Jeff and Elliotte look at what Toronto’s series against the Panthers might mean for the club (1:00), if we’ll see Edmonton pick up their 5-on-5 play against Vegas (8:00), Carolina going to work in Game 4 (14:20), and the Stars go home tied 2-2 against the Kraken (23:30). They also get into some news from around the league including the latest on New York’s search for a new head coach (34:00), Landeskog out for all of next season (37:20), Philadelphia’s search for a president (42:00), Marty Walsh...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 1942 Maple Leafs did it! Jeff and Elliotte break down Toronto’s Game 3 performance against Florida as they go down 3-0 in the series (1:00), Seattle takes care of Dallas at home (18:30), New Jersey wins big in Game 3 (25:25) and Edmonton puts on a show in Las Vegas (36:00),. They guys also get into some news from around the league — Gallant is out as head coach of the Rangers (43:40), Stan Bowman’s name is in the mix (50:20), the latest on Pittsburgh (53:00) and Philadelphia (54:10), Ottawa ...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is Vezina Bob back? Jeff and Elliotte break down G2 between the Panthers-Maple Leafs (00:00) and Kraken-Stars (13:15), look ahead to Oilers-Golden Knights (18:30) and Devils-Canes (26:00), discuss the Norris Trophy finalists (32:40), what’s happening in Philadelphia (36:00), Snoop Dogg enters the picture in Ottawa (38:50), players to watch out for in Calgary (52:50) and Minnesota (55:25), and they remember the late Petr Klima (47:00). Watch “Defector” by Sportsnet’s Feature team HERE Email the p...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Round 2! Jeff and Elliotte discuss the exciting start to the second round with Florida-Toronto (10:15) and Seattle-Dallas (00:00), address a potential rule change (16:20), preview Edmonton-Las Vegas (22:00) and New Jersey-Carolina (28:30), discuss the schedule (25:00), look at what the off-season holds for Boston (39:00) as well as the Rangers (30:40), and talk Flames as they begin the process in finding a new coach and GM (50:40). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call ...
May 03, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast What an opening round! Jeff and Elliotte wrap up a pair of Game 7s — Panthers-Bruins (7:00) and Kraken-Avalanche (21:30), preview Rangers-Devils (35:00), a look ahead to Panthers-Leafs (19:30), Seattle-Dallas (28:00), and they wonder if Sunday was the craziest single day of on-ice events in NHL history (00:00). They also look at the off-season for the Lightning (53:30), Islanders (58:40), Kings (1:10:00), Wild (1:17:40), discuss Kyle Dubas as the Leafs (48:10), embellishment (29:30), the latest ...
May 01, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rick Bowness did not hold back! Jeff and Elliotte get into the Jets as they are the first team to get eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs (00:00), Vegas looking good (13:00), Toronto-Tampa Bay (15:15), New Jersey turns the tables on the Rangers (36:30), Panthers force a game 6 (43:10) and Seattle look to close out the Avalanche (47:10). Elliotte also provides some news on the Flames GM search (52:45) and a potential coaching candidate from the Ducks (53:30). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@...
Apr 28, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast He’s an integral part of the Carolina Hurricanes and is the Masterton Trophy nominee for the team. Jordan Martinook has played a role on whatever team he’s been on. He joined Jeff and Elliotte to talk about some of his favourite hockey memories, scoring a Gordie Howe hat-trick in front of Gordie Howe, coming up with ideas for the Storm Surge, his relationship with his agent, the ritual he had started with Tobias Rieder that still lives on through Andrei Svechnikov, talks about his love of acting...
Apr 27, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Oilers PP is deadly! Jeff and Elliotte discuss each series starting with Kings-Oilers (00:00), Islanders-Canes (9:30), Wild-Stars (14:10), Bolts-Leafs (28:00), Jets-Golden Knights (34:00), Kraken-Avs (36:40), Rangers-Devils (41:45) and Panthers-Bruins (46:00). They also get into the arena deal in Calgary (49:00), Ducks hire Matt McIlvane as their AHL coach (51:20), Marc Bergevin in Pittsburgh (53:30?) and an update on Philadelphia’s president search (54:40). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@s...
Apr 26, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast What a weekend! Jeff and Elliotte break down each series — Oilers-Kings (1:00), Bolts-Maple Leafs (15:40), Jets-Golden Knights (24:15), Islanders-Canes (31:00), Wild-Stars (35:20), Kraken-Avalanche (44:45), Rangers-Devils (47:40) & Panthers-Bruins (50:00). Elliotte also discusses Émilie Castonguay choosing to stay with the Canucks (59:30) and we take an interesting broadcast question (1:01:00). Plus, check out the Evander Kane feature on Sportsnet’s YouTube channel Email the podcast at 32thought...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Evening things up! Jeff and Elliotte go through each of the first-round series as things begin to ramp up — Jets-Golden Knights (1:00), Kraken-Avalanche (10:45), Bolts-Maple Leafs (15:00), Rangers-Devils (23:00), Kings-Oilers (31:35), Wild-Stars (34:40), Panthers-Bruins (41:40) & Islanders-Canes (46:30). Elliotte also talks about the Dallas Green (City and Colour) and Ryan O’Reilly feature (27:50) that was shot at Massey Hall. We play a snippet from the chat between the musician and the Maple Le...
