Sharp Shooters

Special edition: Wpg's Cole Perfetti live mic confirms Wild's Ryan Hartman's intent to injure. The back-story of Kirill Kaprizov's injuries over two szns as Minnesota try to justify it. The divisional rivals, media and fan bases lit up over the escalating match-ups continue to amp up. Arizona's Jason Zucker gets a 3-game suspension for a hit after the initial Nick Cousins one goes uncalled? How little the NHL's player safety department has for hits from behind and cross-checks has resulted in players taking the issue into their own hands and only it seems as per usual - backwards - is the NHL then suspending the retaliation not the initial play. Recorded and Edited: Thursday, January 4th, 2024. Published: January 4, 2024 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

New Years Day podcast as the Winter Classic was played in Seattle. The Elite 6; The Pacific Kingdom 3 -Vancouver remains atop, Vegas battles LA and wins a key division game between the teams. Central Division - Centralization Trio - Dallas and Winnipeg with identical records and Colorado a pt ahead in more gp. The Wild Card group has Arizona and Nashville lead the pack. Edmonton, St. Louis and Minnesota remain outside looking in. Seattle begins to settle but are they and Calgary to far out. Anaheim, San Jose in the Pacific and Central Chicago buy lottery tixs for 2024. Recorded and Edited: Monday, January, 2024. Published: January 2, 2024 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

At the Christmas break - World Juniors is a hot topic; The Elite 6; Vancouver takes over first in the Western Conference as Vegas plays through goaltender injuries and LA with fewer games played continues to play catch up. Dallas last minute win has them atop the Central at the break. Winnipeg a point back of Dallas and Colorado in a tightly contested 3-way race. The Wild Card hopeful group has the next four Central division teams vying for 2 spots - Arizona, Nashville, St. Louis and Minnesota while it's Edmonton after by point percentage. To wrap it's Michigan goals and a look at the draft lottery teams well below the playoff cut-off in Calgary, Seattle, Anaheim, San Jose in the Pacific and Central Chicago. Recorded and Edited: Sunday, December 24, 2023. Published: December 27, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Why the Elite 6 teams are playoff bound in Vegas, LA and Vancouver in the Pacific; and Colorado, Winnipeg and Dallas in the Central. The Wild Card hopeful group only has Edmonton from the Pacific and four Central division teams vying for 2 spots - Arizona, Nashville, St. Louis and Minnesota. The boys also look at teams well below the playoff cut-off in Calgary, Seattle, Anaheim, San Jose in the Pacific and Central Chicago to wrap. Recorded and Edited: Friday, December 15, 2023. Published: December 18, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Stand alone St. Louis Blues edition this week. Blues news was headlined by Cup Winning coach Craig Berube being fired and replaced by interim coach Drew Bannister by GM Doug Armstrong. St. Louis fans boo Jordan Kyrou in the team's next game. Vet D Robert Bortuzzo parts ways as he is dealt to the NYI. The team waives forward Jakub Vrana who goes unclaimed to be sent to the AHL. Recorded and Edited: Friday, December 15, 2023. Published: December 16, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Winnipeg locks up another pending UFA in Nino Niederreitter on a 3-year extension. Sharp Shooters asks where the summer media noise that NHL'ers didn't want to play in Winnipeg was wrong and no one seems to have share apologies for the bad takes. Kings "Commonwealth Expansion" continues with setting new NHL record for road wins to start the szn. Anze Kopitar overtakes a "Crown Line" milestone with the franchise. Vegas only beat when an opposing goaler stands-out and Vancouver sees Hughes take flight as brothers face off. Colorado has rocky week and Dallas wants to peak Playoff time not during regular szn to wrap the Western Conference Elite 6. Arizona goalie Connor Ingram's and Yotes recent success with wins over last 5 Cup Champs. Edmonton's turn around continues and a Western Conference that has at least one playoff spot that can be Oiled. Why were not feeling Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis and Seattle's playoff chances as well as D-men who have or didn't have permission to broker trades - Nashville's Tyson Barrie; Edmonton's Phillip Broberg; and more while finishing up with Anaheim; Chicago and San Jose this week. Recorded and Edited: Friday, December 8, 2023. Published: December 9, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Minnesota GM Bill Guerin fires head coach Dean Evason and choses former Nashville head coach John Hynes as his replacement the week Minnesota plays in Nashville. The rumors Chicago organizationally says are all untrue but for not meeting team rules - Corey Perry's contract is terminated. The elite Conference 6 - Vegas, Vancouver, LA, Colorado, Dallas and Winnipeg. Playoff wild card hopefuls follow - Edmonton, Arizona, Anaheim, St. Louis, Calgary and Nashville. Finish up talking about Seattle and San Jose. Recorded and Edited: Friday, December 1, 2023. Published: December 2, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Unpacking the standings and stat that 77% of teams in playoff positions at US Thanksgiving end up playoff bound. The flawed NHL point system and getting rid of the shootout. The elite 6 - VGK; Dallas; Colorado; Vancouver; LA and Winnipeg. 2 of these teams will be playoff bound too. Anaheim; Arizona; St. Louis; Seattle; Nashville; and Calgary. Is it impossible for Minnesota and Edmonton to turn their slow starts around. A milk carton in Chicago and San Jose and skater depth and goaltending for the playoff bubble hopefuls to finish out. Recorded and Edited: Friday, November 23, 2023. Published: November 24, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permission. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

