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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Shayna Goldman to break down the Brady Tkachuk trade, his fit with the Panthers, and where the Senators go from here. Then we go through our most interesting teams to watch this offseason, and the decisions they have to make.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Cam Robinson and Chris Peters to do our annual mock draft of the top 16 picks in this year's class.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Dom Luszczyszyn to go through this year's unrestricted free agent class, including Darren Raddysh's sign-and-trade to the Leafs.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Kevin Woodley to talk about Brandon Bussi's performance in the Stanley Cup Final, Joseph Woll going to the Flyers via trade this week, and the options likely to be available on the goalie market this offseason.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Steve Werier to discuss some of the biggest dynamics that'll influence the way NHL teams operate this offseason. We get into the lessons to take from the success the Hurricanes have had, the impact that the cap going up will have on talent retention moving forward, long-term extensions and trade protection that comes with it, and the pre-draft preparation process. 

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Corey Sznajder to break down Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, adjustments the Golden Knights can make for Game 6, and how the Hurricanes have gotten to within one game of winning the title.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by John Matisz to help break down Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. We discuss our big takeaways through four games of this series, how the two teams are creating all of the offense we've seen so far, Jordan Staal's late bid in the Conn Smythe discussion, and everything else you need to know heading into Game 5 on Thursday night.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Corey Sznajder to go through our biggest takeaways from Carolina's 3rd period comeback in Game 2, and what to look for heading into Game 3 of this year's Stanley Cup Final.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by John Matisz to go through our biggest takeaways from Game 1 of this year's Stanley Cup Final.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jack Han to help preview this year's Stanley Cup Final by looking at all of the matchups and tactics for both teams that'll decide the series.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jesse Granger to dig into how the Golden Knights swept the Avalanche in the Western Conference Final, and look ahead to this year's Stanley Cup Final against the Hurricanes.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Mike Kelly to break down Game 3 of Hurricanes vs. Canadiens, and the trends emerging from the East Final. Then we discuss some of the biggest takeaways from this year's playoffs in terms of how teams are creating their scoring chances, and what they're giving up to the opposition.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Shayna Goldman to talk about young players who have broken out this postseason, and the trickledown effect those performances will have on their next contracts and the team building decisions their teams make this summer as a result of it.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jesse Granger to preview this year's Western Conference Final between the Avalanche and the Golden Knights before it gets going on Wednesday night.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jack Han to go through their takeaways from Game 5 of Canadiens vs. Sabres, and look ahead to Game 6 of that series on Saturday night. Then Meghan Angley joins the show to unpack how the Avalanche beat the Wild in 5 games in their second round matchup.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to catch up on everything we saw while watching this weekend's games. We get into the Canadiens going up 2-1 on the Sabres, the Ducks bouncing back from an ugly Game 3 to even up their against the Golden Knights, the Wild winning at home against the Avalanche, and the Hurricanes sweeping the Flyers.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Kevin Woodley to break down what we're seeing from the goalies still playing in Round 2, the opponents they're facing in their current matchups, and the biggest challenges in front of them.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jack Han right after the conclusion of Game 7 of Canadiens vs. Lightning to talk about Montreal's Round 1 win, before looking ahead to their upcoming matchup against the Sabres. Then we get into the most interesting angles for the Golden Knights vs. Ducks series, and what we saw in Game 1 of Hurricanes vs. Flyers this weekend.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Mike Kelly to discuss how the Wild, Ducks, and Flyers won in Round 1 while looking ahead to their upcoming Round 2 matchups.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Sean Shapiro to help rank all 8 of this year's Round 1 playoff series based on our interest level in them.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by John Matisz to break down what we saw while watching Game 3 of Sabres vs. Bruins and Hurricanes vs. Senators on Thursday night.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to go through our initial impressions of every Game 1 that we watched this weekend.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jack Han and Jack Fraser to preview 6 of the 8 Round 1 matchups in this year's playoffs. To help get you ready for the postseason before the games get going this weekend, we go through team strengths vs. weaknesses, key individual matchups, potential x-factors, and interesting stuff to watch for in each series. Here's the timestamp for everything we covered in this episode:

3:00 Sabres vs. Bruins

24:40 Lightning vs. Canadiens

36:36 Penguins vs. Flyers

48:00 Hurricanes vs. Senators

1:03:50 Stars vs. Wild

1:15:58 Golden Knights vs. Mammoth

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to go through the most interesting playoff battles to watch heading into the final week of the regular season.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Chris Meaney to highlight a bunch of young players around the league that have impressed us down the stretch.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Sean Shapiro to unpack all of the most interesting components of Pete DeBoer taking over behind the bench for the Islanders, and the tough weekend the Red Wings had to continue their theme of struggling from March 1st on over the past couple of seasons.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to do a live show from Ball Arena in Denver at the analytics conference the Avalanche hosted this week. This episode also includes conversations we had with Jared Bednar and Chris MacFarland as part of the event.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to discuss the coaching change the Golden Knights made on Sunday, the Eastern Conference playoff race, and other stuff that's caught our eye while watching hockey this past week.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Pete Blackburn to draft the potential Round 1 matchups we're most excited to watch this postseason.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to sort every potential playoff team into tiers based on how much they've got on the line this postseason.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Dom Luszczyszyn to discuss the run the Blue Jackets have been on coming out of the Olympic break, the playoff picture in the East, and the potential round 1 matchups for the top seeds in the West.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to get into the run the Dallas Stars have been on over their past 15 games by highlighting the unsung players that have stepped up during their winning streak, all of the considerations in analyzing Nick Schmaltz 8-year extension, what we've liked and haven't liked from watching Sabres games this week, and the degree to which Erik Karlsson has stepped up for the Penguins during a brutal part of their schedule.

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