The Seattle Kraken roster is taking shape. All the picks for their NHL Expansion Draft leaked out ahead of time. Carey Price Stays in Montreal. Was it a side deal or was Seattle really not interested. Sens goalie prospect Joey Daccord is a Kraken; and the Olympics Are Underway as our women's soccer team ties host Japan at 1.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos tries to keep up with the Jones, spending 20 million per minute to take a 10 minute space ride. Steve is dealing with NHL Draft Preview Overload; the Olympic Bubble Has Already Broken in Japan. And the Manning brothers will give us a new way to watch NFL games on TV.
As usual, the latest NHL Expansion team has a lot to pick from in the expansion draft this week. A far cry from what Ottawa had in 1992. Carey Price is available for god's sake. Seattle has to take him, don't they? Colin Morikawa is the British Open champion. Two majors in 8 tries and claims to have a way of channeling nerves into energy and excitement. Vladdy has 31 homers already with almost half a season still to go. Anti-sex beds in the olympic village have athletes chuckling.
Is Habs captain Shea Weber gone for the year? Has he maybe played his last game? More on Pierre McGuire; Canadian on British Open Leaderboard
British Open is Here! We talks about our picks and the course conditions. Is Brooks vs Bryson Getting Tired? We discuss that and how this whole thing got started in the first place. Patrik Laine Tells Off the Wrong Guy. Did Montreal's long run maybe cost Luke Richardson coaching opportunities?
Steve gets a lesson on using booster cables. Habs didn't need to spend what they did to get Ducharme on board; Is Marc Bergevin going to be back with Habs next season? Tampa Bay puts huge dents in the Stanley Cup. You won't believe the adversity Brooks Koepka has to play through this week at the British Open
Some golf stories; We're not big on all star games. Senators hire Pierre McGuire as GM Pierre Dorion's right hand man. We're not big on all star games. We discuss Tampa's Stanley cup boat parade. Oilers trade for Duncan Keith - an aging, 3-time Cup winner in Chicago.
Italy defeats England in penalties to win Euro 2020; Random Fan wanders onto tee at the Scottish Open, takes a club out of Rory McIlroy's bag and takes a few practice swings. Does golf have a security problem? The NHL begins Marketing to New Audiences, hiring a 19 year old Tik Tok influencer as a special advisor.
Tampa Bay Wins the Cup and Gary Bettman inserts himself into the celebration. In victory, Nikita Kucherov rips the Habs and their fans. A state of emergency in Japan. No fans allowed. Are the Summer Olympics in Jeopardy Again?
Denis Shapovalov makes the Wimbledon Semis but Novak Djokovic is waiting for him. 100M champion Sha'Carri Richardson is left completely off the Olympic team after positive marijuana test. The CFL is a month away and Edmonton's choice of the name "Elks" still isn't growing on us.
The Habs stay alive for one more game. Ron MacLean gets grief for not publicly asking Gary Bettman about the current Chicago Blackhawks allegations. We have two Canadians in the mens singles' quaretrfinals! Lebron James interrupts his son's game to tune up the game's courtside PA announcer. Bruce Springsteeen's daughter is going to the Olympics and Jimmy is moving on up to the white tees.
Matiss Kivlenieks, Latvian goalie for the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on the 4th of July as a result of trauma to the chest caused by the explosion of a fireworks mortar. We also discuss the Blue Jays, the all-star game, our triple A baseball days and the Hot Dog Eating Record Falls.
Habs Try to Avoid Sweep, Why would anyone consider not starting Carey Price? Pat Maroon could win his third straight Cup. Corey Perry could lose his second straight. Should Pot Still Be Banned at Olympics?
We get a visit from our old TSN pal Gordie Wilson. We talk about some of the hottest Ottawa Senators issues, including Brady Tkachuk's next deal, Jack Capuano being blocked by the Sens from interviewing for a head coaching job. We look at Seattle's New Head Coach; And why is referee Chris Lee officiating both series?
