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is table good to go for tomorrow? Well, we, you know, I anticipate that, but until tomorrow,
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well, I'll kind of reserve total judgment, but he's definitely trending towards playing
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him off. Looks more like a player with his dough feet there. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
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yeah. What's that thought behind that line? Um, probably a lot of things. One, you know,
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we tried more than the way I went. I'd like to get more as you back to center.
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Um, kind of, you know, getting guys in the, in the lines that I think can be successful.
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And then, you know, Frankie and, uh, beds, he haven't played a lot together.
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A small sample size, and so we'll see how they do. And I think table is a real good compliment
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because he's really smart. Um, you can put pucks into spaces for them, but also, uh, is really
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good defensively. With 15 forwards, but the mom's here, do you plan to keep everybody up to the trip?
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Or, um, not necessarily. We'll see, uh, we'll see, uh, you know, how the rest of the day goes here.
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How would you assess, I think Lardis is the sample size you've seen?
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Uh, I think he's done a good job. You know, he's done a solid job. I think he, you know, he,
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he came in and, and early on, uh, probably was trying to find his way a little bit.
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I thought he got more confident. Um, you know, so I think he's done, uh, he's done a good job of, uh,
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making a first, I guess, first impression to, to the coaching staff, uh, and where he's at.
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Moving Conor, little cybro, moving Conor back to the left on the, the power point is kind of just
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a different, different options. It's got a little stale, right? So Navis hasn't been very,
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I don't think it's, uh, created momentum either. It's one thing to score about it. I think it's
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created momentum. So we get him over to that side where, um, you know, he's definitely been
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very good going downhill on his, on his normal side. But I think, um, you know, he's got the
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potential to be great on the other side as well. And so let's get him over there and kind of get
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him a look and see how that, see how the park goes that way. It's been a while since he doesn't
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have been like on that platform. Mm-hmm. The moms, you're like, what's the kind of mindset
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Yeah, it's, uh, well, first of all, this is always a unique trip anytime you bring, um, you know,
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guests along and whether it's the moms, dads, mentors, I've kind of done all of them and they're
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always fun. They're always, uh, I think a good opportunity to just regain perspective too and,
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and, you know, how lucky we are to be part of the NHL and in whatever, uh, aspect that he is,
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whether it's coaching, playing, uh, staff, um, we're, we're really lucky. And I think when we get a
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chance to kind of share that with, uh, with, with the guests, it's an awesome thing. So to have the
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moms, uh, here's great, uh, should be a fun trip. Um, uh, and then, you know, obviously we're going
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to win two games against, uh, good teams and, and so that'll, that'll be the normal challenge and
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we'll have similar routines, but it's always a little bit different, probably in a good way. It kind
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of breaks up the monotony of the year a little bit too. With the Dart, is there a timeline for,
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for face-offs and when he's playing with other centers, do you, is there a way they decide on
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who's going to do better? It's harder when you're not taking face-offs to always be, to be in the
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center position as much as possible, right? It's just harder. So, um, you know, I did, I don't
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foresee him taking face-offs before the Olympic break. After that, I'm not sure, but before the
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Olympic break, I don't see him taking face-offs. So, uh, he, you know, who's ever low is low. So,
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who's ever first back is kind of, you know, between him and Frank, you will cover that center spot
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and cover the D zone spot, same thing in the neutral zone. Um, it's definitely not impossible to,
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to learn how to have success that way. You know, I coached, uh, Datsun Kinsetterberg, and they played
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great hockey together, even though both were pure centers. Um, so, you know, you just, you just got
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to kind of learn that chemistry and learn and figure out how to kind of get back into those spots.
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And so, we'll see if him and Frankie can, can develop that chemistry. I haven't used to have
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a spot sample size, but it seemed like recently they played a little bit together. I mean, you see
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just kind of glimpses of what they could be, sort of. Uh, Betsy and Frankie? Yeah, I mean, you know,
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certainly there's, you know, there are two more, most dynamic forwards. And so, you know, you're
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hope that they can, which I hope when you put lines together is that, you know, the sum is greater
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than the parts, even. And so, you know, can they be exponentially better as a, as a pair? Um, we
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hope so, you know, but, um, the one thing I got to do is give it some runway too. I can't, you know,
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change too much here in the last three, three games or so, trying to find the right spark or the right
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kind of, uh, you know, match. And I have to just stay with it here and probably just stay with it
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through the next three games and see how it goes. What do you think spend the struggle for Berkowski
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with some of possession stuff? And what do you, what do you like to see different out of them?
