The Habs Lose Two In A Row For The First Time All Playoffs

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[00:01:10]>> Habs canes. We're going to get into it. But before we have to get into it, CP, we've got some exciting news to talk about as always. Uh >> I love that.

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[00:03:44]It's going to be an absolute blast and uh we're really pumped. We're really really pumped, man. And and and listen, if you think PK If you think PK has a wardrobe, wait till you see what Dan pulls out. Wait till you see what Dan pulls out for like Borc out there with a swan dress or something crazy.

[00:04:02]>> I don't even I don't even want to say it right now because it's going to make Chris try to respond in his terrible way. But I am working currently with three of our unbelievable partners to fit me every single game. So, we have 14 different fits that I already have set up working with these companies and it's going to be in >> and Ev, here's the good news. I've already spoken to 14 homeless people in Venice.

[00:04:25]>> And wait till you see wait till you see the derelict campaign. Sorry. Sorry you couldn't book it, Dan. Sorry you didn't book it.

[00:04:33]>> Dare leak my balls.

[00:04:35]>> I was about to say Chris is like, I have already worked with Teimu for 14 different terrible fits and it's going to be fantastic. I'm sorry you didn't book it, Dan. Daryl leak my balls, you [ __ ] >> I know.

[00:04:49]>> Well, it's going to be the best time. We are getting closer and closer here. We got a 3- 0 series on one side, a 2-1 series on the other. We're going to get into this game that we all just watched.

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[00:07:05]>> Biggest disaster of us not being in the studio is that my Ghostbusters costume is there. But here's the thing. We want this to go seven. We've said it from Jump Street. And I believe firmly that the team that can handle adversity more in this series is Montreal. So, right off the bat, all the Habs, >> go on. Wow.

[00:07:31]>> Wow. Wow.

[00:07:33]>> Wow.

[00:07:34]>> Wow. Right off the bat for me, all of the Habs fans listening who are frustrated, who are freaking out, don't freak out. This team can handle adversity. They can battle. No question about it. But this was huge. Huge Yinszer for you, Ev. Yeah, >> huge >> yins. Yins >> for the Carolina Hurricanes. Winning game three was so big because we said >> Yes, Dan. Reiterate this. Reiter. No, but okay, keep going.

[00:08:08]>> If it's 2-2 after four, there's no blood. It's fine. But going into game four down 2-1 for the Canes was a [ __ ] death sentence. It was an absolute death sentence. For the first time and maybe the only time in this series for the Canes, they have a little bit of Okay, like relax. Here we are. They have that right now up to one. The Habs, man, there is no pressure ever in this series. A lot of people are going to say, "What the [ __ ] you talking about?

[00:08:46]They're the better team. They can. I love that energy. But going into all this, that wasn't the case. The Habs are playing with [ __ ] house money, folks.

[00:08:56]House money. And now they get into they get to go into game four in the bell center with a chance to tie it up 2-2. You're [ __ ] laughing. The only team that is [ __ ] drenched with pressure in this series is Carolina. And we've got back-toback OT games. Sure, we'll talk about the shots. We'll talk about all that. But at the end of the day, I think the Habs are so [ __ ] fine, but at the other end of the day, two days, the Canes have taken care of [ __ ] business, back-to-back games, and that is huge. Uh Dan, what I will say to you is this. The um the You're right. 22 was the was the job, was the mission. And I feel like we both said the canes if they came out of this 22 were completely fine. I'm just I just want to give you credit though because you pointed out to me this morning on our live and if you're not listening to the lives, go check them out immediately. Uh they the Canes just winning game three was so big because it didn't put them in the pressure of game four where now we're down 3-1, now we're going to get Gentleman Swift again. And for the first time in the playoffs, in the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens lost two games in a row. For the first time in the Stanley Cup playoffs, this Habs team has been playing with fire. We both thought, and I I do think the narrative is that we are always making excuses. We're always saying the other team choked, not the Habs one. And I hate that narrative because I'm like, the Habs are awesome.

[00:10:34]This is amazing. They're such a good team. I'm not trying to diminish them at all.

[00:10:39]But they've been playing with fire in this like we lose, we win, we lose, we lose, we you know, and they just keep they they battle and and it's a credit to them. The fact that they are like, dude, we are ready to go. We will show up after a loss every [ __ ] time. That is amazing. And that's a credit to Marty and it's a credit to those players. But they have now lost two in a row for the first time. And the Hab or excuse me, the Canes now finally get to go. Okay, worstc case scenario, we leave Montreal split and we have home ice and it's okay. And Dan, I will add the Carolina Hurricanes [ __ ] crossing streams, Boston Ghosts have a conference finals series lead for the first time since 2006. How [ __ ] crazy since they won the cup. Is that >> they have a series [ __ ] lead and that means nothing by the way. That means absolutely nothing but they have a series [ __ ] lead. Holy [ __ ] I will say it is crazy because the first two series against Ottawa and then Philly, we talked so much about the playing with their food element. The fact that they were like, we're gonna let these these teams play their way. Maybe they'll get a lead. Maybe they'll tie it up, they'll do this, they'll do that. But this Carolina Carolina team felt like they were just kind of being like, "Okay, you know, like do it was like playing with a child."

[00:12:05]>> Yeah.

[00:12:05]>> Playing with a child who's, you know, being a little petulant, being a little ridiculous, and you're like letting them tie it up to make them feel good, but you're like, "Yeah, okay." And like at the end of the day, you're like, "And dunked on. You're dead. It's over."

[00:12:19]This Montreal team is not a team you can do that against. So they're not doing that here. But what's interesting is the last two games, regardless of the fact that they've gone OT with the fact that [ __ ] Montreal has had 12 shots on net in back-to-back games. Did they finish with 12 or did they get up a little bit here?

[00:12:38]>> Let me tell you. No, Dan. I think it was very low.

[00:12:41]>> I think it was 12 again, dude. And it's like you you've got >> 13. Yeah. Yeah. So 38 to 13.

[00:12:47]>> Unlucky 13.

