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32 Thoughts: The Podcast

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32 Thoughts: The Podcast

Sportsnet

Sports, Hockey

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed Tanner Pearson. Jeff and Elliotte discuss why contract talks suddenly picked up (2:20), where things stand with Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson, why the Canucks might have to play out the regular season even if it means playing into the playoffs, and the general mood around the club as players and coaches deal with COVID-19. They also chat about the Florida-Chicago trade (12:50), the cost of a first-round draft pick (14:30), possible suitors for Taylor Hall (19:00), what the Maple Leafs are possibly thinking as the deadline approaches (24:45), and they take some of your #Ask31 questions. Plus, New Jersey defenceman Ty Smith joins he podcast (35:30) to talk about his rookie season, rooming with Jack Hughes, the coaches that had the biggest influence on his career, playing “assistant GM” in junior and his friendship with Brendan Gallagher. Read the feature on Jeff here (Page 27) Outro Music: DijahSB – Throw That Back Listen to more of her music here! This podcast is produced and sound designed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman. Music for this episode was coordinated by Carson Illidge. Audio Credits: MSG. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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0:00.0

Hey, Merrick. Yo, I get DMs at Joel third. Who wins a fight?

0:07.8

Jamie Campbell or Jeff Merrick. Oh, Jamie Campbell all day. No, I wrote back. Merrick would kill almost anyone train fighter

0:17.6

You have not seen me spar with Sean Pearson. Yeah, but he's like a real person, right? He's a fighter

0:23.9

Here's the thing though

0:25.8

Like okay, so I trained in martial arts for like years and years and years and years and years and loved it

0:30.1

And you know still do some things but not a ton like there's a whole different level of fighter

0:35.2

I'm not talking about you getting in the ring with people like Shane Pearson like that's like me getting

0:41.3

Sean Pearson, please whatever is back. It's not my fault in France is naming correctly

0:46.6

It's like me getting in a ring with hoist Gracie. I could do all that's running in the world

0:50.9

I'm gonna get destroyed. I'm saying like most normal people

0:55.7

You are going to crush them. No, here's the thing

0:59.3

Like there's always someone tougher than you. There's always asking any anyone who competes in these days

1:04.1

There's always always always someone better. That's just the reality of combat sports. That's just the reality of fighting and

1:11.0

So anytime that I start to feel like I'm about something and I can really handle myself

1:16.4

I always have to remember in the back of my mind

1:19.6

All those times that Sean has like we'll work out now in between sets

1:23.0

You'd be like we're doing takedowns not let's do takedowns. It's we're doing takedowns

1:27.7

For each I have not come close once

1:30.1

Yeah, but he's trained in a very specific way and I'm trained in a very specific

1:34.8

You're being ridiculous. There's first of all

1:38.0

You are Jamie Campbell

1:40.0

You're taking Jamie Campbell, okay?

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