OverDrive - OverDrive - June 3, 2026 - Hour 2 - Ray Ferraro/Laurence Applebaum

Episode Date: June 3, 2026

Join Bryan Hayes, Jeff O'Neill and Jamie McLennan for Hour 2 on OverDrive! ESPN Hockey Analyst Ray Ferraro joins to discuss the Golden Knights' opening win in the Stanley Cup Final against the Hurricanes, Mitch Marner's performance and the Maple Leafs' next steps. Hayes and O-Dog make their TaylorMade selections for the Memorial Tournament, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum on the RBC Canadian Open and Bryan gives his FanDuel Best Bets.

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Ray was between the benches calling game one last night. Vegas finds a way to win. It was a thoroughly entertaining game. game. Yeah. And we got game one in the NBA finals tonight, which kind of feels like Wemby versus New York, doesn't it? Like it's, it's like the city of New York, the history of basketball in that city,

the Knicks, they haven't won in forever. And yes, Jalen Brunson's, you know, I would say the face of the Knicks. But really, it's like Wemby takes on New York. How many of Wemby's teammates have you heard, like, from about? It's literally just what you said. it's Wembees West versus the Nix. Yeah. Yeah.

Like that's the marketing, but you couldn't ask for anything better than this because Wembe is, you know, just like the way he looks, the way he plays, everyone's been bracing for it for a few years. Like everyone's been aware of the fact

that he's going to take over the NBA. And here he is and he's up against the Knicks in the final. What I know what I love about him? All of his teammates, all of his teammates are giving this guy the highest praise. They love him. They are. They are.

They're referring to him. and maybe you agree Hayes, because you follow the NBA a lot more than me and Jamie, they're calling the best player in the world. They're just like, we have the best player in the world, and the word I love, which means so much,

and Brian, you not being a pro athlete, you might not, I'm just saying. Yeah, continue. They say, Wembe, work ethic, this, that, and the other,

and then they follow it up with this one. No ego. None. No ego. He's the hardest working guy. And you want to talk about the, like, there was talk when Wembe got to San Antonio. Guess who the first guy was in his back pocket? Training, doing all the workouts.

Guess who it was? Tim Duncan? Yeah. Tim Duncan. Yeah. It's true. Like that's, and that's a guy that you're, like, apparently this Tim Duncan's workouts are like McDavid crazy and Robinson, same thing.

And it just trickles down and filters down. And it's impressive for an organization. to be able to do that. To filter everything down, man. They're so lucky there. You're very, very lucky. Sometimes the reality of sports, you just need the lottery balls to fall your way.

Like you really do. You need things to fall your way. Draft smacked, man. Yeah. You need to get the first overall pick once every 20 years and you're going to get Wemby, you're going to get LeBron. You know, like that's what it is.

Well, in those years, though, Brian, that's the biggest thing. Think of how pissed some of these organizations are. They finally bought him out. They get, you know, they get that prize. The rapers got Andrea Barney with the first overall pick. Rick Barney, exactly. Ricky Barney. But A's, there's also other avenues.

I think I hit a nerve. I apologize. It's still astonishing that that was the pick. Didn't he have a pasta deal? Yes, he did. Eatal pasta deal? He dominated that. Primo pasta, that's what it was.

But like in the previous years, was there somebody before Barney and after Barneyaniani? So he was the dud in the middle. Yes. When you think about it, was there like an impact guy the year before and an impact guy the year after and it's Rick Barney? Yeah. Yes, there would be. Derek Rose was either the year before, year after, I believe. Go ahead.

Oh. Ray can comment on it because he's watching both of those teams and knows the league as well as anyone. We always get fascinated in sports with the elite of the elite, the Matthews, the McDavid's, the Wembees. But look at the two teams playing in the NHL right now. Do either one of them have that mega-elite so-called superpower of the game? They're just really good players, man, really good team. Yeah, valid. Obviously, if you've got Wemby,

Kevin Durant, Stefan is prime, it helps. But that's not the case right now, and it hasn't been the case in the NHL. Nathan McKinnon's a different example where he, you know, Coutheroff, but. Yeah.

