The excitement builds as the NHL targets the end of July for a return to live games. Here at the the Forecheck, we are live every week. Starters consist of Luke Kunin, forward for the Wild, expressing his desire to start playing again. The concern here is that he has diabetes and is of a higher risk to contract the virus than others, but he has been presented with the information he needs from professionals around him to make an informed decision regarding playing. Auston Matthews has tested positive for the virus, and appears to be the only named player around the league to have tested as such. Why is he named? There has been no answer so we discuss. Only about 5 percent of the players tested have received a positive result. For the mains, we delve into the dumpster fire that is the Buffalo Sabres. They have eliminated 23 administrative and scouting employees, including the GM and assistant GMs. The replacement is the senior VP of business administration, Kevyn Adams. There is a long road ahead for this man, and one of those tasks is convincing Jack Eichel to stay with the team that drafted him. We talk about the possibility of the Bruins acquiring his talents. Finally, we discuss the formation of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, formed by a handful of players and headed up by Akim Aliu and Evander Kane. Although not an NHL created alliance, the NHL is hoping to work with them on the topic of diversity and inclusion. Oh yeah, and Ryan Reaves and Kane appear to be working towards burying the hatchet. His great, great, great granddad is Bass Reeves. Give us a listen to find out who he is and...Enjoy the Show!
Episode 0227: NHL Awards So Far; Ducharme Out; Eichel Rumors; B's '15 Draft a Disaster; Torts to Seattle?; Boston Best Hockey City; TB/NYI Series Turning Point and More!
Episode 0226: NHL Awards; Zach Aston Reese; Marc-Andre Fleury; Bruin's Post Mortem; Maine Nordiques; B's Conspiracy Theory and More!
Episode 0225: USA Gets Bronze; Barzal-Krejci Reaction; Scheifele Suspended; Preds May Have Moves To Make; Draft Lottery; Pelech an RFA; Connor Toms, Taya Currie, Charlie Coyle and More!
Episode 0224: Series Results/Predictions; Seth Jones, Free Agent; Hall Nixed Vegas Deal; Duclair, McDonagh Incidents; Too Late for Pens; A Possible New Rule and More!
Episode 0223: Miller, Tavares Out of Hospital; Mantha Fined, Kadri Suspended; Johansson, Kucherov Injured; Green Extended; Twitter Poll Results and More!
Episode 0222: Mailbag Comments; Point Leaves Practice; McDavid Ahead of Lemieux; Kraken First Signing; Wild Playoff Aspirations; Playoff Predictions and More!
Episode 0221: Battle of Florida; First Round Matchups; Torts Out; Tocchet Out; McDavid Hits 100; M. Smith for Hart; Ritchie 7th Player in Boston; Gorton Available; Twitter Poll Results and More!
Episode 0220: Hall Poll Results; Marchand for Hart; Virtanen, Drouin on Leave; NWHL Draft; Miller Retiring; Calder Trophy; Chara Poll; 7th Player and More!
Episode 0219: 3Teams Clinch; Judd Serrat on Eichel; Pat O'Neill hits 3000 Games; NWHL Awards; Lyle Signs; Willie O'Ree; U!8's Captain; Marchand Stats; Larionov for Relegation and More!
Episode 0218: Extended NHL Season; Best UFA and RFA Available; Grades For All Teams at Deadline; Milestones; Leighton Accardo Honored and More!
Episode 0217TS: Trade Deadline Supplemental Winners, Losers, Most Improved, Columbus Rebuild or Reset, Hall Moving and More!
Episode 0217: UMass Champs; Red Gendron Passing; FLA Frontrunners for Gusev; B's Net Situation; Draft Lottery Changes; Top 10 Trade Pieces; Eichel Requirements; Mike's Trades and More!
Episode 0216: Ekblad, Kapanen Out; Fluto Story Grizz and McAvoy Can't Stay Together; Demko, Knight, T Van Riemsdyk Signings; Hayley Moore AHL VP; Tkachuk v Weber; Kolesar; Marchand; Bergeron & More!
Episode 0215: Peel Fired; The Isobel Cup; Kazmaier Award; Staal to Habs; Twitter Poll; History in Ontario; Bochenski for Mayor and More!
Episode 0214: Krueger Fired, Johansson Traded, Muzzin to B's, Execs Evaluate Trades, Zebras, Drysdale, Vladar, Dumba Laine and More!
Episode 0213: ESPN Is Back!; Sabres Top to Bottom; Bin Gets Extended; Meet The Minotaurs; Hall to B's Tweet and More!
Episode 0212: Wilson Suspended; Sabres Open for Business; Acciari Hat Trick; Ward Fired, Sutter Hired; Torts Vote of Confidence; Add One and More!
Episode 0211: Canes Making Moves, Julien Fired, Kraken HC Choices, B's Add Tinordi, Grizz Skating, Zegras With Anaheim, Babcock Coaching and More!
Episode 0210: LakeTahoe; Lankinen for Calder, Vezina; 2019 Draft; Jack Adams Award; Coyotes Off Ice Issues; Waiver Wire, UFA Spotlight and More!
Episode 0209: Sullivan Fired; Canucks Owner Supports Green & Benning; NHL at the Quarter Poll; Draft Lottery Changes Coming and More!
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