{"podcast":{"title":"Hockey Free For All","slug":"hockey-free-for-all-5730886","podcast_index_feed_id":5730886,"rss_url":"https://hockeyfreeforall.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://Hockeyfreeforall.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14750009/Hockey_Free_For_All_Podcast_2_-_Made_with_PosterMyWallbo1r3.jpg","author":"Steve Styles","episode_count":100,"summary":"Weekly content regarding what’s going on in hockey","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:18:56.151537+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 189 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 12-23-2025","slug":"episode-189-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-12-23-2025","published_at":"2025-12-24T03:41:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episode-189-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-12-23-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886","url":"https://Hockeyfreeforall.podbean.com/e/episode-189-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-12-23-2025/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zpdkdhfkpanrdw6b/Episode_189_Of_the_Hockey_Free_For_All_Podcast_The_Pre_Holliday_Episode_12-22-20259eqwh.mp3","summary":"Hello hockey fans, episode 189 of the Hockey of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for the holiday, topics include- #1. All of the individuals that have been relentlessly screaming how Montreal has to make a trade, you got your wish. Its on you, when it doesn’t work, and sets the team back. #2. Montreal has reacquired center Phillip Danault for the Los Angeles Kings who is now 32 versus 28 when he left as a free agent. #3. Phillip Danault has a whopping 5 assists in 30 games this season, that’s exciting. #4. Phillip Danault brings with him yet another bloated 5.5-million-dollar contract to that gats added to the team’s payroll. How awesome is that? #5. Montreal paid to high of a price by trading the 2nd round pick that they acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets the Patrik Laine trade, which will likely be a top 39 pick in the 2026 draft. #6. Montreal will miss out on a very good prospect in the very deep 2026 draft for an unproductive rental, ouch. #7. At most, Montreal should have traded Joshua Roy straight up for Phillip Danault. #8. Phillip Danault better be slotted in as the 3rd line center and not disrupt Oliver Kapanen’s development and team contribution in any way. #9. Phillip Danault will not keep pace and will disrupt Ivan Demidovs and Juraj Slafkovsky’s games if he is slotted in as the #2 center. #10. If Phillip Danault is slotted in as the #2 center, everyone can forget about Ivan Demidov winning the rookie of the year. #11. If Phillip Danault is slotted in as the #2 center, The coaching staff will successfully destroy Kapanen’s game and confidence by demoting him to the 3rd center slot. #12. Suzuki is the undisputed center #13. Oliver Kapanen is the undisputed #2 center for the team in the 2025/2026 season. #14. Oliver Kapanen will shift to the #…","meta_description":"Hello hockey fans, episode 189 of the Hockey of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for the holiday, topics include- #1. All of the individuals th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":929,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episodes/episode-189-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-12-23-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episode-189-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-12-23-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}