6-03-26 - Chris MacFarland hired by Predators/PSII's $5 million bonus payday/Bednar will be back

0:00 - Avs GM Chris MacFarland was hired by the Nashville Predators to be their President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. They made him an offer he can't refure, so he took his talents to the Music City. Joe Sakic will take over as GM "for the foreseeable future."Realistically, how much will change in the front office with this move? Joe Sakic was probably involved in every decision anyway. What was the division of responsibilities between MacFarland and Sakic?14:51 - The Broncos gave PSII a $5 million bonus yesterday. That kinda came out of nowhere. Here you go, PSII! Take a cool $5 mil. Brett's reading between the lines here...what was the real reason for the bonus? Were the Broncos attempting to appease PSII and prevent a potential camp holdout?32:03 - Word on the street is that Jared Bednar will keep his job. The Avs end of season presser will happen sometime next week, and they'll probably announce that Bedsie is saying. That's what all the insiders are hearing around the hockey world. He only has one year left on his contract. Usually, coaches don't coach on an expiring contract. Would they bring him back and extend him? Or let him play out his final year? A "Prove it. Cup or Bust" type situation to earn an extension.