Empty Netters Podcast - Charlie McAvoy Will Finish The Year With No Teeth w/ Charlie McAvoy

Episode Date: March 12, 2026

Charlie McAvoy and his shattered mouth is on the show! He tells the boys all about his Olympic adventure and how he avoided what would’ve been “the worst dash of his career.” Someone protect this man’s face! Schmaltzy signs a new deal. Nate gets ejected. Marchy is hurt. The Professors are back and more unhinged than ever. And Sean returns with a new haircut! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 14:19 - McAvoy is Sloth 18:57 - McKinnon Ejection 29:38 - Charlie McAvoy Interview 1:00:12 - Professors Puckline 1:15:29 - Haircuts 1:33:08 - Trivia Factorial 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. GLD: Work Hard and Change the Game. For a limited time only, new customers are getting an insane deal. Use code NETTERS to get 50% Off at GLD.com. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Empty Netters podcast. Can you believe what this has become? There was a full 48 hours where I felt like I was like literally Superman. Jumbo loves playing Fortnite, so he gets on the sticks. Did TR show you the sauna cycle or was that all year? No, no, I invented that. Almost a year now that I haven't taken a body check. That's kind of nice.

So we are back. We are horned up and we are going deep. Finish tonight with some chicken fingers and a few guineasas and ran into you guys. That's where this pod came to life. Ice is ready, and we are back with another episode of the Empty Netters podcast brought to you by BetMGM. I'm your host, Dan Powers, and all the horny gals are going to be thrilled because back on the sticks, returning to the gang, Sean Buffini. Thank you.

It's great to be back. God, it's good to have you back, and you look fucking hot as hell with that haircut. Thank you. Yeah. Oh, yeah. This is the haircut reveal. Yes. You've seen it yet.

Yep. Telling you, people's panties are flooding right now. That's why I was going. on for so long as I had so much hair to cut. It took that long. Did you do it with sheep shear? He plucked him one of the time. Oh, and speaking of

good hair, let's move it to bad hair. The only person worse at maintaining his great head of hair is this guy over here. No, he's not bad at it. Well, he was bad at it. Okay. As always.

I was trying to think you were about to sue her when you were like the only person worse and I was like, it's probably Gavin. Loxie, Loxie just lets it get, but he just got his hair too. He did. Everyone's having great hair right now, including you. Your hair looks better than ever. Wow. It does. But because you've been doing it up lately, like you've been like actually putting effort into it, not just stuffing in a hat like you're doing right now. I've been using the hairdryer. You're an engaged man now and there's no more excuses. You're no longer as just an idiot bachelor. I went. I went. to sleep. I did a late night shower the other day because I, you know, because I had exercising

late. Do you do that? Are you a late night shower guy? I enjoy a late night shower. It's so nice. I don't normally do it, but every now and then, uh, I'm a bit, you know, if there's been a day walking around, you're getting the, the underpants sweats going on. I'm like, shower before bed. You know, you shouldn't get in bed when you're like covered. That is the clean place. Yes. It should be clean as clean as possible. So showering pre-beats. bed is just such a lovely mood. When you're nice and clean post shower and you slide into bed, it feels like your body's made of silk. I feel as though, because I play so many recreational sports, yes. I feel like I shower at night almost every day because I have hockey at 11 p.m.

And then I take shower and then go to bed. Yeah, I mean, you don't play hockey that often. You play at most twice a week. Three, because I have roller. I have three nights a week late, late showers. anyway, I take a really late shower and then you probably experienced this a little bit even though your hair was so curly anyway, if you take a really late shower with long hair and your hair's wet and then you just go to bed if you wake up in the morning, you're like, what the fuck? Look at this is, this is the back of my head yesterday.

Dude, like that looks like the last of us. Show the camera. This legitimately looks like the mushroom spores in The Last of Us. and sometimes when I see that like we're on the road we'll be in an Airbnb or a hotel and then I see you and your hair looks like that

and I go legitimately tell me what one was the last year that you washed your hair right exactly the mushrooms it looks like something is growing it's incredible it's crazy that's awesome

late shower you're absolutely but honestly that's often why I have to wear a hat here because I late shower wet hair go to bed, wake up, and it's like, and I'm like, I don't have time to shower now. Yeah, but you can just do the, like, get a spray bottle. Like, I didn't shower this morning.

I usually do a workout in the morning, but I'm trying to rest on Wednesdays a little bit and then work out later in the day. So I woke up and I just dipped my head in the shower, wet it up and then... You know, I never even thought about using a spray bottle, but my go-to is usually just a wet towel. A wet towel.

Yeah, wet towel. Sometimes I feel like if the towel's, like, not that clean, Oh no, no, it has to be a fresh I'm sorry, I clean my towels regularly. That's insane. Listen, that, me too, but there you go. There's a lot of people. That's insane.

Working off a two-week-old towel. Admit, you're bad. I don't, I would never If someone in my life hadn't taken a towel and put it in the bin, I would be using the same towel, the first towel I ever showered with, I would still be using. Yeah. He is the

Nick Miller from New Girl mentality of why would I wash a towel, the towel washes me. Doesn't it smell? Dude, towels are disgusting. Yeah. Towers are, yes. You get out of the shower and I know people go, I just cleaned myself. Why would it?

Dude, water is the most interesting thing in the world because it is both probably the primary tool. It's life cleaning, but it also creates the most disgusting things in the world. You add water to stuff and leave it. Bad things happen. And you've got that towel. That's just covered in your dead skin, leftover dirt and sweat and grime, and then water. The humidity after you get out of a shower as well, I'm sure it probably breeds mold. 100%.

You got to be washing your towels at least once a week. I've never seen that page get pulled that quickly outside of a cartoon. That's true. If you're using one towel, Chris, after seven days, you've got to wash it. That is insane, dude. No, you're being gross. I don't have time for that. I do not have time.

I can barely do my laundry, dude. I know, but you got to get better about washing stuff. What if you were to have seven towels, one fresh towel every day? We just do one wash at the end of the week where you do all your towels together. Or get 14 towels every two weeks. Whatever you're desired, 365 towels, do one wash a year. Now we're talking. That is the level of wealth, Chris, strives for.

To just never have to buy a new towel. Or never have to wash a towel. What if I, what if I, the level of wealth I aspire for is that I use the towel once and then donate it to Goodwill. You know what my favorite part? They're like frame it in a box. I just, you. My favorite part about Chris, John, he'll be in a hotel with ample towels and the ability to every day go, could you bring me a fresh towel every day? He will use the same towel.

Yeah. But there's a sign up. There's a sign up now that says, go green. Yeah, sure. Go green. Get the towel. What I think is funny is there will be, you'll get in a hotel room. by yourself where they will have at least two towels and you will use the same.

Yeah, leave the other one folded right under there for emergencies. This is, uh, I will say, I love it when I go to a hotel room and every day, it's like stocked with all new towels. Yeah, it's great. Like magically appears there. I'm sure there's workers involved somewhere, but to my knowledge, it's like Hogwarts. Yeah, it's like hogworts. Yeah, they clean themselves and go back on the cells and turn themselves a little bit of the

I love the idea that you're just not entirely sure where the towels got. You're like, I believe that there are maids here, but I don't know. I don't know for certain. All right. Well, you're a disgusting shit pig, pretty usual. We've got a great episode today. We've got some hot ice to get into. We've got an amazing Charlie McAvoy, USA men's gold medalist, and the unluckiest man to ever live.

joins the show. A nice Bauer interview for you. It's going to be fantastic. We'll get into that. We'll get to the professors, breaking down all the best picks for the weekend, some games, all of the good stuff. Let's jump into it as Sean thinks about what he loves about hotels. Yes, you're going to remember. Hot ice.

We're starting off with a Nick Schmaltz deal. Nick Schmaltz, eight years 64 million dollars to the Utah Mammoth. I love it. I absolutely love it. Schmaltzies having a great year. I mean, the Utah Mammoth are currently in a playoff spot. We're going for playoffs here. And we have Clayton Keller, gold medalist.

of that team. Dylan Gunther has been a machine since they got Surgachev and he's healthy. He's been fantastic. But Schmaltz has just blown people away. Yes. Shout out the Schmaltz family. Shout out Jay Swish, our boy, legend. And Nicky over here has just got 59 points. He's absolutely buzzing. The, for 8 AAV with the cap going up. Yep. That's, that's great. Because if he gives you that kind of production, if he go fucking 24, We might score 30 goals this year. If you're getting 30 goals from an 8 AAV guy, I'm thrilled. Correct.

Completely agree. And what I love about this guy is he's 30 years old. And seeing a 30-year-old get an eight-year deal. That was my only concern. It fires me up. It fires me up. It fires me up because I'm like, fucking rights, buddy. We need more millennials getting an eight-year deals.

He's still a millennial, right? I think so. I'm claiming him. Okay, let's take him. I'm taking him. Let's take him. But a 30-year-old getting an eight-year deal, and like you said, at that eight,

million, dude, in eight years when he's 38, and he's still going to be playing, he's still going to be fine. He'll probably be getting you 40, 50 points. That 8 million is chump change in eight years. So this is a great deal. And what I love about it the most is Utah's here to fuck. Yes.

You know, they, there were times in Arizona where people were like, fuck, are we going to lose Clayton Keller? Like, is he frustrated with the situation here in Arizona, but he's here, he's loving it. Schmaltz is here another star player. And he's like, yeah, I was about to be up and someone maybe could have scoot. He's like, fuck no, I'm staying here. Yep. They're building something

special. This is an extension starts next year. His eight year extension starts next year. They're like, dude, dude, we're good. This team is a destination, dude. It's a destination. Sure is. We're going to go there. And their practice facilities elite. Yeah, we are going there soon. It's going to be great. So Utah fans, we'll see you soon. And I love everything about the deal. I love everything about the player. I love everything about the city. I love everything about the team. I love everything about the Jersey. Go. I love everything about Mormons. Well, okay Maybe not everything

Not every But I do love that they've got a good sense of humor Yeah Mormons will go and watch the book of Mormon And they'll go That's fun It's hilarious And that's a good thing

You gotta be able to laugh at yourself Yep Vibs in Utah through the roof This Nick Schmalt steel fucking rocks Yep What doesn't rock is a marshand injury Yep You know what's interesting about this one

Shut him down Shut him down Keep him healthy Protect our players Protect the Panthers The They are now So what I find interesting,

fuck Chris, what I find interesting is... Hey, lock it up. I don't know, we're going to get to a segment about this question in the second, but I just don't know what they are doing because... The cats? Yeah, because we heard, we got video Barkoff practicing. And I'm like... He looks fresh as lettuce.

