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Episode 74: Mailbag Show Mar 31, 2016

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The Official Colour Commentator of The Hockey PDOcast Mike Johnson joins the show to help answer a wide array of listener questions.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:08 The playoff path for the Penguins
7:28 The St.Louis Blues as sleepers
12:00 Ken Hitchcock and Bruce Boudreau
15:12 Incorporating analytics into broadcasts
19:45 The preparation for a game
22:30 A coach's obsession with faceoffs
26:30 The numbers players look at
33:30 Upcoming games Mike is covering

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Episode 73: Aging Like a Fine Wine Mar 30, 2016

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss Jimmy Vesey's decision to leave the Nashville Predators at the altar, and where both parties go from here.

We also dive into how likely the Oilers are to make a big trade this summer, why Eugene Melnyk is the person to blame for the Senators struggles, and Vinny Lecavalier aging like a fine wine.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:20 Jimmy Vesey's decision
12:00 Nail Yakupov's trade demand
22:00 Eugene Melnyk rant
31:45 Vincent Lecavalier provides Dimitri joy

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Episode 72: You Look Like You've Seen a Ghost Mar 28, 2016

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Arik Parnass joins the show to discuss what he saw and heard at the Sloan Analytics Conference. How far has the NHL come over the years, and how big is the gap it still needs to fill to catch up with all of the other major sports?

We also check back in with his Special Teams Project, looking at how Shayne Gostisbehere has rejuvenated the Flyers, whether drop passes in the neutral are effective, and how the Ducks are firing on all cylinders.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:40 Sloan Analytics Conference
15:00 Teams integrating analytics
18:00 Gostisbehere's remarkable run
26:40 Best ways to enter the zone
29:00 Anaheim's special teams dominance

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Episode 71: Myth Busters Mar 23, 2016

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Sean McIndoe joins the show to help unpack the Norris Trophy debate, including debunking the myths that Drew Doughty has been snubbed in years past and that Erik Karlsson is a one-dimensional player.

We also discuss the direction of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL system incentivizing teams to bottom out, and the playoff races to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:55 The Norris Trophy
15:30 Teams bottoming out
25:10 The late run by the Flyers
29:20 Potential 1st round matchups
32:30 The playoff roadblocks for the Sharks

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Episode 70: The Short List of Stanley Cup Contenders Mar 18, 2016

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Jonathan Willis joins the show to help cut down the list of teams we can realistically consider to be Stanley Cup contenders this postseason.

Here’s a rundown of the topics covered:

2:56 The Fringe Teams
7:20 The Blues are stuck in no man's land
11:30 Henrik Lundqvist raises New York's baseline
15:00 The Penguins without Evgeni Malkin
22:00 The streak the Ducks are on
28:10 The Lightning flying under the radar
31:40 The wide range of outcomes for the Stars
38:10 The best Capitals team in the Ovechkin Era
41:20 The Blackhawks and the Kings

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Episode 69: Passing The Eye Test Mar 16, 2016

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Gus Katsaros joins the show to discuss how scouting has changed over the years, where it's headed, and the challenge finding a balance between quantitative and qualitative evaluation.

Here’s a rundown of the topics covered:

2:30 Finding a balance between data analysis and the eye test
6:00 Entire organization being on same page
9:00 Misconceptions about scouting
13:45 Overvaluing the wrong skills
19:20 Hockey Sense
26:00 Integration of Analysis
29:00 Divide between perceived skills and on-ice results
35:40 The Passing Project

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Episode 68: Welcome to Corsica Mar 15, 2016

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Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss the fallout of the Dennis Wideman arbitration process, from which essentially everyone involved came out looking bad. Then Emmanuel Perry comes on to discuss the emergence of his newest hockey stats website.

