00:00I love it.
00:01By the way, let me ask you this question.
00:02You are a big-time NHL fan.
00:04We love this.
00:05I am.
00:05The winter classic used to be, let's go to Buffalo.
00:09Let's go to Edmonton.
00:10We're going to play in temperatures where we're not even sure it's safe for the players to be out there.
00:13And they have to bungle up here as if they were playing in Winnipeg as a kid at five years old at minus 25 degrees.
00:20The winter classic today, or I would say this weekend, camp, are we playing in tank tops down there in Florida?
00:27What are we doing?
00:28I'll tell you one thing, Donnie.
00:30At least Florida can get a little bit, like, chilly.
00:32I know.
00:32I was watching the Music City Bowl in Nashville, and people were wearing toques, so you know what I mean?
00:38But Joe will tell us.
00:39In the summer, he's on his boat catching Marlon.
00:41But you know what?
00:42You're right.
00:42I always expect the winter classic, but this is Gary Bettman's NHL.
00:46Let's go to Carolina.
00:47Let's go to Tampa Bay, Florida.
00:49These are successful markets.
00:50Hell, Donnie, being in Toronto, what the hell?
00:52You could have a winter classic here with a bunch of guys from Bay Street talking about their stocks?
00:57At least, you know what?
00:57Tampa Bay is one thing.
00:58Like, they have good fans.
01:00Florida, that's a whole different story.
01:01But I think Joe can attest to this.
01:04It doesn't matter.
01:04When the Miami Heat were good, did anybody go?
01:07Eh, no.
01:08Florida Panthers, people will show up at the parade.
01:10They're winners.
01:11I just want to know what's going to happen when these teams suck.
01:13But I prefer it in cold weather.
01:15The worst, though, guys, was when they took it.
01:17Remember when they took it to, like, in Colorado and the sun was shining on the ice and Nathan McKinnon skating in slush, almost breaking his ankle.
01:24So let's make sure we check the weather forecast before we go wild.
01:28But I'd prefer it in, you know, and they have the stadium series.
01:31Like, you know, you go to Wrigley, Yankee Stadium, like they do in the Pinstripe Bowl.
01:35I like that stuff.
01:35I'd like to keep it cool, but this is the modern-day NHL.
01:38They got to put it in hot-weather places, and we'll see what happens.
01:41I just want to win money on the game, Don.
01:43I'm going to be honest with you.
01:43I really don't care where they play.
01:45They play in my backyard.
01:47Don, Cam, it's the funniest.
01:49It is literally, guys, 38 minutes.
01:54They put this inside where the Marlins play, and yet the Panther Stadium is 38 minutes down the road that you can go.
02:04You already have an ice rink there.
02:06It's called where the Panthers play.
02:08Why would you 38 minutes put it inside Lone Depot Park where the Marlins play?
02:13It makes no – there's nothing winter about any of this.
02:17Just play it at the Marlins' home stadium.
02:19That's all.
02:20I mean, play it where the Panthers play, Cam.
02:22Why put all the effort in?
02:23I don't even understand what's going on, Joe, and you know to get to a Panthers game, people don't understand.
02:27I went a long time ago when they used to, like, actually give you, like, a bottle of Smirnoff, you know, a free meal ticket, and tickets to the game.
02:33And a rat.
02:33It's in Sunrise, Florida.
02:35I'm walking through, like, a guy selling –
02:36Out in the Glades.
02:36Yeah, it's at your drill.
02:37The guy's selling, like, guns and knives at, like, a freaking, like, garage sale.
02:41I'm like, oh, aren't we going to the Panther game?
02:43You know what I mean?
02:44I was leaving Boca Raton.
02:45My girlfriend's like, where the hell are we?
02:46I go, go Panthers.
02:48Yep.
02:48Stanley C. Panthers.
02:49He's a tough guy to catch.
02:50But, yeah, no, this whole thing's a gong show, Joe.
02:53I'll tell you.
02:53Like, I just – you know, I prefer it in the cold.
02:56I want it to be – you know what?
02:57You put it in Edmonton, like the old days, or Montreal, where the goalies had to put toques on their heads because it was so damn cold.
03:04Asparency.
03:04When we were kids, we used to play outdoor practices in minus 20 and 30.
03:08The pucks were frozen.
03:09Like, you didn't want to get near – that's fun.
03:11But you know what?
03:12This is the world we're living in right now.
03:14Wussified.
03:15Nobody wants to get cold.
03:16Nobody wants to play.
03:17You're already making millions of dollars.
03:19Suck it up for a day.
03:21That's my day anyway.
03:22Thank you, Joe.
03:23I like that.
03:23Hockey.
03:24Stanley Cup playoff qualifiers.
