Finnish Mafia Runs Dallas and The Entire NHL w Jeremy Roenick | LIVE.EP10

Finnish Mafia Runs Dallas and The Entire NHL w Jeremy Roenick | LIVE.EP10

Puckline news, playoff coverage brought to you by Bet MGM is back. We are live here on Wednesday morning in our beautiful LA office, our bar studio. We had one game last night. We’re going to get all into the Dallas Winnipeg series, how Dallas looks like they are taking over the world, and also as you’ve seen on Twitter and Instagram, the legend himself, Jeremy Ronic, Jr. joining the show, gonna chop it all up about the playoffs. But first, live diddy coverage. So, let’s get into it. Here we go. On day one of the trial, we had a poor female reporter accosted by a homeless man. What more could you want? This is the action we need, dude. And we’re not actually going to do a lot of lived coverage here, but I just have to say, I have to get it off my chest. It is so gnarly that literally the first witness of a twomonth saga where you’re going to hear and see some [ __ ] The first witness comes in and has to be accosted from both sides that he was brought to the house of Diddy and his girlfriend and paid by Diddy to have sex with Diddy’s girlfriend while Diddy watched and jerked off in the corner. And while that’s being said at the at the trial, Diddy’s kids, his specifically his daughters, have to get up and leave the courtroom cuz I’m like, dude, that is just, hey, here’s an idea. Why were his children there at all? Oh, dude, his sons, they were passing notes, they said. I would give anything to see the notes being. Dad’s a dog. Dad is a dog, bro. We’ve got jerkoff talk immediately on the live show. That That’s how you know things are buzzing. Things are going really, really, really well. Let’s chat about the Stars and Jets. I know we’ve got a lot of Stars fan, a lot of Jets fans in the chat here. That was our one game last night. It was a doozy. We ripped some bingo last night. Hit a couple of lines last night. But top story, Miro back in action. Played 14 minutes, had an assist. We had a full finish takeover of American Airlines Center. Yeah, it was actually the the Finnish mafia. There was so much Finnish mafia chat, dude. It was so sick. Who’s who started on the like who what line started for Dallas? I think Wyatt. I think Wy someone said all the fins should start. It actually would have been kind of sick, dude. That would have been sick. I mean, it’s remarkable stuff. Like the the these guys are out here just [ __ ] buzzing around. But the return of Mero was unbelievable, dude. Uh finally finally the voodoo doll, the tiki hut has uh done its job. Um, and honestly, it’s credit to Dallas for allowing Morsy to come back sooner. Like, clearly they scrubbed off Miro from the Voodoo Doll. Uh, because they were like, “Whatever, let let Morrisy play. I feel bad for the kid. He’s a great player. It’s playoffs. I feel bad for the Winnipeg fans. I just want him out there.” So, credit to Dallas for doing that. And then finally, whoever it was, this [ __ ] surgeon who’s like, “No, no, dude. I’d love to know what what he’s looking at.” Like, the surgeon’s like, “No.” Uh, still no. And then Merror walks in and he does the [ __ ] Adam Banks stick trick and he goes, “Go ahead. You’re good. You’re good to go.” I also am curious how I mean, we saw this in the Colorado series, right? Landy came back. Was it game four? He came back game three. Three, I think it was that. I think it was three. Yeah. But it is, it is so funny to me how all these guys return at home. Dude, don’t don’t tell me that’s not calculated. Don’t tell me that they’re not thinking about that. Oh, it’s such a factor. Such a And I I I think it’s it’s almost a safer environment because you get to have uh the extra juice from the crowd for him. And Dan, the uh matchup, the line matchup where you’re like, “Hey, I kind of, you know, still said Dan even though I was gone.” Yeah, I was looking at you. You were you were in the zone. Yeah. the uh the the line matchup because he he played 14 minutes I think. Yeah. So, he’s obviously on some kind of regulation and they’re like we’re gonna get him out there in the right spots and it’s easier to do that at home. So, I actually think it’s it’s lowkey genius. He looked so good. He was snapping it around. I think first five minutes Kyle Connor had a great chance coming down on him. He broke it up, took it into the corner and and which actually ended up turning into into a uh incredible save by Otter. Yeah. Like Kyle Connor comes to dangle him through the legs and Mera’s like left skate, get out and then kicked right in front of you. How are you? Yeah, it was [ __ ] sick. Can’t can’t state enough. Yep. How huge that is. Yep. This guy is I think he’s my favorite defenseman to watch in the league. Did you hear I can’t I wish we had wrote it down. Did you hear his points in playoffs? No. Tell me, dude. You said it. We were watching right next to each other and they said they were like Star is glad to have Mero back. He’s got 51 points in [ __ ] 60 playoff games or something. And I was like, and you and you look at me and go as a defenseman. And I was like, yeah, it’s [ __ ] Oh, yeah, that’s right. I forget what they said, but I was like, god damn, dude. God damn. You kind of forget cuz he had that sick, deranged, disgusting regular season like two years ago. Yeah. And and and I did the thing I always do where I just assume every year is going to be better than the last because every day that you see me is better than the day before it. I’m the reverse office space. It’s actually incredible. This is getting better and better and better. So, I was like, “Oh, Miro, every year you see Miro is going to be better than the year before it, and he hasn’t quite hit that high yet.” So, it’s easy to feel a little bit like, “Ah, damn it.” But he’s he’s the man. He’s still the guy. What did you think about the We had a good back and forth. Like we said, we were we were doing bingo. Game was buzzing. Both teams were playing well. Didn’t have that many shots that early, but Dallas gets that early peeper. Yep. And then instantly, what was that? 15 seconds into the power play. It’s 20 seconds into the power play. It was pretty early. I thought so. I can’t remember honestly. But Granny gets that first goal. What did you think about that? And if you’re a Jets fan in that moment, are you like, we are so Yeah, a couple things from that moment. Three things actually. One, [ __ ] sick little little head in the neutral zone there. That was awesome. Um, which it’s funny. I swear to God, dude, there are coaches, this is such a tangent, but just go with me. their coaches paid the big bucks to do things to come up with strategies that are above my pay grade. But the at some point someone cracked that like the only way to enter the zone on a power play. There’s no there’s no longer power play breakouts. Remember we used to we used to practice so many power play breakouts through the years of like okay this breakout number one is like these guys curl you all do this and then coaches in the NHL were like actually here’s what happens. Um, three people sit on sit on the far blue line. One guy skate it towards the far blue line, but one guy’s behind him. And then guy number four, you just drop it like two zones back. And then you also stand on the blue line. And then guy five try to enter. Literally every team, that’s all every team does. And then all four defensemen are standing on the blue line. So you’ve got eight guys standing on the blue line while one guy tries to enter. And I’m like, is this the best way to get in the zone? I know. And clearly it’s that’s what they say. But I’m just like, what what is this? And sometimes I just wish there was more dudes trying to just skate it in because it always feels like it’s either a rim because you’re like I can’t get in or it’s one of those passes right on the blue line that get broken up every [ __ ] time. Yeah. So to see Granny just be kind of like bang head fake and