The Check In 03.10.26 - Ducks at Jets

The Jets look to push their win streak to four games when they host the Ducks. Sara and Jamie will welcome former Jet Ed Olcyzk to the show to discuss Troy Murray and the playoff push by Winnipeg.

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SPEAKER_04 1:56

Alter leads the attack, dropped it at the line. She played more to shoot it.

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It would be great if the Jets won in regulation.

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Yeah.

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But I have a real soft spot for Paul's overtime call. Jets win. Yeah. Jets win. Jets win. That's so good. Hello everyone. Welcome to this Tuesday edition of Check In. I'm Sarah Lasky. He is Jamie Thomas. We have hit the halfway point of this homestand.

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Right.

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Just the halfway.

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It's amazing. The thing is, though, they are using this homestand to their advantage.

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Absolutely.

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And it just gets more and more crazy as this goes along.

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It it certainly does. It's another Pacific Division team in here today with the third and final meeting of the season between the Jets and the Ducks. And they come in off of an entertaining overtime win against Vancouver, obviously off the stick of Josh Morsey. What a game he had in his first game back since being injured, but did not talk about it yet.

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Okay, go ahead.

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I also want to let everyone know that Katie Old Chuck is going to join us at 1240. So very much looking forward to that. But before he comes on, we're going to talk about Saturday's game. And now you have been waiting. Talk a little bit about the job that you saw from Josh Marcy.

SPEAKER_06 3:53

Well they always joke now about how they're just gonna ease him into things. But there he is, 25 minutes.

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Yeah.

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And I love we're gonna hear from Josh here eventually about uh breaking the record and passing Dustin Buffin. But he says I didn't want to embarrass myself because the team has been playing so well. I'm like, wait a second. So modest. Literally one of the best defensemen in the NHL. You embarrass yourself. So I did ask him afterwards like how long it take your legs to catch up, and he did point out the fact that he's been skating so much, it wasn't so much about his legs as just catching up to everything else and not embarrassing himself. Stop right there. You almost want to stop in the scrum, stop right there.

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Cut the crap out.

SPEAKER_06 4:31

You know, you know that.

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We appreciate the modesty, but really come on.

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You went to the Olympics. I think pretty good player. It's not like you're pulling wool over someone's eyes. So love the fact that he was so modest afterwards, but it's just it's the fact that he gets an assist and he gets a goal and passes Dustin Buffin with an overtime winner. It's just the way this as up and down as the season has been. There's been some pretty cool moments about you know, Mark Shaffey becomes the franchise all the time getting a score. You know, J Mo passes Dustin Buffin. There's been some cool moments, but this one now is now you're starting to actually start to believe. I don't know about anybody out there. Like they're only five points out of a playoff spot. They're 10 when this whole thing started. We were talking about how they played.

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11 when they came out of the break.

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So they they come before they were playing, and you were talking about they made up one point. They were playing well going into the break. They made a one whole point. Now it's like five six points. So this is getting crazy for it.

SPEAKER_05 5:24

Yeah, and they've certainly like they said that they need to take care of their own business, but they need a lot of help along the way, and they have been getting it recently with teams in front of them uh going on not many slides, but just not picking up the points that they were before. So they've been able to take advantage of that to close the gap. It is down to five points now, but mentioned what a return for Josh Morrissey and the job that he continues to do. And doubtedly, I mean, he's leaving uh his mark all over this franchise and the record books for it. Let's hear from Josh, who spoke after the game on Saturday.

SPEAKER_01 5:58

Pretty special. Um, you know, I just obviously think about him and obviously um you know what he meant meant to me when I came into the league, his mentorship and friendship. Uh, you know, I learned so much from him and obviously getting to play my first maybe 50 games in the league beside him. Um you know, it was pretty special. Not sure I would have thought at the time, you know, that was attainable, but at the end of the day, um just been fortunate to you know play with so many great players. Um you know, when you're passing the puck through the years to the guys, Schife and KC Wheels and you know all the different players um that have been here, uh you know, you get rewarded on the score sheet.

