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Garret Hohl joins the show to discuss a wide array of Winnipeg Jets-centric topics including Jacob Trouba's trade demands, Ondrej Pavelec once again figuring to be the downfall of the team, and what we can reasonably expect from Patrik Laine in his first season.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:38 Jacob Trouba's performance to-date
5:20 The problem with evaluations using box car stats
10:10 Logical trading partners for the Jets
14:00 Winnipeg's bizarre infatuation with Ondrej Pavelec
21:30 The Patrik Laine hype train
27:05 Optimizing your bottom-6 forward group
29:45 Tracking stats in the AHL

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Chris Peters joins the show to discuss who's to blame for Team USA crashing and burning in the World Cup of Hockey, and what's behind Team Europe's improbable run to the final.

Here's a quick rundown of the topics covered:

3:11 World Cup of Hockey surprisingly entertaining
5:28 Who's to blame for Team USA's failure
7:00 The infatuation with '96
9:48 Roster construction in a short tournament
12:20 Dean Lombardi empowering John Tortorella
16:00 Is Tortorella in 'The Tyson Zone'?
22:10 Team Europe's improbable run
25:50 Anze Kopitar getting his due

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Jonathan Willis joins the show to discuss The Patrick Roy Era following his decision to step down from his job with the Colorado Avalanche, the organization's surprisingly shrewd summer, and where they go from here. We also look into the perpetual blame game taking place in Edmonton, and chat about Jimmy Vesey's options.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:08 Patrick Roy's last stand
2:59 Colorado's smart moves this summer
7:38 Roy's outdated tactics as a coach
15:40 Who will the Avalanche hire next?
21:11 A quick rundown of Edmonton's offseason
22:20 The Taylor Hall smear campaign
32:38 Jimmy Vesey's rights as a college free agent

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss how the media can continue to tell more interesting stories using numbers on every medium, but particularly the last great frontier: television. We also chat about the right vs. wrong way to go about assembling an analytics staff in your front office, and which direction Las Vegas will go in with its draft picks come expansion time.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 The news cycle grinding to a screeching halt
4:00 How to seamlessly incorporate numbers into your work
7:20 Improving television broadcasts
13:20 Building a cohesive and well-rounded front office
26:00 The expansion draft strategy for Las Vegas

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Nick Mercadante and Patrick Kearns join the show to discuss the imbalance the New York Rangers face between their personnel and their desired strategy, whether Alain Vigneault is underrated or overrated, and the heavy demands being placed on Henrik Lundqvist's shoulders.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Setting the scene
6:00 The Rangers blueline woes
18:00 Developing young players
24:00 Where does Alain Vigneault rank amongst coaches?
38:00 Henrik Lundqvist's unenviable job
42:00 RIT Hockey Analytics Conference

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Andrew Berkshire and Jack Han join the show to discuss how the Montreal Canadiens will need to adjust to life without PK Subban, weigh the pros and cons of Shea Weber's game, and look at how video work and data is the next frontier for analysis.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:00 Using video analysis to evaluate systems
8:00 The PK Subban trade
16:30 Optimizing Shea Weber's talents
22:00 Michel Therrien's Zone Exit strategy

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Corey Pronman joins the show to help preview the upcoming draft by diving head-first into the Laine vs. Matthews debate atop the board, mulling over the options after the top 3, and pulling back the curtain on how he puts together his top 100 rankings this time of year.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:00 The Laine v Matthews Debate
8:30 Defining "Hockey Sense"
14:00 The drop in talent tiers
19:30 The Russian Factor
25:30 The Ranking Process
33:45 Using stats for prospect analysis

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Jonathan Willis joins the show to help sort through which free agents you'd like to stay away from, which ones you'd like to target, and which ones could provide the best bang for your buck.
Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:50 The Pros vs. Cons of paying Steven Stamkos
4:40 Does Stamkos make sense for the Leafs?
6:41 Aging forwards with red flags
13:45 The glut of intriguing middle-6 wingers
22:40 The questionable crop of available defensemen
29:25 Searching high and low for right-handed shots
35:40 Finding your starting goalie outside of free agency
38:46 Shopping in the bargain bin section

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss Chicago's continued purging of talent due to cap troubles, the special group of young talent the Hurricanes are slowly putting together, and what possible reasons the Ducks could have for going back to the Randy Carlyle Well.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:30 Trade involving the Blackhawks and Canes
8:00 Stan Bowman working around the cap
13:30 Carolina's young core talent
21:00 Why did the Ducks go back to Carlyle?
31:45 Expansion Draft fodder

