PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 27

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 27

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There's only nine days left in the NHL season, and Adam and JC talk about where each team stands as we head in to the home stretch of the regular season. They'll also talk about the Vegas Golden Knights' Expansion Draft, the NHL's decision to go to Asia (but not the one you think), a review of Adam's Ramgers/California road trip, and plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of the latest PTR!

NY Rangers / California Road Trip

Adam's Rangers Road Trip begins tomorrow with a 10:30PM Eastern start at the Staples Center against the Kings...

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It then resumes on Sunday 3/26 at 9PM Eastern at the Honda Center against the Ducks...

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A one day break (Disneyland!), and then Tuesday 3/28 a 10:30PM Eastern start at the SAP Center with the conclusion of the trip against the Sharks.

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Adam will be tweeting about it when he can, posting thoughts and pictures from each stop. Feel free to interact or say hi if you'll be at any of the games!

NCAA Hockey Tournament / Frozen Four Picks

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North Dakota took home to the 2016 NCAA Hockey Championship last year. Can they do it again? They'll basically have home ice in the first round (and second if they advance), but they'll need to go through BU in order to advance to the regional final. We'll find out when the tournament starts tomorrow! Adam & JC are by no means authorities on college hockey, but we filled out brackets anyway. For what it's worth:

CINCINNATI

Denver vs Michigan Tech - both picked Denver

Penn State vs Union (NY) - Adam took Penn St, JC took Union

JC took Union over Denver to advance to the Frozen Four

Adam took Denver over Penn State to advance to the Frozen Four

MANCHESTER

Minnesota vs Notre Dame - JC took Minnesota, Adam took ND

Cornell vs UMass-Lowell - both picked Cornell

JC took Minnesota over Cornell to advance to the Frozen Four Adam took Cornell over Notre Dame to advance to the Frozen Four

PROVIDENCE

Harvard vs Providence - both picked Harvard

Air Force vs Western Michigan - JC took AF, Adam took WMU

Both Adam & JC had Harvard advancing to the Frozen Four

FARGO

Minnesota-Duluth vs Ohio State - both picked UMD

North Dakota vs Boston U - both picked North Dakota

Both Adam & JC had UMD advancing to the Frozen Four

JC FROZEN FOUR

Minnesota over Union

Harvard over Minnesota-Duluth

Minnesota over Harvard - Golden Gophers 2017 Champs

ADAM FROZEN FOUR

Denver over Cornell

UMD over Harvard

UMD over Denver - Bulldogs 2017 Champs

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 26

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 26

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After a one week hiatus, the 26th in-season edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio has plenty to cover. Adam & JC will talk about the current NHL playoff format. They'll also break down the woes of late with three Western teams (LA, San Jose, Minnesota), and dive in to the Eastern Conference Wild Card 2 landscape, There's plenty more in Short Shifts including an update on 2018 Olympic player participation and our NCAA/Frozen Four picks!  It's all a part of the latest PTR!

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 25

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 25

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On the 25th in-season edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC give a full blown analysis of the league after the deadline. We're going to talk about the true contenders, the teams in the playoff mix, and the teams who should start making vacation plans for mid-April. We'll also talk about the ongoing saga of the Coyotes finding stability in the desert, plus plenty more in Short Shifts.  It's all a part of the latest PTR!

PTR - Edition 24

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 24

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On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC will fully breakdown this week's NHL trade deadline moves. They'll get in to the team's that best set themselves up for the playoffs, the long term future, and which teams whiffed. We'll also get in to Hurricanes HC Bill Peters' comments about Eddie Lack, plus plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of Edition 24 of PTR!

PTR - EDITION 23

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 23

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 On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC talk about the injury bug (one of those injury bugs being named Jacob Trouba) that ravished the Ottawa Senators over the weekend. They'll also talk about the flawed bye week and how to fix it, forwards that could be on the move by next week's trade deadline, plus plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of Edition 23 of PTR!

