Latest / Biscuit Breakdown / Early Season Storylines Galore, New Segment "A-I Don't Think So!", and Doggy Bag Predictions (Show 16)
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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: It's time for biscuit breakdown, where hockey is the only thing on the menu.
- 0:29SPEAKER_00: And welcome back, everybody, whoever you root for, wherever you live, whenever it is, it's time for Biscuit Breakdown.
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- 0:39SPEAKER_00: The season is only two weeks old, and we've already got a ton of things happening to discuss today.
- 0:46SPEAKER_00: I'm really excited for it.
- 0:48SPEAKER_00: I know there's a lot of hockey fans out there that are loving the start to the year.
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- 1:14SPEAKER_00: I would love to discuss hockey with all the fans out there of any team, and just chop it up, discuss the latest league news, anything going on, any kind of questions or debate topics or mock trades, whatever you want to throw out there.
- 1:31SPEAKER_00: Um an amazing highlight, a low light, someone that really burnt the biscuit.
- 1:36SPEAKER_00: You never know.
- 1:37SPEAKER_00: There's plenty of things to discuss.
- 1:40SPEAKER_00: Um so coming up on the show today, we're gonna revisit the new captains that have been named by various teams.
- 1:46SPEAKER_00: We're gonna talk about a lot of league storylines so far at this point in the year.
- 1:52SPEAKER_00: We have a new segment called AI Don't Think So, and we are gonna end with the doggy bag prediction of the week, something that you can take with you, and a little bit of hockey homework.
- 2:06SPEAKER_00: And so now it's time for the Fresh Out the Oven segment.
- 2:15SPEAKER_00: Alright, so over the summer I made my predictions on who I thought the teams without a captain would name as their captain.
- 2:23SPEAKER_00: And so far I've only gotten two right.
- 2:26SPEAKER_00: Um Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks.
- 2:30SPEAKER_00: That was an easy one.
- 2:32SPEAKER_00: So he is the youngest shark in or the youngest captain in sharks history, excuse me, and Drew Dowdy, who is now the captain of the Los Angeles Kings.
- 2:44SPEAKER_00: We knew that was coming because he was an alternate for a very long time behind Andre Kopitar, and Andre has retired, and the right thing to do was to give it to Dra Drew Dowdy, who has put in his time, he's helped them win two Stanley Cups.
- 3:00SPEAKER_00: He's a great leader.
- 3:02SPEAKER_00: He keeps things loose in the locker room from what we hear, so you gotta hand him the captaincy.
- 3:09SPEAKER_00: Alright, now the teams that have named captains that I got incorrect were the New York Islanders, who named Bo Horvat as their captain.
- 3:18SPEAKER_00: I thought they would name their young stud defenseman Matthew Schaefer.
- 3:22SPEAKER_00: The Ottawa Senators have chosen Thomas Shabbat.
- 3:26SPEAKER_00: Um I thought they were gonna go with Jake Sanderson.
- 3:30SPEAKER_00: He is a young defenseman who was signed for a long time as well, so I thought they would go there.
- 3:36SPEAKER_00: Boston Bruins, they selected David Posternock.
- 3:40SPEAKER_00: I thought they would choose one of their other alternate captains, uh, Charlie McAvoy.
- 3:45SPEAKER_00: He seemed like more of a heart and soul, gritty guy, um, so I felt like that was more of the Boston way, uh, but they felt otherwise.
- 3:54SPEAKER_00: The Anaheim Ducks have chosen Mikhail Granland as their captain.
- 3:59SPEAKER_00: I thought that they should have given it to Leo Carlson.
- 4:03SPEAKER_00: Um he signed that fat, fat, fat, juicy contract over the summer that threw the whole league up in arms um financially, and he is now getting paid eighteen million dollars a year.
- 4:17SPEAKER_00: So I thought that they should give him the captain C because you know what, kid, if you want all that money, you need to be the leader, um, guide us through the next few years here, and bring us to the promised land.
- 4:29SPEAKER_00: So surprising pick there, in my opinion.
- 4:32SPEAKER_00: The St.
- 4:33SPEAKER_00: Louis Blues have chosen Robert Thomas as their captain.
- 4:37SPEAKER_00: I thought that they would choose um Colton Pereco, who has been a longtime defenseman for them, helped them win the Stanley Cup, uh gritty guy, tough guy, plays hard.
- 4:49SPEAKER_00: Um, so I thought they would go there.
- 4:52SPEAKER_00: I think they chose Robert Thomas because one, he's a good player, but two, I feel like they chose him because they wanted to end the trade rumors that were circling around him a little bit.
- 5:04SPEAKER_00: Um they want to basically show their commitment to him and they want him to feel wanted and basically you know sign with them when his contract is up in a few years.
- 5:16SPEAKER_00: So I think that was a ploy to keep him in town for the long haul.
- 5:21SPEAKER_00: Um if you have any comments about that, of course, reach out on socials or email.
- 5:26SPEAKER_00: I would love to hear your thoughts.
- 5:29SPEAKER_00: Um we got craziness with the Edmonton Oilers, as if we expected anything else.
- 5:35SPEAKER_00: Um I think I'm gonna be tuning in to basically all of the Mike Babcock post-game press conferences, no matter if they win or lose, especially if they lose, because I mean it is just straight comedy coming out of that guy's mouth.
- 5:49SPEAKER_00: I feel like the other day um he was talking about how you know there's a coaching issue and they need to relearn things, and he talked about uh you don't teach school, you you know, so I was like, what is this guy talking about?
- 6:07SPEAKER_00: No one actually teaches school.
- 6:09SPEAKER_00: You teach subjects, you don't teach school, you go to school.
- 6:14SPEAKER_00: So it seems like Mike Babcock is a bit confused, and maybe he needs to go back to school to uh figure things out.
- 6:21SPEAKER_00: Um and then so game one, they play the Vancouver Canucks at home.
- 6:26SPEAKER_00: Uh the Canucks are projected to be a bottom feeder team, not much going on there uh skill-wise.
- 6:33SPEAKER_00: Um they go in there and the Canucks win five to four in overtime, which is considered a very big upset.
- 6:42SPEAKER_00: And after the game, Mike Babcock was commenting about it and their lack of defense and all the chances they gave up, and he said in his speech he was like, that was ridiculous.
- 6:54SPEAKER_00: And I mean he's already thrown out the ridiculous word, you know, after game one.
- 6:59SPEAKER_00: This is just pure comedy.
- 7:02SPEAKER_00: And then so their second game, two nights later, they're playing the Canucks again, this time in Vancouver, and it's a nine to seven game with the Oilers winning.
- 7:12SPEAKER_00: Just absolute roller hockey numbers, uh, no defense whatsoever.
- 7:19SPEAKER_00: And obviously, you know, things need to be figured out there, and they need to learn what Mike Babcock wants them to do as far as their new system and style of play.
- 7:28SPEAKER_00: But holy crap, I saw that score and I was like, what is going on?
- 7:32SPEAKER_00: Like the goalies, are they blind?
- 7:34SPEAKER_00: What is happening?
- 7:36SPEAKER_00: And then in their third game, they host the Seattle Kraken, which are um another team that's not projected to be that good, and they won three to one.
- 7:45SPEAKER_00: So in the post-game conference, Mike Babcock starts out by saying, Well, we didn't give up a touchdown.
- 7:53SPEAKER_00: So, I mean, at least he's making light of it in a way, but um if they continue to play shitty defense, I can guarantee you he is not going to be as uh cordial or um jovial or joking in those post-game press conferences.
- 8:11SPEAKER_00: Alright, moving on to the next topic, which is the um New Jersey Devils.
- 8:18SPEAKER_00: So I saw a social media post by them.
- 8:21SPEAKER_00: They have probably the best popcorn bucket that I've ever seen.
