Devils Dethrone Kings 3-1 To Win 3rd Straight (Devils After Dark)

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Hi, this is Chico Resch.
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You are listening to the Let's Go Devils podcast on
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the Primetime Radio Network.
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Happy Devils Saturday. This is Devils After Dark. Coming to
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you live, live from American Whiskey, 51 Edison Place, across
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the Crepe Provincial Center, next to the Campanica Plaza. Going
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cross-continent to the Michael J. Fox Studios in Beverly.
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Hills, California. It's Scotty of Cirrus XM Liquid Metal.
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As they're streaming live on Facebook Live, YouTube Live, X Live, Twitch,
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and Instagram Live on the Let's Go Devils Network as
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the Devils dethrone the Kings 3-1 tonight at the Rock,
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winning three straight games, feasting off of these Western Conference teams.
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Lots to go over. Big, big day today.
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Scotty, I was all over the place at the Prudential Center.
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The vibe is great tonight. The energy is great. Positivity.
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And this fan base is just ready to rumble right now,
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I'm telling you.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Big win for the Devils today. They continue to play
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well here.
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Hello, everyone. Welcome to Devils After Dark.
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I see a lot of people rolling into the old
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YouTube chat, so chirp away, chirp away.
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Sierra, that's a new one. Little Bubs, Roman, Robert Isaacson, serve.
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Lynn Mars.
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Art Heaton, Eddie, Devil Down Under. What is going on, everyone?
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Eric Gobb as well.
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Yeah.
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So big game for the Devils today, seeing if they
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can continue with things, rolling in with the LA Kings, who.
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We know have struggled a little bit early on in
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the season, but have started to right the ship a
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little bit there.
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You know?
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So obviously we had some big news.
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I don't know if you heard or not, but there
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was a goaltender acquisition that happened here for the New
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Jersey Devils. So we'll talk a little bit more about that,
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get your reactions to it, and maybe just look a
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little bit deeper into that situation. And let's talk about
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the game, though, first, before we get into all that.
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So first period, no score. A little early afternoon start here. 3.30
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Eastern time. That's 12.30 for the Kings, who are.
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Home to where I live in Los Angeles. So a
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little early time start.
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Only nine total shots on goal in the first period,
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with the Devils getting five and the Kings getting four.
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So no score there. Moving into the second, and then
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the Devils.
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You know, it was funny.
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In the first couple games, We saw them come out
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in the second period and almost seemed like they were
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completely asleep. And now in the past few games, we've
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seen them come out in the second period just ready
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to rock. And let me just– let me get the–
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what was the official shot total in the second period? 14-3.
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We have seen this dominance now starting to happen in
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the second period for these New Jersey Devils. However, you know,
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with all of those shots– that they got going on,
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they were having issues finishing, which we know is something
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with this team. And we've had a couple of, you know,
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a couple of plays there where they're starting to make
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Forsborg look like Dominic Hasek, you know, a couple of
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pucks trickling in the crease in the blue paint and
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getting swiped away. And then, oh boy, oh boy, the
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Kings get a goal after all that.
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You know, on their second shot of the period, the LA.
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Kings get a goal from Scott Lawton at 1557 of
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the second, coming from Kempe and Lee. And this one is,
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you know, right after the penalty expired against Lawton, he
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comes out of the box and he just comes skating
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into the zone as Kempe's got the puck behind the net.
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And, you know, it was.
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You know, it's tough.
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I get it right after the power play ends, but
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he was completely uncovered a wide open lane, right to
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the net. Can't pay puts a backhand past, you know,
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centers it right into that lane and boom Lawton puts
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it past Jake, the snake Allen again, another tough one
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to put on the goaltender when you give.
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Them the wide open lanes.
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And at that moment, it was like, Oh boy, Here
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is where momentum goes to die. You know, after annihilating
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the Kings play-wise, all of a sudden you give up
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a goal.
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As soon as.
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Your power play expires, by the way, you know, and
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you have that play where I don't remember which Kings
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defenseman it was that swept the puck away.
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But it was like right along the goal line there.
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So you get the Devils right teetering on the edge
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of scoring a goal.
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And then all of a sudden you get 1-0 down.
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the other way, but the devils do not cower. They
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do not back down. They continue the fight. And it's
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our man, Anthony Manta, who was starting to pay some
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dividends down there on that third line. He gets his
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third goal of the season answering right back at 1843.
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So less than three minutes later, bam, Anthony Manta gets
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it in the back of the net. To tie it up, 1-1.
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Assists going to Erod and Jesper Boquist.
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What a reacquisition Jesper Boquist has been. And don't forget,
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he wasn't even in the starting lineup those first couple
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games of the season. And now he just seems to
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be playing so well in that bottom six. And Anthony
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Manta brings a lot to the bottom six scoring-wise. And
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let's hope that he's starting to get his touch going here.
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So he gets his third win.
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And, um, this was a little stick candle there, uh,
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in the face off circle, a little, and, uh, he's
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got himself a nice little shooting lane and, and who
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is that?
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I see. Who is that? I see.
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I feel like I'm in, uh, uh, the old Matt
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Foley sketch from Saturday night live, you know?
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I heard you want to be a writer. I can't
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see so well. Dad, is that Bill Shakespeare sitting over there?
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Is that Yoda Siegenthaler screening in front of the net?
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Yes, defenseman Siegenthaler in front.
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Of the net.
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You bet your sweet ass it is.
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Sieg's putting the perfect screen on for Mantha to just
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whip that wrist shot over the shoulder of Forsberg, far.
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Side into the back of the net.
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Nice.
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Nice shot there by Anthony Mantha to tie things up and.
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Turn the rock into the.
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Frenzy that we know everyone was just waiting to erupt into.
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So thank you, Anthony Mantha, for coming through there with
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your third goal of the year, tying it up 1-1
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at 1843 of the second period.
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So, yeah, the Devils are looking good now in those seconds.
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But we move into the third period. And what is this?
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For the first time in almost a year.
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Yes, a calendar year.
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Almost.
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Like, you know, almost 11 months is actually the time frame.
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But still, Brett, what am I, a clown? What am
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I funny to you? Pesci gets his first goal of
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the season coming from Evangelista and Gritschuk at 8.08.
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Of the third period.
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And every Devils fan just, whoo, let's have that sigh
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of relief that they scored the goal.
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And what a pretty goal it was.
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Wow. Brett Pesci.
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Pulling the puck back on the toe drag as he
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watches the defenseman go sliding right by.
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Him and out of the screen.
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And then he's got himself a nice lane and he
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just lets a shot go past Forsberg.
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There for, yes, his first of the season. What a selly.
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What a goal.
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Looking like, you know, a 40-goal scorer out there with
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the patience and the toe drag.
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Man.
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Brett Pesci, who would have thunk it?
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And everyone obviously more than happy for Brett Pesci, who
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is constantly throwing his body in front of other shots
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from the opposing team. This time he's finally letting one
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rip and it finds the back of the net. Good
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for Brett Pesci right there. 808 of the third period.
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Devils go up 2-1, and then to top it off
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at 1855, Gritschuk keeps the streak going and now has
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his team-leading sixth goal of the season.
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An empty netter there coming from Jack Hughes and Jasper
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Bradd at 1855. The insurance goal that the Devils were
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looking for puts.
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Them up 3-1, and that.
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Seals the deal but brett pesci with the game.
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Winner and and first star of the game i don't
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know the last time brett Petsch has been the first
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star of the game for an offensive reason. Maybe the
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game where he's got like six or seven block shots,
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which is not out of the ordinary for Brett Pesci.
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But this time for putting the puck in the back
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of the net, Brett Pesci, you deserve it, my friend.
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First star of the game, Devils win 3-1. Shots on
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goal for the Devils, 5-14-7 for a total of 26.
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The Kings, 4-3-6 for a total of.
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Of 13 face-offs.
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Uh doubles have been lagging a little bit in the
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face-off circle this year uh the kings actually won that
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battle 19 to 16 both teams had the jersey everything
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bagel with cream cheese 0 for 2 so not a
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lot of penalties called in this one which i'm totally
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fine totally fine with uh finally the devils on pace
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with another team hits wise uh 22 hits for the
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kings 21.
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For the devils, which I do believe is a season high.
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So like seeing them getting a little more physical, uh,
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13 block shots to the Kings 14.
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Okay.
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So, and that's something we've seen, uh, also as well
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as the opposing teams having 25, 30 block shots, only
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14 for the Kings, 22 giveaways.
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Still don't like that element of the game, but.
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Still, uh, they pull off the victory three, one, uh,
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keep all the good vibes going at the rock, uh,
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And they wipe up with these West Coast teams over here, Colorado, Anaheim.
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And the Kings Devils win.
