Captain Blye and the Rabbi: Episodes 17 & 18

Welcome back hockey fans. Sorry I've taken so long to post. In last week's show, Ethan and I spend the first two periods (and OT) wrapping up the Olympics. The first period we devote to the men's team and its triumphant march to the Gold. Russia, Slovakia and finally the USA all fell to the mighty Canadian juggernaut. Okay we weren't quite a juggernaut. More accurately we survived the Slovaks and the Americans by the skin of our teeth. Still, Ethan and I break down the knockout phase with special attention paid to the final. In period two, we revisit the issue of whether or not NHLers belong in the Olympics at all. The third period brings us back to the NHL where we chat about the trade deadline. For all of the hype, could there be a more boring day on the hockey calender? Finally in OT, we return one last time to the Olympics and discuss our golden girls. They won (of course) but after the victory the Canadian Women's hockey team decided to celebrate on the ice. Some in the media have taken the girls to task for it. Ethan and I do not.

In this week's edition, The Rabbi and I open with a frank discussion on head shots in the NHL and what the GMs are proposing to improve the safety of their players. We wonder whether this will work and if it goes far enough. In period two we talk about ol' time rivalries and how they've become largely diminished in these past few years. Leafs-Habs was once life and death. We don't think it's the case anymore. In period three, we get into the topic the Vancouver Canucks "marathon" roadtrip. Yep, were on the road for 14 games but split up by the Olympics...which just so happened to be in Vancouver. Hmmm.

Check em both out!