3v3 Podcast

Episode 260: Carolina collapsing in the Eastern Conference Final, & Edmonton's play in the Western Conference Final. And, how does this affect the Leafs…? The NY Islanders & some of the rumors swirling around the newly unemployed Brendan Shanahan. Detroit's roster model from the 1990s & early 2000s. Men's World Championships gold medal game. Then there was Game 3 of the PWHL league final. Seattle still hasn't hired a new head coach. NY Islanders & their first overall pick in the draft. Recorded 25 May 2025

Episode 258: The Toronto fanbase going into a Game 7, & Mitch Marner being the scapegoat du jour. Again. Connor McDavid & whether top NHLers have an extra playoff gear, or if they just play down during the regular season. University of Denver's head coach David Carle, & how he hasn't taken an NHL job yet. Goalies, goalies, & more goalies. Problems watching NHL playoff games if you're not streaming games. Our guesses on the number of offer sheets that might be made this offseason. Ken Holland named the new GM in Los Angeles. And then there's Utah's new logo. Recorded 18 May 2025

Episode 257: Mike Sullivan agreeing to leave Pittsburgh, & within a week signs with the NY Rangers. Rick Tocchet decides to not re-sign with Vancouver. The Edmonton vs Los Angeles series, & which makes Patrick sad. Shoutout to Marc-André Fleury & his final playoff run, plus the last active player(s) from the 2003 NHL draft. A new PWHL team was announced for Seattle. No clear Stanley Cup winner prediction this year. Jack Adams Trophy trophy finalists. The almost unpublicized NHL draft lottery. Recorded 4 May 2025

Episode 256: The NHL's lack of publicity for events, & the little known about Gabriel Landeskog's injury / rehab docu-series streaming on Max. Speculation about the Seattle front office & coaching changes. Possible coaches being fired after the first round. PWHL expansion to the Pacific Northwest. What might happen with the NY Islanders now that Lamoriello is gone. Potential head coach candidates for Seattle, & their roster issues. Various first round playoff series updates. Recorded 27 April 2025

Episode 256: The pointlessness of NHL teams having warmups on national broadcast game days. Pat's chaos pick to win the Stanley Cup. Gabriel Landeskog played his first two professional (AHL) hockey games in about 3 years. Playoff matchups (as of Sunday, 13 April). Speculation about if San Jose's GM Mike Grier will poach any of the coaching staff off of Boston University. The GMs & coaches that may be fired soon because their teams didn't make the playoffs. Question of the week: What is Lou Lamoriello's future on Long Island? Recorded 13 April 2025

Episode 255: Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal scoring record, Sidney Crosby breaks Gretzky's NHL point-per-game record, & other Gretzky NHL records. The recap of Cassie's road trip to Pittsburgh. Excuse our random road trips tangent. Seattle's dismal second game in back-to-backs record. Powerballing the NHL draft lottery. Patrick & Cassie's chaos picks to win the Stanley Cup. Recorded 6 April 2025

Episode 254: The NY Rangers team bus accidentally hits Macklin Celebrini's car at the SAP Center in San Jose. Leon Draisaitl is finally back in Edmonton's lineup. NY Rangers & their defensive problems & K'Andre Miller. John Tortorella being fired by Philadelphia, & where might he & Mike Sullivan could go coach together. San Jose's coaching situation & the train wreck that is Buffalo. The possible playoff matchups. Question of the week: At what point does Jordan Eberle give up the C to Shane Wright in Seattle? Recorded 30 March 2025

Episode 253: ESPN reports of possible NHL expansion to Houston, & other potential cities to expand to. Don't mind us as we digress into childhood fishing stories. Carolina getting shellacked by the LA Kings. Penticton & Chilliwack of the BCHL are both joining the WHL. Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl both sitting out injured. Questioning why NHL defenders dive to the ice to block shots. EA Sports NHL video games. An idea for a new hockey movie. Recorded 23 March 2025

Episode 252: Quinton Byfield has goals in six straight games, & rest of the LA Kings. Andrew Brunette, Steven Stamkos, & how Nashville is doing this season. Alex Ovechkin's march towards breaking Wayne Gretzky's goals scored record. Speculation as to who might win the Stanley Cup. Leon Draisaitl's goal lead in this season's goal scoring race, & other NHL player statistics leaders. Going thru the NHL standings to figuring out teams' chances to get into playoffs. Calder Trophy discussion. And a detour into S America. Recorded 16 March 2025

