James van Riemsdyk Joins Crew To Talk Batman Costume, Red Wings Teammate Moritz Seider & More 🗣️

What this episode is about

James van Riemsdyk discusses his experiences, including his Batman costume and his Red Wings teammate Moritz Seider, while the panel analyzes the Detroit Red Wings' prospects as they aim to end their playoff drought and assess their current position in the Atlantic Division. The conversation also touches on recent coaching changes and nostalgic reflections on the team's history.

Key takeaways

• At 61, the new coach proves age is just a number—but can wisdom beat youth?
• Detroit's playoff drought may end, but the Atlantic Division's fierce rivals won't make it easy.
• Seider's growth signals a new era; less bravado, more moxie—Norris Trophy, anyone?
• Goalies Talbot and Gibson: a duo so good, they could almost be their own sitcom.
• With a sudden surge, the Red Wings remind us—never count out the underdogs in sports!

Who speaks in this episode?

• Liam McHugh (Host) · 5 min speaking
• Anson Carter (Guest) · 4 min speaking
• Henrik Lundqvist (Guest) · 4 min speaking
• James van Riemsdyk (Guest) · 3 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Detroit Red Wings, Henrik Lundqvist, NHL, Moritz Seider
2. 3:00 – 6:00: John Gibson, Cam Talbot, James Van Riemsdyk, Patrick Kane
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Detroit Red Wings, Dylan Larkin, Patrick Kane, Olympics
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Sergei Fedorov, Morgan Geekie
5. 12:00 – 15:00: James Van Riemsdyk, Moritz Seider, Detroit Red Wings, Liam McHugh

Notable quotes from "James van Riemsdyk Joins Crew To Talk Batman Costume, Red Wings Teammate Moritz Seider & More 🗣️"

• POWERED BY VERIZON. SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. LEE MCHUGH ANSON CARTER HENRIK LUNDQVIST IN THE STUDIO. THE MAN THE MYTH. HOLY JUMPING. HOLY JUMPING. THAT IS RIGHT THERE. THAT IS GOOD RHYTHM. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

  about Henrik Lundqvist · at 0:08

• LISTEN, DETROIT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE IN PRIME POSITION TO END THIS DROUGHT RIGHT THERE ON TOP OF THE ATLANTIC DIVISION.

  about Detroit Red Wings · at 1:49

• CONVERSATION, BECAUSE HE'S TAKING THAT NEXT STEP AND HE SHOULD BE IN CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW FOR NORRIS TROPHY.

  about NHL · at 2:49

• SEASON. HE'S KEPT HIMSELF HEALTHY. HE HAD A SLOW START TO THE SEASON. THERE'S BEEN NOBODY HOTTER THAN JOHN GIBSON.

  about John Gibson · at 4:09

• SO THEY WERE RIDING TALBOT A LOT AND HE DID IT REALLY WELL.

  about Cam Talbot · at 4:54

• JVR IS ONE OF THE BEST AT GETTING TO THE FRONT OF THE NET, GETTING TO THE BLUE PAINT AND THE DOWN LOW PLAYS. SO IF THERE'S NO PLAY FOR PATRICK.

  about James Van Riemsdyk · at 5:56

• I THINK LARKIN HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. LIAM, YOU TALKED ABOUT RAYMOND AND DEBRINCAT AND THAT SECOND LINE WITH ANDREW COPP HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. WHEN.

  about Dylan Larkin · at 7:11

• THE GAME LAST NIGHT THEY'RE UP THREE. NOTHING A VERY EMOTIONAL NIGHT. SERGEI FEDOROV SWEATER I MEAN BOTH TEAMS ON THE BENCH.

