Brad opens the show setting the table for a busy Friday, welcoming Scott Wilson later in the hour and bringing on longtime Sabres insider Paul Hamilton to dig into Buffalo’s four-game winning streak and the debut stretch under new GM Jarmo Kekäläinen. Brad vents about the NHL’s broken standings math—how a team can win four straight and still sit near the bottom—and Paul backs it up with context, explaining just how hard it is to “leapfrog” half the conference because of the league’s three-point games. From there, Paul gives a blunt assessment of why Kevin Adams’ tenure had run its course, why Kekäläinen’s experience immediately stands out, and why the organization finally feels like it has a no-nonsense hockey executive who is focused on championships, not just sneaking into the playoffs.
The show then sprawls delightfully outward. Brad weaves in holiday scheduling updates, Christmas card logistics, tech frustrations, and a classic personal story about a perfect errand run that ended with the realization his fly had been down the entire time. Scott Wilson joins to break down an all-time Thursday Night Football game, fantasy heartbreak, and a wide-ranging NFL discussion that touches on the Bills’ path, Joe Burrow intrigue, quarterback contracts gone wrong, and why the AFC suddenly feels wide open. The episode wraps with college football bowl picks, raccoon-algorithm chaos, a wild Ohio Bobcats coaching scandal, and a perfectly timed hot-mic clip from the Flyers broadcast—an on-air reminder that microphones are always live—before Brad signs off into the weekend.
