After an admitted soft touch on the Markus Naslund episode, we here at Pucked in the Head felt it was time to get back to our cynical roots. Hence, we give you the All-Douche Episode of Pucked in the Head. What better way to celebrate the holidays!
(Opening Theme – Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis; Closing Theme – I Shall Be Released by The Band)

• Intro – The All-Douche Episode
• Opening Theme
• All Douche All the Time
• Douche #1: Don Cherry
• Douche #2: Rob Ford
• Douche #3: Mike Gillis?!?!
• Douche #4: Chris Withers
• Douche #5: Colin Campbell
• Douche #6: Sean Avery
• Douche #7: Paul Bissonnette
• Douche #8: Ilya Kovalchuk
• Douche #9: Alexander Ovechkin
• Douche #10: The HHOF Committee
• Closing Theme

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Chris and I are going to be in the building when they hoist #19 to the rafters. We thought we ought to discuss this.

• Introduction
• Theme by the Orchid Highway
• An Ode to #19, Markus Naslund
• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway
• Thanks for Listening

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Recorded before the Canucks’ four-game losing skid, episode 17 of Pucked in the Head explores the inane NHL policy of not putting the best players’ names on the All-Star Ballot. Jason brings an inordinate amount of passion to the table, and Chris can’t fathom why anyone could care that much about a charity game. Both drink copious amounts of beer, which is the way it should be. Enjoy!

• Intro / theme by the Orchid Highway
• The 2011 NHL All-Star Ballot
• Colin Campbell is a hobbit.
• The All-Star ballot is a joke.
• On the blueline…
• Chris has a nuanced and elegant argument.
• Jason wins the argument the old fashioned way: he earns it.
• The boys pick their All-Stars.
• Then they get a little off-topic.
• Wrap up.
• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway
• Thanks for listening

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Pucked in the Head is back with a new logo, the same old attitude, and a scary black and white picture of Jason shirtless. Oh, and if you listen to the very end you’ll hear the very first performance of Jason’s new baby daughter, Milla. (Sorry, the audio files of Chris’s trip to Mexico have been held up at customs.)

• Intro / theme by the Orchid Highway
• Ode to the Northwest Division
• Jason is a pappy!
• Our first hockey-related baby gift
• Alberta hockey is awful
• The Edmonton Oilers suck.
• The Calgary Flames suck.
• The Minnesota Wild are okay.
• The Colorado Avalanche are comme si, comme ca.
• The Vancouver Canucks are gonna win the division, dang it.
• Wrap up.
• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway
• Thanks for listening

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Sure, it’s two weeks into the regular season; that doesn’t mean we can’t edit and publish our Central Division picks, does it? Hey, we makes some good points, and take buckets of piss out of the creaky, rickety Detroit Red Wings. Oh yeah, and we talk about the dirty rotten stinkin’ Chicago Blackhawks, too. Also, beer girls!

• Intro / theme by the Orchid Highway
• Central Division Preview
• The Dirty Rotten Stinkin’ Chicago Blackhawks
• MsBlackhawks & HockeyBroad bloggers
• The Detroit Red Wings
• The Nashville Predators
• Preds on the Glass Podcast
• The St Louis Blues
• The Columbus Blue Jackets
• Wrap up.
• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway
• Thanks for listening

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In the 4th of our division preview series, Pucked in the Head makes the cross-continent journey to the considerably less terrible Pacific Division. We apologize if our man-love for Drew Doughty makes you uncomfortable.

• Intro/Theme by The Orchid Highway
• Pacific Division Preview
• San Jose Sharks
• Phoenix Coyotes
• Anaheim Ducks
• Dallas Stars
• Los Angeles Kings
• What’s a preview without predictions?
• Wrap up.
• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway
• Thanks for listening!

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Ahh the Southeast Division. Full of wonderful weather and terrible teams. And Washington.  Man do they like beating up on failing sun-belt franchises.  Anyways, here’s our preview.  I hope you like it!

• Intro/Theme by The Orchid Highway
• Southeast Division Preview
• Washington Capitals
• Do the Caps even need a goalie?
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Chris reads the Douche-O-Meter
• Stevie Y makes it a destination team
• Florida Panthers
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Atlanta Thrashers
• Wrap up.
• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway

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A mind-boggingly thorough evaluation of the 2010-11 Atlantic Division. Topics of interest: the sad-sackiness of the New York Islanders, and how will Glen Sather screw up the Rangers this year?

 

• Intro / theme by The Orchid Highway

• Atlantic Division Preview

• The New York Islanders

• Alexei Yashin’s STILL screwing the Isles?!?!

• John Tavares: Face of the Franchise

• James Wisniewski

• “Kelios”? Really, Chris?

• The New York Rangers

• Memo to Glen Sather

• Memo to Brent Sutter

• The Douche-O-Meter

• The Blueshirt Blueline

• King Lundqvist

• The Philadelphia Flyers

• A roster with legs

• The Pittsburgh Penguins

• Buh-bye, bottom six!

• Is Marc-Andre Fleury the guy?

• The New Jersey Devils

• Enough with the Kovalchuk, already!

• Hedberg ain’t the backup answer

• Anton Volchenkov: Shot Blocker Extraordinaire

• Chris’s predictions

• Jason’s predictions

• Wrap up

• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway

• Thanks for listening

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With the regular season just a couple of short weeks away, Jason and I offer up the first of our division previews.  Jason also gets to play with his new toy – The Douche-O-Meter.

• Intro / theme by the Orchid Highway
• Northeast Division Preview.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs.
• Dion Phaneuf: Douche or just good captain?
• Carl Gunnarsson, Leafs’ secret weapon.
• The Boston Bruins.
• Leafs fans must hate Tyler Seguin.
• Marc Savard under pressure.
• The Ottawa Senators
• Sergei Gonchar, PP savior.
• Goaltending will kill the Sens.
• The Buffalo Sabres
• Ryan Miller backs a solid team.
• Leopold a good Sabres D-Man.
• Can they stay healthy?
• The Montreal Canadiens
• Carey Price: It’s do or die, boy!
• PK Subban is the real deal.
• Jason’s Predictions.
• Chris’s Superior Predictions
• Closing Theme by the Orchid Highway

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