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Mike Johnson joins the show to discuss how the unique pace the Penguins are playing with has caused the Sharks all sorts of problems, what he'd say to his players to keep them consistently playing the same way regardless of the score, and just how much of a home ice advantage a potential team located in Las Vegas will have.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:20 Seeing Playoff Beards in the flesh
1:45 Skating fast vs. Playing fast
8:00 Combatting Score Effects
14:00 Redefining 'Stay-at-Home' Defensemen
20:30 Adjustments for the Sharks
26:00 Conn Smythe Candidates
31:00 A Las Vegas team's home ice advantage

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Jeff Marek joins the show to discuss his takeaways from the recent Draft Combine, and whether the NHL robot factory will eventually get its hands on Patrik Laine. We also get into some draft theory with regards to taking chances on higher upside players, and why the Sharks haven't been able to keep up with the Penguins.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:25 Prep work for a typical podcast
3:55 The Theo Peckham Story
7:12 Not putting too much stock into the Combine
13:15 Patrik Laine not being turned into an NHL robot
21:30 Drafting smaller, higher skill players
26:00 NHL teams hiring their AHL coaches
30:28 San Jose's inability to adapt to Pittsburgh's speed
35:32 The poor ice surface in June

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Bill West joins the show to help discuss how the Penguins won the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals, who deserves the most credit for the way they turned their season around, and what the Sharks can do to get back into the series.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Phil Kessel's interactions with media
5:00 Kessel's omission from Team USA
9:00 Getting players to talk about numbers
13:30 The job Mike Sullivan has done
17:00 Getting out from Tortorella's shadow
21:00 How to divvy up the credit for the success
24:00 Adjustments Sharks can make
32:50 The Ben Lovejoy and Ian Cole pairing
34:40 What to look for in the next few games

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Uffe Bodin joins the show to discuss what he saw covering the World Championships in Russia, the differences between Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine as players, and the trials and tribulations of following the NHL from overseas.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:00 Watching Matthews and Laine up close at the World Championships
4:55 The rivalry between Sweden and Finland
7:00 Building excitement for the World Cup
9:00 Team Sweden picking Niklas Kronwall over better alternatives
15:00 Roster construction theory for short tournaments
18:20 The next generation of Swedish goalies
20:45 Victor Hedman's remarkable postseason
24:11 The life of an NHL fan overseas
28:00 The Swedish Hockey League's adoption of analytics

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss the dire situation in Vancouver following another puzzling move by the Canucks, how the Penguins managed to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final, where the Lightning go from here.

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Jeff Marek joins the show to discuss this year's Memorial Cup, how dominant Mitch Marner and the London Knights have been, and some half-baked ideas for how to improve the on-ice product moving forward.
Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Former players as broadcasters
6:00 Memorial Cup Coverage
9:00 Mitch Marner's dazzling play
16:30 Draft eligibility
24:00 Rule change ideas
41:30 San Jose Sharks storylines
47:00 Viewing Junior Hockey differently

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Nick Mercadante joins the show to discuss how much seasoning goalies should ideally get in the minors, the upper limit for how many games a goalie should start in the regular season, and the next frontier for evaluating goalie performance quantitatively.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:51 Giving goalies time to mature in the AHL
5:20 The human element of the position
7:54 Squeezing more value out of ELCs
15:22 Vasilevskiy's strange path this season
17:15 Ideal workload over the course of a season
21:13 This year's crop of available goalies
26:30 Using bad goalies to subtly tank
29:40 Plans this summer to create new tools

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Jonathan Willis joins the show to help unpack all of the action Round 2 of the NHL playoffs brought us, and look at what to expect from the respective conference finals matchups.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Victor Hedman's dominance
5:00 How Tampa Bay has overcome injuries
8:30 A Different Penguins Team
12:00 Phil Kessel busting lazy narratives
14:30 Matt Murray's rise to stardom
18:30 Capitals need to stay the course
22:30 St Louis Blues
29:00 Stars issues in net
35:00 Where the Predators go from here
39:00 The Sharks lethal power play
48:15 Oilers pursuit of defensemen