  about Sergei Fedorov · at 9:36

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Moritz Seider — Person · Core topic (player focus) · 3 mentions · first at 2:20
  Discussed as Detroit's key defenseman whose maturation and all-situations impact is driving their success and Norris Trophy consideration.
  THE LAST FEW YEARS, THAT HAS BEEN THE STORY FOR THIS RED WINGS TEAM. HOW KEY IS SEIDER?
• James Van Riemsdyk — Person · Guest interviewee · 3 mentions · first at 5:56
  Joins live to discuss the Sergei Fedorov ceremony, Moritz Seider's impact, and a personal story about dressing as Batman/Dark Knight for his son's birthday.
• John Gibson — Person · Referenced key contributor (goaltending) · 4 mentions · first at 3:34
  Praised for being 'hot' since December and for bailing the team out during defensive breakdowns, forming a strong tandem with Talbot.
• Henrik Lundqvist — Person · Analyst/Panelist (studio) · 2 mentions · first at 0:12
  Provides analysis on Seider's importance and Detroit's readiness to return to the playoffs; participates in panel banter and trivia.
• Cam Talbot — Person · Referenced key contributor (goaltending) · 2 mentions · first at 3:32
  Discussed as part of Detroit's improved goaltending tandem and credited with stabilizing the team during stretches when Gibson started slowly.
• Patrick Kane — Person · Referenced star player · 2 mentions · first at 5:29
  Highlighted for recent goal scoring, power-play creativity, and reaching 500 career goals, contributing to Detroit's improved special teams.
  AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT PATRICK KANE JUST SCORING FIVE GOALS RECENTLY. HE'S ON THE SECOND POWER PLAY. YOU KNOW WHAT A LUXURY IS THAT TO HAVE FOR THE COACHING STAFF. THEY'RE.
• Dylan Larkin — Person · Referenced leader (team captain) · 2 mentions · first at 7:11
  Framed as the captain under pressure to lead Detroit through a difficult stretch and ensure their best players drive results.
• Liam McHugh — Person · Host/Interviewer · 2 mentions · first at 2:23
  Addressed by name during analysis and directly referenced in a joke with JVR about naming his son Liam after him.
  HE HAS TO BE THE GUY HAS TO BE THE GUY. WHEN HE FIRST CAME IN THE LEAGUE, LIAM, HE WAS A STALLION AND HE WOULD TRY TO DO TOO MUCH AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WITH A LOT OF YOUNG.
• Sergei Fedorov — Person · Referenced legend (ceremony context) · 2 mentions · first at 9:39
  A ceremony honoring Fedorov (sweater/tribute) is described as an emotional moment for both teams and for JVR personally.
• Anson Carter — Person · Analyst/Panelist (studio) · 1 mention · first at 0:10
  Appears as an in-studio analyst on the TNT panel during the opening discussion.
  ON TNT ITS OPENING FACEOFF POWERED BY VERIZON. SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. LEE MCHUGH ANSON CARTER HENRIK LUNDQVIST IN THE STUDIO. THE MAN THE MYTH. HOLY JUMPING. HOLY JUMPING. THAT IS RIGHT THERE. THAT IS GOOD.
• Lee McHugh — Person · Host/Panelist (studio) · 1 mention · first at 0:10
  Introduced as part of the in-studio TNT panel at the start of the show.
  ON TNT ITS OPENING FACEOFF POWERED BY VERIZON. SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. LEE MCHUGH ANSON CARTER HENRIK LUNDQVIST IN THE STUDIO. THE MAN THE MYTH. HOLY JUMPING. HOLY JUMPING. THAT IS RIGHT THERE. THAT IS GOOD.
• Jeff Blashill — Person · Referenced historical coach (trivia) · 1 mention · first at 0:57
  Answer to trivia about the last coach when Detroit last made the playoffs, underscoring how long the drought has been.
  BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS. TRIVIA. CAN ANYONE NAME COACH OF THE RED WINGS THE LAST TIME THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS? I KNOW YOU CAN.
• Henrik Zetterberg — Person · Referenced historical captain (trivia) · 1 mention · first at 1:04
  Named as the captain the last time Detroit made the playoffs, reinforcing the time gap and franchise history.
• Morgan Geekie — Person · Referenced player (Bruins segment) · 1 mention · first at 11:15
  Credited for goal scoring and smart off-puck play alongside Pastrnak, illustrating how complementary players benefit from elite stars.
  MORGAN GEEKIE A LOT OF CREDIT TO CURRENTLY FIFTH IN THE LEAGUE IN GOALS. WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING WITH A PLAYER THAT'S ELITE LIKE A PASTERNACK,.
• Rick Bowness — Person · Referenced coach (news/banter) · 1 mention · first at 0:24
  Mentioned in a humorous aside about being replaced and coaching duties, used as a segue before returning to Detroit discussion.
  61 YEAR OLD REPLACING THE 70 YEAR OLD RICK BOWNESS AS HE TAKES OVER THE COACHING DUTIES.
• Bobby Orr — Person · Referenced historical comparator · 1 mention · first at 12:27
  Mentioned as a milestone benchmark for Bruins points history (Pastrnak passing Orr).
  ENERGY. I'LL SAY THAT ABOUT PASTA. AND ONE MORE POINT BY PASTA. AND HE PASSES THE LEGENDARY BOBBY ORR FOR SEVENTH ALL TIME POINTS IN BOSTON.
• Mike Modano — Person · Referenced historical comparator · 1 mention · first at 12:40
  Used as a statistical milestone reference for American-born player points.
  LISTEN, THAT'S WILD. CAME WITHIN THREE POINTS OF MIKE MODANO FOR THE MOST BY AN AMERICAN BORN PLAYER.
• Joe Mullen — Person · Referenced historical comparator · 1 mention · first at 12:44
  Mentioned as another milestone marker for goals in an American-born player context.

Companies & orgs

• Detroit Red Wings — Company · Core topic · 6 mentions · first at 0:48
  The segment centers on Detroit's playoff push, roster improvements (Seider, goaltending, power play), and whether they can end their postseason drought.
• NHL — Company · League context · 2 mentions · first at 0:04
  Provides the competitive frame (Eastern Conference, awards like Norris) for evaluating Detroit and other teams/players.
• Hockey Night in Canada — Company · Media reference · 1 mention · first at 14:40
  Referenced by JVR as the setting where he walked in dressed as the Dark Knight (in Montreal).
  YEAH, HOPEFULLY THAT'S A COOL MEMORY FOR HIM AND FOR US AS A FAMILY. JUST LOOKING BACK ON HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA, IN MONTREAL, IN THAT BUILDING AND WALKING IN LIKE THAT, I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY FUNNY. SO AGAIN,.
• Columbus Blue Jackets — Company · Referenced opponent/side note · 1 mention · first at 0:39
  Mentioned in connection with coaching duties that night (a brief aside before focusing on Detroit).
  GOOD LUCK. ABOUT TO COACH THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS TONIGHT. WE ALL FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, AS YOU DID. AND THEN WE WERE I GUESS THAT GUY'S NOT WORKING THIS WEEK, SO WE'LL.