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And let's just take a little check here real quick.
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And they are back in third place currently right now
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in the Metro with 11 games played. They are 7-4
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with 14 points behind the Rags, who have 12 games played, 7-4-1.
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And, of course, the Carolina Hurricanes, who are 8. 2-2,
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still the cream of the crop of the division. But
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let's hear what you think about this game, your reactions,
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and we'll get into some Hellebuck news, obviously, and chat
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like that, chat about that. And here, of course, from
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the man of the hour, the tower of power, too
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sweet to be sour. Sam, by God, woo. Who's over
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there at American Whiskey celebrating with all the Devils fans
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post-game style, which is something you should do as well.
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Stop by for game day live before. and Devils After
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Dark afterwards.
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You can sit in the background there like all of
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our friends and get yourself on camera. Broadcast out throughout
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the world on YouTube and Facebook and X and Instagram, everywhere.
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You can even chirp away in the YouTube chat and
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say like, hey, I'm the guy in the gray shirt
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who was just getting up to move my jacket and
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now I'm sitting back down with my Coca-Cola behind Sam Wu.
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That's me! That's Doug Hanson, actually. That's Dag Hansen. Oh, right.
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There you go.
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You just stop by and say hello. There he is,
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Dag Hansen. There he is. There he is. He's going
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to be an e-bub. Just give me one sec. You're
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going to be an e-bub real quick. He doesn't want
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to wave. We're all waving. We're all waving. We're all waving.
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You too can be on the Let's Go Devils podcast.
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We'll get him on a little bit later.
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But, yeah, great game here for the Devils. They didn't
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let the Kings kind of steal one from them. They
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didn't play down. And even when things got tough after that,
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you know, dominating second period, going down one goal, the
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Devils didn't throw themselves into a hole.
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And Mantha is able.
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To tie it up and keep the positivity going into
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that third period.
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Sam, what was your take on the game?
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Well, it was such a big day from the start.
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We did the morning woo.
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Then I watched the press conferences from the confines of
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the bunker, both Sonny and Connor Hellebuck. So that was
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the storyline, you know, to start the day. Then I
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had a jettison to Game Day Live at American Whiskey.
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You know, we just.
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The place is jumping right now, Scotty. Like, there is
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a different vibe right now. It is a very positive vibe.
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The energy is high. Even it's reflecting in our podcast numbers.
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We are in, like, playoff mode right now.
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Like.
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These fans want to win. And on Game Day Live,
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I actually put on my starter jacket. My son, he
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made a starter jacket from the 90s that I bought
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on eBay.
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It turned out to be a youth XL, not a
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real XL.
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So after that fat guy in a little coat, I
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could do it for you, Scotty.
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It's not pretty.
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We at least want to know since putting on the jacket,
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the starter jacket. Went inside the first period. I thought
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the Devils didn't come out with that absolute energy that
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you want them to come out first period with.
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But their defense was good. Their defense was good for
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the most part through the first period.
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And I thought they were just a little bit, I
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wouldn't say sleepwalking, but not what I would expect an
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elite team to come out with.
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But the early afternoon start kind of vibe.
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Correct.
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But towards the end of the first period, they started
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to get some shots on goal, but they came out
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of the second period and look, from then on, I
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didn't have a problem with their game. I didn't have
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a problem with their effort. The team defense was good.
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The coverage was good. The effort was there. The chippiness
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was there. Anytime LA tried to trying to stir things up.
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They were met with every devil on the ice, which
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is good. But Jake the Snake Allen, I thought, played
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above average today, which is great. He's getting his reps
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in because we all know that Connor Hellebuck is going
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to be in that soon. But right now, the Devils
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are just feasting off of these Western Conference teams. Three
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in a row right now. three-game heater, Scotty, building that confidence.
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Then I got to see Connor Hellebuck walk by. Guy's
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a big, he's a tall, he's a tall goaltender.
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Yeah, he's like 6'4, 6'5.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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And I tried to get a selfie, but then I
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got intimidated and I just took a picture of him
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instead because I didn't, you know, have the balls to
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ask him for a selfie while, you know, all the
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other little kids were.
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I didn't want to, you know, take that away from him.
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But I did get to see Sonny Mata walk out
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near the suites.
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Got a selfie with him. I posted it on my ex-account.
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Once I figure out Instagram, because I guess people want
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me to learn Instagram, I'll put it out on Instagram
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as well. It was definitely a good buzz, a good feeling.
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Third period, I think the Devils took over. They shut
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the Kings down.
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I think there was one call where the goal was
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called back because of a high stick, I believe. And, again,
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this Devils team is just rinse and repeat right now.
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And whether you have Connor Hellebuck or not, you still.
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Have to play defense. You still have to, you know,
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clog the lanes.
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You still have to be in position and not screening
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your goaltender. And you have to defend your goaltender. And
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for the most part, they did that today. And I
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hope they continue that because Connor Hellebuck, this is what
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he gives, this is what he brings to the table, Scotty.
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Remember Marty Brodeur, that Vezina trophy type heart trophy like goaltender?
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It's that one save that changes the entire game.
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They could go with 10 minutes without a shot, but
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that one save changes everything. And I think that's what
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the Devils are getting with Connor Hellebuck but they've got
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to play defense.
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He is 33 years old.
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You still have to play defense in front of him
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because you combine the two together, and with the offensive
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talent and the deep roster that they have with the forwards,
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this team can roll four lines with goaltending and team defense.
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Devils are going to be winning games, and they're going
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to get themselves into the playoffs, and I'm pretty confident
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of that. I just hope they keep that momentum going
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into the West Coast because they've got a West Coast
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swing right now. With Dallas and Colorado and Vegas. I'm
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hoping the Devils will keep that momentum going. Because right
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now there's a lot of good juju here. And thank
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you to Nintendo Wii for the super chat.
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Yeah, Nintendo Wii.
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Trying to find what he wrote.
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He's going down to Trenton to see the Ironhawks play
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against Jeremy Brodeur, actually.
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And the Adirondack Thunder.
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So have yourself a good time down there, Nintendo Wii.
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And yeah.
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Before we talk a little bit more about the trade,
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I do want.
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To say one thing, and that's a big, big, big,
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big thank you to the Iron Man, Dawson Mercer, old DM.
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We've had a lot of fun with him through the years.
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Hey, guys, how about you buy me a beer?
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You know, we've had a lot of fun here on
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the show with Dawson Mercer being a young guy.
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Coming in, being under the age of 21.
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And not being able to buy alcohol.
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During COVID. like that.
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Just, yeah, you know, like just a lot of fun
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in a good, good natured sense.
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At his expense. No, I'm kidding. Yes, yes. But good.
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But we met his dad. We met his dad.
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We did.
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It was all good fun. It was never meant to
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ever be mean or something like that. The Dawson voice of, hey, guys,
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I scored a goal.
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How about buying me a beer?
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Invite me to the party tonight.
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We always had a lot of fun with Dawson Mercer.
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There were struggles with consistency and stuff, but one thing
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that was sure is you knew he was going to
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be on the ice every single night. Dawson Mercer has
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never Missed a game in his entire NHL career.
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And for a team that has struggled with.
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Being injury prone, that was one guy that you could
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always count on being in the lineup. And I just
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want to say I wish him nothing but success, you know,
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going over to Winnipeg in this trade that was pulled off.
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And Sam Wu. Remember a few years.
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Back how we were talking about these great first-rounders that
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Tom Fitzgerald had found with Alexander Holtz and Muhammad Doolin
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and Dawson Mercer? They are all gone from this team.
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And I'm okay with that in the sense that Sonny
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Mehta is now shaping this team in his.
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Vision, which I think is a good thing for us
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Devils fans.
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Very, very happy. About this now.
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Love old DM.
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And as Sam Wu said. Don't forget.
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Connor Hellebuck is.
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33 years old.
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His name.
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Works perfect. For our team franchise. Nothing like having Hellebuck.
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Play for the New Jersey Devils.
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But there are things that we do need to keep
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in mind.
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You know.
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Hellebuck has had amazing regular seasons.
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Vesna Trophy winner. Hart Trophy winner.
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Winnipeg has had some, you know, some struggles in the playoffs,
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and we know Connor has as well. There's no reason
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why he can't turn that around, though. when he is
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here with the Devils. But we have to be realistic
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about these things.
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You know, he's a big goaltender.
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He is the guy that, as Samu said, can make
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that timely save. You know, the things that we were
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talking about when we brought in Jacob Markstrom, that we
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were like, oh, I think we got the guy that's
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finally going to clean up some of those timely saves
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that we always seem to be missing, where it's like, oh,
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that two-on-one where.
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Yeah.
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They scored again.
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Yeah.
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They scored again.
