First round wrap up: Puck Podcast May, 4, 2025

We recap all the news from the past week in the NHL as the new CBA is ratified, teams decide NOT to go back to the way the draft used to be as well as the latest signings and trades. We discuss what the rosters of the Golden Knights, Avalanche, Kraken and Mammoth would look like if it could only be made up of active players those teams have drafted. Plus listener e-mails.

We recap of the signings and trades made in and around the free agency period opening up including Mitch Marner to Vegas. We look at NHL teams rosters if it could be made up of only active players drafted by the team. Listener e-mails.

This week we recap the 2025 NHL Draft and look back at the news from the past week in the NHL. We preview free agency coming up. Plus we read listener e-mails.

We recap the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals and discuss the Florida Panthers 3-peat. Plus we recap and react to the news from the past week including the Trevor Zegras trade to the Flyers. We will preview the upcoming NHL Draft plus read you feedback e-mails.

We recap Games 3, 4 and 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals with Florida on the verge of a repeat. We look at the major NHL awards that were handed oiut and the news of the week. We take a preview of the upcoming free agency period on July 2st. We have listener e-mails and our off ice report.

We recap the thrilling first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals plus discuss all the news from the past week in the NHL including a coaching change in Dallas and new coaches in Pittsburgh and Boston. Joey Erickson of Locked on Stars joins us to talk about the Pete DeBoer firing and more. Plus listener e-mails.

Guest co-host Jeff Ponder joins Eddie to recap the opening three games of the Eastern and Western Conference finals plus recap the big hockey headlines from the week. David Morassutti from Locked on Maple Leafs joins us to discuss another disappointing end to a season in Toronto. In the third period we have listener e-mails.

On this episode we recap the conclusion of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs including the top two teams in each conference being eliminated. We chat with Zach Martin, the host of Locked on Hurricanes to talk about Carolina making it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Plus listener e-mails.

We recap of the past week in the NHL covering the opening games of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Including Mikko Rantanen's hot strick, a wild finish in Edmonton, a cheap shot by a Maple Leafs and more. Plus NHL headlines with a GM change in LA and a coaching hire in Anaheim. Gil Martin of Locked on Islanders joins us to discuss the GM search in New York and getting the #1 overall pick in the NHL Draft. Plus listener e-mails and more.

In the first period we recap the first round of the NHL playoffs including a pair of thrilling Game 7s. In the second period we look at the second round and the latest NHL coaching news and awards finalists. In the third period we answer listener e-mails.