OverDrive - OverDrive - February 21, 2025 - Hour 3

Episode Date: February 22, 2025

Join Bryan Hayes, Jeff O'Neill and Frank Corrado for Hour 3 on OverDrive! Vegas Golden Knights Head Coach and Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off Assistant Coach Bruce Cassidy joins to discuss winning the tournament with the team, the coaching experience to the roster and the foundation of success. The guys discuss the Yankees altering the facial hair guidelines on the team, they also hand out their best advice in the latest edition of Dear Hayesy-B and Bryan hands out his FanDuel Best Bets.

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K-N-O-W-M-O-R-E.CA. Final hour, overdrive continues. Powered by FanDuel, bringing you everything from the opening line of the final score. Brian Hayes, the O-Dog Jeff O'Neil, Frankie Carrotto, Dear Hayes, he'll be later in the hour. And Bruce Cassidy coming up here in a moment. It was a great night last night canada wins in overtime uh... bars were packed and i saw chris johnston tweaking out that he was speaking with you know someone that owns a a bar restaurant downtown said

the connectivity we haven't seen since the raptors and night team with their the nbf finals like that's how much life was going on with his tournament and rapt Raptors team, 19 time flies, man. Six years ago. We lost two years, man. Like COVID, no one was going out watching games. Well, that's the whole thing. You think about the bars.

I was at one downtown, I think, for 2010, I believe. Get them mixed up, 10 and 14. I can't remember. But some of them you get the bars, some of them you're at home, it's all a little bit different. But I met you at Boston Pizza, it was rocking all throughout the country last night. Mail it in Fridays, brought to you by Boston Pizza, Canada's favorite sports bar. Enjoy a $15 lunch at BP where you get an entree, a side and a drink and you'll get it all in

20 minutes or less. A fast lunch doesn't have to be fast food see you for a $15 fast lunch at your local Boston pizza Yeah, I would have been electric last night tonight Raptors and tomorrow the Leafs and I'm curious what the Leafs are gonna do tomorrow night like I'm sure there'll be ceremonies throughout the league right like individual teams will welcome back their players and Congratulations to Canada and it's like are the Leafs gonna kind of Are they gonna say congrats to Austin and Mitch on a great tournament?

Are they gonna say congrats to Mitch who won the four nations and nothing like There's only one way to do it you announced the winner of the tournament. I think that's what it should be It's not a it's not a charity event, it's not a house league game, Toronto's in Canada. You know how it goes though. I know. It could be exactly what you just said. Welcome back from participating and oh by the way, Mitch won. So Willie's in there too. Hey Willie, good stuff. Oh yeah, because you don't want him to be offended. That's how everyone gets i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i is that would be sad that would i hear what you're saying and i understand the error we live in but the idea of like really be like what why did i get acknowledged for my participation in the final is that i care is to be honest with you i don't think that either but i don't think it's crazy to think it would be

out of the question yeah i think it's you know it's more the matthews angles the awkward one you know because it is role in it last night cap into the team but i think it's mitch seth jarvis will be here tomorrow night congrats you know you're not we're gonna break jacob slaven out and say hey thanks yes i was on real Slaven was so good

I just got to tell you something like that Defensive play that he makes on Crosby where he spins around and gets his backhand on that that is like hockey defense Porn like that's that is completely insane and the back idea slid across Insane like that is top-tier defensive defenseman stuff that not everyone can do. And everyone kept saying it. All the Carolina reporters kept saying it the whole tournament. That guy does that every night, but nobody pays attention to it. Well, him and Faber were probably the best pairing in the tournament.

Faber was a stud too. That pairing was so good good such a lockdown pairing uh... you can pencil that in next year. Dude, last year when we were voting on the awards Michael Russo in Minnesota was very vocal about Brock Faber and he was right man like this guy is unbelievable Connor Bedard had a great year last year very worthy of winning it but you look at this tournament

Bedard's not there and Brock Faber was a beast Like he was awesome. Yeah, really like shut down the best players That's what I don't like about the awards people just get caught up in the sexy name and the sexy name gets it every time Yeah, well exactly. I mean that's Kind of what happened I would say, you know McDavid because you won the game I get it and then McKinnon was the tournament MVP but those are the two best players reigning heart winner you know it worked out well for the NHL and generally speaking that does happen especially with point production rookie of the year but you're

right I mean you you you play the lock or not lock on the American side like on the defense Quinn Hughes is obviously stepping in and playing. I mean, clearly he's going to play. So who are they taking out? McAvoy's a lock, Slavin's a lock, Faber's a lock, Wurenski's a lock. I think Fox- Stop talking about them. They're scaring me again. They're scaring me.

