PMS 2.0 1145 - Shams Charania, Matthew Tkachuk, Mark Kaboly, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the Florida Panthers taking a commanding 2 game lead in the Stanley Cup Finals after beating the Oilers last night 4-1, Aaron Rodgers and Haason Reddick being absent from New York Jets mandatory minicamp and Head Coach Robert Saleh’s comments about both missing, as well as some updates from other minicamps around the NFL, Joey Chestnut being barred from competing in the 4th of July hot dog eating contest this year by Nathan’s, and everything else happening around the sports world. Joining the progrum to chat about Dan Hurley rejecting the Lakers offer, and what that means going forward is NBA Insider for The Athletic, Stadium, and FanDuel TV, Shams Charania (14:09-33:42). Next, 2x All-Star, All-Star Game MVP, Winger for the Florida Panthers, Matthew Tkachuk joins the show to chat about taking a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, the style of play thus far in the Finals, how difficult it will be playing in Edmonton, what they’ll do on the long plane ride, and much more (34:35-49:30). Later, Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer for The Athletic, Mark Kaboly joins the show to chat about Mike Tomlin’s extension, the QB position, why the Steelers are worried about their #2 WR, the revamped defense, and more (1:12:26-1:28:23). Make sure you subscribe to YouTube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices