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Connor Hellebuyck Is Softer Than Soft Serve Ice Cream (Show 20) · Biscuit Breakdown

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  SPEAKER_00: It's time for biscuit breakdown, where hockey is the only thing on the menu.
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• 0:38
  SPEAKER_00: We've got a lot to talk about today.
• 0:40
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• 1:23
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, it's time for our fresh out the oven segment where we talk about the league's latest news, and I can't help but start with this because it was the biggest story of the week.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_00: Connor Hellibuck is not playing tonight at time of recording in Winnipeg.
• 1:40
  SPEAKER_00: This would have been his return to Winnipeg as a New Jersey devil, and we all wanted to see it.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: Everybody wanted to see it, but no, he is being soft, in my opinion.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: So I wrote down a bunch of notes on this, and I want to basically make sure that I read it over so I say everything that I planned out because I tried to make it as clear and concise as possible.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was announced the other night that he would not be playing tonight in Winnipeg.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everyone was shocked at that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everyone thought it was a soft decision, including myself, and really people are fired up about it.
• 2:18
  SPEAKER_00: I'm fired up about it, and I'm uh someone that cheers for the Devils.
• 2:23
  SPEAKER_00: I grew up a Devils fan.
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: If you listen to um my hockey history episode, how I became a Devils fan, how I became a Panthers fan, how I became a fan of the league in general.
• 2:37
  SPEAKER_00: You can go back and listen to that, but basically the Devils and Panthers are my two teams, and I'm not afraid to come on here and say that I think Connor Hellebuck should be playing tonight in Winnipeg and facing the music.
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  SPEAKER_00: But let me get to my notes here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Basically, um this morning he came out and said at his media um availability in Winnipeg, he said that he had received online death threats and harassment and there were some in-person things going on that he was not going to be talking about, which I understand.
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  SPEAKER_00: And let me preface this by saying that there is absolutely no place for anyone to be receiving death threats, whether they are online, in person, whatever, stalking, harassment.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_00: It is completely inappropriate, it's irrational, it's unacceptable.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um I'm sorry that he went through this.
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  SPEAKER_00: No one deserves that.
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  SPEAKER_00: At the end of the day, they're playing a hockey game, he won the gold medal for the USA.
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  SPEAKER_00: He should not be subject to harassment, bullying, threats, etc., just because he helped the USA win a gold medal and he's playing for a Canadian team.
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  SPEAKER_00: Totally unacceptable to bring his family into it, just overall inappropriate and messed up.
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  SPEAKER_00: So um with that being said, I still feel like him not playing is a soft decision.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's time to face the music and step in there and deal with it.
• 4:16
  SPEAKER_00: He wanted out of Winnipeg, he basically quit on his team, he demanded a trade, he finally gets what he wants, he gets traded to New Jersey, and now when it's time to face the music and hear a bunch of boos and jeers, he doesn't want to.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, to me that's just pathetic.
• 4:35
  SPEAKER_00: It's time to, you know, take it on the chin, so to speak, and you know, be a man about it, go in there, play a game, get it over with, and then everybody can just have closure and put it behind them.
• 4:51
  SPEAKER_00: This only kicks the can down the road, in my opinion, for the next time that they play the Jets, which is only actually a few weeks away in New Jersey, so we'll see if he actually plays that game.
• 5:02
  SPEAKER_00: Uh he might, who knows?
• 5:05
  SPEAKER_00: But will he ever play again in Winnipeg?
• 5:08
  SPEAKER_00: Is he that scared?
• 5:09
  SPEAKER_00: Like, every time the Devils go to play in Winnipeg, is Connor Hellebuck just not going to play?
• 5:15
  SPEAKER_00: They're just always gonna play their backup.
• 5:17
  SPEAKER_00: Like, you're just delaying the inevitable.
• 5:19
  SPEAKER_00: Is either he's going to get booed and jeered and, you know, basically verbally harassed during that game, or he could just could have just played tonight and got it over with.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_00: Or is this just a trolling job?
• 5:36
  SPEAKER_00: Like I saw some people online saying maybe he's not letting Winnipeg have the last laugh and he doesn't want to play there so that they can really enjoy booing him and chanting all these chants at him, and this is kind of like a final F U to Winnipeg.
• 5:52
  SPEAKER_00: I don't know.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't think so, because he does have a lot of love for the community, and obviously a few people giving threats doesn't represent the entire community of Jets fans, so I get that.
• 6:04
  SPEAKER_00: But either way, I just think he should be in there.
• 6:07
  SPEAKER_00: Um according to Connor, he says he really wanted to play, but the GM and coach are saying no, which I'm not buying, no one's buying, and an even bigger slap in the face to Winnipeg and to hockey fans in general is that we're we're all looking forward to seeing this game being played, but the devil's GM, Sonny Maida, he put out a statement saying Connor being in there gives them a slight reduction in win probability.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is a major load of horseshit.
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  SPEAKER_00: No one believes that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I saw there was a post from SportsNet of a couple guys on a radio broadcast or a podcast, they were saying that his statement is basically like a slap in the face and an insult to everyone's intelligence, trying to have us believe that it lowers their chances of winning by playing Connor Hellebuck, who is a MVP of the league, three-time goalie of the year, gold medal winning goalie.
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  SPEAKER_00: Having him in there lowers your chances of winning.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like the no one that's bullshit.
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  SPEAKER_00: No one is buying that.
• 7:16
  SPEAKER_00: You're just putting out some BS statement to hide the fact that Connor doesn't want to play.
• 7:25
  SPEAKER_00: If Connor really wanted to be in there, he would be in there.
• 7:29
  SPEAKER_00: Like I just said, he's one of the best goalies in the league.
• 7:32
  SPEAKER_00: They traded a big haul for him, and he now has major sway with the devils, so if he doesn't want to play, that's his decision.
• 7:42
  SPEAKER_00: Why?
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_00: Because he's afraid of hearing boos and jeers all night?
• 7:47
  SPEAKER_00: Give me a break, dude.
• 7:51
  SPEAKER_00: You're an NHL player, so what if you hear some boos from a fan base that once loved you because you turned your back on them?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is he afraid that one of the Jets players is gonna purposely, you know, crash into him and try to injure him?
• 8:09
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I highly doubt that that would happen.
• 8:16
  SPEAKER_00: I guess it could, and there's a chance of it, but I don't think so.
• 8:20
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm not condoning a cheap shot, but these are the waters that he put himself in.
• 8:25
  SPEAKER_00: So to me, him sitting out and staying in the cozy confines of the locker room is just a soft as soft serve ice cream decision.
• 8:36
  SPEAKER_00: Brady Katruck returned to Ottawa a few weeks ago, and he heard a shitload of chants all night, booze, everything.
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_00: He went out there and played, he even scored a goal in that game.
• 8:47
  SPEAKER_00: Um, he got into like a fight.
• 8:49
  SPEAKER_00: There was a ton of shit going on, but you know what?
• 8:52
  SPEAKER_00: He's past it.
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_00: We've closed the book on that.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_00: The Senators have closed the book on that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everyone's moving forward.
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_00: Now this is just a lingering cloud over the Devils and the Jets and Connor Hellebuck that is not gonna go away until he plays again in Winnipeg.
• 9:13
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, enough of that Hella Buck uh rant.
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_00: We're gonna stick with the Jets again for a second because basically, as soon as I put out last week's episode, the Jets pulled off one of the most miraculous comebacks in the history of the NHL.
• 9:30
  SPEAKER_00: They were losing to the Canadians 4-0 with two minutes and 40 seconds remaining.
• 9:36
  SPEAKER_00: Over the next one minute and ten seconds, they scored four goals.
• 9:41
  SPEAKER_00: Yes, you heard that right.
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  SPEAKER_00: Four goals to tie it up 4-4 and force overtime.
• 9:48
  SPEAKER_00: And then, of course, since they had all the momentum and the Canadians didn't know what just happened, the Jets won 5-4 in overtime, pulled off a miraculous comeback.
