Offside with Hawes and Maguire
Offside: with Hawes and Maguire is not your typical hockey show. This weekly
45-60 minute show is a potent combination of humour and genuine hockey insights that pushes the envelope.
- Liam is renowned for his photographic memory, lively storytelling, vast hockey knowledge and sometimes over-the-top passion for the game of hockey.
- Chris is known for his unrehearsed humour, contagious laughter and uncanny ability to make even the most serious debates end in boisterous guffaws.
Between the two, there is an infectious enthusiasm and professional chemistry that is evident from the outset. It can only be described as lightning in a bottle.
Offside with Hawes and Maguire
Whiskey Wanderlust and Puck Predictions: Irish Journeys with Hawes and Maguire
When was the last time you had an adventure that combined whiskey, stunning natural wonders, and hockey talk all in one? Join us, Hawes and Maguire, as we kick this season off in Port Rush, sharing tales from our whirlwind trip across Northern Ireland. Cristin's organizational prowess kept us on track through whiskey tastings at Bushmills and the awe-inspiring Giant’s Causeway. We're also joined by Dave, last year's hockey pool champion, who adds a fresh perspective on this magical journey, despite his self-proclaimed poor golf skills.
Switching gears from scenic landscapes to the rink, our banter weaves through late-night bar antics, golfing escapades, and a deep dive into the NHL preseason. We're dishing out tips for aspiring hockey pool participants and even explore the tantalizing idea of a trip to Ireland as a prize. Special nods are in order for Seamus Casey netting his first NHL goal while we are on Irish soil?? and speculations about Paul Henderson's Hockey Hall of Fame prospects, thanks to Mike Gartner's influence.
To wrap up this episode, we reflect on our shared love for travel, sports, and the occasional pint, recalling past trips and planning new adventures. We chat about the beauty of Belfast, ponder over the North-South divide, and muse on the challenges of keeping up with sports while on the road, especially during key playoff seasons. Balancing gigs with globetrotting, we find joy in the camaraderie of our adventures. Join us for a hearty blend of laughter, insights, and the spirit of offside travels with Hawes and Maguire.
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Speaker 1:No, but I have a pint, at least. There you go. It's Offside with Haas and McGuire. All right, welcome to Offside with Haas and McGuire. I'm Haas, I'm McGuire. You know where we are. Yeah, we are Magic country. We are. Is it magic country? Magic, it's magical. It's magic, it is magical. We're in Ireland. Where's your pint? I don't have one. I was busy doing other things. I didn't have a chance to get a bit. It's all right, there's 15 guys who will grab you a pint. No one's getting up, so it's not happening. So, anyways, we're in Northern Ireland, yep. Where are we? In Port Rush? In Port Rush, yep, and today we played Port Stewart. Then yesterday we played nothing. The day before we played, yesterday, we played the Bushmill Tour.
Speaker 2:We did play the Bushmill Tour.
Speaker 1:That's true. That's not quite the golf tour, no, but you were Holy Jesus, you had a good time. Yeah, what was your favorite part of the tour? Probably my 21st shot. Yeah, well, it wouldn't be the first time you had 21 shots. No, it's true.
Speaker 2:The tour was. I've been in the Jameson's one, yeah, so it's very similar.
Speaker 1:But this is better than the Jameson one.
Speaker 2:Well, it's close, In my opinion it's far better it's very close. I mean it's a little bit inferior whiskey.
Speaker 1:But listen, jameson, that's fine, that's. I have no issue with jameson, I'm just pulling your pin for christ's sake.
Speaker 2:I know you love that. You know I love jameson's and I think we were treated to something very special there we have that, uh, that gentleman did an outstanding job and, uh, the display after that, uh, where we could try all the whiskeys, was fantastic. Yeah, he kept refilling our glasses in some cases, then we went to the bar after yes, and then we're asked to leave. Yeah, but that's not unusual that follows you around yet, yes, because I'm always losing control.
Speaker 1:Wait a minute. Yeah, I might have met me. Yeah, well, you know so. So, anyways, this has been a very it's been a good it's.
Speaker 2:It's been spectacular. You and your wife Kristen, I've done an outstanding job. You were saluted here at the dinner by the group, and rightfully so. See, I want like a middle finger salute too, yeah, but no, it's just Chris.
Speaker 2:it's been off the charts, let's be, honest, it's been off the charts and your organizational skills were put to test and some of the guys, some of the travel issues, some of the logistics that you've had to deal with daily and I know we've been like herding cats a couple of times. But you've done a great job.
