USA And Canada Survive OT Thrillers - Quarter Finals Recap w/ Good Ol Canadian Boys

Welcome to the Empty Netters Podcast. Can you believe what this has become? There was a full 48 hours where I felt like I was like literally Superman. Jumbo loves playing Fortnite, so he gets on the stick. Did TR show you the sauna cycle or was that all you? No, I invented that. Almost a year now that I haven't taken a body check. That's kind of nice. So we are back. We are horned up. And we are going deep. Finished tonight with some chicken fingers and a few Guinnesses ran into you guys. That's where this pod came to life. Ice is ready, and we are live. I think so. It's always a little delay. I never know yet. It's going to come on in a second, hopefully. You just interrupted my whole thing. We hope we're live. We hope we're live. Well, we're live with another episode of the Empty Nerdist podcast brought to you by BetMGM. We are here, boots on the ground in Milan. We just watched four unbelievable games in the quarterfinals of the men's tournament, And two, make it three, barn burner overtime tilts. Oh my God, dude. That had the blood pressure through the fucking roof for so many fan bases. We started out with Canada absolutely out of control. Truly one of the biggest catastrophes that could have been that has ever happened in the hockey world. Then Finland out of nowhere, the Swiss team coming through, hashtag for Kevin. almost had an upset shutout against the fins the swiss team was just buzzing around and then usa sweden capped it off for a night of true insanity three straight overtime games holy fuck shit dude cp we are here we were just ripping it at the hockey canada house here in milan boots on the ground as i said with a ton of the team canada family tons of other fans and people we were hanging out with Seth Jarvis' buddies, the good old Canada boys earlier today. It has been a day full of hockey. Here we are, ready to rock after watching four unbelievable games at the Olympics in Milano Cortina. How are you feeling? The quarterfinals, sometimes the semis, but the quarterfinals in pretty much any big bracket tournament. I'm talking March Madness, I'm talking Champions League, Olympics. The quarterfinals can actually be the best day because you've eliminated, you've got some of the best teams and you've got a full slate of games. Because the championship, you hope for a great game. The Super Bowl is fun, but it's like it's one game. Whereas the quarterfinals, you can truly get a run of just incredible, incredible sport. And that first game, which we'll get into, the Germany-Slovakia game, was a little bit like chalk, whatever. And then, as you said, after that, I mean, this is the dream. This is the dream. Let's ignore the injuries for a second. This is the dream that is the Olympic hockey, where they go, here's your quarterfinals, top eight teams in the country, absolute ot tilts everyone puking in the streets from stress and we got it that was i mean i'm still reeling i'm still reeling from that day oh man 100 it's actually crazy when you think about it like today went chalk right like it's a day of chalk yes but yes the games were insane and this is what i'm going to say and i don't mean to be i don't mean to be that guy but I'm sorry if you're watching any coverage right now that is not people who are here enjoying it you're missing out turn it off and turn this on because it's so different oh my god like you can be watching at home in the states right now and pretending like oh I'm so dialed in the in the olympics all that no you're not you're not dialed because it is so fucking different here the atmosphere here being here in Milan having the opportunity to be here with the families with the fans with the athletes because that's the thing right like when we're at canada house and it's all the other athletes who have just won gold medals who are there who have been in the village who have been around with these other athletes who are in in the environment experiencing it with them you can't feel the atmosphere that we are feeling like this is this is the shit like we are in emissions they put on the speed skating right and the canada's winning golden speed skate whole place is rocking people screaming cheers then their families come in the team wins the team comes in like it's it's you are in the mixer oh it's great i was like i'm like there's part of me that's laughing at like people i'm not laughing at but it's like i respect so much everyone who's like back in the states right now trying to watch these games at like 4 p.m eastern time yeah like trying to get dialed into the environment like holy shit you were fucking legends back on the east coast watching the and like west coast watching these games trying to dial in it is And I'm just saying, I'm trying to express to you, the environment here is so palpable. It's so electric. And I want to be able to give that to you right now. Because every one of you on the East Coast tapping in right now, watching and getting invested, you are the real ones. Like, you're getting into the Olympic environment and the atmosphere in the best way. It's amazing. But we are here, and it is unbelievable what's going on. First game, quickly, Slovakia is fucking real world. I have two things to say about the first game. One, I want to, and I wish we hadn't waited so long to do this. Too little, too late, and I apologize. But I wanted to just give some stick taps to Germany because I thought they actually had, and I guess their record is probably, would they go one and two in the group stage? I think that's right. One or two in the group stage, win their preliminary, and then get out. So they go two and three. It's not like they put on a bloodbath beatdown of people, but I just thought Germany, who is a very top-heavy team, played really well. I thought Germany had a great tournament, and they got running here, and that sucks, but I just wanted to – I didn't want their Olympic run to end without me going, Germany, good job. Because that was fun. It was actually really fun. Also, Chris, every one of the NHL players played great. Yeah. Everyone was great. Leon played so well, dealt with the chirps from the Kachuk brothers and just can, you know, continue to do what he does as he always does. I thought it was, we saw a couple of cool moments. Tim Stutzla had a great salute to the fans at the end of the game. He had a big smile on his face. And that's what the Olympics are all about. And I feel like I kind of saw that look on Stutzla's face. Like he was just like, yeah, are we eliminated? Sure. But was this one of the best experiences of my life? Yes. And they won an elimination game. you know like that's that's great stuff the fans i loved what germany did yep and then dude to move it to the slovakian team i when we got here we landed bang we go right to um we go right to the bauer event okay yeah post it up there all day and we're jet lagged i don't know what's going on and we walk in and slovakia finland is on the jumbotron the huge screen and i forget what scoreboards but slovakia's running them and i gasped and went wow nightmare i kind of forgot everyone gets through but i was like nightmare start for finland this is a disaster you're losing to slovakia puke and dude the slovakian team never flinched from that moment and i know they lost sweden but they sweden really found their game which we'll obviously get into but sweden played great to beat them and slovakia scored a power play goal when they needed it to win that group deservingly won that group dude who is on this team you look at this roster you look at the other rosters here look at finland's roster look at sweden's roster obviously canada u.s look at the czech roster i look at this locking team and i'm like you what is going on you who gives you the right who gives you the right to do this and they go we do we make the rules up in this pitch because we brought a team that is cohesive and played together and all that mumbo jumbo but they are delivering on that rant in the biggest way dude they look fucking legit the slovaks are they're so good together they're such a great team and everyone's been talking about slavkovsky yep and i don't know if anyone has seen the clip of slavkovsky against the germans tonight he's carrying the puck up ice in the d zone and he comes up one-on-one in a just run of play moment 5v5 against Leon Dreisaitl and he fucking puts on the brakes, does a little spinorama 360, protects the puck with one hand on the stick, spins around Leon with that big fucking burger flipper, poking it out, trying to get the puck, and Slap just spins away from him and comes up ice. And that, I think we tweeted that with something like, oh, he's feeling himself. And he is. And that's the type of play that's when you're, we call it vibing. When you're vibing on the ice, you're feeling yourself and you try some shit. And Slavkovsky is feeling himself. And I'm telling you, this type of stuff, this tournament, is why he was picked where he was. This is why he's the player that the Canadians believe he is. And it's so exciting to see. And it's been so fun seeing people online and people here, the Slovaks here, going, we know this guy. This is the guy that we know. We're behind him. He's fucking buzzing. It's so great to see. but I want to shout out Dvorsky. Okay. Dvorsky, 20-year-old blues player. He's been unbelievable. Some great stuff here. He is the youngest Slovak ever to have a four-game point streak at Olympics with NHL participation. Damn. He's also, his six points are the most by any blues player who has ever been at the Olympics for the NHL. That's awesome. Unbelievable. This kid's 20 years old. God, dude. Had a point in the game tonight, he's been fucking all over the place. And I'm just, it's just like, I love it. This is the best part about, it's like the World Cup, it's the Olympics. And when you get group team, you know, team sports here, we have club stuff like the NHL. When you get these players who play together, and we're used to it, right? We're used to it with certain nations. But seeing the Slovakia team fucking ripping together every game. I mean, it's like, what, they've had one game where I was like, oh yeah, they lost this game. They didn't look that insane. and it feels like every other game people have been like oh shit damn they're pretty good Slovak teams fucking clapping cheeks here playing the bongo drums dude I have more to say about this next round with them so I'm going to save it but yes they have been easily easily the surprise of the tournament where you go uh who who's so much deeper than you ever expected who won group seed expect Slovakia Slovakia Slovakia answer to every question absolute surprise Chris okay so I want to go to the Finland game. First, I'm going to read this BetMGM ad. Here we go. Live read. Live read, folks. Strap the fuck in. The world's greatest hockey players are set to face off on the global stage. So join the excitement and make your Winter Games moment when you bet with boosted odds. Activate your odds boost token for any Winter Games hockey bet throughout the entire tournament, and you will receive a bigger payout if your bet wins. 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Yes the Swiss team and I'm actually now so crushed we never saw a Swiss game live because JD even said the Swiss fans were just all time all time singing they've been all time so close so close to here they love hockey it's just like I needed to get to a Swiss game I'm crushed for them Finland is a proud hockey nation I know they wanted to have a good tournament I know they felt disappointed at foreign nations but then they come in here without Barkov and you just write them off. At least I did. I go, you are not a factor in this, in this actually. You'll, you'll, you'll play and you'll, you'll do the hockey, but you were not a factor in this. I'm going to do that hockey. Without Barkov, because you weren't a factor in Four Nations really. And, and then you lose your best player. So I will, I'm very happy for Finland truly. Yeah. But as the Swiss was going on this run, when they lose Kevin, you go, it's over. It's completely over. Your tournament is done. and then it is not done and when the when we tune in because the canada game was on right they were going double trouble double trouble double trouble the canada game's on we're trying to tune into this to the swiss game but we're in the canada house so it's like wall to wall to wall tv i can't i can't go excuse me we pop uh pop finland switzerland on little split screen action little picture in picture pip wrong so by the time it gets on and we're on the phones we're on the phones obviously but by the time it gets on, it's 2-0. And I'm like, holy hell, dude. Can you imagine? And then, dude, the Canada game ends and we're watching the Swiss game and we're going no audio. We're going fucking no audio. That was utterly insane. And I'm like, okay. But there was kind of a reason. We had speed skating going on and there was a lot of shit happening. But we're going no audio. So I'm sitting here. I brought my computer like a fucking nerd. I literally had my computer out doing work like a nerd in the middle of the Canada house. That was tough. But I got shit to do. I got shit to do. So I'm working, and then I'm watching. It's over my shoulder. So I'm working. I'm watching. I'm working. I'm watching. Canada's pouring in. The families are pouring in. I'm hugging and kissing babies, hugging wives. Everybody's happy. Everybody's celebrating. I'm trying to watch the fucking third period. I look up. Boom. 2-1. Didn't even hear it. Didn't even see it. Didn't know what was going on. Brutal. I didn't see it. Can we rewind? They go, no. We're illegally streaming this or some shit. I don't want to get anyone in trouble, but I don't even know how the fuck those games are on in there. So we're trying to watch. Shadow Canada, CBC Gem. Yeah, actually, yeah, that's what it is. That's what I'm getting on my phone. No one else in this country besides me and Canada is getting this chance right now. Only you, dude. So we can't rewind, and I go, all good. So we go, all good. We're going to watch the end here. And I'm watching the end, and we go, granny, like three straight chances right from the slot. One might, I think it may be knobbed, but three straight chances. It's incredible. And I thought to myself in that moment, I'm sick because I'm happy that Swiss are going to do this, but I wish they had just kind of kept chipping it out, kept chipping it out. I hate that granny's going to go home and go, man, I was in the slot three straight times. The way you viscerally reacted to that, like it was like, you're right. You were right. Like it was like the captain. It was like, is that going to be the way it goes down? That's how he has to end his Olympics. And then, boys, they go, cut feed. Feed, cut. Boom. No more Swiss. No more Swiss Finland. And I go, what the fuck? And they go, well, sorry, we're trying to win a couple speed skating golds. We're in the Canada house. You're going to be watching that. So I go, all right. Hey, Red, pull up the phone. Get your fucking, what is it called? CBC Gem. I go, get the CBC Gem cooking, baby. And Red goes, no problem. Open. They go, incorrect. You can only watch Canada games on this. I go, oh, okay. Well, let me see if I can get it. I pull up the fucking score app, and it goes like this. Tie game going overtime. And I'm like, what? Jesus Christ, dude. So now we're on Reddit. We're on Twitter trying to find the goal. I think that Miro was the tying goal, right? That was the one that tied it. Goalie pulled. I believe. Extra attacker. Swings across the top to Miro. Miro was the tying goal, yeah. By the way, with like 1848 into the period. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So like a minute 12. Yeah, yeah. like low gloves snip job so i'm like holy shit we missed that so so we pull up the feed and then we didn't know or actually i guess we did from the campaign game but i was like oh so we got to get this feed up because they're not going to cut the ice like it's going to be a quick break and then we go so then we're trying to get a feed up i'm trying to get peacock going and then i'm like red refresh refresh refresh and it goes game's over and i'm like jesus christ so we're back on reddit back on Twitter. See the goal. Dude, I, okay. So Swiss, I'm devastated, but you had a hell of a tournament hashtag for Kevin. What a run. I hate that they had to lose that way. Cause I mean, God up to nothing. Was there five minutes left when they made it to one? I think it got as deep as five minutes. I think if memory serves the, uh, it was a three 23 Jesus, even worse. I had used all my uh you'll notice you'll notice my bracelet is missing the free drink tokens i had used all of those by that time when uh we were deep in the game so mine and dan's also seem to be gone would you would you look at that there's a little thief running around in there snacking because we weren't drinking we didn't use any of them we didn't drink at all so i'm devastated that it went that way for the Swiss. But that being said, Finland docks. Because this has been a Jekyll and Hyde tournament for them, in my opinion. Oh, really? A little bit. Because I thought, I guess the Slovaks are just good. But I thought they didn't look that good in that game. Yeah. And then you lose, or I guess they pumped Italy. And they won emphatically in Sweden. Yep. Who'd they beat in the prelim? I'm just confused by this take by you. Well, I guess leaving the group stage, you feel Jekyll and Hyde, where you go, you got crushed by the Slovakia team. I mean, I don't... You got crushed. You got crushed. You won 11-0 against Italy, right? Yeah. You won 4-1 against Sweden. It was actually rude, to be honest. Everyone else giving Italy a good game. Gold diff didn't even matter. I thought gold diff mattered. It didn't even matter. So, end of the day, the real issue is you're assholes. That's your problem. Yeah, they're being dicks. They stomp on Italy for no reason. They beat their arch rival Sweden, which was rude. And then they lose to Slovakia just to fuck the group up, which was rude to me. Your problem is that they're assholes. And they fucking rip the Swiss's soul out like that. Unacceptable. Unacceptable. But I'm glad. This is a cool moment. As I said, I wrote them off. But coming in without Barkov and then finding yourself in a semi, because it's you guys, right? Finland, Canada. Finding yourself in a semi-final at the Olympics against Canada without Barkov is a tremendous achievement. When Sweden's home and the Czechs are home and I'm like, damn, dude. Good job. You know, I... I don't want to say I disagree. Like, whenever you don't have Barkov. Yeah. That's... To make it this far, that's amazing. But at the same time, I'm like, you're being a bitch, dude. What do you mean? You're being soft with this assessment of this team. What have you been saying from the very beginning? There are three teams in this tournament that have all NHL players. Correct. And this team has all but one. And we're shocked that they're one of the top four teams left. Well, we all, not Red because it was Evan, but we all did our, who's the gold medal game, who's the bronze medal game. none of us had Finland in either of those games not one of us so no one thought the two of us sitting here no one thought Finland was going to get in top 4 what you just said that's wrong what you just said was top 3 no we said who is in the bronze medal game and you said Sweden beats I think you said Germany you said Sweden beats the Czechs I don't think that's true I will pull up the YouTube right now if anyone knows anything about this show it's that Chris is never right when it comes to his memory He's always wrong. Yep. Well, but my point is, dude, is like, you're, listen, I'm not, as I said from the beginning, that's a great achievement, but I'm not going to sit here and be like this. It's remarkable that Finland's in the top four teams. And in fact, going into this round, what did I say from the beginning? This is chalk. Yeah. Without bar, like this, it's all been chalk. Have the games been crazy? Yes. But it's all chalk. So I'm not going to sit here and fucking prance around going, oh my God, I can't believe Finland's in this game. I am. That's how I feel. And that's fine. Yep. But I'm saying you're wrong. I mean, literally, statistically, you're wrong. Like, this was the chalk pick. Should Finland have beaten Switzerland in this game? Yes. Yes. So I'm not going to go, this is crazy. I am going to agree with you in that the way they came back in that game so late was insane. And I always love, again, I know that they're all NHL players, but the goals in this game being scored by fucking Sebastian Ajo. uh emiro haskinen and arturi leckanen is like that is how you do it you're fucking dog that's how you do it yeah it's just crazy when you open the fucking gate and the top dogs run out that is what you want yep and it's just amazing and i just before we get on to it like i'm saying this from as far as our fan bases the big games here we got to talk about canada usa we're going to do that right now but i just need to take a moment to talk about leckman yeah okay this dude is so good at hockey and colorado fans have just been for a no no not hiding him then they've been like why doesn't anyone talk about this guy and good god almighty that ot goal how crazy was it watching that game like we're sitting there guys like we're in we're in milan we're at the canada house with Canada has just won you know everyone's losing their fucking mind truly and now it's just like Jesus Christ and we're barely surviving who are we playing next and then that game comes on and everyone's and everyone's like holy shit is Switzerland up to nothing and I think we tweeted our account tweeted something like we're a little over two minutes from the first upset really of the men's tournament and then it was just like this Finland goal Finland goal Finland goal and it was like what the fuck is happening and like the fact that it was leckoning it was just like This dude has just showed up time and time again. So it's amazing. I'm so pumped for them, dude. Yeah, I'm not trying to be like they're not good. I'm so pumped for them because they fucking earned this. Because on paper, Sweden's better than them, right? And on paper, well, I guess probably on paper they're better than the Czechs. But the popular Vegas pick was Sweden and the Czechs. And I will say this, and this isn't like any shit talk. This is just basics. When it was 2-0 Switzerland, you got to remember the reseating, folks. there was a situation there where canada fans were going holy fuck we're about to play switzerland yeah this is oh dude they're fired up they were fired up for that and then finland came back and that was electric all right here comes the meat and potatoes meat and potatoes of the game all right we're talking about some of our sponsors here and you know when it comes to sponsors we've got to talk about one of our favorites and that is lucy when it comes to nicotine lucy is giving you the best nicotine experience in the game created by scientists always tobacco free giving you the best experience you could ever imagine when it comes to milligrams they got you covered four eight to twelve and flavors there was no other brand in the game that competes we got the mint we got the wintergreen we got the mango we got the espresso if you want a little bit of that coffee flavor and also whatever you're in the mood for if you guys need to dial in if you need to laser focus like you're watching one of these Olympic games, toss in a Lucy pouch, toss in a breaker, give that little ball a snap, get a little bit of extra flavor, whatever you need. 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Canada absolutely dominated. They come into this game, and before the game, we saw a lot of chit-chat. Yep. A lot of chit-chat. A lot of talk. We had some quotes from guys like David Pasternak, guys like Martin Natchez, and they were saying things like this. Listen, we let them win the first game. It's hard to win. Yeah, that was funny. He just had some great quotes. He was like, listen, we're going to get on him in the first period. We're going to go hard. We're going to go heavy. That was sketch. So Mack scores immediately. What was it? Less than five minutes into the game, Macklin Celebrini, here we go. He scores. And the GOAT. CP, give us the stat. Oh, my God, dude. So Mack became – well, did you say he did pass? Yeah, yeah. Oh, he did pass, pal. He did pass. Mack has passed Malkin for the most points by a teenager in the NHL. I always love the Olympics where it's like NHL and not NHL. Macklin Celebrini currently in his Olympic debut has four games played, five goals, four assists for nine points at 19 years of age. Evgeny Malkin had seven points as a teenager in the NHL in the Olympics, which was the record. Mack has now passed him. Congratulations, my dog. It's going to go. He's going to get he's going to finish in double digits. It's going to be ridiculous. Yes, I'm waiting. Mack scores immediately, and it felt like here comes the route again. Only thing he couldn't do was let Connor McDavid and Macklin Celebrini combine on a goal in the first five minutes. You are now fucked. It's going to be 10-0. Unbelievable. Then, Cech gets one back, and you start to go, oh, interesting. At least there's a little bit of fight there. It made it fun immediately. Yep. Instantly, when Cechia scores, we were like, okay, this is going to be a little bit of a game here. And then, and you had even said, Dan, you were like, man, Pasta, I'd like to see Pasta do something in this tournament. I was talking about this shit. Yep. and then he fucking wired one. Dude, sometimes NHL guys hit one tease, and go watch that replay again. That puck is all over the place on the way to him. It's fucking wobbling, it's bouncing, and he just catches it and fucking murders that. It goes in and out so fast that you're like, what did that even hit in the net? I don't know what that feels like on his hands, but it's something that I can't handle. My fragile frame can't handle. And anybody, we're going to get to Binner in a second, but anybody mad at Binner in that moment, is more like these goals. I don't even think that's worth saying because no one was. We're going to get into Bitter too. I had a chance to chat with him after the game. I mean, and it was, it was the quickest chat in the world. At the end of the day, this dude is so locked in. He's so fucking amazing. He's such a wonderful human. Correct. And the way he just seems so calm and focused, it's everything you want from your goaltender. So it's two, one it's going. We're into the second. It's 2-1. And I was scared because this, the game the Czech team was playing is who, I think we all, but I certainly thought they were entering this tournament. So I'm like, obviously they wait till now to fucking drop this bomb on everybody. I mean, it was perfect. It felt like the perfect game plan. Yep. And that's a testament. I think, you know, they probably would have been in anyway. But that's a testament to, this has been so fun, I don't want to cheer up the Olympics, but I've hated the format. I've hated the three groups, everybody in, preliminary thing. This should have been four groups, top two teams are in, something to play for. So I've hated this, that it allowed you to kind of do whatever. But yeah, the Czechs played with a little bit of reckless abandon for the first few games, and then it really fucking locked in. Sure. So I give them credit for that because I was like, okay. But then I started to get pissed because this shouldn't have been, if they were going to play this way, this shouldn't have been a quarterfinal game. This should be the semifinals. Honestly, the two games I just watched, I felt like should have been the two semifinal games. And this is the same thing we bitch about with the NHL playoffs, where I go Dallas, Colorado in the first fucking round. And people go, well, who cares? They got to play each other eventually anyway. And I'm like, yeah, but dude, it should be deeper. You should have enjoyed the fan base. You should have enjoyed these deeper runs. It's bullshit that the Czech team and the Sweden team go home with no chance at a medal. And they have only themselves to blame because they fucked up in the group stage. Canada and U.S. did their job. Not 3-0, 9 points, how old is your mother? But this is what we were dealt with. And I said in one of our stories, because people were beaking me, like, you're rooting for Canada? And I was like, yes, dude. I want to see a Canada-U.S. final. I don't need them to go out. This red actually said it best. It was after they won. He wasn't being negative during. If that Canada team loses that game, it is literally bad for the sport. Literally. because you go, this might not be Sid's last, but this is maybe Sid's last Olympics, Dewey's last Olympics. It's Connor and Nate's first Olympics. It's Mac. It's the coming out party of the teenage phenom, Mac and Celebrity. And I go, that team got eighth. That is a fucking nightmare. It felt unthinkable. And it was like happening in front of our eyes. Regardless of how good Czechia is, and they are very good. And we've talked about it before. nature's has been playing just like truly out of this world yep uh pasta is obviously pasta yep those still is so good in net yeah this is a good team this is a team that we all thought like a lot of us picked to be you know a top four or or higher but of that this is Canada This is what many are calling the greatest Canadian roster in 30 years It would have been unthinkable. And sitting there watching, regardless of our relationships, whatever, just as a hockey fan, it was like, holy shit. Oh, my God. I said to our friends Johnny Laz and Colby Cohen today, it was like, why you like the preliminary games