03:26Let's take a look here at some of these markets, Joe, as I take a look at.
03:29The Capitals, 87%.
03:31The Kings, 82%.
03:33The Panthers, 76%.
03:35But, by the way, down 10% in the marketplace right now.
03:38Anaheim Ducks, 71%, Joe.
03:41Market qualifiers for the Stanley Cup.
03:43Seems like the Caps are already punching their ticket, according to these predictive markets.
03:48Yeah, and I agree with that as well.
03:51So, I do think that.
03:52Not a lot of juice left there, though.
03:55Donnie, is there more money than just fading them?
03:58Yes.
03:59More money definitely than just fading them out.
04:00How about my Philadelphia Flyers at a 48% chance?
04:04We're actually up a percentage.
04:06Let's get that to 51% so the Fly guys can actually make it into the playoffs and have a home game so people like me can actually cheer for the Flyers once again.
04:14We go all the way down the script here.
04:16Let's see.
04:17Who's down the bottom, Joe?
04:185% Vancouver Canucks.
04:21Any bites there?
04:22The Kraken, 5%.
04:24Tough scene for Seattle.
04:26I see.
04:27And you know what?
04:27Seattle was looking better early on.
04:30But, yeah, no, they've kind of hit a brick wall there.
04:33So, no, save your money there.
04:34Save your money.
04:35Not going to be a Cinderella.
04:37Yeah, take the Seattle Kraken.
04:38What is that?
04:38At the greenest stadium in the world at Climate Pledge Arena.
04:43How about this?
04:44Smoke some cigars.
04:45Eat some meat in there.
04:47Burn some gas.
04:48Seattle moves up that list here, people.
04:49George, let's talk a little hockey today.
04:5112-30.
04:52Yeah, you got that right.
04:53Before 1 o'clock.
04:53A little lunchtime action.
04:55Rangers taking on Washington today?
04:58How about that?
04:59What's up with that game?
04:59Yeah, I guess that's the New Year's Eve day special.
05:04I don't know.
05:05I don't know if the ACL has done that a bunch there.
05:07I guess they don't watch out there partying, right, going to a game.
05:10It's going around the D.C. area, the Landover area there.
05:13Be my only guest there.
05:14Listen, we all know a story with the Rangers.
05:16They can't score.
05:18All right?
05:18They can't.
05:20They played.
05:20Sesterka plays very well in net, but they don't score goals here.
05:23It's been a problem all season long.
05:25Don't see that changing here.
05:26That doesn't mean we're taking the under, by the way.
05:28I mean, it's even money, plus 100 there, so you certainly can.
05:31It's certainly where I would lead to here.
05:33I'll take the Capitals.
05:34Well, you pay your price, though, at minus 152.
05:36All right?
05:36So it wouldn't be a big play here.
05:38I'm certainly not taking the goal line here.
05:39But give me the caps here until the Rangers fix those scoring problems.
05:42Adam Fox could return today.
05:44That could change my mind.
05:45He does in the next couple of hours.
05:46We should find out shortly.
05:47That would be a big boost to the Rangers' offense and their defense.
05:51Hmm.
05:52So are you going to keep riding the Minnesota train here on the road
05:56against San Jose this afternoon as well?
05:59I mean, what is the ceiling for this Minnesota team that nobody's talking about?
06:04You know, they added Quinn Hughes.
06:05They make the big deal, so they're going for it, right?
06:08Now, Joe, I'm not going to put them up there with a collar or a avalanche, right?
06:11I think they're the best team in the NHL.
06:13The numbers show that.
06:14And I don't even know if I'm going to put them there with a Dallas star.
06:16I think Dallas is a better team as well.
06:18And, boy, they're all in the same division there.
06:19So they still might be the third-best team in the conference and their division.
06:24Not going to be an easy road to hoe.
06:25I think they need to go all in.
06:27You traded the Quinn Hughes, which I guess was going all in.
06:30Keep going.
06:30Don't stop.
06:31Keep adding here.
06:32If you want to compete with these teams, you've got to keep going here.
06:34As for the game this afternoon, you're playing San Jose.
06:37Now, San Jose is playing much better.
06:39But the first thing you look at, over.
06:41All right, over.
06:42San Jose doesn't play defense, man.
06:43They have the Colorado Rockies, all right?
06:45You're playing in Coors Field here.
06:47Goals are going to be scored here.
06:48So I'm going to take the over here.
06:50Of course, I'm on the Wild as well.
06:51You don't want to lay them on the goal line here.
06:53You can put them in a parlay.
06:54You mentioned 12 games tonight.
06:56Plenty of choices here.
06:57So I'll give you the Minnesota Wild here and the over.
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