3v3 Podcast

Episode 44:

Discussion on questions we’d ask players that the hockey media does not. How coaches and GMs in the NHL buy into the rumored ability of players and prospects instead of assessing players actual ability on their own. The NHL trade deadline and the kind of turnaround that teams expect from players new to their team. The current resurgence of the Battle of Alberta. Building a Stanley Cup winning team versus building a perennial playoff team. Question of the week: When Seattle joins the NHL in the fall of 2021, should the NHL schedule a game between Seattle and Montreal to decide the 1919 Stanley Cup, which was never completed due to the Spanish flu epidemic?

Recorded 2 February 2019

Episode 43:

Discussion on which NHL coaches are securely in their jobs for a while – or, on the “cold” seat. The NHL All-Star Game Weekend broadcasting quirks and tricks. The new rink boards advertisement technology and its inconsistencies. Fans’ expectations of ASG Weekend and catering to the entertainment value rather than quality hockey. Changes we’d like to see for the ASG. Question of the week: Is there a general hockey related question that you’d like to ask players that doesn’t get asked by the media?

Recorded 26 January 2019

Episode 42:

Discussion about legitimate geographic rivalries in hockey. The potential resurgence of the rivalry brewing between the Edmonton and the Calgary. The lack of flexible TV schedules for NHL games on NBCSN. The NHL coaching carousel unexpectedly passing through Vegas. Revisiting the problem of insisting on the absurdity of “needing” right-handed defenders on the right side. Where Gerard Gallant might end up next and the timing of when that hiring might happen. Question of the week: Which coach is on the safest ground; or, who is least likely to be fired in the next seven days?

Recorded 18 January 2019

Episode 41:

Discussion about things in hockey that people often get wrong that drives us nuts. Ignoring the nature of time and just enjoying hockey instead of having specific “nights”. The state of the San Jose Sharks aging players and the number of their limited no-trade clauses. The difference between hiring coaches mid-season and the off-season. How AHL affiliate records show the lack of development and/or drafting by NHL teams over time. Question of the week: Are there any geographic hockey rivalries – not necessarily NHL, but all of hockey - that you can think of that are legitimate rather than manufactured?

Recorded 11 January 2019Episode 41:

Discussion about things in hockey that people often get wrong that drives us nuts. Ignoring the nature of time and just enjoying hockey instead of having specific “nights”. The state of the San Jose Sharks aging players and the number of their limited no-trade clauses. The difference between hiring coaches mid-season and the off-season. How AHL affiliate records show the lack of development and/or drafting by NHL teams over time. Question of the week: Are there any geographic hockey rivalries – not necessarily NHL, but all of hockey - that you can think of that are legitimate rather than manufactured?

Recorded 11 January 2019

Episode 40:

Discussion on NHL trades that we would undo. Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) tweeting at Anna Kendrick on Christmas Day. The NHL’s Christmas break, & if it’s too long or even necessary. NHL coaches and overcoaching players into playing boring games and losing streaks. The bashing of Connor McDavid for not being able to carry the Edmonton Oilers single-handedly. The lack of interest in drafting well by some NHL teams. Question of the week: What the one thing in hockey that people tend to get wrong a lot that drives you absolutely nuts?

Recorded 29 December 2019

Episode 39:

The San Jose Sharks firing their coach. NHL Network not being available online to stream. Ideas for guest color commentators during NHL games, and maybe having an R-rated color commentating option for NHL games. Traumatizing hockey injuries. Seattle neighborhoods, and where NHL players may live. Question of the week: What is one trade in NHL history that you would undo? (Left deliberately unanswered this episode.)

Recorded 15 December 2019

Episode 38:

Discussion about our favorite teammate rivalries in NHL history. The idea of the NHL creating a league-wide code of conduct. The lack of a centralized hockey news site these days, and how the NHL isn’t utilizing the NHL Network to the best of its ability to become one. Watching hockey at TD Garden in Boston. The new practice facility going up in North Carolina. Question of the week: What is one trade in NHL history that you would undo?

Recorded 8 December 2019

Episode 37:

Discussion on who we’d see in their rookie season. Trying to not talk about the racist news in the NHL (being all white people, we didn’t feel qualified for this). The great work that Black Girl Hockey Club is doing in Southern California. The run that the Colorado Avalanche has been on, despite injuries, and the job that Joe Sakic has done putting that team together. Patrick Roy’s chances of coaching in the NHL again. Restructuring points for wins, losses, and overtime in the standings. Question of the week: What is your favorite teammate rivalry in NHL history?

Recorded 30 November 2019

Episode 36:

Discussion on weird rule changes that we’d like to introduce to hockey. Changes in amateur hockey programs, and how they’re not using the entire rink anymore. Birthplace versus hometown on rosters, and what could replace it. Video game announcing, and how it’s different from live game announcing. Boston College head coach Jerry York, and how he skipped some of the Hockey Hall of Fame festivities in favor of coaching his own team. Question of the week: If you could see anyone in their rookie season, who would it be?

Recorded 17 November 2019

Episode 35:

Discussion on what arenas, regardless of time and team, we’d like to go watch hockey. Other hockey arenas we’ve watched hockey in. The lack of three dimensional thinking in the NHL when it comes to passes and shots. The lack of enforcement on certain penalties. Question of the week: What is one weird rule change that you would love to introduce to hockey that would evolve the game in a totally different way.

Recorded 10 November 2019