The Latest with Elliotte Friedman: Columbus Not Pressing the Panic Button + Byfield’s Breakout

The Jeff Marek Show

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Sports, Flames, Canucks, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Stanley Cup, Nhl, Oilers, Jets, Senators, Hockey

4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Elliotte kick off the show discussing the Oilers' defensive struggles following a loss to the Florida Panthers last night. They weigh in on whether the team can outscore their issues, the state of Edmonton's blue line, and how much blame should be place on the goaltending. Later, the pair get into Blue Jackets President John Davidson’s comments on whether or not the team is in panic mode and their mentality going forward. Jeff and Elliotte wrap up today focusing on the Kraken and Golden Knights' Winter Classic jerseys, Quinton Byfield’s breakout season, the Kings' roster construction, and more. 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 Sports Net Radio Network.
0:12.0	There are no games in the NHL this evening.
0:16.0	That's right.
0:17.0	No games in the NHL this evening, no games on Thanksgiving either, but we always see that.
0:22.2	Now this has been a sort of twist of the schedule. I put a
0:27.0	tweet out about this a couple of them this morning. You mentioned this yesterday
0:29.5	on the show and I'll do it again right now. Here's why. Because the knee jerk when we see situations like this is,
0:37.2	I can't believe what dumb the NHL is. Okay, so here's why there are no games tonight around the NHL.
0:46.0	There were only three teams slash buildings that were available to host games tonight.
0:52.0	Vancouver, Calgary, Arizona. that were available to host games tonight.
0:52.5	Vancouver, Calgary, Arizona.
0:56.6	Canadian teams during Thanksgiving week
0:59.7	in the United States get sent to the United States because most teams request games on
1:05.6	Thanksgiving week at home. That's where the requests come. So
1:09.8	Canadian teams go to the states.
1:12.6	You might want it, you might say to yourself after that,
1:14.5	well, okay, Merrick, that's,
1:15.8	we understand that for Vancouver and Calgary,
1:18.2	but what about Arizona?
1:20.2	Arizona was against playing back-to-back games at home, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
1:25.0	12 teams playing Wednesday, Friday, Saturday,
1:30.0	so they couldn't schedule a Tuesday, or that would be four games in five nights.
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