I’m in the zone. I was like oh yeah do that dude that makes perfect sense. Um so there’s there’s point number one. Point number two. Yeah. When that one goes in on Heli you’re like oh my god because I just Granny’s got a great shot. He’s a great player. That is a wrist shot from the high slot through not that much of a screen. Not that much of a screen. That I think was the huge factor for me where I was like, “Oh, Heli seeing that the whole way, but it’s one of those deceptive, you know, wrist snapshots that I think might be going a little bit higher. It’s kind of low glove. He’s sliding to the side and it’s that reach. But this is your two backtoback Vzna likely winning goalie.” Definitely. And it’s just like for [ __ ] Christ’s sake, man. I saw someone on Twitter yesterday, a Jets fan who posted a photo of someone breaking the shackles off their wrist and it said admitting Hella Buck is ass. Yeah. And I was just like, “Oh, dude, that that is not the case. He’s not ass.” But these playoff struggles continue. We have another sub 900 save percentage in a game away. Uh there was a uh someone talking about it yesterday saying you got to just start Comry in this game because what do you have to lose, dude? And my answer was, “You have a playoff game to lose.” And I you I know you were about to be like, “You got to do it. You got to do it.” You sound like a [ __ ] idiot. Just an absolute baboon because dude, at the end of the day, if you bench Connor Hella and you lose, you look like an [ __ ] You get nothing. Good day. It’s It’s such a high risk, high reward if you do it up. I What I was going to say was I said to do that in game six in St. Louis, when you’re up 3-2 cuz I was like, “Fuck it. You’re going to lose this game anyway, so just do it.” And here’s one for you. Start at Comry. You win. So, let’s say you win three nothing. Yep. Then you go back home. You just bench comry cuz you’re like, “Well, helluck.” Yeah, that’s my point. Because now you’re in like a We’re benching Connor Hellabuk permanently now. It’s just you are This is the world that you live in, Jess. And hopefully it gets figured out, but currently you are living in a horrifying world. and I’m sorry, but it’s what’s happening. Yep. Uh so, and and my third point was going to be, and we’re going to get into this even more, but Granny, that was a big goal for Granny to get uh because specifically, and again, we’ll get into it more in a second, but he hadn’t been giving you that much one goal in the playoffs. Um so, that that was a big I like as soon as that went in, I was like, “Oh, that was good.” Just monkey off his back if you’re Dallas. It was a combo of like, oh, that was a terrible goal from Heli and that’s a big goal from Granny, so you’ll take it. Yes. That being said, I thought the Jets played an excellent entire game, but road playoff game first period down 2-1. Tough Barn. How much have we been talking about the Dallas Barn lately? [ __ ] brutal atmosphere to play as a road team, which the Jets should be used to because their barn delivers also and road players hate that. 32 shots on net. What was What was the shots in the first? Did you use that on the app? Yeah, it sure is. Cuz I thought their first period like once Granny scored I was like 10 shots for Winnipeg to Dallas is five and you’re down nothing and you’re kind of like mother. Dude, cuz we had the shot total going and I was like it was it was 10 10 12 like they played three periods. I mean that is a just a phenomenal performance by Jakeer, your boy. Oh dude. Uh Kyle Connor had a monster chance as you said right before the granny second goal. So, they were playing well and it does it does suck when you play that well on the road. You get 32 shots on net, but you you just you you you lose that game and it was 1-1 for a quick spell, but I feel like you lose that game and if if and Winnipeg fans in the chat, let us know. To me, it felt like they were never in it. one of our one of our most diehard uh Dallas fans who’s hitting us up on Twitter, on Instagram all the time. He was like, “That game was the most fun game I’ve ever watched.” I I just sat there enjoying myself the whole time. He was at the game and he was like, “I never was worried.” They tied it and I was like, “We’re we’re winning this game easily.” Kind of a kind of a cocky take though cuz I do think Winnipeg was the aggressor. Like like I’m not saying you shouldn’t have had fun, but I am saying I would have been worried because I’d have been like Jesus dude, they are but hammering us. Didn’t we while watching bingo keep saying Otter is so locked in? Yep. God, he’s seeing it, dude. He’s seeing it sometimes. He’s I can see it now. Yeah, I can see it now. Otter was locked. Yep. Let’s talk about that for a second because that kind of rolls into my point of how well Winnipeg was playing. Otter the the fear of the playoffs. You’re seeing this in NBA right now, too. And not that not that I feel like Winnipeg um played with their food at any point in this series, you know, like I’m not I think I think people are probably picking Dallas before the series. I think most people probably pick Dallas. Obviously want to play finish with a regular better regular season record, but just maybe Dallas is a bit better top to bottom team. Um so I I don’t think they uh [ __ ] around to find out at any point. But the fear in the playoffs is you can just you can play a [ __ ] great game and just run into a buzzsaw every now and then and that cost you an entire game which are so these wins are so valuable and that that will cost you a win. When you’re just like, “Oh, we probably should have won that game last night. We played awesome and Jakeer just [ __ ] ate us for dinner.” Yeah. And then now you’re like, “Great, we now and you’re kind of looking at Heli like I’m going to need one back now because we just got we just got one. We got robbed, dude. We’ve been robbed and the only way to make things right is if you rob them and then the money’s line up. Absolutely. No doubt about it. It is one of these things where and he definitely Heluck had some good games at home against the Blues for sure. Yeah. But he’s consistently been bad on the road here. And you are now in a situation where Dallas gets Mero back which was an immediate huge lift. a onegoal performance with an assist. Looks fantastic. That team is is fired up to have one of their leaders back. The fans are fired up to have Mero back. You just had Otter steal a game. You’re going home now where Hel’s been good. I do think the players are a bit like you [ __ ] have to have a shut out to like sorry, but we’re down 3-1 and you are [ __ ] us with the cell phones. You’re [ __ ] us on the road. Like it’s like that is definitely a a a factor right here. I thought What did you think of the in terms of the heli? What did you think of Granny’s second goal? I thought listen, it’s a twoon-one, right? It’s those are always difficult, but I do feel pretty strongly that I mean Sway says it to us all the time. He he’s like, I want every goal back. I there’s never a goal that I let in that I think I should let in. If you’re [ __ ] Connor Hella, you better feel that way. You’re a mutant because it’s been the glove’s been a problem, I would say. And my glove’s been a problem. It It’s a twoon-one, but it wasn’t a one of those, you know, sick pass through and then even a return. Maybe you’re sliding down Fourth Street and it’s it was twoon-one, but still it’s just just kind of just a shot. Yeah. And I was like, and if that’s like nip bar down, you’re kind of like, okay. Like right there. But it just kind of looks like, you know, the [ __ ] shooter just goes in and it hits. It’s in the corner of the shooter tutor, but not like the tucked corn. Like it’s like I heard no metal. I heard no to it was just like not even back bar, dude. Like that was just like in the net. It just hit the net. I’m like, “Oh no.” But I I I will say too, there’s also that element of that goal where Granny has scored a kind of weak