OverDrive - OverDrive - June 10, 2025 - Hour 1

Episode Date: June 10, 2025

Join Bryan Hayes, Jeff O'Neill and Jamie McLennan for Hour 1 on OverDrive! The guys discuss the Panthers' dominant win in Game 3 against the Oilers, what went wrong for Edmonton, the brawls throughout the game, Sam Bennett's statement performances and Aaron Ekblad's level among the league's defensemen. Montreal Canadiens Defenseman Lane Hutson joins to discuss capturing the Calder Trophy, his notable opening season and the team's progression in Montreal and O-Dog lists the top playoff performers in the last decade in the OverDrive Hut.

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Jamie Noodles, McLennan. What's going on? What's going on? Great to see you too and I'd like, I'm very happy to announce that I have a friendship I didn't even know existed that I just found out about 20 minutes ago. I'd like to share it with you quickly. Yes, what do you got? Lady at the convenience store, we've never said more than there's a language barrier. So it's hello Good afternoon. Good evening. Thank you very much. I'll see you next time That's it. Very cordial very nice today Dead in the face when I paid and she goes

You need to get back to the gym. I Go Wow You need to get back to the gym. I go, what? Wow. Wow. And I go, what are you talking about? She goes, you're growing again. And I said, no. This is the kicker.

By the way, this is the first ever interaction other than small talk. I go, do you notice it in my face? She goes, no, your whole body. Uh oh. Wow. Oh no, that is a true Samaritan though, a good Samaritan. That's a good person, that's a saint.

And I haven't, I didn't pick up on that. Like I've seen you a lot lately. I have not picked up on any slippage. I know, I know. And it would, then she followed it up with Just telling you as a friend and I I literally look back like this and I was I wanted to say to her Oh, so what were friends now? Yes Well, she's looking out for it now

Have you been sneaking the sour keys back into the rotation? Oh you idiot because that would Because she can sniff that out. If I went in there and said give me the tongs and the ziplock she would be like I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it. Good for her. Well she's looking out for you but that was my follow up question exactly where you went Hayes.

Is she seeing something that we don't see as far as the purchasing habits? No. The purchasing habits. It was out of the blue we hardly ever talk we never talk it's just a simple hi thank you for this and that's it and today she came with the heat and she was like cut it out back at the gym and I was like okay now you gonna listen to her or you just gonna you know I go to the gym every day. All right.

So then she doesn't know what she's talking about. I know. It must have been a shirt. Like, I had this weird shirt. I don't know. An angle. Maybe she's just having a day, but I didn't know that we were on the level. But the thing is, do I have a green light to go back at her if I see something a little

off? I don't think so. Although you are the customer. The customer's always right. So I do think you, I guess the door is open. The door is open, but I like that she's looking out for you. She's like your sour key sponsor, right? Like if she sees you slipping. The sour key sponsor.

She's gonna make you go to a meeting or something and get everything back on the right path. That was the bottom of the barrel walking in there and Her presenting the tongs in the ziploc right above without commentary without any acknowledgement Just like area go fat ass just get in there and get out if there was a support group For sour keys and stuff like would you have been in the circle and had to stand up and say, I would go in every night at 9 o'clock and she would hand me the tongs? Noodles, I would have to stand up and say, my name is Jeff and I have a problem. My name is Jeff and I bury 19 to 23 extra large sour keys a night.

And I do it watching sports. Who had that smile on my face? Yeah. Couldn't have been happier and I would not let up. I was like every night, it was just night, because that's how many fit in the Ziploc, 19 to 23. And I would mangle them nightly. I would just love to see your paws right in there

with those tongs like a Basically a surgeon. You're a sour key surgeon man like fit in the 23rd one You know that game operation where you got to just fit like I was the Gretzky of that game with those tongs I And the thing is when you get to be a monster, you got a science of how many digs. It's like three or four different digs and you know, a six pack goes in a six and then another. I know exactly what you mean.

You're like good to go. Yeah. And like even though I'm sure they all taste the same, sometimes there's different colors. Yeah. All the flavors. You get a little bit of a different sugar rush on your tongue and you're like, heaven! Yep. All right, well we're not doing that.

We're not going to bring this back into the fold. I like that she's looking after you. That's great. I thought she was going to start talking about that hockey game last night. So that's it. Panthers and five, we're done. Because that was an ass-kicking last night. Well what would you have said if you walked in there and she said well

The oilers are screwed now. They're pretty much done. What would your reaction here's now here this I will admit before I give you my take on that That it is jaded it is subjective it is through the lens of someone in the city of Toronto that happened to be in the building for game five and game seven of the Maple Leafs Panthers series. The fact that it finished 6-1 has a bad vibe for me. That's not just some ordinary coincidental number if you will recall and if you will indulge game 5 6 1 ass kicking for over the leaves game 7 6 1 ass kicking for over the leaves they like to beat the

pants off you 6 1 that's what like I'll tell you Edmonton was just as bad as the Leafs were in game 5 and game 7 last night I thought McDavid and Drysell that's was just as bad as the Leafs were in game five and game seven last night. I thought McDavid and Drysell, that's as bad as they can play. I remember going on SportsCenter saying Matthews and Marner, that's as bad as they can play. I thought the two of them were horrible last night. Okay. I didn't even notice them last night. Is that put you in a position where there's a common denominator here and the Florida Panthers?

