Jeff and Elliotte are joined by Vegas Golden Knights owner, Bill Foley, to talk about his Stanley Cup prediction (40:00), who is in charge of designing the ring (and the allowance), the Cup tour this summer, building more rinks in the Vegas area, the salary cap, the difference between the Premier League and the NHL, his favourite Golden Knight and more! But they kick off the podcast by discussing Elliotte’s conversation with commissioner Gary Bettman in New York at the NHL Board of Governors mee...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chuck Fletcher joins the podcast! Jeff and Elliotte chat with the former General Manager about the upcoming NHL Draft as he’ll be joining Sportsnet for all the coverage in Nashville (43:00). They also get into Chuck’s time in Philadelphia and what went wrong during his five seasons (1:13:45). The guys also get into some news from around the league including draft talk (1:00), the latest from Calgary (11:30), Buffalo on the hunt for defensemen (15:20), Montreal signs Sean Monahan (16:30), Winnipe...
Jun 21, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Canucks make a big more! Vancouver buys out the remainder of Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s contract. Jeff and Elliotte break it down from Vancouver’s perspective (3:45), what the team might do next and how it impacts the Coyotes. They also have a few laughs thanks to the Vegas Golden Knights and their unbelievable Stanley Cup parade (17:40), the latest on Connor Brown (27:00), Edmonton and Jonathan Toews (28:30), the search for a new assistant coach in Toronto (31:40), teams to keep an eye on (33:00), ...
Jun 19, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the off-season! Jeff and Elliotte discuss one of the most sought-after players this summer --- Ivan Barbashev (01:00), wonder what we’ll see from the Panthers as they have some work to do over the coming months (10:20) and Elliotte talks about the Golden Knights Stanley Cup parade down the strip (8:20). They also go into the Jesper Bratt contract (15:10), Alex DeBrincat (19:00), lots of interest in Pierre-Luc Dubois (20:30), some rumblings out of Edmonton (22:20), Tom Wilson (23:20), ...
Jun 16, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vegas celebrates! Elliotte does the podcast walking down the Vegas strip as Jeff navigates us through some of the stories we’ve seen from the Golden Knights this season (01:00). They also discuss Michael Andlauer purchasing the Ottawa Senators (24:00) and the Rangers hiring Peter Laviolette (36:10). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The Thought Line at 1-833-311-3232 and leave us a voicemail Music Outro: LUUKHANYO - Hii Roller Listen to the full track HERE This podcast was pro...
Jun 14, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vegas can win the Stanley Cup at home! Jeff and Elliotte recap a crazy finish to Game 4 in Florida (01:00), talk Conn Smythe trophy and wonder if we’ll see Matthew Tkachuk at full strength. They also get into some news from around the league including — Flyers looking to make more moves (21:10), Ottawa sale (24:30), Calgary lock in their head coach (31:00), teams eye Pierre-Luc Dubois (36:00), Kyle Dubas signs a benchmark contract with the Penguins (38:30), Leafs are still undecided on Sheldon K...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast The rats are back! Jeff and Elliotte recap a wild finish to game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final (5:50) and they chat with Brandon Montour (41:10) as well as Vegas captain, Mark Stone (49:10). They kick the podcast off with some breaking news as the Columbus Blue Jackets pull off a sign and trade for Damon Severson (00:00) and then get into some more news from around the league including — the coaching search in Calgary (16:40) and New York (17:50), Shane Doan joins Toronto front office (19:30), the ...
Jun 09, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lots of action away from the ice! Jeff and Elliotte get into the three-way trade between the Kings-Blue Jackets-Flyers (00:00), wonder what Philly will do with Carter Hart (12:30), the latest on Alex DeBrincat (18:30), Toronto’s core four (22:15), Calgary’s coaching search (27:50), Anaheim hires Greg Cronin as their head coach (32:10), Lou Lamoriello speaks (39:20), Montreal signs Cole Caufield (44:20), and they get into the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights up 2-0 (48:30). Plus, they catch up...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Viva Las Vegas! Jeff and Elliotte are in Sin City covering Stanley Cup Media Day. But before we get into everything, Elliotte provides an update on some breaking news -- Mike Babcock will be the next head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets (00:00)! We then hear from both coaches on where the Stanley Cup will be won (5:30), the guys discuss Kyle Dubas being named the president of hockey operations in Pittsburgh (8:50), Toronto hiring Brad Treliving as their GM (23:30), Ottawa sale (33:00), Philad...
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Smith is the owner of the Utah Jazz and Real Salt Lake. He is also the executive chairman and co-founder of Qualtrics, an experience management company based out of Provo, Utah. He has expressed interest in owning an NHL team and has had conversations with the league about why he feels Utah is ready for the NHL. Jeff and Elliotte chat with Ryan about his journey, how he got into sports ownership, relocation or expansion, why Utah makes sense, surrounding himself with smart people, taking ri...
