Covering hockey topics from leagues around the world, focusing on the NHL, rookies, prospects, and fantasy hockey
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Episode 29 Friends with Opinions - A New Era of NHL Goaltenders, Calder Trophy Race Update
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the Goalie landscape in the NHL in the early part of the 2019-20 Regular Season. They touch on the top goalies of the day, how the position has changed over the years, and what they are looking for in the future of goaltending. The guys then update on the Calder Trophy Race and point…
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Episode 28 Friends with Opinions - Early Season Surprise Teams
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss a couple of the early season disappointments. The fellas target the San Jose Sharks to start off, talking about their failed goaltending, inability to transition leadership from Joe Pavelski, and their key players needing to step up. Then, they look Eastward to talk about the pre-sea…
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Episode 27 Friends with Opinions - Calder Trophy Pre-season
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friends Jaideep Kanungo and Shawn Mann. They break down their top 10 Calder trophy hopefuls in the 2019-20 NHL Season, with plenty of players to watch throughout the year.
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Episode 26 Friends with Opinions - Edmonton Oilers Preseason
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to catch up on the Edmonton Oilers heading into the season.
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Episode 25 Friends with Opinions - Restricted NHL Free Agent Signing Recap
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the latest Restricted Free Agent Signings and the contract landscape in the NHL.
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Episode 24 Friends with Opinions - Montreal Canadiens Preseason
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Jaideep welcomes Ahmad to discuss the Montreal Canadiens off season, rookie camps, preseason, and season outlook.
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Episode 23 Friends with Opinions - Restricted Free Agent Fiasco
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Ahmad is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to talk about all the unsigned Restricted Free Agents in the NHL, and how the contract situation has led to these impasses and the deprivation of seeing great players on the ice.
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Episode 22 Friends with Opinions - NHL Marketing
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The fellas, Ahmadskis and J-Dizzle, talk about NHL marketing and the growth of the game around the world, including exploits into China, player personalities, and the failings of League head office.
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Episode 21 Friends with Opinions - BONUS Basketball Edition
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Varun Bathini to talk the Game of Basketball. The fellas cover whether Kevin Durant is the best player in the world, can KD turn the Knicks into contenders, what will the Warriors without KD, pick winners for Round 2 of the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs, and a myriad of other topics.…
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Episode 20 Friends with Opinions - NHL Playoffs 2018-19 Round 1 Recap & Round 2 Preview
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to recap round 1 of the NHL Playoffs 2018-19 and preview round 2.
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Episode 19 Friends with Opinions - NHL Playoffs 2018-19 Round 1 Eastern Conference Game 1 - 3
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo of jaikansport.com to chat NHL Playoffs 2018-19 Round 1 of the Eastern Conference matchups through game 3. The fellas start it off discussing the epic collapse of the Tampa Bay Lightning and how Columbus has shocked the hockey world. Then they chat about the seesaw match that is the Boston Brui…
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Episode 18 Friends with Opinions - NHL Playoff Preview
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo of jaikansport.com to discuss the NHL playoffs, previewing each series with players to watch and their predictions for how the series will shake out. Finally, the fellas will give their predictions for the Stanley Cup Finals and ultimately who will walk away with Lord Stanley's Mug.…
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Episode 17 Friends with Opinions - NHL Draft Lottery
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo of jaikansport.com to discuss the NHL Draft Lottery and implications for teams that won and those that lost.
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Episode 16 Friends With Opinions - Montreal Canadiens Check In
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to check in on the Montreal Canadiens season. The fellas discuss the Habs playoff race, why they suck lately, what’s wrong with Jonathan Drouin, WTF is up with a historically bad power play, Carey Price’s place in Habs history, the final stretch of the season, and what moves may come in the sum…
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Episode 15 Friends With Opinions - Trade Deadline Day Emergency Podcast
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline. They go through all the big deals of the day, touch on the Habs and Oilers days, pick winners and losers, and finally wrap up discussing the NHL Landscape going down the stretch run
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Episode 14 Friends with Opinions - Peter Chiarelli Fired! as GM of the Edmonton Oilers
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Shawn Mann to discuss the Breaking News of the Edmonton Oilers firing President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Peter Chiarelli. The fellas discuss what's next for the Oilers in terms of management decisions, what they would do next if they were GM, and the playoff race the rest of the way.…
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Episode 13 Friends with Opinions - Edmonton Oilers State of the Franchise
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Sanjay Sarker to catch up on everything Edmonton Oilers. The fellas discuss the Battle of Alberta, the Playoff Race, and Oilers management.
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Episode 12 Friends with Opinions - World Cup of Hockey, NHL trade, Oilers Check In
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to catch up on happenings around the NHL. The Fellas discuss the Wild-Hurricanes trade, World Cup of Hockey announcement, Victoria Royals trade and an Edmonton Oilers check in.
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Episode 11 Friends with Opinions - World Juniors 2018-19 Vancouver Victoria BC
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo. The friends recap the standouts and duds from the 2019 IIHF World Junior Tournament they recently attended in Vancouver. At 58:00, the boys wrap up the pod discussing some of the other storylines from the tournament, including the Team Canada disappointment, to stories from the crowd and meeti…
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Episode 10 Friends with Opinions - Rookie Watch NHL 1st Quarter
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the NHL's rookies for the 2018-19 regular season. The fellas rank the top 10 rookies so far, and give the listeners a long list of rookies to follow as the season goes on.
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Episode 9 Friends with Opinions - Catching Up on the NHL 1st Quarter - Oilers, Habs, Leafs
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Ahmad is joined by good friend Jaideep Kanungo to catch up on news from the 1st quarter of the NHL season. They deep dive on the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and ranting on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Look out for the Rookie Watch next episode!
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Episode 8 Friends with Opinions - Athletic Live Event Recap, NHL News & Notes
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined in this episode with friend Jaideep Kanungo. The boys discuss their experience at the Athletic Vancouver meetup, the latest NHL news, including surprising training camp cuts, disastrous preseason injuries and the latest news stories emerging from Montreal, China and Seattle.
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Episode 7 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Pacific Division
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Mike Mellings to break down the Pacific Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents
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Episode 6 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Central Division
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Mike Mellings to break down the Central Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents.
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Episode 5 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Metropolitan Division
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Mike Mellings to break down the Metropolitan Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents.
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Episode 4 Friends with Opinions - Montreal Canadiens Deep Dive
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On this episode, Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Jaideep Kanungo to do a deep dive on the Montreal Canadiens. We cover Habs prospects (0:13) and young players, then review the State of the Franchise (15:04) covering the current season and long term outlooks.
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Episode 3 Friends with Opinions - Erik Karlsson Trade, NHL Contracts
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In this episode, Ahmad Ghahary is joined by friend Jaideep Kanungo to discuss the latest Erik Karlsson trade (0:36) from the Ottawa Senators to the San Jose Sharks, and latest NHL contract news (23:50) and the implications for the salary cap and the future of the league.
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Episode 2 Friends with Opinions - Fantasy Hockey Preview Atlantic Divison
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Ahmad Ghahary is joined by Mike Mellings to break down the Atlantic Division team by team. We break down who to target in fantasy hockey drafts, who to avoid, and who to keep an eye on. Listen close if you want to win your hockey pools and laugh in the face of your opponents.
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Episode 1 Friends with Opinions - Max Pacioretty Trade
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On this inaugural episode of the Puck Pond, we break down the Max Pacioretty trade with guest Jaideep Kanungo. We breakdown what it means for the Canadiens and Golden Knights for the upcoming season and beyond.
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