Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

Hunter is back for today's episode of Locked On Penguins and he discusses the very busy day around the league yesterday with tentative dates being agreed to (the start of each series), plus when the next free agent frenzy would be and the start of the 2020-2021 season! He also gives his thoughts on how it's going to be a hockey fan's dream to watch these playoffs with what the TV schedule is reported to look like with games starting at 12 pm, 4 pm, and 8 pm Eastern and Mountain time. He also gives his thoughts on the Devils hiring of Lindy Ruff before ending the show talking about what hotel the Penguins would be sharing with in Toronto (hint: it's all their rival teams).

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The new CBA extension it looks like will be agreed to and have to voted on by the players and Hunter is here to talk about what that means going forward for the league! Is there going to be finally a time where there is labor peace? Hunter also touches on some of the protocol for phase 3 and phase 4 of the NHL's return to play plan and what that will mean for the Penguins. Also, with the salary cap at $81.5M next season, who stays for the Pittsburgh Penguins and who goes? All that and more on this episode!

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Cam (NotThatFehr) from Penguins Twitter is back on this episode of Locked On Penguins as he and Hunter touch on some important NHL updates that came out today. They touch on the impending CBA extension and what that means, plus how the players will likely be able to play in the Olympics in 2022 and 2026, and how the hub cities are very close to being announced. They then close the show with some memories of July 1st for the Penguins, including Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby's contract extension, and the signings of Tanner Glass, Paul Martin, Pascal Dupuis, Jack Johnson, Steve Downie, and so much more!

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Locked On Penguins is back this week as Hunter dissects what happened with the NHL Draft Lottery on Friday night. He discusses what it means for the Penguins as if they lose to the Canadiens, they would have a 12.5% chance of getting the number one overall pick in the draft. Hunter also talks about a report from Eric Engels today as he was talking to players about returning to play and how a bunch of them aren't to keen on it. Also with the new CBA agreement coming, is the NHL finally going back to the olympics? Find out on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The 2020 Hockey Hall of Fame class has been officially announced and Hunter is here to break it all down. He gives his thoughts on why in the world Kevin Lowe got in the hall of fame over Alex Mogilny, Daniel Alfredsson, and Rod Brind'Amour. He also talks about the latest news around the league as the NHL is getting closer to announcing their 2 hub cities with Vancouver now being out. Finally, Hunter continues the "back to the future" themed segment and you won't want to miss it!

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We're back on Locked On Penguins this week and today, the Penguins confirmed that the city of Pittsburgh will not be a hub city for the NHL's restart plans that are expected to start next month. The list has been trimmed to just six cities now. Hear Hunter's thought on this, plus hear some comments made by GMJR to Josh Yohe from this morning as well. Also, Hunter shares who he thinks should get into the Hockey Hall of Fame tomorrow and one of his answers may surprise you.

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The NHL announced today that 11 players have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 200 that have been tested multiple times since Phase 2 was implemented. Hunter shares his thoughts on the situation and how those 11 players definitely won't be the last to get the virus as phase 2 continues. He also wonders if this will head towards a cancelled season if cases keep spiking in some areas in the country and when more players get it. Later in the episode, Hunter touches on Josh Yohe's article from today where he talks to Mike Sullivan on how Sidney Crosby is ready to lead the team to another championship if the season resumes.

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This is usually the time when the NHL Awards would take place so Hunter went ahead and made his ballot for who he thinks should win, plus lists the other finalists as well. He also talks about this day in Penguins history, plus looks at some league updates from Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and The Athletic's Pierre Lebrun. He then ends the show by shouting out Josh Yohe and Rob Rossi for their spectacular "inside free agency" stories this week on The Athletic with the story behind #JagrWatch and how Sidney Crosby an Evgeni Malkin came about signing their contracts!

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Jason Botterill was officially fired by the Buffalo Sabres today as the general manager and Hunter talks about how awful the Sabres situation is, plus could Botterill make a return? He could come back as an assistant general manager and have the same duties as he did before, especially now that Billy Guerin is gone. Hunter also talks about Conor Sheary's comments to the media today about playing with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel again, plus much more!

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Happy June 12th day, Penguins fans. Hunter dives deep into what was going on in his life 11 years ago when the Penguins upset the Detroit Red Wings and also when the Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks four years ago. He tells stories about how he was watching the 2009 one with his mother and how she always gets during games, plus how he had to rush home after his high school graduation just to catch the third period in 2016! All that and plenty more stories in this episode of Locked On Penguins!

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