You don't think Fox is a lock? No, I didn't think he had a role. He didn't play well. He didn't. He's been in a kind of a haze all year to be honest with you. He hasn't been Adam Fox. I'm taking Sanderson over him. You're taking Sanderson over him.

I can't see USA doing that. Dude, I'm not far, I'm doing that too. If you want to go over there and everything, just kind of, and I know he's not like an emotional kind of guy and he doesn't freak out, he's not Brady Kachuck, but you can't ho-hum it all the time. There's got to be some kind of dig in in intensity and it's just never there. I get it. He's really slick. He makes plays.

He's patient with the puck and he's got a real calm demeanor about the way he plays a game, but sometimes there's got to be some jam, man, because it's holding him back right now. There's never any jam yeah i'm trying to think of like if he wasn't there and you needed an american right-handed defenseman like seth jones is american uh... nil pionk is american

like there's there's options like that it's not like he's a lot to be there because there's not anyone that can jump over that's a big drop off considering his reputation the year and a half ago two years ago but he wanted norris right here at the the year where all this the divisions were sponsored you're like i was in the discover card division right and it was a bit different i get it was in the bubble and all that but still let me know was a time when he was the guy that the next wave of american defenseman

uh... anyway you know they were on the wrong side of it last night and you know, I'll bet you Bruce Cassidy What a scene for him like going back into Boston Obviously, he's got a long history there and representing his country on the bench John Cooper and you get a win like that in overtime And now you got to get right back at it and your team in Vegas is waiting for you And it's like we got a stretch run here. All right, we're going to Stanley Cup playoffs. We got to get right back at it and your team in Vegas is waiting for you and it's like we got a stretch run here. We're going to Stanley Cup playoffs. We got to get ready for this. I'm sure it's been a whirlwind and we really appreciate him finding some time. Here he is, the head coach of the Vegas School Knights, big part of the coaching staff with Team Canada at Four Nations. Here's Bruce Cassidy. Where's your head at right

now? Bruce, do you have any idea where you are in the world or what? Oh, yeah. We just landed in Vegas, so heading home. We were on the road for eight days before, and we went right from Boston to Montreal. That's where we spent the week. So my son's 14. He probably has a mustache now. I get home on it too. Bruce, what did you make of last night? And what did you make of the overall pace of play?

Everybody – and it's tough to compare errors, but everyone was talking about the incredible pace of it and it's the best hockey they've ever seen. What did you just make of the overall hockey itself that you just witnessed throughout the 10 days? It's what happens when elite, talented know, talented players check well, right? There's just no room out there. You barely had time to get your head up, receive a pass, make a play. So when guys did make a play, really appreciate it, right, at such a high rate of speed when

guys are trying to close on them. So that was the first thing you noticed. Just not much room out there. Last night the ice looked a little softer than maybe Montreal and also what was going on so the puck was bouncing a little more so that even added to the difficulties of it. And the physicality and it's funny before the tournament you weren't sure, right? Probably everyone's wondering how hard are they going to play and I think the players knew that this was going to be game on and that's certainly how it was.

It was great. Bruce, what was it like having all these great leaders in one dressing room? You always hear the term lead by example and sometimes with your club team it's a couple, one or two guys that do it. These are all the best of those guys, Crosby, McDavid, McKinnon, all in the same dressing room. What was it like to see that up close and personal? I'll tell you, they're relatively quiet guys in terms of, you know, I've had Brad Marsham,

right? He never stops. He talks the whole time, but a lot of those other guys you've mentioned are quiet and they do, certainly will speak up, but they're more interactive with each other if they're on the same line, talking about face-off plays or power play breakouts, whatever it is. So you learn a little bit about the personality. Even the Tampa guys, they've all won Sorelle points, but even haggled it, but they're quiet as well. So it was a little more quiet of a dressing room.

