Gavin McKenna's quiet start, and Marty Biron's panic level at zero
Three NHL games into his career, the Maple Leafs rookie has no points and a minus-3, and TSN's analyst says that is no cause for alarm.
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The Talking Point: McKenna Meter - Why Marty Biron's panic level is at zero right now
TSN's channel had a hockey Monday. Of the 15 uploads in the past week, the ones drawing the most viewers are all about the NHL's opening days, and the busiest is a single question about a teenager in blue and white.
In the latest Talking Point, Martin Biron sets his "McKenna Meter" for Gavin McKenna, the Maple Leafs rookie who has gone three career games without a goal or an assist and sits at minus-3. Biron, who spent years in NHL creases before moving into analysis, puts his panic level at zero. It is the newest video on the channel, and it is gathering views faster than anything else there.
The rest of the day read like a tour of the league. Teddy Blueger is getting a quick lesson in Toronto traffic. Ottawa's John Rodenburg and Mike Johnson weigh a Senators win in Toronto against the loss of Jake Sanderson. On OverDrive, Bryan Hayes, Jeff O'Neill and Jamie McLennan brought in Pierre LeBrun for a pointed take on the Red Wings, with Dylan Larkin, Simon Edvinsson and owner Chris Ilitch all in the story, then argued over where Alex Ovechkin belongs among the all-time greats. Under the full afternoon show, viewers carried that Ovechkin debate on, with talk of his place on the scoring list and a comparison to Peter Forsberg's mix of scoring and muscle.
Overall the channel ran a little below its usual daily pace, adding about a thousand subscribers over the week. Among similar sports channels it sits mid-table in views gained, while NFL on ESPN and Overtime SZN are running hot and The Rich Eisen Show and First Things First are well off their usual highs.
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This might be a strange comparison, but I compare Ovechkins play style similar to Peter Forsberg. Both were pure goal scorers but had that physicality edge.
@JohnnyD-ho7qtSee it on YouTubeThe greatness is the separation vs other players in their era. Not necessarily best of all time.
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The videos drawing views on TSN right now
OverDrive Live - October 0525,982 views · 2026-10-05
LeBrun: 'It's embarrassing if you're a Red Wings fan right now that y…9,476 views · 2026-10-05
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Where does Ovechkin rank all-time?5,669 views · 2026-10-05
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- TSN
- Subscribers
- 974,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
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- 3,116,252
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- October 5, 2026
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Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's career goals record in which year?
Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on April 6, 2025, passing Gretzky's 894.
