Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Harman Dayal to discuss what they saw while watching the Lightning vs. Stars game on Thursday night, the career arc Kiefer Sherwood has been on the past couple of years after he went absolutely berserk yet again against the Blues, and some bigger picture takeaways about the contractual dynamics around the league and the unique window for teams to operate after this week's Martin Necas extension.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to put together their Watchability Rankings for the 2025-2026 NHL season, counting down from 32 to 1 with notes on each team and why they wound up where they did on this year's list.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Harman Dayal to discuss the Hurricanes vs. Avalanche tilt between the top two teams in the league from Thursday night, the surprisingly effective Penguins offense to start the year, teams positioned to best take advantage of the rising cap in the next couple offseasons, and other takeaways from watching games last night.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Steve Peters to go through our notes on four of the most interesting games we watched on Tuesday night. We break down what we saw from Devils vs. Maple Leafs, Panthers vs. Bruins, Blue Jackets vs. Stars, and Mammoth vs. Avalanche

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to take a league-wide view of the NHL's hierarchy at the start of the regular season, by sorting each team into tiers based on how the market is valuing their odds of competing for the Stanley Cup this year.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Dom Luszczyszyn to talk about the start to the year for the Hurricanes and the signs that they could be the best team in the East, the questions we have about other teams in the inner circle mix, and the ones that could eventually work their way into that category.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Steve Peters to go through their takeaways from the four games we watched on Wednesday night, and highlight a couple of standout players that have caught their eye in early viewings to start the season.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Harman Dayal to work through Thursday night's busy slate of games, and discuss some of their biggest takeaways from a fun night of hockey.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Kevin Woodley to go through the goalies they're most interested in watching this season. The list includes Dustin Wolf, Yaroslav Askarov, Spencer Knight, Jet Greaves, John Gibson, Anthony Stolarz, and Adin Hill.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by John Matisz to go through their most interesting questions and situations for the 2025-2026 NHL season.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance and Bill Zito to talk about his team building process and approach during his time in Florida, the challenges of keeping everyone together and managing the regular season when you've played as much extra hockey as the Panthers have, what's made their group work, and the goal of getting back to the mountaintop yet again this year.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance for the first episode of a brand new NHL season, as the PDOcast makes its return from summer break. They put together their 'Our Guys' list for the 2025-2026 campaign, highlighting the players they're especially excited to watch this year.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance and Bill Armstrong to talk about Year 1 in Utah, how the JJ Peterka trade came together this offseason, and how the organization continues to take steps towards building off of last season. Then we close out the show by reflecting on our Summer Series, some of our favourite highlights from the interviews, and what's next for the show.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance and Rick Tocchet to talk about where the game is headed offensively, learning from the Panthers tactical success in the playoffs, how much you can control as a coach, using the offseason to revisit what worked and what didn't from the previous year, and building relationships with stars and developing young players.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance and Kyle Dubas to talk about how the combination of how increased financial flexibility for teams and a weaker UFA player class affected the trade market this summer, the unique challenges of retooling in the cap growth era, learning from past mistakes, getting the most out of the AHL as a developmental league when you have a heavy volume of young players coming in, and how the process of player evaluation has evolved over the years.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance and Brenden Dillon to talk about his first year in New Jersey, the growing list of responsibilities that come with being a defenseman in the NHL in 2025, and how much the game has changed since he first got into the league.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance and Todd Diamond to discuss how the cap going up this summer influenced negotiations between players and teams, the pros and cons of going long-term vs. taking shorter deals for young players, and the impact of the new CBA on The Florida Model of contract structures.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to circle back to what we can learn from some of the contracts that have been signed since our last show, look at the teams that have either been relatively inactive or have big cards still to play, and set up a fun week of shows that we’ve got coming.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance for the season finale episode to reflect on the moves we’ve seen this week and to take stock of where various notable teams are at heading into the summer. They discuss the K’Andre Miller trade for the Hurricanes, what the Devils can do to optimize their lineup with all of the pieces they currently have under contract, the playoff picture in the West, the difference in the market this summer compared past ones, how the Blue Jackets spent their copious amounts of cap space, and the clubs that wound up keeping their powder dry to this point.

Dimitri Filipovic is joined by John Matisz and Sean Shapiro to break down all of the notable signings from the start of the free agent period. In Part 2 they discuss the Hurricanes, Rangers, Mammoth, Red Wings, and a number of other teams that caught their eye based on what they did or didn't do yet this week.