No, even on Florida last year, Barcoff, really good, Kachuk, really good. Bob, very good. All right, let's bring in Ray, joining us on the Maple Tudet Hotline down in Carolina. There he is. Ray Ferraro joining us. Ray, I guess, you know,

you can answer that question. Just based on pure talent, who do you think is the best, best player in this series? Jack Eichel, I would guess. So that he was second overall. But look at some of these

guys that have been amazing in this. Right? Like Mark Stone, he was drafted in the sixth round. He can't skate across the street. And he's amazing. he's the I said in one of the games if you had a skating race with 10 players

he would finish 10th every time and he would be one of the first two or three picks every time like it stars are amazing if you can find them but you have to this sport more than almost any other you need a team right

Wemby can change the whole game because he's got the ball all the time and in hockey right the guy the best guy are out there 25 minutes if you're a defenseman or 20 minutes if you're a forward. It's nice if you can have them, but the guys that change the game by themselves are very few, I think, in the league. Razor, Austin Matthews' agent, Hazy B, earlier in the show, was pitching and moaning

about offensive zone times and he's got to do this and get more opportunities and get his offense, game flowing. And I brought up the player you just mentioned, Jack Eichel. What do you think the expectation is for Jack Eichel as far as his play? Like what, just his general, like, idea for Jack when he takes the ice, what he's supposed to do or supposed to be? Tell me. Well, he's a match-up guy.

He's going to play against the other team's top guy. He's going to average a point in a game. Yeah. And he's going to lead. He's going to lead by the way that he plays the game. Like all over the ice. I don't think Jack Eichael will ever be a 120 point guy because that's just not the way he plays. And man, I think he's a terrific player.

Put it this way. He's got two goals in this playoff and he's made significant impact to other players on his line, to the way that they play, to the minutes that he plays and who he plays against. he was way better than McKinnon in the series against Colorado. It wasn't even close. And I think Nate McKinn is an amazing player. So, Ray, what did you make a last night's game? Was it two teams trying to feel each other out early on,

some mistakes, all of that type of stuff? But, you know, what was your biggest takeaway from last night? I think both teams were probably not thrilled with the way they played. they probably the turnovers you mentioned but the man they when they made a mistake it was such a big one like i don't picture both teams making those types of mistakes yet they made end of them each it was it was very uncharacteristic of both teams hell we were what were you 25 seconds into the series it's won nothing and like you i'm telling you guys i said in our game For just crowd noise, not effects pumped into the rink, I don't think there's any arena with more raw noise than Carolina.

Like it was deafening when they scored. And then it's two nothing and torts calls a timeout and they get the lucky one. And then all of a sudden it was like Carolina lost their game. Vegas took it over. I think Vegas certainly has a way better game in front of them. And I can't believe Carolina will come apart like that like they did. They just, in the second period, it was like they forgot how to play. And I guess some of that goes to Vegas, right?

They three, I think three other goals or four other goals came from a four check, created a turnover below the goal line to in front. And I guess if Carolina can't clean that up, then they're toast. What did you think of Mitch Marner and his Stanley Cup final debut? You say it's so sad, Brian? No, I'm just asking. I'm very curious. You got to see it up close and personal.

I made a hell of a play on Carlson's goal. Yeah. Pretty quiet. Like, I don't think he, you know, he didn't have the puck a lot. But again, their team is built in a way. Like, you know, I'm talking about Mark Stone earlier. I mean, that's a hell of a play. He makes out front to Carlson.

But Stone was no factor last night. He didn't even notice him. I don't know that I noticed Dorothea of a lot. He's got 10 goals. It's like every game, they have so many different ways to hurt you that everybody just has to really do their part. So, I mean, it wasn't a superhuman game for him, but he was good.

He was fine and ends up with an assist. By the way, he was not trying to block that shot. Thank you. I was going to ask you that next. Was that a intentional block or a get-the-house? Watch his body. Oh, yeah. Look at his, he's right here.

He's like, oh, my gosh. I'm in the wrong spot. And I said it right in the game because I have a great, I have a great view of that. And if he was trying to block it, would you not have stayed square up to it? Yes. I mean, I don't know. I never blocked it.

shots. That's what Noodles was for. He had $10,000 worth of equipment on. Stop the damn thing. But I was not, like, I'm looking at that and I'm like, he was not trying, in my opinion, to block that. It doesn't matter. He blocked it. He blocked it. It counts. He's out there in the last minute. And I thought it was really interesting that Nekishin was on there for only one reason. And that was it. like that guy's got a bomb and they you know they get it to him he shoots it it's like

he Hart's gonna have to make a really good save if like that thing's on it's labeled and Marna gets in the way of it and I think last night the best team won like they won game one and now now they just have to play 500

to win the cup I I think guys the team that wins game one in the Stanley Cup final wins the series 75% of the time. That to me is a crazy high number. Razor, Duky gives us a ranking out of five on every show. After the show, he sends us an email on our performance on a daily basis.

