WEBVTT 1 00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:39.079 It is x'son Bros. Here on the Michigan Sports Network. I'm Dennis Fithian 2 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:45.280 in for Matt Shepper. Happy to be here on a day that everyone is 3 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:52.960 focused in on the Stanley Cup Finals and a Game seven between the Florida Panthers 4 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:57.880 and the Edmonton Oilers. This one so happens to not only be a Game 5 00:00:57.960 --> 00:01:02.880 seven, but also had the situation where the Oilers have forced a Game seven 6 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:08.799 after being down three. So that gets you, really has your is there 7 00:01:08.959 --> 00:01:15.400 such thing as a Game seven juices or history sports history juices flowing? This 8 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:19.799 will do it? A lot of things come to mind. I put the 9 00:01:19.879 --> 00:01:23.760 question out there for you, though, and it's really just for you to 10 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:27.680 respond. It's a it's a fun question about game sevens as I ask you, 11 00:01:27.959 --> 00:01:33.319 what's your favorite that comes to mind or your favorite Game seven moment? 12 00:01:33.879 --> 00:01:38.200 Get in on that. I would enjoy hearing from you. Eight six six 13 00:01:38.319 --> 00:01:42.680 eight three eight forty eight forty three on the Meyer Hotline eight sixty six eight 14 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:48.359 three eight forty three. We'll talk with the Red Wings color analysts coming up 15 00:01:49.239 --> 00:01:56.040 in about fifteen minutes from right now. We'll get his thoughts on tonight's game, 16 00:01:56.599 --> 00:02:04.000 and then we'll look back in history as well. Talking about this now. 17 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:09.240 Discussed a lot about the Pistons last hour and coming up in an hour 18 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:14.039 from right now, I am going to go back to it, and I 19 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:16.360 will give you a move that I would like to see the Pistons make. 20 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:21.800 Now, if you're just joining us, I gave you two moves, one 21 00:02:21.919 --> 00:02:25.400 in the draft and one at head coach that I would like to see. 22 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:29.120 I've got an additional move I would like to see the Pistons make, and 23 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:36.520 I'll get to that coming up at eighth one. Now, the Tigers, 24 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:40.879 and I put this too open topics out there. If you've got your Game 25 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:46.080 seven, your favorite one, or your favorite Game seven moment, you can 26 00:02:46.159 --> 00:02:47.759 jump in on that. But I put it out there for open topics. 27 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:51.240 If there's something that you want to get to. There's a lot of little 28 00:02:51.240 --> 00:02:58.800 things that have happened, whether it's a golf or a college baseball or a 29 00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:05.000 WNBA, whatever's tickle in your fancy. I invite you to get on into 30 00:03:05.080 --> 00:03:09.000 those. I can handle that I'd be excited to hear from you on any 31 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:16.280 of that. I mentioned the Tigers. The Tigers did get the victory yesterday, 32 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:21.039 as they pounded the White Sox eleven to two, and they're able to 33 00:03:21.039 --> 00:03:25.960 take two of three from Chicago. They're sitting there five games under five hundred, 34 00:03:25.960 --> 00:03:30.680 but they beat the White Sox. They are the worst team in baseball, 35 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:35.560 the White Sox with twenty one wins. Now they bring in the team 36 00:03:35.719 --> 00:03:39.000 with the best record in baseball, thirty more wins than the White Sox, 37 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:45.639 the Phillies at twenty six. So the Tigers just took on the worst team 38 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:51.479 in baseball. Now they invite in the best team in baseball. Let's see 39 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:58.840 how they do against the Phillies, who have that spectacular fifty one and twenty 40 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:06.000 six sparkling one in twenty six record. Now, as I thought about my 41 00:04:06.159 --> 00:04:11.960 favorite Game seven, the first thing I did is I had asked myself, 42 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:17.639 have I ever been in person to a Game seven? And the answer to 43 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:25.759 that, I'm sorry. The answer to that is yes. And the first 44 00:04:25.800 --> 00:04:31.560 one I didn't look up the year, but it was the Pistons Going to 45 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:38.600 Work club that ended up winning the title in eighty four, that went to 46 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:44.639 six straight Eastern Conference of Finals and two straight NBA Finals and won the one 47 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:55.680 in four the one year they were taken to a Game seven by the Jason 48 00:04:55.920 --> 00:05:05.279 kid Led New Jersey nets, and I was there, and what I remember 49 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:11.000 about that game is that the Pistons blew them out and Jason Kidd was held 50 00:05:11.040 --> 00:05:19.000 scoreless in the game, and the headline in the newspaper was net zero clever 51 00:05:20.680 --> 00:05:27.439 A rollicking time. It was at the Palace. Back then, it was 52 00:05:28.120 --> 00:05:32.920 an era where the Detroit Pistons were the hottest ticket in town. The Palace 53 00:05:33.079 --> 00:05:41.160 was as loud as any building ever and it was all came out and enjoy 54 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:46.000 there as they just put the hammer down and boat race the nets in that 55 00:05:46.040 --> 00:05:53.160 game. That's not my favorite one. I actually go to the ice for 56 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:57.360 these Game sevens. I was at neither of them, but I was watching 57 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:04.399 intently on both of them. I'm thinking that of the hundreds thousands, maybe 58 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:09.879 hundreds of thousands that are listening right now, that almost everyone it's they have 59 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:18.560 to be old enough to recall. Nineteen ninety six and two thousand and two. 60 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:27.360 Those are are my game sevens that come to mind. Ninety six Steve 61 00:06:27.480 --> 00:06:35.079 Eiserman the captain of the Red Wings. The Wings were taking on the Blues. 62 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:45.079 The Blues had Chris Pronger wing Gretzky was on the Saint Louis Blues and 63 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:48.839 they went to a Game seven. It was the I'm just thinking, I 64 00:06:48.839 --> 00:06:51.480 hadn't thought about that game in a while, and here I am at Casey. 