No, no, no. Does that mean that that's what they know okay well I what I know you can't sit there as a Leaf fan today and go you know what well that's it well that's not that's not what I'm saying and that's not what I'm saying and the Oilers deserve the benefit of doubt they'll get back into it I have no doubt they'll respond I'm not convinced they'll win game four and I'm no longer convinced they're going to win the series I'm not convinced of that I will say I have changed my tune on that and that's because of Florida. Yes. I'm just saying like this Panthers team Like they are so good and Paul Maurice said it before this series

He's been coaching in the league for 30 years and he said with all due respect to all of my other teams this is the best one this is the best team and They just find a way to snatch souls man They snatched them in Tampa and Toronto and Carolina and they did it to Edmonton last night now. They're in the driver's seat Yeah, they I mean they dominated in every facet and you know what like that was the one time The Oilers looked not like a veteran team. The Panthers got underneath their skin and then they unraveled. To me, veteran teams are the ones that agitate, not retaliate.

Florida did that. It starts a minute in. Honest to God, you're... It's Mark Shan, of course. I don't know. Mark Shan. But he's on a heater, man. The guys are unbelievable.

Him and Bennett are just putting a clinic on. But the one thing I would say is Edmonton to a man stunk. It wasn't like, okay, yeah, the goalie was no good and maybe three defensemen. There wasn't one guy on that team that had a decent game. I mean, Corey Perry scores a goal, great. But outside of that, I didn't think, I thought Florida just dominated right from the start to the finish. And it was idiotic play from, you know, bad, bad penalties in the offensive zone. It was, you know, poor decisions with the puck, couldn't get a save, couldn't get

going. It was all trash. It was just everything. It was trash. And by the way, Hays, you mentioned Paul Maurice. Unbelievable seed planting. And if you can't sniff out that seed planting, like to say that of all the teams, that's just letting the Oilers know that we're even better than last year. That's the only reason that they, do you think he wants to pump his team's tires? That was trying to just toss out a little nugget to the Oilers.

You thought we were good last year. We're even better this year. And I love this one. He said, I would imagine the next game would be more like game one and two. Oh really? You don't think that you're going to go in there tomorrow night or Thursday night and beat the hell out of them again and try to clog things up? That was the biggest joke comment I've ever heard. Well, I think the next game is gonna be more like game No, it is a ball trumpet. I'll trump it because this again I get it I'm come I'm from Toronto and I'm coming through a lens of the Maple Leafs Do you remember what he said the day after that game five the buckle? It's close. Oh, yeah

Oh, I thought the Leafs played actually really well the score like this guy is playing the same game Only it's against the Oilers now again the Oilers deserve the benefit of the doubt because of the two guys in particular I love McDavid's comments after the game, you know They didn't sugarcoat anything and he's like we haven't had our best but it's coming and I like that I like that attitude in that approach and you've got to have that attitude that approach and those two in particular but also other guys like perry you know newton hopkins is banged up now you wonder what you get hyman's not coming through that door

like these are all stories now that you kind of worry about a little bit moving forward but the others they have resolved you know they they show up they did last year they. They're down 0 3 and they storm back into game 7. They're not gonna quit They'll respond. They'll be better But will it be enough? That's that's the question. That's the biggest chat really be enough I I think you come back and it's easy to go one goalie out play the other and that's the truth I mean, I thought Bobrovsky was really good early on and then,

you know, the Oilers had nothing the rest of the game pretty much. But Bobrovsky was dialed in and, you know, you need an extra save when your team is out to lunch. You need an extra play, a quality. And, you know, McDavid and Dry Settle, they were awful last night. They've only been held pointless in three out of 19 games. So it's probably Expect game four. They'll be better, you know, but Florida is gonna be better, too I think the challenge is is how do you adjust? Do you have the resolve to come back and make this a 2-2 series and you know, Edmonton should be afforded that opportunity You think it's more to win noodles Must win game four for the Oros?

Well, it's damn near. I mean, it's damn near. Yeah. Like, three-one, that means you've got to win three in a row. I like it just, I don't see, I mean, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see either one of these teams winning three in a row or four in a row type of thing. It's, you're going to have give and take.

