Dan kicks off the hour by sharing his love and gratitude for everybody in the studio as we move through the holiday season, but pays no mind to those outside the studio. He reels in Izzy from the outside to discuss how his allegiances have changed with the Miami Heat stuck in a rut and the Florida Panthers winning the Stanley Cup then continuing to be phenomenal this season. He also shares his allegiances on the big topic that rustled Greg Cote's feathers in the last hour: is Greg Cote really neck-and-neck with Dave Hyde? Plus, Doc Rivers takes a victory lap after the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Cup last night, and it launches us into a very heated debated about whether the NHL has surpassed the NBA as a product. To cool the room off, Chris Cote has a loop to close.

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