Our guy, Mark Stone's very quiet than maybe I expected, which is fine, it worked out there they're quite confident that just that's one thing i noticed right away they did more other interacting uh... kind of just going over things with each other uh... in that manner well with that mind when you consider what happened on saturday those three fights in nine seconds you know hago you said quite said that it is is

notoriously quiet like he scares people You know And he's out there fighting. I don't know about Yeah, but like I guess I don't have you ever seen anything like that I don't think anyone ever had like was there an understanding that was coming like what were you thinking with those fights? Well, I was I was shocked myself. So I I don't I think our guys just responded in the moment you might you know As far as I know um, I think our guys just responded in the moment. You might, you know, as far as I know, I mean, Hagel, Kachuk, they Tampa, Florida, right? They've had playoff series. So I don't know if there's something there

a previous history, no idea. And then I think, you know, Brady was kind of looking around and all right, here we go. And then the last one, I think, you know, Miller kind of went to the net. That's the way it's going to, I think, I was just talking and I didn't see it coming and it sure set the tone for the game and, uh, and maybe the whole

tournament after that, right. That this was for real. So, uh, I thought it was great. Um, you know, no one hurt in those, in those, those tilts. So everyone came out of it all right off and went and played hockey after that. It was pretty good hockey. Bruce, 82 game season, you're constantly looking to tinker and get guys going, and you've got

to be hard on some guys, and you've got to look at line combinations. How much did the coaching staff as a group, after every game, chat, or was it just about little things with the amount of talent that was there for Canada? No, no, I think Coop, he was always looking for input on the lines and I think the deep pairs stayed a little more consistent because Taze Makara played together so long and then kinda had every game seemed like one guy was

was in or out so you're just subbing in or out because Kale got sick and the deal got hurt and then mo got sick at the end so but the forward lines there's more discussion on chemistry because let's face it you don't have a lot of time to build it well and you know you talk about the pairs oh sorry Bruce I thought your your phone may have cut out there. No, sorry if it did. I'm in the car. The forward group talked about more. I think it was sometimes to do with right sticks.

They had a lot of right sticks, so someone's going to have to play the left wing that's typically up in the lineup like a Mark Stone. Braden Point gets moved up from center to wing. So there's a little bit of that who fits with who. Mitch ended up on left wing. We saw second half of the game last night with McDavid. So there was a little bit of that we discussed. And Coop has to make that call on the bench and obviously he made a lot of right ones. Did you go into this tournament thinking that things would run a little more smoothly and what I mean by that is you, you have a game where McCarr is sick, so now you

have to make some adjustments. Josh Morrissey doesn't play last night, you're making adjustments. Did you kind of think it would just be, you know, a little more set in stone? And how did you guys handle these obstacles that came your way? Yeah, well, yes, I assumed it would be. And there was even a travel day with the weather. We had to get out early before the after the American the clock came but I got thrown out of wax or get in at 530 in the morning so

there was a little more than I was thought Theodore, fortunately for us in the in the nights, I think it was right away in game one, so you're juggling five defensemen, Kale's not at his best because yeah, there was a lot of that going on for us. We figured we'd have discussions on maybe should, I think Bennett sat out the first game, would he go in the second? Things like that we anticipated, but but no not kind of some curveballs So that's a good job handling it with Bruce Cassidy of team Canada head coach the Vegas Golden Knights

We'll get you out of here with a question We've been kind of collectively wondering and asking like the transition We've wondered about from a player's perspective because it's go time tomorrow night You guys are at home against Vancouver and we're into late Feb. Like the playoffs are right around the corner. So as a coach, you're flying back, you just got home. How do you handle the next 24 hours preparing to get back into NHL action? Yeah, well, I mean, we had our practices this week. John Stevens ran, so the guys should have their legs that are here.

But the tough part is, you know, Jack Ico played a lot of minutes Noah Hanifin, Mark Stone give them a break at some point just as much mentally as anything maybe look at our schedule in the next week I think we're Saturday, Monday, Thursday something so maybe after the Monday game so that's something we have to discuss I think teams that had multiple players like Colorado might have to look at that too but I don't have a great answer for that the something we have to discuss. I think teams that had multiple players, like Colorado, might have to look at that too. But I don't have a great answer for that. The players are going to have to give us some feedback. And then also with roster limitations, right?

You can't just, you know, park four or five guys and ice a lineup with today's salary cap. So that's something else you've got to think about. But at some point they need a break, that's for sure. So when are we going to get it to those players I don't know yet, that's something we have to go through with them and and Do its best for the team but also allow them to sort of step away I think for a little bit so that's how we're gonna handle it absolutely Great catching up with you Bruce whirlwind 24 hours really appreciate you doing this best of luck tomorrow night down the stretch

Okay, thanks for having me fellas. Take care. You got it, Bruce Cassidy of Team Canada. Head coach of the Golden Knights. Interesting answer there that, you know, he's pretty blunt. Like, you know, now they've, they got a pretty, they're in a pretty good spot in the Pacific. Yeah, not every team's like that though. And not every team above the coach probably thinks like that too. There's probably ownership. There's probably a GM that's like, we pay you, you better be ready to play and don't think about asking for any time off. Craig Barube kind of had a laughing answer. He's like, well, who else is going to play?

