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All-Star night in the majors, so we’ve got an all-star show for you! 

The Pat Down breaks down the amount of dough Zach Parise and Ryan Suter will put in their pockets, after the Minnesota Wild bought out both of their former stars on Tuesday. 

Kevin Allen from Hockey Buzz follows and explains how he could see Suter heading to a contending team, despite his lack of production this year, he could still see a team taking a chance on Parise as a secondary scoring option, expands on the career of Pekka Rinne, and gives his thoughts on how Ron Francis can put together a competitive team in the Kraken’s inaugural season. 

Canucks reporter Patrick Johnston from Post Media follows Hashtags - the best ands worst of Twitter, and speculates on whether or not the Abbotsford AHL team will adopt the Canucks nickname, if he thinks a buyout of Jake Virtanen is as good as done, and wonders if managements expectations for this season are higher than the fan bases. 

The Price is Right focuses in on Premier John Horgan who despite saying otherwise in the past, stated today that World Cup games aren’t off the table in Vancouver come 2026.

Adnan Virk from the MLB Network joins next to discuss All-Star week in the majors, whether he thinks the home run derby rules need some tweaking, what he thinks the Blue Jays need to do at the trade deadline, and who he thinks are the top World Series contenders are.

J-Pat looks for a sizzler on his final day of Hot Take. We wrap the show with all the Errors & Omissions. 

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Back from the weekend with a very special announcement to kick off the show. 

The Pat Down reveals J-Pat’s next step with his career. 

Manuel Veth from Transfer Markt follows the Pat Down and tells us how penalty kicks in soccer have a unique science, questions the choices Gareth Southgate made for his penalty kick shooters, what he thinks went wrong outside of Wembley Stadium, why this is a very important season for Alphonso Davies, what he’s hearing about the Whitecaps designated players they’re looking to bring in, and where he sees Lionel Messi playing next year.

John Shannon follows Hashtags - the best and worst of Twitter, and tells us why he doesn’t think it’s a big deal that some of the Lightning players are flaunting the fact that the team was $18 million dollars over the salary cap, speculates on what could be announced by the Predators tomorrow, breaks down what the Oilers were thinking with the Duncan Keith trade, and tells us who he thinks Tampa will lose from its Stanley Cup winning roster. 

Price is Right takes a look at the hires and trades around the NHL and wonders if perhaps this offseason Jim Benning can play the role of the fleecer and not the one that gets fleeced. 

Pierre McGuire follows Ask J-Pat and tells us how the job with the Senators came together, why he welcomes those that challenge his opinion on analytics, and how far the Sens are away from being a playoff team.

We read all the memos in Memo To. The show wraps up with all the Errors & Omissions. 

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Last show of the week and we go out with a bang! 

The Pat Down gives kudos to the new kids on the NHL block, the Seattle Kraken, praising how they’ve handled business so far.

Our Friday Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal follows Hashtags - the best and worst of Twitter, and tells us that he doesn’t think the Canucks will be quick to buyout a player until they’ve exhausted every other avenue, whether or not the Kraken would be interested in Braden Holtby, tells us that there is nothing to the Canucks delaying the Abbotsford AHL unveiling to next week, what’s happening with the Canucks UFA’s, and why he doesn’t think the Canucks would be interested in Vladimir Tarasenko.

The Price is Right looks at the sexual assault cases that have crept into the NHL, wondering why these investigations are not being taken more seriously from the league and the teams that had these alleged assaults happened on their watches. 

We head to Toronto next to talk to Mark Roe on Wimbledon, as Canadian Denis Shapovalov fell in the semis to Novak Djokovic. Roe expands on the loss, but also touches on tennis in Canada as a whole.

We play Hot Take for the final time this week. The show concludes with all the Errors & Omissions. 

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The day after the Stanley Cup gets awarded and we’ve got a jam packed show. 

The Pat Down takes a look at how stacked the Tampa Bay Lightning are now and moving forward. 

Lightning Insider Erik Erlendsson follows and tells us how the Bolts were able to win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, how they’re going to handle the salary cap this offseason, and who might shakeout from the Bolts’ roster. 

Canucks insider Thomas Drance follows Hashtags - the best and worst of Twitter, and explains why he doesn’t feel that the Lightning are a dynasty just yet, how close the Canucks are to the Canadiens, why he feels that Tampa won’t be able to three-peat next year, shoots down the rumour that the Canucks are back in on Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who he sees as buyout candidates for the Canucks and what he’s hearing about the Canucks looking to trade Nate Schmidt.

The Price is Right looks at teams like the Montreal Canadiens who despite a heater of run to the Stanley Cup final, usually don’t reach the mountain top. 

Former EPL player and Irish international Kevin Kilbane follows Tell Me I’m Wrong and gives his thoughts on Euro 2020, stating how the tournament has lived up to its billing.

The boys debate whether or not the Tampa Bay Lightning should be consider a dynasty on Take 5. 

The show wraps with all the Errors & Omissions. 

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Big day in the world of sports with so much to unpack. 

The Pat Down wonders if we’re witnessing the demise of Roger Federer’s spectacular career, after the 20-time Grand Slam winner bowed out in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon today.

Tennis insider John Horn follows and talks about how Denis Shapovalov’s game has taken a step forward, why Felix Auger Aliassime struggles when he goes deep in tournaments, and whether or not he feels that Federer is nearing the end. 

Craig Button follows and tells us that he will start believing in the Canadiens if they can pull off a win in game 5, why he isn’t concerned about Tyler Toffoli’s lack of scoring, where he feels top goalie prospect Jesper Wallstedt could end up in the draft, and why he feels that top-10 draft prospect forward Kent Johnson can play centre in the NHL. 

The Price is Right wonders why soccer struggles to find its footing in North America.

TSN CFL insider Farhan Lalji joins next and tells us why the CFL and the XFL couldn’t find the common ground together to merge the two leagues, why he thinks that going to four downs is not necessarily the key to growing the CFL, and tells us what’s happening with the BC Lions sale.

Blake looks to get a sizzler on Hot Take Wednesday. We wrap up the show with all the Errors & Omissions. 

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