Connor McDavid goal scoring machine, the history of the E-Bug and will Vancouver, Toronto or St. Louis make a coaching change?

Pizzo, Granger and Russo debate the struggles of the St. Louis Blues, the red hot Vegas Golden Knights, Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins, the reported rift between the Maple Leafs Sheldon Keefe and Mitch Marner and Connor McDavid lightning it up and the Oilers play of late.

Stephen Whyno, the Associated Press writer who covers the NHL, has written a book on one of the strangest things in sport, the hockey back-up goalie, the E-Bug. Whyno shares stories of Hockey's Emergency Goalies and the wildest one-day job in sports, his new book available in stores right now.

Plus the guys stick tap the performance of Erik Karlsson and discuss outrages, shocking or hilarious quotes from the NHL in light of Darryl Sutter's washroom break reveal of Jonathan Huberdeau.

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