If you were going to give both goaltenders a ranking out of five for last night's game, what would you give both Carter Hart and Freddie Anderson? Hart 3.5 and Anderson 2.5. I thought they were both just, I don't know which goal could you blame Anderson on, but you probably would have liked the save or two somewhere in there. Hart had a rough start. He made some really good saves late. I thought he, you know, right before Hurdle scored, he made a great glove save on Seth Jarvis.

and that probably in that moment was as big a as big a save as you could have made right he otherwise carolina's in front and they probably win the game yeah i didn't love the goal the gossip bear tying goal you know it's a missed assignment i think by doubt i don't okay so hey hey noodles yeah question no um he got beat twice hop high on the blocker side yeah what is that is that a hole is that just happened to be that night? You could see they're targeting. To me it seemed like it. Yeah, but he got caught.

If you look at it again, and there's a great camera angle of it, he got caught moving. Because it's, whoa, this guy's alone and coming downhill, and he just tried to take as much ice as possible. But he gets caught moving and it opens up. I didn't love that goal just based on the timing of it, because you're up four or three and you're like, you need that save. Now he makes the big save on Jarvis and the team bails him out.

I didn't think either one of them had their age. game yesterday. But, you know, Brian pointed out, and rightfully so, he was one save better than Anderson, and that big save was the right time where they went down and scored on the hurdle play. You know, there's, in the Colorado series, in game one, it was scoreless for 32 minutes, and then Vegas scored twice in two and a half minutes. In game two, it was one-nothing Colorado in the third period, and Vegas scored twice in two minutes and seven seconds. In game three, they were down three nothing.

They scored three straight goals. In each game, there was a moment, like a big moment, and Vegas won them all. And they did it again last night. And so now they've won seven straight. And I think there's a, man, they must just be bubbling with confidence right now. They should be anyway.

Yeah, you could see it after the game. Like the video of like walking into the, the room and the connection that they all have right now. You can tell they're uber positive, as they should be, with Ray Ferraro. So John Cooper wins the Jack Adams the first time in his career. And I'm curious. Buffalo's on fire. That's what I was going to get to.

Like, was this a lifetime achievement award? Was it, like, where do you stand on this? Did he coach better this year than he did in 2019 when they had 62 wins or whatever it was? why this year for Cooper? Well, I voted for them and one of the reasons I did was they used, I believe, 11 defensemen this year.

They're one of the best teams in the league. Point-wise, I don't see that team roster-wise as one of the best teams. I mean, you can look at Vasilevsky and Kutcher-off and you're okay, these are great players. But Hedman did not have a very good year. Point had a terrible year.

So Gensel had a very good year. But where every team's got really good players, I thought he did an amazing coaching job around their defense and the fact that they were able to accumulate so many points with guys I'd never heard of Dastus until this year. Never heard of them. Have it. They're a really good year.

And now everybody's like, oh, Darren Radish, he's our guy. But a year and a half ago, nobody was saying that. Yeah. And Lilleberg, you know, Mosier turned into a top four guy. I think Cooper did a great job. I had Marty Saint-Louis on my ballot as well because I did not expect Montreal to have as many points as they did. So I don't think it's a lifetime achievement award. I mean, I didn't view it that way.

But I voted for him because I thought he did a great job with a team that was limping along for long. for long portions of the season. All right, so let me paint a picture for you, all right? You're sitting at home or maybe you're still in the road. Maybe you're in Vegas ahead of game six. You're in your hotel and you look down at your phone. You get an email and it says Toronto Maple Leafs hire Patrick Waugh as their next head coach. How would you respond to that email?

