Friends with Opinions - A Hockey Podcast

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Covering hockey topics from leagues around the world, focusing on the NHL, rookies, prospects, and fantasy hockey

Ahmad Ghahary

  • Nov 7, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 55m AVG DURATION
  • 29 EPISODES


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Episode 29 Friends with Opinions - A New Era of NHL Goaltenders, Calder Trophy Race Update

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 56:52


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the Goalie landscape in the NHL in the early part of the 2019-20 Regular Season. They touch on the top goalies of the day, how the position has changed over the years, and what they are looking for in the future of goaltending. The guys then update on the Calder Trophy Race and point out some young NHL Rookies that have caught our attention early on.

Episode 28 Friends with Opinions - Early Season Surprise Teams

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 51:43


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss a couple of the early season disappointments. The fellas target the San Jose Sharks to start off, talking about their failed goaltending, inability to transition leadership from Joe Pavelski, and their key players needing to step up. Then, they look Eastward to talk about the pre-season darlings the New Jersey Devils. The guys tackle the holes in the Devils rosters, discuss PK Subban's poor season in detail, and prognosticate what may happen with Taylor Hall this season and beyond.

Episode 27 Friends with Opinions - Calder Trophy Pre-season

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 48:57


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friends Jaideep Kanungo and Shawn Mann. They break down their top 10 Calder trophy hopefuls in the 2019-20 NHL Season, with plenty of players to watch throughout the year.

Episode 26 Friends with Opinions - Edmonton Oilers Preseason

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 29:47


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to catch up on the Edmonton Oilers heading into the season.

Episode 25 Friends with Opinions - Restricted NHL Free Agent Signing Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 47:15


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the latest Restricted Free Agent Signings and the contract landscape in the NHL.

Episode 24 Friends with Opinions - Montreal Canadiens Preseason

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 29:33


Jaideep welcomes Ahmad to discuss the Montreal Canadiens off season, rookie camps, preseason, and season outlook.

Episode 23 Friends with Opinions - Restricted Free Agent Fiasco

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 20:21


Ahmad is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to talk about all the unsigned Restricted Free Agents in the NHL, and how the contract situation has led to these impasses and the deprivation of seeing great players on the ice.

Episode 22 Friends with Opinions - NHL Marketing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 24:46


The fellas, Ahmadskis and J-Dizzle, talk about NHL marketing and the growth of the game around the world, including exploits into China, player personalities, and the failings of League head office.

Episode 21 Friends with Opinions - BONUS Basketball Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2019 50:53


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Varun Bathini to talk the Game of Basketball. The fellas cover whether Kevin Durant is the best player in the world, can KD turn the Knicks into contenders, what will the Warriors without KD, pick winners for Round 2 of the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs, and a myriad of other topics.

Episode 20 Friends with Opinions - NHL Playoffs 2018-19 Round 1 Recap & Round 2 Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 71:59


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to recap round 1 of the NHL Playoffs 2018-19 and preview round 2.

Episode 19 Friends with Opinions - NHL Playoffs 2018-19 Round 1 Eastern Conference Game 1 - 3

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 56:45


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo of jaikansport.com to chat NHL Playoffs 2018-19 Round 1 of the Eastern Conference matchups through game 3. The fellas start it off discussing the epic collapse of the Tampa Bay Lightning and how Columbus has shocked the hockey world. Then they chat about the seesaw match that is the Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs, with the teams trading blows through games 1 to 3. The fellas then spew some heated words about the heated showdown between elder Russian statesmen Alex Ovechkin and young Russian sniper Andrei Svechnikov, and how the Capitals have all the swagger in the world. Finally, they chitty chat about the fall of the Pittsburgh Penguins in their matchup with the New York Islanders, giving credit to coach Barry Trotz and the passionate fans at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Episode 18 Friends with Opinions - NHL Playoff Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 69:06


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo of jaikansport.com to discuss the NHL playoffs, previewing each series with players to watch and their predictions for how the series will shake out. Finally, the fellas will give their predictions for the Stanley Cup Finals and ultimately who will walk away with Lord Stanley's Mug.

Episode 17 Friends with Opinions - NHL Draft Lottery

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 30:24


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo of jaikansport.com to discuss the NHL Draft Lottery and implications for teams that won and those that lost.

