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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.
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Episode Brad Boyes (505): NHL Draft and Free Agency Preview. Evander Kane on his way to Vancouver.
06/27/2025
Episode Brad Boyes (505): NHL Draft and Free Agency Preview. Evander Kane on his way to Vancouver.
The 2025 Draft is upon us and we have a quick review of the top prospects and what we think teams will do. Any big trades to come? Also we'll have a look at free agency to see who are the biggest targets and which teams will be most active. Lastly, the NHL leaked some changes for the 2026 season and the expected CBA MOU that may be announced this week. Listen Here: Get We've got some cool items with our special 500 Episodes logo. Title Player Brad Boyes - 505 career reg season points News Some big changes coming for 2026! Draft June 27, 28 - decentralized as discussed last week Free Agency July 1 Trades Evander Kane to Vancouver for 4th round pick Trevor Zegras to Flyers for Ryan Poehling, 2nd (via CBJ), 2026 4th Mason Marchment to Seattle for 4th, 2026 3rd Reacquire question - could Colorado reacquire Rantanen - since salary retained in the transaction they can’t acquire for a full year Draft Picks 12 - MTL 11 - PIT 10 - ANA, BUF, CHI, PHI 3 -STL 2 - COL Guess the 5th DRAFT PREVIEW Expected 1. Matthew Schaefer, D (Erie Otters, OHL) Expected Draft Position: No. 1 overall – New York Islanders Consensus top prospect—elite skating, offensive instincts from the blue line, and ceiling as a potential franchise defenseman . Nearly every analyst ranks him #1 , and it's widely expected he’ll be the Islanders' pick . 2. Michael Misa, C (Saginaw Spirit, OHL) Projected Pick: No. 2 – San Jose Sharks A dynamic, high-IQ center—compared to Tavares and Stamkos—with 134 points in 65 OHL games. Most mocks see San Jose taking him after landing pick #2. 3. James Hagens, C (Boston College, NCAA) Prediction: No. 3 or 4 – Chicago Blackhawks or Nashville Predators A shifty, playmaking center with solid upside; ranked 3rd overall by NHL.com. Some mocks slot him to Chicago at #3, others to Nashville at #4 . Islanders have also shown interest but would need to trade up . 4. Porter Martone, RW (Brampton, OHL) Expected Pick: No. 4/5 – Depending on trade flow A big physical winger (6′3″, 205 lb) with scoring and playmaking chops. Ranked 3rd–4th in many boards. Could slide into pick #4 depending on who skips in front. 5. Caleb Desnoyers, C (Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL) Possible Draft Spot: Top-5 or just outside A reliable two-way centreman with scoring touch. Ranked consistently 5th across Central Scouting and consensus rankings . Could appeal to teams needing depth down the middle. Others to watch Anton Frondell, C (Djurgårdens IF, Sweden): Big-bodied center with pro experience. Mocked to Blackhawks at #3 by some . Porter Martone noted above. Jake O’Brien (C), Roger McQueen (F), Brady Martin (F), Victor Eklund (F): rounds 6–10 in consensus rankings. Kashawn Aitcheson, D (Barrie Colts, OHL): Power defender with goal-scoring upside, ranked top 15 consensus. Ivan Ryabkin, C (Muskegon, USHL): Top Russian center in the draft . Logan Hensler, D (Wisconsin, NCAA): Strong NCAA defenseman buzz, targeted mid-first round McKenzie Rankings Heavy Canadian content in first round Comparison to recent years. 2025 - Projected 19 2024 - 18 2023 - 12 2022 - 9 2021 - 18 Oilers - Picks - 3, 4, 6, 7 - looking for strong wingers - Ethan Czata (Niagara) or Aiden Lane (Brampton) Leafs - Picks - 2,3, 5,5, 6, 7 - Matthew Gard (WHL), Zach Amico (USHL) Ethan Czata Connections Last Week - Patrick Maroon, Cory Stillman, Claude Lemieux, Ed Litzenberger Free Agency - Marner house hunting in Vegas… Other teams rumoured - SJS, ANA, LAK, DAL, CAR Bennett, - said he wasn’t going anywhere but deal not done Ekblad - seems most likely to leave… Marchand Will Florida convince them all to stay for less money and keep the band together? Tavares Boeser Ehlers Watch Detroit - they need to move the needle this year Summer Schedule for ScuttlePuck? Offseason suggestions for topics?
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Episode Andrew Cogliano (504): Florida Panthers Win Stanley Cup. Oilers Fans Distraught. What's Next?
06/20/2025
Episode Andrew Cogliano (504): Florida Panthers Win Stanley Cup. Oilers Fans Distraught. What's Next?
The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in 6 games. After being tied at 2-2 the Panthers overwhelmed the Oilers in games 5 and 6. Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe. We discuss what the Panthers did right and where the Oilers went wrong. Listen Here: Title Player - Andrew Cogliano NEWS Playoffs - Game 3 - Panthers blow out Oilers 6-1 ( who predicted that? ) Game 4 - Oilers come back after going down 3-0 - McDavid almost posterizes Ekblad Skinner pulled at 3-0 and OIlers come back Game 5 - Panthers win 5-2 low shots, grinding, opportunistic game Marchand with 2 Game 6 - 5-1 Panthers win cup. Bennett Conn Smythe Reinhart gets 4 in final game Playoff stats McDavid - 33 points Draisaitl - 33 points Reinhart,Bouchard, Tkachuk, Verhaeghe - 23 points - Edmonton sports talk - very critical, too old, lots of criticisms that weren’t said after 4 games. - Oilers injuries - Hyman, Ekholm, too much - Oilers SV% in playoffs - .888 - Pickard .886 / Skinner .889 7 wins each - who is the starter? - Reg season Pickard .900 / Skinner .896 - they got exact same goaltending in playoffs. Why expect something different? - Florida - .914 - Bob played every minute. Among goalies that played 5 games or more in playoffs, Skinner was 10th of 17, Pickard 13th. - Seravalli reporting that league investigating Kane on LTIR - of course they are. Next for Oilers Bouchard? Skinner? Guess the 5th Final, random thoughts on playoffs - Refs in the way Linesmen - drop the puck! Hockey Night broadcast comments - Tkachuk pregame interview - questions sounded like came from 10 year olds Panel Elliotte / Amber Format is stale. Isn’t there anything else we can do? Awards - Makar Norris / Hutson Calder Kreider trade Kreider, 4th rounder ANA Carey Terrance, 3rd NYR Seems low return for Kreider Connections Last Week Al McInnes, Cam Ward, Alex Ovechkin, Ryan O’Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault - conn smythe winners in franchsie first cup win ? This week Crazy Stat Next Episode - Draft Preview -
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Episode Tod Sloan (503): Stanley Cup Final Update. Coaching Changes Abound!
