Melnick in the Afternoon

The crew tries to make sense of how Bolts defenceman Mikhail Sergachev returned from a broken tibia and fibula in less than three months, the mysterious Leafs injuries, how significant will the house cleaning be in Toronto if they go out in 5 games and more! Then award-winning journalist and broadcaster Michael Farber weighed in with his two cents on the Leafs dysfunction, Artturi Lehkonen and paid tribute to the late Bob Cole. 

Amy Walsh joined the show to talk CF Montreal's 0-0 draw vs the Columbus Crew including the team not conceding late, Courtois' substitutions working out, Jules Anthony-Vilsaint changing the game when he came on, the striker's young potential and more. Then the crew dove into dysfunctional music videos and the NFL Draft including Bill Belichick becoming a media star. 

Pierre McGuire hopped on to chat about the NHL playoffs including is this a turning point for Tampa Bay, the Jets going a mile high, the Leafs needing a big performance tomorrow night vs the Bruins and remembering the incredible Bob Cole. 

Robbie Hart joined the crew in studio to talk about his new film Nos Amour - The Saga Of The Montreal Expos. Then RDS's Bruno Gervais hopped on to talk the Bolts being on the brink, looking back on the Laval Rocket's season, could changes be coming behind the bench for the Habs and more!

Aaron Ward joined the show early to wonder aloud what the Lightning do with captain Steven Stamkos, what to expect from Toronto tomorrow night against Boston and answered your questions on Ask Aaron Anything Friday. Then the crew gave away their second and final pair of tickets of the week for the CF Montreal vs Inter Miami game at Saputo Stadium on May 11th. 

Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett talk the Lightning and Islanders going down 0-3 in their respective series, a historically offensive night at the NFL Draft, the shock of the night from the Atlanta Falcons, what are the Bills doing and more! Then it was the first of two CF Montreal vs Inter Miami ticket giveaways for the May 11th game at Saputo Stadium. 

Aaron Ward joined the show to talk Bob Cole's effect on players, Brad Marchand victimizing the Leafs, his playoff reputation, Sheldon Keefe's comments, the Toronto crowd, Stuart Skinner leaving the door open for the Kings and more! Then NFL.com's Eric Edholm joined the show to preview tonight's NFL Draft at 8 o'clock.

Stephen Brunt hopped on to remember Bob Cole, getting to know the Newfoundlander while writing his book Now I'm Catching On, his relationship with Harry Neale, becoming the voice of Hockey Night in Canada and more. Then TSN's Mike Johnson joined the show to talk if the Leafs have a home crowd problem, Brad Marchand, are the Stars done and more!

Defender Erin Ambrose joined the show to talk the team clinching their playoff spot, how the PWHL avoids tanking, Montreal's powerplay coming to life and more! 

Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett remember the incredible career of the voice of Hockey Night in Canada Bob Cole who died today at the age of 90. Then former Expos pitcher Bill Lee and Aislin himself, Montreal Gazette cartoonist Terry Mosher, joined the crew in studio to discuss Mosher's new book Aislin's Montreal Expos: A Cartoonist's Love Affair. 

Aaron Ward and Pierre McGuire joined the show back-to-back to recap what happened last night and look ahead to three more games on the ice tonight including a night to forget for the Jets and their goalie, Elias Petersson, David Quinn being fired by the Sharks, what's at stake for the Stars tonight and more!

For the third time this week, Inter Miami vs CF Montreal tickets were up for grabs to potentially see Lionel Messi at Saputo Stadium. Then TSN's Gord Miller joined the show to recap a wild night on the ice last night and look ahead to Game 3 between Toronto and Boston and a big game for Dallas at home tonight. 

The crew touched on some of the sports headlines you may or may not have missed throughout the week including where is William Nylander, Pascal Siakam going off, the NFL Draft, Foreigner and more! Then the gang got to some of your answers to who are playoff ghosts and wondered aloud why Sean Avery keeps popping up in Christopher Nolan movies. 

Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett talk another terrific night on the ice last night including Bobrovsky getting the better of the Florida Russian goaltending battle, what's happened to Connor Hellebuyck, the Predators evening things up on the road, Mitch Marner and more! They also got to some of your answers to their two-part question of the day, players who vanish come playoff time and the most punchable faces in sports!

Aaron Ward joined the show to do a deep dive on the Stars Game 1 loss to the Golden Knights, the importance of goaltending shining through early in the playoffs and more!

Tickets continued to be up for grabs all week to the CF Montreal vs Inter Miami showdown May 11th if you can answer the gang's Lionel Messi trivia. Then TSN's Mike Johnson joined the show to talk the Leafs responding in Game 2, the Kings getting shellacked by the Oilers, the Islanders capitulation and more!

The gang continued to chew on the playoff action that was last night and looked ahead to the four games this evening (except for Caps vs Rangers) and answered all of your questions, not matter how weird or out of bounds, on this week's edition of Eight Questions!

Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett talk an insane night across the sports world yesterday including the Islanders blowing it to the Hurricanes, the Oilers looking like a wagon, the Leafs getting on the board, Thatcher Demko, buzzer beaters in the NBA and more! They also got to your answers to their question of the day, your favourite frantic finishes ever!