Talking Hockey

With COVID-19 affecting the season, the draft lottery takes a new shape. What we already know: the first overall pick will go to a team in the "playoffs". This could range from a team like the New York Rangers, to a team like Pittsburgh or the Leafs. Is this fair? Is this broken? That's exactly what we discuss on this week's episode as well as our general feelings about the draft lottery in other...

On this episode, we round off last week's episode with the list of elites prospects ranked 11-40 in the 2020 NHL Draft. This is part two of our series with Rachel. If you haven't, make sure to listen to last week's episode for picks 1-10. Make sure to follow the @talkinghockey instagram page. You can also follow Rachel on Twitter @racheldoerrie and listen to her podcast The Staff & Graph Podcast o...

On this episode, we ask Rachel Doerrie of Elite Prospects how she fell in love with hockey and her career path. We also discuss the top 10 draft rankings for the upcoming 2020 season. This is part one of a two part series with Rachel. We will be finishing off the top 40 list in next week's episode so make sure to tune back in. You can find the link to the audience survey here . Make sure to follow...

On this episode, we let Tie pick rank his list of best first overall draft picks since the year 2000. This includes hot takes about Patrick Kane, Marc-Andre Fleury, and many more! I bet we all know who the last two players are though. You can find the link to the audience survey here . Make sure to follow us on Instagram @talkinghockey if you want any of your future questions featured on the podca...

On this episode, we take some questions from our IG followers. These include questions about Eichel and the Sabres, Ovechkin and his all time greatness, as well as conversations about Datsyuk and John Tortorella's statements about kneeling during the anthem. Make sure to follow us on Instagram in the future @talkinghockey if you want any of your future questions featured on the podcast. Learn more...

With things bigger than sports going on in the world right now, is there an expectation for athletes to speak up? If so, what is their message? With players like Tavares, Toews, Crosby, McDavid, Kane and most of the teams making statements against racism and the murder of George Floyd, we discuss what we want out of our athletes and why their voices matter. This is a touchy topic for some, of whic...

With the new NHL Playoff format for the first round officially voted upon, Martin, Eric, Luke and Tie break down what this will look like for the league and who benefits the most. We also pick our first round winners as well the our bye seeds. Who do you think will benefit the most? Do you think there is an aestriks next to this year's Stanley Cup winner? Will those on the edge care more about win...

On this episode, Eric, Martin, Tie and Luke pick their 2020 Team North America. Obviously, this tournament isn't happening, but we can have hope! Who's team did you think was the best? Who would you have picked instead? Let us know on our IG page @talkinghockey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

On this episode, we discuss everything Ottawa Senators with Athletic writer Hailey Salvian. This includes how Hailey got into writing in the first place, Senators prospects, Senators management and more. Hope you enjoy the show. Feel freed to read Hailey's articles on The Athletic and follow her on Twitter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast,...

On this episode, Eric, Martin, Tie and Luke tackle the 2015 NHL Draft and what it would look today if we were in charge! For more content, follow us on IG @talkinghockey and on Twitter at @ TalkingHockey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

On this episode, we talk about the Arizona Coyotes and the combine tampering and ask questions like how good would McDavid be if he was still in the juniors? For more content, follow us on IG @talkinghockey and on Twitter at @_TalkingHockey_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...

For this episode we have a very special guest, Harman Dayal. Harman is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Vancouver Canucks who combines NHL video and data analysis. Harman tracks microstats and is the host of the Game Theory podcast. On this episode, we cover topics like how young fans and writers can get started in the industry and work their way up with tangible tactics. We also talk...

There isn't much news to cover so on this episode we discuss how we think EA could make changes to chel and whether or not we think the NHL will move the rest of their games to North Dakota amidst the current COVID-19 situation. Oh, and we also discuss Tie's awful facial hair. Check it out on our IG. Also, we're looking for someone to design a new logo for our podcast. If you're familiar with Adob...

First off, thank you so much to our followers. We are about to hit 10k on IG and it wouldn't be possible to have this community and podcast without the likes of you listeners and followers. As the Talking Hockey team, we want to shout out Eric for being the lead and vision behind this page in the first place. Everyone should DM saying how much of a rockstar he is! Now, about the podcast... COVID-1...

As teams and sports around the world start to play in empty stadiums, how will the NHL deal the coronavirus? What matters more - the regular season or the playoffs? What is going on in Ottawa and Florida? And finally - are the Islanders and Canucks fake news? Find out on this week's episode of Talking Hockey! And don't forget our challenge - whoever has the best roast of Eric (x3), determined by m...

On this episode, we analyze the madness that was the trade deadline with it being the most active in recent years, who we think the winners and losers are, and that mess of a game that was Carolina and Toronto. And of course, look out for our continued jabs at each other! For more content, follow us on IG @talkinghockey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted b...

On this episode, we discuss the state of refereeing in the NHL, the Paul Maurice signing, the Zucker trade, how we value prospects and picks and prepare for the NHL trade deadline by looking at the Trade Bait List as well as some of our fan-proposed trades. For more content, follow us on IG @talkinghockey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, a...

On this episode, we discuss what the heck even is the All-Star game at this point, NHL Olympic participation, and our midseason playoff picks. We also take some questions from our IG comments and discuss #BellLetsTalk day. For more content, follow us on IG @talkinghockey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

On this episode, we discuss our midseason awards, all the coaching changes that have happened throughout the year, and the Zach Kassian & Matthew Tkachuk beef. Follow us on IG @talkinghockey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.