new york islanders

Like gladiators going at it or something.

Boomer threw out some ideas for Matt Martin. From the Islanders to...where?

(INTERVIEW): Joe chats with old friend & NHL insider EJ Hradek of the NHL Network to get an update on the Rangers, Isles and Devils. They also talk about this weekend's "Stadium Series" at Met Life Stadium! 

Hour 1

We are finally back in NYC after our Super Bowl trip to Vegas. Steve Cohen declared it baseball season, but Gio said the Mets haven’t done anything to make it feel like baseball season. With the Knicks doing well and the local hockey teams playing well, it is not baseball season at all around here. The Super Bowl ratings came out and CBS had over 123 million viewers. Jerry is here for his first update of the day but first we talked about the NHL Stadium Series jerseys they sent us. Jerry starts with the controversial ending in the Knicks loss last night. Jalen Brunson was called on a foul that wasn’t a foul. Boomer wonders why people keep asking David Stearns about the Pete Alonso contract. Evan Roberts’ beard looks really awful now. He looks like the Geico caveman. In the final segment of the hour, people were mad at the Jets for releasing their new, old, uniforms right after the Super Bowl ended. No matter what the Jets do, people criticize them. Boomer thinks the Broncos may be getting new uniforms. Throwback jerseys almost always look better than the current jerseys the teams are wearing. The NBA has so many alternate jerseys it hard to know who’s playing without a score bug. 

Hour 2

Gio and Eddie had a corn dog before the Super Bowl. They also watched people eating chili out of a Fritos bag. Gio said that being at the game, you don’t realize all the things people are mad at while watching the game on TV. People didn’t like Usher getting too close to Alicia Keys. People also didn’t like Ice Spice wearing an upside down cross and then making horn gestures with her hands. People thought she was sending satanic messages. Taylor Swift was only on camera for 54 seconds of a 4 hour and 8 minute Super Bowl. Gio doesn’t think Taylor Swift will go to the Chiefs parade. Gio said people were also upset that Tony Romo was talking too much on the final TD play. Jerry is here for another update but first Boomer thinks it’s interesting that the Chiefs have won 2 Super Bowls after losing Tyreek Hill. Jerry has the final TD as called by Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. People were mad that Romo talked too much instead of letting it breathe. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco were not happy with comedian Mike Epps insinuating that Sharpe is gay. Sharpe said he is going to roll up on him. The Knicks got screwed last night with a bad foul call on Jalen Brunson. Boomer has had enough of people asking David Stearns about Pete Alonso. In the final segment of the hour, the Alicia Keys performance was edited for the official YouTube video of it. Her voice cracked at the very beginning but it has been taken out. A caller asked if it’s sunk in yet that this is now the slowest time in sports. 

Hour 3

The Super Bowl favorites for next year are out and it’s the Niners and Chiefs, of course. The Jets are +3,000 and are tied for tenth. The Giants are tied at second to last at +15,000. Boomer said the Giants are in a really weird spot because of the initial year of success. The Giants are still the third best team in the NFC East. Mitch Trubisky was let go by the Steelers. Boomer said the Jets have to prepare for Aaron Rodgers to get hurt at some point, coming off an achilles injury and playing a 17 game season at 40. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Knicks getting screwed last night on a bad foul call on Jalen Brunson. Totally fugazi. David Stearns said ‘success can be defined in a lot of different ways’. Um, ok. In the final segment of the hour, Gio watched Jerry make eggs in the microwave and wished he was rolling video. A hot egg yolk exploded when Jerry punctured it. We wondered why they don’t have hard rolls in other parts of the country. 

Hour 4

Gio is wearing a pair of Timberlands that are over 20 years old. Gio is limping today trying to keep up with Al and Gina running from the Super Bowl to catch a car back to the hotel. A caller wonders why Giants fans would want a 74 year old Bill Belichick if things don’t work out with Brian Daboll. Boomer wonders if Mac Jones could be a backup on the Jets. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Knicks getting screwed on a foul call on Jalen Brunson that clearly wasn’t a foul. Andy Reid talked about the difficulty of going for a three-peat. David Stearns met the media again to talk about the Mets upcoming season. The Moment of the Day involves Gio and Eddie trying to keep up with Al as he ran out of the stadium Sunday. In the final segment of the show, Alyssa Milano was at the Super Bowl a few weeks asking people to donate to her son’s little league trip.

