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Tommy and I have a lot to go over on the latest WhyHockey podcast, particularly over the Flyers playoff elimination and the Panthers sliding to ninth in the lottery. We pour over these topics and more including:

6:30: The Flyers got swept, and Michkov got scratched again

19:45: What do the Flyers have to do to take the next step in the playoffs?

40:00: Previewing the Panthers options at pick Nine

45:00: Albert Smits

51:00: Viggo Bjorck

57:25: Other names to keep an eye out for

1:12:00: Quick hits on the other playoff series

Enjoy the show!

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Tommy and I have a lot of thoughts on the Flyers beating the Penguins, and so we wanted to do a show to spell those out. We did that and more including:

4:30: The Flyers won a series!

16:00: The Flyers did playoff hockey better than the Penguins, and here’s how

20:00: Do they have a decent chance to beat Carolina?

31:00: A respectable Flyers blue line

35:45: The Michkov discourse

50:00: Habs-Lightning talk

1:06:10: Oilers-Ducks talk (are the Oilers out yet? You’ll know when you listen to this!)

And much more. Enjoy the show!

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Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/

Tommy and I are back for the official end of the Panthers season, and there’s plenty to talk about, including:

9:15: How do we analyze the 2025-26 season for the Panthers now that it is mercifully over?

26:45: Panthers forwards breakdown

38:30: Panthers defensemen breakdown

45:10: Goalie breakdown. Is the Sergei Bobrovsky contract situation rockier than we think?

59:10: What does it mean that multiple members of the Panthers front office members are frontrunners to become GM’s elsewhere? (Recorded before the Devils officially hired Sunny Mehta, podcaster’s curse everyone)

1:10:00: A brief Flyers-Penguins preview

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Jack Han joins me for a brand new WhyHockey show to talk about not just his new Hockey Tactics 2026 book (which you can buy here), but plenty more about the evolution of NHL X’s and O’s in the 2025-26 season and more including:

2:15: Jack’s experience at the HALO analytics conference in Denver

9:15: Have the Panthers changed anything tactically because of their injury crisis that can be carried over to next year when they’re healthier?

14:00: How does Jack expect the playoffs to evolve tactically, particularly in the East with the Panthers not there?

23:00: What is Jack most interested in watching heading to the playoffs?

26:15: What’s been reenforced for Jack writing his book for seven years?

32:45: What is Jack’s advice for rebuilding the Maple Leafs front office?

The Panthers did lose in the end to the Habs because they scored right after we stopped recording, but in a shootout. It happens.

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Tommy is back for a new WhyHockey show in an unfamiliar spot for the Panthers: playing out the string. How do the Panthers go forward from here? We look at that and more including:

5:00: Matt is mildly amused by some stories around Pride nights and Heated Rivalry adjacent stuff

15:00: Boy this Panthers season has completely collapsed, hasn’t it?

28:00: An early preview of some Panthers offseason roster decisions

45:20: If you’re watching these games and following Mike Benning, what should you be looking for in his game?

59:00: Are we going to see one of the Checkers goalies get a NHL game or two?

1:03:30: The rest of the league and the wild playoff picture

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David Dwork of the Hockey News and the Hockey Show joins me to go over how quiet the Panthers trade deadline turned out, plus plenty on the future for this team including:

2:30: Was this an unsurprisingly quiet trade deadline for the Panthers?

9:15: The Sergei Bobrovsky trade rumors stumped Matt

14:15: What could a new Bobrovsky contract with the Panthers look like if he signs?

26:45: A Bam Adebayo diversion

28:45: Are the Panthers “tanking” by load managing and shutting down players and does it really matter if they are considering their circumstances?

33:30: A philosphical discussion on whether missing the playoffs in seasons like this is “better” than going out in Round 1 or not

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Enjoy the show!

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Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/

It’s time for a new WhyHockey show right as the Olympics get underway, but there are Florida Panthers items to attend to first. We get to a lot on this show including:

4:30: Should the Panthers throw in the towel on the 2025-26 postseason?

13:30: The load bearing injury for the Panthers? Seth Jones.

26:15: Is Mackie Samoskevich going to be a Panther next eason? How did we get here?

47:00: The Panthers goaltending has fallen apart. What do they have to do next season in net?

1:01:45: What are the Flyers doing with Matvei Michkov?

