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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hour 2 Overdrive continues, powered by FanDuel. We've got a big hour, Ray Ferraro coming up here in a few moments. Ray was between the benches calling Game 1 last night. Vegas finds a way to win. It was a thoroughly entertaining game. And we've got Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight, which kind of feels like Wemby vs. New York. Doesn't it?
It's like the city of New York, the history of basketball in that city, the Knicks, they haven't won in forever. And yes, Jalen Brunson's, I would say, the face of the Knicks. But really, it's like Wemby takes on New York.
Chapter 2: What insights does Ray Ferraro provide about the Golden Knights' victory?
How many of Wemby's teammates have you heard from about? It's literally just what you said. It's Wemby's West versus the Knicks.
Yeah, that's the marketing. But you couldn't ask for anything better than this because Wemby is... Just the way he looks, the way he plays, everyone's been bracing for it for a few years. Everyone's been aware of the fact that he's going to take over the NBA, and here he is, and he's up against the Knicks in the final.
You want to know what I love about him? All of his teammates are giving this guy the highest praise. They love him. They're referring to him, and maybe you agree, Hayes, because you follow the NBA a lot more than me and Jamie. They're calling the best player in the world.
They're just like, we have the best player in the world, and the word I love, which means so much, and Brian, you not being a pro athlete, you might not.
I'm just saying. Yeah, continue.
They say, Wemby, work ethic, this, that, and the other, and then they follow it up with this one, no ego.
none no ego he's the hardest working guy and you want to talk about the like there was talk when wendy got to san antonio guess who the first guy was in his back pocket training doing all the workouts guess who it was tim duncan yeah tim duncan yeah it's true like that's and that's a guy that you're like
Apparently this Tim Duncan's workouts are like McDavid crazy and Robinson, same thing, and it just trickles down and filters down. And it's impressive for an organization to be able to do that. Yeah, it is. Filter everything down, man. They're so lucky there.
You're very, very lucky. Sometimes the reality of sports, you just need the lottery balls to fall your way. You really do. You need things to fall your way.
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Chapter 3: How does Mitch Marner's performance impact the Maple Leafs' strategy?
That's what it is.
In those years, though, Brian, that's the biggest thing. Think of how pissed some of these organizations are. They finally bought him out. They get that prize.
The Raptors got Andrea Bargnani with the first overall pick.
Rick Bargnani, exactly.
Ricky Bargnani.
But, Hayes, there's also other avenues. Unbelievable. I think I hit a nerve. I apologize.
It's still astonishing that that was the pick.
Didn't he have a pasta deal? Yes, he did. He dominated that.
Primo pasta. That's what it was.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Wemby vs. New York in the NBA Finals?
Yes. When you think about it, was there like a... An impact guy the year before and an impact guy the year after, and it's Rick Bargnani.
Yes, there would be. Derek Rose was either the year before or year after, I believe.
Go ahead, O. Ray can comment on it because he's watching both of those teams and knows the league as well as anyone. We always get fascinated in sports with the elite of the elite, the Matthews, the McDavids, the Wembes. But look at the two teams playing in the NHL right now. Do either one of them have that mega elite so-called superpower of the game? They're just really good players, man.
Really good team. Yeah, valid. Obviously, if you've got Wemby, Kevin Durant, Steph in his prime, it helps. But that's not the case right now, and it hasn't been the case in the NHL. Nathan McKinnon's a different example where he was Kucherov, but...
No, even on Florida last year, Barkov really good, Kachuk really good, Bob very good. All right, let's bring in Ray joining us here on the Maple Toyota Hotline down in Carolina. There he is, Ray Ferraro joining us. Ray, I guess you can answer that question. Just based on pure talent, who do you think is the best player in this series?
Jack Eichel. I would guess. So he was second overall. But look at some of these guys that have been amazing in this. Right? Like Mark Stone, he was drafted in the sixth round. He can't skate across the street. And he's amazing. He's the...
I said in one of the games, if you had a skating race with 10 players, he would finish 10th every time and he would be one of the first two or three picks every time. Stars are amazing if you can find them, but you have to... This sport, more than almost any other, you need a team, right? Wemby can change the whole game because he's got the ball all the time.
And in hockey, right, the best guys are out there 25 minutes if you're a defenseman or 20 minutes if you're a forward. It's nice if you can have them, but they're... The guys that change the game by themselves are very few, I think, in the league.