I just, I think you look at it and it's almost a tape burner. Like it was that bad. Like just. Chris Doblock who's pretty calm dude, Jamie I bet you he was just steaming. Because the two things a coach hates, well there's two or three of them,

undisciplined, disorganized, and just like not being ready to play and all three of those things happen in one period and all throughout the game and that would drive a coach nuts but the thing about it is guys it's it's it's not a game in February like yeah go back to McDavid's comments here last year like behind the scenes on Amazon this is the finals and you just wiped your rear end with one and handed it to them Like you can't do it. Yeah, you look like a me you gave him a freebie That was game four in Edmonton. What was that eight one? Yeah, that was just it was on the other for it

It was just it was Completely out to lunch like him and you know what like them you can't even blame it on reffing or anything like that I think you know they're trying to play the game and that's natural and listen I thought obviously Edmonton unraveled. I don't even have that big of an issue with it because you are pissed You just threw away a cup final game. You're angry. Yeah, go try to find someone. It's Get after someone right like go you might as well You might as well cross check break your stick over somebody We say that all the time if you're gonna take a penalty you might as well you might as well cross-check break your stick over somebody We say that all the time if you're gonna take a penalty you might as well really do it and Frederick tried to

He did Perry was in the middle of it Kane was trying they got Kane out of there I thought it was a corny to a 10 but so intend for that it was ridiculous Well, they didn't want because they knew the next play the next play. He was gonna do something stupid Yeah, I don't know how you didn't sit his ass on the bench. I guess you can't because he's such a good player. After the first two penalties you've got to be looking at him like, are you serious, man? I can't trust you put you back on the ice yelling at the refs and running around like an idiot.

He was an idiot last night. And to be honest too, I almost thought the third penalty that too many men was his fault but I think it was McDavid that turned back. Because they had seven guys on the ice. Right. There's no doubter to call it. No. But it wasn't the refs.

I mean, you don't lose 6-1 because of the refs. You don't lose 6-1 because of one individual player. And again, Florida's done that a lot in this playoff run. They are very comfortable. You give them a lead and they're going to keep pushing and they're going to push your buttons and they're waiting for you to unravel. I would say Thursday absolutely is a must-win for the Oilers. You've waited 12 months to get back here.

I'm not sure that that would have been anything they thought of before walking in that building, but I did find that interesting that the last time you were there in a big game was game seven the cup final and you had that type of heartbreak and you battled to get back and you waited to get back and you make it back and that's how you perform. Like your first game back in that building, the last time you were really in it, I know they went through there in January or whatever it was, but the last time you were really in and I know they went through there in January or whatever it was. Right. But the last time you were there or second last time was the most heartbreaking experience of your life. And you get back in that building and you're just flat and they just had nothing.

They had nothing yet at the same time again and the reason I bring the game five and seven with the Leafs up is because the other team has got to get credit. Yes. Like the other team pushed them out of the game. Like the Leafs didn't go down with a fight. They didn't go out like the Oilers did. But the Oilers got pushed out. Like Florida just basically said we're not losing this game. We're winning this game and we're going to embarrass you and what are you gonna do about it? And to see that in a cup final is pretty staggering. Like I know there's swings and ultimately there's no momentum and game four

The others could step in there win five one and we got a best two out of three And then the Orlers are back in the driver's seat with home ice with how well they've played there, but It's really tough to believe If you were going to predict the next game that it would be anything but Florida's way after that ass kicking. Like it's hard to envision like McDavid and Dry Cytlo. Like obviously there's high probability of them dominating and stealing the game themselves. But it just looks like it's tough to get over that one and say, yeah, Edmonton is really going to respond. Like it's really tough to get to that point.

Just as an analyst, viewer, fan, whatever. It's tough to get there. It might have to be a Skinner game. It might have to. It shouldn't be. Is he going to play? Well, he's going to start game four. He has to, I think.

They said if they lost because the goalie, then you look at it. The guy has won, what, eight of ten? Like it just, you know, in the end, they didn't play well. But I think you'd flush it down the toilet and go, hey, we didn't play well, but you got to have a response next game. You can't just wade your way back in. But you look at it, there was this bad decision after bad decision and, you know, slow play. They were second on every puck, less physical, less, you know, determined on plays they just look like they've showed up to play and hey we lost last game we're gonna win this game and and florida said we're

gonna push and they did exactly that and the executed to that's the other thing but florida deserves credit for execution right because they can generate chances but how you execute them is is they just got the florida had paid pan Florida Panther hockey Jamie and that's slapping the other team in around and scoring and out goalieing, out fore checking, out checking. 100%.

