Puck Soup

Greg, Ryan and Sean discuss Drew Doughty's sourness towards Matthew Tkachuk and Brent Burns; the best playoff format; the future of Ilya Kovalchuk; a serious chat about hockey fighting and concussions; the end of Roberto Luongo; those St. Louis bagels and some dangerous words about Montreal bagels; and Ryan gives the boys an NCAA hockey quiz. Plus, Matt Porter of the Boston Globe joins us to talk life and pucks. Sponsored by Seat Geek and Caavo!

Greg, Ryan and Sean discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning juggernaut and whether their journey ends with a Stanley Cup. Plus, breaking down the NHLPA player poll, Gritty's sidekick, Brad Marchand's trolling, "Bill and Ted 3" and Wyld Stallyns, Mike Babcock vs. Kyle Dubas, the Blackhawks' playoff push, NES "Duck Hunt," Ichiro and your saddest NHL retirements.

Katie Baker of The Ringer joins us to talk about Connor McDavid, changes in NHL fandom, John Tortorella, Bill Simmons and "Dating Around." Greg and Ryan tackle the playoff races, the Jake Voracek suspension appeal, NHL Awards controversies, Evgeni Malkin, an edition of Dinosaur Corner, which playoff teams should be Thanos-snapped and a spoiler review of "Captain Marvel" at the end of the episode, with fair warning. Sponsored by Seat Geek and Robinhood.

Greg, Sean and Ryan discuss Brad Marchand's contact advice to Mitch Marner, the Oilers' GM search, the wild card races, John Tavares Night, the GM meetings and the dumb rule changes they debated, "Bohemian Rhapsody" and why it sucked, McDonald's bacon cheese fries, Gallagher concerts, Ted Lindsay, which players you'd like to get high with and the top 10 performances by wrestlers as movie actors in honor of Dave Bautista returning to Monday Night RAW. Sponsored by Seat Geek.

Greg, Ryan and Sean put a bow around the NHL trade deadline by checking out their wagers from last week. We look at the sad state of the Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers, as well as our favorite deadline moves. Plus, Zdeno Chara vs. Evander Kane, the guy who ate cat shit, how MLB's rules changes relate to hockey, John Tavares returns to Long Island and your team's biggest traitors. Plus, a fascinating discussion about hockey, life and Brexit with former NHLer and current Belfast Giant Jim Vandermeer! Sponsored by Seat Geek!

Greg, Ryan and Sean discuss Poop Johnson, the "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" remake, Randy Carlyle getting fired, Ken Hitchcock nearly quitting, Ryan's "lippy troll" feud with the Edmonton media, the Islanders, a world where The Beatles don't exist, NHL trade deadline, David Pastrnak's "sponsorship dinner" injury and your next coaches to be fired. Plus, Michael Russo of The Athletic joins us to talk about the Wild, the Panthers and Trampled By Turtles. Presented by Seat Geek and Leesa.

Greg, Ryan and Sean break down the Auston Matthews contract signing, what it means for boyish Mitch Marner and his contract while Marner's agent gets wacky. Plus, Sean and Greg sort out their Carolina celebration angst, the Super Bowl, Carter Hart, the Dallas Stars, Ilya Kovalchuk vs. Devils fans, which RFAs you think will get an offer sheet and Sean and Ryan take a very entertaining GRAMMY Awards quiz. Sponsored by Seat Geek and Robinhood

Greg, Ryan and Sean reunite to talk about Pierre McGuire's embarrassing man-splaining of Kendall Coyne, the NHL All-Star Weekend, what Columbus should do with Artemi Panarin, who should be the next Batman, whether bubble teams should buy or sell at the deadline, Lambert's best and worst of Spain and the places you'd least like to be stuck with Pierre McGuire. Plus, hockey video sensation Jillian Fisher joins the show to talk about goofing on teams, NHL overreaction to comedy, Gritty and the intersection between sports and society. Brought to you by Seat Geek!

Greg and Sean break down the firing of Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli and who should replace him, hand out some midseason awards, discuss seat etiquette at hockey games, figure out why there have been so many trades, discuss how to fix the Oscars and welcome your picks for the best NHL All-STar Game events. Plus, Nick Hirshon, author of "We Want Fish Sticks. The Bizarre and Infamous Rebranding of the New York Islanders" joins us to talk about that infamous disaster. Sponsored by Leesa and Seat Geek!