ScuttlePuck NHL Hockey Podcast

Hockey Outsiders Mike Bonn and Dale Hoard give their less than expert opinions on the National Hockey League (NHL) and all things related to hockey.

Episode Tony Granato (492): Paul Stewart @bucpowerc Joins Us In Studio! 03/15/2025

Episode Jean Ratelle (491): A Crazy Trade Deadline! Marchand to Florida for Peanuts! Oilers and Leafs Play it Cool. 03/09/2025

Episode Jean Ratelle (491): A Crazy Trade Deadline! Marchand to Florida for Peanuts! Oilers and Leafs Play it Cool. Concerns that the trade deadline would be a bit of a dud turned out to be very active and with some big names moving. Despite the Stars and Panthers making big moves for big names, both the Oilers and Leafs made moves but no blockbusters. The Bruns clearly decided to punt on this yeaar and be in a position to take advantage of lots of cap space this summer. Listen Here: Title Player - Jean Ratelle News Trade Deadline Marchand to Florida - Boston eats half salary and gets 2027 2nd - crazy low return Rantanen to Dallas Carlo to Leafs Coyle, Nelson to Avalanche Oilers…. Jake Walman Trent Frederic All primary competition added to top, Oilers shored up bottom half of lineup Leafs - Scott Laughton, Brandon Carlo - shored up Defence Marner - was on the block Sens move Josh Norris Bruins - big time retool - Marchand, Carlo, Coyle, Frederic - 3 pts out of wildcard - give up on this season - All players brought back other than Middelestadt, Minten on expiring deals Approx $66MM in cap allocation for next season. Cap is $95.5 Post Deadline Cap favourites Guess the 5th POST DEADLINE REBUILDERS Draft Picks - Puck Pedia Pick Value - based on Matt Perri calculation - ANA - 317.6 BOS - 119.6 BUF - 160.52 CGY - 193.89 CAR - 120.31 CHI - 361.68 COL - 49.96 CBJ - 342.45 DAL - 42.22 DET - 166.17 EDM - 60.65 FLA - 53.94 LAK - 89.16 MIN - 119.62 MTL - 359.7 NAS - 141.59 NJD - 136.82 NYI - 107.06 NYR - 70.17 OTT - 161.53 PHI - 225.37 PIT - 207.36 SJS - 346.87 SEA - 203.62 STL - 143.69 TBL - 51.69 TOR - 46.32 UTA - 179.38 VAN - 89.86 VGK - 69.01 WAS - 93.24 WPG - 76.69 Standings - 20 games left - down the stretch they come! Note - Kings are 5 points behind Minnesota in Wildcard Tightening up - Utah and St Louis making it interesting Connections LAST WEEK - Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe, Joe Nieuwendyk - Jon Gee / Nora THIS WEEK - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson Going Streaking FLA 5W / COL, DAL, VGK 4W DET 5L Crazy Stat - Julio Franco - /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/35598770

Episode Norm Ullman (490): Seth Jones to Florida. Will Any Trades Be Left for Deadline Day? 03/02/2025

Episode Steve Rucchin (489): Canada WINS 4 Nations Faceoff in Dramatic Fashion. 02/24/2025

Episode Steve Rucchin (489): Canada WINS 4 Nations Faceoff in Dramatic Fashion. In a thrilling final game, Canada defeated the USA in overtime with Connor McDavid getting the winner on a pass from Mitch Marner. Overall the tournament exceeded all expectations. Now we head back to the season as the trade deadline looms. Listen Here: Title Player - Steve Rucchin 94-95 San Diego Gulls - IHL - Allan Bester, Bob Essensa, Miro Satan, Assistant Coach - Kurt Kleinendorst - 1st coach of Belleville Sens News Canada wins 3-2 in OT vs USA to win 4 Nations Game stories - Binnington saves the day, particularly in OT - Boos of Canadian Anthem - politics brought to another level Harley a revelation to me Good to see Marner feature prominently in final game - had been quite after goal vs Sweden McDavid game MVP MacKinnon tourney MVP Injuries - McAvoy, Tkachuk, Theodore, Pettersson Final was most-watched hockey telecast in ESPN history Olympics in 2026! Guess the 5th Back to NHL! Oilers back-to-back losses 6-3 to Flyers and 7-3 to Caps. Have I mentioned they need to trade for a goalie ? Of course Ovechkin gets hattrick today. Leafs come back with 6-3 win over Hurricanes. Playoff Wildcard Races East West Goin’ Streakin’ Jets W9 Lightning, Ducks W4 Ottawa L4 Oilers L3 Trade Deadline - March 7 Seravalli Trade Target list - Interesting Names - Bowen Byram Elias Pettersson Jamie Oleksiak Mikko Rantanen - if Canes can’t get him sign, could retain 50% (2.3) and move him. Hello Edmonton! Saw article that Leafs might target him as well. Seems Leafs are targeting a 3rd line center - Brock Nelson, Yanni Gourde, Ryan O’Reilly type Seravalli views on Oilers at deadline Reports of Gibson to Oilers - Seravalli says no it won’t happen because Gibson insisting on being number 1, so that isn’t likely and Oilers can’t afford it - see next point Evander Kane - thinks he will come back before end of season so they need to have room for upgrades Thinks Oilers might make one, minor addition due to cap situation “Dollar in, dollar out” Connections Chris Phillips, Denis Potvin, Rick DiPietro, Gilbert Perreault This weeek: Harvey, Bailey, Louie, Carleton Crazy stat - /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/35405405

