Canada takes gold at the World Junior as Connor Bedard justifies the hype. We’re back from Vegas and not everything has to stay in Vegas.

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• Banter – Vegas
• Title Player Phil Watson Phil Watson -> 40-41 Rangers Bryan Hextall -> Grandfather Ron Hextall -> 98-99 Flyers Trent Klatt -> 00-01 Canucks Matt Cooke Phil Watson -> 47-48 Rangers Fred Shero -> Coached 79-80 Rangers Ed Hospodar -> 87-88 Sabres Benoit Hogue -> 89-90 Sabres Rob Ray AND 01-02 Bruins Eric Manlow Phil Watson -> Coached 62-63 Bruins Ed Westfall -> 78-79 Islanders Bryan Trottier -> 93-94 Penguins Shawn McEachern -> 03-04 Thrashers Mark Dobson DPP  
• Feedback / Shoutouts – Islanders Fan / Philadelphia Coaches
• News World Junior – Canada wins back to back Connor Bedard
• Jochen Van Cauwenberg – first game experience – Oilers vs Kraken 
• Leafs – Marner gets 500th point
• Oilers – out of playoffs – trade deadline coming up – will they trade 1st round pick? Ken Holland under lots of pressure right now Oilers still giving up far too many good chances SH Against – 4th most in the league. Teams around them are ARI, MTL, CBJ, ANA – wtf? SH For – 10th but less than against
• All Star Game – Preliminary Announcements 2 players and a goalie to be added to each division via fan vote  
• Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearances)
• F Sidney Crosby, PIT (5th)
  F Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ (7th)
  F Kevin Hayes, PHI (1st)
  F Jack Hughes, NJD (2nd)
  F Brock Nelson, NYI (1st)
  F Alex Ovechkin, WSH (8th)
  F Andrei Svechnikov, CAR (1st)
  G Igor Shesterkin, NYR (1st)
• Atlantic Division (All-Star appearances)
• F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (4th)
  F Dylan Larkin, DET (3rd)
  F Mitchell Marner, TOR (2nd)
  F Nick Suzuki, MTL (2nd)
  F Tage Thompson, BUF (1st)
  F Brady Tkachuk, OTT (3rd)
  F Matthew Tkachuk, FLA (2nd)
  G Linus Ullmark, BOS (1st)
• Central Division (All-Star appearances)
• F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (2nd)
  F Clayton Keller, ARI (3rd)
  F Jason Robertson, DAL (1st)
  F Vladimir Tarasenko, STL (4th)
  D Seth Jones, CHI (4th)
  D Cale Makar, COL (2nd)
  D Josh Morrissey, WPG (1st)
  G Juuse Saros, NSH (2nd)
• Pacific Division (All-Star appearances)
• F Matty Beniers, SEA (1st)
  F Kevin Fiala, LAK (1st)
  F Nazem Kadri, CGY (2nd)
  F Connor McDavid, EDM (6th)
  F Elias Pettersson, VAN (3rd)
  F Troy Terry, ANA (2nd)
  D Erik Karlsson, SJS (7th)
  G Logan Thompson, VGK (1st)
• Guess the 5th
• Predictions Review – 1/2 way    
• Hot/Not Metro WSH 7-1-2 / CBJ 2-8-0 Atlantic BOS 8-0-2 / MTL 2-7-1 Central MIN 7-2-1 / CHI 2-8-0 Pacific LAK 7-2-1 / SJS 2-5-3  
• Crazy Stat of the Week
• DOPeS Mason Shaw 2 games kneeing https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-mason-shaw-suspended-two-games-for-kneeing/c-339141568?tid=27754907