PFH Podcast

On this episode, we can finally talk some puck!! The 2026-27 Detroit Red Wings season has begun, and boy howdy does it feel strange. After the first Race to Three of the season, we discuss each game in brief detail and talk about a couple very early data points for this team through 3 games. Then, of course, we turn our focus back to the off-ice news - though still comically out-of-touch, not all...

Host note - something went wrong with the first upload of this episode and the introduction got completely screwed up. This is a re-upload of the season preview for the record; you may disregard if you already suffered through the botched intro. Thanks for listening! On this episode, the ever-timely PFH Podcast (lol) engages in a full-on preview of the 2026-27 Detroit Red Wings season. We all know...

In this special "After Dark" edition of the PFH Podcast, Jack has a few choice words about the Simon Edvinsson situation devolving to a point where the player would "prefer to be traded," according to Elliotte Friedman. It's all just so tiresome. Nonetheless, thanks for listening! Follow the podcast on X: https://x.com/PFH_Podcast Follow the host: https://x.com/Jambi_Pot Intro/Outro music: Rozora...

On this episode, the ever-timely PFH Podcast (lol) engages in a full-on preview of the 2026-27 Detroit Red Wings season. We all know of the unfinished business that this franchise has yet to achieve - namely signing its #2 defenseman and trading its #1 center - but despite that, we're going to look forward by looking backward. Since there was not much turnover from year to year, a deep dive into t...

On this episode, the silence has been broken! Chris Ilitch speaks on the management situation after taking the entire offseason to fire Steve Yzerman and hire ... an interim General Manager. Shawn Horcoff will assume GM responsibilities while the GM search stretches on into the regular season, and boy do we have opinions about that. BUT FIRST, Dylan Larkin has finally broken his silence to the Det...

On this episode, Jack has a discussion with Matthew Meyer of the always-engaging Red Wings Diehards account on X about the press release from the team that reveals that Dylan Larkin is coming back to training camp but will not be wearing a C on his sweater. Is this the first step towards reconciliation between him and the team, or is this just a move that delays the decision-making until there is...

After many days away, the PFH Podcast returns in a big way! In this episode, Jack goes down the rabbit hole, wading through a pile of research into the differences between the Tampa Bay version of GM Steve Yzerman and the Detroit version of GM Steve Yzerman. We go over the situations inherited from the respective predecessors, and the key figures in supporting roles in the front offices. In each c...

Back-to-back re-releases! This is a second supplement to the upcoming Episode 39, which details the moves Yzerman made in Tampa Bay, but does not go into all moves made by Yzerman in Detroit. This was recorded in September of 2025, so no Red Wings moves beyond that point are included. Correction: at some point in this podcast, I misstate that Chris Yzerman was "in charge of" professional scouting....

Check check, is this thing on? In preparation for a larger episode exploring the differences between the Tampa Bay and Detroit tenures of Steve Yzerman, I'm releasing the very first episode of PFH ever recorded, detailing the situation that Ken Holland left behind from his management in the 2010s. This should serve as a supplement to Episode 39 and can be skipped if you don't want to relive the ho...

On this emergency "After Dark" edition of the PFH Podcast, we reckon with the announcement that Steve Yzerman is no longer the man in charge of the Detroit Red Wings. After 7 seasons with the team, the Red Wings announced that a search for the next GM is underway, and that Yzerman is going to be moving into an advisor role to Chris Ilitch. We reflect on those 7 years, especially the events of the...

On this episode of the PFH Podcast, we attempt to cover every bit of news that has hit the Red Wings since the end of the 2026 season. We break down the incoming draft class, including a surprise 1st round pick and 4th round pick gained from trading away two Grand Rapids prospects. From there, we dive into the free agent acquisitions and how they fit in the context of the team, before concluding w...

On this episode of the PFH Podcast, the Carolina Hurricanes have finally claimed the Stanley Cup! After years of knocking on the door, the Canes have defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in 6 games, winning their first Cup in the analytics era. We start the podcast talking about all angles of the Finals that were and the outlook for both teams in the near future. After that, we pivot into coverage of...

At long last, the much-anticipated (i.e. delayed) season-in-review episode has arrived! Not wanting to settle for boring player grades or tiermakers, the team at PFH Labs cooked up a new recipe: a Red Wings-only draft! Jambi, the Mexinadian, and Diddums each take turns drafting a one-line team composed entirely of players who finished their season with the 2025-26 Detroit Red Wings. We all went th...