Concepts & topics

• Atlantic Division — Concept · Standings context · 1 mention · first at 1:52
  Used to situate Detroit's position and the competitiveness of their divisional race.
  LISTEN, DETROIT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE IN PRIME POSITION TO END THIS DROUGHT RIGHT THERE ON TOP OF THE ATLANTIC DIVISION.
• Norris Trophy — Concept · Award benchmark · 1 mention · first at 2:51
  Raised as a measure of Seider's elite performance and league-wide recognition.
  CONVERSATION, BECAUSE HE'S TAKING THAT NEXT STEP AND HE SHOULD BE IN CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW FOR NORRIS TROPHY.

Places & events

• Superhero Birthday Party — Event · Personal life event · 1 mention · first at 14:21
  JVR explains his son's superhero-themed birthday party as the reason for the Dark Knight outfit.
  YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT? HE WAS HAVING A SUPERHERO BIRTHDAY PARTY. THAT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY, JANUARY 10TH, BACK IN MINNESOTA.
• Olympics — Event · Scheduling reference · 1 mention · first at 8:32
  Mentioned as a timing marker affecting the season stretch run (speaker notes a tough March after returning).
  HE'S GOING TO COME BACK FROM THE OLYMPICS AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY EASIER. AND THAT'S WHERE THE THAT'S THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THEM. AND.

Media & podcasts

• Batman — Character · Personal story element · 1 mention · first at 14:04
  JVR mentions his son is a big Batman fan, motivating the Dark Knight costume walk-in.
  FROM YOUR LOVED ONES. YOUR SON LIAM CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY THE OTHEOTHER DAY. HE'S A BIG BATMAN FAN. SO YOU ROLL INTO THE ARENA, THE WALK IN DRESSED LIKE THE DARK KNIGHT. HOW COOL IS THIS? WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE.
• Dark Knight — Character · Personal story element · 1 mention · first at 14:07
  The specific persona/costume JVR wore to the arena as a tribute to his son's superhero-themed birthday.
  THE OTHEOTHER DAY. HE'S A BIG BATMAN FAN. SO YOU ROLL INTO THE ARENA, THE WALK IN DRESSED LIKE THE DARK KNIGHT. HOW COOL IS THIS? WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE AT HOME? BECAUSE I GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS IS SOME DAD MVP STUFF.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 EVERYONE ELSE IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE. THEY'VE WON THREE STRAIGHT. WE'VE GOT A GOOD ONE TO START THINGS OFF HERE. NHL ON TNT ITS OPENING FACEOFF POWERED BY VERIZON. SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. LEE MCHUGH ANSON CARTER HENRIK LUNDQVIST IN THE STUDIO. THE MAN THE MYTH. HOLY JUMPING. HOLY JUMPING. THAT IS RIGHT THERE. THAT IS GOOD RHYTHM. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

0:23 61 YEAR OLD REPLACING THE 70 YEAR OLD RICK BOWNESS AS HE TAKES OVER THE COACHING DUTIES.

0:27 WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT GUY? HE LEFT US JUST LIKE THAT. YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS MUST HAVE ZAPPED HIM RIGHT OUT OF HERE.

0:33 THE TNT BUMP, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. HAWK. CHIEF. BONES. YEP. GOOD LUCK. BONES. GOOD LUCK. ABOUT TO COACH THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS TONIGHT. WE ALL FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, AS YOU DID. AND THEN WE WERE LIKE, I GUESS THAT GUY'S NOT WORKING THIS WEEK, SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A BIT. BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS DETROIT TEAM. BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS. TRIVIA. CAN ANYONE NAME COACH OF THE RED WINGS THE LAST TIME THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS? I KNOW YOU CAN.

0:57 BABCOCK NO. JEFF BLASHILL. THERE IT IS. JEFF BLASHILL. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY. I WAS SURPRISED.

1:02 YEP. KNOWS EVERYTHING THOUGH. WHO WAS THE CAPTAIN? HOLY JUMPIN HENRIK ZETTERBERG.

1:09 BOOM. HE'S GOT IT. NUMBER 40. YOU GOT A GREAT NUMBER 40 AND A SWEDE. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT.

1:14 THAT SWEDE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT'S BEEN A WHILE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. IN FACT, THIS IS THIS IS WHAT WE ALL LOOKED LIKE THE LAST TIME THERE'S HANK, AND THERE WAS NO LONGER THERE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, I GUESS, SINCE SINCE THE DETROIT RED WINGS.

1:30 FOR SO LONG THAT I WAS LEFT HANDED THERE. THAT'S A GREAT PICTURE. GEEZ. I LIKE THAT.

