ScuttlePuck NHL Hockey Podcast

A busy week with breaking news as we record that Marc Bergevin has been fired as GM of the Montreal Canadiens. Brendan Lemieux seems to be a chip off the old block as he bites Brady Tkachuk and enrages the hockey world. The Devils released third jerseys and the Canadian and USA Olympic teams released their uniforms as well. 

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• Banter: Gambling on hockey
• Title Player Bryan Hextall
• Feedback - Atish Singh
• News - Bergevin fired - the right call? 
• Brendan Lemieux bite - how many games?
• Matt Muray Waived
• New Jersey third Jersey
• Olympic team sweaters
• Justin Bourne explains Sutter's system
• Empty netters
• Guess the 5th
• After 20 games - how are predicitions looking?
• Points leaders 
• Goaltending leaders
• Fancy stats update
• Hot / Not
• Crazy Stat of the Week
• DOPEs

McDavid scores another highlight reel goal. Despite some fans' early consternations, the Maple Leafs are the hottest team in the NHL. Penalties are down across the NHL and it has Mike shaking his head. 

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• Banter: Getting things done in prep for winter
• Title Player Bill Cook
• McDavid gets another unreal goal
• The Flames are hot and Markstrom has 5 shutouts. What is it about Sutter systems that makes goalies good?
• Leafs have won 10 of last 11 - are they better defensively? 
• What is going on with Vancouver - what needs to change?
• Guess the 5th 
• Penalties down across NHL
• Hot / Not
• Amazing Stat
• DOPEs

Everyone, including John Tortorella, seems to be piling on McDavid for complaining about the refs, but is he really the one complaining and, if he is, does he have a point? After 10 games in we bring back the Who's Hot and Who's Not segment. As well, the DOPEs are back at it and we give our takes on a couple of suspensions. 

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• Banter: Deer Hunting and Belleville Sens
• Title Player Manny Legace
• Feedback - Atish Singh
• Ovi tearing it up as Draisaitl stays with him. What's wrong with Matthews
• Jack Eichel trade and surgery 
• Tortorella comments on McDavid
• Bob Murray out as Ducks GM - toxic work culture
• Jeremy Colliton out as Blackhawks Coach
• Carey Price explains why he went on PAP
• NHL won't commit to helping John Doe 2
• Guess the 5th
• Hot / Not
• Surprises
• DOPEs

Al Mitchell of TSN 1260 and lowetide.ca joins Mike to discuss the Oilers fast start and possible changes they may make. Why is Dave Tippett taking shots at analytics folks.  And a reasonable take on the NHL's actions based on the report regarding the Kyle Beach alleged sexual assault.   

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• Banter: Halloween Parties / Flying Solo
• Title Player Kris Draper
• Feedback
• Al Mitchell
• Oilers season and possible trades
• Dave Tippett and Analytics
• Chicago Blackhawks and Kyle Beach
• Mike's Take on why the NHL did what they did

The Kraken are off to a slow start but their arena looks amazing. There remain some teams undefeated, including the Oilers, and others have yet to win and we discuss.  Are Leafs fans overreacting to the team's mediocre start?  

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• Banter: Soltex celebrations in the County
• Title Player J.C. Tremblay
• News: Kraken slow start
• Blackhawks in COVID protocols
• Undefeated and winless teams
• Guess the 5th
• Oilers 5-0 - how are they doing it?
• Leafs 2-3-1 and Leafs fans seem restless
• DOPES - Buchnevich suspension 

The Oilers are off to a good start on the shoulders of Connor McDavid. Carl Landra of the 4th Line Podcast tells about their Snides Retirement tour and preview the Central Division.

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• Banter: Sci 93 Reunion
• Title Player Bob Kelly
• News: Contract for Brady Tkachuk
• Several other key players - Nick Suzuki, Charlie McCoy, Ryan Pulock
• Carl Landra of the 4th Line podcast
• Guess the 5th
• Oilers and Leafs off to a good start

The NHL preseason has wrapped up and it's time to finish our divisional predictions. Jeff DeAngelis of the Broadstreet Bully Podcast joins us to tell us what to expect from the Flyers and make predictions for the Metropolitan division. We then finish things up with Central division predictions.

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• Banter: Happy Thanksgiving
• Title Player Tyler Johnson
• News: No contract for Brady Tkachuk
• Mika Zibanejad - 8 x $8.5MM
• Leafs and Senators will play to full stadiums
• Jeff DeAngelis previews the Flyers and gives Metro division predictions
• Guess the 5th
• Central Predictions
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Mark Allred of the Black N Gold Hockey Podcast joins us to do a deep dive into the Bruins and the Atlantic division. We follow that up with a fun talk with Tyler Yaremchuk of DailyFaceOff.com and Oiler Nation going through the Oilers and the Pacific division. 

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• Banter: Rainy weekend camping
• Title Player Paul Ranheim
• News: Carey Price enters Player assistance program.
• Will Brady Tkachuk sign. 
• Mark Allred - the Bruins prospects
• Atlantic predictions
• Tyler Yaremchuk
• Pacific Predictions
• Guess the 5th
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Tim Falconer, author of the soon-to-be-released book, "Klondikers: Dawson City's Stanley Cup Challenge and How a Nation Fell in Love with Hockey" joins us to talk about the book and his inspiration for it. NHL Camps are open and there is lots to talk about...which we do.

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• Banter: Fall chores
• Title Player Marty McSorley
• Feedback - Matt Lombardy
• News: NHL Camps open.
• INTERVIEW: Tim Falconer
• Link for the Klondikers zoom launch party https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87220179761
• Guess the 5th
• NHL Rinks in US expected to be at full capacity. Canada will be reduced to start.
• Key SIgnings
• Thoughts on Toronto Maple Leafs and Oilers

The Rookies are playing games and main camps for the NHL open this week. It's an exciting time of year and everyone is optimistic that it will be, relatively speaking, a fairly normal season. 

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• Banter: Election Day. Some big changes in hockey media.
• Title Player Kris Versteeg
• Feedback - Stickers handed out at Fenelon Falls
• News: Rookie camps are open and main camps open this week.
• Jack Eichel will report to Sabres pre-camp physical
• Oilers news - injuries at rookie camp and key signing
• NHL COVID-19 update - Bill Daly reporting 99% players vaccinated
• Heritage Classic Sabres vs Leafs
• NHL Draft Montreal July 7-8
• Jonathan Drouin
• Guess the 5th
• Evander Kane speaks out about gambling problem
• Shanahan is under pressure but is committed to the Shanaplan
• 32 Thoughts interviews with Scheiffele and Dubois