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Episode 324: King Nathaniel MacKinnon's Coronation Nov 18, 2019

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Ryan Clark joins the show to discuss the Colorado Avalanche, how they did a complete 180 and became a model franchise, and the next steps for them to go from exciting young upstart to legitimate contender.

3:00 How much things have changed since 2017

6:30 Nathan MacKinnon putting a depleted team on his back

10:00 How MacKinnon took his game to the next level

18:00 Gabe Landeskog changing his style to fit in

30:00 5-man units, modernized hockey, and stacking defensemen

37:00 The traits that make Cale Makar special already

43:00 Colorado's window, avenues for improvement, and thinking ahead

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Episode 323: The Rising Stars Nov 15, 2019

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Sean Shapiro joins the show to discuss the Dallas Stars, their two extremes to start the year, whether they're playing the right way under Jim Montgomery and how far it can ultimately take them.

2:00 The turning point that saved the Stars' season

6:30 The pros and cons of Jim Montgomery's system

17:00 Seguin and Benn struggling... again

26:00 Joe Pavelski's early impact in Dallas

31:30 DENIS GURIANOV!

42:00 How 2016 changed everything

53:00 Matching up with Nashville and Colorado

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Episode 322: A Team Like That Nov 05, 2019

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Thomas Drance joins the show to discuss the Canucks scorching hot start, what's driving it, just how sustainable it is moving forward, and a whole lot more.

2:30 The Canucks glow up from last season

9:00 Taking care of business against inferior teams

15:00 What makes Elias Pettersson special

22:00 How to sustain shooting efficiency year over year

30:30 The new look offensive skill in today's game

37:00 Lack of predictability in the standings this season

51:00 The instant effect Quinn Hughes has had

54:00 Feeding your best players prime minutes

1:00:00 Poking holes in the Canucks early resume

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Episode 321: Big Coworker Energy Oct 31, 2019

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Emily Kaplan joins the show to discuss storylines from the first month of the season, the early returns on big offseason moves, and a whole lot more.

3:00 Business as usual for the Bruins

8:50 Islanders proving last year was no fluke

13:45 Can the Panthers buy a save?

17:20 Life after Panarin for the Blue Jackets

24:00 Alex Ovechkin continues to do his thing

32:00 Secondary scoring for the Avalanche

37:20 The Blues without Tarasenko

40:30 The Predators identity change

45:00 The Rangers and Blackhawks rebuilds

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Episode 320: Early Season PDO Benders Oct 29, 2019

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Mike Johnson joins the show to talk about the teams that are off to surprising starts, the likelihood that teams exceeding our expectations sustain their success, and if there's reason to panic about the teams that are stumbling out of the gate.

1:30 Can the Coyotes create enough offense?

5:00 Is this Sabres team different from last year's version?

12:30 How far can McDavid and Draisaitl carry the Oilers?

22:20 Can the good outweigh the bad for the Sharks?

29:00 Do the Stars need to change the way they play?

34:00 Are the Leafs issues overblown?

39:00 Why are the Lightning starting off so slowly?

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Episode 319: The Intimate Brisket Oct 25, 2019

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Murat Ates joins the show to discuss the Winnipeg Jets, the ups and downs of their early season play, and the seemingly abrupt change in trajectory for what was quite recently considered to be a very promising franchise.

4:00 Red flags heading into season

8:00 Talent that went out the door this summer

13:00 Connor Hellebuyck's return to form

16:00 The paper thin defensive depth chart

21:00 Systemic adjustments to cover flaws

28:00 Getting the most out of the top 6

32:00 Nikolaj Ehlers' value

36:00 Realistic expectations for Laine's ceiling

47:30 The ongoing Dustin Byfuglien mystery

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Episode 318: Four Boat Anchors Attached To Your Butt Oct 17, 2019

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Andrew Berkshire joins the show to help rank the best wingers in the league.

1:50 The difficulty of evaluating wingers

4:15 Brendan Gallagher

6:00 Mikko Rantanen

10:00 Blake Wheeler

13:20 Jonathan Huberdeau

16:00 Matthew Tkachuk

20:00 Mitch Marner

23:30 Filipovic Forsberg

27:10 David Pastrnak

33:45 Vlad Tarasenko

41:15 Johnny Gaudreau

46:45 Claude Giroux

52:00 Alex Ovechkin

59:00 Taylor Hall

1:02:30 Patrick Kane

1:05:00 Artemi Panarin

1:08:20 Brad Marchand

1:12:30 Mark Stone vs. Nikita Kucherov

1:16:00 Leon Draisaitl

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Episode 317: Karlsson versus Carlson Oct 09, 2019

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Andrew Berkshire joins the show to help rank the best defensemen in the league.

5:45 Honourable Mentions

9:30 Rasmus Dahlin

12:30 Jaccob Slavin

15:25 Alex Pietrangelo vs. Colton Parayko

19:45 Thomas Chabot

23:00 Oliver Ekman-Larsson

26:30 John Carlson

31:30 Morgan Rielly

35:00 Drew Doughty

42:00 PK Subban

47:30 Roman Josi

54:00 Seth Jones

57:15 John Klingberg and Victor Hedman

1:03:45 Brent Burns

1:09:30 Mark Giordano and Erik Karlsson

1:17:00 Teaser for ranking wingers

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Episode 316: Super Duper Early Season Takeaways Oct 04, 2019

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Ailish Forfar joins the show to discuss takeaways from the first couple days of the new season, and help try to figure out what's real versus what's not.

2:00 Early season trends

9:30 Dougie Hamilton's usage

12:20 Jesperi Kotkaniemi's evolution

20:00 Pittsburgh's dreadful opening act

25:00 The Golden Knights living up to the hype

30:00 The recognition ofMark Stone's greatness

36:00 The highs and lows of the Leafs

44:00 The Jets and Rangers as good bad teams

48:00 The new look Colorado Avalanche

52:00 Women's hockey

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Episode 315: Picks, Projections, and Props Oct 02, 2019

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Dom Luszczyszyn joins the show to discuss playoff picks, most actionable team point total overs and unders, plus the best prop bets for future awards.

2:00 How last year's weird postseason will embolden teams

13:30 Didthe Lightning and Leafs get even better this summer?

21:30 The rest of the Atlantic Division

28:30 The messy Metro Division

38:00 Can the Pacific send a 4th team to the playoffs?

43:00 Sorting through cluttered Central

1:05:00 Favourite team bets

1:09:00 Best prop bets for player awards

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