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So you know he's been out and uh come back and and have to you know get in a game like that. And we kind of wanted to ease him in, but as you saw, his number his minutes got up there again. But at the end of the day, that's uh what a great way to get, you know, obviously the getting the record in a game like that. And um having him back, it's uh it's great to have, obviously, when you're missing your top defenseman. It it it can put a lot of strain on some different areas, and but just that uh you know you you're out in the road trip all those overtimes and not having him, that's it's a different he's a difference maker when he's out there.

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And it's usually that was the whole thing. Uh over the years, it's 81, 55, 44 in overtime to start uh traditionally. And uh leading into this year, it was oh it seemed to be over real fast. Uh didn't work out so much that way, but they you know it could have used him in Anaheim, could have used him in San Jose. So maybe you're talking about a six-game win streak instead of a six-game point streak, which he'll take at this at this time of year. But he is it's uh crazy how good he is, uh and uh the timing of everything that he does. So I I give a lot of credit to the guys that filled in for him and Neil Pionk and Colin Miller, which they continue to do uh without Neil Pionk and Colin Miller, but the guys have done a great job so far. And then you look at you think of Jacob Bryson, uh Isaac Rosane makes his debut, both did a great job, and then Brad Lambert. So Brad Lambert did a great job in the fourth line. Um, fits in nicely. You just said that before the show. You you like how Morgan Barron and Cole Kepke and a lot of people. Yeah, right.

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And I mean, Brad isn't a fourth line player in terms of what uh you expect him to eventually become, but I like that pairing if you were to go of Kepke and Morgan and the and the speed that we saw from them.

SPEAKER_06 8:21

Well, and and Brad Lambert's talking about this today, is this this is probably his best opportunity by far. It's been a lot of up for a couple games, go back down. This is flat out an addition for 20 plus games, which is a lot of people have been asking for. And I think this is if you're Brad Lambert, this is your chance. So if you're on the fourth line, you're you're getting the uh the trust of the coaching staff. Uh if you can play that minutes and play solid minutes in that that opportunity, he will play in the second power play. Didn't see a whole lot of him on Saturday. There's only two power plays. So again, another great opportunity for him in that aspect.

SPEAKER_05 8:54

Yeah, uh just one final note about uh Morrissey. I believe tonight he's gonna break Toby Anstrom's record for most games played. For most games played by a defenseman in franchise history. So just another example of in short order, since really what the start of December, you look at the number of records that he has been able to um take care of with respect to this franchise, is uh is great to see. As promised, Eddie Olchak will join us momentarily, but you mentioned some of the a couple of the new guys. We talked about Brian Lambert there, but Saturday was our first opportunity to see the newest additions to the Winnipeg Jets. What did you think about the job that you did?

SPEAKER_06 9:31

Well, I think Bryson, what we had heard, is a great skater and he moves the puck very well. He did his job in that aspect. And then Roseanne, you could see the offensive, you know, Dash and Flair that he he he has has been told to have. A guy that scores 85 goals in the American League is a good player, period. It's almost like you've outgrown the American League in that aspect. So I thought he fit in well. Again, didn't get to see a whole lot of him on the second power play because the first power play unit took up most of the time. So I liked where he fit in. You know, everyone, I'm sure Jets fans are like, oh, there's number 27. Nikki Healers is back. But uh, I think this is this is uh a very good move by Kevin Sheveldayov and want to see if this continues in that way as these both those players get more comfortable.

SPEAKER_05 10:11

Yeah, absolutely. And so you look at Rosane playing on that line with Gus Nyquist, so another Swede, Jonathan Taves. Nyquist, we know, is just eclipsed the 900 game market. He's at 904. Obviously, Taves over the thousand game mark, and all of his accolades as well. So two veterans that he was able to get experience from two. Uh, just before we bring Eddie on, uh, I had the opportunity to catch up with one of the newest Winnipeg Jets just a short while ago. You've got one game under your belt now is Winnipeg Jet, and a few hours in this city now, a few days. What's the adjustment been like as you try to get used to being in a new organization?

SPEAKER_00 10:50

Uh yeah, I think it's uh been pretty easy. You know, every been everyone been so nice to me and welcomed me very good. And uh it was kind of nice to get the get that first game uh uh yeah, the first day I was there almost. So uh yeah, uh just uh uh yeah, feeling good to be here and really happy.

SPEAKER_05 11:08

It's the first time in your NHL career that you've been traded for it. So what are some of the keys to trying to make that adjustment?

SPEAKER_00 11:14

Uh yeah, it's hard. I mean, uh you're never ready for it. Yeah, it's uh yeah, you think about it, it can happen, but uh you know, as you said, never been traded before, spent four years almost in in the same uh same place. And uh so yeah, definitely new, but you have a it's uh great to be here.

SPEAKER_05 11:30

So how do you go about trying to adjust that? Is it watching a lot of videos, is it talking to guys? Give us some insight.

SPEAKER_00 11:35

Yeah, I mean I think it comes to uh yeah, video of course, uh but like you don't do too much of it in the first day because just kinda go out there and have fun and play uh playing my game and uh that kinda come and and uh yeah, been watching video yesterday and every day, but uh yeah, so we're getting to know how they play better and uh and uh everything like that. So uh yeah, it's gonna take uh maybe a week to get a full agenda.

SPEAKER_05 12:09

Does it help you have a couple of veterans obviously that you're playing with right now? That's nice with us, you know, they're sweet, and then you've got Jonathan Taves as well, who's obviously his resume speaks for itself.

SPEAKER_00 12:18

Yeah, for sure. I mean it's huge and uh they've both been very good to me from the start, and yeah, uh just uh made me calm uh when I got there, and uh you know I'm always nice to to have a Swede as well to talk to if you don't understand anything, so yeah, it's been really good.

SPEAKER_05 12:35

You wearing number 27, what's the story behind that?

SPEAKER_00 12:38

Um yeah, so uh I was trying to pick some numbers uh and they were taken and then uh 27 my dad played with 27. So uh yeah, that's why I picked it because uh Yeah, he had it when he played, and uh yeah, that made him very aphysical, yeah.

SPEAKER_05 12:55

I was gonna say, what was his reaction?

SPEAKER_00 12:57

No, he was very episode. That was good.

SPEAKER_05 12:59

Is it the first time that you've worn 27?

SPEAKER_00 13:00

No, I did it when I was uh a kid a little bit too. So yeah.

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Um one of the things obviously with the remaining home games, not just be on this homestand, is fans are hoping that they're gonna be able to see you at a puck in the back of the net here. Every player has a bull song along with it. Did you already have to choose one? And what one did you choose?

SPEAKER_00 13:19

Yeah, I did, but uh yeah, I choose uh power with uh Kanye West, but I don't know. It was hard. It's first time choosing one, so it was it's kind of hard.

SPEAKER_05 13:31

Well, welcome to Winnipeg. We're happy to have you here, and thanks so much for the time.

SPEAKER_00 13:34

Yeah, thank you.

SPEAKER_06 13:37

Okay, good stuff. I'm excited for him.

SPEAKER_05 13:39

Yeah, me too. I like how I always love finding out why players chose certain numbers, and there's nothing better than choosing your dad's number. I know his dad played uh hockey, he was a pro over in Sweden.

SPEAKER_06 13:50

Okay, so speaking of pros. Yes, the ultimate, the ultimate professional joins us now. Uh Eddie, before we get into Troy Murray, if you had a goal song, what would it have been?

SPEAKER_03 14:04

Oh my gosh. Um that's a good question. I I I probably need will need to text both of you back on that because uh a lot of things are going through my uh through my uh mindless head right now, but um probably would have to be something in the 70s or 80s, and it probably would have to be disco related. So I you know, I will take that. Yeah, I'll just I'm showing my I'm showing my stripes. I'm showing my stripes.

SPEAKER_05 14:32

Yeah, we love it.

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Okay, so uh before we get into everything that's going on with the Jets and across the National Hockey League right now, uh Hockey World lost a great man, and and Troy Murray wasn't here for a very long time, but man, I I all the stuff that's coming in across social media, it just goes to show you how incredible a person that Troy Murray was. You were with him in Chicago, you dealt with cancer, that's what we lost uh Troy to. Uh what's this last couple days been like for you?

