The Hockey PDOcast

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Mike Johnson to talk about a variety of topics based on our early season viewings. We get into the Leafs, the strength of the Atlantic, how the Hurricanes demoralize opponents, why young teams tend to struggle defensively, and the keys to having an effective power play.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Kevin Woodley to break down Connor Hellebuyck's tendencies as a goalie, the fit between his game and the way the Devils play, and the remaining alternatives at the position for other teams that could still be looking for an upgrade.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Chris Johnston to take stock of the current NHL trade market and discuss how teams may choose to proceed based on how they've looked to start the season. Here are the time stamps for some of the key topics we got into:

• 6:31 Utah Mammoth
• 15:25 Dylan Larkin
• 18:57 New Jersey Devils
• 23:33 Carolina Hurricanes
• 30:19 New York Rangers
• 35:43 Connor Hellebuyck
• 39:45 Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks
• 43:41 Toronto Maple Leafs
• 49:28 Pittsburgh Penguins
• 52:40 Columbus Blue Jackets
• 55:00 Buffalo Sabres

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jack Han to answer your mailbag questions about the Devils expected goals vs. actual goals totals and when early season results don't match up with the process, how the Oilers are deploying their top players to start the year, Auston Matthews' return to form, notable trends for various special teams units, and the utilization of player tracking to improve on-ice performance.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Chris Meaney to take a look at early season usage for players around the league, and identify who is benefiting from their current situation to start the year.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Harman Dayal to put together our Watchability Rankings for the upcoming NHL season. In Part 2 we finish off our list by going through the top 13 teams we're most excited to watch this year.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

If you'd like to join the community we're building over on Discord, you can sign up for the Hockey PDOcast's server here. It's the best spot for you to submit any mailbag questions you may have for future shows, and it's also a great place to be part of the immediate conversation whenever there's a trade, signing, or big game this season.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Harman Dayal to put together our Watchability Rankings for the upcoming NHL season. In Part 1 we go through teams ranked 32 to 14, discussing our process for having them where we did and taking a look at the reasons why we'll be tuning in to their games. In the upcoming Part 2 we'll finish the list by breaking down the top 13 teams we're excited to watch this year.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Bill Armstrong and John Matisz to wrap up this year's Summer Series with a chat about the value of having your core players already signed long-term in this current market, Utah's plan for building on last year's playoff appearance, their offseason moves, and finding ways to keep integrating young players into an already competitive lineup.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Kevin Woodley to put together a list of goalies we're excited about this season. The list includes goalies who could break out this year, have already recently broken out and are now looking to cement their status with even more opportunity, have something important to prove in their current situation, or are ones we're just generally looking forward to watching.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on the free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. We've recently added a really fun new option on there to celebrate the start of the season. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Kyle Raftis and John Matisz to discuss the impact new NCAA rules have had on team building at the CHL level, different development paths for young players, the way Brady Martin and Chase Reid's stock rose the past two seasons, communication with NHL teams about the prospects they've drafted, transferable skills from major junior to pro hockey, CHL trades involving a million future draft picks, and the Soo's utilization of analytics.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, which means that they won't be appearing on this free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Dom Luszczyszyn to go through each team's point total projection for this coming season.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on this free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Pete Blackburn to put together our Stakes Tiers heading into this upcoming NHL season. We sort through all 32 teams based on expectations, organizational urgency, competitive window, and how much they've generally got on the line this year.

There will be a couple of new episodes each week that will be Patreon-exclusive only for our subscribers, and won't be appearing on this free feed. To gain access to all of that content make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The subscription provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we do this season, and they will be available for you to listen as soon as we're done recording.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of the perks that comes with it is that you get a discount on all of the show merch.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Scott Wedgewood and John Matisz for Part 3 of this year's Summer Series to talk about why save percentage is down in today's game, how the challenges of playing the position have changed since he first entered the league, adjustments he's made along the way, dealing with the pressure of being an NHL goalie, bouncing around the league until he got a real opportunity, and playing on last year's Avalanche team.

