Pucks and Palms Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

There’s no better time for an emergency podcast than a big and unexpected trade and with Seth Jones becoming a Panther, an emergency podcast is in order. Matt and Colby break down the trade from all angles including:

2:15: How does Seth Jones fit into this blueline picture?

15:15: What are they going to do in net for the rest of this season with Spencer Knight gone?

21:00: Matthew Tkachuk is on LTIR. Is his regular season over? Does this mean more additions at the deadline are inevitable, maybe a fourth line forward?

33:00: What does adding Seth Jones mean for pending UFA's Bennett and Ekblad?

40:45: The future of Panthers goaltending

47:30: Spencer Knight's future in Chicago

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The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Since the Four Nations Faceoff was such a big deal, Colby and Matt wanted someone on the show who had covered it in person. They got Alex Baumgartner of Five Reasons Sports who had plenty to say about that and a lot more, including:

Segment 1:

3:00: We still don't know what goalie interference is

6:30: Brandon Montour and Josh Mahura's return

11:30: The Justin Sourdif game

Segment 2 (with Alex):

19:00: What was it like covering the 4 Nations in person in both cities?

31:00: The Panthers aspect of the 4 Nations

35:45: The Matthew Tkachuk of it all

47:45: Alex's trade deadline thoughts

Segment 3:

51:00: Oilers!

57:50: Ryan Lomberg's return

1:02:00: Tampa!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.

Alex is @ABaumgartner91 on Bluesky and Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

As a special holiday gift, Matt and Colby have a new podcast episode out looking back on a busy last week for the Panthers and more including:

2:40: Recapping the Wild game

8:50: The best Sasha Barkov shift ever?

13:10: Lightning Game 1

21:20: Spencer Knight's important performance

23:45: The Kucherov hit

33:30: Patrik Laine is back on and off the ice!

43:30: The Rangers still haven't stopped melting down

50:30: The World Juniors preview that isn't really a preview (Yes, we forgot Linus Eriksson is a WJC Panther, our bad)

53:30: The least buzz for a Winter Classic ever

58:00: Lasting memories of 2024 in watching and covering the Panthers and what we're looking forward to in 2025

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, and we look forward to much more of this in 2025!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Matt and Colby look back mostly on the Panthers Cup rematch win against Edmonton and how the Panthers worked through illness et al to beat the Oilers again, plus:

1:30: The Panthers had two turkeys in the same spot they did last year

4:30: But they almost always win in Edmonton!

11:15: Recapping that wild game

14:30: The Oilers tried to make that just another game, when it wasn't

30:15: Will the Panthers torment Jim Montgomery again with another team?

39:45: Finally, they're playing Tampa again

45:15: The Rangers and Sabres haven't stopped melting down

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

The Panthers have been busy on and off the ice in the last week, so there’s plenty for Colby and Matt to talk about, including:

Segment 1:

3:30: The Panthers are out of their funk

8:30: The Flyers gong show

10:15: Dominating the Sharks, with some Macklin Celebrini flashes

20:30: That Seattle game was dull

21:45: An "outdoor" game is coming to LoanDepot Park!

Segment 2 (with Micah McCurdey):

34:15: What has been the most noticeable change in analytics to Micah?

42:15: Where has his model grown the most?

46:15: Micah's thoughts on the Panthers

49:30: Sam Reinhart and a discussion on quantifying finishing

1:01:45: On the Jacob Trouba discoure

1:06:00: The Sens

Segment 3:

1:12:15: Previewing Vancouver

1:15:30: Previewing Calgary

1:20:15: Previewing Edmonton

1:23:15: Palm trees in Buffalo?

1:27:30: Rangers meltdown

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Micah is @hockeyviz.com on Bluesky

Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Episode 10 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast is here, and Matt and Colby have a lot to talk about. There are four games to look back on, plus more including:

6:00: If the Panthers were going through a Cup hangover, I think they busted out of it

15:50: Identifying the Panthers biggest roster flaw

29:30: Boy they really beat up the Hurricanes, didn't they?

33:00: What happened in Pittsburgh?

43:00: The week ahead for the Panthers

48:15: Four Nations roster breakdown

58:00: The Panthers on team Canada

1:04:10: Other notes from around the league

Enjoy the show, and make sure to subscribe and give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

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Find us on social media:

Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

With Colby unavailable due to schedule conflicts, we needed two different guests to fill the void. First, Armando Velez of Locked On Panthers joins Matt in the first segment to talk about the Panthers recent skid including:

2:55: What does Armando make of this recent spell of six losses in seven?

5:10: Have the Panthers hit a wall?

11:00: Paul Maurice's recent adjustments

15:00: Sergei Bobrovsky's rough stretch

25:50: Do you appreciate Paul Maurice pinning some of the team's recent struggles at his own feet?

And in segment two, since the Panthers are about to play the Hurricanes, their PA announcer Wade Minter joins the show to talk about their start to the season and much more including:

33:40: Wade and Matt extolling the virtues of Bluesky

39:40: How did Wade become the PA announcer for the Canes?

49:50: What's different for Wade's job compared to other PA announcers?

56:30: What was Wade's life like during Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Final?

1:03:30: Wade's opinion on this year's Hurricanes

Remember that 10% of the proceeds from every subscription this month goes to the Movember Foundation.

Enjoy the show, and make sure to give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Enjoy the show, and make sure to subscribe and give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.

Armando is @Mandoman12 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Wade is @wademinter.com on Bluesky.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

It’s time for Episode 8 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast, where Colby and Matt look back on the Devils and Jets games and more including:

3:45: An up and down last three games

14:40: Sasha Barkov's increased offensive output

21:00: Mackie Samoskevich is still getting scratched

24:30: Where is Adam Boqvist?

31:50: Looking ahead to the next three games

39:30: Jim Montgomery fired in Boston

49:40: Winter Classic uniforms!

Remember that 10% of the proceeds from every subscription this month goes to the Movember Foundation.

Enjoy the show, and make sure to give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Enjoy the show, and make sure to subscribe and give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Episode 7 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast is here with a quicker show looking at the last week of Panthers hockey including:

3:50: Sam Bennett's injury status

9:20: Was Colby surprised that Mackie Samoskevich was scratched against the Flyers?

16:15: Spencer Knight's performance against the Devils

20:00: How could the lines be juggled if Sam Bennett is out for any length of time?

23:10: End of the sauna robes

29:00: Jets/Panthers preview

Stay tuned at the end of the show for a little bonus audio from Jonah Gadjovich on what Movember means to him.

Remember that 10% of the proceeds from every subscription this month goes to the Movember Foundation.

Enjoy the show, and make sure to give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Enjoy the show, and make sure to subscribe and give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Episode 6 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast is here, and with two wins in Tampere under their belt, the Panthers now settle back into their routine with a busy schedule ahead. Colby and Matt talk about these topics and more:

2:10: The Tampere games were awesome!

8:30: The Barkov show was large and in charge

16:00: Uvis Balinskis running PP1

20:30: Sam Reinhart is still on a heater

24:00: Summarizing some interesting underlying numbers for the Panthers

33:15: Are the Panthers the best team in the league?

38:00: Stories from around the league

46:00: Two Panthers prospects sign ELC's

48:35: Colby's Halloween costume

By the way, the second song Colby sung at karaoke was “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake, and be sure to message us with the best song you could possibly sing at karaoke in a Pop Tarts costume.

Enjoy the show, and make sure to give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Enjoy the show, and make sure to subscribe and give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

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Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Twitter and Bluesky

Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Twitter.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.