1:38 YOU'RE A YOUNG BOY. I LIKE THAT. A LOT. WHEN DID. THE HAIR GO IN? ONTARIO? RIGHT THERE. THAT WAS AUREL JOLIAT BACK IN 1912. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

1:49 LISTEN, DETROIT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE IN PRIME POSITION TO END THIS DROUGHT RIGHT THERE ON TOP OF THE ATLANTIC DIVISION. IT IS TIGHT, THOUGH. RIGHT NOW. YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THE TEAMS ARE PLAYING WITHIN THE DIVISION. IT'S WILD. I MEAN SEVEN, TWO AND ONE. THE RED WINGS YOU THINK ARE IN GOOD POSITION. BUT THEY'RE THE LIGHTNING TEN ZERO AND ZERO. SABERS EIGHT, TWO AND ZERO. THE LEAFS ARE CLICKING RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO ON THE ICE PRESENTED BY VERIZON AND TAKE A LOOK AT MOST. BECAUSE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A YEAR WHERE THE RED WINGS DO NOT COLLAPSE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THAT HAS BEEN THE STORY FOR THIS RED WINGS TEAM. HOW KEY IS SEIDER?

2:21 HE HAS TO BE THE GUY HAS TO BE THE GUY. WHEN HE FIRST CAME IN THE LEAGUE, LIAM, HE WAS A STALLION AND HE WOULD TRY TO DO TOO MUCH AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WITH A LOT OF YOUNG DEFENSEMEN. BUT NOW YOU'RE SEEING HIS GAME START TO MATURE. HE'S STILL PHYSICAL, HE'S STILL THAT ENERGETIC PRESENCE IN THE BACK END, BUT NOW HE'S ABLE TO HONE THOSE SKILLS AND DO LESS, KNOWING THAT LESS IS MORE. AND FIVE ON FIVE, FIVE ON FOUR. HANK, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER THE REASON WHY THEY'RE IN THE POSTSEASON RIGHT NOW IN THAT CONVERSATION, BECAUSE HE'S TAKING THAT NEXT STEP AND HE SHOULD BE IN CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW FOR NORRIS TROPHY.

2:53 I AGREE WITH YOU. AND I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR DETROIT TO HAVE A STUD LIKE HIM BACK THERE, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A YOUNG DECOR. OBVIOUSLY THESE YOUNG PLAYERS THAT COME INTO THE LEAGUE, THEY LOOK AT THE PLAYERS WHO'S LEADING THE WAY AND HE'S REALLY DOING THAT FOR THAT DETROIT TEAM. SO I THINK HE'S CRITICAL FOR FOR THEIR SEASON SO FAR AND MOVING FORWARD. HE REALLY SETS THE TONE IN THE WAY HE PLAYS. HE TALKED ABOUT HIS PHYSICALITY, HIS PLAYMAKING AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE START TO TALK ABOUT HIM AROUND THE LEAGUE NOW AS THEY SHOULD. HE'S EARNED EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING HIS WAY. SO FAR.

3:29 HE'S BEEN A STABILIZING FORCE. THE GOALTENDING TANDEM. WE'RE GOING TO SEE CAM TALBOT TONIGHT. JOHN GIBSON HAS BEEN EXCELLENT THIS YEAR. ARE YOU SURPRISED BY WHAT WE'RE SEEING BETWEEN THOSE TWO?

3:41 GOOD TANDEM. I THINK THEY'RE THEY LIKE EACH OTHER. I MEAN, ANYBODY THAT KNOWS CAM TALBOT KNOWS THAT HE'S JUST A QUIET PROFESSIONAL. YOU PLAYED WITH HIM. YOU KNOW HIM. JUST THE WAY HE GOES ABOUT HIS BUSINESS. HE NEVER GETS TOO HIGH. NEVER GETS TOO LOW FOR JOHN GIBSON. ALL IT'S BEEN IS SOME SOME FUNNY INJURIES, SOME INJURIES THAT AREN'T EVEN HOCKEY RELATED. HE TOLD ME IN THE SUMMERTIME, HE GOES LIKE ONE OF THE ONES I HAD HAD AN APPENDIX ISSUE LIKE. SO I THINK YOU FIND YOU GET A RAP OF, OKAY, HE'S GOING TO GET HURT AT SOME POINT DURING THE SEASON. HE'S KEPT HIMSELF HEALTHY. HE HAD A SLOW START TO THE SEASON. THERE'S BEEN NOBODY HOTTER THAN JOHN GIBSON.

4:14 THERE'S BEEN NOBODY HOTTER. THEY'RE PLAYING A LITTLE BIT BETTER DEFENSIVELY, BUT THEY STILL GIVE UP A TON OF GREAT CHANCES. AND I THINK THE ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT JOHN GIBSON IS HE SPRINKLES IN LIKE SOME SUPERLATIVES. LIKE JUST WHEN YOU THINK THEY HAVE BREAKDOWNS, THEY ONCE THEY GET A LEAD, THEY DON'T EXACTLY ATTACK. THEY FALL BACK. AND WHEN YOU FALL BACK, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE UP A LOT OF GOOD CHANCES RIGHT IN THE SLOT. AND HE'S BEEN ABLE TO BAIL THEM OUT. SO I MEAN I THINK THIS IS GOOD FOR CAM TOO AS WELL. NOT PLAYING ALL THE TIME. I THINK HE WAS OVERWORKED EARLY ON IN THE SEASON BECAUSE JOHN GIBSON JUST DIDN'T FIND HIS GAME. THEY NEEDED TO WIN.

