BOSTON – Some uncut audio from the game in Boston today, with one additional one from yesterday in Brooklyn.
A couple of notes:
My talk with Alexander Kerfoot continued after I pushed “stop” on the record button. I understand why he probably was a little ticked off by my line of questioning. He’s just played in another brutal overtime loss. He’s part of a team that’s lost seven in a row, and I’m kinda-sorta implying by my question that I think his play has been off lately.
Believe me, I totally respect him not liking that. If I were a player, I’d probably be the most sarcastic, miserable bastard who ever lived to the media. I’m continually frustrated at my inability to ask great questions in the locker room after games like this. I would hate my own questions if I were being asked them as a player. I too often take the easy way out and ask lazy post-game questions.
I’ll keep private what we talked about, but I think he helped me with what I asked, and maybe I helped him a bit too, from my perspective as a reporter for the last 27 years.
We can always be better, is the bottom line.
First up, a frustrated Gabe Landeskog:
Next up, Kerfoot:
Next up, coach Bednar:
Last up, a talk with Ryan Graves after the Islanders game. I really like the kid, hope he succeeds:
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‘@ KCRybeck. I do NOT see Kerfoot as an integral part of this team if they are going to get real good at any point in the future. I see him as trade bait. He’s a high-skill undersized winger that’s gonna get 35-45 points a year and not real good defensively. No matter how I try, I don’t understand how that piece fits on a Cup caliber team. I love the guy as a person though, he’s one of my favorites.
kirks007
Any chance you guys could ask Bednar why the team seems to have abandoned the powerplay concepts that were so successful early in the season?
The PP is a mess right now and, over and over, the team seems totally focused on getting the puck to Barrie on the point for a low percentage slapshot from the blue line. It looks like they’ve forgotten how well they did when sending the puck from the point down to MacKinnon and Rantanen for one-timers from circles. I get that other teams seem to figure out the seam pass from/to 29 and 96, but it feels like you can count on one hand the number of one timers Mikko and Nate have let rip on a feed from Barrie over the last few games.
Maybe I’m just fixated on that after watching Washington where they feed Ovechkin the same style of shot over and over, but it really seems like Mikko and Nate aren’t firing the way they did a few months ago.
jpwheels
Thanks Dater…I always like these.
Some time ago, you had asked listeners/readers for ideas on different question ideas.
As I recall, my comment was about being more interested in how or why something did/didn’t happen rather than what happened.
I don’t remember other comments, but there were good suggestions.
Maybe you could dig up that story.
You’re in a tough spot because nobody likes to talk much after a loss. Then the frustration of what the Avs are going through now, and, yeah, it’s no fun for anyone.
But there are a couple of things I have noticed about you’re questioning that may be working against you.
1 — you sometimes start in on a question, stumble a bit, and end up trying to explain or soften the blow of an uncomfortable question a little or almost offer the answer yourself.
I’d suggest just asking the question, get it out there. Don’t get in your own way. You can ask a followup if you need more.
2 – it feels like your form of interviewing wants to be along the lines of a casual conversation. I think the best responses come from that type of interaction, but only if the guy being interviewed plays along. Some of the guys seem to need some leading along or all you’ll get is the traditional cliche answers. But, even then, they often just respond with different flavors of the same old answers.
We often get feedback from the same bunch of guys, so maybe try talking to different guys.
Or, just interview EJ, Cole, or Z after every game. Those guys are always good reads/listens.
You have a tough job. I know I couldn’t do it. I’ve thrown some darts at you for the shenanigans you get up to on the podcast sometimes, but I respect the work you do.