06/10/2025
Episode Tod Sloan (503): Stanley Cup Final Update. Coaching Changes Abound!
The Stanley Cup Final heads to Florida with the teams tied at 1 and we give our takes. There have been several coaching hires which we talk about and then we discuss the NHL awards that have been given out to date. Listen Here: Check out 's online Merch store . 1. Opening Banter Germany, wedding Listener shout-outs and feedback Title Player - Tod Sloan 2. Listener Mail & Hot Takes Your feedback 3. News Around the League 🏆 Stanley Cup Final – Oilers vs Panthers Series tied 1–1: Game 1: Oilers dominate early, McDavid and Draisaitl combine for 5 points Game 2: Panthers rally, Barkov scores in double OT thriller Goaltending duels: Skinner vs Bobrovsky Key storylines heading into Game 3: Marchand stirring controversy on and off ice Special teams battle intensifies Guess the 5th NHL Coaching Carousel Boston Bruins: Marco Sturm becomes first German NHL head coach Pittsburgh Penguins: Dan Muse named new bench boss after Mike Sullivan’s departure Chicago Blackhawks: Jeff Blashill hired to guide rebuild Seattle Kraken: Lane Lambert joins from Islanders Vancouver Canucks: Adam Foote promoted as Tocchet leaves Philadelphia Flyers: Rick Tocchet takes over as full-time coach Dallas Stars: Pete DeBoer fired after playoff exit; replacement TBD 4. Coaching Moves: Who Wins the Offseason? Best fit: Sturm in Boston? Muse in Pittsburgh? Tocchet in Philly? Teams still searching: Dallas and others How coaching style aligns with team direction Connections - Last week - Nick Cousins, Marc Crawford, Andrew Shaw, Matt Cooke This week - Al McInnes, Cam Ward, Alex Ovechkin, Ryan O’Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault 2025 NHL Awards Highlights Art Ross & Ted Lindsay: Nikita Kucherov – 121 points, peer-voted MVP Rocket Richard: Leon Draisaitl – goal-scoring leader Selke & King Clancy: Aleksander Barkov – defensive excellence and community impact Jack Adams: Spencer Carbery (Capitals) – Coach of the Year Masterton Trophy: Sean Monahan – emotional tribute after personal loss Other winners to be announced June 12: Hart, Vezina, Norris, Calder, Lady Byng 7. Crazy Stat of the Week Aleksander Barkov becomes just the second player in NHL history to win both the Selke and King Clancy in the same season
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Episode Mikael Renberg (502): STANLEY CUP FINAL REMATCH! Oilers vs. Panthers. Can McDavid and Team Get Over the Top?
05/31/2025
Episode Mikael Renberg (502): STANLEY CUP FINAL REMATCH! Oilers vs. Panthers. Can McDavid and Team Get Over the Top?
The Oilers and the Panthers made quick work of their Conference Finals opponents as they both advanced after 5 games. What does the Stanley Cup Final have in store? Lane Lambert to coach the Kraken. Meanwhile the Minnesota Frost repeat as PWHL champions. Listen Here: News Check out ScuttlePuck's online Merch store at Playoffs Oilers 4 Stars 1 McDavid - leading NHL in points 26 Panthers 4 Hurricanes 1 Final repeat - game 1 Wednesday June 4 PWHL - Minnesota Frost Expansion - Seattle / Vancouver Treliving - changes, including between the ears Guess the 5th Connections - Last week - Boom Boom Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Bert Olmstead This week - Matt Cooke, Marc Crawford, Nick Cousins, Andrew Shaw
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Episode Pelle Eklund (501): Conference Finals Updates. USA wins Worlds. PWHL Final.
05/27/2025
Episode Pelle Eklund (501): Conference Finals Updates. USA wins Worlds. PWHL Final.
The conference finals have started and the Panthers look set to eliminate the Hurricanes quickly. The Oilers are up 2-1 in a series that has been a bit back and forth. The USA won the World's and the PWHL heads into its final week with the Frost up 2-1 on the Charge. Listen Here: Title Player - Pelle Eklund Feedback - thanks for congrats from Nora, David Hyuben, Mark Cannons, Adam Cairns Playoffs! Oilers 2 v Stars 1 DAL 6 EDM 3 - Stars 3 PP goals in 3rd EDM 3 DAL 0 - Nurse slash injures Hintz EDM 6 DAL 1 - McDavid 2 goals - Skinner kept them in it in 2nd - Blown calls both ways Skinner answering critics Panthers 3 v Hurricanes 0 FLA 5 CAR 2 FLA 5 CAR 0 FLA 6 CAR 2 What’s to say? CF% 54 SF% 49.6 GF% 7.69 xGF%45.58 Led league in reg season with xGF% 55.99 15 straight Conf Final losses 2023 - Panthers 2019 - Bruins 2009 - Penguins What next, assuming loss? Brind’amour, Tulsky? Guess the 5th News Shanahan out in Toronto Pelley will not hire President - Treliving will report to him. No Grit. No Grind. No Greatness. PWHL - Minnesota Frost 2 v Ottawa Charge 1 - all 3 games in OT Best of 5. Game 4 in Minnesota on Monday. Game 5 Wed World Championships USA wins in OT on goal by Tage Thompson - 1-0 over Switzerland Sweden bronze with win over Denmark Denmark beat Canada 2-1 in quarter final. Hall of Fame Inductions - Henrik Lundqvist Zdeno Chara Vicky Sunohara - Canadian Women’s Kai Hietarinta - Pres Finnish Ice Hockey 1984-1997 Kim Martin-Hasson - Swedish Women’ Goalie Frans Nielsen - Danish David Vyborny - Czech Connections Last episode - reverse sweep This week - Boom Boom Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Bert Olmstead I have a concept for fans of teams that continue to disappoint them. Fan bankruptcy DOPeS - are they working?
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Episode Ed Jovanovski (500): 500 Episodes!
05/20/2025
Episode Ed Jovanovski (500): 500 Episodes!