SPEAKER_03 15:01

It's been brutal. It's been brutal. Yeah, it's uh sorry, buddy. Yeah, yeah, I I thank you, Jamie and Sarah. First off, uh thanks for uh thanks for thinking of me and thanks for you know letting me be on your show, and it's always great to be a part of the peg, and it'll always be a part of my my my life and my family. Um you know when we got the news on Saturday morning. Um I had to call Zinger, and uh and that was not easy. You know, Zinger had been in the loop for a while, and you know, Zinger was obviously there with me and Troy when we were in in the peg, and I got a beautiful text from uh from Chevy, and uh because we were together in Chicago, obviously, when Chevy was there as the AEM, and um been a lot of reflecting, and uh I I met Troy Murray, uh, if I could tell this story. Uh yes. When I was uh a 15-year-old turning 16-year-old aspiring hockey player, I had known about Troy Murray because living in Chicago, I would get the hockey news and the hockey digest, and I would read up on a lot of the young players that were coming up. And and Troy was a tremendous uh prospect and uh was gonna go to North Dakota, and he wins a world junior for Canada, and he goes to North Dakota. So I knew of him. And I was an aspiring hockey player in in the uh city of Chicago, and Bob Pulford, who we just lost recently, and the gentleman that drafted Troy. Uh my family had got an opportunity. My dad had set up a meeting with Pulley to kind of path out like what would be my next step from a kid from Chicago playing midget hockey. What would be the next step to get to the next level? And Troy had left North Dakota. He had played one game in the regular season his first year in Chicago. I think it was the 81, 82 season, and he played seven games in the playoffs. And I think Pulley, and Troy after all these years later, said, no, no, I really don't want to go to lunch with you, but Pulley made me go to lunch with you. So here I am as a 16-year-old aspiring hockey player, and I'm hanging out with a 19, soon-to-be 20-year-old NHL on the verge of being a superstar. And we met in a restaurant in Chicago, and Troy was so kind and you know, just kind of talked about North Dakota because there was a chance if I played college hockey, I would have gone to North Dakota. But fast forwarding it two years later, I get drafted by my hometown team. 30 games in, I'm playing on a line with Troy Murray and Kurt Frazier. Uh, we were coined the Clydesdales by the great Hall of Famer, the great Pat Foley. And uh just for the record, we were the fastest Clydesdales in history, okay. Just for the record. And all because because we were all six feet and over 200 pounds, and that was the reason. But the the next year, 85-86, is when I think everybody realized how awesome of a two-way player Troy Murray was. Troy uh won the Selkie that year, and he had 99 points, I had 79 points, and Kurt Frazier had 69 points. And without any hesitation, Troy said that we should change our name from the Clydesdales to the almost line. Because Troy almost had 100, I almost had 80, and Franz almost had 70. But Troy still to this day, you know. I mean, I know he's looking down and and laughing. He, you know, still up to a couple of weeks ago, he said, you know, I needed only three points in the last five games of that season, you know. And then I'm like, Yeah, I know, man, it was my fault. I was I was the anchor, I was the anchor. Um, but we lost uh a leader, we lost a uh a tremendous uh character. He was uh a captain in Winnipeg when you know when I was there, and I know he was there not a long time, but he made a huge impact. And I think just talking to Zinger over the, you know, I think he made a huge impact on Zinger, and Zinger is is is as good as it gets when it comes to people, and he was our trainer then, and I think that Troy made an impact in the in the in the you know in the goals for kids with uh uh you know is for the organization and and just became a part of the community. But he's a guy that was born in Calgary, grew up in St. Albert, and and and ended up living and residing in Chicago. And we uh he did a lot for me and and um he was a mentor, he was a line mate. Uh we both were in each other's weddings, we both married former flight attendants. Um we, you know, we we we broadcast in Chicago for 16 years together. And uh I I'm I'm sure Johnny, and I'm when I say Johnny, I'm talking about Jonathan Taves, another great number 19 for the Black Ows. I'm sure I didn't see any comments from Johnny because I'm not on the World Wide Web, and I'm not, but I I would imagine that Johnny uh because I know how much uh I know how much Troy meant to to Johnny, and uh uh I feel for him and uh the relationship that he had, you know, being uh number 19s and playing in North Dakota and being being two unbelievable center iceman for the Blackhawks for many years. So um, but uh we broadcast together in Chicago, and then as you mentioned, Jamie, I got bat I got my battle.

