3v3 Podcast

Episode 189: Discussion on the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim documentary. Kyle Dubas signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The forthcoming media complaints of if/when the Vegas Golden Knights win the Cup after 6 years of existence. Our takes on what a special advisor to the General Manager might actually do. University of Michigan’s Adam Fantilli’s decision with the Anaheim Ducks. The possible breakup o...

Episode 188: Discussion about Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between Vegas & Florida. Edmonton deciding to trade draft picks because they don’t have any OHL scouts. More on Patrick’s mom’s hockey journey. The Quest for the Cup episode with Carolina & Rod Brind’Amour. Putting teams in dry locations in a climate changing world. The AHL’s Calder Cup playoffs update. Seattle hockey success & Ron Fran...

Episode 187: NHL playoffs creates new hockey junkies. Non-NHL hockey broadcasts & what we think ought to happen with NHL Network. The puzzling & unnecessarily drawn-out Ottawa Senators sale. Questionable changes in NHL/ESPN related programming. TNT & ESPN broadcast personalities & how they might match up better. Our predictions on who might win the Western Conference Final. Recorded 28 May 2023

Episode 186: About those Toronto Maple Leafs & their GM decisions. Pat’s experience attending a multiple overtime playoff game in Carolina. And here go the hockey analytics rants…. Then there’s the ongoing drama of the never ending Arizona Coyotes arena problems. Where we would put a relocated NHL team. The Chicago Hockey Team’s continued unrepentant shadiness. Having too much structure in hockey....

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Episode 184: Gerard Gallant & Darryl Sutter “leaving” their respective teams. Coaches needing to learn how to communicate with the younger generation of NHL players. The Seattle Kraken’s head coach Dave Hakstol is a finalist for NHL Jack Adams Award. Shane Wright trade rumors are already starting. GMs & coaches not taking playing styles &/or personalities into account, & instead seeing players as...

Episode 183: Discussion on if (when) Boston loses (lost) to Florida in Game 7 of the first round, do they fire anyone in the front office after the season that they had? Toronto finally getting into the second round in the NHL playoffs. Assessing Florida GM Bill Zito’s acquisition of Matthew Tkachuk. Corey Perry still being the weirdly sane one during the Tampa-Toronto series. Pat’s fantasy playof...

Episode 182: The cantankerous first round of the NHL playoffs. …Except for Corey Perry, somehow…? Alternatives to a standard Cup parade in Toronto. Revisiting the ridiculousness that is on-ice officiating, especially in playoffs. The joys of coming across brand new shiny hockey fans. Independently-owned AHL teams vs NHL-owned AHL teams. Certain prospects for the Seattle Kraken needing some playing...

Episode 181: A quick disclaimer from Patrick. In memory of Seattle hockey fan & journalist Andy Eide. The current state of the Pittsburgh Penguins & where they might go from here. Helping Pat with his fantasy playoff team. Thoughts about the first round matchups in the NHL playoffs. Our take on the worst Cup Final matchup for TV ratings. First NHL regional sports networks giving up regional blacko...

Episode 180: Speculation as to why NHLers don’t do commentary on women’s hockey. The Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand being a nice guy. Pro hockey players being isolated. The advancements in hockey robotics. The Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins having the quietest 100-point season in the NHL. Ranking Canadian teams by national popularity using TV kid tropes. Former NHLer Keith Tkachuk’s comments o...

Episode 179: Pat having his say on NHLers skipping Pride Night pregame, since he missed the last episode, & our show disclaimer. The Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Hartman comments on pissing off the St. Louis Blues’ Jordan Binnington. The NHL needs more villains. The Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand leaving Twitter for all the right reasons. Thoughts on Fanatics getting the 10-year NHL jersey contract. Hockey...

Episode 178: Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss the way the San Jose Sharks handled the James Reimer Pride Night jersey controversy. The Jonathan Quick revenge tour. The Minnesota Wild’s goalie Marc-Andre Fleury not being allowed to fight St Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington during a game. The current plight of the Buffalo Sabres, & the possibility of them winning the Connor...

Episode 177: Teams realizing they might be in trouble at this point in the season. The joys of hockey schadenfreude. The lack of (Peter) Forsbergian-like NHL players. The Philadelphia Flyers firing GM Chuck Fletcher. Trading players after the NHL trade deadline. Quirky - or dumb? - NHL scheduling. New PWHPA league women’s reportedly starting fall 2023-2024. Whether Shane Doan had a Hall of Fame ca...

