Episode 234: Pat seems to have found Leon Draisaitl’s older doppelganger. Seattle’s roster thus far in the preseason. The absurdity of the concept of captaincy & assistants in the NHL. Where can San Jose trade Logan Couture? More thoughts on Utah, & what they might do. Was Shea Weber really a Hockey Hall of Fame player? And then there’s the horror of the NHL season starting this weekend…in Europe. And our predictions for the coming season. Recorded 29 September 2024
Sep 30, 2024•43 min
Episode 233: Where in the world is Philip J. Kessel? Cassie dropping in on Boston NHL training camp. Edmonton creating their own Robidas Island for Evander Kane. More NHL teams streaming preseason games on their own, & various team packages. NHL team theme nights & giveaways. Ottawa gets a new arena building deal. The possibility of NHL expansion in Houston & back to Atlanta. Recorded 22 September 2024
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Episode 232: The questionableness of naming a team the Geoducks. Edmonton deciding to let players walk after the double offer sheets from St. Louis. The possibility of San Jose flipping Cody Ceci & getting yet another goalie. Toronto has named a new captain, so now everything’s been fixed. Is Laine going to Montreal the change he needs to thrive? Pittsburgh picking up Rutger McGroarty. Casting the NHL with voice actors. Seattle giving Matty Berniers a 7-year extension. Recorded 25 August 202...
Aug 24, 2024•56 min
Episode 231: The retirements of Joe Pavelski & Eric Staal, & the draft class of 2003. How does the draft class of 2015 stack up against 2003’s? The coming drama of the new NHL-NHLPA’s CBA in a couple of years. Players leaving the NHL to go play in Europe. Which team is following the book of Doug Wilson more - Pittsburgh or Carolina? What Mike Grier has done in San Jose so far. The generational gap in how GMs tend to operate. Recorded 4 August 2024
Aug 04, 2024•59 min
Episode 230: Utah’s AHL affiliate is still Tucson, despite the former owner of Arizona still owning it. Jessica Campbell becomes the first woman working as an NHL assistant coach with Seattle. And, Seattle weirdly stocking up on centers. Rumors of “fixing” the NHL schedule, & the four nations tournament this coming season. Marty Walsh & what he might bring to the NHLPA in the future. Washington & Cap Friendly & free agency. Recorded 7 July 2024
Jul 08, 2024•52 min
Episode 229: A whole lot of buyouts happened on free agency eve, & where they might go. Puzzling over what Tampa is trying to do with their roster. The possibilities for Utah. Thoughts on how the 2024 NHL draft in Las Vegas. The bitter end of Phoenix, & when they might be resurrected as an expansion team. Seattle seemingly drafting all the centers this year. Legacies, team identities, & Edmonton. Toronto doing Toronto things. The media & their fan fiction. Recorded 30 June 2024
Jul 01, 2024•56 min
Episode 228: Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss trades during the Stanley Cup Final. Questionable moves from Washington. Utah asking prospects at the combine what their Uber rating is. The incompetence that is Phoenix. The possibility of the NHL cutting the draft down to four rounds, & other observations on the upcoming draft. The status of the AHL Calder Cup Final. Stanley Cup Final thoughts before Game 7 happened. Recorded 23 June 2024
Jun 24, 2024•59 min
Episode 227: The end of the CapFriendly era. Opinions & comments regarding Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Playing while injured does not equal playing well enough. Speculation as to why the Caps might want a capologist. The mystery of announcing Dan Bylsma as Seattle’s head coach during his team’s AHL playoff run. A salute to Joe Pavelski. Thoughts on Gabriel Landeskog being in the new Amazon Prime NHL series coming out in the fall. Review of The Stanley Pup. Recorded 9 June 2024
Jun 11, 2024•52 min
Episode 226: The NHL & scheduling earlier games on Sundays, & other international games. Patrick’s review of the Henrik Lundqvist documentary, Open Heart. The PWHL Boston team having troubles filling their arena, even during playoffs. Don Waddell leaving the Carolina Hurricanes. Sheldon Keefe very quickly accepting the New Jersey head coach job. The actual purpose of having cheerleaders in sports. Trying to find a very elusive woman’s hockey player who has declared for the PWHL draft. Re...
May 28, 2024•50 min
Episode 225: Discussion about who Lou Lamoriello might give up to get Mitch Marner. Toronto hiring Craig Berube as their next head coach. So…what about Utah? Dallas is actually doing a decent job of assessing ability & developing players. Edmonton staying alive for Game 7. Amanda Kessel declaring her availability for the PWHL draft. Rod Brind’Amour getting a 5-year contract extension. The screwiness of the NHL awards & voting. NY Rangers vs Florida in the Eastern Conference Final. Record...
