Sin Bin Show - Episode 10

In Episode 10 of the Sin Bin Show we had two news stories to cover, and both of them were from the Western Conference. First we looked at the return effort being made by Scott Niedermayer. Next we covered the finalization of the purchase of the Nashville Predators. In the Team of the Week we looked at the red hot New Jersey Devils, and who might be the most responsible for the team’s turnaround. We also try something new in the Three Stars of the Week, however unintentionally. All three players come from the same team, and you may be surprised at which team it was.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.14 - Featuring Michael Landsberg

For Episode 3.14 of AFITC, we return to the studio after a week on location at the Shamrock & Thistle. After it looked like the end was near for both Paul Maurice and John Ferguson Jr. less than two weeks ago, the Maple Leafs rolled off four consecutive wins to ease the tension in Leaf land. We will look back at games against the Thrashers, Penguins, Predators, Rangers and Bruins and spin you through the Revolving Door with updates on Leaf injuries.

More Leaf news regarding Mats Sundin, Staffan Kronwall and Jiri Tlusty follow the game reports as well as an anointment of Maple Leaf player of the week will. Quick Hits conclude the Redline Report with news on Scott Niedermayer, Alex Auld, Sam Gagne and Mark Recchi. In On The Bubble, we feature listener email, a Troubling Fact of the Week and the return of Michael Landsberg, the host of OTR on TSN, on AFITC.

And in Rigmarole, we look at the continuing struggles of the Maple Leafs power play. Four wins in a row is a nice change of pace for Maple Leaf fans. Hey did I mention the Sens lost seven straight?

Big thanks to Michael Landsberg for joining us on this week’s edition of the program! As always, it is a treat to get him on the show!

Also check out www.stmichaelsbuzzers.com for information on Homecoming Night on December 21st for the St. Michael’s Buzzers against the Durham Fury as promoted on this week’s show!

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 2 Episode 6

Episode 6 of the Crash the Net Podcast was a much more pleasant episode to record than the previous. Both the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins had significantly better weeks. The Wings had games against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes, and Montreal Canadians. The Penguins were in action after a long break against the Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Phoenix Coyotes.

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Sin Bin Show - Episode 9

We thought episode nine of the Sin Bin Show might be a shorter than usual installment, but despite only covering one story in thew news segment we actually spent more than 20 minutes. In the news we covered the changes, and lack thereof, that came out of the NHL Board of Governors meeting. In the Team of the Week we looked at the slumping Senators. We capped off the show with the Three Stars of the Week which featured no repeats this time!

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 2 Episode 5

Episode 5 of the Crash the Net Podcast was not as pleasant to record as some of the previous episodes. Both the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins had tough weeks. We looked at those weeks as Detroit continued their intra-divisional match-ups with Chicago, St. Louis, and Columbus. Pittsburgh also struggled this week against teams in their own division. They played New Jersey, and both of the teams from New York, the Islanders and Rangers.

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Sin Bin Show - Episode 8

In the news segment of episode eight of the Sin Bin Show we coincidentally covered news from the creases of Phoenix of and New Jersey as we looked at Bryzgalov’s move to the desert and Martin Brodeur’s further trip into to the hockey history books. In the Team of the Week we looked at the surprising play of the St. Louis Blues. We had a repeat recipient in the Three Stars of the Week to cap off the show.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.11 - Featuring John Iaboni

Episode 3.11 of AFITC brings you news of a week that started out very discouragingly for the Maple Leafs but ended in spectacular fashion against the Ottawa Senators. In the Revolving Door Club, we welcome a new member and provide an update on a returning veteran of the club. After the disagreement in the warm up before a game over a week ago on November 10th against the Rangers, we discuss the punishment handed down by the NHL to all parties concerned. Quick Hits conclude the Redline Report featuring news on Fernando Pisani, Sheldon Souray, Ilja Bryzgalov, and Doug Armstrong.

In On The Bubble, we feature more Listener Email from Andre, Gregory, David, Alan and Aaron as well as a Troubling Fact of the Week Incidentally support seems to be growing for the oft-disgruntled Gong Banger in the form of a Facebook group started by listener and regular contributor Alan Bass. Join that group if you sympathize with the Gong Banger.

Program at Air Canada Centre and has been covering the Maple Leafs for over thirty years. He brings a tremendous wealth of knowledge to the show during our twenty minute talk. Big thanks to John for taking sometime for us last week!

Rigamarole tells you what needs to happen for the Maple Leafs to get their power play back on track.

AFITC Live @ The Shamrock & Thistle is coming up in less than two weeks on November 29th, 2007. The Maple Leafs will take on the Atlanta Thrashers in a Leafs TV exclusive on that night and we welcome you to come out and join us for a great evening of Maple Leafs hockey at a tremendous bar and restaurant. Check out all the details in our AFITC Insiders group on Facebook where the Event Profile is listed. To hear some of the fun from our last engagement at The Shamrock & Thistle, go back and listen to Episode 3.2.

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Sin Bin Show - Episode 7

Episode 7 was jam packed with news of a Hall of Fame caliber! Mostly because we started the show off by talking about the 4 new inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. After that we jumped into the news of Eric Lindros and his retirement. Next up was two huge milestones for two great American players. In the team of the week we took a closer look at the New York Rangers, and their resurgance. We capped the show off with the three stars of the week including the Sin Bin Player of the Week.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 100

After a long wait, it’s finally here. We’ve hit the century mark on AFITC. Episode 3.10 comes your way today on Remembrance Day 2007. Today on the program, we review the Maple Leafs three games from the past week: a loss against Ottawa, a win against Buffalo and a shootout loss against the New York Rangers. Just when the Maple Leafs thought they were fully healthy, a new player joins the Revolving Door club. We’ll tell who that is and how bad his injury is coming up in the Redline Report.

Additional Leaf notes this week feature Anton Stralman and Simon Gamache. Former Leaf Eric Lindros retired from the NHL this past week. A great career, but is it Hall of Fame worthy. We’ll answer that question and conclude the Redline Report with Quick Hits featuring Mike Modano and Jeremy Roenick. On the Bubble features our most ambitious portion of listener email yet and another Troubling Fact of the Week, this week featuring Kevin Bieksa again.

To conclude the segment, James Duthie – the host of the NHL on TSN joins us to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to the Maple Leafs and issues around the NHL. A great guest as always, you won’t want to miss James Duthie near the end of the program. Big thanks go out to James who took time out of his very busy week to join us on the program!

Rigamarole will conclude the show and touch on what Mark Bell will bring to the Maple Leafs.

Thanks to everybody who sent us an email on the program this week. It’s great to know where the show is being heard!
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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 2 Episode 4

In this week's show we look at the last three games for the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Wings took on Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary all on the road, while the Penguins had their own road trip to deal with traveling to Minnesota, Colorado, and Long Island. We look at how last week's predictions worked out, and make more predictions for this week. This show was actually recorded on Monday night, but is being put out late on Tuesday due to the fact that I was a poll worker today and had to be at the polling location by 5:30am.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.9

The Maple Leafs week progressed from horrendous against Washington to impressive against Montreal with elements of both in between in New Jersey. We will have all the details of those games in the Redline Report along with injury updates on Darcy Tucker, Bryan McCabe, Kyle Wellwood, and Carlo Colaiacovo in the Revolving Door. Mark Bell is eligible to return Tuesday in Ottawa. What will he bring to the lineup? Simon Gamache now has some security but will he stay once others return? We’ll answer both those questions as well. Rick Tocchet’s ban for his role in an illegal gambling ring now has an end in sight. We’ll tell you when it ends and if it was long enough. Quick Hits this week feature news on Randy Jones, Miikka Kiprusoff, Peter Bondra, Jason Spezza, Patrick Kane and Scott Niedermayer.