gloveside goal already. Y So now he’s coming down and you’ve got Helluck being like, I mean, he’s not going to shoot glove again. Yeah. Right. Right. Yeah. Like it’s a penalty shot, right? Yeah. There’s definitely that factor. No doubt about it. And I I you kind of touched on this too, but I am actually so gutted for I want to say this series isn’t over obviously, but I have I made the I made the Rocket Man speech on this live, dude. I was singing Rocket Man top of my lungs out here. I have I have fallen so deeply empathetic for this Jets team and town, you know? Like I just want them to be happy. Like genuinely, I watch these games and I’m like, I’m so sorry that this is happening, but I just want you to be happy. There was a chance late that Shifley got trying to remember what happened, but it was like a chance that Shiffley got auto made another sick glove save and they were like, um, they the broadcast is like, you know, wouldn’t you that’s exactly who you want to stick to fall on. And it’s and it’s Shley on the bench and it’s like the franchise is alltime leading goal scorer. He’s just kind of like looking probably at the jumbo draw at the watching the replay. But I was just like, dude, please have good things. like I just want you to be okay and I it it’s not looking good in this year but oh my god dude I feel bad for them and I I was as I was starting I’m just so gutted for Kyle Connor because you know how much I love him and he had that one right before Granny’s second that one back door like AI made such a sick play actually AI coming dude he’s a [ __ ] army knife we’re talking about Jarvis being an AR Swiss Army knife he’s everywhere dude he’s playing fourth line first line PK power play I’m going to be honest I think AI is underutilized. He’s he’s a he’s a very hard worker. He’s always buzzing around and he was disturbing a ton last night. You’re absolutely right. Every time he was on the ice, I was like, “Oh shit.” Like this this kid is he’s going to do something. Absolutely. He felt like he was going to get one and he slides that one to Kyle Connor and he just couldn’t elevate it, you know? It was like too quick and Otter makes a disgusting kick save, but it was just too quick and and Kyle Connor’s like, “Fuck me.” That’s the whole and then Granny scores in two seconds and then with the right before the power play goal to go 3-1. Kyle Connor gets a breakaway shorty tries to go he kind of did the in between like if you’re going to open him up you got to slide it backhand earlier or you got to go all the way and he just did that in between and like Otter got a pat on that one too and I know he’s killing himself cuz he’s like I had a chance I had a great day to take the lead, great to tie it and I’m your guy. I’m your best goal scorer and I got to have those. So I that pained me for him for sure. No doubt about it. You’re so right to the the feeling bad for these guys. And listen, this series isn’t over. Correct. We’ve seen people come back from 3-1 all the time. I mean, the the Panthers came back from 3-1 against Boston two years ago and went straight to the cup. This is not over. You’re headed home back to Winnipeg where you’ve been great. Back to the wall. Yep. And that’s exactly where you want to be, right? If if you are Winnipeg, this is where you want to go in this situation. You want to get Heli back locked in. Uh it does suck as we’ve said so many times how much we love these two teams and eventually someone does have to lose and that’s just how it goes and that stinks. But it is nice to see that if you take out the helluck element, the fact that maybe he’s not playing that great, it’s great to see that Dallas is playing so well. Yeah. Uh in the Oilers series, we keep saying like the Kings killed themselves last game, especially Vegas killed themselves. That’s not taking anything away from Edmonton. But these teams are playing poorly. This was a game, as you’ve said very intelligently a few times where I think the Jets were playing great. They were just playing very well and Dallas just played better. they had a better goalending performance and that I do think that makes it a little bit of an easier pill to swallow sometimes if it comes out that the Dallas uh or turns out that the Dallas Stars win this series as the the pain fades a little bit and the dust settles. I I wouldn’t be shocked if the Winnipeg players in a few weeks in a month are like, “Yeah, I mean they were the better team.” Like they were they were nasty a as it looks right now. These stars are just they’re they’re phenomenal, dude. And you you brought this up earlier, but Granny across so he finished with 66 points this year in the regular season across both teams. And then when he got to Dallas in 31 games, seven goals, 14 assists, 21 points compared to 45 and 52 for the Sharks. So slightly under point for game for San Jose. And then like a little bit more slightly, but just under point per game. And then playoffs, one goal, three assists in 10 games. That’s not going to cut it. Yeah. So to see him pop a Hattie, did you see him jump up from his knees by the way? I was like, I don’t know how he did that. That was what the [ __ ] dude. That was outrageous. And also, they announced this. The Stars regular season and playoffs do a after the game 20% off hat promo if a player gets a hat-tick, which is [ __ ] genius, dude. Absolutely genius. So incredible. I actually loved that so much. Um, I also have this for you, Dan, because uh the something has to change in the Winnipeg lineup here. Not literally their lineup, like something has to change if we’re going to if we’re going to make this work, if we’re going to get back into this series. And I have a few I have a few thoughts. Okay. All right. I like it. Number one, I’m wondering if the two plazas need to fight. No, we have Victory Plaza. We have We have And dude, I found out it’s called True North Square, which I didn’t know, but that is actually so sick. You know how they yell true north so loud in the um in the anthem, which is money. Um the True North Plaza and the Victory Plaza, full-on war. I I’m talking like Game of Thrones. Yeah, I know. We’re talking about Game of Thrones with Winnipeg all the time. I don’t blame you for that idea. I think my problem is I don’t want to sacrifice good people. Oh, yeah. Right. We’re going to lose soldiers. We’re going to lose good people on both sides and I don’t need that. Okay. So, one champion from each. One champion selected from each plaza. Now, now we’re going full Troy. Yeah. Give me an Achilles and a Boagrias. That’s what you want. And dude, I want I think there’d be people volunteering for that role from the True North Plaza and Victory Plaza. They would say, “Send me.” That’s also a good matchup. A a grizzled true north Winnipeg man of of the wall versus a Dallas, Texas. like this is the fight I need to see machine or at the very least if you don’t want to fight if you don’t want to literally kill someone then I think that you need to just make your pl I think it’s a plaza war at this point either physical or just make it cooler you’re telling me that you you don’t trust these Jets players to get the job done they need their they need a champion they need a champion from the true north to fight a Texan dude to to win and to win that fight the we got Tyler in the chat saying Texans versus Canadians not sure we’re thinking this through, boys. And that listen, I get it on paper, but we’re not talking about But Tyler, I think Canadians, Tyler, I think he’s on the side of Texans here. I think that’s the term. And I’m telling you, and that Yeah. And I’m saying Tyler, you’re you’re thinking a typical Canadian. A nice Canadian. We’re talking hockey fan. Crazy man from Winnipeg. These are these are men and women of the north. His tattoo he did himself with [ __ ] pen, dude. Like, it’s okay. It’s going to be insane. So, I think there’s I think there’s a chance that that is where the difference can come from in the plaza. I don’t hate that. Uh