Episode 251: Wondering why do the green & yellow Minnesota jerseys exist. Boston's & Pittsburgh's GMs giving up on their current rosters in favor of hoarding draft picks at the trade deadline. Then there's the whole Mikko Rantanen drama…. Various issues with GMs, & how they manage the players they have. San Jose finally starting to get their act together. Anyone know what New Jersey & Toronto were trying to do at the trade deadline? Recorded 9 March 2025

Episode 250: Players being held out of lineups because of the NHL trade deadline. The Seth Jones for Spencer Knight trade. The way overhyped right-handed shooter playing on the right side of the ice. The Colorado and New York Rangers trade. The ongoing Gabriel Landeskog injury saga. Who isn't Columbus talking to for trades? The NHL outdoor game over the past weekend. Are teams now trading for established players, prospects, draft picks, or cap space? Recorded 2 March 2025

Episode 249: Cassie's experience at the Canada-Finland game, & our other thoughts about the 4 Nations Face-Off Series. Jon Cooper, his lineup choices, & Sidney Crosby consistently setting up on the right side of the ice in the offensive zone. Team USA's successes. The NHL's next collective bargaining agreement, & future lockouts. Alex Ovechkin's continued march towards breaking Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record. The upcoming NHL trade deadline - in two & a half weeks?! Seattle starts a goalie in his first NHL game. Recorded 23 February 2025

Episode 248: Speculating as to what Kyle Dubas's plans might be for Pittsburgh, & how long Mike Sullivan has left there. Pittsburgh's rebuild vs Detroit's rebuild, & who might be doing it better. Are either Winnipeg or Washington a real contender for the Stanley Cup? Pittsburgh's scouting staff. Todd McLellan's part in turning Detroit around. Thoughts on a theoretical NHL playoff expansion. The upcoming NHL Four Nations Face-Off, & reminiscing about Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Recorded 9 February 2025

Episode 247: The (unofficial) first trade deadline of the 2024-2025 NHL season. If you're tall enough to have the reach to fix your mistakes, are you really an NHL-caliber player? Unsure what was in it for either team in the Calgary-Philadelphia trade. Dallas seems to be good at the scouting. How long does Chris Drury have as GM of the NY Rangers? Utah's naming quandary. This trade flurry possibly taking the wind out of the sails of the actual trade deadline, & the new salary cap projections. Amazon & the future of hockey broadcasting. Recorded 2 February 2025

Episode 246: Dissecting that big NY Rangers & Tampa trade. Oh, & regarding the Mikko Rantanen trade…what the heck was in it for Chicago? Did Colorado throw in the towel on a Cup run by trading Rantanen? The NY Islanders signing Tony DeAngelo. Columbus going on a bit of a tear. No, seriously, what was Chicago thinking? Connor McDavid's 3-game suspension. Then, there's Rantanen himself…. When Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's record, at what number of goals should Ovechkin quit hockey & walk away? Recorded 26 January 2025

Episode 245: Pittsburgh's Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie to get a goal & an assist in an NHL game. Speculation as to what players do with their stuff after they retire. (And we lost Pat due to life things.) Blackout NHL game workaround…if you have Disney+ / ESPN+. The NHL's uneven penalty determinations in post-game reviews. More on Pittsburgh's goaltending situation. Recorded 19 January 2025

Episode 244: The current success of Columbus. Patrick's back on his Edmonton kick. Kaapo Kakko ended up having something to prove in Seattle. (Really, there are sound effects here that you can't hear but we can.) PWHL games are being broadcast live again on YouTube. The absurdity of the NHL's Quarter-Century teams. The Four-Nations ads on NHL broadcasts. The NY Rangers got a Kakko-type player to replace Kakko. Utah's arena future renovations. Our thoughts on the next time NHLers are in the Olympics. Recorded 12 January 2025

Episode 243: Hockey Canada finally gets the parity they've always wanted at the World Junior Championship. NHL contract extensions & deferring money until after the player retires. The curiously successful case of Washington. Chicago's dismal record for outdoor games. Some of the perhaps lesser known intricacies of NHL waivers, & the infamous Chris Gratton offer sheet / fax fiasco. Children of NHLers on junior national teams. Recorded 5 January 2025

Episode 242: Canada's pearl-clutching over Latvia's win at World Junior Championship. Jonathan Toews thinking about a possible NHL comeback. Jeff Skinner's trials in Edmonton. Steve Yzerman hiring Todd McLellan to coach in Detroit. More New York Rangers musings. Some thoughts on the upcoming NHL collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Recorded 30 December 2024

