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00:00So, what did you think last night of the Oilers and Skinner,
00:05who everyone thinks sucks, and he pitches a shutout,
00:08and now they're going to finish off Vegas?
00:12You've been the president of the Edmonton Oilers fan club in the playoffs,
00:17and I'm on board.
00:18I took them to win the cup at plus 400, Scott.
00:21Last week we talked about it.
00:22Now it's like plus 275.
00:24They're the favorites to win the cup.
00:26They're a juggernaut.
00:26I don't think they're going to be beat.
00:28Now listen, it looks like they're going to end up playing the Dallas Stars
00:31after tonight.
00:31The series is clearly on the line tonight.
00:34The Winnipeg Jets have to find a way to freaking win a game on the road,
00:38but this Edmonton team's got just next level right now.
00:43Like they're just clicking on all cylinders.
00:45I saw a stat.
00:46They're 14-2 in the playoffs when Evander Kane scores a goal, 8-0 at home.
00:52They're getting contributions from everybody.
00:54It's not just Dreisaitl and Connor McDavid right now.
00:56They look like cup contenders, and I know it's never sexy.
01:00Nobody ever wants to pick like a rematch and stuff,
01:03but the way things are going, Scott,
01:05it's going to be shocking if it's Edmonton versus Florida again in the finals.
01:10So Carolina again kicked ass and took names.
01:15I think the Caps are finished, though.
01:18I think the Caps, and listen, I've been all over the Caps not being that good, Scott.
01:22I thought the Canadians could beat them.
01:23That might have been a little bit much.
01:24They were right there.
01:26They were just sort of a day late and a dollar short.
01:29Caps are in over their head right now.
01:30And it's strange, isn't it?
01:31Because the Caps had this great regular season,
01:33but the Caps are not a young team.
01:35Why the Capitals were good this year was because of all these veteran acquisitions
01:40that they made, the Chikorins type.
01:42They did a great job of bringing in these veteran type of players,
01:48and they're kind of hitting a wall right now.
01:50They were driven by this Ovechkin stuff a lot in the regular season.
01:53They're a good regular season team.
01:55And one thing with the Canes, guys, the Canes don't have household names.
02:00You want the Canes?
02:01They have a ton of European dudes, the Carolina Hurricanes, like a ton of them.
02:05And it's like, oh, yeah, this guy, he's pretty good, isn't he?
02:07That guy, he's pretty good.
02:08Number one, the Carolina Hurricanes are never on TV, all right?
02:12So I'm not holding it into anybody that doesn't know the Carolina
02:14Hurricane players that well.
02:15They're never on TV.
02:16Nobody talks about the Carolina freaking Hurricanes ever in the NHL media.
02:20But they're damn good.
02:22Like, they're good, good.
02:23Like, they're a lot like the Dallas Stars.
02:25They just skate fast.
02:26They think fast.
02:27They play fast.
02:28They shoot the puck like 100 times a game, right?
02:31Like, they literally have like 100 shot attempts every game.
02:34They're a dangerous team, man.
02:36Like I said, I picked Carolina versus Dallas like two months ago.
02:39I've been flip-flopping all over the place, Scott.
02:41But without being stated, I think Edmonton would beat Dallas.
02:45But I'm taking the Winnipeg Jets tonight because I'm insanely stupid.
02:49And I think that the Jets are going to finally win a freaking road game tonight.
02:53Yeah, I'm not feeling that at all.
02:56Like, they've been getting their ass beat.
02:58And I understand why.
03:00You know, Connor Hellebuck, Scott?
03:02He's given up four more goals in eight straight road playoff games.
03:09That's pretty insane.
03:11Like, eight straight going back to last year.
03:13I mean, he's just been awful.
03:13So why are you betting on him?
03:16Because I believe in him.
03:17I believe in this team.
03:19I believe in him.
03:20I believe he's going to give up five more tonight.
03:23But the thing is, he's so good at home.
03:25Like, I don't know.
03:26Listen, I'll tell you what's good.
03:27I always thought he was a little overrated, to be honest.
03:29I was like, hey, he's good.
03:30But he's not.
03:30Like, I've seen him up close a lot.
03:32Like, you know, I go to these games.
03:34And he's freaking big.
03:36Right?
03:36And I remember I was at a game once.
03:37I was like, you know, I swear to God, he didn't even see the puck half the time.
03:40What, he saved it.
03:41Like, a lot of goalies don't.
03:42It's a dirty secret in the NHL.
03:44Right?
03:44The puck is so fast.
03:45Everything's moving so fast.
03:46That's why positioning is so important.
03:48And he's just such a big dude.
03:50And he's well positioned.
03:52So, a lot of times, he doesn't actually see the puck that he's stopping.
03:56It hits his pad and he's in the right spot.
03:58Right?
03:58But, so I always thought he was a little overrated.
04:00Like, going into the Four Nations.
04:02Oh, USA has hella buck.
04:04USA, I'm good for that.
04:05Like I said, I said, the Winnipeg Jets have hella buck too.
04:08Right?
04:08So, I get where you're going with this, Scott.
04:10But he is a good goalie.
04:12They got to score first.
04:13And I tell you what, another thing.
04:14He's given up, Scott.
04:15The first shot on goal four times has been a goal in the playoffs this year.
04:19Like, that's insane.
04:20It's happened to him four times in his career.
04:23And now it's happened four times in the last couple of weeks.