In On The Bubble, listener email comes your way along with another Troubling Fact of the Week, this week featuring an erratic gong banger and a gruesome injury.

In rigamarole, we will look at whether or not the Leafs are deserving of their current spot in the Eastern Conference Standings.

Next week will mark out century episode as AFITC will reach one hundred shows in its history. On that show, James Duthie – the host of the NHL on TSN – will be along with us as our special guest.
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Sin Bin Show - Episode 6

We are now through the first month of the season, and it has been filled with many surprises. This episode takes a look back at the last month, but we start the show looking a contract extension for the final member of Ottawa’s top line, Jason Spezza. Next we discuss the early success the Columbus Blue Jackets have found riding on the back of their goaltender. After that we start a new segment where we will be looking at a team that really stood out over the last week. For this week it was the Detroit Red Wings who won all three of their games on the road this week to continue on a 7 game win streak. We cap off the show with the Three Stars of the Week, including the Sin Bin Player of the Week.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 2 Episode 3

This week we continue to focus solely on the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins in our podcast. Again if you would like to get caught up on the news from around the rest of the NHL you can check out our other show at www.sinbinshow.com. We missed recording last week's episode due to a lot of computer problems that I was having. We thought about covering all the games we had missed, but we didn't want the show to be really long, so we just focused on the last few games for each team. This week we also started something new. At the end of each team's recap we are now making predictions for the upcoming week.

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Sin Bin Show - Episode 5

We started this week off with some bad news for a lot of teams and their goaltenders. The rest of the news stories were comprised of significantly better news. In the middle section of the show we covered two contract extensions. One that was very profitable for the player and the other that was very beneficial for the team. We finished the show off by covering the latest hiring of a new executive director of the NHLPA.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.8

Episode 3.8 of AFITC comes your way today bringing light at the end of the tunnel for Maple Leaf fans. Six possible points this week; the Maple Leafs picked up five in wins against the Penguins and Rangers and a shootout loss to the Thrashers. Injuries continue to abound with two more regulars out of the lineup in Darcy Tucker and Bryan McCabe. As well, the latest updates on Kyle Wellwood and Carlo Colaiacovo in the Revolving Door.

The Toronto Marlies lost a player after he decided to go home. We’ll tell you who won’t be making an appearance in a Leaf uniform anytime soon. To conclude the Redline Report, we touch on stories focusing on Danny Markov, Alexander Semin, Dominik Hasek, Jesse Boulerice and the NHLPA. Lots of listener email this week featuring a variety of thought provoking ideas on visors, a suspension cap and whether the Maple Leafs actually have incentive to win the Stanley Cup. We’ll spend a good chunk of time discussing your thoughts in On The Bubble and wrap with another Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole will wrap the show with a look at John Tavares and his chances of becoming a Maple Leaf in the not too distant future.
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Sin Bin Show - Episode 4

This week we finally had three stories we could joke about! No suspensions, and no head-hunting. We did have to start the show off with some bad news though, at least for Bob Hartley as he was fired in Atlanta. Next we looked into the NHL testing heated skate blades. We capped the show off with the red hot Ottawa Senators and their acquisition of Randy Robitaille.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.7, Featuring Paul Hendrick

Episode 3.7 of AFITC comes to you today on the heels of a disappointing week in the world of the Toronto Maple Leafs. We will look at the three games the Maple Leafs played in the past seven days: one each against the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, and Chicago Blackhawks. The Revolving Door brings bad news regarding Kyle Wellwood and Carlo Colaiacovo along with an update on the recently injured Boyd Deveraux. The Redline Report continues with a look at the Atlanta Thrashers’ situation and concludes with Quick Hits featuring Jonathon Bernier of the LA Kings, Sheldon Souray of the Edmonton Oilers, and Jochen Hecht of the Buffalo Sabres.

In On The Bubble, we feature Listener Email and a Troubling Fact of the Week: this week looking at the New York Rangers. To wrap this segment, Paul Hendrick of Leafs TV makes his return to the program and joins us to discuss Mats Sundin’s recent accomplishments and other issues surrounding the start of the Maple Leafs season.

Rigamarole looks at why the Maple Leafs cannot seem to play effective hockey in the third period of play.

Special thanks to Paul Hendrick for taking time to come on the program this week. It’s always a pleasure speaking with him!
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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 2 Episode 2

Episode 2 continues to roll along with the new format where we just focus on the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. The Wings had a busy week. We had four games to cover against Edmonton, Calgary, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The Penguins had a much lighter week taking on the Canadians at home and finishing the week in Toronto. Also, don't forget to check out our other show at www.sinbinshow.com.

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Sin Bin Show - Season 1 Episode 3

We started this week’s show with the bad news up in Toronto for Jason Blake. The next story was a familiar sounding story as we discussed the Jesse Boulerice hit and subsequent suspension. We finished the show off talking about the NHL season opener for next year.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.6

Episode 3.6 of AFITC comes your way today as we venture to get the show back to our regular recording time of Sunday. In today’s program, we discuss the back and forth efforts of the Maple Leafs to establish some consistency in their play. This week, two discouraging losses at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins bookend an impressive victory over the New York Islanders. We pass along injury updates pertaining to Kyle Wellwood, Carlo Colaiacovo and Alexei Ponikarovsky in the Revolving Door. We saw more on-ice nastiness this week, this time care of Jesse Boulerice. He was handed a significant suspension and we discuss its ramifications in the Redline Report. To conclude that segment, we feature two Quick Hits pertaining to the business side of the game: one on the possible announcement of Paul Kelly as the new Executive Director of the NHLPA and the other on Jim Balsillie’s renewed interest in the Nashville Predators.

On The Bubble has more Listener Email along with a Troubling Fact of the Week. Rigamarole discusses the continuing plight of Bryan McCabe.

On the program, we also announce the second edition of “A Foot In The Crease Live @ The Shamrock & Thistle” slated to take place on November 29th, 2007 when the Maple Leafs take on the Atlanta Thrashers. The Shamrock & Thistle is located at 4923 Dundas Street West in Etobicoke, Ontario. For more information on this upcoming event, see its Event Profile on Facebook.

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We just got word after recording the episode that Paul Hendrick is set to guest on next week's episode of AFITC!

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Sin Bin Show - Season 1 Episode 2

In episode 2 we get into the format that show will normally follow. We covered the three big news stories of the week. We started things off with the Downie hit and subsequent suspension. Next we looked at the Anaheim Ducks and their slow start. Then we finished off the show talking about the big contract that Dany Heatley signed with the Ottawa Senators just before the season started. Feel free to email us and to leave comments in the blog and in the forums!

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.5

Episode 3.5 of AFITC brings you the first edition of this year’s Babble Of Ontario with the boys from Sens Underground. As always, we spend more time than planned discussing all things Leafs and Senators. You will hear it at the end of this week’s edition of On The Bubble.

