That's Hockey Talk

Hot & slow starts kick off the show as the boys chat about the surprising beginning to the season. Devils Captain Nico Hischier joins the show to talk about his season, playing in New Jersey, life in the US, & life on the road in the NHL. @BostonConnr invades the show & takes a Bruins victory lap after their incredible start & massive comeback in Pittsburgh. 

The boys kick off the show with a tribute to the new NHL Ironman with 990 consecutive games played Phil Kessel. Legendary broadcaster in the TV & radio world Steve Kouleas joins the show & he brings the JUICE. Nick, Gumps, & Rupper, pick Kouley's brain on the best teams in the league & some who are struggling. Rupper shares some of the perks of playing for a big market team and how the top franchises treat their players. 

This episode kicks right off with a conversation with the Boston Bruins color commentary legend Andy Brickley and his incredible Boston accent. Brick joins the boys to chat about the Bruins hot start to the season and tumultuous offseason. The conversation continues jumping straight into the next guest the stud for the Nashville Predators Nino Niederreiter. Nino has some amazing tales from playing with Rupper, his time in Carolina with Rod the Bod, & coming to the states as a teenager from Switzerland. The show wraps up with the fellas spinning around the league going over some hot & slow starts from some unexpected teams and new jersey unveils from a few squads.

Surprise, surprise... Week 2 of the season gets going with 2 guests. Jason Zucker of the Pittsburgh Penguins kicks things off. Rupper & Zucker talk about their time in Minnesota, Jason growing up in Vegas, getting into the league, & coming to Pittsburgh. Andy Greene the former captain of the Devils & most recently of the New York Islanders who just announced his retirement followed it up with his incredible journey from undrafted free agent to over 1,000 games played in the league & some of his run-ins with the infamous GM Lou Lamoriello. 

The boys are BACK... Nick, Gumps, & Rupper get back in the saddle and chat about the offseason with their biggest surprises and get right into predicting playoff teams. They each put together their playoff parlays via FanDuel Sportsbook for the upcoming season and make their picks for the Hart, Vezina, Norris, Calder, & Rocket Richard trophies & of course give out their way too early Stanley Cup picks. 

Congratulations are in order for the Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche & their incredible season. Nick, Rupper, & Gumpy react to the Finals & look ahead to the upcoming craziness of the offseason. Host of the 32 Thoughts pod & NHL insider Elliotte Friedman joins the show to update everyone with the latest rumors and whispers on the draft, trade front, & upcoming free agent market. The guys wrap it up while reflecting on the season & the growth of the show this year.

With Tampa Bay winning game 3 the boys are buzzing for the potential of a long Cup Final. Gumpy shares his thoughts on the new coaching hire for the Dallas Stars. Rupper joins in from a secret location in Amalie arena in Tampa & the conversation hits the NHL awards, the game 3 offsides review, Kadri's return, Vasi finding his game, & much more. 

Who gets to DANCE with LORDO? The Colorado Avalanche have finally made it to the Final & Tampa Bay Lightning are back for a 3rd straight appearance trying to 3peat & keep the Cup for another boat parade. The boys dig into the matchup for Final as well as some offseason coaching updates with Torts looking like the guy in Philly & Bruce Cassidy heading from Boston to Vegas. Was that actually Connor McDavid boozing it up on the streets in that video? Are Gumpy & LEGENDARY actress Lisa Ann going to tie the knot? Rupper joins the boys LIVE from Denver to answer all these questions & more. 

Kevin Weekes joins the guys to chat the Eastern Conference Finals & the sweep from Colorado in the west. They dive into the offseason coaching carousel with the surprise firing of Bruce Cassidy in Boston and Weekesy gives some insight into how and why things went down. The crew dives into the playoff broadcasts & officiating the actual value of goaltending coaches, and the wild and crazy fandom on social media. 

After an utterly insane 8-6 Colorado Avalanche win over the Edmonton Oilers last night in game 1 of the WCF the boys react to all of the madness and watch live as Game 1 of the ECF with the New York Rangers & the Tampa Bay Lightning unfolds. Mike Smith has infected another series with his whackiness & the guys dive into the controversial Cale Makar no offsides goal call from last night. The guys discuss the Rangers impressive run so far & if Tampa can keep it going without Brayden Point. Finally they chat about the Stanley Cup coming to the PMI office & some of Rupper's day with the Cup. 

With 1 series already over from a Tampa Bay sweep, the boys look at the 2nd round of the playoffs while watching the Colorado Avalanche attempt to close out the series against the St. Louis Blues. Nazem Kadri has become the center of attention & created quite the conversation. Things start off looking at Florida Panthers elimination and where they go from here. Connor McDavid has taken over the Battle of Alberta and the Mike Smith & Jacob Markstrom goaltending battle has become must watch TV. A legend in the hockey broadcasting & podcasting world Jeff Marek joins the fellas for an in depth conversation covering everything refs, headshots, speed of the game, hockey history, changing the game, & plenty of incredible stories from his years of covering the game.

After a wild 1st round of Stanley Cup action the boy look ahead to the 2nd round and watch the Rangers & Hurricanes kick off game 1 live. Former Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles joins the conversation to chat about the Avs impressive round 1 sweep & game 1 OT win in round 2, his career playing with the Avalanche super team in 03-04, & his stops in Toronto, & Carolina. Other topics include the Battle of Alberta, what's next for the Penguins & Dallas Stars, headshots, & some David Clarkson & Patty Elias stories from Rupper's New Jersey days. 

The boys watch along with the Penguins @ Rangers & Capitals @ Panthers game 5 1st round matchups and discuss the 1st round results so far. Reactions to the draft lottery & Montreal winning the 1st overall pick with the draft happening this summer in Montreal as well as the all the finalists for the Calder, Vezina, & the Norris trophies. Pat McAfee joins to chat & Rupper tells some incredible fighting stories on his time matching up with BizNasty. 

Round 1 has begun and there are storylines out the ass to discuss. From surprise upsets to dominating performances the guys go through each 1 of the 1st round matchups. New York Ranger Legend & future Hall of Fame King Henry Hank Lundqvist joins the show to chat about his career, his impeccable style, & the playoffs thus far. Pat McAfee gets in the mix to chat about the Penguins & Rangers 1st round matchup & FINALLY the much anticipated return of former co host AQ Shipley comes to fruition.

The Playoffs are only days away and the boys are fired up. Things are coming down to the wire in the Western conference and it’s been a disappointment for Vegas as it looks like they’re going to miss the cut for the first time in their team’s history. The boys take a look at what led the Golden Knights to this spot. They run through the potential playoff matchups in each conference and offer predictions.