Episode Nelson Emerson (488): 4 Nations Faceoff Delivers Hard-Hitting Entertaining Hockey. Can-USA Final Set. 02/17/2025

Episode Mike Richards (487): Super Bowl Sunday Edition! 4 Nations Faceoff Preview. 02/10/2025

Episode Bruce Driver (486): Paul Stewart Returns to Talk Lightning and Challenge Us in a Special Guess the 5th. 02/02/2025

Episode Bruce Driver (486): Paul Stewart Returns to Talk Lightning and Challenge Us in a Special Guess the 5th. In a Hockey Night in Canada matchup, the Leafs came out victorious in a nailbiter in Edmonton. Paul Stewart comes back on the show to talk Lightning and he brings a special version of Guess the 5th. JT Miller finally gets traded by the Canucks and we break it down. Listen Here: Title Player Bruce Driver - played for Badger Bob Johnson - ’66-’82 as Head Coach of Wisconsin Badgers News Leafs 4 Oilers 3 in game that went down to the wire. JT Miller trade to Rangers To the New York Rangers: J.T. Miller (forward) Erik Brannstrom (defenseman) Jackson Dorrington (defenseman prospect) To the Vancouver Canucks: Filip Chytil (forward) Victor Mancini (defenseman) Conditional 2025 first-round draft pick The first-round pick is top-13 protected, meaning if it falls within the top 13 selections in 2025, it will transfer to 2026. Other Trades To Dallas Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci To Sharks 2025 1st, 4th To Flames Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost To Flyers Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier 2025 2nd, 2028 7th Golden Knights sign Brandon Saad $1.5MM Salary Cap announcements - 2025-26 - 95.5 (up 7.5) 2026-27 - 104 (up 8.5) 2027-28 - 113.5 (up 9.5) Will be interesting to watch contracts this summer - Marner, Rantanen, McDavid Guess the 5th - a good one! Tampa Bay season update from Paul Rivalry with Panthers Lightning are +34 Goal Diff (4th in league) but sitting in 2nd Wild Card 4 Nations - what are his thoughts? Cooper playing favourites with Hagel and Cirelli? Paul’s Pet Peeves Connections Last Week What do the 1977, 1993, 1999, 2003 drafts have in common - THis Week - Patrick Hornqvist, Gerry Meehan, Paul Maurice, Jake Middleton Going Streakin’ NYI W7 WPG W6 DET W5 STL, NSH L4 Crazy Stat - Paul brings a beauty from soccer history /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/35119530

Episode Jason Allison (485): Mikko Rantanen Traded to Hurricanes. Who's Next? 01/31/2025

Episode Don Marcotte (484): Nedeljkovic Scores Plus Adds an Assist! Oilers Add Klingberg. 01/18/2025

Episode Claude Larose (483): Trade Deadline Season Starts with TSN Tradebait Board. Should the Oilers Go After Gibson? 01/12/2025

