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The Hockey PDOcast

Episode 309: Guess Who’s Back

The Hockey PDOcast

Sportsnet

Nhl, Sports, Hockey, Sportsnet

4.8920 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Thomas Drance joins the show to discuss his return back to the public sphere after his time with the Panthers, how that experience has changed his perspective on things, and the looming struggle between players and teams for power. 6:00 How a peak behind the curtain changes things 18:00 The acceptance of analytics in league circles 29:00 The NHL’s hiring process and prerequisites for executives 44:00 The pros and cons of the changing landscape for RFAs 55:00 Stars wielding leverage and putting teams on the clock 1:00:00 Game of chicken between the Oilers and Jesse Puljujarvi See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Are you ready for the most ridiculous internet sports show you have ever seen?

0:05.0

Welcome to React, home of the most outrageous and hilarious videos the web has to offer.

0:10.9

So join me, Rocky Theas, and my co-host, Raiders Pro Bowl Defensive Inn, Max Crosby,

0:16.3

as we invite your favorite athletes, celebrities, influencers, entertainers in

0:20.4

for an episode of games,

0:22.6

laughs, and of course the funniest reactions to the wildest web clips out there.

0:28.1

Catch React on YouTube, and that is React, R-E-A-X-X. Don't miss it.

0:34.4

This podcast episode is brought to you by Coors Light. These days, everything is go, go, go.

0:40.5

It's nonstop hustle all the time. Work, friends, family. Expect you to be on 24-7? Well,

0:47.1

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1:02.2

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1:12.5

Celebrate responsibly.

1:33.0

Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado. Regressing to the mean since 2015, it's the Hockey P.D.O.Cast with your host, Dmitri Filippovich.

1:37.9

Welcome to the HockeyPedioCast. My name is Dmitetri Filipovich, and sitting across from me in my living room is my good buddy Thomas Drenz. Feels good to say that. It's been so long since we've been able to have a public conversation and just chat about hockey together. It feels very weird. I'm still getting used to it. I'm going to have to mind my P's and Q's and my F words in particular.

2:02.9

Now that I'm speaking about hockey publicly again, we'll see how I do.

2:07.6

Hopefully there's not too much bleeping for you to do on the editing side after we're done here.

2:11.3

Oh, it's a podcast.

2:13.0

We can talk whatever.

2:14.4

We can figure it out later in the editing process.

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