Episode 241: The always pearl-clutching Vancouver media…& Seattle's in contrast to them. The shifting landscape of Canadian junior & USHL hockey. Kaapo Kakko being traded from the NY Rangers to Seattle. Are the NY Rangers done making trades? Pittsburgh's roster building quandary. Who is Drury trying to keep happy when it comes to “fixing” the Rangers? Recorded 22 December 2024

Episode 240: What's going on with the NY Rangers this season? The Cam Fowler trade, & what are Anaheim & St. Louis doing? Recorded 15 December 2024

Episode 239: Some of the fallout from the Jacob Trouba trade from the NY Rangers to Anaheim. Washington on a run without Alexander Ovechkin. Scoring leaders in the NHL (as of this recording). Chicago firing their coach at the start of a rebuild. The averageness of Buffalo & meddling ownership. Is the Jack Adams Award now cursed? Shopping for players is sort of like shopping for clothes, right? There are few goaltending prospects coming out of the QMJHL anymore. Recorded 8 December 2024

Episode 238: NHL head coaches being fired & re-hired. Taylor Hall is still playing in the NHL, in case you were curious. Teams having ceremonies that start at game time. Canada's goaltending questions for the upcoming 4-nations tournament. Players who don't fit on the teams they're playing for. The NHL salary cap potentially going up next season, & Martin Nečas with Carolina. Speculation as to what's going on in Boston's front office. Trying to manifest Finland vs Sweden in the 4-nations tournament final. Recorded 1 December 2024

Episode 237: The importance of the type of jelly or jam being used in a PBJ. Jessica Campbell's suit choice on her first night behind the Seattle bench. Goalie-ing & goaltenders for Team Canada & in the NHL. Conner McDavid breaks into the top 100 of NHL all-time scoring. Cassie breaks down Pittsburgh's defense. LA Kings players' epic group Halloween costume. PWHL teams releasing their new jerseys. The NCAA finally allowing CHL players to transfer into college hockey. Recorded 10 November 2024

Episode 236: Who is the leader in franchise goals for the Winnipeg Jets? Are retired numbers for defunct teams still technically retired? Is Amazon's hockey show all over? Why is Pierre-Luc Dubois tied with Alex Ovechkin in team scoring? Why is Matvei Michkov doing so well in Philadelphia early on? Will Pittsburgh get a new coach? Why is San Jose just not good? And why is Patrick going thru a bunch of random NHL stats & asking Pat & Cassie questions about them? Recorded 27 October 2024

Episode 235: Patrick's joy that a Seattle coach is finally playing Shane Wright in the NHL. The horror of the first week of Pittsburgh's season. The fun that is now…Utah…? Los Angeles is looking good, while San Jose can't pull in a crowd for opening night. Some thoughts about the Amazon Prime Video show, FACEOFF: Inside the NHL. Dan Bylsma as an NHL coach again, & other curious coaching hires. Recorded 13 October 2024

Episode 234: Pat seems to have found Leon Draisaitl's older doppelganger. Seattle's roster thus far in the preseason. The absurdity of the concept of captaincy & assistants in the NHL. Where can San Jose trade Logan Couture? More thoughts on Utah, & what they might do. Was Shea Weber really a Hockey Hall of Fame player? And then there's the horror of the NHL season starting this weekend…in Europe. And our predictions for the coming season. Recorded 29 September 2024

Episode 233: Where in the world is Philip J. Kessel? Cassie dropping in on Boston NHL training camp. Edmonton creating their own Robidas Island for Evander Kane. More NHL teams streaming preseason games on their own, & various team packages. NHL team theme nights & giveaways. Ottawa gets a new arena building deal. The possibility of NHL expansion in Houston & back to Atlanta. Recorded 22 September 2024

Episode 232: The questionableness of naming a team the Geoducks. Edmonton deciding to let players walk after the double offer sheets from St. Louis. The possibility of San Jose flipping Cody Ceci & getting yet another goalie. Toronto has named a new captain, so now everything's been fixed. Is Laine going to Montreal the change he needs to thrive? Pittsburgh picking up Rutger McGroarty. Casting the NHL with voice actors. Seattle giving Matty Berniers a 7-year extension. Recorded 25 August 2024.

