WhyHockey

It's the Holiday season, so why not start a very long podcast with a story? It's a story about crop tops. You'll see what we mean when you listen. Also, we talk about these topics and more:

16:45: The Panthers still can't finish, how can they change that? (At 44:15, there's a power play discussion)
53:45: How are the Flyers this good?
1:02:45: Getting bluechip defensemen
1:17:30: Why are some rebuilding teams struggling to graduate to contending status? This leads into a bigger discussion on team identities 
1:52:35: World Juniors Preview

Enjoy the show, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

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Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

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The Panthers are still playing good hockey, but there's always room to grow for this team. Matt and Tommy talk about that plus:

5:30: Paul Maurice is a quote machine!
13:15: PDOcast with Darryl Belfrey on Sasha Barkov
36:38: How to balance having eight NHL defensemen, according to Paul Maurice
49:30 How can this team finish better?
1:00:30: Is a finisher the last piece of this team's puzzle?
1:15:00: Kane and the Red Wings 
1:25:15: Dean Evason fired 
1:30:30: The draft at the Sphere 

Enjoy the show!

The Hockey PDOcast Barkov mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSQWxzhPezc

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Matt L is @MattsMusings1

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Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

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Matt and Tommy are pleased with the Panthers start to the season, and the improvements they've shown. They go over that, plus these topics below and more:

9:00: Are Ekblad and Montour returning too soon?
23:45: Factors in their more consistent start
31:45: How do they manage their blue line with Ekblad and Montour's return?
35:30: Ideal defense pairs?
42:50: Would you sign Patrick Kane?
1:01:45: Sam Reinhart's next contract
1:10:30: Barkov for all the awards!
1:31:30: Here come the Oilers!
1:41:45: Changing 3 on 3?

Enjoy the show!

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

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Follow us on Twitter:

Matt L is @MattsMusings1

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Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

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Tommy and Matt L have a lot to chew on with the start of the new season, and they get to that and so much more in this new show including:

3:30: End of the Pride Tape ban
16:30: Adam Johnson's tragic passing 
25:50: Where do the Panthers stand after 8 games?
35:00: What can the Panthers do with their lines with and without Sam Bennett?
52:30: New contracts for Montour and Forsling?
56:30: What about the Panthers defense corps?
1:09:30: How is rebuilding life for the Flyers?
1:14:20: Other early season observations
1:22:10: Bonus chat about Canadian teams and rebuilding

Enjoy the show!

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

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Follow us on Twitter:

Matt L is @MattsMusings1

WhyHockey is @WhyHockey

Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

 

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Part two in the series of WhyHockey series preview shows features Greg Wyshynski of ESPN making his annual appearance on this show previewing the Panthers and the rest of the league from his vantage point, followed by David Dwork of the Hockey News going through the nuts and bolts of training camp and what to expect as the season gets underway. 

The interview with Wysh is at the start of the show, David Dwork's interview is at timecode 28:15. Enjoy the show!

If you want Matt and Tommy's preview pod, it's here: https://whyhockey.podbean.com/e/whyhockey-101023-catnip-for-a-new-season/

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David Dwork is @daviddwork 

Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

 

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Happy regular season! As per usual, Matt and Tommy begin the marathon regular season with a marathon podcast talking about all sorts of topics, including:

3:15: Every podcast is someone's first: what is WhyHockey?
11:15: Waivers situation and AHL development
33:00: Seven left shot defensemen opening night?
37:15: Mackie Samoskevich and Justin Sourdif making the roster
44:30: Panthers Forwards
48:30: Panthers Defenseman
57:30: Mid podcast breaking news! Shocking double signing
1:00:00: Panthers Goalies
1:09:00: Atlantic Division Preview-ish
1:22:30: A talk about the many hockey culture issues from the last month
1:32:20: Flyers preview
1:43:30: Other league topics we're interested in

Bonus points, and maybe a BlueSky invite code, for those of you who stick this out the whole way. Enjoy the show, and the season!

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

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Matt L is @MattsMusings1

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Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

 

 

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A new season is upon us! Matt L and Tommy look back on the stories we've missed during our summer break, including:

11:00: More Babcock talk 
39:30: Matvei Michkov being scratched in Russia
50:00: Panthers Training Camp and battles to watch out for 

Enjoy the show!

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

https://whyhockey.substack.com/

Follow us on Twitter:

Matt L is @MattsMusings1

WhyHockey is @WhyHockey

Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyhockey.substack.com

Tommy and Matt L have a deep dive into the offseasons for the WhyHockey teams, looking into everything they did at the draft, free agency and beyond. Here are the timecodes for those specific discussions:

6:30: Panthers talk (46:00 forwards, 1:02:30 goalies, 1:26:30 draft)
1:32:00: Flyers talk (Michkov, free agency, etc.)
1:44:30: Rest of the league (draft, free agency)

Enjoy the show!

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

https://whyhockey.substack.com/

Follow us on Twitter:

Matt L is @MattsMusings1

WhyHockey is @WhyHockey

Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyhockey.substack.com

Tommy and Matt L look over how the Panthers fell short in the Stanley Cup Final, plus more including: 

3:30: What happened in the Final?
32:30: What does the offseason need to look like for Florida to get back to the top again?
56:15: Spencer Knight's future
1:06:30: Danny Briere hiring more 90's and 00's Flyers, plus the Provorov move
1:25:30: Tommy's draft preview 

 

Enjoy the show!

 

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

https://whyhockey.substack.com/

Follow us on Twitter:

Matt L is @MattsMusings1

WhyHockey is @WhyHockey

Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyhockey.substack.com

Matt and Tommy celebrate the Panthers run to the Stanley Cup Final, and look at how they've done it and what's fueled it. There's also talk on these topics and more:

12:30: Never doubting the potential of the core
30:00: On Sasha Barkov
36:00: On Sam Reinhart
40:30: On Bob
54:00: On Paul Maurice 
1:25:00: Preds hiring Andrew Brunette 
1:34:15: Kyle Dubas and the Penguins

Enjoy the show, and the ride!

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

https://whyhockey.substack.com/

Follow us on Twitter:

Matt L is @MattsMusings1

WhyHockey is @WhyHockey

Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

 

 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyhockey.substack.com