4:46 THEY NEEDED TO COME OUT HUMMING. AND SO NOW I THINK YOU'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD TANDEM RIGHT THERE.

4:51 AND IT'S A LUXURY. TO YOUR POINT, GIBSON HAD A SLOW START. SO THEY WERE RIDING TALBOT A LOT AND HE DID IT REALLY WELL. AND THEN SUDDENLY GIBSON STARTED TO PICK UP HIS GAME. AND NOW THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING HIM A LOT SINCE DECEMBER. HE'S GOING WHAT, 13 AND TWO SINCE DECEMBER. SO VERY IMPRESSIVE. BUT IT'S A LUXURY TO HAVE TWO GOALIES, TWO EXPERIENCED GOALIES THAT CAN KIND OF, YOU KNOW, STEP IN WHEN THE OTHER GUYS START TO SLIP A LITTLE BIT, PUT HIM FOR SOME PRACTICE TIME AND PLAY THE OTHER GUY. AND IT'S BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL FOR DETROIT. AND YOU LOOK AT WHY THEY'VE BEEN SO GOOD OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS. IT'S GOALTENDING HAS BEEN IMPROVED A LOT, BUT ALSO POWER PLAY, RED HOT. TWO MASSIVE UPGRADES FOR THEM OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS.

5:28 AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT PATRICK KANE JUST SCORING FIVE GOALS RECENTLY. HE'S ON THE SECOND POWER PLAY. YOU KNOW WHAT A LUXURY IS THAT TO HAVE FOR THE COACHING STAFF. THEY'RE PLAYING IN DETROIT. YOU'VE GOT JVR NET FRONT POSITION. DOING WHAT HE'S DOING. REPLACES VLAD TARASENKO AND HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION THAT VLAD HAD THE WHOLE ENTIRE SEASON LAST YEAR. AND YOU'VE GOT SHOWTIME AT 500 GOALS IN HIS CAREER AND BRINGING THAT SAME CREATIVITY, THAT SECOND UNIT.

5:51 I LIKE THE SYNERGY THAT THEY HAVE IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. YOU SEE THE CLIPS RIGHT THERE? JVR IS ONE OF THE BEST AT GETTING TO THE FRONT OF THE NET, GETTING TO THE BLUE PAINT AND THE DOWN LOW PLAYS. SO IF THERE'S NO PLAY FOR PATRICK KANE ON THE HALF BOARDS, HE JUST PLAYS IT TO THE GOAL LINE. THEN YOU GOT JVR THERE, THEN YOU PUNT IT BACK AGAIN AND AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT THAT NET FRONT PRESENCE, PATRICK KANE DOESN'T HAVE TO SHOOT IT HARD. HE JUST KNOWS WHERE TO SHOOT IT. AND THEN JVR IS ONE OF THE GREAT TIPPERS IN THE GAME. I'M SURPRISED AND PLEASED FOR JVR BECAUSE HE'S ONE OF THE REALLY GREAT HUMAN BEINGS IN THE GAME.

6:23 EVERYBODY SAYS, WELL, HE'S NOT VERY FAST. WELL, HE'S NEVER BEEN VERY FAST. LUKE LUKE DIDN'T START VERY FAST AND HE DIDN'T END VERY FAST. HE WAS JUST REALLY GOOD AT WHAT HE DID. AND I THINK IF YOU'VE GOT A PLACE FOR JVR, IT'S ALMOST LIKE PATRICK MAROON. IF YOU KNOW WHERE HIS PLACE IS AND YOU PLAY THAT WAY, THEN HE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS. SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT FOR FOR THE DETROIT RED WINGS.

6:43 GIVEN THE PIECES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALL MENTIONED, THEN YOU OBVIOUSLY ADD LARKIN AND DEBRINCAT AND RAYMOND INTO THE MIX. YOUNG DEFENSEMEN REALLY COMING ALONG. IS THIS IT? IS THIS THE YEAR. ARE THEY BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR?

6:53 WELL YOU GO BACK TO LAST YEAR WHEN LARKIN WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW HE WISHED THAT HIS GENERAL MANAGER DID MORE. AND I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE IN A POSITION LAST YEAR. I THINK THIS YEAR, STEVE SHOULD ADD. AND HANK, I THINK YOU AND I WERE ARGUING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT HOW BIG A PIECE HE SHOULD ADD. WELL, THERE'S PLAYS DOING THE TALKING RIGHT NOW FOR THEM. I THINK LARKIN HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. LIAM, YOU TALKED ABOUT RAYMOND AND DEBRINCAT AND THAT SECOND LINE WITH ANDREW COPP HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. WHEN ANDREW COPP WENT DOWN LAST YEAR, THEY WERE LIKE THEY LOST 12 OF THE LAST 16 GAMES. COPPER IS BACK HEALTHY. AND THAT SECOND LINE HAS ADDED THAT SCORING DEPTH THAT I DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD LAST YEAR.