1:12:40: The shortest Olympic preview ever

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If you want to listen to the show I referenced with Igor Larionov II, click right here.

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On the newest WhyHockey show, Tommy headed to Detroit for Sergei Fedorov’s jersey retirement night and he talks about the experience here plus much more including:

0:00: Tommy’s experience at Sergei Fedorov’s jersey retirement night

13:00: Gary Bettman (and Matt’s sister) binged Heated Rivalry! What a world!

18:30: The Panthers finally get Matthew Tkachuk back. Is it enough to get on the run they need to make a firmer playoff push?

26:45: Why haven’t the Panthers been able to go on a winning streak like many in the East have? Why is that consistency not there?

41:00: There’s a Panthers standard that hasn’t been met in more games this season than usual

47:00: Tommy on the Flyers, brace for impact

1:09:45: Rasmus Andersson to Vegas, and explaining a type of defensemen

Note that since we recorded this the afternoon of the 19th, no goalie fight discussion on this show. Podcaster’s curse.

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Armando Velez of Locked On Panthers joins me to talk about covering and experience the Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park in person and much more including:

2:45: What is it like to cover a Winter Classic in person?

7:30: What does it mean for someone from Dade County to cover an event like this?

13:15: Does the idea that the Winter Classic is more for the people there than those on TV make more sense now than ever before?

20:00: Will the Winter Classic capture hearts and minds in Dade County?

28:00: Are the Panthers in a decent enough standings position considering their first half and injury list?

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The first season of Heated Rivalry is done, and I have enjoyed the heck out of it and have a bunch of thoughts I wanted to put down in podcast form, and thankfully I have WhyHockey to do this, even though it took nearly 100 minutes to get as many of them out as I could! I apologize, but I’ve got timecodes for you to jump to the section you want to listen to right here:

4:45: There’s hockey stuff in the show I didn’t mention on the show with Tommy that I should have!

9:15: I think I know why this show has broken contain, and I go through some personal theories on why.

19:30: Episode 3 recap.

27:00: Episode 4 recap, including an autism spectrum anecdote from your host who is on it

39:05: Episode 5, it rocks! Scott Hunter, I wish what you did in this episode could happen in reality!

48:10: Episode 6, great way to end the season (Shane’s car is a piece of junk).

55:00: How have men in hockey, like Luke Prokop, actually come out publicly? It’s not like what Scott Hunter did, but equally as amazing! (Listen to the Outfield Podcast too!)

1:11:00: How the Empty Netters Heated Rivalry recaps taught me an important lesson on how the NHL and its teams can bring the show’s audience into hockey for good, and how the show’s fanbase can make the sport of hockey better.

1:16:45: Support Brock McGillis, who does the really hard work of changing the culture of hockey on a daily basis, and how out current and former athletes have reacted to the show.

1:27:30: Remaining good points and bad points that I hadn’t mentioned yet.

1:32:15: Can we please not speculate on Hudson and Connor’s sexuality? Pretty please?

And more that I almost certainly didn’t have time to list in here! Enjoy the show, and I hope you stick around, welcome to the wonderful world of hockey and WhyHockey if you’re new here!

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Just in time for Christmas, there’s a new WhyHockey show out where I get to bring up to Tommy some of the most interesting on ice moments of Heated Rivalry, plus the myriad of big NHL news since we last did a show together including:

4:30: Tommy reacts to Heated Rivalry hockey stuff, like how there’s a team in Sunrise in this universe

12:00: Quinn Hughes to Minnesota!

30:30: Tristan Jarry to the Oilers!

36:30: What’s up with the Maple Leafs?

50:30: The Sabres fired GM Kevyn Adams! The Heated Rivalry joke was definitely a coincidence...

55:35: Other trade notes

57:00: Finally, Panthers talk! How have they gotten their season back on track?

1:11:00: What are the Flyers doing with Matvei Michkov?

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There aren’t many better analytics sites out there than Evolving Hockey, and it is a privilege and pleasure to have Josh and Luke on the show to talk about all sorts of wonderful topics and more, including:

7:15: Notes and takes from the first quarter of the season

14:30: How do Josh and Luke evaluate a team like the Panthers with their uniquely difficult circumstances?

28:15: What do they make of the increased parity for this season with the standings all scrunched up?

39:00: It’s the Evolving Hockey twins, we’re talking the Wild

43:00: Michael Amadio for Selke...? How should the Selke be evaluated?

52:00: Where is the future of hockey analytics heading? What would Josh and Luke like to do in the future if they had the ability to?

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I’ve been excited to watch the new show Heated Rivalry for months and now that the first two episodes have been released, I have many thoughts I wanted to share. Since the podcast is the best place to ramble on like this in a hopefully coherent fashion, that’s what I did, which has all of these topics and more including:

3:30: My history with the book Heated Rivalry and my expectations for the show coming in

8:00: This show is really, really gay! Like extremely so!

11:30: Does it matter that the author of the book is a woman writing about queer male stories? Would it matter if the actors aren’t gay or bi?

17:00: What does it say about the show and the book that the world created here is basically the NHL in all but name?

28:00: What I like about this show, and there’s a lot!

36:00: Things I didn’t like, and the show not perfect

43:40: What do I want to see in the final four episodes?

49:00: Wanting this show to be a happy queer story, and wanting this show to inspire people to believe that they belong in the sport of hockey

Hope you enjoy this little detour from the game on the ice and I look forward to hopefully talking about this show even more in the future, in addition to all of the usual WhyHockey goodness you’ve come to know and love. Enjoy the show!

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The regular season is about a quarter of the way through and the Panthers are not in a playoff position and playing at barely a playoff pace. Should fans be concerned about where they are? Injuries are the only story here, right? On the newest WhyHockey show, we tackle that and more including:

1:30: Do we have podcast “competition” from the Tkachuks new show?

10:20: What’s the level of concern about the Panthers play and playoff chances at about the quarter pole of the season?

38:30: Obligatory Sebrango talk, why it worked and why you shouldn’t be concerned that he was scratched again

59:30: Kruli’s corner on the Flyers

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On the newest WhyHockey Podcast, we talk about a natural crossover in hockey analytics and Pokemon with someone who put them together: Louis Boulet of lb-hockey.com. He talks about his site and journey in hockey analytics, the work he does in the traditional analytics space and then the real fun: Puckemon. We go over all of that and more including:

2:30: Who is Louis Boulet?

10:30: A Sens perspective on Donovan Sebrango

15:00: Some other Panthers notes

21:00: Puckemon, how it was created and the process behind making it work

28:20: The best player-Pokemon comparisons

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Here is a treat for all of you on Halloween: a brand new WhyHockey show in your feed. There’s plenty to look back on from the first month of the Panthers season, plus a whole lot more including:

0:30: Remembering some guys, old prospect pools edition

8:00: Which current or former NHL head coach would use ChatGPT to help them with tactics?

12:30: Where do the Panthers stand after their first 11 games? What’s missing?

23:00: Are there echoes of the current struggles for the Panthers in their recent past?

29:30: On Mackie Samoskevich

35:00: On Brad Marchand

39:00: Other notes on the forwards

49:00: The Panthers are reportedly in the market for a depth defensemen. What are they looking for?

1:05:00: On Daniil Tarasov

1:09:00: Tommy with an interesting goalie idea!

1:15:30: Kruli’s corner on the Flyers

1:25:15: All these new contracts

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Greg Wyshynski of ESPN joins Matt to touch on some season opening topics, including the glut of new contracts (not exactly including Jack Eichel, whose contract dropped as this was being recorded), the Panthers-Lightning preseason games, how the Panthers will fare in the regular season, Wysh’s Trevor Zegras story and much more.

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The 2025-26 NHL season is here, and Matt and Tommy have plenty to talk about, especially since there was no official WhyHockey show since April. While we didn’t get to everything we wanted to, we did get to all of what’s below and more, including:

5:00: WhyHockey housekeeping (please subscribe to the Substack!)

9:00: Do the Panthers actually have a chip on their shoulder because of the Barkov and Tkachuk injuries?

19:35: A little primer on the Panthers unique salary cap situation and how it might play out

29:00: With all of this said, how does this all play out for the Panthers on the ice?

35:45: What will the season look like for Anton Lundell and Mackie Samoskevich?

42:00: The Lightning-Panthers preseason farces

1:06:00: The McDavid contract! As Tommy calls it, McDavid’s Crosby moment

1:16:00: Brief Flyers takes!

