Kirill Kaprizov just turned down a record-breaking 8-year, $128 million extension. What does that mean for the Minnesota Wild and the NHL trade market? We dive into Kaprizov rumors, Dustin Wolf’s 7-year deal, Spencer Knight’s bounce-back shot, Sidney Crosby chatter, and rookie news you might’ve missed.

But it’s not just hockey this week — we’re recapping NFL Week 2 madness (upsets, breakouts, and letdowns) and giving our NFL Week 3 locks and predictions.

Also on deck: full Pacific Division preview, Beer League punishments, fantasy talk, and the usual hot takes.

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Week 1 of the NFL did not disappoint — the Bills and Ravens delivered an instant classic, and Josh Allen reminded the world why he’s the best player in football (sorry Lamar). We break down the entire Week 1 slate, highlight the biggest surprises, and give our predictions for Week 2.

🏈 NFL Talk: Josh Allen vs Lamar, Steelers-Jets shocker, RedZone ads controversy, Green Bay Dominates, and might be Dart time already in New York
🏒 NHL Talk: McDavid playing mind games with Leafs fans? Carey Price traded (yes, really), Connor Zary’s new deal, and Ryan’s full Central Division breakdown heading into 2025-26.
⛳ Plus: Rory drains an eagle at the Irish Open, NCAA Week 2 & 3 previews, and our betting segments — Ten Commandments, Lock of the Week, and Bet the Farm (spoiler: rough start).

It’s Buds Mafia at its chaotic best — hot takes, rants, and questionable betting picks included.

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🚨 Buds Mafia is back for Season 2! 🚨

We’re kicking things off with a massive episode:

🏒 NHL Talk: Victor Olofsson to Colorado, Frank Nazar’s big extension, Marco Rossi’s new deal, and the Olympic Orientation Camp snubs (Canada & USA). Plus, why Mitch Marner’s “security story” feels more PR than reality.

🏈 NFL Week 1 is HERE: We go deep with our picks, locks, and predictions — including AFC East & West breakdowns, roster shakeups, and the Micah Parsons blockbuster trade.

💰 NEW SEGMENT ALERT: The Ten Commandments — 10 weekly picks for one massive parlay. Fresh slate also for Lock of the Week & Bet the Farm after our disgraceful Season 1 records 🤦‍♂️

⛳ Golf Wrap-Up: BMW Championship, Tour Championship (Tommy Fleetwood finally cashes in), and full Ryder Cup team breakdowns for USA & Europe.

It’s a fresh start, a bigger season, and the Buds Mafia chaos you know and love. Season 2 = next level.

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SEASON 1 IS IN THE BOOKS.
31 episodes deep, and the Buds Mafia boys are wrapping it up with one last summer send-off before a two-week break.

This week:
🏒 NHL News: Schaeffer signs his ELC and Canucks ink Kravtsov
🏈 NFL Heat Check: Preseason chaos, injury updates, fights in camp, and fantasy football buy/sell picks. Plus Jackson drops his AFC North & South 2025-26 predictions.
📊 PGA: Breaking down the FedEx St. Jude Championship & playoff bubble drama.

We close out Season 1 with our beautifully horrendous betting records:
Lock of the Week – 7-23 each 😬
Bet the Farm – Ryan 1-26, Jackson 0-27 🐄💀

Season 2 kicks off September 3rd — just in time for NFL Week 1 picks, locks, AFC East/West previews, and 2025-26 NHL sleeper predictions. Fresh slate. New chaos. Same Buds Mafia.

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30 EPISODES DEEP. Most podcasts don’t make it past Episode 3 — but Buds Mafia is built differently.

This week, the boys break down a loaded week in the NHL, the latest Leafs contract news, and continue the NFL divisional preview series with a deep dive into the NFC East & West.

In the NHL world:

🖊️ Dylan Samberg, Alex Laferriere, Martin Pospisil, and Devon Levi all sign new deals

📉 July NHL Power Rankings — where does your team land? 🚨 Leafs ink Nick Robertson to a one-year deal

🏆 Nicklas Backstrom retires, and we talk McDavid’s next deal + what Bedard might get

😬 Tkachuk injury news and what it could mean for the Panthers

In the NFL:

📈 What’s happening with Terry McLaurin, Micah Parsons, and the banged-up Buffalo Bills?

🏈 QB chaos in Cleveland, Jake Ferguson gets paid, and the Bengals add another weapon

🧠 NFC East + NFC West preview — Eagles still the team to beat? Can the Seahawks break through?

Plus:

🎯 PGA picks for the FedEx St. Jude Championship

💸 Weekly “Lock of the Week” and “Bet the Farm” updates (our records are still trash, btw)

We’re in the 1% now. Let’s ride.

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Surprise twist this week: Jackson had to step out last minute — but we kept the Buds Mafia rolling with a special guest co-host... Ryan’s older brother Jack.

We hit a ton of NHL + NFL ground in this one:

🏒 Mock trades, RFA signings, and what the Leafs’ opening night roster could actually look like

💰 Predicting landing spots + price tags for big names in the 2026 NHL UFA class

🤝 Jack weighs in on the McTavish-to-Vancouver rumors — but says the price has to be right

🔥 Bryan Rust to Toronto? We’re intrigued.

Then we jump over to the NFL:

🐯 Shemar Stewart finally signs after wild Bengals owner comments

💸 Hendrickson still unsigned, Micah Parsons still waiting, and Terry McLaurin wants 33M+

🛑 Christian Wilkins gets cut, Russ gets the start, and Justin Fields is banged up again

📊 Full breakdown of the NFC North + South — Jack’s calling Detroit and Tampa to run it back.

👀 Could the Bears surprise? Or are they still in the gutter?

🎯 PGA picks, weekly locks, “Bet the Farm,” and more chaos as always.

Just because Jackson’s out doesn’t mean the content slows down. Let’s ride.

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It’s Jackson’s 25th birthday… the boys are hungover, barely forming sentences, and still somehow pulled together a chaotic Episode 28

We cover a wild week across the sports world:

🏒 NHL Talk
– Ducks lock in Lukas Dostal
– Gabe Vilardi gets PAID
– Bowen Byram's bridge deal
– Halak & Blake Wheeler retire
– Crosby trade rumors (?!?)
– Leafs land Dakota Joshua & maybe… McTavish or Mercer?

🏈 NFL Contract Mania
– TJ Watt gets a bag
– Sauce Gardner & Garrett Wilson secure the Jets core
– Chiefs have one receiver who can’t stay out of headlines
– Micah Parsons is fuming
– And yes… Von Miller is heading to Washington

⛳️ Golf Talk
– Scottie Scheffler DOMINATES The Open
– One major away from a Grand Slam
– PGA betting picks for the 3M Open
– Ryan extends his win streak over Jackson (14–11)

🎰 Lock of the Week + Bet the Farm
– HISTORY MADE: Ryan is now 1–23. Jackson still searching for that first win at 0–24 🐄💀

Throw in some McTavish trade rumors, a little Leafs speculation, and some NFL offseason chaos — and you've got another barely-functioning, hungover Buds Mafia classic.

Listen to Episode 28 now. Let’s ride.

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It’s our biggest episode yet — and we brought in a guest who’s everywhere in hockey right now.

Jonny Lazarus (Daily Faceoff, B/R Open Ice) joins the pod (44:08) for a jam-packed interview on media grind, his involvement with the IEHL Rangers heartbreak, Leafs doubts, and his boldest 2025–26 predictions.

Plus…
🎤 Jonny Lazarus Interview – From DMs and podcasts to major platforms, Jonny walks us through the hustle behind his rise in hockey media.
🔵 Rangers Reality Check – Why last season still stings, what needs to change, and why Jonny isn’t fully counting this team out in making the playoffs in 2026
🍁 Leafs Talk – Marner’s future, cap space mystery, and whether this roster has any shot at winning the Atlantic
🏒 McKenna to Penn State – Jonny weighs in on how NIL is changing the NCAA vs CHL debate — and why it’s just the beginning.
🔥 Hot Takes Incoming – Underrated contenders, breakout players, and who’s getting exposed in 2025–26.
🔓 2026 UFA Class Preview – Ryan makes the call: who’s staying, who’s bolting, and who could  land in Toronto.
🏈 NFL Top 100 Debate – 90–81 drops, and Jackson’s already fired up.
⛳️ Scottish Open Recap + The Open Picks – Rory’s back, Ryan’s feeling good, and Jackson needs a miracle.
🎰 Lock of the Week & Bet the Farm – The legends live on.

