32 Thoughts: The Podcast

The news never stops! Jeff and Elliotte kick off the podcast discussing the Tyler Toffoli trade to Calgary (1:00), the pursuit of 500 goals for Sidney Crosby (5:30), the Oilers under Jay Woodcroft (17:50), the return of Jack Eichel this Wednesday (21:15), what Colorado might have up their sleeve (26:00), Tomas Hertl and the San Jose Sharks (28:00), and the Jets play as of late (34:40).

They also touch on Rosie DiManno’s opinion piece in the Toronto Star on “Why women’s hockey doesn’t belong in the Olympics” (37:00) and they take your questions to wrap things up (47:40).

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Marty Zylstra - Rattle The Glass

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman. Production support by Griffin Porter.

Audio Credits: Bally Sports San Diego, Edmonton Oilers,Sportsnet 960 and Sportsnet

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It was a crazy busy week in hockey! Jeff and Elliotte kick things off with an apology (00:15) before getting into some rapid-fire thoughts from Elliotte’s latest blog -- Tyler Toffoli (3:25), Christian Dvorak (4:15), Rick Bowness (4:50), Jack Eichel’s return (7:00), Gina Kingsbury and Theresa Feaster (10:20), Tomas Hertl (11:10), Pavel Zacha (13:20), Nick Paul (14:40), and Vitali Kravtsov (16:10).

They also get into the changes in Edmonton (18:00) and Montreal (31:50), discuss the hiring of Cammi Granato in Vancouver (41:00), the situation in Arizona (42:50), and why the PHFPA parted ways with Alex Sinatra (48:45).

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Music Outro: BUD - Nowhere

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Anheuser-Busch, Montreal Canadiens, San Jose Sharks, Sportsnet and WGN 720.

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Las Vegas knows how to throw a party! Jeff and Elliotte recap the Skill Competition and the All-Star Game (00:01), and mentioned a few things that stood out to them from the weekend.

During our recording session, news broke out of Chicago that the team had fired their AHL athletic trainer for sexual harassment. The guys discuss this story (16:15) and give a few of their thoughts. They also provide an update on the teams' GM search as the club has shown interest in a Chicago Cubs executive.

Other topics include the Gary Bettman and Bill Daly press conference in Las Vegas (19:40), NHL tent pole events (33:45), Philadelphia hiring Daniel Brière (36:25), and they take a couple of your questions (37:40).

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Music Outro: Oliver Malcolm - Rolling Stone

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Sportsnet and Turner Sports.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

The Chicago Blackhawks held a town hall on Wednesday. Jeff and Elliotte discuss the comments made by Rocky Wirtz, how this might change the Blackhawks approach when it comes to their GM search, and what the NHL might do as the league gets ready for All-Star weekend in Las Vegas,

The guys also chat about Pat Verbeek and what his first move might be as the new general manager of the Anaheim Ducks (22:30), and Elliotte tells us about his conversations with David Poile (34:15), Bill Guerin (37:40), and Rob Blake (40:30). Plus, a SURPRISE In-Season Cup update!

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Music Outro: Jay Feelbender - Cheap Whiskey

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press and Turner Sports.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Steve Mayer is the Chief Content Officer at the NHL. He’s responsible for organizing all the big league events including outdoor games, the draft and All-Star weekend.

Steve joins Jeff and Elliotte to talk about some of the challenges with organizing an event in Las Vegas, how they are using the Bellagio Fountain and why they are shutting down the strip, adding ball hockey to the festivities, future outdoor games (including Florida), and what it will take to get backwards skating into the skills competition.

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Carey Price held a press conference in Montreal on Sunday. Jeff and Elliotte discuss the goaltenders' comments regarding his health as well as his desire to stay in Montreal (3:00).

They also give credit to Craig Anderson (0:10), touch on Montreal’s potential off-season moves (7:00) along with Vancouver’s (11:30), provide an update on Anaheim's GM search (18:20), discuss some names that are linked to Toronto (25:30) and Florida (28:30), tell us why they love jersey retirement ceremonies (30:00), and debate if the 'The Michigan' is getting boring (44:20).

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Music Outro: Mike Clay - Côte à côte

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: KLAA-AM, MSG, Sportsnet and WQAM-AM.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Evander Kane finds himself a new home. Jeff and Elliotte explain how Kane became an Edmonton Oiler (00:01) and provide an update on the grievance that was filed by the NHLPA. They also discuss the arena situation in Arizona (9:30) as well as the press conference in Philadelphia (21:20), take a closer look at the Nathan MacKinnon hit (28:45), add some details to the GM search in both Chicago and Anaheim (33:00), and they take a few of your questions to wrap up the podcast (36:00).

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Music Outro: Sean Hayes - Everyday Hamlet

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: MSG, NBC Sports Philadelphia, Orion Pictures, Sony Pictures and Turner Sports.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Alex Sinatra is a Texas-barred attorney who has been around sports her entire life except for hockey. She tells Jeff and Elliotte why she was interested in the position of executive director of the PHFPA and the interesting path she took to get there. She also talks about things that are important to the players, if they'll work with the PWHPA to grow the game, why communication will be one of her top priorities, how she's approaching the $25 million investment into the league by the Board of Governors, and if the NHL needs to be involved in women’s hockey.

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Music Outro: The Hight Loves - Sure of It

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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It was a very difficult week around the hockey world. Jeff and Elliotte kick off the podcast by discussing a pair of incidents that took place in the AHL as well as the ECHL, and they express their frustration as racist behaviour continues to be seen and heard in the game of hockey (00:10).

They then touch on Keith Yandle’s ironman streak (17:15), the struggling Flyers and what they might do next (25:00), some trade talk around Ben Chiarot (30:00) plus where we're with the Jakob Chychrun trade auction (33:20), an update on the Evander Kane situation (37:00), the battle of Alberta (38:00) and they get to some of your emails (41:40).

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Clark Gillies.

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: 630 CHED, MSG and WOR-TV.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Where do the Oilers go from here? After a 6-0 loss to the Florida Panthers, Jeff and Elliotte really begin to question what management is thinking in Edmonton and if the team needs to make a desperation move to save their season (00:01). They then touch on Sheldon Keefe’s comments following the team's loss to the New York Rangers (9:55), arena capacity for Ontario teams (23:00), more updates on Vancouver’s GM search (25:10), Victor Hedman’s dominance (29:10), more teams are added to the Jakob Chychrun trade list (35:00), a couple of things on Brad Marchand (39:10), and they take a few of your questions (44:30).

The guys also chat with Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf (51:30) about the influx of youth on the squad, coming into a team that was filled with veterans, his world junior experience, if he’ll be the last man standing from his draft class, his friendship with Corey Perry, post-playing career plans, and if he was considering signing somewhere else in the off-season.

Full transcript for the episode can be found here by Medha Monjaury

Music Outro: J.E. Sunde - Sunset Strip

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio, AM 560 Sports WQAM, Bally Sports Sun, Rogers TV, Sportsnet and Twitter (Sean McGuire via Aiden Smith)

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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