Before that though, we look at the first three regular season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Redline Report. Jason Blake received some very tough news this week but seems to be taking it positively. We discuss his situation and how it will affect him going forward. We also provided updates on the status of both Kyle Wellwood and Carlo Colaiacovo and revisit the situations of last players cut from training camp last week. To conclude the Redline Report, we tell you about two more Leaf demotions and feature a variety of Quick Hits pertaining to Steve Downie, Ladislav Smid, Karel Pilar, Kevin Lowe, Rory Fitzpatrick and Dany Heatley.

Lots of listener email as always in On The Bubble as well as another Troubling Fact of the Week, this episode featuring Ducks GM Brian Burke.
In rigamarole, we explain to you the value of good goaltending.

Thanks go out to Shredder, Russell and StooLi from Sens Underground for a great first edition of the 2007-2008 Babble of Ontario. Also, thanks to Billy Wood for designing a fabulous promotional poster for the Babble of Ontario! Finally do check out www.daveintoronto.blogspot.com for our post game articles and analysis!
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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 2 Episode 1

Episode 1 of season 2 was put out just in time to cover all of the week 1 action around the NHL. The new season brings with it some changes to the Crash the Net podcast. To start this season off we will be focusing more on the Penguins and Red Wings and less on the news from around the NHL. To find out why, check out the first few minutes of this episode to hear the exciting news. And if you just can't wait, check out www.sinbinshow.com for a hint. Hopefully you like the changes we've made. It should result in a shorter show, which most people view as a good thing. Let us know what you think!

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.4

The dawn of a new regular season brings with it the final preseason edition of AFITC. For Episode 3.4 of the program, we conclude our Maple Leaf training camp coverage by recapping the team’s final three preseason games played last week against the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings, spin through the Revolving Door of injuries, tell you who broke camp with the big club and preview the line combinations likely to be in place for the first regular season game October 3rd against the Ottawa Senators.

Everyone seems to have an opinion on Steve Downie’s hit on Dean McAmmond and we will tell you what we think regarding said incident during the Redline Report. Also we highlight several young players looking to make their mark with Canadian teams this season and tell you who will wear the “C” for the Philadelphia Flyers.

On The Bubble, also known this week as the Shameless Plug portion of the show, brings you more listener email, some breaking news regarding Mark Bell, Ron McLean and Harry Neale and a Troubling Fact of the Week. As mentioned on the show, check out Jeff’s band’s website at www.theprintingpress.ca for information on the band’s latest release Exhibit A among other things. Also have a look at Dave’s columns at www.stmichaelsbuzzers.com along with tuning into Rogers Television, Channel 10 in Toronto or online on the website Fridays at 7:30pm to see the Buzzers in action! If you are in Halifax, Nova Scotia looking for a place to watch Wednesday’s Maple Leaf season opener, consider The Grawood Campus Pub at Dalhousie University. See the Facebook Event for all the details.

Rigamarole provides you with a look at our predictions of the results of the 2007-2008 NHL regular season.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 3.3

On The Bubble features a variety of email, some held over from last week and several we received this week as well. The alliteration is in full force this week with emails from Alex, Andre, Anthony, Alan and Aaron as well as Stooli and Travis. The Troubling Fact of the Week makes its return this week documenting what seems to us like laziness on the part of the NHL.

Toronto Star columnist Damien Cox joins us on this week’s program to look ahead toward the upcoming season and to offer his opinion on a variety of issues going on around the league. Many thanks to Damien for taking some time for us this past week to make his inaugural appearance on the show!

Rigamarole explains why eight preseason games is just too many to have to put up with, whether you are a fan, broadcaster, player or really anyone who has anything to do with the game of hockey.
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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.42

After a three day break to allow Jeff to safely make his way home from a rigorous canoeing trip, Episode 2.42 of AFITC – The Draft Wrap Edition, comes your way today. We start the Redline Report with Leaf Notes discussing the acquisition of Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell. Also we announce the contract extensions of Carlo Colaiacovo, Jay Harrison and the newly signed 2001 CHL player of the year Simon Gamache. Finally we have a look at what the Maple Leafs did at the draft once they got around to making selections in the third round.

The Redline Report continues with an update on the Nashville Predators situation regarding their potential sale to Jim Balsillie. Concluding the opening segment of the show, we have Quick Hits discussing Sergei Samsonov, Claude Julien, Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell, Tomas Vokoun, Scott Walker, Sean O’Donnell, Kent Huskins, JS Giguere and Ray Emery.

On The Bubble features talk of Scott Niedermayer’s potential retirement and another great segment of listener email. Rigamarole looks at the long term impact of the Vesa Toskala deal.

Congratulations go to Brendan Smith, who appeared on Episode 2.41 of AFITC. He was chosen in the 1st round, 27th overall in last Friday’s NHL Entry Draft moving up a staggering 41 places from his final Central Scouting Bureau ranking.
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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.41

The NHL’s off season is in full swing now but as most things are starting to slow down, we at AFITC are only picking up more steam. Episode 2.41 of the program looks back at the NHL Awards from this past Thursday at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto and tees up the 2007 NHL Entry Draft six days from today at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

In the Redline Report, we begin with news regarding Mats Sundin’s contract situation. From there, we move onto the NHL Awards and discuss the winners of each individual trophy. The “Hamilton Predators” appear to be a hot sell and we touch on the wild success of ticket sales for the potential team west of Toronto. The Quick Hits portion of the Redline Report involves news bits regarding George Parros, Randy Carlyle, Chris Chelios, Lindy Ruff, Darcy Regier, Bryan Allen, Chris Gratton, Chris Higgins, Mike Komisarek and Dave Lewis.

To wrap up the Redline Report, NHL on TSN Insider Bob McKenzie joins us on the program to discuss the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, the NHL Awards, the Stanley Cup Finals, and the off season game plan of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On The Bubble features more great listener email and a Troubling Fact of the Week. Concluding this segment of the show is Brendan Smith of the St. Michael’s Buzzers, ranked 68th overall by NHL Central Scouting for this year’s draft. He stops by to discuss his expectations heading toward the draft, his off season schedule and his plans going forward over the next few years.

Rigamarole will conclude the show with a look at why Roberto Luongo walked away empty handed at the NHL Awards.

Tremendous thanks to Bob McKenzie for joining us on this week show! The knowledge, expertise and credibility he provides our show with simply cannot be valued. We cannot thank him enough!

Also, we thank Brendan Smith for joining us on today’s program. For a young guy, he was an outstanding interview and is clearly on the right track to accomplish some pretty special things. Best of luck Brendan at the NHL Entry Draft next Saturday!

