Best Veterans Round Table Podcasts (2025)

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Stanley Cupdate - A Nemesis Bites Toronto and Is Hellebuyck All the Way Back? - May 10, 2025 34:42

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Two very different games Friday with overtime drama in Florida settled by a one who manages to stick in the craw of the Maple Leafs almost every spring. Meanwhile, the Jets were dominant from start to finish in evening their series with Dallas as Connor Hellebuyck picked up his first post-season whitewash in four years. Vic and Neil also hit on Sat…

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Stanley Cupdate - Controversy in Vegas and the Caps Draw Even - May 9 38:23

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Both needing a win after dropping their second round series openers, the Capitals prevailed while the Golden Knights fell short amidst controversy. That word also rings true in Anaheim where Joel Quenneville has been named the Ducks head coach after almost four years from his last game behind an NHL bench. This Day in Stanley Cup history looks back…

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Delicious in Dungeon 1:55:03

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[School of Everything Else 2025] This is a commissioned show for Chris Finik, The Jonin Monkey, Banzai Tree and Sixblazer. We recruited Willow as a guest, since they were immediately smitten with this 24-episode first season. We heartily recommend you cast aside your worries and just delve into this podcast episode, regardless of having seen the sh…

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Stanley Cupdate - The Moose is a Beast and the Leafs Hold Serve - May 8 39:32

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Should the Conn Smythe Trophy be handed to Mikko Rantanen after just eight post-season games? Maybe so after the Moose collected his second consecutive hat trick to help the Stars get the jump on Winnipeg in the opening game of their second round series. Over to eastern Canada where the Toronto Maple Leafs are giving actual hope to their championsh…

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Human Side of the Story - Ep. 59 - Everyone's Human 7:38

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There is an expectation which comes with watching professional athletes that - both men and women - are often looked at to perform with robotic efficiency. As we all know, it doesn't exactly work that way. In the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck fought the St. Louis Blues, fought the puck and fought h…

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Stanley Cup - Hurricanes and Oilers Put Their Hosts in a Quick Hole - May 7, 2025 27:37

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There's a quick sense of urgency in Washington and Vegas as the Hurricanes and Oilers carried play for much of the night in a pair of conference semi-final openers. The question in Toronto is whether Anthony Stolarz returns to the net after having to leave Game 1 with the Panthers while the Jets and Stars get their series underway in Winnipeg. This…

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Stanley Cupdate - Leafs Survive Late Panther Attack - May 6, 2025 28:45

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It was a fast start and a shaky finish but the Maple Leafs managed to draw first blood against the defending champs in the opening game of conference semi-final action. Still, there's reason for concern in Toronto with goalie Anthony Stolarz leaving the game in the second period. Vic and Neil break it down and look ahead to a pair of other series o…

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Episode 59 - Second Round Preview with TSN's Craig Button 1:02:48

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The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is here and what can be done for an encore following a first round which delivered more curves and unpredictability than anyone could have imaged? TSN Analyst Craig Button joins us once again to look ahead to all four conference semi finals while The Human Side of the Story looks at the highs and lows pl…

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Stanley Cupdate - Mikko's Revenge - May 4, 2025 21:51

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In a seventh game where the Dallas Stars were short on juice for almost 48 minutes, high-profile, twice traded Mikko Rantanen, delivered perhaps the most epical, single game playoff performance since Mark Messier in 1994. While the Stars await the winner of Sunday's Winnipeg-St. Louis game, the Colorado Avalanche are left having to answer how they …

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Stanley Cupdate - Rolling Sevens - May 3, 2025 21:14

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The Presidents Trophy winners have one game to salvage their season after another disaster in St. Louis. Their opponent will already have been determined Saturday when the Avalanche and Stars bring their series in Dallas. With both the Blues and Stars involved in Game sevens, Today in Stanley Cup History takes us back to a classic playoff game betw…

