OverDrive - OverDrive - February 18, 2026 - Hour 2 - Jason Strudwick

Episode Date: February 18, 2026

Join Bryan Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan for Hour 2 on OverDrive! Struddy's World Podcast Host Jason Strudwick on Canada's quarterfinal win against Czechia, Connor McDavid's incredible tournament and Mitch Marner's game-winning goal. They also dive in the USA and Sweden matchup, go around the sports world in the latest edition of Role Play Level of Concern and the FanDuel Best Bets of The Genesis Invitational picks.

Hour 2 Overdrive continues, powered by Fandul. Brian Hasey, O'Dog, Jeff O'Neill, Jamie Noodles, McClennon. We're up on YouTube live and streaming on the TSN app, TSN.C.A. And we've got Struddy coming up in a few moments. Roll play level of concern later in the hour. One of us might have to play the role of the check head coach, because he is not happy with the officiating from earlier today. He just scored a goal with eight players on the ice.

What is he talking about? Yeah, I think everyone gets so puck focused. I think both teams and both, all the refs missed it. I honestly think, because John Cooper was asked about it afterwards and just had, apparently he just laughed and walked away. He probably should have admitted, like, we didn't see it either. We're just focused on getting lineups out there and line changes and that. Like, everybody missed it.

And it's easy for us when we're sitting and able to rewind and go through different angles. like they just flat out blew it and everybody nobody noticed it until it was done and that was the black goal it could have been the winner and in another universe if that was the winner and this came out after the game canadians would be going nuts like can you imagine the amount of people myself included that would be going crazy about missing a blatant too many but heyes well but both you guys let me ask you this what if cooper was yelling the whole way down the ice could he have like challenged it or said look at the replay? No challenge, but I think that's what No Noodles is pointing to.

Cooper should have been, and I don't think he did. I don't get the impression. Like, you guys have been on benches where if you see too many, you are, everyone is yelling. There's always one guy that picks it out, whether it be an assistant coach, a guy that's just looking. But I don't know how everybody misses that. But what I'm saying is if someone on Canada's bench did catch it, what could they have actually done? Nothing. Nothing.

Other than yelled to get the attention of the ref, which. does work a lot. So once that puck goes in, there's nothing anybody. They could be 15 guys on the ice. Rude up, man. Outrageous. It is. But it's a miss by everybody. And, you know, they're lucky.

We can laugh about it now because, you know, on the Canadian side, they won. But can you imagine how we open this show if that goal goes in like it did and they lose on it? It's hello darkness. It's reffing. It's what's going on with this and what's going. on, like, how things changed on a Nick Suzuki goal and then obviously Mitch Marner. That's how it changed. That close.

That close. That close. I'm telling you. A tip in from Suzuki with five minutes left and an OT winner by Marner. If either of those don't happen, it is a completely different world right now. Guys, we're going over and questioning the selection process right now. Yes. We are. We are.

We are. We are. We would have the roster right up on the board. Yeah, we would go through the road. Maybe that guy shouldn't have been there. You know what? I could. Let me dive into this world that doesn't exist because it doesn't matter.

First guy that would have come up is Evan Bouchard probably makes it play late to win it or tie it, right? I think Evan Bouchard comes up. I think Schaefer comes up quick. They need more pace on the back end. And maybe, hey, Baderd probably tips something late. You know, I don't know. That's the world we'd be in right now, and you're right. And I'm so happy we're not.

Well, and the other thing, oh, the most easy one is, you know, Didn't get the save from Bennington. Right? Like that's the, you know, that's where you're out. Didn't get the save. Like, it's a goalie summit. It's a hockey summit. It's all of these other countries.

Now we don't have to go through it for at least, what, two more days. Two more days. We should have recorded a fake loss first segment and just played it for the fans and said, you could have had this. And like, just we could have teed off on everything. I'll tell you what, though. One thing you just mentioned, Hayes, that just kind of made me perk up a little bit. have Matthew Schaefer out there

I don't know man would he be flying like that's the next guy McCar and him right it's McCar on one pairing him on the other well the other thing I'll throw out there guys we've been raving about celebrini not being overwhelmed by the moment do you think that Schaefer kid would be overwhelmed

no I don't I really don't I think that those guys are just gods and they don't care about anything that's my point and you know again easy for us to sit here But I just, when you're looking at it and we're seeing some sample size from young players not being overwhelmed, I think Schaefer would be a guy that it is not. And you probably could have found a spot for him. But again, they held up.

We're literally, we're not even picking at a carcass. We're picking at something that they won. So I think it's a good scenario to have. And I guarantee you that next guy would have been drinking some China whites and drowning his sorrows if they had lost today. Give me the first question when you get this guy up. No kidding. All right, let's bring him in here from the Maple Toyota Hotline. Here's our good friend.

Spangler Cup legend. Silver medalist. Silver medalist. How you doing, Struddy? Good, boys. I'm actually in Yellowknife Northwest Territories today. I'm up here doing some stuff. Teaching kids the finer details of hockey that they may not have from their local coaches.

I love that, Struddy. We were just talking about that Matthew Schaefer and how he was. wouldn't be phased by anything. What was your prep like in the Spangler Cups and for big games? What did you do, like, to not get psyched out and, you know, be afraid of the moment in those big matchups? It's probably a lot of people ask questions that Pablo Picasso. You know, greatness just falls out of them, right?

And that's the same thing. So how do you ask me to be... Is it possible to explain is what you're saying? You're like, how do you tell Whitney Houston to sing well? You just do. Well, that's why you're in Yellowknife, man. That's exactly right. Here you go, kids.

Cross-check this guy in the head and rip it off the glass. You're telling me a guy in Yellowknife couldn't do that. You didn't touch the puck, the whole shift. It's the best shift of your career. Perfect. Perfect bar to set for every. Kid, Yellowknife. Get off the ice without touching the puck, and it's a win.

What a model to have. That's why they have rest. The rest touched the buck. You just get around. That's right. Keep it out of your net, and everything's all good. Ruddy, what do you make of your idol, Mitch Marner there? What do you make of it?

I saw your tweet. I honestly, I couldn't, well, it had to be him. Right? Like, it had to be him. You know, you watched that game kind of the way it was going, and, you know, he breaks while they almost score. McDavid McKinnon, I would call that loose coverage in my Yellowknife talk here with the kids.

And, you know, Bingham comes up big, both at the end of the game on that save. But then Mitch Marner, I mean, one on three, give the guy credit. You know, every time Conradiv blast through two, three, four guys, we rave about it, well, he went through three guys. And that was very loose coverage by the check. I didn't really like the goal against, though.

You know, noodles, you might say differently on golf style. But that was a really nice goal, man. I was really impressed by him, and they needed someone to step up. There was maybe not in that kind of that top hop, upper end. They're kind of talking about Team Canada. Well, Vegas Golden Night Legend, Mitch Marner, finds a way to do it. And it was beautiful. It was a beautiful goal.

And, you know, it was one of those games where you could tell earlier, we were saying it strud, the three of us, you knew by after 20 minutes, it was a sweat. Like, they were not winning 6-2 or 7-2. They weren't just going to blow the doors off of them. Chequia was there to play. And, you know, Dostal is a good goalie. And Canada looked jittery, you know,

and I'm curious if you have a reason for that. Was it the moment? Was it that the group stage was such a breeze? Was it reading your press clippings? You're the greatest team of all time. Was it Chechia's play? Was it Chequiest play? Like, what would you kind of point to?

primarily as the reason why it was such a tight game. Yeah, I'm going to start where you ended there, and I think you've got to give check a lot of credit. You know, you think back to that first game, you know, really for the first 20 minutes, they were right there with Canada, and that goal kind of goes in late, and then it kind of unravels from there.

But they, like, they're a proud team. Now, their top ends get, obviously, you know, you kind of get into the lower regions of their lineup, and it's not quite as impressive what Canada has, but they're a proud group, and if I was checking, if I'm that room before the game, guys, it can't go as bad as it did for the first game for us against these guys.

We can only do better, right? And I think they got going. They kind of started feeling good about themselves. And then they're like, we're in this one. And up to the last few minutes, I think that they were right there. And then possibly could have won that game, which would have been a stunner in that Olympic tournament. So now I think for Canada, okay, you've been in a really tough game. You know, they've got to move on and kind of figure what it looks like for the next game and then the game after that.

But I think it's important to have kind of that tough moment. you come back, and it's not McDavid, or it's not McKinnon, or it's not whoever that gets it done. It's some decent, some good goal tending. And then, you know, Suzuki, who, you know, people were kind of wondering about, but that was a beautiful tip. And I think a lot of people overlooked to play the defenseman over there, but Taze shot for a spot, you know, that he knew it would be tipable, and he got it in there. So I liked it by two kind of not unknown players, but maybe players a little bit further down the lineup in Suzuki and Tays helped to get that thing back to even. with Jason Strudwick again Canada beat and checky at 4-3 in overtime today and yeah we were speaking hypothetically and having fun with living in a different universe if Canada

lost it would have gone in a different direction and we all know back in 2015 if one lottery ball fell a different way leaf legend Connor McDavid would be putting on a clinic over there but instead he's oilers legend Connor McDavid and man has he been good strud you know you watch them up close and personal you're in the building to see him play all the time. Is this a different level? Is it an expected level? How do you break down

McDavid's game compared to what you see on a daily basis? Well, what blows me away is that amongst the best players in the world, he has 11 points in four games. I think right, it's 11 points. I think if I'm right. And these are the best players in the world,

which is just incredible. And, you know, there's a lot of best players in the world that are there, but he's doing it. And I think what he could put up for numbers, you know, if they do get to the six game, although I guess they'll get a six game now and may not be their goal one, but let's hope it is. But he just,

he's finding a way to get it done and to be elite amongst the elite. And I think that's what always blows me away. You know, you think the last year the Four Nations, he was good, but I think this year he's found another gear, you know, offensively especially, to kind of create and to make things happen for his

linemates, but it's just amongst the elite, he's the most elite of them. And I think that is when you really start talking about separation and greatness. Man, he needed that win today. Like, I was in a dark place with him and the legacy and all that. Like, if they lost and we're, you know, I didn't even want to get down that road.

