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Michael Sparacino
Mike Sparacino, Brendan Mulroy and Brandon Wojno discuss the NHL, the New York Rangers being a main focus, in a podcast that involves serious hockey discussions, hilarity, and non sponsored brews of choice.
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss and recap both the Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers and the Eastern Conference Final between the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers, discuss Joe Pavelski retiring, go on a LONG rant about the New York Rangers playoff exit, preview and give predictions for the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday June 4th, 2024
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0:00 Intro
4:25 Joe Pavelski retiring
7:40 Stars vs Oilers Western Conference Final recap
16:10 Rangers vs Panthers Eastern Conference Final recap
30:45 New York Rangers elimination rant
1:09:25 Stanley Cup Final Preview/Predictions
1:21:30 Final thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Carolina Hurricanes extending head coach Rod Brind’Amour, the Toronto Maple Leafs hiring new head coach Craig Berube, the Nashville Predators trading Ryan MacDonagh back to the Tampa Bay Lightning, they recap the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give a preview and predictions for the Eastern Conference Final between the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers and the Western Conference Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars, and more. Enjoy! Recorded Tuesday May 21st, 2024Follow us on our social medias: Twitter- @Pucksandbrews @MikeShades @wojtweets @gotimer_liam Instagram- @pucksandbrewspod @m.j.sparacino @bwojno9 Facebook page- @PucksandBrews 0:00 Intro2:41 Rod Brind’Amour extended in Carolina8:58 Toronto Maple Leafs hire Craig Berube12:14 Ryan MacDonagh traded back to Tampa Bay Lightning 17:06 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round recap51:21 Eastern Conference Final preview1:03:00 Western Conference Final preview1:10:25 Final thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and give their recap, as well as give their full predictions for the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and more. Enjoy!Recorded Monday May 6th, 2024
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Arizona Coyotes officially moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, the New York Rangers winning the Presidents Trophy, Filip Chytil returning to practice for the Rangers, our 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs first round predictions, and more. Enjoy!Recorded Thursday April 18th and Friday April 19th
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the recent start of game brawl between the Devils and Rangers, Auston Matthews breaking Alex Ovechkin’s salary cap era goal scoring record, the wild and chaotic playoff race in the eastern conference, our thoughts on the recent news surrounding the Arizona Coyotes, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Thursday April 11th, 2024
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0:00 Intro
3:42 Rangers/Devils brawl
7:27 Auston Matthews breaks Alex Ovechkin’s goal scoring record
11:48 Eastern Conference Playoff Race
21:09 Arizona Coyotes relocation predicament
34:56 Final Thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the unfortunate passing of former NHL players Chris Simon and Konstantin Koltsov, the state of the Eastern Conference playoff race with the recent play of the Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals, the revelation of the empty net OT rule, Matt Rempe's 4 game suspension, Alexander Wennberg and Jack Roslovic's first impression through their first games as New York Rangers, Mike's winning streak of attending games coming to an end, Mike going to a game with his brother, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Wednesday March 21st, 2024
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0:00 Intro
3:51 RIP Chris Simon and Konstantin Koltsov
5:50 Red Wings/Islanders/Flyers sliding, Capitals taking advantage
14:07 Minnesota Wild bring to light an OT empty net rule
19:30 Matt Rempe’s 4 game suspension
22:23 Rangers discussion/Alex Wennberg and Jackson Roslovic first impressions
32:49 Final thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks and Brews, Mike and Liam discuss all the trades of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline between Wednesday and Friday, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Saturday March 9th, 2024
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0:00 Extended Intro
5:40 Vladimir Tarasenko traded to the Florida Panthers
9:20 Bowen Byram traded for Casey Middlestadt
11:50 Edmonton Oilers Acquire Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick
16:50 Vegas Golden Knights acquire Noah Hanifin
20:14 Toronto Maple Leafs acquire Joel Edmunson
21:57 Oilers acquire Troy Stetcher
22:43 Colorado Avalanche acquire Yakov Trenin and Brandon Duhaime
24:14 Nashville Predators acquire Anthony Beauvillier
25:03 Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Anthony Duclair
27:10 Carolina Hurricanes acquire Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov
37:24 A trade featuring Future Considerations
37:56 Florida Panthers acquire Kyle Okposo
39:36 Winnipeg Jets acquire Tyler Toffoli
41:44 Nashville Predators acquire Jason Zucker
43:41 Boston Bruins acquire Pat Maroon and Andrew Peeke
45:13 Philadelphia Flyers acquire Erik Johnson and Denis Gurianov
46:32 New Jersey Devils acquire Jake Allen and Kaapo Kahkonen
50:03 Lightning acquire Matt Dumba
51:00 Winnipeg Jets acquire Colin Miller
51:50 Vegas Golden Knights acquires Tomas Hertl
58:36 New York Rangers acquire Chad Ruhwedel, Alexander Wennberg, and Jackson Roslovic
1:04:16 Winners and losers of the NHL Trade Deadline
13:45 Playoff favorites after the deadline
1:22:43 Final Thoughts/Outro
On this episode or Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss.the New Jersey Devils firing head coach Lindy Ruff, the Vancouver Canucks agreeing to a contract extension with Elias Pettersson, the Nashville Predators extending Thomas Novak and how they're in a unique position approaching the trade deadline, the Minnesota Wild extending Zach Bogosian, the New York Rangers extending Jonathan Quick, the Anaheim Ducks trading Ilya Lyubushkin to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Calgary Flames trading Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars, the Colorado Avalanche trading Kurtis MacDermid to the New Jersey Devis, and the Washington Capitals trading Anthony Mantha to the Vegas Golden Knights, a mini NHL trade deadline preview, why both the Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins should both fully commit to a rebuild, trade rumors surrounding the New York Rangers, players to pay attention to leading up to the trade deadline, and more. Enjoy!Recorded Tuesday March 6th, 2024
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0:00 Intro
1:19 Devils fire Lindy Ruff
4:39 Elias Petterson extension
7:27 Thomas Novak extension/Predators deadline talk
11:35 Zach Bogosian extension
12:35 Jonathan Quick extension
14:04 Ilya Lyubushkin trade
15:58 Chris Tanev trade
20:38 Kurtis Macdermid
21:31 Anthony Mantha trade
24:25 Capitals finally committing to a rebuild?
