Back of the Net

The NHL free agent frenzy has been INSANE for the first 2 days running. Teams with lots of turnover and the Kraken adding 83M to the salary pool really offset the flat cap and made this free agency period one of the craziest ever. In this weeks episode we go over everything that happened in the NHL and look at how the Leafs have shaken up over the last little while.

Ryan and I review the week in sports, from topics like the NBA finals, to legal issues, to...anti-vaxxers. This episode has it all.

In this weeks episode (also to be the first one uploaded to youtube), Ryan and I go over the interesting and questionable game that was. The finals was mostly overshadowed by some questionable managing decisions and some pretty borderline challenges, all of which played a big factor in deciding the game. We talk about all of that and more on this weeks episode wrapping up the Euro 2020 tournament.

So Tampa won the cup.... again. What made them so unstoppable? We look into the challenges of keeping a team so good in the salary cap era as well as look into how they even got to this point. Additionally we discuss the fraud that was the England penalty against Denmark and why VAR failed... again.

In this episode we dive into the woes of Toronto FC and their path back to competition. Their struggles highlighted lots of issues within the team fundamentally and the firing of Chris Armas as well as the possible return home of the team give us reasons for optimism. We also get into the Euros semis and what to expect from that as the games continue to intensify. Lastly, what in the world was Tampa's mayor thinking? We look into the Stanley Cup finals and why throwing a game is never a good idea.

Back from technical difficulties and general stupidity when it came to using producing software, in this episode we go over what happened in the week that was. The euros are really heating up and we go over all thats still left to come and what teams may be favoured. Are teams going to stick with the defensive approaches or are the high-scoring games of the R16 going to deter managers tactics? All that and more on this weeks epi.

TImestamps : (0:00 - Euros, 14:05 - NHL, 18:24 - Raptors)

With a ton going on in the world of sports, this week we look into a quick preview of the Euros round of 16 as well as a look into how the Raptors managed to add a top 5 pick to an already pretty good team. As per always, ripping into NHL refs for not knowing how to do their jobs was also on the menu.

In this week's episode I do something I said i'd never do... I rushed straight to the mic after an emotional Danish win and recorded my raw, unfiltered thoughts. We also dig in to the state of the NHL and it's referees, and discuss where teams should go after one of their stars disappear in the playoffs similar to Ben Simmons and the 76ers.

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(Timestamps : 0:00 for NBA, 12:59 for Euros and soccer.) In this episode we look into some of the dramatics in the NBA as late with the huge Kemba Walker trade and LeBron's dislike towards the season structure. This change in the trajectory of the podcast today has me praying I don't become a Toronto man so i made sure to sprinkle a healthy dose of soccer at the end to prevent that.

In this episode, I finally bring on a guest to bounce some ideas off of and save me some breath. We review all the matchday 1 Euro 2020 matches and dive into some predictions as to who will advance out of this groupstage.