65 00:06:51.759 --> 00:07:00.759 Believe is the goalie, the netminder for Saint Louis. But Ian scores 66 00:07:00.920 --> 00:07:09.399 the game winner in the game seven. Now, that was a double overtime 67 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:15.839 game seven winner by the captain of the Red Wings. It doesn't get much 68 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:18.600 better than that. Then. It doesn't get much better than a double overtime 69 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:25.240 winner in a game seven, does it. You're right, Yeah, I 70 00:07:25.600 --> 00:07:29.439 heard you talking to me the in my ear. I thought you said that 71 00:07:29.439 --> 00:07:32.160 that's that one was great. But you probably don't recall ninety six though, 72 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:35.959 dude, a little bit. I was only nine years old, though, 73 00:07:36.040 --> 00:07:40.000 So yeah, that's oh well, you you know, that's right around the 74 00:07:40.000 --> 00:07:45.079 time you might remember. But also, that wasn't the top shelf goal, 75 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:48.319 was it? I believe, you know, I can Yeah, from just 76 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:50.759 inside the blue line, I think he got it. I remember the call 77 00:07:51.399 --> 00:07:56.240 of you know, Gretzky loses the puck and here it was Eierman ripped it. 78 00:07:56.360 --> 00:07:59.519 Boom. Yeah, it was an awesome one. O you said you 79 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:03.079 had some tech us. We got a caller. Caller, let's do it. 80 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:07.519 It's Mark and gun Lake. Mark and gun Lake, welcome in. 81 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:11.639 Hey, you're doing a great job today. How you doing. I'm doing 82 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:15.439 great Mark House things going around the west side of the state. There at 83 00:08:15.639 --> 00:08:20.519 beautiful gun Lake. Oh it's beautiful over here today. So, but I 84 00:08:20.519 --> 00:08:26.040 wanted to give you an idea. I talked to Shep about this a few 85 00:08:26.079 --> 00:08:30.040 weeks back. There's a guy that I've been watching on some film or whatever 86 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:33.120 you want to call it, DV or whatever, and Dalton Connect out of 87 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:39.360 Tennessee. For the Pistons, I think at five this guy can shoot them. 88 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:41.879 We need some three point shooters and this guy is a He's a good 89 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:46.120 player. I don't know, do you know anything about this this guy or 90 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:52.639 not? Yeah, you know, I've Connect is a fascinating player. You 91 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:56.240 know, he transfers from Tennessee. He hits the ground running, he leads 92 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:03.679 the sec and scoring. He looks like a dynamic scorer that he could bring 93 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:07.200 that to the NBA. The only question I have on Connect is, you 94 00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:09.200 know, does he play any defense? I know, if he is a 95 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:15.200 prolific scorer, that doesn't matter to me that much. If you know you 96 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:18.639 could, you could play some defense. Uh, he's a first round pick 97 00:09:18.679 --> 00:09:22.600 for sure. Five seems a little high for him, but you're right. 98 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:26.240 The Pistons need a score, they need a shooter, and Connect brings both 99 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:30.279 of those. I'd like to reach Shepherd a little bit more for Kentucky out 100 00:09:30.279 --> 00:09:35.200 of the SEC as well, Mark, because of the three point shooting. 101 00:09:35.240 --> 00:09:39.159 But I connect, if the Pistons moved like you've told me they moved, 102 00:09:39.559 --> 00:09:41.960 I was talking about moving to San Antonio or even moving a little bit later. 103 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:48.679 Uh. Connect, I would be very happy with the Pistons delivering Adulton 104 00:09:48.759 --> 00:09:52.039 Connect to Detroit. I would. I would love to see him because I 105 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:56.960 think when they had Vinnie Johnson, when Dumers or Thomas got in foul trouble 106 00:09:56.960 --> 00:10:00.200 and Vinnie came in, he'd light it up. And I think this guy 107 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:03.639 can do the same thing, so you know, or he could be a 108 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:05.639 starter. 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Exclusions 126 00:11:16.639 --> 00:11:30.159 apply see all deals in store or in the Myer app All right, Dennis 127 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:35.080 fitthean back here on X's and Bros. Across the state of Michigan on the 128 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:41.279 Michigan Sports Network. Let's bring in the color analyst of the Detroit Red Wings. 129 00:11:41.320 --> 00:11:46.279 Who joins us, That is Paul Woods. Paul, How you doing 130 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:50.480 real good? Dennis? How you been? Oh, I'm doing pretty good. 131 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:50.919 You know. It's great to hear your voice, you know. And 132 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:54.799 I texted you. You said you were coming back from up north. I 133 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:58.320 didn't know if that meant like way up and you know, towards the North 134 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.799 Pole or in the state of Michigan. Where where are Yeah, I'm right 135 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.480 in the middle of the state of Michigan, just west of Grailing on seventy 136 00:12:05.480 --> 00:12:09.720 two. Ministe River goes through there. So I liked the offish over there. 137 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:13.919 And the weather didn't cooperate this at time. So I've got to head 138 00:12:13.960 --> 00:12:18.759 back to Canada this morning or actually today, so I'm on my way back. 139 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:20.240 And actually I just I turned on the radio this morning and you were 140 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:22.840 on the Grailing station, so I was listening on the way back. You're 141 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:30.320 talking about the basketball. Yeah, w g R y one on one point 142 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:33.440 one up North. So yeah, that's awesome that you were able to hear 143 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:37.639 us out there on the road. Now, Paul, you've got this game 144 00:12:37.720 --> 00:12:41.879 seven tonight and I'm just going to serve it up really easy for you. 145 00:12:41.879 --> 00:12:50.200 Would you rather be Edmonton who is trying to do this reverse sweep? Or 146 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:52.639 would you like to be the Panthers who have history on their side and they 147 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:56.360 have the home ich would rather be Florida or Edmonton tonight? You know, 148 00:12:56.440 --> 00:13:00.720 I like that term reverse sweep. That's good. But you know, Dennis, 149 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:03.879 I think it's I don't know in hockey because of it it's sudden death 150 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:05.919 and in overtime and stuff. I know, us are just two great teams. 