Local Hour: Our Senile Old Man

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz Episode: Local Hour: Our Senile Old Man
Release Date: June 4, 2025

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Introduction: Behind the Scenes Preparations

The episode kicks off with a humorous exchange among the hosts as they prepare for the show. Greg Cody initiates the conversation by asking Mike Ryan to describe the setup for the audio audience, leading to a playful banter about makeup and hairstyling.

• Greg Cody [00:54]: "Greg, this is what I always imagined the shadow show to be. Why don't you describe for the audience what is presently happening to me as we prepare for the show?"

• Mike Ryan [01:02]: "Well, you're having makeup applied. I'm not making that up. Which has been my standard makeup joke for about the last 40 years."

This segment sets a lighthearted tone, emphasizing the camaraderie and humor among the hosts.

Hockey Playoffs: The Anticipated Stanley Cup Final

The primary focus of the episode centers around the highly anticipated Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers. The discussion delves into the teams' performances, player highlights, and the overall excitement surrounding the series.

• Greg Cody [02:25]: "The hockey playoffs have ransacked me. I don't know what day it is anymore. I'm assuming that you guys, after years of ESPN where we pretended to care about the hockey playoffs because our team never mattered, I'm assuming that you guys are tired and happy to have had the last few days off to be able to get your heavy tongues together."

• Chris Cody [05:20]: "You're describing what I was hoping in these few days people would be able to contextualize how amazing this cup final is. There were many people in the media sphere that cover that that sport specifically saying game seven last year. It's one of the biggest hockey games of all time, if not the biggest hockey game of all time."

The hosts express their enthusiasm for the series, highlighting the remarkable comeback attempts and the star power of players like Connor McDavid and Shohei Ohtani.

Connor McDavid Debate: Is He Overrated?

A significant portion of the episode revolves around a heated debate on whether Connor McDavid is overrated. This contentious topic sparks disagreements among the hosts, leading to a deeper examination of McDavid's legacy and impact on the sport.

• Mike Ryan [06:10]: "He says McDavid's overrated. It's a serious thing and it's been international controversy for two seasons. Cuz now we got a rematch. And think about what you just said."

• Chris Cody [06:10]: "I just gave you the."

• Mike Ryan [17:15]: "You can't hop on board something that. That makes no sense. Okay? It doesn't make any sense to say, oh, give him another five years. He's the guy."

Mike Ryan argues that without winning a Stanley Cup, McDavid cannot be considered one of the all-time greats, drawing parallels to legends like Michael Jordan who solidified their legacy with championship victories.

Internal Conflict: Clashing Opinions and Personal Insults

The debate intensifies as internal conflicts arise among the hosts. Accusations and personal insults become prominent, particularly targeting Greg Cody and his father’s stance on McDavid.

• Greg Cody [09:58]: "Now, we have the Clinton Hardy debate attached Grandpa Greg Cody for saying that McDavid is overrated."

• Mike Ryan [14:00]: "Speaking for you here, but you tell me if I have it wrong."

• Billy Gill [17:47]: "He's pretty great."

The tension escalates with Mike Ryan referring to Greg Cody's father as a "senile old man," which Billy Gill vehemently opposes.

• Billy Gill [18:54]: "Billy Gill: Why?"

• Greg Cody [29:01]: "But because game one in no series ever played throughout all of sports history. That is best of seven or really best of three. Game one is never must win."

• Billy Gill [31:09]: "He called Greg a senile man, which is incredibly disrespectful."

This segment highlights the deep-seated disagreements and the extent to which the debate has affected the dynamics among the hosts.

Humor and Personal Anecdotes: Mike Ryan’s Colonoscopy Announcement

Amidst the serious debate, the hosts interject with humor and personal stories to diffuse the tension.

• Mike Ryan [44:00]: "I am having a colonoscopy tomorrow. Guess What? Everybody over 45 should have a colonoscopy every five years because colon cancer. Cancer is one of the most easy things to remedy if you catch it in time. Everybody."

• Billy Gill [44:29]: "70 year old man having a colonoscopy tomorrow."

Mike Ryan shares his upcoming colonoscopy, using it as a humorous segue to address health awareness, while the hosts continue to joke about the situation.

Conclusion: Continuing the Debate and Forward Momentum

The episode concludes with the hosts still entrenched in their debate over McDavid's status, maintaining a mix of contention and camaraderie. They emphasize the ongoing nature of the hockey season and the excitement it brings, despite the internal disagreements.

• Chris Cody [45:10]: "Let's draft players. Number two, Leon Dryside."

• Greg Cody [45:23]: "They've got two of the best three players."

The final moments underscore the persistent passion for hockey and the electricity surrounding the Stanley Cup Final, leaving listeners anticipating future discussions and episodes.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Mike Ryan [17:15]: "He didn't assign himself that plateau. You know who did? The media did. And fans did."

• Billy Gill [23:05]: "We're not going to call him too anything my Connor McDavid to lose."

• Greg Cody [32:29]: "I will tell you what's happening, Blackburn."

• Mike Ryan [37:02]: "Nobody thinks he's a great defensive player."

• Greg Cody [44:35]: "So you're a veteran at this point."

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Key Takeaways

1. Hockey Playoff Excitement: The episode underscores the high stakes and intense competition of the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Panthers and Oilers, highlighting star players and pivotal moments.

2. Debate on McDavid’s Legacy: A central theme revolves around evaluating Connor McDavid's standing in hockey, with differing opinions on his achievements and potential future.

3. Host Dynamics: The hosts showcase strong personalities and differing viewpoints, leading to heated debates and personal jabs, which add a layer of drama and engagement to the show.

4. Humor Amidst Tension: Despite serious topics, the hosts incorporate humor and personal anecdotes, balancing the intensity of their discussions with lighthearted moments.

5. Ongoing Conversations: The episode leaves room for future discussions, indicating that the topics debated are part of a larger, ongoing dialogue within the sports community and among the show's hosts.

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This summary encapsulates the essence of the episode, providing a comprehensive overview of the discussions, debates, and interactions among the hosts. For listeners who haven't tuned in, it offers a clear picture of the episode's content, the passionate discourse on hockey, and the vibrant dynamics that characterize "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz."

Transcript

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Greg Cody]

Greg, this is what I always imagined the shadow show to be. Why don't you describe for the audience what is presently happening to me as we prepare for the show?

[Mike Ryan]

Well, you're having makeup applied. I'm not making that up. Which has been my standard makeup joke for about the last 40 years.

[Billy Gill]

Seriously, gotta play the hits, man.

[Mike Ryan]

You have to. I mean, I'm serious. There's not enough makeup in the world.

[Greg Cody]

Dan, how would you describe. Greg, I just went to you because we're not on video to describe for the audio audience what's presently happening to my face because they can't see us. So not just am I getting makeup applied. What is happening specifically?

[Mike Ryan]

A brush is brushing your nose. It's gotta tickle a little bit. I don't know what's being implied because I don't speak makeup, you know, I don't know the lingo.