Yeah, exactly. And what he says about the cap is the best point. You can't just say four guys aren't playing. Like the NHL is not going to allow that. You got to ice a lineup. And like Vegas, again, was stoned. Theodore's banged up and hurt. He had to leave. Is that like rest of the season hurt his hand or whatever that is? It was in like a little bit of a wrist sling or cast. I don't know if it's rest of the season.

I don't know if that's the case either. But Eichel was playing top line minutes effectively. Him and Matthews with the top two centers uh... eight hill was there didn't play but i would you know presume he's probably a hundred percent will probably start tomorrow night kevin lanken and will play for vancouver's got himself a five-year deal

five-year deal with that no trade clause the first two years i believe and then a fifteen team no trade the rest of the way which didn't they just pick that guy up off the scrap heap at the beginning of the season They signed him in September for less than a million dollars because Demko they weren't sure If he was gonna be available and she loves they didn't trust them yet And they were right to not trust them because she loves went in the net early in the year And he couldn't stop the puck and this Lankan in save the season if it wasn't for Lankenen, they would not be anywhere near a playoff spot.

So and you know what? All these other goalies, Blackwood signed. He got his deal. Logan Thompson got his deal. This is market value for what this guy is for them. Well, and he can thank Demko. And that's the amazing thing that Demko is just, they have no faith in him. They're going on a five game road trip, and he's not going on the trip

Yeah, they have no faith. You can't have any faith in the guy that he's gonna play and It's crushing but Kevin Lankening took full opportunity and obviously the Canucks with this action would suggest to me They have no faith that Demko is gonna play well do it Demko gets back and starts playing after this one, which is 15 days from now, and something happens again. I always wonder, when do you get to the point where this is game over? It's like, sorry man, like we, what are we gonna do with you?

What if it's one of those things for Demko where this is just a lost year, and he'll try and play as much as he can, and then he'll hopefully have a good summer and fire back up next year like this year seems like a write-off well i can't wait to see this guy on a lot of what he's going to what's done he's gonna call it all mark out there team sweden team sweden's like you're getting ready to go against the u s right before the

game on that feeling while go ahead and you play it's like that he didn't play for ottawa and then they they've been rolling had to be there at the four nations Yeah, didn't play a game for Ottawa for for three months. Yeah, whatever the hell a lot of games weeks And then he gets thrown in cold because lankan and I believe got pulled right got Gustafson Augustus and got pulled. That's right. Marksman was sir Gustafson got pulled and Augustus and Augustus again pull that's right action was sir Gustafson got pulled and All of a sudden all marks in there and you're like this guy has a plate in six weeks So then he gets a chance and then the last game he's like

I gotta think of Ottawa. I gotta think of the sense here I gotta put team first dude that guy is starting to really drive me nuts If he's been if he's been the best in the winter and a solid competitor and goaltender for the Ottawa Senators, they're not even worried about making the play. I'm convinced of that. If that guy was in the net doing his thing on a nightly basis, he's been ninja dust for two months. They've already been through it with Matt Murray and then with Corpo Salo and they bring

this guy in, they think they've got the right players. Start playing and do your job. Yeah, well, especially without Norris and Pinto like not having those two guys That's a go in there and steal some games cuz you owe it to them Well and look at Brady Kachuck man the way he was playing what you know He's he's got it. He's sitting out there saying biggest game of my life biggest game of his career Imagine that Hayes think about that like if you're pulling the pin like that or whatever the hell he's doing looking at Brady Kachuk with how intense that guy is and how bad he wants to win and play I wouldn't be able to look I don't know How he'd be able to look Brady in the face

Listen man, I I hope I hope they find a way to get in and I hope Kachuk continues to get those opportunities Because he is a throwback man to the first round of the playoffs with Brady Kachuk continues to get those opportunities because he is a throwback man. Dude, first round of the playoffs with Brady Kachuk. You know the way the first round is. It's just like all systems go. Guys are flying through the boards head first, blocking a million shots. He was made for that. And we got to see it in this entire tournament and he did it all. He brought it all to the table, whether it was the fighting, whether it was the hitting,

whether it was hitting the right type of player for Team Canada, making sure you're going after McCarr, making it hard for him, and then scoring big goals. He was built for hockey, and I think going back to Ottawa now, not that it wasn't credible from him before because he's a captain and he's a leader there, but now it's like he saw that You know that's different than what he has seen playing for Ottawa his entire career where it's just like Frustrating night we lose again. We missed the playoffs. We'll try again next year He just got to see what it's like to be around the best to be the best and his profile in the US Blew up over two weeks