Yeah, it was just that was their A game. And when they throw their A game, you saw it with Carolina, when they threw their A game at Carolina, it was men against boys. Against Tampa, men against boys against Tampa men against boys. Yeah, but hazy What what I'd like you to do is something they're very good at is a blame pie chart on the fly a Three-piece pie chart blame game for last night for the Edmonton Oilers go for it Wow So you want individual players? I want you to find the three different elements of the blame game put it in one of your specific pie charts and and let it rip in three different areas well

i'm gonna put the the two best player the two best players have to be responsible because of how much how much how much pressures on them how much weight falls on their shoulders that's just how how they are you know mcdavid and Dry Settle, again, I was not impressed with their performance last night. They played poorly.

They were really bad. Those are the two guys that are always going to drive the bus. Edmonton has depth, but it's not as good as Florida's. I'll put 40% on those two. You got to drive the bus, you got to set the tone. They never did that. Forty percent on, I thought, a lack of discipline, but I'm going to tie that with a bad start. Like I don't know how you guys look at that, but like... They can be tied together. Yeah, like kind of like a mentally they just were weak last night. I guess is the way to put it. Like I said...

That's a two-pronged element to the second part of the pie. Special teams? And then special teams was a big issue because they like Oilers had a bunch of power plays and they didn't they didn't generate anything like a start of the game they had multiple power plays and they they did not look dangerous at any point and they give up the goal and then Bob made three massive saves and that was on the power play the right pad save on Henrique like

Bouchard walking downtown like they had some looks and Bob broke their will. Right at that point. The shots were 8-3. By the second and third one there wasn't much to it. I thought Ebbinton had the push when they got on the power play and Bob made a couple unbelievable saves and that way you could tell he was dialed and then that was it. Like they just they never had anything and then Verheggie scores That goal late, you know, yeah, I slow shot sure

I was a beauty but you know And then they get on the board to make it to one and Reinhardt like Kleinberg or Kleinberg Faster I Move the puck faster like don't yell at the ref How about you advance the puck and get skating. Move the puck faster. Like don't yell at the ref. How about you advance the puck and get skating and move the puck. It was just all. We could go through everything and it's just a mess. Exactly. Like point being is like that play alone. He actually has an opportunity to just and then he's waving at it. And then listen Skinner, it comes through

Wolmen but like look how long he falls down though he's down on the ice for ever although I still aggravating when the rest in the way I know get out of the way so annoying but like ruffs in the they're humans they make mistakes it's not even a mistake that's not the refs fault that's not his bird fault for and you know what come back to it if you're doing the pie chart in a lot of it should be Marchand, Bennett, like that third line. Yes, that's the opposite, the positive side of it. But that's the reason, those guys deserve a ton of credit. Eggblad goes, you know what, McDavid, you walked me last game, I'm going to run you

tonight. It's a great hit. I didn't believe it. McDavid didn't see it coming because no one's got the stones to do that to him. Because everyone's terrified they're going to look stupid. Like they're going to, like everyone in the league goes, I got to step back because this guy's going to, he's going to burn me and I'm going to look stupid. So he's never thinking he's going to get hit.

And Ekblat, that was a great hit. And you're right, on his goal he reads the play, sneaks in, he gets something on it. You know, like that was kind of a one-timer that he got something on it. Yes, you know, half open open cage if not borderline full But he's still for a defenseman to get that shot off and then you know Sam Bennett who has been at the forefront of you know Almost everything and here it is. Here's that blood on the power play. Like this is a really smart play

It's an unbelievable play by Reinhardt but McDavid watches stick he goes on the other side that leaves the lane open and Skinner if you watch his right toe he toe picks like his lateral movement was insane yesterday insane. What a stuff. The first goal he was doing the breaststroke. Right. I got to tell you guys and don't get mad at me because I get a little out of hand at times

but there's room in the hut for Ackblad. That's all I'm saying. In the top five defensemen in that league hot all that is all I'm gonna say right now I don't want to get into it's a really good player transition that guys had from like like when you draft a defenseman first overall like that's what you want the guy to become in your organization he went from like the young kind of skinny skilled guy where it was like wins the Calder and it's like let's get some points and put up some numbers, sign the big contract.

That guy has turned into a monster back there. He is competitive. He wants to rip your head off. He plays on the power play. He's physical, the competition level and he's all business all the time. That's what he's morphed into. Geez. What a transition.

What a player. And welcome, welcome to the hut. Geez, if only, oh there it is. There it is. The hut is open. Hodor. If only a team could offer him some money and sign him. I mean he's available this summer.

That's right. Legitimately. That's right. Jamie, all these guys, like all these people are going nuts with all these stupid speculative comments and remarks and I know they're getting them from somewhere, but don't you think these guys huddle up and say, we have a chance in the next five years to pick off two, possibly three more cups? Like, why wouldn't they? Their goalie's not going anywhere. Their centerman's still there. If they can keep this group together, what the hell's stopping them?

Well, that is the question because there's the other way to look at it is if they win another one, I already got my two, I'm getting paid now. You know, like that's very fair. That could happen too. That's Montur did that. Yes. He got one and he's like like Seattle's offered me this much money I'm taking him man. I'm gonna take it a diss car cause I so I think you look at it sorry interrupt Brian

I think you look at it too is Florida hedged their bet because it's like we know we're gonna not we didn't know that Ekblad was gonna get pinched for 20 games Right they might go in. Oh, yeah. Well, obviously they did so they go and get Jones for twenty games right they might go in or you know obviously they did so they go and get jones they've got jones now and in fact blad walks i mean let's not forget wasn't jones in game seven that was arguably the best player on your own as well as he's a hell of a player like they've got

right-handed shot elites you know that i'm for the chemical on the other side i thought for sling was unbelievable real way i realize that and the color has been they hate that mika and that's a sign of respect good for him that everyone wants to kill this guy it's the best thing you can have as a player but if i don't hate you that much finally legal a guys bouncing around saint louis new york rangers that for sling carolina put some on waivers like but he's a for their right like that's the thing if you have Echblad Jones and Forsling

That's one two three, right? You get it you know the second you ask him to be a three or two then you could be in trouble It's fair. That's what was like, you know, the guys who were pending you a face had the Knights man Marchand has been unbelievable Echblad was great and Bennett that shift by Bennett throwing those two hits and then yeah was great and Bennett that shift by Bennett throwing those two hits and then Chasing down the I beating everyone up the ice to the point where Luz de ryan and how to break one He's like you take it cuz you're the hot hand. Yeah, you're going faster. Yeah. Yes, like look at him He destroys pod Colson and then it was that Klingberg he threw an awarding bird Yeah, and then he's low man and he's like I got a burn here and he reads the play beautifully and

These hands like these are silky, silky hands. Like that is not teeing off on a slap shot from the hash marks and hoping it finds a hole. What a shift. That's just an unbelievable shift by Sam Bennett. And that's why he gets talked about the way he's talked about. And all the questions I'm getting now is,

how on earth is his career high 50 points? During the season. Yeah. Yeah. Well second power play and you know power plays huge in the regular season You're right power play points are we always see them drop off from Morgan Riley, right? When his power plate when he's off the power play and you're forced to just play five on five It's a big part of your game But Bennett too is he's a different type a player in the regular season. Like you can't translate the way he plays in the playoffs that's tough to do for 82 games because you got it like in the regular season a lot of games we watch them

they're no hitters so he's not gonna go running into the corner to run through somebody the guy who move the puck and keep skating like in the playoffs every inch of ice is contested that's why his game suits it but in regular season on Tuesday in November you know it's a no hitter you don't finish your check you circle you try and stay in the play stay on top of the puck like to me he's a guy that his game translates into the playoffs because he plays physical because he's not shy to To get his nose dirty and you know, I think if he goes somewhere

I think he will get a career high in point He might get 60 type of thing cuz you're gonna play in different roles and all of that Like it's not like he's a 12 goal scorer. Is it 25, you know, I can see him getting 30 Yeah, it's very slotted to it if some team he's going into chicago and be in the first line center with the guard it be careful for the team that hasn't gotten over the hump in the playoffs and they need a guy to fit into

that to see and play the role he's playing now that's when you overpay yes because there's a bunch of people that are like, you can't pay him that for 50 points. Well, if that's the guy you need, the guy he is right now, to get you over the hump, then you pay the price for it. And I know a few teams. Can you pay him for 14 goals in the playoffs?

That's the difference, right? Exactly. And listen. He's not gonna happen every year. Exactly, that's where difference right like exactly and you're not in listen is not gonna happen every exactly he's not i'm not sure exactly where i was warm right now he he's not gonna you know he's having a career playoff he's having and and good for him at the timing couldn't be better

regardless of who he signs with unless it's the florida panthers it might be an overpay it it's probably going to be just based on the production and and where he fits but ultimately if you believe that player is a team that is a guy that can complete your team You pay whatever because you don't have to you know answer for it if your team can get to that next level or if he's a Big piece of it. Yeah, I would I think he's staying in Florida. I don't know I would guess so too. I mean after this and Florida's just listen They might be uncomfortable with what they're gonna

have to pay them though, right? Like I know last year Reinhardt he scored 56 goals and game winner in the game seven cup final and he signed for eight years at 8.6 or whatever. That may not cut it. Like Bennett may say you know I want 10. Like I don't care about state tax and all that. But if I'm them, I'd probably just pay it to them. You know, like you you spread the wealth that you got guys. You know, but then then can you keep back blood? Can you can you keep Marchand? Oh, yeah, you start you start giving everybody the cash guys

are going overboard. Yeah, of course. I think you're getting I think 10 is rich. I really sure but I think it's rich for him. Still maybe. But but noodles, you're right I think 10 is rich. I really sure but I think it's rich for him still maybe But noodles you're right. It might be but if he asked for it, then that's what that's what you have to pay Yeah, you know what I'm saying? Like you can say that's rich and you're right. It probably is and that's why Florida because they're so smart They may say okay. We're not going to thank you for the two cops. What am I not even let him get to that number? They'll say if you want to play in Florida, this is what we got you. Absolutely, but if he calls your bluff and leaves then he's gone But that's my point and then but the point being is you go well

