Looks like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is a thing; "Traylor?" "Swilce?" The Sens have a new owner making all the right moves; Mike Babcock, Coaches and Power; Aaron Rodgers hopes to play again this year.
We discuss week one in the NFL that had a lot of out with the old and in with the new; Aaron Rodgers off and running (we recorded this just hours before he suffered his injury); Chiefs lose opening night at home to Detroit; Terry Bradshaw has a rough start; Matt Ryan gets chirped in his debut; the US Open goes to the Joker; Jimmy asks NHL alumni what they think of Connor Bedard. Jim falls for senior citizen scams.
The passing of musician Jimmy Buffett and NHL defenceman Bryan Maxwell provokes a discussion about how we'd spend our days after getting the worst possible medical diagnosis. How is Connor Bedard already ranked higher than Sidney Crosby? A bizarre incident in women's golf. A new pro Women's hockey league is here. Is this the one that will finally catch on?
Jim bought something unique online. We get into political correctness, which has taken the air out of Jimmy's tires. Auston Matthews big new deal isn't what inspires us. And much more
Craig Anderson apparently plans to sign a one-day contract with Ottawa to retire a Senator. Austin Watson finds a new NHL home…maybe. We may soon have true best-on-best international hockey. Auston Matthews stays put for four years. When it comes to players who are age 22 and under, the Sens are ranked 7th in the NHL. And Marian Hossa's goodbye game
We discuss how Amazon is going to own everything soon, including their own NFL TV ratings. The NHL is looking at an international hockey event in 2025, and then alternating Olympic participation and World Cups every two years. Tyler Toffoli wasn't fond of Darryl Sutter's mind games in Calgary. AI helps to get rid of awful Zoom quality audio.
Jim's buddy gets two hole-in-ones in the same round. Phil Mickelson and Gambling, and the future of Fighting in Hockey
We discuss Bryson DeChambeau's 58; the exciting debut of the Davis Schneider in Toronto; the big fight between Cleveland and the White Sox; the bizarre suspension of a Baltimore Orioles announcer for mentioning the club's poor recent record against Tampa; the Erik Karlsson trade and more...
Vladimir Tarasenko signs for less in Ottawa and fires his agent. Player agents don't always bat 1000. Jimmy talks about the time his own agent tuned him up. Jim has a weird plant in his hotel room. Ray Romano's unusual movie choices.
We consider renaming the show "That's news to Jim." Once we get Jim up to speed on ChatGPT, we mess around with it a little, letting it write our new show intro. Brooke Henderson shoots a 29, the best front nine in majors history. We talk about year-round training for sports and how Gretzky's "try other sports in the summer" isn't realistic anymore. Not if you want to make the NHL.
Jim fails to break 100 at his favourite hometown golf tournament. Brian Harman wins the British Open. The REDBLACKS win again. Lionel Messi makes a great first impression.
We've got your general silliness and hoopla, plus the latest on the NHL, including Alex DeBrincat, Michael Andlauer, summer hockey, and the future of Hockey Night in Canada.
We get a little off the rails in this one. Jim talks about shmoozing his future wife at Gretzky's wedding. Steve talks about his current addiction to sausages. The new NHL maximum salary for one year is about seven times more than Guy Lafleur earned in his 17-year career. Bob Cole turns 90 and much more!
Steve and Jim discuss the layoffs and station shutdowns at Bell Media and TSN 1200. Jim marvels at online shopping. We also discuss an amazing week of golf, with a Canadian winning the Canadian Open and then a relative unknown holding off Rory McIlroy to win the US open.
Jim tries out his stand-up comedy material for Steve who has to delete almost all of it. We get into the PGA Tour's merger with LIV Golf. We discuss the Stanley Cup Final. A Vegas business tries to provide extra incentives for the Golden Knights. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a couple of controversial acquisitions.
Jim is in the middle of an emotional eulogy when he suddenly gets rudely cut off by the unlikeliest of people. We get into some NHL GM and coaching changes; the Stanley Cup Final is set and we both like Florida and we discuss the TV series Ted Lasso as it says farewell this week.
We get into the Sens Ownership saga, Michael Block's Wild PGA Ride; the Florida Panthers Shocking NHL Playoff Ride; and how the Leafs may regret their emotional breakup with Kyle Dubas.
