The Athletic Hockey Show

The Vancouver Canucks are in full rebuild mode, from the front office down to drafting Caleb Malhotra third overall. With the Quinn Hughes era now over, Thomas Drance joins Sean Gentille to discuss the Sedin twins, Ryan Johnston and Manny Malhotra instilling some order to the chaotic Canucks, the trade value of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek, if goalie Thatcher Demko can rebound from the injuries that have stalled his career and what a successful season in Vancouver would look like for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, the Canucks, and their rabid fans.

Host: Sean Gentille
With: Thomas Drance
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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The New Jersey Devils traded goalie Jacob Markstrom and defenseman Simon Nemec this offseason as new General Manager Sunny Mehta looks to make his mark on a team that underachieved in the Tom Fitzgerald era. Sean Gentille welcomes Peter Baugh to discuss the Devils’ outlook for the upcoming season, including captain Nico Hischier committing longterm to the franchise, the failed offer sheet for Barrett Hayton, new additions Evan Rodriguez and Jesper Boqvist, and a change in net for the Devils.

Host: Sean Gentille
With: Peter Baugh
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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The NHL’s World Cup of Hockey is set for February 2028, but it’s never too early to start arguing about lineup projections for both Team Canada and Team USA, which is exactly what the guys do on today’s episode. Max, Corey, and Scott break down which forwards, defensemen, and goalies should make the cut, including a very spicy debate about Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson’s potential role on the US blue line.

Hosts: Max Bultman, Corey Pronman, and Scott Wheeler
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery

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The Columbus Blue Jackets and Zach Werenski put an end to trade speculation with a joint statement early in July. With Werenski recommitting to Columbus, attention is now turned to signing Adam Fantilli longterm and keeping star forward Kirill Marchenko happy, too. Aaron Portzline joins Sean McIndoe to discuss the perennially underachieving Blue Jackets and if Jet Greaves, along with new additions Valeri Nichushkin and Ryan Lomberg, can assist Werenski in leading the Jackets back to a playoff spot in 2026-27.

Host: Sean McIndoe
With: Aaron Portzline
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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The Toronto Maple Leafs were the most active NHL team when July’s free agency period opened, signing seven players, including goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, trading for Nick Paul and Darren Raddysh, and drafting Gavin McKenna first overall. But was it enough? Are the Leafs fixed or is there still more work to be done? Maple Leafs writer Jonas Siegel joins Sean McIndoe to answer those questions, as The Athletic Hockey Show’s annual summer series on how to turn non-playoff, underachieving clubs into playoff caliber teams returns.

Host: Sean McIndoe
With: Jonas Siegel
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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