Full Transcript for Denied at the Border

watching hockey as kids, Carey Price, Corey Crawford, Henrik Lundqvist shit, Mark Andre Fleury, Jake: Kareening. Sawyer Haber: Pekka Rinne he's way too good right now. Build a statue, finish brick wall, Roberto Luongo the guys who I mentioned on that list won cups. Luongo won a cup with Panthers management. But Price and Lundqvist never did. Now they didn't have the best of teams, but they were the best players on said teams. Hands down. except for that 2014-15 season, that entire Ranger team was clicking. I want to get to a next topic of discussion. I think everybody in the N in the NHL liked this. Nic Cousins got fucking killed. Jake: Yeah. Sawyer Haber: he unfortunately went chin over shin, Jake: Shin over shin. Sawyer Haber: chin over shin, baby. in the NHL and growing up playing minor hockey, what's the number one rule your coach tells you? Keep your head up. Even if you can't stick handle or Jake: Set up chin top. Sawyer Haber: Keep your head up. Nic Cousins coming around the boards, head down. Chychrun comes in, former teammate. I'm sorry. Yeah, well, he played his former team. I'm not sure if they ever were teammates at one point. Jake: They were teammates I heard in Ottawa, I think it was the I think one year. I think it was about the year you got traded. And I also am pretty sure they were in Phoenix when they were in Arizona. I think they were also teammates too. Sawyer Haber: facts. I forgot Nic Cousins was on that team. Bro, Nic Cousins is like your favorite fourth line player. bro can just be put in the fourth line at any point and just go to work, Jake: Play it anyway Sawyer Haber: go to town. But with two fifty seven left in the third period, third period, Jakob Chychrun Boca Raton very own Had the privilege of meeting him in the bathroom line at a playoff game, no big deal there. Probably the only one to recognize him. Great photo. Unreal guy. Look, he looked like Jakob Trouba. Called him Trouba at first, and he goes, I guess again, kid. I'm like, shit, you're Jakob Chychrun. No big deal. yeah. So he essentially gets Cousins with his head down. Big hit. Cousins is kind of lying there. Pinto Parlay. Bet on himself. Use promo code Pinto. Just kidding, guys. he tries to fight Jakob Chychrun, but the refs weren't having it. Cousins is now listed day to day. He's currently on IR. The officials gave him a five-minute major, as we know on the NHL. If there's a five-minute major, you can go back and review it. They reviewed it. There was no penalty after. Coach Travis Green said it was a headshot on a player who wasn't ready for it. Again, that was a textbook hit. And you had your head down on the corner. you got to keep your chin tucked there, bud. And you just got fucking laid out. Jake: Keep it tucked. Sawyer Haber: honestly, in my opinion, I really thought it was clean. Nothing to go back there in terms of reviewing it. Like I mentioned before, the Devils, they lost 4 2. Dawson Mercer gets his revenge on the team that traded him in that Capitals game. Caps end up winning in overtime. Cole Hudson, no big deal. USA hockey legend, BU legend gets it done. And then last night, I just want to talk about a couple of the games. The Tampa Bay Lightning. it looked like they were about to blow a 4-0 lead. It was 4-3 at one point. Tange Thompson had an utter ripper. It was like 94 miles an hour. That's he never had it. first goal was scored 1849 into the game. shout out Scott Saborin. his infamous welcome to the NHL moment when Austin Matthews looked behind him and said, Who are you, bud? Lo behold, they actually played together one year in Toronto. Then John Carlson turning back the clock at age 38 scores, makes it 2 0. Hegel scores on the former team that drafted him. Gourde they made it 4 0 after talking crap about Yanni Gourde he scores irony in that. Then Mr. I have a donor. Josh Doan scores, no big deal there. Tampa leads 4 2 after the second. Then, like I mentioned, Tage Thompson, 33 seconds into the third period, takes an utter clap bomb, goes in. That honestly, that that that was pretty nasty. Can't even lie. That was a good goal. Jake: That that Zucker goal was nasty though, I'm not gonna That passing play was in passing play was nice. Sawyer Haber: Loki forgot he was still in the league and still in Buffalo. Jake: Still I did too. Sawyer Haber: Buffalo Saber legend, a Minnesota Wild legend. after that, the man who obviously is one of the biggest pieces in the NHL that possibly could be moved. Nikina Kucherov has a natural hat trick, no big deal in the third period. And then for insurance, Brandon Hagel makes it an 8-3 lead. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen UPL, say that name 10 times fast. Was pulled after Kucherov went five on him after stopping nine of fourteen shots. Shout out John Carlson. He hit 800 career points. Congratulations to him. Anaheim Duck Legend and Washington Capitol. And you and I both know back in 2010, scoring the OT winner in the World Juniors for Team USA to win that. No big deal there. Get in the next game. New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames. I watched some of that game. Great game. Zibanejad had two. He needed to get going. Adam Klapka. Guy's going to be good for a very long time in the NHL. I believe he's 6'7 or 6'8. Big guy. Can skate, can do it all. Scores on the power play. And then arguably the second best waiver claim in league history behind Gustav Worsling. Tye Kartye scores the empty netter. And Jonas Koripsalo Looks like the starting goalie with the Rangers. After stopping 30 of 31 shots. Then the Philadelphia Flyers taking on the Oilers. First period scoreless. Shout out to boy Zach Hyman. No big deal there. Scores. Then Tyson Foerster scores on the power play. It's 2-1 there. No big deal. And then game goes to overtime, as we know. And arguably one of the nastiest, the big three you could put out there. McDavid, Draisaitl found Bouchard for the game winner in overtime. And McDavid extended his season opening point streak to 20 games, tying his

career high. That guy's on pace for 200 points. He's unreal. Then the Utah Mammoth playing the Vegas Golden Knights. Like I mentioned, the only game I the only goal I really want to highlight was the fact that Ivan Barbashev turned into prime Connor McDavid, skated through the entire Utah Mammoth Blue Line, end to end, beauty, tucks it home. And then again, I think this is hilarious. We gotta talk about it. The Penguins taking on the Sharks, the battle of trash versus garbage, both franchises suck this year. the Penguins down I'm sorry, the Penguins up 2 0. Celebrini t scores and then Mason. Mason Marchment ties it, set up by Celebrini, no big deal, Fellabrini Then he gets into a little bit of a scuffle. pure Sharks fans don't really know what's going on. They're booing. They even booed Erik Karlsson How are you gonna boo Erik Karlsson? Erik Karlsson was great there. He had 100 points one year. I'm pretty sure he did win the Norris that year. Norris winner, Jake: Or was it Norris nominee? Sawyer Haber: no big deal. He literally, I vividly remember his time in San Jose. By that play against St. Louis, I think it was 2019, where he literally grabbed the puck, threw it down, hand pass, and then they scored the OT winner. But the Sharks ended up losing that series. And then we're going to get into it later on in the podcast. But Cutter Gauthier extends his goal streak to, I believe, seven games. Nils Höglander newest member of the Nashville Predators, goes in between the legs. And also Shane Wright gets on the board too. So the Predators win that game 4 2. The Nikita Kucherov 11 points in six games since publicly requesting a trade, four goals, seven assists, 22 shots on goal. And getting into Cutter Gauthier real quick. Cutter Gauthier is the first player since 1992-93 to score 14 goals in a seven game span. The last two players to do that were Super Mario with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Alexander Mogilny the man who defected from Russia, one of the coolest NHL stories, in my opinion, with the Sabres. He's also the sixth. Player to do that since 1945. That's actually crazy. so Jake, let me ask you a question, right? So we found out meet Matvei Michkov Again, same thing going on in Philly. It's a drama. One side saying he publicly requested a trade, management saying no. we look at a guy like Cutter Gauthier. Cutter Gauthier was said he wanted to play for the Flyers. He was built to play Flyer hockey. Didn't meet with them at the World Juniors. I remember we were talking about it one day in the summer. He didn't report to camp and we're like, maybe because he's still in college, something was up there, and then we found out later on he didn't want to play there. I believe it was Jamie Drysdale in a second round pick is what they traded to acquire their future star, sorry, all star Cutter Gauthier Gotta put some I actually sorry, super he is a superstar. So let me ask you a question, right? If you're Matvei Michkov where do you request a trade to or