[Greg Cody]

You just have that one joke you've been using for 40 years.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, exactly. I'm not making you want to describe.

[Billy Gill]

Like contouring and stuff like that.

[Greg Cody]

Just I want the audience. I want the audience. This is the most precious audience to me. This one right here, the one that only hears what we're doing. I love the audio version of this the best. And right now Jesse is running gel through my hair under my headphones and I just wanted you to describe it for a group of people. Like an old timey baseball guy. You're in the center of something that people really love.

[Mike Ryan]

If you're gathering the best you can with that hair.

[Greg Cody]

My point is, if we're gathering, we've got, I don't know how many people are here right now. Three minutes of tailgating before this nonsense starts every day. But whoever it is that's here would love to be in the center of what's happening every day. But they can't see it right now. So I'm leaving it to you, a wordsmith, to describe it.

[Mike Ryan]

If you quit talking and give me a chance, I'll start describing it right now. You're having mascara applied, you're having rouge, mascara, lip balm, the spritz.

[Chris Cody]

The spritz.

[Greg Cody]

You can just. You don't have to make it up. You can just describe what.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm not making it up. I already said that.

[Roy Bellamy]

You're really backseat driving this thing, huh?

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, seriously. LeBatard spends a minute and a half talking non stop about how I should be describing something. He doesn't let me get a word in edgewise. This guy. I need a shovel and a hoe to get a word in edwise.

[Chris Cody]

My favorite part was now. I'm presently getting my hair gelled under my headphones. Greg, can you describe what is happening?

[Mike Ryan]

It's so ridiculous. What's happening right now. You gotta apply the gel around the headphones. So when he takes off his headphones, there's gonna be a little strip, a landing strip of hair that's not gelled. It's gonna look ridiculous.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, just you guys, I want you guys, all of you close your eyes for a second. Can you guys close your eyes?

[Roy Bellamy]

All of you, don't look now.

[Greg Cody]

Don't look now. None of you. I want you guys. I just. Please, all of you, close your eyes. Billy, I'm asking you too. I want everyone.

[Billy Gill]

Eyes are closed.

[Roy Bellamy]

The audience won't know the difference.

[Billy Gill]

Well, your eyes are open.

[Greg Cody]

And you'd know because I'm about to quiz you guys.

[Mike Ryan]

We have a big development. Dan is now having false eyelashes applied. And can I be honest? They're a little bit showy. They're a little bit gaudy. These false eyelashes, they must be about an inch long each. It's ridiculous looking.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, come on, you're not making that up.

[Roy Bellamy]

Jesse actually. Jesse actually pulled the longest eyebrow hair from my eyebrows yesterday. It was something to behold.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, I've got a couple of grays in the eyebrows. That hurt.

[Billy Gill]

It hurt to have more than just the eyebrows.

[Roy Bellamy]

She takes a little plucker and she plucked it out. It was like the longest hair I've ever had.

[Greg Cody]

That was cool.

[Billy Gill]

I've decided the beard beard's got a few in there.

[Chris Cody]

Wild Billy Wednesday.

[Mike Ryan]

Whoa.

[Greg Cody]

You stumbled on to another Wild Billy Wednesday. Hold on to your hats, partners.

[Billy Gill]

It's about to get wild.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, no, I forgot it was Wednesday. The hockey playoffs have ransacked me. I don't know what day it is anymore. I. I'm assuming you guys, after years of ESPN where we pretended to care about the hockey playoffs because our team never mattered, I'm assuming that you guys are tired and happy to have had the last few days off to be able to get your heavy tongues together. Too much partying, too much enjoying being excellent. You know how rare this thing is to playing at the top of the sport against this titan, against this guy. You know, Ohtani of hockey. It's the best team versus the best guy. It's Paul Maurice. This is the best team of my life. I, I've had this. I've had my life perspective altered by the depth of this team. It's sort of ultimate hockey grit against Giant from all times, for all times.

[Chris Cody]

You're describing what I was hoping in these few days people would be able to contextualize how amazing this cup final is. There were many people in the media sphere that cover that that sport specifically saying game seven last year. It's one of the biggest hockey games of all time, if not the biggest hockey game of all time. Given that A team was up 3 0. Given that you had the best player in the world looking to accomplish a 30 comeback in the cup final. And here they are after Matthew Tkachuk tells Skinner in the handshake line, we'll see you next year. They're back. They're both better than they were last year.

[Greg Cody]

Well, this is the crazy part, right? Because Greg Cody is now in the middle of it again. Right? Chris, how much does your father about this controversy now where a national hockey podcast is coming after your father. Your father. We will whisper this to our audience. I don't know that he can name any other Oilers other than Draisaitl and.

[Mike Ryan]

McDavid and Stuart Skinner and all the other.

[Chris Cody]

I just gave you the.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm sorry, I wasn't listening.

[Greg Cody]

Regardless, we'll keep. It'll be our secret. He says McDavid's overrated. It's a serious thing and it's been international controversy for two seasons. Cuz now we got a rematch. And think about what you just said. Last year's Panther team, obviously the best team of all time. Now this one considered better. And what. Who's favored in this series? Who should be favored in this series?

[Chris Cody]

They're both favored.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah.

[Chris Cody]

The house is just completely satisfied. Taking the vague here.

[Greg Cody]

Yes. It's just sort of like we'll run in the 10% of. Yeah, you'll bet both sides of this because we know what this game means. To me, this part is the greatest part. Canada and the United States. I saw Chris and Mike go crazy in the middle of the season, say it doesn't matter whether Tkachuk gets hurt for the rest of three seasons. He's got a win on behalf of the flag right now. So you've got the patriotism going back and forth. And again the swamp threatens to take Canada Smart away from him. And when both countries know, yeah, that player's great and he's great for all time. He's a king for all time. And I can't believe that that team survived being down 02 against the Kings. Down last 5 minutes of game 3, down last 5 minutes of game 4 and then 122 since then a buzz saw that proves to you, oh, this guy can score two goals every game, can dominate every game in a way no other player in the sport can.

[Chris Cody]

And are blowing up blueprints the same way that the Florida Panthers are kings. They're trying to figure out what is their identity. The Dallas Stars probably firing Peter DeBoer. They've been. You want to talk about a team that's suffering. Dallas made it to a cup final and the bubble has been eliminated and bounced from the Western Conference finals several consecutive years. They are absolutely doing in the Western Conference what Florida has been doing in the East.

[Roy Bellamy]

I saw a scary stat for Panthers fans. Every team in NHL history that has lost their first two playoff games and then made it to the Stanley cup final has won the cup and there are some big teams in there.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, but let me, let me reiterate what I just said from when they were down 02 at the start of this postseason. 12 and 2 since then. This is Edmonton. They've got now got home ice and they've got the acknowledged best player in the world. It's no slight on the Panthers, but the Panthers were champions last year. They're better. Edmonton came within a goal of doing something no one in the sport ever had. Coming down from 3 0. They're better 12 and 2 through the postseason through that conference when we saw how high the top of the sport was, ten hundred point teams. But no, the Panthers were going to turn something else on in the playoffs and they've buzz sawed through their side. What we're saying is that both teams are better and now it's a fight at the top of the sport and the best player in the sport and a player for all time has home ice advantage.