And hopefully we don't have to at any point over the next, you know, a couple of games here. But, you know, if Sid is out, Strud, we've all kind of thrown this around. Like, it sucks what happened to him. He left the game in the second period. If he's not available in the semis and or the final, how does that change? up your lineup personally. Do you keep Celebrini with McDavid? Do you think of Celebrini up the middle of the ice? What do you do with the lineup if Cid is not going to be playing? Well, was there anything update after the game? Like I thought John,

nothing. Nothing. Mary Cooper and kind of made a funny comment. Yeah, okay. Yeah, I just hope he's okay because, man, you don't want to see that happening, especially with what's going on in Pittsburgh right now. Like, the way that they're played is incredible. I mean, I had a mental lottery pick. instead they're in the playoff hunt. So that's number one. Number two, I don't change at all in my top two lines. I'm going to let these guys go, and then you have to figure out what does that look like for that line.

So who becomes the centerman on that line, then who moves up? You know, Bo Horvats been pretty good in that role. And then I think in that fourth line role, the penalty killer, winning face off, you know, does he get bumped up? And then does Sam Bennett pop up into that fourth line? Because I think Sam can probably do it, you know,

can hopefully do what he does in that fourth spot. And then Horvett gets pushed up and takes the spot between the two as you use, you know, Golden Night Legend. So that's probably what I do, but I'm more looking at it from I don't want to disrupt what's going on for sure on Connor McDavid's line. What do you guys think about it? Yeah, you got like Noodle said earlier, McDavid's your priority. Keep him happy. Keep him cooking. And him and Celebrini is.

He's got chemistry with Salabrini's strut. Like that's the thing. Like Celebrini's not overwhelmed by the moment. Not at all. before you came on, you know, we'd be dissecting the D if they didn't win. You know, could Matthew Schaefer be there? Could Evan Bouchard be there a different look? Because I think the Schaefer could would not be overwhelmed by it, even though he's a young kid.

It just seems like these young guys embrace the moment and they go after it. So I don't think you mess with linemates with McDavid. You can give Wilson some looks there, and you can start to shrink the lineup as the game goes on. but the top six you don't mess with. I'd find a spot for Bennett and move Horvatt around. And to me, they've got tremendous depth there. So I think you don't mess with it too much. Yeah, the forward.

Yeah, I think would be careful. We're not talking about guys who are playing seven minutes in the NHL. Like, these guys are all stars. So it's funny when I hear the broadcast. And I get it. They're talking about the depths, but the depth is elite. Like, just put the bottom six next to the Czech bottom six. Tomashek was on

the check bottom six he's not even an NHL player you have Horvad you have Bennett who's won two Stanley Cups and the Konsmite trophy not even playing tonight so like the depth is really good it's just that they're not perhaps getting the ice time or the opportunity so you push them up the lineup

they are capable of doing what needs to be done I don't replace Sidney Crosby let's just be clear with that his experience what he's won how he plays like he is irreplaceful but if I'm going to replace him with any team I'll give Canada a chance to figure that out with the depth they have. Well, you know, you mentioned the penguins. The Kings are in a similar spot in the West without Fiala.

They're fighting for the lives. If Sid's out, we don't know, but if it's a bad injury, Pittsburgh's in a playoff spot right now, does this affect what they do in the future of the NHL? Certainly he puts a wrench into it, Hayes. Yeah. For sure. I mean, the owners are not, they're always nervous.

placeable guys. Like, you're not just sliding somebody else. No, I know that, I'm talking the bigger picture of players playing in the Olympics, where, like, if Sid gets hurt, if it's like,

hey, he's done and he's not playing for Pittsburgh, and they fade and miss the playoffs, like that is going, I got to think new ownership in Pip is going to say, sorry, where are the Olympic games in four years? And we're going again,

you know, like. Tavares was one thing, but when it goes to Sid, people are like, all right, yeah. Are you going to tell your player that? You're going to tell your top player

that you're not allowed to go to the Olympics? Like that's a tough conversation to have. Like, imagine Toronto telling Matthews or Emerton telling Connor McGibor, let's say four years founders trying to tell Schaefer that. You know, sorry, you're just won

two, two, or maybe he's won one Norse trophy between now and then and you're like, you're not allowed to go? Like, no, I want to go. You know, I think that's the hard part, right? So I think that's where these owners have a tough time. It's easy to say we should not send them, but it's tough, I think, in reality.

Yeah, it is. And the players want to go. They fight for it. They fight for it. It's special. Yeah, it is. Do you think, though, just quickly, do you think that there is a little bit of, I wouldn't say, remorse on this, just the scheduling of it?

Do you think that, you know, the players wanted to go to the Olympics, but, you know, the condensed schedule, everything, like guys are paying the price for. The product stinks all of that. To me, when you have an Olympic year, you, you know, maybe the one takeaway I would take from this is start the season earlier. You had an opportunity to start it maybe a week earlier and spread things out or 10 days earlier. I think that could be one learning curve from all of this because I think you're finding about it. Like how come so simple as 10 days early, how come none of these brain surgeons come up with that?

