Talkin Blue Notes

Joe and Zach review the week that was for the Blues preseason, discuss the soon-to-be unveiled Blues Hall Of Fame inductions and give their personal picks. The boys give their take on the legendary trio of Wainright, Pujols and Molina coming to an end in STL. The fellas end the show with their All in or Dump and change segment and discuss their weekly shoutouts.

Joe and Zack present the table for the 2022-2023 season. The fellas begin with some local STL history being made by Albert Pujols, talk some golf and then begin their weekly segment of "All In, or Dump and Change." The boys talk some big retirements in the NHL that have come down the pike the last week. The boys then talk the preseason start for the Blues and how they see the roster coming into shape as October approaches. Stick around to the end for our weekly shoutout segment and see who has been impactful in our life over the last week! 

PJ is missing this week, so Zack has good friend and listener Joe Travers on to fill in! The fellas dive into 4th of July plans, spotify playlists and weird Tinder encounters. The guys take some time to discuss the newly crowned Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche and who they had a soft spot for watching them win, then discuss Stanley Cup Parade and Celebration best-of's. The boys end the episode with rummaging through the NHL rumor mill and what may happen in free agency this summer!

PJ and Zack start the episode off hot with some more golf talk. They discuss the US Open won by Matthew Fitzpatrick, then move on to how they feel given the recent news of more PGA players leaving for the LIV Golf Tour. The boys chat about the game of musical chairs that is NHL coaching jobs and who has been hired the last few days. The guys talk about the future absence of Nicklas Backstrom and then talk about who the best passer of their lifetime is. The NHL Awards were handed out Tuesday night and the fellas have some harsh words for the award voting system and the NHL "All-Star Teams" that were announced. PJ and Zack talk the Stanley Cup Finals, how Tampa and Colorado fair through the rest of the series and who takes it. The boys end the episode with an interesting idea from a random tweet regarding the NHL's Original Six teams and they give their opinion on how it could help the game! 

After a long hiatus, the boys are all the way back! PJ and Zack discuss the Blues post loss to the Colorado Avalanche and where they go from here this summer. Coaching change in Boston could be a domino effect for other issues underlying in the organization. The fellas end the episode by previewing the Stanley Cup Final between Colorado and Tampa and give their picks!

PJ and Zack are back after a weeks worth of drama in the NHL playoffs. The guys talk Tampa's clean sweep of the Florida panthers. There's drama in the Big Apple between Galant and the Hurricanes players which the boys take a minute to dissect and reminisce on the enforcer role in the NHL. PJ and Zack discuss Connor McDavid's unhuman performance so far and how it can get better as the playoffs go on. Finally, the boys are reeling in St. Louis and the fellas dive into the Kadri incident and what the Blues are doing wrong, or what Colorado is doing right to shut the Blues down as they face elimination Wednesday night. 

PJ and Zack review the weekend's game 7 action. The guys then discuss the upcoming second round series starting tonight! The boys reveal their first round bracket winner and are running it back for you the listener, another 2nd round bracket contest!

The guys are back for another one. PJ and Zack start off talking Max Homa and his importance to the PGA Tour, Tom Brady getting the bag and how sports media is changing to show player personalities. PJ and Zack review the series at hand and how the referees are doing....sub par at best. The guys review the Blues' game 5 performance and look ahead to how they can close it out Thursday night. The boys end the show with their picks for Wednesday night's games and look to keep riding the gambling hot hand!

The boys review some of the NHL news and notes form the week that was. Review of playoff series so far, more predictions and some gambling picks for Monday night's game 4's.

PJ and Zack discuss the first two nights of NHL playoff action. Toronto putting the screws to Tampa, Florida losing to Washington and more! What do the Blues need to do to keep up the success after a strong game 1? The boys also give their gambling picks and discuss a new listener contest so be sure to stay tuned!

Intro Song: "Horizons" - Surfaces

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