HOUR 2 | Edmonton vs Florida in the Stanley Cup Final is a War | 5 Minutes Of | Events Happening …
breaking free is dry settle to the net zar leon Drytle has tied the series with his fourth OT winner in the playoffs final score Edmonton five Florida in overtime oh man that’s uh Jack Michaels and Bob Staer are uh the guys on the Edmonton Oilers radio call so tune in to their radio broadcast because that’s what you’re going to be getting every night i love the energy i love the passion i love it but if I ever sound like that calling a game let me know no you need It’s overtime in the Stanley Cup finals alex you got to be dramatic that’s over the top dramatic though i feel like that was a WWE ringside i’m here for it ringside thing happening man i loved every second i loved Yeah uh Edmonton in case you didn’t pick up on it they get the 5-4 win in overtime in Florida to tie up the series 2-2 and it was I mean what a game i can go on and on about how every game has been so much fun to watch but like this game Florida scored the first three goals they were up 3-0 yes Edmonton scores four unanswered goals it looks like they’re going to win the game sam Reinhardt scores with 20 seconds left he ties it up to force overtime and then you’ve got Dry Cidle finding the back of the net for the game-winning goal doing it again doing it again um he has been one of I mean we know he’s one of the best scorers one of the best fourers forwards in the world yeah that pairing of Dry Cidle and McDavid is just insane uh so yeah just incredibly entertaining hockey i’ve got a friend who’s really into hockey he was saying that this is some of the best hockey that he’s ever seen i mean I would agree too um not that I’m like an avid you know I’ve watched hockey for the entire of our young hockey viewing years this is the best hockey we’ve seen the more and more that I’ve watched I I can absolutely agree with that statement this is this series this final you know watching it last year I thought it was absolutely incredible i didn’t think that coming into the series I didn’t think that you could top what happened last season but man they’re doing it and they’re doing it in style and I love it game one overtime yes game two double overtime yes game three Florida runs away with it but you get a five on five brawl oh that was amazing uh and then game four tie and goal with 20 seconds left and then overtime again uh and you’re doing it all with I mean these are the best players in the world and I I think that I got to give credit to uh good old Bobby Barovski he had an amazing save i think it was late in the fourth or late in the third period helped them secure that game-winning goal uh it’s just amazing to me like it you hear football is a game of inches right and if football’s a game of inches what’s hockey like a game of centimeters uh I think it was Dryidle tried to to score the goal and and Bobby did the old butterfly stuck his legs out and like the edge of his skate knocked the puck away and like if his if his legs were an inch shorter the puck would have gone in or even on Sam Reinard’s game-winning goal he was on the I don’t know what that line is called but imagine like the baseline in NBA right it’s kind of like that he was right up against that and the the margin of error that he had to shoot the puck in at that angle if it would have been even half an inch to the left or right the puck would not have gone in um and it’s just it’s crazy how accurate these guys can be and even then even on that shot there was a Edmonton defender who stuck his skate out but his eggs were they were an inch too short so he couldn’t get the skate on it and it’s just it’s just so crazy to me that how accurate these shots are how close some of these saves are and it’s like nailbiting white knuckling edge of my seat the whole the whole game i 100% agree Christian and look we spent the we spent the first segment talking about you know how much the NBA finals have delivered and how awesome those games have been but you’re absolutely right this the Stanley Cup finals have been even more amazing and I think something that you know something that can be buried and I think that’s probably the biggest storyline heading into game into the game tonight is the fact that I feel like a lot of people thought the Oilers were done and dusted i feel like I feel like a lot of people thought the Oilers it was over well that was the big thing because the game three the way game three ended with Edmonton seemingly collapsing and just going all out on they let Florida under their skin right and it seemed like they just fell apart mentally they were going around cross-checking Florida for no reason uh the one player he swiped a Florida player with his stick while he was on the ground uh you had another guy crossch checkck a Florida player break his own stick on the Florida player’s back for no reason like they’re away from the puck and it’s like okay are these guys melting down is this a meltdown or It absolutely looked like it