Pucks and Palms Podcast Episode 25: Expanding the Rat Pack (with Pete Blackburn)

Don’t mind Colby or Matt implying on the last show that the Panthers were done at the trade deadline because we were both wrong, Matt more than Colby for sure. There’s plenty to get to on a jam packed show, including What Chaos’ Pete Blackburn joining the boys on the Marchand trade, plus:Segment 1:2:15: Introducing the Pucks and Palms bracket challenge!5:45: The most important Panthers forward addition at the deadline: Nico Sturm!8:45: But seriously, Brad Marchand 26:15: Aaron Ekblad's 20 game suspension29:30: That Seth Jones trade seems really important in hindsight32:15: What happened at the end of that Bruins game?Segment 2 (with Pete):38:30: How has Pete processed all of this?44:15: Did an entire generation of Bruins fans see their childhood end, so to speak, with this trade?46:00: Watching the Tuesday game after everything that happened49:00: Will Boston fans be rooting for Marchand in Florida?53:15: How much does how Bruins fans view the Panthers rivalry affect their view on the trade?56:15: How big of villains can these Panthers become?1:00:30: What's it like livestreaming the deadline when news like this breaks?1:06:30: What was the weirdest part of this whole experience for Pete?Segment 3:1:15:00: Big Leafs game coming up1:17:15: The Panthers are being coy while saying they're not coy on Matthew Tkachuk's injury, and might Brad Marchand be a "replacement" for him?1:21:00: Habs game1:22:00: Don't sleep on the Islanders1:29:30: Random trade deadline thoughtsEnjoy the show, and make sure to subscribe and give the show a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!Join the Pucks and Palms Bracket Challenge right here.Spotify:Apple Podcasts:Find us on social media:Matt is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter.Colby is @ColbyDGuy on Bluesky and Twitter.Pete is @PeteBlackburn on Twitter and @blackburn.bsky.social on Bluesky.The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pucksandpalms.com/subscribe