Here's a rundown of the topics covered:

0:00 State of the Union
2:45 The Dennis Wideman arbitration process
13:00 Lull in action since the trade deadline
17:00 Should the Penguins and Leafs make a trade
21:20 How long is Patrick Roy's leash
27:00 GM Meetings
31:12 Corsica Intro
38:45 Mike Hoffman offer sheet potential

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Episode 67: The World Cup of Hockey Mar 03, 2016

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With the preliminary rosters for the World Cup of Hockey being announced, Jeff Marek joins the show to help dissect Team Canada, Team North America, and Team Russia. Then we rang Jen Lute Costella up to discuss Team USA's roster and their chances in the tournament.

01:47 - Trade Deadline Day at the Sportsnet studio
05:29 - 'The Sochi Model' for roster construction
08:48 - Injury risk scaring off players from future participation
13:09 - Which Canadian goalie is 2nd in line behind Carey Price
15:19 - Shea Weber being picked over PK Subban
18:14 - The conservative nature of Hockey Canada
23:40 - Brent Burns' value as a defenseman vs. a forward
28:51 - The 3 remaining spots on the Canadian blueline
31:06 - The Canadian tradition of centers sliding over to the wing
32:51 - The biggest omissions from the first 16 invites
35:11 - The speed of the U23 version of Team North America
37:54 - Connor McDavid and Dylan Larkin
41:20 - Sean Couturier's inevitable breakout
42:56 - The disparity in talent between Russia's forwards and defense
46:05 - Players from the KHL being eligible
53:22 - Freshbooks Live Read
54:21 - Jen Lute Costella intro
55:00 - Team USA needing more goal scoring
59:50 - The divide between John Carlson's numbers and the eye test
1:03:43 - Jonathan Quick starting over Cory Schneider
1:09:40 - Handicapping Team USA's chances in the tournament
1:10:23 - How the Blackhawks have regained their form

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Episode 66: Trade Deadline Aftermath Mar 01, 2016

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After a marathon day at the office, Elliotte Friedman and Sean McIndoe join the show to reflect on all of the trades (and maybe more notably, all of the near-trades that fell through) that we saw unfold all of the way up to the deadline.

We discuss the premium the Dallas Stars paid for Kris Russell with Jim Nill uncharacteristically finding himself on the losing end of a trade, the Canucks decision to hold onto their aging trade pieces, and the various teams with uncertain futures that ultimately stood pat.

0:00 - 1:50 - Intro
1:51 - 4:37 - Slow start to the day
4:38 - 5:28 - Bruins becoming buyers
5:29 - 6:46 - Drouin staying put
6:47 - 7:45 - Freshbooks Live Read
7:46 - 7:47 Elliotte Friedman makes it a 3-man podcast
7:48 - 9:51 - Teams playing the waiting game
9:52 - 14:38 - Uneven decision-making by the Canucks
14:39 - 17:40 - Jim Nill paying full price for Kris Russell
17:41 - 22:48 - Injuries derailing the Blues
22:49 - 26:14 - The Aftermath

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Episode 65: An Inside Look At the Trade Deadline Feb 28, 2016

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Chris Johnston joins the show on the eve of the NHL trade deadline to discuss how he vets his sources, the process that going into publicly relaying news, and finding a balance between providing opinionated analysis and strictly reporting facts.

We also discuss how it made sense for the Rangers to go all-in with the Eric Staal trade, and whether the Ducks will feel the need to keep pace with the moves the Blackhawks have recently made.

0:00 – 1:45 – Intro
01:45 – 8:30 – Working for Sportsnet / Hockey Reporting
8:30 – 14:40 -Reporting Facts vs. Opinion-Based Analysis
14:40 – 19:40 – Rangers Acquire Staal / Trading Picks and going for it
19:40 – 21:45 – Artemi Parnarin / Winning Attracts Good Players
22:45 – 29:00 – Anaheim Ducks
29:00 – 31:20 – Dallas Stars
31:20 – 36;50 – Reimer / Complicated Trades
36:50 – 41:40 – Trades ahead of the deadline / Surprising Trades
41:40 – 42:35 – Outro

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