Like it's insane to me. Well, I don't know. All I'm saying is if there is something that could be learned from this is the product leading, to this Olympics was watered down and not very good. And most nights you're looking at a team that's dog tired, that's playing four games and six nights. And I know we're getting some great hockey right now, but these guys that are playing right now

are going to come back into a sprint for 25 games. Like, they've given up a lot. They sacrifice a lot this season, and we are going to see injuries and weird things happen down the stretch here. So that would be my only takeaway out of all this. We're enjoying amazing hockey, and I think it's great. But the scheduling of all this, just to protect the actual athlete, to protect the product,

they might have to look at that move. That would be ideal. Perfect world. Yeah. Start 10 days earlier and start the playoffs 10 days later. You know, spread it out on both ends. Something like that. Yeah.

Business. It's TV. There's other elements, you know, and that's the reality of it. All right, we'll get you out of here with it. an over-under. Let's say the next two games Canada play is semis and gold medal. Let's presume they make it and they both end in regulation. So 60 total minutes of hockey. How many minutes do you think, or 120 total minutes of hockey? How many do you think Kail McCar will play? Over under 59.5 minutes. I'm going to go under. That's a lot of minutes. But what have you played today?

He was way up there, high 20s. He played 10 minutes in the second period, I believe, over 10 minutes in the second period. I love Washington play. My hope is, so I'm going to answer under because that's a ton of minutes, but I would love to see, I can't wait to see Canada forwards against the American D-Men. Like, those D are so good. And then that includes having a car out there against Hughes and company. Like, the D are so elite on that USA team.

I think this will be a really fun battle. And I know there's some games up to happen between now and then, but I want to see that so badly with that group healthy. Big time. Big time. All right, Struddy. We'll let you get back to what's next. Like a whiteboard session.

Yeah. You're bringing out the game tape from your glory days up in Whitehorse or what, or Yellow Knife. You're in Yellow Knife. Well, understanding, you know, if it's a 15-foot glass, you can go up to 14 feet, six inches to go off the glass, right? There's tons, and you can get it out every time. And the Ford can't complain because,

because you're not in your own zone anymore, right? Just go get it, boys. Go get it back. I love it. What's tomorrow's lesson? Trip a guy when you get beat one-on-one, Struddy? No, you got to sell it. You got to pretend like you fall.

You got to pretend like you fall and he takes the guy out. You know what it is? No, you know what it is? It's handing the stinky glove out in a scrum. Like Strutty's going to be doing all these little, you know, cagey. Yeah, exactly. Day three is how to punch somebody in the, the face in a scrum.

And to act like it wasn't your fault, right? Nothing's ever your fault. It's always an accident, and the rest didn't see it properly, right? Or my favorites, when everyone's skating up the ice and they're looking up ice, he's slashed the guy at the side. And then he goes down and, like, what's his problem? Like, he, and that's like, what do you mean? He dropped, and then he's trying to argue with the ref that it was an accident.

Perfect. All of this is available in Struddy's classes, you know, up in yellow. Yeah, camps. Yeah. Come to my camps and yellow knife. They're elite. hockey players. Cannot wait.

Probably going to be a few in the Olympic team a couple of years. I can only imagine. I think it's a lock. Thank you, Struddy. Get back to the kids out there. Have yourself a great couple of days. Enjoy the weekend. You too.

There's Jason Strudwick joining us here on the Maple Toyota Hotline. Imagine Struddy. Imagine like you're a kid learning the game and you walk into a boardroom and strutty has his Spangler Cup gold medal shifts isolated, breaking down his shift after shift performance at the Spengler or in Camloops for the Memorial Cup runs. He did have, I think he's got two Memorial Cups. Yeah, he's got two wins. I think Tux has three, right?

Just ask him. Tux's famous chirp in the NHL. How many Memorial Cup rings you got? Guys are like, more than the hell out of here. I love that. Well, I think Nashra had three, too, wasn't it? It was, and I think Huska might have three. There was some of them.

Wasn't there four in a row? No, it was three and four years. Oh, and it was the Camloops Mafia. Just asked them, it's Ginnla, it's Nash, it's Don, it's Niedemeyer, it's Strudwick, it's all of those guys. Wasn't your boy, Nat on that team too, wasn't he? Nat Dominic Shelley? Yeah, I mean, there was some, honestly, that program was unbelievable. They were like the London Knights.

That's what they were. They were the London Knights of the West. They were that good. Well, Niedemeyer went through there like a few years before. Scott, yeah. They might have won when he was. was there, I think, in 90 or something like that. I think it kind of rolled in him, he rolled into it.

I can't remember because keep in mind, Scott Niedemeyer retired at an earlier age. Like, he could have played until he was 40. I think he retired at like 33, 34 because hockey was just too easy for him. He was ready to move on. Yeah, that sure was, man. He won everything. All right. Well, there you go, strutty, up in a yellow knife, changing lives.

