Talking Puck Podcast

Two former NHL play-by-play guys, Tom Callahan and Mike Haynes, talk hockey any chance they get. Subscribe and follow for more great analysis and insight as well as plenty of stories that can only come from being behind the scenes.

Tom Callahan and Mike Haynes are back! The Talking Puck Podcast returns with a look at the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline. Plenty has happened so far, and there's still time before Friday's 3 pm ET deadline hits. Are we done with the big names?

Today's episode features veteran NHL voices Tom Callahan (@CallahanOnAir) and Mike Haynes (@busterthedog33) breaking down the best remaining NHL Free Agents. Where do players like Nazem Kadri and John Klingberg end up? 

The Calgary Flames have dealt Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, a first round pick and a prospect. Tom Callahan (@CallahanOnAir) and Mike Haynes (@busterthedog33) break down the deal for you.

Part 2 of our series looking at who went where in the early days of NHL Free Agency 2022. Tom and Mike both have plenty of thoughts on which teams got better, which teams got worse... and a few that stood pat. Has the balance of power changed anywhere in the league? 

The goaltending landscape has shifted quite a bit in the early days of NHL Free Agency. Tom and Mike get into who landed where, and whether or not they love it or hate it. The first of a two-part series - skaters movement coming tomorrow.

This year's NHL Entry Draft brought serious movement on the trade front, as well as on contracts for several pending free agents. While not every player has decided to re-sign with their former team, already several big name players are setting the bar for this year's NHL Free Agency sweepstakes starting July 13. Veteran NHL voices Tom Callahan (@CallahanOnAir) and Mike Haynes (@busterthedog33) go deep on what has already happened, and what it means when the floodgates open this week.

There's NHL coaching news everywhere today - Barry Trotz has made a decision, and we'll tell you what it is. Also, Chicago and Florida have new head coaches, while other teams now have to figure out what direction to go. Plus a Patrice Bergeron update. Tom Callahan (@CallahanOnAir) breaks it down for you on today's podcast.

Rumors of the death of the Tampa Bay Lightning were premature at best, as the Bolts came roaring back to take Game Three of the Stanley Cup Final 6-2. The Colorado Avalanche still lead the series 2-1, but suddenly there are big questions for the Avs including who will start in net for Game Four? Tom Callahan and Mike Haynes get into the storylines coming out of Monday's game and look ahead to whether Tampa Bay can tie the series before it goes back to Denver on Friday.

Tom drops a Tiny Biscuits that isn't so tiny today - plenty of news and notes going around the NHL before Game Two of the Stanley Cup Final. The Nashville Predators are being sold, Shea Weber has been dealt to the Vegas Golden Knights, a few more coaching vacancies have been filled, the Arizona Coyotes aren't dead in the desert yet, plus plenty of NHL trade rumors and free agency questions.