The Capitals begin their immediate future without Alex Ovechkin while the Boston Bruins begin a new era with Joe Sacco behind their bench. Vic and Neil discuss those games and plenty more including a feisty evening in Toronto Wednesday.

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Fresh off a discussion about the struggling Bruins on NHL Wraparound Monday, Boston Globe writer/columnist Kevin Paul Dupont re-joins this edition of Short Shifts to address the coaching change made by the team after an embarrassing loss later that evening. Plus, Alex Ovechkin heads to the sidelines after suffering a leg injury in Utah and we'll also have other significant player and officiating updates.

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The Human Side of the Story focuses on the return of Val Nichushkin to the Colorado Avalanche lineup having completed a six-month suspension for violating terms of the NHL's Player Assistance Program. While a welcome boost to the Avs lineup, Nichushkin will be under constant scrutiny as he looks to earn back a trust which has been violated during past two springs.

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Boston Globe and Hockey Hall of Fame writer/columnist Kevin Paul Dupont joins Neil and Vic to discuss the early season struggles of the Boston Bruins. Plenty of news and intrigue from around the NHL this past weekend and The Human Side of the Story takes a closer look at Val Nichushkin's return to the Colorado Avalanche following his six-month suspension while in the NHL's Player Assistance Program.

IN THIS EPISODE

• [01:10] - Three Things You Need To Pay Attention To looks at two players whose contributions have helped Washington and Carolina to successful starts. Colorado goaltending and the Maple Leafs thriving without captain Auston Matthews are other topics in the segment.
• [10:09] - Kevin Paul Dupont joins the show and addresses the disappointments among the newcomers in the Bruins lineup. In addition, Dupont has concerns about the juice this version of Bruins is bringing to the rink each night, particularly in light of the players the club has lost in recent seasons.
• [18:55] - The question is raised whether head coach Jim Montgomery needs to adjust his systems in order to accommodate the 2024-25 personnel.
• [23:15] - Neil brings the goaltending situation to the fore questioning Bruins management about the handling of trading Linus Ullmark to Ottawa while anointing Jeremy Swayman without a contract.
• [29:30] - The shortcomings of the up-and-comers potentially buying the Bruins some time in order to get playing back to what's been their standard.
• [36:57] - Neil gives the answer to his trivia question which was posed on Friday's Short Shift.
• [39:02] - Some items of intrigue starting with the Florida Panthers whitewash of Winnipeg Saturday and continue with a couple of officiating decisions questioned by the N.Y. Islanders and Ottawa Senators.
• [44:18] - An array of league notes from returns to milestones to injuries.
• [48:01] - The Human Side of the Story takes a look at the return from suspension by Val Nichushkin. Neil and Vic provide some background and move forward into what the dynamic forward needs to do in order to regain the trust of his team.

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A couple of major milestones and some truly intriguing games over the past couple of nights. Packed with info and insight, Vic and Neil also update some injury news and a significant development in the sexual assault case again five former World Junior Players.

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Short Shifts has no shortage talking points as Vic and Neil speak about the Washington Capitals bringing a former hero back into the fold, the Winnipeg Jets building on their own history and plenty of other league news, injury updates and developments from the GM meetings in Toronto.

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The newest members of the Hockey Hall of Fame have been enshrined in Toronto with players Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl being joined by builders David Poile and Colin Campbell.

While the entry to the Hall of these seven are celebrated, Vic examines the credentials two who are overlooked year-after-year.

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New Jersey Devils GM and President of Hockey Operations Tom Fitzgerald joins the show which salutes the best start in NHL history, the soon-to-be greatest goal scorer, plenty of league and college news and a player who took the NHL by storm three years ago whose production has fizzled. The Human Side of the Story concludes the show with the newest Hockey Hall of Fame inductees...and two who should be.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [02:40] - In "Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To," Vic and Neil simply can't ignore the historic start by the Washington Capitals, the energized Alex Ovechkin or the N.Y. Islanders continued negative trend of losing leads late.
• [10:15] - Tom Fitzgerald joins the show with a little reminiscing of being on either side of Manhattan as an Islander player and Devil GM.
• [12:40] - Fitzgerald shares the challenge of re-building his team after a disappointing 2023-24 season.
• [14:30] - The process involved in securing Sheldon Keefe to come to New Jersey as the head coach.
• [16:13] - Fitzgerald speaks about the addition of new players, healthy returnees and the fit with the new head coach.
• [20:30] - Neil and Tom share more stories from the early 80's about hockey camps, college and the connection with Jack and Luke Hughes dad, Jimmy.
• [22:00] - The transformation of Dougie Hamilton since coming to New Jersey as well as the accelerated growth of Simon Nemec when Hamilton went down for the season in November 2023.
• [27:10] - The maturity and growth of captain Nico Hischier
• [29:30] - Fitzgerald speaks on topics of discussion for the upcoming GM meetings with goaltender interference at the top of Tom's list. Fitzgerald also talks about an equal playing field for teams which don't have a state tax.
• [32:46] - Vic invites Tom to share his memories of the first Panthers team to make the Stanley Cup Final, thanks to his game winning goal in Pittsburgh in Game 7 in 1996.
• [36:15] - In the league notes section, significant goalie news as the Ducks John Gibson returns from an appendectomy, Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark face each for the first time since the latter was traded to Ottawa and Tristan Jarry is recalled by the Penguins.
• [38:11] - Injury and other player updates
• [40:20] - The Edmonton Oilers knock Kevin Lankinen from the Canucks net Saturday while the Colorado Avalanche end the Carolina Hurricanes eight-game winning streak with the help of a five goal-second period.
• [42:41] - The man known for "The Michigan" goals three seasons ago, Trevor Zegras, has become borderline irrelevant in Anaheim.
• [47:17] - With the NCAA lifting the eligibility ban on CHL players to join U.S. College teams, what does that mean for the future of Canadian Major Junior leagues?
• [50:30] - The Human Side of the Story notes five players and two builders as the newest inductees. However, for every inductee class, there are those who manage to be overlooked year after year.

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