Episode Claude Larose (483): Trade Deadline Season Starts with TSN Tradebait Board. Should the Oilers Go After Gibson? Does Zach Hyman's purchase of the Brantford Bulldogs mean the Belleville Bulls are returning? TSN put out it's first Trade Bait board and Pettersson and Miller are the first two names. Will one of them actually get moved? What should the Oilers and Leafs be looking to do? Listen Here: Title Player Claude Larose Junior in Peterborough 59-60 - Peterborough TPT Petes - Toronto Peterborough Transport was sponsor Other team name origins - Hamilton Fincups - Brantford Alexanders - Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds News Zach Hyman family buys Brantford Bulldogs - first step to Belleville Bulls returning? Andleauer interview Canadiens keep rolling - Habs GM Kent Hughes - does he listen to ScuttlePuck? Mid-season interview was asked about trade deadline and he basically said - we’re a game above 500 - relax. Matthews - 7 points in 3 games back from injury Will he play in 4 Nations? 5 weeks away Leafs 1st in division, 2nd in Conf, 5th in league Marner 4th in NHL in points - are Leafs fans enjoying this? OIlers playing well but can’t gain on hot Knights and Kings - Jets honour Hellebuyck with 300 wins - wore Hellebuyck sweaters, number 300. . NCAA Sweaters - saw some BU highlights - NHL needs more 2 colour teams - Streakin’ - Dallas 7W Red Wings 6W Sharks L3 Guess the 5th First Trade Bait Board is out on Elias Pettersson JT Miller - Rangers interested - NMC / Canucks keep struggling, will this happen? Brock Nelson John Gibson David Savard Will Borgen Marcus Petterson Scott Laughton Trent Frederic Yanni Gourde Other names Taylor Hall Ryan O’Reilly Any players Leafs should target? Oilers potential Giibson - 91.6% SV - would put him in top 10 in league. Skinner currently 25th. O’Reilly Evander Kane out with knee surgery - gaming the cap system. Can add $5.1MM in salary and have Kane for playoffs CONNECTIONS: LAST WEEK - Pavel Bure, Jay Bouwmeester, Trey Augustine, Niklas Sundstrum - all won 3 consecutive medals at WJC THIS WEEK - Swing, false, teardrops, lubes Crazy Stat - DOPeS - Zach L’Heureux - 3 games for slew foot /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/34826830

Episode Andre Savard (482): HoBo Trip Review Washington vs Minnesota! USA Wins Gold While Canada loses in Quarters. 01/08/2025

Episode Andre Savard (482): HoBo Trip Review Washington vs Minnesota! USA Wins Gold While Canada loses in Quarters. We recompose ourselves after a loss to Latvia and then a less than inspiring win over Germany at the World Junior Championships. What does the classic New Year's Eve game vs the USA have in store? We're concerned. We review some interesting stats from the calendar year 2024 and then give our thoughts on some novel ideas to improve the game. As always we have Guess the 5th and Connections! Listen Here: Title Player Andre Savard - News Caps game - Ovechkin now 23 away USA wins gold in OT over Finland Canada loses in 2nd straight year to Czechia - lots of controversy - left Michael Misa - 33 goals for Saginaw, Beckett Sennecke - 26 G, 59P in 33 GP OSH. Carter Yakemchuk Zayne Parekh - both over PPG as defencemen Canadiens are hot - now in playoffs by points but behind Senators in PTS% 8-2-0 in last 10 Includes wins over FLA, TBL, VGK, COL For real? Since Dec 1 - GF% 51.31 xGF% 48.38 CF% 50.03 Before Dec 1 GF% 41.35 xGF% 45.82 CF% 46.47 Jakub Dobes - Czechia goalie played 2 nhl games - Shut out Florida, then 1G against Col Crazy that they are in playoff spot with 51.3 PTS% (41 pts in 40 GP - 84PTS projected) In 2023-24, Worst PTS% to make playoffs was 55.5 (91 pts) VGK was 2nd wildcard in West with 98 PTS (59.8%) Guess the 5th 41 Game Mark Predictions review CONNECTIONS: Martin Biron, Sean Avery, Martin Brodeur, Rob Ray Nora - all four have a rule named for them or had a rule changed because of them. THIS WEEK Pavel Bure, Jay Bouwmeester, Trey Augustine, Niklas Sundstrum 40 Game Who is For Real? Based on xGF% - GF% (high positive number means probably going to improve, low negative number means probably going to fall off) WPG -6.98 TOR -5.59 VGK -5.1 NAS +8.83 PIT +6.72 PHI +5.76 41 Games Stats Leaders Goalies Crazy Stat DOPeS Hamilton $2000 for embellishment - Friedge says lots of complaints about diving - Norris back in Dec Bennett fined for roughing - NHL shows videos of embellishment fines, but not others /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/34768740

Episode Ryan Whitney (481): Latvia Defeats Canada in WJC! 2024 Stats. Our Ideas to Improve the Game. 12/31/2024