26:35 Penguins put themselves in a terrible position
28:40 New York Rangers trade rumors/Player to keep an eye on
33:20 Final thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the aftermath of the Super Bowl and our reactions, a night in the NHL full of crazy stats, a triple hat trick game, the Adam Ruzicka video that surfaced and his contract termination by the Arizona Coyotes, Valeri Nichushkin clearing the NHL Player Assistance Program, Sean Couturier being named the 20th captain in Philadelphia Flyers history, the Reidly Greg empty net snapshot and Morgan Reilly's reaction as well as the comments from Ryan Reaves and the subsequent hit he took from Nathan Walker, Alex Ovechkin scoring 8 goals in 8 games and a discussion on whether or not he's returned to form, Patrick Kane being on fire for the Detroit Red Wings, Filip Forsberg becoming the Nashville Predators second all time leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov hitting the 100 point mark on the season, comparing the first 92 NHL games of first overall picks Jack Hughes and Juraj Slafkovsky, the recent selling/relocation rumors that have surfaced about tithe Winnipeg Jets, the Vancouver Canucks recent 4 game losing streak and the comments from head coach Rick Tocchet, the New York Rangers placing forward Tyler Pitlick on waivers, the Stadium Series game against the Islanders, Artem Anisimov being on a PTO with the Hartford Wolf Pack for 18 games, the Rangers extending forward Jonny Brodzinski 2 years, Matt Rempe's first NHL goal and early fights to start his career, the Rangers recent 10 game win streak and how it was snapped, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider's alarming even strength play, and more. Enjoy!Recorded Tuesday February 28th, 2024Follow us on our social medias: Twitter- @Pucksandbrews @MikeShades @wojtweets @gotimer_liam Instagram- @pucksandbrewspod @m.j.sparacino @bwojno9 Facebook page- @PucksandBrews 0:00 Extended Intro7:00 The Adam Ruzicka instagram video/Nichushkin clears Player Assistance Program10:15 Couturier named Flyers captain 11:43 The Reidly Greig and Morgan Reilly incident/Ryan Reaves comments and aftermath16:47 Is Alex Ovechkin back? 19:50 Patrick Kane roaring back this season24:16 Shouting out some players for accomplishments 27:00 Comparing Jackson Hughes and Juraj Slafkovsky’s first 92 NHL games32:18 Winnipeg Jets selling/relocating rumors 37:09 Canucks recent 4 games losing streaks and lost game comments
42:13 New York Rangers lengthy discussion 1:10:40 Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the recent update on the Hockey Canada scandal, Elias Lindholm being traded to the Vancouver Canucks, Sean Monahan being traded to the Winnipeg Jets, the Colorado Avalanche signing Zach Paise, the Penguins signing Jesse Puljujarvi, NHL All Star Draft, the NHL All Star game, and the highlights and lowlights from NHL All Star Weekend, the NHL announcing their return the the Winter Olympics in 2026, the NHL Four Nations Tournament in 2025, the Chicago Blackhawks being announced for the 2025 Winter Classic against the St Louis Blues, Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals going into the NHL Player Assistance Program, the New York Rangers buying out Nick Bonino, a discussion between Jonathan Quick and Igor Shesterkin and the Rangers current goaltending situation, and more. Enjoy!Recorded Tuesday February 6th, 2024
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0:00 Intro
3:32 Hockey Canada scandal update
6:01 Elias Lindholm trade
13:00 Sean Monahan trade
15:21 Avalanche sign Zack Parise
16:57 Penguins sign Jesse Puljujarvi
19:00 Highlights and lowlights of NHL All Star Weekend
28:04 NHL announces Olympics return and Four Nations Tournament
36:06 Chicago Blackhawks announced for another Winter Classic
38:58 Evgeny Kuznetsov goes into Player Assistance Program
40:26 Rangers buy out Nick Bonino’s contract
42:10 Jonathan Quick and Igor Shesterkin discussion
53:39 Final thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Hockey Canada Scandal where Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLEod, Cal Foote, and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault, Patrik Laine entering himself into the Player Assistance Program, the Edmonton Oilers current 16 game winning streak and whether or not they will tie and/or break the record of 18 straight wins set by the Pittsburgh Penguins, FIlip Chytil's injury setback and the Rangers shutting him down for the rest of the season, the Rangers recent lingering struggles, what their biggest current need is going into the trade deadline and where Chris Drury's priorities should lie, why the team needs a major roster shakeup, Igor Shesterkin's ongoing struggles this season, the Calgary Flames backtracking on their initial press release on Dillon Dube and why the team shouldn't be blamed for it, and more. Enjoy!Recorded Wednesday January 30th, 2024
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0:00 Intro
5:03 Hockey Canada scandal
8:46 Patrik Laine Player Assistance Program
12:50 Oilers 16 game winning streak
17:08 Filip Chytil out for remainder of season
19:38 Rangers struggles/What is the Rangers biggest need going into the trade deadline?
39:25 Shesterkin’s down season
45:45 Calgary fixes their press release mistake on Dillon Dube
47:08 Final thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss John Tavares hitting the 1,000 point milestone while playing the New York Islanders on Long Island, the retirement of young player and former number two overall pick in Nolan Patrick, whether Alex Ovechkin is either extremely snakebitten at the moment or getting old, whether or not the Penguins made the right decision before the season to go for it and keep trying to be a playoff team and contend for the Stanley Cup, Jaromir Jagr still playing professional hockey at age 51, a deep dive into the New York Rangers including but not limited to Jimmy Vesey, Alexis Lafreniere, Jacob Trouba, Peter Laviolette, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanekad, Jonathan Quick, and Igor Shesterkin, and Liam tells how the ECHL teddy bear toss set the record last year with over 67,000 teddy bear, and more. Enjoy!Recorded Friday December 22nd, 2023
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0:00 Intro
3:05 John Tavares reaches 1,000 points
9:43 Nolan Patrick Retires
12:30 Is Alex Ovechkin getting old or snakebitten?
19:14 Did the Penguins make a huge mistake going into the season?
30:05 Jaromir Jagr still going
33:07 The usual New York Rangers episodic discussion
58:31 Final thoughts/Extended Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam, after a long layoff, discuss the tragedy of what happened to Adam Johnson, they touch on the Corey Perry situation with the Blackhawks, the New York Rangers being the top team in the NHL and how they’ve been able to accomplish that, the Detroit Red Wings signing Patrick Kane, how Mike is still able to sit through New York Jets games, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday December 5th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
2:28 RIP Adam Johnson
3:57 Corey Perry gone from the Blackhawks
6:52 New York Rangers leading the NHL
28:57 Red Wings sign Patrick Kane
30:54 Final thought/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Connor McDavid being sidelined with an injury for 1-2 weeks, the disappointing start of the Seattle Kraken, whether or not the Sabres can shake off their slow start, the Alex DeBrincat trade paying dividends for the Detroit Red Wings alongside his chemistry with Dylan Larkin, the Philadelphia Flyers surprisingly good start and how long it will last, the New York Rangers confusing start to the season, how the team has looked inconsistent so far, the ups and downs from every game so far, Igor’s level of play thus far, Jimmy Vesey’s role so far this year, the free agents the Rangers signed and how they’re playing thus far, how this bottom 6 stacks up to previous years, they go off on a side tangent reminiscing about previous Rangers and Rangers teams, get back on topic with this teams bottom 6, and more. Enjoy! Recorded Tuesday October 24th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
4:58 Connor McDavid out 1-2 weeks with injury
6:45 Seattle Kraken’s disappointing start
9:22 Will the Buffalo Sabres shake off their slow start?
