WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:06.240 Check Podcasts. 2 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:10.160 Thanks for listening to the Donnie and Dolly podcast. Catch 3 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:13.279 the show Monday through Fudday, ten am to noon on Check. 4 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:15.320 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:20.399 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.679 --> 00:00:23.640 And the man wearing Dennis Curran's old number six makes 7 00:00:23.679 --> 00:00:26.559 it to nothing with John Taylor. I was just gonna 8 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:30.120 say underrated egg, deviled egg and Rick Dolly Wall. 9 00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:32.399 Now are you gonna go on the couch at eight 10 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:34.560 o'clock tonight, sits down and let's put it. 11 00:00:34.560 --> 00:00:39.600 In hears Donnie and Dolly. 12 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:43.520 Ten o'clock, we're in They're a boat downtown Vancouver and 13 00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:45.640 we're in the Paul Carson video. Thanks for us. Try 14 00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:48.560 this again. We're in the Paul Carsis citio. Thanks for 15 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:50.640 tuning in, folks. Donny you dog the team on Check 16 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.280 Don Taylor along with Rick Dolly Wall, Ryan Henderson our producer. 17 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:57.679 He's the man at the controls or director. The voice 18 00:00:57.679 --> 00:01:02.079 of God is Derek Hiccup. At the start of the show, 19 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:04.400 we move forward, how are you We're back? 20 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:08.319 It's a Monday, Donnie. These things always happen on Mondays. Mondays. 21 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:12.680 Round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs starts tonight Florida 22 00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:16.959 at Toronto, Panthers at Leafs. Of course, the entire globe 23 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:21.120 excited to see what the Leafs are up to least 24 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:24.680 finishing ten points ahead of the Panthers in the Atlanta Division. 25 00:01:24.719 --> 00:01:29.400 But the Florida Panthers, I would say, go in his 26 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:34.640 favorites based on the fact they made the Stanley Cup 27 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:38.359 final last two years. One last year, they've got Kachuk 28 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:41.760 although he's not completely healthy, and they have him back 29 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:45.879 in Brad Marshawn. Very very interesting. Toronto Maple Leafs. You 30 00:01:45.879 --> 00:01:48.040 can say what you want about them. I don't want 31 00:01:48.079 --> 00:01:51.000 to see them do well. Just I don't have a 32 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:53.079 problem with the team. I've said this a million times, 33 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:55.439 just based on the way they're covered. You know, the 34 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:58.640 guys with the national networks believing that the entire country 35 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:01.640 polls for the Leafs. That's just not the case. Their 36 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:05.760 defense is really good, I think, you know, led by 37 00:02:06.239 --> 00:02:09.919 Chris Tnniff Stalars, the former a Panther, and goal for them, 38 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:14.159 it's going to be really interesting. But before that, all right, 39 00:02:14.599 --> 00:02:19.360 twenty twenty five NHL Draft Lottery takes place in New Jersey. 40 00:02:19.719 --> 00:02:22.159 The Sharks with the best odds of winning at twenty 41 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:25.719 five and a half percent, Chicago second at thirteen and 42 00:02:25.759 --> 00:02:27.680 a half percent. I'm not going to run down every team, 43 00:02:27.960 --> 00:02:31.560 but the Canucks with the fifteenth worst record, they can 44 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:34.240 only move up ten spots. So the best they can 45 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:40.000 do is if I'm not mistaken. Spot number five prize 46 00:02:40.039 --> 00:02:44.240 is eries Erie Hotters defenseman Matthew Shaeffer. He's expected to 47 00:02:44.280 --> 00:02:47.319 go number one. Gavin McKenna, the kid from medicine Hat, 48 00:02:47.719 --> 00:02:50.960 will go number one next year in twenty twenty six. 49 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:54.680 But right now the prize is we believe Matthew Shaeffer. 50 00:02:54.840 --> 00:02:56.199 This means what Rick. 51 00:02:56.479 --> 00:03:00.719 Well, First of all, I don't care for defenseman's available, Donnie. 