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Well, man, can our goaltender just snag one of those,
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you know, just to keep the team in the game.
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Connor Hellebuck is that type.
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Of guy that can do that, you know, but we
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got to see it out on the ice. And that's
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one thing I wrote it down here, still on paper,
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prove it to me on the ice.
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That's what I want.
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To see from this team, you know, with or without Hellebuck.
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This is something we've been talking about with this core
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now for a number of years. But Connor Hellebuck definitely
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makes this team better. We all love Jake the Snake,
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and he's going to go out there and give you
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his heart. And, of course, he started one of the
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greatest feuds in the history of hockey between Sam Wu
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and the Las Vegas Girl Scouts. You know, if there
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was no Jake the Snake, there would be no feud
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between the Girl Scouts of America and Sam Wu. And
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that would be a travesty, you know, for all of humanity.
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But should Jake the Snake be the one... You know,
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the number one goalie on your team playing a lot
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of games at this stage in his career?
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Probably not. Probably not.
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Connor Hellebuck, though, is someone who can still go out
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there and play that amount of games. He's going to
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give you good quality starts day in, day out. And
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he's got to get up to speed. You know, he
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has been suspended. We know all the issues with Winnipeg
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and blah, blah, blah.
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That's in the past.
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All right?
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We know he's been working out in Michigan. Let's move
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it forward here, okay?
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And let's take the positivity from this trade, which, by
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the way, sunny, sunny meta.
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Whoa, baby.
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I mean, grab a hellebuck, and the biggest piece you're
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giving away is Dawson Mercer. Now you can talk about
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Alexander Command, but, I mean, there were no first-rounders included.
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In this deal, Samu.
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When I saw the final line of what we were
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sending back, I said, this seems like a beer baron
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trade proposal. Before we start the shows, our good buddy
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Beer Baron will come on and say, why don't we
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trade our three worst players for Connor McDavid?
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I think Edmonton would go for that.
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And me and Samu will look at Beer Baron and
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be like, are you crazy? Really? Do you want to
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live in reality now?
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Because that's not going to happen, okay?
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I want to talk about this trade proposal I saw
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on Twitter the other day with, you know, who was.
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His favorite that he would go to all the time?
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I can't remember who it was.
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Something like a fourth line.
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Miles Wood, you know, like for.
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Someone, you know, and it's like, dude, no. Miles Wood
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is not going to.
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Be the centerpiece of a trade, okay? Like, it's not
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going to happen. So, This trade, though, with, you know, Mercer.
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And Dawes and Command and no first-rounders for Hellebuck, which
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I get it. You know, the playoff performance hasn't been
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there yet.
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Yet.
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But dude has won Vesna trophies. A goaltender winning a
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Hart trophy? You know, like, that's a big deal. That's
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a big deal. And for Sonny to pull this off.
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Wow. Yeah. Wow.
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I mean, this is a really good move.
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And you saw Winnipeg's GM talking about working with Sonny Mehta.
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What a, what a pleasure it was to work with
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Sonny Mehta, how professional he was.
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When it got down to it and they were ready
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to go.
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Just the seriousness of, you know, not kind of just
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BS and around here and blah, blah, blah.
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But hey, let's get down to business, you know, man,
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like all around. I love that.
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Now, again, before we count our eggs, before they hatch, Sam.
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Wu, we need to see it on the ice. We
493
00:26:26.880 --> 00:26:28.599
need to see that on the ice. We need to
494
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see the performance on the ice.
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But that potential for this team to continue to grow
496
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to eventually be someone to counter the Carolina Hurricanes, it's
497
00:26:42.470 --> 00:26:48.109
now significantly increased with bringing in Connor Hellebuck as your backstop,
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00:26:48.240 --> 00:26:51.490
as opposed to a Jake Allen, Nico Dawes tandem.
499
00:26:52.230 --> 00:26:53.809
That's just the reality of it.
500
00:26:53.970 --> 00:26:56.250
And if you want to go with matchup head-to-head with
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the Carolina Hurricanes right now, what the Devils have is
502
00:27:00.519 --> 00:27:10.380
basically 2011-2012, Marty Brodeur and Moose Hedberg in Hellebuck and Allen.
503
00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:13.049
Both veteran goaltenders. They played.
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00:27:14.220 --> 00:27:17.640
with experience, they've been in big games, but with Hellebuck,
505
00:27:17.660 --> 00:27:23.970
with his resume, three-time Vezina, one-time Hart, add in All-Star,
506
00:27:24.210 --> 00:27:28.509
add in gold medal, add in all the accolades, and
507
00:27:28.710 --> 00:27:33.630
also in college, he is a true number one, not
508
00:27:33.710 --> 00:27:37.160
only on the New Jersey Devils, but the National Hockey League.
509
00:27:37.839 --> 00:27:42.670
And the Carolina Hurricanes, it's... It's a big subtraction because
510
00:27:42.730 --> 00:27:46.099
they were going after Hellebuck at times as well, trying
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00:27:46.119 --> 00:27:49.579
to put their name in. Taking him off the market,
512
00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:52.940
having Hellebuck for the next five years committed to New.
513
00:27:52.859 --> 00:27:55.119
Jersey is brilliant.
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00:27:55.559 --> 00:28:00.000
And what did Sonny Mata really gave up? He didn't,
515
00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:02.799
and I said this before in the morning, Woo, and
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00:28:02.920 --> 00:28:04.259
on the state of the fan address, he didn't give
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00:28:04.339 --> 00:28:06.359
up the farm, he didn't give up the house.
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00:28:06.579 --> 00:28:06.740
Nope.
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00:28:07.299 --> 00:28:08.200
It's all intact.
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00:28:08.750 --> 00:28:12.769
He still has the assets, the draft capital, and he
521
00:28:12.809 --> 00:28:17.289
still can work and manipulate the salary cap as well.
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00:28:18.490 --> 00:28:23.150
I'm floating names just for fun, like the Larkins and
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00:28:23.210 --> 00:28:26.190
the Quinn Hughes of the world or whoever Sonny wants.
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00:28:26.910 --> 00:28:30.190
He's got the flexibility right now to do that compared
525
00:28:30.210 --> 00:28:32.579
to six months ago where he was at.
526
00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:35.619
That's all you want. You want that flexibility.
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00:28:35.779 --> 00:28:37.740
I don't care if Sonny pulls off the trade or not.
528
00:28:38.210 --> 00:28:40.029
Or he does what he needs to do.
529
00:28:40.829 --> 00:28:45.019
He's got the flexibility because being lean and nimble with
530
00:28:45.079 --> 00:28:50.019
that salary cap can be weaponized against your opponents because
531
00:28:50.140 --> 00:28:53.380
then you can start driving up prices of other trades
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00:28:53.420 --> 00:28:55.640
where Sonny may not be serious, but hey, I'm going
533
00:28:55.660 --> 00:28:59.099
to put this thing out there just so the Flyers, Rangers,
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00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:02.450
or Carolina Hurricanes, or Buffalo Sabres for that matter, because
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00:29:02.849 --> 00:29:05.269
they were also the ones that were looking at Connor Halibutts.
536
00:29:05.289 --> 00:29:05.490
Yes.
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00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:07.259
Absolutely.
538
00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:09.619
And a big quick shot. Oh, he just walked away
539
00:29:09.660 --> 00:29:11.660
with our, our man, Frank, the tank was just in
540
00:29:11.700 --> 00:29:15.119
the background over there. So we'll just, we'll get, we
541
00:29:15.140 --> 00:29:17.180
just want to give him a shout, but yeah, I'm
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00:29:17.200 --> 00:29:19.240
not going to, we won't touch on the Dylan.
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00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:19.880
Larkin stuff yet.
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00:29:20.569 --> 00:29:23.549
I honestly don't want any part of that, but I
545
00:29:23.670 --> 00:29:26.650
think it's great for that other guy that we've been
546
00:29:27.390 --> 00:29:30.109
kind of hoping would, would show up on the team
547
00:29:30.529 --> 00:29:31.950
at some point or another.
548
00:29:32.609 --> 00:29:35.690
He may play currently for a team in the state
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00:29:35.710 --> 00:29:36.329
of Minnesota.
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00:29:37.589 --> 00:29:40.849
So that I am very excited for the even more.
551
00:29:40.910 --> 00:29:42.970
I think there was already, I think it was already
552
00:29:42.990 --> 00:29:44.019
going to happen, tell you the truth.
553
00:29:44.079 --> 00:29:47.779
But I think now with Hellebuck as well, it just
554
00:29:47.819 --> 00:29:52.599
kind of like seals the deal even more with Quinn
555
00:29:53.339 --> 00:29:55.859
and his decision eventually to come over.
556
00:29:56.000 --> 00:30:00.329
I got to the news on that, Scotty. Sorry, go ahead.
