Elbows Up: Recent Episodes
Brett Potter
On episode 34 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett preview every team in the 2024 World Junior Championships! They then give their individual awards and medal predictions to close out the episode!
On episode 33 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett discuss the St. Louis Blues firing head coach Craig Berube and what led up to the Jordan Kyrou drama (1:08). They also discuss multiple suspensions across the league (7:37) and how the Winnipeg Jets may be the Canadian team to look out for (14:27)!
On episode 32 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett talk about Patrick Kane signing with the Detroit Red Wings, how Jacob Trouba is becoming one of the league’s biggest villains, and more NHL news!
On episode 31 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett talk about Connor Bedard’s recent individual success, the Oilers firing former head coach Jay Woodcroft, and drama with Jonathan Huberdeau and Nikita Zadorov with the Calgary Flames!
On episode 30 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett discuss the Vancouver Canucks’ (1:31) and the Vegas Golden Knights’ (16:33) hot start to the season! As well as share their opinions on the Edmonton Oilers (6:11) and San Jose Sharks (19:41) and their slow starts
On episode 29 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett preview every team in the Western Conference and share who they think will make the playoffs! As well as share their Stanley Cup Final and champion predictions!
Starting with the Central and the Arizona Coyotes (1:14), Chicago Blackhawks (4:27), Colorado Avalanche (9:44), Dallas Stars (14:14), Minnesota Wild (16:04), Nashville Predators (18:14), St. Louis Blues (20:12), and the Winnipeg Jets (22:32)
Then go into the Pacific with the Anaheim Ducks (31:08), Calgary Flames (35:54), Edmonton Oilers (42:57), Los Angeles Kings (47:37), San Jose Sharks (50:02), Seattle Kraken (51:58), Vancouver Canucks (54:13), and the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Vegas Golden Knights (57:25)!
On episode 28 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett preview every team in the Eastern Conference and share who they think will make the playoffs!
Starting with the Atlantic and the Boston Bruins (1:24), Buffalo Sabres (7:25), Detroit Red Wings (10:35), Florida Panthers (13:05), Montreal Canadiens (15:16), Ottawa Senators (15:16), Tampa Bay Lightning (20:54), and the Toronto Maple Leafs (23:39)
Then going into the Metropolitan and the Carolina Hurricanes (30:32), Columbus Blue Jackets (36:11), New Jersey Devils (38:09), New York Islanders (45:35), New York Rangers (48:30), Philadelphia Flyers (51:00), Pittsburgh Penguins (51:54), and the Washington Capitals (56:44)
On episode 27 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett share their top 10 centres and wingers going into the 2023-24 season!
On episode 26 on Elbows Up, Keian and Brett share their top 10 defensemen and top 5 goalies going into the 2023-24 season!
On episode 25 of Elbows Up, the boys share both of their predictions on what Team Canada would look like if NHL players are allowed to play in the 2026 Olympics!
On episode 24 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett share their top steals and the winners and losers from this years draft! They later discuss thier favourite free agent signings (32:18) and share what teams had the best and worst free agency! (44:18)
On episode 23 of Elbows Up, the boys discuss their top 10 picks in this years NHL Draft! They discuss notable prospects such as Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, as well as some hidden gems in this years draft!
On episode 22 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett share their thoughts on Cole Caufield's new contract extension, Pierre-Luc Dubois requesting a trade, the direction of the Winnipeg Jets, and the Ivan Provorov trade! They later recap the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final (25:45) and revisit their Conn Smythe predictions!
On episode 21 of Elbows Up, the boys cover some recent news involving the front office changes for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins. They then preview the Stanley Cup Final (26:28) between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights and give their predictions on who wins and in how many games!
On episode 20 of Elbows Up, the boys start out the pod by discussing the results of the NHL Draft Lottery and if they think it is rigged. They then later discuss every second round matchup! Starting with Vegas vs. Edmonton (7:45), Dallas vs. Seattle (14:42), Panthers vs. Leafs (18:55), and Hurricanes vs. Devils (25:28). To close out the episode, the give their predictions on who they think will win each series and in how many games!
On episode 19 of Elbows Up, the boys review every first round matchup from the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs! They later give their second round predictions on who wins and in how many games!
On episode 18 of Elbows Up, the boys go over every first round series up to this point! They highlight the Leaf’s stars stepping up, Leon Draisaitl, and how poor the refs have been!
On episode 17 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett preview the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs! They cover every first round series and give a prediction of who will win and in how many games! Later in the episode, they predict the conference final’s, Stanley Cup Final, and the Stanley Cup champion!
On episode 16 of Elbows Up, the boys discuss Kris Letang reaching 1000 games played and Jason Robertson becoming the first Dallas Star to reach 100 points in a season! They later discuss Devon Levi's NHL debut and the bright future for the Buffalo Sabres! To close out the episode, Keian and Brett create teams
from players selected from the 2003 NHL Draft (23:10)!
On episode 15 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett discuss the Boston Bruins clinching the Presidents Trophy and a potential new Stanley Cup playoff format! Later in the episode, they discuss both of the wild card races, and rank some of the league's future stars against each other including Trevor Zegras, Cole Caufield, Tim Stutzle and many more (22:56)!
On episode 14 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett discuss Alex Ovechkin chasing Wayne Gretzky's record for the NHL all-time goal leader! They later discuss their individual top ten best reverse retro jerseys (17:46)!
On episode 12 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett talk about Andrei Svechnikov's season ending injury, the latest NHL goalie fight, and the potential of fighting being taken out of the game. They later create their own teams from players selected in the 2015 NHL Draft (22:15)!
On episode 12 of Elbows Up, the boys discuss the Boston Bruins being the first team to clinch a playoff spot this season, as well as the Philadelphia Flyers firing their GM. Later in the episode, they share their thought on every team's trade deadline in the Eastern Conference. Starting in the Atlantic (11:10) and finishing the episode with the Metropolitan (30:53)!
On episode 11 of Elbows Up, the boys discuss the David Pastrnak and Dylan Larkin contract extensions. Later in the episode, they share their thoughts on each team's trade deadline in the Western Conference and give them a letter grade. Starting with the Central Division (7:30) and then the Pacific Division (30:34)!
On episode number 10 of Elbows Up, the boys discuss the Timo Meier trade live as it became official. They also cover a potential Patrick Kane to the Rangers trade and other deals that were made in the past week. To close out the episode (22:00), the boys introduce a new segment called "Who would you rather?" Where they rank four random players of all-time including Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic, Scott Niedermayer, and many more!
On episode 9 of Elbows Up, the boys discuss their thoughts on the Ryan O'Reilly trade and the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs. They then talk about Dylan Larkin and his contract negotiations and close out the episode (21:47) with their predictions on where the most sought after trade deadline acquisitions will land. Including Patrick Kane, Erik Karlsson, Timo Meier, Jakob Chychrun, and many more!
On episode 8 of Elbows Up, Keian and Brett discuss the Vladimir Tarasenko trade and Evgeni Malkin reaching 1,200 career points! Later in the episode, they discuss their top 10 NHL logos of all-time (24:46)!
In episode number 7 of Elbows Up, the boys dissect the Bo Horvat trade and contract extension with the New York Islanders! They then discuss their thoughts on this year's All-Star game. To close out the episode, they give their top 10 defenceman (29:00) and top 5 goalies (50:51)!
On episode number 6 of Elbows Up, the boys shine light on recent achievements by David Krejci and Kirill Kaprizov. Later, they share their thoughts on Andrei Kuzmenko and the big extension he signed! To close out the episode, the boys prepared top 10 lists for centers (14:55) and wingers (29:33) to compare and discuss!
On episode number 5 of Elbows Up, the boys discuss the latest NHL news involving Steven Stamkos reaching the 500 goal mark and Ryan Miller's jersey retirement from the Buffalo Sabres. They later discuss the Bruce Boudreau situation and briefly discuss the recently added players to the All-Star game! To close out the episode, they give their individual award predictions (26:28) including the Hart Trophy, Rocket Richard, Vezina Trophy, Norris Trophy and many more!
In this week's episode, the boys discuss McDavid's career dominance (1:31), then review the NHL All-Star teams (11:13)! To close out the episode, they share their year end playoff predictions (27:13) including the conference finals (34:45) and the Stanley Cup Final (45:03)!
In this week's episode, the boys cover the 2023 World Juniors for the last time. They recap both the gold medal game and the bronze medal game as well as discuss performances of players such as Connor Bedard, Shane Wright, Joshua Roy, and Thomas Milic. Later in the episode, they discuss the individual award winners and the 2023 World Junior Allstar Team!
In this week's episode, the Elbows Up boys recap the preliminary round of the World Juniors. Starting with Group A: Canada (2:26), Sweden (23:54), Czechia (28:54), Germany (32:07), and Austria (34:00). As well as Group B: USA (37:52), Finland (43:03), Slovakia (47:57), Switzerland (49:49), and Latvia (53:05).
Then the guys preview the relegation round (54:57) and the playoff round of the tournament (56:21) and close out the episode with some predictions for the playoff round of the World Junior Championship.
In our first episode, the Elbows Up boys talk about World Junior predictions for all ten teams including Group A: Canada (0:55), Sweden (17:56), Czechia (26:35), Germany (35:28), Austria (40:16) and Group B: USA (44:05), Finland (56:46), Slovakia (1:55:56), Switzerland (1:11:00), and Austria (1:16:11). Additionally, gold medal winners and relegation predictions (1:20:05), and individual award winners (1:27:03)!