The Opening Drive

Robert joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the reaction to the team after last year's struggles, his offseason goals, what it means to him to have an "A" on his jersey, the biggest boost to the team from new forward Kevin Hayes, the importance of off-ice chemistry with new players, still being a little pissed off about last season & if they get an extra motivations from outside sources.

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Joey V joins the show to explain why he can't walk away from a counter full of ice cream, his biggest weaknesses in life, why he's deathly afraid of bees (which Blues fans learned against Dallas), focusing on structure across the defense and special teams last night, why Joey V thinks last night was an example of things clicking for the team, why he thinks the veteran defensemen will be able to adapt quickly to the new defense and Mr. Vitale's speech for Joey V's CBC HOF induction.

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Jay joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the biggest story in golf as one of the few women to ever appear in a PGA tour will be in the field this weekend, plus some reaction to the Ryder Cup fallout and some golf tips!

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Coach Stugart joins the show to break down what went wrong last week in a rough matchup versus Austin Peay, the message for his team after a rough start to the season and the potential duet that's brewing between Coaches Carey & Jed.

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JR joins Carey, Brooke & Randy to break down some un-flattering rankings for the Blues on The Athletic, his thoughts on Jamie River's comments on the Blues need to change up the defensive mindset, his current expectations for the Blues this season, why the biggest thing for the Blues will be the improvement of the defense & why he was shocked to see Perunovich out of the PP rotation.

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Mike joins the program and right off the bat he has receipts from his previous interview with 'The Opening Drive', as Brooke takes some shots, Mike & Carey break down Brady Cook's dominance this season, Luther Burden continuing to improve and show out, how Theo Wease has helped change the Tigers WR room, how the penalties are going to continue to be a huge red flag until Mizzou proves that it is not, how important the fans will be considering the kickoff time, why the 5-0 start was so important for the Tigers, if the Tigers defense can slow down a strong LSU offense & why the front 4 could be the biggest story of the game.

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Bernie's seen enough of the preseason! The Hall of Famer joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about hitting that hall of the preseason a week before the regular season, the last bits of emphasis for the Blues before the regular season, why he thinks Buchnevich should be around 100 points this season and if he's seen improvement in the defensive group this season to give him confidence for 2023-24.

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Greg joins "The Opening Drive" to talk about the full Wildcard slate, why Aaron Nola's dominance should have him as the #1 target for the Cardinals, Greg's biggest issues with analytics, his new WS favorite and why he expects Nolan Arenado to be a part of the Cardinals in 2024.

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7:00 – STLCitySC-0 Van-blanking-couver-3 -- WILDCARD GAMES 2

7:15 – Sick of it

7:30 - Greg Amsinger on his issues with the Blue Jays decision and analytics overall

7:45 – TIOLI

8:00 – Fresh Take: What would be the biggest mistake the Cardinals could make this off-season?

8:15 - Blues Booth: Bernie Federko on the preseason wall coming for the Blues

8:30 - The Fight

8:45 - The Morning Zou: Voice of the Tigers, Mike Kelly breaks down the dominance of Cook & if the Tiger defense can slow down LSU

9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET

9:15 - Rutherford Report: Blues Insider Jeremy Rutherford talks about the Blues defense and why Perunovich could be on the outside looking in

9:30 - Seattle GM Jerry Dipoto didn’t endear himself to Mariners fans with his comments yesterday…

9:45 – Rocc ‘n Roll

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Jamie joins Randy, Carey & Brooke to talk about the Blues trying to build better team defense, if he sees them being successful in that goal, why he thinks defensemen are man skilled than forwards, the importance of Vrana to the offense and the powerplay, why he thinks the Blues powerplay will be a strength, the fringe young players not taking advantage of their opportunities in the preseason & deciphering what Berube meant in his comments on Calle Rosen.

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