And I'm like, are you out or are you in? Because we heard at the Olympics that... you know, Marcy's dealing with something and he is getting shut down right when we get back. And I was like, oh, wow. And I don't report it because it wasn't told to us in that way. So then we come back and he's just playing. And I was like, oh, wow, I guess that source was inaccurate. And then now they're like this, Marci has been dealing with something bad since Olympics and he probably needs surgery. We're going to shut him down. And I'm like, what is going on? So he's fine because we know what it is. But I'm like,

What is happening? Just either stop playing and miss playoffs or... I know. They're so interesting because they've won two in a row. They are 11 points out of a playoff spot with 18 games left. And it's weird to think that's 36 points that they could get. And you're firmly in place. Oh, yeah.

You know? And is anyone going to say, regardless of what's going on, if this team comes back into the playoffs and they activate Barkoff is anyone being like, they can't win this year. Yeah. I think you're in fact going, oh my God. I agree. So even with the fact that they're in seventh in the wild card race, I'm like, they're still

above 500. Yep. And they're obviously good. They're scary as fuck. They kept Bob. And it's like, I want to dead them from. I'm like, you're out, dude. You're out.

But then they just win two in a row here. And I'm like, I don't know. But if Marcy's hurt, I, it's. it's too much, dude. I can't take it. Well, I love it because I love them. But also this is, it's whiplash like you wouldn't believe. You know what?

If I'm a Panthers fan, I'm, I'm, yeah. Yeah. No idea. How about this? Yeah, I think it is rude. If they get in, it is rude to us. Because we have so much love for the Panthers. after the journeys we've been on with them now,

that it takes away from any rooting we can do to any other team in playoffs. And there's some new teams this year. It's true. So I'm kind of like, I was getting a horny about maybe being able to hitch my pathetic little bandwax. Look at this. Dude, strap in. Look at this.

Yeah. I was going to sit that thing right on another bandwagon this year. But if Florida gets in, then we go, oh, okay. I am already pot committed. Back to Loddy. I'm pot committed to Buffalo. I'm pot committed to Detroit. And here's the issue.

I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, uh, I'm soulfully committed to Boston. I got a lot going on. Tampa, you know, like Florida. Watch you up. Going back to the, the penguins, the penguins. You were going to give me a break here. Yeah, we can't have you. And now I've got the aides of March happening in Detroit again.

And the islanders, we got, shape, daddy. I've got, I'm a, I'm an islanders fan now. Florida can't get it. There's only so much of me to get it. We cannot have Florida. And I'm sorry, next year, next year, next year, next year. It's just, if he's hurt, shut him down. Speaking of things that need to get shut down, let's stop hitting Charlie McAvoy in the face.

This is flabbergasting. It is actually insane. And I also feel partially responsible. Me too. You will see you later. Obviously, as we said at the top, we've got a great Charlie McAvoy interview this episode. Good friend, great person. Not a great set of teeth right now.

I don't know how many he has left. Legitimately, dude? He has less teeth in his mouth than more teeth. Yeah. and that shit hurts so bad everybody's like oh man hockey guy like true fans of the pod no i went through some significant dental stuff about a year and a half ago and it's awful and i it is it's actually it messes with your brain chemistry it does it does dude because it's just the pain is just so constant and it's he's you know it's like easy to laugh at with the look and obviously

these shit gets fixed but like he has a family dude he's got a wife like you guys You got a, you get a, it's just like fucking fix your face. Everyone talks about hockey tough. Yeah. And he is hockey tough. He gets more teeth knocked out and then he comes back in and he wins the game in O.T like a fucking savage. Very, very Jack Hughes of him.

But it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. Yep. That adrenaline wears off, baby. I promise you, that's throbbing. Yeah. He's got great dentists in there. Great, great team medics in there. That's sure.

But eventually that pain comes for you. So he, who's a nasty goal, by the way. Oh, it's disgusting. Is that a defenseman doing that shit? Yeah. jumping in the rush, three on three. He's having one of the best years of his career. I don't like that this is happening.

And he told, I think he says in the interview, I can't remember if this was on or off camera, but the rink in Milan was so hot that the bubble was actually foggy. I was like, dude, put your bubble back on. And he was like, it's so foggy. It was crazy there. But he even, he said, it's not that bad in NHL reads.

So I'm like, and I'm not, even though I want to, to be very clear, I want to do this. but I won't launch into my bubble take again. But for him, I'm like, dude, his jaw is made of oatmeal and maple syrup now. You just cannot, you simply cannot afford another accident. So I'm like, here's the thing. Another shout out to Jay Swish and Robbie.

He's got the best chin in the league. Yeah, dude. Chin tuck, baby. The chin is tucked and the chin is made of iron. Yeah. It's made of adamantium. Yeah. Clearly.

Because it gets hit every game. But I'm also like, please, please protect it. We got to lock it down. I need Chuckie to put the bubble back on. Is there like... You know the dream? People often have that recurring dream where you lose your teeth. He is living that nightmare.

He goes into work every day and loses more teeth. Yeah. Is the... I have a question. Okay. Is the fog, because the bubble only has like a low level of ventilation. And I think if that was just higher ventilation, like if it went up to like a normal visor height, it wouldn't fog at all. And that's possible.

And I think the complaint would be like, well, now I'm looking through a cage too much. Now you just have a clear cage. But I'm like, I think it would just look so dumb. Yeah. But it would kind of look like an NFL helmet. That's what always been my confusion. Everybody's like, it would just look like an NFL. Well, some guys do that.

They just wear the chin thing. Yeah. I mean, he should do that. I kind of agree. I'm like, put the fucking chin thing on. Put the chin bubble on. Yeah. Because like, tuck the chin, protect the chin.

Yeah. Tuck it, dude. Because you have, you have no teeth. I don't even know what happens to him, dude. He is going to get the fucking hottest set of veneers that has ever existed. But at this rate. Yeah, when he retires, it's fine. But like, now you can't, you know, like, the reason everyone's like,

I'm so excited for him. him this summer. We need to do a video series with him this summer of the new teeth reveal. Yeah. Like we'll do a whole funny. Yeah, we'll do a whole episode where we just go down, we go get him set up, we'll get him some teeth, and it'll be an amazing reveal. Outrageous.

But then after that, we need to insure his teeth for $50 million. Yeah. He should play with like a Bain thing on. That would be kind of sick. You know, like literally. It's, it's, I've never seen anything like the luck he is having. It's fucking crazy. Because it's not like he is a reckless. There's

nothing about his game that's exposing his teeth. It's just a luck. And it's the worst kind of luck. We love you, Charlie. Let's protect the jibs for the love of God. Nate got ejected. Nate got ejected. And I have a question. I, there's been a few times in the past year, playoffs for sure. One of them was Stolars on Bennett. Or I should say Bennett on Stolars. One was, I forget who else. Maybe you'll remember, but it was a super similar play. Oh, I thought it may be it was Dars, but there was a super similar play. And basically it's like these goalies are getting concussed

when it appears to me that someone literally grazes their head on the way by. And I'm like, what, dude? We need guardian caps for goalies. But I'm kind of like the Bennett one, for example, I'm like, no, the Sam Reiner shot off his dome piece concussed him three minutes ago. I agree.

You know, so anyway, Nate got ejected. and for crashing the net on a backdoor pass and Connor Ingram comes flying over. I forget what, oh, it's a nurse. Nurses right there, stick and skates. Everyone's doing great, by the way. It's good D, good offense. And then Ingram gets hit.

And Nate gets a penalty, and then it's reviewed, and he's tossed. And I have been the biggest protect our goalies. I was about to say you did this. Dare I say, protect our players. Protect our players. because I'm like, I don't so know what's happening yet. And I obviously do think we should protect our goalies because we need them. We need our goalies.

But I am like, man, that's an ejection. How does still understand how these guys are getting so hurt? I'm not calling them liars. I'm not. I believe you. Never. But I'm saying, how are you possibly getting this hurt? How is that possibly an ejection when Nate is crashing the net back door trying to score?

I think we need to source sway an LT. Yeah. And this good call, Dars. and be like, do your helmets do nothing? Yeah. Because it is strange how often these, these, what appear to be kind of love taps to the dome, shake these guys up so much.

It's nuts. And I just don't think we need to be ejecting Nate for that call. But hey, buddy, you did this. I did it. Yep. No one is above the protection of goaltenders. You can't even breathe on them. You can't even breathe on them now.

Again, you wanted this and you got it. Dare I say stop protecting them. No. That's the wild lesson. We can't live in that world. Be careful. Well, in this game playing the Oilers, we had Elliott Friedman on 32 Thoughts, said there's a lot of talk out there about Jari getting into it at practice with some of his teammates. I just wanted to ask. But here's the question. We talked about their deadline and we were like, this isn't good, blah, blah, blah, but there are a lot of people who came to the defense of the Dickinson and Murphy ads with the PK stuff. And that's great. 50% retained two. That's also great. They just beat the best team in the league. Sure did. A nice little goal from McJesus.

Oh, that was disgusting. And you know what? I made sure to mention Leon was not getting enough love for that play. I know. The poise he had were taking that puck off the skate and then getting it to his tape and then just to give him the perfect dish. That was just beautiful. The Oilers fans, I feel for the first time this year, we're getting real chirpy last night. And I love to see it.