it looked like it but then it’s like or are they kind of saying you know what we’ll give you game three but you better be freaking ready for game four cuz we’re coming and that’s honestly what happened 100% and even then game um game four you’re up three nothing Panthers after the first quarter and again it looks like this it they’re done and dusted man it’s over the Oilers have no response they got no answers and then all of a sudden the Oilers come back yeah make it 3-3 they take the lead and then you have the the goal again with just seconds left on the clock and the P and it looked like the Panthers again were going to secure this one but for the Oilers to stick it out for dry cidle to do it again and score an overtime winner the NHL playoffs the the Stanley Cup finals man they’ve delivered and it’s been absolut What a pleasure it’s been to watch and going back to a couple weeks ago we got into like if you want to keep seeing the same teams over and over again in the finals and I think this is exactly why right because not only is this fun in the moment but you know that there’s a history between these two teams you know that Edmonton wants it so bad because Florida got it last year you know that Florida doesn’t want to give it up to Edmonton because they beat them last year right and Florida feels like they’re the team on the on the top right now and both of these teams made moves to get even better than they were last year and and it’s showing on the ice and you know McDavid so desperately wants to raise the cup because that’s his whole thing right he’s the best player in the world but he doesn’t have he’s never he’s never won the finals and that’s the only blemish on his career right now so he wants it and it’s just those dang Florida Panthers that are in his way over and over again and that’s that’s what I’m having fun with i know the fights are fun i know the uh the dramatic finishes are fun but like I’m here for the the history of it the story of it and it’s it’s really fun kind of jumping into this hockey world and learning all of the lore that’s going on it’s like oh yeah like a lot of people don’t like Edmonton a lot of people don’t like McDavid a lot of people like Florida they like Reinhardt they like Sam Bennett they like Kachchuck these guys are like pretty much American heroes because of what they did during the Four Nations faceoff right right so it’s it feels like it’s more than just oh yeah these teams are these two teams are playing for the championship it’s going to be two different teams next year like it’s it very well could be these two same teams again it’s so fun to watch and again it’s it’s the high level of hockey it’s the back and forth and you know it’s a similar conversation to what we had with the Pacers where you just have two teams just absolutely brawling at each other quite literally in this sense and they’re just punching each other in the mouth and the other team responds by punching the other one back in the mouth twice as hard and that’s exactly what you love to see and I I feel like even with this series I just don’t know which way it’s going to go because again it looked like the Oilers were done and dusted and then right the Panthers were going to were going to rally up three nothing the Oilers come back and now you take this game back to Edmonton on your home ice tickets as low as 825 by the way oh my gosh and and you got a chance here to take a 3-1 lead take it back to Florida before you take it back to Florida uh or a 3-2 lead before you take back to Florida and then you know what this game tonight I think is going to be uber important because I think whoever wins tonight is going to end up winning that feels very safe to say yeah um I still wouldn’t give it a 100% guarantee just because these two team it’s so unpredictable like like we literally saw the other day like we keep repeating Florida goes up 3-0 you think the game’s over yes so you never know what could happen but I I do think that Edmonton it felt like they were down and out and then they win and now they go back and play on their home ice big and you know they’re taking they’re taking it back you have that opportunity to go 3-2 and I’m excited to see what happens man i’m excited to see if I’m you know if it goes again to OT and the dramatics are there the NHL playoffs by far right now have I think a lot more a lot more of our attention than the NBA finals do i wouldn’t say a lot just because I mean we spent the whole segment talking about how much fun the NBA finals have been right u but it’s close and I I think I would give the edge to the Stanley Cup finals just because I mean you’re getting overtime every single game or a five on five brawl like that’s that’s so much fun so uh let us know what you think we put a poll up on Twitter just barely question of the weekend on the Saturday show what have you had more fun watching Stanley Cup finals or NBA finals stanley Cup finals has one vote i literally just put it out so uh Stanley Cup Finals is winning