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Before we launch ourselves completely in our summer side hobbies, there’s a busy offseason for the Panthers and Flyers to talk about, which we do and more including: 8:00: We talked about Brady Tkachuk for a podcast, so how about an extended talk about the Panthers fourth liners? 23:45: Radko Gudas is back and so is Alex Petrovic 33:45: Jakob Markstrom is back! What do we expect from him and Akira…
After Tommy and I reacted to the Brady Tkachuk trade from the Florida side of the equation, I wanted to get more of a Senators perspective on the trade and Julian McKenzie of the Athletic joined me to talk about his view of all the news and more including: 6:00: How has Julian digested the last few days of Senators news? 11:00: Brady Tkachuk’s unique impact as a Sens player, captain and piece of a…
Yes, the Florida Panthers just traded for Brady Tkachuk, shortly after I wrote about the Mackie Samoskevich trade and not a week after doing a draft preview podcast expecting the Panthers to make it. Such is life. There is a lot for Tommy and I to sink our teeth into with the trade including: 4:15: So, the Panthers traded for Brady Tkachuk, eh? Starting with the pick compensation: is it an…
Will Scouch, or Scouching, is one of WhyHockey’s favorite draft experts, and with the Panthers picking in the top 10 for the first time in forever, it was time to bring him back to the show to talk about how it might play out, including: 3:45: Which previous draft does this remind Will the most of? 9:15: The Leafs are taking McKenna first, right? 13:45: Will San Jose go for positional need at pick…
It’s June in the world of hockey, which means it’s time to talk the Cup Final, the Draft, the coaching carousel and more. Tommy and I sink our teeth into all of this including: 0:15: Cup Final observations 24:00: Dylan Larkin wants to be traded! Florida is one of the places he may want to be traded to! The Panthers shouldn’t do this! 38:45: The Oilers may want to hire Mike Babcock! They shouldn’t…
Tommy and I have a lot to go over on the latest WhyHockey podcast, particularly over the Flyers playoff elimination and the Panthers sliding to ninth in the lottery. We pour over these topics and more including: 6:30: The Flyers got swept, and Michkov got scratched again 19:45: What do the Flyers have to do to take the next step in the playoffs? 40:00: Previewing the Panthers options at pick Nine…
Tommy and I have a lot of thoughts on the Flyers beating the Penguins, and so we wanted to do a show to spell those out. We did that and more including: 4:30: The Flyers won a series! 16:00: The Flyers did playoff hockey better than the Penguins, and here’s how 20:00: Do they have a decent chance to beat Carolina? 31:00: A respectable Flyers blue line 35:45: The Michkov discourse 50:00:…
Tommy and I are back for the official end of the Panthers season, and there’s plenty to talk about, including: 9:15: How do we analyze the 2025-26 season for the Panthers now that it is mercifully over? 26:45: Panthers forwards breakdown 38:30: Panthers defensemen breakdown 45:10: Goalie breakdown. Is the Sergei Bobrovsky contract situation rockier than we think? 59:10: What does it mean that…
Jack Han joins me for a brand new WhyHockey show to talk about not just his new Hockey Tactics 2026 book ( which you can buy here ), but plenty more about the evolution of NHL X’s and O’s in the 2025-26 season and more including: 2:15: Jack’s experience at the HALO analytics conference in Denver 9:15: Have the Panthers changed anything tactically because of their injury crisis that can be carried…
Tommy is back for a new WhyHockey show in an unfamiliar spot for the Panthers: playing out the string. How do the Panthers go forward from here? We look at that and more including: 5:00: Matt is mildly amused by some stories around Pride nights and Heated Rivalry adjacent stuff 15:00: Boy this Panthers season has completely collapsed, hasn’t it? 28:00: An early preview of some Panthers offseason…
