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The Players Are Running the NHL | Hot Garbage Sports Podcast Ep. 2

Over 300 NHL players can block a trade, and the stars are using that power to pick their next team. Brady Tkachuk picked Florida and scored back-to-back natural hat tricks. Connor Hellebuyck held out, and the Jets kept winning. Nathan MacKinnon and Roope Hintz didn't wait for a referee.

Episode 2 of the Hot Garbage Sports Podcast. No-trade clauses, fighting coming back, Connor McDavid's best start, Connor Bedard's early return, the Hellebuyck standoff, and my Week 2 Tier Sheet re-ranking all 32 teams. So who actually runs your team, the GM or the guy with the clause?

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Chapters

0:00 The Players Are Running the NHL

1:01 No-Trade Clauses: Over 300 Players Can Block a Trade

8:15 Fighting Is Back in the NHL

9:19 Nathan MacKinnon vs. Roope Hintz

13:31 Tyrel Bauer: The Jets Rookie Who Fights

16:41 Connor McDavid's Best Start and the Oilers' Defence Problem

20:56 Brady Tkachuk's Back-to-Back Natural Hat Tricks

24:15 Connor Bedard Is Back

32:38 The Winnipeg Jets and the Connor Hellebuyck Standoff

41:33 Carolina Hurricanes: Best Team in Hockey

44:40 New York Rangers: Bad Night or the Real Team?

46:33 Vegas Golden Knights: World Class

49:41 Boston Bruins: Fool's Gold?

51:13 Seattle Kraken: Good Team or Good Goalie?

52:22 Sabres vs. Canadiens: The Atlantic's Next Great Rivalry

57:16 Coach's Tier Sheet Week 2: All 32 Teams

1:04:28 Mailbag: Is Hockey Getting Boring?

1:08:35 Hockey Tactics 2026 and Waggle

1:10:17 Could Coach Ryan Coach in the NHL?

1:12:34 Wrap-Up

Who’s Real and Who’s Fake in the NHL | Hot Garbage Sports Podcast Ep. 1

The New York Rangers are winning, and they just lost Igor Shesterkin for the season. The Winnipeg Jets have a winning record and have been outscored. Two weeks in, the NHL standings are lying to you.

In the first episode of the Hot Garbage Sports Podcast, Hockey Canada High Performance coach Ryan D breaks down who’s for real and who’s faking it. That means shot differential, special teams, and the coach’s read the standings can’t show you. We cover the Rangers’ crease without Shesterkin, the Connor Hellebuyck standoff, Vegas vs. Edmonton in the West, the injuries that change seasons, Ovechkin’s final lap, and an updated Tier Sheet for all 32 teams. Plus your comments, your questions about me, and fan shoutouts.

Is your team’s record telling the truth?

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The NHL Standings Are Lying
0:21 Welcome to the Hot Garbage Sports Podcast
2:04 Igor Shesterkin Out for the Season: What Now for the Rangers?
4:37 Is Dylan Garand Ready to Start in the NHL?
6:54 How the Rangers Defend: Breakouts and Box-Plus-One
12:41 Why Early NHL Standings Lie
14:56 Teams Playing Worse (and Better) Than Their Record
23:19 The Connor Hellebuyck Standoff and No-Movement Clauses
30:23 Can the Jets Win Without Hellebuyck?
35:05 Vegas vs. Edmonton: Who Runs the West?
37:56 Mike Babcock and the Oilers
39:52 Crosby, Gretzky, McDavid: Greatest of All Time
40:49 Colorado Avalanche: Stars vs. Depth
43:17 Utah Mammoth and Anaheim Ducks Are Real
45:02 Support the Show
47:23 Alexander Ovechkin’s Final Season
50:53 Tier Sheet: Cup Contenders
54:02 Tier Sheet: Cup Possibilities
58:27 Tier Sheet: The Playoff Field
1:00:57 Tier Sheet: Outside Looking In
1:05:39 Tier Sheet: The Bottom of the League
1:06:58 Mailbag: Your Comments
1:11:53 Did Coach Ryan D Play Hockey?
1:17:33 Doing This With a Baby and a Full-Time Job
1:18:31 Do I Use AI?
1:20:55 One Thing Every Hockey Parent Needs to Hear
1:22:42 Fan Shoutouts
1:23:13 Who’s Real, Who’s Fake

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