Okay. I love to see the fight. I love to see the fight from him. It's been an interesting year. Connor is having one of the better years. Leon's just doing his thing as always, and Bush having one of his better years. Yep.

But I feel like vibes in oil land have been a little bit just like, oh, God, what's going on? And last night, beating the abs in Colorado, we saw some nice chirpy Oilers fandom. And I got to say, and, you know, I'm preaching to the choir here, obviously, the Vegas has been a disappointment I think based on their expectations.

They're also doing that thing where they're doing like, well, we suck for like a month, which they always do, so whatever. And Stones, I know, you know, I know, I know. But it's just, Vegas has been a bit of a disappointment. And the ducks, which has been amazing, you know, aren't a lock to just race to the finish. You know, like they could have a hiccup.

Definitely. The Oilers are, you know, have the best gold diff in the Pacific. and they are very, there's a very good chance, or there's a very reasonable chance that they win the Pacific. So you know what I find very interesting. What? The Pacific, we've got the ducks in first place, quack, quack, quack, quack, 75 points.

In their last 10, they're 8 and 2. Yeah. They've been great. Then in second and third, with both 72 points, we have the Oilers who are 4 and 6 in their last 10, and the Knights who are four and six in their last 10. Again, 72 points. In the Pacific behind those teams is Seattle with 67,

Los Angeles with 67, and San Jose with 66. Those teams are four and six, three, six, and one, and three, five, and two in their last 10. If those three idiots had had a good last 10, this, the Pacific would be fucking, I know, completely. And like, I look at Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Jose,

and I'm like, those two teams that were ahead of you gave you the exact opportunity you needed. Yeah. And you've shit the bed. Yep. Like, especially the Kings who are just desperate in this last season with Copee to get in. I'm like, how have you?

How are you losing these games? These two teams ahead of you who are only five points ahead of you, you have just completely fucked this up, this opportunity. like, are Vegas and Edmonton in the last 18 here are going to go four and six again in their next 10 and eight? Probably not. Yeah. So it was like, this was your chance to flip the script and then stay strong for the rest of the season and you blew it.

Yep. So it's crazy. And what I was going to say is the Oilers could very likely win. And could you imagine if Edmonton and Vegas missed playoffs? Oh, my God. Like if L.A., San Jose and Seattle had just surged and they took the second, third, and wildcard spot. You're like, that would have been mayhem.

But it's not going to happen. The oil is probably going to win the Pacific. And I just wonder, remember last year, there was someone was yelling at, maybe it was Connor. Someone was yelling at practice. They were like, oh, this is whatever. And then this year it's like, Tristan Jari yelling at practice. And I'm just like, man, there's never peace.

And they're never just like, we're going to. I don't think there should be there. We're a good team. I like it. This is not a peaceful team. Yeah. This is, they need this adversity towards the end of the season. And look at what it's done.

It's taking them right to the top every time. This is the script, baby. They're sticking to the script. But it would be fucking so electric for the ducks if they could hold on to this first place and not see Vegas or Edmonton and Rod 1. They frankly, I mean, they could beat those teams, but they may need to, because they...

You need to keep first. You need to keep first. Keep doing what you're doing. Okay. You want to eliminate some teams for playoffs before we get to the ad break and then jump into the Charlie McAvoy interview, so let's do that right now.

And there will be consequences here, Dan, so don't be overzealous. Okay. I literally want to know who is a little. eliminated from the playoffs. I'm going to be very casual. Okay. In the East, eliminate teams, please. I will eliminate the New York Rangers. Yep. I will eliminate. Oh, I was afraid you were going to say that's it. The Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs are out. The Leafs are out of playoffs. Dude, somebody asked Willie yesterday, a reporter was like, do you think missing playoffs is a one-off

thing or is this a trend? And he was like, well, I hope one-off. And I was like, are you out? Like, Did you, are you, are we all, are we talking about this right now? That's fair. I think, that's just such a crazy. I would have been like, it's a zero off. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm eliminating the New Jersey Devils. Wow.

And I am eliminating the Philadelphia Flyers. Really? Yeah. Damn. Specifically because I believe Carolina Pitt and the Islanders are, good. Okay. It's going to take a lot for anyone to to replace them. Uh, Columbus could do it. Yeah, Columbus is in the and I don't see, frankly. I don't see Columbus slowing down and the caps I could see like figuring out a surge here. So I'm going to eliminate all them. I will not eliminate Florida yet. Okay. I will not

eliminate Florida ever. Correct. Yeah, yeah. Until they're literally back back. I learned my lessons. Okay. In the west. In the West, I shall eliminate the Vancouver. They are literally almost eliminated. Yeah. I will eliminate the Calgary Flames. I will eliminate the Chicago Blackhawks. I will eliminate the St. Louis Blues. That's it, dude.

That's it. That's it. And I'm, do we, yeah, the blues are eliminated. I can't eliminate the Jets. I almost, I almost left the Blues. I almost left the Blues. So long as Hellie lives, they have a chance. The Blues Goldiff is just so bad.

And I don't know how they could do it. it. Yeah. Okay. All right. So great seasons, Canucks, Flames, Hawks, Blues, rags, Leafs, Devils, Flyers. Man, Leafs eliminated. That's fucking crazy. They're out. They are out, but that is crazy, dude.

It's so crazy. Jesus Christ. And the devil's, what are you doing? I know, the devils. What are you doing? Oh, it sucks so much. Toronto, though, I will say again, this is good for you. Yep. This is going to. This is going to enact real.

They do not, I assure you they don't need rest. Get your rest. They do not need rest. But I believe that this is going to instigate real change, good change, positive change. This is good for them. Okay. Let's take an ad break. Let's take an ad break.

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Now it's time to kick it to an amazing Bauer hockey interview with Charlie McAvoy, scoop this post-Olympics, going to be absolutely fantastic. Oh, what a guy. One of the best. One of the best, one of the great empty netters friends in the game. Enjoy. All right. Well, back on the empty netters podcast, the man we probably owe all of our success to, to be

perfectly honest. I'm not even sure if he knows. True. And a man with truly an iron jaw. Charlie McAvoy, gold medalist. On the pod again. How are you, buddy? Good man. It's good to see you guys. I know, hey, I was grassroots, wasn't I? When I came and saw you guys in the office

that one year? Dude, you truly were, and then look at us now, dude. Look at us in Winterhouse celebrating a gold medal together. Who could have thunked? Who would have thought? Who would have thought? Before we get into the gold because that that's all we want to talk to you about right now. I need to know last night

playing the Preds when that puck jumped up and hit you in the face again. What was what was going through your head? Honestly right away I was like I actually can't believe this like I was so defeated. I'm retiring. And I felt what went through your head. Yeah. I felt something in my uh, like in my in my mouth right away like I don't know if I ended up getting some snow or something in there, but like I thought, I thought I'd chip my tooth. I thought I was feeling like teeth fragments. Yeah. And I have nothing here anymore. Like, it's all gone. I know. And then I got hit on the other side where I do have teeth left. And I don't know if you could see it, but I have like glue on it now because I got cut there. And I was just like, Larry, half the, all the guys on our team came

out to me and they're like, man, I can't. I'm so sorry. And then I had guys on the preds come up to me too, being like, dude, your face is a puck magnet. Like, I'm so, I can't believe that has. to you, yeah. Yeah. Oh, good God. It's like, it's actually unbelievable to witness. And when you took your bubble off in Milan, I could not believe my eyes. I was like, what are you doing? Like you were, like, you're asking for trouble. It was insane. I know. I had like our team

doctor, this guy, Dr. Peacock in Boston, who's, who's awesome. He's been like quarterback in my whole thing. He, uh, like, he was very like reserved with the timeline. And I was like, so at two months, I remember we were out in Canada, uh, on like our West Coast Canada swing. And this was like right after Christmas and I was like, hey, can I take this thing off now? And he was like, not a chance. Like, you got to keep it on. Like at least like, okay, so we're going back and forth on the timeline. And, you know, he's telling me what percentage I'm probably healed and all this. And he like, it was like three months, three months,

I think I'd feel comfortable with. So then like, sure enough, like that landed February 17th that we're over in Milan. And I was like, Doc, like, you know, I didn't forget about that February 17th. You think I'm good to shed this thing? And he was like, yeah, I'd feel comfortable, I guess, with that. Yeah, I took that thing off as fast as I could. It was so nice to have it off.

Like, that rink in Milan, like, you guys know, it was so hot. I mean, it was so hot in there, too. And, like, in these NHL rings, like, pretty much all of them. Like, I had no problem, like, with the bubble, like, fogging. Like, every, like, on the ice level,

they do a really good job of keeping it cold. so I had no problem with that. But then over in Milan, like right away, I was fogging up. Like, I felt like I couldn't breathe in it. It was getting so hot. So, like, as soon as I could get it off, I was night and day. I mean, I don't blame you, dude. But it's truly been the journey of your jaw and teeth this year

has been a story in itself. My mom and dad were the first people that texted me, like, last night. They're like, can you put the bubble on for the rest of the season? Or maybe just the rest of your life. I was like, you know, my God, guys. I know, I couldn't believe it. Thank God it was just nothing. It was just a little, you know, whatever.

Deflected puck, it was fine. It wasn't a 95 mile an hour slap one-timer on a five-on-three. Well, dude, we're like two weeks removed now almost. And are you still just riding the high? I mean, one of the great childhood dreams accomplished. You have a gold medal. How do you feel? It's insane.

It still doesn't really feel real, honestly. Like, we've had so many people coming. Like, we're, like, rejoining life again here. And we're getting back on our schedule and everything. And we had some friends of ours. They came over the house today. And it's still, like, I'm bringing the gold medal downstairs. Everybody wants to see it.