Big guest. Big episode. Big chaos. Let’s ride.

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The dust has (kinda) settled on NHL Free Agency, but the chaos rolls on. This week, the boys break down what’s left on the board, what the Leafs are doing (or not doing), and where the biggest winners and losers stand post-July 1st. Plus…
🚨 Our First Ever Guest Is Coming — And we’re announcing who at the end of this episode. 👀

🏒 Free Agent Frenzy Recap – Who won, who whiffed, and which signings surprised us the most. Plus: Byram’s offer sheet saga and a quiet-but-deadly summer from the Hurricanes?
🏒 Leafs Talk – Marner finally speaks, Roslovic smoke starts swirling, and would Toronto really let go of Easton Cowan in a deal?
🏒 The Olympic Return – NHLers are heading back to the Winter Games, and we’re fired up.
🏒 Gavin McKenna’s $700K Question – Is the NCAA/NIL era going to derail the CHL pipeline? Fans in Medicine Hat might be feeling it already.
🏒 Around the League – Bob McKenzie says goodbye, Pietrangelo likely done, 11 players file for arbitration, and a full team-by-team winner/loser check-in.
🏈 NFL Headlines – Waller to the Fins, Watt isn’t going anywhere, and Tyreek’s anti-Bills energy triggers Jackson.
🔥 NFL Top 100 Debates Begin – Players #100–91 spark some heated takes.
⛳️ Golf Picks & Pain – John Deere chaos, Scottish Open preview, and the leaderboard gap tightens.
🔒 Lock of the Week – Jackson takes the edge. Ryan continues spiraling.
🚜 Bet the Farm – 0-22 streaks? Legends never die.

🎤 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT – We reveal our first-ever Buds Mafia podcast guest… and you won’t wanna miss next week.

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The NHL Draft was a disaster—and we loved every second of it (kind of). From Schaefer’s emotional #1 moment to live Marner meltdown content, this episode is everything you’d expect from Buds Mafia and more.

🏒 Draft Recap Mayhem – Chaos. The broadcast was unwatchable, the picks were wild, but Schaefer saved it all with the most emotional No. 1 moment in years.
🏒 Dobson to Montreal?! – The Habs go nuclear and drop both 16 and 17 + Heineman to land a legit #1.

🏒 Marner to Vegas (LIVE REACTION) – It happened. We caught Ryan’s breakdown in real-time as Mitch signs for 8 years and the Leafs get whatever they could. Cue the heartbreak.
🏒 Florida 3-Peat Incoming – Ryan connects the dots and realizes Marchand, Bennett, and Ekblad all take team-friendly deals… and yeah, the league might just be cooked.
🏒 Massive Extensions – Bouchard gets $42M. Tavares stays on a ridiculous bargain. Knies signs an A+ bridge. Tons of signings flying around—some smart, some wild.
🏒 CBA Bombshells – 84-game season? EBUG rule? No dress code? NHL is going full modern mode, and we’re here for the chaos.
🥅 Penalty Box – Everyone from the Draft Production Team to the Islanders front office ends up in the box this week.
🏈 NFL Talk – Quick hits: Is Rodgers done? Ramsey to the Steelers
⛳️ Rocket Mortgage Picks & Golf Sadness – Ryan takes the lead, Jackson suffers again, and we preview the John Deere Classic (the most cursed name in golf).
🔒 Lock of the Week: 5-18 and not slowing down.
🚜 Bet the Farm: 0-21. We’re legends.

This one’s jam-packed with rants, rumours, signings, trades, contract drama, live heartbreak, and a whole lotta Buds Mafia energy. Tap in.

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