Kool Button Hockey Podcast

Welcome to a very special edition of the pod our 1st episode with both Kouleas and Button LIVE in the hockey basement!! 

We start by talking about some of the special memorabilia, tickets and fun memories provided by the famous Kouleas basement!

In this episode we hit on all the big games, races and storylines as part of the Final week of the NHL Regular Season (5:40) 

• Playoff Pushes 
• Calgary Flames 
• What went wrong? 
• East Wild Cards 
• Oilers + Avs rising at right time! 
• Who wants to face Winnipeg? 
• Everyone playing for something!

2nd half big topic (17:06): Adjustments to the game! The special hockey we see now, thanks to rules and changes.

• The style of hockey and skill on display 
• Connor Bedard and next generation 
• Drafting by size and skill

Boston Bruins record setting season (25:21)

• What does it mean? 
• Comparable to greatness?
• Boston or the field? 

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Welcome to our 130th edition of the pod as the push to the playoffs and big races continue in the NHL!

Our 1st main topic the Edmonton Oilers and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 100-points (00:37). With the milestone the Oilers became the 1st team since 1995-96 and 14th in NHL history to have 3 or more players post a triple-digit point total in the same season!

Colorado Avalanche (3:08)

• The Road in the West

Resting Players (7:22)

• Getting playoff ready

2nd half BIG TOPIC: Playoffs + Officiating (10:09)

• Officials in postseason
• Always something to complain about
• Not guessing/playoff penalties (15:50)
• What should we expect?

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Under 2-weeks until the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the races are on! On our 129th edition of the pod we go over some of hockey's hottest topics from the weekend and week ahead!

The West Wild Card (00:36)

• WPG? CGY? NSH?
• Who makes it? (3:07)
• Seattle Kraken WC1? (5:42)
• Strength of schedule

Devils vs Rangers (9:09)

• Playoff matchup
• Underlaying numbers (11:22)
• Strategies + speed on wings (12:28)
• Coaching in the series (13:47)

Leon Draisaitl (13:37) reached the 50-goal mark for the third time in his career!

• 2nd for Hart + end of season Allstar

Erik Karlsson historic numbers (19:33)

• Norris + best D debate

Toronto vs Tampa (24:07)

• Playoff preview
• What's different? 
• Backend D in series (26:19)

Connor Bedard (29:27)

• 2-playoff games, 5 Goals, 3 Assists, 8 Pts!
• His greatness continues!

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Welcome to our 128th edition of the pod! On this episode Bill Daly the Deputy Commissioner of the NHL joins Steve and Craig to talk about a number of league topics and issues.

• Great Leadership (3:40)
• Inside GM Meetings (5:01)
• 2005 rules + game change (9:14)
• Physicality + clean check fights (12:10)
• Crosby + Ovechkin era (13:30)
• Best on Best international hockey (17:30)
• Heading down under NHL Australia (20:04)
• Do we over analyze hockey? (22:55)
• Parity, hope + tanking (25:48)
• Handing out the 2022 Stanley Cup (28:02)

Our Sports Interaction (15:42) Features our inside look at the NHL this weekend with some big games on the schedule involving teams trying to lock up a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Welcome to our 127th edition of the pod! A main theme on this edition: Our thoughts on NHL suspensions (00:23), NHL Players Safety and do we need to increase punishments? We spend our 1st half and a main part of the pod discussing what is happening in this area of our game:

• Doing enough to protect players?
• Who is most to blame?
• Consistency in discipline (2:07)
• NHLPA involvement? (5:48)
• Not up to the players (8:49)
• What about the victim? (13:06)
• Stiffer punishments(16:39) 
• Comparable in the playoffs? (18:19)

Our Sports Interaction (20:22) features our inside look at some great matchups in the NHL Tuesday! 

In our 2nd half of the pod we hit on a number of hockey topics that grab our attention with just over 2 weeks to go in the NHL Season:

• Golden Era + Amazing Skill (22:06)
• How many score 50-goals? (24:38)
• Canucks + Senators outlook (28:33)

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Welcome to our 126th edition of the pod! Our obvious 1st topic on this episode Connor McDavid's 60th goal of the season, the fastest player to the 60-goal milestone in 27 years!