The Leafs are out, the Oilers are in but we don't care 'cause it's our 500th episode!!! We have lots of audio clips and notes of congratulatins. Thanks to all for listening, we really appreication it!! Listen Here: Title Player Ed Jovanovski Feedback - notes from listeners on 500 News - FLA 4 v TOR 3 Leafs out in another game 7. (7 in a row) 2 6-1 defeats in last 3 games Past 9 seasons - over 100pts 6 times 2 series wins What’s going to change? Marner? Tavares? Shanahan? Treliving? EDM 4 v VGK 1 Oilers played physically Kasperi Kapanen came in after sitting first 9 Skinner back to back shutouts after Pickard hurt Game 4 3-0 win was huge. Oilers changed PK approach - super aggressive CAR 4 v. WSH 1 Caps outshot 149-96 in series - less than 20 shots / game DAL 4 v WPG 2 Scheiffele plays after father passes away Jets have lost 10 straight road playoff games - back to game 1 in 2023 vs VGK Hellebuyck issue? 2 shutouts in series - .905 SV% Stars living up to hype. Rantanen…man Deboer good luck charms Other news Ken Holland to Kings Rick Tocchet to Flyers Mike Sullivan to Rangers Adam Foote promoted by Canucks Are there no new minds in hockey? Lafreniere rumoured to be going to Montreal - another example of Canadiens thinking they will turn around a French Canadian kid who has promise but couldn’t make it elsewhere. Celebratory audio clips - Quick memories or stories about the podcast over 500 episodes Memories - Pete Wood’s epic rant about Canadiens Justin Bourne Ken Reid / Ivanka Bruce Dowbiggin Recording from Gold Lake dock 2016 Draft - recorded with Krulikoski and Matt O’Brien 2022 Draft - train ride to Montreal, meeting up with Yaremchuk, talking to Scouts - seeing GMs walking around. The chaos of the first round. Predicting Penguins Cup win in 2017 Predicted Coyotes move to Utah Guess the 5th Conference Finals CAR v FLA Start May 22 - every other night at 8:00pm Carolina Hurricanes Regular Season Record: 47–30–5 (99 points) Division Rank: 2nd in Metropolitan Head Coach: Rod Brind’Amour Key Players: Sebastian Aho (74 points), Seth Jarvis (32 goals), Jalen Chatfield (+22 plus-minus) Goaltending: Frederik Andersen has been stellar in the postseason, recording a 5–0 record with a 1.80 GAA and .931 save percentage. Florida Panthers Regular Season Record: 47–31–4 (98 points) Division Rank: 3rd in Atlantic Head Coach: Paul Maurice Key Players: Sam Reinhart (81 points), Aleksander Barkov (71 points), Gustav Forsling (+33 plus-minus) Goaltending: Sergei Bobrovsky, a seasoned playoff performer, has been pivotal in Florida's postseason success. EDM v DAL Start May 21 - Every other night at 8:00 except Sunday. -3:00PM Edmonton Oilers Regular Season Record: 48–29–5 (101 points) Division Finish: 3rd in Pacific Key Players: Connor McDavid (74 assists), Leon Draisaitl (52 goals, 106 points) Goaltending: Stuart Skinner led with 26 wins; Calvin Pickard posted a 2.71 GAA Playoff Path: Defeated the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights The Oilers have showcased a more balanced and resilient lineup this postseason, with contributions beyond their star duo of McDavid and Draisaitl. Improved defensive play and goaltending have been pivotal in their journey back to the Conference Final . Dallas Stars Regular Season Record: 50–26–6 (106 points) Division Finish: 2nd in Central Key Players: Matt Duchene (81 points), Jason Robertson (35 goals), Mikko Rantanen (playoff scoring leader) Goaltending: Jake Oettinger recorded 36 wins with a 2.53 GAA Playoff Path: Overcame the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche Dallas has been bolstered by the midseason acquisition of Mikko Rantanen, who has delivered back-to-back hat tricks and leads the playoffs in goals and points, significantly enhancing the Stars' offensive capabilities . 🔍 Series Insights Season Series: Dallas won 2 of the 3 regular-season matchups against Edmonton . Playoff History: This marks the ninth playoff meeting between the two franchises, with Dallas holding a 6–2 series advantage prior to this series . Coaching: Dallas's Peter DeBoer is making his third straight Conference Final appearance, while Edmonton's Kris Knoblauch has guided the Oilers to their third Conference Final in four seasons .
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Episode Marc Savard (499): Round 2 Continues as Leafs let Panthers off the mat and the Oilers force to rely on a struggling Skinner.
05/13/2025
Episode Marc Savard (499): Round 2 Continues as Leafs let Panthers off the mat and the Oilers force to rely on a struggling Skinner.
In a crazy 2nd round, the Leafs open up a 2 game lead on the Panthers and then give it back when they go to Florda. The Oilers are up 2-1 but an injury to Calvin Pickard has forced them to rely on Stuart Skinner who is struggling. Connor Hellebuyck has been up and down like a toilet seat. Which Hellebuyck will they get in game 4? The Canes look set to go up 3-1 over the Caps. Listen Here: 🎙️ ScuttlePuck Podcast - Episode [Your Episode Number] 📅 May 12, 2025 🏒 Title Player: Marc Savard 1️⃣ Title Player: Marc Savard - Golfer 2️⃣ Feedback & Banter 5️⃣ 🧑🏫 News Ducks hire Joel Quenneville Returns to NHL bench Huge move for Anaheim’s rebuild 4️⃣ 🌍 World Championship Update Germany 🇩🇪 Wins over Hungary (6–1) & Kazakhstan (4–1) Seider own goal, team rebounds Stützle joins this week Canada 🇨🇦 Wins over Latvia, Slovenia. France next 7️⃣ ❓ Guess the 5th Playoff-themed edition of the classic trivia game 3️⃣ NHL Playoffs - Round 2 Update Leafs vs Panthers: Tied 2–2 Domi hit on Barkov sparks brawl - fined Cifu controversy Matthews taking heat Oilers vs Golden Knights: Oilers lead 2–1 Nicolas Roy facing hearing after illegal check - $7812 fine Tough break for Draisatl game winner - what was Skinner doing? Skinner to start game 4/ - 0 for 3 so far Hurricanes vs Capitals: Canes lead 2–1 Game 3: 4–0 shutout Stars vs Jets: Stars lead 2–1 Dallas offense surging Kicked in goal - good or no? Hellebuyck - follows up shutout with meh performance Mason Marchmant taps ref 8️⃣ 🔗 Connections Last Week: Conn Smythe winners ini 2000s This week - 1975 Islanders, 2010 Flyers, 2014 La Kings, 1942 Leafs Crazy Stat 6️⃣ ⚖️ DOPeS Watch Nicolas Roy (VGK) Hearing for headshot on Frederic Max Domi (TOR) No suspension expected for Barkov hit Debate on playoff discipline consistency
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Episode Todd Marchant (498): Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2. Jets Win Nail-biter To Beat Out the Blues in Round 1.
