It is T-Minus one week until the regular season, and there's still plenty of roster questions to be answered in the final batch of preseason games. Has Sam Malinski won a roster spot despite the defensive signings? What's Olausson's future after an early cut, and the state of the Avs scouting. Looking around the NHL, how badly have the Bruins botched the Swayman contract talks? Finally, answering your mailbag questions, and a soap box segment about taking care of your dogs.

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