I love the “and more” tag at the end of headlines. But this show with Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy is seriously one big “and more”. I love talking with him — it’s the two guys from Jersey thing — no matter what we discuss. This time, it’s mostly about hockey, with very little heavy lifting for those not following the action. It’s actually a decent primer for those who may want to start paying attention now. So get on it and listen. You’ll sound smart if you say whatever he says.
We talk about the timing of having a kid in the next few days (him, not me) and what his schedule will be like. He likens himself to a player that knocks up his wife after the season. Something about a small window, but I didn’t probe. Wait…
We talk at length about the pending Winnipeg situation and get into the deep-roots of Wyshynski’s total anti-Canada stance. It’s amazing how much he hates Canada.
We also talk a lot about the playoffs, who will win, who the NHL wants to win (note: not the Canadian teams or, in my opinion, the Sharks) to help TV ratings and why so many players have been getting hurt this year.
Of all our recent shows, this felt the most to me like the listener was sitting in on a one-on-one conversation. I hope that’s a good thing.
Tags: And More, Greg Wyshynski, Hockey, NHL, NHL Playoffs, Puck Daddy
Sent you an email. Love the podcast, hate the pro-Sun Belt American fan nonsense. We all know the excitement of a mid-January Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta home-and-home can’t be matched by Calgary v. Winnipeg, or Montreal v. Quebec. The 9000 people who show up to watch that Thrashers series agree.
Why confuse the easily befuddled American fan with concepts of geography like being able to point to a national capital on a map? If that fan wants more Memphis or Albuquerque and less Ottawa, let’s give it to him. Sure, the Memphis Senators will only draw 6500 a night, but it just might get Bettman that US TV contract he’s dying for!
iTunes. It should be available in Canada. There’s a link on the page to go to iTunes or just search for On The DL with Dan Levy. It should be there. Feel free to subscribe.
How do i download this shit???
Good interview. Puck Daddy has a great site and brings it during interviews. Canadian teams are good for the league … save for local rivalries and teams with generational talented players (Sid, Ovie, and the like), I think most fans would want to see teams in visiting sweaters in this order: 1) original six, 2) teams from your division, 3) good Candadian teams for at least the novelty aspect … the majority of the sun belt teams are meh.
Go Hawks, beat the Sharks!