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Episode Date: September 27, 2016

On this episode, the guys talk about Mitch Marner and the Leafs, Jacob Trouba, the World Cup of Hockey, and fight about Uber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Canago Pizza presents S.T.P. The Steve Dangle Podcast with your hosts, Steve Dangle and Adam Wilde. Hey, listen. Listen. What? I've got a way that we need to start the show, I think, and we need to start the show like this every day from now on. All right. Is it candy? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It is candy. No, it's not candy at all, actually. Normally we come out and we're loud and bombastic
Starting point is 00:00:30 But Jesse can you play the intro again one more time I don't actually do that Jesse this is radio We are pretending Can you please pretend I can't play the intro again Just shut up for a second But it's audio only because you lost the SD card
Starting point is 00:00:47 And then I was like oh I have an SD card And then it turns out I left it at home So we can fake it Just everybody be quiet I'm not doing it I'm playing the intro shut up I'm not playing the stupid intro There's nothing going on here right now.
Starting point is 00:00:58 You have to do this. SDP, the Steve Dangle podcast, with your hosts, Steve Dangle and Adam Wilde and Jesse Blake. Okay, so the hilarious part is I shut off Jesse's mic, so you couldn't hear any of that. I couldn't. I couldn't. It's good. All right. I like that silence.
Starting point is 00:01:18 Here's how I want to start off the show. Gentlemen, brothers and sisters, welcome to the nucleus of caring. We're your hosts Steve Dangle and Adam Wild Namaste Joined by producer Jesse And we're going to walk you through A very calm
Starting point is 00:01:32 Collected And happy Election free Day Yeah We talked about it And Are we going to be on the radio this episode?
Starting point is 00:01:43 Yeah I think so Oh we are? I was going to say What time is the game tonight? Let's just go ahead and say F it We won't mention Yeah
Starting point is 00:01:51 We're not going to mention the election Yeah And, by the way, it was crazy. The back injuries I've enjoyed more than this election. Exactly. And that's why we're not going to get into it. But what we are going to talk about, first off, and I want to get this out of the way, is that we are not the only people who think Johnny Goudreau is a Canadian.
Starting point is 00:02:10 Who else does? Shout out to Bleacher Report, who also assumed, because his last name sounds French, it might be French. It doesn't mean there's not French people or people of French descent in the United States. They assumed, like we did, that he was Canadian Now, I feel so stupid saying that And I knew it It's so funny
Starting point is 00:02:28 Sometimes you know something But then you forget that thing And you're reminded And you're like, I already knew that Why did I have to be reminded of that? You know what I mean? Yeah, the worst is when someone tweets me something And I just go, I know
Starting point is 00:02:39 I know But why did I forget that? But then you said this on the show And for the longest time I was like I don't know what you're talking about I don't know what you're talking about Oh, a recent one was in a video of mine And I was like, yeah, and Tortorella didn't play JVR in any of the pre-tournament games.
Starting point is 00:02:55 And they're just like he played in the first or second one. I can't remember what it was. And I just responded. I'm like, yeah, I know. So what are you talking about? And then I watched my video. I'm like, you idiot. Why did you say that?
Starting point is 00:03:07 I find this, you know, this isn't just this show. This is just life. I find this with my, God bless her, my fiance all the time. And she'll be like, um, so blah, blah, blah, blah. And I'll be like, I know. and she'll be like well how about
Starting point is 00:03:20 why'd you do it then yeah why did you do that then you know even something as small as cause I do the laundry in the house
Starting point is 00:03:27 I'm the laundry person I can't remember where her clothes go each and every time each and every time as a sports fan I think when a sports fan gets to heaven
Starting point is 00:03:36 hopefully I mean all this time I've been cheering for the Leafs come on you gotta let me in I think they should
Starting point is 00:03:44 give you your stats at the end of your life I don't think so I want to know how much time in my life I have spent looking for something that was in my hand. Keys? Glasses? Glasses!
Starting point is 00:03:59 I have looked for glasses while they were on my face! I've done that too. I've done the exact same thing. We should build a list of sports fans who won't get into heaven. Sabres fans. You start with Sabres fans? I thought you meant individual people. No, no, no.
Starting point is 00:04:21 Any Pittsburgh sports fans. Not because they're bad people, but you've just experienced too much joy in your earthly life. That goes to Boston. That goes to Boston. No, Boston fans get in. Why not both?
Starting point is 00:04:34 Well, because they get the Patriots, the Red Sox, the Bruins. You two are a black and yellow team. Get in. You're going to hell. Unless it's the Pirates. The Pirates can stay. Only Pirates. Can go to heaven
Starting point is 00:04:47 Raiders fans Get out of here Eagles fans By the way That was I don't know if you guys Saw the highlights From week three
Starting point is 00:04:55 This year Or this week But Pittsburgh still Has not won in Philadelphia Since I believe 1965 And I could not I couldn't stop I couldn't watch
Starting point is 00:05:03 After the second quarter Was over It was like watching The Leafs It was terrible And the Steelers Are way better than that Anyway
Starting point is 00:05:09 Shout out to all the Philly fans We're like Hey Adam Guess what you lost You guys should trade For Joe Flacco A much better quarterback
Starting point is 00:05:16 Gross. Joe Blago is not a better quarterback. Hashtag elite. Elite. He's not. He's not elite. He's paying elite money. It doesn't make him elite.
Starting point is 00:05:25 Say it was Sam Radford. He's not elite. You know what? I think Adam's right. He's not elite. He sees something above that. Next level elite. Hate the Ravens so much.
Starting point is 00:05:37 So, okay. Just so we got that out of the way, Bleacher Report, they think Johnny Goudreau is a Canadian too. So, okay. We're okay. We're okay. We're not the only ones to make that mistake. Now, the Leafs have started their preseason,
Starting point is 00:05:49 and the reason that you probably don't know that is because the World Cup's on. Yeah, and also the game started at 6, and it was in Halifax. Yeah, yeah. So the Leafs lose 6-3 to the Senators, but nobody's freaking out about it. On account of you shouldn't.
Starting point is 00:06:04 You shouldn't. I got a text, because I wasn't home right when it started, but Mrs. Dangle goes, I don't recognize any of these guys. Yeah, I think Andrew Nielsen was the one I was most excited to see. And it was great to see him score and then bad to see him pulled off. So what happened?
Starting point is 00:06:20 Well, he went back into the game. He did. So he's okay? So I was just getting out of the car when he got hurt and they didn't have access to replay on the broadcast. So I don't know what happened. I think it was something with his leg. But scored the one goal of the game.
Starting point is 00:06:34 I believe he had a decent rookie tournament offensively as well. This is a guy who has kind of flown under the radar. I know a lot of Leaf fans were kind of disappointed when the Leafs picked him two years ago because as a defenseman, I think he had like 21 points in 50-something games in his draft year. But lots of points do not a good defenseman make. No, but then the next year, I believe the numbers were in 71 WHL games, he had 70 points. Wow, good for him. So he just found something and turned it on.
Starting point is 00:07:07 And because the Marlies playoff run And how crowded the team was He didn't see a whole lot of time with them last year But in the games he did play He looked like he belonged You did an article on him did you not at SportsCenter.ca Yes I did If you google Andrew Nielsen and Steve Dangle
Starting point is 00:07:23 I'm sure you'll find it Or I could tweet the link or whatever But no let's be honest You can google it Just google it I think more Leaf fans need to get excited about him And we've talked about this before Matthews, Marner, Nylander.
Starting point is 00:07:40 Let's throw Andreas Johnson in there. Let's throw Kasperi Kapanen in there. Soshnikov. Connor Brown in there. Soshnikov, Hyman. And what do they all have in common? Forwards. So, get to know one of the two Leafs defensemen
Starting point is 00:07:57 that people know about in the system. Him and Travis Dermott. Andrew Nielsen. He was one of, I think, two bright spots for the Leafs in that game against the Sens, along with Mitch Marner. Right. Well, and we wanted to get to Mitch Marner because he had an end-to-end rush that looked really great.
Starting point is 00:08:14 That's three. He just seems like a good hockey player. I don't know. It's weird. Great way to put it. So is there, I mean, at risk of, and this is what we're going to do because we have one game sample size.
Starting point is 00:08:28 You've seen him play once. What do you think? NHL speed. NHL hands I want to see him play against tougher competition Now, he's not going to get that He's not going to get that until deeper Into the preseason
Starting point is 00:08:46 But A good encouraging first sign No one should really be discouraged By much of what they saw In that game The most discouraging thing for me Was Antoine Bibeau has played a lot of
Starting point is 00:09:04 AHL games for his age And he should just be better Than what we saw And he wasn't And Kaskiswo has a chance I think he has a real chance to overtake him If Garrett Sparks is healthy I think he's the Marley starter
Starting point is 00:09:19 And if Bibeau Wasn't he their goalie in the playoffs last year too? He was and that was a bit of a controversial Decision but I think part of that Part of what went into that decision was sparks was never quite a hundred percent okay after he got injured with the leafs and i think that showed when he was with the leafs he kind of got shelled a lot he played one game i think it was the final game of the season for the marlies before the playoffs and i think he faced
Starting point is 00:09:46 like 55 shots something ridiculous like that so garrett sparks needed a little bit of time off right um i haven't seen him at all no it's been sort of strange but i mean we haven't we haven't seen a lot of coverage of the maple leafs camp like you normally do and uh and again the world cup has a lot to do with that we'll get into that in just a sec but um you know that what i what i love about this leafs team this year um is that there are going to be some broken hearts Oh, I see what you mean The team is deep enough That there are going to be some guys
Starting point is 00:10:26 That deserve to be there that won't be there Well, you know what I think we've forgotten In this whole process Because we think this guy is going to make the team And this guy, this guy, this guy Without actually looking at the roster And paying attention to how many spots might be available And we look at the Leafs
Starting point is 00:10:41 Getting some older prospects And loading the lineup with some veterans We kind of forgot You know What was the model That we all thought The Leafs were trying to emulate Detroit's
Starting point is 00:10:55 What was notorious About Detroit's model It took forever To get to the NHL Full time anyway So Sashnikov I think there's a guy
Starting point is 00:11:06 Who might start In the A Hyman Gee I could have swore The Leafs organization Was Deeply
Starting point is 00:11:15 Madly in love With this guy And they probably are Which means he's going to the American Hockey League Like I think Out of all the rookies that we expect to make it Like Connor Brown's Gonna make it and
Starting point is 00:11:29 Hopefully Marner But like where? Where does he go? Where? Well you have the opportunity to Spread the wealth a little bit in terms of What you do with your players Now I wonder if a guy like Marner Let's say he's playing on a third line.
Starting point is 00:11:48 Let's say they Nazem Khadri him from the lockout short in season. Remember when Khadri and Lupo were absolutely unstoppable together? And I think Komarov played with them. You know who had a stint on that line? It was Matt Fratton. Matt Fratton. Frat Sanity. And I think what was interesting about that line is that they did extremely well
Starting point is 00:12:09 because A, their roll and their ice time were limited. So one thing I'll give Randy Carlisle credit for was that particular line was dangerous, very dangerous, not only because of the chemistry, but because of the role they had to play, which was offense, and that's what they were going to do. And I found it really great for Nazem Khadri. It was a great confidence builder because the guy got to play guys
Starting point is 00:12:34 that were not as good as he was skill-wise, and he got to grow his game without the pressures of being in the top two lines. Now, I wonder if a guy like Mitch Marner, you have him on there, you have him on a line or something like that. If he's playing 10 minutes a game, is that enough time for him to develop? I think so. I do. I think so. I think he'd be better off playing 10 minutes in the NHL than 20 in the O. Now, the problem is you've got to give him those 10 minutes, right?