Razor, Austin Matthews' agent, Hazy B., earlier in the show, was bitching and moaning about offensive zone times and he's got to do this and get more opportunities and get his offensive game flowing. And I brought up the player you just mentioned, Jack Eichel. What do you think the expectation is for Jack Eichel as far as his play? Just his general...
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Chapter 5: How do the NHL teams compare in terms of elite players?
And I think there's a... Man, they must just be bubbling with confidence right now. They should be anyway.
Yeah, you could see it after the game. The video of walking into the room and the connection that they all have right now. You can tell they're uber positive, as they should be, with Ray Ferraro. So John Cooper wins the Jack Adams the first time in his career. And I'm curious.
Buffalo's on fire.
That's what I was going to get to. Is this a lifetime achievement award? Where do you stand on this? Did he coach better this year than he did in 2019 when they had 62 wins or whatever it was? Why this year for Cooper?
Well, I voted for them, and one of the reasons I did was they used, I believe, 11 defensemen this year. They're one of the best teams in the league point-wise. I don't see that team roster-wise as one of the best teams. I mean, you can look at Vasilevsky and Kucherov and you go, okay, these are great players. But Hedman did not have a very good year. Point had a terrible year.
So Gensel had a very good year. But where... Every team's got really good players. I thought he did an amazing coaching job around their defense and the fact that they were able to accumulate so many points with guys I'd never heard of Dastus until this year. Never heard of him. He had a really good year. And now everybody's like, oh, Darren Radish, he's our guy.
But a year and a half ago, nobody was saying that. and Lilleberg, Mosier turned into a top four guy. I think Cooper did a great job. I had Marty St. Louis on my ballot as well because I did not expect Montreal to have as many points as they did. So I don't think it's a lifetime achievement award.
I mean, I didn't view it that way, but I voted for him because I thought he did a great job with a team that was...
limping along at for long long portions of the season all right so let me paint it twice let me paint a picture for you all right you're sitting at home or maybe you're still in the road maybe you're in vegas ahead of game six you're in you're in your hotel and you look down at your phone you get an email and it says toronto maple leaves hire patrick waugh as their next head coach how would you respond to that he fired himself he fired himself
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Chapter 6: What are the expectations for Jack Eichel's performance in the playoffs?
Do tell. Poorly, I might add.
Where? A track that you may be familiar with, Old Chatham. Yeah, really nice spot. Have you played? Yes. Really great spot. A rather... A rather slow start to the round. It took me about four holes to realize the shafts of these clubs are way stiffer than anything that I use.
You don't know how disgusted I am that you wouldn't have brought your clubs. That's sin. You're going from North Carolina to Vegas.
I am thinking of ship sticks on Friday into Vegas because I can't do this again. It was a debacle. And I'm checking luggage anyway.
Exactly.
Exactly.
And these are great places to play, man. The weather's beautiful. You can't beat it, right?
I'll tell you what, man. Treat yourself, man. If you know Tom Barrasso, call him, and when you get to Shadow Creek, a red carpet will roll out, and you'll have a Ferrari cart ready for you because that's what kind of treatment he gets there. Call him.
I have never played there. I would love to play there, and that's kind of the goal this trip. But I do understand I would be hard done by to play more than you on a trip.
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Chapter 7: What was Ray Ferraro's analysis of the Stanley Cup Final Game 1?
There was a giant sign on the first tee that said, no darts on this course, and I was completely rattled.
That... We're trying to keep the province not on fire.
That's not going to work in B.C., man. That's not going to fly. All right, Ray, good luck getting on Shadow Creek. Enjoy the cup final.
We'll do it again soon.
Thanks, boys. There he is, Ray. We'll talk to you soon.
See you guys later.
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All right, we'll get to our picks here momentarily for the Memorial. A lot of chat about the PGA Tour where things are going to change come 2028. Like, they're talking about two different tiers of a tour, where, like, the first... It already is, man. No, I know, but, like, the first track, I think they're calling them tracks, two tracks. The first track is going to be about 18 tournaments.
That includes majors and the players. It's going to be 120, 130 of the best players in the world. That's where Scheffler will live, McElroy will live, etc. And then the second track... is for players basically trying to get to the PGA Tour. But that sounds like the corn fairy, basically.
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