PD spends the bye week discussing the latest news: How does Gus Nyquist's shoulder injury affect his trade value? The All-Star Skills Competition was a big dud The Islanders take a big swing to get Bo Horvat...and it probably won't be enough If you enjoy this podcast, consider contributing to our GoFundMe. Also take a minute to fill out this reader survey. Angela Perley's newest album is out now! Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Seeds are joined by the Shutdown Fullcast's Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) for a wide-ranging conversation covering: The early days of the Tampa Bay Lightning, including the Yakuza in the THUNDERDOME The karmic balance of Ohio State football and the Blue Jackets NHL teams as college football programs, with pairings that will make everyone mad! If you enjoy this podcast, consider contributing to our GoFundMe. Also take a minute to fill out this reader survey. Angela Perley's newest album is out now! Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, PD is joined by Stephen Dohner (@TheHockeyBoomer) of the Forever Mighty Podcast to preview this week's Blue Jackets/Ducks matchup. They discuss: How did the Ducks get so bad? Did new GM Pat Verbeek do the right thing by having a firesale last year? Dallas Eakins wears out his welcome behind the bench How do you solve the John Gibson problem? Center vs. Wing: Does position matter at the top of this draft? Angela Perley's newest album is out now! Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Editor PD is furious that Host PD wouldn't stop handling note paper while talking. We sincerely apologize, and those responsible will be punished. Listen anyway, because it's a great episode as Dale joins to discuss: A long losing streak and our tanking prospects Are we worried about Johnny Gaudreau's goal drought? How is the "Kent Johnson at center" experiment going? Columbus has to wait for an outdoor game, AGAIN Stanislav Svozil and David Jiricek dominate at the WJC Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Seeds are back, and they have THOUGHTS about the Blue Jackets' embarrassing performance on national TV against Buffalo, and what it says about Brad Larsen as coach. But first, they hit some quick topics about: Jake Voracek's concussion Blue Jackets prospects snubbed by Team Canada Why people shouldn't freak out about the New Year's Eve game being moved Kirill Marchenko and Tim Berni impress in their NHL debuts Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD answers listener questions! But first, he addresses the news about an Ohio State hockey player using a racial slur against a Michigan State player. Jagger Joshua statement Ohio State statement Big Ten Conference statement PD article about tanking and playing the kids Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD has returned from Finland with thoughts about all that has gone wrong for the Blue Jackets. Is Brad Larsen on the hot seat? What to do about the goalies? Is the power play fixed? Is Emil Bemstrom going to save us? Read more: PD's Finland travelogue Mark Scheig on Emil Bemstrom's resurgence with Cleveland Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Dale recap a 3 win week for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and discuss the role of young players including Nick Blankenburg, Adam Boqvist, Daniil Tarasov, Kent Johnson, Yegor Chinakhov, and Liam Foudy. Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Columbus Blue Jackets are off to a bad start: 0-3-0 with a -9 goal differential. This week, PD and Burkus break down everything that has gone wrong, from Patrik Laine's injury to poor execution on defense. Is head coach Brad Larsen's job in jeopardy? Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The regular season starts this week and the rosters are set. PD and Seeds have a spirited discussion about: Should Mathieu Olivier and Justin Danforth play ahead of Kent Johnson? Is it really necessary for Erik Gudbranson to fight? Can the Blue Jackets exceed last season's point total? Further reading: Kent Johnson deseres to be in the Blue Jackets' opening night lineup The Cannon staff predicts the 2022-23 NHL season Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Dale decide to help out Jarmo by picking which players from the camp roster will make the Blue Jackets' opening night roster. Who has played their way into the NHL, and who will be sent down to Cleveland? Have our expectations changed since the start of camp? Note: this episode was recorded on Sunday afternoon, prior to the roster cuts on Monday afternoon and the loss to Carolina on Monday night. Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From end to end, all over Nationwide PD recaps the hockey action of the weekend: The 5th Line packs the Ice Haus for a scrimmage Defensemen stand out in Pittsburgh A surprise first line center in Columbus, and Justin Danforth makes his case to make the roster Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD is joined by Michael from Matchsticks and Gasoline to get the Calgary fan perspective on the Flames' wild off-season. Did Brad Treliving do enough to recoup the loss of Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk? Will the Flames win the Pacific again? What, if anything, does Erik Gudbranson do well? Just what makes Gaudreau so good? Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD answers your mailbag questions! Who to watch at the Traverse City prospects tournament Who is the ideal jersey sponsor? Why must Ohio sports fans suffer? A college football detour Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our own Burkus Circus got a sign featured on ESPN's College Gameday on Saturday. He gives the inside scoop on how it came to be, and his reaction to it going viral. Then, we discuss his predictions for the next round of Reverse Retro jerseys for the Central and Atlantic divisions. Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Texier is staying in Europe for 2022-23 NHL Network ranks the Top 20 defensemen right now Jacket Backers are back Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and MrSwift discuss: Kent Johnson and David Jiricek played well at the World Junior Championship. What does that mean for their chances to make the Blue Jackets’ roster this fall? Ohio is getting an outdoor hockey game this weekend...but the Blue Jackets aren’t involved. We break down the NHL Network’s list of the Top 20 Wings, including Johnny Gaudreau at #7 and PD’s hot take about Mitch Marner being the U2 of hockey players. Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD is back to discuss: A historic hire in Kalamazoo Kent Johnson continues to impress What could the CBJ's forward lines look like? How the Cleveland Guardians prove you should give young prospects the chance to play. Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD battles a cold and discusses some recent content from The Cannon What are the highlights of the 2022-23 schedule? How do the 2022-23 Blue Jackets compare to the 2019-20 Rangers? What have the other Metro teams done to improve this off-season? Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau, Laine and other CBJ player shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Seeds discuss the best and worst moves made by Jarmo Kekalainen and the Columbus Blue Jackets over the last two weeks: Johnny Gaudreau really wants to live in Columbus, apparently Erik Gudbranson's contract is really, really bad! Patrik Laine gets re-signed, finally! Oliver Bjorkstrand is too good to be a cap casualty Further listening: our Twitter Space recorded just hours after the Gaudreau signing Further reading: Gaudreau's open letter to Calgary in The Player's Tribune Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Buy Gaudreau and Laine shirts at Breaking T. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Dale discuss the seven newest Blue Jackets, plus some thoughts on development camp, free agency, and saying goodbye to Kevin Stenlund and Gabriel Carlsson. Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD is joined by Burkus - coming live from vacation! - to break down Colorado's dominant performance to clinch the Stanley Cup. Later, we highlight the most intriguing prospects the Blue Jackets could select in the NHL Draft. Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Dale discuss the latest Columbus signings, including: What happened to Liam Foudy? Can Daniil Tarasov challenge Elvis in a few years? Colorado's dominance (recorded prior to Game 3, naturally) Who will win the final NHL awards on Tuesday night? Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PD and Seeds discuss: Jack Roslovic's new contract Trent Vogelhuber's promotion to Monsters head coach Key players and matchups in the Colorado/Tampa series Should the Flyers hire John Tortorella? John Tortorella on how the Lightning changed after 2019: ‘We created a monster’ Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a slow week, PD discusses: What players will be off the board before our first draft pick? Why did Boston fire their coach? Conference final reaction Shoresy is a rare spin-off as good as its original show Check out more from The Cannon on our site and on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices