Taking Your Calls On Mike's Trade Idea

The Valenti Show

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Valenti and Rico go to the phone lines on the idea for the Red Wings to trade for Auston Matthews.

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0:00.0	Straight to the phones.
0:01.3	We're talking wings, confidence level.
0:03.1	Why will this March be different?
0:04.6	I've just offered the boldest of the bold ideas in a very unique fallout in Toronto with Austin Matthews.
0:12.3	And yes, I am aware, Tyler Myers is the safe, sound, easy move.
0:18.5	Do both.
0:19.4	Let's go to Paul 97-1.
0:21.0	Paulie, what's good, buddy?
0:23.4	Hey, thanks for taking my call, guys.
0:25.4	Yes, sir.
0:26.9	I totally, I never heard about Austin Matthews,
0:30.9	but that's what's going on out there.
0:32.4	That's just terrible.
0:33.5	Yeah, you can look.
0:34.6	I mean, whether it's columns, radio,
0:37.1	a general viewpoint on hockey and the coverage of it, it's getting pretty bad up there, Paulie. And I just feel like I know how I'd feel if I was the player. And it's unique because he is American born in Canada and people talking about taking away his captaincy based on a visit to the
0:55.4	White House, man, that's not an injury or production.
0:58.1	That's personal.
0:59.1	And I don't know that you come back from it.
1:02.0	Yeah, I agree.
1:03.0	I'd want out of there.
1:04.1	But that's your other question on why we're not going to fail.
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