We look back fondly on Mike Hoffman’s tenure as a Shark, look ahead to openers next season, salivate over John Tavares and make some predictions on the upcoming (since passed) draft. Spoiler: we both got one name right, albeit with a couple guesses. Also discussed: Fighting in the NHL, prompted by a very insightful article from the Players Tribune.

-Intro: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dave_Depper/Compositions_3/Sportsreel

-Outro: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dave_Depper/Compositions_3/Swagger_1

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Player’s Tribune Article on Fighting and Concussions: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/nick-boynton-everythings-not-ok