557
00:30:00.410 --> 00:30:02.710
Whether it's via trade at the deadline or if it
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00:30:02.779 --> 00:30:06.660
is a signing in the offseason, I think it's going
559
00:30:06.680 --> 00:30:10.299
to happen. And as Sam will mention too, yeah. Can
560
00:30:10.339 --> 00:30:13.559
you imagine if Hellebuck went to the Hurricanes? I mean,
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00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:19.079
we have been, they have destroyed us for a number
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00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:24.720
of years now. You know, if Hellebuck went to the Hurricanes, man.
563
00:30:25.220 --> 00:30:28.279
It would just be lights out for the Metro.
564
00:30:28.440 --> 00:30:29.299
It really would.
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00:30:30.579 --> 00:30:34.140
This was an important thing for Sonny Mehta to get done.
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00:30:34.460 --> 00:30:38.109
Not only does it improve the backstop there, but it
567
00:30:38.200 --> 00:30:44.289
keeps your biggest block or your biggest roadblock in the
568
00:30:44.349 --> 00:30:49.650
Metro is the Canes. It keeps them from getting that
569
00:30:49.769 --> 00:30:53.049
star goaltender as well. We know Carolina is a solid
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00:30:53.069 --> 00:30:56.869
team up and down. from Coach Brindamore, you know, and
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00:30:57.009 --> 00:30:59.329
everything that he does there. And we have all the
572
00:30:59.369 --> 00:30:59.990
respect for him.
573
00:31:00.109 --> 00:31:04.670
But if they got Hellebuck too, oh, sad. It would
574
00:31:04.809 --> 00:31:06.970
just be like, all right, just give him the division
575
00:31:07.099 --> 00:31:07.470
and let him go.
576
00:31:07.470 --> 00:31:09.039
Yeah, just end the season, you know.
577
00:31:11.240 --> 00:31:15.019
But I want to talk a little bit about Larkin
578
00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:16.960
and Quinn Hughes, and I'm not going to talk about
579
00:31:17.019 --> 00:31:22.339
trade or whatever. The fact that that list expanded where
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00:31:22.380 --> 00:31:26.579
the Devils are on, Larkin's list. Whether you want to
581
00:31:26.660 --> 00:31:30.539
trade for him or not gives Sonny Maeda a little
582
00:31:30.559 --> 00:31:33.980
bit of leverage here because, number one, it tells me
583
00:31:34.109 --> 00:31:38.210
that players in the NHL have noticed that New Jersey's
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00:31:38.289 --> 00:31:41.410
on the rise. Everybody wanted to see what would happen
585
00:31:41.750 --> 00:31:45.730
once Sonny Maeda became GM. In six months, he has
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00:31:45.910 --> 00:31:53.289
transformed everything. Different mindset, different personnel. cap hell to cap
587
00:31:53.369 --> 00:31:55.769
friendly right now there's still a lot of work to
588
00:31:55.809 --> 00:31:59.289
be done but the fact of the matter that Larkin
589
00:32:00.190 --> 00:32:02.930
expanded his list and the Devils are on it puts
590
00:32:03.089 --> 00:32:07.009
tremendous amount of pressure on Bill Guerin with Quinn Hughes
591
00:32:07.569 --> 00:32:10.630
because it's the thought from the media and I'll go
592
00:32:10.670 --> 00:32:15.819
with Mike Russo and all the Elliott Freedman's that Larkin
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00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:22.119
to Minnesota would seal the deal with Quinn Hughes No.
594
00:32:22.160 --> 00:32:23.259
But now with Hellebuck.
595
00:32:23.299 --> 00:32:23.920
Never going to.
596
00:32:25.079 --> 00:32:26.460
Now with Hellebuck in New Jersey.
597
00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:30.279
Now, what happened today during a press conference or during
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00:32:30.339 --> 00:32:32.640
an interview with Quinn Hughes, this just happened today. I
599
00:32:33.559 --> 00:32:36.619
want to refresh you that Quinn Hughes said that, you know,
600
00:32:36.680 --> 00:32:38.960
they put him, you know, the last questioning about his
601
00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:43.579
contract and reading between the lines, Quinn Hughes has said
602
00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:47.990
something about my feet are planted in Minnesota and Something
603
00:32:48.029 --> 00:32:49.829
is going to happen hopefully soon.
604
00:32:50.430 --> 00:32:53.920
He's been saying that the entire time, Quinn.
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00:32:53.700 --> 00:32:56.160
Hughes, because what the heck is he going to say
606
00:32:56.279 --> 00:32:59.440
under contract with the Minnesota Wild? He'll be booed out
607
00:32:59.480 --> 00:33:05.269
of town if he didn't say that. So don't read
608
00:33:05.309 --> 00:33:09.910
into that. Read between the lines. That tells me things
609
00:33:10.309 --> 00:33:13.869
are going to get very interesting from now to July
610
00:33:14.230 --> 00:33:15.789
1st for the New Jersey Devils.
611
00:33:17.269 --> 00:33:21.089
What I hope happens is, and I don't wish bad
612
00:33:21.130 --> 00:33:24.069
upon old Billy G, former New Jersey Devil, and I
613
00:33:24.089 --> 00:33:25.190
know I was a big fan of him when he
614
00:33:25.210 --> 00:33:28.279
was on the team, but I think he may rush
615
00:33:28.339 --> 00:33:31.059
in to make a move, much like he did with Quinn,
616
00:33:31.759 --> 00:33:35.640
and overpay for someone like Dylan Larkin. Personally, I don't
617
00:33:35.680 --> 00:33:38.789
want anything to do with Dylan Larkin after the fiasco
618
00:33:39.720 --> 00:33:42.769
that he did in Detroit. I also don't want the
619
00:33:43.630 --> 00:33:47.500
just Team USA reunion going on and have people think,
620
00:33:47.859 --> 00:33:51.160
have some guys think they're above the Devils. I want
621
00:33:51.180 --> 00:33:54.319
the focus to be on the Devils. So that's just
622
00:33:54.380 --> 00:33:57.299
my own personal opinion as a fan. But I want
623
00:33:57.420 --> 00:33:59.799
Quinn Hughes on this team. I just don't want anything
624
00:33:59.839 --> 00:34:02.789
to do with Dylan Larkin. And I think we already
625
00:34:02.829 --> 00:34:06.230
have a center who does pretty damn good in that
626
00:34:06.289 --> 00:34:11.239
role already in our captain, Nico Heischer. So for me personally, yeah.
627
00:34:11.460 --> 00:34:14.940
But I get what you're saying in the fact that
628
00:34:15.280 --> 00:34:17.900
him just expanding that, now all of a sudden Garen
629
00:34:17.940 --> 00:34:20.980
is looking at it like, oh, damn. This was my
630
00:34:21.019 --> 00:34:22.579
guy that I thought was going to lock up the
631
00:34:22.619 --> 00:34:25.079
other guy as well. I'm going to have to rush
632
00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:27.199
and make a move to make sure that he doesn't
633
00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:31.860
go somewhere else. Even though Sonny may have no plans
634
00:34:32.119 --> 00:34:33.929
for him because he may think the same way I
635
00:34:33.949 --> 00:34:35.769
think and be like, we already got that player in
636
00:34:35.789 --> 00:34:36.369
Nico Heischer.
637
00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:40.260
And who knows what Sonny thinks about that because he
638
00:34:40.280 --> 00:34:44.690
can– Sonny has all the leverage here because he can
639
00:34:44.710 --> 00:34:48.070
just wait for Quinn and he doesn't really need Dylan Larkin.
640
00:34:48.090 --> 00:34:50.389
But what he could do is start putting in bids
641
00:34:50.429 --> 00:34:53.570
for Dylan Larkin, not really wanting Dylan Larkin.
642
00:34:54.150 --> 00:34:56.699
Just to force Bill Guerin's hand.
643
00:34:57.480 --> 00:34:59.199
And this is the beauty of it because you couldn't
644
00:34:59.239 --> 00:35:03.400
do it under Tom Fitzgerald's salary cap structure and no
645
00:35:03.440 --> 00:35:04.119
movement clauses.
646
00:35:04.730 --> 00:35:06.369
No movement clauses, yeah.
647
00:35:06.769 --> 00:35:08.190
You're basically a sitting duck.
648
00:35:08.690 --> 00:35:11.960
So, you know, again, there's a derogatory term I wish
649
00:35:12.420 --> 00:35:16.440
I could say, but basically Sonny Mata could do a
650
00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:20.500
blockade right now where it makes it very difficult for
651
00:35:20.539 --> 00:35:24.980
Bill Guerin and then makes it easier for the Devils
652
00:35:25.059 --> 00:35:28.340
to sign Quinn Hughes in the offseason because you don't
653
00:35:28.360 --> 00:35:30.969
have to give up assets. It's just salary cap space.
