A Couple of Goons

The Goons Return (featuring Gare Joyce!)

The boys are back at your favorite semi-annual hockey podcast, talking about an exciting summer, high expectations, and what’s bound to be a great year for hockey. We’ve got metrics, we’ve got Utah talk, we’ve got cup picks, we’ve got a… guest!? That’s right, the goons are joined by none other than the brilliant Gare Joyce [https://substack.com/profile/7373813-gare-joyce] , of How to Succeed in Sportswriting (without Really Trying) [https://open.substack.com/pub/garejoyce2022] and several books! You should check him out: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goons.substack.com [https://goons.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Goons: 2024! Stanley Cup! Game Seven! Preview!

We’re back, for one night only, at your favorite semi-annual hockey podcast. We talk the playoffs so far, an inauspicious wager, Florida vs. Edmonton, the prospect of busting a Canadian curse, the furthest-flying finals of any(??) sports league and then the Arizona fiasco coming to a conclusion. Walt can be found at Numlock.com, Sherwood.news, and his new book You Are What You Watch [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/walter-hickey/you-are-what-you-watch/9781523515899/?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=SocialOrg&utm_campaign=MultiTitle_9781523515899&utm_content=na&utm_term=na] is available wherever books are sold. Neil can be found at ESPN, Neil’s Substack [https://neilpaine.substack.com/], and more! Missed you! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goons.substack.com [https://goons.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Goons S03E06: Just ask yourself which one of these teams would be better anime

Welcome back to A Couple of Goons, here for your pre-finals look at the postseason and these last several games. Neil and Walt talk about what to expect in this most unexpected Stanley Cup final. Neil makes the case for both Vegas and Florida winning the Stanley Cup, and Walt makes an emotional case for one team in particular Be sure to check out Neil’s Substack [https://open.substack.com/pub/neilpaine] and of course the new podcast about NASCAR called Podracing [https://open.substack.com/pub/podracing] ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goons.substack.com [https://goons.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Goons S03E05: Curses are real and I can prove it

What a first round! We talk: * Rangers season over :( * Dang, Bruins * Neil and Walt describe their pathological needs to have offhand comments from several weeks ago bear out in totality. * A whole lot of upsets! A whole lot of game sevens. A whole lot of large disappointed big cities. * Toronto broke a curse! And started? A? New one? * ROUND TWO is on!! Here’s Neil on Numlock talking NASCAR: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goons.substack.com [https://goons.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Goons S03E04: The Regular Season Finale

It’s your favorite hockey podcast back to talk the end of the season and, far more importantly, the beginning of the postseason! We talk: * Bruins! The elephant in the room. Those are some high chances! * The PATH Train Series * The Toronto Maple Leafs, and how it’s absolutely their year * The Rest of the West * Which teams that missed the playoffs we still think might be good next year. Thanks for listening, enjoy the games! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goons.substack.com [https://goons.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]