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Ryan, we were talking to, Jim Heller after the game last night, and, you know, to Gary’s point, he was talking about Drew Doughty and, you know, how he’s putting himself definitely on the radar.
Ryan, we were talking to, Jim Heller after the game last night, and, you know, to Gary’s point, he was talking about Drew Doughty and, you know, how he’s putting himself definitely on the radar.
You know, I think he even used stronger words to talk about Doughty’s bid for, the Olympics.
You know, I think he even used stronger words to talk about Doughty’s bid for, the Olympics.
But that, that LA team, you know, what, what do you think of them?
But that, that LA team, you know, what, what do you think of them?
Are they, are they better than last year’s team so far?
Are they, are they better than last year’s team so far?
I don’t know if they’re better yet, but I do really like them, and I believe that I picked Los Angeles to go to the Stanley Cup, maybe in the Hockey News Yearbook.
I don’t know if they’re better yet, but I do really like them, and I believe that I picked Los Angeles to go to the Stanley Cup, maybe in the Hockey News Yearbook.
may- I make several predictions in the off-season, and I never remember where they go.
may- I make several predictions in the off-season, and I never remember where they go.
You spread out all your picks.
You spread out all your picks.
I try to be consis- I spread them out, yeah.
I try to be consis- I spread them out, yeah.
And then you’re like, “I was right.”
And then you’re like, “I was right.”
Yeah, there you go.
Yeah, there you go.
Yeah.
Yeah.
yeah, it, it’s gonna be a Columbus-San Jose final.
yeah, it, it’s gonna be a Columbus-San Jose final.
I called it, in a blog on August 3rd.
I called it, in a blog on August 3rd.
no, but the Los Angeles Kings, what I like about them is they, they have a lot going for them, and, and, and Kemper’s coming around, which is nice.
no, but the Los Angeles Kings, what I like about them is they, they have a lot going for them, and, and, and Kemper’s coming around, which is nice.
Corey Perry, I don’t know if he had a point last night, but he was a point per game player since he got into the lineup, which is pretty wild to think that Corey Perry- Yeah was on an 80 game, or an 80-point pace, you know, given how many NHL games he has already played, and that we know that he tends to turn it on in the playoffs.
Corey Perry, I don’t know if he had a point last night, but he was a point per game player since he got into the lineup, which is pretty wild to think that Corey Perry- Yeah was on an 80 game, or an 80-point pace, you know, given how many NHL games he has already played, and that we know that he tends to turn it on in the playoffs.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But, you know, Quentin Byfield is in the zone right now.
But, you know, Quentin Byfield is in the zone right now.
He had the OT winner, on a- Yeah amazing shot there, great give and go with Doughty.
He had the OT winner, on a- Yeah amazing shot there, great give and go with Doughty.
and there’s a lot of motivator, mo- motivating factors for the Kings this year.
and there’s a lot of motivator, mo- motivating factors for the Kings this year.
You mentioned Drew Doughty and the Olympics.
You mentioned Drew Doughty and the Olympics.
I, I mean, I think Hockey Canada likes him a lot, and they probably want him to be on that team, not only for what he can do on the ice, but just the leadership and his personality.
I, I mean, I think Hockey Canada likes him a lot, and they probably want him to be on that team, not only for what he can do on the ice, but just the leadership and his personality.
He’s a guy that keeps things loose in the room, and that’s key, right?
He’s a guy that keeps things loose in the room, and that’s key, right?
I mean, we saw it at the Four Nations, guys like him and Brad Marchand.
I mean, we saw it at the Four Nations, guys like him and Brad Marchand.
also Anze Kopitar, this is gonna be- Yeah his last year in the NHL.
also Anze Kopitar, this is gonna be- Yeah his last year in the NHL.
What better way to do it than to win one more Cup in a Los Angeles jersey?
What better way to do it than to win one more Cup in a Los Angeles jersey?
I’m sure all his teammates, I mean, they all wanna win the Cup anyways, but how amazing would it be for their captain to lift that chalice one more time?
I’m sure all his teammates, I mean, they all wanna win the Cup anyways, but how amazing would it be for their captain to lift that chalice one more time?
It’s just those little things that, you know, you can put in the back of your mind and say, like, “We gotta push just that little extra mile.”
It’s just those little things that, you know, you can put in the back of your mind and say, like, “We gotta push just that little extra mile.”
so you know, the fact that they’ve kinda turned it around after a slow start I think is really positive.
so you know, the fact that they’ve kinda turned it around after a slow start I think is really positive.
And yeah, we’ll see where it goes from here.
And yeah, we’ll see where it goes from here.
Again, like with the standings, you know, we were sorta joking, they always play the Oilers, but who knows?
Again, like with the standings, you know, we were sorta joking, they always play the Oilers, but who knows?
I mean, they m- might end up- Yeah playing the Kraken in the first round at this rate.
I mean, they m- might end up- Yeah playing the Kraken in the first round at this rate.