MONDAY RUNDOWN: BREAKING NEWS & ON THE SPOT ANALYSIS

A brand new week opened with a bang with Monday’s Episode #990 of The RP Show – Daytime Sportstalk – live from Ace Casino Airport on Game+ TV, WQEE and Streaming! Here’s the rundown:

• RP and Moose Dupont got things going with The Warmup covering these Quick Six show topics: BREAKING NEWS – Darryl Sutter has been fired as head coach of the Calgary Flames! Rod said that rumour had been percolating for 10 days after the dismissal of GM Brad Treliving and backlash in the market regarding the team keeping Sutter. 1) NHL weekend leftovers, 2) The Rangers and Devils meet in Game 7 on Monday night, 3) The Blue Jays fell 10-8 to Seattle, 4) NBA Playoff weekend, 5) All other hockey, and 6) The NLL’s final regular season weekend and Week 2 in the CPL results.
• Calgary Flames Stanley Cup champ Tim Hunter joined the show at Ace Casino and said the Sutter firing came after ownership heard plenty of griping from Sutter in the marketplace among fans, media and even internally. Hunter maintained the Flames would be an attractive job for any prospective coach & GM given the talent and new arena on the horizon. The panel went all through the Stanley Cup Playoff first round matches and results, and included previews on the Leafs & Panthers and Oilers & Golden Knights.
• The daily Key Auto Group poll question was: Which team has the best chance of winning Round 2 – Leafs or Oilers? At press time 70% of respondents voted for Toronto.
• Legendary Maple Leafs reporter Paul Hendrick joined the show and said this is a mature, confident Leafs squad which has plenty of playoff battle scars from the past few years. Paul examined where the Leafs/Lightning series turned and previewed Round 2 between Toronto and Florida.
• Friday’s Rockstar of the Day was Jeff Fairholm. Monday’s was Tim Hunter!
• If you missed the show you can catch the replay at 1o pm PT/12 am CT on Game+ TV, on our YouTube channel or wherever you enjoy your podcasts. 
• See you at 12 pm ET on Tuesday live from Hotel Clique Calgary Airport on Game+ TV, WQEE and Streaming.