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 22

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 22

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 On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC talk about the struggling Montreal Canadiens, who can't seem to beat any quality teams as of late. They'll also talk about defensemen that could be roving elsewhere by the February 28th trade deadline, the looming Gustav Nyquist suspension, Robin Lehner's comments about his teammates, and plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of Edition 22 of PTR!

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 21

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 21

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 On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC talk about the Bruins decision to fire Claude Julien. They'll also talk about potential goalies that could be moved by the February 28th trade deadline, the Philadelphia Flyers, and plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of Edition 21 of PTR!

PUCK 'EM PICKS - Tuesday 2/7/17

There were no picks the past two days since they were only three game slates, and JC decided against picking on Sunday and Monday. It's an eleven game slate in the NHL tonight, and JC declined first pick to Adam. There is only one game tomorrow, so picks will resume again on Thursday 2/9. The only game left on the board was Dallas @ Toronto

JC (203-146): Montreal (2nd), Columbus (3rd), Washington (5th), Los Angeles (7th), Ottawa (10th)

Adam (199-150): Pittsburgh (1st), Nashville (4th), San Jose (6th), Minnesota (8th), NY Rangers (9th)


EDITION 21 OF PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO WILL BE POSTED THURSDAY EVENING! WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE BRUINS FIRING CLAUDE JULIEN, GOALIES THAT COULD BE ON THE MOVE AT THE TRADE DEADLINE IN A FEW WEEKS, PLUS PLENTY MORE!

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The Tom Brady's of the NHL

With Tom Brady and the Patriots rallying from a 28-3 score in the second half to win Super Bowl LI 34-28 in Overtime, it got us thinking "If you needed one guy to lead you to victory when trailing, who would that guy be?" This is probably due the fact that the both of us grew up in NYC in the 1990's and are Rangers fans, but we both agreed Mark Messier would be that guy if we could pick from anyone all-time. Having a goalie that is capable of slamming the door shut with a lead was something we also pondered, and we both agreed it would be Martin Brodeur (NYC area influence strikes again) when you could pick anyone from any era. But when it came time to pick guys from the current stock of NHL'ers, our answers varied.

ADAM'S PICKS:

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-Guy to rally you from behind: Jonathan Toews
-Goalie to slam the door shut: Jonathan Quick

JC's PICKS:

-Guy to rally you from behind: Sidney Crosby
-Goalie to slam the door shut: Carey Price

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 20

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 20

This victory over Chicago in the 2017 Winter Classic at Busch Stadium  was likely the last fond memory Ken Hitchcock had in St. Louis. 

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 On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC talk about the Blues decision to fire Ken Hitchcock. They'll also dive in to the Islanders recent succesful run (and their arena issues), plus some Winnipeg Jets and plenty more in Short Shifts.  It's all a part of Edition 20 of PTR!

PUCK 'EM PICKS - WEDNESDAY 2/1/17

It's the first day of February for our Puck 'Em segment, and the guys didn't close out January on a high note. Both guys went 3-4 on the 14 game slate, so Adam retained home ice (although JC gained a game on him in the upset picks). Only 3 games on the slate tonight, so Adam didn't have to pick, but he decided to roll the dice on Braden Holtby as the Caps take on the Bruins at home. Both teams are on a back-to-back with Washington losing to the Islanders in Brooklyn, and Boston beating Tampa Bay. JC took Los Angeles at home against the lowly Avalanche. Both of those teams are also on the back end of a B2B, as Colorado lost to Anaheim and the Kings beat the Coyotes. Minnesota @ Calgary went unpicked. 

JC (195-141): Los Angeles (2nd)

Adam (194-142): Washington (1st)


EDITION 20 OF PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW! WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE BLUES RELIEVING KEN HITCHCOCK OF HIS COACHING DUTIES AND GIVING THE KEYS TO MIKE YEO, THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS, AND PLENTY MORE!

