DISCLAIMER: Apologies for Beata's audio cutting out all the time!! She was using a different mic than usual but will be back to normal next ep!!

This is not the Olympics episode we wanted to be recording.

Join us for a very depressing Olympic post-mortem, where we discuss all the highs and lows of the men's and women's hockey tournaments, and give our thoughts on the US men's team's controversial celebration.

As we head into the Olympic break, we discuss what needs to happen for the Sens to make the playoffs, and which players we will be rooting for in Italy. But first, we present our pitch for a cameo in Heated Rivalry season 2.

Timestamps:

6:45 More hockey romance discussion
(WARNING: SPOILERS FOR IT'S A SETUP BY TAYLOR FITZPATRICK FROM 28:15 TO 28:57)

29:30 Are the Sens good?

49:00 Previewing the Olympics from an Ottawa-pilled perspective

In this first episode of the new year, we discuss the Josh Norris return game, the most Karlsson-esque trade to hit the NHL since the Karlsson trade, and whether the Sens and Charge are bad.

Then, we continue our Heated Rivalry discussion, and Beata talks about the other hockey romance series she has recently become obsessed with.

Welcome to the favourite podcast of the Ottawa Senators coaching staff, who clearly make their lineup decisions based on what we tell them. In this episode, we gloat about being right about Jordan Spence, the Sens being Canada's team, and the Charge being Actually Good.

Then, we discuss the hockey romance book/show that's going viral on gay twitter, and its very mean portrayal of the city of Ottawa.

Hockey is back, and so are we! Topics in this episode include: whether Jordan Spence is the new Erik Brännström, the Sens' recent fashion mishaps, and the city of Ottawa maybe driving the Charge out of town.

Then, we go slightly off topic to discuss the Jays' recent run, the new hockey yaoi book getting people into the sport, and the life-changing pop culture news that dropped during the Sens' home opener.

Everyone's homework after the episode: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJkOSatCD3wFF0tsMa74SJnPPqxFiPf-i&si=pj95EdF9_5vfNo8y 

After a long hiatus, we are so back. We recap the big stories from the offseason (spoiler: there weren't many), explain a popular offseason meme, offer our extremely delayed reaction to the Charge losing many players to expansion, and predict the upcoming Sens season.

Now that hockey is over and there are definitely no teams playing anymore, it's time for the offseason. First, we recap the Ottawa Charge's thrilling run to the Walter Cup final and the news about PWHL expansion. Then, we discuss everything that's happened in the Stanley Cup playoffs since the Sens were eliminated, and cap off the episode by handing out the Amelnykan Awards.

The Sens' season has come to a tragic end, but there's no question about it: we are ready to get hurt again. We recap the reverse sweep that almost was, revisit our preseason predictions, and eventually turn our attention to the Charge and their upcoming playoff series against the Victoire.

The playoffs have started, and that means it's time for a mostly unedited, emergency podcast to assess the damage from games 1 and 2. We discuss Brady Tkachuk finally scoring a between-the-legs goal as well as our worst fears and biggest hopes about this team. It was so  over... but we have the potential to be so back.

For the first time since 2017, YOUR OTTAWA SENATORS ARE IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS!

To celebrate the occasion, we have joined forces with the Zubcast to deliver the crossover episode of your dreams. Experience pure sports joy alongside us as we predict the Sens' most notable playoff performers, imagine the best ways the Sens could embarrass the Leafs, and so much more.

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