They want to take a picture with it. So, like, it's still kind of in, like, the honeymoon phase of it. You know, so I've had it out and about. like, yeah, not a day has gone by where I'm not taking that thing out and looking at it and, or sending it to somebody or letting somebody try it on. Like, it's just, it's kept it very, uh, very fresh. God, that's so sick, dude. Um, bro, would you guys, I mean, obviously you play the team in front of you, but were you guys at all, um, like, was there chatter in the locker

when you found out it was going to be Sweden in the fucking quarterfinals? Like, were you like, this is bullshit, dude? What do people think about that? Dude, we had a, man, we talked about it. it like, I don't know. The way I had it in my mind, and I think, and I think it was kind of like split. Like, you know, some guys were like,

fuck, I can't believe that this happened. Like, why are we playing against them? We should be playing against somebody else. Like, you know, it should be like, easiest, you know, then like intermediate and then the hardest. Like, if you thought of it from a quarter semifinal. And like, we were getting a team that like,

yeah, I've said this to everybody. Like, that team could have won that tournament. I really believe that. Definitely. So, like, if Sweden gets by us, like, I think they're playing in the, the finals and then anything can happen. So, like, yeah, they had everything they needed and we happened to have them in the quarter

final. But, like, for mindset-wise, I was like, damn, fuck. Like, you're going to have to play them at some point. Like, if you want to win the whole thing, like, you're going to have to go through a Sweden, you're going to have to go through a Canada, you're going to have to go through Finland, like, whoever it is that's left standing, like, you have to go through them to win. So I was just like, you know, instead of thinking, like, man, they played with their food and their group stage and now we have to play them in the quarter final.

it was like, fuck it, like, we're going to play them at some point. We might as well just play it now. And then the other part of that was like, you know, in hindsight after, I was like, I feel like we just played a gold medal game. It just happened to be in the quarterfinals. We played our best game in the tournament at that point. Like, we shut them out for 59 minutes. Like they score. Then it was like resilience on the bench. Like, we still almost won it in regulation. We had a couple good looks there, like right away. Right back at it. And then and then Huggy takes over and overtime. And, and, and then Huggy takes over and, and wins it. And after that game, it was like, okay, like, you know, like, we're ready for whatever comes our way now. We know we can do it. Like, we're battle tested now. That was how I think

we all felt in the room after that. Dude, I love that mindset. And there was a big part of us that was like, you know, because three good teams that you play in the prelims, but you didn't really have a big, big test where you're kind of up against it with adversity. Yeah, there wasn't like a marquee game. That was, we didn't have that. Exactly. So, so to have that, you know, before the final and even before the semi was kind of awesome. I think I know the answer to this, but obviously you got Hampe and Elias on that team. You guys obviously don't speak before that game, correct? No, no.

I was running into a lot of guys. I kept seeing Corpi and Yoki the most, the two guys on Finland. Oh, yeah. I did see Elias a bunch of times, you know, and said hello to him, but I didn't run into them before that game at any point, you know, which is almost, like is kind of hard like you saw everybody in the village it was a small village like um but you know i didn't see them before that one uh just during their like group stage i'd run into them but yeah i mean even if you did see them like maybe a wink but like you're not going to talk like you know it's

everybody knows what's going on like dude this is i mean the same way that like we talked about it like this is you know like i achieved my my childhood dream like dude this is their dream too This was everybody that stepped foot on that ice. This was their dream. I know. No one was going to be like. And everybody always loves to ask. Like, are you guys friends?

Are you do this? Like, yeah, we're friends. We play on the Bruins together. But like, this is my fucking dream, man. Like, and they're on the other side of it. And they'll tell you the same thing. Like, you know, and then after it was like, you know, if we didn't win, you know, they were like, hey, go win it all.

And I would have said the same thing to them. Like, if Sweden clipped us there. That's cool. I would have been like, you guys better win this. You better win this shit. Like, because if someone's going to win. win it, I at least wanted it to be like, you know, one of my, one of my teammates, but, um, you know, it just ended up, that happened to be us. Yeah. Yeah. Chuck, you, dude, you have played

in, um, some very significant Stanley Cup playoff games. What were the nerves like going into that Canada game in comparison? Like, you know, kind of where does that rank on how you were, how the butterflies were hitting going into that game? Man, I, I kind of like, I don't know if this was like a fake until you make it type thing. Um, um, But like we beat Slovakia, right? So we're in the dining hall after the game. We play every game at 9 o'clock. So it was like the same rinse repeat every time.

Like we'd be back in the dining hall. We'd get back to the village by like one. We all just hot stove in the cafeteria to like two. Everybody was eating or eating pizza and pasta. And we were just hanging out in there and like, you know, guys would just pick off one by one item and end up. Like, and you know, we'd be there like till there was no one left. and we were having those talks like i remember i was talking to quinn and and we were going back and

forth like we knew we were playing canada they had the early game we had the late game and it was like you know he's talking about like you know how we're going to match up and and this and that and like you know what do you think what do you think and i just told him like straight up i'm like dude we're we're fucking ready for this like we are ready for this there's no part of us that isn't ready for this i was like from the moment that like i just kept thinking about all the work like every summer since I turned pro since before that. Like I think every workout and every skate and everything, you've prepared your whole life like for this.

There's nothing else you can do. And then I just kept telling them like, these are the same guys that we play every single night. You know? Like I know it's on a grander scheme of, you know, of a U.S. Avers Canada. Like that is, it doesn't get bigger than that. That is the top of the mountain.

But I was like, this is still just a team built up of the, the same guys that we play. I was trying to just minimize everything. Like, it's still hockey. It's still, you know, McDavid, McCar, McKinnon, but like we play them, you know,

every night, we play them during the year and we love that matchup and you take pride in that matchup. Like, that's just what this game is. Like, it's nothing more than that. And I think I was trying to kind of convince myself a little bit, so you stay on earth and your feet on the ground. But like, I think, you know, I think Quinn really, like, appreciated that.

And then the more we talked about it, It was just like, dude, we're fucking ready for this. We're ready for this. Sleep good tonight. You're going to be fine. God, that just gave me chills, dude. That is so awesome. And I do love the faith.

It's like, you know, it's the self-fulfilling prophecy speak in the positive sense. I'm just like, yeah, we're fine. We're golden. Like, that's how you convince your brain, dude. That might have done the trick. This is incredible. Honestly. In a way, like, I think it kind of helped me going into it.

Like, I didn't play it up to be more like, of course the night before. Like, I actually fell asleep. really good but then I woke up soon as the sun was coming up but I think I was up from like five to nine I swear like the excitement kind of took over and I couldn't really sleep at that point but I felt asleep like a baby

and I was just like I just felt ready to go like at that point like you kind of come to grips like okay I've done everything I can like the work's already done it's already been put in like this team is already where it's meant to be we've already had the game against Sweden like the camaraderie is fucking second to none like the group culture everything is already like it's just check every box was checked it's like

now we just have to go win now you know yeah we didn't realize like now we just needed hellie to be jim crag for to go fully nuclear yeah go full jim crag but but at the end of the day like in a game of hockey like you know if you want to win you need your goalie like you need you need certain things to happen and and in a best of one like anything could happen and and like yeah yeah that's it. And we got the bounces. We had the goaltending and at the end of the day, we made one more play. That's it. Dude, I want to talk about that camaraderie

that you just mentioned, because talking to all the boys, I think the first or second thing out of everyone's mouth is the group, the group, the group, and that's, you know, that's the best thing about hockey. It's the best thing about you guys. Otto. Otto? Otto? There he is. He's on the other side of the gate.

White button. There he is. You want to come in? I'll go with it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So the comradorer. But yeah, talking about the boys, like, again, it's just like, it's been so prevalent with what everyone has to say about it. I'm curious because the team's not that different from the four nation squad. So you already kind of got that taste of playing with these guys and this group. But then it's a little bit different, obviously, and then you get there.

I loved in those early games, like that first Lafew game, the funny goals getting called back, the Brock crossbar and all that nonsense. And you guys just were completely unfazed. How quick did you know how special this group was and that this was like, absolutely gold is on the table here? And if like, if you knew already before even, you know, getting with this group in Milan, like, was it just something that was in your mind from the jump of like, yeah, this is a special group? Yeah, I feel like I honestly, I could talk about that the entire time. Like, and I brought this up to like a bunch of people, but just kind of going in depth on that. like this team was built up of a group of guys that I feel like like a core group of guys that have known each other forever yeah so the 1997 birth year alone and this was like our little like captaincy group right so you know me Austin and chucky like that was our 97 birth year at the NTDP we also had Werenzki we had Werenzki we had had Hanifin, we had Keller got called up to that team, so he was a part of that. The 1996s

that were in Ann Arbor when we were there was Larks and Ikes. So like, you know, now you already have like a group of like nine guys in there. And then, you know, then there was like the Michigan connection from a bunch of people, which was like all the guys that work out there in the summer. Like they had a little, you know, group. But that group mixed with that. other groups. And then you have our Boston group and like that group mixed in with other groups. And then everybody else just like folded right in like just seamless. Like a like basically like a puzzle or just all the pieces fit. So when we got together like the stories like the reminiscing all that was just there. Like and honestly the program is probably the biggest part of it like because we all went

to high school together. We all experienced. so much funny stuff that like I will not get into but just the random stories from that like just the just the dumb shit that we all used to do like all of that and then you get together and now it's 10 years later and it was like man this is our time like I feel like we've been building this since we were 14 15 in Ann Arbor like that was where like those seeds were kind of planted is what it felt like and then you know the kachuk brothers like Brady was only two years younger. Then Brady went to B.U. I know Brady since I played with Matthew on youth hockey tournaments when we were 10 years old. Big Walt used to get me like my favorite player's jersey signed

like through my dad. Like that's how, you know, like all of these things like we've known these people our whole lives just felt like. So when you get that group together, like now we're at the stage of life where everyone's at each other's weddings. You know, like I'm at Matthews this summer. Like he was at mine. Like we're like at that point now like, dude, this is love, man. And like this is guys that we grew up with together we made it together and then this was like this was just this experience that we got to all have like it just still doesn't feel like it's unbelievable honestly like you couldn't script any of this stuff better really like all our parents together up top there and you see them and they're like getting together again and and going over

all that stuff like it was just like one big reunion that happened to be at the olympics and we happen to win the gold medal. Like, it literally couldn't have been more perfect. The whole thing was just perfect. Honestly, you just hit the nail on the head for us from, you know, an outside, inside perspective. It's like, I think you could see the success and the camaraderie of this group from, you know, years and years ago in World Juniors. Like, you could see the chemistry there and then it makes sense that it translates here. But for us, man, I think the thing that we got hit with the hardest, with the emotions, was seeing the families at the celebration. At the celebration. after interacting with each other.

