Lace Em Up

William Nylander finally gets re-signed so we discuss the aftermath. We also get into the Sabres win-streak and the key injuries that the Predators have.

Brett and Steve discuss the 2 coach firings in St Louis and Edmonton. Then have an extensive first look at the playoff picture at the Thanksgiving break. They also try to figure out if Trocheck will play this seaason and/or if Matt Murray will.

Brett and Steve take a closer look on players that have started the season off slow. We discuss if we think any of these players will pick it up. We also dissect the impact of all the injuries that happened this week.

Brett and Steve discuss the firing of John Quenneville and John Stevens. From how this will effect the team and where might these coaches go. They also go over all the injuries, suspensions (or not as it turns out), the Sabres and Islanders. and of course, UberGate.

Elias Pettersson is taking over the NHL in his first 9 games. Brett and Steve marvel at what he has accomplished so far and what he might be capable of. They also have a power rankings, contract signings from Pekka Rinne and Yanni Gourde, and the injury report. Disclaimer: This was recorded before John Stevens was let go by the Kings. We will discuss it next week.

No, this is not a repeat. We discuss Matthews shoulder injury that will keep him out a month. What does this mean for the Leafs, the Nylander situation and Matthews legacy? We also introduce a new segment. As well as all the injuries, players returning, Tom Wilson update and of course Bruins/Sens.

Brett and Steve discuss the hot start that the Carolina Hurricanes have. As well as they play agree to disagree, talk about the Elias Pettersson and Michael Matheson incident and discuss other various injuries that happened this week.

We are doing something a little different right now. Where we brought on Aaron Bendersky, another huge hockey fan, onto the show. He used to play hockey and also coached youth hockey for a couple of years. Brett and Steve chatted with him about 90s hockey, his experiences and get his insight on the current hockey landscape.

Brett and Steve discuss Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly's hot start and how this will effect the William Nylander contract. They also get their award predictions in. This may seem like a long episode but the Bruins/Sens segment starts 01:20.

Brett and Steve finally get to Tom Wilson's suspension, Marchand suckerpunching because of Lars Eller and Nylander contract extension plus all the injuries.

Brett and Steve conclude their season preview by talking about the Pacific division and what might be in store.

Brett and Steve preview the Central division!

We preview another division today. It's the Metro. We do the same thing as we did for the Atlantic to the Metro division. So the notable additions, subtractions and rookies to watch of each team as well as the top scorers and goaltending.

Brett and Steve start their season preview by going over the Atlantic Division. They mention the notable additions, subtractions and rookies to watch of each team as well as the top scorers and goaltending.

Erik Karlsson finally gets traded. Steve of course goes on a rant. We also discuss Pacioretty getting sent west. As well as Seguin re-signing and a couple of captain talk.

Disclaimer: This was recorded before Max Pacioretty was traded. We talk about whether Panarin, Pacioretty and Seguin' situation with their team and if they could be traded. We also have a new segment and we discuss Schmidt getting suspended.

Brett and Steve go over the top 10 goalies, top 20 defensemen, centers and wingers that NHL.com has put out. We discuss who was too high and who was too low. As well as snubs.

Lace Em Up is back after almost a month off. We catch up on everything that has happened since we last recorded. The biggest news was the Jeff Skinner trade to Buffalo. We also discuss the resignings of William Karlsson, Dylan Larkin, Tom Wilson and John Gibson.

Brett and Steve discuss the recent contracts of goalies, Marc-Andre Fleury and Connor Hellebuyck most notably. As they debate whether goalies are overvalued. They also discuss the other big re-signings in the last two weeks in Nikita Kucherov, Jacob Trouba and Matt Dumba.

In this special edition of the Lace Em Up Podcast, Steve Ellsworth chats with Colin Teskey about all things hockey, They talk about the big hockey news that has happened this offseason like the Leafs signing Tavares, Re-signing Kucherov, who's in a worse spot, the Sens or the Habs as they both happen to be Senators fans.