Why Players Are Pushing Back on Neck Guards + Poitras Stays in Boston

The Jeff Marek Show

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Jeff kicks off the show with Matt Marchese as they break down the biggest stories from Monday night’s big slate of games. Then, they discuss Bill Daly’s comments surrounding the NHL looking into neck guards and the vote surrounding the league decentralizing the draft. Later on, Colby Armstrong stops by to discuss why players seem to be the only ones pushing back on having neck guards mandated in the NHL, Blake Wheeler’s return to Winnipeg last night, Cole Perfetti’s performance against the Rangers, and more (11:17). Afterwards, Sportsnet’s Luke Fox joins the show to discuss what William Nylander could command in free agency, the situation between the pipes in Toronto, and tees up tonight’s Leafs-Kings matchup (34:47). To wrap up, NESN's Billy Jaffe weighs in on the Bruins' stellar start to the season, Jim Montgomery announcing that rookie center Matthew Poitras will be staying with the team, and more (49:37)! The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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0:00.0	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sports Net Radio Network.
0:07.0	Okay, welcome to it once again.
0:11.0	Glad to have you board today,
0:12.5	whether you are listening across the SportsNet Radio Network
0:14.8	or watching us on SportsNet 360,
0:18.2	or listening to us on your favorite podcast platform,
0:20.4	we thank you for being aboard.
0:21.7	Coming up on today's program, Elliot Friedman returns,
0:24.9	comma, in the next hour. Elliot is at the Leif's Kings skate. Only two games on the board. Tonight
0:31.1	around the NHL also, Vancouver facing off against Nashville nine last night so
0:36.1	Elliot's gonna join us in hour two and there's a number of things we're gonna talk
0:39.5	about namely and we'll get into this in a couple of seconds.
0:43.0	Deputy Commissioner of the NHL Bill Daly
0:46.0	was on with Gordon Scott this morning on the Morning Skate
0:48.6	on NHL Network Radio, Sirius XM, Channel 91, and had a number of things to say, whether it was about cut-resistant technology,
0:56.6	whether it was about gambling in the sport of hockey, and also the future of the draft and where they are and what it might look like
1:04.0	this season. We'll get into all of that with Elliot. We'll get into all of that here in a
1:08.9	couple of moments after I let you know what's going on with the rest of the program.
1:12.9	Colby Armstrong, analyst for SportsNet,
1:15.3	we'll stop by here in about 15 minutes time.
1:17.1	We'll talk about what we saw last night
1:19.1	with the Winnipeg Jets and the New York Rangers,
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