Page 10 of The Trade Deadline
[Transcript from an Instagram Reel featured on @bmorebluecrabsnhl. During the reel, players are walking from the locker rooms towards the practice rink. They’re stopped at the door to the ice, a microphone appearing from off screen.]
Caption: It’s that time of year! The preseason has started and your Blue Crabs are hard at work. Today at practice, we asked them some very important questions #crabcrew
Narrator: What’s your favorite color?
Jake Campbell, Right Wing and Team Captain: Blue.
Pierre Laurent, Right Wing and Alternate Captain: Blue.
Pavel Vlasic, Defenseman and Alternate Captain: Red.
Lars Nilsson, Center: Green.
Vladislav Voronin, Goalie: Blue.
RJ Russell, Center: Uhm…
Narrator: Do you need me to repeat the question?
RJ Russell, laughing: No, it’s just…this is a lowball question and I’m going to be the annoying guy who says I don’t have one.
Narrator, also laughing: Yeah, it’s only worse from here.
RJ Russell: Do I have to pick one?
Narrator: Yes!
RJ Russell: Uh…what’s everyone else saying?
Narrator: I can’t tell you that!
RJ Russell: They’re saying blue, aren’t they? Boring, man. I’ll go with…red.
[The video shows a summary of the players’ answers next to an image of their face, then starts over with a new question.]
Narrator: What’s your favorite sport that isn’t hockey?
Jake Campbell: Football.
Pierre Laurent: Baseball.
Pavel Vlasic: Soccer.
Lars Nilsson: Soccer.
Vladislav Voronin: Soccer.
RJ Russell: Like to play or to watch?
Narrator, laughing: Either.
RJ Russell: I like to watch football but I’d rather play basketball.
[Another summary screen before the process starts again.]
Narrator: What’s your favorite seafood?
Jake Campbell: Crab.
Pierre Laurent: Sushi.
Pavel Vlasic: Crab cakes.
Lars Nilsson: Crawfish. They’re my favorite. Anything with crawfish.
Vladislav Voronin: Pozharsky.
RJ Russell, pointing at the camera: Crab rangoons.
[Another summary screen, then the final round of questions.]
Narrator: What’s your favorite animal?
Jake Campbell: Dog.
Pierre Laurent: Dog.
Pavel Vlasic: Dog.
Lars Nilsson: I’ve always liked cats. We had a pet cat when I was a kid but…but never anything else.
Vladislav Voronin: Lion.
RJ Russell: This feels a little bit like a cruel question after that last one. Like I’m supposed to say crabs, right? But I just said I like to eat crabs, so I just…I feel a little set up.
Narrator: Like you trusted me?—
RJ Russell: Yeah, I trusted you, and you just pulled the rug out from under me. But I’ll go crabs. Gotta respect the claw.
[A final summary page that fades into a Blue Crabs logo.]