Starting point is 00:13:06 and I think what we were complaining about in past years was Carlisle playing like Peter Holland for two or five minutes a game. Yeah, sometimes two or three. It's ridiculous. You know, you got this big bench. There aren't any legitimate stars up front, like star stars. You know, JVR might be the closest thing they have to a star up front, and you got a bunch of future stars,
Starting point is 00:13:31 but there's no reason not to let everyone play. up front. And I think Marner deserves a shot. And I mean, it's only one game, but he looks like he's gonna get it. He'll get it. Well, he's won everything that you can win. Including all the MVP trophies. So he's won not only
Starting point is 00:13:49 all the championships, but all the MVPs too. It seems like that's probably the best place for him. And just put him in a low pressure spot. No, he's too small. That's what everyone's saying. He's just way too small. Well, interesting that you bring that up. Is it? It is.
Starting point is 00:14:05 Oh, it is. Because there is something you alerted Jesse and I to before the show about someone else who's small who remains, I believe, unsigned. Oh, yes. I forgot about that. There is a crazy amount of people unsigned, by the way. There are. Jacob Truba has asked for a trade, which I guess we'll get to.
Starting point is 00:14:22 Jacob or Yakub? Jacob. Yakub. Yakub Truba? The American Yakub Truba? No. Have you looked into his heritage? No.
Starting point is 00:14:32 Yeah, but if he changed it when he got over here to Jacob, His parents wanted you to call him Jakob. Did they really? Yes. Have you really looked this up? Mr. and Mrs. Truba said Jakob. Where did you read this, Jesse? When I talked to them in person.
Starting point is 00:14:44 He has no idea what he's talking about. I read it from their lips. Call him Jakob, please. That'd be like calling Joe Sackick Joe Sackich, which is what you're supposed to call him. It's not the same thing at all. Anyway. Also, Nikita Kucherov.
Starting point is 00:15:01 Yeah, right, right. And Oh yes Junie Goodreau So what Speaking of Johnny Goodreau Yes Our favorite
Starting point is 00:15:12 Our favorite Canadian Here's how damn tired I am We were talking before the show How like Because of the World Cup of Hockey I don't even know what Month it is I sent Jesse and Adam
Starting point is 00:15:22 An article like I want to read a snippet From this On the show today Because it's about Goodreau And I think it relates to Marner And Jesse goes
Starting point is 00:15:31 Yeah this is the one you read from last time last Thursday was it? I can't remember that I'm going to tell a bit from the same SI article and the SI article is from March and I was like Alex Pruitt
Starting point is 00:15:46 I recognize that name and that's because I struggled to say it the last episode the story in case you need catching up was Johnny Goudreau basically to catch weight was just shoving all kinds of garbage in his body milkshakes steaks stuff like that
Starting point is 00:16:01 And one practice, he said to his coach, like, man, I got a horrible stomach ache. And he goes to the doctor, and it turns out he was having so much Nutella that it made him constipated. And what's great is there's more gems from this story that I didn't even know about. What I loved is that he got his first NHL meal, and it was like a white bread sandwich with Skittles and a pop. And that his mom pays his rent. My chef, Jesse Blake. His mom pays his rent. he doesn't know how to pay rent checks
Starting point is 00:16:29 doesn't barely knows how to use a washer and dryer he's 14 leave him alone it's true it's a great article it's worth reading if you missed out on
Starting point is 00:16:39 March's edition of Sports Illustrated look I have a heartwarming snippet do you want to hear it or not let's hear it now apply this to Mitch Marner sometimes sometimes
Starting point is 00:16:54 sometimes sometimes Just hand out the damn trophy Hand out the World Cup It's killing me You know we've got an entire NHL season ahead of us Sorry, this is Shawn Mendes reading March of Sports Illustrated
Starting point is 00:17:08 Sometimes it takes That's really good Sometimes it takes even more than on-ice creativity and slick stick work to get people to look beyond the scale When he was 17, remember this is Johnny Gaudreau, during preseason camp
Starting point is 00:17:25 but the USHL's Dubuque, Iowa Fighting Saints representatives from the NHL Central Scouting visited the junior team to measure draft-eligible prospects. At the time, Goudreau's weight hovered around the low 130s. I haven't been that since grade 7. Dude, grade probably like 5. Yeah, like, okay, you and I are the same. We're big boys.
Starting point is 00:17:49 Yeah, not exactly. I graduated grade 8 at about $1.80. Wow! No, I wasn't up there yet. I was a big fella. So, at 14 years old, I was 50 pounds more than Johnny Gaudreau at 17. Not exactly an attractive number for potential NHL suitors. And so it was that Johnny Gaudreau stepped onto the scale with five pucks crammed inside of his jockstrap. He fudged the official weigh-in at 137 pounds,
Starting point is 00:18:21 hiked up his pants and carefully waddled away so nothing tumbled out that's all i was thinking about getting as many extra pounds as i could he says hopefully someone would think i wasn't as skinny as i really was yeah yeah johnny someone would be like oh guys he's 137 no need to worry he's not 132 this guy's got an extra five pounds a man on him and he's 137 pounds now if i'm not mistaken, he's what, 150, 160 now? 157 according to NHL.com. Okay, now Mitch Marder is
Starting point is 00:18:59 what, Jesse? 160 according to NHL.com. I was doing an event for Gatorade a few months ago and Max Pacioretty and Johnny Goudreau arrived together and it looked like Max Pacioretty arrived at the rink with his son.
Starting point is 00:19:16 It's like, oh, here's an NHL player and a child who wants his autograph. Meanwhile, who would you rather have on your team? Also included in the Sports Illustrated article, Johnny Grigio shows up for the first Calgary Flames camp in his career and they think he's a kid looking for autographs. Oh, yeah.
Starting point is 00:19:32 Oh, there's so many gems in the article. I might as well just retweet the damn thing instead of screwing up the author's name and forgetting that I ever read it. You'll have to search all the way back in March for March Twitter. Read it! Next episode, we're going to read from another paragraph. We're going to read from my journal
Starting point is 00:19:47 Part 2 of our 7 part series Sports Illustrated meets Johnny Goudreau We're going to tell stories From all kinds of sports events That we forgot about 5-11-160 Now he was supposed to get
Starting point is 00:20:03 He was trying to get to 170 this summer If he's there If he's at 160-165 I think he's fine By the way, he'll get knocked around sometimes And that's okay, you know why? Because he'll learn how not to get knocked around sometimes I think
Starting point is 00:20:20 You know, it's good to get You know, hit a couple times Get your bell rung Yeah, a little bit, well maybe not his bell But a lot of people forget My heart stopped But Phil Kessel's first game back From shoulder surgery with the Leafs
Starting point is 00:20:35 Matthias Ohlin Knocks him into another dimension And he kind of needed that, I think like the okay this is the nhl wake up i'm back it it doesn't hurt to get that welcome to the show moment yeah you know what and on the fourth line playing 10 minutes a game he'll have his chance to have fewer of those moments right absolutely and i think if you give a guy like mitch marner some power play time some penalty kill time you'll make it worth his while yeah he might be playing On the third or fourth line
Starting point is 00:21:08 On a wing But the Leafs tend not to be I mean yeah They'll have some tough elements But they're not There's not like a line Like in the Burke years It was top six
Starting point is 00:21:16 Or skilled Bottom six Or grit It's not like that Fourth line is not necessarily The grit line anymore No the Marlies had Connor Brown killing penalties
Starting point is 00:21:24 He was killing penalties In that preseason game Wasn't Sashnikov playing Fourth line on the Marlies? Yeah Cause Sheldon Keefe Doesn't like The fourth line thing
Starting point is 00:21:32 Yeah lines one through four Plus Sash Would play fourth line at 5-on-5, but then also play on the power play. And I think a little bit of PK, I might be wrong. But that's why I like that sort of flexibility. Because if you label a line
Starting point is 00:21:46 as one thing, like it's easy to label your top line as your skill line. That's pretty freaking obvious. But if you label any other line as something else, then you're stuck to that. And what was great is when you match fourth lines, and your line has Sashnikov on it, he's winning. And that was part of
Starting point is 00:22:02 the Marley strength last year. Yeah, that's true. That's true. They were a deep team. question about Marner sure do you see him sticking around until December going to World Juniors
Starting point is 00:22:11 and then going back to London after the World Juniors because that's what I've heard that's a good idea I think that is definitely possible
Starting point is 00:22:20 what would also be a good idea I mean you have that much time to decide I think we all assume he's going to get
Starting point is 00:22:29 at least 9 games right I think so so the Leafs are probably going to keep him until at least Christmas-ish he'll go to the World Juniors
Starting point is 00:22:38 and then technically this will be his rookie season then yes it will be but I wonder because you can bring him back after the World Juniors
Starting point is 00:22:49 I mean why not try that you know what I think this one I like that strategy but I think if you hold hard and fast to that strategy that Jesse broke up
Starting point is 00:22:57 or that brought up then you're completely taking it out of Mitch Marner's hands and it should be did Mitch Marner play well enough to stick around? And if he does, because he's got the skill to, now we just need to
Starting point is 00:23:09 know if he's got the mindset to, which we think he does. He was the captain of the Knights. He had he won both MVPs, playoffs and regular season. He won all the trophies you can win. Literally could not have had more of a show me, a better show me year last year in the O. I'd like to see
Starting point is 00:23:26 if Mitch Marner can play himself into 50 or 60 games. And if you scratch him, you make sure he knows that it's not a it's not a slight on you. We just have a really deep team and you're going to have to earn your way on
Starting point is 00:23:39 and you know what? Him being at NHL practices I think will be good for his game. Hey, when you get scratched you still get paid. That's right.
Starting point is 00:23:46 It's a very interesting thing. And you're still watching tape with the team. You're still practicing with the team. You still know what the coach wants. You're around.
Starting point is 00:23:54 You're around. You're around. Now, here's a question that I do not know the answer to and it's a very small detail but it could come into play.
Starting point is 00:24:03 When you're When you send a player to junior, he doesn't count as a roster spot, right? He slides. Now, what happens, though, when you have a guy, he's on your team, plays until Christmas, and then you send him down to junior? That might be a question. Well, before we even get to ask General Fanager, I'm sure someone will tweet us. Someone will tweet us, but I'm sure he slides.