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Music in this episode included "Call This Quits" by Assembling The Empire and "So Far Over You" and "Personal Style" by AM Stereo

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 32

The NHL season has come to end, but the Crash the Net Podcast has not! In this jam packed episode we read and responded to a listener email from Paul. We then covered every Stanley Cup Finals game in-depth. The show didn't end there though, as we had news out of Pittsburgh, contract situations in Minnesota and Long Island, and we talked about the record low television ratings for the Stanley Cup Finals. And don't forget, we're not done yet! Come back next week to hear what we think the coming season has in store for the Penguins and Red Wings.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.40

A lengthy edition of the show comes your way today as we bring you our 40th of season two but that was to be expected with lots to discuss from the past week in the NHL. We begin the Redline Report with Leaf Notes featuring Nik Antropov, Staffan Kronwall and Mats Sundin. Our final Playoff Recap of the season breaks down games four and five of the Stanley Cup Final which saw the Anaheim Ducks emerge victorious! We also offer some suggestions as to why the series played out the way it did. Later, we discuss John Ferguson Jr.’s comments relating to Sean Hill and conclude the Redline Report with Quick Hits regarding Alexei Yashin, Dominik Hasek and Niklas Backstrom.

On The Bubble features a tremendous edition of Listener Email as many of our listeners were eager to opine on the demise of the Ottawa Senators. Thanks to a posting on our forums, we pass along some of the best books relating to the Toronto Maple Leafs available. Share yours on our AFITC Insiders Group on Facebook.

Rigamarole looks at what the Ottawa Senators accomplished this season and what impact their playoff ride will have going forward.

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Music in this episode included "Hey Warden!" by 7 Shot Screamers and "Fog" and "Insomnia" by Wintersleep

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.39

The Stanley Cup Finals finally got underway at the beginning of last week and so far the Ducks hold a 2-1 series lead through three games. We recap the first three games of the finals in the Playoff Recap portion of the Redline Report and touch on some controversy involving Daniel Alfredsson and Chris Pronger. Later on Sunday afternoon after we had finished recording the show, it was announced that Chris Pronger was assessed a one game suspension for his hit on Dean McAmmond in game three of the series. As a result, Pronger will not be in uniform for the Ducks when Ottawa attempts to tie the series at two games apiece in game four on Monday evening.

Also in the Redline Report, we have Leaf Notes regarding Mats Sundin and rookie defenseman Phil Oreskovic along with an update on the wanderings of Jim Balsillie. To conclude the Redline Report, we touch on several Quick Hits relating to Cam Ward, Glen Wesley, Andre Markov, Taylor Pyatt, Matthew Lombardi, Marcus Nilson, Dan Maloney and Craig Hartsburg.

On The Bubble feature another portion of Listener Email and a Troubling Fact of the Week. Rigamarole looks at the issue of potentially allowing goals kicked into the net.
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Music in this episode included "Goodbye Farewell" by Dead Heart Bloom, "Keep The Kid" by Bellevue and "Gates" by Brimstone Howl.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 31

The Stanley Cup Finals are here, and you might suspect that we have an extra long show because. Well, you'd be wrong. With only one Detroit game to recap, and the Finals having not started, it turned out to be one of our shortest shows. In the news segment we did discuss the possible sale of the Nashville Predators to a familiar name, and the retirement of an American hockey great. We then dug into the final game of the Western Conference Finals between the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks. To wrap up the show we broke down all the details of the Cup Finals match-up between the Ducks and Senators, and made our predictions.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.38

Episode 2.38 of AFITC comes your way today and we can safely say this week’s program cannot stack up to Episode 2.37. After having Matt Stajan on last week’s program, it was virtually impossible to do one better this week, so we did not even try. Such are the breaks of setting the bar high. Not to mention that there has been nearly a week since game action and as a result, in the eighty four weeks of doing this show, never before have we had such a struggle to assemble some solid content.

Nevertheless, we feature two Leaf Notes to begin the Redline Report which discuss the departure of Aleksander Suglobov and the imminent arrival of Nikolai Kumelin. The Playoff Recap discusses Game 6 of the Western Conference Final and tees up the Stanley Cup Finals. We mull over Jim Balsillie’s intent to purchase the Nashville Predators and the possibility of moving the team to Kitchener-Waterloo. To conclude the Redline Report, its Quick Hits featuring information on Jordan Leopold, Kurt Sauer, Ryan Kesler and Brian Leetch.

In On The Bubble, we have more listener email and a Troubling Fact of the Week. Rigamarole focuses on Wayne Gretzky’s unwavering loyalty.
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Music featured in this week's episode includes "Hand of Glory" and "It Hurts When I Do This" by 7 Shot Screamers and "Wish It Well" by Dead Heart Bloom.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 30

In the news this week was the Pronger suspension, an assaulted fan in a foreign land, and a re-signed goalie in Tampa Bay. We also had 2 more great emails to respond to. Then we looked at Ottawa's five game thumping of the Buffalo Sabres, and what might be next for the team that has won the east the last two years. We of course wrapped up the show going in-depth on all of the Detroit Red Wings Western Conference Finals games against the Ducks.

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A Foot In The Crease Episode 2.37 - Featuring Matt Stajan

Episode 2.37 comes your way today with the Eastern Conference Final having finished this past weekend leaving the Ottawa Senators victorious and the Western Conference Final heading toward game six tomorrow in Anaheim. We cover it all for you in this week’s edition of the Playoff Recap in the Redline Report. To begin the Redline Report, we discuss two Leafs Notes pertaining to Mats Sundin and the newly signed Anton Stralman. Two Quick Hits conclude the segment as we discuss the signings of Johan Holmqvist in Tampa Bay and Nicklas Backstrom in Washington.

On The Bubble brings with it a solid edition of listener email and a Troubling Fact of the Week where we question a decision made by NBC during the coverage of game five of the Ottawa vs Buffalo series. To conclude the segment, we are honoured to welcome Matt Stajan, #14 of the Toronto Maple Leafs, to the program to discuss a variety of different topics.

Rigamarole takes a look at the collapse of the Buffalo Sabres.

Huge thanks to Matt Stajan for joining us on this week’s program. What a treat it was to get him on the show!
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Music in this episode include "Sound Scientist" by Bill, "Here Comes The Night" by Club Stella Bowling Team and "Strictly Ballroom" by Dead Smiling Pirates

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 29

There was plenty of news to cover from all around the world this week. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced a new high-profile game, and the World Championships concluded this weekend.

We also had three emails and comments to read. Two on the negative side, and one great one from one of the biggest Wing Nuts in Texas. He took Jason's statement of "Get your Lidstrom for Hart bumper stickers primed and ready!" very literally. Check out the images below.

Of course there was plenty to cover from the NHL too. Due to our late recording we were able to cover the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals. Like always we capped things off by giving you in-depth coverage of the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.36, Featuring Andy Frost

Another jam packed edition of AFITC comes your way today with Episode 2.36 of the program. The third round of the playoffs is well underway and we get you caught up with the progress of both the Eastern Conference Final, involving the Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators and the Western Conference Final, involving the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks in the Playoff Recap portion of the Redline Report. To being that segment, we discuss a host of Leaf Notes including a conclusion to Sundin's hip drama, the signings of Alexei Ponikarovsky and Ian White, and the results of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's annual Board of Directors meeting. To conclude the Redline Report, we celebrate the gold medal victory of Team Canada at the World Hockey Championships and touch on a Quick Hit regarding upcoming edition's of the World Junior Hockey Championships.

On The Bubble features an interview we conducted this past week with Andy Frost, the public address announcer for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre, the host of Psychedelic Psunday on Q107 and Leaf Talk on AM 640 Toronto Radio among his many other duties. Also, we have another great portion of listener email! Thanks goes out to all of our listeners for continuing to send great emails now longer after the Maple Leafs season ended!

