{"podcast":{"title":"NHL Wraparound Podcast","slug":"nhl-wraparound-podcast-6738916","podcast_index_feed_id":6738916,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/nhl-wraparound-podcast/","website_url":"https://nhl-wraparound-podcast.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b1f011ee-519a-4697-8650-bceee856df78/EY-HiA10QW6j_adqQ0EhGDtC.png","author":"Neil Smith & Vic Morren","episode_count":500,"summary":"Breadth and depth. Contemporary and historical. Straight-forward and experienced. The NHL Wraparound podcast features Neil Smith, President-General Manager of the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers and longtime ESPN/NHL veteran Vic Morren sharing no-nonsense opinions on news and issues around the National Hockey League. Bringing decades of experience from their respective fields, Smith and Morren create a unique partnership that examines the NHL from multiple perspectives. Additionally, as hockey historians, the pair can delve into any topic in today’s game and enlighten the audience with connections to events from previous years. To truly appreciate where hockey stands today, one needs to understand its past. With 2024 marking the 30th anniversary of the Rangers last championship season, a special five-part series is planned to commemorate that magical run. Expect fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and special guests with particular focus on the GM who pushed all of his chips into the middle of the table amidst the most pressurized environments – and came out on top. Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned fan, each episode of NHL Wraparound will leave you enterta…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T12:20:08.812828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nhl-wraparound-podcast-6738916"},"episode":{"title":"NHL Wraparound Quick Takes - Spring Cleaning - Philadelphia Flyers","slug":"nhl-wraparound-quick-takes-spring-cleaning-philadelphia-flyers","published_at":"2026-05-18T16:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nhl-wraparound-podcast-6738916/nhl-wraparound-quick-takes-spring-cleaning-philadelphia-flyers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nhl-wraparound-podcast-6738916","url":"https://nhl-wraparound-podcast.captivate.fm/episode/nhl-wraparound-quick-takes-spring-cleaning-philadelphia-flyers","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c4c58204-402c-4998-92b3-96c6932f4e48.mp3","summary":"The 2025-26 season represented one where the Philadelphia Flyers took a clear step forward, A combination of experience, youth, some stability in goal and a hot streak towards the end of the regular season to make a surprising return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, stunning the cross-state rival Penguins before bowing out to Carolina. As the preparation for 2026-27 begins, the new challenge is to continue progress in an Eastern Conference in which returning to the post-season will not be a guarantee. The power play remains a mess, there's the relationship between head coach Rick Tocchet and mercurial forward Matvei Michkov and some RFA work to be done by the leadership team of Keith Jones and Danny Briere. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #SpringCleaning #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #CarolinaHurricanes #WashingtonCapitals #NewJerseyDevils #FloridaPanthers #AnaheimDucks #ColoradoAvalanche #RickTocchet #MatveiMichkov #KeithJones #DannyBriere #OwenTippett #TysonFoerster #NoahCates #JamieDrysdale #CamYork #SeanCouturier #TravisKonecny #TravisSamheim #TrevorZegras #ChristianDvorak #DanVladar #ClaudeGiroux #SidenyCrosby #EvegeniMalkin #KrisLetang #ErikKarlsson #SamErsson #IvanFedotov #RasmusRistolainen #PorterMartone #MatveiMichkov #JohnTortorella #DenverBarkey #AlexBump #NikitaGrebenkin #OliverBonk #JettLuchanko #SeanWalker #RyanJohansen #CarlGrundstrom #RodrigoAbols #GlenGlendening #NoahJuulsen #EmilAndrae","meta_description":"The 2025-26 season represented one where the Philadelphia Flyers took a clear step forward, A combination of experience, youth, some stability in goal and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":678,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nhl-wraparound-podcast-6738916/episodes/nhl-wraparound-quick-takes-spring-cleaning-philadelphia-flyers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nhl-wraparound-podcast-6738916/nhl-wraparound-quick-takes-spring-cleaning-philadelphia-flyers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}