Erik Černák
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Sep 30, 2026
Victor HedmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And so, uh, yeah, everyone's excited.
Steve VersnickHOST
Erik Cernak on the most important thing to start the season.
Erik CernakSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Obviously, the wins.
Erik CernakSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You, you know, you want, you want to win, uh, a lot of games in the beginning, you know.
Ryan CarterHOST
Yeah
John KingHOST
... similar to Erik Cernak, like where-
Ryan CarterHOST
Producing 100-point players on the line.
John KingHOST
Yeah.
Michael RandHOST
Yeah.
Sarah McLellanGUEST
Um, so I think he could be, you know, a smart complement, um, 'cause Erik Cernak has that in his game as well, and we've just seen-
Michael RandHOST
Sure
Sarah McLellanGUEST
...
Dave MishkinHOST
The defense, the, it looks exactly the same as the game on Sunday with one exception, that is Liljegren is in and Crozier isn't.
Dave MishkinHOST
So look for Liljegren to play with Hedman, McDonagh, Cernak, John Carlson, JJ Moser, Vasilevskiy to start.
Dave MishkinHOST
So with the exception of a player or two, we're basically seeing essentially the same lineup the Lightning used in the game against Nashville on Sunday at home.
Dave MishkinHOST
So there's a huge gap between number of NHLers with significant experience, let's just say, between the two teams.
Dave MishkinHOST
Although I remember the game in Tampa.
Dave MishkinHOST
Camel scored his first NHL goal where he was tripped by Cernak [laughs] and like slid into Vasilevskiy, and the puck went in, too, and they awarded him the goal.
Dave MishkinHOST
Not exactly highlight [laughs] reel, right? But he'll take it 'cause this guy can drill the puck, Camel.
Dave MishkinHOST
So you'd figure his first NHL goal was gonna be like on some big one [laughs] timer.
Mike CaltaHOST
What is going on there? I mean, let's make sure there's not a fire.
CarmenPANELIST
Yeah, I texted Cernak.
CarmenPANELIST
I'm just waiting.
CarmenPANELIST
I said false alarm.
13 MINS LATER
Mike CaltaHOST
Thank God.
CarmenPANELIST
But I don't see any lights out there, so I don't think the fire department's here.
Mike CaltaHOST
Cernak just smashed the
CarmenPANELIST
board.
Michael AugelloHOST
So they lose their power play quarterback and he goes to Toronto and they add that young whippersnapper, John Carlson, who's older than that had been.
Michael AugelloHOST
So, I mean, I think some of the issues were, you know, guys like Eric Cernak had injuries last year, McDonnell missed some time, but they did find, you know, younger guys like Charles Edward Dostu and Emil Lilberg to fit in.
Michael AugelloHOST
And that was big for them.
Michael AugelloHOST
But I don't know how good those players are.
Joe McCordHOST
Like, that's, that's sort of how the NRLW's set up.
Joe McCordHOST
You take Cernak out of the Roosters, same sort of thing, right? Isabelle Kelly out of the Roosters, same sort of thing.
Joe McCordHOST
So, um, I feel like the NRL probably do have to, you know, figure out the balance of this, 'cause it's kind of a little bit of a joke really at the end of the day.
Joe McCordHOST
I feel like, uh, you know, I feel like that the, the NRLW...
KevinHOST
mode.From what we know, the team is healthy.
KevinHOST
Erik Cernak is ready to go, which is vital for physical match-ups.
KevinHOST
No major red flags.
KevinHOST
However, managing minutes for younger players like Connor Geekie is key.
KevinHOST
Massively.
KevinHOST
You put Karlsson next to Victor Hedman or Erik Cernak, and suddenly you have a left-shot defenseman who can move the puck from the point with precision.
KevinHOST
It forces the opposition to respect the high slot more, opening up lanes for Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel.
NicoleHOST
[bell dings] But what about the penalty kill? Karlsson has been questioned in the past on his mobility.
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