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Stanley Cupdate - Striking Oil, Striking Gold and Be-Leaf Restored...For Now - May 2, 2025 47:39

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Three more clinchers Thursday as the Maple Leafs overcame mounting pressure to book a second rate date with the defending champion Panthers while the Golden Knights and Oilers will see each other after wrapping up their respective series. Two seats at the table for eight remain as the Avalanche used a furious third period to force a seventh game wi…

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Secret of Mana 1:14:11

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[School of Everything Else 2025] One of the most beloved 90s RPGs, and one of the few on Super Nintendo that was released in the UK. So, while I envied Americans for getting Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IV and VI, Earthbound and Breath of Fire, THIS ONE was my first actual big console RPG. And it has problems; real playability issues that make it …

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Stanley Cupdate - Caps and Cats Advance While the Jets Move Ahead - May 1, 2025 42:13

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The upstarts from DC and the defending champions join the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Semi-Finals as the Canadiens and Lightning bow out. In the West, the Winnipeg Jets move to within a win of shaking off the St. Louis Blues but it may have come at a steep price. Vic and Neil break down the Wednesday action and look ahead to Thursday's bi…

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Human Side of the Story - Ep. 58 - Gabriel Landeskog's 34-month Road Back to the NHL 8:24

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A freak injury in 2020 became the beginning of an odyssey lasting the better part of four-and-a-half years for Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog. After multiple knee surgeries, including a cartilage replacement procedure never before performed on an NHL player, Landeskog made his return in Game 3 of the Avs opening round series against D…

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Stanley Cupdate - Hurricanes First to Advance & Getting Uncomfortable in Toronto - April 30, 2025 52:53

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Two had the opportunity to move on. One did and other is being reminded of their history. Meanwhile, the Oilers and Golden Knights have rebounded from series deficits to put themselves from within a win of advancing in the West. We look ahead to Wednesday's games with Washington and Florida both having the opportunity to advance while the Jets try …

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Stanley Cupdate - Momentum Reversed for the Lightning and Avalanche - April 29, 2025 46:04

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Not the best of nights for two teams looking to feed off the momentum of their previous games. The big guns for Dallas play a major role in giving the Stars a 3-2 series lead while the Lightning are stunned late and also lose a player to a high hit just after returning from a one-game suspension. We look ahead to the four games on Tuesday, the type…

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Episode 58 - From Blue to Blueshirt to Blue Jacket with CBJ Senior Advisor John Davidson 1:23:19

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Longtime NHL executive and Columbus Blue Jackets senior advisor John Davidson joins Neil and Vic to share thoughts on a stirring opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the three organizations which have been part of his hockey career for over 50 years. We'll look at all of the series and wrap up the show with "The Human Side of the Story." 3…

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Stanley Cupdate - Welcome Back, Captain - April 27, 2025 42:27

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Any of the four Saturday games would have been headline worthy on their own merit. However, when a player returns to the lineup after 34 months and gets on the scoresheet, it's worthy of top billing. Vic and Neil update Gabriel Landeskog's heroics in Colorado as the Avs pull even with Dallas. There was also overtime drama in St. Paul and Ottawa whi…

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Stanley Cupdate - All the Comforts of Home for Canadiens, Devils and Oilers -April 26, 2025 27:52

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Returning home Friday proved just the tonic for the Canadiens, Devils and Oilers with an abundance of storylines and subplots. Vic and Neil also look ahead to Saturday's four-game slate. The Lightning will be forced to go without Brandon Hagel in Florida, Colorado and Vegas look to pull even and Toronto is in the unfamiliar position of trying to ad…

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Stanley Cupdate - West Wild Cards Showing They Belong while Leafs and Panthers on a Collision Course - April 25, 2025 39:12

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As if there was any doubt before, the Presidents Trophy winning Jets and Pacific leading Golden Knights had it confirmed they have their hands full with the Blues and Wild respectively. Meanwhile, consecutive overtime wins have the Maple Leafs on the verge of being the first team to advance and it's good news and potential bad new for the defending…