- 8:26SPEAKER_00: It looks like a little miniature air hockey table that you can use your thumbs, it's like air hockey pinball, and the ice comes off of the air hockey pinball set, and underneath it is the popcorn.
- 8:44SPEAKER_00: And then what you do is you take a piece of popcorn, you put the lid back on, and then you start playing pinball air hockey with the piece of popcorn while you're at the game.
- 8:55SPEAKER_00: Or and then you take it home, obviously.
- 8:57SPEAKER_00: I mean, please take it home.
- 8:59SPEAKER_00: Um that is a great little thing to have around the house.
- 9:02SPEAKER_00: I mean, it's entertainment and a snack.
- 9:04SPEAKER_00: Seems like a perfect combo to me.
- 9:06SPEAKER_00: So I saw that and I was like, wow, whoever thought of that um is a genius and needs a raise because I certainly want one of those popcorn buckets.
- 9:15SPEAKER_00: Maybe I'll look it up on uh Facebook Marketplace or something, maybe someone's selling one if they got two that night, who knows?
- 9:23SPEAKER_00: But New Jersey Devils are doing well with their popcorn buckets.
- 9:26SPEAKER_00: Um the other thing that I wanted to talk about with them was AJ Malesco, the um one of the ESPN uh commentators, she was in between the benches the other night for the Devils, and after the first period, I believe, she um was interviewing Jack Hoos, and then she made a joke about how he should be wrapped in bubble wrap and should only be allowed to use plastic cutlery poking fun at his injury issues from last season and how he was out because he cut his finger on a wine glass last November and he had to have surgery, and then he's had shoulder issues and other issues regarding injuries, so she was making that joke, and Jack Hughes was pissed.
- 10:18SPEAKER_00: He did not laugh, and he just said, like, oh yeah, and then he just skated away back to the locker room, and she felt awkward as hell, you could tell, and it was just a it was a boneheaded move by her, but also I feel like Jack should have laughed, to be honest.
- 10:36SPEAKER_00: Um some people are you know on Jack's side.
- 10:39SPEAKER_00: I'm not really on anyone's side.
- 10:42SPEAKER_00: I think they both really didn't make the right decision in the moment.
- 10:46SPEAKER_00: Jack could have laughed it off, or he could have s you just said like, you know, something funny back to her.
- 10:53SPEAKER_00: Um but he looked, you know, angry and annoyed at the comment, which, you know, that's his right, but I think he could have just played along and you know, hope for the best.
- 11:05SPEAKER_00: Alright, moving on to the next topic.
- 11:07SPEAKER_00: We have uh the surprising trade of Matthew Nice going from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Columbus Blue Jackets the night before the season even started, and um in return, the Blue Jackets send Kyrill Marchenko to the Maple Leafs, and um it was rumored that Marchenko did not want to be there, he wasn't gonna re-sign there, so the Blue Jackets were like trying to scramble and and figure out a way to get a trade for anyone that wanted to actually be there, potentially, um, because they didn't want to let him just go at the end of the season for nothing.
- 11:48SPEAKER_00: So they made a nice trade and they got Matthew Nyes and some other pieces, and uh Nice scored two goals in his first game with the Blue Jackets, so could be a great move for Columbus, and then we'll see how it works out with Toronto.
- 12:01SPEAKER_00: Seems like a dumb move for Toronto because they acquired an older player and then immediately signed him to a six-year deal worth twelve point five million a year, and I'm not sure why you would want to do that.
- 12:19SPEAKER_00: Because in my opinion, you're losing on both ends of it.
- 12:22SPEAKER_00: You're getting an older player and you have to pay them more money when you had a younger player for seven million and change.
- 12:31SPEAKER_00: So we'll see how it shakes out over time, and I think the blue jackets will end up winning this trade, and Toronto will be left being like, What the hell did we just do?
- 12:41SPEAKER_00: That was pretty dumb because now we have less money to spend on other people.