Welcome to the first-ever emergency episode of the PFH Podcast. Sadly, it is for a worst-case scenario: Dylan Larkin, the Captain of the Detroit Red Wings, has requested a trade per reports. In this show, we talk about this news with the future of the team in mind, but also take some time to put ourselves in the shoes of Dylan Larkin and understand why he might have made this decision. We also spe...

PFH Podcast - Episode 33 - Cup Finals Eve (After Dark) On this edition of the PFH podcast, Jack riffs an "After Dark" episode while we eagerly await Game 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals. In light of the somber news of Claude Lemieux's passing, it starts with a memoriam of his life and his impact on the game, both as one of its greatest heels and greatest advocates. Then, some closing thoughts on...

On this week's episode of the PFH podcast, we preview the conference final match-ups with the Low Quality Bruins Fan (a.k.a. Ian Bonner). Despite the 4th and final team not yet decided at time of recording, we spend over an hour covering the most important players, numbers, and in-game elements for both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. After that, some brief team talk for the Bruins and...

On this week's episode of the PFH podcast, we do a brief recap of the Grand Rapids Griffins playoff series against the Manitoba Moose before diving into the biggest storyline of that series: Michal Postava as the starter, and Sebastian Cossa as the backup. After we cover that, we invite Colby Kistner and special guest Scott Kistner to the show to chat about the playoff picture as we go through the...

On this extra special extended edition of the PFH Podcast, we go in-depth into end-of-season media availabilities for all key players and staff who had them. First we dive into the player availabilities, covering some telling responses about the end of the season and their perspective on what must be done to improve. Next, it's Steve Yzerman's turn to face the music, and we cover a ton of the big...

On this episode we turn our focus outward to the Stanley Cup playoffs, and invite Zach Staden of the Dump and Chase podcast on YouTube to power rank each of the 8 match-ups in the first round. After that, we dive into some contrast between the opening game press availability and the final game press availability, before concluding with a brief comment and reflection on Dylan Larkin's tenure as cap...

On this episode we remark upon the formal, final elimination day for the Red Wings. We quantify the magnitude of this historic collapse en route to the 10th straight season without playoffs. We address some of the common retorts to that frustrating fact, qualify the metrics of "progress" which may or may not be demonstrated, and finish by review some team media clips to dissect the pervasive and p...

On this episode of the PFH Podcast, yet more disappointment for the Detroit Red Wings as they drop 3 of 4 in pretty embarrassing fashion. Come listen as Jack gets all wound up about those losses and the pervasive culture problems at the rot of the Red Wings franchise. Then, we engage in an excercise outlining all 5 Steps of Grief in mourning of the impending doom for the Red Wings season. Thanks f...

On this episode, Paul Jackson of the Maher Media Co. joins the show to talk all things Philadelphia Flyers in the Finale to the PFH home-and-home series for the 2025-26 season [starts at 29:08]. Before that though, we do a brief autopsy of the Sabres and Flyers back-to-back from this past weekend and lament the multi-faceted failures of the Detroit Red Wings to rise to the occasion. Thanks for lis...

PFH Podcast - Episode 25 - Déjà Vu On this episode, we do a little bit of venting about the Red Wings dropping out of the playoff picture after two huge regulation losses to the Bruins and the Senators. We chat about some of the dire team statistics since the Olympic break, and ask the biggest question of the season: can this season still be considered a success even if the playoffs slip away? We'...

PFH Podcast - Episode 24 - 2026 Trade Deadline Retrospective (ft. Vivek Kalia) On this episode, we briefly discuss the gritty Red Wings performances over the past 3 games while the injury bug roars through Hockey Town, before turning our focus outward and inviting our friend Vivek Kalia back to the show to discuss some of the biggest trade deadline stories from this past trade season. Nazem Kadri...

PFH Podcast - Episode 23 - Time Marches On (After Dark) On this After Dark episode (a second straight!), all of the warm feelings from the trade deadline have frozen over in the wake of the worst loss of this Red Wings' season and injuries to both of their top 6 centers. This one's part analysis, part vent session, but 100% from the heart. Thanks for listening! Follow us on X: https://x.com/PFH_Po...