We are finally back in NYC after our Super Bowl trip to Vegas. Steve Cohen declared it baseball season, but Gio said the Mets haven’t done anything to make it feel like baseball season. With the Knicks doing well and the local hockey teams playing well, it is not baseball season at all around here. The Super Bowl ratings came out and CBS had over 123 million viewers. Jerry is here for his first update of the day but first we talked about the NHL Stadium Series jerseys they sent us. Jerry starts with the controversial ending in the Knicks loss last night. Jalen Brunson was called on a foul that wasn’t a foul. Boomer wonders why people keep asking David Stearns about the Pete Alonso contract. Evan Roberts’ beard looks really awful now. He looks like the Geico caveman. In the final segment of the hour, people were mad at the Jets for releasing their new, old, uniforms right after the Super Bowl ended. No matter what the Jets do, people criticize them. Boomer thinks the Broncos may be getting new uniforms. Throwback jerseys almost always look better than the current jerseys the teams are wearing. The NBA has so many alternate jerseys it hard to know who’s playing without a score bug.

BEANPOT PREVIEW
Two players who will be playing in today's Beanpot Finals joined the pod to talk about the upcoming Beanpot Finals. From the Northeastern Huskies Defensemen Jackson Dorrington (0:28) and from the Boston University Terriers Aiden Celebrini (20:00) Both guys gave their perspective on what the Beanpot means for themselves, their teammates and their respective Universities. In two playing each other this season they have gone to OT twice and both games ended 4-3 with them splitting the series. 
Chris also dives into his breakdown of today's upcoming game as well as news, notes as well as few suspensions that have happened in the last week. Congratulations to the 2024 U-17 USNTDP team taking home the Championship beating Czechia 5-4 in OT with Minnesota Gophers commit LJ Mooney ending it. 
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U.S. Navy veteran Arthur Grabiner spoke to Newsline with Brigitte Quinn. 

Hour 1

Gio had a great day yesterday. First he and Boomer were on the Drew Barrymore show. Then, Boomer, Gio and Jerry played at a really bougie golf club. They were only supposed to be on one segment, but they ended up being on the entire Drew Barrymore Show. The first half of the interview was just questions for Boomer and Gio was just loitering. The topic of Taylor Swift came up during the taping and Gio blamed angry football fans for the Taylor Swift hate. Gio did a good job reading off the teleprompter. The only controversy football wise is the Niners are still angry about their practice facility and the quality of the turf. Boomer said Jerry always wears ‘balloon pants’ while golfing, and did so again yesterday. Boomer said there are a lot of ‘mutants hanging around’ the casino today. Jerry is here for his first update of the day but first we talked about Drew Barrymore just getting over the Norovirus and hopefully Boomer doesn’t get it. Jerry has audio of Patrick MAHOMES talking about being the villain now. Tom Brady is surprised the greatest coach ever doesn’t have a job. Cowboys’ Tony Pollard just found out while on the Pat McAfee Show that Dan Quinn left for the Commanders. Today is the NBA trade deadline at 3pm. In the final segment of the hour, Booger McFarland came to the defense of people criticizing Tony ROMO. Gio said he was around ROMO yesterday and seems very happy and living a great life. Gio said ROMO is ‘meatier’ than he thought he would be. Al thought Tracy Wolfson was ‘tiny’. Al & Eddie ran into Mark Davis at an Asian fusion restaurant. Boomer & Gio ran into the owner of the Chargers.

