Jeff chats with Aaron Portzline about Mike Babcock’s imminent hire in Columbus, how it was received by some of the players and what this hire means for Jarmo Kekalainen’s future. Keith Jones looks back on one coach that helped his career, how Florida was affected by rust after the first period in Game One and how Nic Hague is getting under the skin of opposing players. We hear from Ryan Smith and his appearance on the 32 Thoughts Podcast discussing his interest in bringing an NHL team to Salt Lake City. Eric Engels weighs in on Cole Caufield’s extension, why it was a win for Montreal to get him signed for the term and total they did, as well as the idea of the Habs taking Matvei Michkov at pick # 5.

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