is because you like the opportunity for upset. It's, you know, and well, you like this the first round a couple days ago. It's like you want maybe something to happen. Sure. As we've said, it's only been chalk in the men's so far. And is that boring on paper? Sure. But have these games been boring? No. And you want the opportunity for that to happen. And fuck me, buddy. Fuck me running. was the entirety of this game like oh i don't care what the result was yeah this was electric yep and it's like yes it was unthinkable in the moment of like is this fucking seriously about to happen but then as it went it was just like even rooting for canada and i was call me a fucking traitor i was i was rooting for i and i i will continue to root for canada i i was like oh my fucking god this is unbelievable what i'm watching and i was cocky we were with we were with all the families yeah and and you know we were with all these amazing you know again families of the players and just amazing canadian people i was trying to be the voice of reason like red or you know canadian producer was like it silent and he was like dude you were like he was like you were the only thing keeping me going because i was just like there was so many times i was like we're fine We're fine. Like, you know, dude, how many fucking face-offs did Czechia win? Dude, there was a crazy stat. They were literally all of them. They were insane. They were literally all of them. 72% from the dot. At the dot. They were out of control. There's a reason. And they had a game plan. It's like, like we said, Gudis talked about it. They doubled McDavid. Every time McDavid got the puck in the neutral zone, you saw someone bump him, and then you saw a defenseman press up. That was a very well-executed game plan. They were sitting back, and they got hemmed in sometimes, but they weren't on their heels. They were sitting back prepared to sit back, scoop the puck out, chip the puck out. It was into the third period. It was like, this is kind of fucking working. And when they tied it 2-2, I was the one going, dude, listen, you just can't keep up with Canada's weight. You can't keep up with their speed. This is going to be 6-2. Then the worst thing in the world happened. Okay, yeah. So at 2-2 with you, I felt completely confident. I know it was scary if you're rooting for Gannon, but at 2-2, I felt like we're going to laugh about this. Then the worst thing in the world happened. Sidney Crosby gets hit. And Red, the first hit you saw, it's against the wall, right? Because I kind of saw the double team after. But he gets pinned up against the wall. And you saw a replay I didn't see where it kind of looked like his leg bends. Yeah. But even before that, it's like Sid gets hit, and then he goes off, and then he comes. It was either the same shift or the next shift, but he's trying to go still. There was two. Yeah. And then he goes to push off, and he immediately kind of, like, his leg flinches up. He hobbles over to the bench. There's a few minutes left in the second. He's, you know, talking to people on the bench, eventually goes to the locker room, and looks terrible. Well, not terrible, but looks not good going to the locker room. He's doing a waddle. Doing a waddle. He's waddling. He was doing the plank walk. It looks like there's a steel rod down his leg. He was waving the leg outwards, which always makes me nervous. We all go, it's going to be fine. We don't know anything. We've not heard anything. Then to start the third, they go, announcement, start the third. Sid's not coming back. Sid's been ruled out. And obviously they were losing draws before that, but that's when you lose to Sidney Crosby and you get murdered at the dot. Look no further. Also, the lines, they got all fucked up. It felt very, I don't want to say panicky at all, because if there's anyone in the NHL that I know not to panic, it's Coop. Correct. But it felt weird that it was just like, you know, Marner and Stone, Sid's line mates. After that, it was just like, you're not playing. Dude, they played one shape. In the third period, it just felt like Connor, Macklin, and Mick Mack was out the whole game. Truly. the whole fucking game yep and at this there's one part of me that's like yeah i'd do the same thing there's another part of me that's like as like as we always say when you look at the up and down that roster don't panic everyone there can get it done we were joking remember we were joking that sid or excuse me um the micmac line is so good yeah that i swear it makes the other guys on canada think they're worse because that line is so much better than they're like we're back just get you ship it in just chip it in i'm like you guys are good too stop like stop relying so much on that top line there was some stat that was like cannabis had 16 shots from the slot in this game yeah 12 of them are from the micmac line and i'm like everyone else is capable of doing that insane so sid we don't know anything yet it let's let's move on here yeah okay that should bring you to talking about the man who fucking tied the game. Yeah. Who has to step up. So I want to say this. Well, I think before we get to that, we got to talk about Palat taking the lead. Yes. And I want to say this. When Sid got hurt, it was quiet. When Palat took the lead, it was silent. It was utterly silent. Because like I said, at a tie, I was like, this team is fine. Relax. Yep. But then Palat scores on a great, we'll get to it, guys, don't worry, on a great rush, and the Canada House. Oh, dude. You could hear. Not good. You could hear a silent but deadly fart squeak out of a tight snare drum ass of a mouse crawling under the floor. Yeah. It was insane. Almost as insane as the fact that there were six men on the ice for Tichia. If you guys. Entire fucking play. If you guys haven't seen this, go look at everything. I don't know if you can maybe find a link to that tweet, Red, and put it in the chat. Or maybe you can, Dan. It is nonsense. Guys, again, if you haven't seen it, go online. This fucking play where Czechia takes the lead. You're in the D zone for Czechia. There are six men on the ice. They get possession. They come up through the neutral zone. There are six men on the ice. They get into the offensive zone. Beautiful drop pass to Palat. Beautiful shot. Beautiful goal. There are six men on the ice. In the goal celebration, there are six men on the ice. No one noticed it. I wonder. The goal celebration. This is straight. Chris, this is Kaiser Sose. This is Andy Dufresne walking with dress shoes outside, out of the prison, and on his way out. How often do you look at a man's shoes? How often do you look at six men on the ice when Canada's buttholes are as tight as a fucking chestnut? Dude, it's unbelievable. James made a great point where he was like, the rush went up. He's like, I think everyone just was like watching the rush. It was hard to look back. The six. It was Andy Duvray's shoes. The camera shot of the six people in this alley is high comedy. It's so funny. It's perfectly. It is so. I'm begging you, watch this clip. They score. There are four guys against the board celebrating and then two come in. And like, it's so funny. Just no one noticed. What I need to know, and will never know, is did they realize? Like, when they were going down the line, were they like, oh, shit. There were six of us out here. I don't think so. I think everyone was so blackout. You could see Palazzo celebrating. The bench was a little batshit, too. Yeah. Yeah. He was like, holy shit, are we winning right now with less than 10 minutes left in the third period? Dude. Unbelievable. That goal came late enough that I was like, oh, yo. But I said it already. I will say it again. Thank God. Czechia did not win that game. because if they had and that play had happened, I said this, the entire nation of Canada would be on moose back parading to the country of Italy to turn over this game. Riot. And they'd be justified. And they would be justified. They would be justified. And I will say this also, Czechia, you played an amazing game and I love every one of you from Czechia, but there are a lot of people complaining about the hook on Natchez from Devontaev's at the end of the game when it was tied. They were like, Devontaev's was fucking dog slaying Martin Natchez. Guys, it was a one-handed slight hook. I wouldn't have even called it. And also, given what you got away with... You scored with six goals in the face. You scored with six men on the face. I sticked Hagle in the face and no one said anything. Eh, he might have gotten the puck. The... That would have been such a stain on this tournament if that happened. I'm so glad it wasn't decided because of that. Kansas has been cheating left, right, and center. They don't get called for any fucking penalties. Yeah. Okay, so then late. and it's like fucking the lines are jumbled. They're double shifting everybody. It's chaos. I ain't ready. What did I say? What did I say about before three minutes? Oh, you did call it. Yep. Everyone's freaking out and I went, I get it. Canada will tie this game before the three minute mark. Three minute, 27 seconds. Who has the best shift we've ever seen? Oh, dude. Incredible one man effort. I need people to understand that, dude, because that line was gassed. Go back and watch the replay from about four and a half minutes to 327. Dude, and like you guys said, he could easily just chip that puck in. Yep, he should have. And change. Everyone changed except for him, and he got it deep. The boy Zook, Nick Suzuki, has one of the best top-to-bottom 200-foot shifts you will ever see. Oh, my God, dude. He gets in the D zone, flying around, being a true center, head on a swivel, getting every single bit of himself in the play and he has a play where he can easily chip the puck in deep and just the red line gets it in his entire line changes and he goes you know what just so they can't turn it around quick enough i'm going to scoot by and just put some pressure on the d nope he's battling in the corner gets a stick on it grinding grinding and now his team's out i'm gonna i'm like now he'll go change nope nope fights to the front of the net puck comes up high low to high bang shot back in i think maybe i forget who shot that one and suzuki fucking stick It looked like who's got that first USA goal. It was like the same. Dale Larkin. Yeah. Super wide tip. Tip the blade down. Tip in. Redirect goal. Game time. Tie game. And at that moment, you went. Looked like a max goal. Yeah. And you went. Bang. Dude, I. The place went bananas, obviously. Did you see, by the way, did you see Suzuki almost. They always open the fucking side door. Devon Taves, by the way. It was Taves, yeah. Every time someone scores, they open that little side door. I did. He almost went ass in. door. He almost fucking fell backwards through the gate. He's like, oh, fuck, catches an edge. That was incredible. But you can see the emotion on his face because there have been people online going, oh, when he's playing center and Nate's out there, he's dragging. Nate's only been productive when he's up with the Micmac. Suzuki doesn't belong in this tournament. And he hears that shit, obviously. He's a fucking human being. Dude, the emotion was going to be there anyway. He just tied the game in a game-saving quarter final Olympic moment. But he must have been fucking busting through his cup. He was so bricked up after that. Absolutely. Horned up beyond belief. And, dude, you can see the fucking, I don't know who he hits at first, but when he comes to do the bench shake line, the first person he comes through, he, like, whacks his hand so hard. That, God, I could not be happier for him, dude. That was fucking sick. Oh, Zook's a fucking beauty. He's been having a great tournament. See him get on the board like that. Amazing. So, obviously, we mentioned Natchez gets that breakaway. Great save by Binner. And I will say, end of the third period and into overtime, Jordan Binnington was out fucking of his mind unconscious goaltending the way he gets big the way he there were a few great tic-tac-toe plays by Czechia great passes into the slot high danger chances and Binner comes so far out of his net gets big and makes those fucking huge saves on these big time shooters unbelievable but they force it to overtime second it got to overtime again i'm common it's just listen 3v3 overtime you have canada it's over and i was like this is gonna be over in a minute it was over in a minute 22 and who was it dude mr ot himself oh man so incredible play by mitch there too because there's so much of the regroup such a fucking strong play well because there's so much of the regroup culture now which you know i fucking hate i know you do that it's kind of like you go in and you're just patient you're just waiting to see which way the defense goes and you peel it back and it was like mitch came in and he was like is anyone gonna take this yeah and just no one everyone was kind of waiting for him right it was legitimately or look and he just kept going and eventually they lean on him and he kind of i give him a lot of credit because he kept that edge and and just gets the backhand up and i know people are bummed like docile will want that one back obviously no no no everyone in czechia is like docile you played out of your mind. And also, man, shut your mouth on a backhander. It's a backhander. It's a backhander. Are you telling me that wasn't a snip job? I mean, that was a fighting off one hand on the stick, and then he gets two hands on, throws it back, and it goes borderline bar down. Sure. What do you want that back? Yeah, it's like Swayman says. It's like you want every shot back when you're an elite goaltender. That's an insanely hard shot to save. Yep. I do want to say, we both, we had all said I was telling Red, just get to OT, dude. There's no way this country loses in OT. They did get a grade A alone. I forget who it was. A grade A alone in the slot. And just to echo what you said, because I wanted to say it too, I did not think, no matter how well he was going to play, because go back to Four Nations. Jordan Binnington played great in Four Nations. I don't think Jordan Binnington won them Four Nations. He played great. And Mitch Marner and Conor McDavid and guys. tons tons jordan binnington saved canada's ass tonight and i did not think that was going to be said at any point during this tournament i thought they were going to say binnington played exactly how he always does in big games very good and that's why we won that breakaway i know day just was getting dogged a bit by tase in legally but you know it just affected the play but he's facing a minute left breakaway gray days in this lot in overtime monumental monumental safes absolutely true may i say though in a game where you out shoot the opponent 41 to 24 i always hate when it's like binner saved their ass because there's also an element that's like listen that was a great game it was four three like the the boys showed up too yeah for sure that was a good uh to me when i hear like an emphatic like saved their and yeah and i was the one i was pumping and Binner's tired. Yeah. That was just a... That's like a 50-saver. That was it. To me, that was a top-to-bottom, unexpected maybe, gritty game, and everyone showed up. And it's just... But yeah, and you just need... Sometimes you just need that save so badly, and he did it. Sure. Like two in OT, and I'll count that minute left one, because that's the game. You know? Those are like, hey, dude, I have to have this save, or we're going home. Yeah. And he gave you three of them. But also, like, we needed the goals. For sure. And the guys got them. Yep, so it's great. you had a good maxed at time on ice oh Macklin Celebrini I believe had second most is that right behind Nathan McKinnon Macklin Celebrini second most time on ice for Team Canada in that game it's just another moment of are we shitting me with this it's crazy dude it's unbelievable 9 points through 4 games in his Olympic McDevitt at 19 years old, and then in, think about this roster, and Macklin is playing the second most time on ice. He's genuinely the guy that they're looking to in these moments. Yep. When you have guys like McDevitt, he's playing more minutes than Conor McDevitt. Dude, think about that for a second. Just put it that simply. That's so crazy, dude. He's playing more minutes than Conor McDevitt. That is so crazy. Obviously, he got hurt, but he's playing more minutes than Mitch Marner. He's playing more minutes than Cale McCarr. He's playing more minutes than defensemen. yeah kill mccarr devon tapes like what the fuck it's insane uh absolute stressful i'm so glad they won i'm so glad the suzuki haters can suck it i am fucking devastated about sid and like i can't even think about it i want to throw up yeah i will say boots on the ground here talking to people uh we don't know anything about sid um and we don't have a good feeling we don't have a good feeling If there's anyone who can come back from stuff like this, it's Sid. We don't have a good feeling. Moving on, USA, Sweden. But first, let's get into some quick ads. 