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PUCK 'EM PICKS - Tuesday 1/31

It's the last day of January, but the first day of NHL regular season action since Thursday night. It's a monster 14 game slate (only Vancouver and Calgary are off), so there's a big chance for someone to gain some serious ground in the standings. Adam had home ice, but deferred to JC for tonight's picks:

JC (192-137): Anaheim (1st), Washington (4th), Ottawa (6th), Boston (8th), Edmonton (10th), New Jersey (12th), Philadelphia (13th) / Winnipeg upset

ADAM (191-138):  Montreal (2nd), Los Angeles (3rd), Pittsburgh (5th), Toronto-upset (7th), NY Rangers (9th), Chicago (11th), St. Louis (14th)

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 19 / PUCK 'EM PICKS FOR THURSDAY 1/26

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 19


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 On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC hand out their 'Awards at the All Star Break'. They'll give their finalists and picks for the Hart, Vezina, Adams, Norris, Selke, Rocket Richard, Jennings, Art Ross, Calder & Presidents trophies. They also have a reminder for Jim Benning and the Vancouver Canucks. It's all a part of Edition 19 of PTR!

Due to the All-Star break, tonight will be the last night of picking games (sadly) until Tuesday 1/31. Adam maintained home ice with a 1-1 night (thank you Sven Baertschi!), but deferred to JC with 13 games on the Tuesday docket. The only game that went unpicked was Buffalo @ Dallas.

ADAM (189-134): Washington (2nd), Minnesota (3rd), Montreal (5th), Pittsburgh (7th), Toronto (9th), Columbus (12th)

JC (191-132): Chicago (1st), Tampa Bay (4th), San Jose (6th), Ottawa (8th), Los Angeles (10th), Vancouver (11th)

PUCK 'EM PICKS FOR TUESDAY 1/24

JC took back home ice with a 3-0 night on Monday (he owes Tobias Reider a beer for preventing Adam from going 3-0 and keeping home ice). It's a ten game slate tonight, and JC deferred first pick to Adam. 

JC (188-129): Chicago (2nd), Pittsburgh (3rd), Washington (5th), San Jose (7th), Los Angeles (10th)

ADAM (185-129): Montreal (1st), Nashville (4th), Boston (6th), Columbus (8th), Minnesota (9th)

**PTR Edition 19 will be up on Thursday 1/26. We'll be revealing our "Awards At The All Star Break", where we pick our finalists and winners for the Hart, Vezina, Norris, Rocket Richard, Art Ross, Jennings, Adams, Selke and Calder trophies.**

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 18 (1/16/16)

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 18

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 On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC talk about the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes surge up the Metropolitan Division standings. They'll also talk about the Minnesota Wild's dominance of late, Shane Doan's future in Arizona before the trade deadline, plus plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of edition 18 of PTR! 

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 17 (1/11/17)

PUCKING THOUGHTS RADIO - EDITION 17

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 On the latest edition of Pucking Thoughts Radio, Adam & JC talk about the All Star Game rosters for the game coming up in Los Angeles in a couple of weeks. They'll also talk about the Vancouver Canucks, the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning, third jerseys and plenty more in Short Shifts. It's all a part of edition 17 of PTR! 

*Also - if you don't see our daily Puck 'Em picks on the main page, always look on the left since we'll post them there sometimes

Adam & JC's 2017 All Star Roster/Line Predictions

PUCKING THOUGHTS ALL-STAR ROSTER PREDICTIONS

Here are the rules:

-The captains (Sidney Crosby, Carey Price, PK Subban & Connor McDavid must be included – duh)

-Each squad must have six forwards, three defensemen, and two goalies

-Each NHL team must be represented, but no more than three representatives from a particular team (barring injury replacements)

ADAM’S ALL STAR ROSTER PREDICTIONS

Metropolitan Division Lines:

-Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh), Ryan McDonagh (NY Rangers)

-John Tavares (NY Islanders), Alexander Ovechkin (Washington), John Carlson (Washington)

-Claude Giroux (Philadelphia), Taylor Hall (New Jersey), Zach Werenski (Columbus)

-Goalies: Sergei Bobrovskiy (Columbus), Cam Ward (Carolina)

