Best Caniac Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 213: Taking a Look at the Foes of the Metros Part II 45:22

8h ago45:22

45:22

Both Sams start out with some league-wide news with Crosby getting an extension to the captains being made by the Blackhawks, Ducks, and Tampa Bay (3:41). Then they get into Hurricanes news as they talk about the PTOs Carolina has brought on and recapping the rookie showcase (12:26). Then they give their impressions on what they thought the Hurrica…

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Episode 212: Taking a Look at the Foes of the Metros Part I 34:39

13h ago34:39

34:39

Both Sams start with some NHL News with the only topics of discussing the date of the NHL Trade Deadline this upcoming season and Columbus making moves (2:42). Then they discuss how things are going with the Hurricanes as their is an update with former hurricane in Antti Raanta (4:24). They also recap the first two games of the rookie showcase in N…

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Episode 211: NHL Standings Predictions Part II (2024) 35:56

2d ago35:56

35:56

Both Sams start with some podcasting news with a poll they ran on their social media handles and a huge bump up in a podcasting chart (2:07). Then they get into some league-wide news with discussing the Askarov trade to San Jose and Seattle getting work done on Adam Larsson (5:19). The next segment they switch to talking about the latest surroundin…

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Episode 210: NHL Standing Predictions Part I (2024) 44:40

6d ago44:40

44:40

Both Sams start out with some news with the offer sheets St. Louis made to Auston Matthews becoming the captain (2:38). Then for the hurricanes side of things they discuss the promo nights the canes are doing to Andersen being represented in the Denmark olympic qualifier (9:18). For the last half of the episode they both predict the standings for t…

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Episode 209: Seth Jarvis is Finally Extended For Eight Years 36:00

9d ago36:00

36:00

Both Sams start the episode with some NHL news on a touching subject of the passing of Johnny Gadreau (5:26). Then they talk about the Hughes brothers being on the NHL 25 cover and Marc Staal oficially retiring (9:15). Then they get to hurricanes news with Seth Jarvis’s contract finally getting done and the huge update of Jesper Fast (14:11). For t…

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Canes summer complete as Jarvis signs deal 22:47

18d ago22:47

22:47

The Carolina Hurricanes completed their summer of contract signings with arguably their most important return. Seth Jarvis, the breakout star of 2024, signed an 8-year extension that will pay him $63.2 million over the life of the contract. Even though the average number is $7.9 million, the deal will only count for just over $7.4 million against t…

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Episode 208: The Caniac Report HOF Induction Part III: Fan Results 23:32

22d ago23:32

23:32

Both Sams start out with some podcast news first (), then they get to the fan results to determine which player get's into The Caniac Report's Hall of Fame (). If you have any questions or just want to contact us please email us at: thecaniacreport@gmail.com Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCaniacReport Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t…

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Episode 207: The Caniac Report HOF Induction Part II 23:35

26d ago23:35

23:35

In this episode Sam Driscoll makes his case for why his player should be inducted into the The Caniac Report Hall of Fame. Remember email us or DM us who you should get in because whoever wins the fan vote will get into The Caniac Report HOF. If you have any questions or just want to contact us please email us at: thecaniacreport@gmail.com Our Twit…

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Episode 206: The Caniac Report HOF Induction Part I 22:26

29d ago22:26

22:26

This is the start of a three part series of The Caniac Report Hall of Fame Induction. This happens once every offseason where in two episodes both Sam Wallace and Sam Driscoll state their case why their player should be inducted. Then you, the listener, decide to who is your pick by emailing us or dm us. Whoever wins the majority enters into The Ca…

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Episode 205: Looking at the Hurricanes Prospect Pool 28:58

1M ago28:58

28:58

Sam Wallace is just your host for this episode. He discusses the hurricanes current prospect pool (2:44) and compares it to other teams around the league (5:45). He then lists what he thinks are the hurricanes top 5 prospects (13:09) and talks about the new prospects we acquired through the draft (21:47). He ends the episode by answering a couple q…

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Episode 204: What If....Brind Amour Wasn't Our Head Coach? 24:26