Starting point is 00:24:30 I'm sure he still slides. they can't count that as a roster spot if he can't play for you but if it turns out the Leafs are really up against it and they want to do
Starting point is 00:24:38 more of those kind of Brooks-like sort of trades that might be a valuable roster spot just saying might be something they just have to
Starting point is 00:24:47 freaking deal with or it might be something they just have to it's just one roster spot worst case scenario you still have Mitch Marner yeah that's the worst
Starting point is 00:24:54 possible thing so we're going to take a break here on Sportsnet 590 The Fan we are going to come back and talk about obviously Canada versus
Starting point is 00:25:00 Team Europe, which is an unbelievable, I don't think anybody called one half of this World Cup of Hockey finals. But there are some interesting other factors playing into this in terms of NHL players or formerly ones now looking for
Starting point is 00:25:16 jobs that still don't have them. And some of the names you're going to be kind of shocked by. So we'll have that for you when we come back on Sportsnet 590 The Fan. So, best of three, World Cup of Hockey. It's so funny The championship round
Starting point is 00:25:33 Of the World Cup of Hockey Is as long as the round Robin was This is a tournament that never ends Do you feel like Maybe three games is a little much I know it could just go two And chances are it will But
Starting point is 00:25:48 Do you think that best of three Is too much I think it's a great It was a great idea It was a great idea The problem is you got Canada and Europe Now if Europe manages to win One of the first two games
Starting point is 00:26:05 It's the best idea ever Because Who's not watching game three Everyone's watching game three Saturday night We got a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday lineup And yeah you get the final game On the Saturday
Starting point is 00:26:21 It'll be sold out Charge a little more for tickets You make a little bit more on the tournament Everyone's happy Canada curb stomps Europe in both games And then it ends On a Thursday
Starting point is 00:26:35 Yeah Who cares Is it wrong though That I kind of want That to happen Because I really want Mike Babcock To go back to camp
Starting point is 00:26:43 To Leafs camp Pardon me Yeah You know I was watching Another That's another factor From the preseason game
Starting point is 00:26:48 And I should know The answer to this question But The Sens were being Coached by Guy Boucher their head coach is their coach the Leafs were being coached by I forget who that was it wasn't Sheldon Keefe who's the Marlies coach so it wasn't either of their head coaches who was that I don't know who that was I don't know I only saw him like once on the broadcast I'm not
Starting point is 00:27:12 it can't matter that much I'm sure it doesn't matter that much I'm sure he was given a game plan by management and I'm sure back Mike Babcock is uh very involved in all of that because he's really done all the planning and coaching he can do with team Canada right like what's he gonna do to answer a question from the previous segment regarding Mitch Marner because I was asking what happens if he stays
Starting point is 00:27:30 for his 10 games and then the Leafs send him to junior after Christmas or something if he plays 10 games and his contract starts then yes he'll count towards
Starting point is 00:27:42 the 50 roster count this is from Tom Parashka of the General Fanger and then he asked am I interpreting your question correctly I'm going to go yes I think so
Starting point is 00:27:51 so there you go live on the show. So he'll take up a roster spot. Now we know. We waited. We fretted. We sweat that one out, but now we have an answer. Mitch Marner will, in fact, take up a roster spot. Everybody, you can sleep tonight.
Starting point is 00:28:07 Yes. Or maybe not. Maybe that will scare you because how will we do more Brooks-like contract trades? I think Adam's being sarcastic. I think he might be. Look, I thought I was being slick. Steve, you were helping.
Starting point is 00:28:22 I was trying to help on my own show. And so often I'm not. Now, one thing I think that's been lost in this is that we have NHL players playing in this tournament that don't have NHL contracts. And I'm not just talking about restricted free agents because obviously we know Goudreau doesn't have one. We know there's a few others that I can't...
Starting point is 00:28:42 Kucherov. Kucherov didn't have one. Now, here's the thing, though. Are any remaining? I don't know if there's any remaining because Marshawn just signed his extension. I don't know if Europe has it Yeah, there's a couple and I'm going to bring them up right now
Starting point is 00:28:55 Oh, there you go Christian Ehrhoff and Dennis Seidenberg Neither have contracts Evidently Really? And now this is interesting because why would anyone sign them to a contract? Because if they get injured against Canada Like Marion Gabarick did against Sweden
Starting point is 00:29:14 Why would you have that deal? And now you've got to pay this guy Or do you? It's an NHL tournament Yeah, I think you can put them on injury reserve, I think. Still dollars, though. Dollars, for sure. Not everyone is the Leafs.
Starting point is 00:29:27 Not everyone can just Scrooge McDuck their way out of problems. I think the thing is here, what we're seeing is tryout. And if I'm an NHL GM and I need a guy who's going to play maybe top four but bottom pairing of that four, so basically three, four numbers. Basically, he's going to play second pairing defenseman numbers. Fine. Dennis Seidenberg's a guy that I want to look at. Yeah, well, Seidenberg is a guy I would look at for my third pairing.
Starting point is 00:29:56 He's kind of old. He's kind of old now. You're kind of old. That's fair. Okay? That's fair. Okay? I wouldn't have made Team North America.
Starting point is 00:30:03 That hurts my heart. Doesn't it hurt? A little bit. Jesse is even too old for Team North America. I am too old. Oh, you gray beard. Ugh. But, you know, Christian Airhoff.
Starting point is 00:30:14 I was wondering what that old man stink was. Turns out it was Jesse. Isn't it fun that McDavid will play on North America again? I hope he does. Even though he says he doesn't want to. It's all anyone will talk about with this stupid tournament is Team North America. You've got to bring them back. I was dumping on the idea.
Starting point is 00:30:30 How don't you bring that team back? But guys, if we bring back Team North America, the U.S. won't win again. Because that was the reason. What about the one and done? If you've played on them before, you can't play on them again, even though you qualify for them. What about that? Yeah. So anybody who played on them this time can't play on them.
Starting point is 00:30:47 It's typical. It would be so typical NHL. Just more rules. Yeah, just throw in more random stuff. Let's just throw some more rules in. And therefore, it makes sense. Hats off to Jesse Blank. That was a great idea.
Starting point is 00:30:57 Three on three All-Star game. And who would that affect? And who would that even affect? Eichel, McDavid, Matthews. I think that's it. Yeah. I don't think anybody else is going to know. There you go.
Starting point is 00:31:09 Boom. We got our idea. There you go, everybody. Jesse saved the next World Cup. Thanks, Jesse. You're welcome, Batman. in. Okay, but let's get back to Ehrhoff and Seidenberg for a second here. Do those guys
Starting point is 00:31:20 have to be looking at this as this is the best case scenario for their careers because they are playing Canada. So that means there's a lot of eyes on them. Not as many as, you know, if they were playing the United States, technically speaking, because American audiences are bigger, but
Starting point is 00:31:36 this has got to be pretty big for them. I think that, you know, you've got to be looking at this as it's sort of a tryout, right? Yes, and the press boxes are stupid packed at every single game I've been to
Starting point is 00:31:50 and it's not just with press and it's not just with people who work for those respective teams I'm sure there's a lot of
Starting point is 00:31:57 a lot of NHL eyes watching as well hey maybe some KHL eyes never know never know I mean those guys have a big enough
Starting point is 00:32:06 resume that they wouldn't need them but yeah I don't think anyone should be shocked if Erhoff or
Starting point is 00:32:13 Seidenberg get deals as soon as the tournament is over or maybe like a Halloween sort of thing. One of those real late ones. Like a spooky contract? Yes. We got a scary defenseman.
Starting point is 00:32:34 Maybe Philly will sign them and they can play with the ghost bear. Oh my God, I'm so tired. Sign here on the boo line. Play the boo line minutes Terrible I refuse to laugh at any of this So hey guys
Starting point is 00:32:55 We're talking about two defensemen Are there any free agent ghoulies? Oh my god That is that sad Come on man Come on We can do better than that No we can't
Starting point is 00:33:11 What do we say between periods Adam? Stop it What do we say Steve? The Zom-boney. That was pretty good. I won't retire on top. There you go. Did you guys hear that Dustin Bufflin didn't really enjoy the World Cup of Hockey?
Starting point is 00:33:27 I need to hear this clip because I completely missed it. All right, check it out. I need to hear it. You know, the group of guys that were there and the guys that put the jersey on were great. And, you know, it was fun. The international experience overall for you to tick that box. What was that like for you two? to play as an international champion?
Starting point is 00:33:49 It was good. It was just fun to put the jersey on with the guys that I did it with. Other than that, it was just all right. You said it wasn't what you expected. What do you mean? Just the results? Yeah, just the experience and everything that went on. It was just what it is, what it is.
Starting point is 00:34:08 I did enjoy it. See, the guy gave him an out. he said okay was it just the results he's like no the experience and everything wasn't what i expected i just want to say i've never heard ray romano so depressed i know oh sorry about that i think that's i wasn't that fun does that does that not say something without saying something yeah it says i can't believe that idiot scratched me i'm dusting freaking buff when what's wrong with him and notice how he kept saying putting on the jersey putting on the jersey didn't really talk much about playing
Starting point is 00:34:44 because yes he did technically put on the jersey he did put it on now I don't know if he put it on over his suit during the games where he wasn't playing and look I'm not taking a shot at Dustin Bufflin I think we all agree that was ridiculous that he was
Starting point is 00:35:01 scratched oh yeah did his suit end up in the shower oh Jesse wow how dare you oh that's good That is good You know
Starting point is 00:35:17 I once asked a player Who his funniest teammate was And he replied Dustin Bufflin Just make sure you don't leave your track suit around Did he really say that? Yes he did What player is this?
Starting point is 00:35:31 Jacob Truba I'm sorry you're right So you talked to Jacob Truba once? Yeah this was last year's NHL Media Day, which I don't know if they're doing again. I would love to be a part of it again, but I think they might tell you to go away, because it's the World Cup.
Starting point is 00:35:49 So, Jacob Truva is on the market, or at least he put himself on the market, and he asked, I think... Or at least his agent put him on the market. Yeah, six months ago, he apparently requested a trade. He's now publicly requested one. That doesn't mean anything. And that's what I love, is that when the trade
Starting point is 00:36:05 requests come, it used to be like, oh my god, he asked for a trade out of here. this used to be this used to be a big deal but now it's like well sorry yeah
Starting point is 00:36:15 tough luck man no seen a lot of things because it's not going to happen that's my point it's not going to happen trade's not going to happen you don't think it's going to happen?