12:56 DeBrincat and Larkin gelling together well in Detroit early
19:50 Flyers off to a surprising start
21:40 New York Rangers start to the season
39:15 Tangent
42:16 Getting back on topic of the Rangers bottom 6
44:26 Final Thoughts/Outro
On this loaded episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss and give their predictions for the 2023-2024 NHL regular season to see which teams will and won't qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and more. Enjoy!Recorded Wednesday October 11th, 2023
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2:29 Central Division Standings Predictions
22:03 Pacific Division Standings Predictions
43:28 Atlantic Division Standings Predictions
1:12:44 Metropolitan Division Standings Predictions
1:40:44 Final Thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam get back into the swing of things with the first episode of the 2023-2024 season as they discuss the New York Rangers preseason, how Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle have looked in preseason, why they should probably spend time in the AHL, why it’s a big year for both Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko, Lafreniere’s struggles in the NHL as a first overall pick, Laviolette’s quotes on backchecking and effort, his overall coaching thus far in practices, why having the first overall pick isn’t always the best thing, Erik Karlsson now being on the Penguins, how the metro division is going to be a dog fight, Mike’s US Open picture curse, some things we missed over the summer, offer our condolences to Calgary Flames Assistant GM Chris Snow who passed away, Brandon Tanev’s headshots, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Sunday October 1st, 2023
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0:00 Extended Intro
5:40 New York Rangers related content for the episode
21:19 Rest of the league discussion portion of the episode
32:21 Final Thoughts/Outro
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the highlights of night one of the 2023 NHL Draft, they go through each New York Rangers draft pick with a scouting report of each draft pick, they recap each teams moves in totality so far this offseason including trades, free agency singings, extensions, and buyouts, as well as give their winners and lose of free agency thus far, ass well as their winners and losers of the offseason up to this point, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Sunday July 2nd, 2023
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0:00 Intro
3:05 Draft day highlights
7:58 Analyzing the Rangers draft class
22:36 Going though each teams moves alphabetically
23:18 Anaheim Ducks
25:06 Arizona Coyotes
28:50 Boston Bruins
31:36 Buffalo Sabres
33:38 Calgary Flames
35:22 Carolina Hurricanes
43:20 Chicago Blackhawks
46:26 Colorado Avalanche
51:26 Columbus Blue Jackets
51:51 Dallas Stars
54:19 Detroit Red Wings
56:49 Edmonton Oilers
1:00:01 Florida Panthers
1:03:22 Los Angeles Kings
1:06:20 Montreal Canadiens
1:07:34 Nashville Predators
1:10:14 New Jersey Devils
1:12:16 New York Islanders
1:14:20 New York Rangers
1:19:20 Ottawa Senators
1:20:52 Philadelphia Flyers
1:22:29 Pittsburgh Penguins
1:25:35 San Jose Sharks
1:27:00 Seattle Kraken
1:28:23 St Louis Blues
1:29:11 Tampa Bay Lightning
1:30:17 Toronto Maple Leafs
1:31:38 Vancouver Canucks
1:32:55 Vegas Golden Knights
1:35:19 Washington Capitals
1:36:56 Winnipeg Jets
1:39:47 Winners of free agency so far
1:42:27 Losers of free agency so far
1:46:22 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by The Sports Hit List's Justin Buford, to discuss the Stanley Cup Final, Vegas winning their first ever Stanley Cup Championship, Jonathan Marchessault winning the Conn Smythe Trophy, the New York Rangers hiring Peter Laviolette as their next head coach and what he will bring to the team, the Toronto Maple Leafs hiring Shane Doan as a special adviser, the Pittsburgh Penguins hiring Jason Spezza, the Columbus Blue Jackets trades for both Ivan Provorov and Damon Severs and what they're trying to build for next season, the New Jersey Devils signing Jesper Bratt to an 8 year contract extension, they go on a small tangent about the salary cap and escrow, they discuss the circumstance surrounding Pierre Luc Dubois (again) for the Winnipeg Jets, Connor Hellebuyck not willing to sign an extension with the Winnipeg Jets, and much more. Enjoy!
Recorded Thursday June 15, 2023
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0:00 Intro 2:27 Vegas’s first year, All Stars? 8:00 Vegas wins the Stanley Cup 23:13 Jonathan Marchessault wins Conn Smythe 27:52 New York Rangers hire Peter Laviolette 42:10 Leafs hire Shane Doan, Jason Spezza hired in Pittsburgh 46:02 Columbus Blue Jackets making moves for defenseman 55:17 Devils sign Jesper Bratt to 8 year contract 58:30 Mini salary cap tangent 1:00:04 Pierre Luc Dubois wants out of Winnipeg 1:08:46 Connor Hellebuyck won’t sign contract extension with Winnipeg Jets 1:12:00 Final thoughts/Long Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Kyle Dubas being named the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, more info that came out from his departure from Toronto aka the Shanahan press conference, Brad Trellising being name new General Manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Nashville Predators hiring Andrew Brunette as their new head coach, the New York Rangers and their search for a new head coach, they recap both the Eastern Conference Final and Western Conference Final, they discuss the 2023 Stanley Cup Final matchup between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, which team had the harder road to get to the final in these playoffs, and give their predictions for who is going to win the Stanley Cup, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Thursday June 1st, 2023
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0:00 Intro
1:46 More Info On Kyle Dubas’s Departure From Toronto
6:38 Leafs Hire Brad Treliving As New GM
11:39 Nashville Predators Hire Andrew Brunette
14:00 Rangers Head Coaching Search
22:26 Conference Finals Recap
31:05 Stanley Cup Final preview/Which team had the harder road and which team wins the Stanley Cup
44:30 Battle Of The Ex Rangers
47:45 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the New York Rangers firing head coach Gerard Gallant along with other members of the coaching staff, as we ll as Head Athletic Trainer Jim Ramsay, discuss options for who could potentially be the next Rangers head coach, why Joel Quenneville may be an option, Chicago Blackhawks winning the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, they quickly recap the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give their post thoughts and predictions for both the Eastern Conference Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers and the Western Conference Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars, the discus the Toronto Maple Leafs parting ways with General Manager Kyle Dubas and what's next for the team and organization, the ongoing saga with the Arizona Coyotes and their search to find a new arena to play in, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Saturday, May 20th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
2:48 New York Rangers fire Gerard Gallant and other members of coaching staff
30:32 Chicago Blackhawks Win 2023 NHL Draft Lottery
37:30 Recap Of 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round
44:12 Eastern Conference Final: Carolina vs Florida
51:38 Western Conference Final: Vegas vs Dallas
57:58 Leafs Fire Dubas
1:12:35 Arizona Coyotes Arena Saga
1:20:52 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss what happened during the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give our thoughts so far and predictions on the second round series matchups, Mike and Liam both rant on how the Rangers season ended, they discuss whether the Rangers should fire Gerard Gallant, and more. Enjoy! Recorded Thursday, May 4th, 2023Follow us on our social medias: Twitter- @Pucksandbrews @MikeShades @wojtweets @gotimer_liam Instagram- @pucksandbrewspod @m.j.sparacino @bwojno9 Facebook page- @PucksandBrews 0:00 Intro3:01 Western Conference first round recap 9:40 Eastern conference first round recap 25:37 Dallas Stars vs Seattle Kraken 29:21 Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights34:18 Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs41:38 Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils46:30 Mike’s Rant on the end of the Rangers season 51:31 Liam’s rant on the Rangers 55:35 Gerard Gallant1:05:46 Final thoughts/OutroListen to Pucks & Brews on: Anchor iTunes YouTube Spotify Google Podcasts Breaker Radio Public
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss and give their predictions for all eight series of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Enjoy!Recorded Sunday April 16th, 2023Follow us on our social medias: Twitter- @Pucksandbrews @MikeShades @wojtweets @gotimer_liam Instagram- @pucksandbrewspod @m.j.sparacino @bwojno9 Facebook page- @PucksandBrews 0:00 Intro2:13 Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars8:37 Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings14:45 Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken 18:54 Vegas Golden Knights vs Winnipeg Jets27:23 Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers33:13 Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders41:32 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs50:13 New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils1:00:26 Final thoughts/Outro
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In this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the New York Rangers signing Filip Chytil to a 4 years contract extension, what happened with teams that narrowly missed the playoffs this season, whether or not the Edmonton Oilers will win the Pacific Division, they discuss what's been going on with the New York Rangers lately, the suspenseful last few days of the regular season waiting for all the playoff seeds and matchups to bet set, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Wednesday April 12th,, 2023
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0:00 Intro
1:50 Teams That Narrowly Missed The Playoffs
17:49 Will The Oilers Win The Pacific Division?
21:52 Rangers Extend Filip Chytil 4 Years
27:12 General New York Rangers Talk43:19 Final thoughts/Outro
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In this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the finale of the 2023 NHL trade deadline, the finale of the lead to the actual boring actual trade deadline day in terms of shock and excitement value, the Boston Bruins trading for Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings, the Jonathan Quick trade and the the second Jonathan Quick trade, the Vancouver Canucks acquiring Filip Hronek from the Detroit Red Wings and how we think what. they gave up was terrible value, the Bruins extending David Pastrnak, Jakob Chychrun finally getting traded and to the Ottawa Senators, the moves the Pittsburgh Penguins made, a quick recap of the actual day of the trade deadline, the winners of the trade deadline, the losers of the trade deadline, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday March 6th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
1:58 Jonathan Quick traded to Columbus
8:47 Vancouver Canucks acquire Filip Hronek from Detroit, why?
11:52 Boston Bruins acquire Tyler Bertuzzi from Red Wings
15:26 Bruins extend David Pastrnak
16:21 Jonathan Quick traded again, this time to Vegas
20:37 Jakob Chychrun traded to the Ottawa Senators
24:53 Pittsburgh Penguins discussion
26:55 Actual trade deadline Day recap
37:29 Winners of the trade deadline
44:07 Losers of the trade deadline
48:15 Final thoughts/Outro
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EMERGENCY PODCAST! SECOND EPISODE OF THE DAY! On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Rangers finally landing Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three team trade with the Arizona Coyotes, what the Rangers are getting in Patrick Kane, what they gave up to get him, how this could put the Rangers over the top come playoff time, and how the news of the trade sparked chaos in the hockey world for several hours. They also discuss the flurry of moves made by Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas throughout the day, in what ultimately led them to bolstering their defensive core adding Luke Schenn from the Vancouver Canucks and Eric Gustafsson from the Washington Capitals, and how they got a first round draft pick in the process and how it could be used in another potential trade before the deadline, the Nashville Predators selling off assets and getting absolute hauls for the players they've traded away, a small trade in the middle of all of it, them trading Matias Ekholm to the Edmonton Oilers and getting a haul back including Tyson Barrie who they cold possibly flip before the trade deadline, and what the Oilers are getting in Ekholm, a quick recap and series of thoughts on all the other trades that happened throughout the day, speculation on players that haven't been traded (yet), and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday February 28th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
0:35 Patrick Kane is a Ranger
12:19 Kyle Dubas trade frenzy
17:50 Nashille Predators Trade Hauls
19:56 Nashville's insignificant trade compared to the rest
20:21 What Edmonton gets in Ekholm
21:23 Other trades that happened today
25:00 Speculation about players not moved (yet)
27:39 Final Thoughts/Outro
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In this loaded, jam packed episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the wild weekend that just happened in the NHL along with all of the news that came out of it, some cool stats and things to happen around the league since the last episode, Timo Meier getting traded to the New Jersey Devils (finally) and the massive trade in totality and the haul the Sharks got in return, Nashville trading Tanner Jeannot to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the haul they got back, Nashville trading Nino Niederreiter to the Winnipeg Jets, Barry Trott being announced as the Predators next General Manager, the St Louis Blues trading Ivan Barbashev to the Vegas Golden Knights, Craig Berube's shocking comments about the team and Robert Thomas's response, and where the Blue go from here, the Evgeni Dadanov for Denis Gurianov trade between the Montreal Canadiens and Dallas Stars, respectively, the Boston Bruins backing out of a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets for Vladislav Gavrikov and how it's a bad look for the Bruins, a rant from Mike on players sitting for ''trade related reasons," the Winnipeg Jets recent struggles, the wide open eastern conference wild card playoff race, the New York Rangers trading Vitaly Kravtsov to the Vancouver Canucks, the Rangers cap gymnastics and "Roster Management" decisions likely leading to a trade for Patrick Kane, K'Andre Miller's match penalty/game misconduct for spitting on Drew Doughty, the K'Andre Miller/Jacob Trouba defense pairing as well as the defensive core overall and overall team defense, line chemistry with Gerard Gallant's constant shuffling of lines, Igor Shesterkin's underwhelming season so far, and much more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday February 27th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
9:13 Timo Meier Traded to Devils
19:35 Tanner Jeannot traded to Tampa
27:58 Nino Niederreeiter traded to Jets from Nashville
30:25 Barry Trotz becoming Predators GM
32:40 Jake McCabe trade to Toronto 37:32 Dmitry Orlov trade
46:04 St Louis Blues trade Ivan Barbashev to Vegas
49:19 Craig Berube’s comments and Robert Thomas’s response
51:13 Should Blues go full rebuild?
54:12 Dadanov traded for Gurianov
55:33 Vladislav Gavrikov situation and Mike’s rant about sitting players for “Trade related reasons”
1:02:02 Winnipeg Jets falling off?
1:04:23 Wide open eastern conference wild card playoff race
1:08:33 Rangers trade Vitaly Kravtsov to Vancouver
1:17:36 Rangers “Roster management”
1:20:24 K’Andre Miller’s spit towards Drew Doughty
1:24:49 K’Andre Miller/Jacob Trouba defense pairing, overall team defense and line chemistry if Patrick Kane is acquired
1:33:49 Igor Shesterkin’s underwhelming season so far
1:39:30 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs making their big splash trade in acquiring Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari, the New York Rangers bringing back Tyler Motte in a trade, Jonathan Tower's situation in Chicago, whether or not Patrick Kane will end up getting traded, the ongoing Jakob Chychrun situation and how it's getting ridiculous, the western conference wild card race and how the western conference in general is weak, more specifically the Pacific division, some general New York Rangers talk, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Sunday February 19th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
2:29 Jonathan Toews's health situation
7:22 Does Patrick Kane get traded?
