It Kind of Says That We’re a Better Team Than Them

32 Thoughts: The Podcast

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Sports, Hockey

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman break down the Wild’s first loss since the Quinn Hughes trade, Colorado’s pointed response, Buffalo’s win on Jack Hughes’ return, and Jarmo Kekäläinen reshaping the Sabres. They hit Nashville’s push to “win the week,” Ryan O’Reilly’s importance, a heated Michkov–Tocchet exchange, key injuries, Sidney Crosby passing Mario Lemieux, Danault’s return to Montreal, Ottawa’s rise, and Toronto’s ongoing scoring woes. The episode also tackles NHL Draft changes, looming ECHL labor unrest, and wraps with Kyle’s Grand Junction travel story.

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0:00.0	And those thoughts are going through my head over the speaker, Paul McCartney's
0:05.3	wonderful Christmas time is playing.
0:07.3	So imagine like you're trying to think.
0:10.0	And all you hear is simply having a wonderful Christmas time.
0:14.7	I'm like, it's not that simple right now, Paul.
0:18.0	Welcome to 32 Thoughts, the podcast, fresh off the busiest Sunday in the NHL calendar to date this season.
0:25.8	10 games on Sunday, you don't see that very often.
0:28.3	We got a lot to get to there.
0:30.0	Elliot, Kyle, Dom back with you.
0:32.9	How are you supposed to get any shopping done with all of that going on on the weekend, plus football,
0:37.7	plus holiday movies, plus everything else.
0:40.1	You have...
0:40.5	Three days off, as a result, you get extra games.
0:45.5	You had the green jacket going on hockey night over the weekend.
0:50.5	Oh, great jacket.
0:51.7	You were part of me.
0:53.7	Great jacket.
0:55.0	It is a beauty.
0:55.9	It reminds me of Will Ferrell inspirited.
1:01.0	Okay.
1:01.6	I haven't seen the movie.
1:03.6	That's obscure.
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