Episode Ryan Whitney (481): Latvia Defeats Canada in WJC! 2024 Stats. Our Ideas to Improve the Game. We recompose ourselves after a loss to Latvia and then a less than inspiring win over Germany at the World Junior Championships. What does the classic New Year's Eve game vs the USA have in store? We're concerned. We review some interesting stats from the calendar year 2024 and then give our thoughts on some novel ideas to improve the game. As always we have Guess the 5th and Connections! Listen Here: Title Player - Ryan Whitney - 481 GP News Dallas practice on boxing day - big no no. - $100,000 fine Latvia beats Canada! Spengler Cup - seems like fun Derek Lalonde out in Detroit, MacLellan in - 4th coaching change Crosby passes Lemieux for Assists with Penguins at 1034 Avalanche sign Blackwood for 5 years, $26.25MM Kaprizov hurt - Winter Classic - Chicago vs St. Louis - St. Louis has been in 2 of last 4 - why? 16 Winter Classics, only 2 Canadian teams Teams that have never played. Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets New York Islanders Colorado Avalanche Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks • San Jose Sharks Guess the 5th Going Streakin’ CHI 4L, NYR, SJS 3L - Rangers in 8th in Metro - 2-8-0 in last 10, 7 pts out of playoffs, with 5 teams ahead VGK 6W, COL 4W, BUF 3W NHL Stats for 2024 - see guide 27 3+ goal comeback wins EDM 16 game winning streak AZ move to Utah Ovechkin - 25 goals to Gretzky - RS+PO - Gretzky 1016, Ovi 942 (-74) 82 game average goals - both at 49 Combined PO + Reg including WHA Howe 1071G + 1518 =2589 Gretzky 1072G + 2297=3369 GP Gretzky - 1695 + 93 = 1788 Howe - 1924 + 497 = 2421 (633 more) Crosby - 600G, 1000A, 1600 PT, 1300 GP 19th PPG regular season - matching Gretzky record McDavid 900 / 1000PT Matthews - 69 G - highest since Lemieux in 95-96 McDavid and Kucherov - 4t, 5th players to get 100A in a season Most KM Skated - McDavid - 605km (378mi) Connections John Gee, Nora and Paul Stewart, David Huyben all gave answers. Ideas to Improve Hockey / NHL Vary rink sizes - length from 210’ - 190’ - Boston Arena, before 1924 was 220 x 90 but in 1924 was 200 x 80 feet when Bruins moved in. Width from 80-95 wide - Boston garden was 191 x 84 Chicago Stadium was 185 x 85 Buffalo - 196 x 85 Player benches across, centred so no “long change” 1934-40 - Penalty shot circle - 20’ Diameter 38’ from goal line 1943 - Red Line added - to speed up game and reduce offside Penalty shot for defensive zone stick infractions - hooking, tripping, slashing, cross check inside the house. Shoot from circle, puck live if a rebound. Players line up behind circles. No crosschecks - none Eliminate standing with puck behind net to reset - defensive team must move puck - can be side to side or backward, but can not stand still waiting for line changes Presentation - more conversations with players when prepping - similar to F1 - not scripted - just have reporter walking around, talking to equipment managers, maybe get a quick chat with a player if they happen to be standing around. Stats done by reg+po Ask for listener ideas - and rationale Crazy Stat DOPeS /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/34665170

Episode Craig MacTavish (480): Mark Allred from Black N' Gold Podcast Returns! 12/24/2024

Episode Yvon Lambert (479): Big Name Defenceman moves. Trouba, Fowler. Ullmark hot in Ottawa. 12/15/2024

Episode Dale McCourt (478): 4 Nations Faceoff Teams! Who got Snubbed? Luke Richardson Fired. 12/09/2024

Episode Dale McCourt (478): 4 Nations Faceoff Teams! Who got Snubbed? Luke Richardson Fired. Title player - Dale McCourt Feedback - News Luke Richardson fired Anders Sorensen in as interim What were Hawks expecting? Friedman seems to think team no happy with Bedard’s development McDavid up to 7th in points. Necas at 41, 1.58P/GP Maintaining the pace. PWHL Season Starts No Escape Rule - players on team taking penalty can’t change at start of penalty HOT / NOT Atlantic - TOR, BOS 7-3-0 / BUF - 3-5-2 - Bruins 4W - new coach bump? Metro - WAS 7-2-1 / NYR 4-6-0 CBJ L3 Penguins - 5W in last 6 Central - MIN 7-2-1 / CHI 2-7-1 - CHI L5 Pacific - VGK 7-2-1 / SEA 4-6-0 - LAK W5 Home / Away records CGY 10-3-1 / 3-6-4 VAN 4-5-3 / 10-2-1 DAL 10-2-0 / 6-8-0 TOR 12-4-0 / 4-5-2 Guess the 5th Connections LAST WEEK Robert Carpenter, Thomas Harley, Josh Dume, JT Compher Dustin Brown, John Tavares, Mike Modano, Joe Thornton 4 Nations Faceoff teams announced No Scheiffele, Bedard, Hyman Canada F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche F Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins F Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers F Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning D Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche Rest of the roster F Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers F Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning F Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning F Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes F Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers F Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs F Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers F Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights D Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets D Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues D Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights D Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers D Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights D Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche G Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues G Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights G Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens USA F Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights F Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs F Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers D Adam Fox, New York Rangers D Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks D Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins Rest of the roster F Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild F Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets F Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning F Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils F Chris Kreider, New York Rangers F Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings F J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks F Brock Nelson, New York Islanders F Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators F Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers D Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild D Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights D Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes D Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets G Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets G Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars G Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins FINLAND F Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes F Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers F Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche D Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars D Esa Lindell, Stars G Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators Rest of the roster F Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens F Mikael Granlund, San Jose Sharks F Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils F Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars F Kaapo Kakko, New York Rangers F Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche F Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers F Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens F Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers F Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks D Jani Hakanpaa, Toronto Maple Leafs D Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers D Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club D Rasmus Ristolainen, Philadelphia Flyers D Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club G Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres SWEDEN F Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators F William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs F Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers D Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning D Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins Rest of the roster F Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers F Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils F Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks F Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild F William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights F Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings F Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins F Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators F Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks F Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings D Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames D Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild D Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres D Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers G Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild G Jacob Markstrom, New Jersey Devils G Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators Crazy Stat DOPeS Timo Meier - v1 Game for Crosscheck - /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/34339725

