The Opening Drive

JK joins Randy, Carey & Brooks to talk about the early days of the Lightning when he was the broadcaster, the Blues playing "on their toes", the importance of a consistent leadership group in the locker room, the importance of the older players letting the younger players take over and pass the guard & what the biggest jump as been in Kyrou's game that has led to his improved play.

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7:00 - Monday Night Football -- Eagles-17 Seahawks-20 -- Blues @ Lightning – Puck drop at 6PM, PG @ 5

7:15 - What can Bannister bring to the Blues? Does he need to do anything beyond "get Kyrou going" to succeed?

7:30 - Is there enough QB talent in the world for the NFL to expand? Or is the OL the real issue>

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 - Fresh Take: If the Cardinals are indeed done with transactions, where do they rank in the National League?

8:15 - Blues Booth: Blues TV voice John Kelly on the Blues playing on their toes & the importance of a consistency with your leadership group

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - NFL News and Notes: Someone needs to step in and be the adult in New York...

9:00 - Rush Hour Reset

9:15 – What should we take out of the fact that Mizzou hasn’t lost a starter or a prized recruit to the transfer portal? Yet?

9:30 – Chip Kelly has an idea to condense college football. Would it work?

9:45 - Rocc ‘n Roll

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Kerbs joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to break down the Blues win over the Stars, the 'Kyrou Redemption Tour', how the shake-up seems to have affected the mentality, pace + PP success being the big biggest changes for the Blues on the ice so far, whether or not these results are sustainable across a longer term, seeing the team battle at a level they hadn't shown & Parayko continuing to play at the top of his game.

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7:00 - Weekend Wrap-Up -- Stars-3 Blues-4 (OT) -- The NFL is having its weirdest season in years

7:15 - NFL FOUR DOWNS

7:30 - Things We Loved from the Weekend

7:45 - TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

8:00 – Fresh Take: How do you square Mozeliak's comments about not spending more on pitching vs. opening up the payroll with Gray's contract + the trade of TON?

8:15 - KerbSide w/ Chris Kerber on the Kyrou redemption tour, if the new-look is sustainable & Parayko at the top of his game

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - The balance between Army’s roster & Berube’s style clearly was a big part of this decision–can the move towards a quicker team be a success for the Blues?

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - NFL Fair or Fraud?

9:30 - Are the Cardinals done with any moves on the pitching staff-starting AND relief included?

9:45 - Rocc & Roll

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Robert joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about working through a tough emotional week, the win doing a lot for the locker room, his reaction to the fan reaction during the game, why they just need to keep pushing, his honest take on Kyrou's comments--"that sucked"--and the message he hopes he can get across to Blues fans about Jordan, hoping they can move forward after Kyrou opened up, his first impressions of Bannister in his new role, putting it on them as the players to turn things around, Brady stopping him from grabbing the hat-trick late in the game, Tyler Tucker going shot-for-shot with Brady Tkachuk & looking forward to a clean slate & some fresh air.

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Joey joins the show to talk about why the idea of 'white Christmas' has completely changed since he was a little kid, why winter pond hockey is so special--and maybe so damn expensive, reacting to Kyrou's original comments, the fan reaction & his re-reaction during the post-game & why the powerplay stepping up got everything else into place during the Blues first win since Berube was let go.

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Jay joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the state of golf following the finalization of Rahm's move to LIV & why the timing of this deal is the biggest takeaway when you look at the status of the LIV-PGA relations.

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7:00 - Blues-4 Senators-2 -- Kyrou postgame -- Raiders-63 Chargers-21

7:15 - Sick of it

7:30 - Former PGA Tour Pro Jay Delsing on the finalizing of Rahm's deal and what comes next in the LIV-PGA cold war

7:45 - TIOLI

8:00 - Fresh Take: Will Yadi EVER be the Cardinals manager?

8:15 - The View from Vitale: Blues radio analyst Joey Vitale on his dreams of a white Christmas, winter time hockey & his reaction to Kyrou's original & post-game comments

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - Who has the best 1-2 punch in baseball?

9:00 - St. Louis Blues C Robert Thomas talks about the firing of Berube, Kyrou taking a night of booing from the fans & moving on with a new mindset

9:15 - Rush Hour Reset

9:30 - Cam Newton says some of the top QB’s in the NFL are “just game managers.”  Brock Purdy, Tua Tagovailoa. Jared Goff. And Dak Prescott. What is a game manager? Is it a bad thing? And is Cam correct?

9:45 - Rocc and Roll

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Greg joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the insane details on the Ohtani contract, why the deferment makes so much sense from his perspective, the issue that's being broached with FA's and San Francisco, what Yadi can bring to this organization in his new role, why he doesn't think Yadi will be the manager for the Cardinals until one thing changes, the Cardinals being done with FA, the financials of baseball changing so drastically & if the Cardinals do still make a move on the trade market.

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Michael joins the show in studio to talk about how he's made his return despite getting fired by the Blues, his undeniable LOVE of St. Louis-style pizza, his problems with living in Arkansas, which comedians affected him the most coming up, why roast comedy isn't his style & making the jump from the football field to the comedy stage.

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