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Episode 144: Turning On The Jets Feb 24, 2017

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Garret Hohl joins the show to discuss Patrik Laine and whether he'll annually break our expected goals calculations, whether Paul Maurice is the right coach for the Jets and why they're playing so slowly, and what we can learn from Evander Kane's career arc.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:50 Patrick Laine's rookie season
3:10 Laine's Sky High Shooting %
7:40 Matthews vs. Laine in Shot Differential
10:00 Evaluating Coaching
17:00 Pace of 5v5 Play
22:25 Dustin Byfuglien's Usage
25:10 Jacob Trouba's Breakout
26:45 Goaltending Woes
29:10 Mathieu Perreault as Trade Bait
34:40 What we can learn from Evander Kane
43:10 Hockey Analytics Conference

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Episode 143: A Budding Dynamic Feb 23, 2017

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James Mirtle joins the show to discuss the historical greatness of this year's top rookies, whether the Leafs can afford to continue playing such a high-octane style with their current personnel, and his interactions with The Most Interesting Man in the Hockey World.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:25 How the coach sees it vs. How everyone else sees it
3:15 Dealing with Mike Babcock
5:10 The historical context of the Calder Trophy race
10:44 Freddie Andersen vs. the defense in front of him
15:11 Matthews vs. Marner vs. Nylander
20:09 Putting the $15M in cap space to good use
23:40 The need for a top defenseman
26:46 Expectations for the trade deadline
28:50 The Anaheim Ducks as a powder keg for trades
33:15 1-on-1 with Lou Lamoriello

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Episode 142: The Stars Have Been Starsing This Season Feb 22, 2017

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Carolyn Wilke joins the show to help try and unpack why the Dallas Stars have arguably been the most disappointing team in the league this season, and where they go from here.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:45 Using the bye week to reevaluate
5:30 How much is Lindy Ruff to blame?
11:00 Klingberg and his Defense Partners
14:00 Goaltending & Special Teams
17:30 Jamie Benn's declining numbers
22:00 Radek Faksa Fan Club
24:30 Selling at the Deadline
28:30 Patrick Eaves (and his beard) as a trade piece
33:45 Razor Reaugh's Motivational Speeches
35:45 Cap Management and Paying the Players

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Episode 141: Evolve or Be Left Behind Feb 21, 2017

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Kelly Hrudey joins the show to discuss how much the goaltending position has changed since he played it, the changes he needed to make along the way to stay in the league for a long time, and whether he wishes he came around during a different era.

1:20 Change in height requirement for goalies
7:15 Needing to adapt to have longevity in the league
15:15 Trials and tribulations of being a goalie in the 80s
19:30 Dominik Hasek's case for being the best ever
23:00 Doing video work to analyze goalie play
26:00 On goalies impacting shot attempts
29:05 Favourite current Goalie to watch
34:30 Jump from playing in the NHL to media work

Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, and Stitcher. All past shows can be found here listed in chronological order. Make sure to subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews of the show are also greatly appreciated.

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Episode 140: Musical Chairs Behind The Bench Feb 16, 2017

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Uncle Jeff Marek joins the show to discuss the changing coaching landscape around the league, sneaky ways players are cheating the system, and how we can improve the presentation of hockey broadcasts moving forward.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:20 Coaching changes around the League
17:00 Cheating: Passive Interference and Faceoffs
30:00 Changing Hockey Broadcasts for the better
39:30 Bye Week: Pass or Fail?
40:45 The Looming Expansion Draft's effects
44:30 Kelly Hrudey's leap into the media game

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Episode 139: Here Come The Oilers Feb 15, 2017

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Jonathan Willis joins the show to help discuss Connor McDavid's greatness, whether there's enough behind him to win now, and why some historical comparables make Milan Lucic's struggles this year even more troublesome.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:00 What makes Connor McDavid so special?
9:30 Is there enough behind McDavid when he's not on the ice?
19:00 Going for it while your stars are still on ELCs
24:20 Milan Lucic's season from hell
34:10 Are they riding Cam Talbot into the ground?
42:30 Potential upgrades on the blueline
50:00 A few wrinkles that could affect the Trade Deadline

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Episode 138: Effectively Wild Feb 08, 2017

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Matthew Coller joins the show to discuss why the Wild have thrived under Bruce Boudreau this season, and whether they're capable of not only sustaining their play thus far but hitting another gear during the stretch run.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:15 The Sports Scene in Minnesota
3:00 Coaches getting an unfair shake
11:15 The obsession with faceoffs
16:00 Eric Staal's revitalization
19:15 The postseason chess match
25:45 Going for it at the trade deadline
35:00 Ryan Suter's true value
39:20 Shot Attempts vs. Scoring Chances

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Episode 137: The NHL’s Back-Up Goalie Problem Feb 06, 2017

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Nick Mercadante joins the show to discuss the downtick in league-wide goaltending this season, the especially uncharacteristic individual performances, and how to fix the NHL's back-up goalie problem.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:35 Weird Individual Goalie Performances
9:05 Average Shot Distance
17:25 The Wonky Schedule
21:20 Ben Bishop, Steve Mason, and Brian Elliott
28:00 Carter Hutton, Curtis McElhenney & "The Proven Back-Up"
43:30 The Juuse Saros Blueprint
49:45 The Problems with Results-Based Analysis

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Episode 136: Canadiens Deep Dive Feb 03, 2017

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Andrew Berkshire joins the show to help 'adopt' the Montreal Canadiens, and answer the ultimate question of whether or not they're better equipped for success in the postseason than in year's past now that they're less reliant on Carey Price's brilliance.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

f1:45 How bad goaltending did Ken Hitchcock in
9:10 Carey Price's uncharacteristic struggles
13:00 Alex Radulov's puck possession dominance
18:30 Marc Bergevin's savvy minor moves
21:04 Shot metrics vs. Goal metrics on the Power Play
26:10 Has Shea Weber been what you were expecting?
32:00 Possible trade deadline maneuvering

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Episode 135: Feeling Blue Feb 02, 2017

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Craig Custance joins the show to discuss what went wrong this season in St.Louis and whether the Blues were justified in their firing of Ken Hitchcock, why the Maple Leafs look like a team that could skip a few steps in their climb to the top, and what to expect from this year's trade deadline.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:51 Should the Maple Leafs try to win now?
10:20 What went wrong in St.Louis under Ken Hitchcock?
21:00 The Kevin Shattenkirk trade market
25:00 How will the expansion draft and upcoming draft class affect deals?
34:40 The Top 100 List

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