[00:12:49]>> Yes. Evan. Yes.

[00:12:51]>> They needed 14 like The Hobbit.

[00:12:57]>> Agreed, >> dude. Evan, don't ever say sorry for that.

[00:13:01]>> I think my favorite thing about this show and the three of us is that like we are a sports show and we are the biggest dork [ __ ] losers who have ever lived.

[00:13:09]And I love that about us.

[00:13:10]>> Absolutely.

[00:13:12]And it's it's interesting because like you look at that statline and you're kind of like, "Oh yeah, they're doing the same shit." If you were just to look at the numbers, you'd kind of be like, "Yeah, like this is what they did s uh round one and round two, but not against this team." Mhm.

[00:13:29]>> So, it's a very interesting anomaly where it's like if you look at the tale of the tape, it's not that different, but if you watch the games, it's so impossibly different. But at the end of the day, if you're Carolina, you want to take the ghosts, you want to take all of the [ __ ] stats, all of the, oh, well, historically this happened, that happened, whatever, whatever.

[00:13:54]>> Yeah, you can read into that. You can let that play into your game. If you want to look at the tale of the tape, there's a world where Carolina is being like, "Whatever, man. We have two wins so far through three games in this series, and they're so similar to round one and round two." And I actually think there's a planet where they take that and use it as very legitimate fuel in this series.

[00:14:16]Um, okay. I actually want to I was going to save this point for later in the app, but I'll just do it now because that was a nice tea up kind of. Um, I I think I even said I want both of your takes on this. I even said in the live this >> Can I just stop real quick?

[00:14:34]>> Yep.

[00:14:36]>> I don't know if I've never noticed this before, but the fact that Evan has a [ __ ] mandolin hanging over his Pittsburgh Penguins banner.

[00:14:43]>> Dude, I think this every day, Dan. Every day I wake up, this is the first thing I think of before I piss. I wake up and then I think Evelyn hangs a mandolin over his Pittsburgh thing and then I think I have to >> call him Evelyn.

[00:14:53]>> No, I said Evan hangs.

[00:14:55]>> Or maybe I did.

[00:14:56]>> But I think >> I think you just called I think you accidentally called him >> every morning. My first two thoughts are bad news.

[00:15:02]>> I'm announcing right here. I'm transitioning into Evelyn.

[00:15:06]>> Bad news for you. Evan, bad news for you, doctor. You're now Evelyn. Like my first two thoughts every morning are one, Evan hangs a mandolin over his Pittsburgh banner, and two, I have to pee. Those are the first two things I think the second I wake up.

[00:15:21]>> Do you think I gave them bad luck by covering that covering it up?

[00:15:24]>> Yes.

[00:15:25]>> Yes. You cost them the playoffs.

[00:15:27]>> Also, Doc, >> it's too late now. Evan, is this the instrument you play the most or the least?

[00:15:33]>> The least, but it I'll tell you what, you guys want to hear an A24 trailer?

[00:15:37]>> Can you play something?

[00:15:39]>> Oh.

[00:15:46]It's an 824 movie.

[00:15:47]>> So, wow.

[00:15:48]>> That was actually >> It's a little out of tune. It's >> How much do they pay you? What's your residuals on that, dude? That is insane.

[00:15:54]>> They pay shockingly low. The amount of money they they they're not a very well equipped uh company, but they make good art. So, >> is your best is your best instrument guitar?

[00:16:06]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Dude, but I play bass and and keyboard. Anyway, >> that's so sick.

[00:16:12]>> All right.

[00:16:12]>> [ __ ] you. You're such [ __ ] >> What I wanted you both to answer that being that good at that made >> at so many things.

[00:16:19]>> So [ __ ] annoying, dude. I just like I it I'm I It's >> Boys. Boys >> enough.

[00:16:28]>> Ev, how was the grill tonight? Ev, how was the grill tonight? Evan, if you don't by the end of next week have a 202 guitar riff empty netters trailer >> soundtrack for on a on an acoustic guitar. You're fired.

[00:16:44]>> We're going to do we're we're going to do No, we're going to do the uh the ghosts. We're going to do an A24 get trailer for the ghosts and >> for the guests, dude. Yes. Also, respect the craft and respect our fans and tune that mandolin.

[00:16:57]>> I'm sorry. Yeah, it is badly out of tune. I don't I have not played it since I did uh >> since the Flyers since the Flyers beat the Penguins.

[00:17:04]>> Since the Flyers series. Yeah. I was trying to put a curse on the Flyers.

[00:17:07]>> As a massive Mumford and Suns fans, I find this very insulting.

[00:17:11]>> Oh, really? Okay. Yeah. I have not had use for it. But no, I I was actually thinking I should make an Empty Neters uh theme song cuz right now our our theme is is a generic uh like stock music song. We should just have our own custom song.

[00:17:24]>> Bam.

[00:17:25]>> Did you guys hear Did you guys hear the jelly roll? Did you guys hear the jelly roll? NHL playoff theme.

[00:17:30]>> I No, but I read the comments on the video and I was like I was like >> don't like it. And listen, we are not we are not gonna say anything bad about anything.

[00:17:38]>> No, we love we love the league. We love the league and all the decisions.

[00:17:41]>> But I will say this insane to it to release the playoff theme like now way. Yeah.

[00:17:51]>> Way what is happening in April, dude?

[00:17:54]Like can I [ __ ] play off the >> Chris? I interrupted you. I have a terrible habit of that. I'm so sorry.

[00:17:59]Continue.

[00:18:00]>> All right.

[00:18:00]>> Uh, no apology necessary because uh, sorry. Apology not accepted because it wasn't necessary in the first place.

[00:18:11]>> He's frozen.

[00:18:12]>> No, I think he's always does this.