Starting point is 00:36:24 I don't think trade's going to happen oh why? I'm pretty sure it's going to happen if they couldn't deal Hammonick last year tell me how they deal Jacob Truba
Starting point is 00:36:31 yeah but Hammonick's restrictions on the deal were pretty ridiculous that's true yeah how they didn't trade Hammonick for Truba last year is mind-blowing to me now that now see that wouldn't work though because they're both
Starting point is 00:36:46 right-handed shots now truba's truba's ass are pretty specific too now the difference is people are looking for jacob truba they're looking for the type of player that jacob truba is he's a right-hand shot defenseman and to his point the jets got bufflin locked up long-term right hand shot. They got Tyler Myers locked up long term right hand shot. And they got Jacob Truba. Now if he wants to exceed
Starting point is 00:37:13 in the NHL, get a lot more playing time which could lead to more money it's not going to be in Winnipeg. I get his point. I get what he's trying to say. Now, I saw some Jets who had their feelings hurt. Some Jets fans who had their feelings hurt. Saying, well
Starting point is 00:37:29 Jacob you big idiot You're Jakob You big idiot You big idiot I hope they used those words exactly They probably did Because that's how people from Winnipeg talk
Starting point is 00:37:42 That's not true at all It's a little bit true I have a microphone in front of me And I said it Would you say it's Truba? Oh How didn't I How didn't I see that
Starting point is 00:37:55 I don't know why you didn't go for that How didn't I see that Anyway How didn't I see It's low hanging fruit Now people are saying now Jakob, you big idiot Why don't you just suck it up
Starting point is 00:38:08 And sign a one year deal Get in that lineup And take that ice time That you want How about that How about you do that And you play your way to more money Oh yeah
Starting point is 00:38:23 So just play your way To more minutes When your competition Is Bufflin and Myers Now, you might beat Myers Probably not beating Bufflin And Let's say he does beat Bufflin
Starting point is 00:38:41 Let's say Jacob Truba goes out there And somehow playing 14 minutes a night Puts up 80 points And he deserves 8 and a half 9 million dollars a year I don't know why that's so funny How are the Jets
Starting point is 00:38:57 Going to give that to him When they are paying Dustin Bufflin and Tyler Myers. He's right. His future's not in Winnipeg and it's not anyone's fault. Really? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:39:08 You're not going to trade that Myers contract again. I was surprised it got traded in the first place, but it was part of that Evander Kane deal. Yeah, in order to make that happen, you had to give up
Starting point is 00:39:19 a pretty major part. And there was more to that deal. There was a lot more to that deal. That was a big deal. So, Trouba... But supposedly, Trouba's only going to go, or the Jets are only going to deal him, for a left-handed defenseman of similar ability. Jake Gardner for Jacob Trouba, would you do it?
Starting point is 00:39:45 Well, here's my question. When you put a deal like that on the table, are you eliminating a strength to assess a weakness, to deal with a weakness? And in that, who slots in behind Morgan Riley if Jake Gardner's not there? Matt Hunwick. Now, who are the Leafs' left-handed defensemen? Okay, you got Morgan Riley. Jake Gardner.
Starting point is 00:40:11 Now, who is your best right-handed defenseman? Hopefully Nikita Saitsev. So there's a hopefully. So you got to try. You got to find that out first. There's Roman Polak. All right, crumple, crumple, throw. How about Conor Carrick?
Starting point is 00:40:27 I think Conor Carrick could be a hell of a defenseman. Frankie Corrado? We don't know. We don't know what Frankie is. We don't know, but I'm going to go with probably not Jacob Druba. What do you mean? Like he's not going to be... No, no.
Starting point is 00:40:40 No. I think consistent NHL player would be good. So, I don't know. I wonder if there's something there. Now, the Leafs' strength, the Leafs' obvious strength, is their depth up front in terms of prospects. Now, the only problem is you've got to be able to convince the Jets that's the route they want to go.
Starting point is 00:41:07 Would you deal a Soshnikov plus? Would you deal a Hyman plus? Would you deal a Brown plus? I read this morning from the Toronto star, Damien Cox, also known Sportsnet. He said... Yes, he's part of another... Do you know him?
Starting point is 00:41:25 You heard of him? Yeah, he said, and this isn't, I thought it was an interesting point. I wouldn't do it. I don't necessarily agree with it, but it's an interesting point. He said, well, that, you know, he's like in, you know, Jets, La La Land, they'd get Morgan Riley, but they're not getting Morgan Riley. Absolutely not. And then he kind of thought, he floated the Jake Gardner thing.
Starting point is 00:41:44 I still don't, I'm not convinced about that. I think you want Jake Gardner. I, when, yeah, the Leafs just aren't. They're not deep enough to be giving away Jake Gardner for that. Thick enough on the back end. So then, he said, what does the team have? A dearth of talent. A butt-ton of forwards.
Starting point is 00:42:05 So many prospects. Can we look up the Leafs general manager page for just a second? Yeah, what would you like to know? Well, the general manager page won't even have them all. Because a lot of them aren't even signed to deals. I'm not looking at that. I'm looking at how many draft picks the Leafs have next year. For the 2017 draft, they have seven draft picks.
Starting point is 00:42:22 How many in the first round? They have one first round pick. How many in the second? Two. San Jose and Toronto. Now, they have, who knows where the Leafs are going to be. Chances are they're somewhere in the bottom 10 of the league again this year. But what his thought was, and I thought it was an interesting one,
Starting point is 00:42:41 is now that you've got three cornerstone guys, and this kid Nolan Patrick from the Winnipeg area is coming up, do you float the, hey, there's a chance we're going to suck this year, We'll flip you our first round pick For another shot at Nolan Patrick No, dear god no No No
Starting point is 00:43:05 No No, no, no First of all I'd rather Nolan Patrick be a Leaf to be honest with you Yes, but Why would you want to risk that again? It's still an interesting point No!
Starting point is 00:43:23 No! Cox floated that idea. He floated that idea. I'm going down to CBC after this. I'm going to go up to his desk and just scream no in his face. He'll know what I mean. No! Holy sh...
Starting point is 00:43:35 No! We're not in the online portion yet? No. No! No, that's a horrible idea. Okay. That is a horrible, awful, terrible idea. Now, is it a horrible idea because it's a bad hockey move?
Starting point is 00:43:48 Because what if the Leafs finish 10th, or sorry, 10th. What if they finish 20th, and they get the 10th pick? Good. Yeah, but people forget. So people keep saying, okay, and they'll get the 10th pick. There's three lotteries. The Jets won one of them. They weren't even in that bad of a spot.
Starting point is 00:44:07 I can't remember what it was, like 7th, 8th? I think it was 7th, 7th? I don't remember. The Leafs were the only one who you were like, yeah, okay, that makes sense. the Jets and the Blue Jackets were lucky to win their lotteries. You could win the lottery with the 10th pick, or in the 10th spot. Yeah, you can.
Starting point is 00:44:25 No, you're... If you... If you can win the lottery... If you think you're going to finish out of the playoffs, and not just out of the playoffs, but well out of the playoffs, which I think the Leafs do, you're out of your mind trading your first round pick. Okay. So what about... Crazy. Don't say it.
Starting point is 00:44:41 Can you trade a couple seconds for a guy like Trouba, or no? No. but this is what I'm saying this is why I'm saying Soshnikov plus or Hyman plus
Starting point is 00:44:51 Brown plus or friggin the Gardner deal straight up would be really nice that'd be interesting I just I don't
Starting point is 00:44:57 I don't like that deal because it puts an inordinate amount of pressure on Morgan Riley so then okay so then you got your top two set
Starting point is 00:45:04 and your second pairing is Zaitsev and Hunwick uh uh I would rather at least have I would Jesse I would rather have
Starting point is 00:45:14 I'd rather have Morgan Riley And Jake Gardner On the same team And see what you have In Zaitsev And then See what you have
Starting point is 00:45:22 With But then you got Frankie Corrado Yeah Morinson Jared Cowan Who are all easy Easy to get rid of those guys
Starting point is 00:45:29 Cowan's not playing No and this is what I was wondering I wonder if you could Convince the Jets Here's a really good Forward prospect A pick
Starting point is 00:45:38 A second rounder the Leafs second rounder that's going to be close to a first and here's Frankie Corrado and Frankie Corrado that's exactly what I was thinking
Starting point is 00:45:48 and Frankie Corrado would be thrilled to be your third pairing right handed defenseman plus you get a forward prospect plus you get a pick I like that
Starting point is 00:45:58 I like that because they have the Jets I don't know I don't think that's enough yeah I don't know but the thing is is that
Starting point is 00:46:04 and Sheveldayoff is not a guy that likes to make any sort of trade ever at all I think he was there four years before he made his first trade?
Starting point is 00:46:11 Kevin Sheveldayoff doesn't have a phone. He doesn't? The only reason he completed that deal with the Sabres is because he walked there. And that's why it took so long as well. I thought you were serious for a second. No.
Starting point is 00:46:20 He doesn't have a phone. That's true. Wow! Why is Sports Illustrated doing an article on that? Him and my uncle Rocky are the only two people on Earth without cell phones.
Starting point is 00:46:29 Without cell phones. And I bet they're happier for it. Probably. Anyway, so, I just thought it was an interesting point. Didn't think you guys would go for it. Just thought it was an interesting point
Starting point is 00:46:39 to bring up now that is a horrible we still need to talk about the clark macarthur situation we are done on the radio portion forgot about that um we also have a huge announcement about a big event coming up which you can download uh you can download our show at sportsnet.ca or any place you can find a podcast it's steve dangle podcast not hard to find thank you so much for listening it's brought to you by panago pizza it is what's on the inside that counts let's do the online portion Alright guys So Clark MacArthur
Starting point is 00:47:05 Before we get to him Oh We gotta expand on Something that I'm I know you're all dying to hear about Oh what is it? Mitch Marner's contract And how it pertains to the Leafs
Starting point is 00:47:19 Oh my god Alright let's hear it One last I bet it's gonna be so interesting One last text from Tom From General Vanager Tom I No
Starting point is 00:47:27 This pertains to the Leafs as a whole It pertains to the whole thing It's vital information that I didn't know Let's hear it He said do you think the 50 Meaning the 50 roster spots Will be a concern for them this year I have them at 44 spots
Starting point is 00:47:43 Without Marner Meaning 45 with Marner So that would leave the Leafs 5 spots worth of wiggle room That's some good wiggle room That's good news That is good news Isn't it?
Starting point is 00:47:56 I like it There it is That was a valuable addition to the show It was I'll give you that I will third that. That, okay, fine. Adam's lying to you.
Starting point is 00:48:04 No, no, no. No, no, because I would have thought it was like last year where the Leafs were up around 49-50. And they have to trade five Carter Verheggies. That's so mean, but that is exactly what they did. They traded five. Name the five players traded for Michael Grabner. Carter Verheggie?
Starting point is 00:48:25 Carter Verheggie, Matt Fratton wasn't in it. No. Matt Finn? Matt Finn. Oh god, I know there's more Hang on, Brad Ross? Nope Alexander Steen
Starting point is 00:48:38 Who, by the way, just signed a ridiculous extension A good ridiculous extension Hold on, hold on, hold on Brad Ross, who was the other guy? Brad Ross was the Martin Marincin trade And Fratton was the FNUF trade No, there was another guy that they took that was like Brad Ross Who was big and truculent
Starting point is 00:48:53 And they traded so many picks to get him And it was terrible Do you know them, Steve? Are you thinking Tyler Biggs? Yeah, no, he was the Kessel trade. Mm-hmm. Yeah, Tyler was gone for a while. Oh, I don't know The answer is Chris Gibson. Oh The goalie and the game dog Casey Bailey who was in the game. Yes. No. No, he was in the fin of trade Who the hell did they trade for crap? So five Carter for Hagee's
Starting point is 00:49:20 With no disrespect Steve is you're supposed to know the answer The point I was trying to make is they were five Carter for Hagee. Point of fact, do you know who was included in that trade? Because I don't either. I could have a trivia that's so hard I don't even know. Tell me because it's
Starting point is 00:49:42 going to kill me if I don't know. Tom Nelson. Tom Nelson. I would never remember. Carter for Hagee. Carter for Hagee. Taylor Beck. Taylor Beck. Chris Gibson. Chris Gibson. Matt Finney. Matt. The Taylor Beck story is so sad too because he got traded here from Nashville and he's got his
Starting point is 00:49:58 picture with a leaf and then they would ship to Matthew Town. Taylor Beck literally got traded on picture day after getting his picture taken. And he's a Toronto kid! And doing an interview
Starting point is 00:50:07 with Paul Hendrick talking about how awesome it is to be a leaf. Oh, I'd love to talk to Paul just about that moment. Just be like, Taylor! Way to go, Paul!