Most surprising NHL playoff run ever? The 2021 Habs are in the discussion. Jim's chiropractic adventures. Chris Phillips leaves the Sens organization and opts not to say why. And, after some forced time off, Redblacks star receiver Brad Sinopoli calls it a career.
Can the Islanders Rebound from an 8-0 Loss? The First Transgender Olympic Athlete will be competing in women's weightlifting; Wildest Fan Moments
Mackenzie Hughes didn't quite have it on the final day of the US Open. We discuss the collapses and the streakers. We also get into the many storylines of the Habs and Golden Knights including the terrible o officiating so far.
Vegas-Montreal discussion, flipping to Robin Lehner; Canada's Mackenzie Hughes takes a serious run at the US Open; Father's Day and more.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. could win the AL Triple Crown but he's probably still not the MVP. Jays starter Ross Stripling tears a stripling off a teammate. Jason Spezza is Back as a Leaf; Steve remembers Frank Bonner who played Herb Tarlek on the classic TV show WKRP.
The US Open is here. The PG dropped the ball not pairing Brooks Koepka and Bryson Dechambeau. Charlie Montoyo sounds off as the Blue Jays Bullpen Woes continue; Canada and World Cup Qualifying going farther now than they have in 25 years.
Habs Lose Game One. Government tweet describes Montreal as Canada's Team. Serenity now. Montreal's Mayor makes the lamest hockey bet ever. The Rangers hire Gerard Gallant as head coach. Still no love for Mark Messier who seemed to be campaigning for a Ranger gig last month. We'll tell you about our EG Golf contest. The US Open starts tomorrow at Winged Foot. Phil Mickelson is 51 today. He won't contend...will he? Charles Barkley really dislikes politically correct Jon Stewart joins Stephen Colbe...
The CFL plans to returns August 5th as they hoped. The question is will any fans be allowed at the games? And will they get into bed with the XFL? Vladimir Guerrero Junior has both MVP and Triple Crown hopes. We also have some praise for Dan Schulman and Buck Martinez but not so much for the Sportsnet hockey intermission.
The Islanders win Game one vs Tampa. Habs are heavy underdogs vs Vegas. Pageau and Stone in the Cup Final would basically be The Regret Bowl in Ottawa. Gregg Kennedy is in for Jim.
We start out with some fishing stories; a Jets fans gets beaten up by Habs fans for wearing a Winnipeg jersey to the game; Islanders join Tampa and Montreal in round 3: Sean Avery makes a "cameo."
Mark Scheifele is a little shy on accountability. Memories of gym class and high jump competitions. What the best sport that doesn't get nearly the love it should? Steve hates when people say the Habs are Canada's team.
The Habs are flying again. Feeling good for Marc Bergevin who's been second guessed at every turn. Guy Lafleur looks amazing. Aaron Rodgers is officially a holdout, skipping mandatory workouts today. Jimmy's eating too much
Jon Rahm has a 6 stroke lead and is asked to leave the tourney due to a positive COVID test. Just shy of Wimbledon, Naomi Osaka withdraws from another tournament. Vegas and Colorado is scary good. So is Nathan MacKinnon, especially when you consider how much money he's leaving on the table to help keep his team as competitive as possible. Is he smart or crazy? And when do we start believing the Habs are for real?
We discuss best games we've been to and ones we wish we'd attended and end up all over the map, even getting all emotional about our Dads. We discuss favourite TV, concerts and bars.
Steve's pumped to not be cheering for Montreal anymore as Habs and Jets get going. Wayne Gretzky gets another big deal with an online betting outfit. Babe Ruth card sold for $6 million.
Edmonton will go with the nickname Elks this season, assuming there is one. The Leafs need more hard skill and fewer wise elders. Kevin Pillar is activated after having his sinuses caved in by a fastball just two weeks ago! and Steve can't believe they continue to allow a current car commercial to air on national TV.
