Guest:

David Dwork 

He covers the Panthers for The Hockey News

Florida Panthers

Are they recharged enough to be that contender again?

 Where does forward. Brady Tkachuk fit in the lineup?

What are Expectations for Jacob Markstrom

Brad Marchand will miss the start of the 2026-27 campaign while recovering from offseason surgery,

Do fans of other teams have a fair gripe about the taxes on players in Florida?

Trending now

Ryan Reaves announced his retirement on Instagram on Wednesday.

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Guest:

Craig Merz 

He covers the blue jackets for associated press and NHL.com

Columbus Blue jackets

.’They haven’t made the playoffs in seven years.

How could they get back in?

RFA Adam Fantilli update

Could Jet Greaves become a top 5 goaltender in this league?

What is general manager Don Waddell doing?

 RFAs for next year:

Denton mateychuk

Dimitri Voronkov

Kirill Marchenko

Kent Johnson

Luca Del Bell 

Trending now

Mike Priest to retire as president of Columbus Blue Jackets

Anaheim Ducks re-signed restricted free-agent forward Cutter Gauthier to a six-year contract, a $13.5-million cap hit. the team announced Tuesday.

Carolina Hurricanes signed Conn Smythe winner and captain Jordan Staal to a one-year contract extension worth up to $10 million for next season, the team announced Tuesday.

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Guests:

Jason Myrtetus

He is on flyers radio and the “stick 2 hockey” podcast 

And

Kevin Kurz 

He covers the flyers for the athletic 

Philadelphia Flyers 

What needs to happen for Flyers to be in the playoffs again?

Dan Vladar extended for 5 years at 5.5 million per year.

Can he have another good season?

Danny Brière put out a huge offer sheet for Anaheim Ducks young talented center Leo Carlsson.

Does he have something else up his sleeve?

 Jaime Drysdale resigned for 6.5 million for 4 years.

what growth could we see from?

Can Jett Luchanko still be capable of becoming what Flyers management believes he could be?

We saw the six overall pick in 2025 show you what he can do in the playoffs.

Porter Martone the six overall pick in 2025 . What could we expect from him in his rookie year?

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Washington Capitals signed forward Ryan Leonard to an eight-year extension with a $10.5-million average annual value, the team announced Tuesday.

Leonard scored 20 goals and 25 assists as a rookie with the Capitals in 2025-26.

The Chicago Blackhawks announced forward Connor Bedard as the 37th captain in franchise history Tuesday.

Patrick Kane and Tyler Bertuzzi will serve as Chicago's alternate captains.

The Detroit Red Wings named Shawn Horcoff as interim general manager, the team announced Tuesday.

Horcoff served as Detroit's assistant GM under Steve Yzerman.

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Guest: Mitchell Clinton 

A colour analyst for the Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets

What’s the update with MVP Connor Hellebuyck requesting a trade.? 

Is he attending camp?

Mark Scheifele had a career year 

 Could he be even better?

Many Jets fans want a rebuild, should they)

Cole Perfetti signed a 5 year, 60 million dollar contract. Can still live up to being a top 10 draft pick from 2020?

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The Buffalo Sabres signed 22-year-old forward Noah Ostlund to an eight-year contract extension worth $6.6 million per season on Monday.

According to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

Restricted free agent defenseman Alexander Nikishin from the Carolina Hurricanes requested a trade earlier this offseason.

What could a trade proposal from Carolina including Nikishin look for Jets to trade Hellebuyck?

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Guest:

Mario Tirabassi 

Blackhawks writer and is available to read on allchgo.com

Blackhawks

It’s perfect for a rebuild?

Is this the year they start to climb?

Could Connor Bedard take another jump in production?

Patrick Kane signs for 2 years at 16 million.

What difference will Kane bring to the lineup?

With the additions of Anton Frondell and Roman Kantserov and development of others.

Is it possible for the offence to be above average this season?

What could hawks fans expect from Sacha Boisvert?

Trending now

The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Zack Bolduc to a four-year contract with a $4.2-million cap hit, the team announced Sunday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Nick Blankenburg to a professional tryout, the team announced Monday.

