Season 6 Episode 13- Greg Wyshynski, Neil Best

On the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Greg Wyshynski (Puck Daddy, Puck Soup) and Neil Best (Newsday). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the first round of the NHL Playoffs, the impact of Steph Curry's injury, and look ahead to the NFL Draft. The book club focuses on the long awaited book by Jeff Passan, "The Arm." The show ends with Don talking about the upcoming video game console announced by Nintendo and Steve talks about the NHL draft lottery. -Greg Wyshynski is making his thirteenth appearance (00:28:23) on the podcast. Puck Daddy joins us to look back at the first round of the NHL playoffs and ahead to the second round. Greg talks about the Kings, Blackhawks, and Ducks all losing in round 1, the future of Bruce Boudreau, and the Islanders big upset. Greg looks ahead to the Penguins and Capitals matchup in the second round, the Blues and the Stars battle, and the chances that the Predators have against the Sharks. Before leaving, Greg talks about his new podcast with Dave Lozo called Puck Soup. -Neil Best is making his fourth appearance (00:56:31) on the podcast. Neil covers the sports media for Newsday and also occasionally covers other things for the paper. Neil talks about his time covering the Rangers and Penguins series, the Rangers stunning exit, and what the future holds for the core of the team. Best also talks about ESPN firing Curt Shilling, the Mike and the Mad Dog reunion, and Mike Tirico leaving ESPN for NBC. Steve and Neil wrap up talking about Cornell hockey and try to understand why they have so many Canadians on the team.