12:36 Jakob Chychrun's Trade Situation
17:17 Ryan O’Reilly traded to the Maple Leafs 30:32 Western Conference Wild Card
36:22 Rangers Trade for Tyler Motte
43:25 General New York Rangers discussion
53:56 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this loaded episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Vitaly Kravtsov's trade request to the New York Rangers, discuss everything that led up to it, his potential as a player, whether or not he is a fit with this team, his potential trade value, players drafted around him, whether or not he should be playing, how this affects the team going into the trade deadline, and where he could potentially be traded to, Patrick Kane's reaction to the Vladimir Tarasenko trade, the looming Jakob Chychrun trade, whether or not Brandt Clarke will be included in the trade package, whether or not Karel Vejmelka could be involved in the trade and how he could help out the Kings goaltending situation, Erik Karlsson possibly being traded to the Edmonton Oilers, how he could make that team a legitimate contender, whether or not Oilers GM Ken Holland feels pressure to make a trade of that magnitude, Karlsson and McDavid potentially being on the same team together, and how a potential trade could work with the salary cap position in Edmonton, whether the Devils make a trade for Timo Meier after the Islanders traded for Bo Horvat and the Rangers traded for Vladimir Tarasenko, how that could completely change the trajectory of the Devils and make them a legitimate Stanley Cup contender, Vladimir Tarasenko's first two games as a New York Ranger and first impressions, Jaroslav Halak's turnaround from the beginning of the season, Rangers season turning point and exactly when it happened, and the funny story behind it from Mike's perspective, predicting which teams will finish in the Eastern Conference wild card spots and make the playoffs, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday February 13th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
5:17 Vitaly Kravtsov requests trade from Rangers
32:15 Patrick Kane's reaction to the Tarasenko trade
35:51 Looming Jakob Chychrun trade
41:49 Erik Karlsson headed to Edmonton
52:45 Do the Devils trade for Timo Meier
1:04:56 Vladimir Tarasenko first impressions as a Ranger
1:09:10 Halak's turnaround
1:14:10 Rangers season turning point
1:23:48 Eastern conference wild card spots predictions
1:30:15 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam make an unscheduled recording because VLADIMIR TARASENKO IS A NEW YORK RANGER!. They discuss the New York Rangers shocking trade to acquire Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola, what they gave up to get them, how they walk away from this trade looking like bandits, who won/lost the trade, Sammy Blais going back to St Louis, defensive prospect Hunter Skinner, the draft picks involved in the trade and the conditions attached to both, what the Rangers are getting in both Tarasenko and Mikkola, how both players fill needs, where Tarasenko fits into the lineup, possible forward line combinations, the future of Vitaly Kravtsov, whether or not the Rangers make another move before the trade deadline, what holes there are still left to fill on the team, the cap space situation, Rangers GM Chris Drury being able to make great in season trades.they show off their Rangers, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Thursday February 8th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Rangers Acquire Vladimir Tarasenko
30:41 Line Combinations And Vitaly Kravtsov's Future With The Team
44:08 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Vancouver Canucks trading Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders, the return the Canucks got and whether or not it was good value, Lou Lamoriello's tenure as the Isles GM, why Vancouver has potential to win this trade, comparing Horvat's career stats to other players, whether or not we could see Horvat being traded again before the trade deadline, why this is a good trade for the Canucks, the potential of Aatu Raty and Anthony Beauvillier, the eastern conference wild card race for the Islanders, Andrei Kuzmenko’s 2 year contract extension in Vancouver, Pavel Zacha’s 4 year extension in Minnesota, Matt Boldy’s 7 year contract extension in Minnesota, Jimmy Vesey and Ben Harpur’s 2 year contract extension with the New York Rangers, Max Pacioretty tearing his achilles again and what this means for the Hurricanes going into the trade deadline, Cole Caufield’s dislocated shoulder, Ryan Miller’s number being retired by the Sabres and a shoutout to him for a great career, Connor McDavid already being at 40 goals, how many he can score this season, and how many goals and points he can finish the season with, Nicklas Backstrom’s the Panthers becoming the first team all season to beat the Bruins twice, the San Jose Sharks losing in miraculous fashion to the Hurricanes after scoring an empty net goal, the Rangers putting Johnny Brodzinski on waivers, Sammy Blais’s conditioning stint, Gerard Galant’s constant line shuffling with the Rangers, holes on the team, where this team can improve come the trade deadline, the not so quick development of both Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere, condolences to the Hull family for the passing of Bobby Hull, and in the world of wrestling condolences to the Pugh family with the sudden loss of Jamin Pugh aka Jay Briscoe, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday January 30th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
4:08 Bo Horvat Traded To The Islanders
30:09 Andrei Kuzmenko contract extension in Vancouver
32:21 Pavel Zacha contract extension in Boston
34:46 Matthew Boldy extension in Minnesota
37:19 Jimmy Vesey and Ben Harpur 2 year contract extensions with the Rangers
43:25 Max Pacioretty torn achilles
49:08 Cole Caufield dislocated shoulder
50:11 Shoutout to Ryan Miller
54:29 Connor McDavid’s insane season so far
59:44 Shoutout to Nicklas Backstrom’s first goal back from injury
1:00:07 Fun and cringe stats around the league
1:03:25 General New York Rangers talk
1:04:34 Gerard Galant’s constant line shuffling with the Rangers and trade deadline needs
1:19:05 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this surprise episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Vancouver Canucks firing of head coach Bruce Boudreau, the road up to the decision finally being made after months of it being the worst kept secret in the NHL, the “Bruce there it is!” chants, how Jim Rutherford is a major antagonist in this story, how former Canucks GM Jim Benning looks like a hero right now, how the Canucks can’t get out of their own way, where the Canucks go from here, the current state of the roster, the JT Miller and Oliver Ekman-Larson contracts, the Bo Horvat/Canucks relationship, whether or not they should full on tank for Conor Bedard, the trade value of players like Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser, Andre Kuzmenko, and Luke Schenn, where some if those players could possibly get traded to, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday January 23rd, 2023
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0:00 Intro
1:03 Canucks Fire Bruce Boudreau
11:55 Where do the Canucks go from here?
31:50 Final Thoughts/Outdo
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Alex Ovechkin’s milestone goal scoring season, how his goal totals compare to Mike Bossy, him being one of the greatest goal scorers of all time, the Devils record breaking 20 game road record, their home woes, whether or not they’re a Stanley Cup contender, how far the team can go, the Seattle Kraken’s undefeated record road trip streak, how they’re outperforming expectations, the moves they made during the offseason that are paying dividends foe them, the Colorado Avalanche possibly missing the playoffs, what’s led to their early season struggles, and how they’re currently in the position they’re in, which team in the Central division is the best right now and how the Stars, Jets, and Wild are performing, which current team in the Central division not in a playoff spot that can go on a run and possibly sneak in, a discussion about the Chicago Blackhawks and whether or not they’re willing to move on from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, how much trade value both players might have, and where both players could possibly end up, Jim Rutherford’s comments on the Vancouver Canucks “re-tool”, how the Canucks ended up in the position they’re in with the moves that have been made, the foundation the team has, why they should just pull the trigger on a full on rebuild, and why they should cut bait with Bo Horvat, shouting out guys coming back from injuries, general New York Rangers talk, how they fared against the Canadiens and Blue Jackets, Timo Meier possibly being on the Rangers radar come the trade deadline, trying to figure out how to make that trade work, Erik Karlsson vs Jacob Trouba, the need for the Rangers to add a winger, looking at the next 4 Rangers games, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Wednesday January 18th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
3:00 Ovi’s 17th 30 goal season
8:54 Devils great road record and home woes
13:27 the surprising Seattle Kraken
20:11 Are the Avalanche going to miss the playoffs?
24:10 Best team in the Central division right now: Jets, Stars, or Wild
29:25 Central division team that can make a run for a playoff spot
30:47 Blackhawks ready to move on from Kane and Toews?
38:03 Vancouver Canucks: Time to blow it up?
54:12 Shoutout to guys coming back from injury
57:48 General New York Rangers talk
1:01:32 Is Timo Meier a realistic trade target for the New York Rangers?
1:13:15 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Winter Classic, the struggles for both the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers following the Matthew Tkachuk trade, goaltending situations surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Edmonton Oilers, whether or not Kyle Dubas deserves to be the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs moving forward passed this season, Kyle Dubas’s gamble with the Maple Leafs goaltending, the New York Rangers defensive and overtime woes throughout the course of this season, comparing the New York Rangers first halves of 2021-22 and 2022-23, how Igor Shesterkin and Jaroslav Halak have rebounded from a shaky start to the season, whether the Rangers need a top 4 defenseman or top 6 winger more, the disappointment that is the New York Jets, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday January 9th, 2023
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0:00 Intro
5:27 Kings, Oilers, and Maple Leafs goaltending issues
9:52 Kyle Dubas’s goaltending gamble with the Maple Leafs and future with the team
19:30 New York Rangers defensive and overtime woes
29:57 Comparing the Rangers first half of 2021-22 and 2022-23
44:46 Do the Rangers need a top 4 d-man or top 6 forward more?