Rigamarole discusses the upcoming Victoria Cup tournament slated to begin in the fall of 2008.

Special thanks go to Andy Frost for taking some time out of his busy schedule to join us on the program for his second outstanding appearance this season!

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Music in this episode included "Mr. Lovely" by Beth Thornley "Panacea" by bill and "Waste Another Night" by My Little Radio

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 28

We are now half-way through the playoffs, and the big stories just keep coming in. On this week's show we fill you in on all of the award finalists that were announced last week. After that we of course catch you up to speed on the second round of the playoffs, and make predictions for the third round. After that we went in-depth on all three Detroit Red Wings games from last week.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.35

Episode 2.35 of AFITC comes your way today with a more jam packed show than perhaps ever. Alright, well we did not go back and evaluate the previous eighty shows for their degree of jam packed-ness but it is safe to say we cover a lot in a busy week in the world of hockey on today's program.

The Redline Report begins with three Leaf Notes regarding Carlo Colaiacovo, Staffan Kronwall, and Mats Sundin. In the playoff recap, we examine all four second round series: two still in progress at the time of the show's recording included the Sabres vs the Rangers and the Red Wings vs the Sharks and the two concluded series which saw the Ducks defeat the Canucks and the Senators defeat the Devils. Buffalo eliminated the New York Rangers this afternoon with a 5-4 victory in game 6. Later we update you on the progress of Team Canada at the World Hockey Championships and pass our judgment on the Shane Doan fiasco. We quickly examine the finalists for the NHL Awards that were announced this past week and conclude the Redline Report with a few Quick Hits.

On The Bubble features the results of a poll conducted by TSN last week regarding the possibility of switching to 4 on 4 during overtime in the playoffs. As always we also have another good dose of listener email and a Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole discusses how the Devils have fallen since their championship years.
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Music in this weeks episode included "Venus Rising" and "Save It All" by Lee Alexander and "Time Comes" by Kevin Merritt.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 27

As was to be expected, with the Penguins now out of the playoffs the episodes of the Crash the Net podcast are getting shorter. That being said, there isn't a lack of depth covering all of the other playoff match-ups. This week we covered all 4 of the remaining showdowns. We then capped the show off by going in depth on the series between the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.34

Episode 2.34 of AFITC brings you continuing coverage of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. We wrap up the remaining first round series not concluded at the time of the previous show and outline the progress of the four second round series currently underway. Also in the Redline Report, Leaf Notes kick off the segment with news on Boyd Deveraux. To conclude the Redline Report, we fill you in on the progress of Team Canada at the World Hockey Championships in Moscow, Russia.

In On The Bubble, we make a major guest announcement for a show coming up in mid to late May. Tune into that segment to find out who it is! We also feature listener email from Josh, Dave, Alan and Aaron. Wrapping up this segment, it is another edition of the Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole debates whether this year's version of the Ottawa Senators are any different than the teams that failed year after year in the past.
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Music in this episode includes "Esteem" by 8stops7, "On My Way" by Strut McFearson and "Change Your Mind" by Till Bill Vivino Band.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 26

The first round of the playoffs is just about over, so in this episode we catch you up on all eight of the first round match-ups. We also make some second round predictions. Of course after all that we go in-depth on the four Red Wings games and the two Penguins games.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.33

Episode 2.33 comes your way today and on this edition of the program, Jennifer Hedger, host of Sportscentre on TSN, joins us for the her second appearance of the year. At the end of On The Bubble, Jennifer joins us to discuss the end of the Maple Leafs season as well as a variety of issues pertaining to the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Before her interview, in the Redline Report, we discuss the state of affairs in each of the eight first round playoff match ups, the firing of Doug MacLean, the bizarre chain of events that happened to Alexander Semin, and we offer some further news on the upcoming World Hockey Championships.

Rigamarole looks at Sean Hill's positive drug test.

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Music in this episode included "LIttle Way" by Chi'Hoda, "Doctor" by Bloom and 'The Wayfarer" by A Beggar's Opera.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 25

The playoffs are finally underway, and we couldn't be more excited! We switched things around a little bit this week. The first item was some feedback we received via our blog. Thanks again to Devin and Catherine for the comments. We then jumped right into the two Detroit games from the past week, and then the three Penguins games. After going in-depth on those two we also caught you all up to speed on the other six playoff match-ups around the league.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.32

Episode 2.32 marks the beginning of our playoff coverage on AFITC. Without the Maple Leafs to centre the show around, this week's program takes on a bit of a change in format compared with our regular season shows. Nevertheless we begin the Redline Report with news from the aftermath of the Maple Leafs' season. We relate comments from the mouth of Mats Sundin concerning his future with the team, discuss Carlo Colaiacovo's most recent injury and let you know which Leafs will be participating in the upcoming World Hockey Championships beginning at the end of April in Moscow, Russia. We also update you on the progress of the eight quarter-final matchups and share some Quick Hits to conclude the Redline Report.

In On The Bubble, we read some more exceptional email received this past week through our email afootinthecrease@gmail.com and through our Facebook group, A Foot In The Crease Fans. This week's Troubling Fact of the Week is inspired by the bizarre decision by the NHL to give NBC first right of refusal for scheduling instead of the CBC.

Rigamarole looks at the potential interest in expanding the playoffs to include extra teams at the end of the regular season.

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Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network included "Wind and Wings" by Derek Clegg, "Alleluia" by Colie Brice and "Weekend" by 8stops7.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 24

This week it's all about the playoffs! Of course the Red Wings made it in, but the Penguins are also joining in this year for the first time in six years! After a couple of news stories we went straight into the playoffs to give you an in-depth analysis of every match-up. We also gave our predictions for each series. We of course finished off the show by recapping the final three games of the regular season for both the Red Wings and the Penguins.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.31

Episode 2.31 of AFITC marks the end of the Maple Leafs season after they failed to make the playoffs despite a valiant effort down the stretch, in the end falling out of the top 8 on the final afternoon of the regular season due to an Islander victory. In this edition of the program, we recap the game this past week against the Rangers, Flyers, Islanders and Canadiens. What To Be-Leaf attempts to put a spin on what transpired this season. We discuss the significance of the Maple Leafs home and road records as the season went on and give our thoughts on what the near future will hold for this team including decisions on Mats Sundin, Michael Peca, Bates Battaglia, Jeff O'Neill, Boyd Deveraux, Travis Green, Yanic Perreault and J-S Aubin: all unrestricted free agents come July 1st. We also examine who should take the blame for another year absent from the postseason. Later in the Redline Report, we quickly tee up the first round matchups and offer our predictions and give you the news on Pavel Datsyuk.

On The Bubble features more listener email and a Troubling Fact of the Week inspired from a comment made on Episode 2.30 of the program. Rigamarole takes one final shot at rationalizing the year that was in Leaf Nation.

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Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network included "Singularity" by Invictus, "The Knight-Mare" by Wonderhorse and "Faithful Guide" by Wintersleep

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A Foot In The Crease - Special Episode with Paul Hendrick

With the season coming down to the results of three games that will take place this weekend, we bring you a special edition of AFITC featuring the perfect guest to help us tee up tomorrow’s crucial game. Paul Hendrick, Host of Molson Canadian Leaf Hockey mid week broadcasts joins us and provides some outstanding insight into a variety of issues.