52 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:03.400 The Canucks got to get a centerment. Look at their 53 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:06.879 top six center situation and then look on the farm. 54 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.120 Do you see a centerman down there done that would 55 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:12.759 potential top six? They need a centerman who can show 56 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:15.639 promise someday as a top six center. They don't have 57 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:18.039 anything in the system. I think that's what they got. 58 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:19.919 The goals got to be to get a centerment with 59 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:20.840 that first round pick. 60 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:23.879 Jim Rutherford was on the year. Let me let me 61 00:03:23.960 --> 00:03:26.159 backtrack here. When I said, what do you think this means. 62 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:29.719 What it means is draft lottery simulator. Oh tank a 63 00:03:29.800 --> 00:03:33.759 thund draft later later today, later on this show. We'll 64 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:34.039 do that. 65 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:34.840 We'll do that. 66 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:37.240 I got a new restaurant to go to. Oh really, okay, 67 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:41.240 not the taping barrel. Awesome, so you can look forward 68 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:44.479 to that. You mentioned that the Canucks need but we 69 00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:47.120 all know this. They need a number one or number two. Said, 70 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:49.680 do they have one a number one center? Yes they do. 71 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:51.680 I thought they did, Yes they do. But he said 72 00:03:51.719 --> 00:03:55.400 they'd be willing to move their number one pick. This 73 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:58.479 was John Shannon, appears on the show every every week 74 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:02.319 on Wednesdays. He hosted one hundred percent Hockey podcast We're 75 00:04:02.319 --> 00:04:04.439 Gonna run. We hope to run some of those clips 76 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:07.400 later on today. But he said on that one d 77 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:10.520 percent Hockey podcast that they'd be willing to part with 78 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:13.919 their first round draft pick in order to land at 79 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:15.319 number one or number two center. 80 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:18.759 So so Donnie asked yourself what the Canucks did last draft. 81 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:21.399 Traded the first round pick, traded the second round pick, 82 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:24.079 then they traded the third round pick. You have nothing 83 00:04:24.120 --> 00:04:25.920 coming from last year's draft, and you want to put 84 00:04:25.920 --> 00:04:28.720 the first pick and play boy, Oh boy, what's sabas 85 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:31.319 for going to look like for prospects two three years 86 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:31.839 down the road. 87 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:33.160 Well, Atmospher's not a problem. 88 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:36.879 Oh yeah, But they also don't have a young stud's 89 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:39.319 ready to step into the lineup. I mean they Lakara 90 00:04:39.399 --> 00:04:41.639 Mackie can't even get in the lineup. He's a healthy 91 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:45.959 scratch done. That's not good. I mean, you know, they 92 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:48.879 got some good American hockey ygue veterans down there. But boy, 93 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:50.959 if you trade the first again, that's back to back. 94 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:55.160 That's look at look at Tampa Bay. Okay, yes, look 95 00:04:55.160 --> 00:04:57.839 at Tampa Bay. Done. Look at Flora Vegas. They traded 96 00:04:57.879 --> 00:05:00.040 a ton of first round picks. Tampa Bay's doing that 97 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:02.160 a lot lately too, so I but those. 