Hour 2

Peter Schwartz just showed up in Vegas so he joins us on location. Al put on Peter’s gigantic shirt. He also got to interview Dr Oz, but Oz left when Peter asked him who’s going to win the Super Bowl. We asked Peter if he likes a buffet. Boomer and Gio do not like buffets. Peter likes the Patrick Roy hiring by the Islanders. Peter plays video blackjack because he had a bad experience at a table when he hit on 17. Michael Irvin would not take a selfie with Peter. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Mike FRANCESA saying you should never watch the Super Bowl alone. That’s followed by a clip of Chris Russo saying he likes to watch the game alone. Charles Barkley can’t believe how much people pay for Super Bowl tickets. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about the Cowboys and the issue of Jerry Jones being in the spotlight. David Sterns was on the Jon Heyman podcast and it doesn’t sound like an extension to Pete Alonso isn’t coming any time soon. Sounds like it won’t happen until after this season when his contract ends. In the final segment of the hour, Nick Saban is joining ESPN, specifically for College Game Day. Gio said these guys just can’t stay away, they have to be around the game. He’s over 70 years old and has made $200 million. The transfer portal is driving college coaches crazy and will drive more coaches like Saban out of the game. Rex Ryan interviewed with the Dallas Cowboys for defensive coordinator. Imagine Rex with Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy. Boomer had dinner with Phil Simms, Chris Simms, Howie Long and Chris Long. Phil’s lady glasses came up because of the interview with James Brown earlier that day. 

Hour 3

Boomer wonders if Gio’s opinion on how the Super Bowl will go has changed since the time we’ve been here. Gio is rooting for the Niners, but if he bet the game, he would bet on the Chiefs because of Patrick MAHOMES. He has too much Super Bowl experience and has been on a run as the underdog this postseason. Boomer said teams are running all over the Niners so they better figure that out. The Giants gave offensive coordinator Mike Kafka a promotion to assistant head coach. Gio said the Giants offense has been terrible so he doesn’t understand why other teams wanted Mike Kafka. Boomer said he’s a loyal soldier to Brian DABOLL and that’s what he needs right now. Patrick MAHOMES just doesn’t turn the ball over. Boomer did say MAHOMES was a game manager in the second half against Baltimore. Boomer got to interview Brock Purdy for the pregame show and thinks he will have a good Super Bowl. Jerry returns for an update and asks, ‘what’s the best compliment you’ve ever received as a man?’ There’s a pic going around of Drake that shows he’s got a missile down there. Chris Jones was asked if this was going to be his last game with the Chiefs. Calling Brock Purdy a game manager is not fair. Boomer said you could say that about Joe Montana if that’s the case. Tiki Barber said Tom THIBODEAU is stuck in his ways and it could be getting players hurt. Jerry even has some sound from the Rangers game. Stephen A. Smith was asked about which animals he would choose to protect himself against an attack of different animals (it was confusing). A guy climbed on top of the sphere yesterday. In the final segment of the hour, we are going to a Breitling Watch event with Boomer tonight. It’s getting more crowded here as it always does on Thursday of Super Bowl week. 

Hour 4

The NBA trade deadline is today at 3pm, but Gio would be shocked if the Knicks make a deal. The NHL trade deadline is tomorrow and we talked a bit about the Rangers’ needs. Gio tells a story of a guy rewarded $25 million because a newspaper attributed racist quotes to him when it was another person. Dean Spanos, the owner of the Chargers, was at the golf club yesterday. Gio was in a ‘suck up spot’ when he told Dean he sees the Chargers in the Super Bowl within two years. Boomer said Gio seemed very comfortable at this bougie golf club. Gio got shamed into a Super Bowl box situation that cost $1,000. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with Patrick MAHOMES talking about being the villain now because of how much they win. Tony Pollard of the Cowboys didn’t know Dan Quinn left to become the head coach with the Commanders. David Stearns was on the Jon Heyman podcast and talked about Pete Alonso and a potential extension (not looking good for this year). I guess Evan Roberts is going to have to keep that red bushy beard longer. The Rangers beat the Lightning last night. The Moment of The Day involves Al trying on Peter Schwartz’s giant shirt. In the final segment of the show, TV producer Stephen Waldron joins us to talk about taking unfinished wine off of another table in a restaurant after it was evacuated due to a fire alarm. Yesterday both Gio and Jerry were confused at golf as to who to or not to tip. We also talked more about tipping the flight attendant on the ride here.

