Season 5 Episode 12- Damon Hack, Mike Halford

On the twelfth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Damon Hack (Golf Channel) and Mike Halford (Pro Hockey Talk). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don look at the first round of the NHL playoffs, the start of the NBA playoffs,vand talk about the fall of Aaron Hernandez and the future of Adrian Peterson. The book club takes one last look at Eleventh Heaven by Rob Miech, and the show ends with One Last Thing. -Damon Hack is making his ninth appearance (0:33:55) on the podcast. Damon looks back on Jordan Spieth's dominate performance at the Masters. Hack compares Spieth's performance this year to Tiger's domination in 1997. Damon wonders if the Spieth/Mcilroy rivalry can lead golf into the post-Tiger era without a massive drop-off Hack also talks about the future of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and what their performances this weekend might mean for their 2015 seasons. -Mike Halford is making his second appearance (1:06:21) on the podcast. Mike stops by to preview the NHL Playoffs. Mike and Steve talk about the value of goaltenders, the new playoff format, and quality of the first round matchups. Halford also talks about the improvement of Tyler Myers, college hockey vs. major junior, and he makes a Stanley Cup Final prediction.