chat, we’re going to get Jeremy Ronic in here uh to talk about this series and everything else, but as we’re waiting for JR to pop in, do you have more I I I didn’t like that one at first, but at the And then eventually I’m like, I like this. Okay, here’s my next one. Winnipeg needs to respond with boobs. Dallas has been putting boobs behind the bench. And hear me out Dan. Hear me out Dan Christ. What did what did what happened with the Edmonton fans last year? They lost. Also boobs though. They lost the cup. But they both went They went to They went to cheap trip. They both went to the Western Conference Final. Does it Does it last a little bit? Sure. But the Edmonton boobs dried up though. I would say the Edmonton boobs dried up. They didn’t continue. Why? How could you say that about Kate? They She did. She said, “I don’t want to do this anymore.” Which is her right. Her right is a woman. But I’m telling you this, Dad. the the Oilers responded to the Dallas behind the bench boobs with boobs and and the Jets I know there are boobs in Winnipeg and the Jets need to respond dude by the way Baldi Baldi said in the chat earlier that they they came out in the second period he said she showed him in the second period that girl somebody Baldi did she show him in the second period we lost bingo because of that dude but listen we didn’t lose bingo we got two bingo lines I’m just I’m just thinking Dan that if Winnipeg in game five has some cannons behind has some rockets behind the bench. You’re telling me they don’t send this back to Dallas? No. I I I I couldn’t be certain about that at all. And if we got some Winnipeg boobs, that would be big. Yeah, but it’s it’s big, too. It’s cheap tricks. Producer Edge is is not thrilled with the discussion right now, but respond with boobs. And I have one more for you. Oh, good god. I wonder if there’s something um there’s just a way to get the Dallas fans uh not so rowdy the that’s been such an advantage, right? The crowd in Dallas. Yeah. And I think in the same way that you uh you lure um children with like candy in a van. Okay. I think Texans real weird. Yeah. I think Texans, if you’re smoking a brisket, if there’s been a brisket smoking for 16 hours and that’s just wafting around, that’s the same. I think I think they’re literally like floating. You’re like a cartoon floating window. Exactly. So, I think if you got some uh some some brisket smoking outside of the rink and it was uh you you squirted some um some eye drops in it just like wedding crashers and it got them sick. And not not like dangerously. I don’t want anybody to die, but I’m just saying if you have some tampered with brisket Mhm. outside the rink on the way in, every single one of those fans, the fans go into the game, the fans that have planned to go to Victory Plaza are going to go and it says free, free brisket, free free ribs, free brisket, free tri tip. They go, “Oh my god, I’m a Texan. What do I turn down? Free brisket.” And they take it and then in two hours they’re hugging the toilet, the rink empty. So you’re playing a road game. Empty rink. That could change everything. That could change everything. poison the brisket. There’s no doubt about it that that could change everything. Now, I I I want to ask you here. We’ve got clips of the Jets players snapping their sticks in the tunnel. Granny’s waving their fans away. Do you think that this I don’t want to say this is over, but do you think that Dallas has also won the mental edge here? Do you think their confidence now is just too high? Um, it’s high because dude, they they’ve got Rantonin going and then Granny, you know, you’re like, “Oh, we haven’t got much from Granny.” Bang, Granny hat-tick. Oh, Otter’s been very good, but not excellent. Bang, Otter, excellent. Last night was Last night was a big step, I would say, for like, oh [ __ ] it’s all clicking. Yeah. I always I always hate saying that whenever whenever it’s 2-1 and it’s the difference between 3-1 and 2-2 and we’re like, “Oh, this team has the edge now.” It’s like really good stuff, guys. Great great insider knowledge saying that now this team has the advantage. But there are some times where you’re like, “Well, I mean, if it was an OT win and now you’re going back home, you’re like, “Oh, I mean, this could be 3-2 like that.” Whatever. Good point. This one did just Oh my gosh. It was the otter performance. It was Miro coming back and and and I I do think we’re seeing a lot of frustration like I just said guys snapping twigs in the tunnel shifley watching the replays Connor looking frustrated Hella Bucks continued frustrations it’s it is going to be a certainly to tie this series up a monumental climb big task now even Yep. two home games. Don’t forget that. Even Well, I I’d like to call it one for sure. One game at a time. One game at a time because it’s going to be tough, but I I I Yeah, I mean, you need you need the wall in the biggest way possible. Like, you need you need the watchers on the wall to come through for you heavy. Dude, that is a good point, Dan. I would say um the this is not that they weren’t going to, but this is a like everything you got Winnipeg fans game coming up, you know, like I us included, everybody going off about the Dallas ring, you need to go [ __ ] nuclear in this game. And the Jets, dude, I would barely change a [ __ ] thing. That’s what’s crazy. From game four, you know, I would go I would go just keep buzzing pepper Otter with 30 plus shots. We’re going to see him go in. It’s okay. And you just [ __ ] this sounds crazy, but you just kind of hope, you know, you’re like, “Listen, yeah, play pump 30 something shots on him. Hope if you go in and hope is on home ice hely form cuz dude, it’s so reckless and you don’t want to be down this way.” But don’t you kind of go, we can win the two home games like Hely will be great here. We can win these home games. So, it’s kind of like you just you that’s what you tell the boys in locker room. Go guys, just [ __ ] get this home game and then we got to steal one in Dallas, which we could have done in game four anyway if Otter wasn’t out of his [ __ ] gourd. Yeah. I mean, you’re you’re not wrong, but [ __ ] man. It’s It’s so hard to channel that confidence when you’re down 3-1. I I know you’ve got two games at home and you go, you know, get that one and then we’ll just battle in Dallas. And Dallas is doing the same thing. Dallas is doing the same thing, saying, “Guys, do not let’s not even bring this back to Dallas. Let’s get our rest.” You probably looking at Vegas, uh, Edmonton going, Edmonton’s going to make quick work of these guys, and this series is over. Let’s get our rest as well. So, it’s I this is just a matter of of the game. Like, you got to just play here. You got to just battle as hard as you can and figure out a way to take it take care of business on both sides. And ultimately, like we keep saying, it just feels like Dallas has has the has the edge here. Uh chat is going crazy talking about the um President’s Trophy curse. Oh, true. Yeah, but like the President’s Trophy is a weird one, dude, cuz it’s like sometimes teams are getting hotter later. I don’t know. The Jets did [ __ ] finish strong though cuz I thought they were going to get caught by Dallas and Colorado at one point. They did finish strong. I clearly it is a thing cuz it happens every [ __ ] year. But I don’t I don’t know. Like the Caps are also looking like they’re about to get knocked and it’s like it was it was going to be them too. You know what I’m saying? Like it’s not like oh well if the Caps would have just won the press trophy they’d be winning the cup. I’m like they might get knocked out in the second round also. Um, but it is a weird thing. Who’s the last one to do it? The Hawks. I’m going check that. No, it was I think it was um [ __ ] we just looked at this, but yeah, look that up because that is interesting. It’s I I I we’re as we wait to to get JR in here talking about the President’s Trophy really quick. I do wonder what the