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The Buffalo Sabres locked up a key piece of the core yesterday, extending Dylan Cozens with a seven-year contract extension with an AAV of $7.1 million. Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic joined the show to discuss that contract and the #Sabres' deadline plans. Frank and Tyler also discussed Bo Horvat's first goal as an Islander and the crowd's reaction. They also talked about a couple of other pending RFA's who could benefit from the Cozens extension. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank Seravalli has some breaking news on the next Executive Director of the NHLPA. He shared that to start the show. He and Mike McKenna then broke down the Rangers vs Flames game from last night before getting into some deadline talk surrounding the #Penguins and #Panthers! Erik Erlendsson also stopped by for a quick hit on the #Lightning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #newyorkislanders locked up newly acquired forward Bo Horvat over the weekend, signing him to an eight-year deal with an AAV of $8.5 million. Frank and Mike discussed that contract and whether or not the Islanders overpaid Horvat. They also recapped All-Star weekend and not only talked about their favourite moments but what the league should do going forward to fix it. Steven Ellis also joined the show for The Next Wave, where he talked about some prospects that could get moved at the trade deadline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NHL Insider Frank Seravalli dropped a brand new trade targets list and has some insight into the futures of Ryan O'Rielly and Timo Meier. He also talked about a pair of new players on his list in Sam Lafferty of the #Blackhawks and Karel Vejmelka of the #Coyotes. Tyler Yaremchuk also wondered why Vladamir Tarasenko is being undervalued ahead of the deadline. To wrap things up, they talked about what they're expecting to see at #AllStar weekend in Florida Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tyler and Frank are live in Florida for NHL All-Star weekend and they discussed the #BostonBruins picking up another win last night and more or less cementing themselves as the Atlantic Division champions. Connor Bedard put on a show in front of a sold-out Saddledome in Calgary, which should have a more than a few fan bases drooling. Frank also discussed the recent #NHLPA news, the trade value of #Blues defenseman Nikko Mikkola, and who the #GoldenKnights could target with Mark Stone out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #OttawaSenators have won four in a row and are quietly creeping their way back into the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference. Steven and Matt debated whether or not they can get it done. They also talked about #Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi, who once again finds himself being thrown around in trade talks. Will Ken Holland pull the trigger? Cam Charron also stopped by for The Number Crunch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #VancouverCanucks and #NewYorkIslanders made a big splash yesterday as one of the biggest names on the trade block, Bo Horvat, was moved in a deal with three assets going the other way. Why did the Islanders do this? Was it enough for the Canucks? Frank and Mike debated that. They were also joined by Thomas Drance from The Athletic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #EdmontonOilers gave us the feel-good story of the season this weekend and that's where Tyler and Mike started on today's show. From there, they talked about the Central Division, which is really tightening up. They also talked about a couple of trade deadline topics before getting into a new edition of The Blue Paint. They also touched on the death of Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank and Tyler started the show by talking about some of the action from around the league last night. The #Islanders are on life support, the #Sabres are finding their groove, and we even saw a trade between the #Avs and #Sharks. They then welcomed in Steven Ellis to talk about what he saw at the top prospects game last night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman came out yesterday and said that nobody tanks because of the NHL's weighted lottery system. Does anyone believe that? Rick Tocchet made his debut as the Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks last night. Also, Mike and Tyler debated what the deadline value for Ryan O'Reilly is. Peter Baugh from The Athletic also stopped by for a deadline preview on the Colorado Avalanche. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johnny Gaudreau made his return to #Calgary last night and the reaction from the crowd was as expected. From there, Frank and Mike gave their thoughts on Jack Hughes hot run for the #Devils, the #Panthers resurgence, and which teams could be looking to make hockey trades ahead of the deadline. From there, they welcomed in Jason Gregor for a little #EdmontonOilers deadline preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce Boudreau is officially out as the Head Coach of the #Canucks and now Rick Tochet is taking over behind the bench. How did this situation get this ugly? Frank and Mike broke it down. They also talked about Darryl Sutter's comments, Vlad Gavrikov's deadline value, the Pacific Division, and Mike gave us three goaltending situation's he's watching in the second half of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the heels of last night's thrilling matchup between the #Jets and #Leafs Matt Larkin and Steven Ellis debated which team has a better shot at the Stanley Cup. They also talked about Auston Matthews season before getting into the Max Pacioretty injury and All-Star Game snubs. Frank Seravalli then joined the show to give us his latest list of trade targets with six weeks to go until the deadline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven Stamkos became just the 47th player in NHL history to hit the 500 goal mark. Tyler and Colby broke down whether or not he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. From there, they talked about the wild situation still going on in Vancouver, the best landing spots for Timo Meier, and Cam Charron stopped by for The Number Crunch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ivan Provorov refused to take warmups for the #Flyers during the team's Pride Night celebration. Could there be consequences for doing so? Should he have been allowed to play? From there, Tyler and Mike also talked about if the #Canucks could trade Andrei Kuzmenko, a big game between the #Avs and #Flames and Steven Ellis stopped by for some prospect talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #Oilers are welcoming Evander Kane back to the lineup tonight as they face the #SeattleKraken and that means they need to fit him back into the mix while staying under the salary cap. How will they do it? Frank gave some insight. He also talked about the future of Timo Meier in #SanJose, the #Canucks deadline plans, and the #Islanders' mid-season slide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From rumours about the future of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau, to the Tanner Pearson injury, to the healthy scratching of Oliver Ekman-Larsson, there have been so shortage of storylines around the #Vancouver #Canucks this season. Satiar Shah joined the show to discuss. Tyler & Frank also talked about a few extra #tradedeadline topics and they broke down the big Matt Boldy extension in Minnesota. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is #Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey the favorite for the Norris? Is #Kraken rookie Matty Beniers still leading the pack in the Calder race? Frank and Mike discussed both of those races in their mid-season awards segments. They also talked about how the #Rangers could handle this years trade deadline before bringing in Cam Charron for another edition of The Number Crunch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun is cleaerly the top defenseman on the market this season but yet, no team has been willing to pay the price. Where would he make sense? Also, some new names are potentially available for teams that need help on the backend. The #FloridaPanthers got a big win last night, could it turn their season around? That was discussed today on the show. Also, Steven Ellis talked about three players that stood out in a not-so-positive way at the #WorldJuniors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are pretty much at the halfway point of the NHL season so Mike and Tyler decided to take a look at what they want to see around the league. They also talked about the struggling #Oilers, who are very much in danger of missing the playoffs, and also the red-hot Seattle #Kraken who've won five in a row. They also welcomed Andrew Paterson from Sports Talk Winnipeg to chat about the #Jets, who might be the biggest surprise in the league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Western Conference playoff picture is getting very interesting as the #Kraken and #Blues are getting hot while the #Oilers and #Flames are sputtering along. The #Canucks are likely going to be sellers and that means #BoHorvat will be on the block, who could be looking to acquire his services? Also: this will be the year of the third-party broker in the NHL. Frank had more on that. Mike McKenna also talked about goalies that could be available at the deadline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It took overtime to get the job done, but Canada secured it's second straight IIHF World Juniors gold medal yesterday. #Coyotes prospect Dylan Guenther was the hero in overtime. Frank and Matt broke that down and got into some trade talk. Could the Preds really move on from Mattias Ekholm? Also: Nick Alberga stopped by for some #FantasyHockey talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Canada vs Czechia for the 2023 IIHF World Junior title tonight. Steven Ellis stopped by for a full preview. We also talked about the biggest needs of teams in the Western Conference heading up to the deadline, Jake DeBrusk's injury and how that affects the Bruins, and we also speculated on the All-Star game rosters that will be named later today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's World Juniors semi-final day and we broke down the two matchups in The Next Wave. Before that, we talked about what each team in the Eastern Conference could be looking for at the #NHL Trade Deadline. Also, Tage Thompson got a hat-trick last night and the #3 shone through just a day after the incident involving Demar Hamlin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year hockey fans! We are back with our first show of 2023 and while there is a lot to get to around the world of hockey, we started today's show by discussing the events that took in last night Buffalo Bills game. Could the incident with Demar Hamlin change the entire sports world? From there, Frank and Mike talked about Connor Bedard's remarkable run at the World Juniors, the Carolina Hurricane's win streak, and the Winter Classic. Frank also dropped the first ten names on his Trade Targets board. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our last show before the holidays, and that means we took some time to look back on the calendar year that was in the #NHL. Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna looked at which goal scorers impressed us the most this season, which storylines were the most surprising, we aired some grievances, and Nick Alberga stopped by for to give us his fantasy hockey 'Naughty and Nice' list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Currently on a two-game slide, there are serious concerns about the Florida #Panthers and their playoff hopes. Can they turn it around? Frank Seravalli gave us his take. Also, we bought stocking stuffers for Pacific Division teams, talked about the best bargain bin finds from the offseason, and Steven Ellis gave us part two of his World Juniors preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Toronto #MapleLeafs dismantled the Tampa Bay #Lightning last night and it raised the question: is this year's #Leafs team different than ones in the past? Or does the regular season mean nothing for them? We also talked about #Hurricanes rookie Pyotr Kotchetkov and his remarkable run this season. Also: is an 84-game regular season coming to the NHL? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boston #bruins are now 17-0-2 on home ice this season. The NHL's best team has been almost unbeatable at home and last night was no different as Patrice Bergeron powered them to victory. Also, the #Blues rollercoaster continued. Cale Makar declined a powerplay for the #Avs. We also began our #WorldJuniors previews with Steven Ellis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Metropolitan Division is getting very interesting. The #Ranger can't stop winning, the #Devils are just sputtering along, and the #Canes have been the model of consistency. The #Flyers are dealing with nothing but drama as John Tortorella scratched the team's leading scorer Kevin Hayes this weekend. We also talked about some goaltending topics in The Blue Paint and talked about tonight's NHL roster freeze. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New York #Rangers have won five in a row and just finished off an impressive performance against the #Leafs. Could the #Panthers potentially miss the playoffs? How much money have #Horvat and #Pastrnak made this season with their performances? Also: did the NHL mess up the Connor #McDavid OT offside call? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minnesota #Wild forward Ryan Reaves laid one of the biggest hits we've seen so far this season in the NHL... should he have been suspended for it? Do the #Senators have what it takes to work their way back into a playoff spot? Should the Florida #Panthers be worried about their start to the season? Frank and Mike answered all of those questions. Also, Cam Charron stopped by for The Number Crunch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#AlexOvechkin netted a hat-trick last night and scored his 800th career goal. Is it fair to call him the greatest goal scorer ever even before he passes Gretzky? Also, Leon Draisaitl continued his dominance of the Nashville #Predators, the #Leafs won again, and Everett Fitzhugh stopped by to talk about the Seattle #Kraken. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven Ellis stops by to breakdown the final rosters for both Team Canada and Team USA for the upcoming #WorldJuniors tournament in Halifax. Tyler and Mike broke down the nasty run of injuries in the #NHL last night, big takeaways from day one at the Board of Governors meeting, and whether or not the NHL should change up the playoff format. Also: an early season look at the Jack Adams Award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our very own Frank Seravalli is at the #NHL Board of Governor meetings in Florida and stopped in to let us know what will be discussed. Alex Ovechkin is getting closer to second on the NHL's all-time goals list. The #Rangers and #Devils are getting set for a big clash at MSG. The Central division is getting tighter. Also: The #Kings could have a goaltending problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #Blues are in the midst of another losing streak and that raises the question: could they be sellers at the trade deadline? We discussed that and took a deep dive into the #vegasgoldenknights with Jesse Granger. We also talked about Johnny Gaudreau facing the Calgary #Flames, players on crazy statistical paces, and we had our usual Friday segment: buy a beer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#Sabres forward Tage Thompson scores five times last night in the team's win over the #BlueJackets. Does he have what it takes to lead the NHL in goals this season? The #Avalanche are hurting, literally, with the number of forwards missing from their lineup. The #Coyotes finished up a record setting road trip. Dan Vladar could be stealing the #Flames crease. Also, Cam Charron stops by for The Number Crunch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shane Wright made the most of his return to the NHL, scoring his first career NHL goal and playing north of ten minutes for the #Kraken. Is it a sign of things to come? Also, the #Penguins got another win powered by Sidney Crosby. #Leafs forward Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 20 games. The #Jets beat Paul Maurice in their first game vs their former coach. Steven Ellis also gave us a World Junior preview! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon left their game vs the #Flerys early. How long could he be out? The #GoldenKnights beat the #Bruins in what could be an unlikely #StanleyCup Final preview. Teams continue slipping towards the bottom of the standings, which means #ConnorBedard watch is officially on. Nick Alberga also joined the show to talk about the #Leafs vs #Stars game and the point streaks for both Jason Robertson and Mitch Marner! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jordan Binnington once again made headlines this past weekend for his behaviour on the ice. The act is wearing thin on #Blues Head Coach Craig Berube. The Minnesota #Wild are red hot and the Central Division is looking like it might be the best division in hockey. Brock Boeser went from zero to hero on Saturday night in Vancouver, but does he have a future with the #Canucks? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a hat-trick last night, #Stars forward Jason Robertson extended his lead in the NHL goal-scoring race. How close is he to McDavid in the Hart Trophy race? They also talked about the future of Alex Formenton, some struggling goaltenders, and Nick Alberga joined for some Fantasy Hockey Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It came down to the wire, but Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 18 games and tied the #MapleLeafs franchise record in the process. #Senators RFA Alex Formenton must sign by today at 5pm eastern time if he wants to play at all this season. #Penguins defenseman Kris Letang suffered another stroke and is out indefinitely. Also, Cam Charron stopped by for The Number Crunch and the guys gave out their "underrated performer of the month" award for November. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did a missed call in overtime screw over the #Penguins? The #Kings and #Kraken exploded for 17 goals last night. Matt Tkachuk made his return to the Saddledome. Also: do the #Jets have a legitimate chance to win the division? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could the #Panthers or #Rangers miss the playoffs? Also, the #Oilers pulled off another incredible comeback in their win last night. Matt Tkachuk makes his return to #Calgary for the first time since being traded this summer. Steven Ellis stops by to talk about a pair of potential adds for Canada at the #WorldJuniors and more news from the prospect world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Seattle #Kraken have the second best points percentage in the Western Conference, but can this hot start propel them to the playoffs? The #Flames are sputtering. #Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made some interesting comments recently. Also, Mike McKenna had more goalie insights in The Blue Paint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should NHL teams be shopping for this Black Friday? Matt and Tyler talked about that today on the show. They also remembered the late Bjore Salming, who passed away yesterday at 71 after a battle with ALS. Nick Alberga also stopped by for some fantasy hockey talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With American Thanksgiving coming up, we talked about what we're thankful for as hockey fans. Also, which teams that aren't in a playoff spot right now should be the most worried? We also hit on a juicy trade rumor involving Erik Karlsson and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does a potential Morgan Rielly injury make the #Leafs more likely to make a trade for a defenseman? Jakob Chychrun made his season debut for the #Coyotes which is fueling trade speculation. Patrice Bergeron scored his 1000th point for the #Bruins while Cale Makar made history with his 200th career point. Also, Frank Seravalli has his first Trade Targets list of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connor McDavid put on another show over the weekend, scoring a beautiful OT winner for the #Oilers to lift them over the #GoldenKnights. Evgeni Malkin played in his 1000th career game for the #Penguins and there were a few viral moments from the night. Also: The #Devils extended their winning streak to 12 and will chase down a franchise record tonight vs Edmonton. Bryce Salvador joined the show to break it down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #Blues are right back to .500 and now the question is: can they work their way into the playoff picture? The #Capitals are sitting outside of it, what if they need to become sellers? Nick Alberga stopped by for some fantasy hockey talk. They also discussed when the #Devils winning streak will come to an end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.