off the first vote uh check that out let us know what you think that is up on Twitter i think for me NBA I’ve had more fun watching the NBA Finals do you think so i think for me yes but that’s because I’ve you know I’ve watched basketball for a really really long time and I didn’t really jump into this whole hockey thing until until we knew we were going to get the hockey club yeah yeah I get that and so I think just my love for basketball and the years that I’ve spent watching that game compared to to to hockey I think that’s probably why for me it’s the NBA finals that’s valid yeah i will say I we’ll we’ll finish on this um my last takeaway from this game was because this game was in Florida right they show Dry Cidle’s game-winning goal and then it cuts to this big watch party in Edmonton and like everybody’s they’re all standing and they like you know man Dry Sidle is so awesome he gets the breakaway he’s got one hand on the stick he’s using his other hand his left hand to literally push the defender off of him and with one hand he pushes the puck into the back of the net that’s awesome right but then uh it cuts to the watch party in Edmonton and they just blow up they’re all going crazy and my thought was I want that here in Salt Lake City so badly whether that’s for the NBA or for the NHL I want a finals watch party where we can just stand out there on the plaza and go crazy when our team scores and it feels like we’re close i I not close as in next year right but it feels like that is it’s on the table within the next hopefully five years yes it could be a reality it could be a reality but that’s what I want especially after you know no knock on the Jazz but not having playoff basketball here in the state of Utah for a minute right i feel like Yeah yeah i feel like the state of Utah needs some playoff whether it’s playoffs not the finals right yeah just like a playoff series yes because we’ve been so deprived of that yes for for what’s it been now five years almost i think so i think so uh but still like that just it looked like it was so much fun and I just have FOMO it No and it tr truly it does it does feel like you’re missing we’re missing out and it feels like again because of you know NBA playoff environments at Delta Center I feel like all the J I feel like all Jazz fans right now can say that they they they all miss that they miss that energy they miss they miss that that excitement and I feel like right now the Utah the Utah Mammoth have a I almost Cardinal in there bro get the dump Sean i feel like uh the Utah Mammoth have a a really really big opportunity right now to capitalize on the need the need for that the need for the playoff environment the need for that excitement and that drama and if they can do it this next season I whoever’s not hooked will will be hooked it’s up for the take in go grab it absolutely uh one last time got to pull up on Twitter on the KSL Sports Zone account by the way question of the weekend on the Saturday show what have you had more fun watching stanley Cup finals NBA Finals the the votes are rolling in quickly uh Stanley Cup finals leads 67 to 33 so go check it out on Twitter and vote real quick before we go to break Sean Brad Marshand how you feeling it’s hard to put into words i In case you don’t know Shawn is a Boston Bruins fan he’s wearing a Bruins shirt right now brad Marshand was on the Bruins longtime vet florida traded for him picked him up at the trade deadline yeah so I he’s the only rooting interest I have in the whole series i other than just hockey in general so I am kind of rooting for Florida even though they’ve broken the they broke the Bruins basically the last two seasons and put us to where we had to trade Marshandway but I’m rooting for him you’re a longtime hockey guy so have you had more fun watching the Stanley Cup finals or NBA finals stanley Cup for sure cool it this series has just been so crazy such a war such a battle the other the NBA series has been awesome too but this is just next level hockey and if you’re not watching it you’re missing out you really are yep and from the ratings it sounds like a lot of people aren’t watching it so I would highly recommend uh checking that out tonight we’ve got game five on deck what time is that uh 6 o’clock it is kind of hard to access you need TNT however you can get to that youtube TV youtube TV there you go moosh off your parents like me exactly all right uh got to take a break coming up next on the other side let’s talk uh stick with hockey a little bit utah hockey Utah Mammoth dump it they’re getting ready for the draft bringing some prospects in we’ll touch on that a little bit as well as RSL they’re on deck today so that’s next this is the Saturday Show 975 DKSL Sports Zone all right it’s the Saturday show 975 the KSL Sports Zone i’m Christian Sparza Alex Napoulos with me it’s time for five minutes of still got a lot of things to talk about not a ton of time left in today’s show so we’ll kind of rapid fire through some things let’s