PFH Podcast - Episode 33 - Cup Finals Eve (After Dark)

On this edition of the PFH podcast, Jack riffs an "After Dark" episode while we eagerly await Game 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals. In light of the somber news of Claude Lemieux's passing, it starts with a memoriam of his life and his impact on the game, both as one of its greatest heels and greatest advocates. Then, some closing thoughts on the Griffins season and the performance of Michael Brandsegg-Nygard from the AHL playoffs to the IIHF World Championships, before finally turning our focus on the conference championship series that were and the Stanley Cup Finals series that shall be. Thank you for listening!

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On this week's episode of the PFH podcast, we preview the conference final match-ups with the Low Quality Bruins Fan (a.k.a. Ian Bonner). Despite the 4th and final team not yet decided at time of recording, we spend over an hour covering the most important players, numbers, and in-game elements for both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. After that, some brief team talk for the Bruins and Red Wings concludes the conversation, and Jack goes rapid-fire on some other local and national hockey topics to close the show. Thanks for listening!

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On this week's episode of the PFH podcast, we do a brief recap of the Grand Rapids Griffins playoff series against the Manitoba Moose before diving into the biggest storyline of that series: Michal Postava as the starter, and Sebastian Cossa as the backup. After we cover that, we invite Colby Kistner and special guest Scott Kistner to the show to chat about the playoff picture as we go through the 2nd round of the postseason. Finally, we bring it home with some quick-hitter Red Wings news about Marco Kasper's knee and the speculated arrival of the PWHL to Hockeytown. Thanks for listening!

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On this extra special extended edition of the PFH Podcast, we go in-depth into end-of-season media availabilities for all key players and staff who had them. First we dive into the player availabilities, covering some telling responses about the end of the season and their perspective on what must be done to improve. Next, it's Steve Yzerman's turn to face the music, and we cover a ton of the big answers with some praise and criticism depending on the response. We end the show with a brief recap note on each playoff series in Round 1. Thanks for listening!

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On this episode we turn our focus outward to the Stanley Cup playoffs, and invite Zach Staden of the Dump and Chase podcast on YouTube to power rank each of the 8 match-ups in the first round. After that, we dive into some contrast between the opening game press availability and the final game press availability, before concluding with a brief comment and reflection on Dylan Larkin's tenure as captain. Thanks for listening!

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On this episode we remark upon the formal, final elimination day for the Red Wings. We quantify the magnitude of this historic collapse en route to the 10th straight season without playoffs. We address some of the common retorts to that frustrating fact, qualify the metrics of "progress" which may or may not be demonstrated, and finish by review some team media clips to dissect the pervasive and pernicious traits that have prevented the team from winning when it matters most. Thanks for listening!

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On this episode of the PFH Podcast, yet more disappointment for the Detroit Red Wings as they drop 3 of 4 in pretty embarrassing fashion. Come listen as Jack gets all wound up about those losses and the pervasive culture problems at the rot of the Red Wings franchise. Then, we engage in an excercise outlining all 5 Steps of Grief in mourning of the impending doom for the Red Wings season. Thanks for listening!

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On this episode, Paul Jackson of the Maher Media Co. joins the show to talk all things Philadelphia Flyers in the Finale to the PFH home-and-home series for the 2025-26 season [starts at 29:08]. Before that though, we do a brief autopsy of the Sabres and Flyers back-to-back from this past weekend and lament the multi-faceted failures of the Detroit Red Wings to rise to the occasion. Thanks for listening!

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