Adam Fantilli and Leo Carlsson talk NHL Draft

We have a couple of Big Time

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prospects. Joining us on the show here are Adam Fantilly and Leo Carlson. We thank you for coming on set. I know they arrived last night. What have they been doing? We will start with you. Um, yeah, we met, we went to dinner and then we went to play some world-class golf afterward and had a friendly competition there. It was good, who won? Will it be next? Yes, Will Smith won, oh, okay, very. I really like it and you two know each other because I would like you to play against each other at the World Juniors and I think you also played against each other at the World Championships.

What is it like now to be here with obviously big days ahead, just a In a couple of weeks I'll start with you Adam, it's been great, yes this is the first time we've met in person and we meet on the corner, maybe a couple Yes, exactly, but, yes, it's the first time. We met in person, it's going great, it's amazing to be able to relate to these guys, get to know them on a more personal level, um, yeah, it's been amazing, it's been amazing, how for you, Leo, yeah, I mean try it. trying to get used to the english language too, but yeah, yeah, it's been fun, like cool kids here, so yeah, it's been fun, yeah, he's got it pretty good according to that answer, swedish kids are always really smart, yeah , yeah, it was smarter than uh Sears, well that's most people, every one of which is not that low, that's a low bar for me, that's everyone, it's a low bar, but I know you came last night, many of you are getting to know each other. for the first time you go to dinner like it happens at this dinner, I know there are some guys in the league that are taking them and getting different experiences, but they do this, they all stand up and give three facts about themselves.

It's like what happens at these dinners Adam, um, yeah, I mean, we're getting to know each other like I said, um, we haven't had much content, they take you somewhere nice, let's go to dinner. It was amazing, I forget the name, it was Steakhouse, something from Steakhouse, yeah, okay, it was really really good, we kind of know each other, we're going to spend the next few months together, so we know each other. friends and enjoy it together, that's pretty much all we're trying to do there, just a fun dinner like that, yeah, they're united in their

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class, they're always united, people remember we have Jack Eichel playing here and we .

I always think of Jack Eichel and Connor McDavid because they came in at the same time, so things develop that way over time. Leo, I'll ask you because your father Kenneth played in the Swedish league for 10 years, he was a defender. I'm sure that helped you as you got older and started your own hockey career, yeah, I mean, he was a defensive defenseman, so he's the annoying type and I mean, I think you won the most panels, I mean , actually it is in a year. so yeah, yeah, I mean, yeah, he's, uh, no, he's helped me a lot as you guys get ready for the draft, obviously, it's something you've worked for your whole life, so you guys like to get to that spot. listen to a team Call Your Name get up and put the sweater over your head, how do you prepare for a moment like that?

How much do you think about what that means and the kind of journey you have to take to get to this point? It's a huge accomplishment, yes, something you think about your entire life and something you're chasing your entire junior and college minor hockey career. It's something you're trying to get to and the days that are coming are coming fast. and everyone we've

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ed to has given us good advice: you're trying to slow it down, enjoy it, enjoy it with your family, enjoy it with the people you love and all your friends, so that's what I'm going to try to do and I'm just trying to take advantage of all the experience as much as I can Leo doing homework with you you're someone you know like a lot of young players you have growth spurts and like if you're 15 and all of a sudden boom you grow six inches, you gain 30 pounds over time, what was that like? transition?

I know it's not always easy to grow in your body while you're in a leading competition, I mean, it was helpful, actually, I mean, how a difficult year there on my on my on the 16th I didn't like it didn't like it didn't like it grow at all yeah so I guess I let it grow like six inches in the summer so wow that was a big deal you can throw your weight around a little bit yeah exactly exactly right uh listen uh we appreciate you guys coming on set and chatting with us. I'm sure you've been asked the following question a million times, but I'll ask you both again for the first time. millionth and first time, just the player that you model your game after or that you grew up idolizing, like who were your favorite players growing up in Canada, there are a lot of players that are idols and Sidney Crosby and McKinnon and obviously those are Those are role models follow in all of hockey by the way they carry themselves off the rink, so those two guys are phenomenal to look at and the way Kachak has been playing throughout this entire playoff run has been phenomenal.

I think many players should try it. and emulate what he's doing in this career here, he's doing a lot of things right, that's for sure, yeah, since he was five, it's all been Crosby, do you remember the time you became a Sydney Crosby fan, actually It is not like this? I must have been about four, four or six years old, we were watching a highlight tape on YouTube, probably yeah, yeah, and then yeah, and then I was like I finally fell in love with it, yeah, I was there with a lot of people as a Canadian.

I have a lot of love for Sydney Crosby, well listen, congratulations guys, we appreciate you joining in, good luck, enjoy the game tonight, enjoy the experience. I know everyone tells you that, but try to stay in the moment and just enjoy everything. The advantages that come with being a great prospect. Thank you so much. Thank you.