MnM Hockey Podcast

Alex and Chace are back with another week of content. This week, they start by taking a look at some teams that have struggled early on in this NHL season. Which teams may be on their way to battling for last? Specifically, should a team like the St. Louis Blues think about blowing it up? What does blowing it up even look like for them?

From there, they turn their attention to the Hockey Hall of Fame inductions that took place this week. The Sedins and Alex's favourite player growing up Daniel Alfredsson were a few of the names inducted. The guys also discuss next year's potential class which will very likely include Henrik Lundqvist.

Finally, they wrap the podcast up playing the career game. This is a game where Chace tries to guess who a player is based solely off of where they played in their career. He can use hints if needed as well. Can you guess the player before Chace does?

Alex and Chace are back after taking a week off. Today, they look to catch up with everything that has happened in the first few weeks of the NHL season. With every team playing 10-14 games, we can finally start to truly see how everyone looks in the new season. However, before they do that, they need to discuss the Mitchell Miller saga from this week. Why it is clear he hasn't learned anything and why it was a gross attempt by a team to hope they could get away with picking a player up and avoiding backlash.

After that, they can switch to some Ottawa Senators news. Yes, the team is for sale. Alex quickly discusses what that means for the City and the Franchise. As well, during the podcast, it was announced that the Sens would be retiring Chris Neil's number 25. Alex and Chace try to wrap their heads around that one live.

From there, they bounce around the league looking at other topics, including some hot starts. As well as what the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fanbase have been up to.

Alex and Chace are back with another week of content. Last week, they looked at some trends from around the league and what they were interested in keeping an eye on this season. However, they move on to what they are excited to actually watch this season. Taking a page from the Hockey PDOcast, the guys give their Watchability rankings. More accurately, Alex has a list of 2022-23 NHL teams he looks forward to watching, in order from least to most exciting.

Chace is then assisting in giving some higher-level thoughts on each team as to why the placement of Alex's ranking does or doesn't make sense. He also gives any opinion of his own on that team and if he plans on tuning into any of their games throughout the season. The guys go through all 32 teams, factoring in players, systems, and overall vibes of the team, to give their complete 2022-23 NHL Teams to watch ranking.

Alex and Chace are back, and so is hockey! Yes, the NHL season is finally here and in full swing already. Today, the guys start by looking at some major signings that have happened around the NHL. Breaking down each one and giving their thoughts on what it means for the player and the team.

From there, they jump into some early season talking points such as the Toronto Maple Leafs season start and what it means. They go around the league looking at some teams before their guest joins them. Sean McIndoe of the Athletic NHL and Puck Soup joins the guys! Together, they get Sean's opinions on the Leafs, is scoring up and will it stay that way, and how aggressive will NHL teams be tanking this season. Tune in for all of this discussion and much more, with the MnM Hockey Podcast!

Alex and Chace are back with their final preview episode of the year. Today, they take a look at the 2022 Atlantic Division preview. Obviously, this was bound to be one of their longer episodes, with Alex and Chace's favourite teams in this division. However, they wanted to make sure they were giving each team an appropriate amount of time.

As always, they start at the bottom of the division, predicting who they believe will come last. Alex believes he has a hot take about the eighth-place team in the division, but after talking with Chace, he realizes it may not be that hot after all. The guys work their way up the division, discussing each team and what to expect from them this year. What makes it a successful season? If they were to make the playoffs, how does it happen?

At the end, they briefly discuss some surprises they have seen from different projection models on Twitter, as well as give their Stanley Cup Finals predictions.

Alex and Chace are back with another loaded week of content. Today, the guys preview the 2022 Metro Division preview. However, there are three big names that retired this past week that they need to touch on first. To do that, they go through each player's career and discuss what their legacy will be. From there, they also look at a trio of player signings. Some massive contract news was released for Nathan MacKinnon. The guys give their opinion on that. As well as a contract that Alex is nowhere near as fond of.

Finally, they get to the division preview. As always, starting with the teams near the bottom that they feel will be tanking for a high pick this year and working their way up. One thing is clear, multiple teams in the division this year will be disappointed. There are too many playoff-hopeful teams for the math to work out. It will be interesting to see who is left out of the picture when it is all said and done.

Alex and Chace are back for Week Two of their preview series. Last week, they took a look at what the Central Division had in store. However, this week they shift their focus to the 2022 Pacific division. Like always, Alex and Chace go through each team and give their thoughts on the upcoming season.

They begin with teams they view will be at the bottom of the division, usually the rebuilding teams. Today, the guys actually disagree on the placement of a few teams in the middle of this division, leading to some interesting debate. They even have a different top four, although the division leader they do agree on. Team by team, they go through and describe what a successful season will look like for each franchise. Overall, they predict where each team will finish and why. The common outcome is that the Pacific may be more interesting than last week's Central Division. With a few solid-looking teams and overall better depth throughout.

Alex and Chace are back and this week, they start their NHL season previews! After wrapping up the Top 20 lists last week, they switch their view to the current season. Today, they preview the 2022 Central Division! However, they start by looking at some massive signings that have occurred over the past week or so. Including a team that Alex's favourite team has made.

After that, they go team-by-team through the Central division. They look at the roster for each team and also look at what would make this a successful season. Asking should this team be looking at playoffs. Or are they a team that should be looking to retool or even rebuild? Finally, they discuss how lopsided of a division this will be and why this might be one of the more boring divisions this season. With a clear favourite, it seems likely the battle for this division will start at spot number two.

Alex and Chace are back with the final week of their Top 20 lists. Today, they examine the best NHL goalies. Maybe the toughest list yet, Alex and Chace go through each goalie on their list and why they have them ranked where they do. Overall, the top of these lists were some of the easier ones. There are 6-7 names everyone would have near the top that you can consider legit starters.

From there, you start to get into more guys who play closer to 40 games instead. Tandem-like goalies that just weren't around even 10 years ago now may be a Top 20 guy in the league. This makes for quite the experiment to balance age, sample size, and results altogether. Listen to Alex and Chace explain their thought process, along with what they used to try and determine it. As well, they compare the lists this year to where they had players ranked last year to explain their thought processes.

Alex and Chace are back with part three of their ranking series! Today, they look at the best NHL defensemen. If you missed centres and wingers, make sure to check those episodes too. First, the guys have news to discuss. They break down the Sean Monahan trade that led to a long-awaited Nazem Kadri deal. How does this affect all parties involved? As well, what does it mean for the future of Carey Price?

Finally, they get into their Top 20 lists. As always, they start with some honourable mentions of players that just missed the cut. From there, they dive into their lists, comparing and contrasting certain players. A few names Alex has much higher than Chace, and vice versa. This leads to interesting discussion and debate on how to evaluate past performance with also including injuries, age, etc moving forward. However, when it gets to the top five of the list, both Alex and Chace are impressed when they have the same names.