Bernie visits with 590 The Fan and Bally Sports Midwest Blues Insider Andy Strickland and they discuss the Florida Panthers' possibility of winning the Stanley Cup and Vladimir Tarasenko's looming free agency.

After more discussion about Oli Marmol's comments Wednesday night, Bernie turns to the text line and lets fans address their frustrations with the Cardinals organization.

Bernie finds himself beyond annoyed with the Cardinals play both Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon and tries to figure out what the Cardinals need to do from here to somewhat salvage the 2023 season.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch lead Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold joins Bernie from Busch Stadium. Derrick tries to make sense of Oliver Marmol's usage patterns including why Andrew Knizner has seen a bump in playing time. He also reacts to the 2023 Cardinals Hall of Fame class.

Bernie checks in on the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He examines the Seattle Kraken after seeing them allow Joe Pavelski to score four goals and still win. He also points out how teams that win the Presidents' Trophy have a high tendency to falter early in the playoffs.

Bernie visits with USA Today baseball columnist Bob Nightengale. Bob weighs in on the Cardinals' struggles both at the plate and on the mound. He also talks about how Shohei Ohtani is a generational talent, and shares some memories of interacting with the late Mike Shannon.

With the Cardinals pitching staff struggling, Bernie examines who the Cardinals can turn to internally for upgrades. He also takes a look at some past examples of young rotations that have met premature demises due to injury.

Bernie visits with NBA.com columnist Shaun Powell. Shaun talks about how trading away Russell Westbrook changed the Lakers' season, and if Steph Curry and Klay Thompson still have what it takes to make a deep playoff run. He also gives his take on if Joel Embiid is worthy of his MVP award.

Bernie vents over yet another Cardinals loss. He points out how Oliver Marmol's genius complex might be getting in the way of him doing his job.

Bernie looks at storylines surrounding both the NHL and the NBA playoffs, including Jayson Tatum and the Celtics dropping the ball in Game 1.