Sidney Crosby to miss start of Penguins' season, NHL players to return to the Olympics, the rebuild is over in Ottawa, and more

Ian and Sean discuss Sidney Crosby missing the beginning of the season, with Evgeni Malkin also missing time, will this hurt the Penguins' chances for the playoffs? Also, NHL players will be returning to the Olympics, who may be the most watched players in the league this season, and Ottawa believes their rebuild is over.

Jesse Granger returns with "Granger Things" to discuss the teams that had their Stanley Cup odds improve/decrease the most over the course of the offseason, a listener offers up a new player for HOF discussion, "This Week in Hockey History" and more.

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