After a quick Edmonton Oil change as they fire and hire a new head coach we focus on the Western Conference. The Pacific Top 3 - Vegas; Vancouver and LA and Central's top 3 - Dallas, Colorado, and Winnipeg. Sophomore snipers Dallas' Wyatt Johnston and Winnipeg's Cole Perfetti's impact. Anaheim and Arizona sit 7th and 8th in the Conference with the help of rookies such as Anaheim's Leo Carlsson and Arizona's Logan Cooley. The below the cut off teams of Seattle St. Louis, Minnesota, Nashville, Calgary and Chicago even with the Sensational rookie Connor Bedard's impressive start and we finish off with San Jose. Recorded and Edited: Friday, November 17, 2023. Published: November 18, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permisssion. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

If It bleeds it leads - Edmonton and San Jose play in battle of the NHL bottom teams - and the Oilers weren't suppose to be this far out of contention. San Jose's trade with Minnesota. Pacific High as Top 3 - Vegas; Vancouver and LA sit atop the Western Conference. Dallas, Colorado, and Winnipeg slot as the Central divisions top 3 after that. Minnesota trades away and for a D-man. Anaheim and Arizona stay competitive. The hard to figure out Seattle St. Louis szns so far. And finish up with Nashville, Calgary and Chicago. Recorded and Edited: Friday, November 10, 2023. Published: November 11, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permisssion. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

All but one team get to the 9 game mark. Vegas displays no hangover. LA has stays undefeated on the road in the Pacific. Colorado & Dallas as expected off to great starts in the Central. Playoff teams of a year ago Edmonton's tough start, Winnipeg's power play outage and Minnesota's injuries impact early results. Are Vancouver, Anaheim and Arizona's playoff aspirations real? The Krack down in Seattle. Nashville's early pp success not providing pts in the standings. Similarities to St. Louis and Calgary slow starts. Finally, Chicago and San Jose discussed and the winless Shark Tank. Recorded and Edited: Friday, November 3, 2023. Published: November 4, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Warren John Smith Music & Aftertrust. © 2022. Used with permisssion. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

We look at the Western Conference team the night after all 32 NHL teams played for the first time on the same game day. Starting with the Undefeated teams and working through both the Pacific division and Central division teams we discuss the szn's start. Recorded and Edited: Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Published October 26, 2023. Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Aftertrust. © 2009. Used with permisssion. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Real games as we look at the Western Conference teams. 3 of the expected top 4 Vegas, Colorado and Dallas are off to good starts - but Edmonton didn't. Early returns included note-worthy traded away players returning to play against their old teams including LA's PL Dubois in Winnipeg and Edmonton's Mattias Ekholm's to Nashville. Both Pacific division and Central division teams looked at and how the szn for each team has gone. Recorded and Edited: Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Warm Up & Show Introduction by: Chloe Knott Warm up intro music: Excerpts of "Poison Kiss" by Warren John Smith Music & Servants Of Society. © 2022. Used with permission. Show intro/extro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Aftertrust. © 2009. Used with permisssion. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Eve of the regular szn episode as we look at what we expect this szn for the Central Division teams. Talk about all 8 Central Division teams - the Wheelhouse of the former podcast and even talk about some Pacific division teams as we look to the szn starting Tuesday. Teams we think are improved, breakout players to watch and teams who we don't think will be competitive. Recorded: Saturday, October 7, 2023 Edited: October 8, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Audio Show intro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Aftertrust. © 2009. Used with permisssion. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Debut episode as we look at what we expect this szn for the Pacific Division teams. Talk about all 8 Pacific Division teams as well as tandem goaltending and winning the Cup without a Vezina nominated netminder. Teams we think are improved, breakout players to watch and teams who we don't think will be competitive. Recorded: Monday, October 2, 2023 Edited: October 2, & 3, 2023 Co-Hosted by: Tim Bigelow and Warren Smith Audio Show intro music: Excerpts of "So Sick" by Aftertrust. © 2009. Used with permisssion. Sharp Shooters is engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

