Friends and Rivals Podcast

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 180 and Tom would like to ass you a few questions. Nick is loaded, Steve is ready to play that funky music, and Bill can't wait to talk about the Penguins' weekly win. We go super in depth to prepare for the Four Nations Tournament and debate who really gives two poops about whether a player spends his entire career with one franchise. But the four of us...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 179 and we would like to give a big FAR shoutout to Dom! The Devils are struggling, the Rangers are back, the Islanders are in denial with historically bad special teams, and the Penguins have found their rhythm. It's a really bad rhythm but it's a rhythm. We have a safe version of Stacey's Mom vs Jennifer Connelly which even Twitch won't balk at...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 178 and do we have a surprise for you! The Washington Capitals. OK there I said it. No more surprises. The Rangers enjoy a winning streak, the Penguins are in same-old-land, the Islanders are trying to be somewhat optimistic, and the Devils grab some points without their best work. We make a heartbreaking choice in round 2 of the Weekly WTF Contest so tune in so...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 177 and if good hockey was a cure for COVID we'd still be in the middle of the Pandemic watching these teams. The Islanders go with the same-old same-old, the Rangers' Powerplay is bleak, the Penguins are dreaming of Baby Penguins, and the Devils hit a rough patch. So let's cartwheel our way into January and hope that Stacy Keibler can deliver us fro...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 176 and you will be visited by three ghosts this Christmas Eve. The Ghost of Islanders Past, the Ghost of Penguins Present, and the Ghost of Devils Future! But no Rangers, because they completely suck. We talk about our favorite Christmas movies and tell you the truth about cats and dogs. Then we pull up our favorite Hallmark Christmas movies and get enthralled...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 175 and some (OK, Brian...) are calling it the BEST EPISODE EVER! I have to agree. It's downright felonious how good it is. The Rangers still suck, but Tom doesn't want to talk about it anymore. The Islanders also suck but are getting healthier at sucking at least. The Penguins have sucked all year but have Lizzo to help. The Devils are A-OK! So heck out...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 174 and the prevailing theme is that the Rangers suck. Rumor has it that the Flyers swallow and Crosby watches as well, but that was reported by Larry Brooks so take that with a grain of salt. The Islanders continue to meander through their injury woes, the Devils rely on their Jack and Jesper, and the Penguins make it 5 out of 6 to move out of consideration for...

It's a very special episode 173 of FRIENDS AND RIVALS PODCAST! Dudley, put your pants back on it's not THAT kind of very special episode...but we watch the Devils and the Rangers go head to head at Madison Square Garden and give you our live reactions. When the puck drops for the first period faceoff, press play on Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side Of The Moon" to get the full sync e...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 172 and these are strange times indeed! YOU HAVE TO LISTEN to find out what happened that was incredibly rare on this episode! "Well can you give us a hint" I hear you all asking? The answer is no, because I wasn't there and I also have to listen to find out. And in the words of the great philosopher Bartholomew Scott, "CANT WAIT!!!" Also, we...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 171 and I'm just chillin' out on your couch. The Penguins get their goalie back and he has his best game of the season. The Islanders are stuck in the middle with you. The Rangers have a great record no matter how much Tom whines about them. The Devils enjoy the highest high in Florida before crashing back to reality if just for a moment. And we answer t...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS PODCAST EPISODE 170 and I'm sorry for getting us banned on Twitch. No one is happy. The Devils suffered an embarrassing loss, the Rangers are frustrating on defense, the Islanders are beat to H***, and the Penguins...hold my beer. On the Weekly WTF we put Uma Thurman up against Jennifer Connelly and the results are a disaster. Find out why on FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPIS...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 169 and if you ask me there's one way to deliver that sweet, sweet caffeine. The Rangers are rolling in first place, but the Islanders are beat up and stealing the Penguins' thunder in the hunt for a lottery pick. The Devils are up and down in Northwestern Canada but they were the first team to four wins and also were the first team to ever beat the Utah...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 168 and I've been telling you round after round after round that the Mets and Yankees wouldn't win! I was eventually right. Congrats to the Dodgers. Now with the Jets and Giants in midseason form, there's no other sport to watch besides HOCKEY! The Penguins are at a crossroads of sorts. It's the intersection of Suck Avenue and Unwatchable Street....

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 167 and no the Rangers didn't beat a reporter, I mean we talked to Colin Stephenson (@ColinSNewsday) about hockey, the Rangers, baseball, lacrosse, and of course cereal. Colin is an amazing guest and hopefully will take over as fourth chair. The Rangers are off to a hot start, the Devils are getting restless with Jack Hughes, the Penguins get some milestones...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 166 and ain't no one hotter than the Devils. They actually beat the Utah Hockey Club when no one else could! The Rangers are scoring 5 and a half goals per game during the young season, the Penguins enjoy what is likely their only week not in last place, and the Islanders sputter out of the gate. We cover the historical debut of of Ivan Ivan and chase some d...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 165 and the question no one was asking has been answered! Yes the Sabres still suck. The Devils raced out to the top record in the NHL this week. The Rangers and Penguins get set to face each other on Wednesday, and the Islanders are in action for the first game ever for the Utah Supersoakers on Thursday. We go over our season predictions, and get you up to spee...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 164 and enough of the preseason already! The Devils play this week in Europe but the rest of us get to wait through several more pointless games. But we discuss what's going on throughout the league with some gruesome injuries, goalie contracts, and global series games. And if you check out the YouTube feed, you'll see an award-winning PowerPoint present...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 163 and it's the mooooost wonderful tiiiiime of the yeeeaaarrr!!!!! Hockey is coming back and so are we. What's going on with the preseason and how are our rosters shaping up? What's been in Steve's Stomach recently? And we answer the age old question - is Oreo Coke Zero any good? You've missed us, you know it. So tune in and get all caught u...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 162 and if this was a baseball season, we would be finishing undefeated! This week we have a lot of stuff to cover; the end of the hockey season, the NHL draft, the start of free agency. Who are the winners, who are the losers, and who is still stuck with Jacob Trouba and his albatross contract? Tune in and get all the hockey you need to carry yourself into trai...

It's not even close to being over but it can be in a second.

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 160 and the Panthers are one win away from hoisting the Stanley Cup and putting this incredibly long playoff season to an end, finally! We talk Stanley Cup Final, the needs for the coming offseason for our teams, and how to pick the optimal time to rob a Walmart. All of this and a new microphone for Nick on FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 160!

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 159 and just because there was a 12 week break between the Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals, and just because all of our teams are out of it, doesn't mean we didn't have plenty to discuss! There's um...cricket and uh...tennis and frisb...I mean disc golf. And we talk about the super creepy Stanley Cup guy all on FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 158 and the good news, Rangers fans, is that you're not Islanders fans or Penguins fans or Devils fans or (Fuck the) Flyers fans. So it could be way worse. But the Rangers ran up against a team that's straight up better and built for the playoffs in the Florida Panthers, so they will try again next season. What's next for the Blueshirts in their ques...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 157 and the Rangers are 6 wins away from the ultimate prize. How did they go up 2-1 in the conference finals while largely being outplayed? The answer rhymes with Narplay Foodrow. We discuss the signing of "Do it to me big" Sheldon Keefe by the New Jersey Devils, and a silly Islanders swap of draft picks. Can you hit three heads with one shot? Find out o...

It's FRIENDS AND RIVALS EPISODE 156 and the Rangers are on their way to the Conference Finals. After Bill nailed a Weekly WTF Bold Prediction for a Rangers game 6 win in Carolina, the Panthers finished off the Bruins to set up a New York vs Miami series with a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals on the line. We get you up to date on what else is happening at Madison Square Garden, and some not-so-w...