[Chris Cody]

Roy the Entire time we've been a show, you've been passionate about hockey. Is it safe to say that in terms of talent level, team quality, anticipation, this is the most anticipated Stanley Cup Final since maybe the rematch of Penguins, Detroit Red Wings? Yeah, yeah, I believe so. Concerning la, last season's series, Yes, I think this is probably the most anticipated because this one, everybody's going for the Oilers right now and pretty split.

[Roy Bellamy]

I've seen like I saw ESPN at 8 people pick, I think.

[Greg Cody]

Wait a minute, I thought everyone picked against the Panthers in round one. I thought everyone.

[Mike Ryan]

They did.

[Chris Cody]

They did against Toronto as well.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, no favorite in this series. We're acknowledging. Greg, you're in the middle of the controversy again. Can we play this sound? Can you guys tell me the historical context of this podcast that's now attached Grandpa Greg Cody for saying that McDavid is over is overrated.

[Chris Cody]

Well, historical context are two young guys, but the what Chaos show has been great. Pete Blackburn is a great follow on social media if you love hockey. He views everything through a humorous prism. He's great. He's in our hockey group chat. Chris Cody just learned that as he was shit talking his dad the entire day yesterday in the group chat.

[Roy Bellamy]

But I was agreeing with him.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, to Chris's credit, he's like, yeah, yeah, he makes up a lot of good points.

[Roy Bellamy]

In this podcast clip, this guy's Pete Blackburn is wearing a white hat and I didn't know him by name and he like, they send the clip and apparently this guy's in the chat. I don't. I just know I see phone numbers.

[Greg Cody]

I don't know. Wait, so just give me the backstory here. So how have you now inserted yourself into a popular hockey podcast? How have you done this?

[Roy Bellamy]

Well, because the. The clip was put in the group chat and then Mike kind of knowing I'm in the chat is like, be careful everyone. Chris is in here. Like, let's not go too hard here. And then I responded, I agree with White Hat.

[Mike Ryan]

Kick those people out of the group chat immediately. I want to tell you how this started. Roy texted me yesterday morning and saying, hey, these guys are friends of mine. They want to have you on the show. Guess what? I was available all day. I even said to Roy, yesterday is a good day for me if they want to get me. The cowards did not even reach out to me to be on there.

[Roy Bellamy]

So happy about that.

[Mike Ryan]

The coward did not reach out to me. They just want. Well, not the other guy. White hat just wanted to trash talk me without giving me the chance. And here I'm on the Dan LeBatard Show. Dan is continuing the myth. Now we're referring to Connor McDavid as the all time greatest as Ohtani. And guess what? You can't be a king if you don't have a crown. He's the uncrowned champion.

[Chris Cody]

Everyone's clear on why you think Conor McDavid is Mick overrated. Let's play. Let's play the clip. Let's play the clip so he can contextualize himself why he didn't want you on the show.

[Pete Blackburn]

It's the laziest, stupidest, mailed in column that this guy probably hasn't watched a second of the Oilers.

[Mike Ryan]

I have indeed.

[Roy Bellamy]

That's colonist behavior, though.

[Chris Cody]

People like this exist, though.

[Pete Blackburn]

This is way lazier. This is. He's not making any sort of like, coherent or strong point that you can agree with. He's just. And like the, the, the Stanley cup thing is fine. You can have that argument that like, you can't truly be considered one of the great until you win a Stanley Cup. But saying that's part of a reason why he's overrated right now, in the middle of his career. So stupid, so lazy, so dumb. It's been trotted out there 900 million times for 900 million athletes. He's not doing anything new. He's just replaying and moving the pieces back into place so that it fits the narrative against the team that the, the Panthers are going against.

[Greg Cody]

Those young guys are good. I agreed with everything they said.

[Roy Bellamy]

That's what I said. I was like, I agree with you.

[Greg Cody]

I'm on their side on every argument. I stand against Greg Cody. I stand Greg Cody. Let Greg have the floor. Because, Mike, this is the thing, okay, for people who have been here for two years and Roy, you tell me whether I have this right or not, we're sitting here doing this show through two playoff runs unlike anything we've sort of felt in the history of South Florida. Three papa, three, don't short us, Forgive me. Three. And in that time, as Mike was saying about how teams get sliced up in that time, Please respect this part. Florida took out Tampa, the previous champion nuked the blueprint of Boston and the Rangers, who seem like a long time ago because now the king is in Edmonton and the eyes have been here for a while because these two teams have ascended to the very top of the sport where everyone's watching this. No one knows who's going to win and is very much star against team. We know both of These teams are better. And I don't want you to dumb it down to McDavid is overrated either. But people who've been listening for two years know that this show got scared last year of billboards and everything else. Mike Ryan, a crazy person, just insane, refused to allow me to put up billboards in defense of you in Edmonton because he thought we were gonna jinx whatever happened and our show would be forever cursed.

[Roy Bellamy]

We almost did.

[Chris Cody]

Blew a 3.

[Mike Ryan]

0.

[Greg Cody]

Just an asinine. Just an asinine.

[Chris Cody]

The greatest player. And I don't know if you've looked into his eyes this offseason, but it is a scary. I'm not looking scary quotes.

[Greg Cody]

This is the thing. This is the what? I can't keep happening around here because I want the stakes maximum escalated. Mike Ryan is deathly afraid that on this platform you're going to say something on our behalf, on South Florida's behalf, on the Panthers behalf, that enrages an all time great. And we're with the young guys. They're smarter about hockey than you are. You just came over lazily and gave the newspaper take of that guy hasn't won anything. Overrated.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. It's funny that you're jumping on board him calling it a lazy opinion when nobody else in North America has that opinion. If. If I'm alone.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, because it's asinine.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, I want to defend my dad a little bit here in that clip. In that clip, he like throws a throwaway line of agreeing with them.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah.

[Roy Bellamy]

Okay, good point. On the Stanley cup stuff. That's really all my dad is saying.

[Billy Gill]

Right.

[Chris Cody]

Because it goes without saying, if a guy is considered one of the greatest of all time, he's going to need a cup. And I understand your point in saying, like middle of his career, he's been in the league for 10 years. You know what that makes him 28 years old.

[Mike Ryan]

I understand. Like that makes him.

[Chris Cody]

That makes him 28 years old.

[Mike Ryan]

I understand he's got about like, he's.

[Chris Cody]

Got about like five to six more years of being this kind of elite talent.

[Mike Ryan]

Right.

