740: Liam Maguire Joins Us to Discuss The Life and Times of Guy Lafleur
Habs legend Guy Lafleur passed away today at the age of 70. Liam Maguire joins us to remember one of the true all-time greats.

Habs legend Guy Lafleur passed away today at the age of 70. Liam Maguire joins us to remember one of the true all-time greats.
Tom Wilson throws one of the hardest, clean open ice hits we've ever seen. Alex Ovechkin joins Gretzky and Bossy in the exclusive Nine-Time 50 Goal Club. Did Ovechkin decline a Vegas penalty in that game? Knights head coach Pete DeBoer appears to be playing head games with goalie Robin Lehner. We discuss near perfect games by two of baseball's best. And a Texas college pitcher tackles an opponent right after he hits a home run.
The Sens win in Vancouver in a shootout; Sens ownership speculation and declaration of buyer interest; Matt Duchene Hits the 40 Goal mark – where did that come from? Marc-Andre Fleury might have come in handy for Vegas this season. The Flower says he'll return for one more year. Wimbledon bans players from Russia and Belarus. And a Colin Kaepernick update.
More morons coming at Tim Stutzle, this time in Seattle; Will Zdeno Chara retire at 45 or keep rolling? The anniversary of Wayne Gretzky's final game. The USFL cut a player because he didn't wanted pizza and not chicken salad? The NHL's best teams are flooring it as we head to the playoffs.
Today we discuss Carey Price's return to the lineup; The passing of Mike Bossy; DJ Smith Named an assistant coach for Team Canada at the Worlds; Keith Morrison narrates hit TV show; Macklemore and Marshawn Lynch buy into the Seattle Kraken.
We share a couple of Easter memories; The old Canadian sitcom Kids in the Hall launches the trailer today for their return to TV; We totally disagree on The Athletic's new article on Ottawa Senators' owner Eugene Melnyk; and why is the NHL handing out fines for flipping the bird?
We discuss Ottawa TV sportcasters of the past. With barely two weeks left in the NHL season, we discuss whether bad teams should be considering tanking for a better draft status. A woman upset with an NBA owner goes to the game and attempts to glue herself to the floor during a free throw attempt. Derek Carr gets a king's ransom to continue on as Raider quarterback. Is he worth over $40 million a season? Steve takes the high cost of housing to the next level.
Back pain is the worst. Owen Power makes his NHL debut. Evgenii Malkin gets 4 games for a gutless cross check on Mark Borowiecki. Nick Faldo gets flak for spoiling the best moment of the Masters. Stand up comedian Gilbert Gottfried passes away.
Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters; Evgenii Malkin's Gutless Cross-Check on Boro; Leaf fans try to shoe horn Auston Matthews into the NHL's exclusive "50 in 50" club after he scored 50 in a random span of 50 games. The Blue Jays are going to be seriously high event baseball.
Jimmy gets us up to speed on the Masters; The Masters concession stand prices are crazy low; Sens Fall to Nashville; Austin Watson shows leadership, picking up a rookie teammate who probably wanted to crawl into a hole and Austin Matthews Sets Leaf Goal Record
Our impressions of round one of the Masters. Some new anti-sign stealing technology as the Jays open the season Friday. The Sens host Nashville. Laser pointers at the World Cup. GM Doug Wilson leaves the Sharks.
Sens thump the Habs 6-3. Brendan Gallagher has the audacity to call someone ELSE out for diving?? The Sens appear to mens fences with OSEG. Will they eventually hook up on a downtown arena? We also talk Masters and more.
Tiger says he's going to play; Hideki hosts the Masters Dinner; Ryan Getzlaf is going to retire at season's end. It's hard to take Marion Hossa's retirement announcement seriously. We're growing weary of the constant demands for dramatic changes in the NHL. Why are you following the sport if there's so much of the sport you dislike?
After the PK Subban and Jay Beagle incidents, we discuss hockey's "Code" which is ever evolving. Tiger tweets out that he is a Game-Time decision at the Masters; and Twitter went crazy today, reacting to mere reports about Mike Bossy's health. One big account even reported the worst possible news and then deleted it. Being right is a million times more important than being first, especially when it comes to sensitive info like that.
Taylor Hall didn't even deserve a fine for his incident vs Toronto; Clayton Keller update; Kraft retires their peanut butter bears while Halifax goes crazy for Popeyes chicken.
Report says the Sens might play 5 games in Quebec City next season. Ottawa may also launch a joint World Junior bid with Quebec City. What a terrible time to align yourself with the most NHL-ready market. Also, we discuss the standard Leafs bias; Canada Soccer and Justin Bieber tunes up Habs fans at his Montreal concert.