Starting point is 00:50:14 Oh, yeah. Way to go, Paul! Clark MacArthur. Clark MacArthur. So we all saw what happened in practice and we've seen it broken down a million different ways.
Starting point is 00:50:24 Now... From Pat Siloff. Is it Sellers? Siloff? Yeah, or I'm not sure if that's how you say it, but let's go with Syloff. So Syloff hits him. Now, apparently this is a guy who had a reputation in Calgary. Yeah, Syloff, well, even in junior, I was like, I recognize that name.
Starting point is 00:50:42 And it's because every few months, oh, there's Pat Syloff destroying someone's life. So tell me why, and this I think used to happen in practices anymore. Tell me why he doesn't exercise more discretion when it comes to... Like, they must have cut him right after. I don't think he's still in camp. Oh, I was tweeting... If anyone's ever seen the Don Cherry documentary, keep your head up, kid. Syloff's nickname is now Madagascar.
Starting point is 00:51:11 Because that's where the Sens would send him if they could. I don't know if this guy had a realistic shot at the NHL. I don't know if he has any NHL games under his belt But if you are in camp Like they're gonna have a hard time Even sending him to Binghamton Like they gotta trade him They gotta trade him and it would be a courtesy trade
Starting point is 00:51:32 For him like it would be a favor to him I mean You knock out I don't know where to start It's a friendly It's an inter-squad matchup It's at a fan fest So there's people in attendance
Starting point is 00:51:47 You're beating a guy Who missed time With a concussion You got your ass kicked by Bobby Ryan And for the rest of the game Chris Neal was trying to kick your ass Which, by the way, you're lucky Chris Neal didn't kick your ass Because if Bobby Ryan could do it
Starting point is 00:52:03 I've never seen someone so cooked On his own team I've never seen someone so very, very gone Forever and ever, amen Poor guy I don't even know how he got to Ottawa Was it a trade? Who knows?
Starting point is 00:52:18 Was it a signing? Might be a PTO. No. Nah, he's gone. I don't know where to start. And the most serious thing, because a lot of people were talking about it, was the fight that was so cool.
Starting point is 00:52:33 And it's kind of funny that it happened at the Fan Fest. Oh, Silov's such an idiot. Dude, Clark MacArthur's career might be over. Yes. Like, over, over. You only get a finite amount of hits like that, and he was just fucking coming back. I don't know. Now, this is really sprinkling sugar on a piece of shit, but is it wrong to think maybe
Starting point is 00:53:10 it's good that syloff did this to macarthur than someone in an actual nhl regular season game taking his freaking head off i don't think it would have happened that way necessarily i think the reason that macarthur was in that situation was because he probably figured no one was going to level him from behind yeah now some people were talking about how he had his head down but you're right you carry yourself with the confidence that your own teammates so I'm going to hit you in the fucking head. I've never seen this before. I saw it once with Bill Guerin
Starting point is 00:53:42 when he was playing for the Dallas Stars. Oh, what a prick. Yeah, that clip is nasty. I couldn't believe at the time that nothing more was made of it, but I think in this era, it would have been a much different handling of things. So essentially, a guy, I guess, hit him.
Starting point is 00:53:58 He didn't like it. It wasn't a dirty hit from what I understand. I don't remember. But Bill Guerin took his stick and whacked the guy over the shoulder like karate chopped him and then turned him around and punched him in the face
Starting point is 00:54:10 and I think the guy went down and he kept going I think that's how it went yeah and I don't remember who the guy was it's one of those things, oh you don't see him no more yeah but you you gotta wonder about stuff like that and what's, I mean Bill Guerin was never known for his
Starting point is 00:54:26 he was never measured in calm but he's a great player and the scary thing about fights at practice Especially if you're like a rookie Taking on a veteran That veteran has permission to kick your ass No one is going to stop him
Starting point is 00:54:42 No one is going to jump in And stop Bobby Ryan One Because they want to make the team too Two You just hit Clark MacArthur So they might agree with Bobby Ryan And they love Clark MacArthur
Starting point is 00:54:55 Yeah like your teammates might stick up for you Unless you're in a fight with one of your teammates And then at best You're hoping they pull you apart he's gone he's all the way gone I don't know who's going to take him
Starting point is 00:55:09 well it's funny because we actually got some tweets from some Sens fans the last episode we did I said I said that the social media guy
Starting point is 00:55:16 from the NHL who was you know doing the NHL.com headlines that we miss so dearly is now working for a almost franchise and Steve's like
Starting point is 00:55:23 what the Sens it turned out to be Vegas but there were there were after the incident happened no less than five Sens fans
Starting point is 00:55:32 tweeted me and said this is why I agree with Steve we are not a real franchise because stuff like this happens and I feel bad it's such a it's a franchise that has just been in constant turmoil
Starting point is 00:55:46 for four or five years now it seems anyway and then to have this happen that just casts a dark shadow over it again and to add a little extra insight you know who I got to see talk about the incident was Eric Carlson who I don't think
Starting point is 00:56:03 knew about it because he was getting ready for Europe versus Sweden Sweden gets eliminated from the World Cup of Hockey, he walks into the media room he has to face the music and a few minutes into answering questions about how Team Sweden lost
Starting point is 00:56:18 they're like, so have you seen the MacArthur thing? And he's just like no, I haven't seen the video of it yet, but he starts expanding, but it sounds like he knew about it Now I don't know if he knew about it during the game But someone at some point
Starting point is 00:56:36 Either had to distract him from the game Or immediately after the game Hey Eric Sorry for the loss Anyway so that team that you're captain of All hell broke loose While you were gone It was just such a shitty day for him
Starting point is 00:56:51 You have to wonder if it was like For him like a thank god I wasn't there moment Like sometimes you're happy you missed the fire Oh yeah maybe Cleaning up is not fun Back and deal with this shit Yeah but he Well
Starting point is 00:57:02 No there will be no Dealing With anything It's gone The only He'd have to deal with it If Siloff was still there The only problem is
Starting point is 00:57:11 When you see Clark MacArthur Come into the dressing room If you do No I'm Hopefully you do Like I mean Yeah
Starting point is 00:57:19 Hopefully he's He's not as bad As he looked He looked fucking bad man He looked He's not gonna start the season No way Anyway
Starting point is 00:57:29 Gentlemen We must move on That was a good note We must move on We have to talk about A couple things We will have a What's up in Liberty Village
Starting point is 00:57:39 Because it's time That we updated you But first Let us update you On Saturday October the 15th Now you already know That we have a big
Starting point is 00:57:47 Toronto Marlies game That day You know that it's Against the Utica Comets That you all got tickets to With no issues We have a new link That we're going to tweet out
Starting point is 00:57:56 Hopefully this solves All the problems If you do have any problems Please tweet us I want to know if there's anybody having issues with this link This new link, don't tweet us on the old one The new link, Steve will tweet that out today And we'll see what happens with that
Starting point is 00:58:09 And if that doesn't work Then we'll have to go back to Ticketmaster and figure it out Yeah, I don't think this is a Marley's problem No, it's a Ticketmaster thing It's a Ticketmaster thing And weirdly, at last update 30 or 40 people had bought tickets So people are figuring out a way around this
Starting point is 00:58:25 I don't know how you're doing it Because I had trouble myself Yeah, but we're working on it. Hopefully this new link works. So we're sorry about that, but Toronto Marlies game October 15th. We have two sections available to us. I think 500 tickets.
Starting point is 00:58:39 Potential 500 tickets that could be sold, which would be great. And then the fun ends there. The fun does not end there. What? You know, I got something wrong the last show. What'd you get wrong? I got something way wrong.
Starting point is 00:58:50 I thought that we could only... Which thing? Yeah. We get so many things wrong, it's not even worth pointing it out. We're like the Donald Trump of podcasts. We get everything wrong. It's a fantastic podcast.
Starting point is 00:58:59 You're going to love it. It's too bad we can't talk about him because you're being prescient of him. No, no, no. Because my chest. 250 people can fit on the Marley's Ice. 250 people will get onto the Marley's Ice. The great thing about that
Starting point is 00:59:13 is that we have two hours of Marley's Ice. So for the first hour, Oh my God. First hour, we will have 250 people. If you want to stick around for the next hour, if you don't get on the first hour, you can skate too.
Starting point is 00:59:25 So everybody that buys a ticket to the game will have access to the Toronto Marlies skating afterwards. So it's not just... So it's amazing. That is amazing. But then the fun ends there. Unfortunately not. After we've exhausted you at a Marlies
Starting point is 00:59:41 game and exhausted you on the rink, we'd like to exhaust you further. How are we going to do that? We would like to announce the very first of 2016-2017. No. Are you ready? Of 2016-2017
Starting point is 00:59:57 It's already been 2016 Of the new season Thank you Jesse I'll shut off the mic Sorry what year is this event happening in 2016-2017 season Those are two years No
Starting point is 01:00:09 No Adam We're in 2016 So we're entering a new hockey season That night We don't have season Guys Just Fall
Starting point is 01:00:17 Just Please Autumn We drum rolled like 10 minutes ago Which calendar are we using Is this Greek? No, it's Roman calendar. Jerks.
Starting point is 01:00:30 Greco-Roman? Greco-Roman. Mayan. Mayan calendar. It's cyclical. It should have ended. This day has already happened. What I'm trying to tell you is this.
Starting point is 01:00:38 All right? Mercury is out of retrograde. We have a brand new Hockey Night in Cinema! So in honor of last year's debut of Hockey Night in Cinema at the review of this cinema, This year is what
Starting point is 01:00:53 Seasons Adam can't just do his fucking job I just Trained for years just to be a host So all I want to do is just to be a host And I can't It will be at the Review Cinema For a night of free hockey, free food
Starting point is 01:01:10 Prizes and And this says this in the Eventbrite Merriment and shenanigans I think they just copied and pasted the first one that I wrote Which is fine Merriment and shenanigans So tickets are free You've got to register
Starting point is 01:01:25 Steve I want you to tweet this out along with the Marley's link Alright dad what the fuck I'm dadding you on this one so that way people can sign up for both Fine Now tickets for this will be of course limited as they were before If you can't make it Or you're unsure Please don't sign up for tickets and go
Starting point is 01:01:42 I'll give them up later What inevitably ends up happening is that Because it's free tickets we want people to be there Which is amazing But then there'll be like 20 people Who are like day of Hey sorry I can't make it And then they'll message us
Starting point is 01:01:54 On the DMs and go Hey do you know anybody else Who might want tickets to this And it doesn't work that way Unfortunately it's an online sign up process So if you're not sure Don't sign up yet If you are sure
Starting point is 01:02:04 Sign up And by the way When you are sure We want you there And if you're not sure Check with us day of There might be a few extra spots And we can get you in
Starting point is 01:02:11 And look I know some of you Are going to be like But the tickets are running out soon But I'm not sure And you're just going to sign up anyway the second you know you can't go to
Starting point is 01:02:20 this stupid thing and by stupid thing I mean amazing event full of fun and merriment cancel your tickets give them to someone else they need them yes
Starting point is 01:02:30 they need them for life we just want to make sure that everybody who gets who can go gets to go and this is amazing because it's the Leafs that night
Starting point is 01:02:36 the Leafs are playing it's the first hockey night in Canada and it's going to be an awesome evening and it always is and Panda goes bringing all the pizza
Starting point is 01:02:44 and when they bring if you've never been to one of these the pizza the amount of pizza they actually bring in is wild like I've never seen
Starting point is 01:02:52 that many pizza boxes the event in Ottawa I think the final count was 60 pizzas Jesus or was it 55 might be might be 55
Starting point is 01:03:00 60 I don't even remember insane insane crazy now the great thing about this too is that
Starting point is 01:03:07 we are probably going on the road with this again this year but I can't tell you where see Adam has info that I don't Russia
Starting point is 01:03:15 probably going on the Stalingrad Here's what I want. Here's what I want to know. I want to hear from you if your Panago pizza in Stalingrad You should set up a poll and then whichever city gets the most votes wins.
