Tage Thompson joins; Bedard impressions, Derek Van Diest talks WPG, EDM & CGY, Sabres lock up core, Mailbag

Dan and Shawn are joined by Tage Thompson (39:01) and NHL.com's Derek Van Diest (14:17). The guys start with talk of Connor Bedard and his first two NHL games and the Stanley Cup championship banner raising ceremony in Las Vegas. They hit on the Sabres signing defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power to long-term contracts. Van Diest touches on the Jets signing forward Mark Scheifele and goalie Connor Hellebuyck to matching seven-year contracts and the the Edmonton Oilers struggles in their season-opener. The episode concludes with Rosen and Roarke giving a tribute to Barry Melrose, the former NHL coach and longtime analyst on ESPN who retired this week and announced he has Parkinson's Disease.

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