Hawks, dude. 2013 2013 Hawks. Yeah. Wow. Good call. I do wonder what it is. What what what is it about these teams that just keep being the best regular season team and then they get to the playoffs and it all falls apart? And we see it first round, second round so consistently. It’s not like these teams are making it to the conference finals or making it to the cup and then they fall. It’s like they lose immediately. Yeah, it’s so interesting. Yep. Good point. Um the uh the I love to in the chat the um people saying the brisket poisoning the brisket would uh cause serious sewage issues in the barn which I didn’t consider but you know well there must be portaotties in Victory Plaza. There must be bathrooms in Victory Plaza. You’re telling me there aren’t bathrooms outside? I don’t even think they’d get inside the rink. So I feel good about that. Um and then also I wanted to say this. Oh yeah. Um from Tyler Jets need to figure out their power play. I would say people drying up in the power play is a super underrated factor in these playoffs because I think that’s actually what cost Dallas last year and and and credit to Edmonton’s PK because they really elevated and and forced the issue. But that is such a good it’s a good observation from Tyler because if you can’t count on an occasional power play goal, it’s hard, dude. It’s hard score in the playoffs. It’s hard kills you. It [ __ ] kills you. There’s no doubt about it. I I mean I don’t know how many uh series that we need to point to and show the evidence that it it’s that is going to change everything that is going to make you lose a series you know lose a game and then a series if the power play is not going and you when Otter’s playing like he was it was another example of even when they were getting those power plays I was a bit like I don’t know I don’t know if you’re going to break through here this team looks very dialed in right now I’m not Sure, this power play is going to help. But if, let’s be real, if you go to Winnipeg in game five, you get some peepers and you don’t score early especially, you’re probably going to lose. Like, [ __ ] hell, dude. Um, what do you think about the Otter’s better chance? That is the most obvious. You got to do that. You got to do it. You got to do it, dude. talking about USA battles. Perfect time to bring in Jeremy Ronic to the show, JR. We got you dialed in here. How you doing, brother? Oh, might be frozen. Might be frozen. Great. Stand by. Awesome. I think while we wait for him, by the way, I think that legitimately this fires up the goalies more. Look, I think it I think it legitimately is a factor. I think the competition definitely gets them going more for sure. Um I think we got J.R. Frozen here, so we’re just going to keep talking it talking it through. Um yeah, hold on. We we’ll we’ll bring him back in. Um no doubt about it that that fires them up more. Uh you have to have that internal com competition. You if you’re Jay Cottinger, you want that job, right? No doubt about it. Yep. And if you’re hella buck, you go, “No, I I deserved that job.” So you hear the chance. You’re not letting it affect you too much. Uh but but a bet’s a bet, dude. A bet’s a bet. And this is for the Olympic seat. And I’m sorry. This is for Milan. This is for This is the Milan Cup. And this is for the game for the gold for the gold medal. And that’s what I’m that’s what I need people to realize. J.R., what’s up, babe? What’s up, boys? Sorry, we’re having a little technical problems here, but it’s all good. It’s all good. I can’t hear. Hold on, J. We can’t hear you. We’re We’re You’re perfect. We’re just working on it on our end. TV’s up, I think. Yeah. Okay. I think it is your end. You can hear us, right, J.R? I think you can. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Technical issues. We’re getting it figured it out here. Hold on one second. I don’t think it’s that right. I don’t know. This is not our forte. That’s true. That’s true. Okay, hold on. The chat says that actually they can hear him. So, hold on. Maybe maybe uh it’s I think it’s just us. Yeah, chat can hear J.R. It’s just us. Hold on. Maybe if I uh do this. Hold on, J.R. give us give us a uh 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4. You are perfect. You’re perfect. You’re perfect. All right. Finally, we got Jeremy Ron in the chat. J.R., how you doing, brother? I said I’m doing great. I said, “It’s great to be with you guys live rather than watching you on my social media and watch you guys kill it.” Yeah. The best part about this is when we say something stupid now you can just give it to us instead of just rolling your eyes. That’s That’s Don’t you mean I can join you with saying something stupid? That’s supposed to be. There we go. Uh J.R. we were just wrapping up talking about the Stars Jets. We’ve got, you know, as a USA hockey legend, we’ve got the battle of Otter and Helluck. Do you think this one is over? Do you think Dallas has this wrapped up or do you think Winnipeg can battle back? Uh, I don’t think they can battle back. I mean, especially you’ve seen what Dallas has been able to do these playoffs. I mean, they for them to get through Colorado without two of their best players in Hasten and Robertson. um number one impressed the hell out of me, but then the way that they’re playing again against um against Winnipeg and it just seems like Hellabuk is doesn’t seem to be the big the big time performer when he needs it. And as much of a fan of I am of his um he just can’t seem to get it done in these big situations. And we’re here looking at another opportunity of a early exit. Jr. Uh we had talked some guys about um that got to play international hockey and how sometimes performances there you can bring back to the regular season. So I actually was hoping for his sake cuz I thought Heli was good at foreign nations. I know they lost but I thought he played great. I thought it was great. No question. Yeah. And maybe this would go okay I can play well in the big moments. Do you think just the Stanley Cup playoffs is just so much even more pressure than that or how come you think this one’s different for him than a four nations gold medal game? Well, because all of us play for the Stanley Cup and yeah, you know, in Winnipeg it this is it’s this is huge for them. The fact that they got past that first round and were lucky to squeak squeak by St. Louis. Um the I think the anticipation [Music] run first. Oh, that that Yep, that was you guys. Um, so for me, I think the the pressure is bigger for somebody like Hella Buck in the Stanley Cup playoffs because that’s all really what Winnipeg cares about. And literally, that’s where you’re going to be known as as a great player in history is how you perform in the playoffs. Not for what you do during the regular season. That’s all well and good, but and and I agree with you. He was great in Four Nations. It took a perfect shot by the best player in the world to beat him. Um but still, nobody’s going to remember that when if they get bounced in the second round. Yeah. Handily, by the way, do you think is there any um if you’re Otter, is there any motivation, extra motivation because you’re like that’s my USA goalie rival? Like I want to be better than him or is that just made up media also? For sure. For sure. Definitely. Right. Listen, when you’re when you’re when you’re onure, right? And obviously, I think last year he probably took a little bit of heat for not getting Dallas a little bit further. Um, you know, he wasn’t his best at the end. And now you’re playing against a Bezna, a Vzna trophy winner and probably will be the best trophy winner again. Of course, he wants to have the upper hand. Uh, and he’s a phenomenal goalender in his right, which many think is going to win Bezma trophy. So this of course he’s down at the other end going at the coordinations right and then and then their series it was pretty the fact that he got over the Bennington jinx was good but for some reason there just and I said