A Couple of Goons

We assess the season!

* RETURN OF THE FEATURE: our #30 of the week

* TEAM OF THE BI-WEEK

* The one remaining regular season narrative

* Hockey is very good right now

* All sports are very good right now?

* Is this the vibe shift?

* Queer comic recommendations with Walt

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s official FiveThirtyEight hockey forecast can be found at githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com

We assess the season!

* TRADE DEADLINE: What does it mean?

* Who is done for the year?

* The playoff picture

* Rangers!

* Who disappointed us the most this year

* Who un-disappointed us the most

* The INTENSITY to come

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s official FiveThirtyEight hockey forecast can be found at githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com

You miss us?

* Welcome back to A COUPLE OF GOONS

* The year thus far

* The one no three no five teams of the year

* The Montreal Screwjob

* Kraken up

* The New Viewing Experience!

* In Memoriam: NBC Sports Network

* Stanley Cup Logo review: lay it on me what do we think

* UBS Arena review!

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s Github is at github.com/neilpaine538.

Seattle stole a bunch of players! Joining us this week is Jake Lahut!

* (Expansion) Team of the week

* How’d Seattle do?

* Great moments in Expansion Draft history

* The only team capable of keeping their traps shut

* HAKAS

Jake is on Twitter @JakeLahut, Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

The end of the season!

* Team of the Wee— no. Team of the year.

* The WWE Style Fandom Belt Moves On

* #26

* Neil called it!

* What’s next for Hockey

* What’s next for GOONS

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s Github is at github.com/neilpaine538, or, our new convenient website located at http://githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com

Things are coming to an end soon:

* Team of the Week

* 3-1

* #25

* What happens after someone wins the Stanley Cup

* 95%

* Advanced Sabermetrics with Scott Steiner

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s Github is at github.com/neilpaine538, or, our new convenient website located at http://githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com

The Stanley Cup

* All the conclusions we can draw from one game!

* Team of the Week

* #24

* Awards Season!

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s Github is at github.com/neilpaine538, or, our new convenient website located at http://githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com

The last week of the semifinals! Also, if last week sounded bad, I fixed it, so just go re-download it again the mix was rough.

* Team of the Week

* A nuanced discussion of Elo weighting and model development

* #23

* I mean damn, the Habs are really good

* Like, whoa

* Yeah the Islanders shutout that was rough but like

* Dang, Montreal.

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s Github is at github.com/neilpaine538, or, our new convenient website located at http://githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com

UPDATE: Now with new Synced Audio!Joining us for this episode again is Emily Scherer!

* Cinderellas

* Team of the

* SIKE

* there is no team of the week

* #22: GOON OFF

* S.L.I.P.P.E.R.

* We make a new bet!

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Emily is @_schem, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s Github is at github.com/neilpaine538, or, our new convenient website located at http://githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com

The second round begins to wind down! Topics of conversation include

* Playoff hockey is great

* Team(s!) of the week

* #21, the postage stamp

* How would one construct an optimal stat block for a hockey player within the confines of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

* Double sweep!

* Canes conclude

* Professor Oak sent Nikita Kucherov

* And the nominees are

Neil is on twitter @neil_paine, Walt is @WaltHickey, and this podcast is @GoonsPod.

We are now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find us there, and consider throwing us a rating. Neil’s Github is at github.com/neilpaine538, or, our new convenient website located at http://githubdotcomslashneilpainefivethreeeight.com