A look at the Central Division teams captains as Winnipeg names Adam Lowry and St. Louis names Brayden Schenn team Captains including a segment with Warren Smith on why Winnipeg's choice of Lowry was the right decision. The laundry list of PTO's for each team on the eve of training camps opening this week. Recorded and Edited: September 18th-20th, 2023. Show Intro Music: excerpts of “The Contender” performed by The Glorious Sons from the album “The Union” © 2014. Extro Music: excerpts of “Acid Trash” performed by MAP from the “Grant Ave.” EP © 2018 Used with permission. Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

Talk out loud about whether to continue another NHL hockey szn of the podcast and how it's a guys comparative; as in an unpaid media sports podcasting side gig like being an Instagram model is. Trades and player moves are most interesting when you cover both teams for the full perspective and gives a unique take that only a division podcast such as this can. Ryan Johansson, Matt Duchene, and Matt Dumba discussed in multiple places in the podcast as examples. Trade secrets on how reliable sources in the local markets and watching all the division teams play is key before anything gets published. It's a time consuming process. Then an around the horn look at the Central Division teams off szn till the end of August in last szn's regular szn's standings order. (Time stamps) 14:52 Colorado / 18:40 Dallas / 25:08 Minnesota / 36:05 Winnipeg / 44:47 Nashville / 56:55 St. Louis / 103:12 Arizona / 107:58 Chicago Recorded and Edited: September 1st-2nd, 2023. Show Intro Music: excerpts of “Straight Lines” performed by Silverchair from the album “Young Modern” © 2007. Extro Music: excerpts of “Acid Trash” performed by MAP from the “Grant Ave.” EP © 2018 Used with permission. Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

A team focused end of szn look at the Chicago Black Hawks. A team designed to tank that did to win the draft lottery while missing the playoffs finishing last in the Central Division in the regular szn. Jonathan Toews wasn’t able to be traded away like Patrick Kane and gets as good of a send off from the Chicago fans as one could have hoped for the captain. Even with winning the Connor Bedard sweepstakes – why Chicago looks to be just as bad next year as they were this past szn.   Recorded and Edited: July 17th-22nd, 2023. Show Intro Music: excerpts of “Audience of One” performed by Rise Against from the album “Appeal to Reason” © 2008. Extro Music: excerpts of “Acid Trash” performed by MAP from the “Grant Ave.” EP © 2018 Used with permission. Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

A team focused end of szn look at the Arizona Coyotes. A team designed to tank that was better than expected while missing the playoffs finishing seventh in the Central Division in the regular szn. Getting the ownership to get a rink build as Arizona GM Bill Armstrong’s rebuild is giving the on-ice product for the Coyotes a real path for long term success. The difference this off szn’s moves are from previous yrs of the current rebuild and why.   Recorded and Edited: July 6th-9th, 2023. Show Intro Music: excerpts of “Banditos” and “Down Together” Where Did I Go Wrong” performed by Refreshments from the album “Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy” © 1996. Extro Music: excerpts of “Acid Trash” performed by MAP from the “Grant Ave.” EP © 2018 Used with permission. Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2023.

A team focused end of szn look at the St. Louis Blues. A look at the team missing the playoffs finishing sixth in the Central Division in the regular szn. GM Doug Armstrong’s “bluesprint” is still words not in player personnel. The big deadline deals have St. Louis roster look less Stanley and we look at the off szn ahead for the team as they add Kevin Hayes.   Recorded and Edited: July 3rd, 4th, 2023. Show Intro Music: excerpts of “Where Did I Go Wrong” performed by Joey Landreth from the album “Hindsight” © 2019. Extro Music: excerpts of “Acid Trash” performed by MAP from the “Grant Ave.” EP © 2018 Used with permission. Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by TimBigelow. © 2023.