Showing posts with label biscuits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biscuits. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Podcast: The final curtain

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- I try to make the case for the Tom Wilson contract
- Dave and I look at Jarome Iginla's Hall-of-Fame case
- The Canucks part ways with Trevor Linden
- Cody Ceci wants $6 million, and other arbitration absurdities
- We try to guess what Mark Stone and William Karlsson will ask for
- Reader questions
- And we close things out with the long-awaited Sedin twins interview

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Podcast: Arbitration situations

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Does the NHL's arbitration process actually work?
- Does his one-year deal spell the end for Jacob Trouba in Winnipeg?
- Thoughts on the Matt Dumba contract
- Dave helps me figure out six confusing NHL teams
- An update on my daughter's softball team
- Reader questions and lots more...

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Podcast: Extending credit

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave and I discuss the Marc-Andre Fleury extension
- And also the Connor Hellebuyck extension
- Honestly it's like 90% extensions, nothing else is happening
- Marian Hossa's cap hit goes to Arizona; should we be mad?
- A few words about Ray Emery
- And we spend way too much time trying to cast Ocean's 11 with NHL players

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Podcast: Nik of time

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave and I react to breaking news about Nikita Kucherov
- The Erik Karlsson watch continues
- Shea Weber was hurt and the Habs didn't tell anyone
- Artemi Panarin sounds like he wants out of Columbus
- Reader questions and lots more...

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Podcast: The Tavares Betrayal

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- John Tavares comes home
- What these means for the Leafs, the Islanders, and fans of other teams
- How should Islander fans react to all of this?
- Our thoughts on the rest of free agency
- Where will Erik Karlsson be traded?
- Will the deal go down before we can post this podcast?
- The Ryan O'Reilly trade, John Tortorella is made, and lots more...

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Podcast: The Tavares sweepstakes

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave and I handicap the Tavares sweepstakes
- What I think the Leafs did at their presentation, and why it might work
- Dougie Hamilton gets traded for liking museums
- I have to break some bad news to Dave about the Calgary/Carolina trade
- John Carlson gets a massive new deal
- Wrapping up the rest of a quiet draft weekend
- Was it OK for Dallas to boo Gary Bettman before a tribute ceremony?
- We make our HHOF picks
- And lots more...

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Podcast: Follow the bouncing Hoffman

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave and I discuss the Mike Hoffman trade
- Dave and I discuss the other Mike Hoffman trade
- Wait, what is going on with Mike Hoffman trades?
- The whole season-long mess in Ottawa
- Is Erik Karlsson next?
- Barry Trotz walks away from the Capitals
- The John Tavares sweepstakes are almost here
- The Galchenyuk/Domi trade
- And lots more...

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Podcast: Capping it off

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave and I try to adjust to world where the Washington Capitals are champions
- Did Alexander Ovechkin celebrate too hard?
- Our thoughts on the Conn Smythe voting
- We turn to the offseason
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson gets a monster extension
- The return of Ilya Kovalchuk
- Can the Oilers actually trade Milan Lucic?
- Reader mail and lots more


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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Podcast: The final countdown

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- It's pretty much all Stanley Cup final talk, as the Caps take a 3-1 lead
- Is this really happening? Is Washington finally going to do this?
- We get into an argument about officials calling the game differently for players and teams that embellish
- The redemption of Alexander Ovechkin
- The healthy(?) scratching of David Perron
- Our current Conn Smythe picks
- Accepting the role of luck in playoff hockey
- What comes next for Barry Trotz
- If you were a Capitals player and were guaranteed a Cup win, would you rather have the clincher happen in Washington or Vegas?
- And lots more...

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Podcast: Final destination

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:

- Reacting to the first two games of the Stanley Cup final, which were honestly pretty great
- Braden Holtby's save
- Tom Wilson's non-suspension
- Evgeny Kuznetsov's injury
- The do's and don'ts of pregame ceremonies
- The NHL's very bad week of concussion news
- Plus Melnyk vs Alfredsson, book talk and lots more...

