Well, hello! It's Daria and Ken. I guess I should
say that we represent quite a few hockey digital
sources. It's Hockey on the Beach podcast and
Tampa Bay Sports Journal. We are in the second
week of the 2026 Milano -Cortina Olympic Games
and the first one for the hockey players. The
hockey tournament started February 11th and it's
something special, I should say. Ken, hello,
and how do you feel about all of this? I feel
good. At least I'm able to watch some hockey
after that five -day break. So I feel good about
watching the guys skate on the ice. I'm not,
at this stage of the tournament, not looking
for a lot of surprises. Everything has been pretty
much the form, status quo. I mean, the United
States handled Latvia in their first game and
Canada. They disposed of their two opponents
with ease. We probably won't see any real competitive
hockey like we saw in the Four Nations Cup until
next week when the relegation round and then
your semis and things get underway. But it's
been good so far. Like I said, not as surprises,
but just good to see the different players. meshing
with uh you know fellows from their own country
wearing their own jerseys representing their
nation it's been pretty pretty cool to see and
so it's 12 nations just one gold and two of us
let's be real and brutal yes so let's focus on
good and bad i think this the surprise i'm surprised
that jordan bennington is starting for team canada
and he had a really good game His first outing,
the Canadians, they beat Finland. I think it
was Finland 5 -0. And after the game, the media
is asking Cooper, well, are you going to ride
Bennington the whole way? In a short tournament,
your goaltender can really factor in to how successful
you are, how far you go in the tournament. And
he was really, really coy about that. He wasn't
going to tip his hand at all. In today's game
against Switzerland, Logan Thompson started.
And Canada, of course, beat Switzerland 5 -1.
So Cooper is, you know, he's got two guys I think
he can really, really count on. It'll be interesting
to see who he picks as his number one goalie.
as the team advances into the tournament and
they get into the regulation and the playoff
rounds even if we go back to the four nations
tournament he was amazing he made it through
the final and that's one thing about jordan bennington
he might not be so stable in the nhl but let's
remember he has the stanley cup under his belt
and he was just amazing in the finals of the
four nations tournament so we know he can show
up yes and that's all you need You just need
a guy to play outstanding in goal for four or
five games. That's it. You're not asking him
to carry the season to get you from point A to
point B. Hey, give me your best for five or six
games, and we'll see what happens. So Canada
is good, of course. Canada has the best coach
ever. His name is John Cooper, and he is also
our coach. By our, I mean Tampa Bay Lightning,
let's go. By the way. If John Cooper wins the
Olympic gold medal with Team Canada, he will
have won a championship at every single level
of hockey. That's amazing. He got his start way
low in the minor leagues. I think up in Michigan
when he was still moonlighting as a lawyer during
the day and a hockey coach at night. He started
his coaching career and has progressed through
the ranks and just done a... a great job every
everywhere he's been and that's why he'll he'll
be a hall of fame coach and be in the hall of
fame someday yeah imagine doing that and people
still love you yes i know right yeah and it's
like he just always surprises us because in the
first game he i know it was probably just like
for the memories but he let florida panthers
players play all together for one shift i mean
that's amazing Well, he has, like I said, we
talked about earlier on the other podcast. He
has his pulse on what's going to work in the
room, who's good at playing together. He's going
to try different line combinations. And you know
you're probably going to win the game. Why not?
Why not have a little fun, throw the boys out
there, and let them have some fun playing together
for a few minutes. Nothing wrong with that. That's
so special. And who knows? And who knows, too.
You may get deeper into the tournament where
you'll have to maybe rely on three or four of
those players playing together, you know, to
get you a goal in a tough spot or, you know,
whatever challenges you might be facing on the
ice. You may need that core group of players
because they'll play together so often and they're
familiar with each other's game. So far, yeah,
so far Canadians don't really have that much
pressure. I mean, it's Switzerland 5 -2 -1 and
Czech Republic 5 -2 -0. So we will see. They
will get there because they probably missed some
competition too. What about Team USA? Well, they
only had one game that was against Latvia. They
won 5 -1 rather handedly. A little slow start.
