Pucks & Brews

On this episode or Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss.the New Jersey Devils firing head coach Lindy Ruff, the Vancouver Canucks agreeing to a contract extension with Elias Pettersson, the Nashville Predators extending Thomas Novak and how they're in a unique position approaching the trade deadline, the Minnesota Wild extending Zach Bogosian, the New York Rangers extending Jonathan Quick, the Anaheim Ducks trading Ilya Lyubushkin to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Calgary Flames trading Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars, the Colorado Avalanche trading Kurtis MacDermid to the New Jersey Devis, and the Washington Capitals trading Anthony Mantha to the Vegas Golden Knights, a mini NHL trade deadline preview, why both the Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins should both fully commit to a rebuild, trade rumors surrounding the New York Rangers, players to pay attention to leading up to the trade deadline, and more. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro

1:19 Devils fire Lindy Ruff

4:39 Elias Petterson extension

7:27 Thomas Novak extension/Predators deadline talk

11:35 Zach Bogosian extension

12:35 Jonathan Quick extension

14:04 Ilya Lyubushkin trade

15:58 Chris Tanev trade

20:38 Kurtis Macdermid

21:31 Anthony Mantha trade

24:25 Capitals finally committing to a rebuild?

26:35 Penguins put themselves in a terrible position

28:40 New York Rangers trade rumors/Player to keep an eye on

33:20 Final thoughts/Outro

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the aftermath of the Super Bowl and our reactions, a night in the NHL full of crazy stats, a triple hat trick game, the Adam Ruzicka video that surfaced and his contract termination by the Arizona Coyotes, Valeri Nichushkin clearing the NHL Player Assistance Program, Sean Couturier being named the 20th captain in Philadelphia Flyers history, the Reidly Greg empty net snapshot and Morgan Reilly's reaction as well as the comments from Ryan Reaves and the subsequent hit he took from Nathan Walker, Alex Ovechkin scoring 8 goals in 8 games and a discussion on whether or not he's returned to form, Patrick Kane being on fire for the Detroit Red Wings, Filip Forsberg becoming the Nashville Predators second all time leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov hitting the 100 point mark on the season, comparing the first 92 NHL games of first overall picks Jack Hughes and Juraj Slafkovsky, the recent selling/relocation rumors that have surfaced about tithe Winnipeg Jets, the Vancouver Canucks recent 4 game losing streak and the comments from head coach Rick Tocchet, the New York Rangers placing forward Tyler Pitlick on waivers, the Stadium Series game against the Islanders, Artem Anisimov being on a PTO with the Hartford Wolf Pack for 18 games, the Rangers extending forward Jonny Brodzinski 2 years, Matt Rempe's first NHL goal and early fights to start his career, the Rangers recent 10 game win streak and how it was snapped, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider's alarming even strength play, and more. Enjoy!

42:13 New York Rangers lengthy discussion 

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the recent update on the Hockey Canada scandal, Elias Lindholm being traded to the Vancouver Canucks, Sean Monahan being traded to the Winnipeg Jets, the Colorado Avalanche signing Zach Paise, the Penguins signing Jesse Puljujarvi, NHL All Star Draft, the NHL All Star game, and the highlights and lowlights from NHL All Star Weekend, the NHL announcing their return the the Winter Olympics in 2026, the NHL Four Nations Tournament in 2025, the Chicago Blackhawks being announced for the 2025 Winter Classic against the St Louis Blues, Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals going into the NHL Player Assistance Program, the New York Rangers buying out Nick Bonino, a discussion between Jonathan Quick and Igor Shesterkin and the Rangers current goaltending situation, and more. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro

3:32 Hockey Canada scandal update

6:01 Elias Lindholm trade

13:00 Sean Monahan trade

15:21 Avalanche sign Zack Parise

16:57 Penguins sign Jesse Puljujarvi 

19:00 Highlights and lowlights of NHL All Star Weekend

28:04 NHL announces Olympics return and Four Nations Tournament 

36:06 Chicago Blackhawks announced for another Winter Classic 

38:58 Evgeny Kuznetsov goes into Player Assistance Program 

40:26 Rangers buy out Nick Bonino’s contract 

42:10 Jonathan Quick and Igor Shesterkin discussion 

53:39 Final thoughts/Outro

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Hockey Canada Scandal where Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLEod, Cal Foote, and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault, Patrik Laine entering himself into the Player Assistance Program, the Edmonton Oilers current 16 game winning streak and whether or not they will tie and/or break the record of 18 straight wins set by the Pittsburgh Penguins, FIlip Chytil's injury setback and the Rangers shutting him down for the rest of the season, the Rangers recent lingering struggles, what their biggest current need is going into the trade deadline and where Chris Drury's priorities should lie, why the team needs a major roster shakeup, Igor Shesterkin's ongoing struggles this season, the Calgary Flames backtracking on their initial press release on Dillon Dube and why the team shouldn't be blamed for it, and more. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro

5:03 Hockey Canada scandal

8:46 Patrik Laine Player Assistance Program

12:50 Oilers 16 game winning streak

17:08 Filip Chytil out for remainder of season

19:38 Rangers struggles/What is the Rangers biggest need going into the trade deadline?

39:25 Shesterkin’s down season

45:45 Calgary fixes their press release mistake on Dillon Dube

47:08 Final thoughts/Outro

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss John Tavares hitting the 1,000 point milestone while playing the New York Islanders on Long Island, the retirement of young player and former number two overall pick in Nolan Patrick, whether Alex Ovechkin is either extremely snakebitten at the moment or getting old, whether or not the Penguins made the right decision before the season to go for it and keep trying to be a playoff team and contend for the Stanley Cup, Jaromir Jagr still playing professional hockey at age 51, a deep dive into the New York Rangers including but not limited to Jimmy Vesey, Alexis Lafreniere, Jacob Trouba, Peter Laviolette, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanekad, Jonathan Quick, and Igor Shesterkin, and Liam tells how the ECHL teddy bear toss set the record last year with over 67,000 teddy bear, and more. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro

3:05 John Tavares reaches 1,000 points

9:43 Nolan Patrick Retires

12:30 Is Alex Ovechkin getting old or snakebitten?

19:14 Did the Penguins make a huge mistake going into the season?

30:05 Jaromir Jagr still going

33:07 The usual New York Rangers episodic discussion

58:31 Final thoughts/Extended Outro

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam, after a long layoff, discuss the tragedy of what happened to Adam Johnson, they touch on the Corey Perry situation with the Blackhawks, the New York Rangers being the top team in the NHL and how they’ve been able to accomplish that, the Detroit Red Wings signing Patrick Kane, how Mike is still able to sit through New York Jets games, and more. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro

2:28 RIP Adam Johnson

3:57 Corey Perry gone from the Blackhawks

6:52 New York Rangers leading the NHL

28:57 Red Wings sign Patrick Kane

30:54 Final thought/Outro

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Connor McDavid being sidelined with an injury for 1-2 weeks, the disappointing start of the Seattle Kraken, whether or not the Sabres can shake off their slow start, the Alex DeBrincat trade paying dividends for the Detroit Red Wings alongside his chemistry with Dylan Larkin, the Philadelphia Flyers surprisingly good start and how long it will last, the New York Rangers confusing start to the season, how the team has looked inconsistent so far, the ups and downs from every game so far, Igor’s level of play thus far, Jimmy Vesey’s role so far this year, the free agents the Rangers signed and how they’re playing thus far, how this bottom 6 stacks up to previous years, they go off on a side tangent reminiscing about previous Rangers and Rangers teams, get back on topic with this teams bottom 6, and more. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro

4:58 Connor McDavid out 1-2 weeks with injury

6:45 Seattle Kraken’s disappointing start

9:22 Will the Buffalo Sabres shake off their slow start?

12:56 DeBrincat and Larkin gelling together well in Detroit early

19:50 Flyers off to a surprising start

21:40 New York Rangers start to the season

39:15 Tangent

42:16 Getting back on topic of the Rangers bottom 6

44:26 Final Thoughts/Outro

On this loaded episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss and give their predictions for the 2023-2024 NHL regular season to see which teams will and won't qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and more. Enjoy!

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2:29 Central Division Standings Predictions

22:03 Pacific Division Standings Predictions

43:28 Atlantic Division Standings Predictions

1:12:44 Metropolitan Division Standings Predictions

1:40:44 Final Thoughts/Outro

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam get back into the swing of things with the first episode of the 2023-2024 season as they discuss the New York Rangers preseason, how Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle have looked in preseason, why they should probably spend time in the AHL, why it’s a big year for both Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko, Lafreniere’s struggles in the NHL as a first overall pick, Laviolette’s quotes on backchecking and effort, his overall coaching thus far in practices, why having the first overall pick isn’t always the best thing, Erik Karlsson now being on the Penguins, how the metro division is going to be a dog fight, Mike’s US Open picture curse, some things we missed over the summer, offer our condolences to Calgary Flames Assistant GM Chris Snow who passed away, Brandon Tanev’s headshots, and more. Enjoy! 

Recorded Sunday October 1st, 2023

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0:00 Extended Intro 

5:40 New York Rangers related content for the episode

21:19 Rest of the league discussion portion of the episode

32:21 Final Thoughts/Outro

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the highlights of night one of the 2023 NHL Draft, they go through each New York Rangers draft pick with a scouting report of each draft pick, they recap each teams moves in totality so far this offseason including trades, free agency singings, extensions, and buyouts, as well as give their winners and lose of free agency thus far, ass well as their winners and losers of the offseason up to this point, and more. Enjoy!

Recorded Sunday July 2nd, 2023

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0:00 Intro

3:05 Draft day highlights 

7:58 Analyzing the Rangers draft class

22:36 Going though each teams moves alphabetically 

23:18 Anaheim Ducks

25:06 Arizona Coyotes

28:50 Boston Bruins 

31:36 Buffalo Sabres

33:38 Calgary Flames

35:22 Carolina Hurricanes 

43:20 Chicago Blackhawks

46:26 Colorado Avalanche 

51:26 Columbus Blue Jackets

51:51 Dallas Stars 

54:19 Detroit Red Wings 

56:49 Edmonton Oilers 

1:00:01 Florida Panthers 

1:03:22 Los Angeles Kings

1:06:20 Montreal Canadiens 

1:07:34 Nashville Predators 

1:10:14 New Jersey Devils 

1:12:16 New York Islanders

1:14:20 New York Rangers

1:19:20 Ottawa Senators 

1:20:52 Philadelphia Flyers 

1:22:29 Pittsburgh Penguins 

1:25:35 San Jose Sharks

1:27:00 Seattle Kraken

1:28:23 St Louis Blues

1:29:11 Tampa Bay Lightning

1:30:17 Toronto Maple Leafs 

1:31:38 Vancouver Canucks

1:32:55 Vegas Golden Knights 

1:35:19 Washington Capitals

1:36:56 Winnipeg Jets  

1:39:47 Winners of free agency so far

1:42:27 Losers of free agency so far

1:46:22 Final Thoughts/Outro 

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