3v3 Podcast

Episode 214: Discussion on what trade we should try to manifest before the NHL trade deadline. If / when the Seattle Kraken will start making trades. Good players propping up other players on their teams & making them better. The PWHL taking the week off for international hockey. The Morgan Rielly craziness in the Toronto-Ottawa game last Saturday night. Rumors of the Edmonton Oilers being interes...

Episode 213: Pat’s adventures in Minnesota. NHL players being allowed to play in the Olympics again, & the new four nations tourney. The NHL All-Star Game Weekend review. The PWHL getting TV air time. The LA Kings firing Todd McLellan. The Vancouver-Calgary trade right before the All-Star Weekend. Thoughts on the Alexandre Daigle documentary. Ideas for trades to manifest this season. Recorded 4 Fe...

Episode 212: Discussion on Lou Lamoriello hiring Patrick Roy to be the head coach of the NY Islanders. San Jose Sharks Tomáš Hertl’s possible trade value. Is the LA Kings Pierre-Luc Dubois the new Matt Duchene? Dave Hakstol is still somehow the head coach of the Seattle Kraken. We still need to find out who has that Zach Werenski voodoo doll. Is the Sheldon Keefe countdown clock now on in Toronto?...

Episode 211: Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss NHL All-Star Game jerseys & events. How the 2004-2005 NHL lockout drastically changed league marketing. Pat’s question for us today: Who would make an interesting Celebrity Jeopardy contestant? How PWHL Ottawa appears to be the most popular women’s pro team right now. The Philadelphia Flyers & Cutter Gauthier’s situation. John Tor...

Episode 210: An impromptu recap of PWHL Boston’s inaugural game, & other PWHL games. Some passing commentary on Seattle’s Winter Classic…& the music. An assessment of where Carolina currently is. We’re now entering the NHL season’s burnout part of the season. The odds on whether Seattle’s Winter Classic jersey will become the Kraken’s thirds. NHL team theme entrance ideas for NHL Winter Classic to...

Episode 209: Cassie’s rant about the big jump in ticket prices in Boston. Ideas about changing to the Minnesota logo & third jersey colors. The man who owns the Seattle Metropolitans (?) logo & trademarks. More reverse VH nonsense. Possible PWHL league finance structuring. Patrick’s John Tortorella love fest. Enjoying the fun of Buffalo (even if they suck right now). Columbus’s coach making curiou...

Episode 208: Local TV commercials making their way to streaming services such as ESPN+. Tomas Tartar’s under the radar trade to Seattle. Kraken GM Ron Francis doing uncharacteristic transactional things. Is Paul Coffey actually changing things around for the defense in Edmonton, or are the defense just figuring things out on their own? The “tie vs loser point” debate, & situational player stats. S...

Episode 207: The mystery of why Leon Draisaitl is somehow…off. The organized chaos that is the game of hockey. The function of intent in penalty calling. Responses to two different Seattle Kraken theme night goalie helmet art. David Perron’s hit on Dylan Larkin, & the immediate overreaction to it. The rise of the reverse VH (vertical horizontal) in goaltending. NHL teams believing they need a bett...

Episode 206: Pat missed the goalie goal in the Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay game. A new hockey team has been chosen! Women’s NCAA college hockey expansion. Potential ticket resale market for the Winter Classic in Seattle. The similarity between LA & Seattle handling their top prospects. The NHL All-Star Game being revamped - again. The very unnecessary Corey Perry rumor drama in the name of journalism. Fa...

Episode 205: Discussion on the current & former NHLers we’d like to see coach women’s professional hockey. The lack of Calder Trophy winners making it to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Voicing our support for Colorado’s Sam Girard. Trying to pin down Edmonton’s problem. And trying to define what we will call… a “lynchpin player”. Patrick once again revisiting his love for LA Kings’ Quinton Byfield. Unex...

Episode 204: Finding a listener a new team to follow. The current state of Tampa Bay. Edmonton hasn’t improved after their coaching change, & Mark Spector. Team construction vs team composition. Trying to figure out what the NY Islanders should do with Mathew Barzal. German NHLers coaching in Germany. Question of the week: Are there any NHLers, current or past, that you would like to see coach wom...

Episode 203: The Edmonton Oilers firing their head coach & an assistant coach. …But somehow their goaltending coach has been there since 2014…? And we now know what Paul Coffey does for the organization. Oh, & one other assistant coach somehow avoided the ax, too. Other NHL head coaches who might be next on the chopping block, & who might replace some of them. Thoughts on what might make a good co...

Episode 202: San Jose being at the very bottom of the league standings. The competition between Toronto vs Edmonton over who can be the most incompetent NHL team. Then, in contrast, there’s Vegas. All sports teams need periodic refreshers on the basics. LA, the Byfield situation, & confusion over the Dubois trade. Acknowledgement of Pat’s question from the previous episode. Ottawa forced to give u...

Episode 201: Our condolences to the friends, family, & team (current & former) of Adam Johnson. Thoughts on the NHL’s “Frozen Frenzy” day. Opinions about having staggered start times. “Not that type of player” players. The NHL standings early on this season & the Edmonton Oilers. The zone defense epiphany. Speculation about Joe Thornton’s state of dress in his retirement video. Question of the wee...

Episode 200: Don’t mind us lamenting how out of shape we all are to play hockey. Travis Dermott being a hero. Players wearing poorly fitting hockey helmets. Jack Hughes & Owen Power making people who predicted their success look smart. The Jeff Skinner redemption tour in Buffalo. Thoughts on the proposition of decentralizing the NHL entry draft. The NHL not wanting to compete with other pro sports...

Episode 199: Comparing Connor Bedard to other top picks currently playing in the NHL, & top tandems making individual players successful. Thoughts on teams who might make the playoffs (at only 3 games into the regular season). How far will Boston fall in the standings this season as compared to last season? Everything’s up for grabs in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, while a Western Conference team...

Episode 198: The Toronto Maple Leafs shockingly having cap compliance issues. Preseason NHL predictions. The NHL salary cap projected to go up significantly next season. We propose that GMs play “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader - Math Edition”. The playing history of the Maples Leafs’ goalie Martin Jones. The problem with the Seattle Kraken. Captains, captains, & captains. Is Pierre Dorion all t...

Episode 197: Speculation about whether Sidney Crosby is in a fantasy bake-off league or not. Patrik Laine being a master air fryer. Our proposals / thoughts / ideas for an NHL player cookoff competition - or five. Connor Bedard & the Chicago Hockey Team’s logo on the floor of the locker room. Todd McFarlane’s new line of hockey figures. Ideas for brand names for Crosby’s potential future bakery ch...

Episode 196: Speculation about the longevity of Mike Sullivan with Pittsburgh. Quinton Byfield & the state of LA Kings roster. The Toronto Maple Leafs & William Nylander. The similarities between Tie & Max Domi’s careers. Steven Stamkos’s lack of contract extension in Tampa Bay. The PWHL draft, & how many PHF players were drafted. The travesty that is the Colorado Avalanche uniform. Speculation ab...

Episode 195: Basking in the warm glow of the schadenfreude of Mike Babcock being forced to resign from Columbus… & the state of the Blue Jackets. The early impact of Marty Walsh in his very short tenure as Executive Director of the NHLPA. Joy & appreciation for Columbus’s 2023 third overall pick Adam Fantilli. The first PWHL draft. Brainstorming names for NHL Atlanta 3.0. Recorded 17 September 202...

Episode 194: Discussion on the almost free space hockey players for Puckdoku. Where in the world is Steve Konowalchuk? Former NHLers going into coaching in the lower levels of hockey instead of starting out in the NHL. Reaching NHL career milestones. Thoughts on the Erik Karlsson trade to Pittsburgh. The totally random pop culture tangents. Brian Burke being hired in a leadership role with the PWH...

Episode 193: Discussion on the white elephant gift-type players of the NHL. NHLers who have played on many, many teams. Vladimir Tarasenko signing a one-year deal with the Ottawa Senators. The rumors of Erik Karlsson potentially being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. NHL prospects drafted in June that have already signed with their NHL teams. Unrestricted free agents left unsigned this summer. R...

Episode 192: Discussion - or ranting - about the PWHPA's takeover of the PHF. Suggestion for a women’s summer roller hockey league for those who don’t get picked up by new teams. The state of the LA Kings, & comments on free agency. Ken Holland’s dubious track record. Retracting some earlier statements about Pittsburgh. Speculation about Seattle’s future handling of Shane Wright. Question of the w...

Episode 191: Discussion on what the definition of “new blood” in an NHL front office might mean. The interesting mass exodus from Calgary…& Winnipeg. Pierre-Luc Dubois to Los Angeles rumors. Aden Hill’s rumored extension with Vegas. Chances of the salary cap going up significantly in the near future. The current state of Arizona’s salary cap, such as it is. Carolina galaxy-braining their roster. W...

Episode 190: Vegas winning the Stanley Cup…& lingering questions regarding the Conn Smythe trophy. Speculation as to where Patrick Roy might end up as an NHL head coach. The Ottawa Senators finally being sold. The Calder Cup Final between Hershey & Coachella Valley. A WHL franchise moves from Winnipeg to Wenatchee. Pat is trying to determine if this podcast is kid-friendly. The Seattle problem (?)...