Last Night on "The Knee Jerks": NHL Central Roundtable with B/R Writers!

Hockey took center ice, so to speak, last night on “The Knee Jerks,“ the weekly gabfest I cohost on Blog Talk Radio with Big Al Beaton , who’s rapidly beginning his own Internet writing empire .

We held our much anticipated NHL Central Roundtable, in which we hosted Bleacher Report writers from Chicago, Columbus, and Nashville. Our St. Louis guy had a conflict and couldn’t participate.

Joining us were Tab Bamford (Blackhawks), Ed Cmar (Blue Jackets), and Mark Willoughby (Predators). Each one of those guys was extremely knowledgeable and provided excellent analysis of their respective teams. We went a good 50 minutes and could easily have taken up the entire show time with that discussion.

But what would an episode of “The Knee Jerks” be without Al and me ripping on the Lions?

QB Daunte Culpepper was our target, with both of us agreeing that he should never take another snap in a Lions uniform. Al ranted about “moral victories” and I countered with one about fans who want the Lions to lose for “draft positioning.”

With the holiday approaching and it being a relatively quiet week around Detroit sports—and having discussed the Red Wings in the roundtable—we wrapped up a bit earlier than our usual two-hour allotment. Not before choosing our Jerks of the Week, of course!

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Upcoming guests/topics:

Dec. 28 : Tabletop sports game creator and business owner Keith Avallone

Jan. 4 : Big Ten basketball preview

You can listen to the episode by clicking HERE .