98 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:04.959 Bay, Tapa Bay has drafted very well. 99 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:07.360 But they've also have a lot of success in the 100 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:12.639 last five, six, seven, eight years. Canucks don't just it's 101 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:13.240 just so. 102 00:05:13.160 --> 00:05:17.360 Strange because well frustrating, I should say for Canuck fans, 103 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:21.720 because der Rutherford goes on this podcast and says they 104 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:24.680 needed number one and number two center and they've got 105 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:28.360 a guy making a lot of money who's supposed to 106 00:05:28.439 --> 00:05:30.879 be a number one and number two center. So that 107 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:33.560 you think that spot's taken care of. They trade a 108 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:36.000 guy who's the number one and number two center for 109 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:39.839 Philip Heel. He's hurting all the best to him. But 110 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:43.399 what's frustrating is like yesterday they had Horvat, Miller and 111 00:05:43.439 --> 00:05:46.480 Peterson and center was not an issue at all. It 112 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:49.120 just seems it just seems like yesterday. So it's so 113 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:52.639 stress in the middle, and you know, there's there's circumstances 114 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:56.399 that they, I guess couldn't help with the Miller, Peterson 115 00:05:56.639 --> 00:06:00.360 few Philip Heel, who I think is a very good 116 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:03.680 hockey player, and his concussion issue right now. So those 117 00:06:03.720 --> 00:06:07.000 things can't they can't control. But it is really frustrating 118 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:08.399 for Knuck fans to. 119 00:06:08.360 --> 00:06:12.319 Hear that you mentioned it. Horvat, Miller, Patterson up the middle. 120 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:14.240 The Canucks were one, two, three up the middle, one 121 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:16.519 of the strongest teams in the national hockey Two of 122 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:19.519 those guys gone, and the reason they're stuck today. They 123 00:06:19.639 --> 00:06:23.040 use those two guys to get top four defensemen, Horvat 124 00:06:23.040 --> 00:06:28.040 and Miller. They didn't fill the center right's position, didn't 125 00:06:28.040 --> 00:06:30.519 get much offense coming back. That's why they're stuck today 126 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:31.160 in the top six. 127 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:33.720 So that's why I've been saying for a long time 128 00:06:33.800 --> 00:06:35.480 that you know, if they're going to make a deal 129 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:39.000 Jim Mutherford talked about that number one pick. Yeah, but 130 00:06:39.079 --> 00:06:41.879 also maybe dealing. And again this has happened so quickly 131 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:45.439 from a position of strength, which now is defense. Yes, 132 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:48.839 so maybe one of their defensemen has got to go 133 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:51.720 in order to maybe as part of a package with 134 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:54.600 a draft pick, to get a number one and number 135 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:58.240 two center. Just again, it's happened so crazy, as you 136 00:06:58.319 --> 00:06:59.879 often say, my head spinning. 137 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:03.160 Well, maybe they trade the kid will Ender. I don't know, 138 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:05.600 don maybe now he's in play everything. 139 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:07.759 Well, let let's let's let's let's go there. Have we 140 00:07:07.839 --> 00:07:09.839 got the clip by the way, Ryan, we don't. We 141 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:12.360 don't have that clip. Okay, so let's let's take a 142 00:07:12.439 --> 00:07:14.920 left turn here. We're taking a couple of turns already 143 00:07:14.959 --> 00:07:19.439 on this show. The Stanley Cup playoff weekend, it is 144 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:22.199 just it is just to go home. And I love 145 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:25.160 that first round. You go home every night and there's 146 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:29.120 just something so special. It never fails to disappoint. But 147 00:07:29.279 --> 00:07:32.920 two game sevens, both involving unlikely comebacks, Stars were down 148 00:07:32.959 --> 00:07:37.120 to nothing. I forgot this because yesterday's game just made 149 00:07:37.160 --> 00:07:39.560 me forget about everything because it was so damn good. 150 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:41.839 Stars down to nothing in the third period, they win 151 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:45.240 for to Miko random, Oh, you have three goals and 152 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:46.720 one assist in the third period. 