This past Monday, David Oleksey and Tim Stein talked about the upcoming NHL playoffs, set to start this Wednesday. We spent the entire hour previewing each match-up in both the east and West conferencesd. D_O took notes on who predicted what, and we’ll monitor picks as the playoffs progress.

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This past Monday, David Oleksey and Tim Stein talked about the NHL’s officiating, the apparent plan to hold another outdoor NHL game next season in New York at Yankee Stadium. This would make the last sporting event ever to be held in the house that Ruth built a hockey game, not baseball.

We also touched on What should be done with Sean Avery, after his latest incident Sunday night, specifically throwing water bottles into the stands during a Rangers game against Boston, and we also talked about Jarome Iginla becoming the all-time goal scoring leader for the Calgary Flames.

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This past Monday, Tim Stein took the reins of Around The Boards and filled in for David Oleksy. the show’s topics this week revolved around the arrests of Ryan O’Byrne and Tom Kostopoulos, Darryl Sutter’s “pep talk” to the Calgary Flames players this past week-end, and of course, the main subject: Richard Zednik’s serious, life-threatening injury that cut his corotid artery, courtesy of the skate of fellow teammate Ollie Jokkinen.

D_O called in during the show and dropped a big announcement on the listeners that you might want to tune in to hear!

Catch this edition of Around The Boards NOW!

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It’s officially hockey season now that the NFL season is complete.  There is plenty of trade deadline talk going on throughout the league right now.  Ryan Hollweg finds himself involved in more controversy as does Ray Emery, what does the future hold for these two guys?  What should the NHL do about the three point game, it’s an interesting debate.

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The NHL All Star Game edition of Around the Boards.  Talk about the all star game and skills competition and there significance (insignificance) to hockey.  A look at the NHL standings at the half way point and also a look back at D.O.’s picks from before the season.  Also an early preview of the names floating around the rumor mill.

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I’m sorry this post is so late but better late than never.  It was a jam packed show full of a lot of goodies.

Show Topics:

• The Toronto Maple Leafs GM situation
• Cujo signing with the Flames
• Is Winter Classic II on the way?
• Half way point: free agent studs and duds
• Peter Forsberg working out
• Craig Leopold is back in hockey…is this good?

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The first show of 2008 and too much material to fit into one hour.

Show Topics:

• Most Memorable moments of 2007
• Half season awards
• Marian Hossa & Dion Phanuef contract situation
•  Jaroslav Halak AHL player of the week
• Ray Emery and Brian McGratton scrap in practice
• Steve Downie hit on Jason Blake

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Once again D.O. was joined by Dave Davis from Sabres Weekly and SabresWeekly.com to tackle all the tough issues in hockey today.  Around the Boards welcomed John Buccigross, Sportscenter anchor and hockey analyst from ESPN, for a 20 minute chat in the second segment.

Show Topics:

• Chris Simon stomping incident
• NHL on ESPN
• John Buccigross: His book Jonesy
• John Buccigross: the size of the nets…increasing scoring
• John Buccigross: marketing and the Winter Classic
• D.O. &  Dave tackle the topic of larger nets
• A new Russian Super League?

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D.O. was joined by special guest Dave Davis from the FourthPeriod.com and Sabres Weekly to talk about hockey.

Show Topics:

The Return of Scott Niedrmayer

• The affect it will have on the Ducks
• Who is going to be the odd man out, someone needs to be traded
• Who will be the captain Niedrmayer or Pronger?

Should NHL Players play in the Olympics?

How has Gary Bettman done since the lockout? 

• The state of the game
• Gary Bettmans’s resume

Who is better, or will be better, Wayne Gretzky or Sidney Crosby? 

and a lot more…

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D.O. was joined by special guest host Tony Oberstar

Show Topics:

• The  “New” NHL schedule with more inter-conference games
• No NHL players in the 2014 Olympics?
• Tampa Bay Lightning trade talk
• Northwest Division- what is wrong with the Calgary Flames?
• Eight year old kids in a brawl
• more suspensions
• Sean Avery did not make cancer related remarks to Jason Blake

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Around the Boards welcomed a new co-host Chris Banks, who will now be a regular here on Around the Boards.

Show Topics:

• Glenn Hanlon fired as coach of the Washington Capitals, what affect will it have on the Capitals?
• What was the motive behind waiving Ilja Bryzgalov?
• Is clutching and grabbing creeping back into the game?
• What can be done about the schedule?
• A look around the standings

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Show Topics:

• Lance decided to leave the show so it’s back to D.O. solo
• Some surprise teams
• Tony Oberstar called in to talk about the Mattias Ohlund slash on Mikko Koivu
• Tyler and Neil (from NHL Digest.com) talked about the suspensions in the NHL, why is scoring down? and what can be done to make the schedule better?
• This weeks three stars
• A trip around the standings…who’s hot and who’s not

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Show Topics:

• Hall of Fame inductions
• Eric Lindros…Hall of Famer?
• Should they play games on the same night as the HOF inductions?
• 10 things you didn’t know about the Hockey Hall of Fame
• Gary Bettman to do radio
• Revisit the Patrice Bergeron hit
• 3 stars
• What did Sean Avery say to upset Darcy Tucker?

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Show Topics:

• Ilya Kovalchuk named first star…was Bob Hartley the problem?
• Henrik Lundqvist and Pascal Leclaire …the two best goalies?
• Paul Kukla from Kuklaskorner.com talks about the Detroit Red Wings, HD TV (impact on hockey),marketing the game and ESPN possible return to hockey
• Rick Tochett will be allowed to return to hockey
• Peter Forsberg retiring?
• Chicago Blackhawks televising home games
• and much more

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Show Topics:

• Randy Jones suspended two games for hit on Patrice Bergeron
• Should the NHL adopt no touch icing?
• Mika Kiprusoff signs six year extension
• Should top players like Chara and Lecavalier be fighting?
• Hockey in High-Def
• NHL Network in the States

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