Jeff and Producer Matt react to Elliotte Friedman’s appearance on the PHNX Coyotes Podcast and look back on a chat with prospective NHL owner, Ryan Smith. Former NHLer Thomas Hickey chats about the Islanders’ recent run of success, how Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat have grown playing together and what he’s learned about Patrick Roy (31:50). Next up, Gordon Monson of the Salt Lake Tribune looks at the viability of an NHL franchise in Salt Lake City, how Ryan Smith is viewed in the market and the potential for the growth of hockey at the youth level in the community (50:10). Later on, Anton Thun of Quartexx Management offers an agent’s perspective on the Coyotes potentially moving to Salt Lake City, his experience with a player on a team that was relocating and Coyotes' long-term outlook (01:03:51). The Athletic's Charlie O’Connor wraps up today's show discussing Philadelphia's attempt to stop the bleeding, if the Sean Couturier's scratching has negatively affected the team and the John Tortorella effect (01:23:04).

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