Gazdic Talks Oilers' Win Streak + What is Next for Ovechkin and the Capitals?

The Jeff Marek Show

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Jeff kicks off the show with Andrew Raycroft, former NHL netminder and current NESN analyst, as they discuss Macklin Celebrini’s performance at the Beanpot in Boston last night. The pair also chat about who the Bruins' starter would be if the playoffs started today, Charlie Coyle’s importance, and if we could see John Beecher back in the lineup. Then, Sportsnet’s Luke Gazdic joins the show to break down the Edmonton Oilers' win streak, Zach Hyman’s importance to the Oilers, and much more (18:00). Later on, Capitals Insider Tarik El-Bashir joins the show to discuss Washington's playoff hopes, Engeny Kuznetsov entering the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, and Alex Ovechkin’s future (47:36). 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	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the SportsNet Radio Network.
0:12.1	So two schools of thought about the Boston Bruins, who will see face off tonight against the Calgary Flames.
0:17.2	There is the one school of thought that says, let's make a deal. Let's bring in the
0:22.5	reinforcements. They have the team again that's going to be the March to the Stanley Cup and then
0:26.4	hopefully deep run. Let's bring in some reinforcements. Then the other school of thought is
0:31.5	don't F, duck it up. I wonder what school, Andrew Raycroft,
0:38.8	Nesson Studio analyst and Morning Brew co-host with Billy Jaffe,
0:41.5	he thinks about those two decisions.
0:44.4	Team make a move or don't F, duck it up.
0:48.2	Andrew Raycroft, how are you today, sir?
0:50.7	I am wonderful. How are we doing up there?
0:54.3	I'm doing great, pal. So which camper are you in? Do they need to make a move or not mess things up? No F-ducking here.
1:03.6	I think you always need to make a move. I think just for the mental aspect of it, for the emotional aspect, I think on some
1:15.7	level you need to make a move. Now, I don't think necessarily going all in for a Bertuzian
1:22.7	Orlov, the way it looked last season. It feels like the arms race that we saw last season,
1:28.9	especially in the Eastern Conference,
1:30.6	won't quite be the same this year because of
1:33.4	because of salary cap.
1:35.9	I think it's just going to be hard.
1:37.1	We just haven't seen many trades.
1:38.4	The only trades that are being made are between Calgary and Vancouver,
1:40.9	it feels like.
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