Episode Paul Henderson (477): Authors Bruce and Evan Dowbiggin Talk Their New Book Deal With It. 12/02/2024

Episode Howie Morenz (476): Crosby 600th Goal! Joe Thornton Sweaters Goes to Rafters in San Jose. 11/24/2024

Episode Busher Jackson (475): DOPES Remain Consistent. Is Stu Skinner done in Edmonton? What teams are for real? 11/18/2024

Episode John McKenzie (474): Best Hockey Nicknames. 10/27/2024

Episode Frans Nielsen (473): SPECIAL GUEST Paul Stewart from the UK talks Tampa Bay Lightning. 10/20/2024

Episode Sid Abel (472): Oilers Stumble to an 0-3 start. Leafs look strong. 10/16/2024

Episode Doug Risebrough (471): SPECIAL GUEST Al Mitchell from Edmonton Sports 1440! Preview Pacific and Atlantic. Predictions! 10/06/2024

Episode Mike Keane (470): Metro Division Preview. Jeremy Swayman negotiations get testy. Laine gets injured in preseason game. 10/01/2024

Episode Mike Keane (470): Metro Division Preview. Jeremy Swayman negotiations get testy. Laine gets injured in preseason game. The Metro division is up for preview in this episode and we discuss the Jeremy Swayman situation in Boston as the sides take to the media to apply pressure. Listen Here: Title Player Mike Keane - Patrick Laine - Mike Keane 03-04 Canucks Ryan Kesler -> 13-14 Canucks Shawn Matthias -> 16-17 Jets Patrick Laine News: Cedric Pare knee on knee hit on Laine - what did you think? Doughty out for months with broken ankle - ugly video Getzlaf joins DOPeS Swayman still unsigned in Boston Neely: "I don't want to get into the weeds what his ask is, but I know there are 64 million reasons for him to be playing now" Swayman's agent responds that this is the first they've heard that number. Oilers Nurse yet to play Kane out months but prob not going on LTIR Leafs NHL Starts with Global Series on Friday the 4th - other preseason games going on. Rest starts Monday the 7th, UFAs Tyler Johnson 34 Justin Schultz 34 Kevin Shattenkirk 35 Blake Wheeler 38 Guess the 5th Connections LAST WEEK Matt Martin, Justin Bourne, Boom Boom Geoffrion, Steven Olesky (all married to daughters of pro athletes) THIS WEEK Metro Preview Carolina Rod Brindamour Additions Departures Sean Walker, D (UFA) Jake Guentzel, LW (TB) Shayne Gostisbehere, D (UFA) Brady Skjei, D (NSH) Jack Roslovic, C (UFA) Brett Pesce, D (NJ) William Carrier, LW (UFA) Teuvo Teravainen, F (CHI) Tyson Jost, C (UFA) Evgeny Kuznetsov, C (KHL) Stefan Noesen, F (NJ) Columbus Dean Evason Additions Departures Sean Monahan, C Patrick Laine, LW (Mtl) Jordan Harris, D Alexandre Texier, C (StL) Jack Johnson, D Adam Boqvist, D (Fla) Dylan Gambrell, C Jake Bean, D (Cgy) Alex Nylander, LW (Tor-AHL) New Jersey Sheldon Keefe Additions Departures Jacob Markstrom, G John Marino, D (UTA) Brett Pesce, D Kevin Bahl, D (CGY) Brenden Dillon, D Alexander Holtz, RW (VGK) Stefan Noesen, RW Brendan Smith, D (DAL) Tomas Tatar, LW Tomas Nosek, LW (FLA) Paul Cotter, C Akira Schmid, G (VGK) Jonathan Kovacevic, D Chris Tierney, C (UFA) Adam Beckman, LW Graeme Clarke, RW (MIN) New York Islanders Coach Patrick Roy Additions Departures Marcus Hogberg, G Robert Bortuzzo, D (Uta) Maxim Tsyplakov, RW Ken Appleby, G (AHL) Anthony Duclair, LW Cal Clutterbuck, RW (UFA) Fredrik Karlstrom, C Matt Martin, LW (UFA) Sebastian Aho, D (Pit) Ruslan Iskhakov, C (KHL) New York Rangers Coach Peter Laviolette Additions Departures Reilly Smith, RW Alex Wennberg, C (SJ) Sam Carrick, C Jack Roslovic, C (Car) Casey Fitzgerald, D Erik Gustafsson, D (Det) Adam Erne, LW (PTO) Blake Wheeler, RW (UFA) Barclay Goodrow, C (SJ) Philadelphia John Tortorella Additions Departures Matvei Michkov, RW Carter Hart, G (UFA) Cam Atkinson, RW (TB) Anthony Richard, LW Marc Staal, D (retired) Ryan Johansen, C (UFA) Victor Mete, D (UFA) Felix Sandstrom, G (Buf) Denis Gurianov, RW (KHL) Pittsburgh Mike Sullivan Additions Departures Cody Glass, C Jeff Carter, C (retired) Rutger McGroarty, LW Reilly Smith, RW (NYR) Matt Gezelcyk, D Jordan Frasca, C (NSH) Blake Lizottte, LW Radim Zohorna, LW (Switzerland) Anthony Beauvillier, LW Maxim Cajkovic, RW (Czechia) Kevin Hayes, C Bokondji Imama, LW Mac Hollowell, D Sebastian Aho, D Washington Spencer Carbary Additions Departures Pierre-Luc Dubois, C Darcy Kuemper, G (LA) Jakob Chychrun, D Nick Jensen, D (Ott) Matt Roy, D Max Pacioretty (Tor PTO) Andrew Mangiapane, LW Matthew Phillips, RW (Col) Logan Thompson, G Nicolas Aube-Kubel, RW (Buf) Brandon Duhaime, RW Lucas Johansen, D (Nsh – PTO) Taylor Raddysh, RW Beck Malenstyn, LW (Buf) Jakub Vrana, LW (PTO) Crazy Stat /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/33271497

