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Sean and Sean discuss the reasons why Bowen Byram decided to stay with the Sabres, signing for two more years, leading him to unrestricted free agency. The guys dissect the Arthurs Silovs trade to Pittsburgh, with Edmonton losing yet another opportunity to upgrade their goaltending, and Gentille and McIndoe answer your questions in an extended summer mailbag.
Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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Is it too early to pick next season’s Stanley Cup winner? The surprise playoff team? The Calder winner? Maybe, but that’s exactly what The Athletic Hockey staff did and today, Sean, Scott, and Jesse break it all down. Plus, the guys discuss Scott’s just-released top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking, sneak peak his top 20 goalie prospects, and wonder: did Gavin McKenna really get $700,000 to play at Penn State?
Host: Sean Gentille
With: Jesse Granger and Scott Wheeler
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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Gentille and McIndoe discuss the NHL and Players Association coming together to officially sign a four year contract, ensuring labor peace in the NHL until the 2029/2030 season. The guys dissect the trade between Edmonton and Tampa Bay involving Issac Howard and Sam O'Reilly, and how the Oilers have failed, so far, to upgrade their goaltending.
Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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Gavin McKenna, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next year’s NHL Draft, is officially joining the Penn State Nittany Lions, making the jump from the WHL to the Big Ten and the NCAA. Max and Corey give their instant reaction to the signing and discuss how things could play out next season.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey Pronman
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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They say hindsight is 20/20, that you can easily see what the right move was looking back on an event, but of course not beforehand. Today, Max and Jesse look back on the past season and determine what they got wrong and how they can learn from those mistakes going forward. Before that, the guys discuss the latest free agent signings, including Nikolaj Ehlers joining the Hurricanes and Brent Burns signing with the Avalanche. Plus, Sebastian Cossa’s difficult path to becoming the Red Wings’ starting goalie and Jesse’s “Winners and losers of the offseason NHL goalie carousel” article.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Jesse Granger
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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The day after 121 deals were made, and $672 million was spent, Gentille, McIndoe and Frankie Corrado take a look at the winners and losers of NHL Free Agency 2025. The guys wonder where Nikolaj Ehlers will end up, and look ahead to what we expect will be a busy July for trades made in the NHL.
Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
With: Frankie Corrado
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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As the clock struck noon earlier today, NHL free agency officially began, but the biggest names on the market were largely off the board already. Max, Laz, and Jesse discuss Mitch Marner to Vegas, and the loss of Alex Pietrangelo, the Panthers re-signing their trio of Bennett, Marchand, and Ekblad, Edmonton and the waning goalie market, and more.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Jesse Granger
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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With one day to go before NHL Free Agency, Jesse Granger and Rob Rossi discuss the flurry of trades, signings and buyouts leading up to Free Agency. The guys along with the Athletic's Shayna Goldman take a closer look at the intriguing names including Mitch Marner, Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad, Brock Boeser, Nikolaj Ehlers, Jake Allen, Corey Perry, Vladislav Gavrikov and Ivan Provorov who look to cash in, with Free Agency beginning at 12 noon Eastern on July 1st.
Hosts: Jesse Granger and Rob Rossi
With: Shayna Goldman
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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The 2025 NHL Draft is history after 224 players were picked over the course of two days and seven rounds. Which teams were the standouts? The winners? The losers? Max, Corey, and Scott break it all down and discuss the picks they loved, and the ones they didn’t, what they thought of the decentralized format, and they take top level look at the 2026 class headlined by Gavin McKenna to close things out.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey Pronman
With: Scott Wheeler
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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With the first round of this year’s NHL Draft now in the books, the guys recap all the action and discuss an impressive haul for the Isles, the expected run on centers, Philly prioritizing size up front, the Penguins’ maneuvering, goalies Pyotr Andreyanov and Joshua Ravensbergen, and more.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey Pronman
With: Scott Wheeler and FloHockey’s Chris Peters
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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Matthew Schaefer is officially Long Island bound as the New York Islanders selected the defenseman with the No. 1 pick in this year’s NHL Draft. Max, Corey, and Scott give their instant reaction to the pick.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey Pronman
With: Scott Wheeler
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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We’re now just one day away from the 2025 NHL Draft, but questions still remain, starting with the San Jose Sharks and their choice with the No. 2 pick. Max, Corey, and Scott preview the draft and discuss the possibility of Anton Frondell, not Michael Misa, going to the Sharks, pick ranges for guys like Roger McQueen and Brady Martin, and if the Rangers made the right choice transferring the No. 12 pick to the Penguins, opting to keep their own 2026 first instead.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey Pronman
With: Scott Wheeler
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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The boys discuss possible destinations for Mitch Marner, including Chicago, Anaheim, Utah, Columbus, Seattle, Los Angeles and the Vegas Golden Knights. Sean, Frank and Sean stick tap the 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame class led by Alex Mogilny, and they talk about the Florida Panthers savage Stanley Cup celebrations.
Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
With: Frankie Corrado
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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What would the 2015 NHL Draft look like if the picks were made with hindsight? On today’s special edition of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max, Scott, and The Athletic’s own Peter Baugh do just that, re-drafting one of the best classes in history and giving big picture thoughts about how it played out the second time around.
Host: Max Bultman
With: Scott Wheeler and Peter Baugh
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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The NHL season is over, but the action is just picking up with the NHL Draft set to begin Friday night and the opening of free agency quickly approaching next week. The Athletic’s NHL insider Pierre LeBrun joins the show to discuss all the latest on pending free agents like Sam Bennett, Mitch Marner and John Tavares, the trade market for guys like Jason Robertson and Rasmus Andersson, Johnathan Toews’ deal with his hometown Jets, and more. Plus, The Athletic’s own Jesse Granger talks about John Gibson and the goalie trade market and Laz and Jesse compete in a little game of “Is This a Real NHL Prospect?” to close out the show.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Pierre LeBrun and Jesse Granger
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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The 2025 NHL Draft is now just one week away and on today’s Prospect Series episode, the guys make all 32 first round selections, projecting where the game’s top prospects could actually end up going on draft night.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Corey Pronman
With: Scott Wheeler and FloHockey’s Chris Peters
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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With the Stanley Cup awarded and the NHL draft next on the league calendar, Hailey and Sean take a look at teams they expect to be most active, with roster tweaks, including buyouts and free agency, led by the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild.
Hosts: Hailey Salvian and Sean Gentille
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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The Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup Champions with a convincing 6 game series win over the Edmonton Oilers. Sean, Frank and Sean wonder, are the Panthers a dynasty? The guys discuss pending free agent Sam Bennett winning the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP, the work the Panthers have to do to re-sign Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand, and what the future holds for Connor McDavid, Corey Perry and the goalie tandem in Edmonton with the Oilers.
Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
With: Frankie Corrado
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet
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The Florida Panthers are once again the Stanley Cup champions, dominating their way through the playoffs en route to a second consecutive victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Max and Laz give their instant reaction to the Panthers’ Game 6 win and discuss what’s next for Connor McDavid’s Oilers.
Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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This Stanley Cup Final between the Oilers and Panthers has delivered some incredible hockey so far, but there are still many questions left to be answered. What would it take for this to become the greatest Stanley Cup Final in history? Should the Oilers start Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard in goal for their must-win Game 6? Is Brad Marchand becoming the Conn Smythe favorite?
Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Jesse Granger
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
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