He fart himself. He fart himself. Go ahead, Ray. Patrick is a, I noticed a completely different person. than the one we might think of earlier in his career. We got a chance a couple of times to do games or I did this year. I talked to him at the end of last year when he got hired. The guys seemed to like playing for him. He is a, like he is not this emotional, you know,

out of control at times guy that he used to be when he was behind the bench. I don't know, does that, it doesn't, I don't think anything would surprise me, but I don't know like what, what, have they really said what they're looking for yet? No, no one really knows. That means I wouldn't be, I wouldn't be surprised with anybody

because it's, it's not like Edmonton said we want Stanley Cup pedigree, we want a guy that's been here before, so hiring an untested coach would be a shock. but in Toronto they haven't said that so I don't know that I would be shocked with anything teams are talking to lots of people

right now and every time someone gets out to an interview it seems like an agent or well an agent mostly leaks that out somewhere and now it's to be talked about sometimes I think they're trial balloons

like a guy comes in for an agent and that name gets punted out into the universe and they just read and react not react they just read and accumulate what everybody says and then they have to make their own decision but I my my guess is that's like Patrick came kind of from left field here and that's probably

to me it feels like a possibility yeah I'm with I mean it would be incredibly compelling the idea of him being in Toronto. I don't picture it happening. It doesn't seem like it's going to move in that direction, but at this point we have no idea. And the idea of

adding Patrick Waugh, and let's say they take Gavin McKenna first overall, like this is not a market that needs marketing. It doesn't need help with creating buzz, but man, would that do it, right? Like it would be a pretty crazy offseason.

It would. But just think of this, Brian. He took, you know, he gets Matthew Schaefer last year. And so he's just done the same thing. You know, a number one overall pick. Shaefer was like Schaefer was playing a pretty hefty role almost immediately in New York. And we had him, it was in October. And I asked him, I said, who does he remind you of? And I think this is where I say, I said, I said, I said, I sense that he's changed. He goes, I want you to watch and I want you to decide yourself. He goes, I don't want to put any more pressure on this kid. And I think in the past, he might have said, you know, pick a guy, whoever, you know, like Quinn Hughes or McCart, like somebody of that nature, if that's who he would have thought. But he didn't say that at all. And I thought he kind of quietly protected Schaefer. And then pretty soon you're watching, he's like, oh, he's 24 minutes again, 23 minutes again. He wasn't protecting him, playing him.

He was playing him. But he didn't over-hype a young kid who was just getting going. And obviously, Schaefer took the minutes and ran with him. The kid's amazing. Yeah, that's an interesting link I hadn't thought of, that he literally just handled and handled very well the first overall pick from a year ago. I can't imagine, you know, like if you're weighing, it's difficult. Like up here in Toronto, right?

We're trying to predict exactly, you know, what the priority list is for this new front office. You know, is it winning next year? Is it a three or five-year plan? Is it keeping Matthews happy? Is it making McKenna pop into a superstar? Like, how do you, how would you prioritize things if you were in Chikas' Chikas role right now? I guess through the viewpoint of hiring a coach.

Well, okay, but I'll say just in general, like just living in Vancouver and watching what happened in Vancouver the last 18 months, trying to make moves to placate your superstar is not the way to go. Because what if they don't work or you get stuck and you make bets on players that you might not wouldn't have normally done? And the guy wants to leave anyway, then what? Yeah. Because I think there's a bit of a cautionary tale.

Even though they're two completely different people, what Quinn Hughes went through and what Austin. Matthews is going through. And I think if you're trying to do everything to make everything seem rosy for and around Matthews, I just don't think it works that way because, well, here's the thing. We're not in those conversations. Maybe he's given them a different indication. But Vancouver clearly, they signed Demko, they signed Besser, you know, they tried to bring in a veteran group around him, around Quinn, and it didn't work. And then they have to trade them, and now you are basically near the baseline of a rebuild

in Vancouver. And that happened fast. Yeah, big time. Like, that's the one thing when you look at it is I come back to what you were saying, Ray, like what is the Toronto Maple Leafs? They haven't come out and said what we're trying to do. And I think we're just going to see that through some of the moves. And that was where I was going to go.

do you anticipate now with the cap going up with the amount of parity in the league and maybe the marching order is from owners are you going to see do you feel like all hell could break loose here at the draft and into free agency with with teams maybe trying to jockey around and add players the free agency thing I don't have a handle on because I I just don't see a lot of difference makers in the group right that so there's money available like I don't know, do you want to pay a guy worth $3 million for? I mean, there's money to do that. But does that make your team any better?

I think players will find more competitive offers. So it's going to work out well for the players. I do think given the lack of free agent offerings, there will be, I do think some picks will get moved. for teams that think they're better or closer to getting better, I think they'll move those picks for players. And that will open up space for the other teams that are jammed up against the cap. Like there are some teams, okay, well, look at Vegas. They got a sign Dorofaev, right?