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For loyal listeners of the show, passionate listeners of the show, they know that I'm dual citizen here. I'm U.S.-Sweden. And I had two U.S.-Sweden duels in back-to-back days. Yeah, you did. You sure did. Did not like it one bit. This one, man, it's funny because we're there, right, and we're taking – I'm on my fucking phone. I said I'm a nerd. I had my computer there. But I have my phone out. I'm taking notes. And I just – and I took a ton of notes in the Canada game, which I was also stressed about. But I couldn't even – I looked down. We were going into overtime in the third period of the USA game, and I looked up in my notes app, and there was nothing there. I was like, god damn it, dude. I was just like – That was one of the most free-flowing hockey games that – we reference this a lot. That felt like 2011 Game 7, Boston, Tampa Bay. Yeah, good one. Yep, good one, good one. no penalties in that Boston there were three penalties in this game I think what was it USA had two power plays Sweden had one that sounds right this was a free flowing hockey game it started and finished can I ask a question I want to ask this to the chat who of the Americans in the chat or the hockey fans that have American hockey friends in the chat I want to know, drop a like or a comment or something. How many people said, who are we playing, Rammer, today? We blasted out. Shout out to Jason Demers. It was like, dude, what a perfect moment. Luke put up the story. Jason Demers, I'm telling you right now, JD, you are, JD is another netter. We always call Laz the third netter. JD is the third or fourth netter as well. and he had an amazing, amazing stat that we pumped out yesterday in preparation of this game. USA has not beaten Sweden in the, USA men's have not beaten Sweden in the Olympics since 1960. They have either lost or tie every matchup. So crazy. And we tweeted that and the amount of replies that were like this, who we playing, Rammer? And I was just like, yeah, get it out. And people were like this, I'm not done. I'm going to keep going. Yeah, we had to. You're damn bright, Sweden! In the Olympics! It's fucking awesome. That got me going, dude. That got me going. And then, man, I actually was thrilled, by the way. I'm so superstitious about this shit. I thought Sweden, even though I actually did think they played their best game today. I thought that was Sweden's best game the whole fucking tournament. But I was thrilled that they had got their wins in those dark blues. And then we put them in the yellows. And I was like, I needed that. That was a big jump. That was a big jump for me. I needed that. talking about color rush a lot this year can we talk about how nice that game that looked awesome it looked awesome in their yellows usa in their royal blues that was a sexy jersey matchup it looked awesome but from the first period this was an electric hockey game but i think shots at the end of the first were like 10 to 11 or something like that sweden looked great yep and i said it going into this game, I do not like that USA is playing the Sweden team when they have just played their best two games. I know. They had found their footing. They had found their rhythm. Their best players were cooking. It was fucking ridiculous. Everyone looked really great, and especially Jacob Marstrom. Marstrom looked so locked in and dialed in that first period, and I was like, are you fucking kidding me? And I do want to say this before you get going. I thought, in a big way that the way USA could take control of this game was physicality. We've looked at the way that they've handled other teams throughout this tournament. We looked at the way that they isolated Leon Dreisaitl when they played Germany. We looked at Four Nations, the way that Charlie McAvoy, the Kachuk brothers, got really physical against top-end talent like Connor McDavid. I was like, USA is going to come out and hit heavy. And that isn't really Sweden's game. While they have huge players, they have great, insane elite talent. I thought the heavyweight battle was going to be how USA could get on top. They never really were. Yeah. Take the hit stats out of the game. It never felt like, oh, people are banging back. It was just a really good. There were some good hits in both ways, but it was just. Yeah. Especially in those first few periods, I was like, this is just a fucking good game. And that's not even to say. I mean, I know Hedman was hurt here and there, but Victor Hedman and Jesper Bratt did not play in the fucking. I think they had one shift in the first period or something like that. I don't know what galaxy brain stuff is going on with Sweden's head coach this entire fucking tournament. But it's like Philip Forsberg was getting scratched early on. The way just so many roster decisions by this Sweden coach had me fucking blown away. I was pulling my brain out of my nostril and wringing it out like a used dish towel watching Sweden play this whole tournament. So this is what I wanted to say too. some of the boys from Canada had told us that one of the other games they played early then they watched the USA game at the house so we stayed Canada house invited us over to watch the Canada game and we went, because we had told you guys that have been listening to our other pods that it was hard to find a sports bar so we said, this is a million TV this is actually a perfect setting to watch the USA game dude, and again I actually think this is really cool but because Canada was up for these epic speed skating. Hell yeah, it was amazing. The whole first period, the speed skating is on. Yeah. And we're like... And by the way, Shadow Canada went in gold. Yeah, it was dope. But we're like, bro, are they going to put this game on? Yeah, we need the game on. This is insane. So for the whole first period, we're like grinding in a corner trying to get it on our phone. Keep in mind, it was just completely on on a TV. Yeah, yeah. A mere 20 yards away from us. We were just so dialed. We were like, we got to get it going. So then we kind of get over there at some point in the first period And then someone tells us who's been watching it. They're like, Fettman and Bratt aren't playing. And I'm like, what, dude? What is going on? Because, again, we have no audio. And I'm like, what the fuck is happening? So that shit blew my mind and actually rattled me. But I want to say I coming into the game was pretty negative. I obviously was rooting for USA and was like, I want to win so badly. But I had a lot of fear coming into this game. It just felt like the most typical fucking we lose this game because they're too fast and they're playing their best. And we had a day off, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. and then I kind of swung around after the first even before Lark scored I was like we got this and you were kind of going almost the other way where you were getting more nervous as the game went on I was just never comfortable yeah I will admit I'm a man of honor and that's so wrong for what I'm about I went full coward with my family and I was like congratulations yeah you were being a snake I was being a reverse jinx snake piece of shit I did it I'm sorry. But I was freaking out because it just felt like we, well, I did that after the tying goal. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Fair. I was watching the game and I was like, this is gritty as shit. And then my fucking boy scored. So, dude, Lars gets that tip. And can we take a quick, if I could play America the Beautiful right now while I deliver this soliloquy of, than I would. Dylan Larkin had his best game, too. That was his best game. What's that Thanos quote? Run from it. Where did that lead you? No, no, no. Fear it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives. Dylan Larkin arrives in these tournaments. He had a huge game in Four Nations. And I've been waiting for the Dylan Larkin game. Dylan Larkin played so fucking well in this game, and obviously he had that great goal. But then if people did not see the fucking strip set he had in OT I mean it didn lead to anything But that play that strip and then carry the puck into the zone dish to Jack I was like this is about to be game And this man penis is about to be so large that a helicopter is going to have to come in and airlift it out of this arena But that is neither here nor there. But that goal and that whole shift from him was unbelievable. Dylan Larkin has that unbelievable tip goal, and the USA goes up. and I was then, I wasn't comfortable then, but I was like, the fact that they went up in that game, I was like, fucking this team, this team's different. This team's here. That was big. So I felt when that happened, and we got that really late power play in the second, and I wanted a goal so fucking bad, because I was thinking, get out of the second one, nothing, and then if we had just pumped one there, it was going to be perfect. But you don't get it, but even still, I felt fine. Obviously, this is a tight sphincter game. Obviously, this is stressful. What did you expect? It's Sweden in the Olympics. So, you know, it was going to be good. And it is. And this isn't taking anything away from Conor Hellebuck, who I thought was tremendous and has now been tremendous for two big best-on-best tournaments. But I never felt like Sweden was actually threatening deeply that whole game. They were competitive, but there weren't grade A's the way Binner faced a few. There was never like, oh, no, the breakaway. They had a lot of great possession, a lot of like, ooh, scary chance. May I deliver you a shame card? Sure. I can't believe you have anything to do but with a delicate brush powder Conor Hellebuck's balls. Oh, he deserves a powder. I'm saying my comfort level wasn't as scared as obviously I'm never going to like Canada as much as I like us. I was watching. I'm just telling you how I felt. I was watching that game going like this. Sweden is not about to score. We are all over them. I thought they had some good chances. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm telling you. I was like this. We are all over this team. They can't get anything going. even from seven minutes until they scored every rush was broken up chipped out boys it did taper us had layers i was like this is this sucks i hate watching a one nothing game where i'm so stressed because one bad bounce but truly from seven to one it was just like we are so will you do me a favor fine yeah will you say something nice about connor hellebuck connor hellebuck don't be don't be sarcastic why would i ever be sarcastic connor hellebuck uh is when he plays like that, I go, he deserves to win MVP. He's the only goalie that can win MVP. Did that not feel like watching him play tonight? Did it not feel like you imagine what Jets fans feel like most of the regular season? When you go, he's fucking so locked. He was so dialed. He almost, and I want to get to this goal, but he almost kicked out that Z for one team. Like it literally hits his pad and tucks in the side of the net. Totally. I was like, holy shit, he almost saved that. But I'm just saying, in that build-up, I was, you know, anytime you're watching a one-goal game, forget one, nothing. You're just sitting there like this, like, please get it out, please get it out. But we just were. Every beat, we were just, USA was like, block pass, chip out, Sweden's got nothing. And I was like, man, we're just going to win this game. I really felt like we were just about to win this game with nothing, and it was going to be fun. I mean, shots at the end of the day, I think, were 40 to 26. USA, you know, was, they were the better team. They were the better team, but Sweden played very fucking well. I want to, I mean, stick taps to Sweden's defense. They played so well. Yes, they did. But we get into the third. As you said, we're chipping away. I thought USA played great. Me too. And it was just like, fucking A, man. We're going to win this game 2-0 with an empty netter. Is there anything lamer than giving up a goal within two minutes? Dude, it sucks. It might be the lamest thing in hot. It sucks so much. It's just so fucking lame and pathetic. They have their goalie pulled. Just don't get fucking scored. Goalie pulled or goalie not pulled. It's just like desperation mode and you give up. It's like, oh, the other team is so desperate. They're a desperate fool at the end of their pitiful robe. A madman. And you give up a goal. It's just like, are you fucking kidding me? And to give up a goal with like a minute and a half left, Tamika Zavanna, who's like done what? All game. And this is an opportunity to say, Lucas motherfucking Raymond. I said it last pod. Everyone listened to the last pod. He has been my best Swede. He has had an incredible tournament and that pass was fucking filth. For those who are unaware, which