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Friday, May 25, 2018

Podcast: Stanley Cup picks

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals head to the final
- Is it OK to not enjoy this Golden Knights story?
- Dave and I make our Cup picks
- Should Jon Cooper be fired?
- Evander Kane sings a monster deal
- Lou Lamoriello joins the Islanders; does this change where Jon Tavares winds up?
- Reader questions and lots more


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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Podcast: Conference call

In this week's episode of the Biscuits podcast (which was taped yesterday):
- We look at both conference finals
- Does Dave want back on the Caps bandwagon?
- A heated argument about adding more replay review
- Lundqvist for Rinne
- Leafs front office drama
- Goalie chant etiquette
- Is the Winnipeg crowd really that loud?
- Reader questions and lots more...

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Podcast: Capital gains

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave takes a victory lap for picking the Capitals, but will he stick with them?
- A look ahead to game seven between the Jets and Predators
- The Knights continue their miracle season
- The Lightning make quick work of the Bruins
- Licking opponents: Good or bad?
- You'll never guess who Carolina is hiring as their new coach
- Plus reader questions and lots more...

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Podcast: What's next for the Maple Leafs?

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- I discuss the end of the Maple Leafs' season, and what comes next
- A roundup for the second round
- How bad has the officiating been?
- The Carolina front office drama continues
- Brian Burke moves on
- Draft lottery reactions
- Reader questions and lots more...

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Podcast: Shipping down to Boston

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
In a new and jam-packed Vice Biscuits podcast:
- Lots of Leafs/Bruins talk
- Is Dave still driving the Capitals' bandwagon?
- We make our picks for the other second-round series
- The Flames hire Bill Peters
- The Wild fire Chuck Fletcher
- A look ahead to the draft lottery
- Plus DOPS, the Sedins, reader questions and lots more...

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Podcast: Suspended disbelief

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave and I go through all the first-round series so far
- Who got suspended, who didn't, and which calls the league got right
- I rant about a very stupid rule
- Ken Hitchcock is out in Dallas
- Eugene Melnyk and the Senators attack the fake news media, the way honest people do
- Reader questions and lots more...

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Podcast: Playoff preview

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- We make our picks for all eight first-round matchups
- Dave is once again wrong about a replay review
- In a results-based league where winning is everything, none of the bad teams except the Rangers fired anyone
- Ryan O'Reilly's interesting exit interview
- The NHL randomly invents a tie-breaker rule
- I need help with my Hart ballot
- And lots more, as we pack a ton of stuff into an hour

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Podcast: The firing squad

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- Dave debuts his creepy new podcast voice but I promise it only lasts the first minute or so
- Another week, another goaltender interference controversy, and I've pretty much had it with all the feigned confusion
- We make our picks for which coaches and GMs are getting fired
- The playoff races come down to the wire, and we try to figure out the Western tie-breakers
- Erik Karlsson picked up a puck. What can it all mean?
- Reader questions, including a pretty brutal dig at the Oilers
- And most importantly: 100% zero Hart Trophy talk, guaranteed

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Podcast: Down the stretch they come

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- A look at the playoff races with less than two weeks to go.
- We try very hard not to get back into the Hart Trophy debate and fail miserably.
- Randy Carlyle and the Ducks may have just broken 3-on-3 overtime
- The Georges Laraque/Taylor Hall mess
- Reader questions and lots more...

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Podcast: Meeting of the minds

In this week's episode of Biscuits, the Vice Sports hockey podcast:
- The GMs gather for the annual meeting, and oh god that means we have to talk about interference again
- Everyone's mad at Colin Campbell for saying goalies embellish even though he's right
- Why do the GMs get to decide the rules anyway?
- Dave came up with 42 ways to fix the NHL; I have a few objections
- The Hurricanes go cheap on their hunt for a new GM
- The great Hart Trophy war of 2018 drags on with no end in sight
- I am repeatedly accused of being a Habs fan
- Reader questions and lots more

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