I love seeing that. Love hearing that. Ruining D-Men one by one. Stay at home D-Man camp. That should be his tagline. Stay-at-home D-Man camp. Yeah, come on out to Jason Strudwick's D-man camp, ruining D since 1987.

We've got to create a T-shirt or something like that, a slogan. It would be so funny. Just with a guy with a beard, like cross-checking another guy in front of the net. Not even a stick, just a two-by-four. I love it. All right, role play coming up. Best bets a little bit later in the hour. Overdrive continues. TSN 1050 and up on YouTube live.

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What's the level of concern for the Americans? Tie game with 91 seconds. The Swedes have tied the game. I told you. I had a stinky feeling about that one, too. A stinky rotten, as soon as I started watching that Canada game with the checks, It's like just the way it was going. I've seen enough games where I'm like, I got a bad vibe about this.

It's like the quality chances were towards the checks. And I was like, something just doesn't feel right. Hey, it was wrong. Canada came out on top. When I saw that Sweden roster, I was like, those guys could, they're going to cause somebody a problem, man. They're good. Like, Hedman, I guess, got injured in the warm up. So, you know, isn't even playing.

Ross, Ms. Anderson, a healthy again. Dude, that is bizarre a world. As the coach said, why? No, I guess. Listen, it's just like Kyle Connor and the American, you know, coaches, they like a guy or they don't. You know, like Anderson's a really good player. He's not a superstar. I get it, dude.

But he's playing on a Swedish team. I get it, but they're loaded, man. Like, they got some really good players. And like now it's going to be Austin or Willie, which one, because we did the Marner thing, right? Like, Marna's not here anymore, obviously. but the second Mitch Marner scored, the whole country seemed to jump on the Leafs angle of it all. You know, whether it was, and I got a million texts. I'm sure you guys did.

Half of them were, you know, Leaves and Leaf fans, idiots. How could you run them out? The other half was, where was that for nine years? That's the point I was trying to get across where at the beginning of the show where I was like, you know, me and my buddy were sitting on my kid. He was supposed to be working in my house, but he decided to spend three hours watching the hockey game. And we were so excited. And then I just looked at him like, how come no one's enjoying this?

It just turned into a Kong show. It shocked me. I thought it would be like everyone, the Marner haters, the Marner lovers coming together and just saying, that was a great moment because it was spectacular, dude. It was a spectacular moment. And honestly, I've waited 10 years for that moment from Mitch Marner. And I got it as a Canadian. I got it.

Like I'm as big of a fan of Team Canada as anything else. Yeah, and I told you, Hayes, two things can be true. Just because he got that goal for Canada doesn't mean that he lit it up every time the team needed him or was a part of big goals for the Leafs in the playoffs because that simply was not the case. And it also doesn't take away from the fact his play from the Leafs. In the last year, he's made some great plays with Canada, man. Yes. Yeah, listen.

It's true. He has played, I believe he has played 18, game five, six, and sevens in his career in the NHL, 18 of them. He's not scored a goal yet in any of those games. That's crazy. So why is this the biggest goal of his career? Because of that stat. You know? Right. If you don't score a massive OT winner in game six or game seven or anything like that,

we're talking about signature moments. I don't know what Marner's, I don't know what his signature moment is in the NHL. I don't, not in the playoffs. I mean, he's had great moments clearly. In games one through four early in his career he did, I don't know. I don't know what Austin's is. I don't know what Willys is. Well, I got one for you.

Go ahead. I got one for you. Three on three overtime. Guess who's, it's 88. He's the master of three on three. Willie three is a dangerous, dangerous individual. That's why. I like to say, I don't like the three on three when it means something.

Regular season, NHL, no problem. But here, like the Olympics, like three on three, not that the U.S. outplayed him. Sweden was right there. but now it comes down to pond hockey. And will he be cheating? And he'll be up there. He's going to get a breakaway and score.

And Sweden's moving on. Someone's going to cheat here. Well, and that's what happens. You know, like David and McKinnon were, A, they cheated, and then they got tired and they got caught out there. And, like, they had a full-blown breakdown in their three-on-three-shift. Like a full right-down Broadway breakdown. But I told you guys about a month ago where it's like the heaven

in hell of trying to sniff around three on three. The one example was Matthews. He was sniffing for that breakaway in Vegas. He got burned. Everybody called him out saying, what a loser. This guy cheats all he wants his offense. Two weeks later, McDavid did the exact same thing.

He got a breakaway and scored the goal, and everyone was like, look at McCheson. The greatest. Greatness. Greatness sniffing out that play. He was patient. He waited for it, and he capitalized. Yes, exactly. I mean, that is the reality of a puck bounce in one way or the other. You know, that's the way it goes.

All right, so we have a couple of roleplay level of concerns. We are tracking USA Sweden. Are they into overtime? They're just about to start here. But, yes, it is concerning. The two of you, please, just go out. I'm not watching anything. I'm not either.

I could see noodles. He's like at a bar. This is noodles for the last hour and a half. Yeah, good point. Yeah, Mitch Marney. My eye line is right there. but the TV's right behind it, so I'm like, staring at you guys. I would rather they put up the stills.

