Staying Fresh with Vegas GM Kelly McCrimmon

The Jeff Marek Show

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

The Calgary Flames are getting a new rink?! Sportsnet’s Eric Francis joins Jeff to discuss the big announcement, the impact the new arena will have on the community, the financial implications of the new project, how the arena situation impacts attracting players in free agency, the legacy of the Saddledome, and more! Then, they move on to the team's outlook on the ice, which pending free agents he expects to re-sign with the team this offseason and what Elias Lindholm’s next contract might look like. Then, Jeff introduces a brand new segment “Random Hockey Fact of the Day” (20:07)! Later on, we hear New Jersey Devils star centre Jack Hughes' 32 Thoughts interview discussing the expectations for the Devils this season, the team's playoff run last season, his brother Quinn becoming the Canucks' newest captain, and more (29:19)! Next, ready to help his team defend their title, Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon joins the show! He discusses how his team will approach the year and keep things fresh, the impact Phil Kessel had on the roster last season, Ivan Barbashev’s importance to the team, and the status of some of the teams top pending UFA’s (45:52). 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	And Welcome back to the program.
0:15.0	to the program.
0:16.0	Don't forget coming up an hour.
0:17.0	Two Eweil here from Kelly McCrimmon,
0:19.0	the general manager of the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights.
0:22.0	What do you do for an encore, Kelly?
0:25.1	You play at the sphere, how good does that thing look?
0:28.2	Oh, do your events there, NHL if you can.
0:31.4	Get as much hockey there as possible, N. H.L.
0:35.0	Also, you hear from Jack Hughes, the New Jersey Devils. Elliot and I talk to him as part of the
0:39.0	N. H.L.
0:40.6	Player's Tour in Vegas, about 10 or 15 minutes of Jack Hughes who is a go-to for
0:46.5	media in New Jersey and should probably by this point be a go-to for for
0:52.4	national as well he's exceptional great player and that's a
0:57.1	really good looking team Stanley Cup good we'll see about the New Jersey Devils but they are indeed as we mentioned the first segment the new hotness around the NHL
1:06.6	Certainly in the Eastern Conference certainly in the Metropolitan Division
1:11.2	The new hotness out west is a new rink here for comments and how we got here is Eric Francis from sports that Eric how are you today, bud
1:19.0	I'm Maxwell man. How are you?
1:21.0	Good is it just me or does it seem we've been talking about this for like what 15 years now like
1:26.0	oh Calgary in a new rank Calgary and a new rank Calgary and a new rank
1:29.8	there have been a couple of false starts along the way some hurdles some hiccups all of it's
1:34.4	Some acrimony some bad blood attempted olive branches
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