Sam Dykstra

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15,794 appearances 66 recordings 5 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 3 Jul

Sam Dykstra’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 66 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 47.

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Halford & Brough in the Morning · The Best of Halford and Brough 7/1/26 · 1 Jul 2026 podcast

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Probably the money that goes along with that because he was not getting this contract behind Rasmus Dahlin in Buffalo, and he was never going to get it behind Kael McCarr in Colorado. voice-verified

But I have to admit, my first thought when I saw this was, man, one of the toughest positions to be in in the NHL is when you are getting paid like a number one defenseman voice-verified

but you're not quite a number one defenseman. voice-verified

And I think about, honestly, I thought about Seth Jones in Chicago. voice-verified

Darnell Nurse in Edmonton. voice-verified

He's another one. voice-verified

And not so much the contract, but the expectations. voice-verified

Morgan Riley in Toronto. voice-verified

They're really difficult spots to be in because you can still be a good player voice-verified

But if you're thrust into the role of number one defenseman and you're just not quite... And the bar is so high. voice-verified

You have to do everything well. voice-verified

To be a true number one defenseman, you have to be playing in all situations... voice-verified

And you have to be reliable out there. voice-verified

You have to be a guy that's out on the ice where everyone goes, phew, I feel good because so-and-so is on the ice right now. voice-verified

I mean, okay. voice-verified

This is a tough one, man. voice-verified

But... He's been behind really good defensemen where he's not going to get... voice-verified

All the top minutes. voice-verified

I know. voice-verified

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