Philadelphia Flyers legendary captain, and 2 time Stanley Cup Champion with the Los Angeles Kings Mike Richards joins us this week! Before we get into our interview with Richie, Riley and Derek start the show talking about their Christmas, and Nasty’s trip to Pittsburgh and running into Jeff Carter and Niko Dimitrakos. Jumping into some hockey talk they discuss World Juniors (5:48), the Flyers recent stretch of games with poor defense and costly goaltending (7:28), Michkov getting benched and bouncing back, and Joel Farabee shaving his head. Going around the league they discuss Ovechkin’s chance for Gretzky’s goal record (14:57), Buffalo Sabres winning 3 in a row after losing 13 in a row (15:54), Colorado Avalanche extending goalie Mackenzie Blackwood (17:33), Red Wings firing Derek Lalonde and hiring Todd McLellan (18:00), Rod Brind'Amour becoming the fastest coach in NHL history to 300 wins (18:57), the New York Rangers continue to be a hot mess (19:36), and Jonathan Toews hinting at a possible comeback (20:38). Mike Richards joins us this week! (24:46). Ric-bone talks to us about what he’s up to these days, coming back to the Flyers for the first time since he retired for the Alumni Game (27:15), his thoughts on Matvei Michkov (34:50), John Tortorella (35:30), and Macklin Celebrini (43:52). Continuing the conversation we discuss with Mike the Rangers struggles (45:40), how good Jonathan Quick was (50:38), the Buffalo Sabres not making the playoffs since the Flyers eliminated them in 2011 (52:42), and playing with Sergei Bobrovsky (58:48). Moving ahead Richards talks to us about playing in the Winter Classic (1:04:53), World Juniors (1:07:34), and playing with Alex Ovechkin (1:14:14). Wrapping up we discuss if Richie has any interest getting back into hockey (1:18:55), and playing for Darryl Sutter (1:24:53). Finishing up the show Derek and Riley answer fan submitted questions presented by Klyr Rum (1:31:05).

First time Richie was on the show: https://youtu.be/Ruz2_zzBXbY

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Nasty Knuckles is an original show created by co-hosts, Riley Cote and Derek "Nasty" Settlemyre. The show will feature a mix of interviews, never before heard story-telling, hockey-talk, and maybe some pranks... The guys will bring in some of the biggest names in the hockey world all for your enjoyment! Make sure to check back every week as the guys release a new episode weekly!

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