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Bob McElligott and Aaron Portzline get you ready for tonight's game.

The Blue Jackets return to practice, after a 1-2 road trip. Bob McElligott answers your questions, on today's Monday Mailbag.

Bob McElligott recaps the Blue Jackets loss, in Dallas, while answering your questions.

On today's Bobby Mac and Porty Show, the guys talk about the Columbus Blue Jackets' performance, during this road trip. Also, when will Denton Mateychuk get paid and where will Dylan Larking wind up?

Daily Faceoff’s Jeff Marek joins Bob McElligott for a wide-ranging conversation about the Columbus Blue Jackets, including whether the Zach Werenski trade to Dallas is really dead.

Marek doesn’t think Dallas’s interest has gone anywhere. He calls the deal “just on pause” and breaks down what a package built around Thomas Harley could look like for Columbus. He also looks back at a rough summer in Columbus: the Werenski saga, Kirill Marchenko’s exit and the trade that brought Matthew Knies and a second-round pick to the Blue Jackets.

Plus: Doug MacLean stories from their Sportsnet days, why Columbus is Marek’s “team number two,” what Johnny Gaudreau choosing Columbus meant, why rebuilding teams still need the right veterans, and how Adam Fantilli is learning to play a smarter, more pro game.

The Blue Jackets nearly erased a 3 goal deficit against Carolina in the 3rd period., but fell just short. Still, a lot of good takeaways from this game.

Bob McElligott breaks down the games and answers your questions.

The Browns are in first place, the Rays are still breathing, and our Patreon members want to know if coaches trust the numbers too much. Bob McElligott, after 17 years as an NHL broadcaster, takes on three of the week’s biggest debates live from Columbus.

🏈 ARE THE BROWNS FOR REAL?
Cleveland is 5-2 and leads the AFC North, but every win has come down to the final possession. All five wins were by 4 points or fewer, Deshaun Watson has led a game-winning drive in each one, and Andre Szmyt has three game-winning field goals. The catch: the Browns are the only team in the NFL with 5+ wins and a negative point differential (−13). Real contender or living on borrowed time? Next up: at Pittsburgh Sunday with first place on the line.

⚾ CAN THE RAYS SAVE THEIR SEASON?
Down 3-0 to the Brewers and three outs from elimination, the Rays walked off in the 12th inning to force Game 5. History says it’s a long shot: only one team out of 44 has come back from 3-0 in a best-of-seven postseason series (the 2004 Red Sox). But the three teams before them that escaped World Series elimination in extra innings all went on to win the title.

📊 PATREON MEMBERS’ PICK: ANALYTICS, MORE OR LESS?
Fourth-down gambles, three-point barrages, the shift ban, robot umpires. Should coaches build their game plans around the numbers, or trust their gut?

Then Bob takes your questions from Patreon members and the live chat.

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The Blue Jackets beat the Flyers 4-3 in overtime, and it was not easy. Columbus jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, then went quiet as Philly took over the second and third. The Jackets were outshot 31-15, and the Flyers tied it late.

Kent Johnson won it in OT, finishing with two goals and an assist for his third straight multi-point night. He got all of that in just 14:10 of ice time. Cam Talbot got the start and made 28 saves to hold it together. Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist, and Denton Mateychuk scored as well.

Bob breaks down what happened after the first intermission, why Columbus keeps sitting on leads, and whether a win this ugly still counts as a good night.

Then Bob takes your questions from Patreon, YouTube and X: Talbot getting the start, KJ’s ice time, who was on the ice in the final minute, Garland and Voronkov, Werenski’s workload until Provorov returns, the great Stinger mascot debate, and how many wins in a row it takes to get a Bob shoey.

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Bob McElligott and Aaron Portzline talk about the Columbus Blue Jackets, who open a three-game road trip tonight.

As we move into the final week of October, Bob McElligott takes your questions and comments about the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Bob McElligott takes your questions and comments after the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1, in overtime.

Bob McElligott and Aaron Portzline talk about the state of the Columbus Blue Jackets, as they prepare to face the Vegas Golden Knights.

Cleveland’s season ends one series short. The Guardians fall to the Rays in six games in the ALCS, and the offense goes quiet after Game 1. Bob breaks down what went wrong, what’s next for a young Cleveland core, and why baseball needs a salary floor more than a salary cap.

Then: are pro sports pricing fans out of the stands? Bob runs the numbers on what a family of four really pays for tickets, parking, hot dogs and beer, and asks where your ceiling is.

Plus the topic Patreon members voted for: streaming. Too many apps, too many subscriptions, and too many hoops just to follow your team.

In the second half, Bob takes your questions: Luxury Suite member Duncan’s $1,200 night at a Canucks game, the 80-inch TV vs. the stadium seat, whether corporate buyers are driving up prices, the Brewers and the “Timeless Ticket,” $10 walk-up Penguins tickets in 1985, and whether last year’s Stanley Cup ratings were about the matchup or about free TV.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Sports Attack
00:57 5-star review from DeusJes
02:26 Tonight’s three topics
03:17 Topic 1: Guardians lose the ALCS
16:59 Salary cap or salary floor?
17:50 Topic 2: Are fans being priced out?
29:55 Topic 3: Too many streaming apps?
38:03 Patreon perks and our Luxury Suite members
40:08 Duncan’s $1,200 night at the rink
42:12 Couch vs. stadium: the 80-inch TV question
45:15 Are corporate buyers driving up prices?
51:40 The Brewers and the Timeless Ticket
57:36 $10 Penguins tickets in 1985
59:37 Stanley Cup ratings and free TV
61:41 What’s coming up on Clear Breakaway

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The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2, at Nationwide Arena, Bob McElligott answers your questions and comments.

Bob McElligott and Aaron Portzline preview tonight's match-up between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kirill Marchenko returns to Nationwide Arena while Matthew Knies and Emil Andrae go up against the Leafs.

Bob McElligott brings you a Monday Mailbag, answering your questions about the Columbus Blue Jackets. The biggest concern is who's going to score goals.

The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to the Minnesota Wild, 2-1 tonight. Bob McElligott has your postgame reactions on the Clear Breakaway Postgame Show.

Kent Johnson is the hero tonight, scoring the games lone goal in overtime to give the Blue Jackets a 1-0 win over the visiting New York Rangers. Charlie Coyle and Zach Werenski set KJ up for the game-winning goal, and Jet Greaves gets the shutout, stopping 29 shots.

Bob McElligott and Aaron Portzline catch you up a few days after Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness had harsh words for his team following a 7-3 pummeling at the hands of the Florida Panthers.

Bob McElligott’s new weekly show goes beyond hockey. Bob picks two topics and Clear Breakaway Patreon members pick the third.

In the premiere, Bob breaks down the Guardians and Rays in the ALCS, with ties to both dugouts from his years calling Triple-A baseball. He defends Ryan Day as the Ohio State coach hits 100 games, then names his all-time Columbus Blue Jackets team.

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