this this morning on another podcast I think he needs contacts. I I really think that he’s not seeing the very very well. Um I mean that first goal last night um was was a bad goal and how many times have you seen Hella missed shots up high? His glove hand his glove hand is as bad as as we’ve seen in the National Hockey League right now over the over the last two or three months. Um look at the goals that have been scored. Most of them are right over that shoulder. Uh and he’s missing it. He’s just missing it. Um, so maybe they found something. No, you’re so spot on, J.R. We said if you’re if you’re a Winnipeg fan, if you’re a player on that ice, you know Heli’s been having some struggles on the road road and he lets that first one in in the first period when your team outshoots the other team 10 to five. You’re like, are you [ __ ] kidding me, man? It’s just it’s such a bench buster, right? It’s such a deflator. Um, you know, Grelin should not be able to score that goal from outside this outside the circle. I don’t care if it comes off the defenseman’s foot. That’s I mean that should be a pretty routine save for for any goalie. And and if we’re being honest on the power play with tons of time left, it was almost not the best shot selection by Grant. It’s like you’re not even getting set up. You’re doing a zone entry shot from above the circles and that squeaks in. It’s that is, as you said, perfect term. It’s a bench buster like that. That this is this is this is why this is why they stress shoot the puck because you never know. I mean, some of the goals that have gone playoffs, the amount of bounces that are happening, the bad luck bounces that are happening. I mean, that’s one of the reasons why Winnipeg is in this in this situation. Yeah. Is because of puck bounces, right? So, shoot the puck. Never know what’s going to happen. Never know what’s going to happen. So accurate and it goes perfectly to another series where the uh the Washington Capitals are not shooting the puck. Another team down 3-1 in the series. Do you think the Canes are actually different this year or is this the same story we see? They’re going to get to the conference finals. Frederick Anderson’s going to cool off and they’re going to go away again. No. No. And this is this is one of the like one of the really strange phenomenons that’s happening that nobody talks about because of their Carolina Hurricanes, right? Nobody nobody cares about Carolina in the media because they’re just one of those teams that fly under the radar and continue to stay very uh consistent. They are so well coached and they have a very keen ability to play the most boring style of game, put their put their opponents to sleep and then just close them out. I mean, look what they’ve been able to they they have got gotten gotten rid of in the last last year. Denzel, uh, Netskash. Yeah. Yeah. Mash and Rantman. It’s so true. That’s actually a crazy stat. And you know, and you know who they got? They got they got um uh what’s his name? Um uh spoke, what’s his name? Um from Dallas. Um they got Stankin from Dallas. They got stankov. And then Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall was like the sneaky pickup that’s been playing so great in the playoffs. And you know, he needs to be in a place where he’s not the you know, in the in the limelight, the one guy that needs to be the guy. It’s a perfect position for him. But this team plays so strategically sound from one line to the next. They play 200 feet through four lines. And I believe they have the best defensive defenseman in the National Hockey League in Slavven without question. The best. No doubt. No doubt. And and and Freddy and Freddy looks like he’s feeling more comfortable in the net. Um he’s been hurt obviously. We know for the last couple years. I know Freddy very very well as a person. I know he’s a competitor. Uh, I don’t see him really bending. Um, if he’s feeling good. J.R., what do you do when you’re in a playoff series and you feel like you don’t feel like you know you’re going up against the current hottest goalie in the playoffs? What are you saying in the locker room of like Christ, how do we get one past this guy? It’s just shoot everything. And you know, you talk about Washington not shooting pucks. You need as much traffic in front of the net. You need to make it as uncomfortable as you possibly can for Freddy. um you know, traffic to the net. Everything has to be funneled to the net. And one reason that I think the Washington Capitals are finding right now is they are really I think they’re surprised with how few quality scoring chances Carolina gives up. So they’re trying to look for the perfect shot, the perfect shot, the perfect shot. And Carolina doesn’t give it to them. They are very sound. And until they decide just to throw everything into the net, crash bodies into that crease, make things uncomfortable for not only for Freddy, but for some of their defensemen, um, you know, so far they’ve made it seem pretty easy for Carolina. And until they until they decide to uh to get a little dirty, get into those really hightraic dirty areas, those painful areas, and just shoot the puck, they’re not going to beat him. You’re right. You mentioned Jacob Slave, we said earlier this week, completely agree. I think he’s the best defensive defenseman in the league. I think their whole core works so well together. And yeah, the reason people keep saying, “Oh, you know, this team’s kind of boring,” it’s because they they neutralize the opponent so well. Make them play a shitty version of their game. They remind me of the they remind me of the Devils of the mid 90s. 100%. 100%. And you’re right, the only way to break through that is just throw [ __ ] on net, you know? Like don’t don’t wait for that perfect back door tap in. You’re not gonna get it because you’re not gonna break through that deep. Yeah. And what about what about OVJR? He’s had a little trouble this series it looks like. Is it hard? Is it just because it’s [ __ ] playoffs and it’s so much faster now and it’s hard for someone. Not only that, but it’s the second round. It gets really much harder and they are up against a team literally. It’s not just one layer, it’s three layers. Um, you know, Obie’s 39 years old and what he’s been able to do so far in the playoffs, let alone the regular season, is insane. But we’re at another level and he’s 39 years old. Let’s not let’s not, you know, take take his age out of a out of the the equation here. Uh he is an amazing player, but trust me, Carolina knows who the head of the snake is for Washington. Um and if they take away him and make sure that Brome doesn’t uh get get too much room to do what he needs to do, you know, let Wilson run around and and do what he does, he’s not gonna he’s not going to kill you. He’ll he’ll be a pain in your ass, but he’s not gonna beat you. Stro beat you. Ovetkin beats you. Pretty much that’s it. That’s so that’s such good analysis. Yeah, I totally agree. Uh a team that’s been confusing the [ __ ] out of me at least. I don’t know about UFC. Uh the Edmonton Oilers. I I went into that first round against the Kings and I was like the Kings are better on paper. They were better this season. They’re going to take care of business. I look like an idiot. Do you think that this Edmonton team You don’t look like an idiot. If you look if if you look like an idiot, I look like an idiot cuz I picked the Kings in that in that also. And they should have won. I should have won, J.R. They should have swept. Okay, this this is what happened. This this is what happens. Okay, the playoffs, the the the margin of error is so small in the playoffs. And when you playing against arguably two of the greatest players in the world right now with McDavid and Dryidle and you have a team that went to the finals last year, obviously they’re poised. They know what it takes to get to the finals. Now they got to find a way to get over. But the LA Kings are up 2-1 in games. In game four, they’re