It was 1 -1 after one period. And I'm sure everybody's
scratching their head thinking, oh boy, here
we go again. Is this U .S. squad just going to
flame out, or are they going to come back and
really get after it in the second period? And
credit to them, they did. And they came away
with a rather easy 5 -1 win. And they probably
will not be challenged the rest of the first
round of the tournament. They've got Denmark
tomorrow afternoon, and then they play Germany
on Sunday. And those should be relatively easy
wins. Germany might be a bit more of a challenge
than what Denmark will be. But I don't see the
U .S. losing any of those two games. I expected
more from Team Latvia. They were okay for the
first period, but they just fell apart. And it
still matters who is the coach. I know Will Harris
-Vitalinch, Team Latvia coach, because he worked
a lot in the KHL. He's a nice guy. So he might
be a really good specialist, but he needs someone
next to him. who is in charge. So he's a great
assistant coach, but he's probably too soft -spoken
to be such a harsh leader on the bench. Yeah.
And, you know, Latvia, they're a squad that really
hasn't had a lot of Olympic success in hockey.
So if they can get a win in one of the remaining
two or three games that they have, or maybe...
win a couple that would that would be big for
them well see that's really interesting because
if we when we talk about italy we really should
take in consideration finland and italy because
they lost their amazing award -winning the best
ever coach yuka yalanin who is now coaching italy
and we've seen that italy was super fast they
were pressuring they were for checking it was
scary to see how swedes were lost i mean they
have overrated players on their roster who couldn't
do anything yes it's very nice when you can shoot
i don't know 100 times a game but if you only
score five and one of them is an empty net i
mean you have a problem You know, I don't know
the coaching dynamics that goes on behind the
scenes over there in those European countries.
You're a little more in tune with that than I
am. But, you know, you're exactly right. Coaching,
you know, makes a huge difference. And it can
make a major difference in a big international
tournament like this when you take somebody that
maybe has really built that club, had control
of the locker room, the players respected him,
and all of a sudden. he's gone, you know, to
coach somewhere else. That can have a huge effect,
whether anybody will admit that or not, you know,
the results are on the ice. Well, the thing is,
we have at least three teams that have coaching
issues. And there's also a rumor that one of
the Florida Panthers players who... who is on
the Team Finland. He's asking for the head coach
of Team Finland to be fired and Paul Maurice
to take his place. I think culture, not the ethnicity
type of culture, but the culture you bring into
an organization. Is it a winning culture? Is
it a losing culture? Are you a player's coach?
Are you not a player's coach? I think all that.
plays into how the players obviously feel about
the coach. And the coach is responsible for creating
that culture and that dynamic that he's going
to put out on the ice. And if the coach, as John
Cooper does, does not have his pulse on the team
and is able to really know at any given moment,
okay. I could put these five on the ice. They're
going to play really well together. I can't put
these two or these three. Then you're not going
to be successful. You just can't throw people
out there on the ice in this type of tournament
and expect to have some success. There is a little
bit of chemistry that has to factor into it to
get you over the hump. I have to do game previews
for almost every game for my job. So it's really
harsh sometimes because I feel like some of the
NHL players are still very confused there in
Italy or maybe they are having too much fun.
It just looks like Swedes, right? Team Sweden.
They are just not mentally there because if you
take Slovakia... The team doesn't have so many
stars at all. They are amazing. They push hard
and they win hard. You can't measure heart. Oh,
I like it. You can't measure heart. No, you really
can't. That's why a team with less talent is
able to beat a team that has a lot more talent
on paper. You know, they have heart, they have
drive, they have determination. They're going
to work hard. They're going to do the little
things that it takes to win. And fortunately,
some players and some teams just aren't willing
to do that. So where are you going to put Slovakia
and Italy? Is it good or bad list? What side?
Pick the side. I would put Italy on the bad list.
Slovakia, probably on the good list. But there's
probably seven or eight teams ahead of Slovakia
on the good list. Or as far as good teams go.
Cool. So what about Finland? Because I've been
talking a lot about Finland. I almost cried when
I was watching the first game. It was so horrible.
And I'm like, where are all of those Finnish
stars? I think it's more of a factor of them
not playing together. You just can't put, you
know, Sidney Crosby and Nikita Kucherov. And
Leon draws side along the line and expect, you
know, to score six goals a game. That's not how
it works. They've got to work together. They've
got to practice together. They've got to play
together. And they've got to earn that trust.
Trust is a big issue, especially on these most
successful lines in the NHL. You know, look at
Kucherov with the Tampa Bay Lightning. When he
has the puck, he knows. whoever he's passing
it to is going to be at this point on the ice
to take that pass and take a shot. He knows that.
