Jeff Blair Show

George Rusic hosts: Sportsnet's Starting Lineup extends their show by a few minutes (0:50); Capitals TV voice Joe Beninati discusses Washington's forcing of a Game 7 against the Lightning (11:05); At The Letters' Ben Nicholson-Smith on the Blue Jays off of a weekend sweep at the hands of the Oakland A's, and the incoming Shohei Ohtani & Angels (31:24); IndyCar driver Sebastien Bourdais on Sunday's Indianapolis 500, and the recent one-year anniversary of his qualifying crash at Indianapolis that cost him the majority of his 2017 season (45:30); Leafs Nation's Gord Stellick on the departures of Lou Lamoriello & Mark Hunter from the Maple Leafs' front office (56:28); Raptors TV voice Matt Devlin on the team's ongoing coaching search, and the blowout-filled NBA Conference Finals thus far (1:15:53).

SN590's own Ben Wagner talks to Jeff about the Athletics doubling up the Jays, Sanchez' struggles (5:16); SN's Michael Grange discusses where the next Raptors head coach could come from and what that could mean for the team (33:47); SN's Jeff Marek previews the 2018 Memorial Cup (46:57); SN590's Gord Stellick talks the Stanley Cup Playoffs (54:36); English soccer commentator Martin Tyler talks the FA Cup Final being held on the same day and in the same city as the Royal Wedding (1:08:57).

Renaud Lavoie, NHL insider for TVA Sports, discusses the Vegas Golden Knights' win over the Winnipeg Jets, including Marc-Andre Fleury's amazing game (4:35); Chris Leroux, former MLB pitcher & guest co-host of Blue Jays Talk, chats more about Joey Votto's comments and touches on JA Happ's best outing of the season in the Jays' 12-1 win over the Mets (29:20); Jon Morosi, Insider for the MLB Network, is moonlighting for the NHL Network, talks the Winnipeg/Vegas series, which he is covering down in Vegas on his birthday (43:20); Matt Devlin, Raptors PxP man, talks the NBA Conference Finals, including the Rockets' big time G2 response vs. the Warriors (1:08:57)

NHL Network's Brian Lawton discusses the 4-2 Lightning win over the Capitals, and looks ahead to Game 3 of VGK-WPG down in Sin City (6:29); ESPN Investigative Reporter TJ Quinn talks the Robinson Cano suspension and what led to it (24:52); SN.ca's Ben Nicholson-Smith talks the Joey Votto comments, and the Blue Jays bringing up Danny Barnes (47:31); Yahoo! Sports' Michael Lee talks the Celtics going up 2-0 on the Cavaliers, and how pretty much no one can beat the Warriors four out of seven games (1:11:16).

SN590's own Todd Hlushko gives Jeff some thoughts on Vegas tying the series in Winnipeg, and how the way the Golden Knights built their team could change things around the NHL (3:06); Law professor Marc Edelman discusses the landmark decision by the Supreme Court regarding sports gambling (25:40); Glenn Healy talks the Golden Knights wanting to close out the series at home if they can get things rolling, and the Capitals looking to improve on an already terrific start (45:37); Jeff takes your calls on the state of the Raptors (70:01).

SN590's Eric Smith talks the Raptors, including Dwane Casey's firing, and who will replace him between potential rookie and veteran head coaches (6:22); Jeff takes your calls on the Raptors (27:34); Chris Johnston discusses the two Conference Finals series, and focuses on what Tampa Bay needs to do to stay afloat (47:00); Peter Drury gives us an update on Premier League action as the season winds down, and what's to come this offseason (72:21).

The Toronto Maple Leafs name Kyle Dubas their new GM, we get analysis from TVA Sports' Renaud Lavoie (5:18), NHL on Sportsnet's John Shannon (26:05), Leafs Nation's Gord Stellick (43:22), and Hockey Central's Nick Kypreos (1:33:17); Jeff gets fired up about the breaking news of the Toronto Raptors firing head coach Dwane Casey (1:48:02); Sportsnet NBA columnist Michael Grange on the Raptors' announcement (1:50:20); Hockey Central's Daren Millard won't let us forget that the Winnipeg Jets are on to the Western Conference Finals (2:05:00)!

Jeff provides his thoughts on Wednesday's season-ending media availabilities from Raptors head coach Dwane Casey & president Masai Ujiri (0:47); Sportsnet Blue Jays analyst Pat Tabler on the Blue Jays' bounceback win over the Mariners (5:42); Raptors broadcaster Eric Smith on Casey and Ujiri's season-ending remarks, and what the organization could do going forward (24:22); NHL on Sportsnet's Cassie Campbell-Pascall previews Game 7 between the Predators and Jets (49:56); Sportsnet's John Molinaro on Toronto FC's Wednesday loss to Seattle Sounders FC (1:07:33).

James Paxton becomes the first Canadian to throw an MLB no-hitter on Canadian soil (1:06); Blue Jays Central's Joe Siddall discusses the historic night at Rogers Centre, and the rest of the takeaways from Tuesday's Blue Jays-Mariners game (6:13); Indiana University Associate Professor of Business Law & Ethics Nathaniel Grow discusses the joint MLB-MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy and how it applies to Roberto Osuna's situation (35:16); Sportsnet's Michael Grange discusses what we can expect from the Raptors moving into the off-season (47:34); 680 CJOB Winnipeg Sports Director Kelly Moore discusses the Jets ahead of tomorrow's Game 7 in Nashville (1:18:18).

Jeff delves into the end of the Raptors' season, and whether much of the blame should be placed on both Masai Ujiri & Dwane Casey (1:07); Raptors radio analyst Paul Jones on the end of the season, and what's next for the team (8:04); What happened against Cleveland, and where do the Raptors go from here? (25:09); Capitals TV voice Joe Beninati on Alex Ovechkin's squad finally slaying Sidney Crosby & the Penguins (1:0:5:36); At The Letters' Ben Nicholson-Smith on the Blue Jays heading into their homestand, and on the always-accelerating Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hype train (1:19:14).