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PREGAME: Kraken Head Coach Lane Lambert with Everett Fitzhugh before Kraken/Kings (4/13) · Seattle Kraken Audio Network

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  Speaker 1: Thanks Mike klaan final home game of the regular season,
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  Speaker 1: Crack and then won their last two. Nick A Coco
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  Speaker 1: put together a very strong performance and his first NHL
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  Speaker 1: start two nights ago against Calgary. Just take us through
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  Speaker 1: that performance and what you thought of the team's play.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought I thought our team played well defensively.
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  Speaker 2: You know, we chart chances internally every game. I think
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  Speaker 2: it was probably the second game all year that we
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  Speaker 2: didn't give them any a chances at all during the
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  Speaker 2: entire game. So guys did a good job of protecting,
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  Speaker 2: you know, protecting our net, protecting our net front, and
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  Speaker 2: certainly when our goaltender had to make a save, you know,
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  Speaker 2: he made it. So you know, it was a good,
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  Speaker 2: solid team effort.
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  Speaker 1: It was a tough spot for the goaltenders to be
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  Speaker 1: put in. All three NHL goaltenders were out dealing with
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  Speaker 1: various things and you call up both of your AHL
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  Speaker 1: guys and nik A Coco called in. He performed wells.
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  Speaker 1: What did you think of his play given the spot
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  Speaker 1: that he was put in.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think that you know, he had
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  Speaker 2: enough time to be aware of the spot that he
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  Speaker 2: was going to be put in, and certainly you know,
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  Speaker 2: I thought I thought he played well. I thought he
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  Speaker 2: settled in. You know, the first save was a little
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  Speaker 2: interesting for me, but you know, he settled right in
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  Speaker 2: from that standpoint and looked like he was tracking the
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  Speaker 2: puck pretty well.
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  Speaker 1: I know, you've got three games left in the regular season,
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  Speaker 1: but this is the last home game, so just wrapping
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  Speaker 1: up your first year here at home for Seattle, Just
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  Speaker 1: what are your impressions on these fans? Seattle is a
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  Speaker 1: hockey town. You yourself, coming from Toronto, you want a
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  Speaker 1: Cup in Washington, now here in a market where they're
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  Speaker 1: still trying to grow the game. Just what do you
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  Speaker 1: notice about the fans here in Seattle to the people
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  Speaker 1: in this market.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, no, you know, when I first took the job,
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  Speaker 2: I you know, I knew, at least I thought I
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  Speaker 2: knew what I was coming into. And you know, passionate
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  Speaker 2: fan base, a fan base, it's supportive, you know, and
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  Speaker 2: I certainly have witnessed that all season long. You know,
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  Speaker 2: you make no mistake about it. We've had some struggles
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  Speaker 2: at home, and I think that you know, there's times
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  Speaker 2: when you know, the fans have gone on us a
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  Speaker 2: little bit, which was warranted, But for the most part,
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  Speaker 2: it's been you know, full support all the time, and
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  Speaker 2: they're loud. You know, they love their team, you know,
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  Speaker 2: and it starts right on from the anthem singer all
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  Speaker 2: the way down. So it's a it's a pretty cool
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  Speaker 2: experience to come to a hockey game in Seattle and
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  Speaker 2: to you know, play in a hockey game in Seattle
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  Speaker 2: and our players are lucky.
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  Speaker 1: Jansea Copachar will be playing his last game in Seattle
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  Speaker 1: here tonight. And I know that you maybe haven't had
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  Speaker 1: a chance to coach against him a lot, But as
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  Speaker 1: as a student of the game yourself, just what do
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  Speaker 1: you notice about him as a player and how important
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  Speaker 1: and valuable he's been not only to the Kings but
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  Speaker 1: to this league for the last twenty years.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I mean, you know, I've I've been in the
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  Speaker 2: league long enough that I've seen a decent amount and
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  Speaker 2: even though it's only been a couple of times each year,
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  Speaker 2: you know, and then you watch them win Stanley Cups,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, as a coach, you certainly appreciate the
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  Speaker 2: way he plays the game. He just plays the game
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  Speaker 2: the right way. He doesn't cheat the game, and he's
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  Speaker 2: always responsible, you know, and he does it on both
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  Speaker 2: sides of the puck. And you know he doesn't like
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  Speaker 2: I say, he doesn't cheat for offense and leave defense
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  Speaker 2: in the dust. He's just a complete two hundred foot
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  Speaker 2: player that has been one of the best at his
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  Speaker 2: position in the game.
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  Speaker 1: It's the last ride for this team here in this
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  Speaker 1: building for the season. What needs to happen to send
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  Speaker 1: the fans home happy and to send the crack and
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  Speaker 1: home of the win.
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  Speaker 2: Play a committed, hard hockey game and outwork the other team.
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  Speaker 2: Let's start there and we'll go from there.