RANKING THE TOP 12 TEAMS IN THE NHL!

About this episode

The hosts rank the top 12 NHL teams and discuss their legitimacy and performance.

The BarDown Podcast is back! And with parity at an all-time high in the NHL, Luca, Jesse, and Poc each give their lists of the Top 12 teams in hockey! Are the Sabres legit? Can the Oilers be trusted amongst the leagues best? And which central team is better - the Wild or the Stars? All this and more on the latest edition of the BarDown podcast! 00:00 intro 04:21 12-9 06:24 Ducks and Sharks 08:33 Ottawa Senators 10:12 Toronto Maple Leafs 13:18 Buffalo Sabres 17:50 Boston Bruins 21:11 New York Islanders 26:23 8-4 27:05 Detroit Red Wings 31:12 Washington Capitals 32:40 Florida Panthers 37:42 Stars and Wild 45:45 Vegas Golden Knights 49:15 Edmonton Oilers 50:54 Carolina Hurricanes 54:53 Tampa Bay Lightning 56:03 Final Thoughts / Avalanche

People in this episode

Hosts: Luca, Jesse, Poc

Topics covered

• NHL rankings
• top teams
• hockey analysis
• team performance
• sports discussion

Keywords

• NHL
• hockey
• team rankings
• Sabres
• Oilers
• Wild
• Stars
• sports podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHL, Sabres, Oilers, Wild, Stars, Ducks, Sharks, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins

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