Episode 450: Breaking Down the Blockbuster

The Hockey PDOcast

Sportsnet

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4.8 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Thomas Drance joins the show to discuss Matthew Tkachuk going to the Panthers, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mackenzie Weegar going to the Flames, and what's next for both teams following their blockbuster trade. Topics include: Why Matthew Tkachuk is such a unique player What our expectations should be for his future scoring How he'll provide the Panthers with a different offensive element The age bracket of Florida's new core Why they were comfortable trading Huberdeau and Weegar Whether they have any cards left to play The amount of leverage Calgary had in negotiations What Darryl Sutter can get out of Huberdeau defensively The reason Weegar is polarizing and how much of it is fair How Calgary's playing style is a great fit for both The Flames loaded defense and potential combinations What they can do next to add to their team If you haven't done so yet, please take a minute to leave a rating and review for the show. Smash that 5-star button. If you're feeling extra generous, you can also leave a little note about why you recommend people check the PDOcast out. Thanks for the help, each one is much appreciated! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.1	My name is Dimitra Felpovich, and joining me is my good buddy, Thomas Trance.
1:03.9	Thomas, what's going on, buddy?
1:04.7	Oh, man, just wrapping my head around.
1:06.7	It's not just this weekend either, right?
1:08.8	I'm wrapping my head around this weekend, but I feel like I'm wrapping my head around
1:12.3	an offseason where all of the dire warnings about the importance of cap space.
1:21.7	Yep.
1:22.7	Came totally true over the course of the last three weeks of NHL business.
1:27.9	Like all of a sudden, players are valued in this way in real time that matches what I feel
1:36.2	like at least the cap savvy and the analytics savvy among the hockey commentary.
1:40.6	We've been grading trades like this for like years, but they haven't actually
1:45.2	looked like the way we've discussed them. All of a sudden they do. All of a sudden they do. It was,
1:52.2	I feel like this weekend almost in particular, and that Friday window where you get the
1:57.3	Lion A signing, the Bjork Strand trade. And then that Kachuk-Hubert Omega deal,
2:02.4	was this moment where all of a sudden,
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