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On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by Jens Dietrich and guest Jake Collier (A K A ObiwanJakolby (you can follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ObiWanJakolby or Twitch: https://t.co/Wu8Q19LX32?amp=1) as they discuss the return of Free Radical studios and the Timesplitters IP. Will it simply be remasters and try to do another one of those games, or are they going to try to modernize it? Will the nostalgia play actually pay off? The crew seems mixed on it for sure.

You can also now watch the podcast on video as well:  https://youtu.be/P804_0KwReA 

The Last Word on Habs Pod is brought to you by the Last Word on Sports Network. Co-hosted by the LWOH Montreal Canadiens team manager Connor Lapalme and Johannes Wheeldon, it is a weekly look at the Habs and features guests from the Last Word on Sports community and others. Join us for smart takes, controversial opinions, and news you can use about the Montreal Canadiens.

It's been two games into the Habs playoff matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The good news is the series is tied at 1-1. The bad news is some concerning issues from the Habs regular season are seeping into the playoffs.

The Habs took game one, although the big story was a scary injury to Leafs Captain John Tavares. It was a fluke play but Tavares is out for the series with a concussion. Both Connor and Johannes wish Tavares a speedy recovery. Unfortunately, the injury took on a life of its own in some circles of the media. The guys touch on the irresponsibility of some media outlets of tapping into rage culture and trying to create an issue where there was none.

Game two the Leafs came out much better. The Habs did themselves no favors by taking four straight (almost back-to-back) penalties in the second period. There was also a bizarre coaches challenge that further put the Habs on the back foot, especially since it seems like it was Habs GM making the call on the review. The game was also marred by questionable officiating.

All this and Habs roster moves, fixing the power play, long-term plans, game three expectations, and much much more.

TUNE IN!

Thanks to Ethan Meixsell, Topher Mohr and Alex Elena, and Silent Partner for their musical contributions to the Last Word on Habs Pod.

The Last Word on Habs Podcast is brought to you by the Last Word on Sports Network. Co-hosted by the Montreal Canadiens team managers Connor Lapalme and Johannes Wheeldon, it is a weekly look at the Habs, news, notes, arguments, and aspirations. It features guests from the Last Word on Sports community.

Johannes Wheeldon is a father, author, college professor, and criminal justice consultant. Mostly he is a Habs fan with plenty of opinions. Contact him on Twitter @justicelawdev.

Connor Lapalme is a writer and editor of the Last Word on Hockey. A passionate Hockey and Habs fan, Connor is never afraid to share his opinion. Contact him on Twitter @Connor_Lapalme.

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Alex and Chace are back for another week. This week, they look at the first games of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and why they have been some of the best hockey shown in a very long time. However, they first take a look at David Quinn being fired and Ryan Lindgren being extended by the New York Rangers. From there, they also take a look at the Jeff Blashill extension and what it means going forward.

The guys switch gears to all of the chaos that has taken place so far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and what else is to come with the North Division about to get underway. Discussing injuries and some questionable lineup decisions, is there any way for the underdogs to win? Finally, the guys discuss Jim Benning and his tenure with the Canucks. Whether or not he should come back and frankly, why he has done a poor job. Tune in for all of this and more, with the MnM Hockey Podcast!

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by fellow W2M staffer and host of Chapter Select, Randy Isbelle, and a special guest from the Burn Out Brighter Podcast, Matt (you can follow Matt and the show at https://twitter.com/burnout_matt). Matt is also part of the Kinda Funny Best Friends Creators Network, (which we are also now part of), (you can follow the network at or if you are a creator, streamer, or podcaster go join the discord as well (https://discord.gg/SWyd5eNM)

Timestamps:  

How is Everyone Doing (1:35):  

Getting to know Matt from the Burn Out Brighter Podcast (8:15)

Games or Game Franchises We’ve Never Played (15:45)

Games We Are Playing:  

