Heat in the South, Questions up North
Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman run through potential roster moves around the league, including Edmonton’s situation with Andrew Mangiapane, while reacting to a candid Connor McDavid interview and the Battle of Florida heating up as the NHL’s best rivalry. They discuss J.J. Moser’s extension in Tampa, Matthew Tkachuk’s Winter Classic push, and trade and coaching chatter involving Philadelphia, Toronto, and Ottawa. The episode closes with notes on Jake DeBrusk’s healthy scratch, perspective on early World Juniors results, and a positive update on ECHL labour talks.
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Show Notes
In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman dig into potential roster shakeups around the league, including Edmonton possibly moving on from Andrew Mangiapane and questions surrounding Trent Frederic’s slow start. They react to an entertaining Connor McDavid interview (11:13), break down the Battle of Florida as the NHL’s hottest rivalry (19:00), and discuss J.J. Moser’s long-term extension in Tampa (26:00) along with Matthew Tkachuk’s push to play in the Winter Classic (31:00). The guys also touch on Mason Marchment's trip on Matthew Schaefer and the reactions to it (34:00), Flyers fans anxiously awaiting trade news (38:14), coaching chatter tied to Toronto (44:21), and Ottawa’s playoff push amid goaltending concerns (47:37). The fellas weigh in on Jake DeBrusk getting healthy scratched on Monday against the Kraken (50:00) and a reminder not to overreact to slow starts at the World Juniors (56:41). The Final Thought brings relief as a tentative agreement is reached between the ECHL and the players’ association (1:02:24)
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This podcast was produced and mixed by Dominic Sramaty and hosted by Elliotte Friedman & Kyle Bukauskas.
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