Episode 231: The retirements of Joe Pavelski & Eric Staal, & the draft class of 2003. How does the draft class of 2015 stack up against 2003's? The coming drama of the new NHL-NHLPA's CBA in a couple of years. Players leaving the NHL to go play in Europe. Which team is following the books of Doug Wilson more - Pittsburgh or Carolina? What Mike Grier has done in San Jose so far. The generational gap in how GMs tend to operate. Recorded 4 August 2024

Episode 230: Utah's AHL affiliate is still Tucson, despite the former owner of Arizona still owning it. Jessica Campbell becomes the first woman working as an NHL assistant coach with Seattle. And, Seattle weirdly stocking up on centers. Rumors of “fixing” the NHL schedule, & the four nations tournament this coming season. Marty Walsh & what he might bring to the NHLPA in the future. Washington & Cap Friendly & free agency. Recorded 7 July 2024

Episode 229: A whole lot of buyouts happened on free agency eve, & where they might go. Puzzling over what Tampa is trying to do with their roster. The possibilities for Utah. Thoughts on how the 2024 NHL draft in Las Vegas. The bitter end of Phoenix, & when they might be resurrected as an expansion team. Seattle seemingly drafting all the centers this year. Legacies, team identities, & Edmonton. Toronto doing Toronto things. The media & their fan fiction. Recorded 30 June 2024

Episode 228: Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss trades during the Stanley Cup Final. Questionable moves from Washington. Utah asking prospects at the combine what their Uber rating is. The incompetence that is Phoenix. The possibility of the NHL cutting the draft down to four rounds, & other observations on the upcoming draft. The status of the AHL Calder Cup Final. Stanley Cup Final thoughts before Game 7 happened. Recorded 23 June 2024

Episode 227: The end of the CapFriendly era. Opinions & comments regarding Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Playing while injured does not equal playing well enough. Speculation as to why the Caps might want a capologist. The mystery of announcing Dan Bylsma as Seattle's head coach during his team's AHL playoff run. A salute to Joe Pavelski. Thoughts on Gabriel Landeskog being in the new Amazon Prime NHL series coming out in the fall. Review of The Stanley Pup. Recorded 9 June 2024

Episode 226: The NHL & scheduling earlier games on Sundays, & other international games. Patrick's review of the Henrik Lundqvist documentary, Open Heart. The PWHL Boston team having troubles filling their arena, even during playoffs. Don Waddell leaving the Carolina Hurricanes. Sheldon Keefe very quickly accepting the New Jersey head coach job. The actual purpose of having cheerleaders in sports. Trying to find a very elusive woman's hockey player who has declared for the PWHL draft. Recorded 26 May 2024

Episode 225: Discussion about who Lou Lamoriello might give up to get Mitch Marner. Toronto hiring Craig Berube as their next head coach. So…what about Utah? Dallas is actually doing a decent job of assessing ability & developing players. Edmonton staying alive for Game 7. Amanda Kessel declaring her availability for the PWHL draft. Rod Brind'Amour getting a 5-year contract extension. The screwiness of the NHL awards & voting. NY Rangers vs Florida in the Eastern Conference Final. Recorded 19 May 2024

Episode 224: Is Jake Oettinger a front-runner for the Conn Smythe? A Toronto post-mortem (because we just can't resist). Seattle is (probably) still waiting for Coachella Valley to finish playoffs. Speculation on who Toronto will / may trade. The current state of Carolina's defense. San Jose getting the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Speculation about Mike Sullivan's - & Pittsburgh's - immediate future. Question of the week: What exactly is Lou Lamoriello going to give up to get Mitch Marner? Recorded 12 May 2024

Episode 223: Welcome to the second round of NHL playoffs, & the Vancouver-Edmonton series. The NHL locking down Tom Meruelo's potential new team ownership in Arizona. Seattle makes Patrick happy by firing Dave Hakstol. The LA Kings postmortem, & how they might be able to buy out Pierre-Luc Dubois. Guaranteed contracts for coaches. Is Sheldon Keefe the next NHL head coach to be fired? Recorded 4 May 2024

Episode 222: The schadenfreude playoff joy that is Toronto. NHL coaching openings & hirings - no, not that one yet. The question of John Tavares & where he may play next season. Pat & Patrick accidentally (?) cursing Vancouver's goaltending. The lack of any real race for the Presidents' Trophy. No Movement Clauses don't stop players from moving. Lack of leadership & management on the Leafs. General complaints about playoff seeding. Recorded 28 April 2024

Episode 221: Pat's prediction: Mitch Marner will be next season's Pierre-Luc Dubois. Coach Joel Quenneville's attempt at a redemption tour. Thoughts on the NHL's first round playoff matchups. Thinking about gaming the way on-ice officials call penalties. Philadelphia's fan bases' reputation. Saving Sakic documentary (?) review. Cassie's trip to the PWHL Boston game. Recorded 21 April 2024

Episode 220: All of us accepting our share of the (supposed) blame. Complaining about how late playoffs are starting. The Arizona Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City next season. Will Patrick Roy be in the Jack Adams discussion? The race for the last Wild Card spot in the East in the final games of the season. Cartoonifying NHL games, & figuring out what cartoons to use for it. Possible Salt Lake City team names. We are now so over the US-Canada women's games. Shane Wright's recent call-up in Seattle. Recorded 14 April 2024

