Walter Gretzky passed away this week and we discuss his impact. The Leafs beat up on the Oilers and Draisaitl wasn't having it from the Edmonton media. Darryl Sutter is back as coach in Calgary and Montreal fired Carey Price's goalie coach. And Tom Wilson gets suspended again.  

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• Banter: 
• Title Player Bobby Lalonde
• Feedback - Stickers 
• NEWS:
• Walter Gretzky passes
• Darryl Sutter back as Coach in Calgary
• Habs fire Carey Price's goalie coach Stephane Waite
• Leafs beat Leafs 3 straight
• Guess the 5th
• Team of the Week - Buffalo Sabres
• Who's Hot Who's Not
• DOPeS - Tom Wilson 7 game suspension
• Rathole

Intro/Outro Music Artist: Bobby Lalonde Song: Somebody Painted My Hometown

Claude Julien get fired as coach of the Canadiens. Is this the move of a desperate GM?  The Leafs put a beating on the Oilers in the first game of a 3 game series. Also, we bring back the Team of the Week and focus on the Florida Panthers. 

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• Banter: 
• Title Player Gump Worsley
• Feedback - Stickers out to Indiana, New Mexico, 
• Woodworker Byron
• NEWS:
• Claude Julien - surprise firing. Pressure on in Montreal.
• Leafs beat up on Oilers 4-0
• Bourne article on Nylander is must read
• Guess the 5th
• Team of the Week - Florida Panthers
• Who's Hot Who's Not
• DOPeS - Austin Strand/Dominic Roussel Parking Tickets
• Hall of Fame - Edmonton Oilers

Intro/Outro Music Artist: Huevos Rancheros Song: Gump Worsley's Lament

The NHL played two games in Lake Tahoe and they were easily the most scenic games ever played. Debates have started about who should win the Hart trophy with Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid being the prime candidates. 

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• Banter: The boys are a little rough today
• Title Player Ulf Samuelsson
• Feedback - Lots of stickers
• NEWS:
• Lake Tahoe Games
• Katie Strang Article about the Arizona Coyotes causes a stir
• Reverse retro sweaters in action. Some look good...some not so much
• Hart trophy discussion
• Guess the 5th
• Who's Hot Who's Not
• DOPeS - nothing to report
• Hall of Fame - Dallas Stars

Intro/Outro Music Artist: Taio Cruz Song: Hangover

The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Brian Burke and Ron Hextall this week and we're not sure about it. The Leafs are pulling away while the Oilers try to catch up to the pack. Are the Chicago Blackhawks for real? 

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• Banter: Woodworking and beautiful winter weather
• Title Player Derian Hatcher
• Feedback - Mattias Strahl and Doug Schekler
• NEWS:
• Burke / Hextall in Pittsburgh
• Belleville Sens have a tough start
• Hockey Day in Canada
• Where's Sean Tierney
• Guess the 5th
• Leafs update
• Oilers update
• Blackhawks doing well. Is it real?
• DOPeS - 2 games for Johan Larsson 
• Hall of Fame - Columbus Blue Jackets
• Rathole

Intro/Outro Music Artist: Drive-By Truckers Song: Feb. 14

Pete Wood joins us to talk about his Habs and the NHL season generally. The Blue Jackets get a raw deal when the NHL blows a goal call against Carolina. 

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• Banter: Winter Weekend fun
• Title Player Metro Prystai
• Pete Wood
• NEWS:
• Blue Jackets get screwed by bad coach's challenge call that got handled poorly
• COVID issues continue to build
• Montreal Canadiens are rolling and Pete gives his take
• Guess the 5th
• Leafs are looking good
• Oilers continue to have goalie problems
• DOPeS - parking tickets 
• Hall of Fame - Colorado Avalanche

Intro/Outro Music Artist: John Sebastian Song: Welcome Back

In a move that caught everyone by surprise last week, Jim Rutherford resigned as GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins. What's behind it? We have theories. After splitting with the Leafs and a high scoring affair with the Senators, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have pulled away from the pack in the scoring race. 

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• Banter: It is cold.
• Title Player Rod Langway
• Feedback and Stickers 
• NEWS:
• NWHL Update - Riveters sent out of bubble, but Toronto Six doing well going into Semi Finals
• Jim Rutherford resigns - Did ownership veto his moves? Is something else going on? 
• Oilers vs Leafs - split. Saturday game was a fun contest, with another incredible McDavid goal. 
• McDavid has 5 points / Draisaitl 6 points in defeat of Senators
• Matthews on pace for 35 - will he get to 40?
• Guess the 5th
• Around the League - discussion of division leaders and surprises. Also some analytics discussion of who might be better than they are showing
• Point leaders
• DOPeS - Why does they hate the Canadiens? Another dirty hit on a Hab goes unpunished.
• Kevin Fiala gets 3 games for cross check. 
• Hall of Fame - Colorado Avalanche
• Rathole

Intro/Outro Music Artist: EMF Song: Unbelievable

In a true blockbuster deal, the Columbus Blue Jackets traded Pierre-Luc Dubois and a 3rd round pick to Winnipeg for Patrick Laine and Jack Roslevic. What happened? The Oilers and Leafs split their back to back matchup. 

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• Banter: Shinny on the Lake
• Title Player Michel Petit
• Feedback and Stickers - Paul Hemming of Inside the Truck
• NEWS:
• Dubois and a 3rd for Laine and Roslevic
• Capitals stars break protocols and cost their team $100k
• Hurricanes postpone several games due to covid positive players
• Oilers vs Leafs
• Guess the 5th
• Mike Babcock redemption tour. Mike Commodore is having none of it
• DOPeS - All the parking tickets
• Tyler Myers non-suspension
• Stars getting injured by cross checks - when will the NHL step up?
• Rathole

Intro/Outro Music Artist: Blink-182 Song: All the Small Things

The NHL season has started and it has already been a roller coaster for Oiler and Leafs fans. The Flyers are on a high after beating the Penguins twice and Doyle from the Broadstreet Bully Podcast tells us why Flyers fans are optimistic about this season.

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• Banter: Carbs and Drywall
• Title Player Alexandre Daigle
• Feedback and Stickers - 24 Beau's Lugtread.
• NEWS:
• Leafs fans have given up on Frederik Andersen
• Oilers fans are up and down based on McDavid. Still some wobble in the team game
• Tyson Barrie is still learning to play with McDavid
• Evander Kane Bankrupt
• GUEST: Doyle from Broadstreet Bully Podcast
• Jake Voracek goes off on Mike Sielski in postgame
• Couturier status
• So much optimism - is it warranted?
• Guess the 5th
• Stanley Cup predictions
• DOPeS - Jared McCann hit on Sanheim
• Auston Matthews gets cross checked but that's normal
• Rathole

Intro/Outro Music Artist: The War on Drugs Song: Red Eyes