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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and Ryan and Rory are joined by Sportsnet.ca Sr. Writer Gare Joyce to talk about the recent struggles of the Toronto Maple Leafs, if William Nylander will look more like his old self the rest of the way and how hard the Leafs […]

On this episode, Sean Shapiro of The Athletic joins Ryan and Rory to talk about one of the more high-drama teams in the NHL, the Dallas Stars. The boys also dive headfirst into trade deadline talk, debating which of the available defencemen could help the Leafs the most, and which teams are most likely to […]

With the first half of the season in the books, Ryan and Rory get fired up about first-half surprises, disappointments and possible MVPs, including Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau and Nikita Kucherov of the Lightning. They also take stock of every Canadian team’s situation at the midway point. Are the Flames true contenders? Will the Oilers make […]

Sam Cosentino joins Rory in-studio to dive into the World Junior Championships. The guys first focus on team Canada, its strengths, weaknesses, key players and what the overall outlook is for back-to-back gold medals. Then they touch on the rest of the tournament, from Americans Jack and Quinn Hughes, to the quietly dangerous Czechs, draft […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory start by speculating whether or not Wayne Simmonds and Alex Pietrangelo are trade targets that make sense for the Toronto Maple Leafs, while Sportsnet’s Mark Spector joins the show to talk about the Flames’ strong play, the Oilers’ surge under Ken Hitchcock and some strong comments from former Edmonton […]

Welcome to the league, Seattle. On the heels of the Board of Governors’ vote, Ryan and Rory discuss what the next round of expansion will look like, and what the NHL’s newest team might be called. They also talk about the RFA fallout from William Nylander’s deal, who might be a trade partner for Pittsburgh […]

This week on Tape 2 Tape, Ryan and Rory kick things off by reacting to the big news of Ron Hextall losing his job as GM of the Philadelphia Flyers. Who will replace him and can we expect a return to the days when the Flyers seemed to be in the middle of every hot […]

A quarter of the NHL season is in the books, and Sportsnet.ca’s Luke Fox joins Ryan and Rory to talk about what we’ve seen so far in terms of surprises and disappointments around the league. Surprises include the Minnesota Wild hanging tough in the Central, while the Buffalo Sabres are making noise in the Atlantic, […]

Ryan and Rory have a trade to talk about! Tanner Pearson is headed to Pittsburgh, while Carl Hagelin is bound for the west coast and the Kings: what does it mean for each club, and how will the players blend in their new surroundings? The guys also break down the injuries coming fast and furious, […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory welcome Arizona Coyotes GM John Chayka to the show, as the 29-year-old discusses what he’s seen from his team on the ice so far, why he’s excited for the long-term future of the club and what it was like becoming a general manager at such a young age. Later […]

A month of the season is in the books! Ryan and Rory use October’s Three Stars as an excuse to kick off this episode by discussing the play of Mikko Rantanen, Evgeni Malkin and Patrick Kane, while later on legendary broadcaster Scott Oake joins the boys to discuss his long career in the industry and […]

The season is underway, so Ryan and Rory talk about David Pastrnak’s red-hot start for the Bruins, the great Crosby-McDavid showdown, the joys of playing with Mitch Marner for John Tavares, and why Tom Wilson deserves every bit of his 20 game suspension. After the break, Ryan shares some tape from his sit-down lunch with […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory praise the New Jersey Devils for continuing to make all their doubters look foolish (0:42) before answering some questions from the Sportsnet newsroom in a rousing game of ‘Would You Rather?’ (6:02). In the second block, Wayne Scanlan joins the show to explain how Erik Karlsson’s departure has transformed […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory talk about Canucks super-rookie Elias Pettersson (0:46), the Leafs’ offensive exploits (5:52) and how fun it’s been watching goal-filled Ottawa Senators games (8:10). They also discuss the overall high-scoring start to the season (14:13) and how Jesperi Kotkaniemi is making Montreal’s future look a little brighter (17:36). In the […]

With the campaign about to start, Ryan and Rory offer their playoff teams out of the East and West, and crown their Stanley Cup champion. Hint: A California team is going deep (according to Ryan). This episode was produced by Amil Delic and Shoaib Alli. Audio Credits: KRLV, Sportsnet and WFED. Thanks to GMC and […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory react to the news that Corey Perry will be out for much of the season (1:58) and determine how much we can read into the pre-season scoring exploits of Edmonton Oilers Ty Rattie and Jesse Puljujarvi (4:29), as well as Calgary’s Dillon Dubé (7:54) and Carolina’s Valentin Zykov (8:36). […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory break down the Erik Karlsson trade that sent the defenceman west to San Jose (2:53), and discuss whether or not they think Ottawa may have narrowed the field of dance partners by refusing to move Karlsson within the Eastern Conference. (7:15). The boys also examine Steve Yzerman’s long-term future […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory debate whether or not Vegas should push even more chips in the middle in the aftermath of the Max Pacioretty trade (3:54), discuss who will snag the sixth spot on the Leafs blue line (10:03) and touch on some other training camp battles around the league (14:08). SN.ca’s Eric […]

On this episode, Ryan and Rory dive into Sportsnet.ca’s ranking of the top 100 players in the NHL (7:59). The boys compare their personal lists to the one posted on Sportsnet.ca and offer up a few candidates who, 12 months from now, might be ranked much higher than they are at this moment. Later on, […]

Sportsnet’s Luke Fox joins the podcast to co-host with Ryan Dixon and the pair discuss what Mark Stone’s new contract means for Ottawa (2:15), the trade that sent Jeff Skinner to Buffalo (7:30), what that deal might tell us about a potential Max Pacioretty transaction (9:25) and the financial future of Toronto’s William Nylander (13:00). […]