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POSTGAME: Interview with Kraken center Freddy Gaudreau (10/11) · Seattle Kraken Audio Network

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  Speaker 1: 5-3, Kraken. They win tonight here in Washington. We go
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  Speaker 1: down to the ice where Freddy Gaudreau is standing by. Freddy,
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  Speaker 1: your third game in the last, or third goal, rather,
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  Speaker 1: in the last two games. You have now become the
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  Speaker 1: sniper for the Seattle Kraken. Just take us through your
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  Speaker 1: thoughts on this game and a big 5-3 win for
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  Speaker 1: your group in Washington.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, big win for sure. We knew coming into that
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  Speaker 2: that it would be a big one. They're an heavy team.
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  Speaker 2: They're experienced. They kind of have the whole package, so
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  Speaker 2: we knew we needed to be sharp and focused for
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  Speaker 2: 60 minutes, and I thought that allowed us to come
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  Speaker 2: out with the win. They came back in the game,
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  Speaker 2: but nobody was defeated. We stayed focused, and that was
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  Speaker 2: fun to see.
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  Speaker 3: Freddie, we talk a lot about the culture of the team,
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  Speaker 3: the culture of the locker room, but what's the culture
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  Speaker 3: of your line? You guys have played together for a
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  Speaker 3: few games now. Obviously, you've got time on the bench,
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  Speaker 3: time in the dressing room, media breaks where you guys talk.
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  Speaker 3: What are you trying to achieve every single time you're
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  Speaker 3: on the ice out there?
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  Speaker 2: Um, well, it's, it's, first of all, it's so fun
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  Speaker 2: to play with those two guys. They, uh, they're such
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  Speaker 2: great players. Um, you know, I, I think sometimes when you, um,
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  Speaker 2: maybe haven't done it as much offensively in the league,
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  Speaker 2: sometimes it's easy to kind of fall back into a
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  Speaker 2: defensive mindset. But I, I think the message with us
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  Speaker 2: is to, uh, to just, yeah, first of all, play
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  Speaker 2: solid defensively, but don't limit yourself to that, um, Just
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  Speaker 2: try to be a difference maker. And sometimes it's a
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  Speaker 2: chip out of our neutral zone. Or sorry, a chip
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  Speaker 2: out of our defensive zone. Sometimes it's a chip in
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  Speaker 2: the offensive zone. But sometimes, you know, you can also
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  Speaker 2: score big goals. And it's fun to see the guys
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  Speaker 2: getting rewarded from there.
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  Speaker 1: We knew that speed was going to play a factor
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  Speaker 1: in this game. Washington, a really big team, a very
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  Speaker 1: physical and aggressive team. And when you came into this game,
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  Speaker 1: especially with the fourth line, you guys bring the energy.
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  Speaker 1: You guys have really set the tone the last couple
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  Speaker 1: of games. What was the big focus in terms of
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  Speaker 1: using your guys' speed here this evening to create an
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  Speaker 1: advantage over their size?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think speed only works when they're connected. And
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  Speaker 2: that's the message. It's support each other, talk to each other,
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  Speaker 2: advance the puck when you see an opportunity. Yeah, that's
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  Speaker 2: that's our team. You know, we got to play all together.
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  Speaker 2: We got to use each other. And I thought we
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  Speaker 2: did a pretty good job at that. Good.
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  Speaker 3: The summer you spent a lot of time working on
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  Speaker 3: your shot, Freddie. You got that was a big goal
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  Speaker 3: in the second period, the go ahead goal. It wasn't
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  Speaker 3: a snipe because I don't know, maybe you got tired
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  Speaker 3: of sniping. You wanted to put a little move on
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  Speaker 3: the goaltender this time. But talk a little bit about
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  Speaker 3: how that paid off. It certainly is paying off for
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  Speaker 3: the last couple of games.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think shooting pucks is just trying to, you know,
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  Speaker 2: in some ways rewire your brain. A certain way to
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  Speaker 2: find the net more, I don't know, naturally if you want.
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  Speaker 2: But I worked, I changed some sticks. You know, I
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  Speaker 2: worked on trying to find the good sticks for me.
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  Speaker 2: That was the thing. I built a little shooting range
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  Speaker 2: in the backyard. I played there with my son. But
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  Speaker 2: when he was sleeping, I would just use it for myself. So, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I don't know. It's... I do it all of love.
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  Speaker 2: That's what I do. I love that game. So being
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  Speaker 2: outside for me and shooting boxes simply because I just
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  Speaker 2: really love it. And then I do believe also it
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  Speaker 2: translates after that.
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  Speaker 1: So I got to ask you, I've got a four-year-old
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  Speaker 1: at home who I also use as my goalie. He's
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  Speaker 1: not a very good goalie.
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  Speaker 3: How good of a goalie is your two-year-old?
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  Speaker 2: That's funny you're saying that. He always wants to be goalie.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, no. He's great.
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  Speaker 2: He's great. No, it's funny. When we talk about hockey,
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  Speaker 2: he always says, me, goalie. You know, he's two and
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  Speaker 2: a half, but he's got a little set of goalie.
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  Speaker 2: The pads are all the way up to his armpits.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he can't really move too well, but he
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  Speaker 2: loves it. And you know what? I think I love
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  Speaker 2: it even more. It's so fun to see him love
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  Speaker 2: the same game that I do. So, you know, he
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  Speaker 2: can be anything. It's great to see.
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  Speaker 1: Well, Freddy Gaudreau, proud dad, proud fourth liner for the
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  Speaker 1: Seattle Kraken. Congrats on your success these last couple games.
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  Speaker 1: Best of luck down the road. We'll talk to you soon.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.