Whyhockey
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Happy regular season! As per usual, Matt and Tommy begin the marathon regular season with a marathon podcast talking about all sorts of topics, including:
3:15: Every podcast is someone's first: what is WhyHockey?
11:15: Waivers situation and AHL development
33:00: Seven left shot defensemen opening night?
37:15: Mackie Samoskevich and Justin Sourdif making the roster
44:30: Panthers Forwards
48:30: Panthers Defenseman
57:30: Mid podcast breaking news! Shocking double signing
1:00:00: Panthers Goalies
1:09:00: Atlantic Division Preview-ish
1:22:30: A talk about the many hockey culture issues from the last month
1:32:20: Flyers preview
1:43:30: Other league topics we're interested in
Bonus points, and maybe a BlueSky invite code, for those of you who stick this out the whole way. Enjoy the show, and the season!
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 Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
A new season is upon us! Matt L and Tommy look back on the stories we've missed during our summer break, including:
11:00: More Babcock talk
39:30: Matvei Michkov being scratched in Russia
50:00: Panthers Training Camp and battles to watch out for
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
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Tommy and Matt L have a deep dive into the offseasons for the WhyHockey teams, looking into everything they did at the draft, free agency and beyond. Here are the timecodes for those specific discussions:
6:30: Panthers talk (46:00 forwards, 1:02:30 goalies, 1:26:30 draft)
1:32:00: Flyers talk (Michkov, free agency, etc.)
1:44:30: Rest of the league (draft, free agency)
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
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Tommy and Matt L look over how the Panthers fell short in the Stanley Cup Final, plus more including:
3:30: What happened in the Final?
32:30: What does the offseason need to look like for Florida to get back to the top again?
56:15: Spencer Knight's future
1:06:30: Danny Briere hiring more 90's and 00's Flyers, plus the Provorov move
1:25:30: Tommy's draft preview
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
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Matt and Tommy celebrate the Panthers run to the Stanley Cup Final, and look at how they've done it and what's fueled it. There's also talk on these topics and more:
12:30: Never doubting the potential of the core
30:00: On Sasha Barkov
36:00: On Sam Reinhart
40:30: On Bob
54:00: On Paul Maurice
1:25:00: Preds hiring Andrew Brunette
1:34:15: Kyle Dubas and the Penguins
Enjoy the show, and the ride!
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
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
It still feels weird to say, but the Panthers are in the Stanley Cup Final. David Dwork of the Hockey News joins Matt to go over how they got here, the journey and looking ahead to the Final, whoever they play. Enjoy the show!
Check out the WhyHockey Substack:
https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
David is @DavidDwork
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 May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
Corey Sznajder joins Matt to go over the Eastern Conference Final from a Hurricanes perspective, plus more including:
2:50: How did the Hurricanes get here?
10:30: What does Corey think of the Panthers first two series wins?
20:00: Does this series come down to which defense wilts under the forecheck pressure first?
23:30: How does Corey see the line matching?
31:00: Where does Corey see the biggest weakness for Carolina?
37:15: Goaltending!
53:30: Hurricane issues in road game 3's
58:15: Series picks!
Enjoy the show!
Check out the WhyHockey substack: https://whyhockey.substack.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
Matt L is @MattsMusings1
Corey is @shutdownline
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
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Tommy and Matt L celebrate the Panthers making history and getting to the Eastern Conference Final against Carolina! They look at how they did plus this and more:
23:30: The evolution of the Panthers from a mentality standpoint
35:30: On Paul Maurice and how he's different to Andrew Brunette's somewhat similar style last year
50:45: How the tactics between the teams play out
1:00:00: On possible Hurricanes line matching
1:16:00: Keith Jones and the Flyers
1:31:15: Bedard and the Blackhawks
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
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
The Panthers just pulled off one of the best playoff upsets in NHL history (unless you're Matthew Tkachuk), so how did they do it? Tommy and Matt look that over and preview the next series against the Maple Leafs.
If you specifically want goalie talk, go to timecode 53:30. 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
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Matt L and Tommy look back at the first two games of the Panthers/Bruins series and how the Panthers found a way to impose their will in Game 2. What worked, what changed, and what can they keep doing to perhaps pull off the upset? They also look over some of the new signings, the rest of the playoffs and more. Enjoy the show (and Matt's new mic!)
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