[Chris Cody]

Let's judge him then at the end of it, I mean, it goes without saying he's going to need to win at least a cup to be considered in the same conversation with Wayne Gretzky. But in terms of individual talents, this guy that won the Con Smythe, as you were calling him, overrated. So he's the best player in this series by quite a bit, which is.

[Mike Ryan]

In and of itself is ridiculous. To give the Conn Smythe to a losing player.

[Billy Gill]

Con Man Smythe, more like it.

[Mike Ryan]

Con Mansmythe is more like it. Billy is right on the market. Bullseye on that one. Bullseye right to the heart. Listen, you guys keep referring to him as the King. He's uncrowned. Okay, let's start there.

[Chris Cody]

You.

[Mike Ryan]

You just can't hop on board something that. That makes no sense. Okay? It doesn't make any sense to say, oh, give him another five years. He's the guy.

[Greg Cody]

It's a team sport. He's the best.

[Billy Gill]

He's not.

[Mike Ryan]

You know what? There's five skaters on the ice just like there's five players on the wood in basketball. Guess what? Michael Jordan did okay as the best player on a team. He won championships in the same city, Edmonton. A guy named Wayne Gretzky won about five Stanley Cups for the city of Edmonton. That was. He was just one guy, too, but he was a guy who rose above it all and carried his team in a way that McDavid has not yet. I've never said McDavid was not a great player. But now you see the rest of the media sort of coming on board. I read a headline, I think it was on ESPN yesterday, and the headline was something to the effect. McDavid's back is to the wall. He needs to win a Stanley Cup. That's what I said last year, and I continue to say it. It's not a denigration of his talent. It's just. To me, it's stating the obvious. But I was the first one to state that obvious.

[Chris Cody]

Mick. Overrated is not a denigration of his talent.

[Mike Ryan]

No, because here's why, Michael. Here's why. He didn't assign himself that plateau. Okay? You know who did? The media did. And fans did.

[Greg Cody]

We.

[Mike Ryan]

And I don't include myself. We were the ones saying he's the king.

[Chris Cody]

You mean Mick. Jesus.

[Roy Bellamy]

You came up with.

[Chris Cody]

You came up with mc. Overrated, right?

[Mike Ryan]

Right. He's the. Everybody in the media, all the fans, not just in Canada, are saying, this guy, nobody ever anybody like him. He's number one all time.

[Chris Cody]

He's pretty great.

[Greg Cody]

Everyone agrees, right? Everyone agrees. Everyone watches.

[Billy Gill]

He's not that great. You guys think that you're going to be friends with Connor McDavid. Like, I don't understand all this ass kissing. And Peter. Who cares what Peter Blackburn thinks about anything? Yeah, why are you guys here going to defend him over Greg Cody, who you've known for 20 years? It's like you want the Panthers to lose at what is. What it sounds like you want him to lose so that this Connor McDavid can win the cup, but you can all be right. Oh, I was so right about Connor McDavid. Now he's going to be my friend. Guess what? He doesn't give a shit about any of you. He's never gonna give a shit about any of you. I don't know why you're all defending him. And you know what? When the Panthers win, no one in this room can celebrate, except Greg Cody, who won't because he's a journalist. Because the rest of you are just rooting for this Connor McDavid to win and beat the Panthers for whatever reason, which I don't understand. So Peter Blackburn can come in your group chat and be like, thanks, guys, for having my back. I want to be your friend. I'm Peter Blackburn. Get out of here. Go to hell, Peter Blackburn.

[Greg Cody]

Thank you. You know what, Billy? I'm glad you finally.

[Billy Gill]

Where's the loyalty in this building? It's embarrassing. Bunch of star around here, just wanting to get the big names to be your friends. Embarrassing.

[Greg Cody]

Billy, this. I will tell you what's happening, Blackburn.

[Billy Gill]

What chaos.

[Greg Cody]

Excellent.

[Billy Gill]

What. What chaos is my question. Spitting chick. Let's get out of here. We don't need two hockey podcasts in the world. Okay, Peter.

[Chris Cody]

Hey, hey.

[Billy Gill]

The Hockey Show. That's the one in men.

[Mike Ryan]

Thank you.

[Billy Gill]

I guess we need two. The Hockey Show.

[Greg Cody]

Thank you. Billy is still enraged from yesterday's pastelitos. Two days.

[Billy Gill]

No, that's behind me.

[Mike Ryan]

We're good. I had a couple.

[Billy Gill]

Thank you, Greg.

[Greg Cody]

You did?

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, I had two.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, he did.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, you did.

[Mike Ryan]

They taste a day old, maybe, but the. You know, the. The flavor was there, the crunch was there. They were great.

[Greg Cody]

Billy, you are correct. And what was happening in the other room? This. This is what was happening that Billy's been walking into.

[Chris Cody]

He is correct.

[Greg Cody]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Thank you. Finally. Must win game today. I think we can all agree.

[Chris Cody]

Star bleeping Peter Blackburn.

[Billy Gill]

You are. Mike, come on. You're a known star. You just want to be around celebrity Billy.

[Greg Cody]

We know what I hate.

[Chris Cody]

Wednesdays. This is the third straight one I've been scheduled on. Get me the out of here.

[Greg Cody]

This is what.

[Chris Cody]

Want any part of this. And I'm, like, adhering to some kind of, like, wild Billy Wednesday construct. I'm just, like, laying out. I'm like, yeah, let me hear. Let me take this. Ridiculous. Because he's got graphics.

[Greg Cody]

What is this?

[Mike Ryan]

You know what?

[Greg Cody]

You know what?

[Chris Cody]

I'm, like, laying out as he calls me A star. I'm like, yeah.

[Billy Gill]

No.

[Chris Cody]

Well, it's a Wednesday.

[Greg Cody]

You know what? Mike, he's like, mad. Insulting Mike.

[Roy Bellamy]

Minor penalty.

[Chris Cody]

And you're like, he's right.

[Greg Cody]

What? Yes. Get out.

[Chris Cody]

Because he has graphics.

[Greg Cody]

Yes. It's his day. And you're in his way.

[Chris Cody]

Give me a Mike Ryan.

[Greg Cody]

Monday, you're in. You're in his way.

[Billy Gill]

No, it's everyone. Everyone here, open mike forever. Can talk.

[Greg Cody]

It's. It's his day. It's. We've been talking hockey, and we've been talking hockey very, very seriously.

[Billy Gill]

For who?

[Mike Ryan]

Respect Wild Billy. Who.

[Greg Cody]

Who's it a must win for?

[Billy Gill]

It's a today must win.

[Greg Cody]

Put it on the poll at Levitard show. Is game one ever must win?

[Billy Gill]

Oh, it is series. It is.

[Greg Cody]

No. Well, but I'm just saying. Okay, I got what you're saying.

[Billy Gill]

It's a championship.

[Greg Cody]

I'm saying game one can't.

[Chris Cody]

Stanley Cup Final. That's all the games are.

[Greg Cody]

Must win. No, that's not correct.