151 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:09.240 And you know, I'm no one. Uh no one thought ed would 152 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:13.360 get down three nothing, and then nobody thought they'd come back and win three 153 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:16.360 in a row to bring it to Game seven. So there is two outstanding 154 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:20.919 hockey teams and the level of play in the playoffs has been great as it 155 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:24.639 was last year in the NHL. So I'm going to pick the Panthers to 156 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:28.480 win it. I don't think Edmonton can can do it. For in a 157 00:13:28.600 --> 00:13:33.840 row. They they've hurt the Florida with the like their third line, their 158 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:37.519 third and fourth line became much more competitive and productive, and they're penalty killing. 159 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:43.200 The special team's been better as well. But in Games four and five, 160 00:13:43.639 --> 00:13:46.559 Florida gave up a short handed goal and that's a kiss of death, 161 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:50.840 Like you can't do that. So I think the Panthers will right the ship. 162 00:13:50.960 --> 00:13:52.600 It'll be a close game, maybe overtime, but I'm picking Florida. 163 00:13:54.759 --> 00:13:58.480 Yeah, you look on the oiler side and they've I don't know how much 164 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:03.080 more met him is going to matter. You know, Connor McDavid in company, 165 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:07.600 they've got a combined score of eighteen to five and route to you know, 166 00:14:07.679 --> 00:14:11.919 tying this thing up. The history is the thing. I wonder how 167 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:16.120 much you believe that this plays into it? First, just about being down 168 00:14:16.279 --> 00:14:20.960 oh three, because three there's been two hundred and ten teams. You've got 169 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:28.600 four comeback winners, just one though in the finals sid Ables forty two team 170 00:14:28.919 --> 00:14:31.000 went down. I mean, how much of that does the history just being 171 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:35.159 down three play into this in your mind? Well, in my mind, 172 00:14:35.799 --> 00:14:37.840 the good Dennis player, like it's just it's just the game we're playing. 173 00:14:37.879 --> 00:14:41.720 That counts. Like what happened in the past has gotten oparing than us. 174 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:45.360 It's it's different players, a different time, different era. So no, 175 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:48.159 it's just this moment right into it now, and you know, and that's 176 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:50.360 the thing. If we can come out and play our best game and again. 177 00:14:50.440 --> 00:14:54.919 But Brosky with outstanding in the first three games and not so good in 178 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:58.120 the last three games. So if he gets back the way he was playing 179 00:14:58.159 --> 00:15:01.480 in the first three, then they chance to win. But Stuart Skinner has 180 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:05.039 been good and he's been probably a little bit better than expected. And I 181 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:07.759 think on the Edmonton side too, it's become more of a balance attack and 182 00:15:07.799 --> 00:15:13.320 I think that's helped. And Conor McDavid is really like he's got the NHL 183 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:16.919 record now for assists in a single playoff season. But his game he's become, 184 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:20.840 in my mind now totally selfless. Like for him before it seemed to 185 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:26.159 me like he seemed like he felt like he had to score and just continually 186 00:15:26.200 --> 00:15:30.320 trying to score, where now he's involving his teammates and I think it's forty 187 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:33.879 two assists. I think he's up to now and he didn't have anything in 188 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:37.080 game in Game six, but they still won, but he's changed his game. 189 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:41.639 He's no longer just a score. He's just doing everything he possibly can 190 00:15:41.679 --> 00:15:46.600 to win. And I think that's the maturity of a great young player. 191 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:50.720 The former Red Wings captain Paul Woods, we're talking about the Panthers and Oilers. 192 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:54.120 The Oiler is trying to become just the third team in NHL history to 193 00:15:56.080 --> 00:16:00.399 come back, and you know they have. They are the third team in 194 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:03.039 AHL history to even just tie it up at three games apiece, and they're 195 00:16:03.080 --> 00:16:08.600 trying to become the first team since the Leafs in forty two to complete it. 196 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:11.480 You know, Paul, I hear you on the history. I remember 197 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:17.159 when the Red Wings were trying to go back to back in eight and nine, 198 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:21.240 and in that Game seven, I'm looking at all the notes and it 199 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:26.279 says that home ice isn't important in the playoffs until the game seven, and 200 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:30.080 then they had the numbers there, and then it said that home ice isn't 201 00:16:30.080 --> 00:16:37.600 important into game seven until a game seven and then really in the Stanley Cup 202 00:16:37.679 --> 00:16:41.799 Finals. You know the stats, and I know you just said throw all 203 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:45.480 the stats out the window, but how about the the the home ice and 204 00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:49.679 the numbers that that favor and of course, you know the Penguins won that 205 00:16:49.720 --> 00:16:53.960 game, so you know all of that being said there it is yeah, 206 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:56.679 yeah, I remember, I can. I can still picture Mark dreck Floury's 207 00:16:56.840 --> 00:17:02.279 sliding across and make it that the very late done in regulation against nick Lesram. 