[00:18:16]>> Uh, what I want your guys take on is this. After game two, I said on the live, I kind of felt like the Habs were going, "Dude, we are we feel great because we we won game one." And whatever you want to say about the Canes figured it out after the first period, whatever. But we won game one when the Canes had lost once all playoffs or no, none, never. They hadn't lost yet. We beat them for the first time. The ABS had lost once. I confused I confused that the Canes had were double sweep. We beat them for the first time and then we lost game two but it was overtime on the road and yeah we only shot eight [ __ ] times or whatever but like we do that sometimes and we are so fine. That was my mentality if I was the Habs out of out of game two.

[00:19:04]>> I want both your response to this but my mentality after game three is you actually do have an issue now because you are you can't shoot. Like legitimately I'm like oh dude what what are what is going on? And I and obviously there's no doubt in that room.

[00:19:19]I'm just telling you deep down in places they don't like to talk about at parties. They are now going, "Yo, this was not good. Please, please opine both of you."

[00:19:30]>> I have a thought, but Dan, you go first.

[00:19:32]>> Okay. Um, if I'm going first, I think it's not a great look that this happened in the Bell Center. I I I So, I do agree with you, Chris. I I think after game one, obviously they got away with one in game seven against Tampa where they had [ __ ] nine shots.

[00:19:48]>> Nine shots.

[00:19:49]>> Yeah.

[00:19:49]>> And they win that game. And that felt like an anomaly. It was kind of cuz that wasn't really happening all series long.

[00:19:56]I mean, this this Habs team is so special. I I'm so impossibly enamored with this group, these fans, that city, and I'm like I I just love it. And I felt like that I was like, "That was a weird game, but they're kind of scrappy. They'll figure it out."

[00:20:16]>> And game two, we knew that Carolina was going to go, there are so many things, ghosts and all, that are going to make us come out so [ __ ] desperate that that's what it is. And and block shots are a part of that. A stifling forch check, a stifling neutral zone press is going to be a part of that. So, the lack of shots in game two, I wasn't totally blown away by the fact that it went to OT with that few shots. I was like, that's a huge sign of positivity for the Havs. But now we're in the Bell Center on a, you know, a US holiday. So, like, everyone in Carolina is [ __ ] hanging around, barbecuing, chilling. They're so ready for this game. This was a big game. Like, everyone was psyched to watch this game.

[00:21:07]the fact that you came out in Montreal and you had 12 13 shots on [ __ ] net.

[00:21:13]I was I was like, are you joking me? So now I'm more pointing it towards a this is a sign of positivity for Carolina and that you you have figured out a way to really frustrate them as far as shots on net.

[00:21:31]But two games in a row now we've gone to OT when this team has managed less than 15 shots in a [ __ ] game. That is also a problem. So it's almost >> Are you saying are you still putting that on Habs positive spin zone because you're like you're an OT with barely shooting or >> I don't think I'm going to spin zone this. I think I'm looking at this as like a hey Habs wake up [ __ ] and then also hey canes wake up [ __ ] I think this is a double [ __ ] situation.

[00:21:59]>> Wow, double [ __ ] Interesting.

[00:22:01]>> Okay, what do you think?

[00:22:03]>> Okay, the the optimist in me if I'm a Montreal Canadian, >> which you now are.

[00:22:08]>> Sure. I mean I I would say that I I I like them. Um, the positive side of me says, "Look, the past two games we lost in OT could have won these games and we hung in there without shooting as much as a normal team with any [ __ ] right mind would want to shoot in a playoff game.

[00:22:28]Correct.

[00:22:28]>> Come on."

[00:22:29]>> Um, so yeah, you're still in it and you're only down 2-1 and you have one more game to go in your home barn, which you're going to be pumped up by that crowd. The pessimist in me, which let's be honest, takes over more than the optimist, says, "You might you might have only had your one shot in this series by winning game." Like, you might have only won game one because you caught the Canes sleeping.

[00:22:52]>> Like, you won game one in the first period. A >> and I think it's mostly because the Canes had so much rest and you [ __ ] punched them in the mouth when they were half awake.

[00:23:02]>> And you lose game two and OT didn't get a lot of shots. And then you come out in game three and you're flat. Like first you lost I think you lost this game in the first period because the first period you were flat. You got run over a lot. I think did you see that hit where Cfield just got run over? Just completely run over.

[00:23:20]>> Yes.

[00:23:21]>> And and all these [ __ ] like east west passes like you know that I think that's why they're not shooting is like they they're young. They like to be fancy.

[00:23:30]They're fast and when it works it's great. But all this East West [ __ ] doesn't get you a lot of shots on goal when it gets broken up by the Kane's great defense. And there I think there was one play where Suzuki tried like it was a twoon-one and Suzuki tried like a like a spinaround pass that just went nowhere. And I'm like that's where you shoot. You shoot there. You could have you could have scored. So as much as uh uh Montreal fans like to see a great goal, they just want to see a goal. So >> yeah. Well said. Extremely well said.

[00:23:59]>> Yeah. So to me the pessimist is like right now this is real important. You got to now now game four you have to win because if you lose both of your home games I I I just don't I think you give the Canes all the power and they say we're back. We have no ghosts whatsoever. We have efficiently swept out the Ghost completely and we're going to [ __ ] take this to the Stanley Cup finals. Especially, dude, because they go, "We only really lost first period of that first game, right? When we were when we were rusty, right?" Like, "We were rusty."

[00:24:32]>> Yeah. They can look back on that and say, "That's the only weak point we have."

[00:24:35]>> Like, they're basically like, "We should if they win game four, if the games win game four, they're basically going we should have swept you essentially cuz we just lost the first period."

[00:24:43]>> I just >> Well, yeah, I know. I But trust me, this is the pessimistic view that I'm that I'm putting on. But Dan, you you you speak your peace. Well, Evan, I I [ __ ] love everything you just said and I'm going to respond to all of that.

[00:24:58]The one thing I will say based on what was just said is, >> and I'm curious what you both think about this. I think if Carolina were to go up 3-1 in this series, Montreal can come back. If Montreal went up 3-1 in this series, it's over.

[00:25:14]>> I think there's a huge difference with that.