[Billy Gill]

Roy's out.

[Mike Ryan]

That is correct.

[Chris Cody]

What are we talking about here?

[Billy Gill]

It's the championship round.

[Greg Cody]

No, that's not correct.

[Roy Bellamy]

Just simply not all muscle.

[Chris Cody]

They are all must win.

[Greg Cody]

This is not.

[Chris Cody]

Do you want to go down 01?

[Billy Gill]

Thank you. Roy gets it. Finally feel like White Hat would agree.

[Roy Bellamy]

With me on this, that they're not all must win.

[Greg Cody]

Tony, you understand, because. Just let me retreat for a moment, Greg, because you weren't here when this was happening. I saw Tony, okay? Tony endures now that Boston and New York and Miami are out. He'll love basketball, but he endures this time of year in hockey. I saw him in the other room. He was surrounded by people who were dorking out on whether or not Bennett was the sixth or fifth best Panther if we had to redraft them in a draft.

[Roy Bellamy]

We were drafting Oilers and Panthers from the series.

[Greg Cody]

No, what you were doing is asinine. And I heard chirping all around you that Ethan who can't get enough hockey vomit all over everybody. And Tony, the entire time, is just staring straight ahead blankly as if he's been lobotomized. And I saw him, it was just words grazing across his face with foreign names saying Bobrovsky the way Barkley does. Can you guys get for me the sound of either Barkley or Kendrick Perkins trying to talk about Bobrovsky?

[Tony]

So the issue is Jesse's doing my makeup, and she's doing like a. Like a laser kind of thing to my eyes. I've got bags under my eyes. Dan haven't slept in God knows how long. So I'm just doing my thing. I'm listening. I'm talking to Mike Fuentes all of a sudden, let's draft Oilers and Panthers. I'm trying to figure out who's on whose team. I don't know. So I hear Sam Bennett. I'm like, I think I've heard that. You know, locally, I think I've heard Goldie say Sam Bennett.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, but they all rose.

[Roy Bellamy]

Mike was making the argument for Sam Bennett, like fifth or sixth.

[Tony]

That's impossible. He's for sure third.

[Mike Ryan]

No.

[Tony]

Right?

[Mike Ryan]

No.

[Roy Bellamy]

The top three are clearly McDavid, Barkey, Draisaitl. And then you get.

[Tony]

That's right.

[Roy Bellamy]

And you, Bob, you get into Bouchard, you get into the. Is he a Panther rhino you can do there. There's a. It's a real debate after the first three.

[Billy Gill]

Bob's another thing. I'm tired of you guys praising Bob. You tried to kick him out of town for Spencer night, like three seasons.

[Roy Bellamy]

Key thing you said there. That was three seasons.

[Greg Cody]

So true.

[Billy Gill]

Though.

[Roy Bellamy]

We've been saying sorry to him for like two and a half years now.

[Chris Cody]

We kicked right out of town.

[Greg Cody]

The show. The show has never been more wrong than it was about Barclays. Beloved Sergey Babakov.

[Chris Cody]

We were right back then.

[Roy Bellamy]

We were down on Barky too.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, he would go missing. I rushed back to draft Panthers in a while at all.

[Roy Bellamy]

I'll take the first pick.

[Greg Cody]

I don't think that was two minutes. I don't think Mike was gone for two minutes. And Billy. I don't want to get in the way of Wild Billy Wednesday.

[Billy Gill]

I don't want to get in the way. This is a Stanley cup final today. Must win game tonight.

[Roy Bellamy]

You haven't said for who yet.

[Greg Cody]

Who's in a must win for everybody.

[Tony]

What you guys not get?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, I just don't look.

[Tony]

If the oilers go down 1 01, that's bad. If the Panthers go down 01, it's bad. It's must win.

[Chris Cody]

That's what I'm saying.

[Billy Gill]

Thank you. We are all on the same page. Most of us are on the same page.

[Tony]

Who's going to La Carreta? That's the question.

[Billy Gill]

There you go. Talk to the Knicks. Knicks. They needed that first game and I'm losing the pace.

[Greg Cody]

I was actually thinking about this yesterday. If that shot doesn't go in, is Tibbs still hired?

[Tony]

Yes.

[Greg Cody]

If the one shot doesn't go in is 10.

[Tony]

NBA finals birth. You can't fire the coach right out.

[Greg Cody]

Well, at the very least, they'd be in a game seven, right?

[Chris Cody]

Keep your eye on the ball. We're drafting Oilers and Patriots.

[Greg Cody]

No, we're not gonna do that.

[Chris Cody]

McDavid went first. Yep. All right, y' all, the super bowl is in the rearview mirror. The draft has come and gone. So now what?

[Roy Bellamy]

Now it's time to get the crew together. You keep the fandom energy going. It doesn't stop when the Super Bowl's gone. We gather.

[Chris Cody]

Exactly. And look, just because the pads are off doesn't mean game day stops around here. We do game days even in the off season. And what better way to do that than with a cold drink and your people around?

[Roy Bellamy]

You've heard it all season long. Football is not a solo thing. This is not a me thing. This is not an I thing. This is a we thing.

[Chris Cody]

There is no I in fandom, baby. So grab your crew, grab some Smirnoff, and get into that off season groove. Summer workouts, training camp, rumors, fantasy football practice, it's all coming, folks.

[Roy Bellamy]

And listen, if you're gonna sip something while plotting your team's comeback, Smirnoff's got you. It's the perfect vodka for crafting cocktails that are easy and tasty for anyone 21 and up.

[Chris Cody]

Smirnoff isn't just a vodka. It's the number one vodka in the world and the official partner of the NFL. Grab a bottle of Smirnoff at your local retailer and head to smirnoff.com to find recipes of delicious cocktails perfect for game day day. Please drink responsibly. Smirnoff 21 vodka distilled from grain, 40% alcohol by volume. The Smirnoff Company, New York, New York. Please do not share with anyone under legal drinking age. Howdy, folks. It's Mike Ryan. Now, if you've been listening to the show a lot lately, you've heard so much playoff talk. Playoff hoops. Down here in South Florida, we're especially enamored with playoff hockey. It's not just limited to the playoffs. Motorsports, tennis, golf. It's truly one of the best times in the sporting calendar. And with the weather outside warming up, it's just perfect to hop in a pool, maybe grill up some food, but most certainly crack open some Miller Lights. I just described a pretty perfect day, didn't I? And it culminates with Miller time. There's something about a perfect grilling day. The sun's out, friends show up, and that first sip of Miller Lite just hits different. I've been Stocking up the cooler with it for years. This year, Miller Lite turns 50. That is five decades of cookouts, laughs and ice cold moments that never miss. And if you've listened to the show for its 20 year existence, you know this to be true. Miller Lite great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you. Or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Cheers to 50 years of Miller time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 90, 86 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. Hey everybody, it's Mike Ryan. And the boys of summer are already humming. They fixed the sport of baseball, everybody. So go out to a ball game. Sometimes tickets are harder to find. Sometimes you want a better deal than what's out there. Well, Game Time is the place to check for Major League baseball tickets. And now Game time makes getting tickets even faster and easier. Prices on the gametime app actually go down the closer it gets to first pitch. With killer last minute deal deals, all in prices, views from your seat and their lowest price guarantee. GameTime takes a guesswork out of buying MLB tickets. You may be asking yourself, Mike, what does last minute deals even mean? It means you can save up to 60% off buying last minute tickets for sports, concerts, comedy and theater, the whole gamut. Plus you get all in pricing toggling. This feature shows you the total upfront with no surprise fees at checkout. I know how much people hate that. I've been there, hated it. Don't have to deal with it at game time. That's what makes it my favorite favorite app in the marketplace. Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Game time. Download the Gametime app, create an account and use code DAN for $20 off. Your first purchase terms apply again. Create an account and redeem code dan for $20 off. Download the Gametime app today. Last minute tickets, lowest price guaranteed. Don Lebatard, you owe me everything.