Ryan Reynolds is apparently out of the running for Ottawa Senators ownership. We discuss the weak suspension after Leon Draisaitl was slashed and how Connor McDavid was the guy who had to stick up for his linemate. That has us pining for old school hockey again, which the players never complained about. Jim is excited about his new vacuum purchase. We get into the bland new design of the Canadian passport. And much more.
Jim recaps his weekend emcee gig in Metcalfe, where he got pelted with mushrooms; Another Tiger Woods Romance Goes Sideways; Snoops Dogg Wants the Senators; King Charles officially takes over; Evander Kane hits a guy when he's down, and the 3 NHL coach of the year candidates from last year are gone.
Jim is in town to host an event called Shroomfest, which leads to a story of doing the other kind of shrooms. Steve is bummed about the Leafs winning and Aaron Rodgers leaving his Packers for the Jets. Rick Bowness rips his team right after their elimination and Ryan Reynolds' group is apparently putting in an offer for the Ottawa Senators worth over one billion dollars.
We're Talking NHL Playoffs, Mostly Oilers and Leafs. The Reality of Being a Referee. Maybe the league should stop showing slow motion replace to viewers and allow them to see it the way officials do. The Playoffs Remind US How Bland the Regular Season Can Be. Steve bets that if the NHL went to 50 games, they'd lose money in the short term but make it back in the long run.
Jim is finally getting a good night's sleep, although the cure for his insomnia seems fairly obvious. The NHL regular season winds down with some great races and now we have some great the playoff matchups starting next week. Blue Jays fans in the outfield are getting a little rowdy with opponents.
We gets into the 2023 Masters. Jon Rahm Wins The Masters; LIV Tour members Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson finish tied for second. Should Tiger Woods Ride a Cart? Steve gets crushed on NHL Twitter over not being a fan of using emergency backup goalies when you're winning 7-1 and the starter isn't hurt.
Brooks Koepka's well hydrated tirade at a Florida Panthers game. Memories of being fired. Blue Jays opening day! Georgia Tech football head coach makes an emotional plea after another school shooting.
After the World Baseball Classic, hockey fans start asking again, "Why is there no true best on best in hockey?" Canada Cup, World Cup, Olympics...anything! And Alex Ovechkin now has more 40 goals seasons than anyone...including Wayne Gretzky who played when goals were way easier to come by.
Jim's not sure anymore about the potential of the LIV Golf Tour but he does love Adele. We discuss the bizarre Lars Eller goal in the Colorado-Ottawa game. The latest ownership bid on the Senators is said to be $900 million. The James Reimer controversy over not wearing a pride jersey in warmups. Daniel Briere's son pushes a wheelchair down the stairs at a pub. Is his apology enough? We discuss what we think of trying to ban fighting in the QMJHL.
The Sens playoff push now rests on the shoulders of two rookie goaltenders. ESPN hosts think hockey doesn't count, which won't go over well at ESPN – one of the NHL broadcast rights holders. Offside challenges remain terrible and especially on overtime winning goals. Baseball's pitch clock will take some times to get used to.
This week, we discuss the overhyping of the NHL trade deadline. We talk about the Chychrun to Ottawa deal. We discuss how the media today has lost its primary purpose, ignoring public service and following a path to money and views instead. Connor McDavid gets 50 goals in just 61 games. We glance at the new MLB rules which put the game on the clock. Aaron Rodgers is out of his dark retreat and we actually cut him a little slack. And we get into our latest TV binges, including 1923.
We talk about Chris Neil's Retirement Night, we address the trolls who are whining about it. It also leads to a discussion on fighting. With all the trade talk, we get into the Gretzky traded. Jim has a unique spin on things because he was beside Gretzky almost the entire day. And we update the LIV Golf tour which will be alllowed to compete at the majors
We talk all things Super Bowl as the Chiefs win 38-35. The Sens are down to zero NHL goalies…and it's looking good so far. Ryan Reynolds finds his Ottawa Senator ownership sugar daddy. Are the Oilers all in on Erik Karlsson? Canadian women's nation soccer team calls their labour dispute with Canada Soccer "pretty disgusting."