54:05 Final thoughts/Outro
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In this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Alex Ovechkin becoming second all time on the NHL goal scoring list, whether or not he can pass Wayne Gretzky and when, and how far he can go to set the record, the Metropolitan division becoming way more competitive, the hot streaks of the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes, and the slide of the New Jersey Devils, the problems the Vancouver Canucks are facing and who/what is the main reason behind their massive struggles, the 2022 calendar moment of the year for the New York Rangers, the best NHL moment of the year for 2022, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Wednesday December 28th, 2022
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0:00 Intro
2:12 Alex Ovechkin Passes Gordie Howe
8:13 Metro Division Competitiveness
15:47 The Problem With The Canucks
24:00 Top New York Rangers Moment of 2022
29:17 NHL Moment Of The Year
31:15 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Devils current slide and the state of the Metropolitan division, Alex Ovechkin reaching 800 career goals, whether or not he will pass Wayne Gretzky on the all time goals list, and how far he can take the record if he breaks it, Penguins bouncing back after a slow start, Rangers having their 7 game winning streak snapped, Winnipeg Jets playing surprisingly well, the Bruins staying hot, Mitch Marner carrying the Maple Leafs and their surprisingly great goaltending, the Ottawa Senators majorly disappointing, the Calgary Flames struggling mightily after the terrific Matthew Tkachuk trade, the middling Vancouver Canucks being stuck in mediocrity, the early Connor Bedard sweepstakes, inconsistent and lacking goaltending around the league, Jacob Trouba's helmet throw and meltdown and how it led to the Rangers recent 7 game winning streak, and more, all while Liam suffers from sneezes throughout the episode. Enjoy! Recorded Wednesday December 21, 2022 Follow us on our social medias: Twitter- @Pucksandbrews @MikeShades @wojtweets Instagram- @pucksandbrewspod @m.j.sparacino @bwojno9 Facebook page- @PucksandBrews 0:00 Intro 3:40 Devils coming back down to earth 7:00 Alex Ovechkin reaching 800 goals 11:22 Penguins getting back into the mix 13:38: Rangers 7 game win streak snapped 18:15 Winnipeg Jets surprising 21:46 Bruins hot start to the season keeps going 24:46 Maple Leafs soaring with Mitch Marner 29:57 Ottawa Senators majorly disappointing 32:09 Calgary Flames not clicking 36:00 Should the Vancouver Canucks tank? 45:25 mediocre goaltending consistency around the league 47:05 Jacob Trouba’s helmet throw sparks a team turn around 1:02:22 Final Thoughts/Outro Listen to Pucks & Brews on: Anchor iTunes YouTube Spotify Google Podcasts Breaker Radio Public
On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike Sparacino is joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the Rangers trade of Ryan Reaves, the New New Jersey Devils 13 game win streak being snapped and subsequent fan reaction during the game, winning streaks and losing streaks around the NHL, Shane Wright’s situation with the Seattle Kraken and the WHL, Nick Robertson’s situation with the Maple Leafs, discussing the New York Rangers season up to this point, how the team hasn’t taken a step forward at even strength and arguably in general, whether or not Gerard Galant is the right coach for this team, how the makeup of the team is flawed, what they can do to improve, and how the Reaves trade could potentially open up cap space to make multiple moves come the trade deadline, Mike shares his story about going to a wrestling ppv this past Saturday night (AEW Full Gear), and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Thursday November 24th, 2022
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0:00 Intro
2:11 Rangers Trade Ryan Reaves To Minnesota
5:51 Devils 13 Game Winning Streak Snapped And The Subsequent Fan Reaction
12:56 Extended Winning and Losing streaks around the league
16:11 Touching On The Shane Wright and Nick Robertson Situations
27:43 Rangers early season struggles, inconsistencies, and underwhelming overall play
52:40 Story Time
1:03:40 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the New York Rangers trade of defensive prospect Nils Lundkvist to the Dallas Stars, the return they got for him, and what it means for the team moving forward, predictions for all four division/all 32 teams for the 2022-2023 regular season, which teams will make/miss the playoffs, which teams will surprise/disappoint, where team will end up in their respective divisions and wild card spots, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Saturday October 8th, 2022
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0:00 Intro
2:55 Reacting to the Rangers Trade of Nils Lundkvist
14:11 Central Division Predictions
31:49 Pacific Division Predictions
1:01:42 Atlantic Division Predictions
1:30:01 Metropolitan Division Prediction
1:53:40 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj discuss the New York Rangers naming Jacob Trouba captain, why he was named captain over guys like Kreider and Zibanejad, how his middle name being Ryan could get him traded, other captains around the league, why it was the right move waiting so long to name a captain and why it was the right move, the players congrats videos, speculation around the league regarding Jimmy Vesey and Nazem Kadri, Rangers prospects at the world juniors, a rant from Woj on TSN, ranking the four major sports drafts, what we’re going to get for dinner, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Wednesday August 10th, 2022
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0:00 Intro
2:47 Rangers name Jacob Trouba Captain
15:14 Players congrats videos
16:43 Speculation with the Rangers and Islanders
24:25 Rangers prospects at the world juniors/Woj’s rant on TSN/Ranking the major sports drafts
31:29 Final thoughts/outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike Sparacino is joined by Liam Gotimer once again to discuss the massive blockbuster trade between the Calgary Flames and the Florida Panthers involving Matthew Tkachuk and Jonathan Huberdeau, implications for both team moving forward, which player is going to have the better season in 2022-23, the tough decisions the Calgary Flames are going to have to make come the 2023 trade deadline, evaluating the trade from a value standpoint, the Pierre Luc Dubois drama in Winnipeg and what that could mean for the player moving forward, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Saturday July 24th, 2022
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0:00 Intro
2:33 Tkachuk Trade
39:24 The Pierre Luc Dubois Drama
52:40 Final Thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the highlights of the 2022 NHL Draft, Juraj Slafkovsky getting picked first overall, Seattle lucking into drafting Shane Wright, Shane Wright giving a death stare for the ages to the Montreal Canadiens, the Chicago Blackhawks going from 0 to 3 first round draft picks, the double trade involving the Canadiens that sent Alexander Romanov to the Islanders and Kirby Dach to the Canadiens, this being an all time NHL names, the Vancouver Canucks picking yet another Elias Petterson, Maverick Lamerioux’s parents tongue kiss and the subsequent response by Kevin Weekes and the rest of the draft studio panel, and an appearance by wrestler Kevin Owens, some minor free agency signings, Johnny Gaudreau signing with the Blue Jackets, the decision behind that and where that leaves them heading into next season, the Ottawa Senators signing Claude Giroux, trading for Alex Debrincat, how much they improved this offseason, the high end prospects they currently have, how improved their organizational moves look compared to years past, and a breaking piece of news of Josh Norris’s long term contract extension, how the Red Wings low key had a very good day of free agency, how they’re progressing in their rebuild, the good crop of prospects they also currently have, and how Steve Yzerman seemingly doesn’t miss as a GM, the Carolina Hurricanes trading away Tony DeAngelo and acquiring Brent Burns in separate trades, literally getting Max Pacioretty for free from the Vegas Golden Knights, and how they arguably improved from this past season, the Capitals signing Darcy Kuemper, trading for Connor Brown, and the unfortunate spot of having to short term replace Nicklas Backstrom, and how we still think they need to make a move, the New York Rangers signing Vincent Trocheck and how his contract can potentially be a bargain, getting out of Patrick Nemeth’s contract, and some questionable moves Drury has made as Rangers gm so far, some teams who didn’t really do anything in free agency, as well as losers in free agency, and much more! Enjoy!
Recorded Thursday July 15th, 2022
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0:00 Intro
3:25 Highlights from the 2022 NHL Draft
12:50 Mini free agency tangent
15:20 Johnny Hockey Signs with the Blue Jackets
19:58 Ottawa Senators are coming
28:30 Red Wings
36:30 Carolina Hurricanes
42:33 Washington Capitals
46:21 New York Rangers
57:04 Middling teams/losers of free agency
1:11:50 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj are joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the 2022 Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning, congratulate the Avalanche on winning their first Stanley Cup in 21 years, Cale Makar unanimously winning the Conn Smythe trophy, Jack Johnson being a Stanley Cup champion, best moments from the Stanley Cup Final, best moments from the Rangers playoff run to the Eastern Conference Final, best moments overall from the entire playoffs, what Colorado does moving forward, what the Rangers do moving forward, how this Stanley Cup Final measured up against the past couple years, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday June 27th, 2022
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj are joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the Stanley Cup Playoffs eastern and western conference finals, what went wrong for the Rangers and Oilers, highlight the good and bad of each series, preview the 2022 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning, give our predictions for which team will be lifting the Stanley Cup this year, a surprising game of Blackjack by Mike to surprise Woj and Liam, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Wednesday June 15th, 2022
0:00 Intro
1:53 Conference finals recap
17:50 Stanley Cup Final preview and predictions
29:54 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj highlight the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give their opinion on why it wasn’t a “kicking motion”, and give predictions for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday May 30th, 2022
0:00 Intro
1:27 Second round recap
11:19 Conference finals predictions
21:38 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj discuss what went down in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, summarizing and highlighting every series, discussing how the Rangers were able to comeback down 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike not being able to shut up about how he got all eight series right, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday May 16, 2022
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0:00 Intro
2:54 Highlighting/recapping of the 1st round
30:10 Round 2 predictions
43:18 Final thoughts/Outro
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED. A LOT OF CURSING!
On this extremely chaotic episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by Liam Gotimer from The Penalty Box Podcast, as well as Justin Buford and Ryan Forte from The Sports Hit List.
The topics discussed are the overall thoughts on the New York Rangers regular season, predictions for the major award winners in the NHL for the season, Stanley Cup Playoffs first round playoff predictions, overall playoff bracket predictions and breakdowns, and a lot of tangents, stupidity, and cursing! We even bring up the great draft the New York Jets had as well as Mike having one last meltdown over his fantasy hockey season! Hope you enjoy!
Recorded Sunday May 1st, 2022
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj, discuss the Minnesota Wild buying out the contracts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, which team is in the worst shape entering the Seattle expansion draft, which team is in the best shape entering the Seattle expansion draft, predicting which player the New York Rangers will lose in the Seattle expansion draft, and more. Enjoy!
RIP Matiss Kivlenieks
Recorded Friday, July 16th, 2021
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1:15 Minnesota buying out Suter and Parise
10:07 Team most screwed by Seattle expansion draft
16:34 Team in best shape for Seattle expansion draft
19:06 Who will the Rangers lose in the expansion draft
25:38 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this very special two part episode of Pucks & Brews, Brendan and Mike collaborate with Liam Gotimer and Will Pesek of The Penalty Box Podcast, hosted by Liam and Will, to discuss the Stanley Cup Final matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning and give out predictions, thoughts on how the semi finals played out, both teams roads to the final, which team Jack Eichel plays with next year, the situation with the Chicago Blackhawks, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Sunday, June 27th, 2021
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss the Rangers hiring Gerard Gallant as their new head coach, whether or not former coach David Quinn ends up behind an NHL bench next season, Dan Girardi assistant coach rumors, Adam Fox being named a Norris trophy finalist and why he should win it, Lightning vs Islanders series thoughts so far and predictions, Knights vs Canadiens series thoughts so far and predictions, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
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0:00 Intro
1:55 Rangers hiring Gerard Gallant
9:04 Dan Girardi assistant coach rumors
11:21 Adam Fox being a Norris finalist
16:53 Lightning vs Islanders semi-final
25:53 Knights vs Canadiens semi-finals
33:54 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss Nils Lundkvist signing his ELC with the Rangers, Mike's webcam goes rogue, thoughts so far on the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs epic collapse against the Montreal Canadiens, summing up the rest of the first round, thoughts so far on the second round, Mark Scheifele's hit on Jake Evans and his suspension following the hit, suspension lengths in the playoffs carrying over to the next season, what matchups we'd like to see the remainder of the playoffs, a quick story about how Brendan came into possession of a cool Mark Messier themed hockey puck, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Sunday, June 6th, 2021
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0:00 Intro
2:36 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs thoughts thus far
3:41 The collapse of the Toronto Maple Leafs
7:37 Summing up the rest of the first round
13:00 Thoughts/Predictions on the rest of the second round
17:45 Mark Scheifele’s hit on Jake Evans and subsequent suspension
28:48 What we’d like to see in the playoffs moving forward
31:35 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Brendan discuss the New York Rangers owner James Dolan’s decision behind the shocking firings of team president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton, the events in the days before, the events occurring the following game against the Capitals, what this means for the team and the organization moving forward (both on the ice and in management), the promotion of Chris Drury to GM and President, the speculation of bringing Mark Messier into the organization and whether or not that is a good idea, overall thoughts on the situation as a whole, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Thursday, May 6th, 2021
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On this episodes of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss how to drink Pink Whitney, whether or not Patrick Marleau will get inducted into the NHL Hall Of Fame and if his games played record will help, leg muscles, Woj’s basement, thoughts on Rangers games 46-49, Jacob Trouba’s on ice impact for the team, Anthony Bitetto playing over Libor Hajek and Zac Jones, hard hitting in the NHL, out bet on Zac Jones’ NHL debut, when our next bet will be, the improvement of Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko over the course of the season, Vitaly Kravtsov’s spot in the lineup, Mika Zibanejad’s third hat trick of the season, Adam Fox being a beast, Alexandar Georgiev’s stellar game against the Flyers, the Rangers still being in the playoff race and what it would take for them to actually sneak in, how to make some money while betting, NBC no longer carrying hockey, a whole lot of random nonsense, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday, April 26th, 2021
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0:00 Intro
2:43 Is Patrick Marleau a Hall of Famer?