where do the Flyers decide to move you? Jake: Miss Sora. Sawyer Haber: So you so you think Minnesota? so he could team Jake: Minister. Sawyer Haber: up with another superstar Russian in Kirill Kaprizov Quinn Hughes, Joel Eriksson Ek one of the most under 82 way centers in the game. What do you give up for a package like that? A prospect and a pick? Jake: Give him back Bobby Brink. Sawyer Haber: You know what? I I don't really think Bobby Brink, Charlie Stramel maybe like a third or a second, I feel like could get it done. I I mean Michkov I mean Michkov Yeah. Jake: I I just think that Philly is Philly's bad. Philly is bad. Talk it is not a good coach for them. They should not have made the playoffs last year, let's be honest. They are awful. The fact that they beat the Penguins last year too was also crazy. But I Sawyer Haber: Gim Jake: that all that momentum is over. They are and they are almost unwatchable. They are almost as bad as the Blackhawks, in my opinion. And Michkov but also Michkov you came in to camp last year out of shape and you also did not play good last year. So yeah, you're playing good this year, but you think you're Dylan Larkin? like did we think that? Sawyer Haber: we'll get into that a little bit later. But I find it funny though. If you remember game I believe they won in game six at home. Cam York, his infamous one timer from the point, pulls a Jack Hughes, his buddy, throws his stick in the crowd, no big deal there. they ended up playing the Carolina Hurricanes, and as we know, the Carolina Hurricanes brought up the brooms for that series and swept them. They were in they were literally no match for Carolina. Now my question is this the the viewers of this pod and TikTok might not agree, but the relationship between Tampa and Kucherov, I think, has probably gone its separate ways. Fame famous, journey song going their separate ways. Where do we think Kucherov goes? Because again, Kucherov stated and his agent stated he doesn't want to go anywhere without an extension in place. So what are your what are your thoughts there? Because honestly, as crazy as it sounds, I think we were talking about the other day, we could see him going to San Jose for a package like Will Smith, maybe Keaton Verhoff, and like a pick or two. And then if that happens, as bad as it sounds, Brayden Point is pretty injury prone. Vasilevsky's up next year. He could easily walk or request a trade. So it's very scary times in Tampa. It's more scary at the fact that If we go back, history, as we say, tends to repeat itself. It's really a man that tends to repeat themselves. They traded Brad Richards during a contract dispute, let Stammer walk, bought out Vinny Lecavalier who is also a former captain of that team. And they also now are going to let a franchise player, again, all time leader in points. And no big deal. Kucherov did it in two hundred games less than Stamkos did when he had that franchise lead. it i it's just bad. I could see him going to

Minnesota, Montreal too. Jake: Montreal, Minnesota. Sawyer Haber: Montreal I feel like probably has Jake: Montreal has the I would say the second other than San Jose that I'd say that actually have a chance with the assets they have of actually maybe getting Kucherov But I your team still has to be competitive for Kucharov to still want to play. Sawyer Haber: and all their guys, I see it all the time on the internet. Ivan Demidov signs to a great contract, Lane Hudson. Their entire team essentially is locked up for the future. They do have enough cap, in my opinion. But at this point, I think you gotta do everything in your power to try and reconcile that relationship between the player and franchise. Cause again, if he leaves, Tampa's got to retool. It's not gonna be fun times here in the eight one three. My question for you though, so Connor McDavid, right? Do you think this is the year he gets it done? he's firing on all cylinders, Drey Settle's firing on all cylinders, and it looks like Evan Bouchard might be the winner of the Norris. Again, in my opinion, I don't know about you, I think the Norse should be the best defenseman both offensive and