Episodes
Wednesday May 01, 2024
WhyHockey 5.1.24: Low Voltage Lightning
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Tommy and Matt recap the Panthers win over the Lightning in Round One, including:
3:30: On the Lightning and their rivalry with the Panthers
12:00: Jon Cooper's goalie interference beef
22:00: On the refereeing in the series
33:00: The actual hockey played in this series! Barkov, Bobrovsky, etc, and particularly Paul Maurice's coaching
50:00: What's coming next after beating Tampa?
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Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Friday Apr 19, 2024
WhyHockey 4.19.24: Dom Luszczyszyn on the Playoffs
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Dom Luszczyszyn comes on WhyHockey for the first time in four and a half years to join Matt to talk about these topics and much more:
1:45: What has changed for Dom in terms of his coverage and model in the time since he's last been on WhyHockey?
7:00: Is this one of the best regular seasons ever?
12:45: Lightning/Panthers preview
21:00: Are the Leafs actually going to beat the Bruins?
27:00: Jets/Avs
30:00: The Golden Knights/Oilers series that won't be happening, but it's a good discussion anyway!
33:00: Preds/Canucks
35:30: Who should win the Hart this year?
44:30: Faber vs. Bedard for the Calder
47:30: Dom's opinion on the Jack Adams
50:30: Is there a Cup favorite in a very even year?
We had to record the show before all the matchups were set and naturally there's a WhyHockey jinx in there! Sorry about that!
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
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Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Dom is @domluszczyszyn
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
WhyHockey 4.18.24: Battle of Florida Round 3
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Matt and Tommy have a lot to get to on this quasi playoff preview episode of the WhyHockey Podcast, including:
7:45: How did the Panthers end their mini-skid?
18:15: Would you rather the Panthers play Tampa or Toronto?
33:30: Previewing Tampa/Florida Round Three
44:15: Panthers goaltending in the series
51:00: Others Panthers odds and ends
1:04:15: Flyers discussion and where do they go from here?
1:37:45: The Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City, and the future of expansion and more
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
In addition to answering the titular question that no one has ever asked before, Matt and Tommy look over that and more in the newest WhyHockey show including:
6:00: How concerned should Panthers fans be about their recent play, if at all?
31:45: Are some of the players getting new opportunities going to stick in the lineup? How should the lines and pairs shake out?
51:30: Sam Reinhart scoring 50 goals
57:15: The Zach Hyman discourse
1:22:30: On Couturier and John Tortorella
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
WhyHockey 3.12.24: Travis Yost!
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Travis Yost of TSN joins Matt to recap some aspects of the trade deadline including:
5:45: Travis' view on the Panthers and their chances in the playoffs
22:30: Vegas does it again
30:30: The "low tax state" red herring argument
34:00: Trade deadline move Travis is most intrigued by
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
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Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
Travis is @TravisYost
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
WhyHockey 3.9.24: Trade Deadline, recapped
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Matt L and Tommy recap the trade deadline from the specific WhyHockey angles of:
5:45: Panthers deadline talk, starting with Tarasenko
18:00: Kyle Okposo
33:15: Tobias Bjornfot
43:15: The "tax excuse" when talking about players going to Sunbelt teams
53:30: Forsling's new deal
1:06:00: Flyers deadline talk
1:22:15: Avs deadline talk
1:30:00: West vs. East at the deadline
1:44:45: Best (or worst) of the rest
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
WhyHockey 2.27.24: Our Trade Deadline Preview, sort of
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tommy and Matt go over this piece Matt wrote for the Substack and more on the trade deadline, including:
18:10: Who should the Panthers be targeting at the trade deadline? Option one: Jake Guentzel
40:15: Vladimir Tarasenko
45:15: Jordan Eberle
54:45: Anthony Mantha
58:45: Reilly Smith
1:01:45: Frank Vatrano
1:04:30: Anthony Duclair
1:08:20: Nick Bjugstad
1:12:15: Mackie Samoskevich
1:15:30: Arthur Kaliev
1:19:00: Noah Hanifin
1:26:15: Trading Spencer Knight?
1:45:30: Jarmo fired in Columbus
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
This is part two of our podcasts after three weeks of not recording a show where we cover just about everything else that happened which includes:
0:00: Are CHL players going to be able to go to the NCAA when their junior eligibility is up?
15:05: The NHL is going back to the Olympics*...!
28:15: The Islanders hired Patrick Roy
41:30: The Kings fired Todd McLellan!
47:15: The Elias Lindholm trade
52:30: Vegas ended the Oilers winning streak
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
WhyHockey 2.8.24: We didn't record for three weeks and everything happened Part 1
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
This is what happens when you take a slight break from podcasting: everything happens all at once. Part one of this show focuses on quite a lot of that including:
8:15-31:10: Discussion on Hockey Canada Scandal (TW S/A)
31:10: Matt's rant on bad management in journalism
42:30: Panthers discussion (Defensive structure, Gus Forsling's season and trade deadline needs)
1:28:30: How do the Flyers navigate the trade deadline? (There's some Flyers talk at the end of the Panthers discussion)
The piece we talk about at the beginning of the Panthers section is here: https://pocketcbj.substack.com/p/how-the-florida-panthers-built-a?r=25ggts&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Enjoy the show! Make sure to give us a five star review on iTunes and Spotify!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
WhyHockey 1.18.24: Hockey players named after Kirby powerups
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Tommy and Matt spend about 90 minutes on a hockey topic not Panthers related, it's the Cuttier Gauthier to Anaheim trade! We go over it in forensic detail, including:
11:15: Our initial thoughts on the Cutter Gauthier trade
18:45: What it seems we're missing with the trade
37:15: The Flyers messaging about the move
41:15: What are the Flyers getting in Jamie Drysdale?
55:45: What does this trade signal about the Flyers rebuild?
1:27:45: Where do the Panthers needs lie at the trade deadline and how do they make those specific puzzle pieces fit?
1:38:30: Tommy's astute point about what the Panthers need at the deadline
Enjoy the show!
Check out the WhyHockey substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
WhyHockey is @WhyHockey
Intro and outro music is "Arcade Montage" by Lee Rosevere from his album "Music for Podcasts 3", which you can find here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3