That's Hockey Talk

Pat McAfee, CFO Phil Mains, and Gump join AQ & Nick to chat about Ovi's incredible goal scoring run, Justin Williams return the Hurricanes, Penguins fans giving Matt Murray the "Bronx cheer," and the Chicago Blackhawks fighting at practice plus the return of Coach Q with Florida. 

On the forty year anniversary of the historic "Miracle on Ice" the captain of the 1980 U.S Men’s Olympic Hockey Team, Mike Eruzione joins the show to chat about winning the gold, Coach Herb Brooks, the movie "Miracle", NHL players in the Olympics, and his life after hockey. Check out Mike's new book "The Making of a Miracle" in stores now.

A pair of surprise firings for Gerard Gallant in Vegas and GM Ray Shero in New Jersey have @NHLRumorsDaily calling in to help us sort through the front office drama plus some rumored names on the trade block. Nick and AQ dive in on Crosby returning the Pens, Brad Marchand's whiff, Filip Forsberg's beautiful Michigan/Lacrosse goal, and the Kassian/Tkachuk hits and asswhooping. 

We're back! A new season and even though we're mid way through we look back on some of the top story lines from the first half of the season and what went right and what went very wrong for some teams. Justin Williams is back in Carolina and we talk about what that means and his impact. What's going on in Nashville... Plus some hockey betting talk and Nick and AQ give their 5 most under appreciated players from the last decade.

Find out everything that went down with the NHL Free Agency period. Our Canadian brother Gump joins the show and we discuss the major moves and money being thrown around by the NHL GMs. Tune in to find out who got paid and who got played. 

With the NHL Draft approaching this weekend the offseason is in full swing and already off to a hot a start. We welcome @NHLRumorsDaily to the show to talk trade and free agency rumors and reports. Multiple trades have already gone down this week and the guys analyze what's gone down and what could be coming. Check out his work at https://nhlrumorsdaily.com/.

The St. Louis Blues are your 2019 Stanley Cup Champions after a harrowing 7 game series. This episode takes a look back at how the Blues went from worst to first, their run through the playoffs, and some eye opening numbers. The guys talk their highlights and favorite moments of the 2019 season and take a quick look ahead at the offseason. 

10 year pro Eric Tangradi joins the show to talk about his journey as a 10 year professional hockey player in the NHL and AHL. He shares some insight from his time in Pittsburgh, what the locker room was like with Sidney Crosby, going against Steve Downie in juniors, his battle with concussion symptoms, his growth as a player and person, and his what's next in his career. The guys also recap game 4 from the Stanley Cup Finals and dig into how the Bruins will move forward without Zdeno Chara.

2 Games down in the Stanley Cup Final and the series is even at 1 game a piece. The Blues managed to escape Boston with a game 2 OT win after Carl Gunnarson calls his shot. The boys talk about St. Louis problem with penalties and Boston's depth players putting any doubt to rest.  Pat McAfee stops in and gives his take on the finals so far and his fondness for going "top ched."

The Blues took care of a short handed San Jose club to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals in a rematch of the 1970's against the Boston Bruins. Gorms takes some unnecessary shots at Bobby Orr's famous flying goal and the boys preview and offer up their predictions for the finales. A Happy Birthday to AQ Shipley and a few touching notes from him with a personal story in relation to the way St. Louis and Blues have rallied around "Gloria."

Tuukka put on a performance for the ages to give the Bruins a 3-0 series lead and the guys discuss how he turned from pariah to hero. Looking out west who's inconsistency will cost them the series and what will it take for either the Sharks or Blues to take control. Also, a little debate on what the NHL can do to improve video review and still be efficient. 

Justin Williams isn't happy with his or his teams effort being down 2-0 in the series to Boston and called game 2 a "Poop sandwich." Who does Carolina start in net in game 3? The guys offer up their advice to coach Rod. Some sloppy play from the Blues has the Sharks up 1-0, they've bounced back and dominated on the road all playoffs can they keep it going in the Shark Tank?

A heroic effort from Ben Bishop fell just short in a game 7 defeat to the St. Louis Blues and the boys tell who they think is going to be make their picks for the San Jose/Colorado game 7 series clincher tonight. A few thoughts on the McAvoy suspension and the current rules regarding hits to the head as well as a look ahead to the ECF with Boston and the Jerks in Carolina. 

The Hurricanes sweep has caused Don Cherry to lose his mind and there is all kinds of petty in Carolina. All eyes were on Dallas and St. Louis yesterday and it was more than just the hockey that had everyone glued to their TV. The Sharks are circling and the Blue Jackets are trying to hold the line before a potential retreat in each of their respective series plus the guys dig into the Ken Holland hiring in Edmonton and the situation in Detroit. 

Can the Islanders find some offense and turn this series around tonight? Can Boston find some production from their big time players? Can Brad Marchand help himself at all after a cheap shot to Scott Harrington? All these questions are discussed on today's episode as well as a roast of Stars D man Lindell after his flop fest. AQ shares a story from the gridiron where he let a pest sucker him in and the boys debate if tonight is do or die for the Islanders.