153 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:49.879 It's got eleven points in his last three games. 154 00:07:50.079 --> 00:07:53.519 Yeah, and tied for the NHL playoff for a scoring lead. 155 00:07:54.040 --> 00:07:56.680 This this second goal here, we're gonna see this Ryan 156 00:07:57.079 --> 00:08:01.800 the second goal here where he just powers through everybody 157 00:08:02.120 --> 00:08:04.399 on the left side. We're watching the replay of his 158 00:08:04.439 --> 00:08:07.839 first goal that got the Stars going. But and this 159 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:10.160 is against his old team, of course, making this story 160 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:11.600 even better. But just look at this. I mean, the 161 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:14.680 guy's back pedaling, they're afraid of him, and then yes 162 00:08:14.720 --> 00:08:18.360 he got it was you know, extremely lucky there after 163 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:22.720 arts skate and end, but just the power and the 164 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:27.040 speed and he just just looked absolutely tremendous. And David 165 00:08:27.079 --> 00:08:29.759 Amberson and swear to god, he swore that he stole 166 00:08:29.839 --> 00:08:34.399 this off of me. But this is hockey, pro sports 167 00:08:34.440 --> 00:08:38.759 sports in general, the best reality television there is, because 168 00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:41.080 not only do you have these tremendous comebacks, and we're 169 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:42.960 going to talk about Winnipeg and the in our next 170 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:47.200 segment with Jamie Thomas, but not only did you have 171 00:08:47.279 --> 00:08:51.399 these double overtime in Winnipeg and that Stars comeback, but 172 00:08:51.600 --> 00:08:56.600 look at the main characters and Mikol Randon. People were 173 00:08:56.720 --> 00:08:59.399 what are the Stars doing rapping this guy? He's been 174 00:08:59.399 --> 00:09:02.399 a complete and then look what he does, Look what 175 00:09:02.440 --> 00:09:05.559 he does, and then hellabuck? I mean you watched the 176 00:09:05.600 --> 00:09:08.000 start of that game. There's no way they were gonna 177 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:10.320 win that game. No, he gets his game back together. 178 00:09:10.639 --> 00:09:14.080 I know other players played well, especially for Fetti, but 179 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:16.600 he was just he was as steady as you never 180 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:19.559 would have guessed it. It's just such good television. It's 181 00:09:19.600 --> 00:09:22.480 such great entertainment, and to be there live, I can 182 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:23.279 only imagine. 183 00:09:23.399 --> 00:09:25.919 There is nothing better than a Game seven in the 184 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:29.240 National Hockey League playoffs. You had two teams down by 185 00:09:29.240 --> 00:09:32.879 two goals in the third period, Dallas comes back. I 186 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:36.080 didn't see that, like fourid a road don The Jets 187 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:38.960 scored two with six on five in the last two minutes, 188 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:41.960 one with one second left, and a Canadian market Winnipeg, 189 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:46.480 They're going nuts. Great television. You cannot beat a game 190 00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:49.960 seven in the National any sport. I don't care if 191 00:09:50.000 --> 00:09:53.080 you're the biggest NBA fan or an NFL fan, I'm 192 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:55.879 just sorry. There is nothing that beats a Game seven 193 00:09:56.320 --> 00:09:58.360 and the dramatic stuff we saw in the last two games. 194 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:00.639 But I think the best part about this is that 195 00:10:00.679 --> 00:10:03.919 the NHL game in the playoffs has gotten better. You 196 00:10:03.960 --> 00:10:06.360 didn't you didn't see comebacks like those two we saw 197 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:09.320 on the weekend. I don't know, fifteen twenty years ago, 198 00:10:09.559 --> 00:10:13.279 maybe before the rule changes. We'll talk to Jamie McLennan 199 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:15.519 about that. He's going to join us center eleven o'clock hour. 200 00:10:15.519 --> 00:10:19.440 But you see these comebacks now, like multiple goal comebacks 201 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:22.639 late in games. You never saw them before. Yeah, you know, 202 00:10:23.080 --> 00:10:25.799 in the playoffs we always thought they were great. They're 203 00:10:25.799 --> 00:10:29.879 going They're better than they've ever been. Just just so entertaining. 