defensively. It should just be points. Jake: Should be a best two-way. If you if you have a goal if you have a player that has a hundred points, but he's a defensive liability, Evan Bruchard a little bit, then you should set Seth Jones in my opinion is a is should be the the front runner for the Sawyer Haber: Yeah, no, he he's he's definitely turning it around. I remember a lot of people when that trade happened when he got traded from Columbus to Chicago. they didn't like the cap hit he was signed at. He just didn't fit in with what obviously the sh the Blackhawks were doing. And then after that, as we know, he gets traded to Florida for a first that had a condition on it. And Spencer Knight, Panthers ended up saving that pick, trading it to Ottawa for Brady Tkachuk So, if anything, yeah, I could also see Seth Jones possibly being a runner up or even a Norris favorite when it comes time for that ballot to come out. Hey, NHL, if you want me on the ballot voting, be more than happy to do that. No bias at all, like Dianna Russini who fun fact, Dianna Russini she's back with a podcast. And also how to vote in Coach of the Year, in which magically Mike Vrabel won. So if that's not tampering, then hell, I don't know what it is. So Jake: Back back to the back to if McDavid gets it done, still no. I still don't think unless they get a goalie, that he you can score as many goals as you want, but you can't take him out of your net. And I Tristan Jarry is fuck is awful. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, Jarry bad. They got Devin Levi who's been good. But again, we say it all the time, and I'll give you a perfect example. If you put Jake: You need a goalie to save you some games. Sawyer Haber: Igor Shesterkin on the Panthers, he wins eight cups. Straight up or some some crazy number like that. Cause look at what he has playing in front of him. And he's also a freaking when he when it's all said and done will most likely be a hockey hall of fame goal. He's been incredible. Unfortunately, this year he's out with a knee injury. very sad times in New York, as we know. Manhattan is mourning the loss of Igor Shesterkin not being able to play this year, but Jonas Corporsalo and Dylan Garand will be That feeling when knee surgeries tomorrow. Love that meme. It's hilarious. And then lastly, trademark. Does Quinn Hughes re sign or do we see one of the bet the second best defensemen in the league leave Minnesota and go somewhere else? Jake: If he is to leave, it's to the devils, but I don't I I I don't see him leaving. But I also think it Sawyer Haber: I don't see him leaving either. Jake: if if they can kinda get Larkin, he they might actually he might stay. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, Guerin's gonna have to obviously move some pieces around to make that because again, when Makar signed that record breaking deal over the summer, we all were saying Hughes is waiting to see what is gonna be on the table. As we know, it was reported from Guerin and Quinn Hughes camp that the years weren't off. It was the term that he wanted the AAV, so we're not sure there. Just quick little injury report before we get into more topics. lightning forward. Brayden Point was placed on IR, so he'll miss about a week or two. Sam O'Reilly made his NHL debut, got a secondary assist while continuing the NHL. Beautiful play. I believe I believe he gave it to Guentzel and then Guentzel beautiful backhand feed. I forgot. I think it might have been to Brandon Hagel. And yeah, he got his first point. Paul Maurice stated that Alexander Barkov and Brad Marchand backskating for the first time. They could be back within two weeks, so the Panthers are going to be a threat yet again. Like I mentioned before, Nic Cousins isn't doing well. Upper body injury. Rangers rookie defenseman. Albert Smith's also an upper body injury. He's on IR. Noah Hanifin is out week to week with an undisclosed injury. And Troy Terry made his season debut yesterday against the Predators. Happy to see him there. Troy Terry, never forget his twenty was it twenty seventeen World Juniors? Was that yeah, that was it, right? Yeah, twenty seventeen when they had Adam Fox, Colin White. Ottawa Senator legend. That team was built to win a gold medal and they did. No big deal there. Brock Faber. Jake: I don't remember what year it was tw I think it was twenty sixteen, but it was twenty seventeen World Juniors, I think. Something. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, pretty sure. Brock Faber says he's ready to go. He'll be playing against Boston on Saturday. And then Flames defenseman, their best defensive defenseman, Kevin Bahl former New Jersey devil, will be out with a ruptured Achilles. Sad to see there. And then getting into my favorite time of year, I don't know about you, the rosters will be f coming out December first, but we got some world junior news to talk