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First of all, uh, Birke cares a ton. He wants to do great. He's probably one of those guys when
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it's not going right. Um, tries probably, you know, can almost over try, um, in, in, in, honestly,
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then it goes worse, right? And so, you know, I would say, you know, probably two things that I
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think he, he's that, that, you know, we'll, we'll chat with him about his one is he's always going to be
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a guy who, who wants to make a play and, and just balance him when to make a play and when
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to live another day. Those are conversations we've had. And, you know, and I think there's time
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he's done a really good job. You can't be a guy who makes plays and, and never make a mistake.
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You're going to turn some pucks over, but you got to have that balance. And two, uh, just making sure
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that he's not, he's not trying to get going so fast that he's not getting pucks in the right
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spots and almost skates, self outside of, of the pocket of one to get a puck. So those are
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things that we'll look at with him. Thank you. Leave him alone.
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Yeah, I protected you.
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Uh, yeah, I think, obviously, you know, get a little better. I think, um,
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they're offends, you know, it's, it's my job and, uh, like, yeah, I think there's, there's
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good and there's bad. Uh, yeah, just try to, you know, get better next game and keep
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it. You feel like you feel like it's hard because of the chances of coming up like you,
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and you feel so homey last game where they, they were going to make scoreball. Um,
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this is just a way. I mean, I'd probably other than Tampa, Florida. I've had a lot of leaks.
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So, um, you know, that's kind of how it goes sometimes. I think, I'm not Tampa, Florida. Sorry,
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Tampa Carolina. Uh, I thought those two games, maybe not as many chances, just kind of held
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the game for one, but other than that, I think you can, I've had a lot of chances and, uh, just
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hopefully start going. No, I think people really appreciate anything on the phone.
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Um, yeah, I think probably maybe your recovery's, uh, I think we get in and get a luck
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or when the draw get a luck, and then it's kind of back down there. So, um, that makes it
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tough. So, that's on, uh, you know, all five guys are there to, um, you know, get pucks back and,
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that'll kind of make them, make them sit back a little bit too. So, it'll just, you know,
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give us more pucks with us. You don't play with friends all out this year. What, uh, what is he?
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Yeah, it's obviously a great player. Everyone knows that. Um, you know, so much speed and, uh,
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you know, makes many plays him and him and Terrible. So, um, you know, two guy, I played
7:05
a Terrible with 10 games last year, and then I kind of never did it again. So, um, looking forward to
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that. Obviously playing with Frank, so I'll play with them a little bit last year, but, um, you know,
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I'm looking forward to, to that line and stuff, but, you know, I've played with great players all
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years, so it's just kind of adapting to whoever I'm with, you know. How are you feeling?
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Uh, I feel good. Yeah, I feel better, so excited. Are you gonna, are you hoping to be back tomorrow?
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Yeah, I'm hoping, yeah, for sure. So, let's see. Just how, uh, how tough has it been
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watching these last bunch of games and, uh, you know, bring some up and down?
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Yeah, it's always tough to not be able to play and, uh, especially after the team is not, um,
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winning. You always want to be there and try to help somehow so get to be back.
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Is it nice today? Is the injury doesn't, uh, I, I, I've proposed you from the playing only big,
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so are you all concerned about that? Yeah, of course you always, uh, concerned and you get here,
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you have to miss games, so not fun at all and especially all the pictures coming, so that's, uh,
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big thing for sure, but, uh, yeah, I just leave day by day and, uh, right now, I feel good.
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What do you hope to bring those, I guess, in that line playing with those guys?
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Uh, just try to be myself, uh, try to play good both ways. Um, they're, they're gonna make a lot of
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things happen in those zones, so I have to be maybe a little careful and, um, responsible out there
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for them. Um, so yeah, I'm excited. It should be good.