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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome to Cracking This Morning, a presentation of the Kraken
Audio Network Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM.
Here's Mike Benton.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The best start in franchise history has a new opportunity
to grow. It's this evening with the Cracking take on
the Montreal Canadians. Mike Benton with you for Cracking this
morning on a Tuesday, October twenty eighth. Take note late
start time here for this one for game two of
the five game homestand it gets going at seven point
thirty from Climate pledg Aina Everett fits you Alconiski on
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the call. I'll join you as usual by the course
light landing in Section twenty, opening at seven o'clock with
your pregame show, a course served up by frostbrewed cores
Light Choose chill. Take note for postgame in for the
remainder of this homestand we will be at Tom's Watch
Bar right across the street from Climate Pledgerina. Join me,
Al Kaniski and a ton of our friends in hockey, food, beverages, friends, vibes,
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massive screens all to recap the evening. Join us after
the game, of course, if you're around the area at
Tom's Watch Bar right across the street at Climate Pledge
Arena for the remainder of our post game coverage, including
talking Crack in. Well, when you win or gain points
in seven of your first nine games, you're starting to
attract plenty of attention. And that's where the crack And
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are at right now, at five to two and two
and off to their best start through nine games in
franchise history. They enter the day one point back a
first place in the Pacific Division held by the Vegas
Golden Knights, who are five to one and three on
the campaign. Also, the crack And looking for a little
bit of a nose of payback after they fell five
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to four in overtime in the first matchup back at
Bell Center just two weeks ago. That was back on
October fourteenth, in Montreal's home opener, and these two teams
are going to wrap up their regular season series even
before Halloween hits the calendar. But nonetheless, the krack And
facing a pretty strong and young Montreal team out of
the gate. Learn more about it with Alex Faust by
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the who is the Radio Pibi play voice of the
New York Rangers. They have seen Montreal a course and
more of that conversation of course available via Crack and Weekly,
just uploaded via the Crack and Audio Network on the
iHeartRadio app. And we'll hear from defenseman Ryan Lindgren, who
was once again backpaired with Brandon Montour on defense after
Montour's emotional return this last Saturday, when he announced his
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brother Cameron had passed away after a battle with als.
Just hours after Montor got in front of the media
to talk about his time away with family, he entered
climbing Pledgerina wearing a shirt bearing the phrase Cam Strong.
He came back into the lineup with the Kraken, facing
the Edmonton Oilers for the first time this season.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
The captain, in his.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Home debut, sends it up to be the Ears left
side two on one every.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Fires, Jordan Beverly finishing off two on one with Batty
Banier's and the Seattle.
Speaker 5 (03:01):
Kracking take a one nothing lead eighteen thirty seven to
go on the first well.
Speaker 6 (03:06):
After Vince Dunn sets a tone with a shove to
throw excuse me to McDavid, the Crack go the other way.
It's Manny Veneer's down the left side. He makes a
great crossized feed top of the circles. Jordan Everley. Jordan
Everley wasted no time beating Skinner one up in cracking.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Bouncing buck back to the line.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
A let's yeah, I couldn't hold it in and the
oilers break it ahead.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
Here's Frederick looking at.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Front on goal.
Speaker 7 (03:32):
What a same?
Speaker 5 (03:33):
Why joined a cord?
Speaker 6 (03:36):
Joe a film angled his skate on that. He his
stick was tied up. He angled his skate, which you
can do to try and redirect that buck into the
back of the head. But Joey, the cord came up
big on it.
Speaker 5 (03:47):
Here comes Ryan Winter, Jim.
Speaker 6 (03:48):
They'll find a step on.
Speaker 5 (03:49):
Henry drops the car Shay stop al right, cart Jay,
what a shift from this? Four fine block shots and
a call on the other end.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
It's a town nothing seeattle lead but you're right.
Speaker 6 (04:11):
After blocking two shots in the defensive end of the ice,
Ryan winderdon picks the fuck up, goes down that right side,
turns the jets on, pulls all of the defenders to him.
Waits till the last second. Feet at the tight cart Jay,
he beat Skinner two nothing cracking now.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Lusion Hopkins right wing boo shard back of the line,
usion Hopkins drive sidle, Boo Sard fires scares uh bomb
from Evan Boo Shard right side and by Joey the
cord cracking lead trem to one two one for twenty
one left in the second period.
Speaker 7 (04:47):
Bo Shark couldn't keep it on side, but here's ahead.
Every walks in by captain. That's two. The Seattle Kracken
back up bye two.
Speaker 6 (05:06):
It's a free one cracking lead Well krack And put
diesel pressure on the Oiler defense when right in the
blue line they cough it up. Maddy Bueers finds it
right at center right, sweeps enough to Everley goes blocker
side top shelf three one.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
Cracking Rice sidle right side, that call him shot tip scores.
Speaker 7 (05:28):
Well, tis that come right point.
Speaker 6 (05:31):
In front.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
Darnell Nurse gets a touch.
Speaker 5 (05:34):
On it off the glove of the court and.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
In Oilers pull back to it in one, three, two, five,
twenty five left in the third period.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Everett fits you al Koniski on those calls as the
krack And knocked off Edmonton three to two in their
first matchup of the season, and also mark the first
time the krack And have beaten Edmonton in consecutive games
that dates back two last season. The Kraken led by
Jordan Eberley offense with a two goal night, his linemate
and center Matty Banier's continuing to produce and gain plenty
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of positive attention with a two assist game. Also frequently
mashed up with Connor McDavid Throughout the game, he was
held scoreless and veniers in the face off circle, he
won ten to fourteen draws. McDavid held to a two
for twelve clip in the game, Joey Decord turning in
Second Star honors. He held Edmonton to just two goals
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on thirty three shots and ty Kartshe also Third Star
honors as his fourth line with Ryan Winterton and Ben
Meyers turning plenty of heads along with that massive second
period goal that you heard, capitalizing for a two to
nothing lead, which put the Kraken in pretty good position
heading into period three before they finally closed it out well.
The Kraken, taking a day off on Sunday, came back
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to practice at Kraken Community ice Plex. Now in the
middle of a pretty wide open span for Rest with
just one game in six days. Defenseman Ryan Lindgren met
with the media to discuss more on that, plus the
game ahead with montreal 's first off again we were
talking about earlier. I mean, you guys have been through
the gauntlet with like six games and ten days. I mean,
what's the feel like now having like one game in
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six days now being back home.
Speaker 8 (07:12):
Yeah, it's a little weird obviously. Yeah, we've been busy
the last little bit here, been on the road, you know,
got one back at home. But uh yeah, it's nice
to have a couple of days to you know, just
rest a little bit. And uh obviously we got a
big one tomorrow and got to focus on that. But
uh yeah, it's been a business schedule for sure.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
With the record where it is right now, where do
you see the benefit of having extra practice time to
kind of help reinforce what Lane has been driven in
here for the last few weeks.
Speaker 8 (07:38):
Yeah, exactly that just you know, go out there and
you know, make sure that our habits aren't slipping. Yeah,
it's always nice to have some practice time and look
at some video and you know, see what we can
prove on.
Speaker 9 (07:50):
Right, this is the best started for the team franchise
history wise. I know it's your first year, but how
beneficial is it for you guys, not just to bank
some of these points early, but also or the confidence
that that can it's still in you as a group.
Speaker 8 (08:02):
Yeah for sure, Yeah, I think it doesn't still confidence.
You know, obviously we're we're off to a pretty good
start here, and you know, I think that's huge, you know,
each and every year to to get those points early.
And yeah, we like the way we're playing right now,
and yeah, we just got to make sure we keep.
Speaker 9 (08:18):
It rolling, especially on that front. A lot of these
games have been super tight and you know, coming down
to the last minute, one goal games. How how beneficial
is it to sort of rack up some of those
wins on those tight games?
Speaker 8 (08:29):
Now, Yeah, for sure. You know obviously on that on
that trip, we had a couple of games that we
were uplaid and they're able to you know, come back
and and win the game. So yeah, it was good
to see last game that we were you know, up
laid and able to hold on to that and and
get the win. And you know, those extra points are crucial,
and you know, especially early season. So yeah, it's good
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to see.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Which has been having money back as the human and
back also as a player.
Speaker 8 (08:54):
Yeah, it's been great. You know obviously you know, praying
for him and in his family and you know we're
all here for him. But uh, yeah, it's great having
him back. You know, as a guy, he's such a
tremendous guy, such a great, great teammate, and you know
it's a hockey player obviously, his game speaks for himself,
and you know it's a huge having them back there.
So yeah, it's it's just it's really nice to see
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him and have him back for sure.
Speaker 9 (09:20):
Tomorrow. You guys obviously just played them. It seems feels
like a week ago or so. Is there a benefit
to sort of seeing a team that quickly for you guys, Yeah,
I think so.
Speaker 8 (09:30):
You know, obviously you you kind of know what they
what they like to do. They got a lot of
dynamic players and you know, a really good hockey team.
So yeah, we saw him recently, obviously, have some film
on them and you know kind of know what they're about.
So yeah, it should be a good one tomorrow.
Speaker 9 (09:44):
Particular elements of you know, the game that you or
the defense core is specifically are trying to have make
sure he's dialed up for that match up.
Speaker 8 (09:51):
Yeah, I mean I think, you know, Like I said,
they got a lot of really skilled players and you know,
really good, you know, crafty guys. So yeah, as a defenseman,
he just you don't want to make sure you're hard
on them, and you'll be inspired with the Bucks. So yeah,
it should be a good test for us.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
The Krack and have already received one look with Montreal,
of course that five four overtime loss coming two weeks ago,
but the New York Rangers also getting one look at
them in a four to three win in Montreal four
days later. Rangers radio pip by play voice Alex Faust
joined us on Crack and Weekly to discuss Montreal and
where they're at right now, first place in the Atlantic
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at seven and three.
Speaker 10 (10:29):
Oh, for my money, I think the Montreal Canadians might
be the most exciting team in the National Hockey League
right now. And I don't think I'm speaking out of
turn by saying that, you know, just the skill on display,
the style that they play, the speed with which they play.
When we were in Montreal, you know, Dave Maloney and I,
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you know, would at each TV time out look at
one another and say, wow, these guys play fast.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
You know.
Speaker 10 (10:58):
I think the biggest question is it had has been
for the last couple of years. Is you know your
ice love Kowski the evolution in his game, can he
keep up? And I think we've started to see he
holds his own from a physicality standpoint better than when
he first got in the league. But man Cole call
fields an elite sniper. Layne Hudson deserving of the Calder
Trophy last year, he's skace like the win. I mean,
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it's it's like the Ka mccarr two point zero uh
kind of deal.
Speaker 8 (11:25):
And then you've got a.
Speaker 10 (11:26):
Couple of guys that you know fit very different roles
and and seem to work well. I mean, you've got
some bulk with arbor Jack guy if you need to
have him in there. Noah Dobson, who's just been such
a sturdy defenseman in this league the last couple of years.
You've got centered depth.
Speaker 8 (11:42):
Now.
Speaker 10 (11:42):
I know Alex Newhook is out for a while with injury,
and that's that's gonna be an area where they're going
to be tested here. But you know, when he's healthy,
you've got a pretty good lineup up the middle. And
then Sam Montebo, who's you know, I think he follows
in a great line of keepa kwahan goaltenders who have
a flare for the dramatic. He plays that way and
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loves to entertain.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
So big thanks again to Alex Foust for joining us again.
More of that conversation up right now on Crack and Weekly,
plus a preview of what's ahead when the Kraken get
back to the ice this next Saturday and what will
be their first third Jersey Night. That's against the Rangers.
But before that one more dates with Montreal, who again
is coming in on a heater, winning seven of their
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first ten games and recently beating the Vancouver Canucks last
Saturday four to three. This will be game four of
a four game road trip Montreal coming in at two
and one, suffering their only loss of this trip six'
five Last thursday At. Edmonton Nick suzuki is their leading
point getter but also their primary playmaker thirteen points in
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ten games to Leave, montreal but eleven of those thirteen
points have come off of this without, Questioning cole Kaw
field their most dangerous goal scorer right. Now he's got
seven in his first ten. Games with the, Youngsters Oliver,
Kapadin Zach bolduk and you'r Is slavkovski not too far.
Behind they've got four a, piece With montreal right now
averaging three point six goals per game that sniff and
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nearly top five in the ENTIRE. Nhl so The kraken
trying to bounce back and gain a split in this
head to head series in game two of the five
Game homestand take note again it's a late start time
for this evening at seven point. THIRTY i hope you
can join us beginning at seven o'clock for your pregame
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across The Global Credit Union Kraken Audio. Network big thank
you To Alex fast and also for the comments From Ryan.
Lindgren enjoy this one this, evening and For kraken this,
Morning I'm Mike. Benton have a Happy.
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