1M ago24:26

24:26

Both Sams in this episode decide to make things fun. So they create their own what if universe with the focal point bearing the question of what if Rod Brind Amour wasn't our head coach. We hope you enjoy this fun short episode. If you have any questions or just want to contact us please email us at: thecaniacreport@gmail.com Our Twitter: https://t…

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Episode 203: Sam Wallace's Dad Returns to Share his Thoughts on the Hurricanes 31:17

1M ago31:17

31:17

Sam Wallace interviews his Dad, Greg Wallace about the moves made in the off-season and what's to come this upcoming season. Hope you enjoy. If you have any questions or just want to contact us please email us at: thecaniacreport@gmail.com Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCaniacReport Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecaniacreport/ Don…

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Episode 202: Our Final Goodbye to Some Core Players 34:58

1M ago34:58

34:58

Both Sams talk about the players that have played for the hurricanes this past season that is no longer with our team. Guentzel (1:14), Kuznetsov (5:09), Noesen (7:52), DeAngelo (11:08), Raanta (18:36), Teravainen (22:18), Skjei (26:35), Pesce (28:48). If you have any questions or just want to contact us please email us at: thecaniacreport@gmail.co…

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Episode 201: Discussing the Hurricanes Offseason w/ Tim Donnelly 41:07

2M ago41:07

41:07

In this episode Sam Driscoll interviews Tim Donnelly with all things Hurricanes. We hope you enjoy. If you have any questions or just want to contact us please email us at: thecaniacreport@gmail.com Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCaniacReport Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecaniacreport/ Donation Link: https://paypal.me/sgwallace91…

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Episode 200: Necas is Signed & Eric Staal is Retired as a Cane 34:23

2M ago34:23

34:23

Both Sams start out with some news around the league with defensemen getting paid like Lindgren, Faber, and Guhle (5:07). Then they talk about hurricanes news with the signing of Martin Necas (12:09) and Eric Staal signing a one-day contract to retire as a hurricane (22:43). For the last few minutes of the episode we discuss the road to recording t…

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The return of the Necas 39:58

2M ago39:58

39:58

Martin Necas is back with the Canes. He signed a 2-year deal worth $13 million. Now what? And, how does this impact negotiations with Seth Jarvis?

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Episode 199: Is This the End of an Era for the Hurricanes? 30:29

2M ago30:29

30:29

Both Sams start talking about league-wide news with Waddell making another transaction of signing Marchenko to a new contract, and Laine exiting the player's assistance program (4:30). They also discuss Jeff Marek exiting Sportsnet and what that means for 32 thoughts podcast (7:09). They then talk about topics related to the Hurricanes including th…

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Episode 198: Answering Listener Questions Part II 49:08

2M ago49:08

49:08

Both Sams start the episode with some league-wide news from the Konecny deal to Columbus signing Dean Evason as head coach (3:37). Then they talk about some hurricanes news with Necas arbitration hearing set for August 4th (11:33). They also mention the Hurricanes new agreement with the Bloomington Bison (14:56). Lastly the answer questions they go…

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Episode 197: Seth Jarvis Possibly Getting North of $8M? 51:31

2M ago51:31

51:31

Both Sams start out with talking about some small minor signings around the league with Veleno and Spring (3:47). They do have some hurricanes news as they react to Adam Gold's news on Jarvis and the Hurricanes possibly now keeping Necas (5:17). Then for the majority of the episode they go down memory lane discussing what it was like as hardcore hu…

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Episode 196: Drury is Signed, Kuznetsov Heads to Russia 50:21

2M ago50:21

50:21

Both Sams start out the episode discussing things that happened league-wide since their last episode with the extension of Byfield and Calgary starting construction on a new arena (4:30). Then they talk about news that happened with the Hurricanes. They first discuss the departure of Kuznetsov and then talk about the signing of Jack Drury (11:42). …

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Who's going and who's staying? 20:54

2M ago20:54

20:54

Busy week for the Hurricanes. Evgeny Kuznetsov is heading back to Russia. Jack Drury agreed to a 2-year deal. Negotiations continue with Seth Jarvis. And what is the status of Jesper Fast? All that and more in a very quick session.