Episode Rob Niedermayer (469): Exhibition Season Starts! Central Division Preview. 09/25/2024

Episode Rob Niedermayer (469): Exhibition Season Starts! Central Division Preview. The teams have hit the ice for exhibition season and we get close to the regular season. We do a deep dive on the Central Division and get into all sorts of other crazy stuff. Listen Here: Title Player Rob Niedermayer News Exhibition games started NHL signs deal with Amazon for Monday Night Hockey Faceoff series - similar to Drive to Survive Rumours that Atlanta and Houston could be part of expansion Ottawa reaches agreement in principle with city on 10 acre piece of land at Lebreton Flats Arena not intended to be funded by taxpayers Guess the 5th Connections LAST WEEK - Brendan Bell, Claude Provost, Dana Murzyn, Gaetan Duchesne THIS WEEK - Matt Martin, Justin Bourne, Boom Boom Geoffrion, Steven Olesky Central Division Preview Dallas 113 pts 1st Additions Departures Ilya Lyubushkin, D Matt Dumba, D Casey DeSmith, G Brendan Smith, D Colin Blackwell, LW Magnus Hellberg, G Joe Pavelski, RW (retired) Chris Tanev, D (Tor) Ryan Suter, D (Stl) Radek Faksa, C (Stl) Jani Hakanpaa, D (Tor) Craig Smith, RW (Chi) Ty Dellandrea, C (SJ) Scott Wedgewood, G (Nsh) Oettinger with DeSmith should be formidable Winnipeg 110 2nd Additions Departures Scott Ariel Rick Bowness Eric Comrie Sean Monahan Kaapo Kahkonen Tyler Toffoli Jarret Anderson-Dolan Brendan Dillon Mason Shaw Laurent Brossoit Haydn Fleury Dylan Coghlan Colorado 107 3rd Adds Dep Erik Brannstrom, D Sean Walker, D (Car) Oliver Kylington, D Yakov Trenin, C (Min) Parker Kelly, LW Zach Parise, LW (retired) Calvin de Haan, D Andrew Cogliano, LW (retired) Jacob MacDonald, D Jack Johnson, D (CBJ) Kevin Mandolese, G Pavel Francouz, G (retired) T.J. Tynan, C Brandon Duhaime, LW (Wsh) Matthew Phillips, RW Ivan Prosvetov, G (KHL) Calle Rosen, D Riley Tufte, LW (Bos) Caleb Jones, D (LA) Fredrik Olofsson, LW (Swiss NL) Georgiev and Annunen in goal - good enough? Nashville 99 4th Adds Dep Steven Stamkos, C Yaroslav Askarov, G (SJ) Jonathan Marchessault, RW Jason Zucker, LW (Buf) Brady Skjei, D Anthony Beauvillier, LW (Pit) Scott Wedgewood, G Ryan McDonagh, D (TB) David Edstrom, C Kevin Lankinen, G (UFA) Magnus Chrona, G Kiefer Sherwood, RW (Van) Ozzy Wiesblatt, RW St Louis 92 5th Dylan Holloway, C (RFA) Adam Gaudette, F (OTT) Philip Broberg, D (RFA) Calle Rosen, D (COL) Radek Faksa, C (DAL) Sammy Blais, LW (VAN – PTO) Pierre-Olivier Joseph, D (UFA) Jakub Vrana, LW (WSH – PTO) Ryan Suter, D (UFA) Min 87 6th Yakov Trenin, RW Alex Goligoski, D (retired) Jakub Lauko, LW Mason Shaw, LW (WPG) Graeme Clarke, RW Vinni Lettieri, RW (BOS) Travis Boyd, C Dakota Mermis, D (TOR) Devin Shore, C Jake Lucchini, C (NSH) Utah 77 7th John Marino JJ Moser Mikhail Sergachaev Conor Geekie Chi 52 8th Tyler Bertuzzi, LW Tyler Johnson, C (UFA) Teuvo Teravainen, LW Nikita Zaitsev, D (KHL) Laurent Brossoit, G Taylor Raddysh, RW (Wsh) Alec Martinez, D Rem Pitlick, C (UFA) T.J. Brodie, D Reese Johnson, RW (Min) Ilya Mikheyev, RW Jarred Tinordi, D (UFA) Craig Smith, RW Filip Roos, D (Ott) Patrick Maroon, LW Colin Blackwell, C (Dal) Jaycob Megna. D (Fla) MacKenzie Entwistle, RW (Fla) Crazy Stat - /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/33196467

