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This week special guest host "Fast" Phil Rizzuto joins the podcast to fill in for Ben as he completes his cross country road trip to NYC!

- Big RFA dominoes begin to fall: Mitch Marners big extension in Toronto, Ivan Provorov signs a lucrative deal in Philadelphia and the Bruins take care of both Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo.

How do these deals impact their rosters, not only for this season, but in the coming years?

- Josh Morrissey signs an extension with Winnipeg: Right or wrong decision just a year from restricted free agency?

- Kevin and Phil share some old "war stories" from the good old days of hockey in Cambridge, Mass

It's time! It's time! It's preview time...time...time..time...

Our full 2019-20 NHL Season Preview is here!

- Who will be the first Head Coach fired?

- Who will be the first GM fired?

- Who will be the biggest name traded at this years deadline?

- Which playoff team from last season is most likely to miss? And which non-playoff team from last season is most likely to make it to the dance?

Which team "north of the border" is in trouble?

- We run through our top to bottom divisional standings predictions -- which teams will surprise and which teams will regress? Is this the year of the Sunbelt teams?

- Who will make it to the final 4 and compete for a chance to win the Stanley Cup? One surprise pick will certainly be contested all season long

- Stanley Cup Final match-up predictions and 2019-20 Stanley Cup Champion predictions

- NHL Award predictions -- Vezina, Hart, Jack Adams, Calder and Norris!

- Today in NHL History

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Our final installment reviewing the summer of 2019 leads us to the Metropolitan Division.

- Is this the most wide open division in the sport in regards to the possibility of outcomes for each team?

- Can surprise teams like Carolina and the Islanders replicate their success in 2019-20? If so, what are the keys to do so?

- The rivalry is back on between New Jersey and the Rangers -- are the rebuilds over?

- Are Washington and Pittsburgh still the class of the division?

- Can Columbus rebound from a tough summer?

- The Flyers are loaded up front -- can a few veteran defensemen, a new coaching staff and a potential for Jordan Binnington 2.0 lead them back to the playoffs?

- Today in NHL History for September 2nd

Part 3 of 4 covering the NHL off-season with our analysis of the Atlantic Division.

- How much progress have Ottawa and Detroit made in their rebuilds and which organization is further along? A bet is brewing between the boys

- Did the moves made by Buffalo and Florida finally make this the year the perennial underachievers make a move towards the postseason?

- How the Big Three (Boston, Toronto and Tampa Bay) stack up: Can the Bruins or Maple Leafs catch the Lightning? Does Boston standing pat this summer help or hurt them? Who has more pressure this season -- Mike Babcock or Jon Cooper?

- Today in NHL History

We continue our look at each divisions off-season with an in-depth look at the home of the defending Stanley Cup Champs, the Central Division.

- Has Dallas and Colorado done enough to build off of their surprising playoff runs from last Spring?

- Are the "old" gatekeepers of the division, Nashville and Winnipeg, trending downward?

- St. Louis stood mostly pat over the summer as Cup Champs -- wise decision?

- The Blackhawks have completed a significant roster overhaul over the past 8-12 months...have they done enough to regain contender status?

- Plenty of turmoil in the Twin Cities but can Minnesota squeeze out one more run out of their core after adding youthful, potential filled role players?

- Today in NHL History

We kick off our off-season reviews with an in-depth look at the summers of the Pacific Division foes.

- Which teams are on the upswing? Who is the class of the division? Will the old guard of the division hold firm or will new blood rise to the top in 2019-20?

- Thoughts on Nick Foligno's quote regarding the free agent departures of Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene and Sergei Bobrovsky

- The Athletic ranks the Boston Bruins farm system 3rd worst in the league -- deserved or did they overlook some underrated prospects?

- Today in NHL History

Countdown to our divisional previews is on! But first:

- Kevin Shattenkirk bought out by the Rangers and signs on with Tampa Bay: What went wrong in New York? Did the Rangers make the best roster and financial decision to use the buyout on Shattenkirk versus another player? Is this a make or break year for him in Tampa and what will his role be?

- We play a game dubbed "In his shoes" where we each pick 3 still unsigned free agents and pick a destination for them if the decision was ours. Which six players did we pick and where do they end up?

- The Bruins and RFA's Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo remain at an impasse: Will a deal get done prior to camp, and if not, what should the Bruins "line in the sand" be for negotiations?

- Today in NHL History

Trades! Surprise firings! Salary cap management! It's the final episode of transaction month!

- Paul Fenton fired in Minnesota after one season at the helm: What went wrong, how does this affect the Wild image around the league and where do they go from here?

- The Rangers and Pavel Buchnevich avoid salary arbitration: Will the real Buch please stand up? And what moves the Rangers can make to get under the cap before camp

- The Lightning make some moves with the massive Andrei Vasilevskiy extension and the Ryan Callahan trade: How much cap space do they have left and is it a matter of when, not if, Brayden Point signs?

- New Jersey lands the ultimate wildcard in 2-time KHL MVP Nikita Gusev: Will the production match the hype? How does this move cap off a pretty eventful summer for the Devils?

- Don Sweeney living the easy life: Is December 1st the actual negotiating deadline he is working from with RFA's Brandon Carlo and Charlie McAvoy?

- Today in NHL History and a few special shoutouts this week

The dog days of summer continue with a bang in Western Alberta!

- Ron Francis named the first GM in the history of the new Seattle franchise; how will his experience as a player and GM in Carolina help him? Can he engineer a quick start like George McPhee in Vegas?

- A rare Alberta trade as Edmonton swaps their shitty contract for Calgarys shitty contract; Who comes out ahead based on the trade alone and which player can have the biggest impact in their role for the Oilers and Flames? And how does this trade relate to the upcoming Seattle expansion draft?

- A deeper dive into the Phil Kessel trade to Arizona; What can we expect from Phil in the desert? Did Pittsburgh take advantage of clearing his cap hit in free agency? How does Alex Galchenyuk fit into the Pens plans?

- Jacob Trouba signs long term with the Rangers...is the end near for Chris Kreider on Broadway?

- Some RFA and salary arbitration news and how an arbitration hearing means the end of the road for said player and organization, historically

Welcome to the dog days of summer for the NHL.

- Recap of notable free agent news in the "second wave" of action. How will the additions of guys like Ferland, Dzingel and Johansson impact their clubs and the remaining free agents?

- Both the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers face varying issues with the salary cap; how should each team navigate contracts for their remaining RFA's such as Charlie McAvoy, Brandon Carlo, Jacob Trouba, Pavel Buchnevich, Tony DeAngelo and Brendan Lemieux?

- How the Roberto Luongo retirement helped the Rangers land Artemi Panarin

- Notable remaining free agents

- Today in NHL History