Episode 264: The large number of players signing contracts in the first few days of free agency this year. The current status for various unrestricted and restricted free agent players. Older players signing long contracts. Florida being over the cap, #fornow. Colorado’s mascot changes (& Brent Burns). What might happen with Logan Couture in San Jose. Mitch Marner’s contract negotiations in Vegas. More NHL expansion rumors for various places. Does Boston know what they’re doing? Recorded 5 J...
Jul 08, 2025•54 min
NHL signing rumors. NHL trades. NHL entry draft recap. Hockey Hall of Fame inductees announced. Et cetera & so on. You've already listened to this - you know what's in this episode already.
Jun 29, 2025•58 min
Episode 262: Calling out various individuals in the Stanley Cup Final. Edmonton not being able to adapt to being in an Eastern Conference playoff series. Where Brad Marchand might end up next season. John Tavares’s next contract with Toronto. Seattle gets in a couple of trades. Thoughts on how Edmonton might address their roster. Steve Levy’s speculation about if Connor McDavid would leave Edmonton. GM Bill Zito’s trades to build Florida. The last voluntary player moves in NHL free agency. The j...
Jun 24, 2025•57 min
Episode 261: Boston hiring Marco Sturm as their next head coach. The fall of Peter DeBoer in Dallas. Seattle’s coach hiring, & keeping Jessica Campbell despite that. David Carle publicly saying that he’s not interested in leaving the University of Denver. Mitch Marner’s possible future with Toronto…& other top NHL UFAs. Hillary Knight was picked up by the PWHL expansion team in Seattle. And again, the possibility of offer sheets for RFAs. Thoughts on where Brendan Shanahan might land. Re...
Jun 10, 2025•55 min
Episode 260: Carolina collapsing in the Eastern Conference Final, & Edmonton’s play in the Western Conference Final. And, how does this affect the Leafs…? The NY Islanders & some of the rumors swirling around the newly unemployed Brendan Shanahan. Detroit’s roster model from the 1990s & early 2000s. Men’s World Championships gold medal game. Then there was Game 3 of the PWHL league final. Seattle still hasn’t hired a new head coach. NY Islanders & their first overall pick in the ...
May 27, 2025•52 min
Episode 258: The Toronto fanbase going into a Game 7, & Mitch Marner being the scapegoat du jour. Again. Connor McDavid & whether top NHLers have an extra playoff gear, or if they just play down during the regular season. University of Denver’s head coach David Carle, & how he hasn’t taken an NHL job yet. Goalies, goalies, & more goalies. Problems watching NHL playoff games if you’re not streaming games. Our guesses on the number of offer sheets that might be made this offseason....
May 20, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Episode 257: Mike Sullivan agreeing to leave Pittsburgh, & within a week signs with the NY Rangers. Rick Tocchet decides to not re-sign with Vancouver. The Edmonton vs Los Angeles series, which makes Patrick sad. Shoutout to Marc-André Fleury & his final playoff run, plus the last active player(s) from the 2003 NHL draft. A new PWHL team was announced for Seattle. No clear Stanley Cup winner prediction this year. Jack Adams Trophy trophy finalists. The almost unpublicized NHL draft lotte...
May 06, 2025•53 min
Episode 256: The NHL’s lack of publicity for events, & the little known about Gabriel Landeskog’s injury / rehab docu-series streaming on Max. Speculation about the Seattle front office & coaching changes. Possible coaches being fired after the first round. PWHL expansion to the Pacific Northwest. What might happen with the NY Islanders now that Lamoriello is gone. Potential head coach candidates for Seattle, & their roster issues. Various first round playoff series updates. Recorded...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Episode 256: The pointlessness of NHL teams having warmups on national broadcast game days. Pat’s chaos pick to win the Stanley Cup. Gabriel Landeskog played his first two professional (AHL) hockey games in about 3 years. Playoff matchups (as of Sunday, 13 April). Speculation about if San Jose’s GM Mike Grier will poach any of the coaching staff off of Boston University. The GMs & coaches that may be fired soon because their teams didn’t make the playoffs. Question of the week: What is Lou L...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Episode 255: Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal scoring record, Sidney Crosby breaks Gretzky’s NHL point-per-game record, & other Gretzky NHL records. The recap of Cassie’s road trip to Pittsburgh. Excuse our random road trips tangent. Seattle’s dismal second game in back-to-backs record. Powerballing the NHL draft lottery. Patrick & Cassie’s chaos picks to win the Stanley Cup. Recorded 6 April 2025
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Episode 254: The NY Rangers team bus accidentally hits Macklin Celebrini’s car at the SAP Center in San Jose. Leon Draisaitl is finally back in Edmonton’s lineup. NY Rangers & their defensive problems & K'Andre Miller. John Tortorella being fired by Philadelphia, & where might he & Mike Sullivan could go coach together. San Jose’s coaching situation & the train wreck that is Buffalo. The possible playoff matchups. Question of the week: At what point does Jordan Eberle give up...