start with the Utah Mammoth hey you did it i did it um you got it right it is draft season the uh NHL draft is two weeks from yesterday little confusing there but uh the Mammoth are starting to bring in prospects for interviews starting to heat up uh I like the way they do it sounds nice they bring these kids and they’re kids like a lot of you got to remember TJ Gindler was was he 17 or 16 last year like a lot of these guys are are kids right uh and so the the the teams like fly them out and take them out to dinner and interview them uh anyways Brady Martin is a name that has had a lot of connection to Utah throughout the last week apparently he’s been sort of a riser in this draft and you can tell me how you feel about this i feel a little weird about it you hear Brady Martin and then you hear “Oh his comp is Sam Bennett and that’s why he’s been rising is because of how good Sam Bennett has been in the playoffs.” And it’s like okay has nothing to do with Brady Martin so I want to kind of be weary about that maybe he is a good player i’ve never watched Brady Martin play so I can’t say that i have seen some clips of him i saw him truck a dude and so I mean he’s a he’s not big but he’s a tough physical dude he grew up on a farm um but it’s like is he really worthy of the number four overall pick that’s for Bill Armstrong and Co to to figure out but uh they are very interested in him yeah and I think that uh I believe Cole Bagley our KSL Sports insider for the Utah Mammoth I believe he talked to him here a couple days ago and you can find that interview on kslports.com and the YouTube page kslports yep um seems like a bright kid he and and like you mentioned he’s a he’s a kid and they’re 18 he’s got kind of that kid energy and and he seems like a he seems like a a good vibe and I feel like that’s I mean obviously just basing off of the kind of that kid energy I feel like that’s something you just want in that organization someone with good vibes someone that brings uh you know positive energy into the locker room but at the same time isn’t afraid to to go in and basically truck a dude on the ice right yeah have that killer instinct on the ice good guys in the locker room but the second you step on the ice it you you flip that switch and you become you you become uh that you become physical on the ice i will give uh Brady Martin credit like that is what Utah needs they need more physicality on this team um and I I do think that Brady Martin would bring just that even though he’s not a big body uh but he he is a physical guy who’s willing to get down and dirty maybe Utah trades back from from pick four and selects Brady Martin or maybe they just reach on him at four and maybe it it ends up working well if you can bring him in and develop him it does sound like four is a little high but uh we’ll see another name that they’ve brought Oh uh real quick Brady Martin is a center by the way i think that’s important to point out uh because another name that they brought in took him out to dinner I believe last night or or somewhat recently Porter Martone a a bit of a bigger name he is a guy that’s projected to to go top four a lot of guys even have him going top three he might not even be on the board when when Utah’s picking he is a right winger um that’s a that’s a big prospect right there because he is a guy again it would not be a reach if uh if Utah selected Porter Martone he is one of the bigger names in this draft so we’ll see um where do they go wing as opposed to center and that’s hard because like these prospects aren’t even going to be playing for your team uh next season right it’s going to be a couple years before we see them so that that’s a kind of interesting wrinkle that’s thrown into roster building with the NHL and the draft it’s it’s very hard to project if you’re going to need a center or a wing more in the next two years right um so we’ll see there but regardless the number four pick is huge it’s huge and you have an opportunity to bring in somebody who can who can really make a difference for your team down the road uh with with the high caliber of player you can get at number four but I think right now for the win now mentality and for for Utah Mammoth fans I think they have more eyes on free agency and what’s going to happen with uh what’s going to happen with players potentially coming over to the Mammoth through free agency to really bolster the squad and and be able to bring in a piece that can really get them over that line and really get m really make them a playoff contender um and so the as exciting as the annual draft will be to get the number four pick and to bring in potentially a a top tier prospect I think all eyes are on July 1st when free agency starts couple of notes on there i’m glad you bring up free agency because uh let’s start with Sam Bennett i think he is he would be the biggest fish obviously he is in the middle of the Stanley Cup finals right now got some reports uh going around on uh on Twitter and social media andy Strickland