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Mike Benton and Curtis Crabtree look ahead to Anaheim and the road trip finale and answer fan mailbag responses, in the Apr. 4 episode of Kraken Weekly.
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(00:00):
Snow King ten. You girls congratulationsbig championship in their division at the Richmond
Classic as well, and stick tapto Joel on Twitter and X for tipping
us of the accomplishment. Mike Bettand Curtis Crabtree here with you to wrap
things up on Cracking Weekly here forthe week and time to get to our
poll question we looked ahead here tothe summer asking if you're going to make
(00:22):
a move here for a top lineforward, are you doing it by trade
or free agency? And a checkof the poll results here again crack an
Audio Network on Twitter and X atcrack an Audio Net. Sixty percent of
you say free agency. Sixty percentof you say go for it in the
free agency category. Curtis, isyour mind change or are you staying the
(00:45):
same with how this team has toaddress that need coming up here for this
next summer Again, let's go backto our conversation from earlier. Let's assume
they get VIEN years and told resigned as RFAs. That kind of sets
the table for what they have.Let's assume all the other UFA RFAs end
up walking. They need a Withthe way that the current roster set up,
there's a hole for a center inthe top six. However, I
(01:07):
think the most striking potential ads arewingers, guys like maybe Sam Ryanhart from
Florida, like maybe Jake Gensel who'snow in Carolina. I think the most
scoring threats are going to be wingersthat are going to be available, so
you might need to kind of retoolyour roster and move pieces around to make
(01:29):
things all fit. That's why Ithink it's been interesting to see how Jared
mccanmons played center here over the lastcouple of weeks since the Weinberg trade,
to see if he's capable of handlingthat center role for you next year.
Reinhart's an interesting one to me,as we've talked about before, because he's
a Vancouver kid and the GM thathe had in Buffalo was Jason Botterrel,
who is the Krakens assistant general manager, so there's a connection there. I
(01:52):
don't know if he'll become available ornot, because I would certainly expect Florida
to make a run at resigning himbefore he gets to that point, but
he's an interesting name there. Kenselwould be an interesting ad as well,
if you do look Center's a guylike Chandler Stevenson from Vegas might be somebody
to keep in mind. Alias Lindholm, who's not had the greatest run up
Vancouver this year since the trade fromCalgary. There's some options that you can
(02:14):
consider at both spots, but Ithink the highest end offensive pieces are going
to be wingers. See I also, yeah, go to the free agent
market, Curtis, Sorry about that. I was going to add to Elias
Lindholm as a name that discontinuously intriguesme because it's where the fit is and
he's playing behind a ton right nowin Vancouver. But you give him top
line minutes, what total can heget to? Can he get to thirty
(02:38):
goals? Can he get to fortygoals, etc. It's possible, but
I think it's also fair to saythat he wasn't having the most productive season
in Calgary as it was before thetrade to Vancouver, and thought was sending
him to Vancouver you might have achance to have him kind of recapture some
of that too, And it didn'tquite happen that way, And there was
even rumors at the trade deadline theymight look to flip him to Boston for
(02:59):
a part of a big trade,which is at least something I keep in
the back of my mind when itcomes to Lindholme. But as you mentioned,
I believe there's a connection with himand Ron Francis from from Carolina.