Mar 28, 2025•58 min
Episode 253: ESPN reports of possible NHL expansion to Houston, & other potential cities to expand to. Don’t mind us as we digress into childhood fishing stories. Carolina getting shellacked by the LA Kings. Penticton & Chilliwack of the BCHL are both joining the WHL. Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl both sitting out injured. Questioning why NHL defenders dive to the ice to block shots. EA Sports NHL video games. An idea for a new hockey movie. Recorded 23 March 2025
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Episode 252: Quinton Byfield has goals in six straight games, & rest of the LA Kings. Andrew Brunette, Steven Stamkos, & how Nashville is doing this season. Alex Ovechkin’s march towards breaking Wayne Gretzky’s goals scored record. Speculation as to who might win the Stanley Cup. Leon Draisaitl’s goal lead in this season’s goal scoring race, & other NHL player statistics leaders. Going thru the NHL standings to figuring out teams’ chances to get into playoffs. Calder Trophy discussi...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Episode 251: Wondering why do the green & yellow Minnesota jerseys exist. Boston’s & Pittsburgh’s GMs giving up on their current rosters in favor of hoarding draft picks at the trade deadline. Then there’s the whole Mikko Rantanen drama…. Various issues with GMs, & how they manage the players they have. San Jose finally starting to get their act together. Anyone know what New Jersey & Toronto were trying to do at the trade deadline? Recorded 9 March 2025
Mar 07, 2025•56 min
Episode 250: Players being held out of lineups because of the NHL trade deadline. The Seth Jones for Spencer Knight trade. The way overhyped right-handed shooter playing on the right side of the ice. The Colorado and New York Rangers trade. The ongoing Gabriel Landeskog injury saga. Who isn’t Columbus talking to for trades? The NHL outdoor game over the past weekend. Are teams now trading for established players, prospects, draft picks, or cap space? Recorded 2 March 2025
Feb 27, 2025•58 min
Episode 249: Cassie’s experience at the Canada-Finland game, & our other thoughts about the 4 Nations Face-Off Series. Jon Cooper, his lineup choices, & Sidney Crosby consistently setting up on the right side of the ice in the offensive zone. Team USA’s successes. The NHL’s next collective bargaining agreement, & future lockouts. Alex Ovechkin’s continued march towards breaking Wayne Gretzky’s goal scoring record. The upcoming NHL trade deadline - in two & a half weeks?! Seattle ...
Feb 20, 2025•54 min
Episode 248: Speculating as to what Kyle Dubas’s plans might be for Pittsburgh, & how long Mike Sullivan has left there. Pittsburgh’s rebuild vs Detroit’s rebuild, & who might be doing it better. Are either Winnipeg or Washington a real contender for the Stanley Cup? Pittsburgh’s scouting staff. Todd McLellan’s part in turning Detroit around. Thoughts on a theoretical NHL playoff expansion. The upcoming NHL Four Nations Face-Off, & reminiscing about Team North America at the 2016 Wor...
Feb 07, 2025•51 min
Episode 247: The (unofficial) first trade deadline of the 2024-2025 NHL season. If you’re tall enough to have the reach to fix your mistakes, are you really an NHL-caliber player? Unsure what was in it for either team in the Calgary-Philadelphia trade. Dallas seems to be good at the scouting. How long does Chris Drury have as GM of the NY Rangers? Utah’s naming quandary. This trade flurry possibly taking the wind out of the sails of the actual trade deadline, & the new salary cap projections...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Episode 246: Dissecting that big NY Rangers & Tampa trade. Oh, & regarding the Mikko Rantanen trade…what the heck was in it for Chicago? Did Colorado throw in the towel on a Cup run by trading Rantanen? The NY Islanders signing Tony DeAngelo. Columbus going on a bit of a tear. No, seriously, what was Chicago thinking? Connor McDavid’s 3-game suspension. Then, there’s Rantanen himself…. When Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s record, at what number of goals should Ovechkin quit hockey &...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Episode 245: Pittsburgh’s Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie to get a goal & an assist in an NHL game. Speculation as to what players do with their stuff after they retire. (And we lost Pat due to life things.) Blackout NHL game workaround…if you have Disney+ / ESPN+. The NHL’s uneven penalty determinations in post-game reviews. More on Pittsburgh’s goaltending situation. Recorded 19 January 2025
Jan 21, 2025•35 min
Episode 244: The current success of Columbus. Patrick’s back on his Edmonton kick. Kaapo Kakko ended up having something to prove in Seattle. (Really, there are sound effects here that you can’t hear but we can.) PWHL games are being broadcast live again on YouTube. The absurdity of the NHL’s Quarter-Century teams. The Four-Nations ads on NHL broadcasts. The NY Rangers got a Kakko-type player to replace Kakko. Utah’s arena future renovations. Our thoughts on the next time NHLers are in the Olymp...
