For forty seasons, Sam Rosen has been synonymous with New York Rangers hockey. With the Blueshirts missing the playoffs in 2025, Rosen's final game will be Thursday against Tampa Bay.

Neil and Vic are privileged to share their discussion with Sam in the regular season finale of NHL Wraparound.

We also update the playoff picture with seven of the eight opening round matchups decided, chat about TV networks having to work with the hands they are dealt, some rules NHL players might want to see adopted into the NHL and some player notes.

IN THIS EPISODE:

[02:09] - The final playoff spot is still up for grabs and that kicks off "Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To." Also noted are the clinching of the of the Western wild card spots by Minnesota and St. Louis and a bow on the Atlantic crown by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

[14:12] - Sam Rosen joins Neil and Vic. Following some small talk, Sam shares how he's survived 40 years at MSG.

[23:00] - The wine collection Sam has accumulated during his farewell tour around the NHL.

[25:54] - Sam shares the overwhelming reactions from fans around the NHL.

[28:16] - Neil reminds Sam of the one game they worked together and the interesting sidebar which was part of their telecast.

[31:20] - Sam talks about his successor in the Rangers TV booth - Kenny Albert.

[34:44] - 40 years later, the some advice for aspiring play-by-play folks.

[40:57] - Fond memories of 1994.

[46:11] - Thoughts on more recent Ranger teams.

[48:49] - Preparing for the finale and going forward.

[56:10] - The Us rightsholders - ESPN and TNT - face a playoff with none of the four US-based original six teams in the post with either four or five Canadian clubs involved in this year's tournament.

[1:00:23] - Looking for rule changes? Over 500 players were recently polled on various PWHL rules and weighed in on what they'd like to see adapted into the NHL.

[1:07:37] - Player Notes

[1:13:03] - The Human Side of the Story wraps up our show with more on retiring hall-of-fame broadcaster Sam Rosen.

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