Lace Em Up

We give our Mid Season Awards and we talk about the Tim Peel situation.

The Buffalo Sabres finally fire Ralph Krueger but Brett and Steve talk about the bigger issues in Buffalo.

We get into Jordan Binnington's extension and then at the end of the show, Steve and Brett get in a debate on how good Freddy Andersen actually is.

We discuss how crazy and wild the Canadian division is this year and how they will stack up in the semi-finals

We start off the episode on a sad note by talking about Brian Fraser, our friend passing. Then we discuss the Panarin situation, Ullmark injury and Zegras making his debut. But the main topic is Claude Julien getting fired and how it will impact the Montreal Canadiens' future.

The Florida Panthers are red hot and it's not just their stars who are playing well. Carter Verhaeghe, Patric Hornqvist, and Chris Driedger. But can it continue and how they stack up to the rest of the Central Division teams.

We discuss what the Penguins new GM Ron Hextall and President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke will do in Pittsburgh.

15 NHL teams have been effected by COVID in some way or another. Brett and Steve discuss what is going on and ways the NHL can improve in this area.

We discuss the hottest starts for players and whether it's sustainable.

So, Pierre Luc Dubois and Patrik Laine have finally been traded....for each other! Brett and Steve breakdown the trade and figure out what this means for both Columbus and Winnipeg.

We talk about the three players who have been tossed around in trade discussions lately. Keith Yandle, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Patrik Laine.

We talk about the World Juniors and the Barzal signing. Then we talk about teams and players we are looking forward to the most this season.

We preview the other two divisions, the East Division and the Central Division. We came up with storylines for each team and we try to predict the 4 teams from each division will make the playoffs.

Another special episode where we interview Louis Leblanc, a retired NHL player who was a 1st round pick for the Montreal Canadiens in 2009.

We preview two divisions, the North Division and the West Division. We came up with storylines for each team and we try to predict the 4 teams from each division will make the playoffs.

The NHL announces that they are going to have a season in January 13th with new divisions. We discuss these new divisions and the potential pitfalls. Happy Christmas Eve!

This week was a first for Lace Em Up. We interviewed Jack Adams, who was drafted by the Red Wings in 2017 and is now on the Providence College Friars Hockey Team. He talks about his entire career up to this point.

We discuss the best and worst Reverse Retro Jerseys that came out as well as an interesting strategy that might be in the NHL very soon.

There are 5 minutes left in the game and your team is down by 1 goal. You have to pick 6 skaters from one country to win the game. Who do you take? We discuss who we would take from Russia and the rest of the world.

There are 5 minutes left in the game and your team is down by 1 goal. You have to pick 6 skaters from one country to win the game. Who do you take? We discuss who we would take from Sweden and Finland.