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Episode 395: 2021 Playoff Preview, Part 1 May 14, 2021

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Ryan Lambert joins the show to help kick off our playoff previews by deep diving the round one matchups in the East and Central divisions. The topics include:

Carolina's nearly flawless statistical resume
What the Predators need to do to make a series of it
The Hurricanes forecheck vs. Predators skilled defensemen
The impact of seeing fans at the rink for a playoff game again
Why Lightning vs. Panthers is the most exciting round 1 matchup
What to expect from Kucherov, Stamkos, and TB's returning players
Concerns about Victor Hedman since his injury
How the Panthers use defensemen to dominate in transition
What Florida will do in net with their goalie options
What to make of Boston's numbers considering the teams they've played
Taylor Hall's impact on the Bruins 2nd line and 5-on-5 play
The Capitals power play vs. the Bruins penalty kill
Why the Capitals are more dangerous than shot rates suggest
How much to buy into the Islanders limping into the playoffs
Barry Trotz's ability to plan for an opponent in a series setting
Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock vs. Crosby's line
Pittsburgh's secondary scoring and manufacturing offense
What the Penguins need to do to avoid a repeat of 2019

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Episode 394: Officially Unofficial Awards Ballot May 13, 2021

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Dom Luszczyszyn joins the show to discuss how we're filling out our awards ballots for the 2020-2021 NHL regular season. The topics include:

The last finalist in the Calder voting
Kirill Kaprizov vs. Jason Robertson
Andrei Vasilevskiy fading down the stretch
Juuse Saros' herculean effort getting Nashville in
What defense looks like as part of a two-way effort
Sasha Barkov's monster season
Why Jaccob Slavin has to (finally) win the Lady Byng
Separating coaches from their team's PDO
All of the strong candidates in the Norris discussion
Cale Makar's impact when he's played
Charlie McAvoy's 5-on-5 performance
Victor Hedman's ability vs. stats this season
The historical context of Connor McDavid's numbers

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Episode 393: Zero-Sum Hockey Apr 29, 2021

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Sean Shapiro joins the show to help deep dive the ups and downs this season for the Dallas Stars, the excitement behind Jason Robertson's special rookie year, and the future of NHL broadcasts in the States. Topics include:

The battle between Dallas and Nashville for 4th in Central
Underlying numbers vs. results for the Stars
1-goal games, and waiting for regression in short season
Impact of COVID on player performance this season
Contextualizing Anton Khudobin's struggles
Roope Hintz's production despite uncertain status
Unlocking combination of Hintz and Robertson
Details in Robertson's game that have made him successful
Jason Robertson vs. Kirill Kaprizov for the Calder
Not taking John Klingberg's contributions for granted
Miro Heiskanen's next contract
NHL's new TV partners in the U.S.
The financial impact the deals will have
How the league can better sell the product

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Episode 392: Behind the Scenes of the Trade Deadline Apr 22, 2021

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss the moves we saw made at the NHL trade deadline, the behind the scenes of how they came together, and why teams made the decisions that they ultimately did. Topics include:

What the market was actually like for Taylor Hall
How much the Bruins improved at the deadline
Steve Yzerman accumulating assets
How Mantha-for-Vrana came together
The Leafs motivation for going after Foligno
Why the Oilers and Jets were relatively quiet
Huge decisions ahead for the Blue Jackets
Colorado's patient team building approach
Teams using LTIR to their advantage
Teams that will be active this offseason

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Episode 391: Market Adjustments Apr 14, 2021

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Rob Pizzola joins the show to discuss what we can learn from this weird season, how external factors like schedule and officiating can impact team performance, and the NHL's foray into the sports betting world. Topics include:

Learning from this weird season
What we can glean from matchup data
Gap in talent between top teams and the rest
Quantifying the effect of fatigue on teams
Transparency and accountability for officiating
Pros and cons of NHL embracing gambling
Broadcasts trying to talk about betting props
Difference between starters and backup goalies
How quickly the lines adjust to new information
Teams that are under and overvalued by market
Stanley Cup contender odds

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Episode 390: Trades We'd Like to See Apr 08, 2021

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Thomas Drance and Ryan Lambert join the show to help get ready for the upcoming deadline by pitching trades we'd like to see. Topics include:

Obstacles standing in the way of meaningful trades this deadline
The small list of teams that are true buyers vs. the many sellers
The impact players realistically available
Trades we'd really like to see
Ridiculous three-team trades that'll never happen but are fun
The best landing spots for Taylor Hall
The Islanders trading for Palmieri (which happened!)
Stories about Lou Lamoriello and Mike Hoffman
Fixing the Bruins secondary scoring issues
The Jets improving their defense
Creative ways for the Golden Knights to add firepower
Colorado's need for a better backup goalie
Aggressive bigger picture moves the Oilers can make

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Episode 389: Six Big Questions Mar 24, 2021

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Dom Luszczyszyn joins the show to discuss six big questions we have for the remainder of the season. The topics include:

Does anyone have a higher ceiling than the Avalanche?
Are the Islanders the team you're most confident in from the East?
Can the Panthers or Hurricanes challenge the Lightning?
Team(s) we've been most surprised by / wrong about
Team(s) we're most disappointed in / had higher hopes for
Team(s) to keep an eye on in the second half

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Episode 388: Making Necessary Adjustments Mar 17, 2021

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Jack Han joins the show to discuss adjustments the Leafs are trying to make this season to finally get over the hump, getting the most out of your players with your team's tactics, how to use video and analytics together to paint a more complete picture, and a variety of other topics. Other things we talk about in this episode include:

Changes Leafs have been trying to implement
Neutral zone schemes to get in control of the game
Pace, defending leads, tightening screws when needed
Actively seeking out higher quality shot attempts
Coaches making things easy on their players
Tampa Bay's creativity in the offensive zone
What makes the Islanders so effective
Darryl Sutter's instant impact on the Flames
How dump and chase can be effective in 2021
Why forechecking can be so difficult, yet so simple
Importance of pre-scouting opponents this season
A team's in-house metrics vs. public ones
Jets defensive numbers, how much is avoidable
How to get the most out of video and analytics

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Episode 387: The Rightsholders Mar 11, 2021

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Emily Kaplan and Chris Johnston join the show to help fill out midseason awards ballots. We discuss what we're looking for when making our choices in each category, the best candidates at this point, and storylines to watch for in the second half. Topics include:

The Calder Trophy
The Norris Trophy
The Selke Trophy
The Vezina Trophy
The Jack Adams
The Hart Trophy
The best comeback performance
The most underrated player
The best offseason acquisition
The player that's most proven they're legit this season
ESPN's deal with the NHL
CJ's new and improved Twitter strategy

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Episode 386: Expected by Exactly Whom Feb 25, 2021

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Chad DeDominicis joins the show to discuss the Buffalo Sabres, the cursed start to the season, and what to make of their strange underlying numbers. Topics include:

All of the bad luck they've suffered through
Their historically bad 5v5 offense
How shooting % fluctuations can mess with you
Do they have the right system for their personnel?
Pros and cons of low event hockey
Is Ralph Krueger best suited to be a coach?
Victor Olofsson at 5v5 vs. on the power play
The mystifying way they've used Jeff Skinner
Skinner's value, trying to make it worth
Ways to improve the team this season
Keeping Jack Eichel happy
Eichel's shooting this year
Taylor Hall's future

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