and his profile of the u.s. blue up over two weeks it blew up and that's another element like all the way you gotta you gotta get up you gotta get it he's got help was the braves got a big edges show up and say i'll be there come game one he's got a personal top yeah but

you know those could chuck brothers in terms of their profile the last two weeks skyrocketed down the u.s. became the face of american hockey effectively you know it seems like it like that's where people were when they're jumping on board this is amazing this is the two fights was the two of them you know well as much as matthews is is the best american player which i think you know a lot of people would would admit because of the personality That those guys have they kind of become the poster boy for it They're they're like larger than life when it comes to who's representing USA hockey. Yeah, and that's not gonna stop I mean those guys will clearly be a huge part of it next year

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And you'll get it all in 20 minutes or less. A fast lunch doesn't have to be fast food. See you for a $15 fast lunch at your local Boston Pizza. Fastbets still to come. A little bit later in the hour, we'll get to Dear Hasey B in a moment. I'm guessing someone went to maybe Hal Steinbrenner and said, hey, dear Steinbrenner, we gotta get the facial hair going here with the Yankees. And it speaks to the significance of that team and that brand that this is even a story.

And we're talking about the fact that guys are gonna have beards and mustaches you know playing for the yankies but uh... it's coming back isn't it crazy that lou lamorello's rule has like outlived the yankies no beard rule like isn't the yankies it started with the yankies did it not? yeah george steinbrenner brought it in i think in like seventy six or something like that and we just live in a day and age where it's like just go to

hell not shaving my beard i'm not cut my hair right exactly and you're right to lou worked with the yankies and picked it up and said i'm applying it to my teams and it's still applies for the islanders but it doesn't anymore for the yankies uh... which is kind of strange but uh... doesn't anymore for the Yankees, which is kind of strange. But yeah, it's a new era, new era down there in New York. Yeah, it's a good decision by the Yankees. Like, I don't know, you just can look the way,

you look however you want. Like, go out and play hard and it's for the logo on the jersey, you want a beard, have a beard. Like, I just, I thought that's been ridiculous for years. It kind of, yeah, I mean, listen, there's a part of it that is a throwback and it's... Hey, it does look classy. Everyone's got a nice haircut. Everyone's clean shaven, but let's be serious, man.

It's not feasible. It's not necessary. The reason the Yankees are who they are is because of the talent and the history and the city they're in. The logo. Yeah, exactly. That's just the way it's going to do it. It used to stress me out. Like when Lou was in Toronto, if you had like two days growth

on your face and you're like, am I going to run into this guy? And is he going to say something? Or do I have to like make sure I sneak into the washroom first thing in the morning, get a shave on and then start my day? Like these are the stupid things that you think of when that rule is in place. Crazy. Ridiculous. It's like private school. You're worried the vice principal is going to catch you.

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and you get it all in 20 minutes or less. A fast lunch doesn't have to be a fast food. See you for a $15 fast lunch at your local Boston pizza. You guys know the deal, man. We help people and we talk about serious problemos. Ready to rock, Frankie? Yup. Here we go. Dear Hazy B, me and some buddies took in the Four Nations face-off in Montreal and visited one of the legendary establishments after one of the games. When we entered, when we entered we saw

one of our golf buddies dads inside and he was going full Frank the Tank in a back room. Not just having a good time but he was taking it to the next level, if you know what I mean. If he was coming our way we would turn our faces to avoid him so he didn't see us as that would be a brutal sight is this something we bring up to our buddy or do we keep it in the vault and don't bring it up again I think it's vault and you throw away the key personal dude i don't know man it's a weird one because like that's a that's a nightmare you put into someone that's not in your

bubble you know i mean that it's it's like you know how horrifying is it if you're like the only time you have an interaction with the guy is anyone to play nine fifteen on wednesday yeah sure a great shot great part in you see his dad hanging off the ceiling at a peeler joint in Montreal Yeah, it's very off-putting and very unsettling and that that's my point is I just I think you leave it at that The fact that your reaction was we got a turn so we don't see this guy is giving you the answer Yeah, now I will say, and this is a ruthless, ruthless shark-like mentality. If you're in a match with that guy and you're two down on 13T, I might bring it up.

