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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start the national hour with the Canucks' win over the Oilers last night, Edmonton's hot start and Quinn Hughes taking over the game before touching on the news that Jack Campbell is being waived. NHL analyst Craig Simpson shares his thoughts on the returns of the Leafs' offseason additions, the Canucks' surprising form, the disaster start for the Oilers and the Campbell news (4:29). Next, a chat on the Oilers' fundamental problems, the lack of production from their top guys, waning effort levels and discuss Jay Woodcroft's post-game comments on accountability. Finally, how to fix the Sharks?

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne & Sam McKee start with last night's rollercoaster win for the Leafs over the Lightning, the team's poor first-period effort, the look of the first line with Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews' torrid goal-scoring pace. Then, on the Leafs' goaltending, Samsonov's start to forget, his confidence issues and another strong relief effort for Joseph Woll. Later, they look at Jon Cooper's post-game comments, Ryan Reaves being phased out of the lineup and penalty kill problems.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start the national hour on the scorching Canucks, whose torrid stretch continued with a shutout win over the Stars on Saturday. They are joined by Canucks analyst Dan Murphy (3:14), who shares his thoughts on the great vibes in Vancouver, the instant impact of their offseason additions, why Filip Hronek is the perfect pair for Quinn Hughes and what separates Rick Tocchet as a difference-making head coach. Afterward, a conversation about a Canadian team on the opposite end of the spectrum with the Oilers in a deep hole, and if it's unfair to place all the blame on coach Jay Woodcroft. Finally, news and notes from around the league, including Brady Tkachuk calling out the fans in Ottawa, a disasterclass from the Sharks and Fred Anderson being shelved long term for the Hurricanes.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start the week with their concern levels after the Leafs' loss on Saturday, dropping their fourth straight. They get into the 6-4 loss against the Sabres, the load on the top d-pairs in wake of injuries and the Core 4's defensive play. Then, reacting to the Leafs' roster moves as they call on Nick Robertson from the Marlies, what it would cost them to get a significant upgrade on the blue line and what line changes the team should make to turn things around. Finally, they tee up tonight's spot for the Leafs against the Lightning.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start with the Canucks boat racing the miserable Sharks 10-1 last night before they are joined by the Canucks' head coach, Rick Tocchet to share some insight on his coaching process and how he's turned things around in Vancouver (9:38). He delves into Quinn Hughes' play this year, JT Miller becoming a leader, Thatcher Demko's bouncing back after last season and Brock Boeser's work ethic. Finally, they discuss the Oilers' skid continuing as Sam Gagner scores two in the first game of his third stint with Edmonton, Jacob Trouba going after Sebastian Aho and answer your questions on the text line!

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee open the show by reacting to the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins. Kyper expands on why he thinks the Maple Leafs not sticking up for Timothy Liljegren after Brad Marchand's injury-inducing trip is indicative of a larger issue for the club. Next, they’re joined by Doug MacLean (30:07) for Off The Rails Friday! Mac gives his take on the Marchand-Liljegren incident, explains why the Leafs are the 'nicest team' he's ever watched and shares his concerns for the team’s left side on offence.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee are joined by Sportsnet’s Ken Reid to open the second hour. They chat about Ken’s new book ‘Hometown Hockey Heroes,’ the stylistic shift in hockey, what makes a forward line great, and his favourite story among the Canadian teams. They close out the show by going over Michael Andlauer’s fiery press conference, the somber state of the Calgary Flames, and some news and notes from around the NHL.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee open the show by previewing the Leafs’ game against the Bruins, Boston’s red-hot start, Tyler Bertuzzi’s fit within the lines, and Keefe’s decision to start Ilya Samsonov tonight. After that, they’re joined by Andy Brickley (26:43) of NESN to discuss the secrets to success in Boston, Matthew Poitras’ development, Bertuzzi’s short tenure as a Bruin, and Pavel Zacha’s contributions.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start the second hour with more on Pierre Dorion and the story in Ottawa. To shed more light on the situation, Senators analyst Jason York shares his take on Michael Andlauer's rocky start to his tenure as owner, takeaways from his press conference and what comes next for the Sens in their GM search (2:27). Then, a chat about everything breaking right for the Canucks right now, the Rick Tocchet effect, the young core taking a big step and the momentum starting to snowball. Later, they discuss Nicklas Bäckström stepping away from the Capitals for health reasons, if this may be the end for him and his Hall of Fame case. Finally, a debate on if the NHL should mandate neck guards.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start with the news that Pierre Dorion is out as GM in Ottawa after complications in the Evgenii Dadonov trade. Then, on the Leafs' 4-1 loss to the Kings last night, Keefe turning to a Matthews/Marner/Nylander combo in the third, Mitch Marner's slow start, Klingberg being moved off PP1 and the Leafs getting booed on home ice. Mike Futa joins the conversation (34:56) and weighs in on the Leafs' effort last night, diminishing returns from the offseason additions, chemistry concerns and Keefe's lineup deployment. 

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