Episode 221: Pat’s prediction: Mitch Marner will be next season’s Pierre-Luc Dubois. Coach Joel Quenneville’s attempt at a redemption tour. Thoughts on the NHL’s first round playoff matchups. Thinking about gaming the way on-ice officials call penalties. Philadelphia’s fan bases’ reputation. Saving Sakic documentary (?) review. Cassie’s trip to the PWHL Boston game. Recorded 21 April 2024

Episode 220: All of us accepting our share of the (supposed) blame. Complaining about how late playoffs are starting. The Arizona Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City next season. Will Patrick Roy be in the Jack Adams discussion? The race for the last Wild Card spot in the East in the final games of the season. Cartoonifying NHL games, & figuring out what cartoons to use for it. Possible Salt Lake City team names. We are now so over the US-Canada women’s games. Shane Wright’s recent call-up in Seattle. Recorded 14 April 2024

Episode 219: Pat revisiting a trade he’d suggested last season. Best players from the 2020 NHL draft class discussion. Rules on goalies being the goaltender of record. The questionable proposed rule changes from the GM meetings. The chances of Vegas making the playoffs this year, & possibly winning another Cup next year. Cody Hodgson’s pro hockey comeback, & Akim Aliu getting a pro tryout. Thoughts on hockey having relegation leagues. Our ambivalence towards the whole idea of Olympic hockey. Recorded 24 March 2024

Episode 218: Cassie’s assessment of Pittsburgh. Commentary on the NHL trade deadline, & if San Jose did well at it or not. What we think teams’ Stanley Cup chances are. What Dallas has done right in building their roster. John Tortorella getting ejected from a game. So many NHL team’s retaining salary in trades this season. How Vegas will probably keep on Vegasing. Arizona hoarding 2nd & 3rd round draft picks. The state of Carolina. Patrick’s goalie interference flow chart exceptions. Recorded 10 March 2024

Episode 217: The development of LA’s Quinton Byfield. Sidney Crosby & leadership styles. More on Pierre-Luc Dubois’s struggle with LA, even after a coaching change. Seattle’s Shane Wright’s AHL development. Hockey fans getting priced out of the NHL, & the alternatives they might seek out. Wondering what the heck the New Jersey Devils are doing lately. The likely non-event that will be the NHL trade deadline on Friday. Recorded 3 March 2024

Episode 216: TV hockey personalities leaning far too heavily on their schtick. The Pittsburgh media’s “one-goal game” narrative. Pat’s fun idea of having an outdoor hockey game in the UK. The upcoming NHL trade deadline, & the Penguins GM Kyle Dubas. Mentorship, or the lack thereof depending on the person, in the NHL. Players needing to keep their heads up in the neutral zone. Recorded 25 February 2024

Episode 215: Patrick’s idea for an NHL retaliatory commissioner act in the next collective bargaining agreement. Phil Kessel practicing with the Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliate. The dismissal of the Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen, & the NHL’s outdoor games. Thought experiment question: If Sidney Crosby were to one day become a rental player, where should he go? The absurdity that is much of the NHL / hockey media. Recorded 18 February 2024

Episode 214: Discussion on what trade we should try to manifest before the NHL trade deadline. If / when the Seattle Kraken will start making trades. Good players propping up other players on their teams & making them better. The PWHL taking the week off for international hockey. The Morgan Rielly craziness in the Toronto-Ottawa game last Saturday night. Rumors of the Edmonton Oilers being interested in trading for Jordan Eberle. Phil Kessel is still unsigned. Recorded 11 February 2024

Episode 213: Pat’s adventures in Minnesota. NHL players being allowed to play in the Olympics again, & the new four nations tourney. The NHL All-Star Game Weekend review. The PWHL getting TV air time. The LA Kings firing Todd McLellan. The Vancouver-Calgary trade right before the All-Star Weekend. Thoughts on the Alexandre Daigle documentary. Ideas for trades to manifest this season. Recorded 4 February 2024

Episode 212: Discussion on Lou Lamoriello hiring Patrick Roy to be the head coach of the NY Islanders. San Jose Sharks Tomáš Hertl’s possible trade value. Is the LA Kings Pierre-Luc Dubois the new Matt Duchene? Dave Hakstol is still somehow the head coach of the Seattle Kraken. We still need to find out who has that Zach Werenski voodoo doll. Is the Sheldon Keefe countdown clock now on in Toronto? Where is Claude Julien? Recorded 21 January 2024

Episode 211: Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss NHL All-Star Game jerseys & events. How the 2004-2005 NHL lockout drastically changed league marketing. Pat’s question for us today: Who would make an interesting Celebrity Jeopardy contestant? How PWHL Ottawa appears to be the most popular women’s pro team right now. The Philadelphia Flyers & Cutter Gauthier’s situation. John Tortorella bringing back the defensive rover. Recorded 14 January 2024