Put up the stills. Put up the stills. Dude, that is the done. We're never doing that again. Put a still of Mitch Marner. How can we have this all over our TVs, but we can't play the highlights of the... The I. It's all.

It's about, I don't know, man. There's certain rights and all that stuff. Just, yeah. When they're in overtime, put up a still of Mitch Marner scoring with his arms in the air, and then we'll just keep talking. Just throwing a pair of sunglasses. And that's what you need to do. Put on your shades.

And there it is. Okay, now what's going on in overtime here? This is great stuff. I love it. This is beautiful. We're up on YouTube Live or, of course, on DSN5, or this is why you got a podcast or you got a DVR or do whatever you got to do. That's not even a still. That was like a painting, man.

That's not even a still. That's AI. You're calling AI on that? I'm calling that's a painting, man. That's not even a... Well, okay. I know Butcher Gras does this all the time, but who are you calling for the U.S. or Sweden? Do you have names?

I'm going Austin and Willie. Give me both Leaves. It's the Leaves Day. It's all about the Maple Leafs Day. Is that what it is? Yeah, it is. The Leafs are going to factor in. I will go Eichel and give me somebody else.

Forrestling, like a D. Okay. I'm going to go with that stinky larkin. He's just got some speed. The only goal, man. He's got USA's goal. Give me another Swede forward. Well, Forsberg, I don't know how much he's playing because they never really play them.

No, but Forsberg's been playing quite a bit. Go Patterson. Go Patterson. My guy, EP 40, man. I love him in these situations. Yeah. Sabanajad might because he got the game tying goal. He could.

All right. Roll play level of concern hero. You're playing the role of Pittsburgh Penguins. Now, again, we're reaching here. We're hoping this isn't true. but Sid, it did not look good. If Sid is injured long term, what is your level of concern? Your season is officially in jeopardy.

At least Stevie Caldwell. A couple of season, five or six beers. Is there anything between Stevie Caldwell and play it? Oh, yeah, there's Rick Bush. I think Rich Bush. I hate six Bud Light and I love him, tall boys. I think that cat, what's he doing after a Canada OT winner? Oh, my God.

He is peeled off the sidewalk in Hamilton, like with his tooth dug into it. You didn't have a four beer? Yeah, you should. On a Thursday afternoon. Because with no Sid, like in the NHL, like he's the guy moving the needle for that team. It's not Malcon's played well, and LaTang does his thing. And Skinner's been good since he's, but it's all about Sid. He's the guy that drives the bus, man.

And if he's gone, they're in big time trouble. I don't think there's any other. way to assess it. No, I don't think there is either. I really hope that's not the case for Canada, for Sid, and the Penguins, because they've been such a great story. Like, I was a swing and a miss for the whole hockey world that I thought they would be a terrible team.

I think most people did. And they've been great. And Sid is the engine, and he's been amazing. I do think it's a significant level of concern. I don't think it is Nick Cage because they have been collectively so good. Their goaltending's been good. You know, obviously that division isn't great. You know, they're fighting with, like, the Islanders.

and Carolina's going. Do they have enough cushion where you say, I think you said yesterday, Detroit's gone, Tampa gone. Are you comfortable saying Pitt's gone in that division? No, I'm not. No. Even with Sid, I'm not. Because I've been waiting for the House of Cards to kind of collapse a little bit.

Without Sid, I'm certainly not. But listen, they're a favorite to make it. For sure, they've earned that through 57 games. All right, Nuddles, you're playing the role of Olympic fans. Olympic fans, what is your level of concern, injuries like Sid and Fiala and others could lead the NHL to pulling out of future Olympics? I mean, I... Wow, you really think this Sid injury could slave owners, Hayes?

That's a pretty big one. I don't know owners, but I want to say Stevie Caldwell. A couple of usses and five or second beers. Because of what Struddy said, you can't go to these guys and go, hey, you know what, like you can't play in the Olympics because we're playing you 11. We had the argument about, or debate about William Neelander, you know, limping into the last couple games. But he played, and all of a sudden he's playing.

Like, these guys dream about it. They dream of playing in the NHL. I get it. It's a massive responsibility. There's a lot of money being paid, but the fans are one thing. Organizations are different. Like, that's the difference for me. So that's why I'm Stevie Caldwell.

I would be more concerned, like it's Rick Bushwood or high. If McDavid gets hurt or McKinnon and all these teams that have aspirations, yeah, fan bases will light buildings on fire. But, you know, ultimately these players want to play in this. So that's why I'm Stevie Caldwell, even though, even though, it might be higher. No, I think you're right, though. I mean, the players' association have fought for it. The players want to be there.

Yes. And the fans want them to be there. I understand where the owners are coming from. They also don't like, really at the core of all this, is they don't like that they have to shut their businesses down when it's go time. the NFL is done, college football is done, and they don't get anything out of it financially. You know, the IOC and WHOHF get it,

because there is a level of hypocrisy with any owner saying, well, I don't like them playing for any team but mine, and then it's like, well, the World Cup, that's cool because we make money on it. That's an NHL event. And they're going to do that. They're going to launch the World Cup every four years, I believe, and it'll be an NHL sanction, it'll be in North America, they'll make all the money, and guys will get hurt.

