Violence flares, a Stanley Cup heist plan surfaces, and the Panthers' future is debated on this week's episode of The Hockey Show.
The Hockey Show returned this week and had quite a bit of puck-talk to get to.
THS co-hosts Roy Bellamy and David Dwork dove into the fallout from an NHL Trade Deadline that the boys felt was somewhat ‘meh’ compared to recent years.
They discussed the Florida Panthers deciding to hang on to their UFAs, Sergei Bobrovsky and A.J. Greer, and how the team could manage their first-round pick, should they end up finishing low enough in the standings.
Roy and Dave also got into a recent string of violent plays, several of which have led to fines and suspensions involving Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Evgenii Malkin, including two that happened within a couple days, both against Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.
Joining this week’s show was Football America host and hockey fan extraordinaire and Pittsburgh native Dave Dameshek.
Dave discussed several topics, including why he’s like to see an NHL division named after Mario Lemieux and the time he and his buddies were at a bar with the Stanely Cup and nearly tried taking off with it for the night.
Wins and fails this week included a touching, overtime high school semi-final goal scored by Colin Dorgan, who lost his mother, brother and grandfather in the shooting at a Pawtucket, RI hockey rink last month, the continuing injuries occurring to the face of Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy, an amusing interview height differential between a former player and a current one, and a sentimental visit to the Saddledome by Shoresy star Jared Kesso.
You can check out the full show and interview in the videos below:
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