[Greg Cody]

You owe me everything.

[Mike Ryan]

You have added 10 years to my career.

[Chris Cody]

Yes, I have.

[Mike Ryan]

This man has.

[Chris Cody]

You haven't that the hell are you stots?

[Greg Cody]

I am.

[Mike Ryan]

Who the hell are you?

[Greg Cody]

Me?

[Mike Ryan]

You're a rude young man.

[Chris Cody]

You're a fool.

[Mike Ryan]

You're. You're a fool. I already called you a fool.

[Roy Bellamy]

Right.

[Mike Ryan]

You can't call me idiot again.

[Greg Cody]

It's a fool idiot twice.

[Chris Cody]

You're an idiot for dismissing how much I've helped you.

[Billy Gill]

This is the D Ler show with the two gods.

[Greg Cody]

Billy. I'm. I'm a little bit worried about you saying this is must win and Roy agreeing with you.

[Billy Gill]

Why?

[Greg Cody]

But because game one in no series ever played throughout all of sports history. That is best of seven or really best of three. Game one is never must win.

[Billy Gill]

You don't get it.

[Chris Cody]

You don't get it. You don't get it.

[Tony]

It's about setting the tone for the.

[Billy Gill]

I just gave you an example. The Knicks needed to win game one. They lost the series.

[Greg Cody]

Can I get this sound again, please? Of these two very popular hockey podcasters that Greg Cody is called Cowards.

[Mike Ryan]

Popular, only White Hat is a coward.

[Greg Cody]

Chris, I have never heard your father refer to anybody publicly as a coward. Your father. I've said this to you guys before. You know, your father holds himself very high esteem as a journalist. It's important to him to be a journalist and as a columnist. And I'm speaking for you here, Greg, but you tell me me if I have it wrong. He knows that. Like Edwin Pope, our mentor before us, when a columnist, Howard, hammers you with a criticism, it's more than just some sports radio guy in a microphone who doesn't have the kind of standard that a newspaper man must have about treating human beings with humanity because you have to interact with them and whatnot. I have nothing wrong so far.

[Mike Ryan]

No, that's fair enough. I think that it used to be that more than it is now. But your point is appreciated.

[Greg Cody]

But this is the objection that you have, is it not? Is it not to what it is that the silliness is around us that we are not as that you're high minded about when you criticize somebody with coward.

[Mike Ryan]

Right.

[Greg Cody]

It's a stinging criticism meant to rebuke from on high with the moral authority of journalism, even though nobody respects journalism the way they used to.

[Mike Ryan]

Well, I'm calling him a coward for two reasons. Number one, he went after you.

[Chris Cody]

What?

[Mike Ryan]

No. White Hat is the one who didn't want me. Didn't want me on. Okay, White Hat.

[Roy Bellamy]

I'm so glad about that.

[Mike Ryan]

The other guy did. He did.

[Roy Bellamy]

I told you on this past week's great Cody show, we can't have you on these type of podcasts.

[Mike Ryan]

No, that's not true.

[Chris Cody]

You will get exposed because he. Because he can name two players. Well, three, because we told. We said Skinner at the top end and you keep calling him White Hat for an audio only clip. His name, Speed.

[Billy Gill]

Well, no one cares about his name. He's not important. He called Greg a senile man, which is incredibly disrespectful.

[Chris Cody]

And redundant.

[Billy Gill]

And then he was a coward, as Greg pointed out, because he didn't even want to talk to. To. Great. Thank you, guys. Afraid he's. He's other things, too. We're not going to call him.

[Mike Ryan]

If he had me. If he had me on the podcast, I would have gutted him like a fish. I'll tell you.

[Chris Cody]

You know what I want you to go on? What? Chaos. No, no, defend.

[Billy Gill]

Don't even dignify them with that honor. Why are you trying to give it to. I'm not.

[Chris Cody]

Don't be a coward.

[Billy Gill]

Don't give it.

[Mike Ryan]

Invited on.

[Billy Gill]

Don't give it to them. Don't even acknowledge their existence. Losers.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, Billy brings up a good point.

[Billy Gill]

Thank you.

[Mike Ryan]

Maybe. Maybe I shouldn't at this point.

[Billy Gill]

You shouldn't.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay.

[Billy Gill]

Why would you do it? They insulted you. That's the way to treat a guest.

[Mike Ryan]

But. But you know what? When you call someone, you're dealing with ageism here. When you refer to someone you've never met as a senile old man, that's an insult of the most personal order.

[Greg Cody]

All right, let me. Let me hear this again. Please let me hear this again.

[Chris Cody]

It is totally fair. He's right to take offense to that.

[Greg Cody]

We all are. This is what Billy's in support of. Like, I'm. I am also torn here because I disagree with you pretty fervently on just. Just factual, principled grounds. That McDavid is pretty good. And we can all acknowledge that without calling him as I acknowledge it. Okay, no, but. But I will now turn around and I will fight the masses with you. On. He may be a senile old man.

[Billy Gill]

He's not.

[Greg Cody]

But he's our senile old man. Yes, that's true.

[Mike Ryan]

I know.

[Chris Cody]

I'll rally around him, which is why I want him to go over there and expose how, like, flimsy writing off a 27 year old man.

[Billy Gill]

Don't dignify them with that response. GRE. Don't even. Greg's been covering hockey since his peak guy was in his dad's sack. Okay, like, enough of this.

[Mike Ryan]

First of all, I'm not writing them off. What I'm saying is you don't get to be McJesus and the next Gretzky and the greatest player ever until you.

[Roy Bellamy]

Which white hat kind of agrees with.