SPEAKER_06 20:46

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 20:46

And uh Troy was there for me, and uh I tried to do the same, and uh you know it didn't end the way that we wanted, but uh he fought like hell and uh we're gonna miss him. And uh I love Troy Murray and uh I'm so proud that uh he was in my life because my life has been better with him in it.

SPEAKER_06 21:05

Uh just uh from a broadcasting perspective, I've read a lot of stories about how much he he was like a clown all the time when things were getting serious. Can you share any stories of him you know being the clown that he was during media gatherings?

SPEAKER_03 21:19

Yeah, I mean, he you know, he did have the ability to uh to latch on people's uh briefcases and suitcases onto chairs and to uh you know uh poles and airports and you know, like and change the code on people's briefcases and locks on their suitcase, which I mean I don't know what you do. I mean, I I think I know what you do, but you know, it's uh he just he loved to have fun. He he he was uh all about team. I remember in you know, we were playing with the Jets, and you know, we we were playing a game in Vancouver, and he said, All right, let's go. We're all We're all meeting at Richards on Richards, which had another name, but I'll leave it for the viewers out there. We're gonna meet at Richards on Richards in about an hour from now. And some guy said, Hey, I got family. He goes, Well, I got family too, but I'm giving you an hour and I want everybody at Richards on Richards. And sure enough, we had a team gathering after the game, and nobody could find Troy. Now, if you knew Troy, once he started getting a few pops in him, he uh you know he got a little loose and he in him came out. That was kind of the inside joke that him would come out of Troy when uh he would have a few pops. And they had these big massive speakers in this big bar restaurant area. And I I just happened to look because everybody was asking for Troy, and I'm like, well, there's our captain, shirt off, shirt off, belt off, pants weren't to the ground. I know I know there's a song about that, pants to the ground or whatever, but I go, hey, there's our captain, and uh there he was having a good time cutting the rug. And uh, but that was uh that was Troy. He he loved the game of hockey, he was the ultimate teammate, and uh I I just feel for his kids. I feel for for Blake and for Phoebe and for Julia, who were there at the end, and his buddy Super Dave, uh, anytime that the Jets or the Blackhawks, whether he was doing broadcasting or he was playing, his buddy Super Dave out there in Edmonton would be with him and make the trip through Alberta and maybe even found himself to Vancouver and um and his family back in in you know in Alberta. Uh he was uh he was one of a kind and and so proud to have called him a teammate. And but he he loved to have some fun. Like I'll be honest with you, like we we would, you know, we over the years, you know, we obviously spent a lot of time together, but Troy was the type of guy, especially in his later years as a broadcaster, most normal human beings would get into a town and go, hey, you want to go for dinner? We'll meet at six o'clock and then you know we'll we'll eat at a normal time. Troy's eating habits weren't exactly normal. But for honestly, for the 16 years that we worked together in Chicago with the Blackhawks on the broadcast team, I would ask Troy the same question when we get off the bus or get into the hotel. I called him Slade, and that's probably for another story. I never called him Muzz. I never called him Muzz. I always called him Slade, and it's named after an old Western comedy. The name of the movie was Evil Roy Slade, and he was the character, and that's how he got his nickname from me and Kurt Frazier. But I said, Hey Slade, you want to go for dinner tonight? And this happened for 16 straight years. Uh no. Okay. So I just I just stopped asking him, and then I would hook up with him a little bit later, and he was feeling good, and we would tell the stories, and uh we uh we went on about our lives. But uh yeah, it's uh it's been a tough goal here, and I'm sure it will be for the next little while because when you have somebody that's meant so much to you personally and professionally, like Troy did, um you're always gonna think about them.

SPEAKER_06 25:13

I think the best part of it for for all you guys is that to be able to tell the stories, right, Ed.