We discuss the plane ride home after a disappointing effort against the New York Islanders, the real story on Kyle Wellwood and Darcy Tucker, the reasons that could be plaguing the slumping Mats Sundin and news out of Friday morning’s practice. Paul also reveals Montreal’s starting netminder at this point for tomorrow’s game and fills us in on Maple Leaf lineup decisions including whether Jeff O’Neill is in or out.

To conclude the show, Jeff and I go over what needs to happen to see the Maple Leafs reach the playoffs and let you know when Episode 2.31 will be released. Thanks go out to Paul Hendrick for taking time to join us for today’s special edition of AFITC!

The music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network, included "Nerves Normal, Breath Normal" by Wintersleep and "The Past" by Matt Mays.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 23

Playoff hysteria is hitting us all pretty hard as we head into the final week of the regular season. Perhaps it's hitting others, like Lou Lamirillo of the New Jersey Devils, a little harder than the rest of us. In the news we give you all the details surrounding his latest crazy decision. We also covered all the injuries to Swedish defesnemen named Nick. We finished things off by covering all four of the Detroit Red Wing's games, and all three of the Pittsburgh Penguin's games.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.30

After an official recount determined that we had lost count of the total number of shows, today we bring you bring Episode 2.30, actually our 76th show all time. So for those of you who had planned special 75th Edition of AFITC listening parties with popcorn, cake, chips, pretzels and brews, we are afraid you will have to go back and re-listen to last week's show. Terribly sorry if this has ruined your week!

The play of the Maple Leafs this past week though should serve as pleasant news in the wake of this unfortunate discovery. Five out of a possible six points this past week in games against the Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins leaves the Maple Leafs in control of their own destiny as their drive toward the 2007 playoffs continues. To begin the Redline Report, as always we recap said games and provide an update on the statuses of Michael Peca and Karel Pilar in the Revolving Door. What To Be-Leaf explains the necessary course of action this week for the Maple Leafs to secure a playoff spot and discusses why Mats Sundin's goalless drought is concerning but not detrimental. To conclude the Redline Report, we tell you the award Carlo Colaiacovo was nominated for; discuss the injury situation of Rick Dipietro and finish with some quick hits regarding Jack Johnson of the LA Kings and Martin Biron of Philadelphia Flyers.

On The Bubble features perhaps one of the best editions of listener email this season. A Dominik Hasek is scattered somewhere within this segment as well.

Rigamarole discusses the unrivaled greatness of Tomas Kaberle.
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Music in this episode included "The Sons Of Cain" by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, "Jaws of Life" and "Danse Macabre" by Wintersleep

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 22

With two weeks remaining in the season the games are getting gritty and more important than ever. In this week's show we looked at fighting in the NHL with the injury to Jon Sim. We also had a listener comment to which we responded, and of course covered all the Red Wing's and Penguin's games. Detroit took a slide this week, perhaps missing it best chance to take the Central Division lead while the Penguins took two out of three to catch the Devils in the Atlantic.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.29 Featuring James Duthie

Episode 2.29 comes your way today with everything you need to know to get caught up with the happenings regarding the Maple Leafs' drive to the playoffs. To begin the Redline Report, we recap the three games from this past week: a win against the New Jersey Devils and a split of the home and home series with the Buffalo Sabres. The Revolving Door takes its fewest spins in recent memory as the Leafs, save for Michael Peca, are entirely healthy for the first time in months. What To Be-Leaf focuses on the importance of the upcoming head to head games against the Rangers, Islanders, Hurricanes, and Canadiens as well as how Carlo Colaiacovo makes Bryan McCabe a better player. We also touch Kris Newbury's contract extension, a change in the entry draft format, and tee up the race for the Vezina Trophy.

On The Bubble features listener email as always. To conclude the segment, James Duthie, the host of the NHL on TSN, drops by and offers his insight to a variety of issues including fighting in hockey, the fortunes of the Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames and much more! Big thanks to James for taking this past week to join us!

Rigamarole looks at why the Maple Leafs are in as a good a position as any to make the playoffs this season.

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Music in this episode included "Brittle" by Aaron English, "I'm Going Home" by Lee Maddeford, and "..Words.." by Asheleyroad.

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Crash the Net Podcast - SkypeCast Announcement

Starting with Episode 22 we are going to try out SkypeCasting. The short summary of what that means is that you will have the opportunity to listen to the show live while we are recording it! If all works well then we want to use this to allow you to participate in the recording of the show in the future. For more details just listen to the podcast attached to this post.

To join the SkypeCast click this link at 7:45pm Eastern Monday March 26th.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 21

Episode 21 comes at you one day late. I was out of town for a training session and Jason had a gig last night. Our tardiness doesn't hold back on the great news out of Pittsburgh though! Besides the new arena deal we also discuss the record that Mike Modano broke. We then went in depth on the three Red Wing's games and all five Penguin's games.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.28

We're back in the studio for Episode 2.28 as Jeff makes his triumphant return from the land of fun and sun. Unfortunately, it was not a triumphant week for the Maple Leafs as they picked up only three of a possible six points this past week against really the last of the weaker opponents from here on in, save for the second last home game of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers.

We recap those games against Tampa Bay, Washington and Montreal to kick off the Red Line Report. We update you on the statuses of injured Maple Leafs including Tomas Kaberle, Michael Peca, Carlo Colaiacovo, John Pohl and Kyle Wellwood in the Revolving Door. What To Be-Leaf explains why Mats Sundin and Andrew Raycroft will need to do the brunt of the damage to see the Leafs make the playoffs. We bring a conclusion to the epic Flight of the Penguins Saga when we detail the announcement by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell that took place this past week. Also, we discuss the punishment handed to Jordan Tootoo for an incident that took place in a game between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators on Saturday. Finally we set the odds on who we feel should walk away with the Calder Trophy come the NHL Awards this June.

On The Bubble features more listener email and the third edition of the Babble Of Ontario with Shredder, Russell, and Crazy Ivan from Sens Underground. This one gets heated; you will not want to miss it.

Rigamarole looks at why fans are still not showing Andrew Raycroft any love. There is also another John Ferguson Jr. impression tucked away somewhere in this week's episode!

If you would like to hear Dave give the play by play call of Game 2 of the St. Michael's Buzzers vs Wellington Dukes series this coming Sunday March 25th at 2:00pm ET, tune in by going to www.stmichaelsbuzzers.com and clicking on Live Broadcast.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 20

People in and around the NHL were busy giving us plenty of news to talk about this episode. We start things off recapping the flurry of activity surrounding the Penguins arena situation. Then we discussed whether the record breaking suspension to Chris Simon was enough. Next we looked it a more positive record that was broken this weekend by Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche. We rounded out the news section with some predictions as to who will make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, and the availability of the NHL Center Ice package online. There were two big injuries to talk about and news of an important player's impending return in the injuries segment of the show. We finished it off covering the Red Wings games against Nashville, Los Angeles, and Boston, and Penguins games against Ottawa, New Jersey, and the New York Rangers.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.27

A day later than normal, we bring you the first remote edition of AFITC – Episode 2.27 – as Jeff checks in from sunny Sarasota, Florida and Dave keeps an eye on things up in Etobicoke, Ontario. Still we manage to bring you the news from Leafs Nation and around the NHL on today's edition of the program.