May 21, 2024•56 min
Episode 224: Is Jake Oettinger a front-runner for the Conn Smythe? A Toronto post-mortem (because we just can’t resist). Seattle is (probably) still waiting for Coachella Valley to finish playoffs. Speculation on who Toronto will / may trade. The current state of Carolina’s defense. San Jose getting the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Speculation about Mike Sullivan’s - & Pittsburgh’s - immediate future. Question of the week: What exactly is Lou Lamoriello going to give up to...
May 14, 2024•55 min
Episode 223: Welcome to the second round of NHL playoffs, & the Vancouver-Edmonton series. The NHL locking down Tom Meruelo’s potential new team ownership in Arizona. Seattle makes Patrick happy by firing Dave Hakstol. The LA Kings postmortem, & how they might be able to buy out Pierre-Luc Dubois. Guaranteed contracts for coaches. Is Sheldon Keefe the next NHL head coach to be fired? Recorded 4 May 2024
May 07, 2024•57 min
Episode 222: The schadenfreude playoff joy that is Toronto. NHL coaching openings & hirings - no, not that one yet. The question of John Tavares & where he may play next season. Pat & Patrick accidentally (?) cursing Vancouver’s goaltending. The lack of any real race for the Presidents’ Trophy. No Movement Clauses don’t stop players from moving. Lack of leadership & management on the Leafs. General complaints about playoff seeding. Recorded 28 April 2024
Apr 30, 2024•52 min
Episode 221: Pat’s prediction: Mitch Marner will be next season’s Pierre-Luc Dubois. Coach Joel Quenneville’s attempt at a redemption tour. Thoughts on the NHL’s first round playoff matchups. Thinking about gaming the way on-ice officials call penalties. Philadelphia’s fan bases’ reputation. Saving Sakic documentary (?) review. Cassie’s trip to the PWHL Boston game. Recorded 21 April 2024
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr
Episode 220: All of us accepting our share of the (supposed) blame. Complaining about how late playoffs are starting. The Arizona Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City next season. Will Patrick Roy be in the Jack Adams discussion? The race for the last Wild Card spot in the East in the final games of the season. Cartoonifying NHL games, & figuring out what cartoons to use for it. Possible Salt Lake City team names. We are now so over the US-Canada women’s games. Shane Wright’s recent call-up ...
Apr 16, 2024•56 min
Episode 219: Pat revisiting a trade he’d suggested last season. Best players from the 2020 NHL draft class discussion. Rules on goalies being the goaltender of record. The questionable proposed rule changes from the GM meetings. The chances of Vegas making the playoffs this year, & possibly winning another Cup next year. Cody Hodgson’s pro hockey comeback, & Akim Aliu getting a pro tryout. Thoughts on hockey having relegation leagues. Our ambivalence towards the whole idea of Olympic hoc...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Episode 218: Cassie’s assessment of Pittsburgh. Commentary on the NHL trade deadline, & if San Jose did well at it or not. What we think teams’ Stanley Cup chances are. What Dallas has done right in building their roster. John Tortorella getting ejected from a game. So many NHL team’s retaining salary in trades this season. How Vegas will probably keep on Vegasing. Arizona hoarding 2nd & 3rd round draft picks. The state of Carolina. Patrick’s goalie interference flow chart exceptions. Re...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Episode 217: The development of LA’s Quinton Byfield. Sidney Crosby & leadership styles. More on Pierre-Luc Dubois’s struggle with LA, even after a coaching change. Seattle’s Shane Wright’s AHL development. Hockey fans getting priced out of the NHL, & the alternatives they might seek out. Wondering what the heck the New Jersey Devils are doing lately. The likely non-event that will be the NHL trade deadline on Friday. Recorded 3 March 2024
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Episode 216: TV hockey personalities leaning far too heavily on their schtick. The Pittsburgh media’s “one-goal game” narrative. Pat’s fun idea of having an outdoor hockey game in the UK. The upcoming NHL trade deadline, & the Penguins GM Kyle Dubas. Mentorship, or the lack thereof depending on the person, in the NHL. Players needing to keep their heads up in the neutral zone. Recorded 25 February 2024
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Episode 215: Patrick’s idea for an NHL retaliatory commissioner act in the next collective bargaining agreement. Phil Kessel practicing with the Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliate. The dismissal of the Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen, & the NHL’s outdoor games. Thought experiment question: If Sidney Crosby were to one day become a rental player, where should he go? The absurdity that is much of the NHL / hockey media. Recorded 18 February 2024