204 00:10:30.279 --> 00:10:34.840 And Round two starts tonight again Florida Aftron. Okay, time 205 00:10:34.960 --> 00:10:40.200 for break, Ryan, We're good. Okay, here is what is 206 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:42.720 coming up on the show? Is it just me? Dtmz 207 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:46.440 In the eleven o'clock hour, I mentioned noodles, Jamie mcclennan 208 00:10:46.440 --> 00:10:50.240 and joining us just after eleven o'clock from TSN. He'll 209 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:53.279 have a thing or two to say about Connor Hellibuck 210 00:10:53.320 --> 00:10:57.919 and what he saw last night. YEP, two stories there 211 00:10:57.960 --> 00:11:00.600 from him. He really settled down honors to win the 212 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:03.519 hockey game. Big ride. The Twitter guy coming up later 213 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:05.720 this hour and up next to an old friend of 214 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:09.480 mine from our sports Net days. We worked together, but 215 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:11.440 I'm not sure if I've ever met him because he 216 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:15.799 was in Toronto, and yeah, I was in Vancouver. So 217 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:19.759 Jamie Thomas is gonna join us. He is the host 218 00:11:19.879 --> 00:11:24.000 of the Ground Control podcast in Winnipeg and the check 219 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:27.399 In Jets pregame show, and the Jets are moving on 220 00:11:27.480 --> 00:11:30.960 to Round two. Three Canadian teams in Round two for 221 00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:34.159 the first time since two thousand and four two and 222 00:11:34.200 --> 00:11:37.879 four special times in Winnipeg. So Jamie is next to 223 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:41.279 look at this, It's an al Jamie show, Jamie mcclennan, 224 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:44.080 Jamie Thomas, can you get on the phone to see 225 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:45.919 if we can get Jamie Terriss from the BC line? 226 00:11:46.039 --> 00:11:48.559 Oh, good guy, offensive lineman, Jamie Terriss. 227 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:50.720 We'll see what we can do about that. Thanks so 228 00:11:50.799 --> 00:11:52.759 much for tuning in, folks and putting up with our 229 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:57.120 mini first segment. 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Jamie, thanks for 267 00:14:26.360 --> 00:14:28.519 doing this, sir, long time no talk to how are 268 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:30.159 you very good? 269 00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:32.639 Thank you very much. I imagine these hours are much 270 00:14:32.679 --> 00:14:33.720 better than when you were. 271 00:14:33.679 --> 00:14:36.919 The Yeah, but look who I have to work with, Jamie, 272 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:38.919 So it all, it all evens out. 273 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:43.240 That's what the universe has to balance itself out. Donnie 274 00:14:43.759 --> 00:14:44.320 life works. 275 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:48.679 Hey, hey, Jamie, do you have any idea where Sunday 276 00:14:48.799 --> 00:14:53.960 ranks in the all time list of great Winnipeg sports moments. 277 00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:55.320 It's got to be right up there. 278 00:14:56.399 --> 00:14:59.080 I have a buddy that grew up here, z Inspraser. 279 00:14:59.240 --> 00:15:01.159 He told me that's the great this Winnipeg Jets game 280 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:02.159 in their history. 281 00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:07.480 So, I mean, I think winning Game seven in Nashville 282 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:09.440 in twenty eighteen is a pretty big moment to get 283 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:10.799 to your first Western Conference Final. 284 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:12.519 But man, with the narrative surrounding this. 285 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:15.879 Team heading the series against Saint Louis, and certainly after 286 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:19.639 the three games in Saint Louis, Games three, four, and six, 287 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:22.840 you could see why I would probably rank this up 288 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:26.639 there since I've been here, like number one, because just 289 00:15:26.720 --> 00:15:29.799 the amount of pressure was on. You're the number one, 290 00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:32.440 You're you're the President's Trophy winner. Canucks fans know all 291 00:15:32.480 --> 00:15:34.200 about the pressure goes along with this, and it kind 292 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:37.600 of reminded me of nineteen eighty nine as a Calgary 293 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:41.639 kid when the when the Canucks put put Calgary to 294 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:45.000 the very