Resident Evil Village (28:50) (Randy)

Returnal (33:10) (Matt & Marc)

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (34:20) (Matt & Marc)

New Pokemon Snap (41:40) (Matt & Randy)

Major Topics:  

IGN and Game Informer’s fight their corporations in support of Palestine (46:05)

Starfield is Exclusive to Xbox and PC (51:00)

Ubisoft Doing More With Free to Play (1:09:45)

PlayStation Time:  The new Dualsense controllers, PSVR 2 Leaks, what PlayStation could do at E3 2021, what are some of their “15 Games” being developed for PS5 (1:17:35)

Headlines:  

Google says Stadia is doing “just fine” (1:01:40)

Could Steam come to consoles (1:06:00)

The End and Upcoming Games:  (1:53:20)

Links:  

The Burn Out Brighter Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-burn-out-brighter-podcast/id1478742328

https://open.spotify.com/show/1EDuh7pUJC3PRKPBjNzbhU?si=pU-ONi5tSASFMblN1wXKPQ 

Kinda Funny Best Friends Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CreatorKfbf

Support Palestine:  https://t.co/SiWgXP0Q29?amp=1 

https://t.co/PSkhguxDOI?amp=1 

Gamespot’s Tamoor Hussain Video: https://youtu.be/g9F4trpHzKo

The Last Word on Habs Pod is brought to you by the Last Word on Sports Network. Co-hosted by the LWOH Montreal Canadiens team manager Connor Lapalme and Johannes Wheeldon, it is a weekly look at the Habs and features guests from the Last Word on Sports community and others. Join us for smart takes, controversial opinions, and news you can use about the Montreal Canadiens.

The guys return after taking a week off for Mothers Day. The Habs have qualified for the NHL playoffs! Even if they backed in on a five-game losing streak. The focus now shifts to their first-round matchup with the rival Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Habs are enjoying a bit of a rest right now as their series with the Leafs only begins on Thursday, May 20. That gives them eight days off to rest up after a very grueling schedule. On top of that, the Habs are getting healthy as well. We can expect Brendan Gallagher, Carey Price, Shea Weber, and Phillip Danault are all expected to return to the lineup. This means, there will be some players on the outside looking in when the series starts. One player not returning for the playoffs is  Jonathan Drouin. 

All this and series predictions, conditioning stints, reasonable Leafs fans, and much, much more!

TUNE IN!

Thanks to Ethan Meixsell, Topher Mohr and Alex Elena, and Silent Partner for their musical contributions to the Last Word on Habs Pod.

The Last Word on Habs Podcast is brought to you by the Last Word on Sports Network. Co-hosted by the Montreal Canadiens team managers Connor Lapalme and Johannes Wheeldon, it is a weekly look at the Habs, news, notes, arguments, and aspirations. It features guests from the Last Word on Sports community.

Johannes Wheeldon is a father, author, college professor, and criminal justice consultant. Mostly he is a Habs fan with plenty of opinions. Contact him on Twitter @justicelawdev.

Connor Lapalme is a writer and editor of the Last Word on Hockey. A passionate Hockey and Habs fan, Connor is never afraid to share his opinion. Contact him on Twitter @Connor_Lapalme.

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Alex is back for another week of content! Although the Senators season is officially over, there is still plenty to talk about. The playoff discussion from Alex is mostly on the MnM Hockey Podcast. Instead, the Ottawa Senators roster and season will be the focus today. He has Kevin Lee join him and the two give letter grades to each player and their season. They also grade DJ Smith and Pierre Dorion too.

Kevin takes a look at it from expectations vs reality standpoint, grading based on what he expected. Alex on the other hand takes a look at things from what happened regardless of expectations. So if a player was expected to be bad and was bad, he got a lower grade from Alex than he did from Kevin. Overall, it makes for some great discussion and interesting viewpoints on all kinds of different players. They also take a look at the Artem Zub contract and discuss what they liked about it.

