The Steve Warne Project - Ottawa Sports Talk

Today we discuss: the Connor McDavid elbow on Jesperi Kotkaniemi and the laughable NHL punishment; Erik Karlsson shooting down a reporter hard while munching on a snack; the excellence of the show, "Ted Lasso" along with actor Ricky Gervais and the fact he was once in an 80's boy band; and we'll never get back to "normal" after COVID.

Was Darryl Sutter trying to motivate his most skilled player or was there more at play? Christian Wolanin traded to LA. After COVID layoff and long shoulder rehab, did the Sens give him enough time and opportunity to right his ship?

Sens improve to 3-0-2 in their last 5 games and 5-2 this year vs Calgary. Filip Gustavsson looks fantastic. Referee Tim Peel gets caught on a hot mic saying a penalty call he made was by strategy. Sens prospect Shane Pinto could win the Hobey Baker award this year.

A Flames player tried to skate off with the game puck after Filip Gustavasson's first NHL victory, prompting talk of famous moments of unsportsmanlike conduct. We also discuss Connor McDavid who's a good best to become the first players since Gretzky in 1987 to lead the NHL in single season goals and assists.

We discuss Ottawa's crazy housing market; Thomas Hickey's first game in 2 years has us discussing great comeback stories of athletes powering through adversity; the Sens win 2-1 over Calgary and their 4th option — Filip Gustavsson — is playing fantastic in goal. How do teams like the Sens and Sabres continue to stay motivated down the stretch? Winning championships is awesome but not winning one i...

Our Patreon members join us today, sitting in as we record this episode. We discuss the CFL-XFL discussions and, if you're hoping for Canadian rules to survive a merger, you're going to be disappointed. Darryl Sutter's "tough love" act isn't for everyone. Zibanejad's record night. and more!!

Swapping St. Paddy's day stories and ways to cut the long lineups at the bar. The Sens Fall to Vancouver 3-2 in OT and lose Joey Daccord. IN the midst of a 12 game winless slide, the Sabres fire their head coach. TSN's Gord Miller gets into it with Barstool after criticizing them on twitter.

Erik Karlsson says he doesn't want to go through a rebuild like he did here in Ottawa. The pros and cons of NHL intra divisional play. Some experts are second guessing police procedure at the scene of Tiger Woods accident. DJ won't be going to the Olympics.

The Senators badly outshot and outplayed Vancouver but lose 3-2 in overtime. A brutal battle of Alberta with a brutal fight has us continuing to rethink fighting in hockey. Former UFC great Georges St. Pierre says he hated fighting. Tom Brady wants to give you his phone number.

We're joined by Gregg Kennedy from the Sens Nation Podcast to talk about the Sens win over the Leafs 4-3. Justin Thomas wins the PGA's Players' Championship; Jimmy is holding his breath watching the Brier and the passing of boxing great Marvin Hagler.

If a hockey team off to a horrible start in a game, is it really the coach's fault? We discuss DJ Smith and concerns about Matt Murray. Gary Bettman says he doesn't think any teams are tanking. Justin Bieber writes a love song for the Leafs?? And one of our podcasts gets picked up by Sportsnet!

The Senators get thundered in Edmonton 7-1. Matt Murray was out there for all seven goals. What's worse, Ryan Dzingel and Colin White both suffer serious injuries. Would the CFL consider a merger with the XFL?

The Sens hit the halfway point of the NHL season. Their second quarter was wayyyyyy better than the first. With PGA events happening every week, the RBC Canadian Open pulls the plug for a second straight year. And the Olympics will reportedly happen this summer. Thursday is the one year anniversary of COVID being declared a world wide pandemic.

The Sens record is now 0-5 against the Oilers. Thomas Chabot is morphing into Erik Karlsson. Dak Prescott gets paid! Eddie Murphy's sequel Coming 2 America. What's going on with Artemi Panarin? When is he back? Is he safe?

The Sens look miserable in the third period, blowing a 3-1 lead, give up 8 power play chances and get badly outshot. So, of course, they win 4-3 in a shootout in Calgary. Discussion about Walter Gretzky's funeral. The weekend passing of TSN analyst Chris Schultz, and former Rangers forward and Miracle on Ice veteran Mark Pavelich. And Tom Wilson is at it again, getting a 7 game suspension.

Tom Brady appears with James Corden on the Late Late Show and talks about the Super Binge; Zdeno Chara returns to Boston. Not only sees his his old teammates but also sees his family. Our pal Brent Wallace starts his own podcast and There's Nothin' Like a Good Goalie Fight!

Some unusual coaching decisions as the Sens fall 3-1 to Montreal. Steve's son barges into the show, John Tortorella gets the vote of confidence in Columbus, Sidney Crosby is forced into COVID protocol and Johnny Manziel wants to be a PGA golfer and will give himself 12 years to get there.

Sens beat Calgary 5-1. Take 4 of 5 on homestand. Golf writer Adam Stanley jumps in with us today to analyze all the biggest stories in golf right now.

March arrives and grapefruit league action is underway. Mike Weir surrenders a solid lead in the final round of the Champions Tour event. Jordan Binnington was to fight everyone...kinda. Is it a tantrum to be condemned or showing a passion to be admired?

The Sens are rolling, thumping Calgary 6-1; We discuss the Tiger Woods car accident and his future; We discuss the final weekend of the Scotties.

The Habs have fired head coach Claude Julien and assistant coach Kirk Muller. We discuss why it happened? Would it have happened if the Habs hadn't lost 3 times to "lowly" Ottawa this month? Jimmy gets nostalgic about technology and also tells a hilarious joke Marty McSorley told him.

Spear on Stützle goes unpunished? The NHL invites trounble when it fails to act. How exactly do you settle scores today in the NHL? The Sens win a thriller, sweeping Montreal. Women's hockey gets a shot in the arm this weekend. An update on the Tiger Woods Car Accident.

The NHL's outdoor games in Lake Tahoe were beautiful but ice conditions were not. Mike Babcock will coach hockey at the University of Saskatchewan...as a volunteer. That's one way to the show the NHL he's changed his ways. Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid are tearing up the NHL right now. They're on pace for goal and point totals we have seen in in over 30 years. Rudy Giuliani offends everyone w...

We're already getting into the hype of the Masters, which is only 2 months away. After seeing what they did with Rick Astley's music video from the 1980's — bringing it into high definition 4K — we got to wondering what they might be able to do with grainy video from classic sports moments. We discuss which ones we'd most like to see in HD. And Connor McDavid hits 500 points in exactly as many gam...

Toronto Sun's Steve Simmons in trouble again with front page story that mocks Leafs forward William Nylander, mocking him and comparing him to Swedish furniture.