We've got a number two like the Florida has bridged like you say if eclad it gets priced out It's Jones that goes there. Yes, if Bennett leaves it's London that slides in like they are covered in all the scenarios right yes is London different than Bennett a hundred percent but he's a hell of a player and then they'll go they'll use that money to retool or grab somebody else differently like right what lost in all of this Florida's management has done a hell of a job of course they have of course they're in the cup final for the third straight year and they're in the driver's seat. Right. You know, like when Tampa reached it against Colorado the third year, it was over.

You kind of knew it. This is not the case with this team. The call that was announced today, Lane Hudson has won the Calder Trophy and he will join us this hour. We're going to catch up with Lane, get his take on what was just an incredible season and how does he possibly improve on this? And does he have his eyes set on the Olympic team next year. We'll get into that more with Lane Hudson. Overdrive continues TSN 1050 and on TSN 2. Are you age 16 to 30 and

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All right, Lane Hudson will join us here in a moment. He won the Calder Trophy earlier this morning, it was announced. And I don't think anyone necessarily surprised he won. I definitely think he was worthy of that. I think he should have won. He would have had my first place pick. What I found a little bit surprising was it was overwhelming. Like he had almost every first place vote.

It was almost unanimous uh... and secondly dustin wolf was number two now some of the head of macron celebrating in voting out a little bit surprised by that he had a great year but has already one guy that didn't have given the first place vote who are some 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 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 Hudson yeah There were a few I'd have to go back and look at it it was not you I'm the guy would you hunt it down who like would you wanna know who were the guy from Pittsburgh? Who did who remember who didn't give McDavid the the heart or the that one year or what about Derek cheater?

Derek you're into the Hall of Fame and one guy said no, right? Well, listen, by the end, I'd say by February, you could tell this was the guy. Soon as the restart, he started ripping off all the records. Yes. It was game over. Like the amount of minutes he was playing, the points he was putting up and furthermore, he was on a team like pushing them into the playoffs.

Yeah. You know, which counts for something. You don't necessarily hold it against the other guys, but he was a big reason why the Habs even made it you know in a market like Montreal where it's so crazy and like we were there in September for the President's Cup and we were talking about Lane Hudson because it was non-stop like I was watching RDS I don't even know what they're saying I just kept hearing Lane Hudson why they're speaking French and all they keep saying is Lane Hudson? That's all I keep hearing it was but they were remember he had that

Ridiculous saucer pass like three zones that drop sent a guy in on a breakaway and like training camp like even like a scrimmage In training camp right and we're all like, oh my god. This is ridiculous. It's pretty good player It never stopped. It never all season long. It was ridiculous Yeah, it's just a phenomenal year and you couldn't ask for anything better, you know He wins the Calder and it was announced today and I'm sure this really wraps up his day This is what he was hoping for wins the Calder and then comes on with us here on overdrive. Here is Lane Hudson Lane How you doing?

I'm good. How are you you guys we're doing great man congrats it was obviously in a an incredible season uh... you're you're certainly worthy of the the calder you had all of our votes even though none of us could vote i think noodles you're about it and he was my number one yeah uh... but at what point during the season did this seem possible for you like when did it start to dawn on you like i'm legitimately in the heart here for Rookie of the Year and I think I can win it. I honestly it never never really crossed my mind. I think with the group we had you know we were battling till the end till game 82 and the hunt was uh was different. We were in a hunt for a playoff spot. So helps you kind of take your mind off maybe that hunt.

And, you know, it was never really a hunt. It was just, you know, I enjoy what we were doing and wanted to help as much as I could. Lane, you're obviously a very skilled player. That's your biggest asset as a player. What did you feel was most important to add to that? Was it like strength, competitiveness? I'm pretty sure you figured out this year you can't just play on skill alone in the National Hockey League. What was the most important thing

you added to it? Yeah, I think for every guy in the NHL, they want to be able to perform every night and for every guy in NHL, they want to be able to perform every night. And I think it's the mental sharpness that keeps guys around and keeps them in the league. So just that in itself is a huge component and something that as a group we were trying to build and wanted to just perform at the highest level every night. With Lane Hudson, I'm curious, not that you would know any other option or any other experience, but playing in Montreal, we referenced when we were there in September and camp was just opening, the buzz around you was incredible and the adrenaline in the city and the confidence around the team.