05/08/2025
Episode Todd Marchant (498): Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2. Jets Win Nail-biter To Beat Out the Blues in Round 1.
Round 1 Wrapped up with an incredible game for the Winnipeg Jets as they defeated the St. Louis Blues. Round 2 has started and the Oilers and Leafs are off to good starts. How are the Panthers avoiding appropriate discipline from the NHL? Listen Here: Title Player Todd Marchant News Top NHL Headlines (10–12 mins) Stolarz injury aftermath Bennett hit non-suspension Ekblad suspended Islanders win draft lottery Rob Blake exits LA Lafrenière trade rumors Utah Mammoth PWHL - Reg season over - Montreal gets to pick playoff opponent Montreal Toronto Ottawa Minnesota Trophy Nominees Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, Dedication) Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN), Gabriel Landeskog (COL), Sean Monahan (CBJ) Selke Trophy (Best Defensive Forward) Aleksander Barkov (FLA), Anthony Cirelli (TB), Sam Reinhart (FLA) Jack Adams Award (Best Head Coach) Scott Arniel (WPG), Spencer Carbery (WSH), Martin St. Louis (MTL) Norris Trophy (Best Defenseman) Quinn Hughes (VAN), Cale Makar (COL), Zach Werenski (CBJ) Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player, voted by players) Nikita Kucherov (TB), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Cale Makar (COL) Vezina Trophy (Best Goaltender) Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Darcy Kuemper (LAK), Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) Hart Draisaitl, Hellebuyck, Kucherov Calder - tomorrow Guess the 5th 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Second Round Breakdown (UPDATED) (25–30 mins) 🔹 Eastern Conference (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Florida Panthers – Toronto leads 1–0 Game 1: Leafs win 5–4. Nylander with 2 goals. Stolarz injured; Woll stepped up. Game 2: Scheduled for May 7 in Toronto (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes – Carolina leads 1–0 Game 1 (May 6): Carolina wins 2–1 in OT. Jaccob Slavin scores the game-winner; Frederik Andersen returns from injury and makes 13 saves. Game 2: May 8 in Washington 🔹 Western Conference (P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers – Edmonton leads 1–0 Game 1 (May 6): Oilers win 4–2. Zach Hyman scores go-ahead goal late; Oilers set NHL record with 5th consecutive comeback win in playoffs. Game 2: May 8 in Vegas (C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C2) Dallas Stars – Series tied 0–0 Game 1: Scheduled for May 7 in Winnipeg Preview: Goalie duel (Hellebuyck vs. Oettinger); both teams coming off Game 7 wins Connections Last Week. -Terry Crisp, Larry Robinson, Al Arbour, Jacques Lemaire This Week - Cam Ward, JS Giguere, Tim Thomas, Justin Williams Crazy Stat
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Episode Craig Simpson (497): Road Trip! Mike Calls in From the Trans Canada Highway to Discuss the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
04/29/2025
Episode Craig Simpson (497): Road Trip! Mike Calls in From the Trans Canada Highway to Discuss the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we breakdown the first round series and make our predictions right through to the Stanley Cup Champion. We also have a look at our preseason predictions and review the final points leaders. Listen Here: Title Player Craig Simpson Feedback News Laviolette and Bylsma out as coaches Play off Series Leafs 3 Sens 1 Overall play Leafs have been better other than game 1 Sens controlled play but Leafs got all the goals 2 OT Games Big diff between xGF and CF Core 4 producing Stolarz steady Any concerns? Panthers 2 Lightning 1 Hagel suspension on Barkov Tkachuk late hit on Guentzel Captials 3 Canadiens 1 - bench shenanigans - Anderson / Wilson fined for unsportsmanlike Total goals 9-9 Canadiens dominated Game 3 Hurricanes 3 Devils 1 Devils outscoring at 5 v 5 4-3 in series xGF very even Goaltending - thought would be weak, but good both sides Could easily go long Guess the 5th Kings 2 Oilers 2 All the goals LAK 16 EDM 14 8-8 in 5v5 goals PP 7-2 LAK Oilers PK% 41.7 - can only get better! Last year Oilers PK was near perfect Oilers D Skinner / Pickard? Kuemper only OK so far. Wild 2 Golden Knights 2 Vegas has been by far better team statistically Except for SV% Haven’t watched but numbers not good for Hill Avalance 2 Stars 2 Dallas - 7 goals in 4 games and vs 13 for COL Overall AVS dominant - should win the series Jets 2 Blues 2 Crazy flip for game 3 - Jets dominant in Games 1 and 2 Got crushed in game 3 in all stats Hellebuyck solid for first 2 games - should be fine Connections This Week - Terry Crisp, Larry Robinson, Al Arbour, Jacques Lemaire Crazy Stat - Ken Griffey Jr.
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Episode Al Secord (496): STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS!!!
04/20/2025
Episode Al Secord (496): STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS!!!
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we breakdown the first round series and make our predictions right through to the Stanley Cup Champion. We also have a look at our preseason predictions and review the final points leaders. Listen Here: Title Player Al Secord Feedback - thanks to all for playing - getting lots of responses News Season over and matchups set. Habs make it in on last night Panarin - Rangers paid out employee after sex assoult allegations Ovechkin says he will play next year - final year of contract Points Leaders Overall Kucherov 37 84 121 MacKinnon 32 84 116 Draisaitl 52 54 106 McDavid gets 8th 100 point season - tied with Dionne for 3rd most Defence Makar 30 62 92 Werenski 23 59 82 Hughes 16 60 76 Rookies Hutson 6 60 66 Michkov 26 37 63 Celebrini 25 38 63 Hutson wins Calder? Goalies Stolarz .926 Hellebuyck .925 Kuemper .922 Guess the 5th Regular Season predictions review Connections LAST WEEK - Brady Tkachuk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin THIS WEEK - Dineen, Lowry, Patrick, Brind’amour Brackets WPG v STL Closer than you might think Hellebuyck + Higher end Scoring give Jets edge DAL v COL Tough series to call COL higher top end with Makar and MacKinnon DAL better goaltending VGK v MIN Not close - VGK better in all dept except goaltending Is Gustavsson that much better than Hill? LAK v EDM EDM limping in - no Ekholm for 1st rnd LAK have big edge in net TOR v OTT another one closer than might think TOR not strong by fancy stats OTT a bit better by xGF Goaltending even if Ullmark healthy Offence edge goes to TO TBL v FLA Overall game play FLA much better SH% and SV% TBL has edge WSH v MTL Fancy Stats WSH much better WSH has edge in SH% and SV% CAR v NJD Fancy stats not close - CAR best in NHL Goaltending for both teams not good. NJD has slight edge CRAZY PREDICTION FOR PLAYOFFS Make one off the wall prediction Crazy Stat
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Episode Sylvain Turgeon (495): The Masters Edition! Special Guest Jon Gee Breaks down Rory McIlroy's Historic Green Jacket.
04/14/2025
Episode Sylvain Turgeon (495): The Masters Edition! Special Guest Jon Gee Breaks down Rory McIlroy's Historic Green Jacket.
The Masters was just too good not to talk about it so we brought in Golf Pro Jonathan Gee to discuss Rory's amazing win and the incredible last round of this year's Masters. We then discussed all the latest hockey news including Rogers' new TV deal and what it will cost to go to Leafs playoff games. Plus we have a guess at this year's trophy races. Listen Here: Title Player Sylvain Turgeon #2 in 1983 Draft - 1 - Lawton 2 - Turgeon 3 - Lafontaine 4 - Yzerman 5 - Barrasso Feedback - Atish email - Crosby 2nd greatest of all time / 4 on 4 / Leonard - get well soon News - Masters - Jon Gee Rose - 10 birdies McIroy - 1 over - 2 double bogeys, 3 bogeys on round including last hole Rogers contract - 12 years, $11 Billion Current deal expires after 2025-26 - was 12 years, $5.2 Billion word was they were losing money - how does this make sense? Rogers reported 50% increase in viewership Still some blackouts but up to 10 more games per team can be made national instead of regional No deal yet with CBC - Bettman seemed to suggest Rogers will get a deal Same old same old? Leafs playoff ticket prices - $29,000 for 16 games. $1,460 per seat for 4th round. 1 4th round game - approx ticket revenue $24 million. Ray Shero died Wednesday Landeskog back playing in AHL after 3 years - uncertain about playoffs for Avs Ekholm, McDavid returned this week but Ekholm left game. Hyman left game as well. Oilers current injuries - Draisaitl, Ekholm, Kane, Frederic, Nuge, Walman, Klingberg, Hyman, Skinner Pickard doing his best, but Bowman made big mistake not addressing goaltending Leafs Top spot in Atlantic - Battle of Ontario looking likely. Guess the 5th Playoffs Bruins fully embraced the tank - since deadline are 3-12 Last in East, 29th in NHL. Teams don’t tank though. Blues win streak ends at 12 - loss to Jets and Oilers West Not quite over Wildcard Wild, 93 - 2 G left Blues 93 - 2 G left Flames 90 - 3 G left East It’s over Wildcard Ottawa 92 - 3G Left Montreal 87 - 3G Left Columbus 81 - 4G left Rangers 81 - 3G left Detroit 81 - 3G left Trophy Races Rocket Richard - Draisaitl 52 G Art Ross - MacKinnon, Kucherov - 116 Pts Norris - Makar - who else? Hart - MacKinnon, Hellebuyck, Draisaitl? Vezina - Hellebuyck - Adams - Spencer Carbery, Jim Montgomery, Scott Arniel Connections Last Week - Bobby Hull, Rick Ley, JC Tremblay, Richard Brodeur Guesses - Jim Stecker - WHA Hall of Fame, Drew - same, Jon Gee - all players have their numbers retired by their teams (he mistook Martin Brodeur for Richard) This week - Brady Tkachuk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin Streakin’ - nothing more than 2 games Jon Gee Crazy Stat - Tiger woods Scheffler #1 - 73 weeks To catch Tiger has to remain at top until Oct 21, 2035 Tiger was #1 for 683 weeks total Longest streak - 281 - June 12 2005 - Oct 30, 2010
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Episode Dion Phaneuf (494): Ovechkin Breaks Gretzky's Goal Record!
04/06/2025
Episode Dion Phaneuf (494): Ovechkin Breaks Gretzky's Goal Record!
Much to Mike's chagrin, Alexander Ovechkin becomes the NHL's all time goal scoring leader with a truly astounding 895 goals! We also look at the Oilers and Leafs as they get ready for the playoffs. Listen Here: Title Player Dion Phaneuf News Ovi breaks the goal record. Oilers win two but Draisaitl goes down again - suggestions of load management for Oilers - Leafs - may fans oddly optimistic How about them Blues? 12 game winning streak has them solidly in playoffs Nov 24 Blues fired Drew Bannister and brought in Jim Montgomery - Jack Adams? Before coaching change: CF% / SF% 48%. / GF% 41%. SV% 89.7% SH% 7.77% After coaching change: CF%/SF% 49-50% / GF% 60%. SV% 92.84%. SH%10.54% Is that coaching? Up to coach change, Binnington was 89.4 SV% 2.91 GAA after 92.6% SV% 1.95 GAA Guess the 5th Playoff races - West - Wild 89 GR 5 Flames 84 GR 7 East Canadiens 81 GR 7 Rangers 79 GR 7 Blue Jackets 77 GR 8 Red Wings 77 GR 7 Everything else pretty much decided. Season ends Sat April 17 Connections - Last Week - This week - Linus Ullmark, Tristen Jarry, Philip Gustavsson, Alex Nedeljkovic Correct Answers - Atish Singh, Cameron Miller, Jim Stecker (our other judge listener) Jim has been to Casa Bonita - any others? This week - Bobby Hull, Rick Ley, JC Tremblay, Richard Brodeur Crazy Stat - From Jim Stecker - Yankees scored 3 home runs on first 3 pitches of game on March 29 DOPeS - nothing
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Episode Johnny Bucyk (493): Are the Oilers in Trouble? Torts Out in Philly.
