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Former Penguin Tyler Kennedy joined the show. TK reacted to the news of Sidney Crosby being out for ‘at least’ a month as the Penguins pursue a playoff spot. Tyler expects Evgeni Malkin to step up, even at 39-years-old, like he has done in the past without Sid. He thinks Kyle Dubas will be aggressive as the trade deadline approaches. Dubas made another trade TK liked yesterday, moving on from one defenseman to acquire another. Tyler said it’s very good that Geno got this time off because he’s at the age where that is necessary in the middle of the season. Tyler admitted he would give Jack Hughes a standing ovation tomorrow night if he was at the game. TK told us a wild story about an injury he suffered off-the-ice during his career that he had to slyly lie about.

The big breaking news of the day is Sidney Crosby being out for ‘at least’ 4 weeks after the lower-body injury suffered last week in the Olympics. Does this ruin the Penguins’ season? Historically, Evgeni Malkin has stepped up big when Crosby has been absent, but can he do that at 39? One of our biggest fans, and a massive Penguins fan, told us he was ‘spiraling’ with this news. For as fun as this season has been and as fun as the US winning a gold medal was – was it all worth it? The guys don’t think we should just accept the fact that the Olympics could very well cost the Penguins a playoff spot.

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Khan’s Quotes – What else did Omar Khan say to the media earlier today? Former MLB pitcher Matt Clement joined the show. Matt said things have officially gotten interesting with how the Pirates will handle Konnor Griffin after 2 long home runs today against MLB caliber pitching. Ranger Suarez, one of the best LHP in baseball, allowed the first one, and Matt assured the guys he wasn’t just ‘grooving’ the pitches in there. How difficult is this situation going to be for the Pirates? Matt has noted before that he’s a card collector, so he said he hopes everyone got their Griffin cards already. Could the Pirates have the next Mike Trout on their hands? Matt said he can’t argue with the Pirates if they decide to send Griffin down for some final fine tuning before the season.

Last season it was Shedeur Sanders that got the love from Mel Kiper Jr going into the draft. This year’s name appears to be Ty Simpson and Kiper, yet again, has the Steelers connected to the QB. Are we even positive that Simpson is better than Kenny Pickett? Poni said he would be more upset about the Steelers drafting Simpson would be worse than bringing Aaron Rodgers back. How do fans feel about Ty Simpson? We ranked Simpson against Will Howard and Drew Allar. Donny Football Debrief – Some of the new UFL rules are interesting. Will any ever get picked up by the NFL?

Poni is nervous. He once had a lot of hope for Will Howard, but he can’t believe the amount of hype surrounding a 6th round pick by the team itself. Is this what happens with Mike Tomlin gone? A random conversation about kielbasa for breakfast turned the tide of the segment. Calls on Will Howard and kielbasa for breakfast. The answer we got today from Omar Khan about Broderick Jones has us worried about his football future. Is there any faith in Dylan Cook?

Omar Khan spoke to the media today as the NFL Combine is underway in Indianapolis. The biggest takeaway is what he said about quarterback and Mike McCarthy. Do we think Khan wants Aaron Rodgers back the same way the coach wants? The guys believe Khan actually wants Will Howard to start and push to the future, but the coach and owner could be holding that back. Poni has his doubts we find many people that will be calling in defense of the older QB. Would Aaron Rodgers consider any other team besides the Steelers? Would any other team, besides the Steelers, consider him? Sports Court w/ our friends from Edgar Snyder & Associates. With Konnor Griffin mashing the baseball today, the guys asked if any prospect in baseball could make a legal push to be on a big-league roster earlier than they should? After Sidney Crosby was hurt in the Olympics, what legal standing is there when it comes to pro players taking part in international competition? Rob told us baseball and hockey are different, and that each pla

Former MLB pitcher Matt Clement joined the show. Matt said things have officially gotten interesting with how the Pirates will handle Konnor Griffin after 2 long home runs today against MLB caliber pitching. Ranger Suarez, one of the best LHP in baseball, allowed the first one, and Matt assured the guys he wasn’t just ‘grooving’ the pitches in there. How difficult is this situation going to be for the Pirates? Matt has noted before that he’s a card collector, so he said he hopes everyone got their Griffin cards already. Could the Pirates have the next Mike Trout on their hands? Matt said he can’t argue with the Pirates if they decide to send Griffin down for some final fine tuning before the season.

Last season it was Shedeur Sanders that got the love from Mel Kiper Jr going into the draft. This year’s name appears to be Ty Simpson and Kiper, yet again, has the Steelers connected to the QB. Are we even positive that Simpson is better than Kenny Pickett? Poni said he would be more upset about the Steelers drafting Simpson would be worse than bringing Aaron Rodgers back.

A random conversation about kielbasa for breakfast turned the tide of the segment.

Poni is nervous. He once had a lot of hope for Will Howard, but he can’t believe the amount of hype surrounding a 6th round pick by the team itself. Is this what happens with Mike Tomlin gone?

Sports Court w/ our friends from Edgar Snyder & Associates. With Konnor Griffin mashing the baseball today, the guys asked if any prospect in baseball could make a legal push to be on a big-league roster earlier than they should? After Sidney Crosby was hurt in the Olympics, what legal standing is there when it comes to pro players taking part in international competition? Rob told us baseball and hockey are different, and that each player in MLB has to have insurance policies in-place before they play in something like the World Baseball Classic. He added that players that don’t get insured could lose everything if they get injured.

Omar Khan spoke to the media today as the NFL Combine is underway in Indianapolis. The biggest takeaway is what he said about quarterback and Mike McCarthy. Do we think Khan wants Aaron Rodgers back the same way the coach wants? The guys believe Khan actually wants Will Howard to start and push to the future, but the coach and owner could be holding that back. Poni has his doubts we find many people that will be calling in defense of the older QB.

2-23 PM Team Full Show

2-23 PM Team 5pm Hour

Will any of the Team USA players play this week? Chris Mack says that the Jack Hughes goal was the biggest one in Team USA history. 

Ryan Whitney says that this was the best sporting event that he has ever watched. Is that a little dramatic? One caller said it was definitely the best hockey game that he had ever watched.

2-23 PM Team 4pm Hour

Bubba Chandler did not have a good day at the office today against the Yankees. He had four walks in the first inning. It still seems like his control issues are there. Was Bill Mazeroski's home run in the 1960 World Series the most important moment in Pittsburgh Sports History?

PM Team Draft Expert Ryan Wilson joins the show. He is currently in Indy for the Draft Combine. Ryan says the biggest story Ty Simpson will throw, and the conversations that will follow. Ryan gave high praise to some of the offensive linemen participating in the Combine. Ryan says Simpson will be a first-round pick; the only question is how much the New York Jets like him at pick 16.