NHL Needs Action Plan

Akim Aliu's tweet is spot on. It's time for a tangible action plan. 

Colorado and playing down to the competition.

Minnesota's winning streak.

St. Louis likes Seattle and Canada less so. 

Nashville tries to keep pace.

Dallas wins on the road against teams they should.

Winnipeg can't win in close harder road games.

Chicago is wasting Fleury's great goaltending by not scoring. 

Arizona's return to playing the Shane Wright way. 

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Recorded and Edited: January 24, 25, 2022.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2022.

Big Division Games

NHL updates rescheduled postponed dates - who are the winners and losers in the division.

The first place divisional positioning match-up between Colorado and Minnesota. 

NHL goal review controversy steals the showcase game and pretty much is just a common wtf moment nightly in the NHL.

The thrid place divisional positioning match-up between St. Louis and Nashville.

Additionally - the divisional match up between Nashville and Winnipeg.

Dallas and Chicago drop expected wins.

Arizona's Karel Vejmelka leads to a two game regulation win streak.

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Recorded: January 20, 21, 2022 and Edited: January, 21, 2022.

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Expected Wins (Part Two)

How close are Winnipeg and Dallas out of the playoffs and why only one likely can make up ground to get in.

Winnipeg's expected win over Detroit is Michigan fuelled.

Dallas drops the State of Florida back-to-back road 2 game set as expected.

Dallas D John Klingberg trade talk is "ramping up" report but what do the Stars want in trade return.

Chicago wins over Montreal as expected but was the win over Anaheim really an upset. We tell you why it wasn't.

Is Arizona actually winning too much?

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Recorded January, 16, 2022 and Edited: January, 17, 2022.

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Expected Wins (Part One)

Colorado's expected two wins over Arizona more entertaining as well.

Minnesota's route of Anaheim even having key injuries still. 

Why the Monday Minnesota in Colorado game is the first place showdown Central Division game.

Nashville drop an expected win to Buffalo but force OT in a bounce back road game in Boston.

Nashville is really trying to be the Western Conference Boston team model.

St. Louis in a sleeper vs Seattle and entertaining loss to Toronto leave valuable points on the board. 

Why the Monday Nashville in St. Louis game is the third seeding Division spot showdown Central Division game.

An episode that acknowledges the success of Toronto and Boston while still not liking them. 

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Recorded January, 16, 2022 and Edited: January, 17, 2022.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2022.

One Too Many

Not one but two too many men penalties by Colorado lead to a Nashville OTW.

The difference why Colorado coach Jared Bednar reaction wasn't full level Bowness.

Colorado comeback to beat Seattle at home.

St. Louis and Minnesota prepare for weekend games.

Minnesota extends Jon Merrill and Rem Pitlick is claimed off waivers.

Dallas top line does all the damage in home win over Seattle.

Winnipeg prepares to play with a growing covid list.

Marc Andre Fleury helps Chicago continue to win in Columbus. 

Arizona's Karel Vejmelka leads to Yotes win over Toronto. 

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Recorded and Edited: January, 12 & 13, 2022.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2022.

A Weekend Full of Central Division Comeback Wins

Nashville avoids the trap game in Arizona and remains first in points while being the lone division team to score first and still win.

Colorado comeback to beat Toronto. 

Depleted lineup Minnesota comeback to beat Washington.

St. Louis comeback in last minute controversy Sunday vs division rival Dallas.

Dallas and Florida have a Texas shootout as Stars return from break.

Dallas defenceman John Kilingberg goes public on not signing an extension yet. 

Chicago comeback to get Marc Andre Fleury a win in his return to Vegas.

Arizona's best tradeable assets Jacob Chychrun; Lawson Crouse; and Clayton Keller. Who has the return assets to acquire them. 

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Recorded: January, 10, 2022. Edited January, 10, 2022.

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Stick that in your Country Song

Colorado's pop star like highlight reel hits can't keep us ignoring Nashville's country song workmanlike team winning play.

Nashville rise to top spot in points in the Central division with latest roads win vs Vegas and LA.

Cale Makar goes viral with OT winner over Chicago and Colorado's dominate home win over another division rival Winnipeg.

St. Louis loss on the road to Pittsburgh and home rebound win to Washington. 

Minnesota pays a heavy price in win in Boston losing all-star forward Kirill Kaprizov as the key injuries start to mount. 

Winnipeg solves Arizona but not Colorado on the road.

Dallas and Florida have a Texas shootout as Stars return from break.

Chicago gets a point at home in an OTL to Colorado but lose in Arizona. What actually happened?

NHL gifts Arizona a win and will explain why. 

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Recorded: January, 7, 2022. Edited January, 8, 2022.

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Long layoff doesn't always equal a loss

Why the Winter Classic and NHL outdoor games should be the only NHL game on when they are played.

The teams with extra time off wasn't the reason for winning or losing their first game back even against teams already back in action.

Recap the Winter Classic between St. Louis and Minnesota. 

Colorado gets its ducks in a row.

Nashville feasts on Chicago's minor league goaltending as Jusse Saros stands out with more shots against. 

Winnipeg hands Vegas its first OT loss of the year. 

Dallas get their team out of covid protocol and add to the hockey ops team.

Chicago goalied not just by Nashville's Saros but Calgary's Markstrom in back-to-back lopsided losses. 

Arizona hasn't won or lost in our last podcast. They also had a week break between games to explain why.

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Recorded: January, 3, 2022. Edited January, 4, 2022.

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To YouTube or Not to in 2022

The podcast of a duo Central Division Hockey YouTube introduction.

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4 games involving 3 Central Division teams before a pair on January 1st including the Winter Classic between St. Louis and Minnesota. The Blues winners after the break over Edmonton while Minnesota awaits the division leaders.

Colorado is still on a pause; Nashville drop a back-to-back pair of road games picking up only a single point while without Captain Roman Josi.

Winnipeg and Dallas have yet to play but quite a bit in common to turn around their seasons.

Chicago goal crease is in Covid protocol. Arizona scores 7 vs San Jose and don't win. 

Recorded: December, 31, 2021. Edited January, 1, 2022.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2022.

Hockey Talk Only Holiday Due to the Drop Date

A highlight of topics covered but no where near all of them in this extended edition just in case you want to put in some earbuds and tune out the family a bit over the holidays while missing NHL hockey.

Where does a regional division only hockey podcast find it's proper placement in big media National coverage and the local content individual team market reality?

Attaching salary cap dump trades savings usuage can't help make the original trade better. A counter arguement. 

Why the waiver wire has seen more action than hockey trades have occured and cap compliance is the driver of both this season.

The Central Division's three tiers at the Christmas break as we catch-up on top tier Minnesota; the divisions overall best team thus far and while not strong up the middle, not weak positionally anywhere.

Why Colorado can't keep reminding us of Edmonton and Toronto if they really want to stay a Cup contender. 

St. Louis' bottom six forward choices in who departed is a key to why they are winning through injuries.

The second tier of Nashville and why they can't continue to win at their current rate. 

Underachieving Winnipeg has head coach Paul Maurice resign and turn the reigns to Assistant Coach Dave Lowry; who reminds us more of Dean Evason and that's a good thing. 

The streaky Dallas Stars metrics really are highs and lows and leave us wondering but did they score the first goal does say a lot. 

Chicago evens out after the new coach bump.

Arizona's rebuild needs to keep Jacob Chychrun. We explain Ottawa messing up their rebuild as the how not too while how Arizona best should. 

A look at how the Pacific Division is shaking out because we want the Central Division to snag both Western Conference wild card spots.

Recorded: December, 23, 2021. Edited December, 24, 2021.

Show Intro/Extro Music: excerpts of “Acid Trash” performed by MAP from the “Grant Ave.” EP © 2018 Used with permission.

Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2021.