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Episode 195: Looking at Don Waddell’s Time Here 50:43

2M ago50:43

50:43

Both Sams start out by talking about their brief thoughts on what happened Saturday (0:00) Then they discuss the closing of Capfriendly and the extension of Braden Schneider with the Rangers (9:13). Then they talk about what Brind Amour & Tulsky said in a recent interview. They also talk about the signings of Badinka & Ryan (12:31). For the last ha…

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Episode 194: Looking at Carolina's Upcoming 2025 Schedule 46:07

2M ago46:07

46:07

Both Sams start the episode out by talking about Ryan Suter staying in the NHL and some top-level prospects signing to their entry level contracts (6:24). Then they talk about the wrap up of development camp for the hurricanes and some new executives coming into the organization (12:21). For the last half of the episode they examine the upcoming sc…

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Canes Corner takes a look at the prospect pool 47:53

2M ago47:53

47:53

Nick Bass jumps aboard to talk Canes prospects. Appriopriate as he is the man behind @Canesprospects and covers them for Dobber Hockey. Plus, my thoughts on Martin Necas future with the Hurricanes and how they might have to pay for the restricted free agent trio (w/Seth Jarvis and Jack Drury).

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Episode 193: Will Martin Necas Get Traded? 46:12

2M ago46:12

46:12

Both Sams start with talking about the arbitration players took around the league along with congratulating Jessica Campbell as the first women to be assistant coach in NHL history (4:08). Then they talk about some hurricanes news with development camp starting, Necas and Drury selecting arbitration, and Coghlan getting traded (12:02). For the last…

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Episode 192: Recaping NHL Free Agency Day Frenzy 47:44

3M ago47:44

47:44

Both Sams start off with talking about how they felt heading into free agency (3:24). Then they talk about the signings made by other teams and how it affects them (5:05). For the last half of the episode they briefly talked about the schedule being announced (23:23). Then they talk about the signings the hurricanes made and how that might affect t…

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Episode 191: Guentzel is Traded to Tampa Bay 44:10

3M ago44:10

44:10

Sam Driscoll is back with Sam Wallace for this episode as they first talk about some league-wide trades that was made before, during, and after the draft weekend in Las Vegas (4:28). Then they talk about the Hurricanes-side of things when it comes to the draft. They first talk about the biggest news with Guentzel being traded to Tampa (15:13). Then…

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Canes' summer not off to a good start 58:00

3M ago58:00

58:00

The Jake Guentzel contract fell apart as did any trade involving Martin Necas. In addition, when free agency begins Monday at noon, the expectation is that -- soon to be former -- Hurricanes players will come flying off the board, from Nashville to Newark. Why did the Guentzel deal fall apart? What now? Plus a look at the Hurricanes draft and some …

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Episode 190: Our Top 3 Questions Heading Into NHL Entry Draft w/ The Warning Take 51:45

3M ago51:45

51:45

It's just Sam Wallace hosting the show again but he has a guest in Brandon from The Warning Take. They get to a lot of NHL news as they first congratulated the Panthers for winning and discuss McDavid winning the Conn Smythe Trophy (3:10). They then talk about the HOF inductees and still wonder how Brind Amour is still not in it (6:30). Then they g…

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The calm before the Canes' draft day storm 54:00

3M ago54:00

54:00

With just hours until the NHL draft and days until free agency begins the Carolina Hurricanes have a LOT of business to do. Will they sign Jake Guentzel? What about Jordan Martinook? Will Seth Jarvis get a long term contract or will the can be kicked down the road? If Martin Necas is traded what do they need in return? So many questiions and so lit…

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Episode 189: Previewing the NHL Entry Draft & Free Agency 39:44

3M ago39:44

39:44

Both Sams start out by talking about the Game 7 coming up between the Oilers and the Panthers. Then they talk about the Sharks acquisition of Goodrow and Nedeljkovic signing to an extension (4:07). Then they talk about Hurricanes-related stuff with Cam Abbott being named as Chicago Wolves head coach and a possible Necas offer sheet (11:35). Then th…

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Episode 188: Trades are Heating Up in the NHL 42:23

