Off the Rush

Unless you've been living under a rock, everyone knows the biggest story in hockey this week is the Chicago Blackhawks scandal. Allan and the two Dave's get together and break down the facts of the situation and give their thoughts on how badly the Hawks have handled it. Moving on to stories on the ice, the guys discuss the Leafs avoiding disaster by beating the lowly Hawks, Montreal's continued i...

The NHL Season is a couple of weeks old and it's been wild! Allan's bold predictions are bearing early fruit and the rest of the OTR crew is confused. The Habs are 0-5, are they done already? The Canucks go from good to bad and back on a shift by shift basis and it's frustrating to watch. Ken, Hoskin, and McPhail's team is also off to a middling start and they discuss what needs to change on the i...

A new season of hockey is upon us! Fans are in the building, beer league hockey is back, and Canadian NHL teams get to play against squads from south of the border. Ken and Allan lay out some BOLD predictions that left Hoskin and McPhail rather confused. We also pick our beers of the week, provide a Black Vipers update and more! It feels so good to be back!

It's the Season One finale of Off the Rush! Thank you so much for giving our podcast a listen this year. Without our listeners we're just 4 guys in their basements drinking beer and talking about hockey, which actually sounds like a good time! The last week of drafts, trades, and free agent signings has been intense, we give a breakdown of the insanity and let you know what our favorite and LEAST...

It's the eve of the 2021 Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft and the gang has come together on a Tuesday night to do Ronnie Francis's work for him. We rotate picks amongst the four of us and with some debate, selected what we think is a HELL of a team. This was an absolute blast to record, plug it in your ear holes before the real picks are announced and see how we did!

It's buyout season in the NHL on the eve of the Expansion and Entry Drafts and GM's are losing their minds. The Wild waive goodbye to a couple of franchise mainstays and as Dave Hoskin explains, it really didn't help the cap situation in Minnesota at all. Travis Ridgen of the "Slangin' the Biscuit" Podcast and the Trav4Oilers Hockey Vlog joins the gang to discuss his social media ventures and to s...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have successfully defended their title and are 2021 Stanley Cup Champions. The gang consoles Allan as his Habs see their Cinderella run finally come to an end. What's the future have in store for the Habs and Bolts? The Canadiens young core will only get better with age while the Lightning will surely be broken up over the summer due to a cap crunch. We also break down pote...

It's 1993 all over again and the Montreal Canadiens have booked themselves a ticket to the Stanley Cup Final! Allan is riding high and he takes the gang through his emotional journey of being a die-hard Habs fan in these playoffs. The Lightning get past the Islanders in Game 7 and the guys give their Stanley Cup Finals predictions. We also discuss the latest round of new hires on the NHL Head Coac...

The Habs invade the United States and steal a game from Vegas! The Canadiens fans were in full force celebrating up and down the strip as Carey Price takes Game 2 almost all by himself. Is he living in the Knight's heads rent free? The Lightning and Islanders look like they're in a back and forth blood bath, this series has 7 games written all over it. The gang also discusses the GM of the Year an...

Those kids from Montreal are at it again! The Habs truly are the team of destiny this year as they roll right through the Jets and win it in 4. The gang breaks down how this happened as well as the results from the other Round 2 match-ups around the NHL. We also chat about where Taylor Hall will be playing hockey next season and who will be coming out on top in the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals. The gan...

The Habs came all the way back from 3-1 and knocked off the Leafs! What does this mean for Dubas and his group? Montreal wasn't done as they stormed into the Peg and took Game 1 and 2 as well, but not without a little controversy. The gang seems to be collectively in love with the Avs, we discussed their series with Vegas and all of the other 2nd round match-ups. Dave gives his thoughts on the rec...

Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is well underway and some teams and their superstars are getting an extra long summer. The Leafs and Habs series is going to a sixth game thanks to couple of kids. Connor McDavid and Jordan Binnington saw their respective teams get swept in the first round, could either of them be on the move in the near future? The Penguins were knocked off by the Islanders and...

We are mid-way through Round 1 of the Playoffs and they have been SPICY! The gang breaks down the unfortunate accident involving Perry and Tavares in Game 1 of the Leafs and Habs series. The consensus from us was that the fight that followed the collision was stupid. We also discuss the Kadri hit on Faulk in Game 2 of the Avs and Blues series. How many games does Kadri deserve? Did Dave McPhail re...

