Watch The Game: A Hockey Podcast

Sam is joined by Flyers’ twitter personality Bob Roberts. They discuss the best players in the league to watch, what kind of team the Flyers are right now, how well Philadelphia’s rebuild is going and much, much more. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/19/items/WatchTheGameEp26BobRoberts.output/Watch%20the%20Game%20Ep%2026%20bob%20roberts.output.mp3

Sam was joined by Jesse Cohen from All the Kings Men, the official podcast of the L.A. Kings to talk about Jeff Carter, Peter Budaj, Jonathan Quick, Daryl Sutter and Dean Lombardi. After that, Cam and Adam came on the line to banter about the Eastern Conference playoff picture after the Bruins dismissed Claude Julien. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/3/items/Ep25AllTheKingsMen.output_201702/ep%2025%20All%20the%20Kings%20Men.output.mp3

Cam and Sam were joined by Canucks Army Managing Editor J.D. Burke as they discussed the Canucks season and the rest of the NHL at-large. They try to pinpoint where fans stand on Jim Benning and they also try to figure out what kind of player Bo Horvat will end up being. It’s an exciting … Continue reading Episode 24: J.D. Burke 2, Electric Boogaloo →

We’re back after a month hiatus! Sam, Cam, and Adam talked about the NHL’s All-Star weekend, how it could be improved, and who it’s actually marketed towards. Then they dug into the New York (?) Islanders and their arena fiasco, and where the franchise may end up in the next few years. Also, can the … Continue reading Episode 23: Catching up →

Adam and Cam have ESPN’s Corey Pronman join the show to talk about the World Junior’s, the upcoming draft and much more. They also wax poetically about how much they miss Sam and how sad they are he wasn’t able to make the show. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/22/items/Episode22CoreyPronman.output/Episode%2022%20Corey%20Pronman.output.mp3

Adam and Sam are joined by Editor of Yahoo! Puck Daddy, Greg Wyshynski. They talk about the Columbus Blue Jackets, Jaromir Jagr, Star Wars and much, much more. Afterwards, they talk about the mess of a season the Detroit Red Wings are having. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/15/items/Episode21GregWyshynski.output/Episode%2021%20Greg%20Wyshynski.output.mp3

Cam and Sam welcomed Hockey Historian and Laurentian University History Professor Mike Commito to the show to discuss the NHL’s first season, centennial celebration, and an all-time draft. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/23/items/Episode20WithMikeCommito.output/Episode%2020%20with%20Mike%20Commito.output.mp3

Cam and Sam welcomed Mike Johnson to the show to discuss the circus surrounding the Florida Panthers and their front office shuffle. Why players and executives around the league struggle to embrace change. They then discuss some other intriguing storylines from throughout the season. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/29/items/WatchTheGameEpisode19MikeJohnson.output/Watch%20the%20Game%20Episode%2019%20Mike%20Johnson.output.mp3

Sam welcomed Travis Hughes of SBNation NHL to the show, they talk about the quarter season mark and who are the big surprises this year. Afterwards, Cam joins the show to talk about the Avalanche, Canadiens and Senators. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/26/items/WatchTheGameEpisode18TravisHughes.output/Watch%20the%20Game%20Episode%2018%20Travis%20Hughes.output.mp3

Sam and Cam are joined by Mike Fail of Flames Nation, they discuss the Flames and their current woes. This includes Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau and Dougie Hamilton talk before transitioning over to the topic of hockey blogging. What is the perfect level of criticism? When does it, if ever, cross the line? It gets … Continue reading Episode 17: Breaking Down New Media with Mike Fail →

Sam welcomed Alison Lukan of Buckeye State Hockey to the show to talk about the Columbus Blue Jackets, everyone’s favorite surprise this season. After that, Cam and Sam discussed how boring (but effective!) the Minnesota Wild are, how Las Vegas can navigate through the upcoming expansion draft, and whether or not analytics takes the fun out of … Continue reading Episode 16: The Burgeoning Blue Jackets with Alison Lukan →

Cam and Sam welcome Scott Powers of “The Athletic: Chicago” to talk about the Blackhawks, a team who currently sit in first place in the NHL despite going through another episode of their annual cap crunch fire-sale this summer. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/3/items/WatchTheGameEp15ScottPowers.output/Watch%20the%20Game%20Ep%2015%20Scott%20Powers.output.mp3

Cam welcomes George Richards of the Miami Herald to the show to discuss the changes that transpired in Florida earlier this week, while Sam and Jeff discuss Andrew Shaw’s continued breakdowns, the Predators turn around, Dougie Hamilton trade rumors and the Toronto Maple Leafs. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/30/items/WatchTheGameEp14GeorgeRichards.output/Watch%20the%20Game%20Ep%2014%20George%20Richards.output.mp3

Sam, Cam and Jeff record a special edition of the podcast where they breakdown each team and what they should be thankful for this holiday season. All thirty teams are broken down and even a little bit of Vegas Golden Knights talk as well. Some teams are a little more thankful than others. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/33/items/Episode13ThanksgivingThankfulness.output/Episode%2013%20Thanksgiving%20Thankfulness.output.mp3

Sam has Jeff Veillette on again to talk about the happenings around the NHL. They start with Brent Burns, move to J.T. Brown then finish it up with Jeff’s big birthday wish. After that, Bill West, Pittsburgh Penguins beat writer for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review joins the show (27:55) to talk about the defending Stanley Cup … Continue reading Episode 12: The Pesky Penguins with Bill West →

Sam invited Jeff Veillette of Leafs Nation to come onto the show and co-host. They then welcome on radio host Greg Brady (5:15) to talk about the NHL. Who is good, who is bad, what exactly is happening with the Leafs and Wings. It makes for some great debate. https://ia801505.us.archive.org/29/items/Episode11WithGregBradyAndJeffVeillette.output/Episode%2011%20with%20Greg%20Brady%20and%20Jeff%20Veillette.output.mp3

Cam welcomes Ian Fleming, the guy behind S.A.V.E. data visualization for goalies, to the show to talk about the best metrics to analyze goaltending in the NHL and who the league’s best are despite common perception. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/17/items/Episode10WithIanFleming.output/Episode%2010%20with%20Ian%20Fleming.output.mp3

Sam was joined by Adam today to talk about the league news and then joined by Daily Faceoff Editor-In-Chief Brock Seguin to talk Red Wings, Fantasy Hockey and Gilmore Girls. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/5/items/WatchTheGameEpisode9WithBrockSeguin.output/Watch%20the%20Game%20Episode%209%20with%20Brock%20Seguin.output.mp3

Cam and Sam discuss the NHL at the Olympics, hockey in Arizona, and the standings after one month before being joined with Jonathan Willis of Oilers Nation to discuss one of the league’s most confusing teams. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/14/items/WatchTheGameEpisode8WithJonathanWillis.output/Watch%20the%20Game%20Episode%208%20with%20Jonathan%20Willis.output.mp3

Cam, Sam, and Adam talked about rivalries between players, teams, fanbases, and stats nerds and staunch traditionalists in today’s podcast before being joined by The Hockey News’ Dom Luszczyszyn, who explained his work behind his game score and predictive standings models. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/27/items/WatchTheGameEpisode7FinalCut.output/Watch%20The%20Game%20Episode%207%20Final%20Cut.output.mp3