Episode 16 Friends With Opinions - Montreal Canadiens Check In

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 45:57


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to check in on the Montreal Canadiens season. The fellas discuss the Habs playoff race, why they suck lately, what’s wrong with Jonathan Drouin, WTF is up with a historically bad power play, Carey Price’s place in Habs history, the final stretch of the season, and what moves may come in the summer time.

Episode 15 Friends With Opinions - Trade Deadline Day Emergency Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 78:12


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline. They go through all the big deals of the day, touch on the Habs and Oilers days, pick winners and losers, and finally wrap up discussing the NHL Landscape going down the stretch run

Episode 14 Friends with Opinions - Peter Chiarelli Fired! as GM of the Edmonton Oilers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 46:55


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Shawn Mann to discuss the Breaking News of the Edmonton Oilers firing President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Peter Chiarelli. The fellas discuss what's next for the Oilers in terms of management decisions, what they would do next if they were GM, and the playoff race the rest of the way.

Episode 13 Friends with Opinions - Edmonton Oilers State of the Franchise

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 46:43


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Sanjay Sarker to catch up on everything Edmonton Oilers. The fellas discuss the Battle of Alberta, the Playoff Race, and Oilers management.

Episode 12 Friends with Opinions - World Cup of Hockey, NHL trade, Oilers Check In

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 32:02


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to catch up on happenings around the NHL. The Fellas discuss the Wild-Hurricanes trade, World Cup of Hockey announcement, Victoria Royals trade and an Edmonton Oilers check in.

Episode 11 Friends with Opinions - World Juniors 2018-19 Vancouver Victoria BC

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 76:25


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo. The friends recap the standouts and duds from the 2019 IIHF World Junior Tournament they recently attended in Vancouver. At 58:00, the boys wrap up the pod discussing some of the other storylines from the tournament, including the Team Canada disappointment, to stories from the crowd and meeting the Bob Father and Duthie.

Episode 10 Friends with Opinions - Rookie Watch NHL 1st Quarter

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 64:02


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the NHL's rookies for the 2018-19 regular season. The fellas rank the top 10 rookies so far, and give the listeners a long list of rookies to follow as the season goes on.

Episode 9 Friends with Opinions - Catching Up on the NHL 1st Quarter - Oilers, Habs, Leafs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 72:49


Ahmad is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to catch up on news from the 1st quarter of the NHL season. They deep dive on the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and ranting on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Look out for the Rookie Watch next episode!

Episode 8 Friends with Opinions - Athletic Live Event Recap, NHL News & Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 86:23


Ahmad Ghahary is joined in this episode with friend Jaideep Kanungo. The boys discuss their experience at the Athletic Vancouver meetup, the latest NHL news, including surprising training camp cuts, disastrous preseason injuries and the latest news stories emerging from Montreal, China and Seattle.

Episode 7 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Pacific Division

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 74:56


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Mike Mellings to break down the Pacific Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents

Episode 6 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Central Division

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 83:05


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Mike Mellings to break down the Central Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents.

Episode 5 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Metropolitan Division

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2018 84:49


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Mike Mellings to break down the Metropolitan Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents.

Episode 4 Friends with Opinions - Montreal Canadiens Deep Dive

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018 44:10


On this episode, Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Jaideep Kanungo to do a deep dive on the Montreal Canadiens. We cover Habs prospects (0:13) and young players, then review the State of the Franchise (15:04) covering the current season and long term outlooks.

Episode 3 Friends with Opinions - Erik Karlsson Trade, NHL Contracts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 41:31


In this episode, Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the latest Erik Karlsson trade (0:36) from the Ottawa Senators to the San Jose Sharks, and latest NHL contract news (23:50) and the implications for the salary cap and the future of the league.

Episode 2 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Atlantic Divison

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 118:43


Ahmad Ghahary is joined by Mike Mellings to break down the Atlantic Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents.

Episode 1 Friends with Opinions - Max Pacioretty Trade

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 24:28


On this inaugural episode of the Puck Pond, we break down the Max Pacioretty trade with guest Jaideep Kanungo. We breakdown what it means for the Canadiens and Golden Knights for the upcoming season and beyond.

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