03/30/2025
Episode Johnny Bucyk (493): Are the Oilers in Trouble? Torts Out in Philly.
With several key players out heading to the playoffs, including McDavid and Draisaitl, Mike is concerned about the Oilers prospects. John Tortarella gets fired by the Flyers, which isn't a huge surprise, but why now? Plus we have a look at the playoff picture as the matchups start to come into focus. Listen Here: Title Player- Johnny Bucyk - 493 PIM News Oilers Injuries - McDavid, Draisaitl, Skinner, Ekholm, Kane, Frederic - Are they screwed for playoffs if they make it? 6 points up on Vancouver 5-4-1 in last 10 - can they hold on? Draisaitl played last night - 3 points, 2 G including 50 and 51 Only active player with 4 seasons with 50 G and 50A in same season Tortarella - fired in Philly - 2-7-1 in last 10 - 9 games left in season - why now? “Becoming increasingly combative with everyone in the organization, from management, to coaches, to players, to staff, Tortorella’s antics wore on everyone.” Brent Burns -915 consecutive games - 4th all time Ovi Ovechkin - 5 back of Gretzky, 6 to pass - should have stayed at 888 - 10 Games to go and scored at .072 per game pace. Goal Scoring - 2024-25 - Leon with 51 leads 2023-24 - 4 players, Matthes 69, Reinhart 57, Hyman 54, Mackinnon 51 2022-23 - 5 players McDavid 64, Pastrnak 61, Rantanen 55, Draisaitl 52 2021-22 - 4 players Matthews 60, Draisatil, 55, Kreider 52, Ovi 50 2021-20, 19-20 None 2018-19 Ovi 51, Draisaitl 50 Crosby - passes Gretzky with 20th ppg season Guess the 5th Playoff Races Points - Leafs could win Atlantic - how important Top 3 in each division pretty much set Only top in Atlantic up for grabs Close to certain matchups CAR v NJD DAL v COL LAK v EDM Wildcard Races East - CBJ, MTL, NYR, NYI, DET West - STL, VAN, CGY Worst team last 5 years to make playoffs 23-24 WSH 91 22-23 FLA 92 21-22 NSH 97 18-19 COL 90 17-18 COL 95 This year, if pts pace continues, last team 85pts Connections Carryover - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson (Hyuben Guess - Yukon connection) - All played with a teammate whose name was the same with a different spelling....that was a tough one. This week - Linus Ullmark, Tristen Jarry, Philip Gustavsson, Alex Nedeljkovic Streaking - W STL 9, VGK 6, DAL 5 L BOS 5 Crazy Stat DOPeS Zary 2 games -
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Episode Tony Granato (492): Paul Stewart @bucpowerc Joins Us In Studio!
03/15/2025
Episode Tony Granato (492): Paul Stewart @bucpowerc Joins Us In Studio!
For the first time ever, we have an in-studio guest as Paul Steward from joins us to tell us about his North American tour and discuss the latest in the NHL. He also puts us to the test in Guess the 5th. Listen Here: Title Player Tony Granato Feedback - David Hyuben - Guelph Biltmores News - Paul’s tour through North America impressions of US, Vegas, Leafs game Gretzky/ Bettman following Ovechkin - only needs 8 now Oilers lost 8th loss in last 11. Athletic ranked their goalie tandem as 27th in NHL Leafs - healing for Mitch Marner? - Leafs want to sign but no negotiations so far so would you be interested? Marner’s answer “No” Lebrun carrying water for the team? Will Mitch stay? Does it depend on playoffs? Guess the 5th - Paul Standings review Sens only 4 behind Lightning - is Paul concerned? 6 pts between Penguins in 9th wildcard and Bluejackets in 2nd wildcard Streaking - Senators / Hurricans W5 No one beyond L2 Connections - Last WEEK - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson This Week - Carryover
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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 -
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Episode Norm Ullman (490): Seth Jones to Florida. Will Any Trades Be Left for Deadline Day?
03/02/2025
Episode Norm Ullman (490): Seth Jones to Florida. Will Any Trades Be Left for Deadline Day?
Seth Jones was traded by the Blackhawks Saturday in one of the bigger moves so far in the lead up to the trade deadline. Will there be anything left for deadline day? The Oilers broke a 5 game losing streak while the Jets had their 11 game winning streak come to an end. Listen Here: Title Player Norm Ullman - 490 Goals News 6 Trades this week Seth Jones Trade Jones plus 2026 4th to Florida for Spencer Knight and 2026 1st, protected to Chicago. Chicago retained $2,500,000 Oilers break 5 game losing skid - Pickard starts on HNIC prime game vs Hurricanes - trade looming? - Lowetide - focused on McDavid struggles with GF% - always been well above 50% - away from Lean is 40% - Leon is 60% w/o 97 - what is going on? Jets 11 game winning streak ends vs Nashville Thursday 1st in NHL +71 Goal differential 5v5 Stats GF% 59.07 vs CF% 49.7 SV% 93.5 (1) PP 30.5% (1) PK 79% (16) Atlantic - TOP 3 Pulling away with winning streaks Stadium series - Detroit vs Columbus - 94,000 - Gaudreau tributes - both teams wore Gaudreau sweaters from different stages of career - visually stunning - great sweaters on both sides PWHL - annual game at Bell Centre - over 17,000 - Montreal beat Boston in OT Guess the 5th TRADE DEADLINE - Friday March 7 Who’s Left? Seravalli Board Brock Nelson Scott laughton Brandon Tanev Jake Evans Casey Middelsstadt Bowen Byram Carson Soucy Rickard Rakell Kyle Palmieri Connections Last week: Mascots - Harvey - Flames , Bailey - Kings, Louie - Blues , Carleton - Leafs - mascots This week: Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe, Joe Nieuwendyk Going Streaking: TBL W8, TOR, MTL, STL W4 WAS L3 Crazy Stat DOPeS: Hartman suspension reduced to 8 games - Bettman gives 13 page(!) ruling. Zegras - 3 games - why not rule 48?
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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 -
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Episode Nelson Emerson (488): 4 Nations Faceoff Delivers Hard-Hitting Entertaining Hockey. Can-USA Final Set.
02/17/2025
Episode Nelson Emerson (488): 4 Nations Faceoff Delivers Hard-Hitting Entertaining Hockey. Can-USA Final Set.
