Aug 31, 2020
This week in anguish:
- We talk through one of the most remarkable weeks for the hockey world in living memory.
- We draft a letter to Francesco Aquilini, asking him to commit to supporting the initiatives of the Hockey Diversity Alliance.
- We educate ourselves about Black hockey history and racism's deep roots in the...
Aug 24, 2020
This week in anguish:
- The Canucks' fortunes soar as high as they have in almost a decade this week, while Tristan still found time in Games 3 and 4 to plumb those old familiar depths of despair.
- Two seconds: Proud as fudge of Travis Green. Enjoy him for a bit. Frankly correct. Turn the music up.
- We revel in the...
Aug 16, 2020
This week in anguish:
- Is happily gobsmacked to be up 2-0 on the Blues, and especially to learn that Bo Horvat is able to do...that.
- Acknowledges that underlying everything that's going well for the Canucks right now is one Quintin Hughes, just stirring the drink.
- A micro-transcription of 27:50-27:56:
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Aug 9, 2020
This week in anguish:
- Is almost entirely anguish-free for the first time in the life of this podcast. The first honest-to-goodness, tangible team victory has us walking on air and has Tristan constantly bumping into his microphone with over-enthusiasm. (Sorry.)
- How Did We Not Know about Christopher Tanev's...
Aug 2, 2020
This week in anguish:
- Five years with the length of five years have passed since the last Canucks post-season game. We take our emotional temperatures and try to decide whether this feels more like 2015 or 2011.
- Hearty applause for Matt Dumba and the Hockey Diversity Alliance, medium applause for HNIC's intro that...