654
00:35:31.309 --> 00:35:33.750
You can move numbers around any way you want.
655
00:35:33.789 --> 00:35:33.860
Yep.
656
00:35:34.340 --> 00:35:37.599
But for now, the Devils are improving, and you can't
657
00:35:37.679 --> 00:35:41.760
count the Devils out on Quinn Hughes' list where he.
658
00:35:41.679 --> 00:35:42.739
Would rather go.
659
00:35:43.159 --> 00:35:46.179
Because right now, I think the Devils have a better
660
00:35:46.260 --> 00:35:51.300
record than the Minnesota Wild in terms of wins at
661
00:35:51.320 --> 00:35:51.679
the moment.
662
00:35:52.159 --> 00:35:56.519
Yeah, I think that's the way it is. I just, yeah,
663
00:35:56.599 --> 00:35:59.719
for me, and I see AJ on there, yeah.
664
00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:02.719
No, I don't want Larkin, and I would be a
665
00:36:02.750 --> 00:36:08.230
little upset if he did come to the team. When
666
00:36:08.289 --> 00:36:11.670
guys start being able to really command just where they go,
667
00:36:11.690 --> 00:36:15.730
I feel like, I don't know, sometimes some of the
668
00:36:15.829 --> 00:36:18.389
edge is taken off, and they just take a foot
669
00:36:18.449 --> 00:36:18.969
off the pedal.
670
00:36:20.260 --> 00:36:22.860
And I don't want to name names here.
671
00:36:22.659 --> 00:36:25.760
Or anything like that, but there is a player currently
672
00:36:25.820 --> 00:36:28.309
on the Devils who we know is very, very much
673
00:36:28.389 --> 00:36:30.309
wanted to play on the devils to play with his
674
00:36:30.369 --> 00:36:31.210
fellow countrymen.
675
00:36:31.750 --> 00:36:33.369
And, uh, as soon as he got here.
676
00:36:33.489 --> 00:36:36.449
Even though we've liked some elements of his play, uh,
677
00:36:37.539 --> 00:36:40.519
some of the goal scoring has, uh, completely vanished.
678
00:36:41.159 --> 00:36:43.599
And, uh, you know, that's, those are things.
679
00:36:43.719 --> 00:36:44.059
And I don't know.
680
00:36:44.079 --> 00:36:47.440
I just, I haven't heard, you know, I'm only a
681
00:36:47.460 --> 00:36:49.820
fan as well, but I just haven't heard the greatest
682
00:36:49.840 --> 00:36:53.920
stuff about Dylan Larkin, uh, in the locker room. So, um, personally,
683
00:36:54.000 --> 00:36:55.960
that's just my opinion. What the hell do I know?
684
00:36:56.300 --> 00:36:58.670
I'm just a guy here. talking with my buddy on
685
00:36:58.710 --> 00:37:00.869
a podcast and all my friends here on YouTube.
686
00:37:00.889 --> 00:37:03.869
So I can be completely wrong. And guess what? I've
687
00:37:03.909 --> 00:37:05.489
been completely wrong before.
688
00:37:05.510 --> 00:37:07.949
Many, many, many, many times.
689
00:37:08.590 --> 00:37:12.980
That's why I'm a fan and not a professional general manager.
690
00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:16.380
I've been wrong a lot, too. I've been wrong a lot, too.
691
00:37:16.400 --> 00:37:16.679
Mrs.
692
00:37:16.719 --> 00:37:18.780
Wu tells me every day that I'm wrong. You know,
693
00:37:18.800 --> 00:37:21.880
she's not reminding me. And she's always right.
694
00:37:23.280 --> 00:37:27.099
Hey, yeah, maybe I can be 100% incorrect in my assessment,
695
00:37:27.380 --> 00:37:29.099
and I'll be the first one to tell you I
696
00:37:30.119 --> 00:37:30.480
was wrong.
697
00:37:30.840 --> 00:37:32.199
I was wrong. Because you know what?
698
00:37:32.639 --> 00:37:35.429
If the Devils win a Stanley Cup with that, I'm
699
00:37:35.510 --> 00:37:38.469
all good. I'm all good because that's what I want
700
00:37:38.550 --> 00:37:41.829
for this team. I want to celebrate another Stanley Cup.
701
00:37:42.289 --> 00:37:44.869
It has been over 20 years since.
702
00:37:44.710 --> 00:37:47.650
We have had that opportunity. I know we've, well, I
703
00:37:47.670 --> 00:37:49.400
shouldn't say that because we have gotten to the Cup
704
00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:51.199
Finals within 20 years, but still.
705
00:37:52.179 --> 00:37:53.940
It's been a long time since we've been able to
706
00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:58.199
celebrate a cup victory in New Jersey. And with the
707
00:37:58.239 --> 00:38:00.820
Nico Heischer draft, with the Jack Hughes draft, you know.
708
00:38:01.239 --> 00:38:03.539
That was what we had in mind.
709
00:38:03.800 --> 00:38:07.719
We're building another dynasty here in New Jersey, and we've
710
00:38:08.059 --> 00:38:10.500
all been waiting such a long time.
711
00:38:11.019 --> 00:38:15.260
And I feel like Sonny is really getting this team close.
712
00:38:15.920 --> 00:38:19.360
And, you know, I got to give him an A-plus
713
00:38:19.500 --> 00:38:24.619
on this trade because– like Sam said, not only did he, you,
714
00:38:24.679 --> 00:38:26.019
you bring in this backstop.
715
00:38:26.519 --> 00:38:26.780
Yeah.
716
00:38:26.840 --> 00:38:27.199
Okay.
717
00:38:27.480 --> 00:38:29.480
You can say he's a little bit older, the contract,
718
00:38:29.519 --> 00:38:31.179
you know, another five years. Okay.
719
00:38:31.199 --> 00:38:32.030
That, whatever.
720
00:38:32.429 --> 00:38:35.469
But, uh, he, he is a top tier goaltender.
721
00:38:36.349 --> 00:38:39.090
Um, he needs to prove it in the playoffs, but
722
00:38:39.110 --> 00:38:42.210
he's proven it, uh, as a Vesna trophy winner as
723
00:38:42.250 --> 00:38:45.829
a heart trophy winner. Um, and Sonny did not give
724
00:38:46.050 --> 00:38:48.489
up a lot at all. He did not overpay, uh,
725
00:38:49.139 --> 00:38:51.480
as we've seen Fitzy do in the past, uh, as
726
00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:54.280
we saw Bill Guerin do for one Quinn Hughes.
727
00:38:54.340 --> 00:38:55.800
He gave up a lot.
728
00:38:56.289 --> 00:38:58.969
Why do you think the entire fan base is so
729
00:38:59.130 --> 00:39:03.389
desperate for Billy G to get Quinn resigned? It's because
730
00:39:03.869 --> 00:39:07.489
he sold off a lot to get Quinn to go
731
00:39:07.530 --> 00:39:11.440
there with no guarantee that Quinn would be staying long-term.
732
00:39:12.059 --> 00:39:15.559
I am glad Sonny has not made that same mistake
733
00:39:15.599 --> 00:39:16.139
so far.
734
00:39:16.639 --> 00:39:18.429
And now... Yeah, whatever.
735
00:39:18.590 --> 00:39:20.210
There's going to be people that want Larkin. There's going
736
00:39:20.230 --> 00:39:22.710
to be people like me that don't want Larkin. Either way,
737
00:39:23.210 --> 00:39:25.829
Sam Wu is right. As soon as he said, hey,
738
00:39:26.269 --> 00:39:28.329
I'm going to put the New Jersey Devils now on
739
00:39:28.369 --> 00:39:32.400
my team list. that just raised the eyebrow of Bill
740
00:39:32.420 --> 00:39:35.340
Garrett in Minnesota saying, oh, shit.
741
00:39:35.940 --> 00:39:37.199
Yeah, yeah.
742
00:39:37.360 --> 00:39:41.059
And Sonny Magic, because he's a ninja, strikes out of nowhere.
743
00:39:41.579 --> 00:39:48.530
And that was paramount during getting the Hellebuck trade because–
744
00:39:48.840 --> 00:39:54.260
As what the Jets GM said, it was talk, but
745
00:39:54.280 --> 00:39:58.989
as soon as it got serious, Sonny moved fast. And
746
00:39:59.030 --> 00:40:02.730
he was very serious, and they had a counter. And
747
00:40:02.789 --> 00:40:05.769
Sonny looks for win-win deals. He's not looking to lease
748
00:40:05.889 --> 00:40:08.809
or rip off. And that's, I think, part of Fitzgerald's
749
00:40:09.269 --> 00:40:12.269
issue was he's always trying to win the trade instead
750
00:40:12.329 --> 00:40:16.710
of making the Devils better. And when you make trades
751
00:40:16.750 --> 00:40:20.679
like this where it's a win-win, I think he's going
752
00:40:20.699 --> 00:40:23.260
to have more trade partners in the future, Sonny Maeda,
753
00:40:23.489 --> 00:40:24.510
for the New Jersey Devils.
754
00:40:24.650 --> 00:40:27.989
And you know what? Sometimes winning the trade isn't as
755
00:40:28.050 --> 00:40:30.230
important as winning the games.
756
00:40:30.510 --> 00:40:30.750
Yep.
757
00:40:31.190 --> 00:40:34.929
And I know that's what Sonny said he's most interested in,
758
00:40:35.570 --> 00:40:37.679
winning the games. Yep.
759
00:40:38.139 --> 00:40:42.619
Man, I got to say, I love this guy more
760
00:40:42.639 --> 00:40:46.340
and more every day, and I'm looking forward to the future.
761
00:40:46.360 --> 00:40:48.010
He's my new BFF. I met him today.
762
00:40:50.550 --> 00:40:52.760
I was whispering come to the podcast in his ear
763
00:40:52.800 --> 00:40:56.059
but he ignored me so people were asking I don't
764
00:40:56.099 --> 00:40:58.179
think he heard me only because everybody.
765
00:40:57.880 --> 00:41:00.019
Was asking him questions at that time but I was
766
00:41:00.039 --> 00:41:02.119
getting my photo op but he was trying to you.
767
00:41:02.059 --> 00:41:04.920
Know satisfy all the fans that wanted pictures so I'm
768
00:41:04.960 --> 00:41:06.619
not holding that against him but we'll do it the
769
00:41:06.659 --> 00:41:09.340
right way Sonny we will go through the devil's PR
770
00:41:09.519 --> 00:41:14.900
and get permission the proper things because you know that's
771
00:41:14.940 --> 00:41:17.719
what you do and that's the right way to do
772
00:41:17.780 --> 00:41:23.889
it Also, Scotty, we're 1-0 when I wear the starter jacket,
773
00:41:24.030 --> 00:41:27.130
so I'm going to start doing that more often, even
774
00:41:27.150 --> 00:41:30.280
though I can't fit. I don't know if you saw pregame, but,
775
00:41:30.389 --> 00:41:33.090
you know, that was a little bit of an issue
776
00:41:33.110 --> 00:41:33.639
putting that.
777
00:41:33.619 --> 00:41:36.780
On, like fat guy in a little coat, like Tommy Boy.
778
00:41:36.820 --> 00:41:37.420
That's all right.
779
00:41:37.460 --> 00:41:40.940
You know, being that it is a child's extra large.
780
00:41:41.739 --> 00:41:43.280
Yeah, I mean, that's okay.
781
00:41:43.969 --> 00:41:45.309
Extra large youth. Don't worry about it.
782
00:41:45.349 --> 00:41:48.190
I didn't even know it was extra large youth, which
783
00:41:48.250 --> 00:41:49.090
makes it even funnier.
784
00:41:49.269 --> 00:41:50.239
But it has the tags on it.
785
00:41:50.429 --> 00:41:51.289
Yeah.
786
00:41:51.909 --> 00:41:53.730
So do you want to?
787
00:41:53.730 --> 00:41:56.670
I don't know if you looked at your texture or not.
788
00:41:58.010 --> 00:42:00.909
Well, we should. Just for a few minutes.
789
00:42:01.030 --> 00:42:01.610
No, I didn't.
790
00:42:02.309 --> 00:42:02.550
Yeah.
791
00:42:02.590 --> 00:42:03.010
What do we got?
792
00:42:04.110 --> 00:42:08.780
E-Bub on standby. He came a long way here for
793
00:42:08.800 --> 00:42:11.530
the podcast. I don't know if you want to.
794
00:42:15.849 --> 00:42:18.829
Okay, well, let's do it, and let's wrap this bad
795
00:42:18.849 --> 00:42:19.139
boy up.
796
00:42:19.670 --> 00:42:22.289
Hold on a sec. Let me call him over. Scotty,
797
00:42:22.309 --> 00:42:23.409
I'm going to do a one-shot on you.
798
00:42:25.750 --> 00:42:26.190
All right.
799
00:42:27.510 --> 00:42:28.429
And, Rhodey, yeah, I know.
800
00:42:28.710 --> 00:42:32.510
Well, I wasn't as in on Helly for the reasons
801
00:42:32.530 --> 00:42:35.329
that I said. I think it's– I don't want to
802
00:42:35.369 --> 00:42:40.190
be all, like, negative, you know, here. I do– I
803
00:42:40.230 --> 00:42:45.820
wrote it down. Cautiously optimistic because, yeah, He is 33
804
00:42:45.820 --> 00:42:48.260
years old. You know, he does have five more years
805
00:42:48.320 --> 00:42:54.530
on his contract. You know, age 36, 37, 38.
806
00:42:54.530 --> 00:42:54.949
We'll see.
807
00:42:55.530 --> 00:42:55.929
We'll see.
808
00:42:56.730 --> 00:42:57.610
Or you never know.
809
00:42:58.030 --> 00:43:00.769
He may end up being someone like a Bob Roski
810
00:43:01.309 --> 00:43:04.809
or a Marty or a Yohan Hedberg who is able
811
00:43:04.849 --> 00:43:07.769
to continue to play at that level, you know, as
812
00:43:07.809 --> 00:43:08.869
his age increases.
813
00:43:09.230 --> 00:43:11.949
We're going to find out. Well, yeah, we are locked
814
00:43:12.070 --> 00:43:14.630
in for, you know, a number of years now.
815
00:43:15.159 --> 00:43:18.360
So, yeah, there were things that I'm like, oh, hang on,
816
00:43:18.400 --> 00:43:20.320
hang on. It's not just slam dunk all the way.
817
00:43:21.320 --> 00:43:23.840
But does he make the goaltending situation for the New
818
00:43:23.880 --> 00:43:24.679
Jersey Devils better?
819
00:43:25.440 --> 00:43:27.199
Absolutely. Absolutely.
820
00:43:28.739 --> 00:43:30.469
And like we said, love old Jake the Snake.
821
00:43:30.800 --> 00:43:33.230
Should he be your starter starting the majority of the games?
822
00:43:33.929 --> 00:43:34.550
Probably not.
823
00:43:34.789 --> 00:43:39.309
Jake the Snake is a fantastic backup, though, who can.
824
00:43:39.190 --> 00:43:41.030
Come in and spell you.
825
00:43:41.650 --> 00:43:42.349
Elite backup.
826
00:43:43.349 --> 00:43:46.179
And that's what he should be. And that is going
827
00:43:46.199 --> 00:43:47.460
to be the perfect role for him.
828
00:43:48.380 --> 00:43:50.639
And maybe he does end up mentoring, you know, maybe
829
00:43:50.679 --> 00:43:53.150
some of the up-and-coming goaltenders as well. It takes a
830
00:43:53.150 --> 00:43:57.590
little bit of pressure off. Yegorov, you know, Malik, some
831
00:43:57.610 --> 00:43:59.250
of these young kids that they have in the system.
832
00:44:00.230 --> 00:44:04.949
Let them develop. Exactly. So, yeah, I mean, I wasn't
833
00:44:05.010 --> 00:44:06.610
like 100% sold on it.
834
00:44:06.769 --> 00:44:06.989
No.
835
00:44:07.989 --> 00:44:11.869
And my factors were just the age and the contract length.
836
00:44:12.610 --> 00:44:15.969
Those were my two big things that were sticking out
837
00:44:15.989 --> 00:44:21.309
to me. But other than that, dude's a multi-time Vesna trophy.
838
00:44:21.909 --> 00:44:23.449
There's a goaltender that won the Hart Trophy.
839
00:44:23.769 --> 00:44:23.989
Yeah.
840
00:44:24.110 --> 00:44:26.889
I mean, that says something right there. I know the
841
00:44:26.909 --> 00:44:30.449
playoff record isn't that great, but let's see what he
842
00:44:30.469 --> 00:44:32.719
can do with the Devils instead.
843
00:44:33.409 --> 00:44:33.610
Yeah.
844
00:44:34.530 --> 00:44:38.480
So, you know, that's where I stand on it. I
845
00:44:38.539 --> 00:44:44.300
think it has improved the team. They still need to
846
00:44:44.320 --> 00:44:47.929
play defense, though, like Sam said. No matter who the
847
00:44:47.969 --> 00:44:51.829
goaltender is, you know, you could have the rebirth of
848
00:44:51.869 --> 00:44:56.400
Dominic Hasik back there. If you're giving up, like, 10, 12...