he is a ringside reporter for FanDuel Sports Network just reading some of his tweets he’s basically saying uh Sam Bennett’s a lock to return to Florida i mean especially if they win the Stanley Cup finals so would be a nice get for Utah in free agency but it’s pretty hard to imagine i mean Bennett has been one of the best playoff performers through all of the playoffs not just these finals and if if the Panthers end up repeating Sam Bennett’s going to be a big part of that and it would be in their eyes and you know I agree it would be dumb to let him walk away in free agency but Andy Strickland says he can confirm Mitch Mner will not be returning to Toronto he will be playing for a new team come next season so sounds like Mitch Martner will be a free agent um we’ll see if Utah’s willing to uh open up the pocketbook for him or if they want to keep it conservative splash man splash the cash yeah it’s uh it’s a little bit of what we were talking about last segment right where you have this opportunity to seize the momentum to to really take a step up and and bring that playoff culture back to the state of Utah yep and I feel like making a move like this bringing in a free a big a big fish like a Mitch Mner will will definitely help you do that yeah but again you know everybody’s talking about how whether we’ll see whether or not the Mammoth Bill Armstrong and company are able or are willing uh to tie themselves up to to big money like that again uh two weeks from yesterday is the NHL draft and then as you said July 1st is the opening of free agency real quick uh Utah Royals they lost last night to the uh Gotham FC 3-0 so still a tough stretch for the Royals um it’s been a rough go this season they’ve you have been plagued with injuries and I don’t want to make any excuses um for them they’ve been plagued with injuries but even with you know the the talent that’s on that roster um you expect more and you want more um and they just haven’t been able to to really get it done this season uh yet their last win Yes was April 8th yes 18th they won one zero against the Chicago Stars so uh tough break for them one win on the season man want to see them get back on track uh we do have Rails Salt Lake on deck for tonight uh they are seven straight wins yes DC United they’re hosting DC United i always get confused soccer does it backwards on the you know the Google team typically lists the home team as the bottom time out we do it backwards whatever everybody else in the world does it ra Lake hosting DC United tonight uh 7:30 first kick 6:30 pregame ray Salt Lake is coming off a two-0 loss last week uh was that last week no yes no two weeks ago two weeks ago two weeks they had the buy uh with they did have the buy that’s right uh two zero loss against LA Galaxy was their last outing uh Ray Salt Lake hasn’t won a game in a while as well seven straight without a win they’ve got a couple draws in there but uh yeah seven straight games without a win uh one win in the last 10 and eight wins in the last 35 games for Real Salt Lake soccer not doing too well in the state of Utah no it’s it’s not and tonight I feel like is a really big opportunity for for Real Salt Lake uh to one win a game and for two uh to figure out how to play the game without Diego Luna yes uh Diego Luna is with the United States men’s national team he’s uh playing at the Gold Cup that starts tomorrow I believe um that tournament starts tomorrow so Diego Luna unavailable for potentially uh you know depending on how far the United States men’s national team make it he can miss up to four games and so your leading goal scorer your top assist maker your you know the the player with the most goal contributions for Lake uh unavailable so tonight’s a good opportunity to figure out one they’ve already struggled with scoring this season so they they’ve got to figure out now how to win games without Diego Luna which is not for real fans it’s probably not what you want to hear considering you’re in the middle of a sevename losing or seven game winless streak yep and but DC United is one of the weaker sides in Major League Soccer and so it’s a big opportunity they’re also missing a lot of key players so it’s a big opportunity tonight to figure it out for Rails Salt Lake 12th in the East uh four wins six draws eight losses for DC United so a very vulnerable opponent uh as you’re saying a good opportunity for Rail Lake to get back on track real quick while we’re with soccer sorry you go ahead and then I’ll get to my I was going to say if you’re heading over to the game tonight make sure to get there early uh be at the stadium early club legend Nick Roando is going up in the rafters um and so if you have tickets to the game tonight make sure to go out and be there early to celebrate Nick Roando um as his entering the what do they call it the ring of fame hall of Fame hall of Fame yeah he got he got inducted into the National Hall of Fame earlier this uh this summer okay and now he’s getting he’s now he’s going up in the