Oct. 3: New Maple Leafs Captain John Tavares Joins The Show
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Jeff Blair & Richard Deitsch host: We discuss the announcement of John Tavares as the 25th captain in Toronto Maple Leafs history, and the Leafs' season-opening win over the Senators (1:00); Maple Leafs great (and former captain) Darryl Sittler discusses the naming of Tavares as captain (22:43); NHL on Sportsnet's Brian Burke on the appointment, and the task ahead of Tavares (40:54); John Tavares himself joins the show to discuss his new role (1:20:03); NHL on NBC's Eddie Olczyk discusses the start of the season, his new book "Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life", and what the buzz around the Leafs captaincy was like in his playing days (1:32:16); MLB Network's Mark Feinsand discusses the ALDS and NLDS matchups, the Mets' firing of manager Mickey Callaway, and the other vacancies in the managerial market (1:56:05).
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