[Billy Gill]

Greg's commentary, is more so on the media covering him than on David himself. And the media doesn't want to look themselves in the mirror and say that they erred in any way, that they may have been wrong. And they may have just jump the gun, right? Greg would be happy, more than happy, to see an all time great hockey player playing another all time great hockey player playing in his lifetime. But he's not ready to just be crowning fake kings here, which is what the media is doing. And now, because Conor hasn't lived up to the expectations that the media gave him, fairly or unfairly to Conor, which we're not going to say now, the media is backtracking. And now they're so in the camp of Connor McDavid because they don't want to be wrong about this situation that they're not. They're not calling any of this without bias. There's clear bias here.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, Billy, thank you for this. And I believe. Billy, I believe were there Tiger woods.

[Roy Bellamy]

Is overrated columns in the early 2000s. Because that's what this feels like right now.

[Billy Gill]

Tiger woods was a winner. Connor McDavid's a loser.

[Mike Ryan]

Tiger woods introduced himself to America by winning the Masters by a thousand points. At no point was he overrated.

[Billy Gill]

Just please learn your history, Buck.

[Greg Cody]

All right. The reason I'm siding with Billy on this is because I insist that he put on a tie and as Greg Cody's representative, that he go to war with this other podcast here.

[Billy Gill]

I don't care.

[Greg Cody]

That disparages our beloved Greg Cody. Play this sound again. Because they're coming after Greg Cody, our beloved senile old man, in a way that's aggressive and disrespectful and again getting in the way of what Mike Ryan wants to do, which is celebrate very politely.

[Roy Bellamy]

Draft players.

[Greg Cody]

These two great teams want to draft players. These two.

[Chris Cody]

Where do you put Bouchard? Also, Ohtani was 29 when he won his first World Series.

[Greg Cody]

Play this sound again. Play it again for Greg Cody. Play it again for Greg Cody, please.

[Pete Blackburn]

It's the laziest, stupidest, mailed in column that this guy probably hasn't watched a second of the Oilers this postseason.

[Roy Bellamy]

That's columnist behavior, though.

[Chris Cody]

People like this exist, though.

[Pete Blackburn]

This is way lazier. This is. He's not making any sort of like, like coherent or strong point that you can agree with. He's just. And like the, the, the, the Stanley cup thing is fine. You can have that argument that, like, you can't truly be considered one of the great until you win a Stanley Cup. But saying that's part of a reason why he's overrated right now in the middle of his career is so stupid, so lazy, dumb. It's been out there nine years.

[Greg Cody]

You know what you know what? No. You know what?

[Roy Bellamy]

Birth.

[Greg Cody]

You don't. No. Birthday. New.

[Pete Blackburn]

He's just replaying, moving the pieces back into place.

[Greg Cody]

I'm now. I'm now back on Greg Cody side, because right in the middle of that, he's like. Well, on that Stanley cup thing, he was kind of right.

[Roy Bellamy]

That is a good point there.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. He hasn't won a championship.

[Mike Ryan]

You got to pick a side, levitar.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Roy Bellamy]

Because I heard the nine minutes that these guys did on my dad, which is hilarious. And in it, he's like, if he wanted to write the column that eventually this noise will. That is essentially what my dad is doing.

[Mike Ryan]

Essentially.

[Roy Bellamy]

He just put a Mick Overrated headline on it. And they basically agree with what my dad is saying.

[Mike Ryan]

Saying.

[Roy Bellamy]

They're just saying, don't call him overrated. Just say he needs to win a title. I think it's just the Mick Overrated.

[Chris Cody]

I'm going to give you a bit of a statistical boost here for your argument, because there was one person that these discussions were being had for when he was at a similar age. LeBron won his first title at 27. And the narrative around LeBron was he needs to win a title, especially after he formed a super team with my. So I think if. If you're chasing ghosts and trying to Compare goats, the LeBron narrative actually fits your argument here. But he is very clearly the best player, the most talented player of a generation. Probably beyond that, I will say, like, I wasn't around to see Wayne Gretzky's prime. This is the greatest player I've ever seen with my own eyes.

[Greg Cody]

And you've been saying this for three seasons because what they do on the power play is ridiculous.

[Billy Gill]

But.

[Greg Cody]

But Billy, I think everybody was making fun of me yesterday because a couple of different times. And Roy, I think you'll appreciate this. I was describing, without saying McDavid's name, even on first reference, what cometh this way. I would only say it about two players I've ever watched, and I guess Ohtani would be among them now, but it'd be LeBron and this guy. On what's obvious to all that this is whatever wembanyama is supposed to be faster. This is all time great forever player. Where even Gretzky's like, yeah, I see all of that is. And I'm like, that's the most complete thing I've seen since me. Everyone can see it. It's obvious.

[Chris Cody]

And I guess when you look at LeBron, people were calling him Le Brick, that he didn't have A clutch gene well before he even went to Miami. So I think they held him to an impossible standard. And if you want to compare that apple to that spec apple, you're totally right in saying that he needs to do this. I think the frustrating part is I got no doubt that he's going to get one. He's going to get one and he's got plenty of time.

[Roy Bellamy]

Not this year.

[Chris Cody]

Get one.

[Greg Cody]

Greg has doubt. Greg will continue to doubt until he's wrong.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay. He's certainly great enough to be a champion, to win a champion. But 10 years in he isn't. Or I should say nine years in he isn't. But when you call him the most complete player ever, he's not a complete player. He. Nobody thinks he's a great defensive player.

[Chris Cody]

He's been playing on the penalty kill more. He's certainly a threat on shorthanded. He's not the best defensive forward on his team, but he's improved those aspects of his game. But I understand why are you.

[Greg Cody]

Are you gonna just keep undercutting him?

[Mike Ryan]

No, no. What I'm gonna say is if you're talking about the most complete player in this final, it's probably Barkov. Okay. The most all round, I'd argue.

[Chris Cody]

Well, I got dry saddled.

[Billy Gill]

Second, well, we haven't drafted.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay. I would draft Barkov.

[Chris Cody]

I think the gulf defensively between Draisaitl and Barkov is wider than the defensive.

[Billy Gill]

Don't indulge White Hat. Like, here's the thing. They're coming on their podcast and they're going through news from a year ago to try to stir up anything that they possibly.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, no.

[Billy Gill]

He rewrote the column and they're trying to bait.

[Chris Cody]

He's going to change history on a wild Billy Wednesday.

[Billy Gill]

No, they're trying to bait.

[Mike Ryan]

You copy and paste two things.

[Roy Bellamy]

Number one, was it the same column as last year?

[Greg Cody]

It is.

[Mike Ryan]

First I got first I got to make this.

[Billy Gill]

It's a re release. That's what they do with the classics. Like movies. Sometimes you go to the theater and Star Wars Episode 1 is out again because they re release the classics.

[Greg Cody]

But it's a great. It's an all time great.

[Chris Cody]

I don't know if Jones in there.

[Greg Cody]

It's the same column.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't know if anybody else noticed with White Hat there. Yeah, look closely. One of his tattoo decals is peeling off. I'm just saying.

[Billy Gill]

I noticed also an old Panthers jersey behind him.

[Greg Cody]

How.