208 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:04.160 I mean, we could easily have and you know, really it's funny, 209 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:07.920 but that we should have won that series against Pittsburgh. Peng looks like 210 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:11.960 we totally out to play them, but h Floy was great in a goal 211 00:17:11.039 --> 00:17:14.720 and they just found a way to hang on. But uh, we should 212 00:17:14.720 --> 00:17:17.079 have won both those series. You did win one, but should have won 213 00:17:17.079 --> 00:17:19.200 them both in my mind against Pittsford. But but back to the question again, 214 00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:22.720 like I I just uh, I believe. I believe in the moment. 215 00:17:22.839 --> 00:17:26.680 I just believe you're in the moment. It's it's these certain guys. 216 00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:30.359 You look around the room, it's us against them, and again, uh, 217 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:33.079 it's it's great stories on both sides. I mean, And really that 218 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:37.400 strength of the Florida Panther team was that they got so much production from their 219 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:41.960 their third line, Anton Lundell and this loose to Ryan and a couple of 220 00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:47.440 finish ship players. They just are really blow the radar, like very important 221 00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:51.880 players for for the Florida Panthers, but they haven't been as important and those 222 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:53.559 guys need to pick it back up. But uh, you just got to, 223 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:56.480 you know, get out there and get going and and get started. 224 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:00.160 But again, Edmonton, it's just it's it's a great story. That third 225 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:04.480 line now with Adam Penrik has been outstanding. Kelly Ironcroft, the former Red 226 00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:10.880 Wing farm hand, He's been a great match line and that group has really 227 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:14.480 helped out now and Connor Brown, the guy scored two goals in the regular 228 00:18:14.519 --> 00:18:18.319 season all of a sudden, now it's become a weapon before Chris Knoblock, 229 00:18:18.359 --> 00:18:21.559 the head coach of Edmonton. So it's going to be a battle. Like 230 00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:25.599 both teams have lots of positives and I can see each team winning. But 231 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:30.240 again, I just got a funny feeling about Florida. I think they're going 232 00:18:30.279 --> 00:18:33.079 to find a way tonight. Okay, I know you just said all about 233 00:18:33.079 --> 00:18:36.519 stand in the moment and everything, but I was looking at the first goal, 234 00:18:36.640 --> 00:18:41.519 you know, both in game five. In Game six, Edmontons gets 235 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:45.079 out to a three to nothing lead. They of course when they won that 236 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:48.559 eight to one game in game four, you know, they scored the first 237 00:18:48.559 --> 00:18:52.119 goal there, so is the first goal. Are you still going to feel 238 00:18:52.799 --> 00:18:56.279 good about Florida being able to win this if Edmonton scores the first goal? 239 00:18:56.920 --> 00:19:00.440 Yeah, to me, like it's sixty minutes ton, It's like, you 240 00:19:00.440 --> 00:19:03.680 know, it's sometimes you're ahead and sometimes you're behind, and you know, 241 00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:07.160 it's just so many different variables can happen. But again, I think I 242 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:11.119 think Florida out shot to Edmonton in Game six, So again that's a that's 243 00:19:11.119 --> 00:19:14.279 a good sign as well. But they're they're actually controlling more of the game. 244 00:19:14.400 --> 00:19:15.880 So again, like I said, it could go the other way, 245 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:18.759 and I mean it's going to be a fine, fine line and it might 246 00:19:18.799 --> 00:19:22.400 get to overtime. I mean, it's just the other thing I just really 247 00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:26.200 you know, want to point out too, is about that that hockey is 248 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:30.440 the only sport where where there actually is sudden death, like just one goal, 249 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:33.920 one shot and it's over, and you know, other sports and stuff, 250 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:36.160 you have a chance come back and tie it up. You know, 251 00:19:36.279 --> 00:19:38.680 basketball, it's a it's an overtime period, it's not sudden death. You 252 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:42.880 know baseball again, and you know you have your bottom part of the inning 253 00:19:42.960 --> 00:19:47.759 or you're part chance to tie it up or in the same in football, 254 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:51.359 you know, but hockey is the only one where just one shot, one 255 00:19:51.440 --> 00:19:55.400 play can end the game and end your season. So the pressure will beyond 256 00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:57.160 But you know, people live for these moments, they give these kind of 257 00:19:57.240 --> 00:20:00.000 games and stuff. So for I think for the fans of people watching, 258 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:04.680 it's a little bit nerve wracking, but for the players it's exciting. Well, 259 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:07.480 Paul, I couldn't get you out of here without asking about the Red 260 00:20:07.480 --> 00:20:10.839 Wings. You know, you were talking about some of the depth on these 261 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:14.599 teams. I look at Florida, A guy like Sam Bennett number nine, 262 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:18.839 I've really enjoyed watching him play. Evan Rodriguez brings a lot to the table. 263 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:21.640 These are not household names. I mean, everybody's talking about you know 264 00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:26.359 what good reason Barkoff and ver Hagy and on down the line, could Chalk 265 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:30.319 and all of the big names that and even Tara Cinco who they had as 266 00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:33.319 a free agent. But it's these other guys. What about the Red Wings? 