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The People's Joker 1:42:51

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[School of Movies 2025] After the harsh, oppressive atmosphere of I Saw the TV Glow we turn to an altogether funnier tale of trans discovery with Vera Drew's semiautobiographical, anarchic reshaping of DC's Clown Princess of Crime. From the painfully normalising cornfields of Smallville, Kansas comes a child who asks their alarmed mother "Was in bo…

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Stanley Cupdate - Two Higher Seeds Hold Serve While Dallas Regains Home-Ice Advantage - April 24, 2025 35:44

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A virtuoso goaltending performance sends the Capitals into Montreal with a 2-0 series while the Kings are enjoying a similar advantage thanks to a sizzling power play against the Oilers. Meanwhile, a long-awaited return does not net the desired Game 3 result for the Avalanche. In league news, Chris Drury's future in New York has been decided and "T…

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Stanley Cupdate - The Defending Champs Make a Statement - April 23, 2025 39:52

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It would have been nearly impossible to replicate Monday's drama. Nonetheless, storylines and subplots were in abundance as the defending Cup served notice they are more than ready to make another run. Vic and Neil recap all four games from Tuesday, look ahead to the three on Wednesday as well as discuss one team President on the way out and anothe…

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Stanley Cupdate - The Absolute Essence of What This is All About - April 22, 2025 38:58

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Four one-goal games including two overtimes and a final minute finish. An incredible third day of Stanley Cup hockey gets wrapped up in a neat package. Four more on the slate for Tuesday as the Lightning and Panthers finally get underway and even more coaching news to report. While on the head coach theme, This Day in Stanley Cup History focuses on…

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Stanley Cupdate - A Handful Break Quickly from the Gate - April 21, 2025 20:33

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Winnipeg, Colorado, Carolina, Toronto and Vegas all pick up victories over the weekend to get a leg up in their respective series. Two more series open Monday with Tampa Bay and Florida kicking off Tuesday. Vic is going solo with Neil traveling but touches on all five games over the weekend as well as two head coaches now out of work. We'll also ki…

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120 LP: Now You Know 1:15:17

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Having made a life-altering bargain with the Council of Metallic Dragons, the Rivalry, Mira, and Ordin (Guest Players Susan Riley and Luke Gaither) return to Underhill to tie up loose ends before leaving Hillgarden forever. SHOW NOTES INFORMATION COMMUNITY INFO Send us pics of you rocking D2C Merch and we will publish them on the Community page of …

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Episode 57 - The Stanley Cup Preview Show - Craig Button 1:17:38

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TSN Analyst and former NHL executive Craig Button joins Neil and Vic to look at all eight opening round series and offer up some bold - and no so bold - predictions along the way. IN THIS EPISODE: [02:00] - "Three Things You Need to Pay Attention to focuses on the arrival of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Art Ross and Rocket Richard Trophy Winners a…

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I Saw the TV Glow 2:59:17

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[School of Movies 2025] As soon as we saw this thickly atmospheric, Lynchian lucid nightmare from 2024, Sharon and I knew we had to do a very particular show on it. Since the entire context is trans-anxiety which the majority of cisgender people may find impenetrably mystifying we needed an all-trans/enby/non-cis cast of guests to walk us through t…

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Human Side of the Story - Ep. 56 - Sam Rosen 6:37

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After forty years and many memorable calls, one stands out for Sam Rosen. Born in Ulm, Germany, he was an aspiring baseball player before focusing his attention on broadcasting. On April 17, 2025, Rosen brings the curtain down on one of the most distinguished play-by-play careers the NHL has ever known. However, from the time Neil Smith first met S…

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Episode 56 - His Calls Will Last a Lifetime! - With Hall of Fame Broadcaster Sam Rosen 1:20:52