Sens owner Eugene Melnyk passes away at 62. The NFL playoff overtime rules will change so both offences get a chance. But why does the regular season OT remain unchaged? Will Tiger Woods play at next week's Masters? Everyone is apologizing for the Oscars slap.
Will Smith "slaps the sh--" out of Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars after Rock told a G.I Jane joke about his wife's short hair. Team Canada's men's team beats Jamaica 4-0 to qualify for their first World Cup in 36 years! Why coaches like John Herdman will have a longer shelf life with their team than guys like Darryl Sutter. PIttsburgh pumps the Red Wings for 11 goals and the Sens sign highly touted prospect Jake Sanderson.
In this one we discuss what's grabbing us on Netflix right now, a great Ottawa Senators-Team Canada soccer doubleheader, Vegas has to take back Dadonov after trying to trade him to Anaheim, and a Montreal story suggests the Habs will have a quick painless rebuild. Good luck with all that. Despite the lack of an announcement, Phil Mickelson is clearly suspended by the PGA Tour right now. And an NCAA basketball player touches a cheerleader's chest on his way off the court.
If Claude Giroux is available this summer, maybe there IS a chance he signs with Ottawa. Brad Marchand isn't so sweet on the ice but he now has a sugar coated breakfast cereal called March Munch. Baseball players are starting to call out baseball owners who can't or don't come close to spending enough to even compete. Tyreek Hill is traded to Miami. and the Flames are suing their insurance company over COVID losses.
Phil Mickelson won't play at the Masters. Who's idea was that? His of the tour's? Did the Senators screw up when they traded Dadonov to Vegas last year? Huge Week for Canada Soccer. They need a win Thursday to qualify for the World Cup.
Today's topics: Slow dances in high school, mask mandates end, a few big fish reeled in on NHL trade deadline day; the Sens made a few moves; Matt Ryan was traded; a young NFL prospect rips his achilles and no one comes to help him; Troy Aikman has no idea why Fox let him walk and the boys wonder about a new show sponsor.
Claude Giroux will likely be traded, not joining the team for their trip to Ottawa. Jack Eichel Joins Walking Wounded in Vegas. Green Bay Trades Davante Adams. Adam Hadwin is heating up at the right time, leqding into the Masters.
Sens lose yet another key player to injury. Thomas Chabot will miss the rest of the year with a hand injury. Claude Giroux plays his 1000th game tonight and there's also a good chance it's his final game as a Flyer. His long time trainer Tony Greco jumps on to talk about Claude's career. The Habs deal away Chiarot, Some big Canadian curling rinks break up. And well wishes to Sportsnet's Jamie Campbell who announced he's battling cancer.
Suddenly, the Ottawa Senators are preparing for the rest of the season as if goalie Matt Murray won't be with them. Is it truly an injury or have both sides just had it with each other? What is going on? We talk about the passing of Islander Defenceman Jean Potvin and remember that day in 1980 when the Islanders began their dynasty. And Another Big Blue Jays acquisition. This time its A's third baseman Matt Chapman.
National League to Use DH Rule; Sens Lose Again; NHL trade deadline looms. Aaron Rodgers Gets 3 x $150M. Joe "Bucks" joins Troy Aikman at ESPN. And Russian players have to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine before they can play at Wimbledon.
We wonder whether the NHL should consider banning Russian players; Tom Brady will return next season, ending his long 2 month retirement. Auston Matthews vicious crosscheck on Rasmus Dahlin is only worth two games?
Jack Eichel mocks Buffalo Sabres fans after he returns to Buffalo, gets booed and loses the game. The Sens win again and Josh Norris just gets more and more expensive. A WNBA Star hasn't been heard from after being arrested in Russia. A 40 year cast member of Sesame Street passes away. And Jerry Jones is being sued by a woman who says he's her father.
Sens face Seattle in a rematch of the 1920 Stanley Cup. Despite some recent frustrating calls, we need less instant replay challenges, not more. Jim gives us some insight on the upcoming wedding of Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson. Dominik Hasek wants Russian NHL players out of the NHL until their country leaves Ukraine. He also wants them to donate salary to Ukraine.
Ontario to drop mask laws this month. Andy Murray is a great example for other pro athletes to follow. Aaron Rodgers to re-sign with Green Bay while Russell Wilson is traded to Denver. The Sens snap their skid with a very complete 4-1 victory in St. Louis. Auston Matthews has a hat trick and leads the league with 43 goals. Somehow, the 2nd best goal scorer is Rangers forward Chris Kreider with 38. Kreider has never have more than 28 before. And we try to figure out the lyrics to the Bugs Bunny t...