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Episode 194: A New Chapter Oct 02, 2017

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Chris Johnston joins the show to help preview the upcoming season by investigating the biggest and most interesting stories around the league. Topics include:

2:02 Hurricanes and Jets living up to the hype
5:27 Metro vs. Central for divisional supremacy
8:23 Can the Penguins do the unthinkable by three-peating
13:39 The best bets to bounce back after a down year
18:45 How the Kings can dig out of their hole
24:17 Sneaky Watchability Rankings teams
29:31 Canadian team most likely to break Stanley Cup drought
36:01 This year's most talked about league-wide trend

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Episode 193: Back and Better Than Ever Sep 20, 2017

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If you could swoop in and take over the managerial duties of any NHL team of your choosing as currently constructed, which one would you prefer? How would you rank all 31 options available to you based on their desirability? These are questions Jonathan Willis joined the show to help answer.

5:40 Golden Knights
9:00 Red Wings
11:15 Canucks
15:30 Avalanche
22:30 Devils
27:00 Islanders and Bruins
33:00 Coyotes and Kings
40:30 Sharks and Panthers
47:00 Senators
51:50 Flames and Sabres
55:35 Rangers and Canadiens
1:02:00 The Top 15
1:06:00 Stars and Blackhawks
1:09:45 Wild and Blues
1:17:45 Jets and Blue Jackets
1:27:00 Flyers and Hurricanes
1:31:00 Capitals and Penguins
1:41:00 Ducks
1:45:20 Oilers
1:51:00 Predators
1:54:00 Leafs and Lightning

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Episode 192: Kids These Days! Aug 24, 2017

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Tyler Dellow joins the show to discuss who really drives the bus on Anaheim's second line (2:03), whether the Penguins should be concerned about their lack of depth down the middle (6:06), Detroit's handling of Andreas Athanasiou (13:30), trick with finding the right landing spot for college free agents (18:38), whether the NHL's supposed competitive balance is a good or bad thing (27:07), the relative value of goal scorers vs. playmakers (32:42), Colorado's timeline for their rebuild (47:26), and the league's most overrated and underrated players (53:29).

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Episode 191: With the Benefit of Hindsight, Part 2 Aug 17, 2017

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Garret Hohl is back for Part 2 of this offseason series we've undertaken, in which we're redoing each entry draft of the past decade now that we have more information about how things will play out. This time, we go through the years 2011-2015.

2:15 2011 Draft
11:30 2012 Draft
24:00 2013 Draft
45:15 2014 Draft
57:30 2015 Draft

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Episode 190: With the Benefit of Hindsight, Part 1 Aug 16, 2017

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Garret Hohl joins the show to help go back in time and redraft each of the entry drafts from the past decade. Armed with the benefit of hindsight, we start the journey by making our way through the years 2006-2010.

0:31 Ranking Methodology
6:16 2006 Draft
22:30 2007 Draft
36:30 2008 Draft
51:00 2009 Draft
1:00:07 2010 Draft

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Episode 189: Yet Another Mailbag Episode Aug 10, 2017

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Andrew Berkshire joins the show to help answer your mailbag questions.

We discuss the Flyers timeline for winning and the sizeable gap in age and readiness between their forwards and defensemen (1:08), Matt Murray's legitimacy and how he stacks up against the other league's best goalies (12:07), which GMs are currently in the hot seat (16:40), how the 7 Canadian teams stack up against each other both in terms of this coming season and beyond (29:33), the main storylines we're keeping an eye on heading into 2017-18 (38:17), Nino Niederreiter vs. Mikael Granlund and whether the Wild can repeat their regular season success (44:31), what makes a good penalty killer and how much of it is dependant on the individual vs. the system (55:19), and which aging franchise players would be moved in an ideal world if teams were thinking with their heads instead of their hearts (1:01:41).

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Episode 188: A Hohl Lot of Jets Talk Aug 09, 2017

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Garret Hohl joins the show to discuss the Winnipeg Jets sustained goaltending woes (1:30), the surprisingly slow pace they played at last season (8:45), whether they should load up their top line or spread the wealth (13:00), and their outlook for the 2017-18 season (25:40). Plus, a chat about the two notable recent analytics hirings and what goes into building a complementary research and development staff (35:45).

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Episode 187: So Nice, Let's Do It Twice Aug 02, 2017

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Jonathan Willis joins the show to help dip back into the mailbag.

We discuss Oscar Klefbom's true value (2:31), which individual skills we should prioritize in defensemen (14:01), which rookies find themselves in the best spot to make a Calder Trophy bid (23:13), who our personal favourites are despite typically posting poor underlying numbers (29:30), which players could be next ones to break out like Viktor Arvidsson did this past season (38:46), which teams have been the best and worst at managing the cap over the years (48:02), and where the Boston Bruins go from here (1:00:15).

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Episode 186: You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers Jul 31, 2017

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Craig Custance joins the show for a mailbag episode in which we answer your Twitter questions.

We discuss whether the Islanders should be looking to trade John Tavares (1:40), if this current version of the Blackhawks can get back to the top (12:00), how to fix the Detroit Red Wings (18:45), the pros and cons of offer sheets (33:00), which players the league should be marketing more aggressively (39:45), which teams didn't take full advantage of their offseason (58:30), and how the Olympics could affect fringe players this season (1:03:00).

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Episode 185: Lightning Deep Dive, and Jagr Landing Spots Jul 27, 2017

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Alan Wells joins the show to help do a deep dive on the Tampa Bay Lightning. We dissect their medley of offseason moves (1:30), their organizational philosophy when it comes to developing prospects and handing out contracts (10:00), and whether they can return to contending form next season (35:00). Then we discuss why Jaromir Jagr is still available, how much he has left in the tank, and what the best landing spots for him are (49:00).

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