Pierre Dorion fired as GM after Senators stripped of 1st round pick, Nicklas Backstrom takes step back from hockey and what we learned in October around the NHL

Ian and Julian discuss the Senators punishment and surrender of their first round pick for their role in the voided Evgenii Dadonov trade in 2022 and Pierre Dorion losing his job as General Manager with the Ottawa Senators. The guys comment on Nicklas Bäckström's injury issues in Washington which have led him to step away from hockey. 

Down Goes Brown joins Julian to discuss NHL players who have started the season slowly, including reigning Calder trophy winner Matty Beniers, Stuart Skinner, Matt Duchene, Erik Karlsson and Trevor Zegras.

Shayna Goldman stops by to tell Julian what we learned in the month of October around the NHL, including Detroit's powerplay, Auston Matthews shot locations and Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers back end concerns.

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