Because like you just said, like they all know each other. I was like, this is actually the coolest one big family moment I have ever seen in my entire life. It was unreal. Like, I lose track of it.

Like, if I'm going back, like, you know, I don't even know. Like, you could pick most sets of parents there. And like,

there's something. Like, you know, either I played at a world championship with them. So my dad knows Mr. Larkin well from that. Like,

or there was, you know, something else along the way where we met her. It was youth hockey where like the parents were sitting on the glass together. Like there were so many just tie-ins, which I find is so unique with USA hockey. And like, you know, I don't know. That might be true for hockey Canada or wherever else. But like there was just so much familiarity and like just like grassroots stuff. And then you get the families all there together. Literally it was one big reunion. And then you see how much like, you know, the parents get along and how cool that was. Like, like, you know, you said at the Winterhouse, like that dynamic.

It was like, man, it was hugs for everyone. Like, even the ones you didn't know, like, you know, now you're forever, like, you know, it was just amazing. It couldn't have been better. Chills. I just wanted to ask, dude, what did you see what, that hell he got his paddle on that? Like, in that moment, did you know what happened?

Dude, I had a front row seat to it. Like, that would have been the worst dash in my life. And it was crazy. Like, when I watched it or like, I know what happened. live and then I went back and watched like McKinnon was on the like he was net and then he started to scope out so like Marner's rolling

over and I'm kind of scoping out like to try and take away a one timer and it's taves that just comes down the middle and ends up back door and like I turn around and I just had the perfect view of that and when he like I was like my heart dropped like it was a goal

and I'm like man this is how we're going to come back like all right and I couldn't believe like I couldn't actually fathom that it didn't go in the net and then you know obviously in the moment like you just keep playing like it was like

we got back to the bench okay dodged it okay like one minute later you're back on the ice and then it wasn't until after that you see that and like now I'm getting like dude you guys are sending me the shirts that are being made with the blow up picture of that like I think they're in the mail

I'm going to be wearing that like that is the most iconic save I think, you know, I can't think of a bigger one in all of hockey, just with the stakes, you know, what it meant to everything, what it ended up meaning to USA hockey to like, yeah, all of it. Legitimately, I think you're right. I mean, certainly USA hockey. I think that is the biggest, it's without a doubt the biggest save in USA hockey history, but like it might be in hockey period. That was insane. But I do, I do want to know your perspective of, because like that one's the headlines, right?

Like we saw Hellie on wingmen with Brady and Matthew and like he's got the puck mark on the paddle. Yeah, that was sick. But dude, you, you had a game saving save as well that is not getting talked about as much, which is fucking crazy. Like walk me through that play. Like did you black out in that moment? Because like that was just a scramble. And next thing you know, you're on the crease and you're blocking a shot and then you're down on your knees and everyone's just like pushing it out. That was insane.

Completely blacked out. Like in the moment, like you're not thinking. thinking like, oh my God, I just saved a goal. Like, it happened. Like, it felt like it happened in slow motion, honestly. I, like, kind of, like, ended up back at the net. Like, I was in a good spot. And then, like, I see this thing coming.

And if there was any more pace on that, like, I don't know if I get to it in time. And then, like, even going back and seeing it after, like, how close it probably was to the line when I finally got, like, my body around it and, like, kind of gloved it out. Like, it wasn't until after the game that I went back. and was like, oh my God, like that was a goal. Like, like, you saved that. Like, it, I had no idea of it in the time. Like, I was so in the moment that like everything. Like, hell he's safe. Okay, next. Like, that save, like, didn't realize exactly how big it was. Like, even after it, like, I punch it out.

And then it was like, I'm on my knees. Okay. Like, they might get another shot here. Dude, Larks was down on all four sliding. Like, block it. And then we got it out. Like, there was, a lot of that second you know like honestly in the second and third period like we weathered a lot like they we certainly you know they they had it going for a good amount of that game

you know but we just defended it like we were we trusted in our in our defense really you know and then obviously you get a couple of hundred pounds and the rest is history yeah and then finally before we let you go because I know we got to get you to the network but

going into that overtime like you just said, like they, they were wheeling and, and you guys just weathered the storm, just trusted in the D, trusted in Hellie, and made it, made it work. Going into OT, were you guys calm? Were you, like, fired up? What were the vibes on the bench? Because I feel like, I think it was, um, who said it to us? I think maybe, maybe Lark said it or, or, or no, was Matthew was like, we knew the, like, the six or so guys that were going to be going out and rotating. So we just kind of sat back and went, all right, let's take care of business. What was funny. What was the energy?

I mean, on that note alone, like, so against Sweden, I didn't play in overtime. I think we rotated, I think we rotated, I think, we rotated, uh, huggy, Z, and Sandy,

I think, and they made it through, like, a full rotation before Quinn won it. And then, so I, like, I didn't even retake my stick. Like, I'm such a ball of nerves and I'm like, okay, like, one of these guys needs to win it. Like, one of these guys needs to win it.

And then, uh, you know, we get out there and, like, Quinty was like, Coach Quinn was like, hey, like, Hughes are you're starting. He's like, Charlie, you're up next. I'm like, what? Let me tie my, let me tie my

skates a little tighter. I was, I had in the back of my head, like, I wasn't, you know, I was still like in it because I knew, like, if this thing goes 20 minutes, like, we're going to roll more than three. For sure. Guys are going to get tired. So I was there, but I was, I just wasn't expecting

being like the second man over the boards and when he was like whoever plays the best defense is going to win this and that was what he said and like I knew in my mind like you know I played three on three on the first one over the boards for the Bruins like you know I know I can make a play in that situation but I kind of

also realized like you know it might be a D zone start it might be something like okay like I know I'm just going to defend my ass off here and try and put like you know the next guy in a good situation like we'd had guys that are so good at that offensive side of it but then you had to go over second

like I was like oh fuck here we go like I think I ended up blocking Celebrini came down and I blocked a Celebrini shot Oh yeah And then it kind of like came to me in the neutral zone And like bobbled and then that was it That was my one shift

And we wanted the next shift I switched for Z And then literally Z went out there And then that was it man That was it but yeah As far as nerves go like You know Sully kept saying it he was like, we need to have like, you know, our American swagger, like, all the confidence in the world here. Like, who's going to be a fucking hero? Like, who's going to go down in history right now as the hero?

Like, it's someone in this room. It's someone in this room. And like that I believed. Like, you know, I believed all of it. Like, what are you going to do? Sit in that room and not think? I'm like, do we have the horses? Someone's going to win this game right now. And then I started thinking in my head like, okay, hell he's paddle safe. Like, that thing hit me in front. Like, McKinnon missed a wide open net. Like, all. of these things you start playing back and it was like, like I could convince myself like, this is meant to happen today. Yes. This is meant to happen today. Like all of these things have happened like, you know, for a reason. Like this is our time. And then, you know, man, and then like Jack, Jack scores that goal. Absolute bedlam. Like just euphoria. I don't remember a single moment of it. I wish I did. Who I hugged first. Couldn't tell you. I was about to ask who you hugged first.

Dude, I don't have a clue. I got into that pile. I threw my stuff. I cut my side of my face on Hannity's teeth because we both jumped at the same time and it was just like headbutt. I'm bleeding. I'm getting blood all over. Everybody I'm hugging. Like, yeah, it was

man, it was just like the amount, like that joy that you feel in that moment, like you honestly can't even put into words. It's insane. You're just floating. You're flowing around. Truly, truly all time, dude.

I mean, we're, we don't need to say it to you for the 50th time, but we're so pumped for you, so proud of you. It was unbelievable to see. And I can't wait to just watch you take the momentum into everything else, dude. And I know we've got to get you to the network here,

so we're going to let you go. But just do us a favor and just protect the moneymaker for the rest of the season for the low of the level. God, because I just like, I can't see you get hit in the grill one more time. It's insane. Oh, my God. I'm already, like, planning all my, my plastic surgery this summer to try and make myself look pretty again. It's going to be, it might, it's going to be a few sittings to get this, this mug looking good again. Well, dude, we'll get you out to L.A. We got some great surgeons out here in L.A. We'll get you taken care. Send me to the guy that gives me, like,

veneers and a full back tat all in one sitting. Yeah. Just nags me. There you go. Yeah. It's the LA 2 for one. That's what they call it. Yeah, the LA 2 for one. Oh, shit. All right, boys.

Huge thank you to Charlie. Huge thank you to our friends at Bauer. Incredible interview. Incredible Olympic experience. I could talk to every single player on that team and hear every single story a million times. Agree. And just love Charlie so much.

Good friend of the program. Just great, great, great human. Love his family so freaking much. Everyone in his life is amazing because he attracts amazing people. because he's an amazing person. Yep. Protect his teeth. Good Lord.

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Daniel, Daniel, yes. Also, Professor Feeney, as return. We do have Professor Feeney back. That's very exciting. Fresh dream. Do I get to take the money from Evans wins? Yes, absolutely. If a man leaves his post and leaves his pouch of coins,

and you get to take it. Nice. Professor Feeney, I will say we have dubbed him Dr. Watkins. Oh, because it sounds like Dr. Watson. And unfortunately, you do not have a PhD. No. But Professor Feeney is brilliant. Brilliant.

