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How will the NHL salary cap increase affect small market teams?
Max and Mark are joined by Pierre Lebrun to discuss the NHL and Players Association announcement of significant salary cap increases over the next three seasons and how it affects every franchise in the league. They go over the four trades from the weekend involving the Canucks, Rangers, Penguins, Stars, Flyers, Sharks and Flames. Jesse Granger stops by to tell us why goalies are getting paid again, debates if Jonathan Quick is a Hall of Famer, and he forecasts the playoff odds for the red hot Detroit Red Wings.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Pierre Lebrun and Jesse Granger
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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Canucks trade JT Miller back to the Rangers
Max and Laz are back again on a Friday night to give their instant reaction to the Canucks finally trading JT Miller, Jackson Dorrington, and Erik Brannstrom to the Rangers in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a protected first-round pick.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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Why did 'Yeti' fall out of contention for the Utah Hockey Club?
Hailey and Sean discuss the mountain of red tape that the Utah Hockey Club has had to navigate while trying to pick a team name. They talk about Fenway Sports Group deciding to sell off a piece of the Penguins, and Sidney Crosby trying to squash trade rumors involving him, once and for all. Plus Drew Doughty, a candidate to replace Alex Pietrangelo at the Four Nations Faceoff makes his season debut for the LA Kings and we stick tap the Captains for Finland, Sweden, USA and Canada at the tournament.
Hosts: Hailey Salvian and Sean Gentille
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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Why the Rantanen trade won't trigger an East arms race
Sean, Sean and Frank discuss the Eastern Conference GM's who went on the record with Pierre Lebrun after the Hurricanes acquired Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall from the Avalanche, and why none of them seem to be concerned about it. The guys discuss Canucks President Jim Rutherford and his strange comments regarding Elias Pettersson and JT Miller, the injury riddled Minnesota Wild and who might replace Alex Pietrangelo on Canada's blueline at the Four Nations Faceoff?
Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
With: Frankie Corrado
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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1:09:29
Does Rantanen make the Hurricanes Stanley Cup favorites?
Max, Laz, and The Athletic’s own Peter Baugh discuss the continued fallout from Friday night’s blockbuster Avs-Canes trade including how Mikko Rantanen’s Denver departure will define Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland’s tenure there, if No. 96’s arrival in Raleigh has transformed the Hurricanes into Stanley Cup frontrunners, which teams will vie for Rantanen’s services if he reaches free agency this summer, and much more. Plus, the guys talk about the recent Rangers resurgence and whether they should be buyers or sellers at the NHL trade deadline.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Peter Baugh
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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