Episode 119 - Hostile Homecoming - with Florida Panthers Radio Analyst Bill Lindsay - Oct. 21, 2026

Welcome home Brady! Well, not exactly. After then-Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk informed the team during the off-season that he would not sign an extension beyond the 2027-28 season, the Senators opted to jettison Tkachuk to Florida. Wednesday evening Tkachuk makes his return to Canada's capital and the reception is expected to be frosty. Panthers radio analyst Bill Lindsay joins Vic and Neil to discuss the return and other news around the team. We'll also have player news led by a scare concerning Penguins second-year forward Ben Kindel, other observations and Thelineup.pro Stat of the Week before wrapping up with Smith's Pix. IN THIS EPISODE: [01:54] - Panthers radio analyst is welcomed to the show and gives his immediate take on what he expects the reception will be for Brady Tkachuk upon his return to Ottawa. [03:03] - With Tkachuk being an American leaving a Canadian city, whether politics actually played a part in Tkachuk's departure. Or does it come down to something much more simple? [05:37] - Discussion on current players having greater control of where they want to play. [07:52] - A sidebar story of Tkachuk asking any jerseys with his name or number, which may be tossed onto the ice, be donated. [10:07] - The recent goal scoring outburst by not only Brady Tkachuk but the Panthers as a group. [12:27] - Injury plagued in 2025-26, the Panthers are coping with the losses of captain Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand early this season. [15:59] - The goaltending. After moving on from Sergei Bobrovsky, an injury to Jacob Markstrom gives both Akira Schmid and the tallest goaltender an NHL history the spotlight. [20:40] - The calm behind the swirl of activity around the Panthers: Head Coach Paul Maurice. [24:57] - Wrapping up the return of Brady Tkachuk to Ottawa as well as the return of Kirill Marchenko playing his first game in Columbus as a member of the Maple Leafs. Also, could we be seeing a new trend around the NHL when it comes to resting goalies? [33:15] - Personnel news including a scary situation surrounding Penguins second-year forward Ben Kindel. [39:32] - Saluting the offensive numbers of Connor McDavid and Nikita Kucherov. [44:41] - A nod to a quartet of teams - two on the east coast and two on the west. [48:17] - TheLineup.pro stat of the week. [52:11] - Smith's Pix X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro #BillLindsay #NHLNetwork #BradyTkachuk #MatthewTkachuk #CarterVerhaeghe #SamBennett #AlexanderBarkov #BradMarchand #JacobMarkstrom #CooperBlack #AkiraSchmid #SergeiBobrovsky #RobTallas #PaulMaurice #BrianLeetch #MarkMessier #MikeRichter #JohnVanbiesbrouck #GeorgeHainsworth #RoyWorters #ScottWedgewood #JakubDobes #BrandonBussi #CarterHart #FrederikAndersen #JohnTavares #DenisPotvin #KirillMarchenko #MatthewKnies #AdamFantilli #ZachWerenski #RickBowness #DonWaddell #GlennHall #JimHiller #BenKindel #BryanRust #CraigButton #ErikKarlsson #SidneyCrosby #EvgeniMalkin #MatiasMaccelli #SergeiBobrovsky #AnthonyStolarz #ArturAkhtyamov #CalumRitchie #LukeEvangelista #ConnorBrown #MattRoy #MatsZuccarello #QuintonByfield #PeterLaviolette #ThomasChabot #JakeSanderson #ConnorMcDavid #MarioLemieux #WayneGretzky #MikeBossy #BrentSutter #MarcelDionne #Stev