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For forty seasons, Sam Rosen has been synonymous with New York Rangers hockey. With the Blueshirts missing the playoffs in 2025, Rosen's final game will be Thursday against Tampa Bay. Neil and Vic are privileged to share their discussion with Sam in the regular season finale of NHL Wraparound. We also update the playoff picture with seven of the ei…

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Hype, Ecstasy and a Letdown in Montreal - April 15, 2025 24:20

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The Ivan Demidov era opened in Montreal Monday and it did not disappoint. Unfortunately, for the Canadiens, they were unable to sustain the early energy and, while getting closer to wrapping up the final playoff berth in the East, they failed to clinch thus providing a window of hope for Columbus. Out West, the Kings will open the playoffs hosting …

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Complete Weekend Update - April 14, 2025 47:24

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Clinched, eliminated and still battling to either get in or enhance a playoff spot already gained. Vic and Neil evolve the weekend to set up the final four days of the regular season. In addition, some key players news and a salute to the new champions in Men's Division I hockey. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/…

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Canadians, Wild and Oilers Primed to Clinch - April 11, 2025 46:07

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The final weekend of the NHL regular season has arrived. Twelve playoff spots have already been clinched with three more possible Friday. Vic and Neil look at all of the permutations and also throw up some red flags for three teams already in the playoffs but playing far from their best hockey with the post-season nearly upon us. X: https://twitter…

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Do A Powerbomb 44:31

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[School of Everything Else 2025] This was an unexpected burst of sheer joy, and we urge you all to seek it out for yourselves. It's a graphic novel, comprising a 7-issue comic book miniseries about wrestling. We had never read a book written by Daniel Warren Johnson before, but now we're hooked and ready to guzzle down everything else this champ ac…

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Human Side of the Story - Episode 55 - Reverence and Respecting the Game 5:49

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It may have started with a photo taken in 1952 with a defeated Bruins goalie named Sugar Jim Henry bowing to a bloodied and, perhaps semi-conscious, Rocket Richard at the conclusion of their semi-final playoff series. Reverence and respect for the game. The post-series handshake has been a longstanding tradition in the NHL and extends to all levels…

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Beyond Preposterous - April 9, 2025 48:38

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On a night the Ottawa Senators clinch their first playoff spot in eight years, two games involving teams on life support simply defied logic. Vic and Neil update on all the races and a couple of fun Alex Ovechkin items post-record-breaking goal. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.lin…

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NY Centric - NJ on the Cusp and the End in Sight for NYR & NYI with James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now - Apr. 8. 2025 32:10

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With just 10 days remaining in the regular season the fates of the New York-area teams is having clarity with the Devils within a point of clinching a playoff berth while the Rangers and Devils are running out of real estate to make up ground. James Nichols from New Jersey Hockey Now joins Vic and Neil to break it all down. X: https://twitter.com/N…

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Episode 55 - The Gr8est Goal Scorer Ever - With Craig Laughlin 1:16:04

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Call it the Thirty-one-year itch. Gordie Howe 1963, Wayne Gretzky 1994 and, now Alex Ovechkin in 2025 as the all-time goal scoring torch was passed at UBS Arena on April 6. Long-time Caps TV Analyst Craig Laughlin joins the show to share his thoughts on covering The Great 8 since the very beginning of his NHL career. In addition to covering the var…

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Nastiness in Carolina as OV Gets a Step Closer -April 4, 2025 42:38

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SInce our last show, three more clubs qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs while another joins a list having to officially wait until next year. Meanwhile, #892 for Alex Ovechkin shares the spotlight with a controversial takedown during a raucous third period Wednesday in Raleigh. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com…

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Empire Records 1:43:42

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[School of Movies 2025] A cult favourite hangout movie about working in a CD shop in the mid-90s. This one was directed by Allan Moyle, who previously helmed another music-centric, coming-of-age teen drama that should have been way more of a hit; Pump Up the Volume (1990). Statistically almost none of you have seen this, as it's the kind of movie y…