To gain access to all of the content we're posting on this feed moving forward make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. It provides you with the ad-free version of every single episode we put out there this season, and it will be available for you to listen as soon as it's been recorded.

We've also finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. If you've already subscribed to the Patreon, one of those aforementioned perks is that you get a discount on all merch to go along with it.

I'd also recommend subscribing to our Youtube channel. We'll be posting full shows on there more regularly this season so that you can watch along with us. I'm hoping to grow the channel this year, so each subscription, like, and comment is greatly appreciated.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Dan Muse and John Matisz to talk about his first year as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, his role in getting the most out of the players his GM acquires, the team's offensive approach last season, and a bunch of other stuff.

To gain immediate access to the ad-free version of every show we record this season make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The plan is to ramp up the content for our subscribers even further heading into the start of the regular season, so if you haven't joined us yet now is a good time to do so at the current rate we've got listed before the subscription fee increases on September 1st to account for all of the additional perks coming your way moving forward.

We've finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. There's a discount code for all merch that comes with a Patreon subscription for those of you that are already members so make sure to take advantage of that.

We'll also be posting more video this season if you want to watch along with us while you're listening to the show. You can find all of those on the PDOcast's Youtube channel. We've got this episode up on that feed already, so you can see for yourself that Dan Muse is smiling and having a good time while chatting with us.

The last plug: we've built up a nice little community on Discord, which you can join by signing up for the Hockey PDOcast's server. It's the best spot for you to submit any mailbag questions you may have for future shows, and it's also a great place for conversation whenever anything important happens in the NHL.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Brenden Dillon to talk about lessons from watching playoff hockey, how the PK vs. PP special teams battle has evolved since he came into the league, the work he's putting in during the offseason, changes for the Devils this summer, and some of the most difficult opponents they went up against last season.

To gain immediate access to the ad-free version of every show we record this season make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The plan is to ramp up the content for our subscribers even further heading into the start of the regular season, so if you haven't joined us yet now is a good time to do so at the current rate we've got listed before the subscription fee increases on September 1st to account for all of the additional perks coming your way moving forward.

We've finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here. There's a discount code for all merch that comes with a Patreon subscription for those of you that are already members.

We'll also be posting more video this season if you want to watch along with us while you're listening to the show. You can find all of those on the PDOcast's Youtube channel.

The last plug: we've built up a nice little community on Discord, which you can join by signing up for the Hockey PDOcast's server. It's the best spot for you to submit any mailbag questions you may have for future shows, and it's also a great place to be part of the conversation whenever anything important happens in the NHL.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Todd Diamond to kick off this year's edition of the Summer Series. We discuss the ways in which the market changed this offseason and how young players benefitted from it on the second contracts they signed, Konsta Helenius' opportunity in Buffalo, the William Eklund and Val Nichushkin trades, and a bunch of other topics.

To gain immediate access to ad-free version of all of the shows we're doing this season make sure you've subscribed to the PDOcast's Patreon. The plan is to ramp up the content for our subscribers even further heading into next season, so if you haven't joined us yet now is a good time to do so at the current rate we've got listed before the subscription fee increases in September to account for all of the additional perks coming your way.

We've finally got some merch available for our listeners! If you'd like to get your hands on a PDOcast shirt or hat to rep the show, you can do so here.

We'll be posting more video this season if you'd like to watch the shows we're doing. You can find those on the PDOcast's Youtube channel.

If you'd like to join the community we're building over on Discord, you can sign up for the Hockey PDOcast's server here. It's the best spot for you to submit any mailbag questions you may have for future shows, and it's also a great place to be part of the immediate conversation whenever there's a big trade or signing this offseason.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Steve Werier to discuss the Leo Carlsson offer sheet, how the Flyers structured the contract he agreed to, and the decisions the Ducks need to make in the aftermath of it.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Sean Shapiro to go through some of the most notable moves we saw around the league on Day 1 of free agency.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Scott Wheeler to discuss our major takeaways from this year's draft, the approach various teams took, and the picks that we found most notable.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jack Fraser to go through all of the trades that happened during draft weekend, and the big moves we're still waiting on heading into free agency.

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