What Chaos!
A mix hockey with a little bit of nonsense. What Chaos! is hosted by hockey insiders and longtime friends Pete Blackburn and DJ Bean. The podcast features interviews with NHL insiders, prominent reporters, and current and former players. The show delivers expert analysis, a good dose of humor, and entertaining conversations about the league’s biggest news, star players, and most intriguing storylines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale joins after what has been an incredibly eventful year for the Flyers. The young d-man discuss everything from GM Danny Briere's massive swings for Trevor Zegras and Leo Carlsson to the drama surrounding Matvei Michkov to his knowledge of Greek mythology.
0:00 The Odyssey & Percy Jackson
5:18Settling Into Philly
12:45 Matvei Michkov
14:41 Locker Room Bonds
18:26 Briere's big moves
21:1...
Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks have reset the market (again), agreeing to a 5 x $18.8 million contract extension. Steve "Petey" Peters fills in for Pete as we react to that breaking news, noise around a potential Kirill Marchenko trade out of Colombus and Patrick Kane returning to the Chicago Blackhawks. Plus, we're joined by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale to talk everything from the Leo Carlsson offer she...
The Jason Robertson contract drama is over for now, as the Dallas Stars and their star forward agreed on a one-year contract that will bring Robo to unrestricted free agency next Summer. Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks avoided offer sheet drama with Connor Bedard, signing him a five-year extension. We discuss both deals and we take a look at Dom Luszczyszyn's article on the Athletic discussing the most improved teams in the leagu...
We react to the the initial trailer for EA Sports' latest installment in its NHL franchise, highlighting updates to both presentation and gameplay, as well as the return of a beloved game mode. But is any of it enough to get us excited about an NHL video game again?
0:00 Trailer Release
2:18 Connected Franchise Mode
4:00 New presentation package
8:45 Realistic arena details
12:35 Team-specific playbooks
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The Detroit Red Wings have officially announced the end of Steve Yzerman's time as GM and President of Hockey Ops, kicking him upstairs to a role as a Senior Advisor. We discuss the failed Yzerplan and are joined by Red Wings beat writer for The Athletic, Max Bultman, to talk about what this might mean for the future of the Red Wings and Dylan Larkin. Plus, we react to the Dundon Family taking over the Stanley Cup, Macklin Celebrin...
The Philadelphia Flyers and GM Danny Brier rocked the NHL by signing Anaheim Ducks RFA Leo Carlsson to a 5 x $18M offer sheet. We discuss Ducks GM Pat Verbeek having the worst time at his job and what it means for the player, teams and the NHL as a whole. Plus, we talk about Sens legend Daniel Alfredsson joining the Maple Leafs' vench, the Boston Fleet moving to Boston and we're joined by Tom Gazzolla of the Tom Gazzolla Show in Ed...
From massive signings like Byrams big deal in Chicago and Bobrovsky heading to Toronto, to trades like San Jose's gamble on Darnell Nurse, we discuss all the biggest moves so far on July 1!
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
9:15 FA Day 1
31:25 Are They Good?
1:15:50 Slate
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Zach Werenski appears increasing likely to be on his way out of his Columbus, so we discuss the latest updates on where the Norris Trophy winner could end up, including growing smoke around the Dallas Stars. Plus, we look at the top UFAs in each position ahead of free agency opening on July 1st and are joined Shayna Goldman of the Athletic and the Too Many Men Podcast.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
13:05 Sabres extend Malenstyn
15:...
From Gavin McKenna getting selected first overall by Justin Bieber and the Toronto Maple Leafs, to the Cayman Islands' Jaxon Cover being selected 32nd overall and all the picks and trades in between, we react to everything went down during round one of the 2026 NHL Draft.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
4:20 NHL Draft!
45:10 Peterka to Boston
51:00 McTavish to St. Louis
1:01:45 Dorofeyev to NYR
1:13:45 Werenski latest
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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi had one magical (but overdue) rookie season -- from making his first start, to signing a surprising contract extension, to eventually playing a heroic role in the Canes' first Stanley Cup title in 20 years. We chatted with him about the journey (including a stop as a Chipotle employee) and the crazy summer he has ahead of him.
0:00 Intro
1:15 Celebrating the Cup
4:31 His contract & ...
A highly anticipated NHL offseason kicked off with a bang yesterday, as the Edmonton Oilers officially announced the hiring of Mike Babcock, multiple stars got traded and the NHL announced they were exploring putting another team in Texas. We react to one of the most insane offseason days the league has ever seen, including Babcock's disaster of a press conference and the Chicago Blackhawks getting fleeced in the Bo Byram trade wit...
The Florida Panthers completed the predictable yet still stunning trade for Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators to unite him with his brother Matthew. We discuss what this means for not only the Tkachuk brothers and the teams involved, but the NHL as a whole. Plus, we are joined by Carolina Hurricanes goalie and Stanley Cup Champion Brandon Bussi to discuss his crazy ride to being a Cup hero. We also talk about other NHL news in...
It's finally happened -- Brady Tkachuk has been traded by the Ottawa Senators, and where else to but the Florida Panthers? We react to the Tkachuk brothers uniting in South Florida, where they'll form a modern-day NHL superteam and look to recapture the Stanley Cup as the league's biggest villains.
0:00 Intro
2:46 Team USA impact
6:33 Supervillain team
8:35 Leadership & little brother identity
14:26 Should the Panthers have done...
San Jose's hockey teams had a big night, with the Sharks trading for Sabres defenseman Michael Kesselring and PWHL drafting Wisconsin and Team USA's Laila Edwards in the PWHL Draft. We discuss both big acquisitions, the announcement of Patrice Bergeron's number retirement, Sergei Bobrovsky's contract demands and more.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
8:30 Kesselring trade
25:10 BREAKING: Babcock cleared
47:50 Kesselring Pt. II
54:00 Bo B...
That's Jim Hiller's music! The Toronto Maple Leafs filled their head coaching vacancy this morning with the announcement of the former Los Angeles Kings coach and a former assistant for the Leafs under Mike Babcock. We discuss that hire, set the stage for tonight's highly anticipated PWHL draft and more updates from after the Stanley Cup.
0:00 Welcome to WC!
16:49 Leafs hire Hiller
30:15 Canes celebration update
47:50 Troheck chang...
The Mike Babcock saga continues as the NHL officially opened it's investigation into the circumstances surrounding his 2023 resignation from the Columbus Blue Jackets. We discuss that, more from the Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup Celebration and take a deep dive into tomorrow's PWHL Draft now that we finally know the draft order.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
5:45 Torts out in Vegas
16:10 Leafs-Flyers trade
17:12 Babcock latest
30:5...
The Carolina Hurricanes finally got over the hump and won the Stanley Cup, beating the Vegas Golden Knights in 6 games. We react to everything from the Cup-clinching game, including Jordan Staal's historic Conn Smythe, and the celebrations after as another NHL season has officially come to an end.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
7:49 CANES ARE CHAMPS!
22:30 Postgame celebrations
48:38 Canes & VGK futures
1:06:35 Knicks talk
1:19:20 S...
Led by Brandon Bussi's goaltending and breakout nights from their biggest scorers, the Carolina Hurricanes now hold a 3-2 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, in the Stanley Cup Final. We react to Game 5 of the SCF and more John Tortorella postgame press conference highlights. Plus, we discuss Nikita Kucherov winning the Hart and Darnell Nurse requesting a trade out of Edmonton.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
10:30 SCF Game 5
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As the New York Knicks stage a historic run to an NBA championship, we take a chance to appreciate the fact that we are simultaneously getting some of the greatest NHL and NBA Finals ever. Plus, we discuss updates from Pierre LeBrun on the futures of players like Auston Matthews, Alex Tuch and Zach Werenski. We also talk about the start of the Men's World Cup and DJ has a game.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
11:07 NBA Talk
34:40 VGK-...
The Carolina Hurricanes evened the Stanley Cup Final with the Vegas Golden Knights at 2-2 after what was another awesome game in an awesome series. We react to that game and discuss where we're at with this series through 4 games. Plus, we have updates on the Mike Babcock situation (and DJ's potential tattoo) Dylan Larkin, Alex Tuch and more.
0:00 Welcome to What Chaos!
4:35 SCF Game 4
23:45 Babcock latest
50:34 Larkin updates
56:03...
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