This is a big week: Vegas is only one win away from the finals, but Taisei still thinks they’re not even that good. Plus, Dubois, Hellebuyck, Provorov, Hart, Severson, the Blue Jackets, Gavrikov’s strange deal, and a contentious desserts draft. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 54 min
This week. Vegas wins game 1, PIT hires Dubas, TOR hires Treliving, NSH hires a new coach (good), and CBJ hires a new coach (bad). Plus, VGK guess who Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Is this the nightmare Stanley Cup Final? Plus, Washington's new coach, and a Comebacks Quiz.
May 30, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This week, the conference finals are not pleasing Taisei at all, the Leafs’ GM fiasco, and the Coyotes’ existence fiasco. Plus, a draft: the worst cities to which the Coyotes could move. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
May 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min
In this short Tuesday special: Western conference inventory, Penguins GM search, and Florida Guess Who Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
May 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min
This week: the draft lottery is not fixed, just bad. Plus, the Flyers change things, sort of, and an Eastern Conference rd. 2 recap and rd. 3 preview
May 13, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Round two has begun, Gerard Gallant has been fired, and the draft lottery is tomorrow. Plus, a franchise-playoff-goal-leaders quiz. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
May 07, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Panthers win, Bruins lose, Leafs win, Lightning lose, Hurricanes win, Islanders lose, Devils win, Rangers lose, Golden Knights win, Jets lose, Oilers win, Kings lose, Kraken win, Avalanche lose, Stars win, Wild lose. And a look forward to round two. (Plus, Darryl Sutter was fired.) Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
May 02, 2023•1 hr 54 min
We’re in the middle of round 1! Some times are winning, some teams are losing. Some are doing well, some are doing poorly. Etc. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Listen to us eulogize a few non-playoff teams, but more importantly, to fill out our brackets with the utmost thought and care. Enjoy! Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 40 min
This week, the Flames are refusing the take the playoff spot that the Jets handed to them. Plus, the Wild Card race in the East, the Bedard sweepstakes, Adam Fantilli wins the Hobey Baker, Luke Hughes, Matthew Knies, Jett Alexander, Chris Wideman, and a fast food draft. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 32 min
This week: What's the deal with the Golden Knights? The scoring "race," the wild card race, Devon Levi's debut, and a Calgary Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 11 min
This week: How good are the Maple Leafs? Plus, Fanatics, the playoff picture, and a quiz about 50-goal scorers Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 26 min
This week, maybe the New York Rangers actually are pretty good. Binnington's shenanigans, Remier's homophobia, the Wild Card race, and a draft: the worst things to put on your pizza. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 28 min
This week we Get Sens’d, take inventory of the playoff picture, mock Chuck Fletcher, and play Guess Who: Philadelphia. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 42 min
We recap all the deals of the week! Kane, Bertuzzi, Ekholm, Chychrun, Hronek, Quick, etc. etc. etc. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Lots of stuff happened this week, including the Puljujarvi trade minutes before we started recording. We go over Meier, Jeannot, Orlov/Hathaway, McCabe/Lafferty, Kapanen, Dadonov, Barbashev, Zaitsev, Trotz, McDavid hitting 50 goals, all that big stuff. Plus, a quiz. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 54 min
We talk about the Oilers getting 3 loser points, the league-wide interest or lack thereof in Patrick Kane, the Ryan O'Reilly deal, the Tyler Motte deal, the upcoming "Big City Greens" classic, and card games. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 48 min
This week we unpreparedly acknowledge Marty Walsh before talking about the struggling Wild, the Cozens contract, the Tarasenko trade, and the Chychrun whispers. Plus a Rangers Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 39 min
This week, we return to discuss the Penguins, all the Canucks news (including Boudreau, Tocchet, Kuzmenko, and Horvat,) a little bit of deadline speculation, before we have to cut short due to technical problems :( Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Feb 05, 2023•51 min
This week we discuss the Jets, and how Taisei was wrong about them, and we talk about Matt Boldy's contract, the failures of Flyers' Pride Night, the Bruce Boudreau debacle, long-term injuries to Pacioretty, Slafkovsky, and Caufield, and a Furniture Draft. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Jan 21, 2023•1 hr 21 min
This week: the Bruins are still very good, the Flyers got their iPads taken away, Quinn Hughes calls out the Canucks' medical staff, and a Colorado Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 25 min
We talk about the Florida Panthers, the World Juniors, the All-Star voting format, other news and notes, and a quiz on the recent history of World Junior silver medals. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 27 min
This week, we talk about Connor Bedard’s incredible start to the WJC (and how incredible it really is,) the Leafs getting fined, the Rangers scratching Lafrenière, J.T. Miller yelling at Collin Delia, Artem Zub’s new deal, Stuart Skinner’s new deal, a standings checkup, and a draft: Worst Players Traded in 2022. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Dec 31, 2022•1 hr 37 min
This week, we talk about the faltering Kraken, the Horvat trade rumours, Ovechkin's #800, and whether he'll ever hit #1000, the terrible idea to rename NHL awards, and more! Plus, a Vancouver Guess Who. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 43 min
This week, we discuss the underwhelming LA Kings, the Brock Boeser trade rumours, the Carey Price controversy, Tage Thompson’s 5-goal game, and other stuff too. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
The Dallas Stars are pretty good and Jason Robertson is on pace for 75 goals. We discuss the controversies surrounding various goalie-related rules, Roope Hintz's deal, Alex Galchenyuk's deal, Cal Petersen being waived, and a Body Parts Draft. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min
This week on Fusion we deliberate the disappointing Hurricanes and Kochetkov’s new deal, acknowledge the end of the Devils’ winning streak and the Item Tossing, talk about the Timmins trade, talk about the Reaves trade, talk about Wright’s condition stint, do a Standings Checkup, and start another Guess Who tally from the top starting with New Jersey. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 50 min
This week, we talk about the boring Blue Jackets, the impending return of Chychrun, the Karlsson trade rumours, the Devils 11-game winning streak, and the premier best-on-best international tournament: the IHCG. Plus, trivia! Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 20 min
This week, we talk about the Capitals being debilitated, down-trodden, the current state of the Mitchell Miller fiasco, updates on the offside review discourse, a few teams doing well lately (Seattle / Winnipeg) and a few teams doing poorly lately (Calgary / Buffalo.) Plus, a landmarks draft. Instagram: fusionanhockeypodcast Twitter: @Alexsnewhandle @taiseifu
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 34 min