849
00:44:56.400 --> 00:44:59.480
two-on-ones a game, guess what? You're probably going to end
850
00:44:59.579 --> 00:45:02.239
up losing because there's just no way the goaltender's going
851
00:45:02.260 --> 00:45:03.940
to stop every single one of them.
852
00:45:03.960 --> 00:45:06.800
And Hellebuck is not that type of goaltender. He's a
853
00:45:06.860 --> 00:45:09.550
clutch goaltender. He's the one that's going to give you
854
00:45:09.610 --> 00:45:12.809
the big saves in those moments, and he's not going
855
00:45:12.829 --> 00:45:14.550
to be one of those goaltenders who's going to have
856
00:45:14.550 --> 00:45:19.150
54 saves out of 54 saves like Dominic Hasnick or
857
00:45:19.269 --> 00:45:22.320
even like Henrik Lundqvist in his prime.
858
00:45:22.360 --> 00:45:25.199
He's not going to be... You have to play defense.
859
00:45:25.760 --> 00:45:29.099
in front of Connor Hellebuck at this stage of his career,
860
00:45:29.480 --> 00:45:33.300
but also he'll give you the timely saves, but you've
861
00:45:33.320 --> 00:45:36.900
got to give Connor Hellebuck the defense and the timely
862
00:45:36.940 --> 00:45:38.159
goal scoring as well.
863
00:45:38.800 --> 00:45:40.780
Play defense, score more goals.
864
00:45:40.920 --> 00:45:44.239
I mean, I try to simplify it as best as
865
00:45:44.340 --> 00:45:46.840
I can, and right now the New Jersey Devils are
866
00:45:46.880 --> 00:45:51.199
shoring up their defense, so when Hellebuck ramps up and
867
00:45:51.340 --> 00:45:54.840
has his own personal preseason right now, And starts to
868
00:45:54.880 --> 00:45:56.679
face live shocks, you know.
869
00:45:58.389 --> 00:46:01.230
And that's one thing I also forgot to mention, Sam Wu.
870
00:46:01.349 --> 00:46:01.530
Yep.
871
00:46:02.690 --> 00:46:05.710
Sonny didn't trade Siliev.
872
00:46:06.489 --> 00:46:09.750
Yep. Who's the big Russian kid who we're all hoping
873
00:46:10.269 --> 00:46:12.550
might be a little bit more of that physical beast
874
00:46:13.150 --> 00:46:13.610
on that.
875
00:46:13.510 --> 00:46:15.780
Blue line in the upcoming years.
876
00:46:16.139 --> 00:46:21.360
Yep. I was very happy that, you know, he was
877
00:46:21.420 --> 00:46:22.440
not included in.
878
00:46:22.949 --> 00:46:24.639
In the deal. Or Yegorov.
879
00:46:24.880 --> 00:46:26.659
Or Yegorov as well.
880
00:46:26.699 --> 00:46:30.280
Yeah. Someone like that. I thought for sure we were
881
00:46:30.300 --> 00:46:31.659
going to be giving up more.
882
00:46:32.099 --> 00:46:34.159
I think that's why also maybe I'm a little bit
883
00:46:34.219 --> 00:46:37.949
more excited about it is because Sonny really pulled off
884
00:46:38.429 --> 00:46:42.929
a hell of a steal. And Winnipeg's GM is happy
885
00:46:42.969 --> 00:46:43.329
about it.
886
00:46:43.469 --> 00:46:46.329
He's like, yeah, it was a pleasure to work with.
887
00:46:46.369 --> 00:46:48.369
I love this guy. He charmed him, Sonny.
888
00:46:48.409 --> 00:46:48.789
Yeah.
889
00:46:49.469 --> 00:46:50.139
Exactly.
890
00:46:50.289 --> 00:46:52.849
We got to get out of the Tom Fitzgerald mindset. Like,
891
00:46:52.869 --> 00:46:56.110
we're used to giving up the farm and the house
892
00:46:56.570 --> 00:47:00.789
for stuff. Now with, like, Sonny Mata, it's like, we
893
00:47:00.809 --> 00:47:03.130
don't have to do a deal, but we'll just do
894
00:47:03.190 --> 00:47:05.570
it just because we can. And we're not going to
895
00:47:05.590 --> 00:47:08.110
even give up anything. You know, I'm not saying that
896
00:47:08.159 --> 00:47:13.579
Dossa Mercer is worthless to, you know, as a trade-ass
897
00:47:13.639 --> 00:47:14.320
or whatnot.
898
00:47:14.659 --> 00:47:17.179
But it's not the core of the team.
899
00:47:17.679 --> 00:47:20.539
It's not the foundational pieces of the team, and it's
900
00:47:20.579 --> 00:47:24.260
not jeopardizing the future, mortgaging the future. It's just trading
901
00:47:24.320 --> 00:47:28.639
some assets to get back a number one Vezina Trophy
902
00:47:28.699 --> 00:47:30.539
winning goaltender.
903
00:47:31.940 --> 00:47:36.159
In Connor Hellebuck. But, yeah, that's all I got, Scott.
904
00:47:36.820 --> 00:47:38.610
And Mark Schwab right here, he looked it up. You know,
905
00:47:38.670 --> 00:47:39.980
Marc-Andre Fleury retired 39-40.
906
00:47:40.110 --> 00:47:40.710
Brodeur was 42.
907
00:47:40.690 --> 00:47:45.650
Bob Roski's... What's he 30? He's 40 now too, right?
908
00:47:46.869 --> 00:47:47.070
Right.
909
00:47:47.130 --> 00:47:47.719
Isn't he right there?
910
00:47:47.880 --> 00:47:48.050
Yeah.
911
00:47:48.070 --> 00:47:49.659
He's an AARP member now.
912
00:47:50.940 --> 00:47:51.099
Yeah.
913
00:47:51.659 --> 00:47:52.460
Yeah. And yes.
914
00:47:52.760 --> 00:47:55.760
Yeah. Cary Price finished when he was 36 years old
915
00:47:55.800 --> 00:47:58.860
because he was, you know, he was often injured. You know,
916
00:47:58.900 --> 00:48:02.340
there are goaltenders that do have that longevity like that.
917
00:48:03.579 --> 00:48:07.219
And we don't know. We don't know. We're going to
918
00:48:07.260 --> 00:48:07.739
find out.
919
00:48:07.820 --> 00:48:10.679
But I think, you know, that's my, that's just my
920
00:48:10.699 --> 00:48:13.280
opinion on it. That Sonny made and made this team better.
921
00:48:14.820 --> 00:48:19.760
and he put more pressure on Bill Guerin to try
922
00:48:19.920 --> 00:48:23.320
and make more moves to see if he can keep
923
00:48:23.400 --> 00:48:27.440
Quinn Hughes. I don't think it's going to happen, but
924
00:48:28.000 --> 00:48:30.800
you're right. Whether I want Dylan Larkin on the team
925
00:48:30.840 --> 00:48:32.340
or not is irrelevant.
926
00:48:32.780 --> 00:48:34.000
The fact that he put the.
927
00:48:34.000 --> 00:48:38.750
Devils on his acceptable team trade list, that puts more
928
00:48:38.809 --> 00:48:42.030
pressure on Bill Guerin in the Quinn Hughes situation.
929
00:48:42.369 --> 00:48:43.590
And I'll tell you a reason why.
930
00:48:43.670 --> 00:48:47.369
Because right now, the cap situation with the Minnesota Wild,
931
00:48:47.789 --> 00:48:53.309
it's pretty tight. It's very tight. July 1st, it opens
932
00:48:53.449 --> 00:48:55.369
up quite a bit. The last time I checked, I
933
00:48:55.389 --> 00:48:58.590
thought it was $ 32 to $ 38 million in cap space
934
00:48:59.010 --> 00:49:05.070
that they would have. Anticipating on re-signing Quinn Hughes and
935
00:49:05.130 --> 00:49:08.809
having that. But if Sonny were to make moves now
936
00:49:09.250 --> 00:49:10.969
to force Bill Guerin's hand.
937
00:49:11.739 --> 00:49:14.159
You know, this is.
938
00:49:14.119 --> 00:49:16.150
A chess match that's going to go on and on
939
00:49:16.170 --> 00:49:19.239
and on and wait till trade deadline what happens yep
940
00:49:19.739 --> 00:49:20.239
what happens.
941
00:49:20.099 --> 00:49:22.480
It's going to be very very interesting.