So there's similar kind of thought processesthere where you know, connection to Bottleroll
with Reinhart, connection to Lindholm withthe front office. It's at least something
to keep in mind. But itmight make more sense for them to trade
(03:23):
a couple pieces out to free upmore cap space they go chase a Ryan
Hart or to chase some of theother trade options that are going to be
available this offseason two. So theway they get there, like if they're
adding a big winger, that mightmean they have to send a winger out
to then go find a center toplug the hole that they have. It
might be a little bit of musicalchairs moving pieces around to try to make
things fit, and it might meanyou have to part with a player who
(03:46):
you don't want to part with,somebody like a Will Borgan or an Adam
Larsen or on Oliver York stream somethinglike that to make things work. Otherwise,
I can't help but think as wellto kind of fit that Denzil would
provide in a room like this basedon familiarity and the ex penguin connection,
etc. Here you great segue herefor us to jump into our mail bag
segment, Curtis, thank you.Can we get this one here? From
(04:09):
Dave on Twitter where he says,when it comes to the summer, we
have to let Joey walk only becausewe can't afford him. Let the kids
play. That are really NHL ready? I see Wright and Morrison maybe trade
Tannev, which kills me to putthis out there, but we need caps
based to spend on goal scores.That from Dave on Twitter, I'll begin
with this. Of course, stillhas a year left on his deal one
(04:31):
point two mills, so you haveto let this play out maybe, but
the question is how long then,curtis the obvious roster change question. What
do you do from there? Yeah? I mean in theory, they could
even use Joe as a trade tipas well, the same thing like trading
somebody you like to try to findsomething else, But specifically to Tanev,
I honestly think that's a contract theyhave to move like. Period. He's
(04:57):
got twelve points this year and he'scounting three and a half million against the
salary cap that does not add up. The last time he scored a goal
on a net that had a goaliein it, like with a shot of
his own was all the way backin December. It's just not like he's
not creating enough for them at thatamount. And yes he has about if
(05:23):
he was making league minimum or amillion dollars and his penalty killer role,
energy stuff, it's not a problem. At three and a half million,
that contract doesn't work and if you'relooking to add something that will help this
team that I think you have tomove that contract period and find a way
to backfill that role in other ways. We get one here from the handle
(05:46):
SuperSonics nineteen seventy three on Twitter andkind of a three part question. Is
Shane Wright actually an NHL ready player? Does Veneers need to put on some
pounds? Was the Wenberg trade necessaryas well? Well? I'll begin Curtis
to me the Shane Wright question.Likely the last week here could tell us
a lot, because you've got gamesagainst Arizona coming up, San Jose coming
(06:09):
up before the playoff run, andthere's the contract kicking in thing as well
with Paniers, of course, Imean getting stronger is the key throw a
ballpark figure out there five to tenpounds, and he's hinted at a pretty
big summer for him coming up aswell. The Weinberg trade to me,
I mean yes, because where thiswas maybe headed and you have to recoup
(06:29):
something back with him getting into awalk situation for his free agency. Yeah,
I mean they would have known withthe situation. They smoke contract with
him, so they knew where hewas at with a contract proposition and they
felt like they weren't going to getthere, and at that point you had
to move him when he was onan expiring deal and you get a second
round pickback from the Rangers form thatwas I think is him and the other
(06:50):
guy. I thought there was twoother guys I thought could have been moved
at the deadline once they decided tocommit to Everly. It was Tamas Tatar
and Justin Schultz were both guys Ithought could also a move because of the
similar circumstances. And if they hadn'tbeat Calgary and Winnipeg and those back to
back games, it's a week ofthe deadline to get to where they felt
like they were still in it,maybe those guys would have been traded,
(07:11):
but they won just enough to kindof feel like they were still in it
and then had had the bottom fallout at that point to where if the
deadline was a week later or aweek earlier, even like it felt like
the deadline came in the worst possibleweek for this team to have to stand
on it and make their decision aboutwhat they were going to do. But
the Wnverord trade was necessary for sure, given given where they were at,
and now they've got two, they'llhave that pick to maybe use to trade
(07:36):
to go try to consider options tobackfill the roster in different ways. All
right, let's briefly take a lookat what's ahead here as again Mike Betton,
Curtis Crabtree here for Cracking Weekly.As we wrap this one up here,
coming up next the game in Anaheimtomorrow night, the Crack and aiming
for a four game regular season seriessweep. We know that their fade is
sealed for the season, but pressure'soff now. So then you have Arizona
(07:59):
as well come up next Tuesday,back on Wholemeocrack and trying to avoid a
three game regular season series swape.So the big question here is what can
a few key players do to finishthis season and finish it strong. I
want to see, you know,the the young kids before they go back
to Cochella, continue to get someplaying time. I want to see back
to the conversation we just had.I don't need to see any more from
Brandon tannev. We know what heis. It's not doing anything for them
(08:22):
at this point. Get Ryan Wintertonor Logan with Morrison in the lineup and
play them instead, like that's doingnothing for you. So I want to
see them do a little bit more. The veterans I think. I mean,
if mccannon donn can finish the seasonstrong, if every can get his
seven hundred and or is what isit for three hundred? Yeah, whatever
the milestone is, I'm blanking onthe exact number. Those would be nice.