9:33 Tangent
11:42 Rangers games 46-49 on the season and what it would take for them to get into the playoffs
31:46 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss what’s gone on in the NHL since our last episode, telling Woj what lentils are, winners and losers from the trade deadline, why the trade deadline was lacking in excitement value, Pavel Buchnevich’s birthday hat trick, a fourth bet on the season regarding whether or not Zach Jones will record a point in his NHL debut, why Zach Jones hasn’t been made his Rangers debut yet, Tony DeAngelo not wanting out of his contract and potential interest from Montreal, trade deadline winners/losers/surprises, Igor Shesterkin’s first two NHL shutouts, Alexandar Georgiev getting his knee popped back into place mid game, Patrick Marleau breaking Gordie Howe’s all time NHL games played record, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
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0:00 Intro
3:47 East Division thoughts and mini trade deadline thoughts
8:00 It’s betting time again on Zach Jones this time
11:41 Tony DeAngelo and the Rangers
13:25 Biggest winners/losers if the trade deadline and biggest surprise
18:36 Thoughts on Rangers games 38-45 on the season
26:40 Patrick Marleau’s record breaking 1,768th NHL game
28:15 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss Vitaly Kravtsov's Rangers debut, Rangers comeback win against the Washington Capitals, frustrating loss agains the Buffalo Sabres, Jeff Skinner's on ice soccer play, overall thoughts on Rangers games 35-37 on the season, random team stats, David Quinn's puzzling and infuriating lineup decisions, the Philadelphia Flyers fallen off a cliff this season and other division talk, Norris trophy voting and why reputation needs to be taken out of the voting process, whether or not Kakko should've been the one to go last in the shootout loss against Buffalo, Adam Fox being a beast, Ryan Strome raising his level of play this season, a mini rant by Mike, a dose of stupidity, and more, all on a day where the New York Jets traded Sam Darnold and Mike got a paper cut at work. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday, April 5th, 2021
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0:00 Intro
2:39 They lost to the Sabres
7:20 Comeback win against the Capitals and some division talk
12:20 Adam Fox is a beast/Norris defenseman discussion
15:30 Ryan Strome upping his game this season and where his future with the team lies
18:28 David Quinn’s practice lineup rant/discussion involving lineup decisions
30:21 Who should’ve went third in the shootout against Buffalo
33:20 Final thoughts/outro
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On this episode of Pucks & Brews, the boys discuss the Buffalo Sabres trading Eric Staal, what Taylor Hall's current trade value is, another bet between the guys regarding whether or not Taylor Hall gets traded for a first round pick at or before this years trade deadline, the NHL firing referee Tim Peel after his comments were heard on a hot mic during a game regarding a penalty call, problems with reffing in all sports, why video replay can get more confusing than anything and take away from the game, thoughts on Brendan Lemieux being traded to the LA Kings for a 2021 4th round pick, thoughts on the Rangers not being able to trade Tony DeAngelo's contract, the return of Igor Shesterkin from a groin injury, head coach David Quinn returning after being placed on the NHL's COVID protocol list, thoughts on the Rangers last three games the past week (games 32-34), and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday, March 29th, 2021
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0:00 Intro
3:02 Thoughts on Buffalo trading Eric Staal
6:04 Taylor Hall’s trade value
10:05 A third bet between the boys regarding Taylor Hall
15:38 NHL referee Tim Peel fired after comments heard on a hot mic
20:36 Brendan Lemieux traded to LA Kings for a 2021 4th round pick/thoughts on Tony DeAngelo not being traded
34:28 Thoughts on Rangers games 32-34
46:50? Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode, the boys discuss last episodes bet, the NHL changing the draft lottery around, which team has been the most surprising, which team has been the most disappointing, Vitaly Kravtsov soon joining the Rangers organization again, Brett Howden and David Quinn being placed on the COVID protocol list and what impact Kris Knoblauch had behind the bench, a bet pertaining to Vitaly Kravtsov’s NHL debut, Montreal Canadiens having to cancel games, Dan Girardi coaching the Sabres, MSG COVID protocols and capacity updates, thoughts on the last couple Rangers games, the real Mika Zibanejad’s return, Rangers chances of making the playoffs this season, and much more all while going off topic and off the rails multiple times. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
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0:00 Intro
3:18 NHL Draft lottery changes
7:24 Most surprising team in the league
9:28 Most disappointing team in the league
13:30 Vitaly Kravtsov and coaching discussions
21:12 Vitaly Kravtsov debut bet
23:45 News around the league/going off topic
28:15 Thoughts on Rangers games 28-31
38:06 Chances Rangers make the playoffs
42:18 Final thoughts/Outro
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On this episode, Woj returns with Mike and Brendan to discuss Rangers games 24-27 on the season, Artemi Panarin's return, Adam Fox along with Pavel Buchnevich and Phil Di Giuseppe being placed on the NHL's Covid protocol list, Igor Shesterkin's injury, goaltending woes, Tarmo Reunanen's NHL debut, a New York post article bashing the Rangers, major milestones around the league, some news around the league, rookie of the year age discussion, a bet placed between Shades and Brendan that Woj also joins in on, and more. Enjoy!
Recorded Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
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0:00 intro
3:38 NHL partners with ESPN after 17 years
10:15 Rangers games 24-25 discussion
19:35 Prospect Vitaly Kravtsov coming back to North America
23:16 Rangers games 26-27 discussion
43:20 Off ice Rangers news regarding a New York Post article
46:10 milestones around the league and general league talk
52:47 Final thoughts/outro
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On this episode, Mike and Brendan try and pick up the slack from Woj’s day-to-day undisclosed upper body injury, Shades debuts a brew, give their thoughts on Rangers games 18-23 on the season, getting multiple players back from injury, a short story explaining what a “Shades goal” is, thoughts on Keith Kinkaid’s debut, who’s the most deserving Ranger that could/should be named the next captain of the team, why Marc Staal is the GOAT, getting a tweet featured in an article on The Athletic, and much more. Enjoy!
Recorded Monday March 8th, 2021
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0:00 Intro
3:46 Intro part 2/Thoughts on Rangers games 18-23
26:53 Shades explains what a “Shades goal” is
28:43 More thoughts on the Rangers games
36:11 Who’s most deserving of being named Rangers captain
46:29 Final thoughts/Outro
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In this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj are joined by our friend Liam from "The Penalty Box" podcast, who’s filling in for Brendan, to discuss the New York Rangers star forward Artemi Panarin‘s sudden leave of absence from the team, the injury bug hitting hard, thoughts on games 13 through 17 on the season, thoughts on the rebuild and why this team isn’t ready to contend yet, a look ahead to the next couple games, some miscellaneous stories, some general hockey talk, and much more. Enjoy! Recorded Thursday February 25th, 2021 Follow us on our social medias: Twitter- @Pucksenbrews @MikeShades @wojtweets Instagram- @pucksandbrewspod @m.j.sparacino @bwojno9 Facebook page- @PucksandBrews 0:00 Intro 1:26 Panarin’s leave of absence 4:22 Major injury bug and possibly COVID hitting and how all of this is affecting the team 8:42 Thoughts on Rangers games 13-17 on the season and some general hockey discussion, including the Rangers rebuild and player development, with a mini bowling story sprinkled in by Mike, among other things 55:25 Final thoughts/outro 58:07 Post episode edit Also check us out on other podcast platforms: YouTube Itunes Spotify Google Podcasts Breaker Radio Public
On this episode, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss if the NHL is doing enough to prevent COVID outbreaks, give their thoughts on the Rangers 10th through 12th games of the season, Brendan and Mike get into a mini argument about the play of Alexandar Georgiev, and we sail into the deep end a few times all while forgetting the most important part of the podcast, the brews! Enjoy! Recorded Thursday February 11th, 2021
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Has the NHL done enough to prevent COVID outbreaks?- 2:53
Thoughts on Rangers games 10-12- 11:14
Final thoughts/outro- 47:40
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On this episode, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss the Rangers waiving Tony DeAngelo and thus ending his tenure with the Rangers, Chris Drury getting interviewed for the vacant Pittsburgh Penguins GM job, thoughts on the 6th through 9th Rangers games of the season, how the upcoming few weeks could prove to be the toughest stretch of the season schedule, and more. Enjoy! Recorded Tuesday February 2nd, 2021
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Rangers waiving of Tony DeAngelo- 2:33
Assistant GM Chris Drury interviewed by Penguins- 12:07
Thoughts on Rangers games 6-9- 14:13
Hardest part of the schedule upcoming- 37:28
Final thoughts/Outro- 41:23
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On this episode, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss which team came out on top of the Patrick Laine/Pierre Luc Dubios blockbuster trade, and give their thoughts on the Rangers third through fifth games of the season, which include but are not limited to, the play of Igor Shesterkin, Kreider's invisibility, the bottom six showing up, the top six being mediocre, and the stellar play from the Rangers young defensemen.
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Who won the Dubois/Laine trade- 1:20
Thoughts on Rangers games 3-5- 8:25
Expectations for the next 3 Rangers games- 35:20
Final thoughts/Outro- 38:12
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On this historic first episode, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss the Rangers first two games of the season as well as give season predictions for which teams make the playoffs.
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Intro- 00:00
Rangers first impressions- 00:55
MassMutual East Division predictions- 14:35
Discover Central Division predictions- 22:22
Honda West Division predictions- 29:50
Scotia North Division predictions- 36:01
Final thoughts/outro- 45:56
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Mike Sparacino, Brendan Mulroy, and Brandon Wojno discuss the NHL, the New York Rangers being a main focus, in podcast that involves serious hockey discussions, hilarity, and non sponsored brews of choice.
Stay tuned for the first episode coming on January 18th!
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