A Tight Playoff Race at the Halfway Mark

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman discuss the tight NHL standings and how they’re delaying major trades. They highlight the Senators’ post-Christmas struggles, Dylan Cozens trade rumors, and updates on Ottawa’s downtown arena plans. Other topics include John Gibson’s future, league-wide trade values, and Connor Hellebuyck’s 300th career win. The episode wraps with listener questions and a preview of Saturday’s Canucks-Leafs showdown.

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0:00.0	All right, before we start the podcast, we wanted to begin by sending our best to L.A. King's fans,
0:05.9	hockey fans, and just everyone in general out in the Los Angeles area right now that are
0:10.8	affected by what's been going on out that way in Southern California the last few days,
0:15.5	the devastating wildfires and one of the scariest parts about it.
0:19.3	As we record this, they seem to be nowhere
0:21.9	near a point where things are contained, Elliot. Our words aren't going to do a whole lot.
0:27.9	We know that, but we just wanted to let everyone out there know we are thinking of them.
0:34.1	100%. Well said, Kyle. And you have some places that people can donate to if they want to help out in the reconstruction and firefighting efforts and just want to say proud that there is some Canadian content in trying to help contain them and stop them.
0:50.7	Yeah so two websites that certainly the Los Angeles Kings have been working with and helping getting the word out for those that are able to donate.
1:01.4	One being support, lafd.org, the other red cross.org. Any little bit helps. We wish everyone out there all the best, despite a very, very
1:14.2	difficult time. Welcome to 32 Thoughts, the podcast presented by the GMC Sierra AT4X, producer
1:22.7	Dom Shemati, Elliot Friedman, and Kyle Bukascus all with you. Elliot, I know you were a heck of a wrestling
1:28.5	fan back in your day. And I'm looking at the Eastern Conference here right now. To me, it is a
1:37.2	battle royal going on when you look at the amount of teams conceivably, as we have just kind of
1:43.0	past the midway mark for a lot of organizations
1:46.0	of the season that have a legitimate shot of saying they're in the mix for a playoff spot
1:52.0	right now.
1:53.4	How many teams, never mind just the east, how many teams would you look at right now in the
1:59.5	NHL and say they are out of the playoffs?
2:06.5	O-U-T-out.
2:08.9	Capital O?
2:10.6	Yes.
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