Episode Steve Kasper (468): Metro Division. PWHL Team names. 09/16/2024

Episode Steve Kasper (468): Metro Division. PWHL Team names. We're starting think about the season which is only 3 weeks away. We have a quick, less than thorough review of the Metro division and just provide updates on our lives and talk about the beautiful September weather. Listen Here: Title Player Steve Kasper News McDavid sounds positive about re-signing next summer. Adam Larsson signs 4 year deal with Kraken Leafs bring in Paccioretty on PTO LeBrun on Stamkos leaving Lightning - Rookie camps open. PWHL names / logos released Guess the 5th Connections Last Week - Ryan O’Reilly, Zack Kassian, Jamie Benn, Matt Martin - none of them wear visors This Week: Brendan Bell, Claude Provost, Dana Murzyn, Gaetan Duchesne Metro Division Preview Last season Carolina Hurricanes Don Waddell resigned as president and general manager on May 24, 2024. Eric Tulsky was promoted from assistant GM to general manager on June 18, 2024. Columbus Blue Jackets have $25MM in cap space The Blue Jackets are seeking forward depth and a goalie under new GM Don Waddell. They have the 4th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. New Jersey Devils The Devils have a top-10 selection in the draft for the sixth time in eight years. New York Islanders Patrick Roy replaced Lane Lambert as head coach on January 20, 2024. The Islanders acquired the 20th overall pick and two second-round picks from the Chicago Blackhawks. New York Rangers The Rangers acquired Reilly Smith. They signed Sam Carrick to a 3-year contract. Key departures include Alex Wennberg, Jack Roslovic, Barclay Goodrow, Erik Gustafsson, and Blake Wheeler. Philadelphia Flyers Signed top prospect Matvei Michkov to a 3-year entry-level contract. Re-signed Erik Johnson. Cam Atkinson and Marc Staal departed the team. Pittsburgh Penguins The Penguins traded Reilly Smith to the New York Rangers. While not all teams in the division had major changes, these moves represent some of the key alterations heading into the 2024-25 season. The division appears to be in a state of flux, with some teams rebuilding while others aim to maintain their competitive edge. Crazy Stat /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/33065752

Episode PK Subban (467): Johnny Gaudreau Tragedy. Oilers Secure Draisaitl Long Term. 09/08/2024