He trusts the player, trusts that player to be
there. And I think in these international tournaments
where you have a lot of these superstars coming
together, that's not necessarily the case because
they haven't played together. And a lot of them,
too, they're not willing to check their egos
at the door. You've heard that saying, all for
one and one for all. Well, how many of the players
actually adhere to that? After you get past the
top three or four countries in the Olympics that
are playing successful hockey, how many of those
other teams are really committed to doing whatever
it takes to win? They don't care who gets the
credit. They don't care who scores the winning
goal. They don't care. They just want to win.
that's what canada does yeah they don't have
time you just have to work if you don't have
connection build it immediately find change do
something there is no time i just also feel like
um with teams like sweden and finland they do
have great individual players right but in the
nhl you cannot say that there is a superstar
Finnish superstar or Swedish superstar, they
work well as a package. So I would say they don't
really have Cillebrini, Sidney Crosby, Kachok
caliber. So it's like someone who really has
a voice, someone who can really show up when
it's needed. So that's why when they all get
together, it's like, yeah, we'll write, but there's
no one great leader. That's a good point. And
that goes back. Two, to the respect factor. I
mean, you have a Finnish superstar or, you know,
Canadian superstar. When the other players walk
in the room, there's a healthy respect for that.
You know, Nathan McKinnon, let's take him for
example. I guarantee you he has a lot of respect
amongst almost the whole Canadian team because
he has produced on the ice at a very, very high
level. for years and years. Not that he's an
ancient superstar, but, I mean, year after year,
he's at the top in scoring, in goals, has a number
of assists. So when he's on your team and he's
on your line, you just give him that respect
because you know he's going to show up in a big
spot. And a lot of the other players for some
of the other countries, they don't have that
caliber of player, or if they do, their ego.
gets in gets in the way and they lose that respect
and trust factor before they even put one foot
on the ice you're too nice that's all i can say
you're too nice because it's like you have to
work guys you you really wanted to make it to
the olympics you're in you have to work your
assets off like no one else like it's the last
day on earth Do it. No excuses. So no more excuses.
I really wanted to play this game. Let's build
Team Russia fantasy team. What's your first line?
Oh, I don't know about my first line. Let's just
build one together. I'll throw out a name. You
throw out a name. Oh, no. I have the whole team.
Oh, you have the whole team? Yeah. I am well
prepared. I actually, it's very interesting,
like, because I had a team, obviously, for four
nations. But, you know, it's been a year. And
it's interesting to see how things changed. Some
guys are out. I will go with Kucherov. Of course.
He obviously has to be the best offensive player.
It has to be the, if you're drafting a Russian
team. has to be the number one player taken.
Kaprizov from Minnesota, you got to have him
on that first line. And then, you know, I really
want to say Ovechkin, but his time has passed.
He should be on the team, but not in a featured
role. Coach? Or second line. Coach? Coach? Offensive
coach. Yeah, and bring in Sergei Gonchar to coach
defense those two guys played together for a
long time in Washington, but yeah, I think you
put Ovechkin on the team and Malkin I think Malkin's
got more upside than Ovechkin does offensively
at this stage of his career So that would be
my my top three Look, we have a line, and it
almost matches mine. So it's Kucherov, Malkin,
Kaprizov. Yes. The best. Yes. You cannot beat
that. Yeah, so it's Kucherov, Malkin, Kaprizov.
Okay, let's go next. Let's go with that. Let's
put Ovechkin on the second line. Okay. Can we
put him on the second line? And, geez, now I'm
grasping at straws at this point. because it's
uh russian players how about uh the kid from
columbus karil marshenko yeah he's not gonna
make to my list he's not gonna make it no he's
too raw yeah i mean it's columbus blue jackets
no one plays there that's why i'm very happy
that he was able to open up but but not to get
not to get off subject but the blue jackets are
going to make the playoffs and they're gonna
be a thorn in somebody's side they got that new
coach they haven't lost in six or eight games
before the break they're coming anyhow okay oh
hi oh boy oh hi oh boy okay speaking to you okay
that's right little love for the blue jackets
uh -huh yeah how about um the guy who preferred
los angeles to any florida team okay He's good
anchor on the second line Second line would be
let's put him Maybe Ovechkin and How about the
the rookie from Vancouver Andre Kuzmenko But
he's in Los Angeles. He was a rookie in Vancouver,
but he's in the late hold on hold on let me just
stop you i understand that you love ovechkin
i can hear it but yes i do he's gonna slow everyone
down i don't think he should be anywhere upper
than the third line okay well that's fine i'm
okay with that So I would make the second line
very dynamic and younger. So Panarin, yeah, experience,
all of that. And Husnodinov and Dmitrov. Okay.
I mean, Dmitrov, he's probably going to win the
best rookie of the season anyways. Yes. Okay.
So on the third one. The guy that you really
want to be on this team Ovechkin And probably
not as I don't know Dominating maybe not that
fancy but you're off. It's his first year in
the NHL and Dorothy it's just like a working
line. Well, I'm sorry. There's no such a thing
as checkers or And it's not about degrading them,
but someone has to work the third line. And I'm
sorry, like you said, I don't think Ovechkin
is already at that point of his career when he
is able to keep up with Kaprizov. No. Europe
and Dorothea. If it's going to be like more calm,
stay home, don't move that much line. Yeah. Does
Nemestnikov make your team? Ex -Tampa Bay Lightning
player. So, you know, when I was picking my team
for the Four Nations, yes, he was on that team.
I would say give him a chance. So we should take
him, but he's probably going to be in the rotation.
And then you have the Shuskin from Colorado.
Yeah, he didn't make it. I can explain why. I
can explain why. Do you know all of the troubles
that he had in the past, right? I don't know.
Okay, all of those police, this and that, time
off from the team. This is a big event. And he's
going to be exposed to a lot of things he might
not be able to handle. So I am not going to have
a player in my team who... is not able to control
himself physically and a skill level yes but
from the mental side absolutely not because yes
mature enough to handle handle that it's not
that mature enough i mean it's not even about
that anymore he's mature enough it's just he
that's the lifestyle that he prefers Yeah, so
he's not going to make it to my team to make
sure that he's not going to do anything naughty.
And yeah, because I just need people who are
focused and ready to work, ready to fight. That's
right. So that's why he might not like it. Andrei
Svechnikov, you know, Carolina Hurricanes. Yeah,
he's going to be on my fourth line. Barbershop.
and Podkolzin. I think Vasily Podkolzin from
the Edmonton Oilers is one of those guys who
mandatory have to be on my team. Last year when
I was building my team Russia for Nations, so
many people were writing bad comments under my
articles about what Podkolzin who, but when he
made it to his second final. Second Stanley Cup
final, he was one of the best players, the guy
who can really work. It's not only about scoring.
He shows up for the team, and he does what he's
needed, when he's needed, and, yeah, what has
to be done. And like we talked about with the
Lightning and their fourth line, the grind line,
if you want to call it. Yeah, he is an integral
piece to that Edmonton team on the third or fourth
line, depending on where they... where they want
to slot him in but yeah he's out there not to
score goals but just to do to do some dirty work
get in the corners get those loose pucks absolutely
he's a good working dude and he played with dry
zytal so he knows how to handle pressure when
you have to cover up for the stars how about
blue line okay you start i know who you're gonna
choose i know who am i gonna choose well he used
to play for the lightning he used to right But
think about this, though. Think about this. How
can you pick a Russian Olympic team and not have
Mr. Sergeyev on your blue line? How can you do
that? You can't. You can't. There you go. So
I feel vindicated. Yes. So we take him. Of course,
he's someone who can score, but he's still a
defenseman. We need all of his skills. He is
universal. We love it. and i think he would be
a good match to dmitry orlov who is in some in
the san jose sharks right now he's more of a
stay -at -home guy and he's very tough he's scary
he's like a russian bear don't have too many
of those anymore True. Especially on Team Russia.
Defense is not the strongest side of any Russian
team. They just don't grow defensemen. Maybe
some of their goalies that they're developing
need to go to the blue line. Because there's
a plethora of goaltenders. When you get to the
goaltenders, somebody good is going to be left
off the team. No. We're going to choose the best
ones. And you know who they are. Okay, let's...
I know who one is, and one guy I would not pick.
Okay, interesting, interesting. Interesting.
Okay, so Gavrikov and Provorov. See, that's for
you. For the Ohio State, let's go. Provorov.
You're throwing me a bone. I appreciate that.
Yes. Okay, well, Ian. Zoop, Ottawa Senators,
and Lubushkin, Dallas Stars. Yeah, those are
my blue lines. Any of those, yeah. Absolutely.
I'm all in. Okay. Good. Approved. Approved by
Ken. Made it. That's right. Okay. And, oh my
God, it's coming. The goal is, let's go. You're
the first one. Make it big. The big cat. Of course.