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Episode 214: Discussion on what trade we should try to manifest before the NHL trade deadline. If / when the Seattle Kraken will start making trades. Good players propping up other players on their teams & making them better. The PWHL taking the week off for international hockey. The Morgan Rielly craziness in the Toronto-Ottawa game last Saturday night. Rumors of the Edmonton Oilers being interested in trading for Jordan Eberle. Phil Kessel is still unsigned. Recorded 11 February 2024
Feb 13, 2024•55 min
Episode 213: Pat’s adventures in Minnesota. NHL players being allowed to play in the Olympics again, & the new four nations tourney. The NHL All-Star Game Weekend review. The PWHL getting TV air time. The LA Kings firing Todd McLellan. The Vancouver-Calgary trade right before the All-Star Weekend. Thoughts on the Alexandre Daigle documentary. Ideas for trades to manifest this season. Recorded 4 February 2024
Feb 06, 2024•51 min
Episode 212: Discussion on Lou Lamoriello hiring Patrick Roy to be the head coach of the NY Islanders. San Jose Sharks Tomáš Hertl’s possible trade value. Is the LA Kings Pierre-Luc Dubois the new Matt Duchene? Dave Hakstol is still somehow the head coach of the Seattle Kraken. We still need to find out who has that Zach Werenski voodoo doll. Is the Sheldon Keefe countdown clock now on in Toronto? Where is Claude Julien? Recorded 21 January 2024
Jan 23, 2024•58 min
Episode 211: Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss NHL All-Star Game jerseys & events. How the 2004-2005 NHL lockout drastically changed league marketing. Pat’s question for us today: Who would make an interesting Celebrity Jeopardy contestant? How PWHL Ottawa appears to be the most popular women’s pro team right now. The Philadelphia Flyers & Cutter Gauthier’s situation. John Tortorella bringing back the defensive rover. Recorded 14 January 2024
Jan 16, 2024•52 min
Episode 210: An impromptu recap of PWHL Boston’s inaugural game, & other PWHL games. Some passing commentary on Seattle’s Winter Classic…& the music. An assessment of where Carolina currently is. We’re now entering the NHL season’s burnout part of the season. The odds on whether Seattle’s Winter Classic jersey will become the Kraken’s thirds. NHL team theme entrance ideas for NHL Winter Classic to rile up the home team. Recorded 7 January 2024
Jan 09, 2024•59 min
Episode 209: Cassie’s rant about the big jump in ticket prices in Boston. Ideas about changing to the Minnesota logo & third jersey colors. The man who owns the Seattle Metropolitans (?) logo & trademarks. More reverse VH nonsense. Possible PWHL league finance structuring. Patrick’s John Tortorella love fest. Enjoying the fun of Buffalo (even if they suck right now). Columbus’s coach making curious decisions with his roster. Coaches using the undefined concept of defense against their ow...
Jan 02, 2024•58 min
Episode 208: Local TV commercials making their way to streaming services such as ESPN+. Tomas Tartar’s under the radar trade to Seattle. Kraken GM Ron Francis doing uncharacteristic transactional things. Is Paul Coffey actually changing things around for the defense in Edmonton, or are the defense just figuring things out on their own? The “tie vs loser point” debate, & situational player stats. Some of the ways that goaltenders beat themselves. Recorded 17 December 2023
Dec 19, 2023•56 min
Episode 207: The mystery of why Leon Draisaitl is somehow…off. The organized chaos that is the game of hockey. The function of intent in penalty calling. Responses to two different Seattle Kraken theme night goalie helmet art. David Perron’s hit on Dylan Larkin, & the immediate overreaction to it. The rise of the reverse VH (vertical horizontal) in goaltending. NHL teams believing they need a better goalie (when they just need better defense). Thoughts on reducing the number of faceoffs in a...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Episode 206: Pat missed the goalie goal in the Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay game. A new hockey team has been chosen! Women’s NCAA college hockey expansion. Potential ticket resale market for the Winter Classic in Seattle. The similarity between LA & Seattle handling their top prospects. The NHL All-Star Game being revamped - again. The very unnecessary Corey Perry rumor drama in the name of journalism. Fan angst over team jerseys & colors - including our own. Whether Anthony Duclair would fit on...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Episode 205: Discussion on the current & former NHLers we’d like to see coach women’s professional hockey. The lack of Calder Trophy winners making it to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Voicing our support for Colorado’s Sam Girard. Trying to pin down Edmonton’s problem. And trying to define what we will call… a “lynchpin player”. Patrick once again revisiting his love for LA Kings’ Quinton Byfield. Unexpectedly good enough goaltending on various teams. Recorded 26 November 2023
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 6 min
