Pick a Team!

For the Sweet Sixteen Episode of the Pick a Team Podcast, Forbes and Maeve break down the STANLEY CUP CHAMPION COLORADO AVALANCHE, draft day drama, free agent frenzy, an update on the Hockey Canada investigation, and the Ian Cole cheating scandal. 

THE CUP FINALS ARE FINALLY HERE and THE AVS ARE IN THE FINALS! Maeve and Forbes report live during game one of the Stanley Cup Finals to talk about the conference finals, their Cup/Conn Smythe predictions, the video of Connor McDavid cheating, the coaching carousel, and more. GO AVS GO! (recorded 6/15/2022) 

Very late episode about the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This podcast believes in Nazem Kadri supremacy. Jordan Binnington is the absolute biggest toddler and the worst. (recorded 6/1/2022) 

Maeve and Forbes debrief the first round and make their second-round predictions. (Recorded Monday 5/16/2022) 

Maeve and Forbes check in with every playoff series and remind us all to give goalies more love, especially when they have to play triple overtime. 

Nick Zararis of The Upperbowl GM Podcast joins Forbes and Maeve to break down this week in the NHL and dig into each potential first round match up. Featuring a counseling session for anxious Leafs fans, jinxes, and decisions made purely off vibes alone. Be sure to follow Nick on Twitter @NickZararis and check out The Upperbowl GM Podcast  

Forbes and Maeve break down this week in the NHL with a little more of a Leafs-centric episode as they talk about Auston Matthews's historic season and the Leafs' play down the stretch. They also touch on their favorite man to make fun of, Connor McDavid, the Leon Draisaitl is better than Auston Matthews takes, who should win the Hart and why TERFs shouldn't be allowed in sports.  (Recorded 4/11/2022) 

Maeve and Forbes return from a hiatus to talk about the past two weeks in the NHL, including fighting and the absence of player protection in this league (recorded 4/4/2022) 

Forbes and Maeve break down the trade deadline the night of and break some trades themselves. Both hosts were very tired while recording this. Note to self never record day of the trade deadline again 

Forbes and Maeve are joined by Nicholas Mullick of the Moore Than Sports Podcast Network to discuss this week in the NHL. The Avalanche have already started making big trades and they always happen while Maeve is busy, the Caps are rolling along, and the Leafs are an imploding mess. Nicholas discusses his favorite team, the Buffalo Sabres, and their defeat of the Leafs in the Heritage Classic while Maeve and Forbes suffer like all Leafs fans.   Listen to Maeve's guest episode about the Avalanche on Upperbowl GM Find Nicholas' writing

Happy International Women's Day! Maeve and Forbes return to talk about this week in the NHL, the Avs and angry MacKinnon, The Caps and their bounce back, and the disaster that has been the Leafs. With the trade deadline weeks away, Maeve and Forbes discuss the players they want to see moved at the deadline. 

Forbes and Maeve talk this week in the NHL, is it time for the Capitals to panic?, 17 goal hockey games, known soft bear Ilya Lyubushkin, the implications of the war in Ukraine on the hockey world, why defensive defencemen are best, the forgotten Stadium Series, Nick Ritchie's debut in Arizona, Maeve's trip to UND, The Chicago disasters' GM search and more. This podcast stands in solidarity and support with the people of Ukraine. We hope for peace and condemn Russia and Putin for these acts of war. We also commend the Russians who are speaking out against this war and the Ukrainians staying to defend their country on their bravery and strength.

Forbes and Maeve discuss this week in the NHL. The Leafs trade Ritchie and also play bad, Nathan MacKinnon becomes hockey Twitter public enemy #1, we finally learned what Jarry said to set off known soft boy Bradley Marchand, trade rumors are bubbling, the nicest goal tending tandem in hockey, and Team Canada Women's Hockey Team wins Gold. 

Forbes and Maeve return to discuss this week in hockey including: Tuukka Rask retiring, Brad Marchand's suspension, trades and trade speculation, The Vegas Golden Knights pulling a Kucherov, fired coaches, and the Olympics. There is shockingly almost no discussion of the Leafs, Avs, or Caps in this podcast, it is a minor miracle.  *please excuse the audio in the beginning, we were experiencing some technical difficulties + Maeve needs to get used to using a mic and not just yelling into the void.*  

Forbes and Maeve discuss this week in the NHL, the all meh game, the biggest trash fire in sports (The Blackhawks), the Olympics, and bad click bait takes. 

To kick off the first episode of the Pick a Team! Podcast, Maeve and Forbes break down blown leads, come back wins, red flags, and this week in the NHL. The Coyotes go to college. The Oilers somehow get worse. The Flyers need help.  *please excuse any flaws we are working to figure out this trash fire*