SPEAKER_03 25:18

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That that that's that's to be able to have lived with him, you know, lived it with him. And you know, we had our, you know, we had our dust ups. We had one in Madison Square Garden where uh Mike Hartman, who was not a big guy, but a tough guy and played for was playing for us, and and Troy was our captain, and Joey Kosher, who probably I would argue is as tough as any player that ever played in the National Hockey League. And I played with Papa in New York and we won a Stanley Cup together, but Joey Kosher, like Hardy had to fight him, and and and Hardy couldn't hear for about eight or nine months. And we got into the locker room, and Troy was you know, obviously visibly upset because Hardy, you know, had to scrap a guy like Joey Kosher, and it got a little rough in that locker room, in our own locker room, just because of the emotion that was going on. And but Troy was that kind of a leader, like he was the ultimate captain, the ultimate leader. And uh there's no doubt that uh, you know, the Winnipeg Jets, the Winnipeg Jets family and organization was much much better off with Troy Murray having represented them uh back when he did. And I can't remember, and and I'm sorry because I am an old guy now. I want to say that Arnie and Troy crossed.

SPEAKER_06 26:37

I don't know if then juniors together, apparently. Okay, okay, yeah.

SPEAKER_03 26:41

I didn't know if they crossed in the peg or not, but I I thought that they had you know, they had some yeah, it's that here too. Yeah, yeah. So I I knew Arnie, yeah, I knew I I thought Arnie had had been with Troy, and uh and he always over the last handful of years, Arnie always, you know, always asked me, like, you know, hey, how's you know how's Muzz doing? And um, so like it's it's family, it always has been, it always will be. And even when we lose one of our own, um, we're gonna still tell the stories. Now, it may take a little longer to tell them because we are getting to that age where you know get a little older, but not like you, you you two young bucks over there, okay?

SPEAKER_06 27:22

Oh, yes, everything comes to us so easily, Eddie. Yeah, hey, um, switching gears a little bit. Yeah. You you know, you know the Jets, you watch a lot of them. Yeah, um, obviously, your heart's here. Yeah. How strange of a year has it been for them? And the fact that they were like written off entirely. Now all of a sudden they're five points back for the team year around a lot, the Seattle Kraken.

SPEAKER_03 27:42

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_06 27:42

Like, how crazy is this?

SPEAKER_03 27:44

Yeah, I mean, it it's crazy, but it's not when you look at at the at the bottom of the conference and sit there and go, well, who I mean, Utah, uh, Utah's they've got they've got some separation here. And I think I would be like I'll just say, like, I they're gonna make it. Like, I would be completely shocked if Utah didn't make it. I think they're that, I think they're that good, and they're that good of a team uh to be able to fall out. So, in saying that, now um Arnie and his staff and the team, they've they've they've put the work boots on, even considering all of the injuries and all of the distractions and everything that's gone on, uh, they've been able to put themselves into a position, and yeah, they become a dangerous team. And because of the guy in goal, and we know what his resume is, and oh, finally, I'm happy that people will lay off Connor Hellebuck and know that yes, he can. Yes, and I think everybody has known that he can, and he hadn't done it yet, right? But he did it and played one of the greatest hockey games and goal on the biggest stage that I have ever been a part of. The other one I would say was is when uh Nikolai Hobby Bullen went into Detroit in the playoffs back in maybe the early 90s, I don't remember, I'm sorry, but he stopped 54 or 55 shots at the Joe and uh Hobby played unbelievable and gave us a chance to come back and I think lose seven to one in the next game. But but but you know what I'm saying. Like I'm happy for Connor Hellebuck. I've only spoken to him a couple of times, to be quite honest, but I am so happy for him that he was able to do what I think we all knew he was capable of doing. And hockey is the ultimate team game. And sometimes when your team doesn't play well, like we saw in the gold medal game, let's call it what it was, the Canadians probably deserve better. They played their best game of the tournament, but the guy in goal had one hella buck of a game, and he he did it. So now in saying that, fast-forwarding it, if I'm if I'm if I'm Johnny or if I'm Mark Scheifley or a guy like Josh Morrissey, who I've really grown to get to know a little bit and talk to and really just admire him and how he plays. And I'm sorry for him, what's happened to him at the four nations and then the Olympics, and um, you know, getting him in a lineup, that is a I mean, that's massive. So I look at it and go, I would think that those guys, as a former player, I'd be looking at going, if we just play to our capabilities, the guys in the guy in goal is gonna keep it to under two. We're gonna we're gonna go 17 and three, or we're gonna go 18 and 4, whatever the number is. Like that's the confidence that I would want that I would have as a member of the Winnipeg Jets. So look at they're right in it. They are the most dangerous team that's on the outside looking in. I don't think there's any doubt about it. And I think for me, the main reason is because the guy in goal, the confidence that he should have, saying, All right, guys, you know what? All right, let's go. The whole city, let's go. You're on my back, and I'm gonna and I'm gonna get us into the playoffs. And then they get into the playoffs, you're sitting there going, oh, geez, like we really, we really want to take on the gold medal-winning goaltender and uh a guy that uh everybody knows is one of the top goaltenders in the world, regardless of the success he has or he hasn't, or his team hasn't had uh in Winnipeg.

