Tall Can Audio - A Pint Of Canadian Sports Talk

It's May 15th which means it's the 11th anniversary of the Tall Can Audio Podcast so Rob and Matt check in to discuss some memories of the show, Rob's trivia triumphs, whether anyone can stop the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche from meeting in the Stanley Cup Final, how the Montreal Canadiens have stuck around this long, which Montreal workers are getting ready to throw a hiccup in to F...

Matt Robinson is joined today by our man Steve Bunda for a pint and some conversation around the Montreal Canadiens starting to take over the series against the Buffalo Sabres, Macklin Celebrini becoming captain of team Canada over at the World Hockey Championships, the 3 finalists for NHL General Manager of the Year coming from the Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild & Anaheim Ducks and finall...

On the Monday morning edition of the Tall Can Audio podcast Matt Robinson has some stuff to get off his chest including the NHL's monster gaff that has allowed the Carolina Hurricanes to take a couple weeks off, a totally directionless team selection process by Hockey Canada ahead of the IIHF Worlds, some incredibly unhelpful snark around the PWHL expansion rollout and more. Follow TCA on bluesky:...

Great friend of the show Steve Bunda returns to the TCA Studio for a pint with Matt Robinson as the two discuss some new summertime cottage toys, huge changes to the CFL playoffs and schedule, the outlook for the Ottawa REDBLACKS as training camp opens up, Molson Canadian paying it forward to Buffalo Sabres fans, round 2 action of the NHL Playoffs, chaos around the Toronto Maple Leafs and one of t...

What a wild week it's been around Toronto and we were super excited to have Nick Ashbourne return to the show to help us make sense of it all. Starting with the Blue Jays we check in on how concerning Vladimir Guerrero Jr's lack of power is and just how much further the rotation can be stretched. Plus - has this injury-plagued start already cost them a chance to win the division? Later on talk cir...

Matt Robinson returns with a little Tuesday afternoon conversation on what the hell the Vancouver Canucks might be thinking on a possible hiring of Pierre Dorion, the Rogers vs Bell / Sportsnet vs TSN battle over the Toronto Maple Leafs showing it's first casualties, Steve Simmons being the hated hero Leafs Nation needed and tons more. Read Graeme Nichols piece on Pierre Dorion's tenure with the O...

It's been quite a week around the sports world which means tons to cover on your Monday edition of TCA. Connor McDavid has some harsh words for the Edmonton Oilers, the Toronto Maple Leafs make a couple questionable hires, what went wrong for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Minnesota Wild dust Matt's pick of the Dallas Stars, the Blue Jays get a road split against the Minnesota Twins and plenty more...

Matt Robinson is joined on TCA today by one of the best in the business and a long time friend of the show Dan Shulman of the Toronto Blue Jays broadcast team. Lots on the agenda including what it was like for Dan to call a World Series run for his hometown team, becoming something of a social media star himself, adjusting to a new play by play partner in Joe Siddall, whether this year's Jays have...

Today Matt Robinson is joined by one of our favourites in Graeme Nichols of The Hockey News and Coming In Hot to discuss everything Brady Tkachuk had to say at his year end press conference, what the Stanley Cup Playoff vibes feel like to a Canadian reporter in North Carolina, whether there are any parallels to be drawn between Daniel Alfredsson's returns to the Ottawa Senators and the Mats Sundin...

Rob and Matt return to kick off another week of the Tall Can Audio podcast discussing everything that contributed to the Ottawa Senators being swept by the Carolina Hurricanes, the PWHL Playoffs moving out to Canadian Tire Centre for the Charge, the other big news from around the Stanley Cup Playoffs, how the Toronto Blue Jays are climbing out of a brutal start and plenty more. Follow TCA on blues...

TCA checks back in between game 3 and 4 of the Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes first round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs to discuss what's gone wrong for the Sens thus far, what's left to see in game 4, how injuries to Sanderson and Zub have severely limited Ottawa, what's wrong with Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle and plenty more. The Ottawa Senators are teetering on the brink. Check this...

Rob and Matt check in to talk about what's gone right and wrong thus far for the Ottawa Senators and what needs to happen for them to come back against the Carolina Hurricanes. Is the crowd at the Canadian Tire Centre the push the Sens need to get going or are the Canes too much to overcome? Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www...

