The Hockey PDOcast

Dimitri welcomes Thomas Drance in studio as the pair crack open the weekly Friday Mailbag and answer your questions. This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra shows we're doing each we...

Kevin Woodley of InGoal Magazine makes an in-studio appearance alongside Dimitri as the pair run through a full NHL goalie deep dive. This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra shows we...

Dimitri welcomes Jesse Granger of The Athletic Las Vegas to conduct a Vegas Golden Knights deep dive following the hot start to their season. This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra...

Dimitri welcomes Shayna Goldman of The Athletic to highlight the most notable performances in this young NHL season. She also runs through the top players to add to your fantasy hockey lineups. This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affil...

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by The Athletic's Cam Charron as the pair do a full deep dive of the New Jersey Devils 9 games into their season.  This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra...

Dimitri welcomes in Vancouver Canucks Insider from Sportsnet 650, Sat Shah. The two of them do a full deep dive on the Canucks and the 0-5-2 start to their season.  This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain a...

Dimitri welcomes in PDOcast regular Andy MacNeil from VSiN Live as they revisit some of their preseason NHL predictions from a gambling perspective and what they can make of the play across the league so far. This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media In...

Buffalo has been on a roll lately, winning their last three games. The culture of the Sabres has seen a big change allowing them to get off to a hot start in the young season. The vibes are high, but what is the ceiling of this team?  This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the p...

Dimitri cracks open the weekly Friday Mailbag with special guest Jack Han as they answer your questions and reply to your comments. This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra shows we'r...

Dimitri welcomes Ryan Lambert to the show as they run through a laundry list of things they believe they should or shouldn't worry about across the NHL.   This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.     The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access t...

Dimitri welcomes in Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News as they take a deep dive into the Dallas Stars. This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra shows we're doing each week th...

Dimitri is joined by Thomas Drance and Cam Charron as they run through part 2 of the annual NHL watchability rankings.  This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra shows we're doing each...

Dimitri is joined by Thomas Drance and Cam Charron as they run through part 1 of the annual NHL watchability rankings.   This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.     The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the two extra shows we're doing...

Dimitri cracks open the Friday Mailbag and is joined by special guest Jack Fresh AKA JFresh Hockey. They answer your hockey questions and quandaries.  This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate. If you'd like to gain access to the t...

Shayna Goldman of The Athletic NHL joins Dimitri for this edition of the PDOcast. What can you realistically derive from opening night across the NHL? Can you extract any real information from a team from game one?  This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers M...

Dimitri is joined by guests Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic and Andy MacNeil of VSiN. They discuss the most interesting findings from Dom's sophisticated models. Andy MacNeil uses his sports betting background to assess some of the Stanley Cup favourites this season. Andy and Dom also use their expertise to discuss how the odds stack up for each of the major NHL Awards. This podcast is produced by...

Dimitri Filipovic debuts his show on Sportsnet 650 with guest Cam Charron. They run through all the players they are really excited to watch this season. Especially Miro Heiskanen. How do they project Elias Pettersson to play in 22-23? How much of a step forward can the Canucks' PP step forward this season? This podcast is produced by Dominic Sramaty.  The views and opinions expressed in this podc...

Cam Charron joins the show to discuss a variety of random offseason topics. Things we cover in this episode: How we watch games these days What we're specifically looking for Tracking games and what we're trying to quantify How our preferences have changed over the years Being willing to learn from new information The value in acknowledging what you don't know Optimizing offence and hunting for sp...

Thomas Drance joins the show to discuss Matthew Tkachuk going to the Panthers, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mackenzie Weegar going to the Flames, and what's next for both teams following their blockbuster trade. Topics include: Why Matthew Tkachuk is such a unique player What our expectations should be for his future scoring How he'll provide the Panthers with a different offensive element The age brack...

Kevin Woodley joins the show to talk about goalies, the moves made at the position this offseason, and the details that go into finding the right fit. Topics include: Impact of environment on goalie performance Scouting to exploit opponent's tendencies Matchmaking goalie's strengths with team dynamics Level of planning that goes into shot and save selection Why measuring time and space is the next...

Dom Luszczyszyn and Jack Fraser join the show to discuss all of the big moves that happened on the first day of free agency. Topics include: A live reaction to Johnny Gaudreau signing with CBJ The Hurricanes adding Brent Burns and Max Pacioretty How the league still values big defensemen The approach by young teams like the Red Wings and Ducks The Lightning and Avalanche taking care of business Al...

Shayna Goldman joins the show to discuss the Alex DeBrincat trade, the Filip Forsberg extension, and other notable news items from draft weekend. Topics include: How the Senators can use DeBrincat Why this was the right type of risk for them to take The return the Blackhawks were able to get The importance of maximizing value during rebuilds The Forsberg extension and free agent market Oilers shed...

Cam Robinson and Chris Peters join the show to do a mock draft of this year's 16 lottery picks. In Part 2 of the show, topics discussed include: 1:00 - Denton Mateychuk 6:00 - Cutter Gauthier 10:00 - Frank Nazar 16:00 - Marco Kasper 19:30 - Pavel Mintyukov 22:00 - Liam Ohgren 24:30 - Matthew Savoie 29:30 - Joakim Kemell 34:00 - Jonathan Lekkerimaki 37:30 - Owen Pickering 40:00 - Danila Yurov 43:00...

Cam Robinson and Chris Peters join the show to do a mock draft of this year's 16 lottery picks. In Part 1 of the show, topics discussed include: 2:00 - Methodology, process, and how we evaluate prospects 25:00 - Shane Wright 35:00 - Juraj Slafkovsky 45:30 - Logan Cooley 53:00 - David Jiricek 58:00 - Simon Nemec If you haven't done so yet, please take a minute to leave a rating and review for the s...

We're doing something a little bit different in this episode with a solo PDOcast breaking down the Kevin Fiala trade. Topics covered include: The teams that were interested in trading for him Why the Kings made the most sense as a fit How he figures to specifically help them The factors that forced Minnesota's hand How the Wild can make up for losing him If you haven't done so yet, please take a m...