Brilliant scholar. The Mega Palais recap. Gentlemen, we haven't had one of these in quite some time because... We had the Olympics. Yes, yes. Where the United Kingdom did not have a team which was fucking bullshit. Absolutely. Mega Parlay recap.

Bruins, yes. Devils. Yes. Sabers. Yes. Pens. No. Bolt's yes.

Mammoth, yes. Jets. Yes. Kings? No. Cains? No. Isles?

Yes. eight and three. Eight and fucking three. On the mega parlay, people were losing their minds. It felt like we were about to become the richest men in the entire island. I believe the pens, I think, I should double check. I believe the pens was a sneaky loss. It was right there.

I think it was. And if we had hit that, now you're going, Bruins, yes, devils, yes, sabers, yes, pens, yes, bolts, yes, mammoth, yes, jets, yes. Before, before. Genuinely, people would have been. And shitting their knickers, freaking out if we had potentially pulled this out. Thinking about the beach. Okay, then the life on the line, the life on the line, parley recap. Cains, no.

Absolute shambles. Devils, yes, sabers, yes, aisles, yes. The Keynes were down full one in the third and came roaring back. And I got a text from Daniel. And he said, doctor. Cays pull this off. We have done it again. We've done it again.

It would have been two in a row life on the round. Two in a row, lost five for crushing, crushing loss, but three in one life in the line, acts are more together than they had been previously. This is quite true. Stay hot. Now, the most consistent thing more than death and taxes is the Friday fade. We gave you cats over the wings and contemplated giving you the blues over the sharks as well. Well, guess what?

Bucing a team. Both of them hit. The Friday fade is truly the. most flawless bet in the world. And frankly, some of you are still not doing it's, it's quite, and I'm not sure, I'm not sure what is happening. This Friday, Friday the 13th, there are two games. We only have two options and they are difficult. We have the kings at the islanders and we have the oilers at the blues. I shall stop there. There is the most obvious decision of the fade that has ever existed. Conner MacDavid, the most electric and diabolically talented hockey player to grace

this planet. Heads to the lowly St. Louis Blues. Even at home, they stand zero chance. Sometimes the fade faces its greatest test, and this is one of those times. This Friday might be just that situation. There is literally no godly chance that the St. Louis Blues, even in their own home can defeat the Edmonton Oilers. Therefore, we shall fade and take the Blues to win. For God, for country and for St. Louis. And they shall take down McDavid and Drysidele. And that is the Friday fade.

Now, the Saturday Selly, we gave you Morgan Geeky. He did not score. He did not score. He scored sometimes we make the Saturday Selly selection on a way. Wednesday. It is Wednesday today. Correct. And sometimes we pick a player and then that Thursday they score and I think to myself, fuck. Because now they were. I, it is actually diabolical how often that happened. I know. I check the scoring begins and I go fucking shit. And we took Sir Geeky and then Thursday,

so geeky and I thought to myself fuck because now he must go again he did not it's not awful truly frankly it's not our fault it's not our fault this Saturday Daniel I there was selections

there was a plethora of selections home home you know we love a home celly I like one very much there is a robo and Wyatt have been pumping in goals they play at home versus the wings Saturday Boldie and Carrill are pumping in goals

play at home versus the rags on Saturday. And then Goal Carfield, who's, I think third in the league, plays at home versus the Sharks. Now, for those who know, I have a bit where every single time Cole Carfield scores, I tweet, Cole Corfield is getting 40. Yes, sir. He's quite close. He is not scored in his last two games. He plays tonight.

If you want. We are recording on a Thursday. Or on a Wednesday. Sorry, sorry, sorry. He plays tonight. We'll see if he scores. If he doesn't, I actually even like it more. Oh, I would love it. He's tied for his career high. Boldie and Carrill against the Rangers is quite interesting. I feel as though I picked Morgan Geeky last time.

So therefore, Professor, I shall hand the reins to you. You may pick this Saturday, Selly. Fuck. Pray to God they don't score on a Thursday. I believe. that Cole Carfield will get 40 this year. He's tied for his career high, 37. I believe he will not score because he's on Thursday because when you tied for your career high, you get in your own head, you live up here in your head and you think, how can I ever pass this mark? How can I pass this? It'll take him some time. And then Saturday. Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

he faces a team who's traveled across the lands to Montreal and they will not be able to keep the puck out of their net. Actually, maybe they will. I don't know yet. They might win. I'm not sure. I'm not sure, but I do, I am sure that Cole Caulfield will score Gold Carfield Saturday, silly. Book it, booked. Sunday hat trick, parley. Last Sunday, we gave you the ducklings under 6.5 in a cutter point because the blues were going to trade away their entire team on Friday. They did not trade away their entire team, and they won four nothing. That victory over the ducks was fucking absurd.

It was preposterous. It was truly ridiculous. Ridiculous. Who do you think you are, St. Louis, to win that fucking game for nothing. Don't look at me and tell me that Cairo and Thomas are gone and Binnington could be gone. Absolutely. And then ask me to wager and then you fuck me. Shambolic display.

I hated it. It was terrible. Let's get back on track with the Sunday hat-trick palae. The options, Daniel. Blues at Jets, Sharks at Sends, Ducks at Habs, Leaves, Leaves, Leaves. at wild, preds at oilers, cats at crack. Oh, dear me, dear me, dear me. You seem to like the Diddy Bowl.

I thought it might be quite funny to do the Diddy Bowl, which is the Predators and the Oilers. Dear me. The Diddy Bowl has become quite a popular game in the NHL. The over is five and a half that we are living with. like the over in this match. Normally I'm in underman, but the over five and a half. The predators have been playing nice hockey, I believe. The oilers

are finding their stride. They're infighting. They want to we. They enjoy friction. Yes. Which is ironic, given that they are oils. But things are turning. McDavid is streaking. We will take the Oilers money line. We will take the over five and a half and we

will take a McDavid point. That is your Sunday. Hat-Trek parley, oilers. Over 5.5.5. McDavid Point and the Diddy Boil shall be quite oily. And boily. Now, Professor Feeney, get your picks ready. We shall head into the Mega Parlay.

We will start with the Ducks at Sends with you, Professor Christopher. You're starting with me. Ducks at Sends, Mega Parley, 14 games. I shall take... Both have been quite great. I shall take... The Ducklings. Brilliant.

Professor Vini, Bruins at Caps. I'll be taking the Bruins. Yes, Fienie. Yes, Fienie. He hasn't missed a beat, Daniel. He has not missed a beat. Daniel, avs at Jets. Stay on the away train.

I think the aves are filling the heat from Dallas and Minnesota. It will be the abs. They need it. Christopher rags at Wild the Wilde, comfortably. Professor Vini, Leafs at Sabers. I don't really like either. Ah, yes. That feels

Professor I shall not influence your pick Yes Yeah yeah yeah I'll go I'll go leaves Yes I love that pick To be honest with you

Some things that go up Must come down eventually Oh it's terrible for me Daniel shocks and habs Both teams need a win They're in a playoff hunt Oh Sharks

Yes Daniel Christopher Keynes at bolts I'll take the bolts They need a win They need to win Professor Feeney Kings at Devil Devils. Devils. Yes. Yes. Daniel Flames at Isles. We love fun. We will take the aisles and it's not even a question. Christopher, jackets at Flyers.

Oh, the jackets have been good. I will go to the jackets there. I almost went to home team because they needed more, but the jackets have been quite good. Fini, wings at Stars. Stars. Wonderful game there. Wonderful game on a Saturday. Daniel, Penns at Mammoth. Feels crazy to pick against the pens. Yes, it does. Given their current form. but the mammoth at home I like it a lot I will take the mammoth mammoth now I'm actually going to just change places with Fini I'm going to take hawks at night and I will actually go

Vegas has been terrible maybe they win at home I will go night Feeney Sponk at Canucks for all the time saying Sponk Sponkwini Spong graffiti incredible The Megapalé live on a beach Ducks Bruins avs wild

Leifes, sharks, boats, devils, aisles, jackets, stars, mammoth, spunk nights. Brilliant. Brilliant. Now, life on the line, parlay, four games for teams to pick, to see if we can get some magic going. Get some real money. Professor Christopher, you were the only one who missed last week, therefore I believe you need to start. I did start last week, and I'm the only one that missed, so perhaps you start because, I don't know, but I'd started and lost. Fine. I shall start.

Okay. Here is our first game. I feel bad because this goes against something that Professor Feeney. That's all right. The last of the land very different. No, it does not. No, it does not. My first game for the Saturday Tilt's, here we go.

They did beat the Leafs, but those guys are on Sniefe. Toronto might never win another game. The Rags said no BS. they should have said do less because not playing at all would be just the same Billy G stands for gold

and if I may be so bold this team is as good as Cherry Garcia boldy Krill and Huggy this team gives me a chubby and the Rangers team gives me diarrhea wild money line

I don't know when the last time many of you have had Cherry Garcy I see it is, but it's a delicious Ben & Berry's ice cream. It's fantastic. I actually, professors, I had a tough time selecting my guess in this one. Did you? Yes, I was stuck between a few. I'm going to go with the two.

I'm deciding in the moment. I'm deciding right here in front of you. Fantastic. In front of your very eyes, I'm deciding who we are going with. Leg number two, next leg, next leg, next leg. Only one hard out of three on this New York session. Kings wins, they surely do need some. Too hard out of three would have been out of the question.

For who likes a devil's threesaw? Kings, Kings, Money, Leggerty. All right. Our third leg. They say, knock if you buck. But this team fucking sucks. Get McKenna or sell the whole club. Sponks lost two in a row.

They need the mojo to flow. If they want playoffs, they need a good rub. Can you go very far without a big star? Seattle knows it's a team effort in hockey. So everyone pile in. Teamwork gets the win. Let's finish with a nice book hockey. Spunk money line.

