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Welcome home Brady! Well, not exactly. After then-Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk informed the team during the off-season that he would not sign an extension beyond the 2027-28 season, the Senators opted to jettison Tkachuk to Florida. This evening Tkachuk makes his return to Canada's capital and the reception is expected to be frosty. Panthers radio analyst Bill Lindsay joins Vic and Neil to discuss the return and other news around the team We'll also have player news led by a scare concerning Penguins second-year forward Ben Kindel, other observations and Thelineup.pro Stat of the Week before wrapping up with Smith's Pix. IN THIS EPISODE: [01:54] - Panthers radio analyst is welcomed to the show and gives his immediate take on what he expects the reception will be for Brady Tkachuk upon his return to Ottawa. [03:03] - With Tkachuk being an American leaving a Canadian city, whether politics actually played a part in Tkachuk's departure. Or does it come down to something much more simple? [05:37] - Discussion on current players having greater control of where they want to play. [07:52] - A sidebar story of Tkachuk asking any jerseys with his name or number, which may be tossed onto the ice, be donated. [10:07] - The recent goal scoring outburst by not only Brady Tkachuk but the Panthers as a group. [12:27] - Injury plagued in 2025-26, the Panthers are coping with the losses of captain Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand early this season. [15:59] - The goaltending. After moving on from Sergei Bobrovsky, an injury to Jacob Markstrom gives both Akira Schmid and the tallest goaltender an NHL history the spotlight. [20:40] - The calm behind the swirl of activity around the Panthers: Head Coach Paul Maurice. [24:57] - Wrapping up the return of Brady Tkachuk to Ottawa as well as the return of Kirill Marchenko playing his first game in Columbus as a member of the Maple Leafs. Also, could we be seeing a new trend around the NHL when it comes to resting goalies? [33:15] - Personnel news including a scary situation surrounding Penguins second-year forward Ben Kindel. [39:32] - Saluting the offensive numbers of Connor McDavid and Nikita Kucherov. [44:41] - A nod to a quartet of teams - two on the east coast and two on the west. [48:17] - TheLineup.pro stat of the week. [52:11] - Smith's Pix X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro #BillLindsay #NHLNetwork #BradyTkachuk #MatthewTkachuk #CarterVerhaeghe #SamBennett #AlexanderBarkov #BradMarchand #JacobMarkstrom #CooperBlack #AkiraSchmid #SergeiBobrovsky #RobTallas #PaulMaurice #BrianLeetch #MarkMessier #MikeRichter #JohnVanbiesbrouck #GeorgeHainsworth #RoyWorters #ScottWedgewood #JakubDobes #BrandonBussi #CarterHart #FrederikAndersen #JohnTavares #DenisPotvin #KirillMarchenko #MatthewKnies #AdamFantilli #ZachWerenski #RickBowness #DonWaddell #GlennHall #JimHiller #BenKindel #BryanRust #CraigButton #ErikKarlsson #SidneyCrosby #EvgeniMalkin #MatiasMaccelli #SergeiBobrovsky #AnthonyStolarz #ArturAkhtyamov #CalumRitchie #LukeEvangelista #ConnorBrown #MattRoy #MatsZuccarello #QuintonByfield #PeterLaviolette #ThomasChabot #JakeSanderson #ConnorMcDavid #MarioLemieux #WayneGretzky #MikeBossy #BrentSutter #MarcelDionne #SteveYzerman #PhilEsposito #BernieNicholls #LeonDraisaitl #EvanBouchard #ZachHyman #MikeBabcock #NikitaKucherov #StevenStamkos #JeremyLauzon #LaneLambert #MacklinCelebrini #IgotShesterkin #DylanGarand #SpencerMartin #JoonasKorpisalo #GabePerreault #NoahLaba #WillCuylle #MarcoSturm #NikitaZadorov #DanVladar #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #RasmusDahlin #LinusUllmark #TravisGreen #AnaheimDucks #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #QuebecNordiques #AtlantaThrashers #CharlotteCheckers
For only the second time this season, Neil had a losing night going 1-3 to drop his overall mark to 92-48, still a .657 clip. Having had some success with more games on the schedule, he looks to move the scales back in his favor with 11 Tuesday selections. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
Death, taxes and the Maple Leafs in the headlines for better or worse. We now know the NHL regular season is in full swing as we get some of the usual as well as the unexpected - such as a burst of hat tricks around the league, most specifically authored by the Florida Panthers. We'll touch on other news as the Flyers get into the win column after receiving an inspirational talk Saturday while Connor Hellebuyck's suspension in Winnipeg is reportedly ending Friday. And stay tuned for Smith's Pix with Neil selecting at a piping hot .669 winning percentage. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro #AnaheimDucks #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #ColeCaufield #JoshNorris #TageThompson #OwenPower #JohnTavares #NickPaul #GavinMcKenna #JimHiller #EvanderKane #SergeiBobrovsky #VesaToskala #BradyTkachcuk #CyDenneny #PetriSkriko #JoeMalone #BabeDye #CarterVerhaeghe #SamBennett #KirillMarchenko #MattBoldy #MarkStone #RogerNeilson #JennyBaumann #RussBaumann #JasonMyrtetus #RickTocchet #SeanCouturier #AntonForsberg #MorganGeekie #MaratKhusnutdinov #ConnorHellebuyck #ScottArniel #KevinCheveldayoff #RyanCraig #TrevorConnelly #PavelDorofeyev #NicolasHague #ZackOstapchuk #JackMcBain #TrentFrederic #JoeKocur #BobProbert #TieDomi #BradDalgarno #ThomasChabot #TrevorZegras #JaredSprugeon #JoshMorrissey #DavidPerron #EsaLindell #WilliamNylander #MacklinCelebrini #BillPeters #RodBrind'Amour #HockeyFightsCancer #FlyersDailyPodcast #Rocky
A beefy fourteen-game schedule did not deter Neil Saturday. An 11-3 record advances the straight up season mark to 90-44 (.672). A quiet Sunday sees Columbus visiting Minnesota and Carolina in Calgary. Smith's Pix are appointment listening in the early going so check out what he has in store this evening. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
Neil split the two Friday games winning with Colorado over Pittsburgh before watching the Ducks get torched by the Bruins power play in the late game. He enters Saturday's 14-game slate with a 79-41 straight up record. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
A two-goal lost lead by the Maple Leafs and some overtime heroics by Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight was all that stood between Neil and a perfect night. The eleven-game Thursday delivered a 9-2 record for our intrepid prognosticator raising his season mark to 78-40. A modest two game slate on Friday in advance of a busy Saturday. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro