McKenzie: Yzerman isn't moving his big guys

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Marco and Fred who are apart of the Satay Brothers family which has become a staple restaurant in Montreal. Marco and Fred have worked with owners/founders Alex and Mat Winnicki for many years and they talk about how they got into the restaurant industry, how they found their way to Satay, how both of them developed a love for football growing up, the European clubs they support, being able to watch the 2010 World Cup final, and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Tottenham beating Manchester United in the Europa League final to book their ticket to the Champions league and get their first title in 17 years and Fuego Fuego happening this weekend. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

The Athletic's Julian McKenzie joins Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott on Campbell vs Gallo to talk about his first book that he's releasing in February of 2026 titled, 'Black Aces'. The book details multiple stories about some of the most iconic and prominent Black hockey figures.

Three-time Stanley Cup winner Aaron Ward joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to try and make sense of the Canes capitulation to the Panthers last night and answered your questions on AAA Friday Ask Aaron Anything.

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to wax poetic about the teamwork that is the Florida Panthers, how they've mastered playoff interference, what's happened to the Hurricanes, who would be a better Stanley Cup matchup for the Cast and more!

The Athletic Ottawa's and Montreal native Julian McKenzie joined Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott to talk about his new book Black Aces: Essential Stories from Hockey's Black Trailblazers.

Former NHL defenceman and RDS hockey analyst Bruno Gervais joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to talk the Laval Rocket getting set for Game 4 against the Rochester Americans, the Florian Xhekaj hype train, Mathieu Darche becoming the GM on Long Island and more!

Editor-in-chief of the West End Phoenix, musician, writer and suffering Toronto Maple Leafs fan Dave Bidini joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to make sense of another Leafs playoff crash out.

During Habs Lunch Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott talk about the possibility of Pittsburgh Penguins legend Evgeni Malkin being a candidate to fill the 2 C role for Montreal, Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson being in that discussion and much more.

NHL.com's Troy Perlowitz joins Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott on Campbell vs Gallo, to talk about the Panthers dominating the Hurricanes in the first two games, the Canes always bringing in players that fit their system, why he leans towards the Oilers winning the series against the Stars and much more.

The Fourth Period's Dennis Bernstein joins Mitch Gallo and Luca Scott on Campbell vs Gallo to talk about the Hurricanes losing their 14th straight conference final game, what needs to change for the Canes, the Oilers depth players looking better than Dallas, front office moves around the league and much more.