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The Valenti Show

HOUR 4: Wings Sign Tarasenko, What-Ifs Continued

The Valenti Show

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Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The guys kick off the final hour of the show reacting to the Red Wings' signing of forward Vladimir Tarasenko, who last played for the Florida Panthers. They then get back into their conversation on their biggest "what-ifs" before being joined by Pat Caputo to wrap things up.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Ladies a gentleman, we have some breaking news that actually might make Kenny Cott a little happy.

0:06.5

Not the greatest thing in the world, but it's... Way to undersell this, Tony.

0:12.0

Well, it's an upgrade.

0:14.0

Not the greatest thing, but it's breaking.

0:16.0

No, well, it's better than you would think.

0:18.0

I see, you're right, I shouldn't have done it because I thought Kenny would be happier and I think he was just told what it is.

0:24.0

The Detroit Red Wings have signed Vladimir Tarasenko of the Stanley Cup champion

0:29.8

Florida Panthers to a two-year contract with an AAV of a 4.75 million dollars per season.

0:37.0

So there's your offense that you wanted.

0:40.0

It's not as great as you would have expected or wanted with Stamp Coase or Marsha so but are they better today than they were yesterday damn right they are

0:49.1

Taurusank? Are we holding up signs? Is this an upgrade? you know like seven or eight years ago I

0:53.8

would have been freaking out right now I know right yeah no he was a 20 goal

0:58.6

score last year he put up 55 points it's forward depth which you absolutely needed once you lost

1:04.9

Peron. To me I look at this as a Peron replacement. Yeah but without his

1:09.0

physicality and hopefully is not and hopefully he won't take stupid penalties like.

1:13.0

Yes, I mean it was every other game with Perron in the box.

1:16.0

But yeah, no, it's it's not jumping up and down good.

1:19.0

Is this the move we've been waiting for?

1:20.0

No, no.

1:21.0

But it is the sign of me saying it's an upgrade because it is an upgrade.

1:25.6

Yeah. I mean he was he's a good player. He was pretty good in the playoffs too.

1:29.8

If I'm not mistaken I don't have the stats in front of me, but...

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