- 12:48SPEAKER_00: Another thing that happened right before the season started was that Brock Faber, the stud defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, has been listed as out indefinitely with a fractured skull.
- 13:04SPEAKER_00: Yes, you heard that right, a fractured skull.
- 13:06SPEAKER_00: When I saw that news, I was like, holy crap.
- 13:09SPEAKER_00: Um I guess he got hit in like the side of the head during a preseason game and he went down immediately.
- 13:17SPEAKER_00: And when they gave him an X-ray, they saw that his skull is fractured, so that's serious, obviously.
- 13:23SPEAKER_00: Hopefully he's okay.
- 13:25SPEAKER_00: Hopefully he gets back sooner than later.
- 13:27SPEAKER_00: We never like to see injuries, you know, even though I root for certain teams, I don't want any team to be dealing with injuries.
- 13:34SPEAKER_00: I like when every team is at their best.
- 13:37SPEAKER_00: Pretty sure I've said that in other episodes.
- 13:39SPEAKER_00: Um speaking of injuries, Alexander Barca for the Florida Panthers once again might be out with a significant knee injury.
- 13:49SPEAKER_00: Second game of the year against the San Jose Sharks.
- 13:52SPEAKER_00: He fell awkwardly, his left knee went inward as he fell, and he immediately got off the ice, and you could see him visibly upset.
- 14:03SPEAKER_00: He was throwing his gloves down as he walked to the locker room, and um Panthers fans and hockey fans all over are very sad and disappointed to see that, um, very angered to see that, um, especially because he missed the entire season last year, and it was looking like he was back and ready to go, and the Panthers were gonna be a formidable team with him back in the lineup making a serious playoff push, hopefully.
- 14:34SPEAKER_00: So we'll see what happens there.
- 14:36SPEAKER_00: They've still been pretty quiet about what exactly the injury is and how long he's gonna be out.
- 14:42SPEAKER_00: Um I saw a rumor that he's gonna be out until a little bit after Christmas.
- 14:47SPEAKER_00: Hopefully that's the case, and you know, he's not out the entire season again.
- 14:52SPEAKER_00: That would be devastating for the Panthers.
- 14:55SPEAKER_00: Um as a Panthers fan, I would be greatly disappointed and you know, angered basically.
- 15:02SPEAKER_00: Um but you know, it's sad, it's a sad fact of the game.
- 15:06SPEAKER_00: Injuries happen, and um we'll just hope the best for Barkov.
- 15:10SPEAKER_00: We'll see what happens from here.
- 15:13SPEAKER_00: They still have a good team, obviously, but losing Barkov, who is a top ten player in the league, that is a major blow.
- 15:20SPEAKER_00: Alright, we got a couple more topics here.
- 15:23SPEAKER_00: Um Igor Shisterkin, the goalie for the New York Rangers, has scored a goal in only the second game of the year for the Rangers.
- 15:32SPEAKER_00: You know, we got tons of shit happening here in the first couple weeks of the season.
- 15:37SPEAKER_00: We already had a goalie goal, we've had people out with major injuries, we've had uh stunning 9-7 games, we got great quotes from coaches, we've got awkward interviews.
- 15:49SPEAKER_00: Um, so yeah, Igor Shisterkin, he scored an empty net goal.
- 15:53SPEAKER_00: It's rare that you see a goalie ever score a goal, but sometimes goalies will go for it at the end of the game if the net is open, and uh credit to Igor, he got one into the back of the net, so he is officially a goal scorer.
- 16:08SPEAKER_00: Another thing that happened in the first game of the year for the Colorado Avalanche was that Nathan McKinnon, their alternate captain, um, he got into a fight with the Kings defenseman Brand Clark.
- 16:22SPEAKER_00: Um evidently there was some bad blood there between them from years past, and the Nate Doug just went full-on Rottweiler mode, and he was beating the crap out of Brand Clark, and you know, it was surprising because usually you don't want your high skill offensive guys fighting because you don't want them to break a hand, break a finger, um, or get some other kind of injury from a fight because you need them night in and night out on the stat sheet for other reasons.