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With the league steadily announcing the finalists for the various individual awards up for voting this season, Chris Johnston joins the show to help shed some light on how he filled out his personal ballot.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Methodology for filling out ballot
2:21 The Selke Trophy
7:00 The Calder Trophy
13:30 The Norris Trophy
19:18 Kris Letang's suspension
23:20 The Jack Adams Curse
26:30 Bruce Boudreau's next job
31:30 The Vezina Trophy
37:10 The Hart Trophy

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Pat Holden joins the show to share his own first-hand experiences of life before, during, and after having Bruce Boudreau as his team's head coach. We also discuss what we're looking for in the Penguins/Capitals series, where subtle advantages for either team can be had, and whether Tom Wilson is crossing the line.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Bruce Boudreau's coaching résumé
9:30 Penguins and Capitals Xs and Os
16:45 Tom Wilson's shenanigans
22:30 Andre Burakovsky's breakout

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Mike Johnson joins the show to discuss how the San Jose Sharks and St.Louis Blues each finally got over the hump, whether there's a quick and easy fix to the league's review problems, and what we're looking forward to seeing in round 2.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 How the Sharks beat the Kings
14:00 The Coach's Challenge
19:20 The good and bad of Ken Hitchcock
30:50 Ducks and Predators being overshadowed
37:50 The potential of Penguins vs. Capitals
41:00 Can the Islanders take advantage of the Lightning?

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Nick Mercadante joins the show to react to the New York Rangers meekly bowing out of the opening round of the playoffs with the visuals of the Penguins skating laps around them fresh on the mind. We discuss where they go from here, whether Alain Vigneault is still the man for the job, and how blaming Henrik Lundqvist for the loss is missing the forest for the trees.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:40 The fresh wounds of the Rangers playoff exit
4:30 The overrealiance on Henrik Lundqvist
7:32 The pros and cons of Alain Vigneault
11:05 The untapped potential of Kevin Hayes
16:31 Fixing the Rangers this summer
19:40 The curious case of Jonathan Quick
26:45 The flawed idea behind "timely saves"
32:50 Introducing Win Threshold %
38:30 Boom or bust vs. Consistency

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Chris Johnston joins the show live from a New York Rangers practice at Madison Square Garden to go around the league and discuss the main storylines stemming from every series to-date.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Penguins vs. Rangers
5:45 Evgeni Malkin's deployment
11:00 Rick Nash's poor luck
12:45 Panthers vs. Islanders
16:45 Lightning vs. Red Wings
19:20 Capitals vs. Flyers
20:30 Sharks vs. Kings
26:40 Stars vs. Wild
30:00 Playoff Seeding
34:10 Blues vs. Blackhawks

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Arik Parnass joins the show to discuss how the importance of special teams execution has carried over from the regular season to the playoffs. We discuss how the disparity in power play efficiency has broken up the series for the Capitals, the changes the Lightning have made without Steven Stamkos, and a quick fix solution for the Islanders.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:30 Philadelphia's march to the penalty box
4:00 Introducing ZEFR Rate
11:30 Going 6-on-4 late in games
13:45 Lightning powerplay Changes
17:45 What makes the Sharks power play tick
19:45 Fixing the Islanders
25:30 The importance of special teams

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Jon Press from Japers Rink joins the show to discuss how the Capitals were victimized by the NHL's ongoing search for rivalries, and whether this is the best team they've assembled in Washington while Ovechkin has been there.

Then Thomas Drance joins us from sunny Florida to help pinpoint the distinct points in the season in which the Panthers improved their play, and try to figure out why there was such a big divide between talent and results for the New York Islanders.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:35 Capitals drawing a tough opponent
2:43 Washington's second half malaise
10:01 Evgeny Kuznetsov's emergence
12:15 The playoff elephant in the room
19:52 Intriguing Panthers and Islanders storylines
21:39 The back-to-back effect
23:06 In-season personnel adjustments
27:03 Islanders underwhelming season
29:42 How much is coaching to blame?

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Jen Lute Costella, Adam Gretz, and Prashanth Iyer all join the show to help preview the upcoming playoff matchups, providing perspective on the teams they've been covering closely all year. Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:36 Blackhawkvs vs. Blues
17:08 Penguins vs. Rangers
36:30 Red Wings vs. Lightning

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Jeff Marek joins the show to help perform an autopsy on this year's Colorado Avalanche, weigh the pros and cons of the current draft structure, and take a look at prospects will be worth following in the next couple of week.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:45 The grind of the 82 game season
8:45 How much of the blame should Patrick Roy take?
26:00 Coaches potentially available this summer
31:30 The pros vs. cons of the draft system
44:00 Line changes
47:15 CHL Playoffs
50:30 The Memorial Cup

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Thomas Drance joins the to discuss how the Vancouver Canucks went from winning the Presidents' Trophy to being one of the worst teams in the league in just 4 years, with the bottom particularly falling out on them this season. We also look into how he'll approach filling out his awards ballot, and give advice on how to break into this industry.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

7:00 Jim Benning's tenure
12:15 Ownership Meddling
14:20 The Gold Plan
19:00 The NHL Awards ballot
30:45 Hockey blogging

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Seth Partnow joins the show for a big picture discussion about where hockey is right now compared to the other major sports in terms of its tools for analysis, and how it can cover that ground moving forward.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

3:10 Hockey catching up to the other sports
6:28 Misapplication of new information
9:30 Predictive vs. Descriptive
12:25 Tracking data
16:55 Teams incorporating analytics into decisions
19:24 Offense and Defense merging together
22:09 Putting pucks on net
27:37 Intangibles
32:24 Evaluating the play of defensemen
40:40 The concept of luck

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The Official Colour Commentator of The Hockey PDOcast Mike Johnson joins the show to help answer a wide array of listener questions.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:08 The playoff path for the Penguins
7:28 The St.Louis Blues as sleepers
12:00 Ken Hitchcock and Bruce Boudreau
15:12 Incorporating analytics into broadcasts
19:45 The preparation for a game
22:30 A coach's obsession with faceoffs
26:30 The numbers players look at
33:30 Upcoming games Mike is covering

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss Jimmy Vesey's decision to leave the Nashville Predators at the altar, and where both parties go from here.

We also dive into how likely the Oilers are to make a big trade this summer, why Eugene Melnyk is the person to blame for the Senators struggles, and Vinny Lecavalier aging like a fine wine.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:20 Jimmy Vesey's decision
12:00 Nail Yakupov's trade demand
22:00 Eugene Melnyk rant
31:45 Vincent Lecavalier provides Dimitri joy

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Arik Parnass joins the show to discuss what he saw and heard at the Sloan Analytics Conference. How far has the NHL come over the years, and how big is the gap it still needs to fill to catch up with all of the other major sports?

We also check back in with his Special Teams Project, looking at how Shayne Gostisbehere has rejuvenated the Flyers, whether drop passes in the neutral are effective, and how the Ducks are firing on all cylinders.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:40 Sloan Analytics Conference
15:00 Teams integrating analytics
18:00 Gostisbehere's remarkable run
26:40 Best ways to enter the zone
29:00 Anaheim's special teams dominance

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Sean McIndoe joins the show to help unpack the Norris Trophy debate, including debunking the myths that Drew Doughty has been snubbed in years past and that Erik Karlsson is a one-dimensional player.

We also discuss the direction of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL system incentivizing teams to bottom out, and the playoff races to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:55 The Norris Trophy
15:30 Teams bottoming out
25:10 The late run by the Flyers
29:20 Potential 1st round matchups
32:30 The playoff roadblocks for the Sharks

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Jonathan Willis joins the show to help cut down the list of teams we can realistically consider to be Stanley Cup contenders this postseason.

Here’s a rundown of the topics covered:

2:56 The Fringe Teams
7:20 The Blues are stuck in no man's land
11:30 Henrik Lundqvist raises New York's baseline
15:00 The Penguins without Evgeni Malkin
22:00 The streak the Ducks are on
28:10 The Lightning flying under the radar
31:40 The wide range of outcomes for the Stars
38:10 The best Capitals team in the Ovechkin Era
41:20 The Blackhawks and the Kings

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Gus Katsaros joins the show to discuss how scouting has changed over the years, where it's headed, and the challenge finding a balance between quantitative and qualitative evaluation.

Here’s a rundown of the topics covered:

2:30 Finding a balance between data analysis and the eye test
6:00 Entire organization being on same page
9:00 Misconceptions about scouting
13:45 Overvaluing the wrong skills
19:20 Hockey Sense
26:00 Integration of Analysis
29:00 Divide between perceived skills and on-ice results
35:40 The Passing Project

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss the fallout of the Dennis Wideman arbitration process, from which essentially everyone involved came out looking bad. Then Emmanuel Perry comes on to discuss the emergence of his newest hockey stats website.

Here's a rundown of the topics covered:

0:00 State of the Union
2:45 The Dennis Wideman arbitration process
13:00 Lull in action since the trade deadline
17:00 Should the Penguins and Leafs make a trade
21:20 How long is Patrick Roy's leash
27:00 GM Meetings
31:12 Corsica Intro
38:45 Mike Hoffman offer sheet potential

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With the preliminary rosters for the World Cup of Hockey being announced, Jeff Marek joins the show to help dissect Team Canada, Team North America, and Team Russia. Then we rang Jen Lute Costella up to discuss Team USA's roster and their chances in the tournament.

01:47 - Trade Deadline Day at the Sportsnet studio
05:29 - 'The Sochi Model' for roster construction
08:48 - Injury risk scaring off players from future participation
13:09 - Which Canadian goalie is 2nd in line behind Carey Price
15:19 - Shea Weber being picked over PK Subban
18:14 - The conservative nature of Hockey Canada
23:40 - Brent Burns' value as a defenseman vs. a forward
28:51 - The 3 remaining spots on the Canadian blueline
31:06 - The Canadian tradition of centers sliding over to the wing
32:51 - The biggest omissions from the first 16 invites
35:11 - The speed of the U23 version of Team North America
37:54 - Connor McDavid and Dylan Larkin
41:20 - Sean Couturier's inevitable breakout
42:56 - The disparity in talent between Russia's forwards and defense
46:05 - Players from the KHL being eligible
53:22 - Freshbooks Live Read
54:21 - Jen Lute Costella intro
55:00 - Team USA needing more goal scoring
59:50 - The divide between John Carlson's numbers and the eye test
1:03:43 - Jonathan Quick starting over Cory Schneider
1:09:40 - Handicapping Team USA's chances in the tournament
1:10:23 - How the Blackhawks have regained their form

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After a marathon day at the office, Elliotte Friedman and Sean McIndoe join the show to reflect on all of the trades (and maybe more notably, all of the near-trades that fell through) that we saw unfold all of the way up to the deadline.

We discuss the premium the Dallas Stars paid for Kris Russell with Jim Nill uncharacteristically finding himself on the losing end of a trade, the Canucks decision to hold onto their aging trade pieces, and the various teams with uncertain futures that ultimately stood pat.

0:00 - 1:50 - Intro
1:51 - 4:37 - Slow start to the day
4:38 - 5:28 - Bruins becoming buyers
5:29 - 6:46 - Drouin staying put
6:47 - 7:45 - Freshbooks Live Read
7:46 - 7:47 Elliotte Friedman makes it a 3-man podcast
7:48 - 9:51 - Teams playing the waiting game
9:52 - 14:38 - Uneven decision-making by the Canucks
14:39 - 17:40 - Jim Nill paying full price for Kris Russell
17:41 - 22:48 - Injuries derailing the Blues
22:49 - 26:14 - The Aftermath

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Chris Johnston joins the show on the eve of the NHL trade deadline to discuss how he vets his sources, the process that going into publicly relaying news, and finding a balance between providing opinionated analysis and strictly reporting facts.

We also discuss how it made sense for the Rangers to go all-in with the Eric Staal trade, and whether the Ducks will feel the need to keep pace with the moves the Blackhawks have recently made.

0:00 – 1:45 – Intro
01:45 – 8:30 – Working for Sportsnet / Hockey Reporting
8:30 – 14:40 -Reporting Facts vs. Opinion-Based Analysis
14:40 – 19:40 – Rangers Acquire Staal / Trading Picks and going for it
19:40 – 21:45 – Artemi Parnarin / Winning Attracts Good Players
22:45 – 29:00 – Anaheim Ducks
29:00 – 31:20 – Dallas Stars
31:20 – 36;50 – Reimer / Complicated Trades
36:50 – 41:40 – Trades ahead of the deadline / Surprising Trades
41:40 – 42:35 – Outro

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Having been blessed with a pair of admittedly less significant, yet still relevant trades to dissect, we take full advantage. In doing so we discuss the bizarrely marginal upgrade by the Sharks given their situation, the Leafs prudent strategy of stockpiling draft picks, and the Canucks lack of foresight.

Plus, spinning it forward we look ahead to Monday's deadline with some speculation about popular names that have been bandied about in trade rumours recently.

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A day after PK Subban soaked up all of the blame for a Canadiens loss simply because he tried to do what they pay him for, we ask the following questions:

Why are people in various levels of hockey, whether it's fans, analysts, or coaches, still so conservative and risk averse?
Why does the best player always get singled out as the one whose play needs to be questioned first when things go wrong for the team? Why is there still such a giant divide between perception and reality when it comes to what the defense position entails in 2016?

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We had Mike Johnson back on the show to discuss the trade deadline from the angles of why teams can't have their cake and eat it too by trading away rental players they expect to re-sign, whether the Hurricanes need to be especially cold and calculating by cutting the cord with Eric Staal, and if the Ducks need to swing for the fences while they still can.

We also chat about how extended shooting slumps are perpetuated, and if a goalie's stature can affect the way a shooter approaches attacking him.

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Much like we did last week when we asked '20 Questions' about the Western Conference, we similarly move around the East in an attempt to gain more clarity about what the landscape looks like at this moment in time.

"Will the Capitals rest their players during the stretch run?", "should the Hurricanes be full-blown sellers at the deadline?", "what's been the main difference for the Penguins under Mike Sullivan?", and "why does Michel Therrien have undying love for David Desharnais?" are examples of things we get around to answering.

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We had Eric Young join the show to make his belated case for why he should've been part of the All Star Weekend festivities in his hometown of Nashville, being a Predators fan over the years, and their outlook this season.

We also discuss Rick Westhead's story about former NHLers like Mike Peluso and Dan Lacouture, and how the various concussions they suffered are having a frightening long-term impact on their lives. Being a veteran of an industry which has similar concussion issues, he provides a unique perspective on how he's handled an exceedingly high number of head injuries himself, and whether the wrestling world has improved its protocol over the years. His particular stance may not necessarily be a popular one or something you agree with, but it's important to hear both sides and get everything out on the table if we wish to further the conversation in a meaningful way moving forward.

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We go around the league answering a series of self-imposed questions such as "what's wrong with the Wild?", "can the Blues finally exorcise some of their past playoff demons?", and "what are a couple of under the radar moves at the trade deadline that could make a big difference?"

We also discuss Kris Russell's future, intriguing playoff matchups, and plenty more.

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Jamie McLennan makes his triumphant return to the show to discuss his preliminary Vezina trophy ballot, Petr Mrazek's ascension to being one of the league's best goaltenders, and how guys like Corey Crawford and Marc-Andre Fleury are in a lose-lose situation.

He also shares a personal Miikka Kiprusoff story about having to deal with stopping Steven Stamkos' shots, what kind of preparation he puts into the games he's doing colour commentary for, and whether he's ever almost slipped up on national TV.

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We discuss the NHL's laundry list of unconscionable missteps this year, which has most recently been capped off by a horribly executed in-season adjustment to the GameCentre Live viewing experience.

We also sink our teeth into the 9-player trade between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs, and break down the Dustin Byfuglien extension with the Jets.

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss the bizarre situation that resulted in Dennis Wideman's 20-game suspension, and how it raises bigger questions about the faulty concussion protocol the league currently has in place.

We also look into Sidney Crosby's resurgence since a slow start to the year, whether Connor McDavid could (and should) make a comeback to win the Calder Trophy, and if the loser point will cause a gridlock on trade deadline day.

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It may've taken us a handful of weeks and countless false alarms, but we've finally gotten around to adopting the New York Islanders.

In doing so we discuss the lofty expectations we had for them after last season, how they stack up against the Metro Division's best, John Tavares and Kyle Okposo not playing together as much as they used to, and whether those black 3rd jerseys are good or not.

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Jeff Marek and Todd Warriner both hop on the podcast to record not only the first ever in-studio episode in the show's history, but also the first one featuring three people too.

We discuss how coaches have needed to adapt over the years, the reason why no one has been able to effectively counteract 'score effects' yet, and how Todd was bestowed with the nickname "One Touch".

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We discuss the latest developments in the Jonathan Drouin trade saga with the Lightning, and how it impacts things for both parties moving forward.

We also look at the difference in approach between the Anaheim Ducks and Montreal Canadiens in the face of a shooting percentage swoon. While one has actively changed their style of play on the fly to try and counteract it, the other has been sitting on its hands waiting for things to magically change on a dime.

Most importantly: when will Colin Campbell learn not to send incriminating emails?

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