We're excited to say that, despite our misgivings, the 4 Nations faceoff has been outstanding. The USA beat Canada in a game that started with 3 fights in the first 9 seconds and then it was a tight checking, hard-hitting game. The re-match is scheduled in the final on Thursday. Listen Here: Title Player Nelson Emerson News 4 Nations - Canada 4 Sweden 3 USA 6 Finland 1 USA 3 Canada 1 - 3 fights in first 9 seconds! - HNIC panel giddy - Binnington 2 tough goals, some great saves - Canada unable to challenge Hellebuyck - USA Defence amazing - Thomas Harley played great Finland 4 Sweden 3 - big game for Finland Canada 5 vs Finland 3 Overall thoughts - much higher intensity than I expected - great hockey, fun to watch - would it be better on bigger ice? Other stories - Makar out with sickness and possibly injury - Matt Tkachuk out with injury - Final on Thurs Final preview - Guess the 5th NHL announced that there will be a World Cup (name?) every 4 years, 2 years after Olympics. Finally. Connections Last One - Patric Hornqvist, Jacob Middleton, Gerry Meehan, Paul Maurice - all last pick in the NHL draft This week - Chris Phillips, Denis Potvin, Gilbert Perreault, Rick DiPietro Crazy Stat
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Episode Mike Richards (487): Super Bowl Sunday Edition! 4 Nations Faceoff Preview.
02/10/2025
Episode Mike Richards (487): Super Bowl Sunday Edition! 4 Nations Faceoff Preview.
The 4 Nations Faceoff is finally here so we're forced to address it. So we do. What's the schedule, what are the rules and does anyone other than the hardest core of fans care? We also discuss the Ryaan Hartman suspension in the DOPeS segment. Listen Here: Title Player - Mike Richards Shout out Noah Wilkerson from Minnesota! News Key injuries heading into 4 nations Quinn Hughes Sidney Crosby Mikko Rantanen Doughty to replace Pietrangelo Pens terminate Puljujarvi contract Ryan Suter plays 1500th game - only 3rd American - Matt Cullen and Chris Chelios 22 players all time have 1500 or more Guess the 5th 4 nations preview Schedule - WED CAN vs SWE THU US vs FIN Sat - SWE vs FIN / CAN vs US Mon - CAN vs FIN / US vs SWE THURS FInal Tie Breaks - using IIHF points system and we break down the tie breakers when teams tied at end of round robin Connections Last Week - Gerry Meehan, Jacob Middleton, Paul Maurice, Patric Hornquvist This Week - no on got last week so it's a carryover Crazy Stat DOPeS - 10 games for Hartman Appealing History - 4th suspension since April 2023
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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
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Episode Jason Allison (485): Mikko Rantanen Traded to Hurricanes. Who's Next?
01/31/2025
Episode Jason Allison (485): Mikko Rantanen Traded to Hurricanes. Who's Next?
In a shocking blockbuster trade, the Avalanche trade Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes. Is Eric Tulsky the smartest GM ever? Will we see more big trades well before the deadline? People are dropping out of the 4 Nations Faceoff - is it a trend? Listen Here: Title Player - Jason Allison - played with Troy Sweet in London/ Chris Longo Portland / / Barry Trotz - coach Portland Pirates - 3 goalies - Byron Dafoe, Rick Tabaracci, Olaf Kolzig / Todd Nelson, Trotz, Andrew Brunette, News Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall to Hurricanes for Martin Necas, Jack Drury, 2025 2nd, 2026 4th Rantanen 6th in scoring when traded. Contract up at end of season - $4.625MM- expecting Draisaitl type salary - $14MM Comments from MacKinnon, Bednar Makar due in 27-28 MacFarland must have decided he couldn’t live with 3 guys over $12MM Does this change how other GMs look at expiring contracts? Marner? 4 nations players dropping out Heiskenen Pietrangelo - nursing injury but paying 24 min / game Karlsson - “lower body injury” Jacob Markstrom Charlier McAvoy Erik Haula Per Wyshinski - no 1 game suspension for not attending unlike All Star game Will we see more? Captains - Crosby, Hedman, Matthews, Barkov Brandon Saad waived by Blues and is free agent - Leafs and Oilers said to be interested Klingberg to play first game as Oiler tonight. Guess the 5th Standings Update East is tight! We review the standings. Connections Last Week - Claude Julien, Alain Vigneault, Pat Burns, Benoit Groulx This Week Crazy Stat DOPeS - McDavid 3 games / Myers 3 games Lilleberg - 2 games - interference - head contact - Ridiculously lenient.
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Episode Don Marcotte (484): Nedeljkovic Scores Plus Adds an Assist! Oilers Add Klingberg.
01/18/2025
Episode Don Marcotte (484): Nedeljkovic Scores Plus Adds an Assist! Oilers Add Klingberg.
In a record setting performance, Alex Nedeljkovic scores a goal and adds an assist, the first time an NHL goalie has managed that feat. Meanwhile, did Connor McDavid escape discipline for a sneaky elbow? Mike continues to be flummoxed by the unwillingness of Leafs fans to enjoy this season. Listen Here: Title Player Don Marcotte News Ndeljkovic scores - 16th goalie to score, 11th to shoot it Took a hit to make the play! Also had an assist - 1st time ever goal and assist Scored 2 in AHL and 1 in ECHL - 1st ever McDavid chicken wing - no fine or suspension - what do you think? Oilers sign Klingberg - $1.75 AAV - 32 yrs old - gets $1MM - $350k bonus plus salary - hasn’t played since Nov 2023 Oilers beat Kings, Wild and Avalanche this week - were done 3-0 to Avs and came back. Matthews continues to score despite Leafs struggles lately Rumours that Marchand might be on the trade block - last year of 8 yr contract - $6MM - 36 yrs - if Bruins fall out of playoffs will they move him? Guess the 5th Columbus Blue Jackets - where did they come from? Last 10 - 8-10-0 6W in a row Currently in 1st wildcard in East Fancies GF% 51% (11) xGF% 48.71% (25) SH% 10.03% (3) SV% (25) Since Dec 1 GF% 51.55% (12) xGF 45% (28) SH% 9.8 (8) SV% 91.12 (17) Since Dec 22 - have scored a PPG per game Have been on a hot streak but nothing to indicate it’s real - Schedule has been pretty soft over this span Connections - Last Week - lubes, swing, flase, teardrops - anagrams of NHL team names This Week - Claude Julien, Alain Vigneault, Pat Burns, Benoit Groulx Crazy Stat - DOPeS - Tsyplakov 3 games hit to head
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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
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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
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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
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Episode Craig MacTavish (480): Mark Allred from Black N' Gold Podcast Returns!