Apr 21, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast We're back three days a week for the playoffs! Jeff and Elliotte recap game 1 of each of the series — Tampa Bay/Toronto (3:10), Winnipeg/Vegas (10:20), Seattle/Colorado (17:30), New York/New Jersey (20:00), L.A./Edmonton (24:30), Minnesota/Dallas (28:00), Florida/Boston (33:00) and New York Islanders/Carolina (37:00). They then discuss some news from around the league including Doug Wilson returning to hockey (41:00), what’s next for Calgary as they look for a new GM (42:25) and Philadelphia’s s...
Apr 19, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome, Stanley! Jeff and Elliotte get you set for the Stanley Cup Playoff by previewing every first-round series starting in the East (48:00) and then moving to the West (55:20). But before that, they get into some of the changes around the league including more details out of Pittsburgh (00:00), Peter Laviolette stepping down as the head coach of the Washington Capitals (10:00) and the Blue Jackets fire head coach Brad Larsen (16:30). They also wrap up the teams that didn’t make the playoffs ...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Changes are underway! Jeff and Elliotte kick things off with news out of Pittsburgh with changes to their front office (00:00) as well as the Ducks firing head coach Dallas Eakins (11:40), they wonder what Calgary will do this off-season (15:30) and if the Predators will rebuild (29:30), an impressive run from the Sabres (37:40), how different will the Capitals be next season (43:10), how crazy will things get in Ottawa (46:50) and what are Vancouver’s priorities this summer (50:20). The guys al...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Carolina Hurricanes are a hard team to play thanks to their coach. Elliotte sat down with Rod Brind’Amour in Ottawa the day after his son, Skyler, won the Frozen Four with Quinnipiac. They talk about Skyler’s journey in hockey, the make up of the Canes, why he got into coaching, the Stanley Cup run in 2006, being part of some massive trades during his playing days, his relationship with owner Tom Dundon, the culture in Carolina and the changes he feels need to be made to officiating in the N...
Apr 12, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Playoffs are around the corner! Jeff and Elliotte break down a crazy fun-filled weekend of hockey with the Frozen Four coming to an end (1:00), the St. Pats forcing a Game 7 and the playoff race in the Eastern Conference tightens up (14:30). The guys also discuss Calgary’s tough outcome (5:00), Winnipeg getting closer to securing a playoff spot (9:45), Bo Horvat post-game (17:40), the Maple Leafs call in their EBUG (21:00), Martin St. Louis asks to be part of Team Canada’s coaching staff (26:00)...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Seattle Kraken are going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Jeff and Elliotte chat about the remarkable sophomore season from the Kraken (1:30) and some of their key players. They then get into the Eastern Conference playoff race by discussing Bolts-Islanders (11:00), Panthers continue to play tough (17:00), Ottawa officially eliminated from playoff contention (19:00), Pittsburgh holds their ground (24:30), Buffalo continues to chase (28:10), Toronto plays a fun one against the Bruins (30:00), Pre...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast He’s 19 years old and he’s a 20-goal scorer in the NHL. Wyatt Johnston sat down with Jeff Marek at the American Airlines Center in Dallas to talk about his rookie season, living with Joe Pavelski, being coached by Marc Savard in Windsor, his 7-point performance in junior and how he’s adjusted to being a professional. We also hear from Peter DeBoer and Joe Pavelski who speak on Wyatt and his great start in the league. Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The Thought Line at 1-833-...
Apr 05, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The final push! Jeff and Elliotte tip their hat to Brayden Schenn (00:00), discuss an odd event in the Bruins-Blues game (4:15), Connor Bedard had himself a weekend (6:50), Kris Letang plays in his 1000th game (12:20), Islanders hitting a bump in the road (16:20), Panthers string together some wins (20:00), Buffalo inserts Devon Levi (22:40), Craig Anderson’s future (26:10), the marketing plan put forth by Ryan Reynolds (27:40), NHL going to Australia (31:00), Jets and Flames get some big wins (...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast April is upon us! Jeff and Elliotte discuss Gary Bettman’s night out with Ryan Smith, owner of the Utah Jazz and Real Salt Lake (1:00), Executive Director of the NHLPA Marty Walsh addresses the media for the first time (4:50), AHL teams looking to push Scott Howson out of the league (17:00), a wild game between the Senators-Flyers (24:00), Pittsburgh still in the race (29:30) and the Rangers sign Filip Chytil to a 4-year extension (35:10). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The...
Mar 31, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast He’s skilled and has his dad's edge. Max Domi was a first-round draft pick in 2013 and is in his 8th season in the NHL. He has made his way around the league but contributed everywhere he’s played. He joins Jeff to talk about his new club in Dallas, the situation with his teeth, why he’s always been a pass-first player, finding the right stick, growing up around great hockey players, his obsession with shoes, and playing under Pete DeBoer. Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The...
