Blueshirt Bandwidth

The Knicks are NBA champions, and Eric and Joe have a lot of feelings—mostly jealousy, some genuine excitement, and an extended meditation on what Leon Rose's success might mean for how the Rangers are run. Carolina hoisted the Cup on one of the easiest paths in recent memory, K'Andre Miller has a ring, and the boys explain (with receipts) why, no, you can't just throw anyone in net. Offseason watch: Gavrakov reportedly wants back to LA, Trocheck is now a Pat Brisson client and almost certainly gone, and Torts got fired in Vegas—which Eric called and Joe did not. Plus the Ombudsman Report, a debate about Adam Fox's trade value, and eight days until the draft. Give it a listen!
Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 88
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Episode 88 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Patrick Kane episode—Joe and Chip debate the show's naming convention (Lindros? Ken Hodge? No) before landing on prime Eric Lindros. Charlie's Ombudsman Report gets a full flogging. Then the main event: Dylan Larkin's trade request out of Detroit and what it means for the Vincent Trocheck market—Chip pitches a CBA fix for no-movement clauses, Joe pushes back hard, and the two map out where Larkin (and by extension Trocheck) could land, with Minnesota and Florida getting the most run. Plus: Peter Laviolette to the Kings, Mike Babcock somehow getting another NHL job (Connor McDavid's fault?), Gabe Perreault's looming extension, and a mailbag on AHL development, off-wing prospects, and trade-protection limits. Give it a listen!
Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 87
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Episode 87 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is named after the only Ranger to wear #87—Donald Brashear—which leads to a very important debate about how old he'd have to be before either host would feel comfortable fighting him. Charlie Vidal's Ombudsman Report delivers a thorough flogging: forgetting Sean Avery on the Rangers personality Mount Rushmore is declared inexcusable and Joe and Eric agree. Then: the NHL Draft, where San Jose taking a defenseman at two could set off a chain reaction, Vancouver likely locks up Caleb Malhotra at three with Manny now coaching the team, and Joe makes the case for Viggo Björck while Eric remains skeptical the Rangers reach for him at five. Peter Laviolette being connected to Toronto is baffling, Patrick Roy isn't much better, and Tortorella is almost certainly staying in Vegas no matter what happens. The K'Andre Miller and Brett Howden "glazing" gets a full reality check. Give it a listen!
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Episode 86 of Blueshirt Bandwidth has Eric back after a week away, and the boys have plenty to chew on. The Mount Rushmore of Rangers personalities kicks things off , and the Ombudsman Report dings Joe for calling Colorado "a wagon that's going to steamroll the East" as they're on the verge of being swept by Vegas (when this is recorded). Then the real stuff: John Tortorella is now in the Stanley Cup Final as an interim head coach after getting fined $100,000 and costing Vegas a second-round pick for skipping a mandatory press conference, and Joe and Eric cannot find a single note. Brett Howden is on a playoff tear but it's a black swan event, and the revisionist Rangers history needs to stop. MSG Holdings is separating the Rangers and Knicks into distinct entities. Will Dolan even still own the Rangers in five years? The Knicks are running the best 11-game stretch in NBA history, the order of New York's #11s gets settled (Brunson, Messier, Simms), as well as which coach's seat is hottest going into next year. Joe also makes a solemn vow: if the Rangers get Stenberg, he's buying the jersey before the kid plays a single game. Give it a listen!
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Episode 85 of Blueshirt Bandwidth has no Ranger to its name—nobody ever wore the number—so Joe and Chip lean on the $85-a-year ad-free tie-in, Mike Richter going 28th in the 1985 draft, and a whole lot of roasting Eric for the way he says "Wolf Pack." Charlie Vidal's Ombudsman Report cleans up the draft order (the Rangers land 26th, not 27th, after Buffalo's Game 7 overtime collapse in Montreal) and dings Eric for sending Cam Talbot to the wrong college. Then the real stuff: Minnesota is eating itself alive over Kirill Kaprizov's contract and an unsigned Quinn Hughes, and the guys think Bill Guerin should finally pay up for Vincent Trocheck, with Danila Yurov as the prize and Florida, Detroit, and even New Jersey lurking as suitors. They make the case again for trading up to second overall for Stenberg with Braden Schneider as the centerpiece, dig into why the Rangers swear Schneider is untouchable but have never once treated him that way, lay out Carson Carles as the fallback at five, and watch Caleb Malhotra slide to Vancouver. Plus Connor McDavid being mad at the wrong guy, Vegas refusing to let anyone interview Bruce Cassidy, and a question-thread romp that crowns J.T. Miller the last Ranger you'd want on a deserted island and Matt Rempe the first. Give it a listen!
Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 84
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