Pucks & Brews Episode 54: A Lot Can Happen In 3 Weeks

On this episode of Pucks & Brews, Mike and Liam discuss the aftermath of the Super Bowl and our reactions, a night in the NHL full of crazy stats, a triple hat trick game, the Adam Ruzicka video that surfaced and his contract termination by the Arizona Coyotes, Valeri Nichushkin clearing the NHL Player Assistance Program, Sean Couturier being named the 20th captain in Philadelphia Flyers history, the Reidly Greg empty net snapshot and Morgan Reilly's reaction as well as the comments from Ryan Reaves and the subsequent hit he took from Nathan Walker, Alex Ovechkin scoring 8 goals in 8 games and a discussion on whether or not he's returned to form, Patrick Kane being on fire for the Detroit Red Wings, Filip Forsberg becoming the Nashville Predators second all time leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov hitting the 100 point mark on the season, comparing the first 92 NHL games of first overall picks Jack Hughes and Juraj Slafkovsky, the recent selling/relocation rumors that have surfaced about tithe Winnipeg Jets, the Vancouver Canucks recent 4 game losing streak and the comments from head coach Rick Tocchet, the New York Rangers placing forward Tyler Pitlick on waivers, the Stadium Series game against the Islanders, Artem Anisimov being on a PTO with the Hartford Wolf Pack for 18 games, the Rangers extending forward Jonny Brodzinski 2 years, Matt Rempe's first NHL goal and early fights to start his career, the Rangers recent 10 game win streak and how it was snapped, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider's alarming even strength play, and more. Enjoy!

Recorded Tuesday February 28th, 2024

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0:00 Extended Intro
7:00 The Adam Ruzicka instagram video/Nichushkin clears Player Assistance Program
10:15 Couturier named Flyers captain 
11:43 The Reidly Greig and Morgan Reilly incident/Ryan Reaves comments and aftermath
16:47 Is Alex Ovechkin back? 
19:50 Patrick Kane roaring back this season
24:16 Shouting out some players for accomplishments 
27:00 Comparing Jackson Hughes and Juraj Slafkovsky’s first 92 NHL games
32:18 Winnipeg Jets selling/relocating rumors 
37:09 Canucks recent 4 games losing streaks and lost game comments 
42:13 New York Rangers lengthy discussion 
1:10:40 Outro