Jan 10, 2025•47 min
Episode 243: Hockey Canada finally gets the parity they’ve always wanted at the World Junior Championship. NHL contract extensions & deferring money until after the player retires. The curiously successful case of Washington. Chicago’s dismal record for outdoor games. Some of the perhaps lesser known intricacies of NHL waivers, & the infamous Chris Gratton offer sheet / fax fiasco. Children of NHLers on junior national teams. Recorded 5 January 2025
Jan 07, 2025•59 min
Episode 241: The always pearl-clutching Vancouver media…& Seattle’s in contrast to them. The shifting landscape of Canadian junior & USHL hockey. Kaapo Kakko being traded from the NY Rangers to Seattle. Are the NY Rangers done making trades? Pittsburgh’s roster building quandary. Who is Drury trying to keep happy when it comes to “fixing” the Rangers? Recorded 22 December 2024
Dec 30, 2024•55 min
Episode 242: Canada’s pearl-clutching over Latvia’s win at World Junior Championship. Jonathan Toews thinking about a possible NHL comeback. Jeff Skinner’s trials in Edmonton. Steve Yzerman hiring Todd McLellan to coach in Detroit. More New York Rangers musings. Some thoughts on the upcoming NHL collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Recorded 30 December 2024
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Episode 240: What’s going on with the NY Rangers this season? The Cam Fowler trade, & what are Anaheim & St. Louis doing? Recorded 15 December 2024
Dec 16, 2024•48 min
Episode 239: Some of the fallout from the Jacob Trouba trade from the NY Rangers to Anaheim. Washington on a run without Alexander Ovechkin. Scoring leaders in the NHL (as of this recording). Chicago firing their coach at the start of a rebuild. The averageness of Buffalo & meddling ownership. Is the Jack Adams Award now cursed? Shopping for players is sort of like shopping for clothes, right? There are few goaltending prospects coming out of the QMJHL anymore. Recorded 8 December 2024
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Episode 238: NHL head coaches being fired & re-hired. Taylor Hall is still playing in the NHL, in case you were curious. Teams having ceremonies that start at game time. Canada’s goaltending questions for the upcoming 4-nations tournament. Players who don’t fit on the teams they’re playing for. The NHL salary cap potentially going up next season, & Martin Nečas with Carolina. Speculation as to what’s going on in Boston’s front office. Trying to manifest Finland vs Sweden in the 4-nations...
Dec 01, 2024•54 min
Episode 237: The importance of the type of jelly or jam being used in a PBJ. Jessica Campbell’s suit choice on her first night behind the Seattle bench. Goalie-ing & goaltenders for Team Canada & in the NHL. Conner McDavid breaks into the top 100 of NHL all-time scoring. Cassie breaks down Pittsburgh’s defense. LA Kings players’ epic group Halloween costume. PWHL teams releasing their new jerseys. The NCAA finally allowing CHL players to transfer into college hockey. Recorded 10 November...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Episode 236: Who is the leader in franchise goals for the Winnipeg Jets? Are retired numbers for defunct teams still technically retired? Is Amazon’s hockey show all over? Why is Pierre-Luc Dubois tied with Alex Ovechkin in team scoring? Why is Matvei Michkov doing so well in Philadelphia early on? Will Pittsburgh get a new coach? Why is San Jose just not good? And why is Patrick going thru a bunch of random NHL stats & asking Pat & Cassie questions about them? Recorded 27 October 2024
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Episode 235: Patrick’s joy that a Seattle coach is finally playing Shane Wright in the NHL. The horror of the first week of Pittsburgh’s season. The fun that is now…Utah…? Los Angeles is looking good, while San Jose can’t pull in a crowd for opening night. Some thoughts about the Amazon Prime Video show, FACEOFF: Inside the NHL. Dan Bylsma as an NHL coach again, & other curious coaching hires. Recorded 13 October 2024
Oct 14, 2024•55 min