Episode 176: PK Subban being a breath of fresh air as a TV analyst. The Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline. Meddling Vancouver Canucks ownership. Speculation about Erik Karlsson playing for the Edmonton Oilers or the New Jersey Devils. Revisiting our Bo Horvat to Buffalo scenario, & the Sabres’ near future. The Eastern Conference vs the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Final. How Tampa...

Episode 175: Trades the New York Rangers have made recently. NHLers with apparently very punchable faces, & possible trade rumors for them. The empty time killers that are the NHL trade deadline shows. Players getting goals from the same places on the ice. The possibilities of Kyle Dubas being a GM elsewhere next season. TV broadcasting deals for sports falling apart. Our Tarasenko’s Cat multivers...

Episode 174: Arizona being honest about keeping Jakob Chychrun out of the lineup due to an eminent trade. Chicago’s Patrick Kane’s complaining to the press about someone else being traded to the team he wanted to go to. Players who choose to retire vs players who are forced to retire. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson featured in trade rumors. A couple of NHL career firsts from the past week from: Montreal...

Episode 173: New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello signed Bo Horvat to an extensive extension. …And our chance at manifesting Horvat to Buffalo was ruined. So now we’ll speculate about other trades we could try to manifest, mostly just because we can. San Jose GM Mike Grier being an unknown quantity at the trade deadline. The Connor Bedard sweepstakes, & gathering first round picks. Reclamation pro...

Episode 172: Pat’s pond hockey tournament trip & first college hockey game. Speculation as to whose heads might explode if Connor McDavid attempted a Michigan-type goal during a game. More on San Jose Sharks forward Timo Meier’s trade prospects. The Vancouver Canucks finally admitting to being bad at picking draft picks. The Buffalo Sabres potentially doing things at the NHL trade deadline. Record...

Episode 171: The fan equivalent of doing the NHL’s minimum effort practices. The joy that is the U18 women’s tournament MVP Nela Lopusanova from Team Slovakia. NHL fans that are trying to gate-keep the All-Star Game choices. Happy fourth anniversary to us. Best time zone to watch sports. Patrick’s EA Sports NHL 23 experience update. Seattle Kraken winning all seven games on a seven-game road trip....

Episode 170: Discussion on how the Buffalo Sabres should replace the Chicago Blackhawks on all broadcasts. More on San Jose - & other teams’ - poison pill contracts. General age-productivity cliffs for players. Seattle Kraken Jordan Eberle’s time with the NY Islanders. Speaking of the Kraken, trades, &...the CHL’s Memorial Cup. Speculation on expanding NHL teams trade options out to 4 or 5 years....

Episode 169: Discussion on how classic the Winter Classic really is. Whether more teams ought to branch out from black & white helmets or not. The lack of uniqueness regarding NHL outdoor games. The Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid’s silly scoring abilities. Broadcasters trying to suck the fun out of World Juniors hockey, & using strangely specific minutiae stats far too much. Lots of scoring versus...

Episode 168: Opening Day for the Men’s World Junior Championship. What it might look like if there was a Women’s World Junior Championship (because there isn’t one). Patrick’s field trip to a women’s AAA U-19 hockey tournament in Seattle. The sometimes very obvious holes in college & professional scouting. EA Sports NHL 23 has the ability to combine women & men players on to a single team. The ver...

Episode 167: Discussing why the NHL is scared of the CHL regarding where prospects play. Pat wants the PHF to expand to North Carolina. Our weekly Seattle Kraken grievance segment. Proposed extended back-hand pass & shot competition between Leon Draisaitl vs Sidney Crosby at the next All-Star Game skills competition. Adam Deadmarsh playing for the Colorado Avalanche. Perspective on getting autogra...

Episode 166: The Toronto media overstating the importance of the Maple Leafs, yet again. The juggernaut (?) that is the Dallas Stars, & Jason Robertson’s fantastic…calendar…year. The almost yearly broadcaster shinny comment storm. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ questionable choice of having white Winter Classic uniforms. Discussion on whether goalies are fair game if they’re outside of the crease & play...

Episode 165: New York Islanders Mathew Barzal’s goal scoring drought is over. More Boston Bruins player angst. The curious case of the New Jersey Devils. And yet even more Shane Wright angst, if that’s possible (& it totally is). NHL GMs should get NBA GMs to teach them how to make trades more entertaining. The Boston Bruins front office hiring a third party to investigate them. The NHL should put...