Toasted St. Louis

EPISODE 62: THE COMEBACK

Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags have returned from their nearly 2-month sabbatical and they're coming out swinging! This week, they're joined by Gabriel Foley, Senior Editor for The Last Word on Hockey and Writer for St. Louis GameTime. The three discuss:

• The future legend of Scott Perunovich • How the hell are the Blues keeping Alex Pietrangelo? • The Return to Play format • Which team scares us the most? • Who will this year's Cinderella be? • Round Robin and Play-In Round predictions!

But that's not all, folks!

Guy The Hawaii Blues Fan drops a poignant "Aloha Commentary." Plus, a snippet of his recent convo with Blues radio voice Chris Kerber for some perspective on the return of hockey!

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One year ago to the day this episode comes out, the plane carrying Gerard the Dutch Blues Fan touched down in St. Louis. He would begin a two-plus week stay during one of the most memorable times to be a Blues fan.

In this episode, we give Gerard a chance to reflect on his time in St. Louis...and whether he'd come back to STL someday!

Plus, we send some sticktaps to the winner of A Bracket of Our Own, the best St. Louis Blues player of all time: Brett Hull! Also, a taste of our appearance on A Clean Skate Podcast this week and some announcements regarding this podcast's immediate future.

“Good friends never say goodbye. They simply say: See you soon."

It's finals week on #ABracketofOurOwn! Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags break down the finals matchup of Brett Hull vs. Chris Pronger.

But before that, they talk about the 24 team NHL playoff format, and some potential pros and cons for the St. Louis Blues.

Finally, it's PART 1 of their conversation with Gerard, the Dutch Blues Fan. It's almost been exactly one year since he flew into St. Louis for the Stanley Cup Final, courtesy of a massive fundraising effort on GoFundMe. How's he doing nowadays?

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ABRACKETOFOUROWN: FINAL 4!

We've made it. The Final 4. And it's very, very chalky.

Monday/Tuesday: Defense #1 Chris Pronger vs. Goalie #1 Jordan Binnington Wednesday/Thursday: B.H. Forward #1 Bernie Federko vs. A.H. Forward #1 Brett Hull

Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags break down those matchups. Then, they welcome special guest Guy The Hawaii Blues Fan! Guy tells us what it's like being a Blues fan (or a hockey fan in general) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, his fond memories of the old St. Louis Arena, and shares a funny story he heard from Bruce Affleck about Wayne Gretzky's admiration for Iron Mike Keenan!

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NEW THEME WHO DIS?

Gloria has been retired! Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags introduce Luke Widbin, the composer of the St. Louis Blues cover of Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere"! We discuss how he ended up in Minnesota, how hard it is being a Blues fan in the Twin Cities, and how only a pandemic could have created this masterpiece! Follow Luke on Twitter: www.twitter.com/TeriyakiFingers

Plus, we're down to the ROUND OF EIGHT in #ABracketofOurOwn! Here's who's left:

Defense: #1 Chris Pronger vs. #2 Al MacInnis (voting Monday) Goalie: #1 Jordan Binnington vs. #2 Grant Fuhr (Tuesday) Before Hull Forwards: #1 Bernie Federko vs. #2 Brian Sutter (Wednesday) After Hull Forwards: #1 Brett Hull vs. #2 Vladimir Tarasenko (Thursday)

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ABRACKETOFOUROWN: BEFORE AND AFTER HULL FORWARDS, SWEET 16

After a wild week of voting in the Defense and Goalie regions, it's on to the forwards for the final set of Sweet 16 matchups. Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags analyze last week's votes and break down this week's matchups.

Before then, Tom and Wags talk about THPN's Goon Line Gaming, then Tom begs the NHL to have St. Louis be a host city so he can go INSIDE Enterprise Center to watch games. Then, at the end of the episode, they discuss playoffs and Blues/Stars history with Michael Farley of the Clean Skate Podcast!