end. Just like that, just the pressure as 295 00:15:45.000 --> 00:15:48.840 the President's Trophy winner, and and just every that your 296 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:51.159 opponent gives you everything you can handle in a little 297 00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:54.200 bit more, and you don't have your number one center, 298 00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:56.919 you lose your number one defenseman. And after two he 299 00:15:56.919 --> 00:15:59.519 plays two minutes in the first period. So the way 300 00:15:59.559 --> 00:16:02.320 things shook down and trailing by two goals with under 301 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:05.159 five minutes to go, I just think it just it 302 00:16:05.240 --> 00:16:06.799 has to be up there, like just the amount of 303 00:16:06.799 --> 00:16:10.440 relief for so many people within the organization and certainly 304 00:16:10.440 --> 00:16:12.840 the fan base here it's out there, guys like it's 305 00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:15.440 I don't want to put too much emphasis on a 306 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:17.919 on an opening round win, but for the amount of 307 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:20.960 stuff that's going around, the negativity surround this organization, and 308 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:24.080 in particular the guy between the pipes, I think that 309 00:16:24.200 --> 00:16:27.639 was an astronomical win for a lot more people than 310 00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:28.639 than people. 311 00:16:28.399 --> 00:16:31.600 Expect negativity in the organization. Do you want to switch cities? 312 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:34.399 Yeah, yeah, I know. 313 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:34.799 I was. 314 00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:36.879 I was just going to start the show or the 315 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:39.960 interview with how things going there is everybody logical at 316 00:16:39.960 --> 00:16:40.480 this moment? 317 00:16:40.519 --> 00:16:42.840 But no not. 318 00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:45.320 But that's the That's why we love them, and that's 319 00:16:45.320 --> 00:16:46.919 why we need them because it makes our show so 320 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:50.200 much more interesting. It like, listen, there's a lot of 321 00:16:50.399 --> 00:16:51.840 I will give Jets fans credit man. 322 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:52.360 They were. 323 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:56.120 They were in intact all the way through the third period, 324 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:59.080 and when they're down two goals, you know, they were standing, 325 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:00.960 they were cheering, and when the last time in the 326 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:03.840 Mestakov gets that second goal, you know, the roof goes 327 00:17:03.840 --> 00:17:05.519 off the building that the belief is there. 328 00:17:05.599 --> 00:17:06.960 And so and. 329 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:09.680 Then for each time the two times that the Jets 330 00:17:09.720 --> 00:17:12.400 came back from Saint Louis, after Connor Heliba got chased, 331 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:15.039 you know, the MVP chants seemed to get louder than 332 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:17.559 they were in games one and two. So there is 333 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:23.200 that support there now. You know, after Joseph scores to 334 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:25.839 make a two nothing maybe not, but they hung in there. 335 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:28.119 And whenever Hellibuck made a save, and you have to 336 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:29.720 give a little bit of credit because he buckled down 337 00:17:29.720 --> 00:17:31.119 and started to look a little bit more like himself, 338 00:17:31.240 --> 00:17:34.160 was that game more along The cheers were there. So 339 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:38.519 I there was nervousness around the city, but I think 340 00:17:38.519 --> 00:17:40.759 there's the belief that this team's a little bit different 341 00:17:40.880 --> 00:17:43.240 than in years past. And if you think where how 342 00:17:43.279 --> 00:17:45.880 long ago you go back, it's only two playoffs ago, 343 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:50.759 where you know, Rick Bonus gave the old no pushback thing. 344 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:54.880 A lot of things have changed within the organization, certainly 345 00:17:54.880 --> 00:17:56.960 on the ice, in the dressing room and everything that 346 00:17:57.000 --> 00:18:01.279 they've wanted to come here. That that belief and outside 347 00:18:01.279 --> 00:18:05.079 of recordversation success that's built for the postseason. A lot 348 00:18:05.079 --> 00:18:07.519 of the and you heard the term callouses and things 349 00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:09.160 that have hurt you before and now are that are 350 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:11.119 that are helping you out. That's certainly the case right 351 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:13.480 now for the Winnipeg Jets after that first round series. 