a free drink. If you chug during the jug cam segment and you don't get on the Jumbotron, sorry, no free drink. But if your friend just takes a picture, like you're chugging, we get on the Jumotron pick of the Jumbotron, I should be able to go into the rink and go, I would like my drink or place because I was forced to chug it for team momentum. Agree. Thank you so much.

I think it's actually one of my greatest ideas ever. You get a free drink. If you chug your drink on the Jumbotron during the Please Chug, get fired up. I don't know how you would verify that. Picture. Yeah. It's just like, it's quick. Yeah, but you'll be ready for the free drink.

Okay, well, then if you're going to say that that is how you verify it, then you can't be mad. If you're like, oh, I didn't take the picture in time because I know you wouldn't because you're an idiot. I agree. Well, that's why ZG's here taking pictures for me. Also, if you wear the same outfit to every game you ever go to and you ever get it once, we drinks. Now you're breaking your own sack. And then extremely importantly, Dan, Laura, who we love, goes...

I'm still a little mad at Laura. Zach, hip situation. Zach, where did you live at Auburn? Where did I live at Auburn? I lived at Eagles Landing the last two years. Well, she says, did Zach behind the camera live at the Greens at Auburn? because he looks so effing familiar. I did not live at the Greens.

I lived at the Eagles Landing and I lived at the Magnolia. The Magnolia was a terrible shoebox, awful. I paid 400 bucks a month. And then Eagles Landing was a beautiful house. I paid $425 a month. Wow, dude. And I lived with wheelchair basketball players the entire time. Gas.

It's so fun. If she knew you legitimately from somewhere. That would have been awesome. Maybe you saw me. I mean, there's a chance of you saw me walking. down campus. I am going to close out by saying two things. One,

huge shout out, BetMGM and Park MGM. Always love staying here. Yep. Two, someone, I believe, on Twitter, hit us up and was like, you know, if I see you, I have Pokemon packs for you. I want those Game Six.

You want Pokemon packs for Game Six? Well, he has him for him for him. Oh, okay. I said you're getting greedy, dog, but okay. I want him. You can rip that pack if you want. Yeah. But I just want another pack and we'll rip it together. But I want that pack because he didn't find me. Yeah. Okay. Okay. I love it, dude. All right. All right. That's going to wrap it up here, folks. We will be back on the bird tomorrow, heading down to Raleigh. Make sure you tune in to the NHL YouTube pregame show 630 p.m. Eastern Times, Stanley Cup Live. We're going to have more amazing guests. Going to be doing a ton of fun,

funny stuff. Tune into that, guys. It's so fun. It's all these great guests. We have awesome interviews after the episodes. It's so much fun. So, uh, hey, Raleigh, we'll see you. Tomorrow? Tomorrow. Yeah. Can I be rude? Really interrupted again? You're never interrupting.

Okay. Say whatever you want. Laura said I lived at Eagles Landing to number 35. I think that's so cool that we, War Eagle, that we lived in the same apartment complex. That's incredible. That's awesome. Hell yeah. All right, folks.

Tune it out. I'm fired up. Dude, we have an absolute tilt on our hands. Two, two. Going back to Raleigh. This thing is an. all-timer already. Sure is.

Unbelievable. Bang. Jack, can we put it up? I don't even think we got it once all episode. Can we put up a little great action to close us out? Fucking great action, ladies and gentlemen. 2-2. Couldn't have asked for anything more.

It is absolute perfection. This is awesome. I'm sorry for the true Cains and Vegas fans who are pulling their hair out. But for all of us, who baby, what a series. It is unbelievable. All right, folks. We will see you, Game 5.