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Chapter 1: What are the implications of officiating in the NHL?
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Is it loser's lament to complain that McDavid got whistled for two calls Didn't seem to be able to deuce anything. There was at least three or four interference calls that were not called. You could see some frustration. Losers lament, and DeLeonor seemed to fight fire with fire and go after other team's star players.
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Bob, when the Oilers play the teams from California in three games, they usually only get a total of three or four power plays. I wonder why it's been the case for a number of years. Jimbo, appreciate you took time to text us. I don't recall that being the case. Bob, it's playoff hockey. We know that one of ten infractions on McDavid will be called, so be prepared. Again, 1-0 game.
I mean, that's a tight game. If the Oilers get another power play in the game, can they tie the game? Maybe. And most of you are giving credit where credit's due, and Anton Forsberg was terrific in that hockey game. Guests and Oilers now receive gift certificates to Japanese Village. It's a true celebration for the census. Quality ingredients on an unmatched grill sign experience.
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Robert, I'm pretty good. How are you?
Good. How was the national championship weekend for you?
It was a great time in Vegas. I think that should be in the running to host. any Frozen Four moving forward. Keep it on a rota. Let's throw one in Tampa, Boston, Minnesota, and put Vegas on the list. I mean, everyone seemed to enjoy going there. The facility was great. Teams were well set up.
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Chapter 2: How did the national championship weekend go for Frank?
Okay?
Okay.
Guess which NHL general manager's son played on that team in Merritt?
Dan Bowman?
Yep. Will Bowman played on that team. And Stan has told me, Bob, I watched those games. That kid was the only reason why, like he said, a lot of the games should have been 7-8. They won like three games. This story on this goalie is crazy. It's a crazy story. So interesting stuff, to say the least. I mean, the team went 3-47-4.
in merit that's he was one of the six or seven goalies at the end of that team and five years later he's one of the national you gotta admit frank it's crazy it's a crazy story it is and i think it just speaks to the to how different this college hockey landscape is too like the fact that these guys that were in victoria last year are playing in the frozen four um
helping their teams to national championships. I mean, it's kind of unthinkable based on what the previous environment looked like. And the whole, everything's changing. Like, I don't know how people look at this development model now and argue that college hockey isn't the best path forward for everyone. Like, that's Canadian-American. I don't care who you are.
Unless you're the super, super high-end talent, like, I'd want to be challenging myself at every point.
Well, can't you argue that McKenna and Verhoff are the super high-end talents at their respective age groups? And they went the NCAA route. So... Yeah.
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Chapter 3: What makes David Carl a top coach in college hockey?
The Oilers couldn't get to the power play. They got a great power play. L.A. 's got crappy penalty killing and crappy power play. It was a one-penalty game for both teams. It comes across like a loser's lament. Forsberg played great in goal. Ingram was good for Edmonton.
Does the NHL, in your opinion, Frank, just as a general thought process here, do they need to do more to protect the Stars, yes or no?
Oh, man, that's a loaded question. I would say in a generality, well, you know what? I'll take it a step further. Are the infractions that Connor McDavid plays through on a night-to-night basis, are they called consistently? And I think the answer to that is no. And I think part of that is not necessarily even...
a protect the stars part of my theory on McDavid and the lack of calls that he gets is because he's such an incredibly strong skater things that would haul down most other players in the league or throw them off balance or knock them off course or prevent a scoring chance. It doesn't with him because his edge work and his, his power is that much better than everyone else.
Does that, does that theory make any sense? It's almost like he's a victim of his own success.
See, and I think at times, Frank, he's moving at such a pace that sometimes it's tough to see the sticks that are in there, you know, chopping at the wrist or getting the hook in or that sort of thing, right?
And the interference to me... This is the only thing teams can do to defend him.
Right. Yeah. So you're conceding that there probably could be more calls, right?
I think if you really watched it consistently, there could be five to seven penalties against per game just on McDavid. If you put an ISO cam on him and you had a ref in the, like, let's think about, let's get crazy for a second here. And now that we've got automated balls and strikes in baseball, let's say you put a camera and AI trained it.
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Chapter 4: How does Johnny Hicks' performance impact NHL interest?
Dreisaitl came in second for the heart. Did Hellebuck not win last year? He did. Yeah, and I believe Leon came in second. And I'd argue Leon was the... And Leon missed, like, 11 games last year. And so it'll be interesting. Frank, how do people follow you on... Kucherov won.
Did Kucherov not win the Ted Lindsey last year?
He did win the Ted Lindsey.
Yes, he did. I, like... I think I had Kucherov on my ballot.
Yeah.
I'd have to go back and look. It was between him and Dreisaitl. I definitely did not have Hellebuck.
Yeah. Frankly, hockey, tell people about it.
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Chapter 5: What factors contribute to the success of smaller goalies in the NHL?
Did you say one hour of hockey talk with two dense guys? Yes. Yes, I'm with you. That would make three of us.
By dense, I meant molecules in my belly fat.
Okay, awesome stuff, Frank. Thanks a lot.
See you, Mom.
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As Jonathan Quick announces, he'll be retiring from pro hockey at the end of the season. Two Jennings, three Stanley Cups, one with Vegas, two with L.A., a consmith trophy and a career 9-10 save percentage to show for it. Ten games on the NHL slate tonight.
Three Canadian markets play, including the Oilers, the Toronto Maple Leafs play host to the Dallas Stars, and the Winnipeg Jets visit the Vegas Golden Knights. A couple of clinching scenarios to go over. The Philadelphia Flyers can earn their spot if they beat the Carolina Hurricanes in any fashion.
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