[00:25:15]>> I think that's the mental that's the mental [ __ ] though, not the team skill stuff, which is which is of course matters. Yeah, >> but that but that is huge. But and that that doesn't mean that if Carolina goes up 3-1 that that I'm like, "Oh, you're in trouble." I'm like, "No, great job."

[00:25:30]>> I think what's interesting, E, you just to me, you just went on a [ __ ] preachfest.

[00:25:37]Everything you said was true.

[00:25:39]>> What's what's fascinating to me is that game seven against Tampa, they have nine [ __ ] shots and they win. I think a lot of people went, "Weird game.

[00:25:53]Montreal was the better team in that series." I think I'm one of them. I feel that way. And I I love this Montreal team.

[00:26:00]>> And you think that against Buffalo, too, right?

[00:26:03]>> I remember you saying you were like full scope. I think Montreal is better than Buffalo. I think Buffalo should have won game seven once we were there, once once they were hammering the Habs in the third period. Yes, but agree Montre or at least for me Montreal was better than Buffalo that full series.

[00:26:19]>> For me, Buffalo in game seven was the better team, but overall in that series, I think Montreal was the better team.

[00:26:25]And I'm happy that Montreal is here.

[00:26:31]However, regardless of OT, I think there's an argument to be made based on everything that Ev just said.

[00:26:39]You have back-to-back games now where you have 12 and 13 shots. They went to OT. Sure. M uh uh Carolina wins and I and I would say very plainly Carolina was the better team in overtime in the back-toback games here.

[00:26:56]And I wonder if Habs fans look at these last two games and they go, "Yeah, we didn't deserve to win those games." That's how I would feel if I were if I were a Montreal Canadians fan.

[00:27:13]I would be looking at these two games and I'd be going, "Yeah, you listen, they were great games." But if I like gun to my head, should we have won that game? I would say no. Like you you you had 12 shots. You had 13 shots. And in game two, especially we talked about it's like crazy tip goal, garbage goal sitting in the crease that gets stuffed in. It goes to OT and Caroline Carolina fist [ __ ] you for all of OT and then W.

[00:27:41]Like I'm kind of like >> Yeah. Yeah. Like Carolina won that game >> and here you are. You're in the bell center and you managed 13 shots in this game. You didn't [ __ ] deserve to win that game.

[00:27:54]>> So I wonder spin zone world per what Evan was just saying is like yeah there it's a it's weird to win in OT when what the [ __ ] was that? 38-13 shots like yeah that does not feel like a game that should have gone to OT >> but in the spin zone factory is Carolina going >> I mean OT or whatever how many times in the last three years 5 years 6 years seven years when we've lost in the Eastern Conference finals that year where Rod was like that wasn't a sweep because they had multiple OT losses are we now in a situation the Eastern Conference final where they have two OT wins and they're like, "Yeah, dude. It's [ __ ] breaking our way." And we beat the [ __ ] wheels off them.

[00:28:44]I think that's an interesting spin zone.

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[00:32:58]>> Guys, I gotta tell you something really funny.

[00:33:02]I just actually I just accidentally ate mushrooms.

[00:33:05]>> Oh, hell yes.

[00:33:07]>> Like uh magic.

[00:33:08]>> Evan, leave this in. Leave this in.

[00:33:10]Yeah, >> there you can. I got a little baggie here.

[00:33:14]I keep it on my desk here at home.

[00:33:16]>> It looks like a Swedish pick and mix.

[00:33:19]Yep. Because you know why, Chris?

[00:33:22]>> Because it is. It is half of that.

[00:33:25]>> Yeah, I know. I saw it. I almost ate some the other day. I'm so glad I didn't eat mushrooms.

[00:33:28]>> I didn't It just It first glance it just looks like a bunch of Swedish like watermelon candies. But there are in fact uh mushrooms in there. And I totally just ate one. And >> you're dead, dude. It's midnight. Like you're going to be up till [ __ ] five.

[00:33:44]>> Yeah. Wait. Well, he might sleep like a baby. How many did you take? Just one?

[00:33:48]just took one. I might be fine.

[00:33:49]>> You'll be all right. Yeah, you'll run me.

[00:33:52]>> You're gonna have You're going to be [ __ ] up for jury duty tomorrow.

[00:33:55]>> Yeah, you're dead.

[00:33:56]>> I got Randy here. We're going to lie in bed. We're going to pop on Paddington 2 and we're going to [ __ ] >> Randy.

[00:34:02]>> Still watching Paddington 2.

[00:34:03]>> Yeah, that's like the fifth Evan. We've been watching it all week. I >> It's Ry's favorite movie.

[00:34:08]>> I've actually seen Paddington 2 like four times at Dan's house this weekend.

[00:34:12]Literally, >> it's Ry's favorite movie. You guys are being [ __ ] So, this is what I was going to say. I have a couple things to say.

[00:34:19]>> What?

[00:34:19]>> What?

[00:34:21]Mushroom head.

[00:34:23]>> Oh my god, dude. Now we're shaming. Now we're shame.

[00:34:26]>> You [ __ ] You have a drug problem, >> you hippie.

[00:34:31]>> You're a drug addict. I have a quick aside. Okay.

[00:34:35]>> Yeah.

[00:34:36]>> Can I slide to the left? Nope. And [ __ ] You're off camera now. Oh. Oh. Oh.

[00:34:42]>> Oh. Do you want to show you want to show Roku City? Oh, that's >> Evan, you're familiar with Roki City.

[00:34:47]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:34:47]>> This is some going to be some [ __ ] >> No, no, no, no, no, no. Chris, I've been meaning to bring this up on the show for years.

[00:34:54]>> Roku City changes like every few months.

[00:34:58]So, surely surely you have not been trying to bring this up for years because there's a different Roku City than years ago than there is now.

[00:35:05]>> I have.

[00:35:06]>> Well, that's impossible.

[00:35:07]>> You're you're familiar with Roku City.

[00:35:09]>> How I just want to know how the shrooms hit so quickly.

[00:35:15]You're going to stare at Roku City for 15 hours.

[00:35:18]>> No, stop.

[00:35:19]>> Okay, >> guys.