SPEAKER_06 31:12

Hey, I know you're a great sport, so just bear with me on this one. We have a real funny question for you to wrap this up. So let's let's play this one.

SPEAKER_03 31:18

Can I be the judge if it's funny?

SPEAKER_06 31:20

Hold on.

SPEAKER_05 31:20

He might have set the bar too high with this one, anyway.

SPEAKER_06 31:30

All right, it's time for soups on. Uh, this has taken a whole world of its own. Just go with roll with us on this one, uh what is your go-to soup on a day like this?

SPEAKER_03 31:41

Uh, I'd have to say I probably would go with uh I would probably go with like a chicken dumpling.

SPEAKER_06 31:48

Right. I like that.

SPEAKER_03 31:50

Chicken dumpling, yeah.

SPEAKER_06 31:51

All right.

SPEAKER_03 31:52

Yeah. Now, if I was in Minnesota, I would probably say the wild rice soup. I would probably have to say it in Minnesota.

SPEAKER_06 31:57

But you're in Denver today, so I am in Denver.

SPEAKER_03 31:59

I got a game tonight. Yeah, the Edmonton Oilers are here. I'm here at TNT. Yeah, so we got the Oilers and abs tonight, and uh yeah, I'm looking forward to to this one tonight. But yeah, I would my my mom, my late mom, um, and I have to say this because it's come up now. Um when I lost my mom, Troy was uh Troy was really battling, and this is almost four years ago, and Troy was having treatments, and he was under strict advisement that uh to stay away from people. That's the only way to say it. Like he was but somehow my buddy Slade showed up at our house after the service for my mom to pay his respects, and uh like that's the type of uh that's the type of character that Troy Murray had. So um my mom made unbelievable chicken dumpling soup. And uh, I would say on a day like today, I probably uh I need to run over to the local 7-Eleven and get a Campbell's chicken dumpling just to put it in the old microwave and uh have that for lunch today in honor of uh of all of you and uh my late mom and uh our our pal Troy Murray.

SPEAKER_06 33:10

Hey, uh everything well said, Eddie. Uh listen, uh Sarah and I have been crying nonstop for this whole thing, and uh our uh the the viewers have put up some beautiful messages across the bottom. So you're we we're thinking of you guys. Um all the best to you and uh certainly Troy and his family, and uh we'll talk to you soon, okay, Ed.

SPEAKER_03 33:26

Sounds good. Thanks a lot for having me. I really appreciate it. And please uh give my best to everybody there in the peg and uh you know from from Chevy to Zinger to Arnie to Johnny to to to Josh to Mark Scheifley uh and Chip too. I mean Chip's an unbelievable guy, and I know he's probably taking this hard because Troy was a you know he was a fabric of the community and uh not only a great player, and I want to say this, he was a he was a really good broadcaster too. Like he a lot of people don't know, like he he he he knew how to he knew what to say. He wanted the blackhawks to win, but I'll tell you what, he he was no homer. Like if the team was awful, you can ask Johnny. Like Troy in the post-game show would say, Well, you know what, that guy played too much that night. He played way too much, and like that's the way Troy was. And uh, I just appreciate you guys having me on. This is very therapeutic, to be honest with you. And for any Troy Murray fans out there, I'm uh I'm sorry. Um uh he was he was a great man and uh very proud to uh have been with him uh for a long, long time. So thank you, everybody.

SPEAKER_05 34:28

And I just quickly want to say that some of the comments and here the I mean everyone's loved hearing the stories, but some of the younger viewers right now that weren't familiar with Troy as a player, um, have said how much they appreciated hearing your stories about him and learning more about him as well, beyond the tributes that they've read. So thank you so much for sharing it. We send you big hugs, uh, buddy. And yeah, we're thinking of you.