Starting point is 01:03:29 Well, it has to have a Panago in it, though. Yeah, we'll set up a poll. Harambeville doesn't exist, Jesse. Harambe monkey face. That's great, guys. So, let's look at Pepperoni sticks out for I'm sorry.
Starting point is 01:03:48 Guys, I'm going to send you out of the room the next time we have something to announce just so I can get it out Sticks out for North Americombe So what we'd really like is for you to tell us where you want us to come to There's a Panago Pizza near you We haven't been near you
Starting point is 01:04:05 Where do we need to come for our next Hockey Night in Cinema? I'd like to I think an audience poll on that is fair Please vote for Vancouver Yeah For real I'm not saying I really want to go to Vancouver. But if you're in Vancouver, probably vote for Vancouver.
Starting point is 01:04:25 I am straight up saying Vancouver. I think we've alienated all of our Canucks fans. No, that's why it'll be funny. All right. We'll be showing up like, Vancouver, where have I heard that name before? Oh, no. Oh, no! Like we sold them a monorail.
Starting point is 01:04:45 Alright so Jesse Tell me What's going on In Liberty Village Well Adam Do you know what a bank is? Strangely yes I'm aware
Starting point is 01:04:58 It's where my My checks go Every other week Serene Wow what a power move Sorry That's not a power move I get paid every other week
Starting point is 01:05:08 What You just cut a really You just cut a really What First of all Direct deposit Okay Or do you need to walk in there
Starting point is 01:05:17 Like Ric Flair That's where I said My millions every week The fastest car The biggest bank In the biggest city In the second biggest country What I meant
Starting point is 01:05:33 What I meant Was that Fresh pizzas That's the main clue I frequent banks My name's Adam Wilds I do have direct And they're every week
Starting point is 01:05:42 I do have direct deposit but I still count that as a check. It's still a check. They're still giving you money. How big are your checks, Adam? Can you spell your last name, sir? W! Woo!
Starting point is 01:05:51 Y! Woo! L! Do you have your own room at the bank? No. When you walk in, are they like, oh, Adam's back. No, I don't have my own room at the bank.
Starting point is 01:06:01 Adam has his own oxygen tank so he doesn't have to breathe in commoner air. That's a good idea. I need to get them to look into that. Well, Serene doesn't seem to know what a bank is. she asked the liberty village page hey does anybody have some japanese yen or hong kong dollars they haven't bothered to change back they want to trade my only question is why don't you go to the bank and do this well because they charge you a surcharge or whatever they
Starting point is 01:06:31 the currency of like no if you go to the currency exchange booths they rip you off there but if you're going to the bank it's nothing it's nothing now the one thing like i got money exchanged at the bank and it took a little while but you know what takes a while waiting for someone to respond to your goofy ass and then doing a conversion with this person that you've never met before you know what sucks it's weird that's weird it's a weird request i just think this is weird some hippie dude definitely with a beard oh i said it was like yeah i taught there for three years and here's all my yen.
Starting point is 01:07:07 Oh, I bet it worked out for her. Nobody replied to this. Oh, not even a like? Was there a like? Nope, not even a like. Wow, that's rare. Usually everything gets at least a like.
Starting point is 01:07:15 The Lividge page is for social engagement pretty damn good. You can tell people actively check there. Do you want another post with no likes? Yes.
Starting point is 01:07:25 Well, Jake is starting a new business. Sorry. Yake. Yock. Yock. Yock. Mr. Two First Names, Jake Matthew, is starting a business.
Starting point is 01:07:37 That's not a name. That's not a real name. What do you think of these clubs? The Sock of the Month Club. Jake Matthew, by the way, is from nowhere near Alberta. Two normal names. True. It's along the same line of those Dollar Shave Clubs.
Starting point is 01:07:52 So he's starting a what again? So he's doing a Sock of the Month Club. Every month, you sign up for $11.95, and every month they send you one pair of socks. I've heard $11.95? $11.95 a month That's actually kind of a lot for socks, isn't it? For one pair? For one pair? That's a lot That is a lot
Starting point is 01:08:09 Although I have to say, I've paid more than that for socks And I love socks. Yeah, I know you have I love a cool pair Custom made socks? Here's the thing, here's the problem The finest frozen jeans? The problem with the socks thing Is part of the fun of having cool socks
Starting point is 01:08:25 Is searching for them And do you want to have the same cool looking socks is everybody in your neighborhood like no right
Starting point is 01:08:33 there's this new phenomenon cool looking socks Adam and I this show is just a documentary of Adam and I struggling with how old we're getting
Starting point is 01:08:41 and the new fascination that people have and Mrs. Dangle has the same fascination is people enjoy getting random shit
Starting point is 01:08:51 in the mail and I literally random shit in the mail they open it and they go I don't know
Starting point is 01:08:56 what this is and then they go oh I have a friend who orders a mystery box every month and then she gets it and then she got a false scarf last week
Starting point is 01:09:08 and that's all she talks about. That's what BarkBox is. Her random false scarf that she got in the mail in a box. You know what this is? This is people distracting themselves from life. This is what this is.
Starting point is 01:09:20 This is what we've been reduced to. When was the last time you got a gift that you were 100% completely surprised by? Caprice is really good. Caprice is really good. I got, I had talked about, and this is before my schedule got ridiculous. I talked about always wanting to pick up the piano again.
Starting point is 01:09:42 And I had just randomly said it to her once and she gave me piano lessons. And I never, I went to them all and then I couldn't continue because this and because of breakfast television because everything else. But that was one of the most thoughtful and surprising gifts I've ever received, honestly, and was not surprised. I was hoping your answer would be years ago, but this is what people like.
Starting point is 01:10:05 They like the childlike surprise of, oh, I got a sock. I got a pair of socks with Professor Frank's face on them. And my dog got a chew toy in the shape of a pizza. Do you still get the BarkBoxes every month? Not every month, but I'm not going to lie. I opened that box and I'm like, look at all this cool shit. Here's I am the exact
Starting point is 01:10:25 Mr. Tangle got a box Maybe he doesn't open the box Oh Well He needs a little bit of help With the tape But then after that They should make it
Starting point is 01:10:33 So the dog can open it Isn't that That's not a good idea But see dogs just I think it's a good idea Fuck shit up though Yeah dogs Believe me
Starting point is 01:10:42 If I put the box in front of Iggy And like Rubbed peanut butter on it Like he would fuck it up He'd get it Yeah Okay You know what
Starting point is 01:10:50 Honestly I'm the person That can't stand more stuff I have told my parents and told Caprice this year no Christmas presents yeah but how would you like
Starting point is 01:10:58 more random shit mailed to your front door I don't want any of that I live in a condo you guys have been there there's already way too much crap there that we're like
Starting point is 01:11:07 the biggest condo in the biggest building I have too much stuff the nicest dress make all I want all I want is to is to have a place
Starting point is 01:11:19 for all my things and and then to not have any more stuff More luxury items. I don't want stuff. Adam needs to do a box for rich people. A box.
Starting point is 01:11:35 A Rolex every month. Yeah. Boxes made of platinum. I know there's people listening who are like, I just don't want anything. I will get the stuff that I want because you won't get it for me. Because you will not get the right stuff. because when people are buying you gifts, they're like, well, yeah,
Starting point is 01:11:52 I know they said they wanted great socks, but I'll get them the good ones. They're not the great socks, but they're good socks. That's not what I want. I want great socks, so I'm going to go get it myself because I'm not going to put that on you to go get it.
Starting point is 01:12:03 And I just don't want any more crap, and I don't understand why people want more crap that's just going to collect dust in their freaking basements where things go to die. You just called Jake Matthews' livelihood crap. You know what? I actually think Jake's idea is great. I just hope that everybody gets a different sock in the mail
Starting point is 01:12:19 I like it I actually like his idea I think it's a good idea I want Professor Frank's socks Maybe you can put it in room twice Dear Jake I just want to point that Jen is looking for Two tickets to Roseanne Bar
Starting point is 01:12:34 She wants to go see Roseanne Bar Gigi's a good spot for that Wait though This is what I always have to remind myself this is on the liberty village facebook page yes there are dozens of other better websites craigslist kijiji how many people are you hitting uh here's a common request on the liberty village facebook page people are constantly looking for baby bottles jennifer writes as the usual request looking for six baby bottles looking to use for a shower they can be returned thanks liberty what
Starting point is 01:13:13 You need to borrow baby bottles? I didn't get this I was hoping you guys could explain It might have been You know There might be some sort of game Because they play games at baby showers Having never been to one myself
Starting point is 01:13:23 I've never been to one either And thank god Because I could There couldn't be a thing There wouldn't I would I would actively try To make plans
Starting point is 01:13:31 On the day of the baby shower With work To make sure that I didn't have to go Because I just Adam and I are going to a diaper party soon But that is where We literally just show up with diapers And then drink beer
Starting point is 01:13:39 And drink beer Yeah so that's That's fine But yeah, baby shower You could not interest me in Even for my own kids, I won't be at their baby shower I don't care I won't
Starting point is 01:13:51 By the way, you're right You won't, but you will have to pick up all the shit At the end If it's anything like a wedding shower You have to pick up your drunk wife and all the shit I'm actually okay with that I'm actually alright with that Because that could be really fun and entertaining
Starting point is 01:14:07 You're okay with that now? I think that would probably be a game thing that they would play that people would play it. I don't know what specifically you would do, but... Do you guys want to hear from Shay? What's Shay got? Say that name again.
Starting point is 01:14:22 Shay. Oh, there's no N-E at the end. No. Okay, Shay can say it. Shay is a female, actually. Okay. Oh my goodness. She has a very specific request.
Starting point is 01:14:31 Hey, LV. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a naturopath that does direct billing. What does that mean? That's a very specific request. Yeah. What do you mean? What's direct billing?
Starting point is 01:14:45 That's all she writes. There's no follow-up, and nobody replied. Like a naturopath that makes you pay? What is that? The naturopath needs to do direct billing. What does that mean? I don't know. I'm not enough of an adult to know what that means.
Starting point is 01:14:59 Can you share with us the one that you shared with us before the show started, too? I was getting there. You were getting there, okay. Because that one, to me, that's the goldmine. That's the one. I was getting to Salon. Her name's Solange?
