Hockey Pdocast

Chris Johnston joins the show on the eve of the NHL trade deadline to discuss how he vets his sources, the process that going into publicly relaying news, and finding a balance between providing opinionated analysis and strictly reporting facts. We also discuss how it made sense for the Rangers to go all-in with the Eric Staal trade, and whether the Ducks will feel the need to keep pace with the moves the Blackhawks have recently made. 0:00 – 1:45 – Intro 01:45 – 8:30 – Working for Sportsnet / Hockey Reporting 8:30 – 14:40 -Reporting Facts vs. Opinion-Based Analysis 14:40 – 19:40 – Rangers Acquire Staal / Trading Picks and going for it 19:40 – 21:45 – Artemi Parnarin / Winning Attracts Good Players 22:45 – 29:00 – Anaheim Ducks 29:00 – 31:20 – Dallas Stars 31:20 – 36;50 – Reimer / Complicated Trades 36:50 – 41:40 – Trades ahead of the deadline / Surprising Trades 41:40 – 42:35 – Outro *Every episode of this podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, and can also be streamed from our website. Make sure to not