{"podcast":{"title":"SLC Puck!","slug":"slc-puck-6893882","podcast_index_feed_id":6893882,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1841748.rss","website_url":"https://www.slcpuck.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1841748/c222b2b9b88ae672946e961744ce0c68.jpg","author":"Austin Facer","episode_count":251,"summary":"Salt Lake is a hockey town now. SLC Puck brings you the latest commentary, news and insight surrounding the NHL's arrival in the Beehive State. Smart, funny and consistent, just like the host, Austin Facer. Check out more great stuff at...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T14:22:02.929538+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882"},"episode":{"title":"John Marino Owes Nate Schmidt Dinner","slug":"john-marino-owes-nate-schmidt-dinner","published_at":"2026-07-22T03:56:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882/john-marino-owes-nate-schmidt-dinner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882","url":"https://www.slcpuck.com/p/john-marino-owes-nate-schmidt-dinner","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208008553/2406d883f9154413b7e33dd5648f9693.mp3","summary":"John Marino just cashed in with the Utah Mammoth — and I think Nate Schmidt deserves a little thank-you present for helping make it happen. On this episode of SLC Puck, I break down Marino’s massive 8-year, $54 million extension and why Utah clearly believes he’s a long-term top-four piece. Marino is coming off a career year: 80 games played, 4 goals, 32 assists, 36 points, and a plus-42 season after averaging more than 20 minutes a night. That’s a huge jump from the 35-game, 14-point season he had the year before. The biggest reason? That second pair with Nate Schmidt was absolutely lights out. Marino and Schmidt played 991 five-on-five minutes together, posted a 56.3% expected goal share, allowed just 2.19 goals against per 60, and finished plus-29 in actual goal differential as a pair. I get into why Schmidt’s arrival helped unlock Marino’s best season, why this contract makes sense with the cap rising, and why the JJ Moser contract comp is a really interesting wrinkle when you look back at the Mikhail Sergachev trade. Also: I open the show by showing some love to firefighter and Utah Puck Report host Jay Stevens after the end of that KSL Sports chapter. A true Utah hockey guy. SLC Puck is powered by BigTuskEnergy.com CONNECT WITH SLC PUCK! 🤝 Patreon ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/slcpuck 🛍️ Merch ➡️ https://www.bigtuskenergy.com 🤑 SLC Picks (DFS) ➡️ https://www.slcpuck.com/t/slc-picks 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/slcpuck 🎥 TikTok ➡️ https://tiktok.com/@slcpuck ✳️ Spotify ➡️ 🐦 Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/slcpuck 👍 Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/slcpuck ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/slcpuck This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.slcpuck.com","meta_description":"John Marino just cashed in with the Utah Mammoth — and I think Nate Schmidt deserves a little thank-you present for helping make it happen. On this episod…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1928,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slc-puck-6893882/episodes/john-marino-owes-nate-schmidt-dinner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882/john-marino-owes-nate-schmidt-dinner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}