32 Thoughts: The Podcast
Episodes
Vegas Goes All-in on Andersson
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman break down Rasmus Andersson being traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, why his tim...
The Moncton Monster Pod
16 Jan 2026
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In this Hockey Day in Canada edition of 32 Thoughts LIVE from Moncton NB, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to Mitch Marner facing the Maple ...
Tweets, Turmoil, and Tough Calls
12 Jan 2026
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman explain the retweet that went viral before digging into a busy mix of league news...
Controversy in Ottawa
09 Jan 2026
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the controversy in Ottawa following an anonymous tweet, while also break...
The Long Island Love Affair
05 Jan 2026
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman start with Matthew Schaefer’s memorable “flu game” and Kyle’s recent inte...
Stars, Stripes, and a Score to Settle
02 Jan 2026
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the unveiling of the U.S. Olympic roster for Milan and the team’s “u...
Canadian Olympic Roster Reax
31 Dec 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the Canadian men's Olympic hockey roster following the announcement in M...
Who Makes the Olympic Cut?
30 Dec 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman are joined by David Amber and Michael Russo as they predict and debate which play...
Heat in the South, Questions up North
29 Dec 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman dig into potential roster shakeups around the league, including Edmonton possibly...
The 2025 Holiday Spectacular
25 Dec 2025
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Welcome to this year's edition of the 32 Thoughts Holiday Spectacular. help yourself to your favourite Christmas beverage as we welcome in Sam McKee (...
It Kind of Says That We’re a Better Team Than Them
22 Dec 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman break down the Minnesota Wild being humbled by Colorado for their first loss sinc...
Roster Freeze and Boiling Tempers
19 Dec 2025
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In this episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman dig into Craig Berube’s pointed postgame comments and the noticeable shift in t...
A Sit Down With Bedard and Nazar
16 Dec 2025
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Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas return with a special edition of the pod featuring an interview from Toronto with Chicago Blackhawks forwards Con...
Hughes Trade Deep Dive
15 Dec 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman revisit the blockbuster Quinn Hughes trade between Vancouver and Minnesota, break...
Hand Pass Havoc
12 Dec 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open with the remarkable starts from Brandon Bussi, nine wins in his first ten ga...
Olympic Ice and Hughes Price
08 Dec 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman check in from Colorado Springs at the Board of Governors meetings, where Olympic p...
Canada Can't Refuse Bedard
05 Dec 2025
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In this episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman start with the growing case for Connor Bedard to make Team Canada. T...
Gear We Go Again
01 Dec 2025
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In this episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begins with dedications to Kevin Dineen and Carla MacLeod following ...
A Lot of TBD at American Thanksgiving
28 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts The Podcast, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by unpacking the Edmonton Oilers' woes as they crum...
Woah Canada
24 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open with the growing concern around several struggling Canadian teams, especiall...
32 Jinxes
21 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open with the struggling Edmonton Oilers heading into Sunrise and why their goalt...
From Kempe to Chaos
17 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open with Adrian Kempe’s extension talks before shifting to the growing convers...
The Raccoons Strike Back
14 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open with the Maple Leafs’ early-season struggles after a 4–3 loss to the Kin...
The Next Ninety One
10 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open with the red-hot Anaheim Ducks, their seven straight wins, and a new challen...
Mr. 900
07 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open the podcast with Pittsburgh acknowledging Alex Ovechkin’s 900th goal. The ...
The Nine Game Convo
03 Nov 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by honing in on the players entering the nine and ten game mark...
Trick or 92 Million Treats
31 Oct 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast with Martin Necas's contract extension with the Colorado Avalan...
The Most Pleasant Surprise Starts
27 Oct 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast with their most pleasant surprise starts to the season. Once th...
Nostalgia Plays and a Chat With Gary Bettman
24 Oct 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast with the fallout from Dustin Wolf's postgame comments on Wednes...
Hot Starts and Culture Questions
20 Oct 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast with a question, who has had the more impressive start to the s...
Friedman Crowns His Most Exciting Team
17 Oct 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by highlighting the electric play of the Montreal Canadiens. El...
Do Not Overreact to 2 Games
13 Oct 2025
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In today's episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by delving into the Buffalo Sabres rough start to the season. They jump ...
They Did Everything but Win It All
10 Oct 2025
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In today's episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by reacting to the crazy ending to the Sharks-Golden Knights game on Thu...
The McDiscount and the In Season Cup
07 Oct 2025
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In this special edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to Connor McDavid's contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers. Th...
Can You Take the Cap Higher?
