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It's finally here!!! Especially the next 10-14 days, the absolute best hockey of the year!

I love the title of this one because I'd be stunned if many....anyone...knows what I'm referencing. This is the fun of doing the Blender, an odd topic that goes a million different ways.

The title explains what I start talking about, and it goes a ton of different ways from there. I believe I end up talking about expansion. But this is why it's called the Blender and not "Soups stays on point".

This is a new concept I'm trying out, leaning into my ADHD and letting it buck. This is on the 2002 Maple Leafs, but I try to go down every single rabbit hole I come across while doing so. Hope you enjoy it, let me know if you don't! (seriously)

On this episode of the BS (stands for Big Show) I get into how the NHL players have zero interest in growing the game, how poorly the league markets the game, how it turns out I was right on Doug Armstrong the whole time, the disaster that is the Maple Leafs, my latest power rankings, and as always I end it with a bit of Oilers talk.

The Oilers for once do a tidy bit of business acquiring Connor Murphy from the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday. I talk about that, plus the smoke that is building about how the growing expectations of what the Oilers will do by Friday's trade deadline.

In today's game, we hardly have any player movement. NTC's and NMC's combined with cap restraints and GM's frankly being terrified to do something they may regret has all conspired to make trading virtually non exsistent in today's game. 30 years ago however, seemingly everyone got dealt. From the 1995 draft until the 1996 trade deadline, it truly was the NHL's version of the wild west.

I'm not sure how, but somehow Canada didn't win gold. Congrats to team USA, especially Connor Hellebuyck who stole them the gold medal. Obiously I talk about the game, Canada, seemingly disgraceful acts following the game, the fact that it's far from over with 4 more best on best tournaments coming in the next 8 years, and what the 2028 Canadian roster could look like.

Its the first time ever for NHL players to participate in the Olympics. And coming off the 1996 World Cup, things couldn't have been more up in the air than they were for this tournament in terms of who could win. The US and Canada were co-favourites, the Russians are always dangerous (though not icing their best team), as are the Swedes, and you never know who else could emerge....spoiler alert...it's the Czech's. In this episode I go through the roster selection, the snubs (in the moment), the misfortune's that Canada suffered along the way, and why they probably just simply had awful luck (not just against the Czech's). So come with me down this extremely painful walk down awful memory lane!

This is basically just a 30 minute rant on the Oilers. A lot of issues, a lot of finger pointing, seemingly no accountability.

On this edition of the BS...you can see it all now as you listen to the podcast so I really don't need to say anything in the description anymore!

On this edition of the Soups on Hockey Big Show, I get into how dumb the NHL is as an organization (yet again), how Vegas gets away with everything (yet again), how another superstar player is going to go to the Panthers for nothing (yet again), and Edmonton Oilers stuff (yet again). Plus, Dougie Hamilton, organizations pushing back on NMC/NTC's, Moritz Seider and more!

On this edition of the Soups on Hockey Big Show I talk about team Canada at the WJC and what needs to be done developmentally to improve as a nation, the Flyers and why Rick Tocchet is the NHL’s equivalent of a strip joint, Celebrini, Schaefer, my latest power rankings, and more trade deadline targets for the Edmonton Oilers.

A lot of stuff I liked, but there were some things I didn't like and you KNOW ol' Soupy Bear is going to UNLOAD about those decisions!

It is the holiday season, and you know what that means?! Time for olllllllllllllllllll' Soupy bear to catch up on his hockey talk!