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From around 25-35 minutes into the show, you may hear some background noise behind Matt, which is an audio recording and editing snafu that will be fixed for the next show. We’re working out the gremlins getting back into the swing of things.

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Tommy and Matt have plenty to say about the latest Panthers-Lightning playoff encounter, and they have thoughts about the rest of the playoffs and the Flyers too. All that and more are in this show, including:

6:30: Is this the most even of the four FLA/TB series?
9:00: Are the Panthers "tired"? Does it even matter in this series?
21:30: Breaking down some of the specific matchups in this series, forwards, defense, who to exploit, etc.
53:45: Other playoff topics
1:04:30: Tommy's Flyers takes

Enjoy the show! Please listen to the Pucks and Palms Podcast as well, and give both shows five star reviews on Apple and Spotify!

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The annual WhyHockey trade deadline recap is here and boy oh boy was this one a complete whopper. Tommy and Matt have an incredible amount of stuff to talk about, including:

4:45: Seth Jones is still a Panther. How has he looked in his first couple of games and how does that fit project to the playoffs?
16:00: Projecting the future beyond this postseason after the Jones addition, including Knight and Ekblad/Bennett contract situations
27:15: Vanacek and Kahkonen
35:45: Nico Sturm
40:00: OK, now we'll talk about Marchand 
53:00: Winning the Atlantic division is strongly advised!
1:08:15: Mikko Rantanen to Dallas is nuts 
1:13:00: An interesting question about the Hurricanes

1:20:30: All those Avs moves 
1:26:15: The teams that admitted the ruth
1:31:45: The Flyers moves

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Matt and Tommy are back in the saddle after a few months away, and there's a lot for them to sink their teeth into, including:

3:45: We're still not particularly concerned about the Panthers 
8:45: They still need another right shot defenseman though 
25:00: Identifying possible trade targets to fit this need
35:30: Why does this Panthers team specifically need a right shot D to achieve their goals?
54:00: A tactical note to keep an eye on
56:45: Taylor Hall interest?
1:02:00: Tommy's views on all the trades
1:21:45: Salary cap increases and what it all means 

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Matt and Tommy get back together for another WhyHockey show to look at the first quarter of the Panthers season, and explore why something feels different for these Panthers compared to previous teams, including:

2:00: Why does Matt feel a disconnect with the Panthers right now? What about this start to the season feels off for some reason?
11:30: What is Paul Maurice talking about when he speaks about this team not having something it cannot get back?
15:00: A traditional in-depth WhyHockey discussion about the Panthers blue line
20:00: How can the Panthers go after their biggest trade deadline need with limited assets?
40:00: Forward discussion, including Samoskevich, Reinhart, etc..
59:00: Goalies, specifically Spencer Knight finding his feet 
1:08:30: Tommy's thoughts on the Jiricek trade
1:22:00: Have the Flyers turned a corner?
1:27:45: Tommy might not be the biggest fan of the Four Nations tournament

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Tommy and Matt reconvene for a first 10 game checkup on the Panthers, and they like what they see. They go over these topics and more:

7:00: Are the Panthers the best team in the East?
20:00: How has the new look blue line held up?
31:15: On Mackie Samoskevich
46:15: Potential contracts for Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad, and the confirmed one for Paul Maurice
1:00:00: Goaltending
1:10:00: Tommy has thoughts on the Flyers
1:28:10: Dealer's Choice around the league

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It's a new hockey season and Matt and Tommy are back to preview the new campaign for the Panthers, including:

6:00: Two Boqvist's and a Knight 
9:00: 1st PP QB
26:30: Spencer Knight's preseason
32:00: Paul Maurice quotes worth digging into 
44:15: A note on the Panthers new lease in Sunrise
49:00: Matvei Michkov
52:20: Jeremy Swayman's contract

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Former Panthers PR maven and current Canucks beat writer for the Athletic Thomas Drance joins Matt for a little summer fun on these topics and more:

1:30: Was Thomas much of a WhyHockey fan when he was working for the Panthers?
15:00: Why did Thomas take the leap to work in PR for the Panthers?
20:00: How have the Panthers maximized their advantages to have success recently?
32:00: One offseason move Thomas is intrigued by 

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Yes, we may be a month late to the podcast party in celebrating the Panthers title, but we have good reasons for it, which we explain in detail!

