Episode 106: Watchability Rankings

Jeff Marek joins the show to help count down this season's most watchable teams from 30 to 1. Much like last season, the premise is as follows: "If you’re sitting down on a random Thursday night and there’s a ton of hockey on to choose from, which teams are you prioritizing seeing (all other things being equal, and rooting allegiances aside)? Talent is obviously king, but style and likelihood of engaging in a back-and-forth, fast-paced affair is just as important. Remember: sometimes being a very successful hockey team in terms of wins and losses and your place in these rankings can be inversely related." Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered: 1:45 Cellar-dwelling Vancouver Canucks 9:00 Flawed upstarts 12:30 Teams lacking puck-movers 18:30 John Tavares Appreciation 26:00 The Ducks under Carlyle 40:00 Downfall of the Chicago Hawks 45:00 Minnesota's chess pieces 54:45 Marek's love for the Hurricanes 67:00 New Look Colorado Avalanche 70:00 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 75:00 High flying Jets 78:30 Eastern Conference Cream of the Crop 82:30 #1 Most Watchable Team This episode is brought to you by Freshbooks, an online accounting service designed to save time and help avoid all of the stresses that come with running a small business. They’re currently offering a free 30-day trial to listeners of our show at Freshbooks.com/PDOcast (just remember to enter “Hockey PDOcast” in the ‘How You Heard About Us’ section). Every episode of this podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher and can also be streamed straight from this website. Make sure to subscribe to the show so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews of the show are greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening!