The Athletic Hockey Show

 Ian and Julian debate Evgeny Kuznetsov's slower than slow shootout winner, Lindy Ruff benching Timo Meir, Curtis Lazar and John Marino in the 3rd period of New Jersey's loss to the Panthers and Sheldon Keefe calling out his top players in Toronto.NHL insider Michael Russo discusses the potential final start for Marc-Andre Fleury in Montreal, the NHL asking their coaches to cool it with verbal abuse of referees and the alarming number of teams who have had to ice a lineup a player short because of salary cap implications.Bill Zito, the General Manager of the Florida Panthers is in conversation with Russo discussing last year's Stanley Cup finalists on and off ice prospects for this season.Follow The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a jam-packed Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian are joined by Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff to discuss recent longterm deals for Mark Schiefele and Connor Hellebuyck, naming Adam Lowry as team captain, what conversations are like amongst GMs around the league with very little room to maneuver against the cap, and more.Then, The Athletic’s own Daniel Nugent-Bowman joins the show from Nashville ahead of Mattias Ekholm’s return as a member of the Oilers to discuss what is going wrong in Edmonton to start the season, realistic expectations for Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner in goal, how long the championship window can remain open, and more.Plus, the guys swap general manager stories, discuss whether it’s too early to panic for the winless Kraken and Panthers, great starts for the defending Cup champion Golden Knights and Bruins, and Julian takes a stand against weeknight trick-or-treating.Watch The Athletic Hockey Show LIVE on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a brand new episode of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters deep dive into the 2023-24 NHL Calder Trophy pool of competitors, and discuss the frontrunners like Connor Bedard, Logan Cooley, and Adam Fantilli, defensemen who could be in the mix like Luke Hughes and Brock Faber, as well as guys like Devon Levi, Matthew Poitras, Fraser Minten, and others who could have big impacts on their respective clubs throughout the season.Plus, to close things out, the guys evaluate whether the once-vaunted Los Angeles Kings prospect pool has lived up to expectations or not. Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hailey, Sean and Max share their takeaways from the first couple of days of the NHL season, including Brock Boeser's 4 game game in Vancouver, Connor Bedard's first NHL goal, the tribute to Chris Snow in Calgary, expectations for Adam Fantilli in Columbus, Ryan Reaves flashy debut for the Maple Leafs and Scott Laughton standing up and doing the right thing in Philadelphia, planning to use pride tape, despite the NHL ban.Plus the Thursday crew selects their top 6 teams in the inaugural team draft, the object of the draft, pick the 6 teams with the most wins in the season. Hailey gets first pick and rumor has it, hockey fans in Newark will be very pleased.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Julian talk about the start of the regular season, Scott Laughton pushing back against the NHL’s Pride-themed stick tape ban, and are then joined by The Athletic’s own Sean McIndoe to discuss Connor Bedard’s first point in a Blackhawks comeback win, DGB’s oddly specific predictions for the NHL season, This Week in Hockey History, and more.Plus, the guys welcome Jesse Granger to the show to discuss the Vegas Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup rings and banner raising ceremony, expectations for this season in Vegas, and some Vezina Trophy predictions.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Mendes, Julian McKenzie, and Mark Lazerus discuss the NHL’s reported ban on Pride-theme stick tape, the Sidney Crosby-Connor Bedard matchup in Pittsburgh tonight as the Blackhawks take on the Pens, Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Schiefele signing stunning 7-year deals with the Winnipeg Jets, the potential Edmonton Oilers-Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final rematch, expectations for Rasmus Dahlin after signing an 11-year, $8 million contract with the Sabres, tonight’s opening night slate of games, and the guys answer some listener questions to close things out.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More then ready for the regular season to begin, Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe discuss Sean's piece on hope for the NHL's bottom feeder teams. Next, a recap of the annual Board of Governors meeting, including discussions about the rise of the salary cap, possible expansion, and international best on best competition. Then, Jesse Granger is back for "Granger Things", to discuss potential goalie breakout candidates to round out your fantasy hockey team. Also, a preview of the annual DGB season prediction contest before it drops on Friday. Then, to wrap it all up, listeners came through strong with realignment ideas and 200 hockey men commandments, and a look back with "This Week in Hockey History".Have a question for the show? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM (845)445-8459!Follow the Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow Right now, Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/hockey23This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/NHLSHOW and get on your way to being your best self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hailey Salvian and Sean Gentille dissect the Athletic's ranking of all 32 teams in the NHL season preview 23/24. Hailey and Sean look at the East and the West, division by division, auditing Dom's model, focusing on where Vegas, Calgary, Dallas, Colorado, New York Rangers and Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils rank on the list and who should, and who will take home the top ranked team, the Edmonton Oilers, or the Carolina Hurricanes?Follow the Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowNuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/hockey23Visit BetterHelp dot com slash NHLSHOW today to get 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian and Julian pay tribute to Chris Snow, the Assistant GM of the Calgary Flames who passed away Saturday after a long courageous battle with ALS.The guys discuss if the Tampa Bay Lightning can weather the storm without an injured Andrei Vasilevskiy for two months, they debate if Jack Hughes could be a Hart Trophy candidate this season, the Vegas Golden Knights surprising ranking as the seventh best team on the Athletic's count down of teams from worst to first and on the heels of the NFL producing an animated game, should the NHL follow suit with a bigger franchise than Big City Greens?Plus, Ian and Julian send love to colleague Aaron Portzline who is battling stage five Kidney failure.Please consider becoming a donor, through direct/living donation or by declaring yourself a donor on your driver's license. Below are links with more information. You too can save a life!Ohio: https://lifelineofohio.org/U.S.: https://donatelife.net/Direct donation: www.osuwexmedlivingdonor.orgFollow the Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowNuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/hockey23Visit BetterHelp dot com slash NHLSHOW today to get 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters give their thoughts on the USHL Fall Classic, which Corey and Chris attended, questions entering the season for the USNTDP, the potential end of the Chicago Steel dynasty, the play of NHL prospects like Devon Levi, Matt Coronato, Adam Fantilli, Nate Danielson, and Easton Cowan so far in the preseason, and the guys close things out answering listener questions in the mailbag.Subscribe to The Athletic Hockey Show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshowYou’ll be amazed at what you can do with Grammarly. Go to http://grammarly.com/GO to download for FREE today.Head to http://factormeals.com/nhlshow50 and use code nhlshow50 to get 50% off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.