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Anders Lee Postgame 10-24-26 · ESPN 700 & 92.1 FM | Utah's #1 Sports Talk

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  Speaker 1: What was the message after this game? Because obviously not
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  Speaker 1: the cleanest, but you guys were able to power through
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  Speaker 1: against a really tough team.
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  Speaker 2: One of those nights, something seemed to happen every shift.
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  Speaker 2: We needed all facets of our game, and I think
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  Speaker 2: especially in the third period, but regardless of what had
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  Speaker 2: happened before that, we stuck to our plan and got
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  Speaker 2: to our game, and we really got to it in
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  Speaker 2: the third. But we put ourselves in a great position
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  Speaker 2: by clawing back before that. So just part of the
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  Speaker 2: group that we settled in and didn't get away from
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  Speaker 2: what we needed to do tonight, and at the end
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  Speaker 2: of the day, when you do that over time, it
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  Speaker 2: gives you an opportunity to win a game.
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  Speaker 1: Your line was talked about a lot tonight in terms
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  Speaker 1: of just what you guys were able to do and
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  Speaker 1: contribute amongst each other.
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  Speaker 2: What do you like about the chemistry of your group.
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  Speaker 1: And what you're able to do?
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  Speaker 2: We go to work. We put the puck in. We're
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  Speaker 2: smart with it, and we got a little bite, and
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  Speaker 2: I think we won a lot of battles tonight. Hayts
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  Speaker 2: and Yamo were great up and down the ice and
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  Speaker 2: in the corners, and um, we were able to create
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  Speaker 2: a lot from that. And that's kind of been our
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  Speaker 2: identity as a, as a line. And, uh, I think we,
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  Speaker 2: we played to that very well tonight. What details were
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  Speaker 2: needed in the third period to keep it a tie
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  Speaker 2: and push it over time? I think we played fast.
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  Speaker 2: I think we played fast in the third, you know, look,
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  Speaker 2: these guys run a tough back to back, um, you know,
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  Speaker 2: over time, if we, like I said earlier, like if we,
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  Speaker 2: if we force them to go back and get pucks
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  Speaker 2: and get all the way down the ice. Um, and
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  Speaker 2: I think we did a good job of wearing them
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  Speaker 2: down and, um, that showed with us coming back in
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  Speaker 2: the game.
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  Speaker 1: Can you give a word or two on just what, um,
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  Speaker 1: that you brought to the team on, especially in the
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  Speaker 1: second half of the game when, you know, it was,
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  Speaker 1: it was probably a little too far out of reach
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  Speaker 1: and then you guys brought it back and he held
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  Speaker 1: in there.
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  Speaker 2: I think that's, uh, he played a resilient hockey game tonight. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: he stuck with it. He found his game. Um, and
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  Speaker 2: we needed him, you know, um, a couple of ones
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  Speaker 2: that went in that, you know, bad bounce on the
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  Speaker 2: first one, stuff like that. But he hung in there
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  Speaker 2: and played a really strong game after that. And, um,
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  Speaker 2: He gets a win tonight because he did that and
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  Speaker 2: we did our job. From him on out, I think
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  Speaker 2: it's just a great group effort. What's it like to
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  Speaker 2: see a.
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  Speaker 1: Young player like that score their first goal and then.
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  Speaker 2: Get the game going? I said it after he scored
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  Speaker 2: the first one, it's a good-looking first goal. But just
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  Speaker 2: so fun, to be honest. It's fun to see a
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  Speaker 2: young player like Seema come in, play the way he
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  Speaker 2: has all year, but then get rewarded tonight with a
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  Speaker 2: big one. A big night that I think he'll remember
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  Speaker 2: for a long time. It's your first time winning in
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  Speaker 2: overtime in this building.
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  Speaker 1: What was that environment like?
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  Speaker 2: It was great. The crowd was great all night. They're
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  Speaker 2: great every night, but tonight it was awesome. I think
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  Speaker 2: they saw a good hockey game. And for them to
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  Speaker 2: get to sleep with us and bring that noise and
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  Speaker 2: bring the energy, we felt that when Sema put that
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  Speaker 2: last one in.
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  Speaker 1: You've had some battles with Kucherov over the years. Is
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  Speaker 1: it cool to see him hit a milestone or, you know,
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  Speaker 1: rather have that in a different game?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, of course. Well, you know, at the end of
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  Speaker 2: the day, thankfully we got the win, but.
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  Speaker 2: He's a special player and deserves all the accolades and
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  Speaker 2: all the milestones that he's gotten. But, yeah, I've been
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  Speaker 2: on the wrong side of a few of those. But,
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  Speaker 2: you know, like I said, he's just a special player.
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  Speaker 2: That guy can play hockey with the best of them
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  Speaker 2: and has been in our league for a long time.
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  Speaker 2: So in some ways it's cool, but at the end
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  Speaker 2: of the day I'm glad we pulled out the win.