Peter Schwartz just showed up in Vegas so he joins us on location. Al put on Peter’s gigantic shirt. He also got to interview Dr Oz, but Oz left when Peter asked him who’s going to win the Super Bowl. We asked Peter if he likes a buffet. Boomer and Gio do not like buffets. Peter likes the Patrick Roy hiring by the Islanders. Peter plays video blackjack because he had a bad experience at a table when he hit on 17. Michael Irvin would not take a selfie with Peter. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Mike FRANCESA saying you should never watch the Super Bowl alone. That’s followed by a clip of Chris Russo saying he likes to watch the game alone. Charles Barkley can’t believe how much people pay for Super Bowl tickets. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about the Cowboys and the issue of Jerry Jones being in the spotlight. David Sterns was on the Jon Heyman podcast and it doesn’t sound like an extension to Pete Alonso isn’t coming any time soon. Sounds like it won’t happen until after this season when his contract ends. In the final segment of the hour, Nick Saban is joining ESPN, specifically for College Game Day. Gio said these guys just can’t stay away, they have to be around the game. He’s over 70 years old and has made $200 million. The transfer portal is driving college coaches crazy and will drive more coaches like Saban out of the game. Rex Ryan interviewed with the Dallas Cowboys for defensive coordinator. Imagine Rex with Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy. Boomer had dinner with Phil Simms, Chris Simms, Howie Long and Chris Long. Phil’s lady glasses came up because of the interview with James Brown earlier that day.

HUGE TRADE BREAKS MID EPISODE

Mid recording Elias Lindholm was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2024 First round pick, a Conditional 2024 Fourth Round Pick, Andrei Kuzmenko, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo. Huge trade to kick off the All Star Weekend. The Columbus Blue Jackets get some brutal new as they are going to miss former Michigan Wolverines star Adam Fantilli for 8 weeks with a Lacerated Calf. Patrick Laine will also miss time as he has entered the Player Assistance Program. Chris dives in to the huge news as 5 players were told by London Police to face charges of Sexual Assault. 

Northeastern Huskies stud Alternate Captain Gunnar Fontaine joins the pod to talk about the HUGE win over #3 Boston University on Tuesday night as well as the upcoming Beanpot as they take on the Harvard Crimson at 5:00 at the Garden. 

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Hour 1

The biggest talk on social media last night was Boomer’s pinstripe suit. Boomer thinks that from a matchup perspective, we have the best game in Chiefs vs Ravens. This was another heartbreaker for the Bills, not only losing to the Chiefs again, but missing a key FG wide right. We had another situation involving a fumble going out of the endzone, resulting in a turnover for the Chiefs instead of a TD. Gio wonders how you bet against Patrick Mahomes at this point, but Boomer said the Ravens have been ‘kicking everybody’s asses’. Steff Diggs is most likely done in Buffalo and won’t be back next season. Something has been off with him and the Bills. Jerry is here for his first update of the day but Gio said if the sports gods were real, Damar Hamlin would have got the first down on the fake punt. Jerry has audio of the Bills missing a FB, wide right. We also heard from Patrick Mahomes after the win. Josh Allen said losing sucks. Earlier in the day the Lions beat the Bucs to go to the NFC Championship game for the first time in 32 years. Baker Mayfield said he felt like his heart was ripped out. Shannon Sharpe talked about CeeDee Lamb’s mom posting that she wants Dak Prescott out. Micah Parson’s brother wants him out of Dallas and Dak Prescott’s brother wants him out. In the final segment of the hour, both coaches made boneheaded moves at the end of Bucs/Lions. In the Packers/Niners game, Deebo Samuel was injured and we didn’t get any real information about his injury. 

