Jason Strudwick

Well, I believe that almost every player on both these teams, all 30 general managers would embrace them coming to their team.

So it's not like just they can play for each other's team.

They could play for any team.

And every time I look back when I was playing, and I didn't win a Stanley Cup, unfortunately, but at the end of the year when the team was crowned, I would think back to playing against that team.

And it was always kind of the same recipe, right?

Yeah, they had the top-end skill, but they had the depth.

and they they came hard and they played fast you think of you know the pittsburghs the kings the blackhawks like it's you look at those rosters guys that were on the third and sometimes fourth lines went on to be you know really good at each other's or what good at the time and lasted for a long time so these two teams um what i love watching about them i love the way that they play and their their details and how they skate

They're constantly putting pressure on.

I think that's why we're seeing some of these massive swings.

You think about the last game, down 4-0.

I actually turned the TV off, took my dog for a walk, and I checked my phone.

It was 4-3.

I came sprinting back to get back.

The dog loved it.

And put the game back on, started it again because I taped it.

I'm like, I'll watch it later.

I'm like, what the hell is going on?

So compelling hockey to watch, but there's a lot of good players on these teams, and a lot of them understand and fill those roles to a T.

Well, the truth was I was very surprised yesterday when I found my phone started blowing up with Babcock's name.

I'm like, what?