I'll now hand you over to my best man, Eddie.

Wow, wow, wow, second time's a charm, eh, Billy Boy?

Oh God.

Substitution, courtesy of Paddy Power, embarrassing Eddie, makes way for sensible Samuel.

Cool, that was close.

You might not always pick the right starter, but your sub can still deliver,

because with Paddy's super sub, your bet rolls over to the player coming on. Paddy Power. Valid on selected leagues and markets only. Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only. T's and exclusions apply. 18 plus scummelaware.org. It's in a different orbit. It's like going to Mars with NASA and getting on the International Space Station. That's the only thing I could say for the viewer listener.

That's exactly what I felt like.

And it was kind of like an aha moment, so everything made sense.

All my plyometrics in the park in Scarborough, all the jump training,

reading Tim Grover's original book, Jump Attack to get more explosive,

all the workouts, all the tournaments with my parents and the car rides.

It all made sense once I got to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

There's nothing like it in the world of professional sports.

Welcome to episode number 411 of the original side hustle.

I am Jim Rome, and this is the place where I come to talk hockey.

You know it.

I love the NHL, and I am proud to be one of those in the mainstream media

that gives this incredible sport the respect that it deserves.

This week, we're joined by one of my favorite dudes in the sport.

He played 11 years in the sport.

He played 11 years in the NHL.

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