Tall Can Audio - A Pint Of Canadian Sports Talk

We're back in to an all new episode of the podcast as Matty Laing rejoins the show.

On the agenda today: Matty brings an all time weak offering to the beer segment of the pod, MLB is already in huge trouble less than a week in to the season with an entire team shut down with the virus, the Blue Jays are off to a fascinating start, Nate Pearson will finally make his MLB debut Wednesday, early issues around the NBA Bubble in Orlando, reasonable expectations for the Toronto Raptors, early returns on the NHL's exhibition games, the Leafs beat the Habs in a lifeless showing and did Nick Robertson show enough to play in Game 1 against Columbus?

All that and tons more here.

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Welcome in to episode 711 of the Tall Can Audio podcast! We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome the legendary Bob McKenzie - TSN's Hockey Insider - to the show.

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You can hear Bob discuss CBAs, Return To Plays, trade rumours and these sorts of things anywhere as Bob is omni-present across the TSN Network bringing reliable hockey info to you. So we wanted to take a deep dive with Bob on things he doesn't get to talk about as often.

And as long time listeners would expect, we had to ask this industry giant if he's a craft beer guy. I mean, that's what we do here!

Also on the agenda today: the rivalry between TSN and Sportsnet and whether that's created issues at home with a son working for the competition, the legend of Bobby Margarita and how the world's most connected Hockey Insider manages to disappear in the summer months and change in to his alternate persona, what cottage life and vacation mode Bob is all about, the parts of his gig that he most loves and hates, whether the job leaves you as less of a fan of the game itself while you're forced to cover it as a business, people like Steve Dangle, Jay and Dan and others changing the medium a bit and what he thinks of bloggers, YouTubers and podcasters trying to break in to the industry, his part in growing the World Juniors in to an absolute monster on TSN and which mobile devices are best for staying connected as the ultimate industry go-to.

All that plus so much more as the Bobfather couldn't have been more generous with his time. This is a can't miss episode of Tall Can Audio so make sure you hit Subscribe/Follow on whatever app your'e listening on.

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It's our last pre-Bobfather show. Let's goooo.

The Athletic recently released a list of their writers most loved and most hated arenas from a media perspective and the boys obviously had opinions.

Later on, a debate rages on in small town Peterborough as to whether or not it's time to replace the ancient Memorial Centre with a brand new rink. The question must be asked - are we losing something as we slowly eliminate all these old barns or is it dumb to stand in the way of progress? Junior hockey has always held a special place for Canadian sports fans and it was always tied to the local rink.

And finally, that discussion dove tails nicely in to a more general talk of great spots - big and small - to see a rock concert or enjoy other great experiences.

Always time for more pub talk and this episode couldn't be any more of that as we are all over the map.

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Matt and Rob arrive at the final set of play-in previews with the 8 vs 9 matchups.

Out west an all Canadian matchup looks to be one of the most exciting of the bunch as the high flying Winnipeg Jets will tangle with the stingy Calgary Flames. Meanwhile back east the offensively loaded Toronto Maple Leafs are in tough with the shutdown style of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

We're a little over a week away from hockey starting back up and we've had a lot of fun tee'ing up these series as we wind it down today with the final of the 4 shows.

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And don't forget TSN's Bob McKenzie joins the show on Jul 27th.

Welcome back to another Monday morning edition of the podcast with Matt and Rob.

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On today's show the guys discuss the first Ontario brewery that lead Rob to go back to back on deliveries, Matt is all fired up over the NHL continuing to favour the weak sisters instead of the guys paying the bills, Rob wants to discuss the average penis size for some reason, several teams are finally ready to confront the prejudice names that they've been rocking for several decades and the Ottawa Senators planning to return to their 2D logo leads the boys in to a debate over some of their favourite jerseys and logos.

All that and tons more on a brand new edition of the TCA podcast.

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On today's episode of the podcast Matt is joined by Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling to talk some baseball!

After being down at the ballpark for the last few days with the team we ask Arden to fill us in on what the vibe is like around the Dome with all the ongoing craziness, whether he thinks they'll actually play regular season games in Canada, will the Jays first round draft pick Austin Martin see action this season, what the team's rotation could look like come Opening Day, what management is likely to do with Nate Pearson, Vlad Guerrero Jr's sudden move to first base, fake crowd noise in the stadium and tons more.

With the summer months upon us, it's great to have some baseball back and we can think of no one better to talk about it with than Arden Zwelling so make sure you join us for this edition of the show.

On your Monday morning edition of the podcast Matt and Rob discuss a fascinating anniversary for a Jays legend nobody likes, unveil another round a great Ontario craft beer offerings, announce the next huge guest coming up on TCA, kick around the final details of the NHL's return to play plans and new CBA, discuss a Montreal Canadiens player who may not join his team, the Blue Jays are finally looking south to Buffalo as a possible home park as they remain homeless just 2 weeks from Opening Day and the CFL has an all new plan for a shortened season and an all new ask for your tax money.

All that plus thoughts on last night's huge UFC 251 card from Fight Island.

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On today's edition of the show Matt and Rob get caught up on some of the local craft beer selections they've been diving in to lately.

Later on, they get around to breaking down the next 2 series that will be part of the NHL play-in round with the 7 vs 10 matchups. The Florida Panthers will take their offensive approach in to a showdown with the Isles and their lockdown system while the Vancouver Canucks will try to run and gun with their skill lined up against the Minnesota Wild and their veteran squad. A couple really interesting pairings on this one so make sure you join us.

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On this edition of the podcast Matt is joined by Montreal Canadiens writer Eric Engels of Sportsnet..

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Matt speaks to Eric about his thoughts on the NHL's now official return to play plan, how Habs players are viewing their journey to the hub to take part in the play-in round after multiple members of the team seemed pretty disinterested earlier, what Canadiens fans are feeling right now and whether they'd prefer to be getting the draft pick than to be in this tournament, what kind of teams might have an advantage once this thing gets up and running and lots more.

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On your Monday morning edition of the podcast Matt is joined by the great Michaela Schreiter of That's What She Said on TSN 1200 as well as The Mouchoir Podcast.

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On the agenda today: Matt and Michaela discuss their local craft beer selections, Michaela's background around the beer industry, how the recent NHL Draft Lottery played out, whether Daniel Alfredsson is a hall of famer, the 2 shows Michaela hosts and how she found herself in the media, whether or not we are going to see a CFL season this year and what that could look like as well as some discussion on women that are deserving to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame but haven't gotten the call yet.

All this and tons more with a terrific guests. You can find Michaela Schreiter on Twitter & Instagram @Schreids and find the Mouchoir Podcast @MouchoirPodcast. That's What She Said can be heard on TSN 1200 when the world gets back to normal.

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