1:00: Tommy is a Dad!
5:45: Reliving the Final
49:25: How did they manage the offseason (signings at 1:01:10)
1:10:40: On Lundell's contract
1:12:30: Three burning questions for training camp
1:21:45: Bennett, Verhaeghe and Ekblad's future
1:30:25 Panthers draft recap
1:42:30: What do the Flyers look like with Michkov in tow?
1:56:50: Steven Stamkos to Nashville
2:00:30: The Oilers hiring Stan Bowman

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Matt and Tommy combine for perhaps their shortest podcast together (but tight, taut and packed with great talk) to preview the 2024 Stanley Cup Final from all angles. How do you contain McDavid and Draisaitl? How do you stop that Power Play? Can the Panthers maintain their even keel? Who has the goaltending advantage? We talk about all of that and more.

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Tommy wanted in on the Eastern Conference Final previews so we did another podcast so he could give his thoughts on that and more, including:

2:00: How does this run feel different to last year?
12:00: Breaking down the Eastern Conference Finals, starting with the centers and then the wingers
23:45: The Power Play
32:30: The defense group, and Aaron Ekblad/Gustav Forsling
52:30: Comparing the Rangers and Panthers blue lines
1:04:30: Series predictions
1:13:15: The rest of the second round
1:30:00: The Ryan McDonagh trade back to Tampa

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Greg Wyshynski and David Dwork (at 31:00) join Matt to talk about the Eastern Conference Finals from all angles, including Barkov and Forsling, goaltending and more. Enjoy the show!

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Matt and Tommy break their own precedent by doing an in playoff series podcast talking about the first two Bruins-Panthers games, including:

1:30: How have we viewed the first two games of the Boston series?
11:45: Paul Maurice's Game 2 line switch and how he managed it 
19:00: Sasha Barkov said Game Over 
30:10: Beating Swayman and scoring a PP goal
37:00: What do the Panthers have to do to take control and win this series?
40:00: Flowers for the Panthers defense
46:30: Sharks win the Draft Lottery
55:00: Coaching changes

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Matt chats with Miami Marlins PA announcer (and of many other jobs) Josh Appel about many different Florida Panthers topics, including their evolution, their place in South Florida sports, what is most fun about this particular team and more. It's a different kind of show, a little more off the cuff and less structured but still a fun chat. Enjoy the show!

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Tommy and Matt recap the Panthers win over the Lightning in Round One, including:

3:30: On the Lightning and their rivalry with the Panthers 
12:00: Jon Cooper's goalie interference beef
22:00: On the refereeing in the series
33:00: The actual hockey played in this series! Barkov, Bobrovsky, etc, and particularly Paul Maurice's coaching
50:00: What's coming next after beating Tampa?

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Dom Luszczyszyn comes on WhyHockey for the first time in four and a half years to join Matt to talk about these topics and much more:

1:45: What has changed for Dom in terms of his coverage and model in the time since he's last been on WhyHockey?
7:00: Is this one of the best regular seasons ever?
12:45: Lightning/Panthers preview
21:00: Are the Leafs actually going to beat the Bruins?
27:00: Jets/Avs
30:00: The Golden Knights/Oilers series that won't be happening, but it's a good discussion anyway!
33:00: Preds/Canucks
35:30: Who should win the Hart this year?
44:30: Faber vs. Bedard for the Calder
47:30: Dom's opinion on the Jack Adams
50:30: Is there a Cup favorite in a very even year?

We had to record the show before all the matchups were set and naturally there's a WhyHockey jinx in there! Sorry about that!

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Matt and Tommy have a lot to get to on this quasi playoff preview episode of the WhyHockey Podcast, including:

7:45: How did the Panthers end their mini-skid?
18:15: Would you rather the Panthers play Tampa or Toronto?
33:30: Previewing Tampa/Florida Round Three 
44:15: Panthers goaltending in the series
51:00: Others Panthers odds and ends
1:04:15: Flyers discussion and where do they go from here?
1:37:45: The Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City, and the future of expansion and more 

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In addition to answering the titular question that no one has ever asked before, Matt and Tommy look over that and more in the newest WhyHockey show including:

