Sean Shapiro

Unpacking The Biggest Trades and Most Interesting Stories From This Year's Trade Deadline (Early Access for Subscribers) | The Hockey PDOcast Get more from The Hockey PDOcast on Patreon

New PDOcast with @seanshapiro.bsky.social + John Matisz:

•Broke down biggest trades + top stories from this year’s deadline
•Central gauntlet + what top 3 teams did
•Caps trading John Carlson
•NTCs, insiders, and the Blues

+ lots more. Early access for Patreon subs

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Jim Nill is scheduled to meet media at 6:30 tonight before Stars game vs Avs. Until the actual deadline I will re-state this fact to you if you ask “are the Stars done?”

Just ran into Sergei Bobrovsky at LCA, he is planning on skating this morning with goalie coach after Panthers played last night and he backed up.

Don’t know, but it’s gonna be a bad look if they don’t make another move

Dylan Larkin is taking morning skate today

Been hearing as many as 32 teams could be in on deals today before the deadline. Good time to be a seller or a buyer. Gonna be a really fluid day it sounds like all around.

The irony is that those part of the machine now are saying the same thing but calling it a positive

Can you import/export culture? And why does that have anything to do with David Perron and the Red Wings? Let's talk about an outside the box idea after the Red Wings made a trade for their prior alternate captain on Thursday.

The Red Wings traded for David Perron, on the ice, probably not a big move. But for Detroit, Perron represents some culture lost and potentially gained.

Which brings up a bigger deadline question, can you import/export identity with one player?

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With the Michael Bunting trade the Stars are embracing some chaos And what that all means for the looming battle with Minnesota.

Some thoughts on the Stars embracing the chaos with Michael Bunting and how it all goes into prepping for the playoff prize fights with Minnesota and Colorado

(Plus we get a @sportstoons.bsky.social cartoon)

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With the Michael Bunting trade the Stars are embracing some chaos And what that all means for the looming battle with Minnesota.

Some thoughts on the Stars embracing the chaos with Michael Bunting and how it all goes into prepping for the playoff prize fights with Minnesota and Colorado

(Plus we get a @sportstoons.bsky.social cartoon)

www.shapshotshockey.com/p/with-the-m...

Let's chat about Tyler Myers, no-movement clauses, and maybe not rushing to report deals with NMCs Some Thursday morning thoughts before the trade deadline.

Let's chat about Tyler Myers, no-movement clauses, and maybe not rushing to report deals with NMCs

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Let's chat about Tyler Myers, no-movement clauses, and maybe not rushing to report deals with NMCs Some Thursday morning thoughts before the trade deadline.

Fantastic piece from @seanshapiro.bsky.social about the “early” reporting on some of these trades before players have made decisions on their NTC/NMC’s

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great question, lemme ask.

Every GM has their weaknesses, if you were going to have to pick one the obsession with deadline right-handed defenders is the lesser of many evils

(Ice) Hockey Night in Amsterdam On hockey in the Netherlands, universal languages, and the fun of it all.

Went to the Netherlands for a vacation, found playoff hockey and decided to write about it.

On a sport, universal languages, and (ice) hockey night in Amsterdam.

My latest at Shap Shots

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(Ice) Hockey Night in Amsterdam On hockey in the Netherlands, universal languages, and the fun of it all.

Went to the Netherlands for a vacation, found playoff hockey and decided to write about it.

On a sport, universal languages, and (ice) hockey night in Amsterdam.

My latest at Shap Shots

www.shapshotshockey.com/p/ice-hockey...

OT. Laten we het eens gek maken

In Amsterdam, found playoff hockey. Eredivisie quarterfinals. Sold out, standing room only

The Stars Need a Trade Deadline Jolt. NHL Scouts Tell Us What They Should Shop For. Dallas has eight days to get a deal done, whether or not it's a splashy one. But there are also reasons for optimism on the current roster.

The Olympic break is over, the deadline is looming. What should Jim Nill do?

We chatted with NHL scouts to get their take on all of that.

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The Stars Need a Trade Deadline Jolt. NHL Scouts Tell Us What They Should Shop For. Dallas has eight days to get a deal done, whether or not it's a splashy one. But there are also reasons for optimism on the current roster.

Stars hockey is back tonight, so @seanshapiro.bsky.social called some NHL scouts and coaches to talk about the team, the defense, and, yes, what Dallas might do at the trade deadline. Must-read stuff here

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On the gold medal, how it got politicized, and how we've now lost gold medal the game itself Some thoughts on what's happened in the past 72 hours since Team USA won gold in men's hockey.

On the gold medal, how it got politicized, and how we've now lost the gold medal game itself

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Olympic Daily: Some thoughts on USA-Canada, 3-on-3, and Megan Keller's golden goal Another great game between USA and Canada, I hope you got a chance to watch it.

Some thoughts on USA-Canada, 3-on-3, and Megan Keller's golden goal

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They use the same apple sauce pouches at the Olympics that we use as walk-to-school snacks with the kids

The Finnish Line: Miro Heiskanen’s Olympic Journey Is Bigger Than a Medal The star defenseman hasn't played for his country in four years. That makes these Olympics about much more than making a podium

Gonna declare that @seanshapiro.bsky.social's piece about Miro Heiskanen really, really, *really* wanting his Finnish Olympic moment was indeed prescient

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Olympic Daily: On Finland-Sweden, Jukka Jalonen, and Paul Maurice? Happy Friday, let's talk about Olympic Hockey, Finland and coaches.

Olympic Daily: On Finland-Sweden, Jukka Jalonen, and Paul Maurice?

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Olympic Daily: On the hidden side of Dylan Larkin, courtesy of Zach Werenski Happy Thursday, let's talk about the Red Wings captain with a story from his college roommate and fellow Olympian.

Olympic Daily: On the hidden side of Dylan Larkin, courtesy of Zach Werenski

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This Italy-Sweden game has weird beer league vibes where the talent is actually elite

Olympic Daily: The anatomy of a Slovakia upset courtesy of Samuel Hlavaj and Juraj Slafkovský Slovakia opened the Olympic men's hockey tournament with a statement win against the favored Finns.

The anatomy of a Slovakia upset courtesy of Samuel Hlavaj and Juraj Slafkovský

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The Finnish Line: Miro Heiskanen’s Olympic Journey Is Bigger Than a Medal The star defenseman hasn't played for his country in four years. That makes these Olympics about much more than making a podium

Miro Heiskanen watched the Four Nations from his couch, surgically-repaired knee still healing.

Now in Italy, he's ready for his Olympic moment & a statement that he's been waiting to make on the international stage for years

My latest for @dmagazine.bsky.social

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