We start our summer watchalong series, Kyle Okposo Eras, with our old friend and new Stanley Cup champion's first career NHL goal. Watch the game here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JDXdCbcxN8

We talk about whether 2008 was "a different time, how dreary and bleak rebuilds truly are, Tim Walz talk, and Dane Cook revisionism.

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