Local Hour: The Business of Being a James
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Why is Cuervo mentioned multiple times in the podcast?
Now's a good time to remember where tequila's story truly began. In 1795, Cuervo invented tequila. Cuervo. What are you doing here? Cuervo. Anytime someone says Cuervo, I show up. Well, I do know that to be true, but even during ad reads, like... Cuervo. I think he could lay out, especially for one of our great partners. Sweet, delicious Cuervo. Since then, Cuervo has stayed true to its roots.
Cuervo. Cuervo.
Shadow Show. Shadow Show. Shadow Show. Shadow Show.
Shadowing it.
What big moves have the Florida Panthers made?
Chris, your father is so ready right now. He's in the starting block. He's got a new haircut. He's got his shirt on, the one that makes him feel confident, and he is ready to give opinions. I am. I got them. Let's give them. Why hold them inside? Get them out. Okay, so the Panthers are the team that made the biggest of the acquisitions this weekend, the one that's exciting locally. How excited are you about the Panthers behaving like the Tampa Bay Lightning?
How is Brad Marchand's acquisition affecting the Panthers?
I am extremely excited about the Cats. They're good and not satisfied with winning one Stanley Cup. I think Marshawn is a statement that, hey, we're winning it back-to-back, Jack. And Seth Jones, not a sexy name, the defenseman, I think was just as big a signing as Marshawn, who hopefully, like Kachuk, will be back for the playoffs.
They made a bunch of different moves. Everybody in South Florida is falling in love with Bill Zito. I'm scared of Washington. I don't know that I should be scared of anybody because they were better than everybody last year and they're doing what the Lightning did, which is Kachuk is off to the side. Did you guys see that one coming? Marshawn wanted to be a Bruin for life. He's been there how many years? He's got to be the Panthers' oldest player. The Panthers can't have many guys who were born in the 80s, but Brofsky's the only one I can think of off the top of my head. Did you guys have any idea that this was coming as soon as they stashed Kachuk?
that Marchand was coming specifically? No. I knew that they were working on something kind of shocking from talking to folks. I never in a million years would have assumed it's Brad Marchand who apparently only wanted to go to Florida. And Pierre Lebrun just tweeted this morning that because most of his salary was given in the form of a signing bonus, Boston retaining part of that salary, it's only going to cost the Florida Panthers $125,000 in real money to have Brad Marchand on their roster, which is solid for a fourth liner.
You are less happy with this than most people are. The thing that I liked about it, it wasn't even just that they're aggressive or they're able to do some of that salary cap magic that will allow them to bring back a healthy Kachuk if indeed he's ready for the playoffs. To me, the most exciting part about that... in the last couple of years, you've ended the Bruins and the Rangers. They were right there with you, and you finished them both. Like, they're done. And they're done in a way that has to be soul-crushing to their fan base to see, oh, Florida took us out in Game 7, they took us out, they finished our run, we thought we had the best team we've ever had in our life, and now the guy that we love as part of our symbol has agreed to go to them as one of, what was his no-trade restriction allowed him to either go to
only eight teams or veto eight teams? Which one was it?
The reports are that the only team he said he wanted to go to was Florida. And Boston did what they could to make that happen for their captain. So a shocking acquisition. I certainly felt some kind of way about it because I don't like Brett Marchand at all as a person, as a player. I don't even really like him all that much, but it's low risk. And yeah, the part that sweets the pot for me personally, is the fact you know 100%. You ended that Boston Bruins team, that core. You eliminated them back-to-back years, one time as an eighth seed, one time on the verge of elimination. You found a way to level it, and you just blew up their entire blueprint. So I like that. You know that you did that to the Rangers. You know that you did that to the Bruins.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why is Cuervo mentioned multiple times in the podcast?
0:12–0:57
2
What big moves have the Florida Panthers made?
0:57–1:26
3
How is Brad Marchand's acquisition affecting the Panthers?
1:26–6:23
4
What is the controversy involving Stephen A. Smith and Bronny James?
6:23–14:46
5
Is Bronny James being criticized fairly?
14:46–19:42
6
What are the challenges of being LeBron James' son in the NBA?
19:42–28:52
7
What is the current state of the Dallas Mavericks?
28:52–32:49
8
How is the beer and hookah lifestyle affecting NBA decisions?
32:49–46:23
Speakers
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