00:00They didn't help themselves, right?
00:01I mean, the GM issued this statement about why Hellebuck wasn't going to play
00:05by saying that if he played in this game,
00:08it would potentially give us a reduction in our expected win probability.
00:12After the game, the Jets tweeted out expected win probability 100%.
00:18So I am all in on pettiness, and I'm all in on this.
00:21The quote made absolutely no sense from the Devils, and I'm with you.
00:26And Hellebuck was mad.
00:27He wanted to play.
00:27They would not let him play last night.
00:30He was dressed in case.
00:31But Jake Allen had lost his two previous trips to Winnipeg.
00:35The Devils are now 0-6 in their last six trips up there.
00:38So I think that was kind of a punt on that game and say,
00:41hey, we got to play the Capitals here in a back-to-back
00:43and a home-to-home here in a second.
00:45So we want Hellebuck for that.
00:46Jake Allen, you're the lamb to go out there and get slaughtered
00:49by these Jets fans that are out there.
00:51But what did you make of the post-game comments from Connor Hellebuck?
00:55Because I know fandom can go to a new level, and you mentioned Jets
00:59are on a second level.
01:01Hellebuck talked about the fact that he found himself in a position
01:04where, as a father and as a husband, he had to leave Winnipeg
01:08because of things that were happening to his family,
01:10saying there were numerous things that crossed the lines.
01:14As a husband and a father, I felt I made that decision very certain
01:18to leave Winnipeg.
01:21Is this just an overly sensitive guy,
01:24or do you think there actually is something to it here in Winnipeg
01:27where it's a big fish, a really big fish, and kind of a smaller pond,
01:31and the fans crossed lines?
01:33I think it's everything you said encompassed.
01:35Maybe his kids got beat up at school because his dad was ripping on them, right?
01:39He plays for USA against Canada, Winnipeg are hardcore people.
01:43And he wins the gold.
01:43All he had to say in the comments, though, is my wife has been getting threats
01:46from people.
01:48My kids are getting bullied at school.
01:50He kept it so vague.
01:51Yeah.
01:51I don't know the problem.
01:52That's what the problem, Matt, with politicians.
01:54Just tell the truth once in a while.
01:56Don't keep things vague.
01:57And that pissed off people more.
01:59But I'm so glad Mercer, all those guys who came over in the deal,
02:03they were awesome in that game.
02:05And I find this hilarious.
02:07So the Jets are the worst team going with all that negativity.
02:10There was nine in a row.
02:11What do you win now?
02:11Five in a row?
02:12Is it split with?
02:13Four.
02:15Look what happens when you have cancers and problems in the dressing room in hockey.
02:20I played on teams that we were so much better than everybody and lost.
02:24I played on teams that were junk and we loved each other and we overachieved like mad.
02:30Like, you know what I mean?
02:31It's one of those sports we talk about.
02:33A little bit of luck.
02:34But also, if you're friends and you don't have cliques,
02:37good things happen when you get along.
02:38And I'll tell you, I thought the situation was handled horribly by them.
02:42They'll do well in New Jersey.
02:43But the people of Winnipeg deserve better.
02:45And I think it's crap on their organization not to let them start in that game.
02:49He needs to start.
02:50Kind of like, here I am, guys.
02:51Let's rock.
02:52Yeah, I'm with you.
02:53And I think he knew that, too.
02:54That's why he talked to the media.
02:56I'll give him credit for standing there and answering questions.
02:58But I think you are right about the vagueness of the comments.
03:00Not talking about specific issues.
03:03He said it wasn't just one thing.
03:05Like, he said, you know, it's not one singular moment that wasn't important in all of the decision making.
03:11Meaning kind of like it was a whole multitude of things.
03:13But that causes people to really start to go, wait, what are you talking about?
03:16Like, online, in person.
03:19Like you mentioned, the kids at school, the wife at the supermarket.
03:21Like, what exactly are you talking about that caused you to say, I got to leave?
03:26And you held out.
03:27You said, I'm not coming to camp.
03:28I'm not showing up.
03:29You must trade me.
03:30And you held the organization over a barrel to start the year.
03:34And there could be problems going into the season.
03:36I will say one thing, though.
03:37I will say one thing.
03:38A little bit in the defense.
03:39But I still think the situation sucks.
03:42In Toronto, you can go to the show, the Raptors, da-da-da-da-da.
03:45So, you know what?
03:46If something like this happened in Toronto, it'd be, you know, a little bit.
03:50It'd be, you know, uncomfortable.
03:53But when these things happen in Winnipeg, Matt, or in Montreal, it's everything.
03:58These people would lose body parts for Stanley Cups.
04:02You think Bill's fan's going to lose body parts?
04:04You come to Canada and talk to Winnipeg and Montreal fans.
04:07They're different.
04:08Like, I have this guy at a bar we drink at.
04:11The guy, Leafs suck, Leafs suck, Leafs suck.
04:14Don't you say anything but Leafs suck?
04:16Like, these guys, I don't even know if he has a wife, children.
04:18All he cares about is Montreal Canadiens hockey.
04:21It's nuts.
