Stay ConnectedEvery Wednesday, The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun and Scott Burnside bring you Two-Man Advantage, featuring insight from both, interviews, and insider information from two of the most connected people in the hockey universe.
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Josh Bogorad, the play by play voice of the Dallas Stars joins Scott to discuss his career path in sports broadcasting. Josh talks about what it was like to be on the call for the Stars, as they eliminated Vegas in game 5 overtime, to advance to their first Stanley Cup appearance in 20 years.
Thomas Drance wakes up early from the Edmonton bubble, to get us set for game 6 of the Eastern Final between Tampa and the Islanders. Will Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point be healthy enough to play? Can the Islanders pull out another upset? Thomas has the answers!
Plus, Thomas and Scott discuss the Staal for Johansson trade, the Edmundson signing and how their is more to come from Minnesota and Montreal, as they re-tool their rosters this fall.
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Geoff Ward, who took over last fall for Bill Peters as the interim head coach for the Flames, saw the interim tag removed this week by the Calgary Flames. Geoff joins Scott and Pierre to discuss his journey from the University of Waterloo, to being a head coach in the NHL.
Scott and Pierre also discuss Peter Laviolette joining the Capitals as their new head coach and what the future may be for veteran coaches Mike Babcock and Gerard Gallant.
The guys also talk about the huge game five, double OT win by the Islanders to force game 6 vs Tampa Bay.
Pierre and Scott also take a look at some of the interesting off-season moves by Billy Guerin in Minnesota, including acquiring Nick Bjugstad, signing Jonas Brodin and rumours swirling that Matt Dumba will be moved this fall as well.
Finally, the guys address the Coyotes General Manager position which could be filled as early as today by St. Louis scout Bill Armstrong, and the ongoing financial limitations for the Coyotes.
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NHL Network lead analyst Kevin Weekes joins Scott to discuss his involvement in the NHL's Hockey is for Everyone Program, and the NHL's player inclusion committee.
Kevin also praises the work of Anton Khudobin during this playoff, and how the Stars have rallied around their backup during this improbable playoff run for the Dallas Stars.
Kevin and Scott also discuss the seemingly unstoppable force that is the Tampa Bay Lightning and the massive hill that the Islanders have to climb to get back in the Eastern Final vs the Bolts.
Finally, Kevin discusses what the process was like for him as he interviewed for front office jobs tis summer for a couple of NHL teams.
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Colby Cohen from NBC Sports Philadelphia and the NHL on WestWood One Radio joins Scott to discuss Bruce Cassidy's winning the Jack Adams, and Sean Couturier who won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward.
Plus Colby looks back at the Stars huge OT win in game three over Vegas, the goaltending performance by Anton Khudobin and that shot in OT by Alex Radulov,
In the East, the Bolts look to have things in control, Colby and Scott take a look at if the Islanders have anything left in the Conference Final vs the powerhouse Tampa Bay Lightning.
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US Olympian, and the NHL on NBC Sports analyst AJ Mleczko joins Scott to discuss the conference finals. AJ talks about the challenge of calling games off of monitors in NYC, while the game have been taking place in Toronto and Edmonton, and what it's like to be a hockey mom of four children. AJ and Scott take a closer look at the devastating loss by the Islanders in game two by the seemingly unstoppable Lightning. They also analyze Barry Trotz's willingness to adapt and how that is a positive for an Isles team that is desperate to get back in this series. Plus, AJ shares why she thinks that the Dallas Stars shouldn't be counted out in the West vs the powerhouse Vegas Golden Knights.
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Bill Daly, the NHL's Deputy Commissioner joins Scott and Pierre to discuss the success of the NHL's bubble operation in Toronto and Edmonton, looking forward to the conference finals and the Stanley Cup and ahead to the draft and free agency.
Daly also discusses the plans for the league for the 2020/2021 season, including when the schedule may start, if divisions or conferences will bubble and if fans will be allowed in the buildings or not.
Scott and Pierre also discuss the General Manager search in Arizona, the head coaching hunt for the Capitals, and what plans to be a hectic but fun few days with the draft and free agency, beginning October 6th.
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Chris Johnston from Sportsnet, joins the podcast fresh off his move covering the Toronto bubble to the Edmonton bubble. Chris discusses the differences that he sees from Toronto to Edmonton, and how strange it will look when the Stanley Cup is awarded in the Edmonton bubble in less than a month.
Scott and Chris also discuss the powerhouse effort from Tampa Bay in game one of the Eastern Conference over the NY Islanders. The guys also look at how the Toronto Maple Leafs, a team that Chris covers regularly, might adopt the Tampa model as they continue to build their group in to a competitive playoff team.
Finally, the guys preview game two of the Western Final, with Dallas getting a head start on Vegas in game one, and Vegas looking to get their offence back on track.
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Arpon Basu of the Athletic Montreal is covering the Eastern Conference Final in Edmonton for the Athletic, and joins Scott from the bubble to talk about what it is like to be back in a rink to cover an NHL game.
Arpon and Scott preview game one of the Eastern Conference Final with the powerhouse Tampa Bay Lightning taking on the underdogs from Long Island, the playoff magic of Jean Gabriel Pageau and the absence of Steven Stamkos from the playoffs.
We head West for a very early morning chat with Vegas Golden Knights studio analyst on TV Mike McKenna. Vegas outlasted Vancouver in game seven to advance to the Western Final vs Dallas. Pete Deboer handed Marc-Andre Fleury the start in game one, but the Knights offence was suffocated by a Dallas team that trapped the high powered Vegas team in game one to take an early lead in the series.
The guys also talk about how vital goaltending depth has become during this compressed pandemic schedule, as teams for the most part have used both goalies on their roster during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Charlie O'Connor from the Athletic Philadelphia joins Scott to talk about the Flyers improbable overtime win in game 6, their third OT win of this series, to force a game 7, Saturday night vs the NY Islanders. The guys discuss the inspirational return of Oskar Lindblom after his successful battle with cancer, and how the Flyers were able to overcome the absence of Sean Couturier and countless goal challenge calls in game 6.
We head West for an early morning chat with Jesse Granger from the Athletic LV to talk about the shocking outcome of game 6 between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Vancouver Canucks. The Knights, a favorite to win the Stanley Cup, have surrendered a three games to one lead over the upstart Vancouver Canucks, and now Vegas has an old fashioned goalie controversy to deal with as well.
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