The Athletic Hockey Show

Sean Gentille and guest co-host Max Bultman welcome Brian Boyle of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Boyle shares how he has fit in with the powerhouse Pens, being teammates with Sidney Crosby and the Penguins commitment to Acai Bowls. Plus Brian offers his opinion on the controversy this weekend between the Anaheim Ducks and Arizona Coyotes involving Jay Beagle, Trevor Zegras, Tory Terry and Coyotes broadcaster Tyson Nash. Sean and Max marvel at the play of Auston Matthews and ask, can the Arizona product reach the 70 goal mark this season, and has he cemented the Hart Trophy away from Igor Shesterkin and Johnny Gaudreau? We get into how bad the Detroit Red Wings have been this month, Patrick Maroon's frustration with how officiating is changing the game, for the worse and Sean and Max take a look at a record amount of messages left for Sean and the vacationing Craig Custance in our latest instalment of The Athletic Hockey Show USA's best segment of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, Ian and guest cohost Julian McKenzie talk about Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk joining a kids street hockey game on his way home from a matinee matchup against the Detroit Red Wings, Julian shares a number of run-ins he’s had with hockey players over the years, Ian shares listeners’ personal anecdotes from Twitter, and the guys discuss Keith Yandle being a healthy scratch for the Philadelphia Flyers over the weekend, ending his NHL-record ironman streak at 989 games.Then, The Athletic’s own Eric Stephens joins the show to discuss Arizona Coyotes forward Jay Beagle beating up Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry in retaliation for his teammate Trevor Zegras scoring another “Michigan” goal, Coyotes commentator Tyson Nash’s comments about young players “skilling it up” and deserving to get “punched in the face” for it, Pat Verbeek’s first trade deadline as Ducks GM, Ryan Getzlaf’s future in SoCal, and more.Plus, Ian and Julian try to think of the most memorable 50th goal of the season they can remember, and to close things out in Multiple Choice Madness, Ian poses the question: should the NHL try out experimental rules during meaningless games at the end of the regular season?And, right now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, Max and Corey deep dive into Corey’s newly-updated 2022 NHL Draft ranking and discuss Juraj Slafkovsky’s jump into the top tier alongside presumptive No. 1 overall pick Shane Wright, the Conor Geekie vs. Matthew Savoie debate, who’s the next best USNTDP behind Logan Cooley, and much more.Then, the guys talk about Max’s excellent A1 piece in The Athletic “‘The Frölunda way’: Inside a Swedish club’s prospect pipeline to the Red Wings and NHL”, and discuss the process that went into writing the story, the pros and cons of the European player development model, Rasmus Dahlin as an absolute success story for the program going first overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, and more.Plus, to close things out, the guys open up the mailbag and take listener questions about what traits draw NHL teams to undrafted college free agents, Owen Power’s readiness to jump into the NHL next season, Owen Tippett’s ceiling, Tristan Luneau’s game, Frozen Four picks, the “abysmal” refereeing in today’s NHL, and whether Shane Wright’s game is more comparable to Patrice Bergeron or Manny Malhotra.And, right now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian and Sean discuss the Eugene Melnyk's complicated legacy as the owner of the Ottawa Senators, Ian shares some stories, and hope for the team's future. Jesse Granger stops by for another round of "Granger Things" to discuss how scoring in the NHL is the highest in 25 years, and betting implications. Rules Court was back in session, and Ian and Sean discuss a way to improve OT, and with April Fools' Day on Friday, have there been any good hockey April Fools' pranks? To wrap up a couple of questions for the mailbag, and "This Week in Hockey History".Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM (845) 445-8459! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julian McKenzie pinch hits for Rob Pizzo who is celebrating the birth of his daughter Charlotte and Jesse Granger returns to the roundtable with Sara Civian on assignment.  The boys discuss NHL goal scoring at a 25 year high this season, and why we are seeing more goals scored this year. We tap our stick for the job rookie coach Martin St. Louis is doing in Montreal, the struggles of the forever playoff bound Vegas Golden Knights and Robin Lehner deciding to quit twitter.Julian and Jesse welcome Michael Russo and Pierre Lebrun from Florida for a recap on the General Manager meetings, including their thoughts on LTIR, a possible playoff salary cap, the return of the World Cup and more transparency when it comes to no trade lists.Plus, Julian and Jesse ask for your favorite NHL player product endorsements in another edition of the roundtable twitter segment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig Custance and Sean Gentille discuss the shocking news out of Ottawa, as the Senators franchise announced that owner Eugene Melnyk had passed away, Tuesday night at the age of 62.Matthew Tkachuk of the Calgary Flames joins to discuss the under the radar Flames who are a legitimate Stanley Cup favorite, the best line combos he's ever been a part of, Johnny Gaudreau's hart trophy calibre season and Matty shares stories of his larger than life dad Keith and brother Brady.Joe Smith from the Athletic stops by to discuss Tampa's quest to three-peat this spring, the fanbase's frustration after the Bolts recent tailspin, how the new additions in Nick Paul and Brandon Hagel are fitting in with the team and Joe reveals his go to karaoke song.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, Ian, Hailey, and guest cohost Max Bultman discuss the Detroit Red Wings giving up eleven goals in an ugly 11-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night, the Calgary Flames downing the Edmonton Oilers 9-5 on Saturday in the latest edition of the Battle of Alberta, Johnny Gaudreau making a case for the Hart trophy, playing great hockey on both sides of the puck on a very good Flames team, Moritz Seider’s incredible rookie season in a potential Calder trophy-winning campaign on the Red Wings blue line, and whether LA Kings head coach Todd McLellan deserves more consideration for the Jack Adams trophy this season or not.Then, in light of the annual NHL general manager meetings starting up this week, the group gives their thoughts on a possible extension of the salary cap into the playoffs, ostensibly to prevent teams from abusing the longterm injured reserve system, creating a way for teams to trade dead cap space, and centralization of the no-trade clause system to avoid embarrassing situations like the one involving Evgenii Dadonov, the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Ottawa Senators at this year’s trade deadline.Plus, Ian and Hailey close things out with a single Multiple Choice Madness question regarding the Toronto Maple Leafs and the possibility of another painful first round playoff exit.And, right now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, Max and Corey break down all the action from the CHL Top Prospects game, with Corey on hand in Kitchener, Ontario, including thoughts on the presumptive No. 1 pick in this year’s NHL Draft, Shane Wright, Matthew Savoie, Conor Geekie, Denton Mateychuk, Nathan Gaucher, Jagger Firkus, and many more.Then, the guys recap the NHL trade deadline and discuss the moves made by serious Stanley Cup contenders in the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers, the Boston Bruins’ acquisition of Hampus Lindholm, and thoughts on how rebuilding teams like the Anaheim Ducks, Montreal Canadiens, and Chicago Blackhawks fared at the deadline, as well.Plus, to close things out, the guys open up the mailbag and answer listener questions about Kent Johnson’s NHL readiness, Conor Geekie’s longterm pro outlook, the real potential for Matthew Knies, how many defensemen will go in the top-ten of this year’s draft, and what seems to be the competitive advantage for teams that have historically hit a lot of “home runs” in the draft.And, right now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe discuss Sean's latest piece comparing rosters of teams built solely by number of times a player has been traded. And speaking of trades, of course the talk of the week centers around the Vegas Golden Knights failed trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Anaheim Ducks. Is this the biggest clerical blunder in NHL history, and is it time for the league to have a universal no-trade clause? Also, they discuss the lack of blockbuster NHL player trades when compared to the NBA and NFL.Then, Jesse Granger jumps on in "Granger Things" to continue the Dadonov conversation, and the trio discuss updated Stanley Cup odds following the trade deadline. Ian also asks Sean and Jesse if given the choice, would they pick the Cup winner to come from the Atlantic Division, or the field?Then in the mailbag, a Red Wings fan wonders what approach the team could take in the offseason, Ian and Sean discuss favorite broadcast duos, and to wrap up, a look back with "This Week in Hockey History"Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com or leave a VM (845) 445-8459!Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Jesse Granger in the infirmary, Rob Pizzo and Sara Civian share their winners from the 2022 NHL trade deadline on an all new The Athletic Hockey Show roundtable. The rich get richer, as Colorado and Florida strengthen their already juggernaut rosters for the stretch drive, we discuss how Marc-Andre Fleury fits in with Minnesota, Max Domi with Carolina and the contract extensions for Jake Debrusk and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. We welcome Julian McKenzie, NHL editor at the Athletic and co-host of the Chris Johnston show podcast to discuss his winners from the deadline, the ongoing league investigation regarding the deadline day trade involving Evgenii Dadonov, the meeting scheduled today between the NHL and the professional women's hockey players association and the Premier hockey federation, the status of the NHL's Hockey is for everyone website, and the initiative as a whole and finally Darryl Sutter's decision to send Flames goalie coach Jason Labarbara to face the media post game after a poor performance from Jakob Markstrom in a loss to San Jose on Tuesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.