06 Oct 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by updating the Connor McDavid conversation. They discuss the recalibration...
Kaprizov Secures the Bag
03 Oct 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by unpacking the nasty preseason game between the Lightning and the Panther...
Six-Seeeeven for Mason McTavish
29 Sep 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by unpacking Mason McTavish's 6 year, 7 million dollar deal with the Anahei...
We’re Live From Beautiful PEI
25 Sep 2025
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In this special edition of 32 Thoughts live from Charlottetown, PEI, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by focusing on Artemi Panarin and the ...
Welcome to the NHL, Kid.
22 Sep 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by delving into the first slate of preseason hockey across the NHL. Matthew...
The Last Dance in LA
19 Sep 2025
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The Orca Wiesblatt Go Fund MeIn this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by delving into the big remaining RFAs as trai...
A Conversation With McDavid and Draisaitl
17 Sep 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman sit down with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl for exclusive one on one intervie...
The Only Thing Bigger Than Hischier Will Be Kaprizov’s Contract
15 Sep 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman continue discussing the latest surrounding Kirill Kaprizov turning down a record ...
Kaprizov to Crosby: The Big Questions at the US Media Tour
11 Sep 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts from the US NHL Media Tour in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman unpack Kirill Kaprizov turning do...
Things Will Happen on McDavid’s Timeline
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle and Elliotte recorded this podcast from the 6th Annual Hockey Night in Canada Gala in Winnipeg. If you'd like to donate to the Bruce and Anne Oak...
Trentadue Pensieri
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is dedicated to the life of Caroline Klien. Caroline's postIn this edition of 32 Thoughts from Milan, Italy, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte...
The Mid Summer Check In
03 Aug 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman offer a surprise mid-summer check-in across the NHL. They begin with big-name 202...
The Season Finale
06 Jul 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman run through every team following a busy NHL free agency period:Hurricanes 4:38Blu...
This Podcast Is Also Decentralized
29 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman delve into the Marner-Vegas-Toronto situation as more news unravels over draft we...
This Is Draft Day
27 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman run through the hottest news and notes from around the league on day one of the d...
Will Everything Come up Vegas on July 1st?
23 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman unpack the latest developments with top free agent Mitch Marner as we approach Ju...
McDavid Wants a Winner
20 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the end-of-season media availabilities for the Edmonton Oilers. They tak...
The Stanley State and a 32 Year Drought
18 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the Florida Panthers defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 to clinch t...
A Blizzard of Goals Puts Florida a Win Away From Glory
15 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the Florida Panthers’ Game 5 domination of the Edmonton Oilers, which ...
Edmonton Shake It off to Win Game 4
13 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to a wild Game 4 overtime win by the Edmonton Oilers, tying the series at 2...
The Panthers Set the Coppertone in Game 3
10 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman delve into an ugly Game 3 loss for the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise, Florida, as th...
It Must Have Been the Ice Cream
07 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman revisit an electric Game 2 between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in th...
Pink Pony Dub
05 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman look back at an exhilarating Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, in which Edmonton d...
Stanley Cup Final Preview & Interviews
04 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman look ahead to the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida P...
The New Hot Spot for Hot Goss
02 Jun 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman set up the 2025 NHL Draft Combine where the bulk of the league's newsiest discuss...
Oilers-Panthers II - The Silence of the Cats?
30 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman discuss the Edmonton Oilers clinching their second straight Western Conference Fi...
The Jet Fuel and Gasoline Weren’t Enough
28 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman discuss the Edmonton Oilers taking a 3-1 stranglehold over the Dallas Stars after...
Are We Heading for a Rematch?
26 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to Game 3 of the Western Conference Final, as the Edmonton Oilers roll over...
That's Fourteen Straight Conference Final Losses...
23 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman kick off the podcast by delving into the Eastern Conference Final and the dominan...
The Beat Goes on for Florida
21 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman delve into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Florida Panthers an...
They Didn’t Change the Narrative
19 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman dive into another short playoff run for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Core Four...
You Always Have a Chance to Rewrite the Narrative
16 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open the podcast by looking back at the Winnipeg Jets’ dominant Game 5 win over...
The Odds Aren't in the Jets’ Favour
14 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open the podcast by analyzing Game 4 between the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets, ...
The Important Thing Here Is That You Tried to Do the Wrong Thing
12 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Justin Cuthbert, Kyle Bukauskas, and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by recapping a chippy Game 4 between the Flor...
Which Teams Are Laying It on the Line?
09 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by recapping Thursday night's overtime thriller between the Ed...
