Speaker 1: Tuesday, NHL Best Bets guys, Welcome to puck Time on
a wager Talk TV. Andrew mcguinnis, Carma and Bianca. We
got Don Buster joining us. Look forward to a great,
great show. Hope you guys all made money yesterday with
the busy Monday NHL slate, And as Carmine said yesterday,
kind of going in reverse order here this week as
we usually do in the NHL, because we got a
busier Monday and Wednesday, but a quieter Tuesday and Thursday.
Carm how you doing, brother, How are you and how
is your night last night? And then what games do
you have selected for us for today?
Speaker 2: I didn't make any money last night, Andrew, I had
a tune today overall at wager Talk, but I think
the one that mattered most to me was the the
Ottawa Senators at home against Columbus. A goaltending change there
left it unfair favorable for me because it was supposed
to be Elvis Murs Lincoln's in goal last minute decision
in the last hour, they changed it to Jet Greeves.
So I think three goalies yesterday who were named to
start didn't actually start, So that's kind of it's kind
of frustrating, but the pod hits for the guys who
play the pod, and we just move on forward. Calgary
Flames get it done. We'll see if we can get
another winner for you guys. In the pod played today,
Andrew and I are going to talk about the Montreal
Canadians and the Florida Panthers, first game between these two
this season. Dom Buster comes in to talk about Carolina
and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Andrew and I will break down
New Jersey and Toronto, and there's some breaking news in
that game as well too that we'll discuss. If you're
wondering about the line movement in that game, question and answer.
If you guys got some questions, drop them in the chat.
We'll try and start the comments so we can come
back to them and answer them for you guys, and
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On five dollars Tuesdays, Andrew, that was a mouthful. With
that said, the Montreal Canadians and the Florida Panthers. This
one started at just a little while ago. Is Florida
minus one forty Montreal plus one fifteen. I'm not sure
if it's just Montreal money coming in at the moment.
I've seen it drop to one thirty four and plus
one ten now in the consensus numbers. We know it's
not Barbrovski and goal he started last night. It's going
to be is it? The Neil Teresov I believe is
the goalie for them. And Montambou is confirmed for the
Montreal Canans, and you talked about him yesterday. What are
your thoughts on this one?
Speaker 1: Yeah, Carl, I did my video last night the pre scout.
Was nice to be back doing a quick little video.
I gave out a World Junior play actually, and I
gave out a play on this game. Look, it's not
often that I even want to talk about the Canadians,
not even off and I want to give out picks.
Speaker 3: I guess I should say on them. I try.
Speaker 1: I don't fade them, I don't bet on them very much,
but I do like this spot for them, and one
of the main reasons is is that I've kind of
been preaching this theory for a while, and I know
Chris Otto talked a lot about it with the first
period angles, but it's specifically betting against a team on
a back to back after they've won the first leg
of a back to back. We've seen this multiple times
this season where a team has lost the first half
of a back to back and they've come back in
the second half and they've got the job done. But
you know, after a tough loss to Tampa Florida gets
it done against Washington, a tough, tough game. I believe
they were down three to two to come back three
to three. They end up putting up a five spot
there in that one. But this is one of those
games where Brian talked about it.
Speaker 3: Yesterday.
Speaker 1: The Montreal Canadians played fantastic against Tampa Bay Lightning in Florida,
and they only ended up getting that overtime point. They
scored karm I think with like three point four seconds
or something left in the game. And I respect the
fight that they head into it, but I think sometimes
when you play a game like that and you feel
you deserve better even though you lost in the shootout,
but you get one point. You can still feel good
about yourselves after that and have some positive momentum and
avoid the frustration.
Speaker 3: But in this.
Speaker 1: Particular spot, I like the fact that we're getting Tarosov
and not Bobrovski. And looking at this team right now,
they're kind of slipping a little bit defensively. But Danil
Tarasov has an eight to seventy three save percentage over
his last handful of performances in Montreal right now, ranking
eight the goals four per game and thirteenth in goals
against per a game over the last ten games. But
here's the big thing, Carmen, I'll go back to you
with this. You know I watched so much Montreal Canadians content.
You've got a goalie that hasn't started in weeks and
weeks and weeks. His last appearance in the NHL, he
was coming in relief after Dobish got pulled. He had
a conditioning stint down in the AHL where he played
two games. He had I think a two point five
goals against average. Here's the deal. You don't you don't
want to just put a guy on waivers and that's
how he ends his tenure with your team number one,
because you want to have some trade value. But here's
the problem right now with the Canadians, and I need
your perspective from a non fan perspective here. You don't
want to have two rookie goaltenders as your two goalies,
right It's just not really a recipe for success. But
neither Fowler or Doughbish deserved to get sent down or
go anywhere. Fowler's played great since he got called up,
and dobis played great. But at the end of the day,
Montambau is your starter. People are freaking out why he's
back tonight, carm but you need to have him back.
Do you think that this team is going to give
it an extra effort, maybe defensively in front of him,
or maybe because it's second half of back to back
for Florida Because Montaembau is back. These guys are friends
with him, they've been playing together for years. They probably
feel bad for him. They're like, hey, you know what,
this guy's back in net tonight. We got to probably
get a good effort for him. So I lean towards
the under actually, but I like Montreal tonight.
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I agree, Andrew. When goalie's been with the
team for a while, I think there is some pride
amongst the players to play well for him coming back
from like a conditioning stint. But there's also a thing
that they should have been playing well in front of
him when he was before the conditioning stint. But to
your point of them wanting to play well for him tonight,
it kind of sets up up what I think could
be a decent play, which is the Montreal Canadians in
the first period. You're getting like plus one oh six
on them right now, I'm seeing the consensus number even
plus one o. Wait, at some places, that might not
be a bad way to go. You get Florida on
the second half of a back to back, even though
they are at home. For Montreal on the season and
on the road are plus units with the first period
money line. Florida is a small loss leader as far
as first period money lines and Florida's last five home games,
they've trailed after twenty minutes in four of those five games.
The other one was tied, So not the greatest starts
for them on home ice in the opening twenty minutes
is tonight any different. We'll find out. But having a
backup goalie in goal. And I'm not saying I don't
think Tarasov is horrible. He's serviceable and he gets the
job done. It's the team in front of them. And
this Florida is a very just for a Panthers team
is a very good team. But I would take a
shot in the Montreal Canadians in the first twenty minutes,
kind of like I was doing early in the season.
One and done, one period and I'm out of here
and I watch a different game because Florida or full marks.
Yesterday they played extremely well, but the guy who almost
rhymes with Brian Leonard Ryan Leonard, took two dumb penalties,
two dumb penalties, and it cost his team, especially in
the third period. They had a shot to beat the
Florida Panthers. The Washington Capitals did. I thought they played well.
Lebroski made some great saves, but you can't take dumb
penalties when you have like a twenty six or twenty
eighth ranked penalty killing unit there. So how about on
a side note, how about like Marshawn, like this dude
is unbelievable, Like it is just his thirty six or
three whatever he is years old. Is his eye to
stick or eye to hands coordination?
Speaker 3: Man?
Speaker 2: He just little swat of that puck on a rebound
by Thompson that shouldn't have been a rebound but unfortunately was,
and boom, it's in the net and this guy is
celebrating a goal. He's got twenty one or twenty two goals.
Speaker 1: Remember when Boston he was too old? Boston said he
was getting too old.
Speaker 2: Yeah, well that's the narrative that doesn't fit in this one.
But with that said, Montreal first period for me Andrews,
so I kind of support you, and but don Buster,
who's coming on next to discuss the Carolina Panthers, sorry,
the Carolina Hurricanes and the I'm thinking football now and
the Pittsburgh Penguins. So with that said, why don't we
bring him in?
Speaker 3: What's up? Buster? Big game for montanager?
Speaker 2: He is?
Speaker 3: We need it?
Speaker 2: This guy. Man, It's like he never does that upper
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Speaker 3: I wish I was where he was too. I'd have
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Speaker 2: Yeah, I know, Buster, How you doing, buddy?
Speaker 4: Well I'll tell you, Yeah, I'm doing well. Carmine.
Speaker 5: Actually, I was watching the show yesterday and I had
it don in the back when I.
Speaker 4: Was doing a little bit of.
Speaker 5: Work, and I heard you and Brian Leonard talk about
how Washington is a play and you know, they're going
again standard and I thought, geez, it's by five percent play.
Speaker 4: And I was in my analysis.
Speaker 5: I was saying, how that penalty kill will catch up
with Washington, and I personally don't think they're playing that well.
I watched them playing, you know, and now I think
they're like three and eight or something. And then I
remember to myself, don't worry what Brian and Carmine and
saying it's a young man's world.
Speaker 4: And Andrew was with me. So we got the win, brother,
and sorry about you luck guys.
Speaker 5: If it was if I was on the show, I
was head on with Carmine, I would have lost for sure.
Speaker 2: I'm actually disappointed. I'm actually disappointed in you. I'm disappointing you, Buster,
because you could have dropped the notes in the slack
saying you had a five percent place so we could
promote it for you. Hey, what's up with that?
Speaker 5: Man?
Speaker 2: I mean, so you know what, Carmine, Yeah, it's all
that done. You're drinking a bit of a wind world
actually always do, and I forgot we're getting a little
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Speaker 4: That, that's it was all good.
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Speaker 4: I'll do the Carolina Pittsburgh breakdown.
Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, minus one thirty one on Carolina, plus one
o eight on Pittsburgh. Total sits here at six. I
think your feeds a little choppy, so we'll get to
you and break this gun to break this game down
for us.
Speaker 4: Oh sorry, but that's been pretty good the last while.
It seems okay, we're gonna play Carolina here, just really
like Carolina. Carolina won yesterday in overtime. Now I know
this is usually dead set against what I do because
it's gonna be their third game in four nights.
Speaker 5: However, there are some clubs I have no problem playing
that back to back or third game of four nights.
We actually played Columbus on the puck line yesterday because
we were getting.
Speaker 4: A real I thought the line was out about forty cents.
Speaker 5: I couldn't believe the puck line money on Columbus yesterday,
so we played that. They run a back to back,
so every once in a while when I've been watching
these games, I've seen the teams playing well. That back
to back, sometimes with young teams, is pretty good line
the team though. The reason why I'm playing them on
this back to back he I don't like Pittsburgh at all.
Speaker 4: And b this club dominates every game. It seems like
every game.
Speaker 5: They don't win every game because they have trouble scoring
goals and they have suspect goaltending.
Speaker 4: But for the most part, they they're, you know, one
of the best teams.
Speaker 5: They're like Colorado's number one then and then Carolina's number
two in in my opinion, so far this season, Carolina
has faced this in situation and three times they went
two and one, So I like that. Pittsburgh I've really
struggled in the month December. They're now nine losses and
two wins of their last eleven games, and they.
Speaker 4: Did win their last game against Chicago.
Speaker 5: But Chicago, I mean ever since Badard left, like they've
they've struggled as well. They've only won one game of
of eight so I'm not sure how much you can
go by with Pittsburgh winning that game. Now, Pittsburgh does
have a veteran club, and they can sneak up Anya
Sect at home and they can win. But I'll tell
you also, being veteran, this club, they gave up. They
give up a lot of two goals to the second
period leads, so they're up in the second period going
to the third period, and they lose games. They've lost
a lot of them. That San Jose game comes to mind.
So bottom line, I want Carolina here. I think it's
a decent price for Carolina. I don't care if this
was their third game in three nights.
Speaker 4: I like Carolina here.
Speaker 5: So as far as the total, Pittsburgh gives up a
lot of goals. They're actually six and two the last
eight games. Carolina are five and two to the over
their last seven games, and they have actually gone four
straight overs. Now I saw the line. It was six
over twenty or six and a half hundred and thirty.
Of course you don't. I don't want to be bet
at six and a half hundred and thirty, but I
might play a little bit.
Speaker 4: On that six over twenty. I'll have to go through
that a little bit more.
Speaker 5: I would play it that way, but for the video
here and for what I gave out to my clients already,
we're going with Carolina.
Speaker 2: All right. I like it Buscher and and for he's
not in the chat yet, but for a good buddy
lows kid who hated on me earlier in the year.
And I know it's all in good fun. Where I said,
we've got to fee the Pittsburgh Penguins because at some point,
it's kind of like that the horse that can only
run six furlongs and is trying to run a mile
and a half. You know, he's a rabbit and it's
eventually going to end horribly wrong. But with that said, yeah,
I have to believe that unless Carolina throws in an
absolute stinker today, that they that they get to win
in this one. I'm just so puzzled by by the number.
But I think, kind of like you said, it's a
second of a back to back, So we'll see what
happens with them and the goaltending. Because Freddy Anderson's likely
to start tonight, Kotchakov is done for the season, so
it is it is Boosey who's been fantastic thus party
Carolina and Freddie Anderson, who has not been fantastic for them.
Freddy's Freddy's Freddy's struggling a little bit, but we'll see.
It's still the team in front of you that that
scores the goals, so we'll see how that goes. Buster
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Speaker 5: Hopefully I wasn't too choppy with everything down here.
Speaker 4: I know it's it's been raining like crazy here, like
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Speaker 5: But besides that, best luck with everything guys, and have
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Speaker 2: Buster. We always appreciate you having on. Dude, I got
to move to Mexico because you actually look younger. You're
like Ben him in Button, You're getting younger with every
show man. It's just like your skin looks smooth there.
It must be the avocado paste or whatever.
Speaker 1: But we deal with carm Leving where we live, and
we're choosing to live somewhere cold. That's it's a crazy
choice we choose bluster.
Speaker 4: I'll just.
Speaker 5: It's the stress. You wake up and you see the
sun every day. So when you see that sun every day,
you're not looking out you know, it makes a big
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I've done very well with my big plays all this
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Speaker 2: Come and join you.
Speaker 5: Man, you the invite's been there for what.
Speaker 4: I'll even yet, I'll even come.
Speaker 3: All right, Buster you later.
Speaker 2: I'm from the Banana Bar. See you later, Buster, and
happy New Year.
Speaker 1: If freedom talks, I'm yelling jealous. My cousin just got
back from six weeks calm six weeks. He works for
a company in Toronto, but he lives where I live
and he's able to work remotely. He went to Mexico
for six weeks, rented a condo there. He was at
a workstation. He get to go to the beach every day.
The nice weather. I'm looking outside right now, the wind,
the cold, snow. That sounds pretty good to me.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree with you, man, Andrew. Tomorrow is such
a modword. Before we talk about this new Jersey Leafs
game and answer some questions, Tomorrow is such a monster
card in the NHL. Like I said, they swapped Tuesday
and Thursdays with Monday and Wednesdays. Brian Leonard and the
Press will be on to tomorrow. The first game is
like twelve thirty, which is absolutely fantastic. I remember the
Sabers would normally have what was called tucks and pucks.
I don't know if any there are any Saber fans
in the chat, but let us know if they still
do that. They're in Dallas looking for their tenth straight win.
Nine straight wins for the Buffalo Sabers. Oh what a
time to be alive. And it's it's actually I can't
believe it either, but yeah, no, it's absolutely fantastic.
Speaker 3: There's one point out of a wild card spot.
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's not gonna matter anyways. But at the
end of the day, But Andrew, what do you think
how many likes do we need on this video on
this show for me to do a New Year's Eve
six and sixty.
Speaker 3: Oh that'd be sweet.
Speaker 2: A special edition of the six and sixty for New
Year's Eve. How many likes? You name it and we'll
let the people decide with the uh with the like totals.
Give us a number.
Speaker 3: We need two hundred and ninety five likes.
Speaker 2: All right, two ninety five that is on the video,
both live and post it afterwards. Yeah, you guys heard
it to ninety five. I will check in at midnight
tonight and see if we have two hundred and ninety five.
Speaking of checking in at midnight, is what's going on
with Austin Matthews New Jersey and Toronto? The Leafs are
an underdog at home plus one oh six New Jersey
minus one nine. This line has moved steadily over the
last half hour or so because of the fact that
Tanev is out, Joshua is out for the Leafs, and
Austin Matthews, who apparently either threw a body check or
took a body check or got hit with a shot
something happened to him in a game on Sunday and
it looks like he is a gain time decision but
likely will not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs. I'm
not even sure if William Nielander is yet or not.
M This team is made of glass. What is going on?
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's karm.
Speaker 1: This is the thing, though, I don't want to hear
about it because imagine, if you're I don't know, how
about a New Jersey Devils fan, you know, if you
think the Devils fans.
Speaker 3: Care about this.
Speaker 1: Jack Hughes hurt himself at a restaurant, at a restaurant.
Speaker 3: He's their best player.
Speaker 1: Do you think that anybody's gonna have pity for the
Maple Leafs that have lost a couple players every now
and then? You know, I feel the most bad for
the goaltenders, for the Maple Leafs, but I don't really
feel as bad about all these player stuff. The Canadians,
my habs. They've got no Patrick Lyone, no Ghoulie, no
new Hook, no Doc and all these got everybody's dealing
with injuries. Tampa Bay had no bradon Point, no Koocherov,
no Headman, no Vassilevski. Everyone deals with injuries, but when
it's the Maple Leafs, people act like the sky is falling.
So Carl I was gonna ask you, do we channel
our inner Lawrence Prez? And when do we look at
the under here? I mean, it's already at five and
a half, so it's kind of hard to kind of check.
Speaker 3: To see what we like.
Speaker 1: If you can get a six, maybe take the under
with no Austin Matthews. But then again, no Chris tannef
could hurt the injuries. We could hurt the defense. As
well here, and we have seen the movement get there
on the New Jersey Devils. The last time I checked
it was one thirty one thirty five. Now the same
book is showing me minus one forty one five the
numbers continuing to rise. Do you think this team can
withstand the injuries or they can't battle through it.
Speaker 2: This is one of those ones where I know that
they had a winning record without Marner and sorry without
Matthews in the lineup, but they had Martner at the time,
so it was a little different with regards to the injuries.
You know, I think on Twitter Elliott Friedman had posted earlier.
I saw it just before showtime or an hour before
showtime that the Toronto's farm team or their HL team,
the Marley's several players the Tweato several players have been
told not to travel to Cleveland for the game there
So if several players are being held back, that is
likely because they are going to be playing tonight or
in the lineup tonight for the Toronto may be leiefs,
hence the line move. Now, this is one where I
would love to talk to Brian Leonard about where at
what price does New Jersey get to before you say, hey,
maybe there's some value in the Toronto may be leiefs.
I don't know. I don't know if there is a price, Andrew,
because it is now one thirty nine on the leafs
and was one twenty nine when we win to air
on the show, so it is continuing to go up.
We'll see, could likely be one of those ones. I
agree with you on taking the under. I think New
Jersey at some point, with jack Ques back in the lineup,
they have to find their offense, and you know coming
into Toronto that nobody would like to get a win
in Toronto more than New Jersey coach Sheldon Keef. So
we'll see what happens there. I think that the value
is eventually gone on New Jersey I minus one forty ish.
But I do like the idea of there's still some
sixes out there of grabbing the under in this one, Andrew.
Speaker 3: I think that's the move, Karen.
Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, like you know
how you're saying, like how far do we go until
we end up taking the leafs?
Speaker 3: Like what number is it worth it?
Speaker 1: Obviously you want to try and get the best value
you can, the best number you possibly can. But we've
seen it that this team has struggled with injuries. They've
looked pretty good, you know, when they've been like relatively healthy,
but they have not been able to battle adversity like
all good teams should be able to battle adversity. I
know there was a scare in the NBA last night.
I know this is an exaggeration because he's the MVP,
but Jokic got injured and all everybody was saying, what
does this Nuggets team look like without him on the floor?
You know, how bad will it get? And I'm not
comparing Matthews to Nicola Jokic, but I don't think this
Leaf's team can deal with injuries. Like Karen, look at
the standings. They've already showed us they can't deal with injuries.
Most good teams could deal with injuries. You know, I
think that if the Colorado Avalanche lost Cale mccarr for
two months, I still think they would be a winning
hockey team. In those two months, they might not look
as great, but they would still be a winning hockey
team because they have the depth behind them. And if
they lost Natchez, or if they lost you know, even McKinnon,
if they lost McKinnon, I think, but if you lose
a couple key players and you're the Maple Leafs, I
think it's really really tough for you. So it would
be easy for us to say, well, there's value now
on the Maple Leaves, but the more players they lose,
the more faith I lose in them. I think the
under is the play for me. Maybe even if we
see the game get off to a fast start, we
look towards the Under as well. Get a good in
game spot here.
Speaker 2: Yep, it is not great times south just south of me, Andrew,
but I get all the news here Toronto's It's a
fifteen minute drive south for me. The news is not
The media is just all over the Leafs. The Leafs management.
If you're looking for the Leafs, you can find them
at the bottom of the Atlantic, along with the Titanic,
because that is where they are right now, the bottom
of the Atlantic. Ye, Lumbus won yesterday, so they're tied
with the Leafs for the bottom spot overall in the
Eastern Conference. We joked around about but would you tank
at this point if you're the Leafs. It's truly in
the season in last place, But there are only eleven
points out of top spot. That is how even there
are only four points out of a playoff spot or
five points out of a playoff spot. That is how
even the the Eastern Conference is. It is because the
playoffs are a completely different beast. So you get into
the playoffs and what you did during the regular season
no longer matters. As the Boston Bruins when they set
a record for points in winning the Eastern Conference made
no difference. They were knocked out in the first round
of the playoffs. So the regular season is just a
warm up to the playoffs, kind of like the NFL season.
You get in and then we see what happens from there.
And this is why the Buffalo Bills are winning the
Super Bowl this year, because it doesn't really matter who
else is in there. The Bills are winning it. You
heard it right here. Take the their first game, their
first game, Andrew is and I know, I'm gonna just
everyone is going to be like, this is a hockey
show and you're showing a bias. Yeah, they're gonna right now.
They're matched up to play the New England Patriots in
the first round in New England. We're going to go
in there mister MVP, Drake May. I think Josh Allen
will show you who the real MVP is, knock them off,
and then we just keep going from there. It's just
it's the Bills world and the rest of us just
got to live in it.
Speaker 1: But I'm happy you aren't a fan of the Maple Leafs,
because the Buffalo Hills are the maple Leafs of the NFL.
They're great in the regular season, Karen, They're great in
the regular season. Great point by abs Relics says they
have to get the one to five pick or their
pick goes to Boston. That's my favorite thing to joke
around about with Leaves fans is that it's like, oh, well,
you're having a bad year. At least you have a
bunch of draft picks look forward to. Oh wait, you
gave up all your draft picks. So yeah, nobody's really
happy here about this one.
Speaker 3: Karen.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll go with it. You know, Andrew, there's nothing
I love more than stirring the pot.
Speaker 3: It is what I do.
Speaker 2: You do it on Twitter or the X, I just
do it live on the show. But that said, I
know that there are there were we saw some questions
in there I'll throw a question out to our chat.
It's not hockey related, but I'll just throw one out
to the chat and you guys just respond in there.
Speaker 1: Uh.
Speaker 2: And and the question is was that a catch by
Puka Nikoua last night? I say no, but yes, stir.
Speaker 3: Hockey hockey questions in the pot.
Speaker 2: Okay, Andrew, if you're here's a question for you.
Speaker 3: We haven't going back to the screen. We have a question.
Speaker 2: Any thoughts on the Flyers tonight? I will discuss Jonathan.
I'll discuss the Flyers after the question and answer period
in the pod because I have an interesting take on
on that game. But Andrew, if you're the Leafs organization,
a lot more was expected. But because of the fact
that the Eastern Conference is so close, they're not pushing
the panic button yet. At what point do you just
clean house? You can't keep blayming the coaches.
Speaker 3: Yeah, coaches.
Speaker 2: They keep playing the coaches. And then it was Mitch
Marner not performing in the playoffs. They moved Mitch Marner.
He's in Vegas, he's enjoying himself, and the Leafs can't
seem to win a game. Kneelander, probably their best player
right now is Neelander. At what point do you say,
do you pull the ripcord and say, okay, our season's done.
Trade deadline?
Speaker 1: Well, think about how bad of a look it would
be if they traded Matthews because they just gave him
the captaincy and they stripped to varus of the captaincy.
Like the thing is, karm Who are there guys that
actually have value on the team right now? Maybe one
of the goalies, right, but what they're always hurt at
the goalie position because you've got Hill to be Joseph
Wall and Stolar's right, Like, which defenseman do you think
have value right now?
Speaker 3: How many defensemen have value? Not many?
Speaker 2: Is? And then the players and then the players that
are you know, guys like Austin Matthews no trade clause,
so he has to pick where he gets to go.
So it is it is the franchise that is cursed.
Someone asked about the move that Pittsburgh made to pick
up who was it Andrew from Columbus? Chinakov? Does that
one make any sense to you? I think it's just Columbus.
Is it Columbus accumulating draft picks because they've no they
now have picked up four through a couple of deals
both in the twenty six and twenty seven drafts. So
maybe another team that is looking to build for the future,
the Anaheim Ducks. The San Jose Sharks, I think did
it the right way. Even though Anaheim's struggling a little
bit at the moment, they do have talent. They do
have draft picks. San Jose's got a lot of them,
so we'll see what happens with them. But with a
good GM, a good drafting, and you get a couple
of good drafts behind you, San Jose could return to
their former selves, which was a powerhouse in the Western Conference.
Speaker 1: At least they're doing it the right way. Right, they're
doing it the right way. One thing that made me laugh.
I read an article that talked about Pittsburgh accumulating draft picks,
but it was quite the opposite. They traded away draft picks,
so they must like him the player they traded for,
and they got rid of Dan Heinen.
Speaker 3: Who knows what's going on.
Speaker 1: I think Columbus is actually steadily going to move forward
over the next couple of years.
Speaker 3: We'll see.
Speaker 1: Uh, They've got a real People don't realize how young
that team actually is over there in Columbus. They got
a good group of guys over there. Let's see this one.
This one here has both the Leaves need to trade Oel.
That's a good point. Oe l will get them some
draft picks. That's a good point. But then again, he's
like one of your best defensemen right now, So do
you trade him?
Speaker 3: Who knows?
Speaker 1: Carm I got small, small, small, little same gamer here
for today. We got yeah, and I get it. I'm
taking my Canadians. I understand. We got Nix's Zuki for
an assist. He has he has well against the Panthers. Uh,
he actually has three goals in his last two games
against the Panthers. But I'm gonna take him for an
assist at minus one twenty. We're gonna take Slewkowski over
one and a half shots on goal. He's just shooting
the puck a lot more. Has all kinds of confidence
right now. He was NHL's third start of the week
last week and Seth Jones over one and a half
shots on goal. The Canadians give up goals and shots
against defensemen. They don't do very well with shots from
the point. And these three guys together, Karen, it's a
you know, it's a decent plus three twenty seven, so
we'll take that for today's same gamer man.
Speaker 2: All right, I like it. It's a little homie, but
it's all good.
Speaker 3: Just a little, just a little.
Speaker 2: This is a little homie. So have you noticed I
think I've in the pod. I've only ever taken the
Savers once, I think in the pod.
Speaker 1: So well, they had an eight game winning streak now,
something that the Leafs wish.
Speaker 2: They could have nine game nine game winning streak. They've
their longest. Yeah, it's nine now after last night, so
they've only ever hit a ten game winning streak twice.
They play tomorrow against in Dallas, against Dallas Stars. There's
a lot of revenge in that one. Andrew going back
to the Standing finals and Bratt Hall with his skate
in the blue revenge in the Blue Pains. So yeah,
they've been waiting fifteen years for revenge or twenty years
for revenge. They finally get it with a win in
Dallas on Tucks and Pucks night. My pod is I'm
going to go to the late game, and this is
the Vancouver and a Philadelphia game. We win with Calgary yesterday,
I'm going to take the Philadelphia Flyers at minus one
thirty in here, you look at it. The goalie matchups
are supposed to be Dan Voldar. He's allowed two or
fewer goals in five of his last six starts. In
the other start, he only allowed three. He's playing extremely
well for them. He beat them five to two in
just a few just a few days ago or whatever.
They were in Philadelphia talking in the Boys one five
to two. Talker returns home to Vancouver, and here's the thing.
Them going goal for the Vancouver Canucks, who are in
the second of a back to back. Demko? Which Demko?
Do we see the one that played phenomenal in his
first four starts back from the injuries, or the one
that has been sheld in his last two games, including
allowing six versus the San Jose Sharks. I think there's
something wrong with Demco. He starts tonight, Philly gets to
win minus one thirty.
Speaker 1: That is your pod and they go as he goes.
Karm I like that play very much, did they? They
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I appreciate the comments that you guys are putting up there,
and the guys who commented on thanking me for the
college football free play gave out at the end of
the show, and of course a pod play. But Andrew,
I would be remiss if I don't apologize because the
my Ottawa sent my Ottawa Centers play was just not
a good play at the end of the day. It
was a gold goalie switch, which kind of hurt me
at the end. But even the postgame analytics showed that
Columbus deserve to win that game. So for anyone who
purchased that, I do apologize. Talk about your talk about
your losses if you're going to talk about your wins.
So with that said, Andrew, I'll see you tomorrow. Man.
We have a busy day. Are you wearing a tuxt
to the show?
Speaker 3: Are we dressing up for New Year's Eve? Is that
what we're doing?
Speaker 2: I don't know, just a little little things there and
the hat and the whole bit.
Speaker 1: All right, the worlds take it easy. It's just another day.
It's just another day in the world.
Speaker 2: Listen, all right, it's all good, two hundred and ninety
five likes by midnight tonight, and I do a six
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it's Wednesday Show. Have a safe and happy New Year's Eve, everyone,