up 3-2 with 38 seconds left in the game. And you have a very very talented um very a great player in Quenton Biffield who had a great year is a spectacular player. He gets the puck in his zone with 38 seconds left. And what are you supposed to do with that puck? You’re supposed you’re supposed to get it out. Don’t even Don’t even think of anything. Just throw it out of the zone. Throw it high off the glass. Whatever you need to do. Quenton Biffield decides he wants to take on uh the defenseman one-on-one and carry it out of the zone. That puck gets stripped and ends up in the back of the net and they lose in overtime. You cannot give the two best players in the world and the Edmonton Oilers that kind of life to instead of being 3-1 in games which LA would have been able to hold off, now it’s 2-2 and Edmonton has new life with the best player in the world by far, Conor McDavid. and it stung him. And I don’t like to I don’t like to put one one specific play that changed the entire series, but that play flipped that series on its end and Kings were done after that play. And I hope I hope I feel I know he felt bad after the game, but he learned a very valuable lesson while you’re young in in a big-time situation like that. Um it’ll make him a better player. Uh, unfortunately it cost Rob Blake his job which really pisses me off. Um, because he’s a great great man, great hockey mind and a great GM. Um, but that’s that’s what happens. But the Edmonton Oilers, man, they’re they’re following their leaders and when you have two guys like by the way, did you guys feel as bad for Jack Eel as I did the other night when he went bottom? I mean the talk about talk about a forward understanding what a defenseman feels like with Conor McDavid coming down at him. It was so unbelievably like embarrassing. Um and Jack Eel is a great player. Great player. But he went Conor McDavid went by him and and scored that and passed it to Dry Stuttle to end that game. And Eichel didn’t even know that he went by him by the time the game was over. It was unbelievable. And that’s what Edmonton does for you. if they get Skinner or to play at the level that he has to or their other goalender. Um, you know what, their their confidence is growing again. Their confidence is up again. I don’t see them losing this series and I could see them going right back to the finals again, but Dallas is going to be really tough. Yep. Really tough. All of that is so accurate, man. And it it’s yeah, I just think it’s I think this Edmonton team is slightly worse than they were last year, but at the end of the day, like you’ve you’ve said, if you have those two guys, it’s a level of confidence that other teams simply don’t have. Yeah. And you just know if you have them, you can win any game. I I would ask um the two questions. Well, having I will say this, having Evander Kane back in the lineup is is definitely added a big and the reemergence, I shouldn’t even say reemergence, but Corey Perry being Yeah. you know, Corey Perry scoring goals, being that that the really the difference maker in games. Um, I would think Skinner would be would have been more um apparent. I don’t Is he hurt? Is he playing? I don’t even know. That’s been a shocker to me all year. I thought he was going to be I thought he was going to be dominant on that team. Great. Yeah. So, and again, their defense their defense is big. They’re strong. They can make mistakes, but right now when you have confidence and you have McDavid and Dry Settle playing as good as they are, they can win games by themselves. As long as they get as long as they get the big saves that they need from their goalender, they’re going to be fine. And people forget there’s a chance that Ekholm comes back in in round three and that changes that be huge. And you know, you can’t you can’t take away um you know, Brown, how good Brown’s played, how good um you know, their their core staff. I mean, we we haven’t seen even na Hopkins really get really Yeah, true. Really good point. But, uh, you know, they’re they’re a fun team to watch. They have grit. They have speed. And like I said, for for me, it’s the goalending that decides how far Edmonton goes. That’s my going to be my next question. I guess a two-parter. Do you trust their goalending is my is part one and part two is when you’re on a team that has a little bit of a leaky goalending thing. How do you manage that on the ice where you’re just kind of worried like, “Oh god, oh god, I hope they hold up.” Well, I think I think it’s one of those things where I I even think the players in the locker room sit there and they come out onto the ice and they wait to see which goalender they’re going to get. And to me, that’s that’s a terrible feeling to have. It’s not like going in there knowing is going to be there for sure. Knowing that um that um someone like Babski, you know, you can trust them, right? The Skinner and who’s the other guy? Skinner and um Pickard Pickard. Pickard, they’ve played well, but have they played well enough to give their team the utmost confidence that that save, that one big save is going to be made? Uh hey, they got to the finals last year. can’t talk about their goalending then, but is with more McDavid and Dryside on the team. So, for me, can they be trusted? I would wait to see that first period before I make that decision. Yeah, I think that’s smart. Uh, all right. And then finally, Jr. Florida Leafs looked like the Leafs might have been in complete control and then a huge Brad Marsh and OT winner. Then a Babski shut out. Now it’s 2-2 headed back to Scotia Bank tonight. Who do you think has the edge in that one? Well, I don’t think this, this is the best series. This is the best series of the playoffs by far without question because of all the, you know, the Stanley Cup defending champions, Toronto Maple Leaf. So, everybody’s waiting to see how whether they can take that next step, right? We what Ruby’s been able to do this team, uh, the way Tavvarus is playing, the way Knander is playing. I even think Martyr’s playing well right now. Mc Matthews right now is under the most scrutiny and people are waiting to see what’s what and he’s got to just he’s got to get back to the basics. He’s got to start playing inside the circles and shoot the puck and not worry about anything. But one thing that people don’t understand about Matthews is he’s a 200 foot player. He literally is one of the best defensive style players. Also, he kills penalties. He’s got a lot of things on his plate that he does well. They’re just looking at how many goals he scores. He’s so valuable. Um, again, it’s going to come down to can Wall, you know, build the wall? Can he make sure? Can he be the guy that stops the puck? Um, their defense is good. Was it is it great? No. Um, but they are up against the Stanley Cup champions. They are up against a team that knows how to get it done. And unfortunately, yes, that goal by Marshand or Marand uh changed the confidence just like, you know, just like in the Edmonton Kings series. You can’t give a team like the Florida Panthers uh any kind of um edge. It could have been 3 0. And by the way, this is not, I think, a knock on Toronto playing bad. I think they got outclassed in game four by a team that knows how to rise to the occasion of a big game because they know it could be 2-2 or 3-1. And Florida just just absolutely gave them a lesson on playoff hockey in game four. We’re going to see if Toronto can do that tonight. because I think whoever wins this game tonight wins the series and it’s going to be the hardest game that Toronto’s had all year because you know Florida feels that they have a wounded dog underneath them and they’re just going to try to just stomp it out and yeah, you know, does is does is Toronto ready to make that next step to showing people that they are Stanley Cup contenders because they haven’t shown it in 20 years. They’ve actually had more chokes than any other team in the last five years, which that’s all people think