Atlantic Division Lines:

-Auston Matthews (Toronto), Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay), Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay)

-Jack Eichel (Buffalo), Brad Marchand (Boston), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa)

-Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit), Jaromir Jagr (Florida), Shea Weber (Montreal)

-Goalies:  Carey Price (Montreal), Tuukka Rask (Boston)

Central Division Lines:

-Tyler Seguin (Dallas), Patrick Kane (Chicago), PK Subban (Nashville)

-Mark Schiefele (Winnipeg), Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis), Ryan Suter (Minnesota)

-Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado), Artemi Panarin (Chicago), Duncan Keith (Chicago)

-Goalies: Devan Dubnyk (Minnesota), Pekka Rinne (Nashville)

Pacific Division Lines:

-Connor McDavid (Edmonton), Joe Pavelski (San Jose), Brent Burns (San Jose)

-Ryan Kesler (Anaheim), Jeff Carter (Los Angeles), Drew Doughty (Los Angeles)

-Bo Horvat (Vancouver), Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Arizona)

-Goalies:  Cam Talbot (Edmonton), Martin Jones (San Jose)

Joe Pavelski & Brent Burns are locks to make the All Star Game again

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JON’S ALL STAR ROSTER/LINE PREDICTIONS

Metropolitan Division Lines:

-Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), Claude Giroux (Philadelphia), Justin Schultz (Pittsburgh)

-John Tavares (NY Islanders), Alexander Ovechkin (Washington), Ryan McDonagh (NY Rangers)

-Jeff Skinner (Carolina), Taylor Hall (New Jersey), Zach Werenski (Columbus)

-Goalies: Sergei Bobrovskiy (Columbus), Braden Holtby (WAS)

Atlantic Division Lines:

-Auston Matthews (Toronto), Jack Eichel (Buffalo), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa)

-Brad Marchand (Boston), Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay), Shea Weber (Montreal)

-Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit), Jaromir Jagr (Florida), Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay)

-Goalies:  Carey Price (Montreal), Tuukka Rask (Boston)

Central Division Lines:

- Patrick Kane (Chicago), Artemi Panarin (Chicago), PK Subban (Nashville)

-Eric Staal (Minnesota), Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis), John Klingberg (Dallas)

-Tyler Seguin (Dallas), Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado), Dustin Byfuglien (Winnipeg)

-Goalies: Devan Dubnyk (Minnesota), Jake Allen (St. Louis)

Pacific Division Lines:

-Connor McDavid (Edmonton), Joe Pavelski (San Jose), Brent Burns (San Jose)

-Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim), Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary), Drew Doughty (Los Angeles)

-Bo Horvat (Vancouver), Corey Perry (Anaheim), Mark Giordano (Calgary)

-Goalies:  Cam Talbot (Edmonton), Mike Smith (Arizona)

PUCK 'EM - DAY 66 (1/8/16) & THE DEBUT OF 'SUNDAY SCORERS'

Adam has been in a bit of a slump lately. It looks like he broke out of it in a big way last night, going a perfect 6-0. JC posted a solid 4-2 night, but home ice reverts back to Adam with the clean sweep on Saturday. Adam took Chicago first on this six game Sunday. 

ADAM (153-110): Chicago (1st), Anaheim (4th), Carolina (5th)

JC (156-107): Pittsburgh (2nd), Columbus (3rd), Ottawa (6th)



Starting today, on Sundays JC and Adam will be picking guys who they think will light the lamp that day ('Sunday Scorers' - Adam loves alliteration). The total number of scorers selected will reflect the number of games for that day (today there's six games, so we picked 3 skaters each - on odd-numbered Sunday slates we'll round up or down). The picking format follows the same as the game format, and Adam decided to go first:

ADAM (4-11): Alex Killorn (Tampa Bay), Jeff Skinner (Carolina), Marian Hossa (Chicago)
JC (4-11): Mike Hoffman (Ottawa), Patric Hornqvist (Pittsburgh), Artem Anisimov (Chicago)