Hour 2

Patrick Mahomes Sr seemed to be annoyed by Taylor Swift and her friends in the box. Jason Kelce was all lit up and Gio said he had ‘the agility of a gorilla’, jumping in and out of the box and into the stands. There are rumors of Andy Reid possibly retiring after the season. We also talked about Bob Golic taking some type of horse medicine that gave him horse breath and he would sack Boomer and breathe in his face. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked more about Boomer’s pin striped suit causing a ‘zoot suit riot’. Jerry started with the Chiefs beating the Bills. With less than 2 minutes to play, the Bills missed a FG wide right. Again. Josh Allen doesn’t want you to blame the loss on the kicker. Jerry also has the sounds from the Lions beating the Bucs 31-23. Jerry went around the NHL for the locals last night. The Islanders fired their head coach and brought in Patrick Roy. In the final segment of the hour, as Jordan Love was playing well in the first half, Aaron Rodgers hit a hole in one. Boomer said the Packers and Texans are going to be really good for the next few years. Antonio Pierce is now the official Head Coach of the Raiders. Boomer wonders why Jerry Reese hasn’t been hired as a GM somewhere since leaving the Giants. He won two Super Bowls. Gio feels Boomer is being very aggressive this morning, even when Gio is agreeing with him. 

Hour 3

This has been Lamar Jackson’s season as he’s going to win the MVP. Boomer said Lamar and Josh Allen will go and get first downs when they need to. Gio said he can’t pick against Mahomes anymore. Boomer said right now the Ravens have the best team. They are loaded on both offense and defense. Boomer wonders if the Browns want Baker Mayfield back. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked more about Boomer fresh pinstripe suit. Jerry started with the deep pass late in the game that went through Stefon Diggs’ hands. We also heard Lions radio on the Baker Mayfield interception late in the game. Jerry went around the NHL for the locals and Patrick Roy is the new head coach of the Islanders. In the final segment of the hour, a caller wonders what we thought about Travis Kelce doing the heart symbol up to Taylor Swift after scoring a TD. 

Hour 4

We talked about all the reasons why people are rooting against the Chiefs now. Mahomes in the quarterback documentary and the Kelce brothers. People are sick of them. Gio played paddle tennis. He didn’t know it was played outside. A caller said the Kelce brothers are attention whores. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with the Bills going wide right again. It would have tied the game late. Josh Allen said losing sucks. The Lions beat the Bucs and Dan Campbell is impressed they are one of the last 4 teams standing. CBS host Katie Mox had her undergarments taken at the airport. Gio imagines if Adam Schein is the one who stole them. In the final segment of the show, the Atlanta Falcons head coaching job appears to be wide open as they have interviewed a ton of guys including Bill Belichick and John Harbaugh. Boomer said he believes Belichick is going to Atlanta, they first have to work out who will be doing what jobs in the front office. How would Belichick and Rich McKay get along? It’s an interesting dynamic. Brian Flores hasn’t gotten a single interview and it must be because of the lawsuit he has against the NFL.

Patrick Mahomes Sr seemed to be annoyed by Taylor Swift and her friends in the box. Jason Kelce was all lit up and Gio said he had ‘the agility of a gorilla’, jumping in and out of the box and into the stands. There are rumors of Andy Reid possibly retiring after the season. We also talked about Bob Golic taking some type of horse medicine that gave him horse breath and he would sack Boomer and breathe in his face. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked more about Boomer’s pin striped suit causing a ‘zoot suit riot’. Jerry started with the Chiefs beating the Bills. With less than 2 minutes to play, the Bills missed a FG wide right. Again. Josh Allen doesn’t want you to blame the loss on the kicker. Jerry also has the sounds from the Lions beating the Bucs 31-23. Jerry went around the NHL for the locals last night. The Islanders fired their head coach and brought in Patrick Roy. In the final segment of the hour, as Jordan Love was playing well in the first half, Aaron Rodgers hit a hole in one. Boomer said the Packers and Texans are going to be really good for the next few years. Antonio Pierce is now the official Head Coach of the Raiders. Boomer wonders why Jerry Reese hasn’t been hired as a GM somewhere since leaving the Giants. He won two Super Bowls. Gio feels Boomer is being very aggressive this morning, even when Gio is agreeing with him. 

