[FULL EPISODE] Rink Rap: Trocheck Trade Bait After Coyle Signs, Devils' Quinn Hughes Drama, Markstrom-Shesterkin Fight

About this episode

Jim Cerny discusses potential trades and coaching evaluations in the NHL, featuring insights from guest James Nichols on the New Jersey Devils' recent challenges.

Jim Cerny breaks down what Charlie Coyle's six-year deal in Columbus means for a potential Vincent Trocheck trade out of New York, why Chris Drury must absolutely nail the No. 5 pick and the retool, and whether Mike Sullivan's B-minus report card grade was fair. Then James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now joins the show for a "misery loves company" sitdown — Devils edition: the Jack Hughes Chicago dinner injury, the Quinn Hughes saga that helped cost Tom Fitzgerald his job, what new GM Sunny Mehta might do, and the Markstrom-Shesterkin goalie fight. Plus: if you're building a team from scratch with one local coach — Sullivan, Sheldon Keefe, or Peter DeBoer — who do you pick? Chapters: 0:00 — Welcome back, recapping last week at Mustang Harry's 2:08 — Rangers fall to No. 5, Toronto wins the lottery 6:30 — Charlie Coyle re-signs with Columbus 9:30 — Why Drury must nail the Trocheck trade 13:00 — Minnesota, Detroit, and LA as Trocheck fits 15:30 — Report card fallout: Drury's D, Sully's B-minus 22:00 — The Lafrenière burden isn't going away 25:30 — A Pavel Dorofeev offer sheet pipe dream 28:15 — James Nichols joins: misery loves company 31:00 — The cursed Chicago dinner that broke…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Cerny

Guest: James Nichols

Topics covered

• NHL trades
• New York Rangers
• New Jersey Devils
• player injuries
• coaching strategies
• goalie fights

Keywords

• Trocheck trade
• Coyle contract
• NHL draft
• Devils drama
• goalie fight
• Quinn Hughes
• Jack Hughes injury

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Jersey Hockey Now, Columbus, Toronto, Minnesota, Detroit, LA

Places: Chicago, Metro

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