The Hockey PDOcast Episode 316: Super Duper Early Season Takeaways

Welcome to “The Hockey PDOcast,” a Yahoo Sports podcast hosted by Dimitri Filipovic, who enlists the help of some of the game’s most insightful minds covering the NHL.

Ailish Forfar joins the show to discuss takeaways from the first couple days of the new season, and help try to figure out what's real versus what's not.

2:00 Early season trends

9:30 Dougie Hamilton's usage

12:20 Jesperi Kotkaniemi's evolution

20:00 Pittsburgh's dreadful opening act

25:00 The Golden Knights living up to the hype

30:00 The recognition of Mark Stone's greatness

36:00 The highs and lows of the Leafs

44:00 The Jets and Rangers as good bad teams

48:00 The new look Colorado Avalanche

52:00 Women's hockey

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