How much of a factor did that play into your season and your ability to stay, like you just said, in the game and performing? The fact that you were in a city like Montreal and it was as electric as it was because of the push you guys were making. Yeah. I mean, it was honestly surreal. The season hasn't even started at at that time and just feeling, you know, you feel it. You just, you feel the excitement, you feel the energy of, you know, people wanting us

to do so well and wanting, you know, to win a lot. So you know, it's just an amazing scenario for anyone who gets to play for Montreal and I could be more fortunate that I get to do it for the Canadians. So as you continue to build your brand in Montreal and grow in your stardom, did you get any advice from maybe a veteran guy, you know, a Brendan Gallagher or Josh Anderson who had played there for a while and how I don't know if the right words are how to manage the noise, manage the attention you do get in Montreal and just relax and play hockey.

Yeah, that's been kind of how it is all year. Guys know the market and know how it could be tough at times, but they just said enjoy it, embrace it, have fun. You only get to play for so long, so why not take advantage of it and just enjoy it. Guys were referencing their rookie years and how special and fun it is. It's just amazing to hear and I just felt really fortunate with the group we had as well. I always found it weird watching the Stanley Cup Finals Lane and already kind of well into like the training program. Are you already like back on the ice and full swing like summer training? Yeah which is you know it sucks because we

would do anything to be playing right now and you know, it just it makes you that much more hungry, but Yeah, just kind of already feeling that getting ready To be a fun season next season to which had it with Lane Hudson who won the Calder Trophy earlier today It was announced and you know, you look back in your season 60 assists which is just incredible and the amount of minutes you played like if I took you back to September or early October and I told you you'd be top 10 in the NHL in you know minutes played per game and you'd hit 60 assists. Like which achievement would you have thought may have been more difficult to get in the end?

Honestly, it's just, you never know what to expect coming into a season. So to have the support I had and guys allowing me to adjust and learn on the fly. It was a big help in helping me kind of grow as a player and learn a lot. It attributes to that, but all that stuff comes and goes. It's about what you learn and how does it help the team win. That's all I was trying to do.

So next year is a big one for every hockey player because the Olympics are back. Best on best, you're an American. The Americans are stacked. There's a lot of great defensemen. Have you allowed yourself to think of that achievement, the idea that next year you'll be playing for Scouts, not only in the NHL, but also the American team?

And what do you think you'll have to do to make that team? Yeah, honestly it's, you know, you think about it but they're just going to take the best guys that are available and that's how it should be. So try not to think about it too much and there's some great American defensemen in the NHL and yeah, I guess we'll see. I mean it'd be a huge honor but you know you never know what to expect. Absolutely, go for it man. I'll tell you what you play like you did this year nothing would surprise anyone because

it was just an incredible year. Congrats on the Calder. I guess are they doing Vegas this year? They're not doing the big show anymore, the big party. So maybe you're missing out on that. I don't think so. Oh, that's disappointing. That's tough. That's disappointing. That would be fun. But it's an incredible achievement. Again, well deserved and earned.

So congrats on a great first year and we're looking forward to seeing what you have in store next year. Yeah, thank you guys. and earned, so congrats on a great first year and we're looking forward to seeing what you have in store next year. Yeah, thank you guys. You got it, there's Lane Hudson of the Montreal Canadiens. Called their winning, that's a great achievement, man. Yeah. Only one guy gets it. I like his mojo, he's just like,

yeah, you know, you gotta work hard and I kinda got rewarded with that and that's what I did and I just wanna keep getting better and he's not like full of himself. I love it. Very humble. You know what I love? His first answer where he said honestly I wasn't thinking about it because we were thinking

about making the playoffs. That's true. That's where your head is at is like the team achievement. When you consider the Olympics next year, they again on the left like Quinn Hughes will be there, Wawrenski is going to be there, Slavin Quinn Hughes would be there. Warren's he's gonna be there Slavens gonna be there There's three left shot defensemen You know McEvoy is gonna be their favors gonna be there thinking of who I'm missing from that top six But could he be a seventh or eighth guy on that team? Yeah, like he might be I wouldn't be shocked he's gonna have to play his ass off because those like

they're more of the big bodied type like Cole Caulfield's 35 40 goal score. He didn't even get a seat in make it. Yeah. Right. So it's tough. It's not easy. philosophy was kind of bigger dudes. And when you the thing is when you've got a Ronsky and you've got different guys back there that can carry the mail and run the power play. It's like you've got to you. This kid can carry the mail and run the power play. This kid's going to have to say to himself, where am I going to fit in? How can I contribute?

Maybe it's not going to be on the power play, so where is it? Or maybe it will be on the power play. Maybe he plays so good he forces Billy Garen to say, put me on the power play. Well, he definitely is on their radar. And a lot of times if he has a start on him where he's got you know 20 assists in his first you know 30 games that type of stuff or is it point a game in Montreal next year? Did in the by you know? 25 games in the season I think you know they'll definitely have to look at him and say where does he fit?

