Season 9 Episode 5- Jimmy Traina, John Dellapina

Steve interviews Jimmy Traina(00:06:39)from Sports Illustrated. Jimmy and Steve talk about another mistake by Stephen A. Smith on live television, Conrad Thompson podcasts, and the entertainment value (or lack) of The Howard Stern Show in 2019. Jimmy also talks about the future of Sports Illustrated, predicts the biggest sports media stories of 2019, and discusses ESPN firing Adnan Virk for leaking information to Awful Announcing. Also, John Dellapina(00:47:39)the Group VP of Communication at the National Hockey League is on the program. John joins Steve to talk about the 1994 NHL playoffs and the New York Rangers first Stanley Cup win since 1940. At the time, Dellapina was a reporter covering the New Jersey Devils for the New York Daily News. John and Steve talk about the Rangers going all in to win in 1994, discuss their epic series against the New Jersey Devils, and take a deep dive into their seven game fight with Pavel Bure and the Vancouver Canucks in the final. John also talks about the current NHL. John discusses the leagues young players, challenges in promoting them, and the future of the league and USA Hockey. Steve starts the show talking about the busy schedule and a new partnership. The book club update features a story about reaching out to the author of a new book about The Sopranos and his bizarre response that got even more bizarre since last week. The show ends with one last thing about a new era of The Sports-Casters via a new venture with Slate. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [email protected]