about. It has come out That the court of arbitration on October 30th stated that Russia should be allowed to play international hockey. Again, just stating this straight up. it's no world juniors without Russia. I think everyone else can agree with me here, or you can bitch and moan. I don't really care. Prime Minister Mark whatever his name is, Mark Carney confirmed that if Russia plays again, the world juniors are held in Alberta. Hockey Canada says they are not welcomed. And also they're gonna have to get visas too to be able to stay over Canada. We don't see that happening. And if they are allowed back, which it does seem, it seems Norway will be demoted and Russia will take their spot. again, in my opinion, just let the kids play. Again, it's not a world junior tournament without team Russia in it. The tournament runs December twenty sixth to January fifth. It's gonna be in Edmonton and Red Deer, Canada. Super excited about that. Canada opens up Against Switzerland on Boxing Day at Rogers Place, and the US opens up their tournament against Germany. A little bit of World War II reparations there. No big deal. And then group B, as we know, will be Canada, Czechia, Switzerland, Latvia, and either Norway or Russia, whoever takes over that spot. did a little pre mock for the world juniors. for Canada. We got How do you say his name? Zilkin Zilkin. Jake: Where are we looking? Where are we looking? Sawyer Haber: World Juniors. Cole Reschny who Jake: you're you're you're farther. Hang on. Dima Z Zeli I think it's Dima Zhilkin Sawyer Haber: Yeah, Dima Zhilkin Cole Reschny Brady Martin, Caleb Desnoyers Braeden Cootes Jake O'Brien, Caleb Maholtra, Tynan Lawrence, Cameron Reid Schmidt, Ethan Belchetz Ryan Roobroeck and Maddox Dagenais Probably butcher that. Maddox Jake: Schultz. where you looking? Sawyer Haber: Schultz looks like he might be an extra forward along with Chase Harrington. I mean, they're decourse stacked if this is what's actually going to come to the tournament. Carson. Jake: I think Maddox Schultz will make it. Sawyer Haber: 100%. Carson Carels Veroff, Cameron Reid Reid, Landon DuPont, who's having a great year over at Michigan. Daxon Rudolph, Ryan Lin, Jackson Smith will probably be the extra defenseman there. Nashville Predator draft pick and Michigan starting goalie, Jack Ivankovic will most likely be the starter there. would really be excited to see that team, but again, it all really comes down to how those guys are utilized because we've seen it before in the past. Especially in that 2020 bubble. That Canada team was electric, but they lost to a much better USA hockey team. Landon DuPont currently at Michigan has seven points in seven games. Cole Reschny at North Dakota, eight points in seven games. Carson Carels also at North Dakota, four points. Verhoff also at North Dakota. That's crazy. So many North Dakota guys here. two assists, two points. Braeden Cootes currently playing in the AHL for Abbotsford. seven points in ten games. Caleb Desnoyers 13 games played, six points in Tucson at the AHL, and then in Milwaukee, the Predators AHL farm team, Brady Martin, four points there. I mean, that that roster, just off our prediction, just sounds insanely stacked. Tynan Lawrence who played it in the USHL last year, decided to play College hockey for the remainder of his of that year. As we know, he wasn't that great. BU wasn't great at all. tanked his draft stock a little bit, but he ended up getting picked up by the St. Louis Blues. So that should be interesting. And then my favorite, my obviously we're both American, so we're gonna be rooting for USA hockey. But Ethan Wyttenbach guy's been unreal at Quinnipiac He's a Hobey Baker finalist last year. He's already got 14 points in nine games. Cole McKinney at Michigan, nine points in eight games. Will Horcoff seven points in eight games. Wyatt Cullen, really high on him. That Minnesota team isn't great, but