267 00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:36.839 I mean, do you feel like that how far the Red Wings away 268 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:40.359 from getting into the postseason and maybe making a little run. Well, you 269 00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:41.359 know, I think we should have made the playoffs last year, and you 270 00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:45.319 know, we tied with Washington and they won a tiebreaker, and you know, 271 00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:48.519 I'm now a believer that we should have a play in game. I 272 00:20:48.519 --> 00:20:52.079 don't think any team should. When you play eighty two games and you're tied 273 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:55.440 in a number of points, both teams should be a one game playoff, 274 00:20:55.799 --> 00:20:57.519 and the team that would have had the tiebreaker, they get whole mice in 275 00:20:57.559 --> 00:21:00.440 that game. But to me, I just wasn't right. I mean, 276 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:03.240 the way they worked, how hard they played, the way they bowt in 277 00:21:03.240 --> 00:21:07.160 those last games that get to the point they're tied, and to lose it 278 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:11.480 on a tiebreaker, I just don't think is right. But I think the 279 00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:15.160 Red Wings again, like every year, they keep getting better last year's team, 280 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:18.000 if they have played the previous years a team, they don't want a 281 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:22.319 playoff series in four consecutive games, we're that much better. So we're better 282 00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:26.880 defensively, we're much deeper up front. We've got six unrestricted to pree agents, 283 00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:30.599 one goalie, one defenseman, four forwards, so again we've got to 284 00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:33.200 figure that into it. But there's lots of free agents out there, so 285 00:21:33.599 --> 00:21:37.960 that starts July first. The draft I think is June twenty eighth, so 286 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:41.359 that's coming up. So it's going to be a busy week. But I 287 00:21:41.440 --> 00:21:45.759 expect the Red Wings to be aggressive in the free agency and again they're going 288 00:21:45.799 --> 00:21:49.000 to keep improving this team, and they've got to do it now because Ottawa 289 00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:52.160 got better in the offseason already, Buffalo is going to get to better. 290 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:56.599 The Jersey's already better. They picked up a goaltender on the Calgary playing so 291 00:21:57.119 --> 00:22:00.640 Eastern Conference teams that all want to make the playoffs, so it'll be more 292 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:03.759 difficult than it was last year to make the playoffs. But again, I 293 00:22:03.799 --> 00:22:07.799 think the Wings are definitely hitting in the right direction and we'll make the playoffs 294 00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:11.160 next year. Hey Paul, it was great talking with you. Can't wait, 295 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:14.680 I mean a season ends tonight, but we'll all we be looking forward 296 00:22:14.720 --> 00:22:18.599 to when the season starts with you behind the mic. Safe travels and thanks 297 00:22:18.599 --> 00:22:22.119 for joining us this morning. Always a great to pleasure, Dennis. Keep 298 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:26.160 up the good work, all right, take care there is Paul Woods. 299 00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:30.039 We'll talk about what Paul had to say and get your favorite Game seven or 300 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:33.039 favorite Game seven moment straight ahead here on Exis and Bros. On the Michigan 301 00:22:33.039 --> 00:22:40.119 Sports Network. Imagine this winning big and Soaring Eagle, the Senecong Beastro is 302 00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:42.920 now serving breakfast and lunch every day of the week. Start your day with 303 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:48.599 our mouth watering breakfast options available from seven am to eleven thirty am. Then 304 00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:52.640 join us for lunch from eleven thirty am to three thirty pm and indulge in 305 00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:57.160 classics in which is juicy bergers and hardy soups and salads only at Soaring Eagle 306 00:22:57.240 --> 00:23:07.039 CACINLN Resort Away Reimagined. Visit Sooringeagle Casino dot com for complete rules and details. 307 00:23:30.680 --> 00:23:33.759 All right, Dennis Fithian back here on Ex's and Bros. I'm the 308 00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:37.039 Michigan Sports Network. A couple of things for you to jump in on, 309 00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:42.240 but we do have open topics. If you're not recalling your favorite Game seven 310 00:23:42.519 --> 00:23:52.519 or your favorite Game seven moment, wherever you're at also looking for your move 311 00:23:52.920 --> 00:23:56.160 that the Red Wings could make a move, that the Red Wings could make 312 00:23:56.559 --> 00:23:59.880 your favorite Game seven or Game seven moment. That's what we have for you 313 00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:02.319 on the plate right here. But we do have open topics, So if 314 00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:04.640 you wanted to go somewhere else, go ahead. Eight six six eight three 315 00:24:04.759 --> 00:24:10.079 eight forty eight forty three on the Meyer Hotline again eight six six eight three 316 00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:14.799 eight forty eight forty three. You could text Sports Radio to twenty one thousand 317 00:24:15.319 --> 00:24:19.319 Sports Radio all one word to get in on any of that coming up at 318 00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:23.240 eight oh one. A move you would like to see the Pistons make. 319 00:24:23.559 --> 00:24:26.960 You know, you've got all of this going on. You know, we 320 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:30.640 just talked with Paul Woods, and not only after tonight's game. With the 321 00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:37.359 NHL season ending, you have free agency that starts a week from today in 322 00:24:37.440 --> 00:24:41.559 the NHL, and you also have the NHL Draft. Meanwhile, on the 323 00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:47.799 basketball side, the Celtics last week win the championship and you've got the NBA 324 00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:52.240 Draft on Wednesday, and then Sunday you've got free agency in the NBA. 325 00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:55.640 So a lot of teams, a lot of pieces to move around. If 326 00:24:55.680 --> 00:25:03.920 you're telling me that a champion could be made this week by the via trade 327 00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:08.839 draft a free agency, that's kind of how it's done. So yeah, 328 00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:14.720 I believe the shrewd the big time move, Like who thought, I don't 329 00:25:14.720 --> 00:25:18.880 know, going back the last year. You know, the Oilers they pick 330 00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:22.559 up Zach Hyman and he goes out and nobody was predicting that that guy was 331 00:25:22.559 --> 00:25:26.279 gonna score fifty four goals? Were they hoping for twenty thirty maybe, but 332 00:25:26.480 --> 00:25:33.960 you know fifty four and he's leading the Stanley Cup playoffs in goals as well. 333 00:25:34.039 --> 00:25:40.640 The greatest Connor McDavid has been. Hymen has been awesome as well, 334 00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:48.720 the former Michigan Wolverine in Zach Hyman. So I don't know Game seven's I 335 00:25:48.799 --> 00:25:56.559 gave you one. It was a moment. My favorite Game seven moment was 336 00:25:56.759 --> 00:26:03.319 double overtime Steve Eiserman against the Blues back in ninety six for my favorite game. 337 00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:07.039 Why that is not my favorite game is that the Red Wings in ninety 338 00:26:07.079 --> 00:26:15.880 six did not go on to win the Stanley Cup. If they did that, 339 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:21.160 that goal becomes validated and even bigger as it is. It was a 340 00:26:21.160 --> 00:26:26.200 pretty big goal. But I will go to two thousand and two for my 341 00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:34.160 favorite Game seven and it was really the anticipation that led up to it and 342 00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:41.400 then how the game unfolded. It was all magical. You know that it's 343 00:26:41.400 --> 00:26:47.160 a that it's great when you don't have to go and look many things up 344 00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:52.200 about a particular game. Moments are there for you. You know, the 345 00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:59.799 the Isserman goal in double overtime, but the Too Red Wings Avs game was 346 00:26:59.839 --> 00:27:03.759 the culmination of the seven year war between the two teams, and in my 347 00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:07.200 mind, you know, for that seven years, I don't know, I 348 00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:12.880 can't think of a better rivalry between two teams in all of sports. It 349 00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:21.079 was a great time you had. From ninety six to oh too, these 350 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:27.400 two teams met five times, they combined for five Cups. And so the 351 00:27:27.519 --> 00:27:34.599 game seven, the Wings had won two times, the Avs had won two 352 00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:38.680 times. Whoever was going to win this one? You know, if who 353 00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:42.839 won the Wings av rivalry, well it was going to come down to this 354 00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:49.920 Game seven in two thousand and two, and he almost felt like, for 355 00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:55.240 sure, whoever wins it would go on to win the Stanley Cup finals. 356 00:27:55.319 --> 00:27:59.400 Of course that's what happened. The Red Wings won it, and then they 357 00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:04.640 won the Stanley Cup finals, and then you also just looked the finals are 358 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:10.200 the big deal. But sometimes the two best teams are in the same conference, 359 00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:12.599 and this is what it was with the Wings and the Aps. I 360 00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:17.799 mean, the Wings beat the Flyers, they sweep them. The Wings beat 361 00:28:17.880 --> 00:28:25.880 the Capitals, they sweeped them to but it was about getting by Colorado. 362 00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:30.079 And so you know, that whole seven years every game. I went to 363 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:34.119 a number of those games. But also I can recall going to a lot 364 00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:41.720 of parties, my friends just all getting together and watching the Red Wings and 365 00:28:41.759 --> 00:28:47.279 the Avalanche whatever we're doing, whether it was somebody's house or wherever we're at. 366 00:28:47.519 --> 00:28:51.640 I kind of remember playing a I don't know if it was called a 367 00:28:51.720 --> 00:28:57.160 Gus macerback then, a basketball tournament in Grand Rapids. But we all were 368 00:28:57.200 --> 00:29:03.000 able to get to a restaurant and watch the Red Wings and Aves in one 369 00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:07.720 of those playoff games. But you know, that was a seven nothing Red 370 00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:15.400 Wings victory over the over the Avs. But it couldn't have been any better. 371 00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:23.720 I actually, if you're asking me to draw it up, uh, 372 00:29:23.960 --> 00:29:26.400 even looking back, would you say, what would you rather have had a 373 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:33.079 you know, four to three overtime victory against the Avs? Not this time? 374 00:29:33.920 --> 00:29:36.759 Most of the times I would say, yeah, give me all the 375 00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:41.039 drama, especially you know, of course maybe for sure if the you can 376 00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:45.720 guarantee me a win. But the Red Wings scored and the like the opening 377 00:29:45.759 --> 00:29:51.720 minutes I think it was Homestrom actually against the against the Abs, they scored 378 00:29:51.759 --> 00:29:55.480 again in the first period, you know, but you never you know, 379 00:29:55.519 --> 00:29:56.960 you're thinking it feels good, but then they're you know, they're up three 380 00:29:57.000 --> 00:30:00.440 to four. They get a statue of liberty goal. That was a great 381 00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:06.799 moment if you were looking for a Game seven moment. They were Patrick Waugh. 382 00:30:07.079 --> 00:30:10.079 He kind of looked like he was I don't know what he was doing, 383 00:30:10.119 --> 00:30:11.720 and like they broke him. He lifted up his glove. I mean, 384 00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:17.599 maybe the greatest goaltender of all time, and you know he lifts up 385 00:30:17.640 --> 00:30:21.599 his glove for this, uh statue of liberty goal. And you know, 386 00:30:21.640 --> 00:30:25.119 the Red Wings are up and then they go on. But with each goal, 387 00:30:25.440 --> 00:30:29.680 I mean, the party and the excitement, it was like winning the 388 00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:37.720 Stanley Cup. With the you were that much closer with every goal, and 389 00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:41.960 it was like the celebration started. It was like a parade, a coronation. 390 00:30:41.759 --> 00:30:44.960 We know they still had work to do and everything else, but I 391 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:48.039 was at a bar for that game and the entire time, you know, 392 00:30:48.119 --> 00:30:52.119 the first minute or two, you know, it's it's as tense as you 393 00:30:52.119 --> 00:31:00.839 can get. But the the release of joy and celebration out that game, 394 00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:04.720 it was it was just a you know, a party unlike any other. 