March 19, 2025 • 6 mins
Seattle Kraken Head Coach Dan Bylsma joins Dick Fain right before the team takes the ice tonight to talk about their streak right now and playing well, including last night’s win in Chicago, Shane Wright getting his most minutes, and Jaden Schwartz’s mark tonight.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's time for Sathi and Dick's weekly visiting with Seattle
Cracking head coach Dan Bilsma, brought to you by Dick's
Drive In, serving great burgers, fries and shakes to hockey
fans since nineteen fifty four. Stop into one of the
nine Dicks Drive Ins locations today now with our head coach,
Dan Bilsma.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Beers Sathian d and welcome back Wednesday evening. Getting set
for Kracking hockey.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Mike Benton will have the pregame for you in just
a few moments at the top of the hour.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
But first we got to talk to the headman to Seattle.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Kraken and led his team to another victory last night,
six to two in Chicago.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Dan Balsman joins, Ushi coach.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
How are you great sitting on the bench in Minnesota
here getting ready to play a game tonight? No or
two other people I'd rather talk to than you guys
to secure a win tonight.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Absolutely well, Safti's not with us today, he's busy golfing,
so it'll just be me. But we'll still we'll still
keep the streak alive because you got a four game
streak with at least a point after the win last night,
and heck, you're a Winnipeg overtime goal away from a
four game win streak.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
So talk about what's clicking right now for you guys.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Yeah, I'm talking about playing our best hockey down the stretch.
The guys have taken upon themselves to have that focus,
and I think it's great to see. We're seeing it
almost night in and night out now. The the pacer
we're playing with, with speed we're playing with to get
into the offensive zone and play and you know, at
(01:35):
times dominating teams in the offensive zone, and you know
it's it's happened now. Game game Montreal, Utah, Winnipeg was
a great game against a great team. You had a
chance to to win. That one went to overtime. But
you got to take the positives of of how we
played and and we brought it into Chicago and kind
(01:56):
of you know, as the game went on, not the
greatest start for us, but we we bulldozed them in
the second period and that was great to see.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Well, I think a lot of people that would would
just read the box score and they go, oh my god,
four goals in the second period. That's where I got it.
That's what got it done. But let's talk about that
goal at the end of the first period by Adam Larson.
You guys were dug into a hole down to nothing.
Do you potentially not even have that outburst in the
second period if you don't get that Larson goal? And
how did that change kind of the locker room dynamic
(02:27):
going into the second period?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
It was, It was big for us. I think the game,
you know, especially the first five minutes, didn't particularly start
out going our way. I'll say there was some felt
like a little bit of puck luck, but some bounces,
some miscues, and you know, they got out to the
lead and the power play power play was an example
(02:51):
of that. It was a puck whipped into the slot,
hit off a skate and goes by Joey. The second
one was a face off that they whipped to the
net and got to tip in and you're staring now
down to nothing. Be it early in the game, but
it had to feel that it wasn't going our way.
And it wasn't just the goal that Lars scored there.
(03:12):
We had two or three chances there at the end
of the first period. But I think it was massive
to see the puck going the net for Lars. See
the puck going for the group there late in the period,
get us, you know, our mentality, our mindset, got us
back in the game. And we've come down from two
goals too many times this year. We know we can
do it. But that goal that early in the game,
(03:35):
at the end of the first was just set the
stage for the last forty minutes and.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
A couple of goals for the youngster.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Shane Wright gets his career high minutes with with over seventeen.
Talk about what his minutes look like ideally going forward
now with him playing so well, yeah, I think.
Speaker 4 (03:53):
You know, it's there's a there's a minute focus for
a lot of guys here going forward. I think you know,
the the Matta Veneers line has been real key for
us going down the stretch here and trying, you know,
producing a top line. We want to continue that. We
want to continue Shane Wright, you know, stepping into the
(04:13):
middle of the rank in a lot of different situations,
power play, you know, and via a third fourth line.
We don't really have numbers on our team, but to
see him get the opportunity to get more minutes last
night was a big part of that game, and he
cashed in with you know, two goals get back on
(04:35):
the score sheet, gives him seventeen goals on the year,
gives he reached the forty point mark. You know, just
he continues to grow and and his minutes and role
should continue to grow well.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Minnesota tonight, by the way, Jaden Schwartz's eight hundredth career
NHL game tonight, talk about what he means to you guys.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
A not so silent leader for our group. He's he's
got a rye of personality and he's quick with wit.
But he's both in demeanor and in action and word.
He's been a big leader for this group this year,
especially in the absence of Jordan Everly for such a
long period of time. He's he's got a seasoned pro
(05:19):
about him. He's got a real good idea we want
to play in and how it should be done. And
he's a vocal he's a quiet I see, he's the
leads with his demeanor, but he's he's a big voice
in that dressing room.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Coach, He's gonna be fun to watch you, fun to
listen to you.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
You guys, You guys are playing a really fun brand
of hockey right now, and let's make it five games
in a row with a point and four out of
five wins.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
How about that.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
I love it. Let's do it, and we can continue
to talk. I know we missed a beat there with
the one point in Winnipeg, but right now, this conversation's
got our team going.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, we're rolling a little bit, aren't we. I love it.
I love it. Keep it going. Thanks coaching, we'll talk
to you next week. Good luck.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
All right, all right, thank you
Speaker 3 (05:59):
You head coach of the Seattle Crack and Dan Bilzman
leading us perfectly into crack and pregame with our friend
Mike Benton coming up next on ninety three point three
kJ RFM
It's time for Sathi and Dick's weekly visiting with Seattle
Cracking head coach Dan Bilsma, brought to you by Dick's
Drive In, serving great burgers, fries and shakes to hockey
fans since nineteen fifty four. Stop into one of the
nine Dicks Drive Ins locations today now with our head coach,
Dan Bilsma.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Beers Sathian d and welcome back Wednesday evening. Getting set
for Kracking hockey.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Mike Benton will have the pregame for you in just
a few moments at the top of the hour.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
But first we got to talk to the headman to Seattle.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Kraken and led his team to another victory last night,
six to two in Chicago.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Dan Balsman joins, Ushi coach.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
How are you great sitting on the bench in Minnesota
here getting ready to play a game tonight? No or
two other people I'd rather talk to than you guys
to secure a win tonight.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Absolutely well, Safti's not with us today, he's busy golfing,
so it'll just be me. But we'll still we'll still
keep the streak alive because you got a four game
streak with at least a point after the win last night,
and heck, you're a Winnipeg overtime goal away from a
four game win streak.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
So talk about what's clicking right now for you guys.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Yeah, I'm talking about playing our best hockey down the stretch.
The guys have taken upon themselves to have that focus,
and I think it's great to see. We're seeing it
almost night in and night out now. The the pacer
we're playing with, with speed we're playing with to get
into the offensive zone and play and you know, at
(01:35):
times dominating teams in the offensive zone, and you know
it's it's happened now. Game game Montreal, Utah, Winnipeg was
a great game against a great team. You had a
chance to to win. That one went to overtime. But
you got to take the positives of of how we
played and and we brought it into Chicago and kind
(01:56):
of you know, as the game went on, not the
greatest start for us, but we we bulldozed them in
the second period and that was great to see.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Well, I think a lot of people that would would
just read the box score and they go, oh my god,
four goals in the second period. That's where I got it.
That's what got it done. But let's talk about that
goal at the end of the first period by Adam Larson.
You guys were dug into a hole down to nothing.
Do you potentially not even have that outburst in the
second period if you don't get that Larson goal? And
how did that change kind of the locker room dynamic
(02:27):
going into the second period?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
It was, It was big for us. I think the game,
you know, especially the first five minutes, didn't particularly start
out going our way. I'll say there was some felt
like a little bit of puck luck, but some bounces,
some miscues, and you know, they got out to the
lead and the power play power play was an example
(02:51):
of that. It was a puck whipped into the slot,
hit off a skate and goes by Joey. The second
one was a face off that they whipped to the
net and got to tip in and you're staring now
down to nothing. Be it early in the game, but
it had to feel that it wasn't going our way.
And it wasn't just the goal that Lars scored there.
(03:12):
We had two or three chances there at the end
of the first period. But I think it was massive
to see the puck going the net for Lars. See
the puck going for the group there late in the period,
get us, you know, our mentality, our mindset, got us
back in the game. And we've come down from two
goals too many times this year. We know we can
do it. But that goal that early in the game,
(03:35):
at the end of the first was just set the
stage for the last forty minutes and.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
A couple of goals for the youngster.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Shane Wright gets his career high minutes with with over seventeen.
Talk about what his minutes look like ideally going forward
now with him playing so well, yeah, I think.
Speaker 4 (03:53):
You know, it's there's a there's a minute focus for
a lot of guys here going forward. I think you know,
the the Matta Veneers line has been real key for
us going down the stretch here and trying, you know,
producing a top line. We want to continue that. We
want to continue Shane Wright, you know, stepping into the
(04:13):
middle of the rank in a lot of different situations,
power play, you know, and via a third fourth line.
We don't really have numbers on our team, but to
see him get the opportunity to get more minutes last
night was a big part of that game, and he
cashed in with you know, two goals get back on
(04:35):
the score sheet, gives him seventeen goals on the year,
gives he reached the forty point mark. You know, just
he continues to grow and and his minutes and role
should continue to grow well.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Minnesota tonight, by the way, Jaden Schwartz's eight hundredth career
NHL game tonight, talk about what he means to you guys.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
A not so silent leader for our group. He's he's
got a rye of personality and he's quick with wit.
But he's both in demeanor and in action and word.
He's been a big leader for this group this year,
especially in the absence of Jordan Everly for such a
long period of time. He's he's got a seasoned pro
(05:19):
about him. He's got a real good idea we want
to play in and how it should be done. And
he's a vocal he's a quiet I see, he's the
leads with his demeanor, but he's he's a big voice
in that dressing room.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Coach, He's gonna be fun to watch you, fun to
listen to you.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
You guys, You guys are playing a really fun brand
of hockey right now, and let's make it five games
in a row with a point and four out of
five wins.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
How about that.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
I love it. Let's do it, and we can continue
to talk. I know we missed a beat there with
the one point in Winnipeg, but right now, this conversation's
got our team going.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, we're rolling a little bit, aren't we. I love it.
I love it. Keep it going. Thanks coaching, we'll talk
to you next week. Good luck.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
All right, all right, thank you
Speaker 3 (05:59):
You head coach of the Seattle Crack and Dan Bilzman
leading us perfectly into crack and pregame with our friend
Mike Benton coming up next on ninety three point three
kJ RFM
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