CellyCentral

SAWYER HABER

This podcast sits at the intersection of hockey, sports culture, and real life. Each episode delivers sharp, informed breakdowns of the NHL and the wider sports world—covering everything from on-ice systems, roster construction, and player evaluation to league trends, media narratives, and front-office decision-making. Whether it’s game analysis, draft talk, free agency, or big-picture strategy, the focus is always on why things happen, not just what happened. Beyond the sport itself, the podcast dives into the human side of competition: mindset, pressure, growth, failure, and the lessons sports teach that carry into everyday life. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered opinions, and thoughtful reflections that go beyond the scoreboard. If you’re a hockey fan who wants deeper insight, a sports fan who appreciates real analysis, or someone who enjoys candid discussions about ambition, identity, and life through the lens of sports—this podcast is for you.

  1. 4d ago

    The Darche Knight Rises

    Two weeks into the 2026-27 NHL season, the league already looks very different from what anyone predicted. On this episode of CellyCentral, BG is joined by David to break down where things stand, from teams tearing it down to the studs to contenders looking for one more piece. We start with the state of the NHL’s rebuilds. Some teams are clearly on the right track, stacking young talent and building through the draft. Others are stuck in the middle, with no clear direction and fan bases running out of patience. We get into what separates a smart rebuild from a slow one, when a team should cash in its veterans, and why timing everything up is the hardest part of the job. From there, the conversation shifts to the trade market. Trade requests, contract clauses and cap crunches are shaping the league right now. We break down how good front offices approach the market, the difference between a calculated move and a panic move, and which teams have the assets to make a big swing this season. The centerpiece of the episode is the New York Islanders and one big question: should they go all in on Dylan Larkin? Larkin requested a trade out of Detroit this summer and lost the captaincy. He’s a five-time 30-goal scorer with a contract that runs through 2030-31 and a no-trade clause that gives him the final say. With Mat Barzal sidelined, the Islanders’ center depth has been tested early, and a Bo Horvat-Larkin one-two punch down the middle is hard to ignore. But what would it cost? We talk about which prospects the Islanders would have to give up, how the cap math works, whether Larkin would even agree to go to Long Island, and how a move like that fits around Matthew Schaefer, last season’s Calder Trophy winner. We also look at the prospects around the league worth watching. That includes young players already making an impact at the NHL level and the next wave coming through junior, college and the AHL. Some of these names could be the centerpiece of the next blockbuster trade, and some could be the reason a rebuild finally turns the corner. Whether you’re an Islanders fan dreaming about a big move, a Red Wings fan watching the Larkin saga, or just someone who loves a good trade debate, this one’s for you. Hot takes, real analysis, and plenty of celly talk. Let us know in the comments: would you make the Larkin trade if you were running the Islanders? 📧 Collabs, guest requests and hot takes: cellycentral92@gmail.com This episode is brought to you by Gross Hockeyand Buttery Roller Co., home of the Butterhood in Stuart, Florida. Use code CELLY 10 to save 10% at gross hockey

  2. Oct 9

    Everybody Wants Out

    BG break down a chaotic first week of the NHL season. The Rangers sit on top of the league, the Jets haven’t lost in regulation without the holdout Connor Hellebuyck, and Evan Bouchard is off to a historic start with six goals in four games. Florida loses both Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand for six weeks, Macklin Celebrini is banged up, and Dylan Larkin still wants out of Detroit. Plus: the Oilers erase a 2-0 hole in Anaheim behind Draisaitl’s four-assist period, Darnell Nurse scores the OT winner for San Jose in his first goal since the trade from Edmonton, and the debut of Suits & Skates, where the guys ask whether former players actually make better GMs when non-players have won six of the last seven Cups. Then it’s GM for a Day, Hot Take or Trash Take, and tonight’s Scorer Prop. This episode is brought to you by Gross Hockey. Grab the Puck Don’t Lie snapback and more at grosshockey.com with code CELLY10 for 10% off. Our live streams are presented by Buttery Roller Co., South Florida’s home for roller hockey. Wheeling For Wellness 4, their breast cancer charity tournament, runs this weekend, Oct. 9–11. Details at butteryroller.com, and follow @butteryrollerco. Follow @CellyCentralpodcast on TikTok and YouTube. Business inquiries: cellycentral92@gmail.com

  3. Oct 5

    The Great Goodbye

    BG breaks down a wild first week of the NHL season. Alex Ovechkin told the Capitals this will be his final season. Igor Shesterkin went the length of the ice for the first goalie goal in Rangers history. Aleksander Barkov is out until around Christmas with a knee injury, and the Dylan Larkin-to-Florida rumors are heating up. Plus: every team's week one record and who's carrying them, McDavid's nine-point start, Monday's waiver wire (Connor Zary, Brayden Pachal, Matthew Robertson), college hockey's opening weekend and the latest top 10, and the Jets falling to 1-3 after a rough loss in Chicago. This episode is brought to you by Gross Hockey. Grab the Puck Don't Lie snapback and more at grosshockey.com with code CELLY10 for 10% off. Our live streams are presented by Buttery Roller Co., South Florida's home for roller hockey. Wheeling For Wellness 4, their breast cancer charity tournament, returns Oct. 9–11. Details at butteryroller.com, and follow @butteryrollerco. Follow @CellyCentralpodcast on TikTok and YouTube. Business inquiries: cellycentral92@gmail.com

  4. Sep 28

    Puck Drop Eve

    Sawyer, aka BG, previews NHL opening night as the first 84-game season in over 30 years gets underway. He breaks down David Pastrnak being named the Bruins' 28th captain, with his career numbers and how his game has shifted from sniper to playmaker, plus Connor Hellebuyck's suspension in Winnipeg, the Larkin and Marchenko trade markets, the new CBA rules, Cup odds, and the milestones to watch this season. Then it's pain for Jets fans. BG goes quarter by quarter through the 31-24 loss in Detroit, from the comeback to tie it late to Chuck Clark's strip sack that sealed it, plus the Breece Hall injury and the stakes Sunday in Chicago. He also runs through the full college hockey preseason top 20, with the top players on every team and his Frozen Four picks. Plus this week's Hot Take or Trash Take and the Scorer Prop for opening night. This episode is brought to you by Gross Hockey. Grab the Puck Don't Lie snapback and more at grosshockey.com with code CELLY10 for 10% off. Our live streams are presented by Buttery Roller Co., South Florida's premier roller hockey organization. Wheeling For Wellness 4, their breast cancer charity tournament, runs Oct. 2–4 and 9–11. Get details at butteryroller.com and follow @butteryrollerco. Follow @CellyCentralpodcast on TikTok and YouTube. Business inquiries: cellycentral92@gmail.com

  5. Sep 22

    Broadway Debuts & Blueshirt Blues

    The Rangers finished dead last in the Metro at 34-39-9, traded Artemi Panarin in February, traded Vincent Trocheck in July, and dropped their preseason opener 3-2 to a Devils team dressing most of its NHL roster. So naturally, we're calling it a bounce-back year. BG is joined by Liam Kirby for a full New York Rangers 2026-27 preview. We break down the rookie showcase and No. 5 overall pick Alberts Smits, who's been on the third pair with Braden Schneider since day one of camp. We get into Liam Greentree, the return in the Panarin trade, and whether he makes that deal look better in three years. We audit five and a half years of Chris Drury, from the Presidents' Trophy to last place, including the connection nobody's made on air: the first-round pick from the K'Andre Miller trade is the same pick that became Pavel Dorofeyev's $11 million contract. Plus the waiver math that decides this roster, why Will Cuylle is on the third line on purpose, whether the Rangers lose Dylan Garand for nothing, and a GM for a Day segment that gets out of hand. Presented by Buttery Roller Co. Tournaments, adult leagues, and gear out of Stuart, Florida. butteryroller.com New episodes weekly. I'll catch you on the other side of the glass.

  6. Sep 16

    One in a Million

    One in a million, and we mean that two ways. First, CellyCentral just crossed ONE MILLION combined views across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. When Season 1 wrapped in June, we were sitting around 483K. Three months into Season 2, we've more than doubled it. BG takes a moment to thank everyone who watched, shared, commented and helped build this thing from the ground up. Second, the NHL just had its own deadline day, except for contracts. At midnight, the new CBA kicked in and eight-year deals disappeared, so teams spent 48 hours throwing money around like it was last call. BG breaks down six guys who cashed in and hands out grades on every deal: Cutter Gauthier: 6 years, $81M, with $69.5M in signing bonuses Jordan Staal: the playoff MVP and Cup-winning captain gets one more year Alex Newhook: 4 years in Montreal, but is he really a top-six guy? Luke Evangelista: did New Jersey overpay twice? Justin Sourdif: 8 years off a hot half-season, the boldest bet of the rush Arber Xhekaj: the Sheriff's prove-it deal Then it's the stars who want out. Connor Hellebuyck, a three-time Vezina winner, won't report to Jets camp as his trade standoff heats up. And Dylan Larkin, stripped of Detroit's captaincy after his trade request, suddenly has an upper-body injury as camp opens. We dig into both players' careers, their play styles, and where they could land. Plus: Connor Bedard becomes the youngest captain in the NHL, and a look at PTO season, including why Nick Blankenburg is the tryout most likely to earn a contract. Presented by Buttery Roller Co. Join the Butterhood at butteryroller.com and follow @butteryrollerco. Follow @CellyCentralpodcast on TikTok and YouTube. Got a take or want to come on the show? Email cellycentral92@gmail.com. I'll catch you on the other side of the glass. 🏒

  7. Sep 14

    Buried Leads

    Hockey's back. Not officially — but the rookie showcases are live, and BG's got the full rundown solo. The Lightning prospects fell 3-1 to Nashville in game one of the Prospect Showcase, and the story wasn't the score — it was four fights, including a line brawl with 2:30 left. Connor Kurth got Tampa's only goal, Harrison Meneghin went the distance, and we break down who's actually pushing for a roster spot: Sam O'Reilly, Liiga MVP Benjamin Rautiainen, and Dylan Duke. Around the league: Ivar Stenberg scores in his North American debut in an 8-1 Sharks win and admits he'd never seen a hockey fight in person before. Gavin McKenna gets scratched from a game he'd already practiced for — and he's living at John Tavares's house. Connor Hellebuyck still wants out of Winnipeg. Bo Horvat gets the C on Long Island. And the eight-year contract deadline hits tomorrow, so the next 24 hours are chaos. Then Prospect Watch goes to college, because college hockey is a completely different sport now. The top 10 teams, the top 20 NHL prospects skating in the NCAA, and why North Dakota's blue line might be the most valuable unit in the country. Football side: the Jets are 1-0 after going into Nashville and choking out Robert Saleh's offense — 38:46 time of possession, Geno Smith 19-of-24, and a rookie tight end scoring on the opening drive. Plus Texas erasing a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit against No. 1 Ohio State, and Oklahoma State snapping a 21-game FBS losing streak against Oregon. Presented by Buttery Roller Co. — butteryroller.com | @butteryrollerco @CellyCentralpodcast on TikTok and YouTube cellycentral92@gmail.com

  8. Sep 9

    Butter Late Than Never

    Sawyer, aka BG, talks Chris Kreider and Anaheim mutually terminating his contract — not a buyout, no retained cap hit, and he walks away from about $4M. BG gets into what actually drove it: the Flyers' offer sheet on Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier still unsigned off a 41-goal season, and the same Verbeek playbook that ended with Zegras, Drysdale and McTavish out the door. Plus the full rumor mill — Quinn Hughes and the Wild, the Hellebuyck fallout in Winnipeg, and a Detroit front office running out of runway with camp two weeks away. Then the Buium extension: eight years, $75.04M, signed under the wire before the new CBA framework caps deals at seven. Hot Take or Trash Take takes on the Evangelista trade, where New Jersey's side is easy to defend and Nashville's side points in two different directions at once. And four years later on Huberdeau and Tkachuk — the hip resurfacing surgery, the five years and $52.5M still owed, and a trade tree that isn't quite as empty as it looks. On the football side, the Jets are eight days from Tennessee with the kicker carousel still unsettled, Garrett Wilson left off the captains list, and QB2 questions nobody loves. FSU drops the ACC opener 27-24 to No. 19 SMU after winning the rushing battle, time of possession, penalties and turnover margin 4-to-1. SMU punted once all night. Presented by Buttery Roller Co., South Florida's premier roller hockey organization — tournaments, leagues, apparel, the whole thing. CellyCentral's weekly live streams are presented by Buttery. Welcome to the Butterhood. https://www.butteryroller.com/ New episodes every week. @CellyCentralpodcast on TikTok and YouTube, plus Spotify and Apple. Business: cellycentral92@gmail.com

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This podcast sits at the intersection of hockey, sports culture, and real life. Each episode delivers sharp, informed breakdowns of the NHL and the wider sports world—covering everything from on-ice systems, roster construction, and player evaluation to league trends, media narratives, and front-office decision-making. Whether it’s game analysis, draft talk, free agency, or big-picture strategy, the focus is always on why things happen, not just what happened. Beyond the sport itself, the podcast dives into the human side of competition: mindset, pressure, growth, failure, and the lessons sports teach that carry into everyday life. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered opinions, and thoughtful reflections that go beyond the scoreboard. If you’re a hockey fan who wants deeper insight, a sports fan who appreciates real analysis, or someone who enjoys candid discussions about ambition, identity, and life through the lens of sports—this podcast is for you.

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  • Creator
    SAWYER HABER
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    74
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 SAWYER HABER
  • Show Website
    CellyCentral