Oh my God. We're getting way too sexual with these rights. This is not going to help. Vine is not going to help. Vine is not going to help. Final leg, gentlemen. I don't like professors. Heli and Nate

have matched up before and there was a play that should have been fatal. If the Jets give him another wide open backdoor, he's not going to pass up on a... Too far, we've gone too far.

There's no defense for this man. There's nothing more to say other than that has been your lecture with the professors. Those are your picks. Trust what you will. Avoid what you must. Brilliant stuff.

Sir, go see a doctor. At the top of this episode, we mentioned the buff daddy's haircut. It looks fantastic. Thank you. I have a theory that I have had long hair many times in my life. That's not my theory. That's a fact.

I loved my long hair. I enjoy my long hair. Chris is obviously a big long hair guy. Sean, you just had long hair. I think a lot of men look great with long hair. I believe passionately that 98% of men, when they have long hair and then cut it, everyone goes, oh my God, you look incredible. That's not to say that they didn't look great with the long hair. But whenever a fella goes from the long hair vibe and then gets a nice, clean cut, people all

always go, wow, you look great. I have a couple questions. Were you a long, was that the first time you ever had long hair? Was it the first? No, no. I, so I had, the longest my hair has ever been, it's been past my shoulders before when I was like a teenager. Yes. And it was basically what happened was is that I thought, oh, you know, it would be really cool as if I grew my hair right long. I was like in my teen years. Yeah. And it didn't really grow down as much as just continuously grew out until the weight overtook it and it all kind of flop down at once. And then I changed schools and the new school was like you need to cut your hair and I kind of wait they said they it was a need to it was a need to uh there was like a we had the like it was an all boy school and it had to be like above the

collar was like the regulation yeah interesting but the uh I was kind of relieved because I was so sick of the hair but everyone had like turned the hair into such like part of my identity yeah I was kind of like, I don't want to, I don't want to disappoint my fans. Did you, did you only go to that school for this? Oh, if I transfer, they'll make me and then it's not my fault. That would have been a good strategy. I went to the school because I needed to get different subjects for my leaving cert. But the, yeah, it's like people, it got to the stage that people were like stopping me.

Like strangers were stopping me in the street to take photos with me. Are you serious? That happened more than one occasion. You in Ireland? Yeah. It was in Dublin. Why? Because no one has long hair in Dublin?

I looked like a toilet brush. It was like kind of really, really skinny and then a big mop of hair on the top of it. So it kind of, I did kind of give sideshow Bob vibes. So I understand why. I was like a short palm tree walking. Yeah. When your hair gets that long and it is curly like yours, I do think it's a bit of a statement. And some people are like, I got to look at this.

This is amazing. Yeah. Yeah. It was a full on like, like afro. Yeah. But the, but yeah, no, like I, the reason why my hair grew out to the length that it did this time was twofold. Number one, I had been moving and new job and everything else was a lot. So I didn't really have the time.

And number two, in this economy, I can only really afford to get my hair cut like two times a year. So I'm trying to just save money rather than just regularly getting your hair cut like every month. You know, it's like at the end of the day, it costs whether they cut six inches off or they cut cut a centimeter off. Yeah. The difference costs, say that. This, okay, this brings me to my two most important questions about this situation. I get like one haircut a year. And because I like, I both, kind of everything you said, I like having long hair, or I guess everything you both said, I like having long hair, but also it feels awesome when it gets annoying, when it hits the annoying point and you're like, boom, see you later.

And it was an added perk that I was like, oh, nice. I just have this one expense. But I will say ignoring expense, unless you are actively growing your hair, unless you're trying to have your hair long, you probably should be getting- I can't believe I'm hearing this from you. You probably should be getting your haircut every month is the longest, I think. Like, I know dudes, I know guys I used to work with who are senior, senior execs, making a ton of money, but get their haircut every week because they were like, this is the hair length that I

want and just go touch it up. Senior execs, they can afford to get it. Yes, yes. Ignoring money. So if you're, if you're, if you actually have a hair length you like, I understand the theory of I'm just going to give my haircut all the fucking time. You're blowing my hair back with this take right now. Because from coming from you.

Yeah. I don't, I don't like that. That's what I'm saying. So it's not for me, but for you. I think it is, there are a couple of factors. Let's, I understand the money element. But at the same time, I'm kind of like, I have a shout out Nikki the Barber, shout out Sveld Barbershop in Manhattan Beach. That is where everyone in L.A. should go.

It's the best barbershop and Nikki is the best barber in the world. And for a men's haircut, it's $50. And I tip Nicky, $10, and it's $60. $60 a month is not an expense. That is a, that's one meal. That's a, that's a nice meal. It's a nice meal. Sean, calm down.

It's a nice meal. Okay? That's one night at the bar. Oh my God. That's one banana. You know, it's a banana, Michael. What could it possibly cost? We were joking earlier about Chris, like having a new towel every day in washing.

We're like, ha-ha, that would be so expensive, 365 towels a year. You could actually do that. Did? Every meal is $60. Every meal is $60. Don't forget that I have $3,000 Venmo expenses that I have. I'm just wearing it. Yeah, yeah, right.

You're investing in yourself. I'm a big, look at the way I dress. Like, you got to invest in yourself. A haircut is a nice thing. It boosts your mood. It makes you feel good. I think $60 is totally reasonable. And my point is, I get, I get people want variety.

You want to spice it up. You want to try something new. But it's also, it's hard. It's growing your hair takes a while. Oh, yeah. So it's like, there are a lot of guys I know who are like, I want to try something different. And I'm like, well, if you really want to try something different, you need to grow your hair for at least six months then. So you can then have the clay to mold something out of.

But if you're not doing that and you have the hairstyle that you like, you should get a haircut every month. You've cut it too. Because it's like, here's the deal, man. I always laugh at people who go, yeah, I love the length of my, I get my haircut. and then after about like four, three, four weeks, it's at the link that I really like. And I'm always like, oh, oh, they cut it too short. I know tons of dudes to do that. In fairness, when you get a fresh cut, sometimes it does look like the little Lego Man.

Yeah, yeah, it doesn't necessarily sit right. And it needs to kind of grow. I believe you need two days. Two days? I need two days after the cut. Like, your hair's shocked. Yeah, it's like, what the fuck? And then it takes two days to settle into what it is.

But if you've got a good barber and if you've got or a guy, a good stylist and then you've got a length that you like, they can do it and write, I mean, I leave Nikki at, and I walk out of the barbershop and I'm like, I love what this is happening. Because Nikki knows how to cut my hair.

And I do not understand the people who go, yeah, I get it cut like extra short and then in like three weeks, it's right where I like it. And I'm like, you should just get it cut there. Yeah. Get it cut to that link.

And I say that to you all the time. Because you get your hair cut so, or you used to get your hair cut so short. Yeah, I still do. And then you would grow it out for six. months or longer and it gets so long that it looks like a rat's nest and I'm like just cut it to the three month mark where it's like in the middle I like this short is fun for a little while

well then you should I'm an outlier case yeah I'm not doing anything I'm just like you're an absolute fucking nightmare and then it's then it's more fun and then it's even more fun I think haircuts cost too much I think I agree I agree they do cost you much some people are saying 60 a month is absolutely nothing and they wipe their ass with a hundred dollar bills but I agree that haircuts cost too much because I'm a poor boy and I choose between eating or drinking per day. Yes, yes. You're going to choose eating. Yeah.

Oh, no. Not on Saturday. I agree completely. I think haircuts should either cost less and then we still tip or we remove tipping from haircuts. Or do more cost effective, just shave my hair entirely and get like a toupee and just like shave it myself like every day. And then the cost of toupee is outweighed by using how much money to save tape.

I used to cut my own hair and my teammates hair in college. because it was the buzz though you were doing well no I was doing stuff like I wasn't using uh shears really but like I was it wasn't buzz cuts like I was given people

yeah you had all the layers it was cool but it was mostly uh I mean it was just cost how did you get it how did you like learn to do that um honestly I think I

because I like frequent haircuts and I had no money in high school and prep school I shout out Ethan Hersberg he was like a buzz cut guy. And one day he in prep school came up to me with his clippers and was like, can you give me a buzz cut? And I was like, no, I have no idea how to do it. And he was like, I'll walk you through it. It's not hard. So I started cutting Ethan's hair for him. And then I was like, oh, this isn't that hard.

And then I started getting fed up with when my hair would get longer. And I was like, I don't have time to go to the barber or money to go to the barber. And I was like, you know what? I'm going to try it. And it was just trial and error. And then I eventually was like, I think I got a handle on this. And dude, I think that, and I don't want our barbers to starve either. Right. Like, I don't know the math on how they stay aflucked. But I'm like, protect our barbers. I don't think that there's definitely a level of you are bad at cutting hair.

You need to pass that. But I think most barbers that are working are above that bar. Agree, I will say, though, when you find a good barber, yep, like Nikki, it is the greatest feeling in the world going in and knowing they know exactly what you want. Yep. They know how to cut it. you have to deal with finding people who not to cut curly hair, which is totally a thing. Yep.

And when you find that, you fight for it. You fight for it. But you have short haircuts, dude, because I don't know what they, I don't know where you went. Where did you get your haircut? Right across the street. And I kind of, they were nice. It was a good haircut, but it was so expensive. How much?

I almost fainted. It was $90. Yeah. And normally the long haircuts, like when I go get my haircut, they're like, no. Your hair does not get so long that Nikki charges you more than a men's haircut. No. They should charge per inch. You don't have long hair way. Like they're talking like well past your shoulders is when it gets to long hair cut length.

You got to start cutting your hair more frequently, pal. Yeah. I bet if you went and got it cut right now, which you should because it's getting too long. You're getting too long. Yep. You should go get it cut. I bet it would go on the cost fifth. Okay.

So that's interesting. And then what about this, Sean? Are you, well, what's your, what's your shampoo frequency? Oh, like pretty much every time. I have a very dry scalp. I use like a very expensive. But you don't need to wash it every time. You can use conditioner.

