This is Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, with his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill are BACK after a... short time away lets say. The guys rewind back time to discuss their favourite and least favourite teams based on offseason moves or lack thereof. Tyler didn't know how good another elite player is, Josh rips apart his arch nemesis team, the Oilers, and Aaron calls Taylor Hall, "Tyler Hall".

Thank you for spending your time with us and welcome back!

5:25 Favourite Johnny Gaudreau moments

7:22 Which teams made the right moves this offseason?

16:39 Nashville goes ALL IN

28:04 Cup champs make the tough, but right calls

44:05 Taylor Hall Hart Trophy season quiz

49:05 Teams that didn't do enough

58:03 Tyler asks Josh what's going on with his Flames

Hope you enjoy!

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Welcome to more of our ninth episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, with his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill continue where the first part left off. Aaron Nerds it Up with a list of the top free agents on July 1st, 2024 at each position and even adds some names that fans may not be thinking about as value adds for a team. Patrick Kane is brought up by Tyler and he asks a good question about his value and what he could get paid.

Note: This is a continuation of "McDavid, Meruelo, Midnight", and this is notably the second half of episode nine that hits midnight. If you listen to this one, you're a trooper!

0:30 Goalies

4:11 Defensemen

8:04 Centers

15:45 Wingers

21:21 Patty Kane

29:49 Cheaper/Late Bloomer Forwards

34:21 Last minute Mikheyev deal thoughts

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Welcome to our ninth episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, with his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill do a recap of the Stanley Cup Finals and how it all played out, plus McDavid not staying on the ice to receive his Conn Smythe award and whether or not he should have won it. The guys also talk about Meruelo stepping away from the Coyotes franchise permanently, and a few trades to kick off the offseason!

Note: "Top UFAs at every position" is a continuation of this episode if you want more!

7:00 Finals Recap

35:50 McDavid wins Conn Smythe, doesn't stay to receive.

50:44 Meruelo OUT

58:34 Markstrom finally dealt to Devils

1:04:12 Dubois/Kuemper trade

1:11:55 Ullmark traded to Ottawa

Hope you enjoy!

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Welcome to our eighth episode of Nerds With Grit! The dynamic duo of the two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill go without Tyler in this one. The Nerds discuss the Oilers quotes from Kris Knoblauch and Mattias Ekholm with the Oilers down in the series fighting to stay alive. The rest of the episode is "capped off" with the Capitals purchase of CapFriendly, some trade history and Josh's thoughts on possibilities for where Flames starter, Jacob Markstrom, could be headed.

(Note: This episode was recorded a couple days before Markstrom is traded to the Devils)

4:48 Do the Oilers "deserve" better results than they've gotten?

24:46 Capital-Friendly

31:59 Don Waddell trade history and what to expect of CBJ moving forward

1:05:57 Markstrom trade destinations/Calgary's tandem next year

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Welcome to our seventh episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, with his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill get into some HEATED debates in this one. The guys start with some Stanley Cup Final discussion, and then ask which of two Hall of Fame goalies are the better goalie with Josh being the tiebreaker decision. Also discussed is whether or not Utah should have a permanent team name decided by the start of next season, and a question sent in by a friend! All this and more in another long episode of Nerds With Grit!

4:24 The Oilers don't have to be "Canada's team"

9:47 Panthers shut down options & depth

15:49 Conn Smythe predictions again

22:56 Potential Legacies in the making

36:51 Big time goalie debate

46:11 Should Utah have a team name by now?

1:01:57 Martin Necas trade coming?

1:19:49 Joe Pavelski unofficial retirement

1:28:06 Cup Picks

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Welcome to our sixth episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, returns with his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill. The three amigos discuss more of the conference final matchups, do a little trivia of who was on Canada at the world championships this year, and finish with more Canucks discussion. Lots of different topics today and glad Tyler could show up for them!

2:30 Oilers down 2-1 against the Stars

15:07 Trouba elbow on E-Rod

23:12 Pasta/Czechia wins gold at home

29:47 Our Conn Smythe picks

44:40 Goal overturned and PWHL Boston forces game 5

48:42 Zadorov or Myers?

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Welcome to our fifth episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, was unavailable for this one so... his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill recap the second round and some of those eliminated teams' contract situations coming up.. NERDS... followed by who moves on in the semi-final matchups, and the McDonagh trade and what that means for both teams involved.

1:24 The Bruins tandem tough truth

6:38 Rangers comeback to stop Canes comeback

13:45 Nichushkin

24:31 Goalie interference rant

30:42 Canucks disappointing loss, positive direction

50:20 Oilers offence takes game 1 in double OT

1:04:30 How do the Rangers beat the Panthers?

1:17:15 Reasoning why Lightning bring back McDonagh

1:25:31 Aaron's short Marner take

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Welcome to our fourth episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, and his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill dig into the Leaf's disappointing finish, the next round matchups including the Canucks big comeback win over the Oilers, and finish up with the interesting names Utah is letting fans vote on.

4:00 Round 1 and Leafs Lose Again...

24:44 Avs the team to fear in the West?

32:00 Florida vs Boston rematch

42:21 Rangers up 2-0 vs Hurricanes

47:32 Canucks huge game 1 comeback

1:00:08 Sharks win Draft Lottery/Celebrini

1:02:01 What Utah doin?

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Welcome to our third episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, and his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill discuss how the first round has gone so far, including an extended segment talking about the Leafs being 1 game away from elimination.

1:40 Sorokin didn't steal the show

4:08 Ovechkin's final playoff game?

8:44 The Leafs are in trouble

26:11 Tampa close, but not close

34:05 Big Save Dave!

39:38 Tyler hasn't heard of Roope Hintz

45:16 Jets can't stop the Avalanche

52:52 Canucks steal game 4

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Welcome to our second episode of Nerds With Grit! The host with that GRIT factor, Tyler Garrah, and his two NERDS, Josh Power and Aaron Hill bring up the first round battles and discuss which teams will move on to the next round.

5:03 Islanders blow a 3 goal lead

12:58 Deadly Rangers PP

20:06 Leafs shouldn't be concerned

29:46 Battle of Florida

39:18 McDavid vs Kings Trap

49:35 Does Dallas wish they were Vegas?

103:47 Georgiev has a rough night

113:23 Dakota Joshua and Elias Lindholm

Hope you enjoy!

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