[00:35:20]>> What?

[00:35:20]>> I This has been a [ __ ] issue for me for years.

[00:35:24]>> Uhhuh.

[00:35:25]>> Roku City is so fun. It's like if you're ever just like chilling and Roku City is on, you don't have to be in mushrooms.

[00:35:32]It's fine. If Roku City is just chilling back here, it's a blast.

[00:35:38]There are so many fun Easter eggs in Roku City. That's the point.

[00:35:43]One of the Easter eggs is the Ninja Turtles.

[00:35:48]>> I actually know another Easter egg. I think maybe I know where you're headed, but we'll see.

[00:35:53]>> If you look closely, only three of the four Ninja Turtles show themselves.

[00:36:00]I have spent guys days looking at Roku's. I promise you only three Ninja Turtles reveal themselves.

[00:36:12]The fourth is nowhere to be found. It drives me [ __ ] mental. And I need E.

[00:36:18]I need you to make this clip because I need the world to to help me. It is It's unbelievable. I have I am I'm telling you the hours I have invested into Roku City trying to find the fourth Ninja Turtle. He's not there. And it's [ __ ] mental. I think they're [ __ ] with us.

[00:36:34]I think they're playing a trick.

[00:36:35]>> Hear something. Don't you tell me that you just Googled it, >> Dan. All four Ninja Turtles are now included as Easter eggs in Roku City Screen Saver. Viewers historically drove themselves crazy searching because only three turtles initially appeared in the city. The creators later added the elusive fourth brother to the scrolling skyline.

[00:37:00]>> The backlash.

[00:37:01]>> Oh, it doesn't say >> Raph. Raphael. He's always the angry one. Two are on the roof of a building, peering out. One is peeking out from behind a window or a pink lit area. The fourth turtle can be found further back in the distance, often seen relaxing on a boat or at a shipping dock.

[00:37:18]>> Getting a [ __ ] >> Getting blown by Chris.

[00:37:22]>> April O'Neal. Chris.

[00:37:24]>> April O'Neal.

[00:37:26]>> Chris with a clip that was guaranteed to do 2 million views in one hour and you just blew it. No, Evan will cut it, Dan.

[00:37:34]He will cut it and then it will do whatever.

[00:37:39]>> Don't you tell me what to cut.

[00:37:40]>> Dan, I actually think me breaking the news that the fourth turtle is there will do two million views.

[00:37:45]>> We're going to get demon.

[00:37:46]>> We got to find it. Yeah, Dan, it's okay to do the entire episode looking that way if you want.

[00:37:50]>> Yeah, don't change a thing.

[00:37:51]>> All right, Chris, you were in the middle of a point. Let's get back on track and let's finish up this wrap-up of this game.

[00:37:57]>> I was in the middle of 10 points. Here's number one. Uh, the Canes.

[00:38:02][ __ ] the Canes. Uh Dan, you had said um Rod was like, "That's not a sweep."

[00:38:07]You'll recall in that series they lost a lot of OT games, which is part of the reason he was saying that. The Canes this year 5-0 in overtime. How many times have we said on this very show the NHL playoffs are a coin flip. You got to win a few coin flips, right? These OT games, dude, >> bro, what happened at the beginning of this game, even with all the [ __ ] Dan, of Montreal not playing well, they had a breakaway and then a crossbar in like the first minute. That's Nick Suzuki could have end this ended this game immediately.

[00:38:35]>> That's how the cookie crumbles sometimes, right? Like the Kane, if the Habs just score on that, we all go, "Oh my god, the Habs had 12 shots and they won on the first shot of overtime, blah blah." You know what I mean? Like just bang. But the Canes have lost so many coin flips in a row. It's easy to make fun of them. I have done it many times.

[00:38:53]>> Tonight they won a coin flip last night or LA two nights ago. They won a coin flip cuz that's what OT is. Don't get it twisted. OT is a [ __ ] coin flip. They won two specials in a row. Yep. Now they're up 2-1. Looking pretty. That is awesome. But don't lose sight of that.

[00:39:09]Uh Evan, I wanted to say this to you.

[00:39:11]You were talking about shots because I just wanted to give you this this POV.

[00:39:17]The we said the live this morning. You have to have a good period on the road against the CA uh Habs in the Bell Center. You have to the Canes outr the Habs 15 to five in the first period and have a 2-1 lead. They went up one nothing which is important. They ended up giving up a goal but then Taylor Hall beast got a late goal >> 2-1 15 to 5. Greasy goal dude cuz he almost missed it. Remember like he kind of was like couldn't >> he was like >> I was like dude holy [ __ ] the Nets.

[00:39:44]>> Yeah. He he was like a hungry dog on that thing.

[00:39:46]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It looked like a hungry hippos. He was like >> Jesus Christ.

[00:39:52]>> 15 to five shots two-1 lead. 106 Canes shots in the second, but they get scored on. Power play goal. Lane Hudson jumping up in the rush, doing everything good that Lane does. 2-2 and you're like, "Fuck me." If you're the Canes, but whatever. But 106, you still feel like you're playing well, dude. And if you're the Habs, you're going, "Wow, 2-2 amazing. Let's Let's go, boys. We're at home. This is it." Third period shots 7-1 Canes. Overtime 6-1 Canes. The Cavs had two shots total in the entire third period in overtime, right? And I'm like, what dude? Like that is just like of all the C Habs like, oh yeah, we're doing our thing. Whatever. That I almost think you should be like pretend it's a video game. Just cross the blue line and shoot it. Cross the blue line and shoot it because this is not a sustainable way to play hockey and then think you're going to survive.

[00:40:45]>> Yeah. It just it feels like when they win these games where they they're like, "Oh, well, we're just like blessed with some magic that when we shoot it goes in even though we're not getting a high percentage of shots." But it's like I feel like that's going to catch up to you. And maybe it's like I mean what how many games are they on now? 14 17. This is the 17th game they've played. Like are they starting to get a little tired?

[00:41:05]Maybe.

