Pucks & Brews

On this loaded episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Vitaly Kravtsov's trade request to the New York Rangers, discuss everything that led up to it, his potential as a player, whether or not he is a fit with this team, his potential trade value, players drafted around him, whether or not he should be playing, how this affects the team going into the trade deadline, and where he could...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam make an unscheduled recording because VLADIMIR TARASENKO IS A NEW YORK RANGER!. They discuss the New York Rangers shocking trade to acquire Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola, what they gave up to get them, how they walk away from this trade looking like bandits, who won/lost the trade, Sammy Blais going back to St Louis, defensive pr...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Vancouver Canucks trading Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders, the return the Canucks got and whether or not it was good value, Lou Lamoriello's tenure as the Isles GM, why Vancouver has potential to win this trade, comparing Horvat's career stats to other players, whether or not we could see Horvat being traded again before the...

On this surprise episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Vancouver Canucks firing of head coach Bruce Boudreau, the road up to the decision finally being made after months of it being the worst kept secret in the NHL, the “Bruce there it is!” chants, how Jim Rutherford is a major antagonist in this story, how former Canucks GM Jim Benning looks like a hero right now, how the Canuck...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Alex Ovechkin’s milestone goal scoring season, how his goal totals compare to Mike Bossy, him being one of the greatest goal scorers of all time, the Devils record breaking 20 game road record, their home woes, whether or not they’re a Stanley Cup contender, how far the team can go, the Seattle Kraken’s undefeated record road trip streak,...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Winter Classic, the struggles for both the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers following the Matthew Tkachuk trade, goaltending situations surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Edmonton Oilers, whether or not Kyle Dubas deserves to be the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs moving forward passed this season, K...

In this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss Alex Ovechkin becoming second all time on the NHL goal scoring list, whether or not he can pass Wayne Gretzky and when, and how far he can go to set the record, the Metropolitan division becoming way more competitive, the hot streaks of the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes, and the slide...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the Devils current slide and the state of the Metropolitan division, Alex Ovechkin reaching 800 career goals, whether or not he will pass Wayne Gretzky on the all time goals list, and how far he can take the record if he breaks it, Penguins bouncing back after a slow start,  Rangers having their 7 game winning streak snapped, Winnipeg Jets pl...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike Sparacino is joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the Rangers trade of Ryan Reaves, the New New Jersey Devils 13 game win streak being snapped and subsequent fan reaction during the game, winning streaks and losing streaks around the NHL, Shane Wright’s situation with the Seattle Kraken and the WHL, Nick Robertson’s situation with the Maple Leafs, discussing...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the New York Rangers trade of defensive prospect Nils Lundkvist to the Dallas Stars, the return they got for him, and what it means for the team moving forward, predictions for all four division/all 32 teams for the 2022-2023 regular season, which teams will make/miss the playoffs, which teams will surprise/disappoint,...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj discuss the New York Rangers naming Jacob Trouba captain, why he was named captain over guys like Kreider and Zibanejad, how his middle name being Ryan could get him traded, other captains around the league, why it was the right move waiting so long to name a captain and why it was the right move, the players congrats videos, speculation around th...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike Sparacino is joined by Liam Gotimer once again to discuss the massive blockbuster trade between the Calgary Flames and the Florida Panthers involving Matthew Tkachuk and Jonathan Huberdeau, implications for both team moving forward, which player is going to have the better season in 2022-23, the tough decisions the Calgary Flames are going to have to make...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the highlights of the 2022 NHL Draft, Juraj Slafkovsky getting picked first overall, Seattle lucking into drafting Shane Wright, Shane Wright giving a death stare for the ages to the Montreal Canadiens, the Chicago Blackhawks going from 0 to 3 first round draft picks, the double trade involving the Canadiens that sent...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj are joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the 2022 Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning, congratulate the Avalanche on winning their first Stanley Cup in 21 years, Cale Makar unanimously winning the Conn Smythe trophy, Jack Johnson being a Stanley Cup champion, best moments from the Stanley Cup Final, best moments f...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj are joined by Liam Gotimer to discuss the Stanley Cup Playoffs eastern and western conference finals, what went wrong for the Rangers and Oilers, highlight the good and bad of each series, preview the 2022 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning, give our predictions for which team will be lifting the Stanley Cup...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj highlight the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, give their opinion on why it wasn’t a “kicking motion”, and give predictions for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, and more. Enjoy!    Recorded Tuesday May 30th, 2022   0:00 Intro  1:27 Second round recap   11:19 Conference finals predictions   21:3...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Woj discuss what went down in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, summarizing and highlighting every series, discussing how the Rangers were able to comeback down 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike not being able to shut up about how he got all eight series right, and more. Enjoy!   Recorded Monday May 16, 2022   Follow us on...

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED. A LOT OF CURSING!   On this extremely chaotic episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike is joined by Liam Gotimer from The Penalty Box Podcast, as well as Justin Buford and Ryan Forte from The Sports Hit List.   The topics discussed are the overall thoughts on the New York Rangers regular season, predictions for the major award winners in the NHL for the season, Stanl...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj, discuss the Minnesota Wild buying out the contracts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, which team is in the worst shape entering the Seattle expansion draft, which team is in the best shape entering the Seattle expansion draft, predicting which player the New York Rangers will lose in the Seattle expansion draft, and more. Enjoy! RIP Matiss...

On this very special two part episode of Pucks & Brews, Brendan and Mike collaborate with Liam Gotimer and Will Pesek of The Penalty Box Podcast, hosted by Liam and Will, to discuss the Stanley Cup Final matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning and give out predictions, thoughts on how the semi finals played out, both teams roads to the final, which team Jack Eichel plays...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss the Rangers hiring Gerard Gallant as their new head coach, whether or not former coach David Quinn ends up behind an NHL bench next season, Dan Girardi assistant coach rumors, Adam Fox being named a Norris trophy finalist and why he should win it, Lightning vs Islanders series thoughts so far and predictions, Knights vs Canadiens...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss Nils Lundkvist signing his ELC with the Rangers, Mike's webcam goes rogue, thoughts so far on the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs epic collapse against the Montreal Canadiens, summing up the rest of the first round, thoughts so far on the second round, Mark Scheifele's hit on Jake Evans and his suspension follo...

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Brendan discuss the New York Rangers owner James Dolan’s decision behind the shocking firings of team president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton, the events in the days before, the events occurring the following game against the Capitals, what this means for the team and the organization moving forward (both on the ice and in management),...

On this episodes of Pucks & Brews, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss how to drink Pink Whitney, whether or not Patrick Marleau will get inducted into the NHL Hall Of Fame and if his games played record will help, leg muscles, Woj’s basement, thoughts on Rangers games 46-49, Jacob Trouba’s on ice impact for the team, Anthony Bitetto playing over Libor Hajek and Zac Jones, hard hitting in the NHL,...

On this episode, Mike, Brendan, and Woj discuss what’s gone on in the NHL since our last episode, telling Woj what lentils are, winners and losers from the trade deadline, why the trade deadline was lacking in excitement value, Pavel Buchnevich’s birthday hat trick, a fourth bet on the season regarding whether or not Zach Jones will record a point in his NHL debut, why Zach Jones hasn’t been made...