RADIO CUTS: Highlights, Game 7 defeat at Dallas (5/15)

Radio calls from the booth with Everett Fitzhugh and Dave Tomlinson in Game 7 of the second round between the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars, May 15 at American Airlines Center. The Kraken fell, 2-1 to the Stars.

Episode Transcript

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Ban up the ice, dropping backfor Wyatt Johnston. Drink White across the
donof picks it up back to Johnstonand the slot fanned on it. Dallas
says it here's Hayskin and shooting offthe post and out of play. Well.
The cracking forwards got caught below thetops of the circles. There was
a four on two and the netsending it up top to Lyndel. Now

(00:20):
for Miller for a drive knockdown infront, puck still loose, Wyatt Johnston
there pucking the gold mouth Adam Larsonon the goal line and Grubauer finally finds
it up under him and he'll holdon. And now so I'm pushing and
shoving going on following the whistle.Oh, I can't believe this puck straight
out a deflected shot to the bluepaint. Jamie Ben was about to whack

(00:41):
it in and then he gets bulldozedby Tolvin and Adam Larson lays down on
the goal line on an airside.He'll give it back Hayskin and walks in,
shoots off the post again. Twoshots off the bar for Dallas early
on here one ten to go onthe power play for the cracker for the
Star her circle in below the goalline. He'll back it off the wall
up top. Larsen back to Beverleynear circle, so turned a side by

(01:03):
Huttinger and the puck covered up.He'll hold on and the cracking will go
to the power play when we comeback addle from the offensive zone. How
the Stars bring it back in Suitoron the far side, Ropey Hens tipping
one on and Grewbauer will find thatone in the chest and hold on addle
back up top walking the line.Borgan shot and that one scooped and squeezed

(01:25):
by Jake Huttinger. Well Utinger isable to see that through traffic, scoops
it up with a clifar sign.James Schwartz knocks it off his stick.
Weinberg up top. Let's see Ia big shot hit the post. Oh
Man, a bomb from the bigrig millimeters away from giving the crack in
the league's getting keeps it in forDallas. Here's manny maners in behind the

(01:45):
cracking goal, turning it over.Robertson up back hand off the shoulder up
Grewbauer and out a play. Eightfifty two left in period number two.
The cracking the bulking up and Grubauerhas remained sharp. Still score this in
game seven, I think for hastininfor the high slot, Sagan walks in.
Oh what a glove saber by Grumbauer. Tyler's Sagan off the drop pass,

(02:09):
walks right down Broadway and Grumbauer standshim up with the larceny. Eight
seventeen to play in the second Noskull in by Dallas, kicked away by
Grubauer. Give me Ronte up top. Harley shooting never got through York Strand
on the farest sign. This onesent back around in the near corner of
Seattle and the defenseive zone. Larstin behind the net. Vince Dunn able

(02:32):
to get it up the far walland it'll deflect out the center ice.
Give me Ronte against George Strands Seattledenying the zone entry and Dallas will have
to try once again. Facts Upthrows it ahead. Adam Larst tied up
on the near boards. Now he'lltake it. But once again Dallas,
though applies to pressure, Seattle comesfree with it. Grok Strand off the

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left side. We'll force the puckall the way to the near corner.
Dallas stow recovers and the Stars managedto muscle this one away clear. Miller's
shot turned away the rebound said hiby Ben a block shot off the Miller
blast went rights up Ben and hesends it over the net. He was
alone right in front of the netand the puck on the toe of his
stick, and he elevates it todown in front. Oh my goodness,

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loose puck. Rope hints rob Stonecold by Philip Grumbauer four eighteen to play.
In the second no score in amisplayed by Jamie Alexiak at the blue
line. Rope hints walks in andthe kraken couldn't be bailed out by Gruebauer.

(03:42):
There one nothing four h one gettingto play shot knocked down and held
on too by Gruebauer. Fourteen twentynine to play. In the third one
nothing Stars Don Off trying to findwhy at Johnston and they score. Long
pass ahead by Don Lyon Johnston racingoff ice to the gate in the icing.

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He picks it up off the inboardsand roofs it in past Grubauer to
nothing to strand off the cross bar. Oh my Seattle saves it. York
Strand again shooting off a Dallas skatesand the Stars will clear it. On
the face off win one towards thefront of the nyor Strand sto Oliver byork

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Strand goes to the front of thenet. He finds the change and deposits
it in hold on Folks. Seventeenpoint six seconds to go and the Kraken
are within one. Two one hasbounces towards the net after a contested face
off, Yanni Gord pokes it andbyork Strand shovels it into the ice,

(04:46):
and that'll do it. In cameseven, a team that sets so much
history, broke records, did whatso many people thought they couldn't do,
came so close to advancing to theconference finals, but they'll come up just
short here in Dallas in Game sevenfinals scored two one nineteen more wins than

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last season in the regular season fortymore points over that time as well.
And the Seattle Kraken in our recordsetting year two, the greatest improvement from
the first year to the second yearof any expansion team, confuse the opposition
to get into the playoffs, stunthe Colorado Avalanche to get out of the
first round, and stretch the secondround to Game seven and the dying moments,

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and just couldn't come up with onelast piece of magic.