The guy got 37 goals. He's got 10 goals in the playoffs. He's an RFA. So I hear, oh, there might be an offer sheet. He's an offer sheet target. or they might trade Aiden Hill. Well, who's going to pay hefty for Aiden Hill? He makes $5 million.

No one, right? But if you attach a draft pick to it, maybe there's something there. And so Vegas clears cap room. A team will get another draft pick. Like, I think the picks are going to start moving around. And I also wonder at the top of the draft, since there is no celebrini, you know, this year.

Like, do, like, it doesn't appear to be anyway. Would one of those first five or six picks get moved? I'd love to see it. It never happens, but I'd love to see it. I love to see it. Razor, you look like you're doing something outdoorsy today. Do tell. Poorly, I might add.

Where? Where? A track that you may be familiar with Old Chatham. Yeah, a really nice spot. Have you played? Yes. Really great spot. A rather slow start to the round.

It took me about four holes to realize the shafts of these clubs are way stiffer than anything that I use. You don't know how disgust that I am that you wouldn't have brought your clubs. Like, that is, that's, like, Sid, you're going from North Carolina to Vegas. I am thinking of shipsticks on Friday into Vegas to, because I can't do this again. It was a debacle. And I'm checking luggage anyway. Exactly. Exactly.

And these are great places to play, man. The weather's beautifully. You can't beat it, right? You got to treat yourself, man. If you know Tom Barrasso, call him, and when you get to Shadow Creek, a red carpet will roll out and you'll have a Ferrari cart ready for you because that's what kind of treatment he gets there. Call him.

I have never played there. I would love to play there and that's kind of the goal this trip. But I do understand I would be hard done by to play more than you on a trip. Oh, dude. This guy was at a fantasy camp out of a lot. talking that you got in any broadcast. I know. Who's playing tonight?

By the end. Guys. Ray, Ray, hang on a sec. You should know this. Out in B.C., my new home, they let you tip it.

We're not taking you. Yeah. At 6 a.m. I was on the tea with Frankie at 6 a.m. Go ahead. It's light out. T it up. Amazing.

That is a professional attitude. At 8 o'clock at night, Ray. You know one thing that I did learn, though? what's that sorry and at 8 o'clock at night on TSN he was Pete Rose on the panel falling asleep because I thought I did a great job He did a great job actually

I don't know how he did it nine days in a row I did hear I did hear this that one of Canada well one of BC's most venerable course is a traditional a strong point course they've shortened it to eight holes

oh really It's called Gallagher's Canyon, and I hear it's only eight holes for some of the players. Just a quick, quick jaunt out there, and you disappear. Is that what you're suggesting? Yeah. Okay. Guys. I got out.

Play had slowed up to a point that the O-Dog was not happy. I'm out of it. There was more trouble before that. There was a giant sign on the first T that said no darts on this course, and I was completely rattled. That. We're trying to keep the province not on fire. That's not going to work. man, it's not going to fly.

All right, Ray, good luck getting on Shadow Creek. Enjoy the Cup final. We'll do it again soon. There he is, Ray. We'll talk to you soon. See you guys. Join us here on the Maple Toyota Hotline. It's time to Toyota check out the Toyota Tacoma, Toyota, Tundra pickup trucks, both available as hybrids, Maple Toyota near Canada's

Wonderland and the Maple Auto Mall. Best Betts still to come. We've got picks for the Memorial too, which begins tomorrow. Cannot Wait for that. Overdrive continues up on YouTube Live. All right, we'll get to our picks here momentarily for the Memorial. a lot of chat about the PJ tour where things are going to change come

2028. Like they're talking about two different tiers of a tour where like the first... You already is, man. So I know, but like the first track, I think they're calling them tracks, two tracks. The first track is going to be

about 18 tournaments. That includes majors and the players. It's going to be 120, 130, the best players in the world. That's where Schaeffler will live, Macquarie will live, et cetera. And then the second track, is for players basically trying to get to the PGA tour, but that sounds like the corn fairy basically.

Yeah. So I don't know. I'm not sure exactly what to expect. Dude, it's already in the game. It's like the big boys are at Duralh, and the other guys are teeing it up in Myrtle Beach. I know. It is bizarre.

Yeah, they're renting caddies at Myrtle Beach. But I heard something disheartening today. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. They're moving that stinky old John Deere out of Cedar Rapids. They want to move it to Chicago. I saw Chicago because they're trying to get to bigger markets. I don't care, man.