942
00:49:22.119 --> 00:49:24.039
And that's this is this is i don't know this
943
00:49:24.099 --> 00:49:26.260
is exciting stuff to me i love seeing this like
944
00:49:26.719 --> 00:49:29.739
these these mind games back and forth uh between the
945
00:49:29.780 --> 00:49:34.389
gms yeah so yeah I mean, anyone can think of,
946
00:49:34.610 --> 00:49:39.360
you know, anyone can find a negativity or even, you know, positivity,
947
00:49:39.440 --> 00:49:42.239
whatever on this. But let's think about it like fair
948
00:49:42.280 --> 00:49:44.659
and balanced. That's what I'm trying to do is present
949
00:49:44.900 --> 00:49:47.079
both sides of the situation.
950
00:49:47.440 --> 00:49:48.719
Maybe I'm clearly wrong.
951
00:49:48.760 --> 00:49:51.260
Maybe Dylan Larkin just was not happy in Detroit and
952
00:49:51.280 --> 00:49:52.849
everything went down with Eisenman and all.
953
00:49:52.769 --> 00:49:56.329
The stuff like that. I'm not in the locker room.
954
00:49:57.090 --> 00:49:58.929
Maybe my vibe that I get is completely off.
955
00:50:00.030 --> 00:50:02.800
Just the fact that the Devils are possibly in the
956
00:50:02.860 --> 00:50:04.500
game is good enough for me.
957
00:50:04.800 --> 00:50:07.739
Just the fact that we're on the list is good
958
00:50:07.780 --> 00:50:10.440
enough for me. And that's how I look at it.
959
00:50:11.579 --> 00:50:14.940
Because of the pressure it puts on Billy G in
960
00:50:14.980 --> 00:50:18.239
the long run with the Quinn Hughes situation. And being
961
00:50:18.280 --> 00:50:20.739
that we got both the other two Hughes brothers locked up,
962
00:50:21.989 --> 00:50:22.769
it puts us in.
963
00:50:22.750 --> 00:50:26.090
A very, very favorable position.
964
00:50:25.670 --> 00:50:30.280
To eventually land– you know, one of, you know, the,
965
00:50:30.880 --> 00:50:33.980
you know, other than McCarr, the best defenseman in the league.
966
00:50:34.400 --> 00:50:35.969
Yep. Yep.
967
00:50:36.840 --> 00:50:40.230
So, so we're going to wrap this bad boy up
968
00:50:40.269 --> 00:50:41.289
right now. Thank you.
969
00:50:41.349 --> 00:50:45.690
Thank you everyone for chirping away here on the YouTube chat.
970
00:50:45.809 --> 00:50:46.710
Oh my goodness.
971
00:50:47.869 --> 00:50:52.590
Lin Mar serve roadie, AJ VSCO, Robert Isaacson.
972
00:50:53.130 --> 00:50:56.190
Hey, Luba's notice is back over there.
973
00:50:56.269 --> 00:50:57.059
What's going on?
974
00:50:58.139 --> 00:51:01.469
I see everyone's got opinions, and that's good. Devil dog. Yeah,
975
00:51:01.489 --> 00:51:03.929
Fitz would have messed this up. I know.
976
00:51:04.050 --> 00:51:08.510
I know. They would have handed Hellebuck over, and he
977
00:51:08.530 --> 00:51:10.010
would have missed it. Oh, yeah.
978
00:51:10.530 --> 00:51:12.989
Yeah. No, he would have went and got Larkin first
979
00:51:13.320 --> 00:51:15.119
and then created chaos.
980
00:51:15.159 --> 00:51:18.480
Yeah, tie up the cap. And be like, if you
981
00:51:18.519 --> 00:51:20.179
come here, I'll give you a no-movement clause.
982
00:51:20.219 --> 00:51:22.760
We'll make an amendment to your contract to give you
983
00:51:22.780 --> 00:51:25.219
a no-movement clause to come over.
984
00:51:25.519 --> 00:51:29.619
And we'll add in the free transportation through helicopter to
985
00:51:30.400 --> 00:51:34.079
the game.
986
00:51:34.159 --> 00:51:39.849
Dubzilla, Mike Rossi, haters already eating over there. Yeah, I
987
00:51:39.889 --> 00:51:43.510
don't know. Right now, I think this is a win-win
988
00:51:44.869 --> 00:51:49.750
for the Devils coming out of here. They get some
989
00:51:49.789 --> 00:51:53.909
good solid play on the ice, getting some victories, starting
990
00:51:53.929 --> 00:51:56.179
to play a little bit better defensive structure.
991
00:51:56.780 --> 00:52:00.719
And now you've got someone who you can really, really
992
00:52:00.760 --> 00:52:01.440
rely on.
993
00:52:01.780 --> 00:52:03.219
Not that you can't rely on.
994
00:52:03.199 --> 00:52:06.039
Jake the Snake, but like we said, should he be
995
00:52:06.179 --> 00:52:08.960
playing this many games at this stage in his career?
996
00:52:09.440 --> 00:52:09.900
Maybe not.
997
00:52:11.619 --> 00:52:15.059
Should he be your backup who you can really go
998
00:52:15.119 --> 00:52:18.380
in there and can spell you for a little bit?
999
00:52:18.400 --> 00:52:19.400
Yes, 100%.
1000
00:52:19.400 --> 00:52:22.750
That is the perfect role for him right now. So
1001
00:52:22.849 --> 00:52:24.909
bringing in Hellebuck, it may take him a little bit
1002
00:52:24.929 --> 00:52:26.710
to get up to speed. Don't forget he hasn't been
1003
00:52:26.730 --> 00:52:31.469
playing against NHL-level competition here for a bit, and he
1004
00:52:31.530 --> 00:52:35.889
has gone through the ringer with everything that happened up
1005
00:52:35.929 --> 00:52:39.699
there in Winnipeg. you know, post Olympics and everything like that.
1006
00:52:40.139 --> 00:52:44.829
So let's give him some devil's love when he comes over,
1007
00:52:45.769 --> 00:52:48.889
you know, and let's cut him a little slack at first.
1008
00:52:49.690 --> 00:52:50.949
And then we will see how.
1009
00:52:50.849 --> 00:52:54.429
The performance improves on the ice, because that's the big thing.
1010
00:52:55.070 --> 00:52:57.030
We can see it. We've seen it on paper for
1011
00:52:57.070 --> 00:52:59.869
a number of years. Prove it to us on the ice.
1012
00:53:00.670 --> 00:53:02.150
Prove it on the ice.
1013
00:53:03.909 --> 00:53:04.050
Yep.
1014
00:53:05.329 --> 00:53:06.030
Alright, Scotty.
1015
00:53:06.230 --> 00:53:10.460
Well, I want to thank all those tuning in. I
1016
00:53:10.579 --> 00:53:17.780
want to thank Frank the Tank, Michael by the Pizza Oven, Kendall, Alejandra,
1017
00:53:18.360 --> 00:53:21.139
the rest of the staff here at American Whiskey. Just
1018
00:53:21.179 --> 00:53:26.260
a fun, fun day here at The Rock. Devils winning
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00:53:26.280 --> 00:53:31.789
3-1 over the Los Angeles Kings. We'll be back next week.
1020
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We've 27th, we will be at Woodbridge Brewery Company. I
1021
00:53:38.780 --> 00:53:42.440
will have more details later tomorrow. We're going to have
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00:53:42.480 --> 00:53:45.099
Morning Woo tomorrow. We're also going to have the Let's
1023
00:53:45.119 --> 00:53:47.460
Go Devils podcast Sunday edition, 9 p.m.
1024
00:53:47.679 --> 00:53:49.860
Eastern. So watch out for that.
1025
00:53:50.820 --> 00:53:56.170
But, yeah, 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
1026
00:53:59.769 --> 00:54:01.409
And tomorrow we'll be back for the big show.
1027
00:54:01.860 --> 00:54:02.079
Yeah.
1028
00:54:02.300 --> 00:54:03.599
The Let's Go Devils podcast.
1029
00:54:03.619 --> 00:54:06.590
We'll hear what Beer Baron has to say about all this.
1030
00:54:07.389 --> 00:54:10.510
See if he has any other bad trade proposals like
1031
00:54:10.550 --> 00:54:11.230
he usually does.
1032
00:54:12.090 --> 00:54:14.829
And then Sam Wu and I will laugh at him.
1033
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Yeah.
1034
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As well as you in the YouTube chat. Thank you
1035
00:54:18.530 --> 00:54:20.429
to everyone for chirping. Hey, Johnny, thanks.
1036
00:54:20.550 --> 00:54:21.150
Johnny, thanks.
1037
00:54:21.190 --> 00:54:22.789
Join the chat, too, right there at the end.
1038
00:54:23.880 --> 00:54:24.570
Love everybody.
1039
00:54:24.639 --> 00:54:28.400
Thank you so much. And big Devils victory.
1040
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Hell yeah. Until next time. Let's go Devils.