But he's a I think he's a fantastic player And he surprised a lot of people because not a big guy and he didn't score it took him a while to score his first goal right but then once he did he got rolling and and you know 60 assists 60 assists and the average like almost 23 minutes a night like it just was an incredible year and you know it's not a surprise he's got a he's got to grow he's got to get better defensively like that's the next step right the evolution and Keep growing and try to follow the footsteps of Quinn Hughes. That's the guy you're following

You know with that kind of Rover Skating skill set type mentality that he has the whole game Not exactly kind of a power play or the odd rush. It's Dominating games and and you'll put yourself in contention to win the Norris not the rookie the big side He might be in the hut one of these days, you know, there's a chance. All right. Well speaking of which we've got our huts I don't know if you guys want to get to the hut today. We thought about it yesterday. You threw it out there I'm straight. Okay Don't even know if we're allowed to do this

But my first entry I have a 1a 1b. Okay, so we'll do that next. Alright, hold your hut. Hold your hut. Alright, just hold yourself. Come back with the hut. We'll explain who's going in the hut, what the labeling is for the hut. And we've got Kevin Lowe coming up, Confirmed with the Nighy coming up.

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That's CareerFoundation.com. Join today and be part of something amazing. All right, Overdrive continues powered by FanDuel. station dot com join today and be part of something amazing we've got kevin lowland for the night coming up but uh... the hot was established last week where there's all types of different parts right all types of different parts and you throw yesterday how about the most clutch player performers in the last ten years

was that hot look like who's entering entering that hut? And I guess, oh, you've got your own keys in your own hut. Sour keys are probably in that hut, ironically enough. And you can put five guys in there. Five pack of guys over the last decade. There it is. Doors open. Doors open. Let's all go. I'll go first with our first person we would put in the hut. The last 10 years, the best playoff performers. And I would like to welcome in, like I said, one A and one B and you can't dispute either of those two. Nikita Kucherov, welcome.

And right behind him, Bennett welcome wow you threw Sam Bennett in there with Kucherov I had to guys I had to after what Sam Bennett and by the way he hasn't exactly been a clown show the last couple years no guys shows up the playoffs all the time you wanna talk about playing the 2C position to perfection, he's done it in a massive part. He's clutch, he scores big goals. Everyone's documented, not a big regular season performer as far as putting up stats, but he brings it. Those three cups

each for both, or three finals each for both of these guys, Nikita Kucherov and Sam Bennett, you can decorate how you like. Okay, so those guys are going, so do you have four more guys that are going in? I do. I just had to. No, I'm not. I had a 1A, 1B for my first selection. Sorry. Go ahead with your first selection into your home. Okay, go ahead. My first three selections are then

uh... no no why are you is it only one that one of those are just finished and then we'll have to report it is your whole lives are all are at minds are heads are exploding here because they're better came out to know where he's in there that's racist so that was my wife and i i i had a two-pack for my one okay who else number two i have andrea vas's a lot of ski let's not forget

guys that guy was so dynamite yes one so many hockey games for that tampa bay team incredible connor mcdavid you have to have them on your list if you don't credibility right out the window if you can ignore the points and i don't ignore the points you can't ignore the points i think he's got a hundred and forty eight points in the playoff

more than anyone in the last ten years in the playoffs and the regular season of course the next guy i have maybe one of the classiest competitors classiest players of all time sid the kid my man my friend and i don't know yes yes and the last guy sasha barkoff just kid my man my friend get and I don't know. Right. Yes. Yes.

And the last guy Sasha Barkov just re like not like ripping up the score sheet but real real like dependable like competitor getting the job done playing both ends of the rink and everyone was like he's the best defensive guy in the league and he kind of had this kind of softer approach and you just wondered if he would ever be that guy. He's been incredible, three finals in a row. OK, there you go. That hut, O's Hut, has been established. Noodle, you'll do yours in the next hour.

I'll save mine for the end of the show, because I'll. Oh, really? Because you want to come over the top? No, it's not like that at all. Although I feel like I've been called out. I've been called out, and I'll explain why I feel like I've been called out, and I'll explain why I have a different key and a different hut. Just come back and do them. I want to hear both of you.

Alright Noodle, so you can fire off your hut. We'll get to that. Kevin Lowe confirming the night coming up. Overdrive continues. TSNual. Fandual, bringing you everything from the opening line to the final score. The biggest songs in the world. You've heard them countless times. Now learn the details of how they came to be. Join Ruby Carr for Encore, the stories behind the songs you love. New interviews and newly unearthed archive footage make for a fascinating weekly deep dive. Stream Encore, the stories behind the songs you love on IHAR radio or wherever you get your podcasts.