The Colorado Avalanche are a league best 19-1-6 to start the season. Sean, Sean and Frank discuss the powerhouse team led by MVP favorite Nathan MacKinnon, and if he is better than Connor McDavid right now? The guys talk about the once great Winnipeg Jets, mired in a bad slump who are having players only meetings, the breakout season for Jesper Wallstedt and the Minnesota Wild and how the Olympic ice might be 3 to 4 feet short.

Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe

With: Frankie Corrado

Executive Producer: Chris Flannery

Producer: Jeff Domet

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Every hockey fan knows that teams in playoff position at Thanksgiving usually stay in and teams outside playoff position at Thanksgiving usually stay out. In fact, nearly 80 percent of playoff teams at Thanksgiving actually make it to the postseason. And so, on today’s episode, the guys break down both the Eastern and Western Conference playoff pictures and try to figure out which bubble teams are destined to defy the odds and which ones will become just another statistic. Plus, The Athletic’s own Julian McKenzie joins the conversation about the Eastern Conference playoff race and closes out the show discussing his upcoming book, “Black Aces: Essential Stories from Hockey's Black Trailblazers”.

Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus

With: Jesse Granger and Julian McKenzie

Executive Producer: Chris Flannery

Producer: Chris Flannery

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After another embarrassing home ice loss by the Oilers, Sean, Frank and Sean discuss Edmonton's disastrous start to the season, including brutal goaltending, awful defence and mediocre offence and if Connor McDavid will inevitably have to force the team to deal him to a contender after this season. The guys analyze the Canucks declaring that they are open to moving their veterans, which has to include team Captain Quinn Hughes even though they say it doesn't. Plus they try to dissect team USA General Manager Bill Guerin's comments on Cole Caufield and Jason Robertson and Sean and Sean ask if the US Thanksgiving playoff cutout is as cut and dry as we've been led to believe.

Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe

With: Frank Corrado

Executive Producer: Chris Flannery

Producer: Jeff Domet

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