395 00:31:07.400 --> 00:31:11.000 And you know every game takes on them in a different form and different shape, 396 00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:14.240 and if they're close and you're coming back, like Paul Woods was talking 397 00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:18.440 about last segment, you know, you get to this die sudden death type 398 00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:25.799 situation where when it gets to that kind of situation, every time the puck 399 00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:30.359 goes into, it goes over the blue line you're in. You know, 400 00:31:30.559 --> 00:31:33.400 you can't do this in every game that you watch, like just hold your 401 00:31:33.440 --> 00:31:37.799 breath and look at every single play with you know like, oh my gosh, 402 00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:40.319 this is either gonna be this is gonna be the one to score, 403 00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:41.200 this is gonna be the one to go against you. You can't think about 404 00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:44.640 that every time, as you know, just somebody that's watching it, but 405 00:31:44.720 --> 00:31:49.160 you sure do when it comes down to a Game seven type situation or if 406 00:31:49.160 --> 00:31:53.440 it's coming down to an overtime situation, every time the puck goes in, 407 00:31:55.079 --> 00:32:00.160 you're thinking, this is it, this is something's gonna happen here, and 408 00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:02.599 you know you're you're hoping that. You know, you see so many times 409 00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:08.640 the deflections and that would be the one thing if you're if I'm if I'm 410 00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:15.240 drawing something up tonight and I want the Panthers to win, I'll tell you 411 00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:16.480 why. In a moment. But I really want the Panthers to win. 412 00:32:16.519 --> 00:32:23.880 But I would like to see a close game where it comes down with somebody 413 00:32:23.880 --> 00:32:29.240 scores a fabulous goal to win it. Yeah, you want to take them 414 00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:32.359 into overtime and you know, tell me, you know McDavid goes through a 415 00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:37.440 bunch of Panthers and scores this miraculous goal. Yeah, that'd be great. 416 00:32:37.680 --> 00:32:40.559 Think the same thing for the Panthers, you know, But but score a 417 00:32:40.559 --> 00:32:49.119 great goal. I don't want a power play where the blast comes in, 418 00:32:49.160 --> 00:32:52.480 it's deflected and then the you know, the goaltender has no chance and it 419 00:32:52.680 --> 00:32:54.279 ricochets off of their own player. You know, one of those goals. 420 00:32:54.680 --> 00:33:00.279 I want to clean, highlight, super sweet goal. Now, I want 421 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:07.640 the Panthers to win because I bet them into the in the Stanley Cup finals, 422 00:33:07.680 --> 00:33:13.160 and I have not had a good run here in the Stanley Cup playoffs. 423 00:33:13.160 --> 00:33:19.880 So I'll just give you my I've had a ton of fun with with 424 00:33:20.039 --> 00:33:24.319 the playoffs over the years. I have about fifteen of my friends for at 425 00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:30.279 least thirty years, we've had a pool that we run for the playoffs. 426 00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:34.680 We've taken a few years off here and there, but for the most part, 427 00:33:34.720 --> 00:33:37.720 for the you know better part of thirty years we've had. It's kind 428 00:33:37.720 --> 00:33:42.440 of a fantasy, you know, pick a player type situation. Well, 429 00:33:42.480 --> 00:33:45.720 anyways, this year, I didn't know it, but only four of us 430 00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:49.680 got in. But I picked all of these Panthers players, and I picked 431 00:33:49.720 --> 00:33:53.400 you know, three oilers. And the fun part for me is that I 432 00:33:53.440 --> 00:33:58.720 don't look at what my opponent is doing. And I found that I have 433 00:33:58.839 --> 00:34:01.200 much more fun doing it that way, just thinking about my team and if 434 00:34:01.200 --> 00:34:07.519 they get there. But I did not. It was not very smart handicapping 435 00:34:07.559 --> 00:34:15.639 because I did a a bet when I got even though I just said I 436 00:34:15.639 --> 00:34:20.440 took the Panthers, I hedged, and because I thought if the Panthers got 437 00:34:20.480 --> 00:34:25.719 to the finals that I was going to win this pool no matter what. 438 00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:29.840 I had picked all these Panthers players. I already said how many oilers I 439 00:34:29.880 --> 00:34:34.440 had, so I hedged, and then you know bet the Rangers, thinking 440 00:34:34.440 --> 00:34:37.760 oh, well, at least I'll win this. Well, that's not the 441 00:34:37.800 --> 00:34:42.480 smart handicapping part was is that if you're going to hedge, you should be 442 00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:45.559 looking at all of your odds and everything there, and I did not look 443 00:34:45.599 --> 00:34:51.480 at what my opponents were doing. My friend picked better than me. I 444 00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:53.800 think there could have been one hundred people in this pool, and my friend 445 00:34:53.880 --> 00:35:00.400 would have I mean he picked every player that you could think of, the 446 00:35:00.440 --> 00:35:05.000 perfect you like, had the perfect lineup against me. And so I lost 447 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:07.679 that even before I got into the finals, and so the heading into the 448 00:35:07.719 --> 00:35:12.880 finals, I'd watched all these like I really liked the Panthers, and I'd 449 00:35:12.920 --> 00:35:17.679 never felt smarter, even though it was a bad move, hedging when I 450 00:35:17.760 --> 00:35:22.079 wasn't looking at all the details, but I'd never been felt smarter than taking 451 00:35:22.119 --> 00:35:25.920 the Panthers. After game one, after game two, after game three, 452 00:35:27.360 --> 00:35:30.840 I'm got my chest out and I'm thinking, you know, I've got this. 453 00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:36.039 This this gambling, I'm pretty good at it. You know, forget 454 00:35:36.039 --> 00:35:40.239 the uh, forget the daily lineup, forget the fantasy was talking about straight 455 00:35:40.320 --> 00:35:45.119 up handicapping. I'm picking the winner. I'm doing pretty good. But then 456 00:35:45.119 --> 00:35:50.679 with each loss here eight won, you know, look at the Mavericks in 457 00:35:50.840 --> 00:35:58.880 but oh bo. But after game five, the collar on myself was really 458 00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:02.320 tightening. And then this last game, of course, do either score first? 