Pucks On Net

The first big weekend of the 2014/15 NHL regular season has come and gone. New camera angles were unveiled and Strombo took Ron MacLean's seat as the host of Hockey Night in Canada.

Dave, Ryan & P Mac talk about what they're thankful for, Radim Vrbrata breathing new life into the Sedins game and into the atmosphere at Rogers Arena.

They talk about the deadly Pittsburgh Penguins, the lovely Leafs and give their thoughts on all the changes surrounding Rogers' NHL line up on Saturday nights.

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The 2014/15 NHL Regular Season is finally here!

Sheila, Dave, Geeta and Ryan all get together to run down the 30 teams in the NHL based on Rogers Sportsnet's official rankings, and although we don't agree with all of them, it gives a fairly accurate run down of where each team lies this upcoming season.

We talk about the teams we like: Tampa Bay, Montreal, Chicago, Detroit, Vancouver.And the team that only looks good on paper: The Minnesota Wild.

We finish off the podcast with our official Stanley Cup predictions, the great state of Florida is represented nicely!

A very fun podcast this week!

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We've had enough of the pre-season, lets just start the regular season already.

Ryan, Paul, Geeta (recovering from a cold) and the PON studio audience get together to watch a snoozer of a Canucks/Coyotes pre-season game and take the Province Sports' quiz "How prepared are you for the 2014-15 NHL season?" and keep coming back to Joe Thornton's four goal celebration and Ryan Smyth's teary farewell. None the less, Paul and Ryan test their knowledge and see just how ready they are for the upcoming season.

They also discuss Jeter and Selanne's retirements and the New York Islanders in Brooklyn along with 400 obstructed view seats.

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Just in time for the NHL pre-season, Ryan, Dave & Paul run down the coaching controversies, secret injuries and professional try outs that are running rampant in the NHL right now.

The guys spend a great deal of time talking about Phil Kessel's relationship with the coaching staff in Toronto and just what kind of player he is, and whether that is what the Leafs want at this point in time!

They take a call from Jim Rutherford, talk Teemu, Ryan Johansen and take a look at what the Ottawa Senators are doing this upcoming season to drum up fan interest.

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And make sure to visit RabidHabs.com!

And we're back! Fresh off our summer break, Ryan, Geeta and Dave are back and sit down and get ready for the NHL pre-season which is fast approaching.

They cover the Montreal Canadiens' captain vacancy and take a call from Penguins' GM Ol Jim Rutherford, who fills us in with the hockey happenings in Steel Town!

But the majority of this week's episode is spent covering Mike Gillis' tenure as General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks. From his trades, draft picks, free agent signings, along with his attitude and direction he took the team in, we break down is five years running the Vancouver Canucks.

Dave also works the Chipotle beat where he talks about the Canucks' ordering habits as well as autograph etiquette!

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We interrupt our summer hiatus for a fun episode. Ryan, Dave and Geeta sit down this week and discuss what some of us may have forgotten this summer in terms of trades and UFA signings. Ryan asks the question if Winnipeg and Ottawa are the first teams to begin tanking for Connor McDavid who's projected to go 1st overall in next years draft.

Then, we dust off the VCR and break out Geeta's old hockey tapes. Ranging from the 2000 NHL Entry Draft in Calgary, the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships and a Coach's Corner from the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals which looks at the upcoming NHL Draft Class, including Jason Spezza, Dan Hamhuis and more.

It's an unofficial map of Jason Speeza's road to the NHL starting with his performance in the 2000 World Juniors.

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Summer's here and we're taking a few months off so we got the entire Pucks on net family together to wrap up the season, the free agent frenzy and what's in store for the Canucks in the summer.

Radim Vbrata and Ryan Miller are headed to Vancouver, we discuss the terms of the deals and what they mean for the more or less rebuilding Canucks.

We discuss some other free agent signings and take a call from Jim Rutherford, Pittsburgh Penguins' general manager. The gang look back at the rough Canucks season and predict where some not yet signed Free Agents could be headed.

Ryan, Sheila, Dave, Geeta and Paul and share their favourite moments from the podcast before signing off for the summer.

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Abbotsford boy Jake Virtanen gets drafted to the hometown team on one of the busiest days in recent Canucks History. Ryan Kesler gets dealt to the Ducks in what we discuss as a fairy solid and fair deal for the Canucks, given the circumstances.

This was recorded live during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft in Philadelphia, as per usual, the draft tended to get mighty boring around the 10th pick.

We chime in on the events during the draft, the two players the Canucks drafted and a call from Old Man Jim Rutherford to discuss his coaching hire and the draft day trade of James Neal, and touch on the controversial Josh Ho-Sang getting drafted the New York Islanders.

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Darryl Sutter goes shirtless at the LA Kings Stanley Cup parade. The Vancouver Canucks don't even have a coach who can take his shirt off yet! There are still a lot of loose ends to take care of in Vancouver this off season. Will they hire Mike Keenan? They really really really really should...

Geeta, Paul and Ryan discuss a wide array of topics. From the remaining candidates for the vacant coaching jobs around the league to the Canucks' possible moves on draft day.

They share their favourite moments and storylines from the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have a visit from Old Man Rutherford to discuss the summer for the Penguins.

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If you see the New York Rangers, please tell them to report to the Stanley Cup Final.

Geeta, Paul and Ryan gather to discuss the lackluster Stanley Cup Final and the poor showing from the AV led New York Rangers.

We discuss the similarities in problems the Rangers and Canucks faced being coached by AV.

There is a lot of excitement on this podcast looking forward to the Canuck summer once again, and the possibility of getting local boy Sam Reinhart in the draft.

They look at old man Jim Rutherford as the new General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and ask if they can get back to the glory days of the late 2000's.

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