Mar 29, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Playoffs are around the corner! Jeff and Elliotte talk about the play of the Maple Leafs as of late and discuss a conspiracy theory that’s been making the rounds (2:30). They also get into the exciting game between the Bolts-Bruins (9:20), the future of the Jets core (15:30), Rod Brind’Amour’s 2nd-period interview against the Bruins (26:10), College free agent signings (33:20), things falling into place for Pittsburgh (36:40), Washington’s situation with Evgeny Kuznetsov (39:30), Devils clinch t...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast John Garrett says see you later and Jason Robertson carries on. Jeff and Elliotte kick off the podcast by talking about the news of John "Cheech" Garrett leaving the Canucks broadcast (00:01). They are also joined by Dallas All-Star Jason Robertson (59:00) and discuss the exciting game between the Penguins-Stars (54:00). With everyone back from Dallas, the guys dive into the comments made by Connor McDavid about the WBC (10:00), Jared Bendar getting an extension (20:45), the fan reaction to the ...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast The good, the bad and the ugly! Jeff and Elliotte are in Dallas, Texas capturing some playoff content with the Stars. They kick things off by telling everyone about some of the work they’ll be doing in Dallas and who they will be chatting with while in the Lone Star state (00:00). They then discuss the sale of the Senators (14:25), clean hits resulting in fights (25:20), how the QMJHL will be removing fighting (35:45), Martin St. Louis sitting Jonathan Drouin (44:40), the current playoff picture...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast For almost 20 years, Jay Woodcroft has held several coaching positions. From being Mike Babcock’s video coach in Detroit to Todd McLellan’s assistant in San Jose and Edmonton, Woodcroft now finds himself leading the high-powered Edmonton Oilers after spending four seasons with their AHL team, Bakersfield Condors. Jeff and Elliotte chat with Jay about his playing career and how he found himself behind the bench, coaching McDavid and Draisaitl, the length of a good video session, his style of play...
Mar 16, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Elliotte is going on 28 minutes of sleep. The guys further break down the Flyers situation as Daniel Brière takes the podium for his first press conference (00:01) to talk about the team's future. They then discuss the Ottawa Senators (26:00) as they find themselves in a difficult spot while the Winnipeg Jets (31:45) are flying high, the agenda for this week's GM Meetings (39:40), more information on the sale of the Senators (43:40), new faces we might see in the league (51:30) and the guys talk...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Philadelphia fires Chuck Fletcher. Jeff and Elliotte wonder where the Flyers go from here, who might be next to replace Fletcher and why we might have seen so many changes over the last few years (00:00). The guys then get into the sale of the Ottawa Senators (13:20), the upcoming GM Meetings (22:30), the run we’ve seen from Calgary (25:20), a massive injury for Minnesota (31:15), exciting games from Vegas-Tampa (35:00) and Edmonton-Boston (40:00), Buffalo’s tough stretch (47:00), Pittsburgh’s i...
Mar 10, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine Timo Meier on the Oilers! Jeff and Elliotte kick things off by talking about some of the trades that didn’t happen but were in the works (00:10) including Erik Karlsson to Toronto, Timo Meier to Edmonton and a few others. They’re still enjoying the Ritchie brothers trade (15:15), discuss a trade deadline issue that may be brought up at the GM meetings next week (17:30), wonder if the Lightning are playing games with us (22:10), David Quinn loses it on the bench (26:55), Arizona fights ba...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast We have reached the finish (dead)line! Jeff and Elliotte wrap up a wild trade deadline week (00:10) by giving some of their general thoughts, discuss the situation between Pittsburgh and Vancouver (7:50), the (lack of) deadline moves we saw from Philadelphia (13:30), wonder if the Flames could have done more (18:50), Coyotes finally trade Jakob Chychrun (23:45) to the Senators (30:45) and the guys give their final takeaway from the week (35:30). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or ca...
Mar 04, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast He’s a Stanley Cup Champion and the General Manager of the Minnesota Wild. Bill Guerin joined Jeff and Elliotte while his team was swinging through Toronto last week to talk about the trade deadline, how he manages his cap as well as his relationship with his owner, Craig Leipold, playing the role of banker over the last couple of weeks, the types of costs that catch him off guard, what he intends to table at the next GM meetings, building a team around his playing style, dealing with other mana...
Mar 01, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here’s our 32-team deadline preview special! We recorded this on one of the craziest hockey days of the year as teams were making moves and we were dropping in updates! Jeff and Elliotte discuss each division (with updates) — Atlantic (00:30), Metropolitan (24:00), Central (51:00) and the Pacific (1:21:00). BOSTON (00:35), BUFFALO (3:15), DETROIT (6:30), FLORIDA (9:10), MONTREAL (11:50), OTTAWA (15:30), TAMPA BAY (18:20), TORONTO (21:00) CAROLINA (23:35), COLUMBUS (25:15), NEW JERSEY (29:50), IS...
Feb 27, 2023•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast