Metro Mania Dan Burniston

On this episode of Metro Mania, we talk about what the "quarantine playoffs" could look like for NHL teams, play a game called Pick Your Poison, and discuss the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, Gritty.

1:55 Quarantine Playoffs

8:37 Pick Your Poison

21:23 Gritty Talk

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On this episode of Metro Mania, we discuss our fandom backgrounds, relive our team's successes (and failures) from last season,  talk about our opinions on this season, play Pick Your Poison, and close it out by debating on topics from each one of our teams including: Tom Wilson, the Bunch of Jerks movement, and P.K. Subban.

The music used was Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod found on incompetech.com Below are links to the creative commons license as well as the link to the song.

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We discuss the standings of the Metropolitan Divison and the NHL as a whole as well as where the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, and New Jersey Devils stack up. We play a game in which one hosts shares stats and information about two players without revealing who they are and the other two hosts decide who they would rather have on their team. We finish off the episode with an interview from the Carolina Hurricanes Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Bill Burniston, in which we talk about how hockey players are different from other athletes and after we reflect on what he said while also offering our own takeaways.

We discuss how even though the Caps are in 1st in the division, the Canes are 6th, and the Devils are 8th, that in the NHL as a whole they are ranked fairly high despite their in-divison performances. This demonstrates that the Metro is the closest and toughest division in the NHL right now.

The interview clip with Bill Burniston is about how hockey is a "blue-collar sport played by white-collar people" which gives it a certain feel as well as culture.

The music used was Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod found on incompetech.com Below are links to the creative commons license as well as the link to the song.

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Orginal Air Date: 2/12/2020

We discuss the standings of the Metropolitan Divison and the NHL as a whole as well as where the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, and New Jersey Devils stack up. We also debate who is the best young defender out of Quinn Hughes, Miro Heiskanen, Cale Makar, and Rasmus Dahlin. We finish off the episode with an interview from the Carolina Hurricanes Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Bill Burniston, in which we talk about how hockey players are different from other athletes.

We discuss how even though the Caps are in 1st in the division, the Canes are 6th, and the Devils are 8th, that in the NHL as a whole they are ranked 3rd, 11th, and 28th respectively. This demonstrates that the Metro is the closest and toughest division in the NHL right now.

We also discuss the pros and cons of Quinn Hughes, Miro Heiskanen, Cale Makar, and Rasmus Dahlin courtesy of a tweet by the NHL. Dan, Andrew, and Noah debate why Cale is more marketable than Quinn and why Miro is similar to Dougie Hamilton in a defensive style.

The interview clip with Bill Burniston is about how hockey is a "blue-collar sport played by white-collar athletes" which gives it a certain feel as well as culture.

Link to tweet referenced in the debate: twitter.com/nhl/status/1227280528589697026?s=21

Link to Show notes:docs.google.com/document/d/1bGH0E…/edit?usp=sharing

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What happens when a Caps fan, a Canes fan, and a Devils fan all get put in the same room together? Absolute mania. Listen in while we talk matchups, playoffs, draft picks, and everything in between from three completely different fan’s perspectives while also interviewing other fans as well as NHL professionals. Tune in to hear the best of East Coast Hockey from NY to NC.