rafters at America First Fields which is in the Rafters is just his name plaqued onto the stadium and they don’t retire his number do they no no but he gets you know his name his name up there because Yeah i mean a a true legend one of the staples of of RSL history uh real quick though I was gonna ask how did Mexico do last week how was that game uh they lost a bummer they lost they lost 42 to Switzerland um and but um honestly fun environment it was awesome to see you know the Mexico team and uh be able to do that for my dad kind of an early Father’s Day uh little present little outing um it’s not often that the the Mexican national team make it out to Utah in fact I can’t remember if they’ve ever made it out to Utah so it was awesome to be out there rice cycles looked great they got the they had the natural grass sucks it wasn’t a you know a win but it was fun overall well I’m glad you got out man sounds like it was a blast yeah it was a good time all right uh take a quick break and then wrap this show up on the other side this is the Saturday show 975 the KSL Sports Zone welcome back to the Saturday show 975 the KSL Sports Zone final segment of the day and then we’ll let you off to uh enjoy your weekend real quick alex let’s hit on the US Open this course is brutal three players underpar right now that’s it uh Sam Burns is in the lead he’s three under par jj Spawn is two under par and then uh Victor Havlin is one under everybody else is uh at par or above tony Fee now 10 over yeah not good this uh this course is I mean we heard all week right the real golf guys come on on all the shows throughout the week and everybody’s like “Dude Oakmont is brutal.” And that’s exactly what they want well and I I one of the things that stuck out to me throughout the course of this week was was Scotty Sheffller saying that this is the hardest course that they’ve probably ever played and you know I remember Alex and JJ were talking about it and that it’s kind of proven to be true they’re looking like uh me out there i was saying you know I’m going golfing for Father’s Day tomorrow and uh you know I’ll be putting up some uh US Open scores all the big names are struggling man you have uh Xander Schoffley plus four uh Scotty Sheffler tied for 26 also at plus four morawa at plus four rory plus eight yeah 49th all the uh all the big names struggling down at uh down at Oakmont over to the WNBA big news alex Caitlyn Clark is making her return uh she missed three weeks with an injury was it a hamstring i believe so uh they are playing at the New York Liberty tonight new York is nine and0 but the uh the fever they’ve been struggling obviously without Kaitton Clark they’re four and five but the Fever get not only Caitlyn Clark but Sophie Cunningham as well also returning from injury tonight so they’re looking to uh hand the Liberty their first loss of the season i know the WNBA specifically The Fever have been really struggling viewership wise without Caitlyn Clark so this is unfortunately the way the WNBA is right now but uh when their star player is out when the when their big name is out not a lot of eyeballs but I’m sure that a lot of people are going to be tuning in for this one and it’s huge and uh again the Liberty a very good team the best team in the league right now yes so that’s that’s big for the Fever and the league as a whole and for Caitlyn Clark in year two huge game to return to um considering that the Liberty are undefeated they are the number one team in the uh WNBA uh huge opportunity for the for the Fever to try to go out there give them their first loss with Caitlyn Clark returning i’m sure there’ll be a lot of eyes on that game i’m excited to watch her return yeah three weeks is a long time especially I mean the WNBA season is not that long because there’s so few teams so missing three weeks is is huge and like I said uh four and five on the year so the Fever really been struggling i think she played two and three two and three without Caitlin Clark okay there you go um so yeah I mean they’re not a perfect team with her on the court uh I think it’s still going to be a couple years before they’re true contenders but as long as she is there with the fever I mean they have a shot but the Liberty uh we all know that they are pretty much perennial contenders so we’ll see how that game goes tonight uh thanks for being here Alex fun show today absolutely man always a pleasure on Saturdays coming and talking sports with you man and looking forward to doing it again next week big show next weekend we will do a lot of uh draft previews we’ve got the NBA draft around the corner we’ll get a little bit of NHL draft stuff too so tune in don’t want to miss that one it’s a Saturday show 975 VKSL Sports Zone
Hour 2 of the Saturday Show with Christian Esparza and Alex Napoles
• Stanley Cup Final heads to game 5 knotted 2-2, who has the edge?
• 5 Minutes Of: Utah Mammoth draft prospects; Utah Royals struggles continue
• US Open course is winning; Caitlin Clark returns from injury