The Opening Drive

EJ Hradek joins Michelle & Randy to break down an unlikely but incredible Game 5 win, how the mindset for these teams have changed over the series, Blues stealing the momentum and putting the pressure on the Avs, how he sees Game 6 playing out strategy-wise and the importance of the Blues to continue their forecheck & o-zone time domination. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Every year ESPN+ puts together the incredible "Quest for the Stanley Cup", which debuts later this afternoon. The executive writer for the series, Steven Stern, join Karraker & Smallmon to talk about the series, how the access and reaction from players and coaches has changed over the years, some coaches and players really embracing the medium & how much the Blues winning will help them. S...

Joey Vitale joins the show to first confuse us about the origin of french fries, then school us in the art of the belgian waffle, all before breaking down a huge Game 5 win for the Blues, getting choked up from the Bozak goal, the energy in this series switching to the Blues and how he sees tonight playing out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

Jay Delsing joins the show to talk about an unprecedented collapse from the weekend, how his pre-season picks are fairing on the tour so far and takes your golfing questions/tip/tricks/etc See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jammer joins the program to talk about the big switches we saw in Game 5 from both sides, the connectivity of the blues forwards being the biggest difference, the Blues never give up mentality, Kyrou's mistake on MacKinnon's final goal, the pressure switching to Colorado, an unbelievable game from Husso and the Blues ability to get to Kuemper. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

JK joins Randy & Michelle to break down a huge Game 4 for the Blues, making the natural comparison to the Monday Night Miracle, how Berube's resiliency resonated for the entire team, Thomas breaking through in the 3rd, the silence in Ball Arena after those goals and his thoughts looking towards Game 6. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

JR joins Randy & Michelle with some special music as they get into the comeback in Game 4 by the St. Louis Blues, how THAT game happened THAT way, the Avs playing a prevent defense, how the Blues offense came together in the 3rd and what adjustments the Blues made to get there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

Lead MLB Network host Greg Amsinger joins Karraker & Smallmon (on his day off!) to talk about the last week in Cardinals and MLB baseball, including a potential tipping point in the Jordan Hicks experience, Gorman's hot start, Stanton's year in the Bronx and the most important lesson he ever learned from Bob Costas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

7:00 - BLUES BLUES BLUES BLUES BLUES BLUES BLUES BLUES, cardinals, tatum, BLUES BLUES BLUES 7:15 - Sick of it! Hard to list anything here after last night... 7:30 - Greg Amsinger on the Blues win, the Jordan Hicks experiment, Giancarlo Stanton & more 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Jeremy Rutherford talks Blues comeback win in Game 5 and looks forward to game 6 in STL 8:15 - Fresh Take: We hear from St. L...

Greg joins Michelle & Randy to break down why he thinks this series is over for the Blues, the changes and variables since he made his original Blues-over-Avs prediction, the play of Husso in Binnington's absence, why the puck-handling factor is so large, if the Blues should make the extreme move to Charlie Lindgren, what makes Maroon so great as a playoff performer, McDavid doing his best Lem...

7:00 - Cardinals drop the 2nd game against the Blue Jay 8-1, Blues in action tonight at 7PM trying to stave off elimination, Tkachuk on the ropes 7:15 - Ask Uncle Randy! 7:30 - Show Me the Money! There are a few Blues players who have some money to make by stepping up tonight...who does it? 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: One shift, one period, one game at a time...can the Blues get this to Game 6...

Adam Wainwright joins Karraker & Smallmon for his weekly dose of "Wednesdays with Waino", getting into the trivia acumen of Randy and the best Cardinals for your trivia tables, how much Adam likes to grill and if he has any tips/secrets, the young guys on the team using him as an outlet because of his experience, learning from the young players as well, how much of a spark a team full of young...

Jamal joins the program to give some much-needed former player takes on the extra happening in this series, taking it one period at a time and forcing another game, the bad time for a penalty from Perron and Kadri benefitting on the ice from the Blues, extra motivation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Claibs joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about two takes in a city as the Blues lose and the Cardinals win, whether or not the Blues have a fighting chance in the series, the lingering questions about the Cardinals left-handed hitting, Claibs' early assessment of Matthew Liberator as a pitcher, needing more from Hudson and Hicks, Flaherty being on course, the emergence of Helsley and how Marmo...

Panger joins Karraker & Smallmon to talk about a rough night in Game 4 for the Blues, the need to generate 5-v-5 scoring chances, giving Avs credit for slowing down Blues top players, Kadri's crazy shot, his thoughts on the play of Husso in the series so far, the changes he wants to see on defense and his script for the Blues winning G5 to extend the series. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

7:00 - It was a tough night in St. Louis after a Blues loss that put them down 1-3, but, hey, at least the Cards won? 7:15 - Feelings circle for the listeners and hosts after a rough, late evening 7:30 - Cardinals at the quarter-pole: time to review the status of our preseason predictions 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - Fresh Take: What's the biggest takeaway from Game 5? And they're not tied...so does that m...

Avs TV and radio voice Conor McGahey joins Karraker & Smallmon to give the Colorado view on the Kadri play, expecting another tough game tonight in Game 4, Berube & the Blues shutting down Makar and MacKinnon, the Avs loss of Gerard on the back end and expecting tonight to be the turning point in an incredible series. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Danny Mac joins Randy & Michelle to talk about a big weekend for the Cardinals as the swept the Pirates, Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore make their major league debuts, the importance of Edman's versatility and big year at the plate and getting to see milestones and something special almost every night with Pujols and Yadi. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Chris Kerber joins the program to talk about the game that the series will hinge on tonight, his thoughts on the Kadri play, the Blues need to get back to G2 and play their game, the loss of Binnington's ability to handle the puck, the need for the forwards to improve their connectivity and if the Blues will see Scandella this series. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Jay Delsing on the PGA Championship and John Daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Joey Vitale on the Blues big win in Game 2 against the Avalanche. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jamal Mayers on the Blues Game 2 win in Colorado. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Studio host for the Avalanche on Altitude network, Kyle Keefe joins the program to talk about the Avs quest to exorcise their Round 2 demons, expecting to see a very similar style of game, Ryan O'Reilly's importance against the Avs, Binnington's jaw-dropping saves, why he thinks this series is "just getting started", the Blues needing to bring a heavier game, his expectation that the Blues look co...

Hall of Famer and former Blues defenseman Chris Pronger joins Randy & Michelle to first break down a tough Game 1 loss for the Blues, the Blues playing into Colorado's hand, shifting into survival mode at this point, the need for sustained offense in the Avs zone, why chipping the puck up the correct side is a small but important detail, centering the puck vs. just flipping it up ice, getting...

JR joins Karraker & Smallmon with a story about the trustworthiness of a Kroenke run organization, the importance of Berube's "connectivity" comments, the Thomas line needing to step up, if the Blues will go back to a 12/6 F/D split, not seeing Krug in this series because of injury, the Blues needing to focus on forechecking and getting more O-zone time, if they can continue to slow down Lande...