Down the Frozen River

Nick previews the 2021 Stanley Cup Final matchup between the Montréal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning and expresses condolences on behalf of everyone at DTFR to David Pastrnak and his girlfriend, Rebecca, on the loss of their newborn son, Viggo.

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The Montréal Canadiens are going to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993, and the Vegas Golden Knights were eliminated in six games as a result. Plus, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Islanders in a Game 7 to decide which team will have home ice advantage against Montréal in the Final! Oh and did we mention the Seattle Kraken hired their first head coach? Because that happened too.

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Nick touches on some things from the last two months, the trajectory of the show, as well as where things will go for some eliminated teams and the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals.

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Nick, Jess and Jess(ica) talk Jordan Staal, Milan Lucic, Nicklas Backstrom, Patrick Marleau, the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship and review the 2021 NHL trade deadline.

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Nick and Colby resurrect the show to discuss trades from the last two months and preview the 2021 NHL trade deadline. In the wise words of Michael Jordan "[we're] back".

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The NWHL's Lake Placid "bubble" burst as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues, postponing the 2021 Isobel Cup Playoffs indefinitely, while the NHL faces an ongoing outbreak across the league, including at least 12 of its teams. Also the ethics of opening mail that isn't yours is discussed after a New Jersey man received sticks intended for Washington Capitals defender, Zdeno Chara, delivered by mistake.

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"Tracking pucks" are out (at least for now), Pierre-Luc Dubois and Patrik Laine were traded for one another, Jim Rutherford resigned as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the "NDubble" is underway in Lake Placid.

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The 2020-21 season is underway and it's already been a week, so let's bring back our 5th Annual Participation Trophies After One Game awards ceremony! Also waivers are all the rage these days.

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The Boston Bruins have finally decided to retire Willie O'Ree's No. 22 on Feb. 18th. A bunch of signings, waiver transactions and retirements were announced in the last week. Patrice Bergeron is now captain of the Bruins and we preview the East Division for the 2020-21 season.

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Zdeno Chara signed with the Washington Capitals, the AHL announced plans for the 2020-21 season, the NHL divisions are sponsored for 2020-21, what's going on with the New York Islanders, Pierre-Luc Dubois wants out (maybe) and we preview the West Division for the 2020-21 season.

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