Rob and Matt circle back with another Monday discussion about how a disastrous press conference from the Vancouver Canucks, an embarrassing article on the Toronto Maple Leafs and an interview with the Winnipeg Jets superstar goaltender has re-ignited the age old argument about whether American stars will ever fully commit to playing for Canadian NHL franchises. Is this real? Or just Canadian paran...

***This is just the first part of this week's edition of TCA. Stay tuned for part 2 around 10am Monday morning*** Rob and Matt discuss the first day of the NHL Playoffs including what went wrong for the Ottawa Senators against the Carolina Hurricanes, why the Minnesota Wild got such a big jump on the Dallas Stars, whether the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers will be able to live up to t...

Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is upon us so Rob and Matt check in with a bonus episode of TCA. We kick things off going in depth on the Sens drawing the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round before taking a spin around the rest of the league to break down the Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers, the Buffalo Sabres vs the Boston Bruins, the Montreal Canadiens vs the Tampa Bay Lightnin...

On today's episode of the Tall Can Audio podcast Matt Robinson welcomes our man Chris Hofley back in to the TCA Studio to discuss what kind of CFL off-season the Ottawa REDBLACKS have had, why the Ottawa Senators have a great chance to take down the Carolina Hurricanes, how a PR executive would have handled the Brady Tkachuk Podcast and Ullmark / mental health situations and lots more. Follow TCA...

It's Monday in the TCA Studio which means Matt and Rob are back with lots to discuss including the usual craft beer pre-amble, the Ottawa Senators stamping their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the clubhouse leaders in the NHL coach of the year race, having some fun with the upcoming FIFA World Cup games in Canada, the nightmare start for the Toronto Blue Jays and all the usual start-of-the-we...

Matt Robinson welcomes back one of TCA's beauts - Kevin Michie from Sportsnet. It's a jam-packed edition of Tall Can Audio as the boys discuss whether the Toronto Maple Leafs were pre-destined to be this awful, what's gone in to a heartbreaking start for the Blue Jays, what it's like to cover a European Olympics, why people are so down on this build to WWE WrestleMania this year and lots more. Mic...

TCA returns with only a slightly late edition of the Monday podcast as Matt Robinson is joined by one of the smarter voices on Toronto Blue Jays Twitter - Joshua Howsam. The boys discuss how to properly navigate the extremes at both ends of Jays Twitter early in the year, Brendon Little's early struggles and demotion, how Captain Kirk's hand injury touches every part of the team, the idea of getti...

Matt Robinson checks in on Good Friday with some thoughts on the great news that Bell Media's new deal with the Ottawa Senators will not just keep the Sens on TSN television but the radio rights return to TSN 1200. We'll get in to why that's so important. And later talk turns to the self-inflicted wounds the team put itself through this week and how captain Brady Tkachuk did them no favours in how...

So far this week the Leafs have engaged in a ridiculous staged fight as a result on the wonky hockey code, fired their incompetent GM Brad Treliving and hosted a press conference that made everyone cringe. So yeah - Matt Robinson has some thoughts. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudio Follow TCA on Twi...

***This episode was recorded before the news that the Leafs had fired Brad Treliving was made public. Check back later on Tuesday for thoughts on that.*** Steve Lloyd of the TSN 1200 Morning Show joins Matt Robinson in the TCA studio to discuss the Vegas Golden Knights firing Bruce Cassidy in favour of the always controversial John Tortorella, the Ottawa Senators are behind the 8-ball in the Stanl...

Rob and Matt are back with a brand new week of Tall Can Audio as they discuss the continued spiral of Tiger Woods legacy, MLB introducing their new ABS system to hilarious results, how the Toronto Blue Jays managed to get off to a great start, the future of Alex Ovechkin with the Washington Capitals, a rocky road on the Ottawa Senators playoff chase and lots more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bs...

It's a big boy edition of the Tall Can Audio Podcast as Matt Robinson is joined in studio by the voice of the Ottawa 67s Kenny Walls to discuss potential new markets for OHL expansion, how the new rules with the NCAA has impacted play around the CHL, whether the PWHL head office is damaging the Ottawa Charge franchise, the Kingston Frontenacs getting set for a brand new rivalry with the Ottawa 67s...

We are so back, baby! a long cold winter is over and the heartbreak of last year's World Series can be left in the dust. It's time for another Toronto Blue Jays season to get underway. Matt Robinson is joined by our buddy Arden Zwelling from Sportsnet to get you set for first pitch. What did Spring Training look like for the Jays? What's reasonable to expect out of some of the new guys? What kind...