I am sure many of you are, who is leading this tournament in points? It's obvious. Mack? No, it's obvious. Connor? Connor McDavid. Who is second? Mack. Tied for second? Lucas Raymond is Lucas fucking it's been incredible dude Lucas Raymond has been incredible one goal but eight assists Lucas Raymond has been the preeminent playmaker for this Swedish group and he has been everything that you have been saying yes of like the superstar that he believes and Detroit fans believe he is and he came up huge in this game absolutely love to see that play because that pass to Zibana Jad and the goal was great unbelievable play crap An absolute firecracker of a goal. So when that happens, in that moment, I wanted to die. Because that moment was when I completely flipped and I knew we were going to lose. I just want, again, for the purposes of transparency, I... This is what... This is going to be some bullshit, dude. This is what we do when we cope. And I'm admitting I'm a coward. This is what I said to my family, my Swedish family. I said, this is catastrophic for USA, but it's over. Sweden already won. I apologize. Or excuse me, I said, Sweden already won. And that was just me being like, fuck you. Yeah. We're a fucking quitter. Just being a bitch. But no, I felt that. I felt in the pit of my stomach. I felt like, here we go. And dude, I was going to a dark place where I go like this. Oh, amazing. We left all our fucking goal scorers off the roster. They're sitting at home. Jason Robertson, Cole Caulfield, Alex Debrinkit. and we lose two fucking one in the quarterfinals, go home with nothing, you lose, you get nothing, good day. And the reckoning that is going to come with this roster selection after this loss. Because not only did you lose, but you lost scoring one goal against Jacob Markstrom on a back-to-back night. I will say, I can't imagine the tight butthole moment. Can't imagine. the tight butthole moment for the T the, the people who picked this roster when Vincent Trocek and JT Miller are on, are on the ice for the last 90 seconds. You brought them for here for this and that goes in and you're like, Oh my God. But either way, we get to overtime. Can I just say, by the way, having seen it now, I fucking hate that these are going to get decided by three on three overtimes. Oh, it's absolutely terrible. I dude, I didn't even think, I didn't think I was going to like it, but having seen it, I want... It's so dumb. What a fucking melt. And, you know, I saw a couple people who very logically were like... Someone tweeted something like, we've already lost Kevin Fiala. It looks like Sidney Crosby might be hurt. We don't need to risk these guys. Dude, it's the fucking Olympics. It's like, if we're doing it, we're doing it. And playing 3v3, I hate it. That's just my personal take. I'm not saying that that is the right take. I'm not saying it's some educated take. It's my personal take as a hockey fan, which is all that I am. I fucking hate it. Yep. Olympic hockey slash any, and that's why in the NHL in fucking playoffs, it goes to 5v5. Yep. Because in true elimination, important hockey, it should be the teams that decided. Correct. And it should be five on five that decided. I fucking hate it. So don't like it, but we get to overtime and going into it, it's like, is USA the better team on paper? Definitely. but at the same time it's like three on three there's fucking such good talent on this sweden team and i was like this is crazy but we can fast forward through it there really weren't that many other than the dylan larkin chance which was which was jack which was jack hughes dylan larkin that is an unbelievable strip in the d zone carries it down drop pass to jack hughes with a great chance on the slot and just matthews and gensel all had pretty good chances and that's when I was sick again. Dude, I actually wanted to bring up Jake Gensel is so goddamn good at hockey. Yes, correct. He's crazy. Like, he's just, it's wild how impressive he is. Sorry, we did forget this because I just want to say this. Late in the third, a visibly injured... Oh my God, Jacob Slavin. A visibly injured Jacob Slavin who has not been, you know, it hasn't been the world beater that he was at Four Nations. Jacob Slavin made one of the most all-father plays I've ever... It was one of the most athletic plays and truly all-father moment. I know every Carolina fan clocked this moment. There was a play in the third period, a high-danger opportunity for Sweden. Jacob Slavin made a play where he, like, kick-saved a puck, had his body completely twisted around, and he sold his entire body to Valhalla and extended in midair and, like, poked a puck away. It was the most unbelievable, like, three plays in one play moment ever. He also had an incredible, like, backdoor breakup. Remember, I was like, who was that? Yeah. And it was Slavik. Yeah. So, God, he showed up in a big way with, like, five minutes left in that game where I was like, that's the Allfather. There he is. But, yeah, huge credit to him. To close this game out, there's nothing else to talk about other than, at this point, actually, may I just quickly have a moment? Yeah. I talked to our boys, Johnny Lazarus and Colby Cohen. By the way, anyone listening right now, if you're not following Morning Cup of Hockey, go follow it on Instagram right now. Go watch their show. Johnny Lazarus, Colby Cohen, two of the best guys in the game. Go give them a listen. Go give them a follow. But I popped on their show this morning, and I was pumping the tires on my boy, Jack Hughes. And Colby, very fairly, was like, the commentary there, though, is, can he do it against big, tough competition? who assisted Dylan Larkin's goal both Hughes brothers Jack Hughes with the primary Jack Hughes was unbelievable today and that one shift where he was literally spin cycling the zone and everyone's just like go Jack go go go Jack Hughes has he's always had it but he is embracing and in the middle of his zone he's in his zone baby I'm in a fucking zone man Jack Hughes is in it right now he played amazing as he has all tournament but to transition that into the other Hughes this game was all about Quinn and this overtime was all about Quinn we go on and on we wax poetic about Connor McDade on Team Canada and the way he moves on the ice how fast he is how much dominance and control and poise and presence he has when he has the puck and the way everyone goes holy shit that is officially happening with Quinn Hughes the way this kid moves with the puck the way he commands the offensive zone as a defenseman is unbelievable and I have not seen I didn't see it in Four Nations totally we see it with Minnesota but I think we've never seen it like this that overtime when Quinn Hughes was on the ice, Team USA went, Quinn take the puck you take it, please, Matt Bolley was just like here, take it, I said to you Jack Eichel was the only one who was like, and he correctly hammered that one time. And they were not forcing it to him. They were like, get it to Jack. Jack Hughes had that presence too. But when Quinn Hughes was on the ice in that overtime, the directive was get Quinn the puck. And Matt Boldy, who is easily one of the best players in this tournament and one of the best players on Team USA, he had that puck on the half wall and he looked up and went, where are you, Quinn? Yep. Where are you, Huggy Bear? And he found him. And Huggy walked the line. he found his lane stepped in and fucking ping cheddar cheese barring in called game bro when and he went like this like that was another one where they were like change and he was like nah i'm actually i'm actually gonna go win the game nope um i need you to know this it admittedly kale um is on the ice with with connor and nate and there's other guys who can who can wheel and deal just like him but think about that really famous goal with the kale scored where he spins cycles that defenseman on the half wall. He was coming up the wing and comes back down, forehand back and under the bar. Quinn is in three on three. And not saying Quinn is a diabolical five on five. He obviously is. But in three on three with that space, he is the guy on Team USA that they go, you are the one capable of actually creating chaos. Dictate it all. And so literally they were just like, dude, we are, some of us are scorers and we can get good shots, but it literally has to be you. Just get the puck and then start doing crazy shit because then good things will happen. and I could feel it dude. Sandra even texted me. She was like I actually feel like Quinn's about to score. I was like yeah it's a nice job because he literally would get it and he's like oh I can cut back. I can loop around. I can go inside out. Push it to my forehead. Everything we were we were even saying as he was coming down the slot those two times before that we were like do it Quinn. Do it. Do it. Do it. Just because it felt like it was going to happen from him. Not even necessarily off his stick but it was just going to be something he created. Yes. He is the one who is actually causing problems three on three. So even though I hate three on three I am so thrilled and lucky that we have a Quinn Hughes out there who can participate in a no doubt. I wouldn't take him off the ice fucking once. No doubt. And yeah, I think the big thing for me is we talked about Canada. We talked about USA or Canada had already played Czechia. But for USA, a lot of people were like they haven't played top competition. That was top competition. It's some of the best hockey you will face in this tournament. And the way Quinn was being cheeky and doing whatever he wanted at like there was even a play where he, you know, he was doing doing his thing, kind of spinning around, walking the line. and he turned the puck over. Yeah, right. And he was so calm, like, whatever, I'll get back. And he got the puck. Yeah, yeah. And I'm like, that is our guy. I mean, it's like we've been talking about, I think, both Hughes brothers, I think Jack Eichel and Austin Matthews have been some of the U.S.'s best players in this tournament. But Quinn Hughes is the guy. Like, he is the guy on this team. And that performance just kind of sealed the deal so far through this tournament. So, unbelievable wins from every team today. unbelievable quarterfinals unbelievable you know three overtimes that were just out of control so tomorrow as we wrap up here we got the women's ripping it up we're going to be going to the gold medal game USA Canada at 7.10pm Milan time Sweden Switzerland playing for the bronze at 2.40pm that is not a game to sleep on by the way that Sweden team is unbelievable but then the day after that so we've got a day off for the men's the day after that the matchups are going to be Finland Canada at 4.40pm Milan time USA playing again late night 9-10 against Slovakia. But we've got our final four for the men's. We've got our gold medal and bronze medal games for the women's tomorrow. Shit continues to be fucking electric here in Milan. We're going to wrap up this live. If you didn't catch it, don't worry. It's going to pop up right up on all of our channels. No worries, whatever. It's almost 2 a.m. here. And we were joined, by the way, earlier today. You saw in the story by the good old Canadian boy Seth Jarvis' crew. That interview is going to be on the end of this. So right now, we're going to repost this on the video tab, and this is going to go roll right into the... Yeah, if you're watching the live right now and you want to check out, as you should, our chat with the good old Canadian boy Seth Jarvis' buddies who have come to... Fucking hilarious. We were hanging out with them, and we're going to see them much more. Oh, my God. We hung out with them all night. I absolutely love these guys. It's unbelievable. So tune into that as we upload this. But unbelievable stuff. Milan Olympics continue to deliver. Everyone here continues to deliver. Shout out everybody involved with this. It is so amazing to be here. This has been unreal. You got anything? I got two words. Wow. Skate hard. All right. Well, this is a special moment. This is the first time we've had six guests at once. And real hockey fans. Couldn't have picked a better six, to be honest with you. Truly, truly. I mean, like, we could have picked six random guys from Team Canada, and it wouldn't be as good as this. But real hockey fans and real Canada fans will know this. Do you guys have a name yet? Like, are you going by something yet? I want to call you just the Jarvis crew, but what's the name here? Good old Canadian boys. There you go. Good old Canadian. I mean, eventually. Yeah, whatever. But the now famous, truly, Seth Jarvis gang, you are here in Milan, unbelievably, making your way from four nations to so many stops in between to now here in Italy for the Olympics. Quickly introduce yourselves, all of you. I mean, this is ridiculous, but you got to do it. I'm Brian. Did you have a stage name that you were going to think? I don't remember doing nicknames. Fuck, I forgot my name. No, I actually do your nicknames. I'm nervous. I mean, like, what you go by. I guess there's like 100 nicknames, but I'm Brian, a.k.a. Vern. Okay. I'm Sloan, a.k.a. Doug or E-Bug. You shrug it. I'm Lucas. They call me Chump or Hummer. I'm Noah, and they call me Wags. Great. I'm Matt, and they call me MX Clio or Clio. Okay. And I'm Lucas, and they call me Fryzy. God, incredible. Fantastic. Those are good old Canadian nicknames, I'll tell you that much. Yeah, I mean, just, you guys are perfect so far. Tell everyone, one of you, like, the origin story of how you guys started showing up on TSN, bar down, our page, and stuff like that as you kind of showed up to Four Nations. You want to Fryzy, one of you? Yeah. But, yeah, I guess it all started down at Four Nations when our flight got canceled there and we decided to drive, and that was like Jarvis wasn't even playing. I think he got scratched the game before, and we were like, well, fuck. I already paid for the tickets, so let's trek down there and hope for the best. And it was Boston, right? Yeah. Because I thought it was like a blizzard in Montreal, and we got lost there, too. There was a blizzard, and then I think even the next day we got rescheduled, there was a big plane crash. So it was like a double wham. We were at the airport for like 12 hours in Winnipeg trying to figure it out. We were like, maybe we can fly to like Toronto, bus to Buffalo, drive from Buffalo. But nothing worked out. And then we were like, fuck it, we'll just drive. And then even then, like didn't really think much of it. And then once we found out Jarv was playing, like kind of started to see some things on Twitter. We said like, oh, my buddies drove down here. And we were like, oh, fuck, like some random reporter tweeted. And then it's like, no, like TSN retweeted it. And we're like, holy fuck. And then... No, no, no. Sorry. Fuck, shit, bitch. It's fine. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. That was my own job. Yeah, sorry. No, no. Okay, don't let the suit censor you, okay? Just music. Yes. Okay, no, I'll turn it down. But, yeah. No, then it was... I think it was kind of when we got on TV, it was at the game with Kyle from Sportsnet. He did a little bit with us. And then it was from there that when... That kind of went viral. and since then I guess everybody on the internet has kind of just picked up one and been loving it. How was the drive? Yeah, and was it a rental car? Like, did you, once the plane was canceled or is this... It was my mom's Nissan. That's incredible. Hell yeah. So were you driving? Was someone in the trunk? We all, he was in the trunk. I slept in the trunk for about eight hours. That's such an e-bug move. Yeah, it was an e-bug move. They didn't want to wake me up to go to the gas station so it was kind of tough. Yeah. Wait, wait, you're telling us you slept through a gas station pit stop like yeah like i woke up because we stopped and then all of a sudden i see them all walk out of the car not like say hey we're at the gas station do you want to get out yeah so i just see them all walk in and then come up with food i was like thanks fellas snacks drinks stretching their legs a little fresh air just in this trunk yeah doug's genuinely like the golden retriever just asleep in the handcuffs okay so you drove the whole way no we switched out okay um on the way back i think i drove a good last little bit. Vern, yeah. Vern, I think, drove three hours combined. Yeah. He didn't let me sleep during his turn driving. So I had like the 5 a.m. shift and I'm like beat red eyes. They're all sleeping and I'm like with Humble in the front seat and I'm like, you've got to stay awake with me. So we're like listening off to 50 states and then like two hours in. By the way, well done, boys. That's a job. We got it eventually. but yeah no it was a tough one yeah ricochet shot at arkansas and then i think out of the 30 hours i drove like two and a half hours i had our time but genuinely i think i would have killed us if i stayed yeah right you're doing everyone a favor and then but they all gave me a hard time about it that's incredible was it your first time to boston yeah yeah okay what'd you think it was a great city yeah i mean we were there for like 40 hours but and throughout the whole process like on the drive were you communicating with jarvie being like we're making it we're driving down or did you leave him in the dark the whole time like i think we faced him one time and he was like where are you guys now and we're like chicago he's like you're dead you're dead it was like he went to bed and then that was like the one conversation yeah all the time that sounds like him that's incredible yeah so then roll that into how air canada like how did they get in contact with you guys how did the trip get planned for this whole thing um well i mean obviously at the beginning when we found out he made the team yeah it was like he turned around he went out the next day and then we're like firing off dms just trying to get like anything going we looked at ticket prices and everything and it was nuts yeah yeah and then i guess like they caught wind of all the comments and stuff people tagging our canada and they ended up reaching out to us and they made this whole thing possible like got behind the wheel and set us up hooked us up and treated us really well. Like, some upgrades on the way there. Okay. Alright, here we go. Yeah, no, so can't complain. They've been awesome. They've made this whole thing possible. We were laughing right when he made the team. We texted him. We were like, let's fucking go, buddy. We'll see you in the line. He goes, I mean, I just got rinsed on a $30,000 vacation. I got it, you know? And he was like, but, I mean, best excuse of all time. Were you guys supposed to go there to Raleigh? Did I see that? Yeah, yeah. So what was the plan? So we were going to go to Raleigh. I think he was supposed to go to Cabo the week before or week after maybe but yeah we were going to go to raleigh and none of us booked the flight cancellations so we were either soaking in or coming here yep yeah yeah no choice we had to get here yeah so with the whole four nation because like that was just a blast obviously and it was so cool seeing you guys get on tv and like the seth's reaction to it was so awesome when olympics became a possibility was it immediate in your heads like we should go to milan as well were you guys thinking about this for a year like i mean obviously when like it was even a possibility after four nations we were like there's no way we're not going yeah there you go it wasn't names like the initial roster we were like uh well i mean we'll figure out something fun to do after we like you got over it but um obviously like no other way we would have had it we got here so yeah yeah yeah what was the flight from like because you were coming from winnipeg yeah what was what was the flight yeah a couple of us came from raleigh because oh and then so we went raleigh to toronto to montreal in here and they went winnipeg montreal okay and yeah milan yeah yeah it's a bag dude so give us a bit of the backstory like to backtrack a little bit like is has it always been this crew like you six and jarvie or you know like how did this all come together how long have you guys known each and did each of you meet yeah yeah yeah we all like we all kind of day what time was it It was a Wednesday. Yeah, it was a Wednesday. But no, we all kind of just grew up playing hockey together or against each other and went to school together. A couple of us went to Starbuck Hockey Academy together and then most of them went to Shastbury together. So kind of just stayed in touch like that. Amazing. Yeah, so good. Amazing. Real Manitoba. I'll shout people out. You get here to Milan. was there a moment after the whole Air Canada thing when you get hooked up that you were like are you fucking kidding me? Like are we actually still here? Every moment. Every moment. We've been here. Yeah. And like what have the first couple days been like? I think just Air Canada's treated us like gold and they've done basically treat us like we're Olympians and done everything for us. It's been exceptional. And I think just being here and kind of doing going around a lot of touring and interviews and stuff like that has been kind of surreal moment for all of us. Okay, talk more about that. Because the fact that, I mean, when this came about for us, we were like, oh, of course. Let's all just kick it and chat. But you're doing a lot of this now. You guys are doing, you're getting media trained here. You've got hits before the game and stuff. Is this, or is it overwhelming? Are you guys like, what the hell is going on here? Is it a blast? What are all the emotions? And maybe up the media training, because we've got four F-bombs in 12 seconds. Media trained is a stretch, for sure. I don't think any of us were prepared to show up here and just like, no emotion could describe it. Yeah. Like, this is fucking, we're in Italy. Yeah. For free. Yeah. Don't count me on that. Guys, we're a pro fuck podcast. Yeah, correct. Don't worry about that. But yeah, every day we wake up and we're doing something new with different people and it's like, holy fuck, we're, I can't believe we're actually doing this. Yeah. Yeah. It's insane. We're not supposed to be here. And is this, how many times have you boys been to Europe, if ever? This is our first time besides him for a school trip. Nice. There you go. Where were you? London, Paris, National. Okay. All right. That's pretty solid. Yeah, yeah. But I mean, listen, that's the best thing about, I mean, I think with those first clips that people saw of you guys, it's obviously so cool to have a moment where you're showing up, supporting your friend. You have the story of driving 15 hours down to the game in Boston. But I think the best part about it is this, that I imagine for you guys, that drive wasn't even a second thought. You were like, of course we're going to go. And I think that embodies the whole hockey family relationship so much. So for you guys to have five of the six of you, your first European experience together, and to be here for Jarby for something like this, this has got to be one of the coolest feelings you've ever had. I mean, like, this is a trip that you would have always remembered forever, but now certainly will be an all-timer. That must feel awesome. Yeah, I think it's just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to be six best friends as you're younger, just hanging out in Italy. Yeah, I think just being here as a group has just been unreal and surreal moments. Yeah, not to mention getting to see Canada play hockey at the Olympics, right? That's pretty sick. Which games have you been to? We were at the Czech Republic, or sorry, the France game just now. Okay, sick. Yeah, my God, dude. So awesome. What was that experience like? I think just hearing all the chants and the European crowds and that kind of thing, just the vibe here has been unreal. It's all these chants, and we don't even know what they're saying half of the time. We just join them, and yeah, it's been unreal. And sing Sweet Caroline with the Canadian fans. Yeah. That was a good one for sure. I feel very torn about that, by the way. We're kind of Boston boys, and that's a big Red Sox song. And I feel like Canada has kind of taken it. Would you just take that, dude? From New York? He loves it, but I'm like, what the fuck? This is bullshit. Yeah. I definitely have been choosing my allegiance. I actually was saying to somebody the other day, because we were at the Canada check game, and I had my Canada swag on everywhere, and people that recognized us were like, you have Canada stuff on? And I was like, dude, I love the Canadian team. I root for them every day of the year except once, and then I hate them. We can't win. I hope it's you. So other than those two teams, I've been picking my allegiance on who has the coolest chance in the rink. Like one fan base starts doing a cool chant, and I'm like, boom, I'm in. I love it. That's been a vibe. But it's like we were just talking about. It's like the family friendship thing is so overpowering. It's like, you know, Dewey's one of our best buds, and it's like even at Four Nations. I remember we were watching, you know, that first U.S.-Canada game, and he made a great play, and in the stands I, like, cheered for him. And one of our U.S. buddies turned to me and was like, you rat prick. And I was like, I don't know what to tell you, man. But we were lucky enough, you know, years ago now, Jarvie came on our show for the first time. And, you know, this was before he has become such a darling to fans. everywhere and i think you guys have tons of stories that we want to hear that just show the type of person that he is and it's been so cool for us like he's been on the show a bunch of times now but just getting to know him and seeing the world get to know him i feels like he hasn't changed at all like he gets but you know why do you know why he literally he he he finally logged on was visibly sweating and he was like holy fuck boys get downloading chrome was so brutal i i actually i'm now i'm mad at myself because i'm about to sewer him on this but he has become the like yeah joke with us with every new guest that comes on if they're a little late they're like i'm so sorry five minutes late and we're like don't worry seth jarvis it was an hour like like every guest has heard about yeah yeah it's like the running but it is like it does feel like for us and we want to hear from you guys it feels like you know he gets gets drafted gets his shot starts becoming a superstar makes team canada for four nations now the olympics and he's just shining every moment he gets but he just feels like that same kid that you guys all grew up playing hockey with what are some of your favorite jarvie stories over the last few years or even back from childhood One more recent one was they were in Vegas and he said he leave We're all going to visit him, and he said he'd leave a key for us to get to his apartment. Was this just middle of the season, like Carolina's playing Vegas? It was during our school break. Oh, that's okay. We were going to go visit him. And then we get there, and he's like, oh, fuck, I forgot to leave you guys a key. so we decided to walk to a target and pick up a football and he used to have this park right outside of his apartment so we ran a couple routes for a good four or five hours yeah and then finally went grabbed some food and then sat back down in that park and just waited so you're the skinny post is on point yeah yeah yeah you guys played like two full american football games Basically, yeah. Who's hucking it? Who's QB? All of us. Yeah, we were rotating. I was going to say the arm, honestly. Shoulders were definitely took a beating on that one. So what does he say when he gets back eight hours later? Does he go, my bad? Sup, fellas. Yeah, just sup, fellas. Yeah. He goes, you guys run routes for five hours? And you're like, actually, yeah, we sure did. There's the football. We actually lost that football. Don't know where it ends, but. Honestly, that's a good thing. Like, that football belongs in that moment. I feel like that football is in that park now. It never leaves. A new group of friends get stranded and they start playing football. Knowing Jarvie, he's probably pissed he missed the route. He's like, dude, that would have been gas. Sounds awesome. That's really good. Yeah, it's unbelievable. Anything that's been happening here? Have you seen him a few times since you've been here? Because I know the boys' schedules are kind of crazy. You don't really get too much time. Yeah, I know we caught him a little bit after that France game. And then even we went out for dinner with him just the other night, Spent some time with him there. And also last night he swung by at the Canada House. And we got to spend a bit of time with him. But, I mean, it's funny when we went out for dinner. None of us speak Italian or anything like that. And, you know, we're letting him order. And he's kind of just pointing at things on the menu. And, you know, the waitress is kind of just asking if we want one or two. And he's just kind of nodding. He's like, yeah, we'll take one of these, one of these. You can really upsell Jarvie. They're like four, five. And he's like, yes, keep going. Scary crew when Jarvie's in charge. Oh, yeah, that actually is rattling. I think that's part of the bit. They're like this. Let's just see what kind of trouble you can get into here. It's unbelievable. When you guys think of him and who he is as a person, are there any stories that come to mind from playing together or growing up together? I mean, I think for me, I know a lot of it's all laughs and jokes, but just seeing him when we're out in Winnipeg, the amount of people that come up to him, even if it's like, oh, hey, I played against you once when we were eight years old, he's always