6:00: How concerned should Panthers fans be about their recent play, if at all?
31:45: Are some of the players getting new opportunities going to stick in the lineup? How should the lines and pairs shake out?
51:30: Sam Reinhart scoring 50 goals
57:15: The Zach Hyman discourse
1:22:30: On Couturier and John Tortorella 

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Travis Yost of TSN joins Matt to recap some aspects of the trade deadline including:

5:45: Travis' view on the Panthers and their chances in the playoffs
22:30: Vegas does it again 
30:30: The "low tax state" red herring argument 
34:00: Trade deadline move Travis is most intrigued by

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Matt L and Tommy recap the trade deadline from the specific WhyHockey angles of:

5:45: Panthers deadline talk, starting with Tarasenko
18:00: Kyle Okposo
33:15: Tobias Bjornfot
43:15: The "tax excuse" when talking about players going to Sunbelt teams 
53:30: Forsling's new deal
1:06:00: Flyers deadline talk 
1:22:15: Avs deadline talk
1:30:00: West vs. East at the deadline
1:44:45: Best (or worst) of the rest

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Tommy and Matt go over this piece Matt wrote for the Substack and more on the trade deadline, including:

18:10: Who should the Panthers be targeting at the trade deadline? Option one: Jake Guentzel
40:15: Vladimir Tarasenko
45:15: Jordan Eberle 
54:45: Anthony Mantha 
58:45: Reilly Smith
1:01:45: Frank Vatrano
1:04:30: Anthony Duclair
1:08:20: Nick Bjugstad
1:12:15: Mackie Samoskevich
1:15:30: Arthur Kaliev
1:19:00: Noah Hanifin
1:26:15: Trading Spencer Knight?
1:45:30: Jarmo fired in Columbus

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This is part two of our podcasts after three weeks of not recording a show where we cover just about everything else that happened which includes:

0:00: Are CHL players going to be able to go to the NCAA when their junior eligibility is up?
15:05: The NHL is going back to the Olympics*...!
28:15: The Islanders hired Patrick Roy
41:30: The Kings fired Todd McLellan!
47:15: The Elias Lindholm trade
52:30: Vegas ended the Oilers winning streak

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This is what happens when you take a slight break from podcasting: everything happens all at once. Part one of this show focuses on quite a lot of that including:

8:15-31:10: Discussion on Hockey Canada Scandal (TW S/A)
31:10: Matt's rant on bad management in journalism
42:30: Panthers discussion (Defensive structure, Gus Forsling's season and trade deadline needs)
1:28:30: How do the Flyers navigate the trade deadline? (There's some Flyers talk at the end of the Panthers discussion)

The piece we talk about at the beginning of the Panthers section is here: https://pocketcbj.substack.com/p/how-the-florida-panthers-built-a?r=25ggts&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Tommy and Matt spend about 90 minutes on a hockey topic not Panthers related, it's the Cuttier Gauthier to Anaheim trade! We go over it in forensic detail, including:

11:15: Our initial thoughts on the Cutter Gauthier trade 
18:45: What it seems we're missing with the trade
37:15: The Flyers messaging about the move
41:15: What are the Flyers getting in Jamie Drysdale?
55:45: What does this trade signal about the Flyers rebuild?
1:27:45: Where do the Panthers needs lie at the trade deadline and how do they make those specific puzzle pieces fit?
1:38:30: Tommy's astute point about what the Panthers need at the deadline

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One of our favorite guests, Corey Sznajder, joins Matt to talk over a litany of topics on the season (plus dad life), including:

6:30: How surprised is Corey that the Panthers are as good defensively as they are?
14:30: A comparison to Paul Maurice's best team in Winnipeg 
23:00: On Sergei Bobrovsky's jump in performance 
24:45: Who could the Panthers go out and acquire as a great finisher, perhaps?
30:00: What numbers would Corey use to make a case for Aleksander Barkov winning the Hart?
38:15: Sam Reinhart's heater 
45:45: What does Corey think about the Hurricanes season?
57:15: What are the Flyers getting in Jamie Drysdale?
1:01:15: Are "rush teams" facing more challenges in the regular season now than before?
1:06:30: Andrew Brunette in Nashville
1:10:00: What player or team has made Corey say "huh, that's different" this year?

