Episode 214:

Discussion on what trade we should try to manifest before the NHL trade deadline. If / when the Seattle Kraken will start making trades. Good players propping up other players on their teams & making them better. The PWHL taking the week off for international hockey. The Morgan Rielly craziness in the Toronto-Ottawa game last Saturday night. Rumors of the Edmonton Oilers being interested in trading for Jordan Eberle. Phil Kessel is still unsigned.

Recorded 11 February 2024

Episode 213:

Pat’s adventures in Minnesota. NHL players being allowed to play in the Olympics again, & the new four nations tourney. The NHL All-Star Game Weekend review. The PWHL getting TV air time. The LA Kings firing Todd McLellan. The Vancouver-Calgary trade right before the All-Star Weekend. Thoughts on the Alexandre Daigle documentary. Ideas for trades to manifest this season.

Recorded 4 February 2024

Episode 212:

Discussion on Lou Lamoriello hiring Patrick Roy to be the head coach of the NY Islanders. San Jose Sharks Tomáš Hertl’s possible trade value. Is the LA Kings Pierre-Luc Dubois the new Matt Duchene? Dave Hakstol is still somehow the head coach of the Seattle Kraken. We still need to find out who has that Zach Werenski voodoo doll. Is the Sheldon Keefe countdown clock now on in Toronto? Where is Claude Julien?

Recorded 21 January 2024

Episode 211:

Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss NHL All-Star Game jerseys & events. How the 2004-2005 NHL lockout drastically changed league marketing. Pat’s question for us today: Who would make an interesting Celebrity Jeopardy contestant? How PWHL Ottawa appears to be the most popular women’s pro team right now. The Philadelphia Flyers & Cutter Gauthier’s situation. John Tortorella bringing back the defensive rover.

Recorded 14 January 2024

Episode 210:

An impromptu recap of PWHL Boston’s inaugural game, & other PWHL games. Some passing commentary on Seattle’s Winter Classic…& the music. An assessment of where Carolina currently is. We’re now entering the NHL season’s burnout part of the season. The odds on whether Seattle’s Winter Classic jersey will become the Kraken’s thirds. NHL team theme entrance ideas for NHL Winter Classic to rile up the home team.

Recorded 7 January 2024

Episode 209:

Cassie’s rant about the big jump in ticket prices in Boston. Ideas about changing to the Minnesota logo & third jersey colors. The man who owns the Seattle Metropolitans (?) logo & trademarks. More reverse VH nonsense. Possible PWHL league finance structuring. Patrick’s John Tortorella love fest. Enjoying the fun of Buffalo (even if they suck right now). Columbus’s coach making curious decisions with his roster. Coaches using the undefined concept of defense against their own players. Paul Coffey not having much impact on the defense in Edmonton.

Recorded 31 December 2023

Episode 208:

Local TV commercials making their way to streaming services such as ESPN+. Tomas Tartar’s under the radar trade to Seattle. Kraken GM Ron Francis doing uncharacteristic transactional things. Is Paul Coffey actually changing things around for the defense in Edmonton, or are the defense just figuring things out on their own? The “tie vs loser point” debate, & situational player stats. Some of the ways that goaltenders beat themselves.

Recorded 17 December 2023

Episode 207:

The mystery of why Leon Draisaitl is somehow…off. The organized chaos that is the game of hockey. The function of intent in penalty calling. Responses to two different Seattle Kraken theme night goalie helmet art. David Perron’s hit on Dylan Larkin, & the immediate overreaction to it. The rise of the reverse VH (vertical horizontal) in goaltending. NHL teams believing they need a better goalie (when they just need better defense). Thoughts on reducing the number of faceoffs in a game. Champions Hockey League with their fun & chaotic penalty rules.

Recorded 10 December 2023

Episode 206:

Pat missed the goalie goal in the Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay game. A new hockey team has been chosen! Women’s NCAA college hockey expansion. Potential ticket resale market for the Winter Classic in Seattle. The similarity between LA & Seattle handling their top prospects. The NHL All-Star Game being revamped - again. The very unnecessary Corey Perry rumor drama in the name of journalism. Fan angst over team jerseys & colors - including our own. Whether Anthony Duclair would fit on a different team.

Recorded 3 December 2023

Episode 205:

Discussion on the current & former NHLers we’d like to see coach women’s professional hockey. The lack of Calder Trophy winners making it to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Voicing our support for Colorado’s Sam Girard. Trying to pin down Edmonton’s problem. And trying to define what we will call… a “lynchpin player”. Patrick once again revisiting his love for LA Kings’ Quinton Byfield. Unexpectedly good enough goaltending on various teams.

Recorded 26 November 2023