The Bob McCown Podcast

General Manager of the Calgary Flames - BRAD TRELIVING - joins the podcast to chat with Bob and John. The three reflect on the Flames disappointing season last year, and discuss the roster moves Brad has made in the off-season to ensure it doesn't happen again. We talk about losing their captain to the Seattle Kraken in the Expansion Draft, their Goalie situation and more just in time for the beginning of the 2021/2022 NHL Season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring on SCOTT BURNSIDE from The Daily Face-off & MIKE HARRINGTON from Buffalo News to preview the 2021/2022 NHL season. On todays roundtable, Bob, John, Mike & Scott discuss Tampa Bays chances at a three peat, their "Dynasty" Status and wonder if there are any other teams out there who have a serious chance at winning the Stanley Cup. We talk about the Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers & a few other teams we think are primed to give the Lightning a run for their money and get an update on Jack Eichel's situation in Buffalo from Mike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Voice of the Blue Jays - BUCK MARTINEZ - joins the podcast to talk bout the start of the playoffs as well as discuss some of the roster moves the Toronto Blue Jays should make this off-season. Before diving into the Jays talk the three talk about the start of the divisional series, the Giants/Dodgers rivalry and the Tampa Bay Boston Series. Moving on the the Blue Jays, the three talk about who the team should prioritize between Semien, Ray & Matz. We also discuss the changing tide in Toronto with Buck saying free agents actually want to play in Canada now, and speculate on how big their player payroll will get if they want to keep their core together longterm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With baseball over in Toronto, the guys bring in SHI DAVIDI to answer the question - What do the Toronto Blue Jays do now? The three speculate on what off season moves the Jays need to make to close the gap between them and the division winning Tampa Bay Rays and ensure a playoff spot next year, not just compete for the Wild Card. What positions need to be improved first? Who should the Blue Jays trade and can they bring back both Semien and Ray? Bob, John and Shi look for answers on todays episode of the Bob McCown Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of our favourite hockey pucks, STEVE SIMMONS & MIKE ZEISBERGER come back to the podcast after a brief offseason to talk some hockey. The foursome look into the improvements the Maple Leafs, Oilers and Jets made this season and compare - out of those three, who is ready to make the leap to become a championship contending team? We talk about the importance of a star goaltender vs. player, the Montreal's chances of making the playoffs let alone making the Cup Final again and we end the show by discussing some of the top teams in the league. Is Tampa Bay the odds-on favourite for the three-peat or is there another team in line for the Cup? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee & Edmonton Oilers GM, KEN HOLLAND, joins the show to talk about his team prior to the start of the NHL season. Ken gives us some great insight on why he thinks the pre-season is important and what his thought process is leading up to the beginning of a new NHL season. The three discuss the likelihood of a player making a team based off of performance in pre-season games, why he thinks these 8 games before the season is necessary & how it has helped players like Brendan Perlini shine. We also get into Josh Archibald's status with the Oilers as well as his health status after recent reports have come out about his current condition. To end the show, the three cover everything from how Duncan Keith has looked in the sample size that he has been with the team, Zach Hyman and how the Oilers are going to approach the season with two # goaltenders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gearing up for the 2021/22 NBA season, Bob and John bring DOUG SMITH back on to the podcast to talk some hoops. We spend most of the show talking about the Toronto Raptors and what Doug has noticed from the team so far this pre-season. We get into what Goran Dragic's role on the team will be and if he will be traded anytime soon. We also talk about the Raptors depth at the point guard position, Scottie Barnes and how deep we expect Nick Nurse to go in his rotation. To end the show the three discuss where the NBA is at with their players vaccination status, Ben Simmons and potential roster moves for Toronto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An NHL themed episode today as Bob and John get to sit back and let our two guests, NICK KYPREOS & DOUG MACLEAN do all the talking. We dedicate the first half of our show to discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs and what we should expect from them this year. Have they got any better? is it realistic to expect a different result from them in this years playoffs? and how much worse did their goaltending get? The gentlemen also discuss the future for the Leafs front office - if they have another disappointing season, who gets fired first? Dubas, Keefe or Shannahan? In the second half the foursome discuss the rest of the Canadian teams who are returning back to their respective divisions. Do the Oilers have enough depth? What will the Vancouver Canucks look like this year and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No guest on todays episode as Bob and John discuss some of the recent events to make news in the Sports world. The two talk about the Blue Jays, their chances to make the wild card after last nights win & the MVP race... is there a case to be made for Marcus Semien over his teammate Vladimir Guerrero JR.? We also discuss the recent vaccination mandate enforced by the NBA - If you don't play, you don't get payed - What does this mean for the leagues teams and their players? To wrap things up the two talk about the NHL pre-season and wonder if these games are as pointless as they seem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GM of the Winnipeg Jets, KEVIN CHEVELDAYOFF, joins the show to talk some hockey with Bob and John. The three cover everything you need to know about the Jets before this season. We talk about the return back to the central division after a year playing against only Canadian teams, what his roster looks like, the status of vaccinated/unvaccinated players not only on his team but throughout the league and much more on episode 237 of The Bob McCown Podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.