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Episode 34: Eastern Conference Season Preview, Maple Leafs and Blue Jackets Complete Blockbuster Trade a Day Before Opening Night, Multiple Teams fill Captain Vacancies ahead of this Season & More
The boys got back together to usher in the 2026-2027 NHL Season by starting off with an Eastern Conference Season Preview. We hit on the biggest off-season additions and departures for each team and also gave our prediction of if they will be a playoff team at season's end. It was an eventful day as Toronto and Columbus made a major blockbuster trade just one day before opening night that surprised everyone with its timing! We also addressed all of the recently filled captain vacancies for each team and if we thought they made the right choice or not. The Blue Jackets were busy this week locking up their promising young center Adam Fantilli to a 6-year contract extension that ranks him in the top 5 highest paid players in the league. Hurricanes extended backup goaltender Pyotr Kotchektov. The Jets are now in possession of the official records of the 1st iteration of the Jets that relocated to Phoenix. Plus all new rookie moves of the week as well as big life updates from the guys!
