Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 10

We changed things up for you guys this week. We switched the order around this week. If you like it, we'll continue to do the show in this order. First we cover the latest news about the Penguins new arena drama, and discussed the Islanders dumping of salary. In the injuries segment we look at the crushing loss of Jason Spezza in Ottawa and Michael Peca in Toronto. The Spotlight Team of the Week is the Colorado Avalanche as they've been doing quite well out west of late. At the end of the show we go over Detroit's four games against Columbus and the Wild. The Penguins also played the Blues and Atlanta.

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Sunday, December 24, 2006

A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.16

It’s Episode 2.16 of AFITC – The Christmas Edition. What we hoped would be a warm and fuzzy show was not helped by the Maple Leafs poor play this past week. We recap three losses against Florida, Chicago and Washington, get dizzy as we spin through the Revolving Door more times than we would like and discuss more consistency issues in What To Be-Leaf. We have the details on the potential for a Maple Leaf outdoor game on New Year’s Day 2008, more notes about the Flight of the Penguins Saga and we discuss another new schedule format and the proposed new nets.

On the Bubble features a discussion on Team Canada’s entry into the Spengler Cup, another edition of Listener Email and a Troubling Fact of the Week, this week discussing Rory Fitzpatrick and the campaign to get him into the all star game. Rigamarole explains why the next week will be crucial for future Leafs success.

This week we feature versions of Christmas classics from the Podsafe Music Network including "The Christmas Song" done by Calvin Owens, "Do You Hear What I Hear" by Jill Parr, "I Saw Three Ships" by Dusty Hughes and "Sleigh Ride" by thehipcolal.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 9

It was a busy week. We covered the three Detroit Red Wings games and four Pittsburgh Penguins games. There were lots of injuries to report to Dan Cloutier, Chris Simon, Peter Forsberg, and Darcy Tucker. In the Spotlight Team of the Week we take a lot at the renewed success of the Chicago Blackhawks under new coach Denis Savard. And in the news we look at the Penguins ownership situation, the departure of John Leclair, the upcoming retirement of Jeremy Roenick, and Phil Kessel's cancer diagnosis.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.14

It’s Episode 2.15 of AFITC and compared with last week, it’s a much more positive affair. Three Leaf games, three Leaf wins. We recap the action from this past week against Tampa Bay, Carolina and New York, spin through the Revolving Door and explain the difference between this week and last in What To Be-Leaf. Also in the Redline Report, we tell you about the reunion of the ’92-’93 Leafs, the cleaning of the Blues’ Kitchen, where Peter Bondra signed and how this could be a tell-all week for the future of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

On The Bubble features a preview of the World Junior Hockey Championships, more listener email that includes a radical suggestion for the revamping of the schedule, and of course a Troubling Fact of the Week.

Rigamarole discusses further evidence of the changing of the guard in the NHL in favour of a youth movement and in Parting Shots, we play you back another memorable “Errors Roll”. That’s AFITC for the week of December 11th through the 17th. Don’t miss it!

Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network included "Learn To Crawl" by Black Lab, "Life From Afar" by Oswald and "Tell Me What You Want pt2" by Moonchild Louis.

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We apologize for any sharp cuts or bad sound quality in a few portions of the show. We had some pretty significant technical difficulties and a good portion of the show was corrupted and had to be salvaged - a process which led to a few moments not being as smooth as usual.

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 8

In this week's episode we talk about the Detroit Red Wing's continued dominance over the Blues as they meet up twice, and their blowout win against Toronto. For Pittsburgh, the losing streak continues, but fortunately ends by the end of the week. In the injury report Mike Modano and Manny Legace are out, Todd Bertuzzi is STILL out, and Havlat looks like he never missed a game. We take a closer look at the dreadful play of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Spotlight Team of the Week. In the news we talk about the salary cap, attendance around the league, and the retirement of Joe Nieuwendyk.

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Sunday, December 10, 2006

A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.14

The Maple Leafs losing streak reached seven games with a loss Saturday night in Detroit. There was no heart, no determination, no passion all week long but that is anything but an accurate way to describe Episode 2.14 of AFITC.

We cover the Maple Leafs’ three disappointing results this past week against Atlanta, Boston again and Detroit. We tell you who has spun back into the Revolving Door and discuss some of the reasons for this stretch of deplorable hockey in What To Be-Leaf. Joe Nieuwendyk called it a career this past week and we pay tribute to his career in the Redline Report as well. The schedule format is still on the minds of many and we take an in depth look at the decisions that came out of this week’s board of governors meetings. To conclude the RR, we look at how Peter Schaefer’s towel waving gesture may be more than just an isolated protest but rather an indication of what is becoming of the officiating in the NHL.

On the Bubble features another shocking story of indifference to hockey in the Southern US as well as an outstanding portion of listener email. Our listeners are not happy with the Maple Leafs play of late and they tell us all about it on the show. Rigamarole discusses the age old question of whether stars get different treatment than average players, an issue brought back into the light over the past week.

Music in this episode from the Podsafe Music Network includes "The Next Side" by Jealous Mike, "Out Of Control" by JetVicious and "Tremble" by Lost In Rome

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Monday, December 04, 2006

Crash the Net Podcast - Season 1 Episode 7

This week we talk about how the Detroit Red Wings continue their consistence: both in winning, and in Joey MacDonald sucking. We also get more of the same (power play problems) from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Because it is the start of a new month we also wrap up how the two teams did in the month of November. If you've been listening you won't hear anything too surprising. In the injury report we discuss the devastating loss of Alexi Yashin to the Islanders and the surprisingly non-devastating loss of Tomas Vokoun to the Nashville Predators. The Spotlight Team of the Week is the Ottawa Senators post Martin Gerber, and in the news we lament on the upcoming jersey changes, celebrate the early All Star Balloting results, and question the Leaf's trade of Tellqvist.

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Sunday, December 03, 2006

A Foot In The Crease - Episode 2.13

On Episode 2.13 of AFITC, we discuss all the Maple Leaf action from the past week, as disappointing a week as it may have been. The Revolving Door features an injury update on Carlo Colaiacovo. Also this past week, Mikael Tellqvist was traded, Pat Quinn got a job, Evgeni Malkin won another award and Chris Pronger made his way back to Edmonton. We tell you all about these stories in the Redline Report. On The Bubble shares an interesting anecdote regarding a conversation Marian Hossa had with a waiter at a restaurant and features more listener email and a Troubling Fact of the Week. Rigamarole examines whether the Maple Leafs are getting full value for their value pricy defense corps.

This week's songs from the Podsafe Music Network include "Guess What" by Dakota "Blanks" by Brian Buta and "70m" by Atomic Jo

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