he's got five points. In eight games, and then Drew Shock, nine games, eleven points. So the roster has followed Mikey Berchild Wyatt, Cullen, Ethan Wyttenbach next up, Carter Sanderson, Cole McKinney, Will Horcoff Victor Plant, younger brother of Max Plante who won the Hobey Baker last year, Sammy Nelson and then LJ Mooney. Is Sammy Nelson related to the Nelson that played on that world junior team a couple yeah he Jake: Yeah, Danny Nelson I'm pretty sure it's his brother. Sawyer Haber: Andy Nelson was he was so so nasty in that tournament. LJ Mooney, Logan Cooley's cousin, no big deal there. Cullen Potter, Mason West, and Teddy Mutryn will most likely make that team. Defense is looking a little Henry, I can't even pronounce that last name. Jake: Who? Henry Brzustewicz or something, yeah. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, Henry Henry Brzustewicz Chase Reid, who looks great for Michigan State, Drew Schock, Tommy Bleyl Jakob Rombach and Carter Amico Jake: Amico Sawyer Haber: Asher Barnett, the goaltending for you say hockey, Brady Knowling Harrison Boettiger those will most likely be the the 1A, 1B. Never forget Trey Augustine and Jacob Fowler. They both are great. So my question is. If Russia is allowed to play in this year's World Junior Championships, do you think A they should recruit guys who are already playing in North America and create a North American team from those guys? Because we already have one guy. He's currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks. Not sure if he's played a lot. I know he's played at least one game. Jake: We Sawyer Haber: Klepov, who's from no big deal, he's from Deerfield Beach, Florida. No big deal, South Florida. Jake: Decommitted from Michigan State too, at the start of the season. Was supposed to go. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, he signed his ELC, already NH already. would like to see more out of him as long as Joel Quenneville gives him the time of day. But between those two teams, my question is USA hockey finished fifth last year. It wasn't a great showing for them. between those two teams, who do you think

has a better chance of winning gold? Jake: Honestly I don't see this being a strong year for the US. I do think with DuPont Maddox Schultz, Verhoff, you still have Ivankovic in in net too for Canada. I s do think that Canada is better, but you still have Ethan Wyttenbach who Especially at the Hilnka Gretzky Cup, he was insane. Sawyer Haber: Not only that, in that summer showcase, he was great too this past offseason. He looked fantastic. the US beat Canada on that, but again, it's just like a pr just like a preseason for the tournament, just to kind of see who is gonna get their feet wet when it comes to being able to wear that view I'm just saying it right now, USA hockey should put those jerseys on sale because those World Junior jerseys are arguably one of the nicest uniforms out there in my opinion. You I'm gonna I'm gonna agree with you on that. On paper, Canada's stacked. on paper, the US is stacked, but it really just comes down to which decor is better and also comes down to who's in net. Don't really know a lot about Brady Knowling I know he played at the US national program for two years. Obviously we already know about Jack Ivankovic. He played at Michigan last year. He looked great. they again, Michigan kind of fell flat on its face. They weren't able to get it done when it mattered, but hot take, and I think you'll agree with me here. I I think Michigan does win the entire thing this year. I think they finally break that that curse of not being able to win it. Jake: I think it's only because they land in DuPont too. Sawyer Haber: when was I wanna look that up. Jake: You've a you've a dynamic defenseman in Landon DuPont. Sawyer Haber: Last time Michigan won the wow. Last time they won was nineteen ninety-eight. And they lost in twenty eleven in the final to a Minnesota Duluth team. That's crazy. It's been a pretty long time since they've been there. But yeah, no, it definitely should be interesting to see obviously who gets it done. really excited. Like I mentioned, December first, we find out who who essentially is on that preliminary roster. And then obviously as it goes on, there will be there will be some cuts. So before we end the episode, just want to ask you a couple questions. number one, for tonight, I already have mine, but