And they'll say, well, yeah, I guess you can't bubble wrap guys. well, of course, you're okay with it now because you're making your own money. Because it's self-serving. That's what it is. Yeah, exactly. But I do think it's extreme to get there immediately. Like it's just going to end in four years or eight years or what have you. Because, you know, it's great to have them back. Today's all you need to jolt.

You know, beating France 10-2, no one's going to remember that. Beating Switzerland and Czechia a week ago, no one's going to remember that. This is a game today for Canada, for checks. They'll never forget. Finland was down tune up into Switzerland. They stormed back. Arturi Lekanin won it in overtime. This is our third overtime game in a day.

This is amazing. Americans and Swedes are in overtime right now. This will be a game will never forget. You know, and this is what you wait for. This is all you need. Two or three great days, and it's like done. Awesome. We'll see you in four years.

Perfect. All right. We'll come back and get to our best bets. Genesis picks. All right. So we're back at Riviera, one of the best courses on tour. maybe the number one. I mean, it is so, so good to watch them play this course.

And you think confirm it than I, but the time we get back on the air, someone's won this game. I can maybe confirm that already. Confirm it. Who won it? America's won the game. Quinn Hughes.

Quinn Hughes. No way. Host and Ann. Yeah. Honest to God, Matthews had an unreal chance. Eichael had an unreal chance like Markstrom stood on his head. Oh, man. Americans and Canadians

survive in the quarters. Survive. So it's Canada, Finland, USA, Slovakia on Friday. There's your semis. Wow, Quinn Hughes. A guy was missing the overtime with the Four Nations. He was the only guy that wasn't there. He's there now, man.

There's an arrival for him. What a play. I haven't even seen it yet, and I know it's crazy. You think Billy Garon would be fired up about that? Oh, man. What are people? How about people in Vancouver? How do you let go that guy?

Why have you ever let go of Quinn Hughes? Right? Let's launch it, right? The Leafs got their hits today. Oh, yeah, there it is. Yeah. Launch it at Hawaii Vancouver, gear up, man. Canuck fans, gear up.

It's your turn now. How could you ever run him out of town? How could you ever let a guy like Quinn Hughes go? Run him out of town. You can't run him out of town. Look how clutch he is. How great Quinn Hughes is. All right, best bet's coming up.

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And now the semis are set on the men's side. Canada, Finland, that's a tough game. But you're in the semis. Of course, it's going to be a tough game. And the U.S. against Slovakia, I would say the U.S. is in a better place playing in Slovakia. But they have been a really good Olympic team. Like they have connected from the hop. They have played really, really strong, really well. and those are the teams that can get you because, you know, if you look down on them and think, oh, we can smoke these guys, you find yourself in a game pretty quickly. Yeah, I agree.

But, you know, it's trending towards what I think most people have thought or expected for quite some time, Canada, USA for the gold on Sunday. Man, that's dicey in overtime three-on-three. Like, even when Canada was playing the checks today, guys, like when it was 2-1 checks, like you're thinking there it's kind of getting late if they popped one more it's like that's the game

those were tense situations and for everybody saying they would well not everyone just a couple people I thought Binnington made some terrific saves man great saves late like really good saves

when he was in the clutch yeah don't you think like I think he had he had announced that or made that very clear last year at the Four Nations the way he played in that final game

was unbelievable he was phenomenal against the Americans. And today, when they needed him most, 3-3 late into overtime, he was great. He made some great, great saves. Nate just on a breakaway. There were other opportunities where breakdowns from Canada. And I think if it continues, like the trade deadline, how does he not get traded to a team

competing for a cup? Like how does someone not just say, I get the NHL numbers. I get it. I get his contract and all that, but he wins. How does Carolina maybe and not look at him and say, we've got to give this guy a sniff? You're right. The only thing I would say, Brian, is any of those,

but oh, just answered the question. Carolina is the only team. Now, Freddie's been healthy. Freddie played for the games. I know, but Jamie, who the hell do you want in the playoffs? You can't trust Freddie Anderson, whether it be performance or injury. I would, just as the same thing happens to the Keynes all the time. so why not switch it up?

I agree with you 100%. Because I was going to say, name a contending team that you think that hasn't at least tried to address their goaltending. Carolina would come to mind. Everybody else I think they at least believe that they've got or have changed it to try. Colorado did it. Abington did it. Colorado did it two years ago. But my point being is you look at some of the teams that want to, Minnesota's in good shape.

you know, like Vasselowski's not going anywhere. So you're trying to think of the teams that you're, are good. Carolina is the one that you're right. You might as well push your chips in and say, let's go for a guy who is a big game goaltender because that's what Jordan Bennington is actually starting to get a reputation for. Maybe it's a modern day grant fear.