7:27 I AGREE AND I THINK THIS IS THE YEAR THEY GET BACK IN, YOU KNOW, THEY LEARNED A LOT OVER THE IT WAS NOT ONLY LAST YEAR GO BACK TO THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN IN A GOOD POSITION AND THEN KIND OF JUST FELL APART IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO. AND THAT HURTS. THAT'S A LONG SUMMER TO TO JUST SIT AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG OVER THE LAST 5 OR 6 WEEKS OF THE SEASON, WHEN YOU DID SO MANY THINGS LEADING UP TO THAT POINT. SO I THINK THIS IS THE YEAR WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE HAVE GOOD ENOUGH TEAM TO MAKE IT. WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT. AND AGAIN, THE GOALTENDING SITUATION I THINK IS REALLY GOING TO HELP THEM COMING DOWN THE STRETCH.

8:00 AND THAT GUY RIGHT THERE HAS BEEN THEIR BEST FORWARD. I MEAN, YOU TALK ABOUT A LITTLE GUY WITH GUMPTION ALWAYS COMES OUT OF THE CORNER WITH THE PUCK. GOES TO THE NET, SCORED A BEAUTY AGAIN LAST NIGHT. HE AND LUCAS RAYMOND ARE DYNAMIC, AND I GO BACK TO TO DYLAN LARKIN AND THE LEADERSHIP GROUP OF THIS TEAM. LAST YEAR, THE MONTREAL CANADIENS DIDN'T MAKE A MOVE. THEY MADE THE PLAYOFFS BECAUSE THEIR BEST PLAYERS WERE THEIR BEST PLAYERS. SAINT LOUIS BLUES SNUCK IN THERE. THEIR BEST PLAYERS WERE THEIR BEST PLAYERS. I THINK THE PRESSURE IS ON DYLAN LARKIN AS THE CAPTAIN OF THIS, OF THE DETROIT RED WINGS TO BE THE BEST PLAYER, MARCH IS GOING TO BE TOUGH.

8:32 HE'S GOING TO COME BACK FROM THE OLYMPICS AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY EASIER. AND THAT'S WHERE THE THAT'S THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THEM. AND SO THE OTHER PART IS THE POWER PLAY IS IMPROVED. YOU CAN'T LIVE AND DIE ON THE POWER PLAY. YOU'VE GOT TO BE A GOOD YOU'VE GOT TO BE A GOOD FIVE ON FIVE TEAM. EVERYBODY KNOWS IN THE PLAYOFFS, IF YOU GET TO THE PLAYOFFS, THE FIVE ON FIVE NUMBERS HAVE TO BE. PLUS THE PENALTY KILL HAS TO BE IN THE HIGH 80S. THE POWER PLAY IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S GOT TO SCORE BIG GOALS. BUT YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T RELY ON THE POWER PLAY TO BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER. ONCE THE PLAYOFFS START, I DON'T THINK.

9:05 THERE IS WAY BETTER, ABOUT 20% BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. I THINK GOALTENDING, TALBOT AND GIBSON ARE A BIG PART OF THAT. PANG YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME DOWN AT ICE LEVEL BETWEEN THE BENCHES, I THINK IT'S ONE THING FOR US TO WATCH PLAYOFF TEAMS AND NON-PLAYOFF TEAMS. DOES DETROIT LOOK DIFFERENT THIS YEAR TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE DOWN THERE OR THESE TEAMS THAT ARE IN THE POSTSEASON CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, ARE YOU LOOKING AT THEM SAYING, OKAY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT A PLAYOFF TEAM LOOKS LIKE. OR I'M NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT SOME OF THESE TEAMS.

9:30 YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES THEY LOOK LIKE A TEAM IN TOTAL CONTROL. AND THEN LAST NIGHT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. IF YOU WATCH THE GAME LAST NIGHT THEY'RE UP THREE. NOTHING A VERY EMOTIONAL NIGHT. SERGEI FEDOROV SWEATER I MEAN BOTH TEAMS ON THE BENCH. IT WAS A GREAT MOMENT. AND THEN YOU'RE UP THREE NOTHING. AND THEN IN THE SECOND PERIOD YOU START FALLING BACK. THAT'S WHEN THEY IT'S LIKE THEY'VE GOT SOMETHING TO LEARN. STILL HOW TO BE A A CLOSEOUT TEAM THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. AND I THINK THAT'S TODD'S HARPING ON IT EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW THAT HE HE DOESN'T WANT THEM TO FALL BACK AND FLIP HIM OUT. HE WANTS HIM TO GO FORWARD AND PUT A STRANGLEHOLD ON THESE GUYS. CAN YOU IMAGINE GRETZ AND THE OILERS BACK IN THE DAY LEADING THREE NOTHING. HE WANTS TO GET IT TO NINE. GET IT TO SIX. GET IT TO SEVEN. DON'T GIVE A CHANCE TO A TEAM, EVEN AN OPPORTUNITY OR A PULSE TO COME BACK IN A HOCKEY GAME. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. AND SURE

10:16 ENOUGH, ROD BRIND'AMOUR SQUAD KEPT CLIMBING BACK IN THAT GAME. WELL, THIS APPEARS TO BE A TEAM THAT'S GOING TO BREAK A DROUGHT, GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE A BOSTON BRUINS CLUB RIGHT NOW THAT'S TIED POINTS WISE WITH THOSE TEAMS THAT ARE IN THE WILD CARD. BUT THEY'RE ONE OF A GROUP OF CLUBS, RIGHT, THAT ARE IN THE MIX THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT DAVID PASTRNAK JUST CONTINUES TO PUT UP RIDICULOUS NUMBERS. AND NOW THIS GUY WHO I CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST GOAL SCORERS IN THE LEAGUE, IS HE ONE OF THE GREATEST PASSERS IN THE LEAGUE, ONE OF THE GREATEST SETUP GUYS THAT WE'RE SEEING.

