Andy McNamara takes the reins on the first Friday of the New Year! Ron MacLean, host of Hockey Night in Canada and co-host of Rogers Hometown Hockey, joins the show to chat about Sheldon Keefe’s start to his tenure with the Maple Leafs and the new-school era of coaching in today’s NHL (1:35).

Former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann weighs in on Washington’s hiring of Ron Rivera, the Cowboys’ decision to move on from Jason Garrett, and this weekend’s slate of Wild Card games (23:54).

Later, Joe Casciaro, NBA scribe for theScore, shares his thoughts on the Raptors’ loss to the Heat and Nick Nurse’s deployment of his current rotation (45:40).

Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith checks in to discuss the Blue Jays’ revamped starting rotation and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s off-season to date (1:05:29).

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