Things are going a little too well for both the Golden Knights and the Wild. the VGK still can't win on the road, and the Wild have only played on the road. McDavid is hurt for a few weeks, the Preds and Avs still stuck, the Jets finally lost...and the NHL is pretty much on its usual early season BS.

When we last talked, Ian was thrilled because his precious VGK were sitting pretty, and Erin was unbelieveably upset because the Wild had lost a game...

Fast forward a week and now Erin is content with the Wild (since they figured out how to be a good team), and Ian...well...Ian just likes to yell now.

The regular season is under way, and the Wild are already on the receiving end of bad officiating. The Knights are shockingly a good team. Edmonton is in 31st, and all is right with the world.

On the second day of the NHL season, the eve of the Knights kicking off their season, and on the day before the Wild get under way, there is always news to unpack that has nothing to do with those teams at all (Boston and New York Rangers mostly).

We are getting dangerously close to the start of the regular season. The Knights have been busy with a crowded bottom 6, and the Wild...well they are shockingly chill right now.

Time to check in on the Vegas and Minnesota pre-season happenings. Apparently if you aren't scoring 8 goals in a game you are doing something very wrong.

After a short break, we are back with our regularly scheduled programming. On today's docket, the PWHL has announced the new names of the inaugural 6 teams...and only some of them are good, Askarov was finally traded, Leon made entirely too much money, and Ian forgets to turn the A/C off.

This is an episode I never wanted us to have to make. Johnny Hockey left a mark on the hockey community that will last for years to come...I only hope we do right by him.