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<p>I’ve been excited to watch the new show Heated Rivalry for months and now that the first two episodes have been released, I have many thoughts I wanted to share. Since the podcast is the best place to ramble on like this in a hopefully coherent fashion, that’s what I did, which has all of these topics and more including:</p><p>3:30: My history with the book Heated Rivalry and my expectations for the show coming in</p><p>8:00: This show is really, really gay! Like extremely so!</p><p>11:30: Does it matter that the author of the book is a woman writing about queer male stories? Would it matter if the actors aren’t gay or bi?</p><p>17:00: What does it say about the show and the book that the world created here is basically the NHL in all but name?</p><p>28:00: What I like about this show, and there’s a lot!</p><p>36:00: Things I didn’t like, and the show not perfect</p><p>43:40: What do I want to see in the final four episodes?</p><p>49:00: Wanting this show to be a happy queer story, and wanting this show to inspire people to believe that they belong in the sport of hockey</p><p>Hope you enjoy this little detour from the game on the ice and I look forward to hopefully talking about this show even more in the future, in addition to all of the usual WhyHockey goodness you’ve come to know and love. Enjoy the show!</p><p><p>Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p>Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! </p><p>Apple Podcasts: </p><p>Spotify: </p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Matt L is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter</p><p>WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on Twitter</p><p>Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: <a target="_blank" href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/">https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whyhockey.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">whyhockey.substack.com</a>

<p>The regular season is about a quarter of the way through and the Panthers are not in a playoff position and playing at barely a playoff pace. Should fans be concerned about where they are? Injuries are the only story here, right? On the newest WhyHockey show, we tackle that and more including:</p><p>1:30: Do we have podcast “competition” from the Tkachuks new show?</p><p>10:20: What’s the level of concern about the Panthers play and playoff chances at about the quarter pole of the season?</p><p>38:30: Obligatory Sebrango talk, why it worked and why you shouldn’t be concerned that he was scratched again </p><p>59:30: Kruli’s corner on the Flyers </p><p><p>Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p>Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! </p><p>Apple Podcasts: </p><p>Spotify: </p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Matt L is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter</p><p>WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on Twitter</p><p>Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: <a target="_blank" href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/">https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whyhockey.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">whyhockey.substack.com</a>

<p>On the newest WhyHockey Podcast, we talk about a natural crossover in hockey analytics and Pokemon with someone who put them together: Louis Boulet of lb-hockey.com. He talks about his site and journey in hockey analytics, the work he does in the traditional analytics space and then the real fun: Puckemon. We go over all of that and more including:</p><p>2:30: Who is Louis Boulet?</p><p>10:30: A Sens perspective on Donovan Sebrango</p><p>15:00: Some other Panthers notes </p><p>21:00: Puckemon, how it was created and the process behind making it work</p><p>28:20: The best player-Pokemon comparisons</p><p><p>Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p>Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!</p><p>Apple Podcasts: </p><p>Spotify: </p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Matt L is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter</p><p>WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on Twitter</p><p>Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: <a target="_blank" href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/">https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whyhockey.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">whyhockey.substack.com</a>

<p>Here is a treat for all of you on Halloween: a brand new WhyHockey show in your feed. There’s plenty to look back on from the first month of the Panthers season, plus a whole lot more including:</p><p>0:30: Remembering some guys, old prospect pools edition</p><p>8:00: Which current or former NHL head coach would use ChatGPT to help them with tactics?</p><p>12:30: Where do the Panthers stand after their first 11 games? What’s missing?</p><p>23:00: Are there echoes of the current struggles for the Panthers in their recent past?</p><p>29:30: On Mackie Samoskevich </p><p>35:00: On Brad Marchand </p><p>39:00: Other notes on the forwards</p><p>49:00: The Panthers are reportedly in the market for a depth defensemen. What are they looking for?</p><p>1:05:00: On Daniil Tarasov</p><p>1:09:00: Tommy with an interesting goalie idea!</p><p>1:15:30: Kruli’s corner on the Flyers </p><p>1:25:15: All these new contracts</p><p><p>Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p>Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!</p><p>Apple Podcasts: </p><p>Spotify: </p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Matt L is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter</p><p>WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on Twitter</p><p>Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: <a target="_blank" href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/">https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whyhockey.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">whyhockey.substack.com</a>

<p>Greg Wyshynski of ESPN joins Matt to touch on some season opening topics, including the glut of new contracts (not exactly including Jack Eichel, whose contract dropped as this was being recorded), the Panthers-Lightning preseason games, how the Panthers will fare in the regular season, Wysh’s Trevor Zegras story and much more. </p><p><p>Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p>Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!</p><p>Apple Podcasts: </p><p>Spotify: </p><p>Follow us on social media:</p><p>Matt L is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter</p><p>WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on Twitter</p><p>Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here: <a target="_blank" href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/">https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/arcade-montage/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whyhockey.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">whyhockey.substack.com</a>