Conditioner is what helps your dry scale. So it's probably every second time. Probably every second time I wash it I use. So I'm wondering if all that money, and I'm talking to myself here too, if all that money you're saving on less frequent haircuts, you're blowing through your shampoo budget. Because the long hair is just pump shampoo. Oh, we got to figure this. So you got to start doing math here.

Now I'm thinking, Sean, more frequent haircuts, cheaper haircuts on a less. Do you notice the two different Americas that are here right now? You and I are wondering how much money we can save with shampoo over a long term with shorter hair. Meanwhile, we got $60 per meal over here. I'm going to say something to you that's going to upset you. Oh, fuck. You are not, you don't shampoo that often.

I shampoo, yeah, I mean, not every two. I think with, your long hair, with the fact that you don't wash your towels and you don't wash your sheets and you don't wash your pillowcases. Oh, my body. And with the fact that you play hockey and stick your head into a hockey helmet three days a week, you should be at least conditioning more often because sometimes your hair smells bad. I conditioner every day.

Okay. I shampoo. I try to shampoo like never. Like women. And I shampoo after hockey because I have. Women don't wash their hair all the time because it's bad for your hair. And the natural oils are good. But they have dry shampoo for the smell and for like taking care of it.

Like you got to just keep that in mind if you're going to have longer hair. Agree. And I think the longer hair actually should be shampooed more. Like short hair you can shampoo never. Yeah. But long hair, it's like, okay. But again, with the sports, I'm forced to shampoo. I don't even want to shampoo as much as I do.

But I shampoo because when I finish the game, I'm covered in sweat. And I'm like, okay. Is that, would people, would hair people say don't shampoo then either? Like girls that don't, with long hair that don't shampoo that much, the ones that are athletes. Do they get out of a hockey? To be a question, we've got to ask the gals. Because I don't know. Because I mean, when I work out, I mean, when I play hockey, obviously, my head is completely soaked.

Yeah. Top tip to tit tint, as they say. I, when I work out, pretty much the same thing happens. Like when I go to the gym, my entire head is soaked. and I'm like, my hair is covered in sweat. I should probably wash that. But people are like, no. Yeah.

For whatever reason, I think the non-helmet sweat is okay. Helmet sweats tough. It's locked in with the helmet. Yeah, if I'm just working out with an open-hand. I promise you guys, I have never washed my helmet. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. And that is full of years of sweat. If you're showering every time you take it off anyway.

Yeah. But the helmet's still just... My gear stinks, dude. It's bad. Hockey gear smells real bad. Sean, are you going to grow it back out or you short hair guy now? Oh, no, I've estimated my budget. I got to go another six months with this bad boy. I am going to start paying for your haircuts.

No, did. No, no, no. I'm dead serious. I will take that offer if that's on the table. Hey, if we'll treat him one to Nikki, though. Yeah. Yeah, if you, if you, if you, I tried to send you to Nikki. Does Nikki do curly hair though?

Yeah, yeah, he does. Nicky is a savant. The best haircut I ever got was when I first came to San Diego. There was a place in Salonabia. called Salana Barbers. I walked in and there was this, no one else was in the place. It was just this older Asian gentleman sitting down and I walked in and I didn't say anything to him. He just gestured to the seat. I sat down. He started cutting my hair about five minutes in. I realize I have not said a word to this person. He has not said a word to me. And I was like, I guess we're just

going to see where this goes. He gave me the best haircut have ever had my life. And for five years, I went there looking for him and I'm not convinced he works there because he has not been there any other time I've been there. He was literally Willy Wonka showing up to the town square just selling chocolates trying to find himself a job. This guy just walked into a barbershop and found an open chair and gave Sean a haircut and then walked out. There was a sign on the wall that had the prices list today and cash only and I opened up my wallet and gave him the price that it said on the thing. I said, is 20 right? And he said, yeah. And I gave him another five and that yet was the only thing I got.

I said, thank you, and he nodded, and I walked out. Did you have an appointment or you? Oh, no, I just walked in. That guy did not work there. I assure you. And he was, well, he is sleeping on a great talent because he is the best barber of ever. Yeah. It's incredible.

All right, well, it's a perfect time to have Sean here. Before we jump into a game to close out this episode, we've got big news, breaking news. Breaking news. This trio right here, people have been clamoring for the next review. review the next thing that we're going to do. And we have made the decision. In about two weeks here, less. Yeah, not this Sunday, but next Sunday. The following Sunday, the boys, your favorite review trio for the first time ever, I believe, Sean, is that right for you? For the Bachelor? Yeah. Yes. I think, no, my roommates would have it on in the background. So I vaguely know that's a

reality TV show where people date. But you've never sat down and watched it. No, no. Neither have you. Correct. Neither have I. So we're going to pop our mutual cherries here. And we are diving in to The Bachelor. And it's actually The Bachelorette. Oh, I thought it was The Bachelor.

No, it was The Bachelorette. Season 22. That makes me so much happier because we get to critique the behavior of a bunch of douchey men. Yes, exactly. That's great. We are going to be diving into The Bachelorette on the 22nd episodes will come out every Monday. and apparently this is a big one. Yeah, she's from Mormon wives or something.

Like she was the star of Mormon wives or something. Like, okay, sweet. And then now she's no longer a Mormon wife. And now she's the Bachelorette. And that's this one. Yeah, season 22. Season 22, March 22nd. March 22nd, we're diving into the Bachelorette.

It's going to be great. Make sure to tune in because we're going deep. We're going deep. It's going to be fantastic. All right, CP, let's wrap things up with a nice game that you have for us. This game is called Trivia Factorial. I give Dan 10, or I give him 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 trivia questions about one player. The first one is worth 10 points, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.

And when he guesses, if he's wrong, he gets zero and you can't guess again. So you have to be patient. Be careful unless you know for sure. I hate this game. I'm a horrible at it. Dan's pretty good at it. I think I made this one kind of hard, though, so we'll see. Okay.

Ready? Yeah. For 10 points, Ray and Mike's deli in my hometown named a sandwich after me after my dominant cup run. Okay. Really all I got there is a dominant cup run. And that one would just be historic if you happen to know that. Yeah, I've been to Ray and Mike's deli, and I have seen the blank. I'm like, oh, my God.

Okay. Okay, so move on to the next one. For eight points. Speaking of cups, I have three on two different teams. Oh. And I have one Olympic medal, which is pretty sick for the 72nd overall pick of the 2005 draft. Whoa, that's a good hint. I give you a lot there.

I give you a lot there. Yeah, 72nd pick in 2005. So that's going to be a third rounder. Yep. Three cups. this guy is probably out of the league or just barely hanging on. Because he's old. He's old.

He'd be old. Yeah. He'd be old. Move on. Move on. Okay, for six points, I led UMass to its first ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2007. That's where I kind of made it hard. Usually the six one is really easy.

Or not easy, but usually the sixth one is kind of a giveaway. But that is a hard one. So three cups One Olympic medal Third round pick in 2005 And went to UMass Hockey East Boy We love a hockey East boy

Oh What's crazy is there are some Ray and Mike's deli fans screaming In the car right now They're like I had it at 10 dude I had the 10 pointer Okay here's the thing

I think I know it I'd be really impressed if you know it. I don't mean to scare you because, like, maybe you do, but I'd be really impressed if you know it. And I think four is in a giveaway, but I think you'll get it. I think I know it. But I think I want to go to four for the purposes of the game so people can hear more clues. Okay.

And so I don't get it wrong. I want you to write down, write to type it into the dock. I'm going to text it to Sean right now. Okay. Because I think I know it. And I think the, I think the second clue actually, I mean, that one gave me a lot. Yeah. Three cups on two different teams. Okay, do you text him? I did.

Okay, for four points, I'm a two-time Vezna nominee. Yeah, fucking Jonathan Quick. Yeah. Though I've never won it, but I do have a con smite for my first of three cups in the early 2010s. For two points, I played prep school, hockey at Avon Olfons. And for one point, in 2024, I passed Ryan Miller as the winningest U.S. goalie ever. Come on, Quicky. Johnny Quick!

Where's his hometown? Hamden, Connecticut. Yeah, yeah. Ray and Mike's Deli. We've got to go to Ray and Mike's. Yeah, it's called the Quick Witch. That's great. Do you know what's on it?

Ooh, great question. Ray and Mike's Deli the Quick Witch. It was after 2012 when he won Khan Smyth in what many consider the greatest statistical goalie performance in playoffs of all time. Shit. And they changed it to the Quick Witch. UMass was where I was like, he's a UMass guy. I couldn't believe.

that you knew that. Oh, my God. Tell me about the quick. Tell me about the quick wrench. Okay, boys, Ray and Mike's deli. They have featured items, steak and cheese, our famous made-to-order steak and cheese with a choice of onions, peppers, and mushrooms.

The Mr. Nice Guy, chicken cutlet with cheddar, avocado, bacon, ranch, Chipotle, mayo. The Caesar wrap, explanatory. The sleeping giant, steak and pastrami with Swiss cheese, stormy and garlic man- Because you need to understand.

and this place. The Buffalo Philly, you can figure that out. The nightmare. The strami with pepper jack cheese, grilled onions, peppers, tomato, and spicy mustard. That sounds fantastic. Why is that called the nightmare? I don't know. The bobcat wrap, grilled chicken with mozzarella, pesto, tomato herbs, pinidi press.

The Mac Daddy, Barbecue, Pork, Cheddar, Mac and Cheese, and Bacon. And then the Quick Witch, a world famous steak and cheese with mac and cheese inside. That is diabolical. It's huge. that. Sean, can you get that? Steak and cheese with mac and cheese inside. No. What's so funny is you got to imagine that Quicky made it. Like that was what he wanted. The Quick Witch. That's incredible. Insane. All right. That's incredible. This episode was incredible. You are all incredible. Hope you enjoyed this app. Hope you enjoyed the Charlie McAvoy interview. Make sure to log all those picks from the professors.

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