10:47 YEAH HE'S UP THERE. AND LISTEN, HE'S SMART. IF YOU'RE A GOALIE, IF YOU'RE A DEFENSEMAN, YOU KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SHOOTERS IN THE LEAGUE. YOU HAVE TO RESPECT IT. SOMETIMES YOU OVERPLAY HIS SHOT AND HE TAKES ADVANTAGE BECAUSE HE WILL READ OFF OF YOU. AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE HIM MAKE SO MANY GREAT PASSES WHERE HE JUST SELLS THE SHOT. AND HE GOES ACROSS FOR A WIDE OPEN TAP IN FOR HIS TEAMMATE. AND THAT'S WHAT ELITE PLAYERS DOES. YOU KNOW, THEY ADJUST THEIR GAME. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE YOU KNOW, THE ATTENTION THEY'RE DRAWING AND MAKE THE OTHER TEAM PAY AND GIVE.

11:15 MORGAN GEEKIE A LOT OF CREDIT TO CURRENTLY FIFTH IN THE LEAGUE IN GOALS. WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING WITH A PLAYER THAT'S ELITE LIKE A PASTERNACK, SOMETIMES A TENDENCY FOR A PLAYER THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HIGH HOCKEY IQ IS TO JAM THAT GUY UP AND BE IN HIS AIRSPACE AND MAKE IT TOUGH, BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE BRINGING THE OPPOSITION TO GEEKIE DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB GETTING OPEN, DOESN'T JAM HIM UP, DOESN'T BRING EXTRA DEFENDERS TO HIM. AND WHEN PASTA HAS THE PUCK, HE'S ABLE TO SELL THAT SHOT AND GEEKIE, MORE TIMES THAN NOT, HAS A WIDE OPEN NET. AND HE'S GOT AN AMAZING SHOT. WE'VE HEARD TALK ABOUT HE HAS THE BEST SHOT ON THE TEAM AND WE KIND OF LAUGHED AT THAT. IT CERTAINLY LOOKED LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.

11:52 HE'S GOT GREAT HAND-EYE COORDINATION. I MEAN, I ALWAYS GO TO GOLF. THERE'S A SMASH FACTOR. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE INDOOR SIMULATOR. IT MEANS YOU'RE HITTING THE BALL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLUBFACE. HE NEVER WHIFFS ON IT. I MEAN, THIS GUY'S GOT GREAT HAND-EYE COORDINATION. I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT PASTA. NOT BECAUSE YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT BEING A BENCH LEVEL. YOU SAW HIM ON ONE KNEE IN THE WARMUP. I WILL TELL YOU THIS. HE SKATES LESS IN THE WARMUP THAN THE STARTING GOALIE. AND THE BACKUP GOALIE WE MONITORED ON THAT SMT TECHNOLOGY. YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY FEET HE SKATES AND HE ALWAYS LOOKS OVER AT ME AND HE GOES, ARE YOU DOING THAT AGAIN?

12:23 THE GUY, HE CONSERVES HIS ENERGY. I'LL SAY THAT ABOUT ABOUT PASTA. AND ONE MORE POINT BY PASTA. AND HE PASSES THE LEGENDARY BOBBY ORR FOR SEVENTH ALL TIME POINTS IN BOSTON. INCREDIBLE. THAT'S BOBBY ORR, I DON'T KNOW, CALL ME GOOFY HERE, BUT NO.

12:39 LISTEN, THAT'S WILD. CAME WITHIN THREE POINTS OF MIKE MODANO FOR THE MOST BY AN AMERICAN BORN PLAYER.

12:44 TWO GOALS HE PASSES JOE MULLEN. IT'S YEAH. IT COULD BE A NIGHT OF MANY MILESTONES. ARE WE GOING BACK TO THE ARENA RIGHT NOW? WE ARE JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HIM. HE JOINS US RIGHT NOW JBR THANKS FOR COMING ON. I GOT PANGER HERE FOR YOU.

12:57 JBR LAST NIGHT. MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING REAL SPECIAL. IT WAS NICE TO SEE BOTH TEAMS ON THE BENCH WITH RESPECT TO SERGEI FEDOROV. WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU GUYS?

13:06 YEAH. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. THAT'S A GUY OBVIOUSLY GREW UP WATCHING AND LOVE WATCHING HIM PLAY. JUST THE STYLE THAT HE KIND OF DID IT ALL WITH. THE EFFORTLESSNESS WAS SO FUN AND GETTING A CHANCE TO TALK WITH HIM THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WAS PRETTY COOL. SO TO SEE ALL THE LEGENDS IN THE BUILDING TOO, THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT THING. AND THAT'S A SPECIAL PART ABOUT PLAYING FOR THE RED WINGS.

