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Feb 18, 2016

Podcast: Mike Mottau

The former NHL defenseman and 1999-00 Hobey Baker winner joined me to talk about his college and NHL career.

Growing up as a college hockey fan in the ’90s meant watching a lot of BC-BU games. At the time, BU was on top of the college hockey world, but starting in 1996, the dynamic of the rivalry started to shift thanks to a recruiting class led by an Avon, Mass. native and Thayer Academy defenseman.

Former NHL defenseman and 1999-00 Hobey Baker winner Mike Mottau joined me to talk about helping start the Boston College dynasty, playing in two national championships, having his name incorrectly called at the 1997 NHL Draft, being selected by the Rangers and playing with Brian Leetch, Mark Messier and Adam Graves, spending time with all three of the metropolitan teams, playing in Calgary and Florida, getting traded at the deadline and being a scout for the Blackhawks.

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Feb 17, 2016

Podcast: Ryan Brandell

The Barstool Sports Blackhawks blogger joined me to talk about the defending champs, as well as the Cubs and The Bachelor.

The last time the Rangers and Blackhawks met was way back on Oct. 7 on Opening Night in the NHL. The Rangers won that game 3-2 in Chicago in what was a look at what could have been last June in the Stanley Cup Final if the Rangers had won Game 7 at home against the Lightning. After back-to-back seasons of nearly missing out on a Rangers-Blackhawks Final, maybe this is the year we finally get it.

Ryan Brandell of Barstool Sports Chicago (known as “Chief” on that site), joined me to talk about if the regular season is boring for Blackhawks fans, ex-Rangers winning the Cup in Chicago, which teams Blackhawks fans should be scared of in the playoffs and the teams that have no chance of reaching the conference finals. We also talked about the state of the Cubs and The Bachelor.

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Feb 16, 2016

Podcast: 610 Barstool Sports New York

The Barstool Sports New York blogger joined me to talk about everything Rangers and the Henrik Lundqvist era.

Henrik Lundqvist is back. After a rough stretch that made it look like the 76 playoff games over the last four seasons were starting to catch up with the King. After missing out on the All-Star Game, Lundqvist has returned to his old self with wins in eight of his last 10 starts and just 18 goals against in those 10 games. For the 11th straight season, the Rangers go as Henrik Lundqvist go, and right now, everything is going well.

610 of Barstool Sports New York joined me to talk about Dylan McIlrath avenging Wayne Simmonds’ punch to Ryan McDonagh’s jaw, the slumps of Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes and Derek Stepan, the odd use of Keith Yandle by Alain Vigneault, the play of Dan Girardi and Marc Staal, the Henrik Lundqvist era in its 11th season and which teams should scare Rangers fans for the playoffs.

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Feb 10, 2016

Podcast: Brian Monzo

Mike Francesa’s producer joined me to talk about the Rangers and Wayne Simmonds’ punch of Ryan McDonagh.

Wayne Simmonds punched Ryan McDonagh in the face on Saturday, gave him a concussion, and got away with it. Aside from the game misconduct he received at the time, Simmonds avoided a suspension despite his punch to the jaw of an NHL All-Star and Alain Vigneault was right to speak out and question if the same result would have happened if a superstar in Pittsburgh who wears No. 87 were concussed.

WFAN Mike’s On: Francesa on the FAN producer Brian Monzo joined me to talk about Wayne Simmonds punching Ryan McDonagh and the NHL Department of Player Safety’s lack of involvement, the John Scott story and publicizing it with Mike Francesa, Alain Vigneault’s misuse of Keith Yandle, the albatross contracts for Dan Girardi and Marc Staal and Chris Kreider and Kevin Hayes being busts.

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Feb 2, 2016

Podcast: Rear Admiral

The Barstool Sports Boston blogger joined me to talk about John Scott’s MVP performance at the All-Star Game.

John Scott saved the NHL All-Star Game from another ho-hum weekend and overall lackadaisical effort by creating a buzz the league has longed for with it’s midseason event. The problem is the league tried to avoid it at all costs and will now benefit the most from trying to keep one if its top vote receivers from playing. Thanks to John Scott, we were treated to a memorable night in Nashville that the league tried to steal from us like parts of the 1995-96 and 2012-13 seasons and all of of the 2004-05 season.

Rear Admiral of Barstool Sports Boston joined me to talk about John Scott’s MVP performance at the NHL All-Star Game, the slumping Boston-born players on the Rangers, the state of the Eastern Conference, old Boston and the Boston Garden and the best and worst bars in Boston.