Matchups this week:

Before Hull Forwards:

1 Bernie Federko vs. #4 Red Berenson - Monday

2 Brent Sutter vs. #3 Garry Unger - Tuesday

After Hull Forwards:

1 Brett Hull vs. #12 Ryan O'Reilly - Wednesday

2 Vladimir Tarasenko vs. #3 Keith Tkachuk - Thursday

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A BRACKET OF OUR OWN: Sweet 16 - Defense & Goalies

Can Ryan O'Reilly be stopped in our bracket? The #12 seed has little difficulty taking out yet another high seed. Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags analyze the Round of 32 voting for both Forwards regions, and preview the Sweet 16 Defense and Goalie regions, which have some of the TOUGHEST matchups yet!

Then, they chat about PLAYOFFS?! with Tyler and Jared of Offsides By a Mile!

Defense:

1 Chris Pronger vs. #4 Bob Plager

2 Al MacInnis vs. #3 Alex Pietrangelo

Goalie:

1 Jordan Binnington vs. #4 Curtis Joseph

2 Grant Fuhr vs. #3 Mike Liut

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A BRACKET OF THEIR OWN: FORWARDS, 2ND ROUND

Doug Armstrong acts! Sammy Blais, Marco Scandella, and Mackenzie MacEachern have re-upped with the Blues as the specter of a frozen salary cap looms. Tom Frankin and The Man Called Wags explore what this could mean in Alex Pietrangelo talks.

Then, the two break down last week's tough matchups in the Defense and Goalie Regions of #ABracketofOurOwn and look ahead to even more exciting matchups in the Before Hull and After Hull Forward Regions this week...including the potential for some stunning upsets!

BEFORE HULL FORWARDS

1 Bernie Federko vs. #8 Joe Mullen

4 Red Berenson vs. #5 Doug Gilmour

3 Garry Unger vs. #6 Jorgen Petterson

2 Brian Sutter vs. #7 Wayne Babych

AFTER HULL FORWARDS

1 Brett Hull vs. #9 Adam Oates

4 Pavol Demitra vs. #12 Ryan O'Reilly

3 Keith Tkachuk vs. #6 Doug Weight

2 Vladimir Tarasenko vs. #10 Pierre Turgeon

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A BRACKET OF OUR OWN: DEFENSE AND GOALIES ROUND 2

Scott Perunovich is a Hobey Baker Award winner! Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags discuss the Blues prospect award and compare him to past winners.

Then, they break down the Round 2 matchups of St. Louis Blues' defense and forwards!

DEFENSE

1 Chris Pronger vs. #9 Jay Bouwmeester

4 Bob Plager vs. #5 Barclay Plager

3 Alex Pietrangelo vs. #11 Rob Ramage

2 Al MacInnis vs. #7 Colton Parayko

GOALIES

1 Jordan Binnington vs. #8 Glenn Hall

4 Curtis Joseph vs. #5 Brian Elliott

3 Mike Liut vs #6 Jake Allen

2 Grant Fuhr vs. #7 Jaroslav Halak

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A BRACKET OF OUR OWN: AFTER HULL FORWARDS

After giving some applause to John Kelly and Darren Pang ranking highly in The Athletic's rankings of all 31 NHL TV broadcast teams, Tom Franklin and The Man Called Wags get to business.

First, a successful first THPN Thursday Night Game on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntWVylbg6s

After running down the results of the Before Hull Forwards region, Tom and Wags preview what might be the toughest region so far: the After Hull Forwards.

1 Brett Hull vs. #16 Wayne Gretzky

8 Brendan Shanahan vs. #9 Adam Oates

5 David Backes vs. #12 Ryan O'Reilly

4 Pavol Demitra vs. #13 Scott Young

3 Keith Tkachuk vs. #14 TJ Oshie

6 Doug Weight vs. #11 Jaden Schwartz

7 Alex Steen vs. #10 Pierre Turgeon

2 Vladimir Tarasenko vs. #15 Craig Janney

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