The Redline Report recaps the three Maple Leaf games from this past week, a win against Washington and Ottawa and a loss in Ottawa to the Senators. The Revolving Door brings good news on two fronts. Firstly, this door is finally starting to slow down as more players make their way out of it, most recently Kyle Wellwood on Saturday against the Senators. Secondly, there is light at the end of the tunnel for Tomas Kaberle, Kris Newbury, and Mike Peca. Tune in to hear the details of the positive updates for each player. What To Be-Leaf sets the magic number at 9 wins for the Leafs to make the playoffs and explains where the wins will come from. We also updates the Flight of the Penguins Saga, rationalize the punishment for Chris Simon's irrational behaviour and touch on the equally irrational behaviour of Ted Saskin and his executives at the NHLPA. Jeff updates us on the kind of interest he has noticed pertaining to hockey since arriving in Florida a few days ago.

On The Bubble features a bevy of listener emails, three of which came from new emailers on the program. Our gong banger fell out of Jeff's van en route to Florida so the Troubling Fact of the Week goes gongless, but carries on all the same this week. Kicking off the segment, we offer a suggestion to improve the benefits of the jump from Eastern Standard Time to Daylight Savings time and back again.

Rigamarole discusses the profound impact of Darcy Tucker. Would you believe us if we told you we recorded that segment this past Wednesday?
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Music featured in this show from the Podsafe Music Network includes "Emm and May" by Craig Cardiff, "850 Commando" and "When The Angels Make Contact" by show favorite Matt Mays.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 19

It was the NHL Trade Deadline this week, so we spend most of the news segment pontificating on all the big trades of the day. We also covered the three Red Wings games and four Penguins games.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.26

It's Episode 2.26 of AFITC – The Trade Deadline Wrap Up Edition because it certainly is not the “feel good” edition when we recap the Maple Leaf action from the past week that saw losses against Montreal and two to Buffalo. The Maple Leafs only win came on Friday in thrilling albeit costly fashion against the New Jersey Devils.

We spin through the Revolving Door as we look at the growing list of Leaf injuries. Tomas Kaberle is the newest member of this club after sustaining a concussion on a vicious head shot from Cam Janssen of the Devils. We also have updates on Pavel Kubina, Kyle Wellwood and Karel Pilar.

What To Be-Leaf features a look at the importance of the Leafs remaining home games and how their home record as it currently sits is the reason why they are on the outside of the playoffs looking in.

An update on the Flight of the Penguins Saga, Darcy Tucker's new contract and extensive coverage of the significant transactions consummated at the trade deadline concluded the Redline Report.

On The Bubble has more listener email from a variety of new and old contributors. Rigamarole looks at the sudden collapse of the Edmonton Oilers.
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Songs in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network include "Vandalise" by Miss The Occupier, "Circus" by Craig Cardiff and "Ignite" by Dusty Hughes.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 18

As the NHL trade deadline draws near general managers around the league are busy giving us plenty of news to talk about. Amongst all the trades we had a couple of injuries, a listener email, and of course the game recaps for the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins!

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.25

Another edition of AFITC hits the air today. It's episode 2.25 – the Deal or No Deal Edition as we discuss a number of trades and trade scenarios sitting less than 48 hours away from the NHL Trade Deadline.

The Redline Report consists of three game recaps from the past week of Maple Leaf action: games against the Bruins, Islanders and Flyers. The Revolving Door updates the statuses of all the injured Leafs: Tucker, Peca, Wellwood, Newbury and new members of this dubious club, Pavel Kubina and Boyd Deveraux. Not that any upcoming game for the Maple Leafs is unimportant but in What To Be-Leaf, we stress the particular importance of the upcoming week with key games against the Canadiens, Devils and Sabres twice. We also weigh in on the Brawl in Buffalo this past Thursday, report on the GM's meetings and discuss a variety of trades consummated this past week.

We serve up an ambitious portion of listener email during On The Bubble and welcome some new emailers to the program! Rigamarole puts forth an explanation as to what Kerry Fraser might have been thinking when he decided to call off Mats Sundin's goal on Thursday night.

Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network includes "Blur" by PunchTube "A New Place" by Lori Malvey and "Goobye" by Lost In Rome.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 17

This was a very busy week in the NHL. We had multiple trades to talk about, including Peter Forsberg and Marc-Andre Bergeron. In the injuries segment we look at another big one to Buffalo, a pair to Montreal, and a freak injury to Brendan Shanahan and Mike Knuble. We look at the Atlanta Thrashers in the Spotlight Team of the Week. We also had some listener email to answer before jumping into the three Red Wing's games and four Penguins games.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.24

Episode 2.24 of AFITC – The Reunion Edition comes your way today on the heels of another successful week of Maple Leaf action. This week we saw the Buds accumulate five of a possible six points with wins over Philadelphia and Edmonton and a shootout loss to the Islanders.

We recap those games to begin the Redline Report and provide updates on Darcy Tucker, Kris Newbury, Mike Peca and Kyle Wellwood in the Revolving Door. What To Be-Leaf separates the contenders from the pretenders in the battle for the final playoff positions in the Eastern Conference. An update on the Flight of the Penguins Saga and discussions on the Forsberg trade, the Nagy trade and the Emery suspension as well as some quick hits conclude the Redline Report.

On The Bubble features another outstanding edition of listener email and comments from our forums part of A Foot In The Crease Fans on Facebook. You will also see the return of the Troubling Fact of the Week as we go guestless for the first time in three weeks.

Rigamarole features coverage of the Reunion of the 1967 Toronto Maple Leaf Stanley Cup champions held Saturday night prior to the Maple Leafs vs Oilers game at Air Canada Centre including the type of reaction that Dave Keon received.

Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network includes "All We Need" by Collectors, "I Don't Like It" by Johnny Brickhouse and "Sliding Glass Door" by Elsinor.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 16

Episode 16 brings something new to the podcast, a treat for all of you. We interviewed Jeff and Dave from A Foot in the Crease - The Toronto Hockey Podcast at the end of the show. We recapped the Penguins/Leafs game with them, got into some of the trade rumors, and asked a couple of questions to help broaden our knowledge of each other's culture. It's certainly not to be missed. Of course we also covered all the latest news including a couple of big trades and a few injuries. We also covered all four Red Wings' games and all three of the Penguin's Games.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.23

Episode 2.23 of AFITC is upon you as the race for arms builds along with the race for the playoffs. With sixteen days to go until the NHL trade deadline, the rumors continue and some deals are already starting to be made. Calgary has made the biggest splash so far by picking up coveted defenseman Brad Stuart from the Boston Bruins yesterday along with Wayne Primeau in exchange for Andrew Ference and Chuck Kobasew. That deal will surely be usurped in stature though as the trade deadline draws closer, perhaps by the likes of Peter Forsberg and his newest suitor.

On today's edition of the program, we recap the Maple Leaf games against the St. Louis Blues, the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins. We update the statuses of those who are injured in the Revolving Door including an update on Darcy Tucker and the condition of Kris Newbury. The Redline Report concludes with another edition of What To Be-Leaf featuring Andrew Raycroft's even keel and some scuttlebutt regarding Brendan Bell.

