Kevin Paul Dupont, Boston Globe

Joining us on the AT&T hotline AT&T a better three G experience from the Boston Globe just prior to boarding mister DuPont Kevin called upon the globe hey Kevin. Gentlemen we're watching her and Angel no no what what did some -- and Kevin a middle point earlier that start to finish that was the most skilled best hockey I've ever seen the entire tournament what was your take on this.

Well I had certainly agree with with who knew -- a statement yesterday -- it was a tremendous came in terms just back and forth and trading chances and kill and anger and and you know ferocious Plavix and and I would I was solid boy but lost -- But like any tournament has that it had its soft spots but. You can't complain you certainly can't comply with a flat I was tremendous imam and very eager to see with the ratings soar.

Now -- overnight was a 176. Ratings are off the charts as you would expect. Problem let me ask you this Kevin how did you feel wind when Brian Burke announced the US Olympic team in did you feel like. He left some yards on the field so to speak.

Well lately look small guys on the field you know that old guard is chelios Modano guaranteeing -- on number listed heavyweight. So it was maybe calculated move and they could have been calculated and and certainly blown up on them but. Kudos not just to -- all those guys David oil Olympian Lombardi and and on the other hand -- general managers who who picked that and and looks looks you know give him kudos they they they dialed it right it was it was say. Mecca cola formula but they they decided that. Try to fit specific jobs to specific people and in the end I can't say that they were left saying gee we should've brought player X or Y. Bit. It could group. Chemistry was good they think dialed right in -- turn nationalism and pride and all that and I think if anything the the Canadian model which is to bring the ultimate All-Star team that they they had their quirks at first obviously they worked it out but it can. And they they got it right to advocate that I can't even say that they got a better because when you go go through game like that the -- overtime to get down to get the next one. I'd I'd say they were they were equally as good.

The details and the guy who stood out there were a couple of guys up to him were or Kessler in -- For the US how much you anybody surprise you a bit our anybody. Make you say man got to know he had that and a.

Well we got the idea that I knew we had in them but they didn't know we -- them into this degree was Korean day trees taken me just. Jumped off the -- overnight terms of and so. Aggressiveness around the net his speed is sent -- intelligence. Knowing where to be no word before the puck got there. He goes he just a tremendous player and -- place in New Jersey so we don't get the full scope of that we unity you I think we still. Don't give them enough credit anyway but it's easy not to give them credit because of their style of play that -- jumped off the ice -- Langenbrunner was a charter captain. I if I -- the moment within the moment and on most television focused on split. In the American attack -- Langenbrunner. And need your -- against each other around the left post. Raped each other over it had to go for a minute and McCrary was staring out of they wouldn't call it. They treated cross checks bent and -- and say it was tremendous. And deceit to captain and former teammates right and just jousting with -- each other that that to me was as good as anything that happened yesterday -- to a lot of great.

Kevin if you were a betting man what are the chances will see NHL players in so she Russian four years.

I would say it's probably. Two to one against at the moment just based on. Because the whole hodgepodge of things but it's it's it is it is not from restrict NHL business model it is not prudent business. Now they may look at these ratings throughout Canada in the US and they'll be affected by that the intricate and and making the decision going to Sochi in 2014 but. Half yeah to to shut down league -- people we always you know people of the original thirty to go into suspended animation these are the fans now a lot of seem to go look at the standings -- teams that are either. -- anywhere from that seven instant seven -- eight seed down into 9101112. In the standings. Some of those teams -- going to be challenge to get people back in the building here for the last six weeks of the season. Yes we watch what happened yesterday and it was. It was great drama and if you like hockey how can you not watch it and if you just a passive viewer you get hooked on it would be easily get up. Below the figure of Sochi and the Americans and Canadians are out the qualification round there or they don't make it to the semis. All the sudden you're gonna Finland Germany vital stake that's American alive -- restraints so. Then there's -- carry over factor valujet that's so this is the most important one after which -- get really really. Is that burdensome schedule when they come back. These guys now replace every other night. For the next six weeks leading up to the playoffs. And you guys know in the playoffs begin that's every other night so you'll see some bad injuries now he industries from real burn out. I think get one thing the league really have to do if they they're gonna stay permanently. In the Olympics and and married themselves to it I think what they have to do. Is that an 82 game initial schedule now go to an 84 NHL games schedule in the season. That the Olympics doesn't happen and then you know don't happen. And then when the Olympics he can come around drop that to 76 games it's just too much to ask. Of too many people including the fans politically that's.

Governor and -- some NBA teams in financial trouble and some NHL teams in financial trouble any chance of -- Contraction in the next couple years and NHL.

Oh Michael it has if you want their case for contraction issue yesterday we would use they. When you see the way those teams play trading -- included underscores again I think we lose sight of this. Continually wide it seems trapped white it seems to -- it depends so much just on defense in critical but because they don't have that don't have the talent then you. That he can't he can't stock thirty teams and enough talent they have thirty teams playing back and forth transition. Trade Accenture -- so what you do is you get these teams that are -- very challenge for talent. And that they go to very defensive posture game. So how would you change that you'd change -- by taking 63 teams the league he even then you'd beast you'd be stretcher talent but. But that to me uses it is a panacea that we're never going to say it's just that. You know for all the -- all the economic dynamics we know about players' association -- wanting to yield jobs the only way around that I see. The keeps thirty teams is to. Push for smaller rosters get smaller rosters. By virtue of that let's say each team had to go to fewer players. But you've taken sixty -- off the table let's equivalent of taking three changed back that would be about the only chance the not the that would be a tough fight.

I know you've got to get on the plane here but real quickly we've had our first post roster freeze trade made Jordan Leopold traded to Pittsburgh. You expect the Bruins will make one or more deals between now and the deadline on Wednesday.

Well expect that I that's -- area have been awake for for a couple weeks so -- died -- don't have names above my head but from. From -- of salute to what our place and just stood there is dissent dissent from the -- the -- buddies manage nobody's here was that they could try some playing and I've said all along if they're gonna do something try to do on defense because I think the thing get somebody. In the in the mix and not only to help the defensive game terms look. Retrieved transition. Support when you're at the other end to the ice I think that would help Wideman -- the -- this year. Think who they think. First and foremost even though we look at and say chip or school scoring team in the league and and what. They gotta go get a score I would say six to back down the -- the front panel.

Come along. Kevin -- you gotta get on a plane we appreciate the time I I know must've been a blast sit there watching all the stuff that was funny and on TV.

There was wonderful thank god I I I don't think I assume it translated on television because it was one just a one spectacular going to be and I petrol until fortune -- from there so. They -- have a window -- you -- back there.

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