- 16:59SPEAKER_00: But McKinnon decided to handle his own business and not let any of the enforcers do it, and uh he was certifiably pissed off at Clark, and it showed because he was tossing him around, launching punches at him, and uh he definitely got the better of that fight.
- 17:19SPEAKER_00: Um you can tell that he really wants to win.
- 17:23SPEAKER_00: He is angry about how their season ended in a sweep last year to the Vegas Golden Knights, so he is on a war path this year, starting with game one.
- 17:38SPEAKER_00: And last but not least, Dylan Larkin, the former captain of the Detroit Red Wings, um, was booed during the introductions in the first game for the Red Wings the other night.
- 17:51SPEAKER_00: Um he is currently out with a shoulder injury, um, which I think could potentially be phony, but rumors are he's going to play tonight, um, which is October 6th, that time of recording.
- 18:04SPEAKER_00: Um but anyway, the other night at the home opener, he's standing there in his regular clothes to the side of the bench, and they introduce him, and everyone in the arena just booze the shit out of him.
- 18:17SPEAKER_00: I don't feel bad for Larkin because he requested a trade, which did not have great optics because he is the captain or was the captain of the Red Wings, and he voiced his concerns and wanted to basically be traded and is still asking for a trade.
- 18:38SPEAKER_00: Um and when you have your captain wanting out and asking for a trade, I think he was rightfully stripped of his captaincy.
- 18:47SPEAKER_00: Um I said that in a previous episode.
- 18:50SPEAKER_00: I don't think he should be the leader anymore, because if he wants out, then why is he leading the troops?
- 18:55SPEAKER_00: So they will um be choosing a new captain and Dylan Larkin, I feel like he deserves those booze.
- 19:03SPEAKER_00: We'll see if he plays tonight and where the situation goes from here.
- 19:07SPEAKER_00: I think eventually he will be traded, but they are looking for um good value to get back in return.
- 19:14SPEAKER_00: They don't want to just give him away for nothing just because he wants to go somewhere.
- 19:19SPEAKER_00: And that's gonna do it for our fresh out the oven segment.
- 19:22SPEAKER_00: If you have any comments about any of the topics discussed or something that I missed, I would love to hear from you on socials.
- 19:30SPEAKER_00: Feel free to reach out, or you know, just tell me, hey, that was a solid segment, I enjoyed it, something like that.
- 19:37SPEAKER_00: Or if you really hated it, let me know.
- 19:39SPEAKER_00: I'd like to hear constructive criticism too, so feel free to send something my way.
- 19:49SPEAKER_00: Alright, let's change it up here and let's move into a new segment.
- 19:53SPEAKER_00: This new segment is called AI Don't Think So, where I ask a question to Google Gemini, and basically I am going to ask it which team it thinks will win a certain game that's coming up in the near future, and then I will go against whatever Gemini says, and then we will see who comes out victorious when the dust settles.
- 20:20SPEAKER_00: So, the game that I asked Gemini about was the game on Friday, October 9th between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals.
- 20:31SPEAKER_00: And here is what Gemini had to say.
- 20:34SPEAKER_00: It gave me three reasons why the New York Rangers will win the game this Friday night.
- 20:41SPEAKER_00: It said goaltending superiority.
- 20:43SPEAKER_00: Igor Shisterkin remains one of the elite net minders in the league, giving New York a massive edge between the pipes.
- 20:50SPEAKER_00: His ability to erase defensive breakdowns and control high danger scoring chances consistently tilts tight low scoring games in favor of the Rangers.
- 20:59SPEAKER_00: Then it says number two, special teams advantage.
- 21:02SPEAKER_00: The Rangers feature a top-tier power play anchored by Adam Fox, Mika Zabanajad, and Alexis Lafreniere against the Capitals team that can't that can get undisciplined in high intensity divisional games.
- 21:16SPEAKER_00: New York's lethal execution on the man advantage will likely be the deciding factor.