Jun 02, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Expect lots of news! Jeff and Elliotte provide more details on the Kyle Dubas situation (1:00), where Toronto is at with their GM search --- it's close (7:20), Washington finds their coach (9:40), Predators make changes (12:00), Flames/Ducks/Blue Jackets still on the hunt for their next coach (16:00) and Seattle will be making some announcements this week (18:20). Plus, the guys get into the Ottawa sale (20:00), Tom Dundon’s comments on the future of his club (22:00), and what’s next for Dallas ...
May 31, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast What a moment for Latvia! Jeff and Elliotte recap the IIHF World Championship (45:30) and discuss Latvia winning their first hockey medal at a world championship (50:45). But before that, they get into Kyle Dubas and Pittsburgh (2:00), Ottawa sale (5:20), GM search in Toronto (11:00), Matthew Tkachuk on NBA on TNT (37:30) and a full Game 5 recap between the Stars-Golden Knights (20:00). They also go around the league with the latest on coaching vacancies — Rangers (31:20), Blue Jackets (31:45), ...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast We got hockey this weekend! Jeff and Elliotte recap the Game 4 between the Stars-Golden Knights (1:00), Florida is off to the Stanley Cup Final (16:30) and they wonder what the off-season will look like for the Hurricanes (12:00). The guys also discuss the investigation by the NHLPA into Kyle Dubas and his agent situation (28:00), the latest on the former Toronto GM (34:00), NHLPA x NHL meetings (36:30), updates on coach/mgmt vacancies around the league (37:40), Buffalo resigns their captain (39...
May 26, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast All smiles in Calgary. Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Flames restructuring their front office and hiring Craig Conroy as their GM (01:00). They also get into the statement that as released by Kyle Dubas (19:00), an update on Toronto’s GM search (29:00), Ottawa sale (34:00), Salary Cap (37:00), and what’s happening in Nashville (38:40). Plus, the guys recap the Eastern Conference Final (50:20) and the Western Final (40:00), and take a very interesting voicemail (54:30). Thanks to Tom Embery, VP/GM...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast We have had a couple of days to process everything. Jeff and Elliotte discuss what might be next for Kyle Dubas (2:40) and where Toronto might go from here. They also get into the situation in Calgary (19:20), Spencer Carbery (24:30), potential changes to the regular season (25:10) and the Ottawa sale (26:30). Plus, the guy break down both conference finals — Dallas-Vegas (29:30) and Florida-Carolina (36:40). Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The Thought Line at 1-833-311-3232...
May 22, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was a late night and the Leafs make a major move! Jeff and Elliotte discuss Brendan Shanahan's press conference as the Toronto Maple Leafs will not be bringing back Kyle Dubas as their GM (00:01). They also recap the 4OT thriller between Florida-Carolina (25:00), the performance from Sergei Bobrovsky and the play of Brandon Montour. They also go into some news from around the league — Clayton Keller and the Coyotes (37:30), Spencer Carbery (44:00), Viktor Arvidsson and the LA Kings (45:30), t...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will the Coyotes stay in Arizona? Jeff and Elliotte discuss the decision by voters to reject the proposed Tempe Arena Project (00:01), what might be next for the Coyotes and if we’ll see the team relocate. They also get into Toronto's year-end press conferences (14:00) and the Oilers (33:00), look at the off-season for the Kraken (49:30) and provide a slew of management and coaching updates on — Calgary (39:00), Pittsburgh (40:30), Washington (47:11), New York Rangers (47:30), and Anaheim (48:20...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Oh, Canada! Jeff and Elliotte wonder where the Oilers go from here after being knocked out in 6 games by the Golden Knights (00:00), the strong play of Vegas and the performance we saw from Adin Hill. They also get the Panthers-Leafs series (18:50), what the summer might hold for Toronto and the Morgan Reilly disallowed goal in Game 5 (1:10:07). The guys also preview Game 7 between Seattle-Dallas (41:20), the coaching situation in New Jersey (51:00) as well as Columbus (52:10), the GM role in Pi...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast One series down! Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Devils (21:15) as they are eliminated by the Hurricanes (12:30), Panthers-Leafs (38:46), Oilers-Golden Knights (43:30), and they get into the Alex Pietrangelo suspension (00:01). Plus, they go around the league with some of the latest news including the sale of the Senators (48:30), a new hire in Philadelphia (56:10), chatter around the Islanders (1:06:10), the search for a coach in the Big Apple continues (1:07:30), an update on Pittsburgh (1:08:45...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
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