like, oh, yeah, I remember you. Yeah, yeah. Like, no way. Like, yeah, that was sick. Like, I remember you playing that team. He always takes a picture, always, like, acknowledges him as a person. So, like, that's pretty cool to see that he still is just that, like, genuine guy around literally everybody. Like, it doesn't matter where we are. Like, if we're out at a bar, if we're out, you know, for coffee in the morning, like, it's always he'll take the time to talk to somebody. Like, thank them for taking the time to talk to him. And it's pretty cool to see that side of him always. Dude, sometimes he pisses me off because every time he talks to himself, he's like, oh, you know, I guess Team Canada needs a water boy. And I'm like, shut the fuck up, dude. You're going to score 50 goals in the National. You're good. He's like, I get it. I don't know. I'm working on it. But it's true, though, because he's such a nice guy, but he's also got that work ethic, right? He's just so committed to the craft. That road to 50, he was like, it's a joke. And I was like, it's not a joke, dude. You are actually going to do it. But it's you guys, too, right? It's like you are who your closest circle is. So it's not surprising to see that six buds would fly across the world for him. It makes sense because he is the way he is. it makes sense that you guys are the way you are. So it's, it's, I'm curious now, like, what are you guys up to these days with like work and school and playing or anything like that? But also, this has become such a fun thing. It almost with today's day and age, you can kind of do anything. It almost feels like we got to keep this show on the road here. So like, what's going on in your heads about what we're doing now? I mean, I like, I graduated this year. And I started working later in the congrats yeah nice yeah that's a win and yeah god i'm so mad that wasn't on the mic there was a high school there was a high school chirp high school i i told you they got a career in this is fuck that was funny yeah no and then um i'm living the unemployed life right now i've been in probably for like the last month and a half amazing probably fun dude i know dude has he given you a key yet or oh yeah i got a key yeah so i'm you know football yeah no it's been sweet so hopefully go back to rally at some point maybe leech off him a little bit longer yeah good good as long as you can yeah that's awesome what the don't don't be shy boys what about the rest of you like you know well i think most of us are trying to finish up school right now i'm just finishing up a history degree trying to go into law let's go right yeah i don't know just finishing up school how many of you are still in school uh everyone else except him yeah yeah look at you you're ahead of the curve yeah yeah taking the long road like yeah yeah yeah and are the rest of you where are you guys at in canada are you in the states at university of manitoba manitoba okay great great great great that's amazing yeah and it's like you know what what are you guys seeing is do you want to do a career in sports do you want to do a career in media do you want to do you know you're you've got a lawyer here so yeah uh i was thinking more occupational therapy and if that doesn't work out gym teacher yeah summer's off summer's off that's a great Yeah, you think Jarvie pretty well there. Just hang kids with dodgeball, play road hockey with them, hit them a bit. But, like, yeah, not like that. Just a few, just a few. Yeah. No, Mr. D style, just lay a kid out, open ice. But, yeah, that's my route. Yeah, and then I'm just going to firefighting school and starting that up. Come on, boys. Yeah, just coaching hockey. Me and Lucas also coach hockey, and so does Matt and Sloan as well. Yeah. It's the best. Staying involved in the game. I mean, this feels like it's got to be a reunion, though. It's like any time something special happens with this guy, if you're not on the road, I mean, like, let's cross here. That's what I'm saying. If Carolina makes it to a cup, if I don't see you fuckers in both cities, it's going to be a problem. I mean, like, this is unbelievable. Because, dude, because we've been doing the Florida Edmonton Huck every fucking year now. I'm like, Jesus Christ. But it ends up feeling like a camp because you're just like, you're on the same flights with everybody. You know, to be like, hey, what's up? You know, off to game six. So, yeah, we need a Raleigh Stanley Cup run. That would be incredible. That would be insane. All right, I want to go around for each of you. What's been your favorite part of Milan so far? It can be a meal, it can be one of the games, it can be anything. But I want to hear from all six of you. For me so far is we, Seth put it in. We were going to McDonald's the other night. Oh, dude, we hit McDonald's too. We were going to McDonald's and we're like, he's like, it's a quick walk. By the way, every Italian listening to this just shriveled. Yeah, of course. Of course you did. It was post-dinner snack before bed. We had to refuel. So we took a walk to McDonald's, and it was a long haul. Yeah. It was a long trek, but we had some music going, hitting some dances on the road. There you go. Yeah. You've got to give him a piggyback, dude. I know. Yeah. Get a little ice fresh. We did a little McDonald's taste test, and I think the big thing for us was I was like, I don't feel like shit after. Yeah. What'd you get? I got a big arch. I tried a Big Arch too. Massive. I've heard of that shit. It's massive. Oh my God. Yeah. It really was. It was really good. It was really good. And the, what the fuck, so there was a burger called the 1955. I saw that. Yeah. Dude. Didn't get it. It was incredible. That was pretty good. But I was like, why is it called this? And then somebody was like, that's probably when McDonald's was founded. And I was like, oh yeah, that's cool. But I didn't even look. I haven't checked yet. But that makes a lot of sense. All right, what was yours? I think for me, maybe it was two days ago we ended up to the Air Canada flight deck and then after we did that they took us up top of the building. So we got to see the church it was an unreal view up there and that was super cool. We got to see all of Milan from down there and Seth was also with us so it was cool to again experience that all together. That's epic. It's Air Canada. Really? Doing out all the stops for the boys. This is unbelievable. We were on our first Air Canada. We were at a wedding in Montreal. And everybody's like, oh, Air Canada gets delayed all the time. And I was like, it'll be fine. And then we get delayed like six hours in Toronto. And I was like, god damn it. And then we get an email from Air Canada that's like, hey, here's a $25 voucher to use at the airport. And I was like, what? Chris, we're trying to gas up Air Canada. What are we doing here? Ever since, it's been incredible. That's true. My first trip ever, I was like, wow, everybody was right. And then ever since I've taken Air Canada, it's been amazing. So now I've got to get on your guys' team. You're really getting hooked up. I'd say my top experience was yesterday when we got to meet Cassidy Gray. She was an awesome person to meet. Couldn't have done it without our management team over there. Phoebe, Thomas, and Rebecca. Thank you, guys. But, yeah, as soon as we saw the TikToks, we were just like, we have to see that. We have to meet her. Yeah, that was awesome. Super surreal moment. There you go. I love that. So quick tangent here, because that was all time. And the TikToks have been so good. She's such a gamer, down to do all these incredible videos. What's she like? What have you guys been doing with her? That's been like my favorite storyline. Yeah. I mean, she's been awesome. Like, she spent the whole day with us. Obviously didn't have to, but she was great. I mean, like, we did some TikToks with her, and I think they were all like one takes. Really? She's a pro. That's a pro. That's a pro. You fucking knew it. She's a pro. That's my personal best for our group. I mean, on the trip to Raleigh last year, we were probably five or six takes every video. So going with her was awesome. But I mean, yesterday she came out skating with us. And obviously we did another TikTok there. Yeah. That was awesome. She ate shit. Yeah, she did eat it, buddy. Only when the fall. Only when the fall. Not like the seal slide. Was that what you mean? Or she also ate shit? Yeah, yeah. Like a grizzled veteran, though. There you go. Yeah, she knows how to fall. Not her first rodeo. She knows how to fall. Yeah. Fuck, that's awesome. That's fantastic. For her, though. Yeah, she's great. Has she met Jarvie yet? Last night. Okay, last night. There you go. Okay. Keep snapping around. Yeah. Yeah, I think just going to the Canada House and experiencing that and just how cool a place it is, like showing up and just looking around and seeing all the amazing stuff around the walls, all the Canadian stuff, and just seeing the rink, obviously, in the Canada House there, which is just unreal moments. Yeah. Watching the games there and all the other Olympian sports and all that and stuff and just cheering on with the rest of the Canadians. It seems like you're at home still. It's such a blast there. And you're so right. The people that you see, it's Erin Ambrose is a good friend. We were in that Canada house and I texted her and she was like, my cousins are there. They literally just arrived. And in walks a bunch of people with Ambrose jerseys on. This is so cool. The whole space is amazing, but then it's just all the people you see. It's unreal. Who? That's a great question. oh my yeah is that true so so we're hearing that at the Canada house you guys are more of celebs than Jarvis yeah I think yeah like one of the rules we got when we got in there is don't speak to pros unless you're spoken to and then they come up to us and they're like these guys love it so then it's like they come up to us and they're like should we get a picture we're not allowed to talk to them so can we talk to you yeah and it's yeah it's sick and then we also went to Duomo a little bit ago and we were with jarv and there's people coming up to us asking us to take pictures talking about stephanie standing right behind us before probably because we're wearing his jersey yeah right yeah yeah they're like god i'd be so cool to meet him and you're like he's actually here i know we just part and he's standing right there yeah yeah i mean it's also when you guys are together it's like a giant amiibo around it's like you're one direction you get tunnel vision I can only see them. Which one of you guys did the curling, Sully? That was us, too. That was strong. That was fucking strong. I really liked it. I really liked it. And here's the thing. I don't know if you... Because there was the wheelbarrow, too. Who did the wheelbarrow? You guys, yeah. So it's like the two-for-one specials are sick, but I felt like the guys who went solo had a tougher task to compete with them. Yeah. I think it's just because we got that chem. Yeah, right, yeah, yeah. We're line mates, so we're both out there. But, dude, I got to tell you, if anyone on the team, if two dudes on the team did a curling celly at an Olympic game, it would be the greatest moment of my fucking life. Well, they better give the good old Canadian boys a shout out. Yeah, yeah. God, that would be incredible. That was really... So I am curious, how did this trip work with school and, like, your lives? Like, are you on break right now? Okay, okay, all right. I was going to say, this would be a fantastic situation if you were like, we're obviously going to Milan. I was going to say, fuck him. I would have gone anyway. Of course. I have one situation on that one. We're working on it. I'm trying to defer my exam because we land at 11.59 on the 24th and I'm in exam at 9 a.m. on the 25th. Emailed the teacher. He's like, I probably shouldn't say his name. Careful, careful. He may be the dean of my faculty. I probably shouldn't throw out his name. I'll tell you what, this is going to be real easy. If and when Canada wins gold, you just put Sid on the phone with him and be like, hey, buddy, push his exam back. See, that's what I'm hoping for, potentially. But yeah, he said this is not a good enough excuse to defer it. It's not? Yeah, apparently. What is? I think we've got to say this guy's name and just sewer him. We'll just bully this dude into pushing your exam back. One post, dude, and we'll get this thing pushed. I promise you that. I think it'll trend on the internet, and I don't know if that'll work. Because here's the thing. What we'll do is we'll make this a clip now, and all your buddies will just send it to this professor and be like, seriously? One of my teachers was really good about it. It's like, yeah, send me pictures. Please do it. You didn't tell me why you were missing the last couple days of school, but I saw you on the internet. Hope you have fun. I was like, thank you. Appreciate it so much. Here we go. That's what we want to hear. Okay. So, yeah, one post from you guys. Wait, wait. What does that mean? Do you guys have one Instagram? Yeah, the good old Canadian boys. Yeah. We started three days ago. and uh yeah we're only we're only allowed to post instagram stories yeah they're in charge of the actual yeah but this is what i love even that's off their nice now yeah still gets sent in this is what i love about the internet and it's like if we eventize this you guys are like santa claus now it's like no no posts go up until something special happens yeah yeah yeah incredible i think you can bring him back a present yeah bring back a present and then you just no show the exam Yeah, I might have to do that. Yeah. There's a gold to the Olympic committee. Hey, do you have an extra gold medal for me? I need a present. What class is it? Principles of fitness training. Jesus Christ. That gym teacher, I mean, this is very possible. I feel good about this. Okay, I need more favorite moments, whoever hasn't answered that so far. I don't think I have. I think, honestly, my favorite moment is like the Olympic buzz around the city. Oh, good. Yeah. Like the different jerseys you see walking around. Like if you see another Canadian, like there's a Go Canada Go chant. Yeah. Any European, they're like pointing at each other, yelling at you in another language. You don't know if it's nice or mean. Yeah. It's electric. We were walking through Duomo area last night and a run club went through that formed while people have been here. And it was like there were a thousand flags. It was all these fans from different nations. And I was like, holy shit. I mean, run clubs are kind of lame, but that was sweet. I was like, this is the coolest thing I've ever seen. That is a great answer. Italians, like, always say go Canada. Yeah. Oh, really? How many people actually love Canada? Yeah. Okay, funny. I feel like they're doing that. I think that this is just commentary on how awesome Italians