The Opening Drive

Robert joins the show as we celebrate his selection to the NHL All-Star game, how special it is considering the game is in his hometown, already dealing with a lot of ticket requests, how he found out about the selection, agreeing that their win was a huge win, highlighting that they've been fighting back for wins over the last month, the mindset change that goes into keeping games close & giving themselves a chance to get back in it, his biggest takeaways from working with Adam Oates in the offseason, how his defensive game has grown over this year, Jordan Kyrou being the most superstitious player on the team, revealing that he's a big Star Wars nerd & looking to acquire one of the new Kyrou bobbleheads.

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Jay Delsing joins the show to break down the recent comments from Rory McIlroy on his change of pace towards the PGA vs. LIV and what this means for the future of golf across the tour(s).

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Joey joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about why he can't drink too much cocoa because he needs the caffeine from coffee, the magic of a French cruller from Tim Horton's, breaking down the different parts of the tongue and why we taste things the way we do, his biggest issue during his rookie season being the music in the locker room and Joey's personal Groundhog Day experience in the Penguins locker room.

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7:00 - Blues-2 Van-BLANKING-couver Canucks-1 -- Robert Thomas is an All-Star -- Parayko continues to improve his offensive game

7:15 - Tommy Edman is undergoing a procedure on his wrist, are we worried he might miss some time to start the season?

7:30 - Former PGA Tour Pro Jay Delsing on the new revelations from Rory McIlroy

7:45 - TIOLI

8:00 - Fresh Take: Could a trade help the Cardinals find better balance between the run-producing vs. run-preventing aspects of the team?

8:15 - The View from Vitale: Blues radio analyst Joey Vitale breaks down his Groundhog Day-like hell scape during a Pengiuns' 17-game winning streak

8:45 - St. Louis Blues C Robert Thomas joins the show to talk about his All-Star nod and the Blues continuing to fight through tough opponents

8:55 - Rush Hour Reset

9:05 - The Fight

9:15 - Post-Dispatch Cardinal Beat Writer Derrick Goold talks about the upcoming Baseball Writers Dinner, the Cardinals involvement in Cease talks and which bullpen arms could be in play this Spring

9:30 - Which win-and-in NFL team has the best chance to seal the deal this weekend?

9:45 - Rocc n’ Roll

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JR joins Randy & Brooke to talk about Robert Thomas' play this year and why he should be the Blues All-Star this season, what the recent schedule can help us learn about this team, what he expects from Parayko getting added to the powerplay, the other changes around the powerplay being made to try to shake up the different units and the incredible run of the Blues prospects across the World Juniors tournament the last week+.

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Bernie joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Canucks continuing to shock the NHL, what it's like being part of a team that's surprising the league through the first half, why he's excited about Parayko working with the 2nd PP unit, how shot blocking became an art in the NHL and the Blues playing a more consistently competitive game since the coaching change & how the rest of January will tell us a lot about this team.

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Greg joins the show to celebrate the new year, decry the invasion of the brown cardboard box in his household, why this delayed version of free agency is the new normal in the MLB, why Greg is going back to the well for the next Cardinals reliever, still having hope in Hicks developing his swing-and-miss stuff, why stamina is still an important factor with relief pitchers and then Greg goes full NFL Network on a DIFFERENT Cardinals squad...

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7:00 – Blues-Canucks tonight -- A Rough night at Chaifetz -- Despite another raise, could the Tigers lose DC Blake Baker?

7:15 – Sick of it!!!

7:30 – MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger on the Cardinals need for a reliever and his latest reunion candidate for the birds: Jordan Hicks

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: John Denton says the Cardinals need to work on the bullpen. What can the Cardinals do? Do they actually NEED another arm?

8:15 - Bernie Federko on the change ups to the powerplay & a tricky matchup against Vancouver

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - We know the 49ers and Ravens are prohibitive favorites to appear in the Super Bowl. But which team in each conference has the chance to upset the apple cart?

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 - Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford on Parayko's new spot on the powerplay

9:30 - If almost all the blown saves from 2023 are still on the roster in 2024--do you have a lot of confidence in the bullpen's success?

9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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John joins Brooke & Randy to talk about his new piece on Sonny Gray, his biggest takeaway being Sonny's incredible workout routine, Sonny's goal to be the leader of this staff, having more of a Chris Carpenter-style to his pitching than Waino, chalking up his after-30 success to his work ethic in the offseason, showing himself to be a leader of the bunch in the weight room, the Cardinals need to get another starter before they can be considered a legitimate World Series contender, the Cardinals wanting to bring back Montgomery, why a reunion would work for all the non-financial reasons and the Cardinals needing to add insurance bullpen arms.

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Jamie joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the issues behind Parayko's absence on the powerplay, why Jamie's tune has changed on Parayko as a power play defenseman, the way that offense on the powerplay has changed over the last couple decades in the NHL, Schenn's lack of points covering up a player who's still doing his job, the Canucks taking the biggest jump of any team in the NHL and why turnovers being the Blues biggest potential problem on Thursday night.

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