That's too greasy. I might bring it up if there's money on the line. What are you? Don Johnson in the movie? what's like what was the character he played? Who in the golf movie tin cup? Oh, yeah? Yeah, what was that? We hit the ball down the concrete like down the road to mess with tin cup. Yeah Yeah, it's like you're shooter McGavin your tin your it's got us and greasy But it is something in the back pocket that is gutless and you would never do that I know you you're way too good of a person you would probably This this has to stay in the vault

It's just kind of becomes your dirty little secret and every time you see this guy It's like you'll have a little chuckle inside and it's not nice But at the end of the day It's just it just becomes a dirty little secret that you and your buddies know about and he doesn't know about well And again if it was a scenario where the, he was just in there with other guys and then he left, you might reference it because then it may come up and the dad would be like, oh yeah, he saw me in there. The thing is, you can't just say, hey, I saw your dad there because then if he goes to

the dad, the dad's like, what did he see when I was there? Did he see nosebeers and other things making it rain everywhere That's off the charts. That's something nobody wants to be a part of I think what you got to do is I Think you go through the directory and maybe the old man's a member at the club, too Let him live his life. No, I know. What does he care? But you just put in a call and say, look man, you were out of your mind at Wanda's and we saw you. I'm serious.

Like, wouldn't that, you're doing the guy a favor saying you were out of your mind and you were doing egregious things and me and some guys from the club put eyes on you and we didn't want to say anything but we we got, we wanted to let you know. Yeah. Okay. Because if you don't do that, there's somebody else in the group that might just do something horrendous. Like do something in public, like saying, Hey Bill, saw you crushed in Montreal doing

all that nonsense. Like what was up with that? Yeah. Keep it simple or vault You don't go to the other guy. It's that that easy. All right. What else do we have? Dear hazy B I was at home last night watching Canada's victory against the USA and I saw a text message pop up on my wife's phone And it was from a Brianna McSteven Who she's never mentioned anything about

a work bestie i did not look at the message but i feel that this has all the makings to be one of those undercover fake names i don't feel good about it and it's becoming pretty fishy around here how should i proceed with this interesting i mean bri Brianna McSteven pops up as I got work I got the answer for you go ahead the answer right now you have to be upfront and direct but at the same time gentle about it so you're

gonna have a conversation where you just finished dinner and you say listen I didn't mean to see anything I don't snoop around but I saw this name pop up on your phone you've never mentioned this person before who is she you know just made me a little uneasy and you gotta approach it that way because anyway around the line telling you that name is just like it's a piano is a prying on a mix and that doesn't sound like a real name do that you know what your name here how do you need to call you just just say, file that name, please.

Yeah, that's a weird one. Or what you do is, if it is someone from work, truly, you type in a LinkedIn search with that name and see if that pops up. You got to go LinkedIn premium. Now you're starting to search and you're trying to find, and then if you find, then it's all good. But I think the best policy is just to come clean come clean with it I mean that's the thing about the bubbles right like the message bubbles that pop up

There's been a lot of people that have been burned. I'm sure you know the last 15 years with a pop-up on a phone like how many people got burned with like the iCloud where like they were on the road or Some nonsense and the i've had was back home going to be a big yes a little bit of their document a story for that like the cat like you know i don't know if it was a man or a woman whatever but it's like that you're missing the biggest take down of all the search history

well well yes mean searches that that brings very incriminating charges It could put you in a very tough spot with almost anybody But yeah, I think you just you know come clean just what's going on Who is that person and if you get a cool answer move on with your life who cares? It's all good Yeah, all good. That's probably nothing

My dad is 62. I'm 35 and my two brothers are 32 and 30 My dad is taking us to the Leafs Canes game tomorrow night for the first time in our life We have been separately as adults but never taken us as a family We're small town guys from southwestern, Ontario And we would love to have beers before and after the game in a location that is fitting for non-Toronto type guys. That's what my dad won't be uncomfortable in.

What is our best game plan for the night? Additionally, I don't know why he felt the need to add this, I'm 6'1 and my two younger brothers are 6' in 6 5 both 250 bills and plus so somewhere that 8 to 10 beers won't break the bank is preferred Thanks, brother listen Boston pizza on front is the first thing that comes to mind because Boston pizza You know, it's probably wherever your hometown is. There's one of them you go down there. There'll be a million Lee fans It's a five-minute walk to the rink, dude Why don't we get them set up tomorrow night doogie dial up it do that be down there, too