This has been Lamar Jackson’s season as he’s going to win the MVP. Boomer said Lamar and Josh Allen will go and get first downs when they need to. Gio said he can’t pick against Mahomes anymore. Boomer said right now the Ravens have the best team. They are loaded on both offense and defense. Boomer wonders if the Browns want Baker Mayfield back. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked more about Boomer fresh pinstripe suit. Jerry started with the deep pass late in the game that went through Stefon Diggs’ hands. We also heard Lions radio on the Baker Mayfield interception late in the game. Jerry went around the NHL for the locals and Patrick Roy is the new head coach of the Islanders. In the final segment of the hour, a caller wonders what we thought about Travis Kelce doing the heart symbol up to Taylor Swift after scoring a TD.

MAYHEM ON BRUINS TWITTER. The rumor boys over at Spittin Chiclets reporting that former Bruins Captain Patrice Bergeron has been skating a lot. Could Bergy make a return to help the Bruins for a Cup run? The San Jose Sharks announce that they will be retiring Joe Thornton's #19 in the 2024-2025 season. The Vegas Golden Knights will be without Jack Eichel who is week to week who had lower body surgery. Exciting news as we are releasing a spin off of Drop the Mitts Hockey with PWHL Zone that will provide exclusive PWHL news, notes, scores and highlights. 

Chris is joined by the leading scorer in Division 1 Men's College Hockey Massimo Rizzo of the University of Denver. Rizzo talks about what its like playing for Head Coach David Carle as well as the tradition of University of Denver hockey. 

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MAYHEM IN THE NHL. Chris is joined by a legend in the game of hockey, longtime NHL analyst and two-time Stanley Cup Champion Pierre McGuire. Chris and Pierre sit down to discuss the latest on the blockbuster trade that sent current Boston College Forward Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for former 6th overall pick Jamie Drysdale and 2025 2nd round pick. Who is going to be the odd man out in Toronto after William Nylander signed his 8 year, 92 million dollar extension. Chris and Pierre talk about the World Junior tournament, who stood out the most and 2024 draft eligibles who also stood out in the tournament. We get to hear the origin story of Pierre McGuire and how his career took off. 

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The PWHL season is underway! The first PWHL game on American soil PWHL Boston opens up their season at Tsongas Arena against PWHL Minnesota. Chris dives into players to watch in this game which include newly names Captain Hilary Knight and 3rd overall pick Alina Muller. For PWHL Minnesota the first overall selection Taylor Heise and Captain Kendall Coyne Schofield take the ice in Lowell. Chris breaks down 3 prospects in this upcoming draft including Defenseman Czechia Defenseman Adam Jiricek, Tri-City Storm Forward Trevor Connelly and Denver Defenseman Zeev Buium. 

Merrimack Forward Matt Copponi joins the show to discuss the season thus far as well his draft process and ultimately getting selected by the Edmonton Oilers. 

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Chris is solo-dolo for Episode 26 and talking all things World Juniors. Tons of games have been played so far in the World Juniors and we have seen tons of highlight reel goals and saves. Projected 1st overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and Boston University star Macklin Celebrini notches 5 points (1 G, 4 A) for Team Canada in a blowout 10-0 win over Latvia. Czechia unfortunately loses top Defenseman Adam Jiricek to a brutal knee injury and will be out for the tournament. Jiri Kulich and Eduard Sale light it up against Czechia over Norway with each getting a hat trick. Germany upsets Team Finland and Chris also gives his first Mock Draft of the 2024 NHL Draft picks 1-9 if the season were to end today. 

UMass Amherst Captain and Nashville Predators prospect Ryan Ufko joins the pod to talk about his journey to UMass, his experience playing in last year's World Juniors as well as his NHL Draft experience and getting selected in the 4th round at pick 115 to the Nashville Predators. 

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WORLD JUNIORS IS ALMOST HERE! Chris is joined by Brett Howard of the OnlyBruins Podcast to talk about the current state of the Boston Bruins as well as breaking down his native Canada's World Junior Roster. Will newly added center Matthew Poitras join projected number 1 pick Macklin Celebrini on a line? Chris breaks down the newly annouced USA Captains Rutger McGroarty wearing the "C" joined by Lane Hutson, Cutter Gauthier, Ryan Chesley and Gavin Brindley wearing the "A" The boys also talk about how 2024 draft eligible Center Konsta Helenius is due to have a HUGE tournament for Team Finland. 

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