12/24/2024
Episode Craig MacTavish (480): Mark Allred from Black N' Gold Podcast Returns!
Mark Allred from the Black N' Gold podcast returns to tell us all about the Bruins season so far - Montgomery fired, Swayman contract and what's to come after a mediocre start. And then we preview the world junior tournament. Listen Here: Title Player - Craig MacTavish News Injuries - Matthews - does this go back to rib injury from cross check last year Hyman - scary shot to face Mark Allred How's the Bruins season so far Swayman Where did the offence go Montgomery out, Sacco in Guess the 5th Connections - Last Week - David Perron, Wendel Clark, Francois Beauchemin, Mark Recchii - all played on the same team 3 different times This Week - Pat Lafontaine, Martin Biron, Mike Donnelly, Taylor Pyatt World Junior Preview In last 12 tournaments - Canada 5, US 4, Fin 3 B Pool Sweden - Czechia Switzerland Slovakia Khazakstan Crazy Stat - NFL Dopes - Rempe 8 games - Elbowing and Boarding 23 games since last suspension for elbowing Heiskenen -
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Episode Yvon Lambert (479): Big Name Defenceman moves. Trouba, Fowler. Ullmark hot in Ottawa.
12/15/2024
Episode Yvon Lambert (479): Big Name Defenceman moves. Trouba, Fowler. Ullmark hot in Ottawa.
Some big moves went down in the NHL over the past week with Jacob Trouba, Cam Fowler and David Jiricek all getting traded, in very different deals. Linus Ullmark is hot in Ottawa and the Senators are looking good. Can they get to a playoff spot? Listen Here: Title Player - Yvon Lambert - News Trades this week! Cam Fowler a strong pickup for St. Louis - currently in 6th in division - Krug on LTIR, Ducks eat $2.5MM - Blues trying to save season Colorado looking to solve their goaltending woes and Wedgewood clearly wasn’t the solution. Have traded both goalies in past 2 weeks. Have played 6 goalies this year. Currently last in league in sv% - .870 and still in playoff position Trades last week. Trouba - Rangers threatened to put him on waivers if he didn’t accept a trade to Anaheim. He had a 15 team no trade list and presumably Anaheim was on the list - Rangers struggling - 5-1 loss to LA last night - tied for 5th with NYI and PIT Jiricek trade Guess the 5th Connections - Last Week - dustin Brown, John Tavares, Mike Modano, Joe Thornton This week - David Perron, Wendel Clark, Francois Beauchemin, Mark Recchii Ullmark - hot for Sens as they have rallied - .967SV% over past 5 games EBUG last night - Zach Dietz was at the game to watch but had to go to his car to get his gear. Video of him running with his gear to get to rink because traffic was so slow Laine back to play Winnipeg - first time against Hellebuyck though - made a joke about Hellebuyck having Patty Flu Crazy Stat Going Streaking - Wins - Oilers at 5 / Caps at 4 Losses - CHI, MTL, BUF, FLA 2 OTL CBJ 2 Next Week World Junior preview
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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 -
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Episode Paul Henderson (477): Authors Bruce and Evan Dowbiggin Talk Their New Book Deal With It.
12/02/2024
Episode Paul Henderson (477): Authors Bruce and Evan Dowbiggin Talk Their New Book Deal With It.
Bruce Dowbiggin and Evan Dowbiggin, authors of the new book Deal With It tell us about the book and some of the great NHL trades that they cover in it. Also we get some insights in to the process of trades in the NHL and also some history on the Alan Eagleson saga from the early 90s. Listen Here: Title Player - Paul Henderson - Interview: Bruce Dowbiggin and Evan Dowbiggin discuss their new book Deal With It. Buy on Amazon at Or go to Twitter / Instagram: @dowbboy News Bruins celebrating 100 years McDavid up to 11th in points - 20 points in last 9 games Some new names in the top 10 over past years - 6 players over 1.5PPG Oilers beat Avalanche 4-1 - 3 straight, up to 3rd. Knoblach matchups interesting Leafs hold on against Lightning - looking strong despite near collapse Matthews back - any word on injury? Bissonette - gets beat up at restaurant GUESS the 5th Connections - Last week - Mario Lemieux, Alexander Mogilny, Luc Robitaille, Rob Ray - all scored on first shift in first game in NHL This week - Robert Carpenter, Thomas Harley, JT Compher Hot / Not ATLANTIC - TOR 8-2-0 / FLA 4-6-0 - FLA have 3W streak and still 4-6-0 in last 10 METRO - WAS / PHI 7-2-1 (3W)/ NYI 2-4-4 - NYR 5L Streak broken / PHI, PIT 3W / WAS 4W CENTRAL - MIN 6-2-2 / CHI 3-6-1 - Jets slowing down 5-5-0 - MIN keep rolling - Gustavsson - .929 - NAS 3 OTL in a row! and 5 of last 10 OTL MIN 3W PACIFIC - EDM 7-2-1 / SJS 4-4-2 - EDM, LAK 3W Crazy Stat
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Episode Howie Morenz (476): Crosby 600th Goal! Joe Thornton Sweaters Goes to Rafters in San Jose.
11/24/2024
Episode Howie Morenz (476): Crosby 600th Goal! Joe Thornton Sweaters Goes to Rafters in San Jose.
We are at the quarter point in the season so we have a look at how our predictions are shaping up. Sidney Crosby hit the 600 goal milestone and we discuss how high he'll get on the all time list. Joe Thornton's number was retired by San Jose this week and we get into a discussion about his legacy. Listen Here: Title Player Howie Morenz News Crosby 600 goals - how high will he get? Montgomery fired by Boston Montgomery hired by St. Louis (Bannister fired) Hughes hit on Norris - suspendable? penalty? https://youtu.be/EJFW8L2LuZQ?si=RVpB9U5fEfgaFg7M Joe Thornton Jersey Retirement Guess the 5th Connections - Mario Lemieux, Alexander Mogilny, Luc Robitaille, Rob Ray Predictions Review Hot/Not Crazy Stat DOPeS - Whitecloud hit on Knies - ?
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