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Weekly NHL Podcast hosted by Jake Bedell and Frankie Desmond.

Jake Bedell/Frankie Desmond


    • Feb 15, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 68 EPISODES


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    FBP-S3: Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 77:00


    On this week's show, we catch up where we left off by breaking down the Central and East divisions through about one quarter of the NHL season. 

    FBP-S3: Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 73:00


    On this week's show, it's the West Division Breakdown, as we also discuss the Laine trade, Jim Rutherford, and Jimmy Howard. 

    '20-'21 NHL Season: Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 66:20


    On this week's episode, we provide an in-depth breakdown of the North Division in the NHL, as well as some rumblings around the rest of the NHL. 

    BOLD Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 53:10


    On this week's show, we get ready to welcome the 2020-2021 NHL season with a couple of VERY Hot Takes. 

    WE'RE BACK AGAIN BABY!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 78:29


    On this episode, we catch up on everything that has happened since the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. 

    2020 SCP Round 1 Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 45:10


    In this episode, we rally the troops and discuss our predictions for this season's first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

    Play-In Round Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 42:21


    In this episode, we discuss the end of the play-in round for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and address the awarding of the first overall selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. 

    Play-In Round Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 41:15


    On this week's episode, we discuss our thoughts through the first half of the NHL's play-in round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

    Play-In Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 61:37


    On this week's episode, we have two special guests on the show to debate who has the best shot of making it through the Qualifying Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

    WE'RE BACK BABY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 71:36


    On this week's episode, Frankie and I break down everything you need to know about the NHL and the Return to Play. 

    2020 Player Award Selections

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 44:04


    On this week's episode, we dole out our 2020 Player Awards and surprisingly, agree on most of our selections. 

    Super Teams/NHL'20 Simulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 44:30


    On this week's episode, we reveal the "fantasy" teams we built under certain restrictions, and then I reveal to the boys how NHL '20 thought our teams would do in a regular season/playoff bracket against one another. 

    Hopeful Playoff Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 75:36


    In this indefinite break from Major League Sports, we bring on a few friends of the show and discuss who we believe would win the Stanley Cup if the season ended today and the playoffs began tomorrow. 

    FBP-S2: Week 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 48:50


    On this week's episode, we discuss the last week we had in the NHL before they officially suspended the season moving forward due to COVID-19.  

    FBP-S2: Week 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 63:03


    On this week's episode, we discuss some great story lines in the NHL and also begin to seriously examine a tight Wild Card race in the Western Conference. 

    FBP-S2: Week 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 42:56


    On this week's episode, we review the week that was and bid adieu to the Detroit Red Wings. 

    FBP-S2: Week 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 42:56


    On this week's episode, we review the week that was and bid adieu to the Detroit Red Wings. 

    Trade Deadline 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 63:03


    On this special episode of the Final Buzzer Podcast, we bring on a special guest and discuss the moves made before this year's trade deadline. 

    FBP-S2: Week 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 57:10


    In this week's episode, we break down a multitude of trades that happened leading up to the deadline and as always the week that was in the NHL. 

    FBP-S2: Week 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 54:25


    On this week's show, we discuss the heating pan of a trade market including one trade that's already happened and breakdown the week that was. 

    FBP-S2: Week 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 57:35


    On this week's episode, we break down the first full week of action out of the All-Star Break and begin to look at some teams' roads to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

    FBP-S2: Week 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 31:57


    In this week's episode, we break down the second half of the All-Star break and the very little hockey that has occurred since... 

    FBP-S2: Week 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 75:01


    This week, we talk about the week leading up to the All-Star break, as well as the All-Star Skills Competition. 

    FBP-S2: Week 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 72:40


    This week on the Final Buzzer, we stumble through week 14 in the NHL looking at news, predicting things that could occur, and as always, we close out with the Fantasy League. 

    FBP-S2: Week 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 55:15


    In this week's episode, among the usual content, we break down the Nashville Predators and what they can expect moving forward after firing their Head Coach. 

    FBP-S2: Week 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 75:20


    On this year's inaugural episode, we recap the decade that was along with breaking down the last two weeks in the NHL for 2019, and discussing recent news. 

    FBP-S2: Week 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 50:41


    On this week's show, we discuss the Taylor Hall trade and the overall happenings of the last week in the NHL. 

    FBP-S2: Week 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 54:37


    Lot of News this week! From Bettman's 4 Point Plan, to Montgomery and DeBoer, we've got it all here. 

    FBP-S2: Week 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 44:05


    This week, we discuss the fate of Jon Hynes as well as what could be becoming of the Minnesota Wild. As always, we close out with the fantasy update and our Must Watch Game of the Week. 

