3v3 Podcast

Episode 224:

Is Jake Oettinger a front-runner for the Conn Smythe? A Toronto post-mortem (because we just can’t resist). Seattle is (probably) still waiting for Coachella Valley to finish playoffs. Speculation on who Toronto will / may trade. The current state of Carolina’s defense. San Jose getting the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Speculation about Mike Sullivan’s - & Pittsburgh’s - immediate future. Question of the week: What exactly is Lou Lamoriello going to give up to get Mitch Marner?

Recorded 12 May 2024

Episode 223:

Welcome to the second round of NHL playoffs, & the Vancouver-Edmonton series. The NHL locking down Tom Meruelo’s potential new team ownership in Arizona. Seattle makes Patrick happy by firing Dave Hakstol. The LA Kings postmortem, & how they might be able to buy out Pierre-Luc Dubois. Guaranteed contracts for coaches. Is Sheldon Keefe the next NHL head coach to be fired?

Recorded 4 May 2024

Episode 222:

The schadenfreude playoff joy that is Toronto. NHL coaching openings & hirings - no, not that one yet. The question of John Tavares & where he may play next season. Pat & Patrick accidentally (?) cursing Vancouver’s goaltending. The lack of any real race for the Presidents’ Trophy. No Movement Clauses don’t stop players from moving. Lack of leadership & management on the Leafs. General complaints about playoff seeding.

Recorded 28 April 2024

Episode 221:

Pat’s prediction: Mitch Marner will be next season’s Pierre-Luc Dubois. Coach Joel Quenneville’s attempt at a redemption tour. Thoughts on the NHL’s first round playoff matchups. Thinking about gaming the way on-ice officials call penalties. Philadelphia’s fan bases’ reputation. Saving Sakic documentary (?) review. Cassie’s trip to the PWHL Boston game.

Recorded 21 April 2024

Episode 220:

All of us accepting our share of the (supposed) blame. Complaining about how late playoffs are starting. The Arizona Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City next season. Will Patrick Roy be in the Jack Adams discussion? The race for the last Wild Card spot in the East in the final games of the season. Cartoonifying NHL games, & figuring out what cartoons to use for it. Possible Salt Lake City team names. We are now so over the US-Canada women’s games. Shane Wright’s recent call-up in Seattle.

Recorded 14 April 2024

Episode 219:

Pat revisiting a trade he’d suggested last season. Best players from the 2020 NHL draft class discussion. Rules on goalies being the goaltender of record. The questionable proposed rule changes from the GM meetings. The chances of Vegas making the playoffs this year, & possibly winning another Cup next year. Cody Hodgson’s pro hockey comeback, & Akim Aliu getting a pro tryout. Thoughts on hockey having relegation leagues. Our ambivalence towards the whole idea of Olympic hockey.

Recorded 24 March 2024

Episode 218:

Cassie’s assessment of Pittsburgh. Commentary on the NHL trade deadline, & if San Jose did well at it or not. What we think teams’ Stanley Cup chances are. What Dallas has done right in building their roster. John Tortorella getting ejected from a game. So many NHL team’s retaining salary in trades this season. How Vegas will probably keep on Vegasing. Arizona hoarding 2nd & 3rd round draft picks. The state of Carolina. Patrick’s goalie interference flow chart exceptions.

Recorded 10 March 2024

Episode 217:

The development of LA’s Quinton Byfield. Sidney Crosby & leadership styles. More on Pierre-Luc Dubois’s struggle with LA, even after a coaching change. Seattle’s Shane Wright’s AHL development. Hockey fans getting priced out of the NHL, & the alternatives they might seek out. Wondering what the heck the New Jersey Devils are doing lately. The likely non-event that will be the NHL trade deadline on Friday.

Recorded 3 March 2024

Episode 216:

TV hockey personalities leaning far too heavily on their schtick. The Pittsburgh media’s “one-goal game” narrative. Pat’s fun idea of having an outdoor hockey game in the UK. The upcoming NHL trade deadline, & the Penguins GM Kyle Dubas. Mentorship, or the lack thereof depending on the person, in the NHL. Players needing to keep their heads up in the neutral zone.

Recorded 25 February 2024

Episode 215:

Patrick’s idea for an NHL retaliatory commissioner act in the next collective bargaining agreement. Phil Kessel practicing with the Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliate. The dismissal of the Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen, & the NHL’s outdoor games. Thought experiment question: If Sidney Crosby were to one day become a rental player, where should he go? The absurdity that is much of the NHL / hockey media.

Recorded 18 February 2024