are. They're doing that for us, too. It's like, we have a hilarious, like, we have, like, a Team USA backpack, and we went to the gym, and people are like this, what are you competing in? And I was like, I'm a plug, dude. That's all I do. I will say, though, everyone has been really nice, but I will say, when we're going to Canada games, because Red's Canadian, we go to Canada games, and we all have our Canada shit on, people are nicer. Yeah. They're like, oh, hell yeah, you're Canadian. I'm like, yes. Just roll with that right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The USA-Denmark game, there were a lot of finance bro U.S. fans in the crowd just shouting. I was like, you guys aren't hockey fans. This is making us look really bad. We have some funny stories about that from Boston, too. Oh, yeah, yeah. What do you got? Please share. I mean, this one's a good one. Oh, yeah. Well, during the anthem, there was that buzz about booing of the anthems and stuff. Yep. And I don't know really how it happened. We were just singing the Canadian anthem. Yeah. And next thing I know, my feet are over my head. I'm in the next row. I got pushed somehow. I got bodied. I got bodied by someone. Which game? While you're signing on. The gold medal game, yeah. While you're singing the Canadian anthem. Yeah. The anthem's going on, and next thing I know, I'm in the next row. Yep. And my feet are over my head. And I'm looking back at all the fellas. Were you all right there? Yeah. Yeah. So you guys are asleep at the fucking switch, dude. Jesus Christ, dude. Well, time out. It's like being attacked in the shower. You're singing the anthem. Your guard is down. I was recording the anthem, and I stopped. And then three seconds later, I see this guy's fucking head over his head. I was like, tell me I stopped recording at the worst time. Oh, did you? Yeah, yeah. The best video I've ever taken. What did you guys – we can cut this if it gets too graphic. Did you guys throw down? I just looked back up at him. During the game, I kept getting fed in the back of the head. What the fuck? Same guy? There was a group of like four of them, and so I just kept getting fed. So I'm getting like ticked off. Obviously, this guy's our mediator, so he's kind of looking at me, relax, relax. Good Lord, boys. The self-control here. Was it like in Bruins jerseys or like who? What are we talking about here? There was one in a Bruins. Yeah. Yeah. All right. This is where I love the internet. Internet, do your thing. Find these guys. DM us, because I know people in Boston know who it was. Let us know who those guys were, and we're going to sewer the shit out of you. This is why USA loses. It's like, just don't be a dickhead fan. That is the message to every fan out there. Don't be an asshole. It's very easy. So you just were good old Canadian boys, did nothing, said we're bigger men. Well, they were pretty nice guys, honestly. Other than that, they were nice guys. You got pigeon-tossed. You were getting dummied in the back of the head, and they were nice guys. I was like, oh, fuck. That's an 80-day. Yeah. That was kind of like a dick. But then the rest of them were actually, like, we were shooting the shit with them the whole game. Yeah. We'd talk. Had beers after. I mean, if that's not hockey, it's like after the game, you're like, let's go grab a beer. That's actually true. I love it. That is so good. And did you meet Sid at Four Nations? We did. We did. Oh, yeah. Yeah. We did. I can't hear about that one. It was, you want to go on it or? Sure. Yeah. So, yeah, like, I guess friends and family got to go down after the game, whatever. And we got to see the locker room. That was super cool. Like we were all fanboying in the locker room a little bit. And then on our way back up, we walked past Sid. Crazy thing. He looks at my jersey and goes, I really like that jersey. I was like, holy fuck, you talked to me. Okay. So then I was like, can I please grab a picture or whatever? And then, yeah, I kind of swarmed him a little bit. Felt bad after, but yeah. You got to do it. You got to do it. He said open the door, said yes to the picture. And then it's like, oh, I actually pulled my notes out. But that was a question for him. Now that I have you here. We got him surrounded, then I just turn around and I see Jarv and he's like, oh my god. I look away from you idiots for one second. That's his one night round. And we're like, obviously, they just finished. We've been drinking the whole game. So we're the Jarv people down. That's awesome. It was fucking nice, Sky. Oh yeah. More than willing to take pictures with him. It was unreal. Alright, well that's a perfect transition to the last thing here for you guys. How cool is this moment for you i mean obviously supporting jarvie's always the best but there is something cool that it's like you know now he's you guys aren't hurricanes fans like born and raised is my point this is like we're at the olympics canada's playing nhl guys are here for the first time in 12 years you're here going to all these games is the fan and you still alive as ever oh yeah like obviously we're here to watch seth but like you see the first line come out for canada and They're stacking it, and it's outrageous. We coach junior B hockey, Sloan and I, and just going from watching those games every Friday and Sunday, and then we watch this. No offense, no offense, no offense. I love you guys. You guys are going to get back to practice and be like, none of you were making it. I don't have a job, Matthew. But, no, it's been unreal. Like, obviously, you see the guys on the ice, and obviously, like, most of us are Jets fans at the end of the day. Yeah. Winnipeg. You just see like JMO all the time. And like, that's our Crosby and Winnipeg. Yeah. And then now we're cheering for Crosby as well. And McDavid and McKinnon and McCarr. And you're just like, how are we watching this? Yeah. It's unreal. Like I can't describe it. It's actually insane that we feel like this is the best U.S. team. So just talent wise, pure talent wise that we've probably ever had. Right. trying to close that gap to you guys as much as we can. And then I go out and watch when they load up like Mac, Connor, and Nate. I'm like, what the fuck, dude? This is bullshit. It's actually insane. We've said it so many times on the show now over the last week and a half. It's like when you just look down the... Someone posted a photo the other day. It was on the bench. It was like Macklin, Connor, and Sid. And they put it next to a photo of like Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard. And I was like, that's the best photo I've ever seen because it's real. And it's like, you look at the U.S. and I'm like, why don't we have that? Who's our 19-year-old? But it is, I saw our good buddy Johnny Lazarus always says, it's like, in this job, I can't tell you how many times people will tweet something and then someone will get in a fight with us and be calling us, I've been like, you guys are supposed to be the professionals, and I'm like, dude, I'm a fucking idiot. We didn't play in the NHL, we're like you guys, we're just fans and we had this cool opportunity. and johnny's always said it's like no matter how many things we do how many guys we meet or games we go to never forget that you're a fan first it's like we fell in love with hockey for a reason so it pumps me up that like you guys are doing all this cool stuff but it's not lost on you that it's like as many things and as many companies bring you places it's like don't ever forget to stop and be like holy shit yeah we're watching canada play in the olympics right now this is unbelievable It's so cool. Fucking right. What's the schedule? What are your plans for the rest of the rip here? Going today. So this is Wednesday. Yeah, yeah, for the fans. Moms and dads. Yeah, we just... Thomas and Phoebe, what are our plans for the rest of the week? What are these... There we go. I like that. Hey, welcome to hell, boys. Yeah, yeah. Fucking strapped in. It's terrible. You're going to pray to be a gym teacher. Okay, so it's Wednesday right now. Canada plays quarterfinals at 4. 4.30, 4.40, whatever. 4.40. You guys are going to that game. I think we're trying to as of right now. Okay. T-T-T-B. Okay. Okay. Sick. Yeah. I mean, come on. There you go. You know how hard that is, dude? They won't talk to anybody. That's incredible. That's amazing. I definitely got a bit of imposter syndrome. Dude. Why us? No, dude. Dude, I can tell you. Guys, trust us. We get it. Forever. Forever. I'm telling you. It will never go away. But that's okay. Frankly, that's a good thing. Yeah. Amazing. Okay. So possibly going, possibly Canada House watch if you don't go. Yeah, we'll go to the Canada House and support the rest of the Indians. Any nerves yet or you're fine? It's the Czech. We don't care. How are you feeling? Well, I think there's still some good players on Czech Republic, obviously. And I think just, you never know. They would like a sneaky bronze pick before the tournament. It's kind of disappointing. I think they have a really good first line, like Hurdle, Pasternak, and Natchez there. Natchez is playing very, very well. Unreal. Oh, my God. So fast. I feel like a lot of fans for a while have been like, I think Natchez is good. And I think this tournament, the casual or fans of other teams are like, oh, fuck, this guy's really good. I think Jarv is the biggest Natchez fan in the NHL. Yeah, he is. He is, actually. It's unreal. Yeah. Okay, so feeling pretty good. Yeah, and just looking at the roster, like you said, when we were at the France game, you see Makar wheeling around behind the net, and then he drops it to McDavid, and then it's like, what are we watching right now? It's like they're just shifting back and forth and he passes across to McKinnon and you're like looking at each other like, what the fuck are we like? Yeah, it's just mind-blowing watching them. And when's the return home? 24th. Okay, all on the same flight? Yeah. We're going to the gold medal game. Semis and gold medals. Today's fucking massive, boys. We need this one. We need this one. Jesus Christ. This determines the mood for the rest of the trip. Good job. Yeah. We don't even have tickets. It's unbelievable. It's unbelievable. No, just you guys. How are you getting back to Raleigh? Yeah. We'll FaceTime you guys. I think I might go back to Winnipeg. Yeah. Unfortunately. We'll see, and then I'll make my way back out there. As long as he doesn't get sick and behind me there. He's got a four. I guess you didn't do it. I mean, dude, they're getting all these upgrades. They're going to be fucking flying the plane back to Winnipeg. So leave me. Yeah, it's the thing. All right, before we close out, I mean, obviously we've got, you know, hopefully the game today, semifinals, final. Is there anything while, I mean, we've got, what, six days left here in Milan? Yeah, six or so days left here in Milan. Is there anything on the bucket list that you guys want to get done? Other than winning a gold medal? I think we want to do a Lake Como for the day. Oh, sick. Tomorrow maybe, eh? Tomorrow? Not really sure. We've got to get one of the day. I guess we need to break the right one. We're going to win this gold medal game tomorrow. Oh, yeah, fuck. I want to go to that. Yeah, but we heard it's unbelievable there. And someone was saying, oh, it's just one of the best things they've visited in Europe. So, obviously, we want to go see that. You've got to take advantage of it. Yeah. It would be really cool. It's unbelievable. Thanks for coming on. This has been a blast. I feel like this is going to be something that we will do more often. But in the meantime, tell everyone where they can find you. And who do we got to shout out other than Air Canada and, you know, everyone else who's helped along this journey? Yeah. I mean, I guess on Instagram and TikTok, the good old Canadian boys. Yep. O-L-M-A-D. Yeah. Yeah. Important. The good old Canadian boys. Okay. There we go. I don't know. Do we need to shout anybody else out? Obviously, we've got to shout out Phoebe, Thomas, and Rebecca. They've been, I mean, really doing everything. Yeah. For those agents of the stars here. This is unbelievable. I don't know. Who else can we shout out? Can I shout out the team that I coach? Yeah. Shout out. This is your opportunity. Shout out anybody. Okay. Then, yeah, I'll shout out the Winnipeg Monarchs and the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Miss you, boys. There we go. You want to get on this one? The Winnipeg Twins in the MMJHL. There we go. I'll shout out my boys. I coach U18 Thrashers AAA in Winnipeg. Come on. I'll shout out the Backdoor Sliders. Softball team in the summer. Yes. Yes. Yes. Wow, what a name. I was nervous there for a second. I was like, what? Hey, that's my name I came up with. That's my name. There you go. I'll go shout out to Freedom 35 Beer League team. and my grandma Carol. Yeah, Carol, there we go. Shout out. Fucking right. All right, last thing. What's your favorite meal that you've had here? Oh, fuck. I was going to say, I probably shouldn't say the big arch, but we had a good slice of pizza yesterday, actually. We were real excited. What's that place called? Stella. Stella Pizza. Stella Pizza. It's right up the road. It's where I'm going to fucking go. It's incredible. I don't even know what place we went to, but it was really good. Okay. Slice of pizza, I like it. Slice, yeah. Probably when we went for dinner with Jarv, just having a bunch of appetizers and just seeing him order a million of them and just picking up them on. Yeah, exactly, not knowing what's coming and then just all trying it and trying to tell each other what it is and figure it out. That was probably my favorite part. Oh, God, he's so... What? Favorite food? Yeah, anything blow your mind. No good pasta, boys? Fuck, we're in it. I don't even know what the name of any pasta I've ordered is. Yeah, yeah, fair. Just anything you ordered. Yeah, you had a good mac and cheese. It was good. Yeah, I ordered a crab dinner. Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. Actually, so true. They had like a poke bowl station in the back. Yeah, we were going to find that. Dude, it was awesome. I was like, oh my God. I saw they had gelato there last night. Oh, it's so good. It's actually like, I was like, oh, this will be fine. It was maybe the best I've had since we've been here. It was so good. We had really good gelato either yesterday or the day before that. By the Duomo, yeah, it was fucking unreal. Love it. All right, you've got to get your hands on a veal cutlet. Veal cutlet and the risotto. Risotto. I heard risottos. Yeah, it is. That's great. You've got to get them before you go. Is that lunch today, Thomas? Maybe. It's on Air Canada, actually. All right. Well, we'll stop putting you boys on the spot. We'll have some more beers and get on to this Canada game. But thanks again for coming on, guys. Thank you. Thank you. You're working right. Thank you.