Pucks and Palms Podcast

There’s no better time for an emergency podcast than a big and unexpected trade and with Seth Jones becoming a Panther, an emergency podcast is in order. Matt and Colby break down the trade from all angles including:

2:15: How does Seth Jones fit into this blueline picture?

15:15: What are they going to do in net for the rest of this season with Spencer Knight gone?

21:00: Matthew Tkachuk is on LTIR. Is his regular season over? Does this mean more additions at the deadline are inevitable, maybe a fourth line forward?

33:00: What does adding Seth Jones mean for pending UFA's Bennett and Ekblad?

40:45: The future of Panthers goaltending

47:30: Spencer Knight's future in Chicago

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Since the Four Nations Faceoff was such a big deal, Colby and Matt wanted someone on the show who had covered it in person. They got Alex Baumgartner of Five Reasons Sports who had plenty to say about that and a lot more, including:

Segment 1:

3:00: We still don't know what goalie interference is

6:30: Brandon Montour and Josh Mahura's return

11:30: The Justin Sourdif game

Segment 2 (with Alex):

19:00: What was it like covering the 4 Nations in person in both cities?

31:00: The Panthers aspect of the 4 Nations

35:45: The Matthew Tkachuk of it all

47:45: Alex's trade deadline thoughts

Segment 3:

51:00: Oilers!

57:50: Ryan Lomberg's return

1:02:00: Tampa!

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Alex is @ABaumgartner91 on Bluesky and Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

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The Four Nations Faceoff was an incredible tournament to behold and in spite of Colby’s skepticism, even he got hooked on it. He and Matt talk all of that and more, including:

Segment 1:

2:45: That Four Nations Faceoff, eh?

8:45: How does the NHL build on how awesome that was and sustain the momentum?

13:30: Matthew Tkachuk update!

14:45: Finland recap with a Panthers focus

21:30: Gus Forsling and Sweden

24:45: More Matthew Tkachuk commentary

29:00: Reinhart and Bennett for Canada

35:45: Why comparisons to the NBA All Star game miss the mark

Segment 2 (with Jack):

43:00: What did Jack of the tournament in general?

47:15: With the tactics being so similar, talent won out in the end

51:30: Finland fought in spite of not having the horses, but did Sweden disappoint?

54:30: How does this tournament set the table for the Olympics?

56:00: How do these players transition from this level of competition to the NHL grind?

1:03:00: Jack on this Panthers team's strengths and weakness and where they can improve

Segment 3:

1:17:45: On Matt's latest trade target pieces

1:25:00: How do the Panthers refocus into regular season mode after everything some of their players went through?

1:29:00: The Kraken and Predators games

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The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

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With the Four Nations Faceoff now here, it’s a perfect time to look back on the Panthers season to this point and start to think about what the stretch run will be like when play resumes. Matt and Colby have all of that to talk about and more including:

4:45: What's happening on the Substack?

7:30: Recapping the Blues and Senators games

11:00: How do we feel about the Panthers at the 4 Nations break?

26:30: 4 Nations Preview

40:00: Jesse Puljujärvi on a PTO with the Checkers. Are the Panthers in his future?

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Matt and Colby ponder the very important question from the podcast title, and then get into the Panthers last week including:

6:00: No Blackhawks/Panthers game can ever be normal

8:45: The Islanders fought back but don't have the horses, and it helped the Panthers bust some slumps

15:00: Dimitry Kulikov's 1000th game ceremony

21:45: A few mistakes cost the Cats against the Caps

29:00: The final two games before the Four Nations

33:45: Some Four Nations talk

35:45: All the trades

44:00: The booming salary cap

47:00: Super Bowl predictions

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Colby and Matt have plenty to talk about after another massive week for the Panthers and around the NHL. They talk about these topics and more in the show:

2:15: What do we make of the last three Panthers games?

8:15: Aaron Ekblad's return has been noticeable

13:00: Breaking news during the recording! Adam Boqvist waived.

18:45: Vegas and Alex Pietrangelo dropping out of the Four Nations

22:30: Was the win over the Kings the best Panthers performance in weeks? Months?

27:15: The week ahead

34:45: Four Nations news dump

38:45: Utah team names! (Yes, they replaced Wasatch with Outlaws after we recorded this because of course they did)

43:30: Mikko Ratanen to Carolina! Whopper of a trade!

54:00: The return of internal cap teams?

Matt’s audio is not as good as it normally is for this show due to a new computer and recording set up, it will be fixed for next week. Apologies in advance.

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It still feels as if the Panthers are in a January malaise, but so is the rest of the East. That doesn’t mean Colby and Matt lack for topics to talk about though. They touch on that and more including:

3:30: The Panthers are still muddling through it

10:25: Special teams haven't been so special

13:20: Duck Soup, at least

21:00: The Panthers cannot beat the Kings

28:25: The week ahead

34:30: Lack of blue line balance

39:20: Matthew Tkachuk and Perry Ellis

41:45: Connor McDavid is a naughty boy!

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The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

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Four Panthers games in the last week are in the books and Colby and Matt have plenty to digest from them, including:

3:15: The Panthers have been middling for a month. What exactly does this mean, if it means anything?

9:15: That was a wild Bruins game, wasn't it?

12:45: They blew it against the Flyers, but Sam Reinhart is still scoring

20:00: Not much happened against the Devils other than a big hit

22:30: Has the Adam Boqvist experiment come to an end?

29:15: What do we make of the new lines?

31:45: Ekblad's injury

34:30: The week ahead

46:00: The NHL got the Panthers outdoor opponent wrong

48:45: Amerant Bank Arena is getting a facelift

51:30: This is a very dumb eastern conference wild card race

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There’s a lot of Panthers news to digest in the first week of the new year, so Colby and Matt have a lot to chew on, including these topics and more:

2:10: The Panthers are having trouble scoring, what's the major malfunction?

10:40: Blue line injuries taking their toll

15:00: Grading the first half of the season

25:35: The Panthers All Quarter Century Team

41:45: News before the news on the Panthers outdoor game

46:20: The next four Panthers games

53:20: The Panthers are by far, the best run sports team in South Florida

1:02:00: Frank Vatrano is Bobby Bonilla!* (*in the deferred contract sense)

1:06:10: Play Freebird for the US WJC team!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

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For the first Pucks and Palms podcast of 2025, Colby and Matt look all around the world of hockey for stories to talk about, including:

4:00: Florida's no show against Montreal

8:30: They played better against the Rangers, however...

14:10: Niko Mikkola's absence is being felt

24:00: One of Bobrovsky's best games of the year

26:00: Detroit's coaching change

31:00: Previewing the next three games

35:00: Why is the Panthers rush defense such a problem?

37:00: Latvia!

43:30: We had to mention the Pop Tarts Bowl!

47:15: UNLV club hockey beats Denver!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

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