He's number one. Number one. Okay. And if you
don't think he's the best goalie in the world,
and if you don't have him as number one, you
don't know hockey. Look at the guy's stats. Look
at where he started. Look how hard he's worked
this season to get in the position that he's
in. Now. Here's a guy that has great credentials.
He has the numbers, but he has been absolutely
horrid this season. And if we're putting a team
together, he cannot be on the team. And that's
Sergei Bobrovsky. That is so mean! No! His goals
against average is about three and a half. I
don't know what's happened to him. He lost a
step for just having one of those seasons, but
he has been putrid. And that's part of the reason
the Panthers are eight points out of the last
playoff spot. Part of the reason. Well, maybe
he's tired and he also wants his teammates to
start working. Because if we go back three seasons
ago, two seasons ago, one season ago, it was
all about Sergei Poporovsky. And one of the major
reasons the Panthers actually got... the cup,
that's Sergey Fyodorov. I mean, not Fyodorov,
but Bobrovsky. Both great. I agree with you.
The goaltender in hockey and the quarterback
in the NFL is kind of, I mean, they're right
there together with the pressure that they're
under because you can go from the penthouse to
the outhouse in one week, literally. I mean,
you're the hero this week and then the next week.
Just have a bad game and everybody's down on
you, you know, and Bob Roski. He's had more than
a week He's had a couple months of bad play so
there Regardless of what he has done in the past.
I don't see how you could put him on the team,
especially When you have shisterkin Oh He starts
are great. Yeah, he starts are so great Glasses
and this is amazing. Oh, yeah What about Ilya
Sorokin I will choose Ilya Sorokin any day over
Igor Shostakovich Okay, that's fair I'm not opposed
to that I'm just trying to change your mind It's
very hard to change it. And Bobrovsky, if he
wants to be a goaltending coach on the team,
fine. We'll bring you along to coach the fellas.
Well, we have to bring three goalies. So we're
taking Vasilevsky, Zaroikin, and Bobrovsky. Okay.
You said he can be a coach. Don't forget, he
still has all of the experience, just like Binnington.
he can show up when he's needed and he also has
all the experience in the olympics hello so cheat
yeah let's go back but if you uh speaking of
that bennington versus bobrovsky if you had to
win a game you have one game one shot to win
a championship and your goaltenders are bennington
or bobrovsky who you take it's obvious i will
choose bredor oh we have a team look at that
most of the guys that we just discussed and you
know have on our team russia they not even gonna
be active players in four years that is so sad
well the way things are going it'll be 20 years
before they ever allow russia to play in the
olympics again so most of those guys will be
Sitting on the couch, smoking cigars, watching
their kids and grandkids play. Do you want to
add anything spicy before I go play hockey? I
want to give a shout out to the U .S. women's
hockey team. They've allowed one goal. I think
they've outscored the opponent 26 to 1 or something
like that. They shut out Canada the other night,
5 -0. And I think you never want to say that
it's going to be a cakewalk. But I can't see
anyone putting a challenge up to the women's
Olympic team. They're just too talented. Nobody
can even roll one or two competitive lines out
against them. I mean, the third line is better
than a lot of teams' first line. Really. So I
like the U .S. in a cakewalk. Win the gold medal
and they'll probably play Canada again and they'll
probably They should I think it's too early to
say exactly Who's gonna be there for the man?
I mean we can we can predict it and talk about
it, but the relegation in the playoff round I
don't think starts till Tuesday or Wednesday
Next week, so I mean a lot can happen each team
probably has another two preliminary games left
you know you could have some injuries or some
strange things happen that could affect that
competition but right now i would say it'll be
us canada men playing for the uh for the gold
medal well so far it doesn't look good for any
other teams like sweden finland i expected more
from them yeah And I saw Victor Hedman got a
goal the other night. Did you see that? An empty
netter with like two minutes to play or something
like that. Yes, I've seen the goal, thank God.
But I also watched the game very closely. And
it was scary at times because I would never imagine
that Italians would be so fast that Victor Hedman,
the future Hall of Famer, will not be able to
chase them. We saw that in the Boston game. We
talked about that. I remembered. Yeah, I remembered.
Yeah, he's unfortunately he's lost a step. There's
no shame in that. It happens to everybody. It's
part of the aging process. We all go through
it. It doesn't tarnish anything that he has done
in his career up to this point. The only thing
that would tarnish it if in five years he still
out there trying to play at the level that he
played at at 25, 28 years old, which a lot of
athletes have that issue. They just can't let
go. Perfect example, Michael Jordan. He retired
early, played baseball, came back, had a couple
of good years in Chicago, and then was late.
30s, maybe 40, when he went to play for the Washington
Wizards. And that last year in Washington, he
was absolutely awful. I mean, he was terrible.
But he's Michael Jordan. So people were giving
him the benefit of the doubt. But he was not
good. He should not have played that last season.
Athletes, some of them don't know when to say,
hey, I'm done. I can't play at that level anymore.
So I'm out. And it's sad because as for Team
Sweden, it only shows that Victor Hedman, he
is not in a position where he has to chase Italians.
That you should grow more younger defensemen
who are still okay with their health. They should
take that part of the job, the dirty job. Victor
already did his job. Yeah, Hedman should be on
that team as a... a mentor another eyes and ears
in the dressing room and on the ice coach he
has a very valuable role if if he serves that
way but as far as him playing a lot of high minutes
and being counted on to you know match up with
the other teams you know top line and take their
offensive guns out of the game that's not going
to happen right now for victor headman at this
stage of his career so but You should guess we
all wish him the best because we love Victor.
Yeah, he's the rock star his Banner will uniform
will hang in the rafters at the arena with his
number on there'll be a first ballot hockey Hall
of Famer All that that doesn't doesn't change
anything. He's just I mean he's been playing
What 16 years 17 years? Something like that.
He's played a lot of hockey, played a lot of
minutes, a lot of games, and now he's just on
the back nine of his career. I think there's
still a role for him on the Lightning team, but
it's going to be at a reduced role on the ice
and more of a mentor and coaching. Player development.
What's that? Player development. Player development.
Yes. Because, I mean, a guy like that that's
played as long as he has and played at the high
level that he has for so many years has a lot
to offer. You just can't, you know, kick him
to the curb. He's got a wealth of knowledge,
and it's up to the Lightning or whoever he goes
with after his time at the playing day. tap tap
into that that sounds good yeah why not oh and
we have to go to bed to get our beauty sleep
because i think the next game is at 6 00 a .m
be ready 6 a .m you know what really irritates
me time difference no you can't do nothing NBC,
which is the network of the Olympics. Yeah, exclusive
rights. No pictures, no videos. They put, and
I'm sorry, I'm sounding like the old get -off
-my -lawn guy, but they put all these crap Winter
Olympic sports on. I want to watch hockey. You
know, I couldn't even watch the hockey game this
afternoon. They had the women's on against Italy,
and that's fine. i wanted to see canada play
i wanted to see you know what cooper's doing
what the lightning player is doing nope you got
to pay the few bucks for uh special app to get
that game i have that i pay i have to pay to
yeah to make sure that i'm able to follow it
for my job i have to pay yeah my point is you're
talking about growing growing the game of hockey,
exposing it to more people, and then you won't
even televise a game where there's a lot of interest
from folks around the country. They want to see
that. They don't want to pay for another service.
You know, put the men's downhill luge on there.
Put the shalom skiing or whatever they call it.
I don't know. I'm not a big -wintered Olympian
guy except for hockey. But, you know, put those
sports on there. You know, Gary Bettman, shuts
down the NHL for two and a half weeks, send the
players over to play for their teams. What does
the NHL and Gary Bettman get in return for shutting
down the league for two and a half weeks? What's
the payoff? Vacation? When we're talking about
growing the sport and putting it in front of
more eyeballs, what? what's nothing well we've
discussed that before it's so very limited in
canada yes it's so much smaller but they do know
how to cover hockey yes here in the u .s unfortunately
hockey is not number one and even if it's number
four or five we still want to see it it's the
olympics if i'm ready to wake up at 6 a .m to
watch the game i want to see it and how many
eyeballs do you think you're going to be on the
gold medal game at 8 a .m in the morning next
sunday it's next sunday what next sunday not
not two days from now but i mean it's still crazy
next sunday it's gonna be all over i think it's
a gold medal game no so fast i'll watch it but
why i mean you have different events that you
can put on in different time slots I don't want
to see the closing Olympic ceremony. I couldn't
give a rat's patootie about the closing ceremony.
I want to see the hockey game. So put the hockey
game on at even 2 in the afternoon, which would
be 8, 9 o 'clock. You know, local time over there.
What do I know? We want hockey. We want hockey.