about. And exactly, it’s hard to get rid of that mentality. It really is. But they could. This is goes a long way tonight in winning this hockey game at home. I think you are so right about your Matthews take. He’s doing everything. He’s winning faceoffs. But as a guy and and you yourself, you have fourth most goals in USA hockey history. As a guy who’s on that track, he must be thinking about it a little bit though, right? Like, isn’t he in his head going, “I got to [ __ ] score a goal.” 100%. And he feels the pressure. Um, but he he he’s he’s confident. Listen, you just have to keep it simple, stupid. It’s a kiss theory, right? He’s got he’s got to get back in front of the net. He’s got to shoot the puck more often. He’s I think he’s looking for that perfect shot. Kind of like the same thing we’ve talked about with Washington. Yes. Nobody’s going to question whether Austin Matthews is one of the greatest players in the game. We don’t question that. We know he’s one of the best goal scorers. And now he’s just got to keep it simple. He’s got to get back within the dots. If he starts playing outside the dots, he’s not gonna be successful. Yeah. Yeah. It’s great. I I I love that. I love that call of tonight’s game. Yeah. Is going to define it. Uh J.R., we know that you got to hop off to a new show, do some more of this stuff. But, uh, is there any, uh, hot take that you have to close us out with? Hot take for me? Yeah. Um, watch out. Watch out for watch out for Marian Mar is gonna be an absolutely ass. I love it, dude. Of course. Why wouldn’t it be Marcy? Why wouldn’t it be? I agree. Such a good shot. Um, all right, J.R., you’re the man. So, uh, we can’t thank you enough for popping on. Um, we’re going to have to pull you back in some way down the line here in the playoffs. But, um, thank you again, brother, and we’ll talk to you soon. Good place. Thank you. You’re the best. Always unbelievable getting an absolute legend like Jeremy Ronic on the show. Uh, he it’s so for it’s a couple things. One, when J.R. says stuff that we’ve been saying, I’m like, “Yeah, you’re like, “Okay, yeah, we’re not idiots.” Uh, but it’s also just crazy when, you know, he can just explain things so so perfectly from a player’s perspective, from a former players perspective. I love hearing things like, you know, talking about like the fact that the the goalies in this the Jets Dallas series are definitely thinking about stuff like that. Austin Matthews is certainly considering you know I am a former almost 70 goal guy like I gotta get going. So uh it’s just I mean [ __ ] like it makes everything so much more intense. Agree completely. I’ll be so interested. I It’s funny to hear him say that the game five tonight is such a decider because I was kind of like uh Florida could lose this one too. Go home and win and then it’s game seven. Um, but I kind of hear him because Florida obviously doesn’t want to do that. And his better point is the momentum swing of it. Florida right now is going, “You are clowns. You thought you were you thought this was a fight. It’s not.” And you’re dismissed. And if you can just win game five, the Leafs believe that, too. Right now, the Leafs are like, “Well, no, it’s a whole mice thing.” And if you win game five in Toronto, the Leafs go, “Oh, [ __ ] We’re clowns and I can’t believe I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I did not mean uh to upset you.” So, I think Florida has that going for him. Someone in the chat said Evan Rodriguez is out. Um, which I know he was. No, it just just was announced. Palmry says he’s gonna be out. Bob Quist is in. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, that’s that’s big. That’s big. Bob Quist is solid player. Does his job well, but Rodriguez, like that’s a cup winner. That’s a guy who scored a couple big goals. Like, yeah, that’s that’s a huge huge factor. So, that’ll that’ll be a big one. Um, and I’ll be very interested to see we said this in I think maybe one of the lives or the pod, but I’ll be interested to see what happens. Um, you know, because Matthew Kachchuck was doing his was doing his dance. He was doing his dance last game with like, “Okay, here comes the elbow. Keep your [ __ ] head up. Uh, watch out for Neelander’s getting one.” So, I’m always curious. I’m always glued to the TV to see what kind of uh effect he’s going to have on the game just with all that [ __ ] Yeah, no doubt about it. Um, chat, I know J.R.’s audio got a little crackly there at the end, but yeah, we could hear his his final points. That’s huge. So yeah, as we close out this episode of uh Puckline News playoff coverage, we’ve got Florida Toronto, we’ve got Edmonton Vegas. Uh I think J.R. is pretty spot on, man. I I if Florida goes in and they keep up this momentum that they have, stay in their head and win in Toronto. I don’t know. If if Florida wins, I think the series is over. If the Leafs win, I think it could go seven. I’m not saying it definitely will, but I’m like, yeah, I think it could go seven. Certainly. Certainly. Um, but I think if Florida wins game five, you’re you’re [ __ ] Yeah. And uh to to me, if you guys are looking for a lock tonight, I think the biggest lock is is no doubt about it is uh Edmonton wraps this up is Oilers and they want to because they don’t want to go back. God, I I’m so we’ve overhyped I spe especially, but we have overhyped Vegas so much and they looked so bad. Um but part of me is like, well, I think they probably push it to six. It’s like they’ll win one game at home and then be like, “All right, we lose.” I just think they’re not they’re they’re not doing anything well. I think Mark Stone looks so poor. I think Hill was losing his mind last game. Um and and yeah, especially if Edmonton goes I mean, first of all, Edmonton can go down two goals and still win. But if Edmonton goes up, I think it’s Yeah, good night, Chad. I don’t I don’t need to do my Bruce from Finding Nemo impression again, but it’s Edmonton smells blood. When they smell blood, it’s over. And that’s dude I was dying when Ronic was talking about um Jack’s getting torched and I I almost said that you just called Matthew Kachchuck ill in pain and that is that’s funny thrones in the chat. Um I was dying when Ron was talking about Eel cuz I wanted to be like dude that happened to me against you in the celebrity game. Like getting at one point I got I had a late change and I come around in the neutral zone flat feet and JR is flying down the ice at a packed staple or crypto and I was like damn this is not how I saw this night going for me but here we go walked around me goal we lose the [ __ ] final and I’m like well he was like he’s like no one really knows how feels and I was like I do I know how feels that was awful. So so true. Um all right I think that’s going to wrap it up for us. Yeah I feel it. So you have Oilers and what who do you have in the other game? I can’t call it. Wow. Too tight to call. Um, give me Leafs, dude. I give me Give me Leafs. A double Canada. Give me No, give me Vegas. Give me Vegas and Leafs. And I’m gonna be wrong again twice. Crazy. I Last time I did this, I was wrong twice. Uh, all right. We got two huge games tonight. One possible moving on to the conference finals game for uh Edmonton. Yep. Um, we’ll be dialed in on those. You know, we’ll be tweeting, we’ll be posting. Uh guys, subscribe to the YouTube, follow us on all the socials, keep the chats up, check out the merch. We both got awesome crew necks on right now. Hockey Club is maybe like the OG that turned the Empty Notes merch on it. I know. Flipped everything upside down. Scoop some merch. Check it out in our uh links in our bio. Great stuff from the chat. As always, guys, we will have a new podcast episode out for you tomorrow morning. We’ll be live on Friday. Just keeping the train rolling. God, some good action coming, too, man. I can feel it in my plums. Oh god, me too. All right, let’s dial in. Watch these games tonight.

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