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Guest:

Steve McFarlane 

Are the Calgary Flames rebuilding  or starting a climb this season?

Devin Cooley was a top 10 netminder in goals saveed above expected last season. 

What’s his ceiling?

Who is their starting goaltender?

In the summer GM Craig Conroy traded for Simon Nemec, then locked him up to a 5 year deal at 7.25 million per year. We discuss...

What kind of growth could we see from Zayne Parekh. this season?

Steve's hot take "Maxim Tsyplakov scores 20+"

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NHLPA announced Friday. John Klingberg has retired from hockey,

Detroit Red Wings removed the C from Dylan Larkin, the team announced Friday.

He will report to training camp and Detroit will start the season without a captain.

Chris Kreider signs with Montreal for one year at 2.1 million with bonus.

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Guests:

Alex Chauvancy from New Jersey devile on the rush 

 JP Gambatese from infernal access and pucks and pitchforks

Devils

What needs to happen for them be a top 3 metropolitan team?

Are they going to start the season without a true number one goaltender?

What would an offer for Connor Hellebuyck look like? 

Why did the Devils trade Simon Nemec?

 Trending now

Vegas Golden Knights signed forward Braeden Bowman to a six-year extension carrying an average annual value of $3.4 million, the team announced Thursday.

Veteran forward Chris Kreider cleared waivers today after the Anaheim Ducks terminated his contract.

Could the devils look to add him?

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Guest:

Jeff Paterson a senior writer from daily faceoff Vancouver and the Canucks post game 

Canucks Preview

Big changes in Van City...

Can they get top 4 minutes from Jamie Oleksiak and Luke Schenn?

What do fans have to expect from coach MannyMalholtra?

When will we see Caleb Malholtra on the big club and what is his ceiling?

The Canucks extended Zeev Buium to an eight-year, $75.04M contract extension at 9.38 million per year which starts next season.

Can he live up to it? 

Follow up…

Trending now

Anaheim Ducks placed forward Chris Kreider on waivers for contract termination, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Hockey night in Canada? 

Elliott Friedman and Kevin Bieksa are back with the newly renamed Saturday Night Hockey. Colby Armstrong is the new face Saturday nights. 

Saturday Night Hockey debuts Oct 3, featuring Ron MacLean, Kevin Bieksa, Elliotte Friedman & Colby Armstrong

Monday Night Hockey returns Oct 5 with David Amber, Luke Gazdic & new comer ex player Justin Williams, and new this season, streams exclusively on Sportsnet+

(As per Steve Clark)

Memoriam

Today we lost a rock and roll type superstar in the hockey world.

Barry Melrose passed away at the age of 70.

He was known as a player

Drafted by Montreal 36th overall in 1976.

In the NHL he played for the Winnipeg Jets, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings.

Melrose later went on to coaching Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings for 3 seasons and went to the cup final in 93.

He also coached the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Coach Melrose started as a guest analyst at ESPN in 93 and moved into a prominent role doing colour in 95. He worked in broadcasting for over 2 decades.

Barry will be missed.

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Special Guests:

Daryl Evans and Dennis Bernstein

Where could the Kings finish in the Pacific division?

What does their team identity look now post Anze Kopitar Daryl?

Kings added veterans Mats Zuccarello, Erik Haula, Corey Perry, Erik Gustafsson,. And they brought in coach Peter Laviolette

How does Drew Doughty"s future look?

Who is the main man between the pipes?

Trending now

Fraser Minten new contract 7.2million per year

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Guests:

George Malik from the Malik report

And

Clark Rasmussen from Detroit hockey.net

In this episode we break down Steve Yzerman’s exit, what it means for Detroit’s future and the decision to keep Dylan Larkin.

Whether the Wings are finally built for a playoff push.

How is the process of searching for the new GM?

What’s the update on Dylan  Larkin?

In Trending Now

Zeev Buium extends with the Canucks for 9.38 per year for 8 years.

 what’s the update on his okder brother Shai Buium?

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