On The Bubble brings some more fantastic listener emails and installment number 2 of The Babble of Ontario with Russell, Shredder and Crazy Ivan from Sens Underground. We omit the news from around the league portion of the Redline Report as we discuss a number of these types of issues as part of The Babble.

Rigmarole looks at the NHL's 'Quiet Star'.

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Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network includes "Drive" by Common Ground, "Surround Sound" by Crystal Hutchens and "Shuffle Sing" by David Henderson.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 15

This week was a little light on news. We only had a little bit of new information on the Penguin's arena saga. We also talked about Shanahan's referee rant, and the Rangers trade with the Kings. We mixed things up a little bit on the spotlight team of the week. Then we only had two games to cover for the Red Wings. The Penguins on the other hand had a very busy schedule with 4 games this week.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.22 Featuring Bob McKenzie

It’s the “triple two” edition of AFITC: Episode 2.22. For this week’s program, the “feel good” version, we bring you all the jubilant news from Leafs Nation as the Maple Leafs recorded a perfect week and then some stretching their winning streak started last Saturday against Montreal to four games with wins against Carolina, New York (Rangers) and Ottawa. The Revolving Door includes updates on Darcy Tucker, Andy Wozniewski and the newest edition to this club, Boyd Deveraux. What To Be-Leaf looks at and makes sense of the five round playoff war the Maple Leafs are apart of this season. The Redline Report is concluded with yet another update on the Flight of the Penguins Saga, a discussion regarding Brendan Shanahan’s displeasure toward the referees and Sheldon Souray’s tom foolery against Pittsburg, and some Quick Hits on Craig Conroy and the AHL All Star Game.

Listener email kicks off On The Bubble with a look at your thoughts on a variety of topics. Bob McKenzie, NHL Insider on TSN, drops by at the end of this segment and discusses what to expect as the NHL Trade Deadline approaches and tells us which players may in fact be on the bubble. Rigamarole explains why jersey retirement ceremonies are too long and what can be done to correct them for the benefit of both the honoured player and the proceeding game.

Special thanks to Bob McKenzie for spending some time with us on the program this week despite his tremendously busy schedule! You will not want to miss what he has to say regarding the Maple Leafs, Sundin, Tucker, the Hurricanes, the Ducks, and Forsberg at the trade deadline among other topics discussed.

Do not miss next week’s program as it will feature The Babble Of Ontario #2 with the fellows from Sens Underground.

Become an AFITC Insider by joining A Foot In The Crease Fans on Facebook.

Music in this episode from The Podsafe Music Network includes "Is This The Life" by Funktree, "Put It On" by Cokie Jonez and "Like Smoke" by Aaron English.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 13

The All-Star break is over and now we're into the real meat of the regular season. We start the show off covering the All-Star festivities, the NHL on NBC, the horrible schedule, and the latest trade news. The injury segment has some bad news for the Ducks, but it also has a lot of good news for them. We also cover injuries to the Blue Jackets and Red Wings. The Spotlight Team of the Week is the Chicago Blackhawks after their horrible month of January. Lastly we had two games to cover for both the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.21 Featuring John Ondrasik

The show of shows! Episode 2.21 of AFITC features an interview with John Ondrasik, the force behind the platinum award winning band Five For Fighting and hockey columnist for SI.com. The state of the NHL in the US, announcements and events surrounding the All Star festivities from this past week in Dallas and the Los Angeles Kings were among some of the topics discussed. You will not want to miss this interview on this week’s program at the end of On the Bubble. Listener email and excerpts from forum postings on A Foot in the Crease Fans on Facebook round out this week’s portion of On The Bubble.

In the Redline Report, we welcome Scott and Jay from the Dallas Stars Podcast to help us breakdown and discuss the All Star Game itself as both Scott and Jay were in attendance. We recap the lone Maple Leaf game from this past week against the Montreal Canadiens, spin through the Revolving Door with injury updates on Darcy Tucker, Kyle Wellwood, Ian White and Andy Wozniewski and discuss the importance of the upcoming road trip in What To Be-Leaf. Another update regarding the Flight of the Penguins Saga, a back checking note on Aleksander Suglobov and some Quick Hits conclude the Redline Report.

Rigamarole discusses what the Maple Leafs must to do ensure they make the playoffs this spring.

Huge thanks are due to John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting, for joining us on this week’s program and sharing some great responses to a variety of questions!! And do not forget Bob McKenzie will join us next week for a discussion regarding the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline coming at the end of February.

Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network includes "To Be An Angel" and "Little Pieces" by Uncle Seth and "What Are We Gonna Do Come the Month of September?" by Matt Mays & El Torpedo.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 13

Since it is the All Star break in the NHL we decided to take a look back at our early season predictions to see how we're doing. Some of the results are actually a little surprising. We only had one injury to cover, and its a very ironic one indeed. After that we get into the three Red Wing's games this week including their big match-up against the Predators. We then looked at the Penguin's last three games also. We wrapped the show up with some listener email.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.20

We have reached the All Star break which will see the Maple Leafs get a week off after a two for three week which saw wins against Tampa Bay and Florida and a loss in Pittsburgh. We recap each those three contests and take a spin through the Revolving Door with updates on Darcy Tucker and Kyle Wellwood. What To Be-Leaf features a disturbing trend of lackluster play on Saturdays and why this might be detrimental to the Leafs going forward. A note on Dave Keon, another update on the Flight of the Penguins Saga, and some quick hits conclude the Redline Report on Episode 2.20 of AFITC.

In On The Bubble, we feature more listener emails and postings from our discussion board in A Foot In The Crease Fans on Facebook. Search for A Foot In The Crease Fans on Facebook and join the group to become an AFITC Insider. Rigamarole explains why the Leafs should be happy with their place in the standings at this point in the season.

Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network includes "Blue and Red" by Mezzrow, "On The Hood" by Matt Mays & El Torpedo and "Down" by Lost In Rome.

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Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 12

We start Episode 12 with more talk of the Penguins leaving Pittsburgh. We also get into the All Star Game rosters, a trade rumor or two, and a new first for the NHL. We have five more injuries to cover before talking about the Anaheim Ducks in the Spotlight Team of the Week. We close out the show by looking at the last three Red Wing's games and Penguin's games.

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A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.19

Episode 2.19 of AFITC comes to you on the heels of a somewhat mediocre week for the Maple Leafs that sees them on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture looking in after losses to Carolina and Vancouver and puzzlingly enough, a win against Buffalo. We recap each of those three games and provide injury updates on each of the injured Maple Leafs in the Revolving Door. In What To Be-Leaf, we look back at the season series so far between the Maple Leafs and the Sabres. An update on the Flight of the Penguins Saga, a discussion on the LA Kings goaltending situation and a run down of the All Star rosters concluded the Redline Report.

In On The Bubble, we feature more listener emails and some posts from our discussion board on “A Foot In The Crease Fans” on Facebook. This week’s Troubling Fact of the Week goes gong-less as our gong banger was on vacation but fear not, he will return in time for next week’s show after a brief retreat. Rigamarole discusses how goaltending is beginning to lose games for the Maple Leafs.

Songs in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network include "Burning Up" by Magnifier, "Aint No Reason" by Brett Dennen and "Cocaine Cowgirl" by Matt Mays & El Torpedo.

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