Ron Duguay and producer Jake Brown open up singing Happy Birthday to Mollie Walker. Duguay opens up talking about the tragic passing of former Ranger and Olympian Mark Pavelich. Duguay and Walker then discuss the return of Artemi Panarin and what it means for the Rangers and why he isn’t playing right away Thursday. They then address Mollie’s birthday flowers Ron and Jake sent her and Mollie’s mom’s classic reaction. NY Post Rangers beat writer Larry Brooks drops by to talk about concerns with Igor Shesterkin’s health, Alexandar Georgiev’s play, the team needing to bolster the roster, Brett Howden’s struggles and memories covering Pavelich in the 80’s. Former Rangers defenseman Tom Laidlaw then joins the show. Laidlaw discusses concussions in his career, playing alongside Pavelich, memories of Pav as a teammate, his time as a player agent and his time on Survivor. Former Rangers center Rob McClanahan then joins the show. McClanahan talks about his time playing with Pavelich for the Rangers and the United States, what he’s up to now, being coached by Herb Brooks and thoughts on the “Miracle” movie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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