Starting point is 01:15:11 Her name is Solange. If we want to go to Solange right now. Let's go to Solange. We need to go to Solange. Because this one... Solange wants to know if anybody's heading to the airport at 4.45 slash 5 a.m. this Thursday. Why? She doesn't have a car.
Starting point is 01:15:29 And she wants to know. And she wrote a smiley face. So she wants to either get a drive or split a cab. Yes. She's looking to split a cab. No, she wants to snake a free drive. Out of some idiot who's going to the airport. Uber!
Starting point is 01:15:45 Here's why I appreciate what she's trying to do because I'm cheap. But the thing, Solange, is you got to remember is that nobody wants to make small talk at 4.45 in the morning. No, no, it's awful. And that's what you have to do if you're splitting a cab or you're driving someone that's a stranger in the dark. Also, pay the damn cab. Also, here, how's this one? We're in Toronto Liberty Village isn't that far from Union
Starting point is 01:16:11 Take a maybe $12 Uber to Union Take the $9 new train Yeah, but I don't think it's up that early I don't know if it starts that early I think it is It is? Up Express? Yeah, it has to be
Starting point is 01:16:23 It's the best Up Express is amazing What a piece of shit if it's not But if it's open You're talking under $25 Let's say $25 You're nice and you tip your Uber driver Or cab or whatever
Starting point is 01:16:36 Yeah To get to the airport side note, there's a selection on the Uber app where you can select UberPool and you get more than one person! And it's already splitting it for you! That's a popular
Starting point is 01:16:49 plane time. You know, someone walked up to me at a Puck Talks recently and he goes yeah man, love the podcast. God, I hate the Liberty Village thing though. Well, guess what, sir! Why does he hate the Liberty Village thing? Because he's wrong. That's why. There's some good stuff on here. I don't understand. There is some good
Starting point is 01:17:06 stuff, it gives me an opportunity to talk about something else. We get complaints every time we talk about baseball and football, too, so whatever. So any final advice for Solange? I think Solange should just suck it up and pay. I think you're setting yourself up for a bad time if you are trying to get a ride at that early in the morning.
Starting point is 01:17:22 Ask your sister for a ride. She's rich. Thank you. I get it. Alright, let's do the press conference quickly. I think we should open our gifts first. The man who does not need more free stuff got more free stuff. Yeah, Adam and Steve. And fortunately, we were all included in said free stuff.
Starting point is 01:17:38 And let me read out a note to you. This is from Mike and Pete from Victory Hockey in the UK. Oh. Just a little gift from a couple of Leaf fans looking to help the British game from grassroots to pro in all forms. Hope to raise money through apparel for junior, sledge, rec hockey, that sort of thing. That's what they're doing with this company.
Starting point is 01:18:01 And I'll tell you how to find this company online in a second. As Steve saw on his trip to the UK, it's underfunded, and I wanted you guys to be a part of it. And since you're all fancy men, here's some free gear. All the best from Mike and Pete at Victory Hockey. So wearevhuk.com. That, again, is wearevhuk.com if you want to buy some other stuff. And they've got a really cool logo here.
Starting point is 01:18:28 It's a peace sign, but it's like a glove. The problem with this snap bag Is it's definitely not going to fit my head Because I have an enormous head I think you guys mailed us I think you mailed Jesse a nice hat And you mailed Adam and I Very nice yarmulkes
Starting point is 01:18:45 They're actually pretty large snap bags Are they? No Now here's the problem It fits me perfectly But Mrs. Dangle says I look like a dick with snap bags So maybe I'll wear it when I'm not in the house with her How do I look?
Starting point is 01:19:01 Yeah, you look good. I told you, freaking snapbacks never work for me. They're cool. They also got us some very, very cool shirts. Oh, there you go. Oh, but when I move it to the side a little bit, it's just... Oh, where did Steve go? Oh, my God.
Starting point is 01:19:17 So here we go, here we go. Proud to support British hockey. So I say we bring these to the Marlies game and we wear them on ice and get a picture taken because we've got to do that because that's a pro hockey rink. And we're sporting the game Adam can you come dressed in full equipment No
Starting point is 01:19:34 Like hockey pants Can you do that There's always that one kid When you go to any open rink There's always that one little kid Who's like 8 and he's in full equipment Custom made skates You know why
Starting point is 01:19:51 His dad is out there harassing him to skate harder I hate dads who do that You need to stop If you're one of those people That takes your kid to a free skate Makes him dress up in hockey gear So he can get a free practice in You go down to Young and Dundas
Starting point is 01:20:05 There's a kid in full equipment Every time Let him skate Really? Yeah There's always the crazy hockey dad And his son He's there in full equipment
Starting point is 01:20:12 And Nathan Phillips Square? Nathan Phillips Square Young and Dundas Part of learning to skate Is learning to start without equipment Bay and Dundas Or Bay and Queen Son
Starting point is 01:20:21 Where are you? Yeah I don't even know So he's in the middle of the road Fucking up his skates on the pavement It's in the middle of the Eaton Center. Let's get to the press conference here. Question, boys.
Starting point is 01:20:35 The Presser SDP. The Steve Dangle Press Conference. I really like this question. It's from The Shadier Twin. Today's Google doodle reminded me that Google is 18 years old this year. That means this year is Google's draft year. Where does Google go in the draft? First overall.
Starting point is 01:21:04 Yeah, I mean, no, but here's the thing. Google is just some rich kid. And will they have the same compete as like a Yahoo or like maybe even a Dogpile.com? Yahoo is like the, Dogpile is the Alexander Dagg of draft picks. All the hype in the world, none of the follow through. Does Facebook go ahead of Google? No.
Starting point is 01:21:29 No way, man. Does Microsoft go ahead of... Microsoft is not ahead. No, Microsoft's a good veteran presence. Microsoft is a tech company. Google's more of like a software... Google's a tech company. I am going with the bit, Adam.
Starting point is 01:21:44 Okay, I guess fine. Microsoft does count. Does Tesla go ahead of Google? See, Tesla has all the skill in the world. But there are questions. Their potential is the highest out of anybody They have the highest potential out of everyone 99 POT
Starting point is 01:21:58 Yeah, but the old boys club thinks they're a little too cocky Yeah, that's true Yeah Well, I'm not going to fuck up the environment My car's fast So Google might go first overall I'd say Google goes first overall Facebook is in the top three for sure
Starting point is 01:22:15 Apple is already on the team Apple's already on the team Microsoft's already on the team We're talking companies that are younger here Microsoft is like retired. Microsoft owns the team. It's a part owner. I'm glad we're having this discussion though.
Starting point is 01:22:33 It's good. Something haunts me from my childhood. A friend of my dad's. This is when I just got my first computer. And this wasn't until like 98 or 99 or something like that. And I'm on the internet. The early days of the internet. And I go, what are some good search engines?
Starting point is 01:22:50 Like besides Yahoo. And I go, because I also use this one called Dogpile. Do you remember ever using Dogpile? Yep. Jesse? No, I have no idea what that is. There's the separation. And he goes, you know what?
Starting point is 01:23:04 There's actually a really good new one called Google. Dude, this was in like 98 or 99. Like, don't you just wish you knew? Don't you just wish you knew? And you know, the current Google exists right now. We just don't know what it is. Oh, like the new one? And I'm not saying it's necessarily
Starting point is 01:23:24 a search engine, but there is a company that will be like Google 10 years from now, that exists right now. And we all don't know what it is. It's a VR headset that connects to your brain. And you live through it. I am super looking forward to
Starting point is 01:23:39 the company that catches all the phone companies with their pants down. And just comes out with a new this is what phones are now. Get out of here. and because like what uber did at the taxi industry yeah a little bit nah not really because uber drives me nuts as well it does dude okay leaving the wedding that we were at does it
Starting point is 01:24:04 also drive you to your location on you know what half the time jesse half the time we've all had this experience oh here comes my car oh he's pulling up where's he going where is he he's getting back on the highway this guy is never going to find me and then what you're standing there and what do you do call another uber why that shit might happen again you can call him yeah excuse me sir where the fuck are you going i had to tell a guy to cancel the damn fair because he's like i'm here i'm like where are you he's like i'm in uh it's a bush so we're at a wedding venue no it says on the gp i don't care what your gps says sir i'm not waiting in a bush like fucking arnold schwarzenegger and predator yeah it does have a little trouble
Starting point is 01:24:48 finding you in your current location. I have to say. I see you. You're getting into another car. No, I'm not. I'm standing here yelling at you. Cancel the fare. No, you're right. Cancel the fare. And then he charges SL. Charges Mrs. Dangle. And then we gotta make
Starting point is 01:25:04 a stink with Google and then they gotta refund her money. Well, did you make a stink with Google or Uber? Uber. Sorry. I don't know what Google could have done about that. Yeah, you were a little upset. You know what's never happened with a cab? They go, I'm in a bush. Here I am. The best Uber drivers
Starting point is 01:25:24 Are cab drivers Yes, that is very true I've talked to lots of Uber drivers Who are cab drivers Because they know the way around the city But they don't drive in shitty cabs I went to a Jays game last night And I walked out to the street
Starting point is 01:25:39 And I went up to the first cab And the line that I saw And I said, hey man, can you take me to King and Parliament Which is where I live and just to give anybody that lives in Toronto a sense of that it's about 2 kilometers
Starting point is 01:25:52 or what 4 miles no that's further than 2 kilometers that's like a 4 miles that's low that's more than a half hour walk it'd be a
Starting point is 01:26:00 yeah half an hour 45 minute walk but it's probably a 5-10 minute car drive right yeah either way and traffic you know and whatever
Starting point is 01:26:06 so the the taxi driver says no it's not a long enough fare I hate you'll have to you'll have to hail somebody from the street and I said really
Starting point is 01:26:16 Mr. Beck Taxi and I said it just like that and he looked at me and said I'm sorry I'm not taking you and I said okay we'll see you later and I got into the next cab so the next cab picks me up when was the last time you went to the bathroom in a port-a-potty
Starting point is 01:26:32 actually fairly recently it was at the fan fest do you know so you know the chemical smell that you get when you walk into there it's kind of like, here's the chemical smell that's covering the excrement smell. Yes. This is exactly what this cab smelled like.
Starting point is 01:26:50 There are bad smelling cabs in Toronto. And this guy drove me. And so I say at the end of it, okay, I'm going to have to pay you a visa. They don't like that. Oh, you always tell them before you get in the car. No, you don't. You don't have to. You know how the world works, Steve? It works with credit cards.
Starting point is 01:27:06 I walked to your place. Adam let me stay at his place after we recorded the last show. I walked the entire way there. You know why? Only one cab passed me. and the frigging guy, I go, do you take debit? Because I lost my credit card recently. I go, do you take debit? He goes, nope, because it's 1998, and then he drove off.
Starting point is 01:27:23 This is why I like Uber. Some of us enjoy Uber, Steve. That is why. Let's not pretend like we've never had a sketchy Uber driver. I've never had a sketchy Uber driver. Not one. Not one. Not one.
Starting point is 01:27:35 Not one that you were like, this guy's weird. Not freaking one, man. Shut up. I'm not kidding. I live in downtown Toronto. Not one. Not one. Not one where the car wasn't immaculate.
