Flynn: Why has Suzuki surpassed Kotkaniemi?

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Joe Pillot who is the VP of operations of the Old Orchard Group as they talk about sports being a major part of his life, what made him fall in love with Plymouth Argyle F.C, how he started working in bars and realized the pros and cons of the industry, the great things he does in the community and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Inter Miami winning the Supporters Shield, how the new Champions League format has been so far, big results in the Champions League as Real Madrid lose to Lille thanks to a goal by Jonathan David, Aston Villa beating Bayern Munich, Cole Palmer scoring 4 goals in the first half, Travis Scott dropping his soccer kits and Oasis coming to North America. Tune into The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6pm where you can expect the unexpected with weekly guests, deep dives into soccer's heart, its influence on pop culture, and the kind of banter only Paul can deliver.

Habs Lunch on Campbell vs Gallo gets you ready for the final preseason game and the cuts to come

Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period joins Campbell vs Gallo to talk puck

Did the Sens call up a bunch of guys to battle the Habs on in a pre season game on Saturday?

Former NHL defenceman Aaron Ward on whether he expects any retaliation on Saturday for the Habs final preseason game against the Senators and why preseason games are important for veterans

Former MLB catcher for the Expos (and the Indians, Cubs, Yankees, White Sox and Athletics) Ron Hassey joins the show to talk about his career and the two perfect games he caught including Dennis Martinez in '91 with the Expos

Award winning writer Stephen Brunt on the toxic situation in Toronto between the Blue Jays and the sports media and what he thinks the plan is for the Jays going forward

On Habs Lunch, Sean Campbell and Luca Scott are joined by Anthony Di Marco as they talk about the Montreal Canadiens looking to be in the mix even without Patrik Laine, what the opening night roster will potentially look like, whether or not there's more faith in the Devils and Sabres and much more.

ESPN's Arda Ocal joins Sean Campbell and Luca Scott on Campbell vs Gallo to talk about how he feels about the Montreal Canadiens roster, having a former great player in Martin St.Louis being the coach, why he's so high on the Edmonton Oilers this season and much more.

The Habs have one more pre season to go before their regular season begins. Marc Denis walks us through the Habs pre season and is 6 pre season games too many?