[00:41:06]>> I think it's a great point, Ev. Like it's I mean you know everyone gets tired in the playoffs especially when you get to the conference final. This is a team to your point though that hasn't been this deep in years and they're super young and yeah, you're playing a team that has historically had issues in this round and has failed to get over the hump, but all of these factors are real.

[00:41:32]Can I say something on that point, Dan, unless you're about to um our our boy Dennis who who the our our Raleigh buddy, our our resident Kane's fan, who I love and I'm always shouting out on this.

[00:41:43]>> He text me something that I thought I was like, "Wow, what a cool take." You two both know I am such an anti- uh rest guy. I'm always like, "Dude, it's it's a real thing. These guys are getting fucked."

[00:41:53]>> Dennis had been texting me before the series started that it wouldn't really bother them. I felt like it I personally felt like it did bother them big time in game one. I think most people agree.

[00:42:01]>> Anyone anyone who disagrees with that is a [ __ ] alien.

[00:42:04]>> Yep. And he didn't say he didn't. I just like, you know, I was hammering that. He text me today, it's these OT games where the long layoff is benefiting the Canes.

[00:42:14]And I was like, oo, good take actually cuz it's like the, you know, the long games and you're like, we haven't played that much. The Havs have played two seven gamers and the Canes have played eight games total. And I was like, oh, good take. and he goes, uh, the third period in overtime, the Canes have looked better, which is a fact. I'm not saying it's because of the the layoff, but that is a fact. So, he's using that data point. And then he hit me with this, which I didn't realize. How long was this overtime, boys? Like 12 minutes, something like that.

[00:42:43]>> Yeah, >> it was almost longer. 15 minutes, 15 minutes.

[00:42:46]>> It was longer. Yeah, it was very close.

[00:42:47]>> Montreal iced the puck seven times in overtime.

[00:42:53]>> Yeah.

[00:42:53]>> And I was like, damn. Good pull. Good stat poll, dude. Cuz I do think and and if you don't want to give it to the rest, so be it. But I will say 100% that is a tired leg stat. Seven icings in overtime and I'm like poof. Okay, it is.

[00:43:08]But at the same time, you've got Listen, I I stand by what I said earlier where if Montreal goes up 3-1, they can't now. But if they had gone up 3-1, the series was o series was over. If the Canes go up 3-1, they feel great, but the series is not over. And that's for a number of reasons. Maybe the biggest one, they have yet to been able to put this team away.

[00:43:38]>> Very valid, Dan. Very valid.

[00:43:41]>> You've got back-toback games here, one on home ice, one on away ice, where you have held this, >> you kicked the [ __ ] out of them >> under 15 shots. You were beating the [ __ ] bag off this team. and you're going to OT both games. That that is not sustainable.

[00:43:57]>> You're playing great. And and this is not me disparaging the Canes. You you like anyone in hockey knows that I'm one of the most pro Canes guys that exists.

[00:44:09]You just can't keep doing this, dude.

[00:44:10]You're not going to win four games like this. That is a promise. I promise you, Canes, you will not.

[00:44:17]>> They could.

[00:44:18]>> They could, but I promise you, you will not. That that is and and I and I will eat crow. I I I've put a clown nose on this show. I will literally eat crow. I will kill a crow. No, I won't. I will kill an animal.

[00:44:30]>> I will find I will find a dead crow.

[00:44:34]>> I back I will go to I will >> already dead. Now you have to eat it.

[00:44:39]>> I will go to Chinatown and I will find Crow being sold and I will eat it.

[00:44:44]>> My point being I do not believe that you can beat this team four times like this.

[00:44:49]So, you got to find a way to [ __ ] put them away. You got to find a [ __ ] a way to [ __ ] bury them.

[00:44:55]>> On that same measure, could Well, I was going to say on that same measure, like I would love to see what a game looks like when Montreal outshoots the Canes.

[00:45:03]>> Such so true, dude.

[00:45:05]>> Like, what would happen? What >> exactly, Evan? Like, what does that game look like?

[00:45:09]>> What does that look like? What does it look like where do like doesn't save their ass like through much of the game?

[00:45:15]>> This game was 38 shots to 13. What does this game look like if it's 38 to 38 [ __ ] >> 7 to2?

[00:45:23]>> Dan, I I'll add and again I hate being like, "Oh my god, Freddy's save percentage is bad." Cuz the Habs only shoot twice and they score both times.

[00:45:30]It's like, you know, it's kind of skewing the whole thing. But I will add we were both sitting there, Dan. I don't know what you thought, Ed, but that first Mat goal like he's it's it's above the circle wrist shot and it's a it's a great shot. It's It's not bar down, but it's a good nip. But there is literally no one there.

[00:45:49]>> CP, you That was a good call by you.

[00:45:51]Like we we watched that goal and you were like, "He wants that back."

[00:45:54]>> Like Freddy's like standing there like the back view is like Freddy standing like this and there's just a dude right in front of him above the circle and he just shoots it and he's like, "Whoops."

[00:46:01]>> And hey, I want to coin this cuz I did I did come this was sick on the spot. But like you called it, man. Like you looked at that goal and you were like, "He wants that back." And I was like, "Dude, that went bar down." And we looked at it and it it does like kind of go bar down.

[00:46:15]>> No, it doesn't. But but you're you're go on. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:46:19]>> But I go I was like, "Dude, that's a nip. It's not a rip." And I think that that's a that >> Did you I thought you said not a snip, but maybe maybe you didn't say that.

[00:46:29]>> No. No. I said I said it's a nip, not a rip.

[00:46:32]>> Yeah, you're right. Cuz it wasn't shot that hard. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Cuz like listen, if you nip it, that means it's a you [ __ ] you put it [ __ ] you put it in a [ __ ] corner.

[00:46:43]>> And that was placed very well. If that wasn't bar down, it's about as close as it gets. But it wasn't a rip. Like >> he was was he getting screened on that, too?

[00:46:51]>> No, Evan, that was the thing.

[00:46:54]>> Not at all. And that's why that's why I think Freddy might want it back cuz like listen, it was nipped. It was placed really well, but he gets that puck at the point. He's walking down Broadway.

[00:47:05]No screen. Not a quick shot. Like he has it. He holsters it. He lets it go. And Mat has a good shot. He's got a good wrist. He's got a good snapper on him.

[00:47:16]But he lets that puck go. It's like kind of wobbling. It's not ripped that hard.

[00:47:21]Again, not a rip.

[00:47:22]>> It was a nip, not a rip. And I think with no screen and a lot of time, a goalie wants that. And that that was a good point. Chris, you are like leaning into your computer, leaning to You look crazy.

[00:47:34]>> Hey, Chris, could you get a little closer to the lens?

[00:47:36]>> Can I help you?

[00:47:37]>> Do a favor and get your pores closer to the screen, you [ __ ] idiot, >> dude. Wait, do you see this?

[00:47:43]>> He's looking He's looking for something.

[00:47:45]You're sending a screenshot.

[00:47:49]Okay, vamp. Let's vamp. You want to play mandolin more?

[00:47:54]>> Yeah, do it.

[00:47:59]>> I should keep going. Actually, that is the most out of tune thing. And it pisses me off that I can tell that you're so good at playing that as well.

[00:48:06]You [ __ ] [ __ ] And it's just so >> Look at the tan line. Look at the tan lines. It's like when So it's like when a bikini is just slightly off, you know?

[00:48:14]You see that?

[00:48:15]>> God, that's erotic.

[00:48:16]>> But I had to pull this back so it was intonated.

[00:48:19]>> I just need a tuning.

[00:48:21]>> I screenshotted this highlight. Look.

[00:48:23]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:48:24]>> Look at that.

[00:48:26]>> Like there is no one.

[00:48:29]Like it is as if the two of them are on an open skate practice.

[00:48:34]Like dude, >> it's me at stick time with my buddy.

[00:48:36]>> Yeah. Like that has to be one of the great shots ever to beat you if you are not. Yeah. Like there like what the [ __ ] >> Um so I didn't love that.

[00:48:48]>> What are What are your closing thoughts on this game and then >> I have one more thing I really want to talk about and then one more ridiculous uh sign off. the um uh I I just want to talk about the waved off goal. Um what's it offside?

[00:49:05]>> Dan believes it's offside by a >> I have absolutely no time.

[00:49:10]>> People Dan, people don't think it's off.

[00:49:12]People don't think it's off. Who? Oh, it was it was offside. It was >> Thank you, Evan. I have >> That's a Habs fan speaking. That's a Habs fan talking.

[00:49:20]>> But it was Yeah, I mean it was offside.

[00:49:22]It's It's You know what What did you Why would it not be offside? I'm good. I'm curious.

[00:49:27]>> It's off. I am just You don't talk about it.

[00:49:30]>> No time to spend on this. It's offside.

[00:49:32]And if I'm so sorry.

[00:49:35]>> I like It's just like This is crazy.

[00:49:38]>> Here's a sad fact. If Cole If Cole Coughfield was just a little bit taller, it would have uh >> his leg would be longer. You're right.

[00:49:44]>> His leg would be longer. Dude, I'm sorry. This is like Look, I'm I'm kind of a short guy. Like, I'm not that short.

[00:49:50]>> E disavow.

[00:49:51]>> Dan Dan is disavowing this. I'm cutting all this. not let you speak about my man Cole like this.

[00:49:56]>> Yeah, we love Cole. Also, but can can we say great [ __ ] assist to the Lane Hudson goal? I mean, that first shot, the first goal was >> we did say this morning, it's uh we we said this morning, Memorial Day, our two sweet, sweet Americans on this team would be on the score sheet goal. We had two coal assists. Beautiful stuff.

[00:50:18]>> Yeah.

[00:50:18]>> Yeah. All >> They did it for the troops. They did it for the boys. They sure did for the troops. All I'll say about that Shirley offside goal is at this point in the playoffs, you take any piece of motivation you can get and I've said to you guys before, I love when I kind of get robbed cuz I'm like it it makes me more fired up for the next game. I I'm not saying they think it was a bad call.

[00:50:40]They don't. But the Habs are saying we were right there. Like we all like if that goes in, they probably win that game. I'll take >> They go we were we were two inches away a two inch call away from like winning that game. I'll I'll take right there.

[00:50:52]But if any fans try to go like, "Well, we got robbed of one." I actually think that backfires on you because you're grasping at strength.

[00:50:59]>> There are some fans doing that and they are dumb.

[00:51:02]>> Yeah. Um here's here's the last thing I had for you guys. And I don't uh Dan, we I don't know how long you watch the game eving.

[00:51:12]Like if you if you watched like the post game, we did not.

[00:51:14]>> It No, cuz I I'm on [ __ ] TNT HBO and as soon as it's over, it's just like piss off, goodbye. like nothing for you.

[00:51:22]>> It immediately goes like this. Bum bum.

[00:51:25]The criminal justice system is made up.

[00:51:28]So I >> I'm watching White Lotus season 2 or something.

[00:51:32]>> Uh I did not see the um uh three stars of the game ceremony, so I cannot confirm this is true or not. But >> yeah, >> nhl.com every time you click on the game summary, it says here are the three stars of the game.

[00:51:44]>> Yeah.

[00:51:46]>> Can I Does anyone know who the three stars of this game are? Don't look if you don't know.

[00:51:50]>> Oh, okay. I was about to look.

[00:51:54]>> I'm about to tell you. Dan, do you know?

[00:51:56]No, >> I don't know.

[00:51:57]>> Okay, I'm going to give them to you. All right. Ready?

[00:51:59]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:52:00]>> The number three star, Taylor Hall, one goal, zero assist, one point. Great game.

[00:52:07]>> Took the lead for the Canes.

[00:52:10]>> The number two star, Mat, one goal, zero assist, one point.

[00:52:15]Great goal. Tied the game.

[00:52:18]kind of crazy >> because you would have done what?

[00:52:21]>> I just I mean go on.

[00:52:24]>> I'm taking guesses for the number one star. Don't overthink it. If you don't have a guess, it's fine. But if you have a knee-jerk guess, give it to me. I have one Dash. Evan, >> I I would have said do. Uh maybe. No, couldn't be Hudson >> or Svetch. Like I mean OT winner. So I would have I would have said and I might have said Dobash in the loss. The number one star, Sebastian Aaho. Zero goals, zero assists, zero points.

[00:52:55]>> What about the intangibles? What about the intangibles?

[00:52:59]>> What?

[00:53:02]>> And dude, I don't know if it's true. I wasn't watching long enough. There might be like a typo on NHL.com, but I'm just saying.

[00:53:07]>> No, it's on ESPN, too. It's a It's AO.

[00:53:11]>> What?

[00:53:12]>> I've eaten way too many mushrooms for this conversation, >> dude.

[00:53:16]Sebastian Aaho. Dan, you said before the game you go, Aaho better [ __ ] figure it out quickly.

[00:53:21]>> Hey, he did. Apparently, he did.

[00:53:23]>> He did literally nothing and then gets the number one star tonight.

[00:53:27]>> No, he I thought he played well. He had a good I mean, >> I have an idea, dude. Fetchnikov won the [ __ ] game.

[00:53:37]>> Yeah. Okay.

[00:53:38]>> National zero goals.

[00:53:39]>> He was all over the ice. He was all over the ice.

[00:53:42]>> He was everywhere. He was everywhere.

[00:53:44]>> I need to check. Let me check his box.

[00:53:46]Let me check his plus minus real quick.

[00:53:48]Hold on, dude.

[00:53:49]>> That is the craziest thing I ever read.

[00:53:51]Plus one. Oh, plus one. We'll take that.

[00:53:54]>> Where where to close this out? Where do you guys feel this series goes? Like are you are you comfy if you're >> Canes are com.

[00:54:04]>> You can't score. You are winning in overtime and the Habs aren't shooting.

[00:54:08]>> Good.

[00:54:09]>> Like literally, you have two wins in the series. Both are in overtime and the Habs have a combined 20 shots. Yeah, >> you don't feel good.

[00:54:17]>> To me, this is one of those games. It's like it this is a bridge game to like an important game four. I think that game four is going to reveal a lot more.

[00:54:25]>> It's one of those cliches, right? But I I truly feel like it's I I I this could literally go anywhere at this point just because the Habs are so resilient.

[00:54:35]>> Yeah.

[00:54:35]>> And the Canes are so dominant. It's like it's like who's who's going to meet their true form first is how I feel. And I don't know that we're going to know that until the next game. That's how I feel. I >> I said it at the beginning of this series, Doc. Like this is a nightmare series for the Canes in that or not a nightmare series, but a battle series for the Canes in that no matter what happens after every game, it's just like next test.

[00:55:04]>> This this was a huge win for the Canes and they should be so thrilled.

[00:55:08]>> Yes, it was. But everyone knows that if in the Bell Center on a [ __ ] Wednesday night, Montreal comes out and [ __ ] pumps you, all the pressure in the world is on Carolina again.

[00:55:22]>> But you'll take that, right? You'll take the best of three at home with two at home. You'll take that.

[00:55:26]>> Sure. Sure. But you're telling me that if you get [ __ ] pounded by this Montreal team, you you're like, "We'll take that. We're going like" Like, no.

[00:55:35]Like, you're >> dude, Dan. Honestly, bro, I dead ass think that the the Canes are are the fact that they've even won two games in this series and obviously they're favorite, but just I'm telling you like mentally mentally I think they're like we're good. We're like now we're do fine.

[00:55:52]>> They're they're past that beginning part.

[00:55:54]>> Yeah, exactly. They're like Jesus Christ. At least it's a series joke. We want to joke as much as we have after that first game, but they're like we won two in a row. We've made them lose two times in a row for the first time in playoffs. So yeah, the Canes are like, dude, >> they're like, we did our job.

[00:56:07]>> Yep.

[00:56:08]>> But yeah, I I I I think the Canes have have answered the bell in a big way, but at the end of the day, Montreal still has the house money vibe, and I think they need to use that in the next game.

[00:56:21]>> They and and they've got to come out in game four first period super pumped in charge cuz they were just a little hesitant and a little flat.

[00:56:29]>> Yes, totally. Use your crowd. You have the best crowd in the league. You have the best ring in the league. They haven't used it. They didn't even use it against Buffalo, dude.

[00:56:37]>> 100%.

[00:56:39]>> All right, folks. Huge, huge game for the Canes. Montreal still right there in it. We've got tonight >> the possible end of the Colorado Avalanche in game four. Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche. Cannot wait to get into it. I am going to melt backwards into Roku City here. I hope the >> You're going to be in You're going to be in Roku City tonight, man.

[00:57:01]>> He's the fourth turtle. He's the fourth hurdle.

[00:57:05]>> I wish so badly that I was adept enough with graphics that I >> I could literally go like this and just lean backwards and all of a sudden I'm in Roku City with a nice band around my eyes and I am the fourth turtle. But I don't have those abilities. What I do have is the ability to sign off this show. Follow us on everything, folks.

[00:57:25]Make sure you're tuning in, following in all the action. We will see you again tomorrow. Your boy's going to be at jury duty tomorrow. tough.

[00:57:33]>> I'll see you there and I will see you on another time. Yeah, I will, dude. I'm going to post. I did it last time. I'm going to postur.

[00:57:40]>> We're going to stream live. We're going to be streaming from jury duty.

[00:57:43]>> No. No. Actually, maybe that'll get me dismissed.

[00:57:47]>> Oh, good go.

[00:57:48]>> We could bring you Riverside. We'll Riverside you in.

[00:57:51]>> And they'll be like, "Sir, you were in jail."

[00:57:55]>> Next thing you know, it's my trial.

[00:57:58]>> Um, beautiful stuff. Great job, folks.

[00:58:00]Hope you had an amazing Memorial Day. We will see you next episode. And until then, CP skate hard.