Speaker 1:And I think you're going to get to. We didn't lose an eye and we didn't lose a man, so we're going to have a special guest. We actually have had several special guests and we're going to actually because I recorded some of that stuff.
Speaker 2:Yep, I saw you doing that.
Speaker 1:We're going to actually intermingle with this some of the clippage, and I don't know if the clippage is even a word, but we're going to intermingle.
Speaker 2:Trade market.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and I don't know if the clippage is even a word, but we're going to intermingle. We're going to do this. It's very technical terms because the winner of the Offside with Haas and McGuire hockey pool from last year sponsored by Hosey and Brown Automotive that's right who also have already jumped in this year.
Speaker 2:Hey.
Speaker 1:Dave, welcome to the Offside. This is your second appearance on Offside. What is our show called Offside with? What is our show called Offside with? Haas and McGuire? Right, and I'm Haas, you're Haas, right? Okay, so this is your second appearance on a show. The first time was when you graciously accepted the award to come here. Now you have come here and you probably knew I was going to ask you about your thoughts. Yeah. I knew that yeah, have you thought of anything? Don't bound, don't get too excited.
Speaker 4:I wanted to actually say thank you to you and these guys right here because they accepted me the whole week. I'll be honest with you. I was a little nervous at first because I'm not a golfer, but every guy was so helpful and just this experience is amazing. I know you got your hockey pool coming up, but for the amount of money I put into it and the risk and reward it's unreal. It was fantastic. Ireland's beautiful.
Speaker 1:What was your favorite part of the trip?
Speaker 4:I'm a former teacher and I taught geography and to me one of the wonders of the world.
Speaker 1:Well, I'm a former teacher and I taught geography and to me, one of the wonders of the world is Giant's Causeway.
Speaker 4:Yeah, when I saw that I had goosebumps and I probably could stay for hours, but I didn't. Yeah, I just want to make.
Speaker 1:it was the, it was the north wind, it was chills.
Speaker 4:Well, I've been red in my face for four days. It's not being brought up today we're laughing.
Speaker 2:It rained. You've been closing the bar with Beaver right.
Speaker 4:That's why Well that was just once. Yeah, that was about enough. Can't keep up with the master here.
Speaker 2:Oh, no, oh, no I shut her down early every night.
Speaker 1:That's right, well early in the morning, yeah, before the sun comes up.
Speaker 2:You're done.
Speaker 4:Yeah, you're goddamn right, I know when I've had enough, yes, so just a chance to play on those golf courses. I know I'll never experience something like that again. Just they're immaculate and tough. Tough is beyond words. But to get that chance? I know my friends. When I told them and I showed them some of the pictures of the courses, they couldn't believe. You know I was actually going to this and I still it's a blur right now because it went by so quick, but I'm very grateful and thank you very much.
Speaker 1:Oh, thanks. Is there any piece of advice you would give to prospective hockey poolers out there on how to pick a winning team Actually?
Speaker 4:Chris is here right now and he showed me his team and I've got him on the inside bet right now to be in the top five.
Speaker 1:Oh, is that right? Well, there you go, love it. Love that, you know, given that there's only five people registered so far.
Speaker 4:Well, there you go, you got a chance.
Speaker 1:So you better get your frigging. I'm going to send it. I just said it'll be aired after. Yeah, but whoever didn't get their hockey pools in, you missed out on an opportunity of a lifetime Because he's through For winning the pool.
Speaker 2:He came for free, that's right.
Speaker 1:I think a lot of people last year thought it was full of shit. They thought no one's ever going to go, they're not going to do a trip to Ireland. You know what I mean? Yeah, but we did. Do you think we delivered? Oh times 10. Times 10. So be delivered. Oh, times 10 times 10, that's you know.
Speaker 3:So there you go so well, thank you for joining us.
Speaker 1:We appreciate it. Now we're gonna we're gonna talk some hockey, so you gotta leave, all right, hi, boy davey. Okay, all right, and we're back. You see how we do that. Yeah, it was amazing. Yeah, we're a big production. So we do have to talk because it is preseason. The hockey season actually starts tonight.
Speaker 2:No, it's formally started because the game's overseas, overseas. Yeah, that's right. So the Buffalo Sabres have already been eliminated from the playoffs, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4:Yeah.
Speaker 2:I mean, they lost both games. They scored two goals and they want Lindy Ruff's head already. They've missed the playoffs 12 years in a row. Their fans are screaming blue murder on Twitter like going nuts. Really.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 4:I'm not kidding you.
Speaker 2:I mean, you can't go 5,000 miles from home not even get a loser point. Like they lost both games, they were kind of in them. New Jersey's missing a couple of guys and, by the way, scoring for New Jersey. Here we are in Ireland, yeah, Getting a goal, first ever career NHL goal. Seamus Casey and his grandparents are from Ireland. Wow, his grandparents, I believe, is what I was told. I haven't 100% confirmed that, but Seamus Casey odds are pretty good. There's Irish in the background, brendan.
Speaker 1:Shanahan too, there's a lot of fucking Irish. Yeah, yeah, but.
Speaker 2:Seamus Casey scoring his first NHL goal and we're in. Ireland. See, pick up the synergy, but no what does us having?
Speaker 1:Well, new Jersey hasn't started, chelsea hasn't started, so, and what does that have to do with us being in Ireland, Because his ancestry is Irish? Okay, I get that. What if a Russian guy scored? What the hell would that?
Speaker 2:be Well, we're not in.
Speaker 1:Russia. Okay, well, you're right. I just think it doesn't make any fucking sense at all.
Speaker 2:It makes total sense it's great synergy. Not yet, but it will be later.
Speaker 1:All right. All right, so I have some questions for you, okay, so I'm going to bring this up because this is not season related, but it is related to the NHL. So the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame has a new executive director in Mike Gartner. Yes, mike Gartner happens to be a very religious man, correct? As was Paul Henderson? As is yeah, or as is Paul Henderson yeah. So my question is do you think there's a chance?
Speaker 4:Henderson.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you know what T's. I hope you're right. I still think that the opposition that still is shepherded down from a very aging Harry Sinden and the ghosts which we just listened to with Miss Weir, was it? Yes?
Speaker 4:Liz Weir.
Speaker 2:Liz Weir is a great storyteller. The ghosts of Jim Gregory are still over, but I mean, if he's ever going to have a chance other than the first time I got him nominated and he missed by two votes, closest he ever came this will be it with Mike at the helm, because they are very close friends and to get in the hall if you're not an automatic, you need somebody to go to bat for you. Emil Francis got Bernie Federico in Al Arbor got Clark Gillies in Harry Sinden got Cam Neely in and you can argue merits pro and against for all those guys. But I think that really that just opened the door for a lot of other guys, yeah, those types of players getting in and and just like Yakishev three years ago or whatever he he, he got in because, um, uh, larry Onoff's on the on the selection committee now. So he nominated him and he pushed him through and he got 13 other guys to vote. Yes, could Gartner do that for Henderson? He certainly could. Yeah, he certainly could, that's great.
Speaker 1:Is that now going to be a mission?
Speaker 2:No, I'm done, You're done. 20 years. I took my shot. I got him nominated six times. I took my best shot my Nominated six times I took my best shot, my absolute best shot.
Speaker 1:If at first you don't succeed, try seven times, Seven times yeah, seven is a lucky seven, lucky seven.
Speaker 2:I don't know if I got it in me anymore, man, you know, to get crushed again. Well, we didn't get it the last time. After everything we did at Parliament Hill, I sent that video in. It has to be on March 10th. I sent it in. They still jerky around. They jerk me around anyway because they're sick of me. I know they're sick of me. Well, yeah, but anyway, I got him nominated six times. I'm proud of my efforts because I did it for millions of Canadians as well, not just me, and he should be in. It's a joke, he's not. It's borderline treasonous. It's a frigging joke that he's not in.
Speaker 1:I'm not going to get upset, no, no, no, try not to be, you know, okay. So, uh, we did this last year. Okay, we did pre-season predictions, yeah, okay, yeah, and you were nowhere close. Yeah, on anything you were.
Speaker 2:You like I, as a matter of fact, I thought for sure you know, I think I think I nailed, uh, actually quite a few things correctly.
Speaker 1:No, I'm just kidding, yeah yeah, but'm going to ask you what are your thoughts on an early like who's going to be coming out of each division?
Speaker 2:Well, I don't know if I'll go that far. You're not going to go that far. Well, I mean, I know you want to keep the show, we want to stay a little tight, but I would say Florida's lost a few guys, obviously off their roster, some depth guys, but if Boborowski gives them the goaltending again, I think they pull a Tampa and they sold three-peat back in the final. And they're right back in the final. I think Dallas is still very, very strong. I thought they were going to go. They were my pick, right.
Speaker 2:As you recall, I called them to win the cup last year. They had a pretty good playoff run. I mean, edmonton took them out and went, holy Jesus, I mean, I just was. I was elated because I'm a huge McDavid fan, right. But um, I don't think Edmonton, but no, I mean I think Florida is going to go back and I think they're going to repeat. All of a sudden we didn't have anything for years. Right, detroit won the Cup in 97 and 98. Nobody repeated until Pittsburgh in 16 and 17. Right, so that's 19 years, almost 20 years, 20 seasons, yeah, and with nobody repeating. Then boom, tampa comes along, makes three finals, wins, two Cup. Now Florida's in two finals in a row wins a cup. So now, all of a sudden, I think there's more consistency with some of these teams. They've settled in. The cap now is rolling again, so it's allowing GM some freedom to make the changes that if they've got a strong team, they can roll right back up there. So I think Florida's going right back.
Speaker 1:Okay, so tell me who the other side, so from the West, then obviously you've got to choose a Western team.
Speaker 2:Well, I'll say Dallas. Oh, you said Dallas, I'll say Dallas. I think you know they didn't make it last year, as we know, to the final either, but they were right there, and so I'll call Florida Dallas final, as we sit here in Northern Ireland on October the 7th or whatever.
Speaker 1:Oh no but it's good to know. So I'm going to say I actually believe that Edmonton will do it this year.
Speaker 1:Okay they're going to get to the final. That's the thing. They're going to walk to the final. I'm not going to say it's a cakewalk, but they are going to. You've seen the video. I think they're going to win the President's Trophy to start off with. Okay, they're going to win the President's Trophy to start off with. I think that everything is going to pull together and they're going to win the President's Trophy and then they're going to move on. It's not going to be like a cakewalk, but they are going to go to the final and I think that they're going to do it this year. This is like the first year when the Gretzky-Edmonton team lost to the Islanders In 83. And then came back. Yep, the next year Came back. They've had a taste of it and they're doing that yeah Fair analogy.
Speaker 2:And in the East.
Speaker 1:I actually in. Last year I said Florida myself and I'm going to say Florida again, but I'm not what, what, what did I say last year? I cheer for the Bru, the Bruins, the Boston Science Wing. Yeah, really yeah, yeah, 8.25. I thought it was going to be $27 million or something.
Speaker 2:No, you made his money. You got 8.25 over eight. He's okay. So all the bullshit going on there, all the posturing and everything, cam Neely and the statement and everything you know, whatever.
Speaker 1:So they got it so, but they're not going. They're.
Speaker 2:No, they're sliding out the door, but they'll probably still make the playoffs.
Speaker 1:Well, hopefully, yeah, well you should be able to. All right, so we're going to take a break. I'm going to intermingle some stuff right now. So, folks, this is our trip to Ireland. We'll be right back.
Speaker 3:The world holds us down Rocks in. You don't have to put on the red light. Desire Our love, ireland. Side by side, we stand like brothers, one for all and all together. We will stay united through darker days and we'll be unbeatable forever. Ireland, ireland together, standing tall, shoulder to shoulder, we'll answer and roar. Come the day and come the hour, some will live in song and story. We were born to follow a guiding star and to meet our destiny with glory. To once more, hearts of steel and heads unbowing, bowing never to be broken. We will fight Until we can fight no more, till our final requiem is spoken. Ireland, ireland together, standing tall, shoulder to shoulder, we'll answer Ireland's call. Ireland, ireland together, standing tall, shoulder to shoulder, we'll answer Ireland's call. We'll answer Ireland's flag. Ireland, ireland together, standing tall, shoulder to shoulder, we'll answer Ireland's call. We'll answer Ireland's call.
Speaker 1:Okay, we're back from Ireland. Okay, our flight was delayed, we're still in Ireland. We had more flight days. I just want to say one thing right now, air Canada has got to be the most inconsistent airline. No, actually, no, they are consistent, but they delayed all the time. Yeah, like every flight delayed, we had five.
Speaker 2:Well, you know what their?
Speaker 1:motto is Exactly we're not satisfied until you're not satisfied. Yeah, yeah. And we had five guys stranded in Canada. Yeah, because they couldn't get out of Ottawa, because Ottawa, the capital of the G7 country, can't get more than one flight a fucking day to Toronto. It's unbelievable. There used to be hourly flights, now nothing. It just drives me nuts. You can't fly WestJet because they're worse. A porter's coming. I want to start a new airline. I need some money. I'll cash in my amnesty.
Speaker 1:I'm going to call it the Greyhound Airlines. Yeah, it'll be like Greyhound, it'll be like you know. At least the bus will get there on time. Yeah, now you may have your head chopped off in the back of the plane at one point. You know, going cross-country, that kind of killed bus travel in Canada there's nothing that really kills that kind of tourism. Oh my God, like being decapitated, you know. Yeah, anyway, that'll do it. Was that too far? No, oh no, all right, all right. So one last thing, let's talk.
Speaker 2:I want one other thing I got to say as we tee up, because you're going to be, we're going to do another show for a month probably.
Speaker 1:No, no, probably in a couple of weeks. Two weeks yeah two weeks We'll do another show, but what do you want?
Speaker 2:to tee up. Well, just, you know, there's the injuries from the preseason Right and all the stuff between Toronto and Montreal and Ottawa. I mean this in the preseason has happened with all of our three teams.
Speaker 1:Okay well, let's talk about it. Then let's talk about first thing. Okay, we'll talk about.
Speaker 2:Was the Jack guy hit on Spitzla dirty or not?
Speaker 1:You know what? To be honest with you, I think it was a hockey hit. No, I don't think it was. That's the truth.
Speaker 2:It was dirty in the sense that it deserved a penalty.
Speaker 3:Yeah.
Speaker 2:But not anything more. But he didn't get a suspension, you told me.
Speaker 1:No, he didn't, Okay. Well then, that's fine. At the end of the day, it's over, it's done.
Speaker 2:Well, that was for the hit on the Toronto guy, that was Jack. He got his fine for that play. He got nothing on the Stutzler one, and rightly so he got kicked out of the game.
Speaker 1:Next question, though, is Montreal Canadiens pick up a guy in the offseason yeah Lainey Only to not have him. Is it true he's gone for?
Speaker 2:the season. No, it's a sprain. There's no surgery. He'll be back by Christmas, okay.
Speaker 4:If not before.
Speaker 2:I mean that's still obviously devastating because he had been playing well. He's a reclamation project. We all know the story. Yeah, but he'd been playing well, so it just sucks. Yeah, it sucks, but he's not the difference of Montreal. Montreal's still going to improve. From last year's 76-point total They've improved by 21 points the last three years. They'll improve again probably 10, 12 points. Get them to 90. They should miss the playoffs by 4 to 6, 7 points somewhere that way you think they're missing the playoffs again.
Speaker 2:Yes, I do, yes, I do. I don't think you're jumping up 20 points. I mean they've got to jump up 20 points to make the playoffs. That's a big jump. That would be like top 10 ever. Like New Jersey a couple years ago had a 49 point improvement but they regressed last year. Ottawa has regressed, having made the playoffs for seven consecutive years. So we'll see what happens. But yeah, I don't expect Montreal to make the playoffs this year, but I think they'll be a better team. I mean, chris, it's 76 points. You see them improving by 20 points. I don't see them doing anything. I don't give a shit. Okay, well, fuck you then. Okay, all right.
Speaker 2:So the bottom line is I think they're going to improve by 10 or 12 points. That'll get them around 90. Ottawa was at 78.
Speaker 1:Ottawa's making the playoffs this year.
Speaker 2:Well, I've called it three years in a row. I've been wrong. Three years in a row, I'm calling it this year.
Speaker 1:Okay, and you're making the playoffs, all right, okay.
Speaker 2:And you know why? Yeah, because if one reason, it'll be one reason only, it'll be goaltending, yeah absolutely. The Allmark. The Allmark's going to be worth 10, 12 points to them right there, yeah. And then you've got another season with Brady and Tim and you're starting with Pinto. He obviously hasn't gambled on anything this year, so he is starting the season. Norris looks all right so far. Well, the odds are. The odds are, yeah. Yeah, I mean listen, even for Ottawa, they need about a 17-point improvement to make the playoffs.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but they got. I can tell you they're going to get some good goaltending and that's going to just give power to the team.
Speaker 2:I like it Because you know what when your goaltender lets you down, you deflate, yeah, and you're not out there.
Speaker 1:You're not working out. What's the fucking point? Is that thing? Yeah, you know what I mean. But when you have good goaltending, you believe it's possible, absolutely. It's like Ted Lasso the believe sign in the locker room. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:You need a tender. They got one now and he should be like I said. I think Corpus Allo cost him 10 points last year. I think Omar will make that up and just everybody another year older, another year better. The D still a little bit suspect, I think. Over 82 games on D, I mean singularly they're good pieces, but collectively you know who's hitting, Nobody hits. They got one guy who hits Clevin. They're banking on him in the five or six hole to be for physicality.
Speaker 1:What do they have left in cap room? They got lots of room, so then they can bring somebody in.
Speaker 2:Well, yeah, but I mean you're not bringing in a guy in your top form, but you can get another guy. You can bang, yeah, and that's what they need. So you're right. So let's see what happens, but I think that's a necessity for them, like they need a Borcheski.
Speaker 1:That's what they need.
Speaker 2:I'm not saying him, but that's yeah. Orchavsky, yeah, absolutely yeah, that type of guy for sure, chera, you know.
Speaker 1:Well, yeah, with Chera, he was an aberration. I know, I know he was a freak, yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 1:Whatever said freak.
Speaker 2:you said freak, yeah, but he was a freak at 6'9". I mean that's ridiculous.
Speaker 1:That's very hurtful?
Speaker 2:I don't think so way. If you were six foot nine, a freak in a good way, what is it? A circus? Yeah, well, he was at six foot nine on the ice, I mean, uh, he was.
Speaker 1:He was unbelievable, obviously, as we know, and and you know he married the bearded lady lady, all right, okay, all right, we gotta, we gotta wrap this up. Yeah, do you have anything else you want to say? No, okay, from iron, you don't have, like a, an irish, uh. Yeah, what do you call that? A, an irish toast?
Speaker 2:oh I just want to. Okay, well, I'll just say this that, uh, anytime I've come back, you know the first, uh, seven or eight times I came here I was with my family, right? Uh, my immediate family, my brothers and my parents. My dad was born and raised in dublin. Uh, my good friend, doug hume beaver came over with me three days early. Yeah, so we could meet some of my cousins who I'd not seen in a long time, including uncle and aunt. One of my dad's brothers, green, is still alive and his wife, kathleen. They're 93 and 91. So for me to see them again, I'll toast dad's memory and thank you for organizing everything and I'm just happy to be here.
Speaker 1:I was expecting something more poetic, that's all.
Speaker 2:I got.
Speaker 1:Okay, yeah, all right. Well, you know what? I'd like to thank everybody who is here, but also everybody who is going to watch this, the 65 of you who will tune into youtube to see this. Okay, actually, no, probably 63, because some of you are here. Uh, this is, thank you very much. We appreciate it. Ireland has been great to us. Yeah, okay, yeah, you know what, before I leave, tell me you don't like northern ireland, never said I hated it.
Speaker 2:Oh, no, no, no, yes, I did give you grief, because my choice is the South. Yeah, yes.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah. I still do say that we're having a North-South civil war here.
Speaker 2:Yeah, well, they already did that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, they did.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, okay.
Speaker 1:Well, but it though, of course I enjoyed my other trips here too.
Speaker 2:This is my first time here. I've been here before. The first time I was in Belfast was 1968.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I've been coming here for years.
Speaker 2:I didn't know that it's beautiful. It always has been. I just would like some more input on one of the upcoming trips to maybe spend a little bit more time in the South.
Speaker 1:Absolutely, someday we'll ship you over there, okay.
Speaker 2:Sounds good, we'll get there. It's been fantastic. This trip has been off the charts. Yeah, absolute 10 out of 10.
Speaker 1:The next trip slated for May. Yeah, may 1st.
Speaker 2:Probably won't be on that one myself but I know you'll do a great job.
Speaker 1:Why won't you be on it, man? That's first round of the playoffs. Man, you can't watch television here. Well, no, what do you mean?
Speaker 2:no, Well, you can. You got to download it and get online and everything like that.
Speaker 1:They have television Game started. They have technology. You know, nobody here is going to put that why don't they put the NFL on right now, then Because the NFL is not hockey.
Speaker 4:Good luck in May, saying hey, put the Sens game on, so they're making the playoffs.
Speaker 2:Yeah, exactly, there you go, we'll just see, I'm a definite long shot for that one. I'd love to come back, but that's tough time for me to get away. I'm gigging. I've got to make a living Really, yeah, got, but I'm gigging, you know, I mean shit. I got to make a living Really, yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, got to talk hockey. Got to drink beer. Got to get out. Yes, that's a tough life.
Speaker 4:It is.
Speaker 1:It is a tough life, it is. So this has been Offside with Haas and McGuire. I'm Haas.
Speaker 2:I'm McG.
