McCrimmon on the Golden Knights' management approach, Marner's season and Andersson joining the team
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Here he is, Kelly McCrimmon. How you doing, Kelly?
I'm doing good, guys. How are you?
We're doing very well. Thank you for doing this. I guess we'll begin with that Anderson trade.
What trade did Kelly McCrimmon discuss at the beginning of the episode?
How important was it for you to try to replace the absence of Alex Petrangelo, who isn't playing for you this year, likely won't play for you again? And do you feel like that's kind of what you've achieved here, bringing in Anderson?
Well, as we went into the offseason, we were...
How did the Golden Knights address the absence of Alex Petrangelo?
aware by that time that we wouldn't have Petro, so that's a big hole in your lineup, not just the obvious stuff, but off the ice, the alpha male personality that he is, so we still liked our defense, and we were comfortable enough to start the year, we weren't panicked in any way based on the fact we thought Caden Korczak was really ready to take a step. He'd been 40 games last year. We thought he was ready for more. We liked the makeup of our blue line in addition to that. But when we get into the season a little bit further, we just were looking for one more playmaker back there. And Rasmus is a high-end defenseman. He's got legitimate offensive tools. He's got some swagger and some moxie to his game.
And we think he's a guy that can make plays. We've played the Munaf over the years that we've got lots of regard for him. Our pro staff follow him very closely because it was no secret that he would likely be traded. So, yeah, we were happy to be able to acquire him.
kelly brian just made the point of you guys you know being aggressive what's your philosophy on that like i've been complaining about gms being satisfied with their product and not wanting to move guys or not that they don't want to improve their teams but they just seem to be happy with their own guys what's your like general approach to that if you're having a chance to improve your team so while it's different in different situations you know i always believe you kind of manage the team in front of you and and uh
We like our team. We've been successful since inception. I heard you just as I was coming on that we are in on everyone. We're not in on everyone. We are in hard on guys we like. We've traded a lot of draft picks, which is contrary to how lots of Stanley Cup champions have been built. We didn't have the luxury of a deep farm system when we started. We had success right out of the gate. And, you know, that kind of changed our approach. So, you know, the first round picks we've used, we think we've put better value into our organization than we, you know, took away. So, you know, that's the Eichel, that's Barbashev, Hannifin, Hurdle. There's a long list of guys that we've put first round picks in on deal that I think have become very good players for our team.
Well, let me follow up on the idea that it feels like you're in on everyone.
I guess what I mean by that... Just let me say this, Brian. You're the one that said that.
Yeah, I said that. Oh, absolutely. Don't point fingers. No, it's me. I'll stand on an island. Listen, that's the ultimate compliment. I'm not saying you guys don't do anything. That would be a bigger problem and probably a bigger shot at you, Kelly. I guess what I'm saying is it feels like, from my standpoint, when you guys are attached to a player, like the rumor mill gets started, you get that guy. And it's the ultimate compliment. And I guess I would ask you to expand on that. I know that's not ultimately true all the time, but the mentality that you seem to have in the whole organization, that you feel like you can make the deal happen. And I think that kind of speaks on what O was just saying. Other teams are like, I'll call, but I don't know if we can make the deal.
It feels like when you guys want a guy and you feel like you can make it happen, and ultimately it does a lot of times.
Yeah, and as I said, I heard you when I was coming on, and I say it tongue-in-cheek because I think there's almost the perception that we're reckless in our approach and we're anything but. We're aggressive, but we're very strategic. I think when you use the strategy that we're using, you need to make real good decisions.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:10
2
What trade did Kelly McCrimmon discuss at the beginning of the episode?
0:10–0:28
3
How did the Golden Knights address the absence of Alex Petrangelo?
0:28–7:20
4
What is Kelly McCrimmon's philosophy on team management and trades?
7:20–13:04
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