459 00:36:02.559 --> 00:36:06.039 Of course, you know, if we get up to nothing. The 460 00:36:06.039 --> 00:36:08.599 Panthers fought back a little bit, so they're a little bit, But I 461 00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:15.480 have all of that history on my side. Do I have a ninety eight 462 00:36:15.519 --> 00:36:22.079 percent chance looking at history? I do. It's even more of that if 463 00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:27.960 I, you know, zero win out of being the Stanley Cup Finals with 464 00:36:28.079 --> 00:36:30.480 the Panthers winning. But you know, I'm gonna tell you, I don't 465 00:36:30.519 --> 00:36:37.199 feel like I have a ninety nine percent chance of cashing my ticket tonight. 466 00:36:37.800 --> 00:36:40.000 I don't even know if I feel like I have a fifty percent. I 467 00:36:40.039 --> 00:36:43.760 feel like I have a you know, I definitely feel like I have a 468 00:36:43.800 --> 00:36:52.400 forty percent. I feel like I have a forty five percent chance, and 469 00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:58.079 I feel like whoever scores that first goal. If it is Florida, I'm 470 00:36:58.079 --> 00:37:01.519 gonna feel like I got to you know, then above fifty percent chance. 471 00:37:01.559 --> 00:37:07.119 But if it's the Oilers, let's score first tonight. Just remember it'll be 472 00:37:07.800 --> 00:37:13.599 Dennis Fifthigen who's sitting back saying he thinks he doesn't have any chance to win 473 00:37:13.639 --> 00:37:19.360 this now. So that's gonna be the added drama. But for me, 474 00:37:20.039 --> 00:37:22.800 I always try to remember that I'm never gonna win a whole lot, never 475 00:37:22.840 --> 00:37:27.159 gonna lose a whole lot either, because I don't put that much down on 476 00:37:27.199 --> 00:37:30.320 it. But man, what a roller coaster. These of Stanley Cup playoffs 477 00:37:30.360 --> 00:37:38.239 have been very exciting a lot of fun and also educational for me and hopefully 478 00:37:38.280 --> 00:37:44.119 for you. When I'm telling you about my handicapping experience, there, don't 479 00:37:44.119 --> 00:37:45.920 head your bet and lets you know all the numbers, or at least you 480 00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:51.599 know get you get the most information that you can. Certainly take a look 481 00:37:51.639 --> 00:37:54.400 at it if you feel like you're ready to clinch something, and if you've 482 00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:59.400 got it, how about backing that up with actually looking at it. I'm 483 00:37:59.400 --> 00:38:04.079 telling myself that now very easy to say now after the fact. That's how 484 00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:08.119 it goes when it comes down to it. All right, So we've got 485 00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:10.800 the question of the day right now, and it's out there for you. 486 00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:20.760 I have given you both my moment and my favorite game seven two Wings abs 487 00:38:21.039 --> 00:38:25.199 seven nothing Red Wings in two thousand and two. My favorite moment the ninety 488 00:38:25.239 --> 00:38:34.039 six Red Wings Steve Eiserman blasting that shot from just over the right side of 489 00:38:34.079 --> 00:38:39.320 the blue line after Gretzky gave up the puck a double overtime Red Wings win 490 00:38:39.400 --> 00:38:45.159 it. There's my moment, there's my game. Also, looking for a 491 00:38:45.320 --> 00:38:49.719 move that you want to see the Red Wings make? Now do I think 492 00:38:49.760 --> 00:38:58.400 that the Red Wings are going to sign one of the top tier. Like 493 00:38:58.440 --> 00:39:01.079 so you look and you think, all right, free agency. Sam Reinhardt 494 00:39:01.880 --> 00:39:12.880 plays for Florida, a right winger who is one of the top free agents 495 00:39:13.719 --> 00:39:22.079 that is out there. Is he scored fifty seven goals this year. Is 496 00:39:22.719 --> 00:39:31.559 are the Detroit Red Wings ready to throw everything they have at Reinhardt? I 497 00:39:31.599 --> 00:39:37.480 doubt it. I don't feel like that. I was looking at some of 498 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:42.880 the salaries on the Panthers and like Barkoff gets ten million dollars a year, 499 00:39:42.960 --> 00:39:47.320 could Chuck almost gets ten million dollars a year. They don't have any it's 500 00:39:47.320 --> 00:39:52.440 gonna say any tax, whether a tax free state. That helps. Plus 501 00:39:52.440 --> 00:39:59.599 they're winning. And I don't know. I don't know Reinehart, but being 502 00:39:59.639 --> 00:40:02.400 down in South Florida, you know that that weather that is also an attraction. 503 00:40:02.519 --> 00:40:06.239 But I don't know how much money. I mean, if he's looking 504 00:40:06.280 --> 00:40:12.400 for every single nickel that he can, he'll probably have to leave Florida. 505 00:40:12.480 --> 00:40:19.239 But he's having a great contract year, that's for sure. Also someone who's 506 00:40:19.320 --> 00:40:30.760 had a great contract year was Jake Getzel, who ended up with Carolina at 507 00:40:30.800 --> 00:40:35.480 an offseason ankle injury, but he's a dangerous winger. He can also be 508 00:40:35.559 --> 00:40:40.360 someone that you're thinking about could really go ahead and and and really cash it, 509 00:40:40.360 --> 00:40:44.840 but you're gonna have to give up a boat load. But Carolina they 510 00:40:44.840 --> 00:40:50.599 were willing to cough up a bunch to get him at the deadline, so 511 00:40:50.719 --> 00:40:55.800 you would think that they would be ready to match any suitors. I don't 512 00:40:55.800 --> 00:41:01.400 know's there's others. Big names stay Steven Stampost probably the biggest name, a 513 00:41:01.440 --> 00:41:08.079 little bit older, but he was disappointed stamp Coast was that he didn't get 514 00:41:08.079 --> 00:41:13.360 that extension. A big name, a little bit older, gonna be big 515 00:41:13.400 --> 00:41:15.840 money that doesn't really look like I mean Eiserman was with Tampa. Does that 516 00:41:15.880 --> 00:41:19.679 matter. I don't know. There's some of them. There's some of the 517 00:41:19.760 --> 00:41:22.719 potential moves that didn't give you the move that I wanted to see the Red 518 00:41:22.719 --> 00:41:27.480 Wings make. You can get in on that, a move that you'd like 519 00:41:27.519 --> 00:41:31.719 to see the Pittons make. We've got that combination for you coming up here 520 00:41:31.760 --> 00:41:37.519 straight ahead, are we going to go to the text at You could text 521 00:41:37.559 --> 00:41:40.639 sports radio to twenty one thousand. You can call in eight sixty six eight 522 00:41:40.719 --> 00:41:45.760 three, eight forty eight forty three. That is all available for you. 523 00:41:46.440 --> 00:41:54.199 Well, we'll look at both moves coming in at at eight oh one. 524 00:41:54.440 --> 00:42:00.119 Ben, what are we doing here? Your favorite move or your move for 525 00:42:00.159 --> 00:42:04.119 the Red Wings? Right? Yes, yes, you have one? Or 526 00:42:04.159 --> 00:42:07.360 you have your favorite game seven? Yeah, I do. We can talk 527 00:42:07.400 --> 00:42:14.079 about that in the next segment. We will get to Ben's favorite straight ahead 528 00:42:14.320 --> 00:42:17.320 here in the eight o'clock hour on Exus and Bros. And the Michigan Sports 529 00:42:17.360 --> 00:42:21.480 Network. What's up, Michigan. I want to give some love to Ben 530 00:42:21.559 --> 00:42:27.400 Glas producing another great SHEP broadcast, Superflies. Producer my show later today at 531 00:42:27.440 --> 00:42:30.639 three, the Huge Show on the Michigan Sports Network. There's a new player 532 00:42:30.679 --> 00:42:36.760 in townt Hi. 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