• 10:00
  SPEAKER_00: Then just a couple nights ago, they were winning 3-0 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
• 10:05
  SPEAKER_00: They blow that lead, and then Mark Scheifley scores with 1.6 seconds left on the clock to give them a 4-3 victory over the Lightning.
• 10:17
  SPEAKER_00: So there have been some absolute roller coaster games lately with the Winnipeg Jets.
• 10:22
  SPEAKER_00: They're currently on a three-game winning streak, and the game that they're playing right now, as I record, against the Devils, is currently 2-2.
• 10:31
  SPEAKER_00: So we'll see who comes out on top for that.
• 10:34
  SPEAKER_00: Um, if it's up to me and me making a prediction, I think the Jets will find a way to win this tonight because they are motivated to beat the Devils, regardless of who is in net.
• 10:45
  SPEAKER_00: Um they obviously wanted to go against their former teammate, but they are now extra motivated to win because they are pissed off that he is hiding in the locker room like a little bitch.
• 10:57
  SPEAKER_00: And pardon my French toast, but that's just me being honest.
• 11:03
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, a couple other fun little news clips from this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was brought up that the Minnesota Wild have been playing games four games in a row now without a Canadian player on their active roster.
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  SPEAKER_00: That just blew my mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: I never thought, especially in today's day and age, that um there would be a team in the NHL that doesn't have one Canadian guy on it.
• 11:30
  SPEAKER_00: So I guess they have a lot of um Americans and Europeans and they have some Russians.
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  SPEAKER_00: So pretty mind-blowing fact that they don't have any current Canadian players.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sticking with another Canadian team.
• 11:45
  SPEAKER_00: Well, Minnesota's not in Canada, but it's close enough, I guess.
• 11:49
  SPEAKER_00: But the Edmonton Oilers are now trying to pull off another insane record.
• 11:56
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, Connor McDavid is going bonkers, and he has points in the first 19 games this season.
• 12:03
  SPEAKER_00: I think he's got 48 points right now, and that is bananas.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_00: But his two teammates, Leon Dreisidel and Evan Bouchard, are also tearing it up, and they could become the first trio to all be on the same team and win the Heart Trophy for MVP, which would go to Connor, the Rocket Richard Trophy, which would go to Leon Dreisidel for all the goals that he scores, and then the Norris Trophy would go to their defenseman Evan Bouchard because he has been playing on another level as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: The three of them are really clicking.
• 12:39
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, the Oilers have an amazing power play, which is steamrolling people.
• 12:45
  SPEAKER_00: So look out for the Oilers.
• 12:46
  SPEAKER_00: We'll see if they can do it.
• 12:47
  SPEAKER_00: Currently, McDavid is still on pace for over 200 points this year.
• 12:53
  SPEAKER_00: Um I'm rooting for it, because why not?
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  SPEAKER_00: It's amazing content, great to watch.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we'll see if he could do it.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hope so, and time will tell.
• 13:06
  SPEAKER_00: Lastly, in our fresh out the oven segment, we have Cutter Gautier, the dynamic goal scoring forward for the Anaheim Ducks, has scored three hat tricks in his last five games.
• 13:19
  SPEAKER_00: He is lighting the lamp left and right, and the Ducks have currently scored five goals in each of their last eight games, which is a new NHL record.
• 13:31
  SPEAKER_00: They are pumping in goals.
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  SPEAKER_00: The problem is they are also allowing a lot of goals because their defense is young, and I believe I said it earlier in the year during my predictions, that the fact that they lost three veteran defensemen is going to come back to bite them because young defensemen, you know, they have a lot to learn in this league defending against the best forwards in the world.
• 13:55
  SPEAKER_00: So they've been giving up a lot of goals, they've been scoring a lot of goals, and it's always been a back and forth high-scoring game anytime the ducks hit the ice.
• 14:10
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, let's change it up here and move into our AI don't think so segment.
• 14:15
  SPEAKER_00: Last week I chose the San Jose Sharks to defeat the Minnesota Wild in Minnesota, and of course, Gemini chose the wild, and they did get the victory four to one in that game.