352 00:18:13.799 --> 00:18:16.079 How'd to explain what's going on with Connor Hellibuck. 353 00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:23.960 I can't like I So it's so wild because of 354 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:26.319 what for him to get pulled all three games in 355 00:18:26.319 --> 00:18:29.599 Saint Louis. Now, you know, I thought Scot o' neil 356 00:18:29.640 --> 00:18:32.160 did a great job each and every post game because 357 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:34.880 he said there was there was. The Jets imploded around 358 00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:38.960 him in many of those situations. And you know, you 359 00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:40.799 know a couple of goals here and there, Yes, you 360 00:18:40.839 --> 00:18:42.440 can go there's no way that should have went in. 361 00:18:42.960 --> 00:18:46.400 But I think once it looked like they and I'm 362 00:18:46.440 --> 00:18:51.079 talking about the players, we're losing confidence because he Connor Hellibach, 363 00:18:51.079 --> 00:18:54.599 who's been their backbone for so long, what didn't look right. 364 00:18:55.039 --> 00:19:01.680 So of all the people management own ownership players. 365 00:19:02.119 --> 00:19:05.519 Connor Hellibuck needed that win, he needed that series win, 366 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:09.559 and I believe that you'll see a different guy because 367 00:19:09.559 --> 00:19:11.119 I started to see a little bit more of him 368 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:14.160 challenging the shooter and that little pep in his step when. 369 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:14.839 He would make a save. 370 00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:17.119 That confidence started coming, and you think of all the 371 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:20.359 games that he's won this organization over the years, maybe 372 00:19:20.359 --> 00:19:21.920 it was time for the players to help him out, 373 00:19:21.960 --> 00:19:23.599 to help him get out of where he is right now. 374 00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:25.759 But to answer your question, Johnny, I I don't know 375 00:19:25.839 --> 00:19:28.079 what it's. It's got to be up there, like it's 376 00:19:28.079 --> 00:19:31.559 got to be up in here somewhere that he doesn't 377 00:19:31.599 --> 00:19:34.160 have the same confidence, which to me doesn't make sense 378 00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:37.279 because I was at Four Nations face off and that 379 00:19:37.400 --> 00:19:38.839 had to be in the biggest game of his career 380 00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:41.359 in the in the in the final against Canada, and 381 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:44.200 I thought he played outstanding. So I don't understand how 382 00:19:44.319 --> 00:19:46.240 that is not at the same level as the Stanley 383 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:49.160 Cup playoffs considering the magnitude of the game. So hopefully 384 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:50.960 this is this is a turning point for him. You know, 385 00:19:51.039 --> 00:19:53.640 wayde Flair is one of the best goaltending coaches out there. 386 00:19:53.680 --> 00:19:56.240 He's got a great pulse on Connor Hellibuck, but man, 387 00:19:56.279 --> 00:19:58.400 it was it was getting crazy around him in the conversation. 388 00:19:58.480 --> 00:20:01.720 I'm being asked, I'm seeing people talk about Eric commerce 389 00:20:01.720 --> 00:20:02.240 should start. 390 00:20:02.279 --> 00:20:05.720 I'm like, whoa, WHOA, Like that is a recipe for disaster. 391 00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:08.160 Vancouver fans know all about that too, where you start 392 00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:12.880 messing with your number one goaltender. So I'm happy for him. 393 00:20:12.880 --> 00:20:16.559 I'm not gonna lie. It's a great guy. He has 394 00:20:16.799 --> 00:20:19.640 done so much for this organization. It's just somebody needed 395 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:21.319 to do something for him last night, and and a 396 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:23.519 bunch of eighteen skaters certainly did that last thon. 397 00:20:23.559 --> 00:20:26.440 Let's go seventeen because my Jush Morcy Jamie. 398 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:31.400 One guy allowed to sleep in today. Neil Pionk forty 399 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:35.599 six minutes of ninety six. This guy's a warrior. He 400 00:20:35.720 --> 00:20:39.279 was almost being double shifted like that that studn Banham 401 00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:40.440