In this week-one recap, we break down the chaos around the league, dig into Utah's dominant opening wins and standout performances, and unpack Vegas's uneven start and goaltending concerns. We debate stars, power-play success, and the early analytics trends, hand out player-of-the-week picks, and update the prediction standings before looking ahead to week two. Plus: first impressions of the Delta Center remodel, opening-night arena vibes, merch limits and scalping frustration, and some hockey-nerd fan-encounter tangents to close things out.

Update: During the editing process, our friends at Slapshot Utah submitted their week 2 predictions, so we've included them at the very end of the show.

The NHL preseason is over, and the 2026-2027 NHL Season is about to begin. We talk about some recent NHL News since the last time we dropped Episode 6. We then share our reviews on the Utah Mammoth's preseason and share our thoughts on the roster moves thus far, we share our week predictions as we challenge the guys at Slapshot Utah to a game, and then Josh will share his first impressions on round 2 of the renovations at the Delta Center.

Most people think that Christmas is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, but how wrong are they. The NHL season is back with training camps open and the season just a matter of days away, making this THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME of the YEAR. Josh and I briefly talk about the latest news coming from Winnipeg and around the NHL.