Alex welcomes Benjamin, Jess, and John to the Neutral Zone Hotel.
4:06 First up this week, a discussion of the tragic death of Adam Johnson, who was killed by a skate cut in a professional game in England.
Next up, it's suspension news. The crew discuss two suspensions announced in the last week.
16:13 Ottawa's Shane Pinto was suspended 41 games for a breach of the NHL's gambling rules.
28:07 Boston's Charlie McAvoy was suspended for a head shot on Florida's Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
33:52 In the second half of the show, the crew turns first to the plight of the Calgary Flames, owners of the second-worst record in the league for October.
49:48 The PWHL made a trademark filing for six possible team names... and they're bad. Really bad.
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