[Billy Gill]

How are we supposed to think that they know hockey if they don't have the right jerseys.

[Greg Cody]

I need to stop everyone. Okay. And Greg. Whoa. I'm not comfortable with Greg going into this fight unless he does so with Billy as his attorney. Because I would like to debate. I'd like to have a debate. I don't worry about him being exposed as a senile old man.

[Mike Ryan]

If I can quit repeating senile.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. What is that?

[Mike Ryan]

Why do you keep.

[Billy Gill]

What's going on here? That's terrible.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, you shouldn't keep.

[Roy Bellamy]

Pick one of them.

[Chris Cody]

You're right to take offense.

[Mike Ryan]

Absolutely ridiculous.

[Chris Cody]

It's unfair.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm actually offended. That kid in a white hat who's done nothing in his life. I don't know what. I don't know what he did. What did he do before. Before spitting into the better voices.

[Billy Gill]

Honestly.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay. But I'm offended that he called me a senile old man. And I don't need you propping up that phrase, okay? Next thing I know, it's going to be on a Levitard T shirt. That's.

[Chris Cody]

I mean, that's a great idea, and you shouldn't have given us that.

[Pete Blackburn]

But he's a senile old man.

[Greg Cody]

This brings me to my next topic. Perfectly. I don't think you guys know just how perfectly we're gonna send Greg Cody into this fight, and we're gonna send him with Billy Gill as his attorney.

[Chris Cody]

That's the chaos they're talking about.

[Greg Cody]

The thing I wanted to ask you guys is 45 minutes ago, when we started the Shadow Show, I asked you to close your eyes. Nobody did. Nobody follows instructions around here.

[Billy Gill]

My eyes are closed right now.

[Chris Cody]

Well, how'd you know my eyes were open?

[Billy Gill]

Exactly.

[Mike Ryan]

That's right.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

How'd you know?

[Chris Cody]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

Anyway, there was something on the desk here next to Greg Cody that I've since removed. And what I wanted to ask the group here, because we're out here and he's saying he needs a cup. McDavid will forever be under overrated. He's going to be what? What? Skip Bayless? Fine is to LeBron. Greg Cody is going to be to McDavid where he's just questioning him the whole time. But I will not say senile old man again. However. However, if I were to say to you, there is a senile old man who hypothetically came into the studio, and next to him, he placed what would be his lunch next to him in a certain manner. What would that look like to you guys? If a man who did not have his bearings, was at the end of life and was bringing in in the morning his lunch. What do you imagine that would look.

[Billy Gill]

Like meeting the witnesses here?

[Greg Cody]

Seriously, just what would give off.

[Chris Cody]

He doesn't have his wits about him and he's seen that. I would say a construction boot.

[Greg Cody]

All right, what would give off the oldest possible senility that you would imagine? Because I'm going to say that Greg Cody bringing in today is his lunch. Two jello cups with a golden spoon in a Ziploc bag would be what we'd be setting into this fight to argue on behalf of McDavid is not as tough as you think he is. I'm jello eating Greg Co with jello cups as my lunch.

[Chris Cody]

There's gotta be a reason for that.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay, number one, I have never said anything or written anything to the effect he's not as tough as you think he is. I never said he wasn't. As a hockey player, he's. Exactly.

[Roy Bellamy]

When you call someone not great defensively, you're kind of. Kind of what you're saying.

[Mike Ryan]

Obviously, he's known for his speed and his offense. Okay. He's known for his defense.

[Chris Cody]

If anyone's broken down his forechecking ability, it's Greg Code.

[Mike Ryan]

He's never won the trophy that Barkov just won for a second time as the best defensive forward in the league.

[Chris Cody]

He shouldn't have won it.

[Mike Ryan]

Never won it.

[Billy Gill]

It's another trophy he hasn't won either, Greg.

[Mike Ryan]

Well, that's just it. But Yeti's the king. Oh, the king without a zero sugar, Yeti.

[Greg Cody]

Zero sugar.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay, can I explain why?

[Greg Cody]

Well, sure, but I still want my hypothetical entertainment.

[Chris Cody]

That's a no. That's a pretty good one. But it's also uncharacteristic, so I imagine there's gotta be a reason behind this.

[Mike Ryan]

There is a reason, but he's just playing it for laughs. That's right. And when I tell you what the reason is, when I tell you what the reason is that's gonna fit the old man narrative.

[Greg Cody]

That.

[Mike Ryan]

That he beats them. Death.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, no. So you're afraid to defend yourself because it just gives them more ammo.

[Mike Ryan]

I brought in jello because. Yes. Everybody get ready to laugh. Cue the laugh track. I am having a colonoscopy tomorrow.

[Greg Cody]

No.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay, yeah, I'm an. Oh, look, the old man is having a colonoscopy. Guess What? Everybody over 45 should have a colonoscopy every five years because colon cancer. Cancer is one of the most easy things to remedy if you catch it in time. Everybody. My middle aged crowd out there. Have a colonoscopy. It's worth it. Yes. Thank you.

[Billy Gill]

Egg on your face.

[Roy Bellamy]

Hey, credit to him for showing up today. Yeah, got out of today. 70 year old man having a colonoscopy tomorrow.

[Mike Ryan]

I tried.

[Chris Cody]

Are you on that thing that just goes straight through you, makes you poop everywhere?

[Mike Ryan]

Yes.

[Chris Cody]

You're on that right now?

[Greg Cody]

No, not now.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, coffee. I'm not talking about coffee. I'm talking about what they give you.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, you're not on it now.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, he is. He texted me yesterday, like I may have to shit all show.

[Greg Cody]

Greg. No, if you're in the middle of doing that and you've not done that before, you're going to be running back and forth to the bathroom every three minutes. Have you not done this before?

[Mike Ryan]

This is my third or fourth colonoscopy.

[Greg Cody]

So you're a veteran at this point.

[Roy Bellamy]

He likes it.

[Greg Cody]

So you're.

[Mike Ryan]

I do. I enjoy it.

[Greg Cody]

It's fun.

[Chris Cody]

Your insights have callous to this medication that they give you.

[Greg Cody]

Again, just in the hypothetical, a tapioca pudding of some sort.

[Chris Cody]

Sans content that makes him look like the senile man he's being.

[Greg Cody]

Well, this is.

[Chris Cody]

Well, unfairly.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, not unfairly. Twelve hours before the Stanley cup final begin an epic rematch. This guys, this is an all timer.

[Chris Cody]

I know. Let's draft players. Number two, Leon Dryside.

[Roy Bellamy]

Oh, that guy. Barkey at three. What a steal.

[Chris Cody]

I have a question, Dan. Are we doing this based on current form or projections?

[Greg Cody]

They've got two of the best three players.

[Roy Bellamy]

You disregard age and it's just in this series who you want. That's how we draft it.

[Chris Cody]

Okay, Number three is gotta be Barkey.

[Greg Cody]

They've got two of the best three players.