October 23, 2025 • 5 mins
Head coach Lane Lambert with Everett Fitzhugh ahead of the Oct. 23 matchup between the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Thanks Mike. We're back with cracking Head coach Lane Lambert
Lane following a couple of months ago in Washington, d C.
In the second game of that back to back, Just
take us through those thoughts, your thoughts on that game
in a game in which you said you didn't quite
like how the Kraken played, but you still do like
how this team is buying into the system that you're
trying to develop here.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah, I didn't like the way we played at all.
You know, I thought there was a lot of things
that we have been working on from day one that
we didn't do, and you can't pick and choose when
you're going to do them, and so I thought the
(00:42):
game wasn't good, and I thought it was an opportunity
and should be an opportunity for us to learn and
grow from that. You know, we expect to win every game,
and we can't win if we don't buy into the
way we're you know, the way we want to play.
We've done a really good job of it for the
most part. And you know that was that was a
(01:06):
game where for me, certain certain areas of that game
were completely unacceptable.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
With it being the second game of a back to back,
your first back to back this season. Do you feel
that that situation played any role into that effort for
your team?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
I don't care if it's back to back, it can't
And again, this was you know, this is a good
learning experience for a hockey team.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Berkeley Catton two games in a row, he's been on
that top line, and Matty Benier's earlier today has said
that he's liked his game and he's doing a lot
of positive things that have gotten him to this level.
What are your thoughts on Katon's first two games in
the NHL.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yeah, I thought I thought he's been I thought he's
been pretty good. You know, the always the I guess
challenge with a young player coming in is you know,
where is he positionally, because you know, in the National
High con League, if you're three feet out of position,
it's gonna hurt you. It just happens so fast. And
(02:07):
I think for the most part, he's done a pretty
good job of that. And I've really you know, I've
really liked the way he you know, he's made some
good plays. He's he's on the puck. He wants the puck,
and that's a quality that you can't teach and good
on him to be that way. You know, he made
a great play to Everley after we made it three
(02:28):
to one, which you know, could have made it three
to two, and then you know we had a push coming.
But certainly he's he's made a few plays.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
How would you assess the first five games of this
road trip. There's been some good, there's been some areas
that you feel this team needs to work on. Where
do you see this team now going into tonight and
then ultimately finally back home for the next two weeks.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well, if you look at the trip as a whole,
you know, you can always you know, you sort of
gotta you gotta look back to the start of it.
I thought, I thought we played well in Montreal. I
thought we played you know well in Ottawa. I had
opportunities to win those games, you know, got a point
out of them. I thought we were really good in
Toronto and not as good in Philadelphia, and certainly not
(03:12):
good in Washington. So overall I assess the trip is,
you know, if we if we come out and play
the way we play tonight and win this hockey game.
You know, a five hundred road trip on an extremely
long road trip by the way, you know, to me,
that'll be a positive for us, and you know, and
(03:34):
we'll go from there. I think there's been way more
positive on this road trip than there has been negative.
And we have to remember that, you know, you've got
to you got to also understand that, you know, it
is a five game block, and you know the last
game you can't you know, it's in the back of
your mind. It wasn't very good. But certainly there's been
(03:54):
some good things happening for this hockey team.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Looking at tonight, you take on Winnipeg, They've won five
games in a row. Like Washington, they returned the bulk
of their team from last season, so not a whole
lot of holes in their lineup. What type of issues
do you see the crack and having to overcome tonight.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Well, you know, they're a good hockey team, like you said,
top tier team. You know, they won thirty games at
home last last year, you know, lost seven. They're big.
You know, they're a veteran group that understands the importance
of certain situations. And you know they're going to be
(04:33):
a challenge for us because we're we're gonna have to play,
We're gonna have to be at the top of our game,
and we're gonna have to be prepared to battle and
win battles against the team that you know is accustomed
to doing that. So I want us to play fast.
I think we're faster than there, and I think that
(04:57):
if we use our speed to our advantage, that'll give
us a leg.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Any friendly family wagers on with you and your nephew
Brad playing across the.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Way, No, we never, we never. We had dinner last
night over at my brother's house with you know, with
my mothers in town from Saskatchewan and all that, so
it was nice and good to see him, you know, playing.
You know, we'll but no wagers, just we just want
to win the hockey game. Awesome, all right,
Thanks Mike. We're back with cracking Head coach Lane Lambert
Lane following a couple of months ago in Washington, d C.
In the second game of that back to back, Just
take us through those thoughts, your thoughts on that game
in a game in which you said you didn't quite
like how the Kraken played, but you still do like
how this team is buying into the system that you're
trying to develop here.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah, I didn't like the way we played at all.
You know, I thought there was a lot of things
that we have been working on from day one that
we didn't do, and you can't pick and choose when
you're going to do them, and so I thought the
(00:42):
game wasn't good, and I thought it was an opportunity
and should be an opportunity for us to learn and
grow from that. You know, we expect to win every game,
and we can't win if we don't buy into the
way we're you know, the way we want to play.
We've done a really good job of it for the
most part. And you know that was that was a
(01:06):
game where for me, certain certain areas of that game
were completely unacceptable.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
With it being the second game of a back to back,
your first back to back this season. Do you feel
that that situation played any role into that effort for
your team?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
I don't care if it's back to back, it can't
And again, this was you know, this is a good
learning experience for a hockey team.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Berkeley Catton two games in a row, he's been on
that top line, and Matty Benier's earlier today has said
that he's liked his game and he's doing a lot
of positive things that have gotten him to this level.
What are your thoughts on Katon's first two games in
the NHL.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yeah, I thought I thought he's been I thought he's
been pretty good. You know, the always the I guess
challenge with a young player coming in is you know,
where is he positionally, because you know, in the National
High con League, if you're three feet out of position,
it's gonna hurt you. It just happens so fast. And
(02:07):
I think for the most part, he's done a pretty
good job of that. And I've really you know, I've
really liked the way he you know, he's made some
good plays. He's he's on the puck. He wants the puck,
and that's a quality that you can't teach and good
on him to be that way. You know, he made
a great play to Everley after we made it three
(02:28):
to one, which you know, could have made it three
to two, and then you know we had a push coming.
But certainly he's he's made a few plays.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
How would you assess the first five games of this
road trip. There's been some good, there's been some areas
that you feel this team needs to work on. Where
do you see this team now going into tonight and
then ultimately finally back home for the next two weeks.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well, if you look at the trip as a whole,
you know, you can always you know, you sort of
gotta you gotta look back to the start of it.
I thought, I thought we played well in Montreal. I
thought we played you know well in Ottawa. I had
opportunities to win those games, you know, got a point
out of them. I thought we were really good in
Toronto and not as good in Philadelphia, and certainly not
(03:12):
good in Washington. So overall I assess the trip is,
you know, if we if we come out and play
the way we play tonight and win this hockey game.
You know, a five hundred road trip on an extremely
long road trip by the way, you know, to me,
that'll be a positive for us, and you know, and
(03:34):
we'll go from there. I think there's been way more
positive on this road trip than there has been negative.
And we have to remember that, you know, you've got
to you got to also understand that, you know, it
is a five game block, and you know the last
game you can't you know, it's in the back of
your mind. It wasn't very good. But certainly there's been
(03:54):
some good things happening for this hockey team.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Looking at tonight, you take on Winnipeg, They've won five
games in a row. Like Washington, they returned the bulk
of their team from last season, so not a whole
lot of holes in their lineup. What type of issues
do you see the crack and having to overcome tonight.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Well, you know, they're a good hockey team, like you said,
top tier team. You know, they won thirty games at
home last last year, you know, lost seven. They're big.
You know, they're a veteran group that understands the importance
of certain situations. And you know they're going to be
(04:33):
a challenge for us because we're we're gonna have to play,
We're gonna have to be at the top of our game,
and we're gonna have to be prepared to battle and
win battles against the team that you know is accustomed
to doing that. So I want us to play fast.
I think we're faster than there, and I think that
(04:57):
if we use our speed to our advantage, that'll give
us a leg.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Any friendly family wagers on with you and your nephew
Brad playing across the.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Way, No, we never, we never. We had dinner last
night over at my brother's house with you know, with
my mothers in town from Saskatchewan and all that, so
it was nice and good to see him, you know, playing.
You know, we'll but no wagers, just we just want
to win the hockey game. Awesome, all right,
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