Doogie's on the prowl down there in front and around the rink and you know, do you maybe he's already got plans? I don't know me. Maybe do he's got Briana McSteven's on you know, that's a fake name, man I'm sorry, it's great like fake handle it does that is concerned guys just said everything's okay with that No, I don't know. I'm trying to be nice. I mean honest. I think you're a trouble, dude I think that's the truth is that's there but It almost to is it almost too fake like why wouldn't she just put like Stacey Adams? Yeah, it is but maybe she's overthinking it She's like if I do that, he's gonna think that can't be real. It's too obvious of a name and then they start You know you get into this weird place. I don't know

You'll be asked for the you'll be in a pickle if you call in a hot like in a huff and you're like Who is this and she goes it's Brianna Mcsteven. Yeah, well then exactly. It's like what's your problem? Why now you don't trust and that's all i say and go to a very careful all that but as for these guys it's awesome before the margolian which should be a fun game but that i mean i can't give you any other spots in that are so many great spots downtown and afterwards also for the crowds because there's crowds it's

amazing to watch it's cold here obviously there's a lot of snow we're used to that you're from ontario people come porn out of that building every place is full within like twenty minutes and it's you know there's a million options you'll find out you probably not hit king was not hit new yorkville

find just a nice little pop started boston pizza before the game go wherever after you guys have a great time Yeah, great time. Yeah That's it's sound advice. Okay. All right. What else I got nothing. You gotta go to BP. All good Do we have any more? I've got one more pulling up here that I want to see what doogie has concocted dear Hazy be my two buddies and I are driving six hours to Ottawa for the weekend to have a golf sim booked Saturday One insists on bringing his clubs just for this we're in a tiny Suv and he wants to lug them across the province is this guy out of his mind or is it just me? No, it's just you man. I I have such great appreciation for this because I'm sorry

You're dead wrong on this one man. You gotta play your own clubs. You gotta play your clubs So you get to lug your clubs and everyone else has to like not bring stuff. They can bring their clubs You'll find room for everyone. You're fine. What's wrong with this hazy a lot less like a lot more spacious You bring the q i thirty five the other made sand wedges a new p seven ninety seven iron four iron in a diary and that's all you'd like you don't need the full bag what's that's what i'm a bit true if you're playing a city you'd you'd not to read a situation where like is it the five or the sex like you'd probably can

cut down your bag but that that's a great point but let's say you're one of the lucky guys these New p7 90s looks so phenomenal by tailor-made if you have them You're dying to hit them in the sim like because we're still two months away from playing all right bring the whole bag then and that's My that's my big like I'd be sitting here being like I want to bring my seven wood I'm gonna check it test that here's what You bring a grocery bag with your clothes nice and compact, you don't take up any space and everyone brings the clubs and you tee it. Exactly.

Or one pair of underwear, a pants and a shirt. But you have to have your clubs stacked from the driver all the way to the sixth degree. This is what you do. You put some clothes in the golf bag. Exactly. what you do. You put some clothes in the golf bag. Because you know you have the big zipper down the side, underwear, socks, all that kind of stuff goes in there. You need a little knapsack. You can keep that on your lap. It's your only bag.

Only bag is a golf bag, the travel bag. You kill two birds with one stone. Because if you go to, you might play Augusta or you could play Riviera, you could be my play play Augusta you could play, you know Riviera you could be playing like Pine Valley who knows what you're playing you do not want to be handed Clubs that just don't you know don't have grips or what are you doing? And you got to have your clubs Fully support that behavior. It's crazy. It's lunatic behavior, but I would share it. I guess I think you guys would both have good knowledge on this one one quick one day we're done what do you hear hazy be i'm planning a bachelor party on mitford

may two four weekend in cancun seven guys have agreed to go and we wanted to be we wanted to be booked by february fifteenth when it came time to book it one guy stop me and said he still needs to book it off work do we book said he still needs to book it off work do we book without them or continue to wait i think you just say bud you're out like if you can be a last minute addition but

we're booking this thing we're not waiting around for you yeah i think you got it listening there's gotta be a drop dead date for something like this like there's a lot of people's lives are involved there's a lot of different moving balls in the air If you have a drop dead date, that's what it's got to be And if he hasn't cleared it what he's really telling you is he's not sure he wants to go That's what he's saying is like I don't and go or can go exactly. It's one of the other I'm not sure I want to or if I can I'll have to let you know and That's fine. Maybe he jumps on and that would be great