SPEAKER_03 34:53

We'll see you soon. Okay, thanks a lot, Sarah. Bye, Jamie. Thanks for having me. Thanks so much, Eddie. Thank you.

SPEAKER_05 34:58

Steal a line from Ken Weeb uh regarding Eddie Olchek. That is a great human.

SPEAKER_06 35:03

That's one of that's uh Weaver's best lines. That was phenomenal. Um I would listen to those stories all day long. So uh listen, our viewers, you guys are fantastic. Thank you so much for all the nice messages you're putting across the bottom. I know some of you remember Troy Murray, yeah. Broadcaster and the player, but uh for those of you that didn't and appreciated those stories, we appreciate you a lot.

SPEAKER_05 35:26

Yeah, absolutely. Uh what great to be able to get insight. And I mean, Eddie's a great storyteller too. And you look at the how he paid tribute to Troy and the things that he said about Troy as a broadcaster and as a person, and you know, the taking a page out of his book as well as uh Eddie O'Ha because he is Well look, he just took the soup story uh and took it and ran another story.

SPEAKER_06 35:46

Like that's how he's such a great person and a great storyteller. So uh that's why he's as good as he is as a broadcaster.

SPEAKER_05 35:52

Uh we've run a little bit over, but we haven't even, you know what, we're gonna wrap things up, but we haven't had the opportunity to put up the projected lines yet. So we are going to put that as we turn our attention just quickly back to this game here uh tonight. Uh we aren't expecting any changes from what we saw last game, so which is which is good. So here's a quick look at what the projected lines uh were going to be. Anaheim comes in right now. You know, when you look at uh coming out of this Olympic break, Anaheim, Winnipeg, two of the hottest teams um in the league in terms of records and in the stretches since. And this is as we mentioned, the third and final game between these two teams. Uh high scoring affairs. 4-1 was the first one. Anaheim won. 5-4 overtime was the what was their most recent one. So uh rush chances was something that I know that uh uh Scott O'Neill said they gave up too many in that last game in Anaheim that went to overtime.

SPEAKER_06 36:44

Especially in the third pair because they played such a great game.

SPEAKER_05 36:46

Yeah, had given up the leads and and everything. So that's certainly something that you want to be watching and mindful of tonight because you don't want to get into a trapping with this game.

SPEAKER_06 36:55

Yeah, it'll be a good one anyways. Uh maybe not as wide open as the Edmonton Colorado game tonight on TNT, but this one will be a lot of fun as well.

SPEAKER_05 37:02

Uh absolutely. So looking for another one. The Jets have a season high 16 Point Street going on right now. We will see whether or not they can stretch it to seven with this game against Anaheim here tonight. A reminder it is a 7:30 pack drop, actually. That's a really important to remind. Oh, and uh quickly for those coming down to the game tonight. First 5,000, look at these ski goggles that you get. A price ski.

SPEAKER_06 37:26

Yeah, yeah. And then the hats are on sale.

SPEAKER_05 37:29

Yeah, 30% off all hats. You can either get them at JetScare Store or you can get them online as well. You don't want to miss out on something like that, all in stock. Hats will be 30% off if you can just look at those art with those goggles on.

SPEAKER_06 37:43

Do you think you I would be very terrifying to come right? If I was walking my dog with these on, why would you approach me?

SPEAKER_05 37:50

Just so that I know. Do you want me to say yes?

SPEAKER_06 37:52

No, I don't want you to say no. No, okay, no, no. Okay.

SPEAKER_05 37:56

I just didn't know which angle you were wanting to go. Were you trying to look intimidating, or did you No, I'm not intimidating.

SPEAKER_06 38:01

I just look crazy.

SPEAKER_05 38:04

Uh it's so great to have so many of you in the chat. We always love it. Uh, and especially on a day like today. I see someone very quickly too. The cowboy hats were awesome. They absolutely were. These ones are as well. Um thank you so much to all of you for joining us. We always love having you in the chat. Big thanks to Eddie Olchuk, uh, not only in a difficult time like this, but on a game day for him as well to carve out some time to talk with us. We always appreciate. And uh, we will see you all on Thursday when the Rangers are in town. So all right, don't forget 7 30 tonight.