{"id":12797,"date":"2017-07-09T10:10:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T14:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=12797"},"modified":"2021-12-27T01:53:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T06:53:35","slug":"connor-mcdavid-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/07\/09\/connor-mcdavid-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4th Line Hockey Podcast #139 &#8211; Connor McDavid Signs, Bandwagon Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Last Word on Hockey is pleased to present our new hockey podcast, The 4th Line Podcast. Coming from Calgary, AB and Nanaimo, BC, Carl and Joel provide their own unique and fun view of hockey. Every week the guys share their thoughts on the news of the week, have a variety of guests from the world of hockey and spend some time in segments like Joel\u2019s Counselling Couch, The Rant Shack, and The Hot Seat.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Connor McDavid Signs, Bandwagon Teams and more!<\/h3>\n<p>The guys are back as they explore more of what Carl should do with his bandwagon team problem. \u00a0What should he be looking for in a bandwagon team? What about cheering for a bandwagon team in the same division as the Avalanche? The listeners have their suggestions and Joel gives his thoughts on who he should cheer for.<\/p>\n<p>They also break down the news of the week, including:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Connor McDavid <\/strong>signs <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/07\/05\/connor-mcdavid-signs-new-contract-with-edmonton-oilers\/\" target=\"_self\">his contract<\/a> with the Edmonton Oilers. How does this impact future signings that will happen? How much will the likes of <strong>Leon\u00a0Draisaitl<\/strong>, <strong>John Tavares<\/strong>, <strong>Mitch Marner<\/strong> and <strong>Auston Matthews<\/strong> sign for?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Alex Galchenyuk<\/strong>, <strong>Zach Hyman<\/strong> and more re-signed with their teams as the off-season signings continute to trickle in<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Carl and Joel talk about the current state of sports media as they look back on how we got here, where we&#8217;ll go and if they&#8217;re okay with the direction that sports media is going.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5518916\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ea0404\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Who are Carl and Joel? Carl comes from\u00a0Calgary, AB. His facial hair of choice is a mustache. His team of choice is the Colorado Avalanche and his smoked meat of choice is brisket.\u00a0Joel\u00a0comes from Nanaimo, BC. His facial hair of choice is a beard. His team of choice is the Toronto Maple Leafs and his smoked meat of choice is ribs.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<\/h4>\n<p>SAN JOSE, CA &#8211; DECEMBER 23: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid skates with the puck during a NHL hockey game between the Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks on December 23, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, CA. The Sharks beat the Oilers in overtime, 3-2.(Photo by Tommy LaPorte\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Hockey is pleased to present our new hockey podcast, The 4th Line Podcast. Coming from Calgary, AB and Nanaimo, BC, Carl and Joel provide their own unique and fun view of hockey. 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