Puck Soup: Battle of Alberta

In this week's episode of the Puck Soup podcast:
- We react to the latest chapter in the Battle of Alberta
- Zack Kassian gets a long-term deal
- Can the all-star game be saved?
- One of us really doesn't like the rumored name of Seattle's new team
- Trade deadline thoughts
- An interview with WWE superstar (and hockey fan) Xavier Woods
- Kobe Bryant, the Super Bowl, and lots more...

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Grab bag: Naming names

In the Friday Grab Bag:
- I reveal my ballot for the PHWA's new midseason awards
- Seattle is narrowing down its list of expansion team names, and they're missing a top candidate
- An obscure player who scored a memorable Canucks goal
- The week's three stars, including a crotch goal
- And we celebrate Wayne Gretzky's birthday with a look back at his 1970's collar game, which may have been better than his hockey skills

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