There's nothing better than that the guy who comes pouring in late when you weren't expecting them the best Everyone's had that the road trips or the guy shows up out of nowhere. It's amazing But you the guys who are prepared we're talking can't coon here. It's a big trip big expense You gotta lock it in the translation of that is I ran this by my wife and she said and no way in hell Are you going on that golf trip or possibly why aren't you going to Sarasota pal well I'm gonna go to Cancun he he hasn't found the right time to massage it in and is waiting for like a good day hasn't had a good day in a long time to bring it up and he's just

trying to kick it down the road but I think you're right the only order of operation here is say we are booking by next Monday and whoever's in is in everyone else you're welcome to come you just got to make your own arrangements absolutely you know where we're gonna be and we'd love to have you that's sound advice can't cool no like does it need to be in Cancun that can't cool I do not's a need to be in can't cool and i can't do it i do not no one thinks golf in no they've ever been of course down there like it's like i think of senior fraud exactly five in the morning bubble calling us with that's where edge you know like that's

i don't i'm not buying that golf is involved at all quite frankly all right there you go to hazy B here to help people I think we've accomplished that and that's I just like little side note. I typed in Brianna Mcsteven's on LinkedIn Real person I didn't get one match I got like Brianna all these other Brianna names McLaughlin Whatever. I never met a McStevens. Never either.

Son of Stevens? Did that name reeks of a fake name? I've never heard of it. That's a coffee after dinner and then like, hey, put that on speaker and call up old Brianna McSteven and let's see what he has to say. Hey, why is Domino's Pizza text you at 1130 at night some nights honey great question great great question All right best bets coming up We'll put a cap on what's been a pretty wild week and certainly a great afternoon

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Sportsbook app, please play responsibly 19 plus Physically located in Ontario you think they're gonna like relegate or like tell one nation to beat it if they stink like the Finns do they get told to beat it? I doubt it. Isn't it a one-time thing? Yeah it's a one-time thing because the World Cup they have said that there's going to be more teams. Eight. They want eight teams in that. So if that's the case they're predicting that Russiaussia will be back by twenty twenty eight is it i think that's their argue they have to be believing that that russia will be back in the fall by that point uh...

so you have the four russia you got to have to have gas check is going to be in their slow back to back here possibly and then i don't i don't know we could be missing a nation at this point but yeah, you got to fill it out man. That has potential to be great, the World Cup. If you do it every four years, NHL rules, NHL time zone, NHL buildings, it could be great.

It'll be interesting though when you get these teams filled out with guys from Europe who are now playing NHL rules and you're stopping European seasons halfway through, they don't do that. The men's world is a big deal for those countries, not for us because playoffs are going. They got to find a way to make that work with the double IHF. How old is McJeezus? How many Olympics does he got in him? This one plus another one? 27, I believe, believe right or turning 27 so he's he's got two more where it's prime time

Like two more prime time and then I would say a third one where he's like where Sid is now Yeah, you know, so he's probably got three two where he's the man and So he's 28. So he'll be Yeah, 20 maybe 29 33 37 Yeah, basically like said like that's probably what we're talking about the next two where he's rocking the third one where he's the ceremonial Leader who still got something left. Yeah That's crazy. He should have had two already

That's what is you know, you try to look past it because it's over now, but it does suck Then it's been a decade Since we had something like this. Yeah, that's not out the players all said that yeah exactly. It's a joke It's it is it's embarrassing in retrospect, but like Kovac facted into an extent They were remember they were gonna maybe go to the Olympics in 22 I think it was yeah, and they just could cost them that yeah that they just couldn't or Kovac did Kovac did And they just could cost them that. Yeah, they just couldn't or COVID did COVID did. All right, Raptors in action tonight, Miami in town and then leaves Carolina tomorrow. I am curious to see what it looks like the NHL resuming. Because there was just an incredible

two weeks full credit to the NHL, the PA, all the players, like it was really, really memorable. We're not going to forget it. They did a good job. I good job. I wonder, you know, in a few weeks time what we're gonna be talking about post-tournament. Are guys gonna be too banged up? Did guys come back and all of a sudden they're playing light years ahead of everyone else because you know they're playing at such a high level and are there guys that played this and then they fall off or is there guys that played this and then they springboarded into something

you know big. Like do do the guys I look at Detroit does Larkin and Raymond come back and light the world on fire and Detroit makes the playoffs because both those guys were Unreal for their yeah trees great question Detroit needs it if you're Todd McClellan, that's what you're picking on man Yeah, that is for sure All right, good stuff great stuff. Thank you, Frankie. I always appreciate you doing guys. As always, thanks to everyone behind the scenes for helping out. We appreciate it. Everyone for tuning in today. TV, radio, podcast web. We appreciate that. We're out of here. Enjoy your evenings. Enjoy your weekends. We're back Monday at.

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