Episode 219: Pat revisiting a trade he'd suggested last season. Best players from the 2020 NHL draft class discussion. Rules on goalies being the goaltender of record. The questionable proposed rule changes from the GM meetings. The chances of Vegas making the playoffs this year, & possibly winning another Cup next year. Cody Hodgson's pro hockey comeback, & Akim Aliu getting a pro tryout. Thoughts on hockey having relegation leagues. Our ambivalence towards the whole idea of Olympic hockey. Recorded 24 March 2024

Episode 218: Cassie's assessment of Pittsburgh. Commentary on the NHL trade deadline, & if San Jose did well at it or not. What we think teams' Stanley Cup chances are. What Dallas has done right in building their roster. John Tortorella getting ejected from a game. So many NHL team's retaining salary in trades this season. How Vegas will probably keep on Vegasing. Arizona hoarding 2nd & 3rd round draft picks. The state of Carolina. Patrick's goalie interference flow chart exceptions. Recorded 10 March 2024

Episode 217: The development of LA's Quinton Byfield. Sidney Crosby & leadership styles. More on Pierre-Luc Dubois's struggle with LA, even after a coaching change. Seattle's Shane Wright's AHL development. Hockey fans getting priced out of the NHL, & the alternatives they might seek out. Wondering what the heck the New Jersey Devils are doing lately. The likely non-event that will be the NHL trade deadline on Friday. Recorded 3 March 2024

Episode 216: TV hockey personalities leaning far too heavily on their schtick. The Pittsburgh media's “one-goal game” narrative. Pat's fun idea of having an outdoor hockey game in the UK. The upcoming NHL trade deadline, & the Penguins GM Kyle Dubas. Mentorship, or the lack thereof depending on the person, in the NHL. Players needing to keep their heads up in the neutral zone. Recorded 25 February 2024

Episode 215: Patrick's idea for an NHL retaliatory commissioner act in the next collective bargaining agreement. Phil Kessel practicing with the Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliate. The dismissal of the Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen, & the NHL's outdoor games. Thought experiment question: If Sidney Crosby were to one day become a rental player, where should he go? The absurdity that is much of the NHL / hockey media. Recorded 18 February 2024

Episode 214: Discussion on what trade we should try to manifest before the NHL trade deadline. If / when the Seattle Kraken will start making trades. Good players propping up other players on their teams & making them better. The PWHL taking the week off for international hockey. The Morgan Rielly craziness in the Toronto-Ottawa game last Saturday night. Rumors of the Edmonton Oilers being interested in trading for Jordan Eberle. Phil Kessel is still unsigned. Recorded 11 February 2024

Episode 213: Pat's adventures in Minnesota. NHL players being allowed to play in the Olympics again, & the new four nations tourney. The NHL All-Star Game Weekend review. The PWHL getting TV air time. The LA Kings firing Todd McLellan. The Vancouver-Calgary trade right before the All-Star Weekend. Thoughts on the Alexandre Daigle documentary. Ideas for trades to manifest this season. Recorded 4 February 2024

Episode 212: Discussion on Lou Lamoriello hiring Patrick Roy to be the head coach of the NY Islanders. San Jose Sharks Tomáš Hertl's possible trade value. Is the LA Kings Pierre-Luc Dubois the new Matt Duchene? Dave Hakstol is still somehow the head coach of the Seattle Kraken. We still need to find out who has that Zach Werenski voodoo doll. Is the Sheldon Keefe countdown clock now on in Toronto? Where is Claude Julien? Recorded 21 January 2024

Episode 211: Skating a man down this week, Patrick & Cassie discuss NHL All-Star Game jerseys & events. How the 2004-2005 NHL lockout drastically changed league marketing. Pat's question for us today: Who would make an interesting Celebrity Jeopardy contestant? How PWHL Ottawa appears to be the most popular women's pro team right now. The Philadelphia Flyers & Cutter Gauthier's situation. John Tortorella bringing back the defensive rover. Recorded 14 January 2024

Episode 210: An impromptu recap of PWHL Boston's inaugural game, & other PWHL games. Some passing commentary on Seattle's Winter Classic…& the music. An assessment of where Carolina currently is. We're now entering the NHL season's burnout part of the season. The odds on whether Seattle's Winter Classic jersey will become the Kraken's thirds. NHL team theme entrance ideas for NHL Winter Classic to rile up the home team. Recorded 7 January 2024