97 SCORES 60! (00:18)

• Mad at last season snubs?
• Taken for granted
• Hart every season (2:10)

The other guys + Hart finalists (4:13)

• Leon Draisaitl (5:30)

Scoring 70 goals, can 97 do it? (6:40)

• A Koul math lesson...
• A goal a game in next 10? (10:44)
• Elite company, Special numbers (12:29)

Sidney Crosby + Pittsburgh Penguins (13:58)

Calgary + Florida playoff chase(15:42)

Our Sports Interaction (19:10) features our inside look at the NHL on another busy Saturday!

In the 2nd half of the pod our focus is on the West standings (21:20) and what could happen in both the Central and Pacific Division races!

• Thoughts on Pacific goaltending? (22:30)
• How things look in the Central?
• Can Vegas win with Jonathan Quick? (27:32)

Final thoughts on the NHL schedule down the stretch (28:48)

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Welcome to our 125th edition of pod where we dive deep into the races for the final playoff spots in both conferences.

In the West: who wants it? (00:49)

• Winnipeg or Calgary or Nashville?
• Winnipeg Jets struggles (2:00)

The schedule + games that matter down the stretch (6:28)

• Edmonton Oilers + McDavid stats

The East Wild Cards?

Penguins Playoffs + Sidney Crosby (11:46)

• Pittsburgh problems?

Florida Panthers (15:09)

• FLA in the hunt?

Our Sports Interaction (17:07) features our inside look at the NHL Tuesday! 

The best RW in the NHL? (19:27)

• 1st + 2nd team votes
• End of Season Allstar

Mitch Marner Magic (21:38)

• Top RW + PK/Big minutes
• 16 in the Selke convo (24:23)?

Hart Trophy Finalists (27:46)

• The field after McDavid
• 97 unanimous winner

McDavid Goals + Points (31:09)

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Welcome to our 124th edition of the pod! We go heavy on the NHL GM Meetings in this episode as we talk about all the league news and information coming out of Florida this week!

The General Mangers Meetings (00:15)

• Adding reviews (1:18)
• Coach or League (3:52)
• Reviews + Challenge

Changing rules + consequences (7:09)

• Eye in the sky (8:16)

The Salary Cap + NHLPA (10:32)

• Martin Walsh dealings (12:29)

Extending 3 on 3 overtime (17:47)

Clean check fights (19:05)

Our Sports Interaction (23:15) features our inside look at a few big matchups in the NHL Saturday!

Pretenders? Rangers+ Penguins (25:02)

• A look at the Metro

Vegas Golden Knights (29:52)

• Healthy D = good record

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Welcome to our 123rd edition of the pod! Another great weekend in the NHL with a ton of storylines as we are just over a month away until the Stanley Cup Playoffs!!!

Our 1st main topic, the 1st team to lock up a spot in the postseason the mighty Boston Bruins (00:57).

• The records and how this team knows they don't matter 
• A veteran group that knows it's all about the playoffs 

From one major heavyweight sharpening the saw for playoffs we check in on two teams in the East we continue to wonder about: The New York Rangers + Tampa Bay Lightning? (5:10)

• 5 on 5 and the PP
• Are things missing?

Being at your best + Mike Keane's leadership (10:37)

• Play the players that help you win (11:58)

More on NYR/TBL playoff preparations (13:02)

Our Sports Interaction (16:42) features our inside look at a big matchup in the NHL Tuesday!

Where do we have the Edmonton Oilers in the West? (18:22)

• Paul Coffey: McDavid needs help?
• Oilers lines, D and concerns (22:55)

Mitch Marner the superstar! (25:06)

• The straw that stirs the drink
• Shorthanded ice time
• 16 a Hart finalist! (27:39)

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Welcome to our 122nd edition of the pod! The theme on this episode: getting playoff ready as we talk about the teams going for it!

The Road in the West!

Colorado Avalanche (00:39)

LA Kings chances 

A Kraken matchup 

Winnipeg Jets (5:06)

Did they do enough? 

A team in the league 

Not going for it?

Calgary Flames (12:31)

Still alive! Not done yet? 

Going with Markstrom! 

Our Sports Interaction (16:32) features our inside look at an exciting NHL schedule Thursday night!

In the 2nd half of the pod we look at a few what ifs? (18:12)

What happens when some of these teams lose?

• New Jersey Devils (19:21)
• Outlook on teams (21:39)

Officiating in the playoffs, supervisors and dealing with controversy (22:45)

• Real Stanley Cup Cup contenders managing the ups and downs (26:02)
• A Button Bob Gainey playoff story time (31:03)

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