- 21:20SPEAKER_00: And then number three, head-to-head dominance and matchup depth.
- 21:25SPEAKER_00: The Rangers have had Washington's number in recent head-to-head meetings, highlighted by an eight-to-one blowout victory near the end of last season.
- 21:33SPEAKER_00: New York's top two scoring lines present a depth advantage that forces the Capitals into tough defensive matchups all night.
- 21:42SPEAKER_00: A I don't think so, Gemini.
- 21:46SPEAKER_00: I am going to choose the Washington Capitals to win that game because they also have a great goalie in Logan Thompson.
- 21:54SPEAKER_00: And this is, of course, assuming that both of these goalies are playing against each other.
- 22:02SPEAKER_00: So Thompson is no scrub, and they um you know he's got some pretty good numbers as well.
- 22:10SPEAKER_00: So he played well last year.
- 22:11SPEAKER_00: He was in the running for goalie of the year, actually.
- 22:14SPEAKER_00: There's some people that picked him to be the goalie of the year this year.
- 22:18SPEAKER_00: So there is no major difference in net.
- 22:23SPEAKER_00: As far as the power play, the Washington Capitals still have a good power play.
- 22:29SPEAKER_00: Um they feed off that home crowd.
- 22:32SPEAKER_00: They love to have Alex Ovechkin on that power play, just sitting in OV's office, as they call it, waiting to just tee up a one-timer and blast it past the goalie.
- 22:42SPEAKER_00: He's done it for twenty-one seasons now.
- 22:46SPEAKER_00: It was actually just announced yesterday at time of recording that he is going to be hanging them up after this season.
- 22:56SPEAKER_00: So this is the final season of Alex Ovechkin.
- 22:59SPEAKER_00: We all need to soak it in.
- 23:01SPEAKER_00: He is the best goal scorer literally in the history of the NHL.
- 23:06SPEAKER_00: So we need to enjoy it while it lasts.
- 23:09SPEAKER_00: We are witnessing a true legend of the game.
- 23:12SPEAKER_00: And then lastly, it says the head-to-head dominance and that the Rangers have lately had their number.
- 23:19SPEAKER_00: Um I call BS on that because it's a new season, and at the end of the year last year, the Rangers were fighting to basically prove it to their coach that they should be on the team next year, and the Capitals were just kind of having a down year.
- 23:34SPEAKER_00: They had a lot of injuries, and you know, they probably just didn't give their best effort that day.
- 23:40SPEAKER_00: So you can toss that 8-1 victory into the garbage.
- 23:44SPEAKER_00: It doesn't mean anything for this Friday night.
- 23:47SPEAKER_00: So in this segment, I am going against Gemini, and I am saying the Washington Capitals will get the victory at home on Friday night against the New York Rangers.
- 24:02SPEAKER_00: Alright, let's change it up one more time and move into the final segment of this episode, the doggy bag prediction, something you can take with you and hang your hat on.
- 24:13SPEAKER_00: So we're going to test my hockey knowledge.
- 24:15SPEAKER_00: And if you want to make a prediction, I would love to hear your prediction.
- 24:18SPEAKER_00: I can talk about it on the next episode if you reach out.
- 24:22SPEAKER_00: My prediction is that the game between the San Jose Sharks hosting the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, October 10th, will end in a 5-4 overtime victory for the Edmonton Oilers, with Leon Dreisidel scoring the overtime winner on a nice pass from who else but Connor McDavid.
- 24:46SPEAKER_00: Maybe you're thinking to yourself, this is not a super bold prediction, and you might be right.
- 24:51SPEAKER_00: Um this might be a little bit more vanilla, but you know what?
- 24:54SPEAKER_00: It's the first one of the year.
- 24:55SPEAKER_00: We're going to try to get on the board and be correct and go one for one.
- 25:00SPEAKER_00: So we'll start out with this prediction.
- 25:03SPEAKER_00: And next episode I'll be able to discuss how right or how wrong I really was.
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