The Oilers are Buzzin'
07 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by reacting to an electric Game 1 victory by the Edmonton Oilers over the ...
One Point Six Seconds Left
05 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by delving into that crazy Game 7 between the Winnipeg Jets and...
The Core 4 Deliver and the Kings’ Royal Downfall
02 May 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Justin Cuthbert, Kyle Bukauskas, and Elliotte Friedman break down the four series that were played on Thursday night:S...
The Harmonica Magic Is Gone
30 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Justin Cuthbert, Kyle Bukauskas, and Elliotte Friedman tour around the NHL's first round series:Sens-Leafs (1:00)Panth...
Another 3rd Period Comeback
28 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Justin Cuthbert, Kyle Bukauskas, and Elliotte Friedman continue their tour of all the 1st round Stanley Cup Playoff se...
Sudden Death & Slide Notes
25 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Justin Cuthbert guides Kyle and Elliotte as they delve into all seven series that have been played since we last spoke...
Everyone’s in the Pool Now
23 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Justin Cuthbert guides Kyle and Elliotte through all eight first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs:Senators-Lea...
The Carcast Is Back Baby
21 Apr 2025
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In this playoff edition of 32 Thoughts, Justin Cuthbert and Kyle Bukauskas kick things off with the Battle of Ontario before Kyle makes way for Elliot...
Exit Interviews & Playoff Entrances: All 16 Out, All 8 Matchups In
19 Apr 2025
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In this episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman touch on all 16 teams that missed the playoffs:Flames (7:43)Canucks (13:22)Utah H...
More Drama Than a Playoff Hole at The Masters
14 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by talking about the Calgary Flames crucial win over the San Jo...
The Deal is Demidone
11 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman unpack how the Montreal Canadiens managed to get Ivan Demidov to the NHL this sea...
The Chasing Days Are Done
07 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to Alex Ovechkin capturing the NHL's all-time goal scoring record. Afterwar...
Three. Goals. Away.
04 Apr 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman open the podcast by delving into Kyle's time in Montreal to cover the Canadiens. ...
Predicting NHL Awards Winners
31 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman run through the major NHL awards and who they think will win each; Hart (4:00), N...
Torts Out.
28 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman (live from the airport in Winnipeg) begin by unpacking John Tortorella's exit as ...
Let the Goalies Fight
24 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman delve into the 7-2 blowout LA Kings win over the Boston Bruins. That turns into a...
March Madness on Ice
21 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by unwrapping the latest around NHL expansion and the city of Houston (2:50...
Everyone Is Sweet For Dallas
17 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman delve into Mikko Rantanen's return to the Colorado with the Dallas Stars and talk...
All Good in Buffalo
14 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by discussing their takeaways from Thursday night's tilt between the Toront...
Tying up Some Deadline Loose Ends
10 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman unpack what happened between Mitch Marner, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Carol...
Trade Deadline Wrap Up Special
08 Mar 2025
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In this episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman highlight and break down all the major trades from Friday's NHL Trade Deadline. T...
32 Trade Deadline Preview Thoughts
03 Mar 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman tap into every team in the NHL and provide a preview of what to expect from each ...
The Big Question Heading Into the Trade Deadline
28 Feb 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman delve into the latest with Mikko Rantanen's future with the Carolina Hurricanes a...
882 Down. 13 to Go.
24 Feb 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman talk about Alex Ovechkin's "Gr8 Chase" for the NHL goal scoring record. The guys ...
Canada Tops the Hockey Mountain (Again)
21 Feb 2025
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In this episode of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman put a wrap on the very successful 4 Nations Face-Off. Elliotte admits he made a m...
4 Nations Championship Preview
20 Feb 2025
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This episode of 32 Thoughts is dedicated to Penguins broadcast legend Mike Lange.In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman ...
You Gotta Fight 4 Your Right to Face Off
17 Feb 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman look back at an electric tilt between Canada and USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off th...
We Are Loving This
14 Feb 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle and Elliotte reflect on the first two games of the 4 Nations Face-Off that have provided breathtaking entertainme...
4 (Nations) Thoughts
12 Feb 2025
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In this episode, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman are joined by Michael Russo of The Athletic and Sportsnet's David Amber to preview the 4 Nations...
Hold Outs, Opt Ins, and Potential Trades
10 Feb 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin by highlighting notable 4 Nations hold-outs Quinn Hughes & Rasmus Ristolain...
The Real Questions Surrounding Crosby
07 Feb 2025
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman talk about Sidney Crosby's health and the likelihood of him playing for Team Cana...