Beyond Checkerdome

Do you smell that? That's the new-season smell... or at least I hope that's what that is. On this episode, there's a lot of ground to cover. There's the usual off-season and pre-season injuries, and some good news about Jori Lehtera in particular. Congrats to Paul Stastny on the imminent birth of his first child - with Oshie and David Backes and now Paul, there sure seems to be a lot of that going around. And while some things are just beginning, other things are ending. We salute some Blues players that have retired lately, and also celebrate the late Todd Ewen. RIP, Animal. Other topics include the Kane appearance at Chicago's camp, and also a bonus chat we recorded at the Scottrade Center after the first public session of training camp. It's beginning to look a lot like hockey season!