The guys are back, and so are the playoffs! Today, Alex and Chace take a look at every single first-round matchup in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs! Starting with the North, they discuss what to expect out of both series that we already know who will be playing in, despite not starting until Wednesday. Alex also has a rant about the scheduling decision from the league and why it makes no sense. 

From there, they switch to the Eastern division and discuss why one matchup could be a bit of a mismatch for the higher seed. As well as why the other series looks like it might be close, despite being a blowout two seasons ago. Next, they take a look at the Central division in which there is once again a lopsided series and a close one. However, Chace and Alex wonder how long it may take Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos to get back to full health?

Finally, they end with the Western division where at the time, they didn't have the exact matchups. However, the top two teams are so strong in this division they debate back and forth if it even matters. 

LWOS Toronto Maple Leafs beat writer Oscar Elieff shares his thoughts on the current trends around hockey and the NHL as a whole. Each new episode features a guest host that provides something a little different from the last. Grab a cold drink, grab a seat, and enjoy the breakdown of the latest events going on in hockey. This is The Royal Road: A Hockey Podcast. 

Today on The Royal Road: A Hockey Podcast, Oscar is joined by Brad and Connor. All three went to high school together. Brad has a fantastic eye test and picks up things that most people miss, and his opinions usually align with what the numbers dictate despite not using advanced metrics to formulate his opinions. Connor is a fellow Brock University Sport Management student, recently graduating and has a deep understanding of hockey as a whole. The boys get into the Stanley Cup playoffs preview, starting with first-round matchups, giving some in-depth thoughts on each series that will be played.

Secondly, Brad, Connor and Oscar go through their playoff bracket and talk about which teams they think will go far and which teams will get upset along the way. Third, they talk about some potential black aces come the playoffs. Players like Adam Brooks, Nick Holden and more come up in conversation.

Finally, the three go off script and go on a quick tangent on the upcoming Seattle Kraken team and give some brief thoughts on the expansion draft.

0:00 - Introduction

0:35 - First-Round Previews

38:15 - Playoff Bracket

52:50 - Black Aces

1:00:45 - Thoughts on Seattle

1:03:30 - Farewells

Who is Oscar Elieff? Oscar is a hockey fan that has pursued a deeper involvement in sports as a whole. As a student at Brock University for Sport Management, Oscar spends most of his days working with and analyzing the sports industry. From both the commerce and cultural aspects of sport organizations. In his free time Oscar watches, writes about, and talks about the Toronto Maple Leafs, the rest of the NHL, and hockey as a whole. Oscar takes an analytical approach when looking at players and teams. 

Alex is back with the final week of the Ottawa Senators season upon us. To join him in looking at the season, he has the one and only Jamie McLennan on the podcast! The two go through everything that has happened this season. From the horrid start to the hot streak that has come at the end of the season too. They also discuss what to expect this offseason, including the wrench the Seattle Expansion Draft may have on the team. What opportunities will be available? Could a goalie be grabbed?

From there, they switch to the years of Matt Murray, Filip Gustavsson, and Joey Daccord. McLennan gives his thoughts on each of them and what to expect heading into next year as well. From there, they take a look at who surprised them this year from an on and off-ice situation. Tune in for all of this and more, with the Last Word on Sens podcast!

What's up Internet? This week on Last Word SC Radio, Columbus Crew SC are now just Columbus SC. Ugh. Rachael, Dan, and Matt discuss the tone deaf and disastrous rollout of Columbus's new crest and rebrand. 

We break down what's gone wrong for Minnesota United FC who have lost their first four games of the season. The group discusses Philadelphia Union being the only MLS team left in CCL, and manager Jim Curtin's comments after the second leg. 

Then we take a look at four MLS teams that have gotten results but whether they are contender or pretender is up for discussion. In the Round Table we have MLS news, a USMNT Nations League Roster, and Weekend Pick 'Ems.