Round one of the playoffs is upon us! The gang provides their round one predictions for each series and an eventual Cup winner. We also give our selections for the NHL Individual Awards. Spoiler Alert: Dave gave Tyler Seguin the Dundee for Hottest in the Office. Enjoy!

What a week it was in the Big Apple! The gang of course beats the dead horse that is the drama in Metropolis. Tom Wilson assaults two Rangers, James Dolan fires everyone, and I think the MSG Hot Dog Vendors are protesting. What a mess! The boys also break down Cole Caufield's splashy first week as an NHL player and re-cap Canada's U18 World Championship victory. Happy listening!

Episode Number Ryan Kesler is here and the boys are breaking down some big moves in the NHL. The Penguins make the playoffs for the 15th straight time, how does this reflect directly on Sid? Connor McDavid is going to potentially hit 100 points in a shortened season but does anyone care? Ryan Miller is retiring at the end of the year, does he make it into the Hall of Fame? We answer all of these q...

The gang is back for episode "Trevor Linden" 16 to break down the success of the new faces in new places. Trade deadline acquisitions are paying off early for the teams that took the plunge. The Canucks had a successful return to action this week with two improbable wins over the Leafs. These two wins may have saved Braden Holtby's career. The boys raise a bear to Patrick Marleau and discuss his l...

The trade deadline has come and gone and the gang discusses the winners and losers this year, of course until the playoffs conclude it's purely opinion and speculation. The Canucks are back from their collective COVID illness, we weigh in on whether or not the league and the union did enough to protect them. We also welcome a special guest this week, our buddy Chris Stefiuk who has bravely taken u...

The NHL Trade Deadline is fast approaching and big ticket items are already flying off the shelves! The gang breaks down the big Devils and Islanders trade and everyone really likes it for the Islanders. Jack Campbell is winning hearts and breaking records in Toronto. He's also making Kyle Dubas look like a genius. The Pearson signing has riled up an already trigger happy fan base in Vancouver. Wo...

It's Episode unlucky number 13! The gang takes you through an eventful and thoroughly entertaining week of NHL action as the playoff races heat up around the league. Connor McDavid and Nathan McKinnon are defending themselves from would be and actual attackers, in some conventional and un-conventional ways. The Flyers are sinking like the Titanic and the Captain of the ship is pointing fingers at...

We have a full bench this week and what a week in hockey it was! Tim Peel was caught by the good old "hot mic" and controversy ensued. The guys break this hot button issue down and come to some interesting and contrasting conclusions. The gang breaks down the Eric Staal trade and assesses the potential impact on the upcoming deadline. It certainly looks like a buyers market now. The Buffalo Sabres...

The boys are rolling in heavy for episode 11! This week the gang discusses the tire fire that is the Buffalo Sabres, the losing streak continues, their golden goose is injured, and things just seem hopeless. We heap praise on the six point performance of Mika Zibanejad as he absolutely blew the doors off of the Philadelphia Flyers. We also chat about Erik Karlsson's foul mood and that the answers...

The gang's all here to re-cap the week that was in the hockey world and more! Jordan Binnington got paid that Loui Eriksson money, is the deal too long and for too much? We break it down for you. We also cover Darryl Sutter's first week as coach of the Flames, it looks like he's going back to what he knows best, boring hockey. We get into the situation in Buffalo which is as dire as it's ever been...

Dave, Ken, Allan, and Hoskin are back to re-cap a busy week of NHL action. The guys talk about Darryl Sutter returning to Calgary....but not before those fields get sowed for Spring! A spicy debate is carried out regarding Ovie's cup check and Tom Wilson's high hit on Carlo. We also re-cap the Leafs weeklong drubbing of the Oilers and the Canucks first win in a while. Finally the guys raise a glas...

The gang's all here and we re-cap the chaotic week that was in the NHL's North Division. The fans in Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal are miserable! We discuss how the Canucks can right the ship, the Montreal coaching changes, and Mike Babcock's move to the University of Saskatchewan. The guys also discuss McPhail being a natural born heel of a hockey player, their beer selections for the w...