About this episode
The episode discusses the NHL Cup Final, player trades, and coaching changes in hockey.
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 do this! 1:00:00: Tommy’s focused on four particular players at ninth overall for the Panthers Enjoy the show! Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Follow us on social media: Matt Lichtenstadter is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter, @mattlichtenstadter on Instagram WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on Twitter Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here…
People in this episode
Host: Matt Lichtenstadter
Guest: Tommy
Topics covered
- Cup Final
- NHL Draft
- coaching carousel
- player trades
- hockey analysis
Keywords
- Cup Final
- Dylan Larkin
- Florida Panthers
- Mike Babcock
- NHL Draft
- hockey
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Florida Panthers, Oilers
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