Just before the NHL Draft, we're pleased to be joined by Allain Roy, the president and CEO of RSG Hockey and a veteran NHLPA agent--as well as a former goaltender, by the way.

Roy chats with Sean in a wide-ranging conversation about working with players in the months (and years!) leading up to the momentous day(s) of the draft, advising young players and their families, how NHL GMs and agents can negotiate like gentlemen, what makes for the perfect client, and much more!

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Sean is reading a book. Robert remembers he has the same book like two hours later.

The show opens with a playing card quiz (4:00), and Robert forgets who Patrick Roy is. The guys then discuss Dylan Larkin, Jason Robertson, and what Buffalo might do next.

Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects joins the show (30:45) live from Buffalo, where he's prepping for the NHL Draft. Cam discusses why Chicago made the Bowen Byram trade, the lack of energy at the decentralized draft, what San Jose's grand plan might be, and how his son's mock draft is getting national attention.

Alex Tuch then gets signed and traded to Washington during the show (47:30), and the guys discuss how the disappearing eight-year deal is a unique asset some teams still hold.

Next, Stephen Meserve of 100 Degree Hockey joins the show (53:40) to discuss the proposed NHL expansion to Houston or Austin. Meserve and company then muse about everything from the HEB real estate plan to whether Austin or Houston is the better fit for the NHL, and why. They also discuss an outdoor game at Kyle Field, San Antonio's own hockey history, and why the Henderson Silver Knights should wear Rampage jerseys next February.

Sean and Robert are forced to do an entire show without shoving all the hard work onto a guest, so they just invoke Stephen Meserve's name about fifty times. They begin with Sandwich Corrections.

We get going (13:50) by discussing Chris Johnston's report about the Hurricanes discussing both Logan Stankoven and Jason Robertson during Mikko Rantanen trade talks with Dallas back in 2025.

The guys then spend the second half of the show (27:15) talking about how Carolina finally won another Cup championship, how the NHL built on the momentum of Four Nations with a better-than-expected postseason and Olympics, and the upcoming PWHL and NHL drafts.

There's also some musing about Mason McTavish and Mikael Granlund (50:38) when it comes to what the Ducks might do, as well as some digging into the evolution of the mobile defenseman/wingpack position in both soccer and hockey.