What Chaos!

We react to the the initial trailer for EA Sports' latest installment in its NHL franchise, highlighting updates to both presentation and gameplay, as well as the return of a beloved game mode. But is any of it enough to get us excited about an NHL video game again?

0:00 Trailer Release

2:18 Connected Franchise Mode

4:00 New presentation package

8:45 Realistic arena details

12:35 Team-specific playbooks

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The Detroit Red Wings have officially announced the end of Steve Yzerman's time as GM and President of Hockey Ops, kicking him upstairs to a role as a Senior Advisor. We discuss the failed Yzerplan and are joined by Red Wings beat writer for The Athletic, Max Bultman, to talk about what this might mean for the future of the Red Wings and Dylan Larkin. Plus, we react to the Dundon Family taking over the Stanley Cup, Macklin Celebrini being on the cover of NHL 27 and provide more updates on the upcoming Hometown Remix jerseys.

0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!

11:10 Yzerplan is dead

18:40 NHL 27 cover

31:30 Max joins!

55:45 Bedard injury/Kane future

1:01:00 The Dundon Cup

1:36:55 HTR updates

1:59:30 PLL

2:04:10 Slate

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The Philadelphia Flyers and GM Danny Brier rocked the NHL by signing Anaheim Ducks RFA Leo Carlsson to a 5 x $18M offer sheet. We discuss Ducks GM Pat Verbeek having the worst time at his job and what it means for the player, teams and the NHL as a whole. Plus, we talk about Sens legend Daniel Alfredsson joining the Maple Leafs' vench, the Boston Fleet moving to Boston and we're joined by Tom Gazzolla of the Tom Gazzolla Show in Edmonton!

0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!

14:00 Leo & Offer Sheets

56:00 Remaining offseason moves

1:02:00 Tom joins!

1:14:55 The Oilers' offseason

1:42:05 This Week in Sens

1:47:10 Fleet To Agganis

1:51:20 DJ hit the cages

2:02:23 PLL Talk

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From massive signings like Byrams big deal in Chicago and Bobrovsky heading to Toronto, to trades like San Jose's gamble on Darnell Nurse, we discuss all the biggest moves so far on July 1!

0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!

9:15 FA Day 1

31:25 Are They Good?

1:15:50 Slate

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Zach Werenski appears increasing likely to be on his way out of his Columbus, so we discuss the latest updates on where the Norris Trophy winner could end up, including growing smoke around the Dallas Stars. Plus, we look at the top UFAs in each position ahead of free agency opening on July 1st and are joined Shayna Goldman of the Athletic and the Too Many Men Podcast.

0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!

13:05 Sabres extend Malenstyn

15:18 Carlson & the Canes

20:25 Werenski & the Stars

34:30 Shayna joins the show!

1:03:34 Nurse check-in

1:19:30 Slate

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From Gavin McKenna getting selected first overall by Justin Bieber and the Toronto Maple Leafs, to the Cayman Islands' Jaxon Cover being selected 32nd overall and all the picks and trades in between, we react to everything went down during round one of the 2026 NHL Draft.

0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!

4:20 NHL Draft!

45:10 Peterka to Boston

51:00 McTavish to St. Louis

1:01:45 Dorofeyev to NYR

1:13:45 Werenski latest

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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi had one magical (but overdue) rookie season -- from making his first start, to signing a surprising contract extension, to eventually playing a heroic role in the Canes' first Stanley Cup title in 20 years. We chatted with him about the journey (including a stop as a Chipotle employee) and the crazy summer he has ahead of him.

0:00 Intro

1:15 Celebrating the Cup

4:31 His contract & "House Money"

7:25 Autism mask

9:51 Birthday & Wife Guy allegations

15:22 AHL vs. NHL

17:26 Coming into the Cup Final

22:59 Viral LinkedIn page

29:03 Reflecting & looking ahead

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A highly anticipated NHL offseason kicked off with a bang yesterday, as the Edmonton Oilers officially announced the hiring of Mike Babcock, multiple stars got traded and the NHL announced they were exploring putting another team in Texas. We react to one of the most insane offseason days the league has ever seen, including Babcock's disaster of a press conference and the Chicago Blackhawks getting fleeced in the Bo Byram trade with the Buffalo Sabres. We are also joined by Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects to preview the NHL draft.

0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!

6:45 Byram trade

33:30 Eklund trade

38:45 Kyrou trade

41:40 Nemec trade

59:30 Cam joins!

1:21:35 Babcock's intro presser

1:47:20 Tuch breaking news

1:51:55 NHL expanding to Texas?

2:04:30 Slate

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The Florida Panthers completed the predictable yet still stunning trade for Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators to unite him with his brother Matthew. We discuss what this means for not only the Tkachuk brothers and the teams involved, but the NHL as a whole. Plus, we are joined by Carolina Hurricanes goalie and Stanley Cup Champion Brandon Bussi to discuss his crazy ride to being a Cup hero. We also talk about other NHL news including the Darren Raddysh deal in Toronto and other moves for teams like Edmonton and Seattle.

0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!

8:08 Tkachuk Trade

39:50 New Tulsky content

47:00 Bussi joins!

1:24:20 Staios speaks on Brady

1:32:30 Around the NHL

1:53:00 Slate

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It's finally happened -- Brady Tkachuk has been traded by the Ottawa Senators, and where else to but the Florida Panthers? We react to the Tkachuk brothers uniting in South Florida, where they'll form a modern-day NHL superteam and look to recapture the Stanley Cup as the league's biggest villains.

0:00 Intro

2:46 Team USA impact

6:33 Supervillain team

8:35 Leadership & little brother identity

14:26 Should the Panthers have done this?

21:16 Final thoughts

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