    FBP-S2: Week 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 53:51


    This week, we talk about the NHL around the Thanksgiving Holiday and the firing of Flames Head Coach Bill Peters. 

    FBP-S2: Week 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 55:01


    Come for the hockey talk, stick around for the Holiday Hot Takes to close out the show. And since we got one right, if you're interested in hearing the other 6 2019-2020 season Bold Predictions from either host, be sure to check out the 7 Bold Predictions episode, found wherever you get your Final Buzzer Content. 

    FBP-S2: Week 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 51:30


    On this week's show, we discuss the normal happenings around the league with an emphasis on goaltenders and how tandems are helping teams achieve the positions they are currently in. 

    FBP-S2: Week 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 53:10


    On this week's show, we recap the month of October and discuss who needs to find their game before Thanksgiving to save their season. 

    FBP-S2: Week 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 32:20


    In this week's episode, we recap the week around the league and in our Final Buzzer Fantasy League. 

    FBP-S2: Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 39:58


    On this week's show, we finally fall back onto our regular structure for the year. Weekly Review, Power Rankings, and then we close out discussing the FBP Fantasy League. 

    Final Buzzer, S2: Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 46:23


    In this week's episode, we discuss the week in review and dig into the meat of who we believe has over-achieved and under-performed this year so far. 

    Final Buzzer, S2: Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 38:10


    This week we break down the first two days of NHL play, as well as the Final Buzzer Fantasy League Draft. 

    FBP-S2: Preseason Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 87:52


    On this week's episode of the Final Buzzer Podcast, we discuss some signings/trades, and reveal our preseason predictions for each team's standing at the end of the '19-'20 season. 

    FBP-S2: 7 Bold Predictions '19-'20

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 58:00


    In this season's first episode back, we discuss the offseason including RFA's and some new rule changes. We then close out the show with seven bold predictions by each of us that we believe could occur this year. 

    Final Buzzer Season End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 63:20


    In this final episode of Season 1 of the Final Buzzer Podcast, we recap Free Agency with Frankie beside me and provide some insight on the off-seasons of our respective teams. We also spend a little time predicting how the Central Division will play out in the '19-'20 season. 

    Final Buzzer Free Agency 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 65:28


    In this weeks episode, Jack Olorvida joins me in Frankie's place as we discuss the moves made during the first day of NHL Free Agency in 2019. (Be sure to check out the opening this week, which is my live reaction to finding out the Colorado Avalanche traded Tyson Barrie... Hint: NSFW).

    Final Buzzer, Stanley Cup Champions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 64:10


    In this week's episode, we talk all things we've missed including signings, trades, the player awards, and of course, the 2019 Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues!! 

    Final Buzzer Stanley Cup Final

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 52:11


    In this episode, we break down the first 4 games of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues and end by discussing what each team needs to do to take home the greatest trophy in sports. 

    Final Buzzer SCP Conference Finals Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 66:46


    In this episode of the show, we breakdown the conference finals, send two teams to the crossroads, and predict who will hoist the greatest trophy in sports in about two weeks. (Spoiler: You know who Jake picked). 

    Final Buzzer SCP Round 2 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 65:51


    In this week's show, Frankie and I recap the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and close out making predictions on who faces off in the next round. 

    Final Buzzer, SCP Round 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 46:08


    In this week's episode, Frankie and I briefly discuss the Golden Knight's new General Manager and then we break down the second round thus far.  

    Final Buzzer, SCP Round 1 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 60:16


    In this episode, Frankie and I recap a historic first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After we breakdown each series, we unveil our second round predictions, and talk about who may be the best team left. 

    Final Buzzer, SCP Round 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 84:30


    In this week's episode, Frankie and I turn on Game 5 between the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues and breakdown each playoff series through Game 4. Just as well, we open up addressing a few coaching changes for non playoff teams. This episode does contain explicit language, stick around to hear my reaction to St. Louis winning Game 5 with 15 seconds left in regulation!! 

    Final Buzzer, Playoff Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 80:13


    It's all in the title. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are right around the corner, so Frankie and I take a blank bracket and make our cases for the team that will win Lord Stanley's cup. The catch? I said we needed to agree on all of the picks and fill out a bracket we both believe in. Spoiler alert: We did not agree on all the selections, but stick around to see who we put our faith in. 

    Final Buzzer, Ep. 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 88:42


    In the final regular season episode of Season 1, we look recap the last week and rank teams as always. Then, we talk coaches that will have an open off season, and debrief by talking a little about each of the fifteen teams that did not qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  

    Final Buzzer, Ep. 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 61:30


    In this week's episode, Frankie and I break down the week that was and hand out our Power Rankings as always. We also then get back to the roots of this show and go on about a 30 minute rant, about whatever comes to mind. Bless, if you make it through the whole thing. 

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