3M ago42:23

42:23

It's just Sam Wallace that joins the show. He first talks about Don Waddell making moves by firing the head coach and the big contract Hronek signed (3:12). Then he discusses the Markstrom and Dubois trade to end the league-wide news segment (6:34). He then talks some hurricanes news that have risen up lately with Tulsky officially becoming GM and …

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Episode 187: Answering Listener Questions Part I 45:19

3M ago45:19

45:19

Both Sams start out with talking about Edmonton staying alive in game 4 (4:12). Then they talk about the news of Slavin's extension possibly already done and another update on the Necas trade front (6:55). For the last half of the episode they answer listener questions (14:08). If you have any questions or just want to contact us please email us at…

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Episode 186: Chatfield Resigns with Carolina for Three Years 53:41

3M ago53:41

53:41

Both Sams start out with some league-wide news with Utah's announcement and new hires in Warsofsky and Steen (3:15). Then they discuss hurricanes news with the biggest one of Chatfield officially resigning with the Hurricanes along with the updated GM search (13:18). For the last half of the episode, they go down memory lane as they discuss their h…

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Canes moving closer to making Tulsky GM 54:09

3M ago54:09

54:09

The Hurricanes appear ready to name Eric Tulsky as their next General Manager. What does that mean for Carolina's offseason business? What is next for the Canes and Martin Necas? What should the free agent priorities be? Adam Gold is joined by Canes Country staff writer Al Hood to discuss.

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Episode 185: Hurricanes Expiring Contracts Part II 52:27

3M ago52:27

52:27

Both Sams start out with revealing the details that came out from the NHL's State of the Union with Gary Bettman and Bill Daily (2:35). Then Sam D talks about something he would like to see changed that's related to prospects (12:56). Then they talk about some hurricanes-related stuff with the news that Guentzel seems to be shopped around for a mid…

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Episode 184: Hurricanes Expiring Contracts Part I 45:22

4M ago45:22

45:22

Both Sams start with hockey by talking about news from around the league like Pavelski retiring and Anaheim listening to Zegras and Gibson (3:50). Then they just touch on the hurricanes by discussing the cautious approach the canes are having with Necas and the news of reaching a franchise record of home sellouts (12:15). For the last half of the e…

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Episode 183: End of Season Grades Part II The Forwards 43:19

4M ago43:19

43:19

Both Sams start with some league wide news regarding the Panthers making it to the cup final again and Toronto's desire to extend Bertuzzi (2:38). Then they talk about the urgency of signing some of the UFAs coming up for the Hurricanes (6:09). Then for the majority of the episodes they wrap up their end of season grades on the forwards (11:55). If…

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Episode 182: Waddell Resigns & End of Season Grades Part I 42:56

4M ago42:56

42:56

Both Sams start with some NHL News by talking about Bylsma and Arniel being named head coach. Also react to Waddell joining the Blue Jackets (3:08). Then they go into some canes news by discussing the rumors around Necas along with Ryan Suzuki getting signed (5:18). Lastly they discuss the end of season grades on the goalies (15:43) and defensemen …

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Canes' Waddell resigns as President/General Manager 40:29

4M ago40:29

40:29

Canes President and General Manager Don Waddell resigned his position on Friday. The team named Eric Tulsky as the interim General Manager. The move by Waddell comes at a difficult time for the Hurricanes with 11 free agents and other decisions that need to be made before the draft which is one month away. Adam is joined by The Athletic's Cory Lava…

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Episode 181: Our Thoughts on the Hurricanes Playoff Run 43:38

4M ago43:38

43:38

Both Sams start with some news around the league with a couple of head coaching vacancies being filled up and oh yeah a surprising trade that happened (3:08). Then they get with some news around the canes with Brind Amour and Waddell talking and the exit interviews that the players had (10:33). Lastly, both of them talk about how this playoff run w…

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Adam Gold's conversation with Canes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour 22:52

4M ago22:52

22:52

After (finally) signing a multi-year contract with the Caroling Hurricanes, Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour talks with Adam Gold about how this season ended and where things are headed next season. What’s keeping Rod here with the Carolina Hurricanes? Which player in particular does Rod mention not being able to see NOT coaching? Looking back, would Rod…

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