13:25 JBR. HANK, HERE I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR TEAMMATE MORITZ SEIDER. HE'S GETTING A LOT OF PRAISE AROUND THE LEAGUE. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WHAT IMPRESSED YOU THE MOST WATCHING HIM PLAY UP CLOSE THIS SEASON?

13:36 YEAH, I THINK YOU DON'T REALLY GET A TRUE APPRECIATION FOR HOW GOOD SOMEONE IS UNTIL YOU'RE SEEING THEM DAY IN, DAY OUT, HOW THEY GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS, HOW CONSISTENT THEY ARE. AND AGAIN, HE'S RIGHTFULLY GETTING A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THE SEASON HE'S HAVING. AND HE'S A HUGE PART OF OUR TEAM. OBVIOUSLY HE PLAYS EVERY SITUATION. MAKES IT LOOK PRETTY EASY TOO. SO YEAH, WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.

13:56 LISTEN, YOU'VE BEEN AT THIS A REALLY LONG TIME. YOU UNDERSTAND? LIFE ON THE ROAD. STILL, IT'S NEVER EASY. YOU'RE AWAY FROM HOME. YOU'RE AWAY FROM YOUR LOVED ONES. YOUR SON LIAM CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY THE OTHEOTHER DAY. HE'S A BIG BATMAN FAN. SO YOU ROLL INTO THE ARENA, THE WALK IN DRESSED LIKE THE DARK KNIGHT. HOW COOL IS THIS? WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE AT HOME? BECAUSE I GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS IS SOME DAD MVP STUFF RIGHT NOW.

14:19 YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT? HE WAS HAVING A SUPERHERO BIRTHDAY PARTY. THAT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY, JANUARY 10TH, BACK IN MINNESOTA. SO I'VE BEEN COMING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DETROIT A LOT TO GO SEE THE FAMILY WHENEVER I CAN. SO AGAIN, I THOUGHT I'D TRY TO MAKE IT A LITTLE SPECIAL FOR HIM ON HIS BIRTHDAY SINCE I COULDN'T BE THERE FOR IT. AND YEAH, HOPEFULLY THAT'S A COOL MEMORY FOR HIM AND FOR US AS A FAMILY. JUST LOOKING BACK ON HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA, IN MONTREAL, IN THAT BUILDING AND WALKING IN LIKE THAT, I THOUGHT WAS WAS PRETTY FUNNY. SO AGAIN, THAT'S THE NICE PART ABOUT THE THE DRESS CODE BEING A LITTLE MORE RELAXED THIS YEAR, I GUESS.

14:51 SO. JBR IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE RUMOR THAT YOU NAMED YOUR SON LIAM AFTER LIAM MCHUGH?

14:56 YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN TALKS, I DON'T KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THAT ONE TO THE GRAVE WITH ME, BUT WE'LL SEE. THAT'S NOT A BAD GUY TO SHARE COMPANY WITH, SO THAT'S GOOD.

15:05 I APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON. LINE TO US. WELL SAID. THAT'S THE BEST JBR. THANKS SO MUCH MAN. HAVE A GREAT GAME.

15:11 GOOD LUCK MAN. ALL RIGHT THANKS GUYS. TAKE CARE. THAT IS THE BEST USE OF THE RELAXED DRESS CODE I'VE SEEN. DEFINITELY.

15:19 HE'S PERFECTLY SAID THAT DIDN'T HE? I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THE DRESS CODE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT THING TO DO. WOULD YOU SAID THAT.

15:27 IF HIS. SON'S NAME IS STEVE, I THINK MORE. PLAYERS SHOULD DRESS LIKE SUPERHEROES.

15:31 COULD HAVE BEEN ROBIN. IT'D BE AMAZING. I AGREE. LITTLE GUY. WE ARE GETTING SETS. ORIGINAL SIX SHOWDOWN, THE TAX ACT. COUNTDOWN T PUCK DROP HERE.

15:39 CHARGE YOUR PHONE, KID. WELL, THERE IT IS. IT'S BACK

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "James van Riemsdyk Joins Crew To Talk Batman Costume, Red Wings Teammate Moritz Seider & More 🗣️"?

Liam McHugh (Host), Anson Carter (Guest), Henrik Lundqvist (Guest), James van Riemsdyk (Guest).

What is "James van Riemsdyk Joins Crew To Talk Batman Costume, Red Wings Teammate Moritz Seider & More 🗣️" about?

James van Riemsdyk discusses his experiences, including his Batman costume and his Red Wings teammate Moritz Seider, while the panel analyzes the Detroit Red Wings' prospects as they aim to end their playoff drought and assess their current position in the Atlantic Division. The conversation also touches on recent coaching changes and nostalgic reflections on the team's history.

What is mentioned in this TNT Sports US episode?

28 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Detroit Red Wings, Moritz Seider, James Van Riemsdyk, John Gibson, Henrik Lundqvist, Cam Talbot. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "James van Riemsdyk Joins Crew To Talk Batman Costume, Red Wings Teammate Moritz Seider & More 🗣️"?

The episode runs 16 min; the transcript is about 3,537 words in 49 timestamped sections.

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