The Canadiens are cooking up something special in la belle province. Montreal has built their team around youth and skill. Under the on ice leadership of Nick Suzuki, they have brought back excited to the Bell Centre. Habs general manager, Kent Hughes, joins Frank while they were in Florida for the GM meetings. They discuss several topics including playing meaningful hockey in March/April, the play of Lane Hutson, working with Jeff Gorton, the growth of Martin St. Louis as a coach, and more.

TIME STAMPS

1:55 - Playing meaningful hockey

4:15 - The Calder Trophy pitch for Lane Hutson

6:00 - Draft lessons

8:30 - Cole Hutson

9:20 - Cole Caufield

12:55 - Pressure of playing with a big contract

14:40 - Working with Jeff Gorton

16:30 - Settling into his role

18:45 - The growth of Martin St. Louis as a head coach

21:45 - Martin St. Louis working with coaches with in their system

27:00 - Positional needs

28:50 - Aggressive off-season?

Audio Credits: MSG and Sportsnet, TSN.

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Frank asked you on social media what you wanted to know following the trade deadline. Frank answers 25 of your questions about the deadline, the off-season and how trade deadline day shakes out for an insider.

Frank talks about the Brad Marchand trade to Florida (1:00), insiders talking to one another (3:20), Oilers goaltending (4:20), who Carolina was trying to acquire (5:40), Frank's screen time on deadline day (7:50), Ryan Donato trade value (9:50), Utah's off-season (13:00), what the Red Wings were doing at the deadline (14:40), the Rangers and J.J. Peterka (21:30), Rickard Rakell and the Penguins (25:10), Frank's biggest trade regret (28:50), and who the Devils were bidding on at the deadline (31:30).

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We are just over a week away from the NHL Trade Deadline and the Oilers might have a few things to sort out! Frank is joined by Stan Bowman, Edmonton Oilers General Managers, to talk about his thoughts on the 4 Nations final, managing the salary cap, the play of Evan Bouchard, how things are progressing with Evander Kane, what he has seen from John Klingberg, and thoughts on their goaltending situation.

TIME STAMPS

2:20 - What has surprised him about the Oilers since he joined

4:50 - Similarities between Chicago stars and Oilers stars

6:00 - Thoughts on the 4 Nations Final and Connor McDavd's performance

7:10 - Salary Cap over the next three years

9:20 - Managing the salary cap

11:30 - More money for middle class players?

13:10 - The play of Evan Bouchard

15:40 - Goaltending tandem in Edmonton

18:30 - Evander Kane injury

20:40 - Fun building a team

22:20 - John Klingberg

24:00 - The need for more speed up front?

25:50 - Blending timelines

Audio Credits: ESPN and Sportsnet

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Ahead of the final of the 4 Nations Face-off, the Executive Director of the NHLPA, Marty Walsh, joined Frank to discuss the atmosphere of the tournament, support from both Tourism Montreal and Boston, players buying into the tournament, the salary cap, rules adjustments in the tournament, and more consistent international hockey over the next 10yrs.

TIME STAMPS

2:10 - International Hockey

4:45 - Atmosphere in Montreal

6:40 - Support of Tourism Montreal & Boston

8:00 - Players buying into the tournament

10:18 - Relationship between the NHLPA and the NHL

15:10 - Salary Cap over the next seasons

17:50 - Thoughts on some of the rules adjustments in the tournament

19:45 - Roster changes in the tournament

26:50 - World Cup of Hockey

Audio Credits: NHL Network & Sportsnet.

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4 Nations Face-off has been a blast! Team USA has been the talk of the tournament and the Executive Director of USA Hockey, Pat Kelleher, joined Frank in Montreal at La Cage to talk about the tournament, the pressure to succeed, the growth of hockey in Minnesota, more municipal rinks, National Team Development Program, the changing landscape of hockey in North America, and looking forward to Thursday night in Boston.

TIME STAMPS

3:45 - 4 Nations Face-off

4:50 - USA Hockey roots

5:40 - Pressure to succeed

9:00 - Growth of hockey in Minnesota

12:20 - Access to hockey

17:00 - More municipal rinks

19:30 - National Team Development Program

23:30 - USHL

26:50 - Influence USA Hockey has on the changing hockey landscape

30:40 - North American League Concept?

37:10 - National Developmental League

43:00 - Thursday Night in Boston

Audio Credits: TSN and NHL Network.

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We are still a month away from the NHL Trade Deadline but Craig Conroy decided to get things going early! Frank is joined by the Calgary Flames GM to talk about trading away Jakob Pelletier and Andrei Kuzmenko to the Flyers for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost. They also delve into several other topics including their goaltending situation, the draft, team culture, and the new arena.

TIME STAMPS

2:30 - Trade with the Flyers

6:25 - Connection to Joel Farabee

6:50 - Trading away Jakob Pelletier

8:40 - Tough Conversations

10:10 - Team Culture

11:30 - Trading away Andrei Kuzmenko

13:00 - Dustin Wolf

16:30 - How they are approaching the built

19:30 - Giving Montreal their pick this season

20:10 - Playoffs?

22:00 - Goaltending Situation

23:55 - Position they need to fill

25:15 - New arena update

Audio Credits: Sportsnet.

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The Coyotes relocated to Utah and they are turning things around! Frank is joined by Utah Hockey Club General Manager Bill Armstrong to talk about the teams transition (4:00), dealing with injuries (7:40), expectations when acquiring a player (13:30), their goaltending situation (15:20), and how they are positioning themselves going into the trade deadline as well as the off-season (22:25).

TIME STAMPS

4:00 - Transition to Utah

5:30 - Injuries to key players

7:40 - Compete level

8:40 - Sergachev trade

10:10 - Olli Maatta trade

13:30 - Expectations of player after they are acquired

15:20 - Goaltending

17:40 - Clayton Keller wearing the "C"

19:10 - Young guys in the Utah organization that should be on our radar

20:10 - Flexibility to make moves

22:25 - Trades at the deadline?

23:15 - Laying down the groundwork for a trade

24:20 - How active will Utah be this summer to become a playoff contender

Audio Credits: All City and ESPN.

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David Carle is building himself an impressive trophy case at a very young age! Coming off a gold medal performance at the World Junior Championship in Ottawa with Team USA and a National Championship with the University of Denver in 2024, Carle has become one of the most sought after coaches on the planet.

Frank is joined by David Carle to talk about the World Junior Championship (3:50), his mindset going into the tournament (5:10), the difference in coaching college hockey vs the World Juniors (7:40), what he learned while with Team USA (10:00), watching the growth of Zeev Buium (11:34), how he has changes as a coach over the years (17:50), coaching the junior team next year (18:50), and NHL coaching opportunities (20:20).

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