And again, Grant fear, many cups, all of that type of stuff. But save when you need it. That's it. That's it, man. Like you said, Brian, he gave two big saves when it was needed at the tie game, at a tie game today. Keep those of the saves you need. Their Olympics alive, man. And Suzuki was, you know, Marner's the hero, Suzuki's a hero because he tied it late.

That's a massive goal. You know, both of them score the biggest goals of their careers. But, yeah, without Bennington making big stops. And now you've got a day off. game Friday, day off, game Sunday. So everyone's going to be hopefully rested. We'll see what happens with Sid. Hopefully by tomorrow we have some sort of an answer on what's up with Crosby.

You know, Morrissey, I'll believe it when I see it that he plays. I thought he was playing today. Yeah. And he didn't. You know, I'm not convinced to play. We'll see. Yeah, they were saying Morrissey, dude, like, he can't even, like, shoot a puck. Like, he was just out there, like, passing.

Like, he must be dunzo. I don't know. I'm worried about that, too. Like he's, that might be a decoy. You know, he's out there trying and we'll see. I think Bennett could be banged up too, man. I think Bennett. How do you think Winnipeg?

You talk about Sid and the owner, like Winnipeg, you think they're jacked up about Morrissey coming back with a big time injury? They must be like, God darn it. Yeah. Well, they're probably in tank mode anyway. I mean, they probably should be. But. Yeah.

They're in one for sure. They're in one. Yeah. All right, best bets powered by Fanduel. We've got another big tournament here. Riviera, Genesis, Tiger, the host. It's a field that is just loaded. Where do we stand here?

We know we're probably at the top going to flip the two guys, Sheffler and McRoy. But this course is not, like the best players haven't always won here. Tigers never won at this course. No, he has not. But who had the first pick last week? I think you did and you took Rory. I think I did.

So I'll give you the first pick. Go ahead. Okay. I'm going to give you my first two picks. because I made a decision last week that was unbecoming and it wasn't staying true to my values. I'm taking Scotty Sheffler and Keegan Bradley. Wow, Keegan Bradley out of the gate. I love Keegan.

I love the way he plays. All right, well, I'll take McElroy and I'll take Fleetwood out of the gate, two-pack out of the gate. Macleroy and Fleetwood. They'll be sniffing. They'll be sniffing. I'm going to go, a guy that plays this course fairly well, I believe. I'm going to go Shane Lowry and Xander. Okay, and I will take Cameron Young and Sam Burns.

Sammy Burns was right on it. Diled, dialed last week. How many do I get left? What's that four for us? I think another two-packed. makes sense. You know who I'm going to take. Do I want to take Nikki Taylor?

Or is it too much of a big boy golf course? It's playing long. Dude, did you see what they did to that one? Yeah, the fourth hole. It's 273 yards. It's a part three. Like, why would anyone want to do that? I don't know.

I find that absurd. I don't like it at all. All right. Who do you got? Two more. Let me look here You know what? Seawu is one of them

I'll take a Sewu Sewu Seewu Go ahead And I'll take Jay Rose I'll take Jay Rose I'll take Jay Rose Okay

All right I'm gonna take Decky Matt Sehama's been sniffing for weeks He likes this track man He's one here before Right I'll take Decky And

Man I'm gonna take two more So you can have one more I'll take Henley and Sep Stracker You know what I hate I hate to do this to you. I'm going to take that stinky old Maddie Fitzpatrick with his 17-sized sketchers.

Okay. All right. Is Sahitha got... So you're taking more picks? You want somebody else? No, I kind of like Sahith. I like Sahith. I love Seahoeh.

Love Seahe. Love it. But I think we've locked them all in. All right. Best bets powered by Fandwell. Same game parleses around the PGA tour are available on the Fandalley's sports, but yeah, please play responsibly

19 plus, physically located in Ontario. Sammy Burns, man, he looks beautiful on the Peter Millar. I'm rocking the

Peter Malar hoodie right now. I'm getting ready to go. I love it. You know what? Give me Rusty Henley, would you? I just took Henley.

I took him. I took Decky and Henley. You want more picks? I just, dude, I could do it out. I can do an hour segment.

I just look, I look at guys and I'm like, all right, give me one more. I'll take Jake Knapp. You can have one more. guy. I love Jake Knapp right now. I love the way he's playing.

Do you know what? I'm going to take a guy that's going to dig down deep and find something that he hasn't had in a long time. Windy Clark. Windham. The Snap Show. Okay. Windham Clark. Don't call him the snap show. He only had a couple episodes. Watch your lockers. Keep your lockers locked down. It wasn't that bizarre when he caved in a locker at U.S. Open. U.S. Open. And someone took picks and ratted him out. Yeah, I know. That was greasy. That was greasy. All right, those, there it is.

We got about 15 guys each, man. We're going to end a winner. We've got to get a winner. Did anyone take Maca Roy? I don't even, did I take Maca Roy? I don't even remember now. I got Maca Roy. I knew I took Maca Roy.

Of course I did. Doogie, figure it out. All right. Canada, U.S. Gold Medal tomorrow. Full breakdown. We cannot wait. We know Canada is playing Finland and the semis on the men's side on Friday. We look forward to that.

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