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Human Side of the Story - Ep. 54 - Uniting as Teammates...Despite Past History 6:46

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The mention of junkyard dogs Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett being on the same team would have brought a laugh a year ago. However, after battling as adversaries, the pair won the Four Nations Faceoff as teammates, then reunited at the trade deadline as Marchand was traded from Boston to Florida. While those two collectively look to earn the Panthers…

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - High Drama in Montreal and St. Louis - April 2, 2025 47:46

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The Canadiens and Blues kept the holds on their respective wild card positions with game-tying goals in the final minute followed by OT winners. Meanwhile, the OV Chase Tour is officially underway, a quarter of the playoff pool is set and guess who's no longer in last in the Eastern Conference? X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https…

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NY Centric - Getting Late for Rangers and Islanders with Colin Stephenson from Newsday - April 1, 2025 41:09

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Only two-a-half-weeks remain in the regular season. The Rangers are close but not in a playoff spot, the Islanders have slipped back and the Devils are in cruise control with their first round opponent all but certain. Plenty to break down on all fronts and Vic and Neil do so with Colin Stephenson from Newsday. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound …

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Episode 54 - What's Next in Philly? With Hall of Fame Journalist Al Morganti 1:43:43

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A pair of outstanding guests highlight Episode 54. First, Hall of Fame Journalist Al Morganti joins the show to talk about the past, present and future of the Flyers. Then former coach and NHL Network analyst Bruce Boudreau speaks about Alex Ovechkin's final push for the all-time scoring mark and where he's come from as a young player. Neil and Vic…

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Change in Philly, Class by OV - March 28, 2025 44:53

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After guiding the Flyers to the final game of last regular season before being eliminated, John Tortorella was let go by the Flyers Thursday. With a weak roster by NHL standards, a 1-10-1 slide prompted the fifth coaching change this season. As usual, several points can be raised and we do just that. In the meantime, in his first game, interim head…

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A Space for the Unbound 1:42:26

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[School of Everything Else 2025] A charming 16-bit style indie adventure game, set in suburban Indonesia in the 1990s. This begins cosy, deliberately evoking the familiar, and swiftly becomes strange and mysterious with a story of loss and grief and loneliness at its core; an ache longing to be relieved. The gameplay involves exploring the town and…

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Human Side of the Story - Ep. 53 - Jack Michaels: From Meadville to Edmonton 4:48

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How does a young man from a small town in Western Pennsylvania end up as the play-by-play voice of the Edmonton Oilers? You take inspiration from those before you, then take your craft far away hoping for that one big opportunity. For Jack Michaels, his blueprint is similar to many looking to break into the broadcast industry but few actually reali…

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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - A Heavyweight Bout as Good as Advertised -March 26, 2025 44:20

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For the second time this season, the Jets and Capitals went to overtime and, for the second time, the Jets prevailed to join the Caps in the playoffs. Not to be lost: Alex Ovechkin pulls to within five of Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring mark in a game that was full value. At the other end of the playoff spectrum, the Blues and Canadiens also …

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NY Centric - Isles Get Closer, Rangers and Devils Struggling with Thomas Hickey - March 25, 2025 47:48

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A week ago, the N.Y. Islanders had five teams to jump in order to get to the second wild card position in the Eastern Conference. Today, they have one final hurdle to jump. Meanwhile, struggles continue in New Jersey and Manhattan. Former Islander and current TV analyst Thomas Hickey joins Vic and Neil to go in depth with the playoffs coming up in …

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Episode 53 - Drilling Down with Edmonton Oilers PxP Jack Michaels 1:15:09

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The Edmonton Oilers were one win from an historic comeback in the Stanley Cup Final last spring. While favored by many to take that last step in 2025, the best laid plans have not gone according to plan as injuries, spotty defensive play and offensive shortcomings have hurt the club. TV Play-by-play voice of the Oilers Jack Michaels joins Vic and N…

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