(08:46):
But yeah, again, they're they'replaying out the string. Everybody knows
that there's not a ton more.I think you're going to learn from the
veterans at this point in the year, other than just seeing how they come
and approach the game each night andkeeping that in mind as you head into
the offseason. So let's see whatthe Let's see what right in Winterton and
Morrison can give them here at RykerEvans continuing to play down the stretch as
(09:07):
well. I want to see thatbefore the end of the season and give
them as much prep time as possiblebefore they get set to potentially come into
this team full time next year.Well, part of the many conversations that
we have to have, and we'relooking forward to seeing what's around the corner.
As far as news, Curtis myman, thanks so much, Jesus,
what's cracking? Where can we findit? Every week? Usually going
head to head with this show onthe radio. Honestly, hop on the
(09:31):
TV side I found but no,yeah, yeah, So it's mostly been
on Wednesdays. I think the restof our shows are all on Wednesdays at
seven o'clock here as we have Ithink three episodes left, the last two
of the regular season here and thena wrap up show at the end so
you can catch me and Ian Furnessand you know, maybe yourself is another
panelist on a Take thirty two segment, as we kind of get through the
(09:54):
rest of the season here with theKraken and look ahead to what should be
a pretty significant offseason for them.On a number of fronts, head coaching
change a possibility. You think thatthat is a real possibility that exists since
we ended the Saw season, andhow that would change how they're going to
approach everything they do decision wise thisyear. All right, Curtis, big
thank you, What's crack and ofcourse Fox their team each Wednesday. Big
(10:15):
thanks again for Curtis Crabtree, myco pilot here for the night. Also
to lighton road into Lucas Dragassevic tomorrownight Cracking at Anaheim airtime six point thirty
puck dropping seven o'clock right here onthese airwaves. We'll talk to you soon,
talk to you next week. CrackingWeekly is on ninety three to three KJRFM.
Snow King ten. You girls congratulationsbig championship in their division at the Richmond
Classic as well, and stick tapto Joel on Twitter and X for tipping
us of the accomplishment. Mike Bettand Curtis Crabtree here with you to wrap
things up on Cracking Weekly here forthe week and time to get to our
poll question we looked ahead here tothe summer asking if you're going to make
(00:22):
a move here for a top lineforward, are you doing it by trade
or free agency? And a checkof the poll results here again crack an
Audio Network on Twitter and X atcrack an Audio Net. Sixty percent of
you say free agency. Sixty percentof you say go for it in the
free agency category. Curtis, isyour mind change or are you staying the
(00:45):
same with how this team has toaddress that need coming up here for this
next summer Again, let's go backto our conversation from earlier. Let's assume
they get VIEN years and told resigned as RFAs. That kind of sets
the table for what they have.Let's assume all the other UFA RFAs end
up walking. They need a Withthe way that the current roster set up,
there's a hole for a center inthe top six. However, I
(01:07):
think the most striking potential ads arewingers, guys like maybe Sam Ryanhart from
Florida, like maybe Jake Gensel who'snow in Carolina. I think the most
scoring threats are going to be wingersthat are going to be available, so
you might need to kind of retoolyour roster and move pieces around to make
(01:29):
things all fit. That's why Ithink it's been interesting to see how Jared
mccanmons played center here over the lastcouple of weeks since the Weinberg trade,
to see if he's capable of handlingthat center role for you next year.
Reinhart's an interesting one to me,as we've talked about before, because he's
a Vancouver kid and the GM thathe had in Buffalo was Jason Botterrel,
who is the Krakens assistant general manager, so there's a connection there. I
(01:52):
don't know if he'll become available ornot, because I would certainly expect Florida
to make a run at resigning himbefore he gets to that point, but
he's an interesting name there. Kenselwould be an interesting ad as well,
if you do look Center's a guylike Chandler Stevenson from Vegas might be somebody
to keep in mind. Alias Lindholm, who's not had the greatest run up
Vancouver this year since the trade fromCalgary. There's some options that you can
(02:14):
consider at both spots, but Ithink the highest end offensive pieces are going
to be wingers. See I also, yeah, go to the free agent
market, Curtis, Sorry about that. I was going to add to Elias
Lindholm as a name that discontinuously intriguesme because it's where the fit is and
he's playing behind a ton right nowin Vancouver. But you give him top
line minutes, what total can heget to? Can he get to thirty
(02:38):
goals? Can he get to fortygoals, etc. It's possible, but
I think it's also fair to saythat he wasn't having the most productive season
in Calgary as it was before thetrade to Vancouver, and thought was sending
him to Vancouver you might have achance to have him kind of recapture some
of that too, And it didn'tquite happen that way, And there was
even rumors at the trade deadline theymight look to flip him to Boston for
(02:59):
a part of a big trade,which is at least something I keep in
the back of my mind when itcomes to Lindholme. But as you mentioned,
I believe there's a connection with himand Ron Francis from from Carolina.
So there's similar kind of thought processesthere where you know, connection to Bottleroll
with Reinhart, connection to Lindholm withthe front office. It's at least something
to keep in mind. But itmight make more sense for them to trade
(03:23):
a couple pieces out to free upmore cap space they go chase a Ryan
Hart or to chase some of theother trade options that are going to be
available this offseason two. So theway they get there, like if they're
adding a big winger, that mightmean they have to send a winger out
to then go find a center toplug the hole that they have. It
might be a little bit of musicalchairs moving pieces around to try to make
things fit, and it might meanyou have to part with a player who
(03:46):
you don't want to part with,somebody like a Will Borgan or an Adam
Larsen or on Oliver York stream somethinglike that to make things work. Otherwise,
I can't help but think as wellto kind of fit that Denzil would
provide in a room like this basedon familiarity and the ex penguin connection,
etc. Here you great segue herefor us to jump into our mail bag
segment, Curtis, thank you.Can we get this one here? From
(04:09):
Dave on Twitter where he says,when it comes to the summer, we
have to let Joey walk only becausewe can't afford him. Let the kids
play. That are really NHL ready? I see Wright and Morrison maybe trade
Tannev, which kills me to putthis out there, but we need caps
based to spend on goal scores.That from Dave on Twitter, I'll begin
with this. Of course, stillhas a year left on his deal one
(04:31):
point two mills, so you haveto let this play out maybe, but
the question is how long then,curtis the obvious roster change question. What
do you do from there? Yeah? I mean in theory, they could
even use Joe as a trade tipas well, the same thing like trading
somebody you like to try to findsomething else, But specifically to Tanev,
I honestly think that's a contract theyhave to move like. Period. He's
(04:57):
got twelve points this year and he'scounting three and a half million against the
salary cap that does not add up. The last time he scored a goal
on a net that had a goaliein it, like with a shot of
his own was all the way backin December. It's just not like he's
not creating enough for them at thatamount. And yes he has about if
(05:23):
he was making league minimum or amillion dollars and his penalty killer role,
energy stuff, it's not a problem. At three and a half million,
that contract doesn't work and if you'relooking to add something that will help this
team that I think you have tomove that contract period and find a way
to backfill that role in other ways. We get one here from the handle
(05:46):
SuperSonics nineteen seventy three on Twitter andkind of a three part question. Is
Shane Wright actually an NHL ready player? Does Veneers need to put on some
pounds? Was the Wenberg trade necessaryas well? Well? I'll begin Curtis
to me the Shane Wright question.Likely the last week here could tell us
a lot, because you've got gamesagainst Arizona coming up, San Jose coming
(06:09):
up before the playoff run, andthere's the contract kicking in thing as well
with Paniers, of course, Imean getting stronger is the key throw a
ballpark figure out there five to tenpounds, and he's hinted at a pretty
big summer for him coming up aswell. The Weinberg trade to me,
I mean yes, because where thiswas maybe headed and you have to recoup
(06:29):
something back with him getting into awalk situation for his free agency. Yeah,
I mean they would have known withthe situation. They smoke contract with
him, so they knew where hewas at with a contract proposition and they
felt like they weren't going to getthere, and at that point you had
to move him when he was onan expiring deal and you get a second
round pickback from the Rangers form thatwas I think is him and the other
(06:50):
guy. I thought there was twoother guys I thought could have been moved
at the deadline once they decided tocommit to Everly. It was Tamas Tatar
and Justin Schultz were both guys Ithought could also a move because of the
similar circumstances. And if they hadn'tbeat Calgary and Winnipeg and those back to
back games, it's a week ofthe deadline to get to where they felt
like they were still in it,maybe those guys would have been traded,
(07:11):
but they won just enough to kindof feel like they were still in it
and then had had the bottom fallout at that point to where if the
deadline was a week later or aweek earlier, even like it felt like
the deadline came in the worst possibleweek for this team to have to stand
on it and make their decision aboutwhat they were going to do. But
the Wnverord trade was necessary for sure, given given where they were at,
and now they've got two, they'llhave that pick to maybe use to trade
(07:36):
to go try to consider options tobackfill the roster in different ways. All
right, let's briefly take a lookat what's ahead here as again Mike Betton,
Curtis Crabtree here for Cracking Weekly.As we wrap this one up here,
coming up next the game in Anaheimtomorrow night, the Crack and aiming
for a four game regular season seriessweep. We know that their fade is
sealed for the season, but pressure'soff now. So then you have Arizona
(07:59):
as well come up next Tuesday,back on Wholemeocrack and trying to avoid a
three game regular season series swape.So the big question here is what can
a few key players do to finishthis season and finish it strong. I
want to see, you know,the the young kids before they go back
to Cochella, continue to get someplaying time. I want to see back
to the conversation we just had.I don't need to see any more from
Brandon tannev. We know what heis. It's not doing anything for them
(08:22):
at this point. Get Ryan Wintertonor Logan with Morrison in the lineup and
play them instead, like that's doingnothing for you. So I want to
see them do a little bit more. The veterans I think. I mean,
if mccannon donn can finish the seasonstrong, if every can get his
seven hundred and or is what isit for three hundred? Yeah, whatever
the milestone is, I'm blanking onthe exact number. Those would be nice.
(08:46):
But yeah, again, they're they'replaying out the string. Everybody knows
that there's not a ton more.I think you're going to learn from the
veterans at this point in the year, other than just seeing how they come
and approach the game each night andkeeping that in mind as you head into
the offseason. So let's see whatthe Let's see what right in Winterton and
Morrison can give them here at RykerEvans continuing to play down the stretch as
(09:07):
well. I want to see thatbefore the end of the season and give
them as much prep time as possiblebefore they get set to potentially come into
this team full time next year.Well, part of the many conversations that
we have to have, and we'relooking forward to seeing what's around the corner.
As far as news, Curtis myman, thanks so much, Jesus,
what's cracking? Where can we findit? Every week? Usually going
head to head with this show onthe radio. Honestly, hop on the
(09:31):
TV side I found but no,yeah, yeah, So it's mostly been
on Wednesdays. I think the restof our shows are all on Wednesdays at
seven o'clock here as we have Ithink three episodes left, the last two
of the regular season here and thena wrap up show at the end so
you can catch me and Ian Furnessand you know, maybe yourself is another
panelist on a Take thirty two segment, as we kind of get through the
(09:54):
rest of the season here with theKraken and look ahead to what should be
a pretty significant offseason for them.On a number of fronts, head coaching
change a possibility. You think thatthat is a real possibility that exists since
we ended the Saw season, andhow that would change how they're going to
approach everything they do decision wise thisyear. All right, Curtis, big
thank you, What's crack and ofcourse Fox their team each Wednesday. Big
(10:15):
thanks again for Curtis Crabtree, myco pilot here for the night. Also
to lighton road into Lucas Dragassevic tomorrownight Cracking at Anaheim airtime six point thirty
puck dropping seven o'clock right here onthese airwaves. We'll talk to you soon,
talk to you next week. CrackingWeekly is on ninety three to three KJRFM.
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