Starting point is 01:27:46 Not one where they weren't nice people. They are nice. Yes, they are extremely nice cars. They are extremely nice. Listen, for me, it's like the complaints from cabbies that you get in every city. I understand them. I get it. Because this is your livelihood and you paid so much money for a license.
Starting point is 01:28:04 But that was a different time. And unfortunately, the world is moving on. And because you have provided a service that, quite frankly, has been lackluster for a long time, now you're paying the freaking piper and we all are with the internet we all are you think the media is not going through the same damn thing we are
Starting point is 01:28:20 it's really challenging out there things are changing that's what we're in this is what drove me insane it drove me insane about this last night it looked like cigarettes dangling out of your ears you guys are protesting about this new company that's coming in and doing a better job
Starting point is 01:28:37 no no that's not what it's about at all It's about insurance, and I'm going to grab onto this guy's handle and ride it down fucking Bay Street. That video's hilarious, by the way. The guy who, the cab driver who grabbed an Uber, and the Uber tried to drive off, and he held on for like a solid 50 feet
Starting point is 01:29:00 as he drove into that, you know that crazy intersection right by Parliament Hill? Yeah. Yeah. That video's amazing. I haven't seen that. I have to check that out. Jesse, next question. I don't know how we got here.
Starting point is 01:29:09 Because cab drivers will be like, you know what? It'll win us some public support. The ruling is Uber is awesome. Uber is awesome. Some, I would say most taxis are great. But there are a few people that are ruining it for the rest of them. That's what I would say. I would say that about Uber.
Starting point is 01:29:25 No. I'll say that about both. I'll say that about both. There's not a bunch of Uber drivers ruining it for the rest of the Uber drivers. There's like maybe, Steve, this is not a thing, Steve. What are you talking about? I'm the only one who's ever had negative experiences with Uber. I'm the only one.
Starting point is 01:29:42 There's a few Uber drivers who are running for everybody else and nobody has. You are fucking kidding me. Nobody ever. I can't wait for the Twitter reaction to this. Yeah, I had a fucking guy get back on the Gardner. Okay. Yeah, because I'm clearly waiting on the Gardner, you dumb fuck. Okay, what the hell are you doing?
Starting point is 01:29:59 Yeah, there's going to be some bad experience with anything. Wait, you just told me that that's impossible. No, with anything, there's going to be bad experiences. I have it all the fucking time At least a quarter of the time All the time is the quarter of the time So now you're using my math It's a great service
Starting point is 01:30:18 99% of the time With most people He couldn't find you How many times has that happened to you? I would say Where were you? There is some kind of GPS issue Either picking me up or dropping me off
Starting point is 01:30:34 Half of the fucking time it's not my phone it's theirs I don't have that I asked for a ride to the MasterCard center and the guy goes well here you are
Starting point is 01:30:43 sir this is a factory parking lot like what so here's here's my question there's no MasterCard signs and then the next time I tried to do it
Starting point is 01:30:50 it fucking happened again because Uber's um TBS this shit and so I had to manually direct the guy and he had no idea
Starting point is 01:30:59 it blew his fucking mind no you can't manually direct me you gotta tell me the address okay I'm gonna tell you the address But the stupid thing is going to tell you to go somewhere else
Starting point is 01:31:07 And fair I think that's a fair complaint I think it's a pretty minor complaint The car that I hired To bring me somewhere Won't bring me to that place It's a minor complaint You could personally direct them to it
Starting point is 01:31:24 I don't see what the problem is Anyone who has ever had to manually Give an Uber driver directions Knows what I'm talking about They're fucking useless they don't know directions dude they are hopeless absolutely hopeless
Starting point is 01:31:38 you tell a cab driver I want to go to this dark alley at fucking anywhere in the city and they know it I want you to get me to the 50th floor they might stink and be rude to you
Starting point is 01:31:49 and then get mad when you try to pay visa but at least they'll fucking get you there look they're both terrible services no cabs stink uber stinks the TTC is a fucking travesty
Starting point is 01:32:01 The GO train is every half hour Thank you very much But have we talked about how Toronto's the greatest city in the world? Toronto world class my friggin' ass You can't get anywhere It's true Unless you walk It's true
Starting point is 01:32:12 I'm with you on that I've had it Here's what I would try I've had it Here's what I would try With your Uber Can't take an Uber, can't take a cab, can't take the train, can't take the bus, can't take the streetcar There's construction fucking everywhere
Starting point is 01:32:24 And if you're living in Oshawa Might as well live in fucking Oshawa Hollywood, Jesse! Might as well! Might as well! I can't wait until you move downtown in like three years. I know, because it's going to happen. Like, it's inevitable.
Starting point is 01:32:41 I give it three year stops. Yeah, and then travel five or ten square kilometers for the rest of my life because I can't fucking go anywhere. You'll be happy. You'll be far happier. Yeah. Doubt it. Maybe you'll take some good Ubers.
Starting point is 01:32:52 Yeah, maybe. Maybe it's the secret. Yeah, maybe you'll take some good Ubers who were formerly cab drivers who know where they're going. All the Ubers you've been taking have been so far out of the city that you're getting these bad Uber drivers because they don't know how to drive. Maybe you should take some Uber drivers downtown.
Starting point is 01:33:07 Maybe it's indicative of the quality of the people in the neighborhood. I'm not saying that at all. I'm just kidding. No, that's exactly right. I'm not saying that. The people from Oshawa can't drive and are awful. Maybe. Maybe you should take some Toronto Ubers.
Starting point is 01:33:21 I hope Jesse runs for office one day and then it'll just come up. People from Oshawa shouldn't. Can't drive in are awful I am just agreeing With what Adam said No it's not what I said I was kidding Dude this place
Starting point is 01:33:34 Was at Pottery Road It was called Fantasy Farm Fantasy Farm Where is that Exactly what is that Jesse you should drive for Uber Okay You have no idea
Starting point is 01:33:40 Where the fuck it is How far out of the city is it It's not It's not out of the city It sounds like the DVP It's on the DVP It's not out of the city That's too far
Starting point is 01:33:46 If you don't know anything If you don't know a place Along the Don Valley Parkway And you drive for a living In Toronto Fuck right off then you shouldn't be take some ubers in the downtown core and they are all splendid i never have to exchange money with anyone i have all of their info on my telephone
Starting point is 01:34:08 and there is a gps taking me to my location it is wonderful it is a pleasant i will give you this it is a pleasant experience when it works out sometimes they have candy and gum sometimes they candy and gum a lot of the i think um yeah i think you are right you have a point about the inner city ubers ottawa fantastic ottawa has a very high gum ratio you are very likely to find gum in your auto in your ottawa uber sorry ottawa ottawa ottawa ontario um because frankly The expectations there are just much higher. Oshawa actually has great Uber because your GPS never fucks up in Oshawa.
Starting point is 01:34:55 It's only in downtown Toronto with all these buildings. Yeah, it's true. Do you want another question? One more. You've never got the floating blue ball? We really don't have time, but let's do it. Final question. Would a Mike Babcock coach Team USA
Starting point is 01:35:08 beat a John Tortorella coach Team Canada? Great question. That's from Passkeek. Yo, nice question. Great question. Uh, no. No. Come on.
Starting point is 01:35:21 But, yes, yes. You say yes? If, here's the deal. Mike Babcock would have started the right goalie. Okay. Ah, now we're cooking. So that's how I feel. Also, Mike Babcock would have started Dustin Bufflin.
Starting point is 01:35:36 Now we're cooking. Tortorella would have scratched Crosby. Yes, because he didn't see enough out of him. He probably needed to see more. I need a Brandon Dubinsky type. Yeah. I sure wish I had Team USA back. I wonder, too, does the question count?
Starting point is 01:35:51 Do we talk about current rosters or do we talk about rosters that were... Is a Mike Babcock coached Team USA a different Team USA because... It is, but I say we use the current rosters. Current rosters? I think there's a better chance. I still think Team Canada probably is better. Yeah, I'm going to go with Adam. I mean, Jesus, Murphy, you got John Tavares on your third role or whatever.
Starting point is 01:36:14 Like, he doesn't need to be coddled every step of the way. Like, I doubt Babcock was like, alright, John, I want you to go in there and fucking just deke the pants off that scrub, I don't know what his name is, don't even bother learning it, and just make sure that ends up on the highlight reel for the rest of the season. He doesn't need to tell him that.
Starting point is 01:36:31 John Tavares is in a situation, he's like, oh, I think I should dangle the pants off that fucking guy. And then he does. Yeah, exactly. What if you change the rosters? What if you added Kessel? If Tortorella's picking Canada, And
Starting point is 01:36:43 And yeah Tortorella picks And Barb And And Babcock is picking USA Yes USA wins
Starting point is 01:36:50 Oh my god Really Who Yes Wow Okay Cause Tyler Johnson Shad and Kirk
Starting point is 01:36:54 You think you can fuck it up enough Uh yeah Okay There are too many good Canadian players That you can fuck it up We've seen it happen It happened in Turin Torino
Starting point is 01:37:02 I'm trying to think of Turin Torino What Torino What Canadian would make John Tortorella's team Canada Oh man I'm trying to think of like a
Starting point is 01:37:14 Just a real Plugger Like someone who Who is Canada's Justin Abdelkader Like who That's a good question Who is just
Starting point is 01:37:23 That's a good question I don't know A couple years ago I might have said Brad Marchand But holy shit He's amazing Is he amazing And I didn't
Starting point is 01:37:32 I didn't know he was that good Did anyone else Boston fans are just They've been spoiled Because everybody on the team Was that good for a while And he kind of just blended in With really good players
Starting point is 01:37:42 But he really was that good Of course Marchand looks good He's been playing with Crosby and Bersh Oh shit Exactly Yeah I don't know I don't know who that player is Send us
Starting point is 01:37:54 Who is Canada's Justin Abdelkader Yeah who is Canada's Justin Abdelkader We gotta wrap it up Because gentlemen I have another show to do And I also haven't eaten lunch So I'd like to do that Remember when I was like
Starting point is 01:38:03 Hey Can we end our podcast So that we could Listen to that press conference about the centennial season and then talk about it on the podcast. Well, we were too busy
Starting point is 01:38:11 talking about Uber. Fucking screaming my lungs out about Uber. Make sure anytime you're with Steve to let him know if he needs to go somewhere with you,
Starting point is 01:38:20 you're taking Uber. If you're with Steve, order as many Ubers to him as you can. Yes. No, okay. Guys, it's been long enough.
Starting point is 01:38:27 We got to wrap up the show. Here comes the end of the show. All right. The end of the show is almost here. Oh, where the fuck is the end of the show going? Why is the end of the show
Starting point is 01:38:38 getting back on the Gardner? Don't get on the Gardner. I'm not on the Gardner. Where is it going? Steve, you were clearly in a bush. All right? Clearly you were in a bush. I'm in a French mouth.
Starting point is 01:38:52 Well, that's it for us this week. I love Uber. Not this week. Well, no, that's it for us today. We'll be back in a couple days. What time will you record on Thursday? I think we're doing Thursday Eve. Are we not?
Starting point is 01:39:04 No. We're not doing Thursday Eve. Thursday morn. That's because of the game finals That's right, the game Who wins tonight? Canada Go Europe!
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