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Happy new year everyone! Matt and Tommy ring in 2024 by going on a tangent about the Wild unexpectedly, but focus on much more than that including:

8:45: Matt's wacky idea for NHL outdoor games
18:45: Should Aleksander Barkov win both the Selke and Hart this year?
34:15: How have the Panthers evolved into a defensive juggernaut?
1:02:15: Sergei Bobrovsky's solid play as a result of the system in front of him
1:12:00: Would you trade Anthony Stolarz since so many teams need goalies?
1:28:30: Are the Flyers starting to fade a little?
1:43:15: Tommy's World Junior update

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It's the Holiday season, so why not start a very long podcast with a story? It's a story about crop tops. You'll see what we mean when you listen. Also, we talk about these topics and more:

16:45: The Panthers still can't finish, how can they change that? (At 44:15, there's a power play discussion)
53:45: How are the Flyers this good?
1:02:45: Getting bluechip defensemen
1:17:30: Why are some rebuilding teams struggling to graduate to contending status? This leads into a bigger discussion on team identities 
1:52:35: World Juniors Preview

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The Panthers are still playing good hockey, but there's always room to grow for this team. Matt and Tommy talk about that plus:

5:30: Paul Maurice is a quote machine!
13:15: PDOcast with Darryl Belfrey on Sasha Barkov
36:38: How to balance having eight NHL defensemen, according to Paul Maurice
49:30 How can this team finish better?
1:00:30: Is a finisher the last piece of this team's puzzle?
1:15:00: Kane and the Red Wings 
1:25:15: Dean Evason fired 
1:30:30: The draft at the Sphere 

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Matt and Tommy are pleased with the Panthers start to the season, and the improvements they've shown. They go over that, plus these topics below and more:

9:00: Are Ekblad and Montour returning too soon?
23:45: Factors in their more consistent start
31:45: How do they manage their blue line with Ekblad and Montour's return?
35:30: Ideal defense pairs?
42:50: Would you sign Patrick Kane?
1:01:45: Sam Reinhart's next contract
1:10:30: Barkov for all the awards!
1:31:30: Here come the Oilers!
1:41:45: Changing 3 on 3?

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Tommy and Matt L have a lot to chew on with the start of the new season, and they get to that and so much more in this new show including:

3:30: End of the Pride Tape ban
16:30: Adam Johnson's tragic passing 
25:50: Where do the Panthers stand after 8 games?
35:00: What can the Panthers do with their lines with and without Sam Bennett?
52:30: New contracts for Montour and Forsling?
56:30: What about the Panthers defense corps?
1:09:30: How is rebuilding life for the Flyers?
1:14:20: Other early season observations
1:22:10: Bonus chat about Canadian teams and rebuilding

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Part two in the series of WhyHockey series preview shows features Greg Wyshynski of ESPN making his annual appearance on this show previewing the Panthers and the rest of the league from his vantage point, followed by David Dwork of the Hockey News going through the nuts and bolts of training camp and what to expect as the season gets underway. 

The interview with Wysh is at the start of the show, David Dwork's interview is at timecode 28:15. Enjoy the show!

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Happy regular season! As per usual, Matt and Tommy begin the marathon regular season with a marathon podcast talking about all sorts of topics, including:

3:15: Every podcast is someone's first: what is WhyHockey?
11:15: Waivers situation and AHL development
33:00: Seven left shot defensemen opening night?
37:15: Mackie Samoskevich and Justin Sourdif making the roster
44:30: Panthers Forwards
48:30: Panthers Defenseman
57:30: Mid podcast breaking news! Shocking double signing
1:00:00: Panthers Goalies
1:09:00: Atlantic Division Preview-ish
1:22:30: A talk about the many hockey culture issues from the last month
1:32:20: Flyers preview
1:43:30: Other league topics we're interested in

Bonus points, and maybe a BlueSky invite code, for those of you who stick this out the whole way. Enjoy the show, and the season!

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Matt L is @MattsMusings1

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Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3

A new season is upon us! Matt L and Tommy look back on the stories we've missed during our summer break, including:

11:00: More Babcock talk 
39:30: Matvei Michkov being scratched in Russia
50:00: Panthers Training Camp and battles to watch out for 

Enjoy the show!

Check out the WhyHockey substack:

https://whyhockey.substack.com/

Follow us on Twitter:

Matt L is @MattsMusings1

WhyHockey is @WhyHockey

Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3