I'll give you a second to look at the games tonight. you gotta pick a score before we end the pod. Who you think is gonna score tonight? My scorer is gonna be Brandon Hagel. He scored twice in Buffalo last night. he's been big for Tampa, as I mentioned before, without Brayden Point. they need all the help they can get. Cooch is still doing his thing. So my pick for tonight is Brandon Hagel scoring for Tampa Bay Lightning and I also have the Lightning beating the Blue Jackets. Hopefully it's can't Jake: Can I pick two? Can I pick from the same game? Alright, Sawyer Haber: Yeah, go for it. Jake: I have In this I'm gonna go off one game. Blues Mammoth. I have Logan Cooley to score a goal and Jimmy Snuggerudd

to record a point. Sawyer Haber: Okay, I like that. I don't know that I don't know who that Logan Cooley guy is, but he sure sounds cool and gross. Just kidding. Obviously nasty. he's been on a tear. He's had I believe he's had five hat tricks in his career, and he had them faster than Ovechkin did when he started his NHL career, so no big deal there. Then my hot take of the night, I feel Winnipeg, who's won four straight going in with all the momentum of the world. They go into Dallas and they win. They are at 39% win probability, but it is hockey. As long as you play 60 minutes, hard checking game, they get it done. But before we end off this pod, what's up with the San Jose Sharks? they just look they just look defeated. team can't check. Again, they're a young team. Celebrini looked like last night he just crashed out. He just couldn't handle it anymore. The fans online are calling for Warsofsky to get fired. no one seemed their decor is terrible. They Trouba and Nurse as a pair together. It's just not looking it's not looking good in the Bay Area for the Sharks right now. Jake: They have eight losses in ten games. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, so they're not they're not looking too hot. And then like we mentioned today on the pod that they played the Pittsburgh Penguins who weren't doing so well at all this year. Don't know what's going on there. Looks like a lot of going on with goaltending. And it looks like Father Time has unfortunately finally caught up Sidney Crosby. But yeah, it does not look promising for the Jake: I didn't see the seven to two Kings game. Holy cow. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, Adrian Kempe. Yeah, Adrian Kem I believe that was last Wednesday. Kempe came back, recorded four points, had a hat trick. It just was not good for the Sharks. Jake: We're at a minute twenty three into the game. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, you gotta you honestly gotta feel for the kids, you gotta feel for Will Smith, Celebrini, Ivar Stenberg, and again, we talk about it all the time, but how many more years can you go being bottom of the league, getting top draft picks, and just not being able to convert anything? The the goaltending as well hasn't been great either. Askarov hasn't been the guy like we all expected. Remember in that world junior when he couldn't even hold a stick right? Kept losing his stick? Jake: He was awful. Sawyer Haber: That's crazy. Jake: Remember when they talking about how good he was and he was awful against the US? Sawyer Haber: Yeah, he was not good. I think that believe that was twenty twenty. That was the bubble. That was a bubble year. Jake: Yeah, wasn't that they were talking about how he was insane and I think the he was awful against the US. I think he got pulled, I'm pretty sure. Sawyer Haber: Yeah, that was such an un that was such a legendary run. people getting into hockey now won't know the legend of twenty twenty World Junior Trevor Zegras when he had that clap bomb against the Russians in the first game. They ended up losing that game, but he just, sellied right in front of the Russian bench. And then essentially that was all she wrote. They brought that trash canon with Canada's logo on it, and they put Belt to ass. They handled business, they won two nothing. Alex Turcotte too. Had so much high hopes for him, but he couldn't get it done. He is still in Jake: Still the NHL though. Surprising. Sawyer Haber: the NHL. Yep. No big deal there. All right, folks. I've been your host, Sawyer aka BG. This has been another episode of Selly Central, no big deal. And I will catch all you amazing people on the other side of the glass. Peace.