You can't take that tourney away from the people out of the John Deer, man. They love that tournament. Yeah, it's a classic. What makes it a classic? Well, you make fun of it all the time. No, I know they're being the John Deer classic. You know what I'm saying? We never carved the John Deer.

No, I don't know if we pay it a ton of respect either. but when you're thinking, let's say if you're creating a tournament, like what gives you the right to just call it a classic? Like, who are you to say it's a classic? You know what I'm saying? You know, like John... You imagine old, stinky old roll app, though, calling up the head of the tournament saying,

you might want to look at a track in Chicago. You're out of it. That guy would go nuts, man. I hate to break it to you, but we're moving this somewhere around the Chicago area. So, you know, that's enough, basically from, from you and your whole crew up there at the classic. But anyway, we're going to get to Lawrence here in a few minutes. Why don't we get to our PGA picks here?

Overdraft PJ PICs, brought to you by TaylorMade, feel the straight distance, feel the forgiveness, and feel the confidence as you step into every shot. Learn more about the new QIMAX irons at tailormadegolf.ca. I am willing to give you the first pick. I know who you're going to take because he dominates him. He does. And I got to take him.

Scottie. You know what? I'll let you have them. I'll take Rory. McElroy doesn't perform well here. And he's already complaining. I saw him at his media today. He's like, well, he's not complaining.

Yes, he is. You're telling me he walked on Jack Nicholas's golf course and complained. Dude, he wasn't there last year. That's the ultimate complaint. He didn't even go to the tournament. Complaining is rich and may be out of context. But he said they pinch in the fairways right where his drives happen to land. Well, no kidding, because bison de Chambal went there a few years ago and was hitting 40-yard flop shots on 480-yard holes.

Right, exactly. So that's kind of a complaint. That's the golf course. That's the way it goes. Anyway, you take McRale, take Sheffler. Sheffler dominates this place. Go ahead. Give me a couple more picks.

Cam Young, Rusty Henley. Rusty. Rusty with a size 34 golf shoe. His shoe is so. And his crooked little leg. Yeah, and he just bombs around there and makes money and wins tournaments. Like, he birded his final four holes last week to win that tournament. I know.

That was incredible. I'm going to take Ludwig Oberg, who I think is starting to heat up towards the U.S. Open, and I will take my main man, Tommy Fleetwood. I love Tommy around this track. I do, too. I do, too. I'm going to go a Benny Griffin and a Siwu Kim. Okay, I got two more, and then we're done, okay?

Yep. I can't take Jordan Speeith. I just don't think he puts together four rounds. I think he's close. I'm not kidding. I think he's close. All right, I'll take Jordan Speeth. I'll take Jordan Speeith.

And with my final pick, I'm going to take another guy who I think is close. Justin Thomas. I'll take Steve and Thomas. Yeah, I think JT's getting pretty close. All right. Will you give me what you? I'll take Min Wu Lee. You take Alex Smalley?

I'll take Aaron Rye is who I'll take. Aaron Rye, with two gloves. and iron covers cruising around Murfield Village and he's coming to the RBC Canadian Open. He'll be at the Canadian Open next week. He'll be double gloving it. Yes, he will. The overdrive, PJ Picks brought to you by Taylor Made. Feel the straight

distance, feel the forgiveness, and feel the confidence as you step into every shot. Learn more about the new QIMAX irons at TaylormadeGulf.com. Okay, we're going to hit a break and we'll come back and catch up with Lawrence. We'll get to our best bets powered by Fandual as as well as we look ahead to game one of the

NBA Finals and the Js. That's three losses in a row ever since Hoffman came into game on Saturday. It just feels like Jeff Hoffman, Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, completely threw off the mojo of this team. He did, dude. Completely threw off everything they represent. They can't get out of the funk. It's like they take two steps forward, three back. And it's like, when is it?

I don't know. It's just a weird vibe. It's very similar to like the past couple beginnings of the season where it's like, oh, we're cooking. No, you're not cooking. No, you're not cooking. I know. I know. Like, just get going here.

And now they're out of a playoff spot. It doesn't matter. But tonight's game 62. So, yes, you got 100 ball games left. Long season. We're just into June. But it's not March anymore, right? It's not April anymore.

I'm pretty sure around this time is where people in baseball say you know what you are. Yeah. Yeah. Or you better get cooking here quick because the trade deadlines around a corner. And you want to know who you are and what you've got. All right, Best Betts coming up as well. Overdrive continues up on YouTube live. All right, Best Bed's coming up.

We've got the NBA finals starting tonight. I got my bet on that game this evening. Nick Spurs cannot wait for that. Jay's Braves down in Atlanta this evening. We had Jesse Marshon last hour. We're going to be down there just outside Bimo Field, basically, or Toronto Stadium. Sorry, I've got to get that right. Toronto Stadium for the World Cup, right?

It's going to be a big one next week as the World Cup kicks off, but it's also going to be our favorite week of the year because we're up at the RBC Canadian Open. Every single year we circle this week, we cannot wait to get up there. Up at TPC, Toronto, it's going to be amazing. The field is absolutely phenomenal. And a man that's running the whole operation.

joins us now. Here's the CEO of Golf Canada. Here's our good friend Lawrence Applebaum. How you doing, Lawrence? Hey, guys. Good to hear you. And I heard that Jesse Marsh was sort of thinking you might get near the pitch.

I could do better than that. You guys are going to get inside the rope. You need to be inside the game. Yes. That's what we like to hear. So how are things shaping up here? Because the field, you know, the U.S. Open, obviously, the week after, down at Chinnecock on the East Coast,

the Fitzpatrick brothers are going to be up here. Brooks. Kepka is going to be up here. Morikawa's up here. Tommy Fleetwood. My boy is going to be up here. How are we feeling about the field start next week? Well, we're up here right now at TPC Toronto. our new Golf Canada HQ, we've relocated up to be close to the tournament.

And the field, as he said, Brian, and I mean, we could not have asked for more. It's a hitter's row of major champion, PG8 tour winners, 18 Canadians. I mean, we are so pumped about the field and also really excited about how great our Canadians are playing. And you guys, you've got a new location. and I know you've sniffed it out a little bit, but having you guys right by the putting green, right by the driving range, seeing the guys going through the work,

we are so excited that's the biggest build we've ever had, so we're really pumped about the RBC Canadian Open. L.A., do you guys ask players about course feedback, setup, or anything like that? I know we give Dugie some feedback, and it's basically just ignored. But as far as the tour players, like just their thoughts on the course

or maybe tweaks or different ideas about it. Is that something you guys ever take into consideration, or it's just we're going to put the course together and you guys go out and play it? Yeah, I mean, one of the best things that we get is this work with the PGA Tour, and they've had advanced officials on site for weeks. We work with them all year long,

and the beauty, you know, you guys were here last year for the inaugural up at TPC Toronto, Osprey Valley, but since that year, we've had a ton of feedback. We've had a bunch of guys, played the golf course multiple times. We're really lucky. We have guys like Cory Connors and Nick Taylor,

who both are, not only are they great players, but they're great at giving feedback and what things can be done to make improvements and adjustments. And a golf course that you guys know a little bit, TPC Sawgrass, kind of the model we've used, it's like every year we're going to figure out what we can do better, we're going to keep investing in the property, we're going to make it bigger and better.

I mean, even you sort of whipping around, Jeff, you saw things in year one that you're going to see them in year two and go, wow, it's grown in, it's more developed, there's a better practice area. So it's like you're going to see a big change and a really impressive change from 2025. And, you know, obviously a big part of the experience is watching the Gulf, but there's a lot more that goes into it in terms of entertainment and all that kind of stuff. if people are looking for tickets and looking for entertainment from golf standpoint, from beyond golf, what can you tell people?

Well, we try and we've kind of got our model of it's sports and entertainment, it's professional golf at the highest level, but we also want to, you know, we're going to have great after parties on Friday and Saturday. We've got Canada's favorite cover brand, Dwayne Gretzky on Friday night, and we've got a great country music Canadian band, the James Barker brand on Saturday. We're going to do a great watch party with our friends at PSN.

We're going to do a watch party Friday afternoon. So you'll be able to watch some golf. You're going to be able to watch Canada, Bosnia. And for us, it's just so many people have begun to enjoy what professional golf is. You know, you basically have five miles of front row seats and you move around, you follow your guys, You know, you love Tommy Fleetwood.

You're going to watch Tommy for a while. You're going to follow him for a while. And then you're going to pick up, you know, one of the Fitzpatrick brothers coming off 10. And then you're going to sit and root and have a couple of beers and some drinks and some food. And it really is a celebration. And I will tell you that the long range forecast, although we got a little bit of rain coming in, which we could use this weekend, next week is just looking elite. And I think when we get days like this in a GTA and across Eastern Canada would say,

we remember what golf was like. And I know that, you know, Jeff, you like came off a heater of a golf trip. But to have that weather here, it's like, it's just like it feels like the summer's on. So, Lawrence, before we get you out of here, you know, I wanted to talk about maybe an announcement potentially you had or, you know, fill us in and what you're thinking. Well, every year we like to put some of the best players in the country in the pro-AM. And we hold the spot for the TSN folks. We're not quite sure where it's going to go.

This year, luckily, Overdrive got their number called. So we did the fan polling, and we have our favorite. We have our selection. So I'd like to officially invite you noodles, Jamie McClend to the 2026. No, man. Noodles. You're up. I'm out.

L.A. No, no. No. No. No. No. I can't do this. You don't want this, man.

I want this. You don't want me to injure somebody. I want to see it. You can't have me do the Tom Kite and hurt somebody that's getting around or anything. Lawrence, I love you and I appreciate the invitation, but I've got a decline. Let's, let's choose somebody else. I need to see noodles in a Metallica T-shirt, slashing golf balls. Gene shorts on?

Gene shorts. Convers. choose that. I need it. I need it. Well, Jamie, we have appreciated how much Jamie leans in that week and how much you, you know, you embrace the golf lifestyle that you, you know, you strive to have. But we're going to ask Brian Hayes if he's willing to take that spot and join us in the pro-am.

We've got. Oh, holy Jesus. There's a picture on the screen. He's all business. Jim Herron. Tim Haren. It does have hair and vibes. That's not your best pick.

No, but it's okay. It's professional. You know, we like to do this in two parts. I'm inviting the O'Dog up for a preview round because he likes to come sniff out the golf course. You are welcome to join me, Jeff, for a little preview tour. Some of the tour players have been up early. Jeff's invited for a little pregame, and I know he likes to tee it off early. So that's the part one.

Part two, Hazy, is it's going to be you and a few, along with myself and a couple of our surprise guests. And we've had great partners in the past. Some have retired after seeing the two of us together play. And some have asked who's that guy. Who's that guy? I love it. But overall, it's such a great experience. We're so lucky to have a partner like RBC.

as our title sponsor. Chris Humaneck, you know, the owner of TPC Toronto, Audrey Valley is just rolled out the red carpet for the PGA tour and all of our partners in making this event. We love having you guys up there.

You guys are in great. You're looking great. You're in fighting shape for, you know, what we think is one of the best weeks of the year. It's going to be phenomenal. We cannot wait to get up there. It's a great field.

Great experience. Go out there and get tickets if you haven't gotten them yet. And we will see you next week, Lawrence, thank you for doing this. Okay, thanks, fellas. We'll see you next week. You got it, Lawrence Applebaum, CEO of Golf Canada.

I would love to see you take a ceremonial tea shot or something, noodles, or a put-off. Something, right? You know what? I would love to do it. I've got some new sandals, and you were talking about shoes at the starting of the show. Dude, do you have those golf sandal things? Those are hideous.

I don't know. They came and they showed up. I think they're pretty cool. and trendy, but there's been some blowback within the household. Let's just call it that. I want to see them on the show tomorrow. I want you to hold them up like this. I'll take a picture of them.

I want to see the actual sandal. Because if they're mandals, like leather mandals, manned sandals, those things with socks are just repellent. They're kind of like, they're a little thicker than I expected. Okay, you got the Jerry Souls. Very, very comfortable. Harry Haren pick again. I need the Timmy Heron pick. Yeah, this is doing me dirty, man.

This is just not the best thing. That's a tough make there, a hazer. Well, I mean, it's, obviously I've got a driver in my hand, and, you know, I'm watching it, which means it's probably going pretty well. It's, you're way thinner than that. It's just not a good pick. Yeah, like, I know. It's a, like, that's a big shoulder, a boiler.

It looks like a boiler. I could see. That guy looks like he goes up to the cup and grabs a little sucker. thing on the top of his potter, it grabs the ball out. Yeah. Yeah, you're right. You're right. I got to build on that.

I got to have a better profile pick by the end of this one. Speaking of golf, you can be excited. You guys out at Hamilton Country Club. Richie Lennox, send me my money for the skins I won a couple weeks back. They were carving me. They had a poll and they thought I was going to shoot 90, and I won the skins competition. Richie, I want my money. Got to pay up.

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