Episode PK Subban (467): Johnny Gaudreau Tragedy. Oilers Secure Draisaitl Long Term. Johnny Gaudreau was tragically killed with his brother Matthew while riding their bicycles in New Jersey by an alleged drunk driver. Leon Draisaitl signs 8 year contract that will make him the highest paid player in the league. For now. Listen Here: Title Player PK Subban News Johhny Gaudreau and brother Matthew killed by driver while cycling Leon Draisaitl contract - 8 x $14MM - assuming cap goes up $5MM, wiil be 15% of cap when it starts max contract is 20% of cap - $17.6MM for this year / $18.7 next year when McDavid signed 2018-19, his was 15.72% of $79.5MM Cap Seth Jarvis contract with Carolina AAV $7.9 x 8 - unique - cap hit only $7.5/year - 29.4MM signing bonuses - $15.67MM deferred to day after contract expires - cap hit based on present value of $15.67MM (tiime value of money) - no interest allowed to be given Interesting - nice savings plan for player, but loses out on investment opportunity for 8 years. Oilers let Broberg and Holloway walk NHL and PA discussing mandating neck guards Nick Robertson still unsigned and wants a trade. Other Unsigned RFAs of note Jeremy Swayman - clear #1 going into season after Ullmark traded Senators - looking for 8 years - $ wiill be interesting Moritz Seider - seeking 8 years - prob about $8.5 but have to get Raymond signed as well Lukas Raymond - seeking 8 years - prob $7MM Yzerman notorious hard negotiator but pressure on for results. Guess the 5th Connections - LAST WEEK - Alex Lafreniere, Eric Lindros, John Tavares, connor Bedard - won world junior gold and tournament MVP? This week? Big Events this year - Global Series Oct 4 - Sabres / Devils - Prague, Czechia Pathers / Stars - Tampere, Finland Winter Classic - Dec 31 - Blackhhawks / Blues at Wrigley Field 5:00pm - switch to New Year’s Eve Stadium Series - Blue Jackets / Red Wings at Ohio State March 1 4 nations series - Feb 10-21 - Can, US, Fin, Swe - scared of injury for nothing tourney. Scheduling Matrix Each Division Has Eight Teams Games Within Division 5 teams x 2 home / 2 away (Subtotal 10 home / 10 away) 1 team x 2 home / 1 away (Subtotal 2 home / 1 away) 1 team x 1 home / 2 away (Subtotal 1 home / 2 away) Games Within Conference (Non-Division) 4 teams x 2 home / 1 away (Subtotal 8 home / 4 away) 4 teams x 1 home / 2 away (Subtotal 4 home / 8 away) Non-Conference Games 16 teams x 1 home / 1 away (Subtotal 16 home / 16 away) Grand Total – 82 Games 41 home / 41 away Crazy Stat Upcoming - division previews with guests. /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/32962262

Episode Gary Leeman (466): OFFER SHEETS! How will the Oilers get out of this jam? 08/19/2024

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Episode Al Iafrate (463): ScuttlePuck's 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY and the OILERS Push the Final to GAME 7!!!!!! 06/22/2024

Episode Al Iafrate (463): ScuttlePuck's 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY and the OILERS Push the Final to GAME 7!!!!!! In a crazy week, the Oilers rebounded from a 3 games to zero deficit to tie the series in game 6 in Edmonton. Connor McDavid is having a record breaking playoffs and looks to complete the mission on Monday night. Listen Here: Title Player - Al Iafrate Feedback = Nora and Doug from Centennial CO STANLEY CUP FINAL Oilers 3 Panthers 3 - Game 1 - Panthers 3 Oilers 0 Game 2 - Panthers 4 Oilers 1 Game 3 - Panthers 4 Oilers 3 Game 4 - Oilers 8 Panthers 1 Game 5 - Oilers 4 Panthers 3 Game 6 Oilers 5- Panthers 1 Stats Overall 5v5 Oilers outscoring 13-12 but Panthers carrying more of the play Special teams Oiles 3 GF 1 GA 2 SHG - Net + 4 on special teams 5v5 SV% - Oilers 89.85 Panthers 88.7% All sit 89.7 to 86.8 Stories McDavid 42 points - 34 assists beating Gretzky’s record - 4th all time behind Gretzky and Lemieux 8pts in 2 games - record 174 pts ini 99 games - most since Lemieux had 188 in 95-96 Only Gretxky and Lemieux have had more Bouchard 8th most all time Henrique line - Henrique, Janmark, Brown PK 45/46 in playoffs Knoblach decisions have worked well - moving pplayers in and out. Kept McDavid and Draisaitl apart Wiins 2 and then changes McDavid line by moviig Nuge Kids playing well - Broberg, Bouchard, Halloway, McLeod, Skinner Injuries - Barkov after hit? Draisaitl - for sure Nurse - TOI reduced drastically Kane - out last 2 games Guess the 5th Connections Last episode Bernie Parent, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby - Back to back Conn Smythe winners News Kings trade Dubois to Capitals for Darcy Kuemper - what does Blake have on Brian MacLellan? Kuemper 3 more years at $5.25 Dubois 7 more years at $8.5 Markstrom to Devils Markstrom 2 more years - good move for Devils Do they keep Jake Allen? Solid pair probably Blackhawks trade with Islanders - all picks Interesting trade Bylsma in as Kraken coach - not sure if we had that already Draft coming up! NHL Awards discussion Crazy stat /episode/index/show/scuttlepuck/id/31850102

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