• 14:28
  SPEAKER_00: So if you're keeping score at home, I am now 1, 3, and 1 against Gemini.
• 14:33
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, Gemini is always going to take the favorite, and I feel like more often than not, the favorite's going to win.
• 14:39
  SPEAKER_00: So the cards, the virtual cards, are somewhat stacked against me, but I'm not backing down.
• 14:45
  SPEAKER_00: I will not give in to Gemini.
• 14:48
  SPEAKER_00: So this Friday night, for our latest AI Don't Think So segment, I feel like I got a good one lined up.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have the Nashville Predators who are in Las Vegas taking on the Golden Knights.
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  SPEAKER_00: I asked Gemini who it thought would win and it chose the Vegas Golden Knights.
• 15:08
  SPEAKER_00: The three reasons are that the Knights are currently six and three at home so far this season.
• 15:19
  SPEAKER_00: They've already beat the Predators in Nashville about a month ago by a score of five to two, and they have a higher goal differential than Nashville.
• 15:31
  SPEAKER_00: But to that I say, AI don't think so.
• 15:36
  SPEAKER_00: I am rolling with the Nashville Predators, and my three reasons are Nashville is coming in hot.
• 15:43
  SPEAKER_00: They are currently 6-2-2 in their last ten games.
• 15:47
  SPEAKER_00: The Nashville goalie, UC Saros, has been playing well lately.
• 15:53
  SPEAKER_00: And for that I am saying the UC is Lucy in a good way.
• 16:00
  SPEAKER_00: He's limber, he's feeling flexible, he's feeling confident, and he's ready to stonewall the knights.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then lastly, my third reason is because the predators have a higher power play percentage and a higher penalty kill percentage.
• 16:16
  SPEAKER_00: So the advantage in special teams, along with their current hot streak and good play by their goalie, is going to be enough to propel them to get a victory on Friday night in Las Vegas against the Knights.
• 16:34
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, final line change here.
• 16:36
  SPEAKER_00: It's time for the doggy bag predictions of the week.
• 16:40
  SPEAKER_00: I was looking at the Saturday schedule, and I noticed that it is Saturday, November 14th, and there are 14 games on Saturday.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I thought it was a bit of a sign that the number 14 is reoccurring here.
• 16:57
  SPEAKER_00: So I asked Gemini what are the current NHL players that wear number 14, and it spit out like a list of, I don't know, maybe 10 players.
• 17:08
  SPEAKER_00: So I took a look at the list, and I chose three players who are wearing number 14 on the 14th, and I'm predicting that these three players get at least one point on the score sheet.
• 17:23
  SPEAKER_00: That could be a goal or an assist.
• 17:26
  SPEAKER_00: So in the New Jersey Devils game against the Washington Capitals on Saturday, Jesper Bratt will get a point for the Devils.
• 17:35
  SPEAKER_00: He wears number 14, so he's on my list.
• 17:39
  SPEAKER_00: Also, in the Utah Mammoth game against the San Jose Sharks, I'm going to have Dylan Gunther as my second pick to get a point.
• 17:52
  SPEAKER_00: He is also wearing number fourteen.
• 17:54
  SPEAKER_00: And lastly, number fourteen for the New York Islanders, their captain, Bo Horvat, will get a point against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim.
• 18:08
  SPEAKER_00: And for a bonus doggy bag prediction, I am going to choose three games in which I think all three of those games, their goal totals added up, will equal 14.
• 18:21
  SPEAKER_00: The three games I'm rolling with are the Florida Panthers, who are visiting the St.
• 18:25
  SPEAKER_00: Louis Blues on Saturday night.
• 18:27
  SPEAKER_00: I'm going to choose the Minnesota Wild, who are paying a visit to the Boston Bruins, and then lastly, the Colorado Avalanche, who are visiting the Montreal Canadiens.
• 18:40
  SPEAKER_00: Those three games, add up their goal totals, and you're going to get 14.
• 18:47
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• 18:50
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