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For only the second time this season, Neil had a losing night going 1-3 to drop his overall mark to 92-48, still a .657 clip. Having had some success with more games on the schedule, he looks to move the scales back in his favor with 11 Tuesday selections. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
Death, taxes and the Maple Leafs in the headlines for better or worse. We now know the NHL regular season is in full swing as we get some of the usual as well as the unexpected - such as a burst of hat tricks around the league, most specifically authored by the Florida Panthers. We'll touch on other news as the Flyers get into the win column after receiving an inspirational talk Saturday while Connor Hellebuyck's suspension in Winnipeg is reportedly ending Friday. And stay tuned for Smith's Pix with Neil selecting at a piping hot .669 winning percentage. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro #AnaheimDucks #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #ColeCaufield #JoshNorris #TageThompson #OwenPower #JohnTavares #NickPaul #GavinMcKenna #JimHiller #EvanderKane #SergeiBobrovsky #VesaToskala #BradyTkachcuk #CyDenneny #PetriSkriko #JoeMalone #BabeDye #CarterVerhaeghe #SamBennett #KirillMarchenko #MattBoldy #MarkStone #RogerNeilson #JennyBaumann #RussBaumann #JasonMyrtetus #RickTocchet #SeanCouturier #AntonForsberg #MorganGeekie #MaratKhusnutdinov #ConnorHellebuyck #ScottArniel #KevinCheveldayoff #RyanCraig #TrevorConnelly #PavelDorofeyev #NicolasHague #ZackOstapchuk #JackMcBain #TrentFrederic #JoeKocur #BobProbert #TieDomi #BradDalgarno #ThomasChabot #TrevorZegras #JaredSprugeon #JoshMorrissey #DavidPerron #EsaLindell #WilliamNylander #MacklinCelebrini #BillPeters #RodBrind'Amour #HockeyFightsCancer #FlyersDailyPodcast #Rocky
A beefy fourteen-game schedule did not deter Neil Saturday. An 11-3 record advances the straight up season mark to 90-44 (.672). A quiet Sunday sees Columbus visiting Minnesota and Carolina in Calgary. Smith's Pix are appointment listening in the early going so check out what he has in store this evening. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
Neil split the two Friday games winning with Colorado over Pittsburgh before watching the Ducks get torched by the Bruins power play in the late game. He enters Saturday's 14-game slate with a 79-41 straight up record. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
A two-goal lost lead by the Maple Leafs and some overtime heroics by Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight was all that stood between Neil and a perfect night. The eleven-game Thursday delivered a 9-2 record for our intrepid prognosticator raising his season mark to 78-40. A modest two game slate on Friday in advance of a busy Saturday. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro
When a team shows an unexpected push that not only gains a playoff berth, but actually wins a round, there is an expectation for the trajectory to continue the next season. In Philadelphia, it's been the opposite with the Flyers off to a start of historically bad proportions which has them in danger of becoming an afterthought early in the 2026-27 season. Beat writer Jackie Spiegel from the Philadelphia Inquirer joins Vic to share how things have gone south so quickly...and what has to happen to reverse fortune before the season is lost. We'll also wrap up the Frozen Frenzy with special focus on a few games played not only Tuesday but Wednesday as well. There's the usual injury update and TheLineup.pro Stat of the Week Featuring the surprising start by the New York Rangers. IN THIS EPISODE: [01:08] - Jackie Spiegel from the Philadelphia Inquirer is welcomed to the show and speaks to her experience as a beat writer compared to being in television prior. [02:43] - Coming off a playoff appearance and a series win last spring, the upward trajectory was expected to continue. What's gone so wrong early in 2026-27? [06:03] - More specific to the alarm bells, is the lack of connection and rudimentary hockey. [10:24] - So atypical to the history of the Flyers, addressing how easy it has been for the opposition to play against them in the early going. [13:57] - Continuing on the theme of the characteristics of the Flyers and the management role in the team not living up to its identity. [18:30] - Opportunities for younger players having to step into leaderships and simply haven't...at least not yet this season. [22:09] - The potential fallout of the Leo Carlsson offer sheet being matched by Anaheim and the residual effect. Neil speaks from experience three decades ago. [27:56] - Wrapping up the discussion with Jackie Spiegel and the reality of the math if Flyer fortunes don't improve quickly. [30:32] - Recapping the Frozen Frenzy experience and other notable events from the past two nights. [40:22] - Injury and other personnel news. [45:31] - TheLineup.pro stat of the week. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #BZZR #UBS #TheLineup.pro #JackieSpiegel #PhiladelphiaInquirer #KeithJones #DannyBriere #RickTocchet #RodrigoAbols #DenverBarkey #GarnetHathaway #NickDelauriers #BrandonPrust #BrianBoyle #MaratKhusnutdinov #ScottLaughton #NickSeeler #MichaelBunting #SimonBenoit #MartyBeniers #PhilippGrubauer #PorterMartone #JohnTortorella #ChrisTherrien #DavidCarle #DylanLarkin #ColinCampbell #PaulHolmgren #DaveSchultz #BobbyClarke #WayneSimmonds #AdamGraves #TysonFoerster #RasmusRistolainen #OliverBonk #TravisSanheim #BrianLeetch#TrevorZegras #TravisKonecny #CamYork #DanVladar #JosephWoll #NoahCates #MatveiMichkov #LeoCarlsson #JoeSakic #ChrisKreider #JaySnider #EdSnoder #BradyTkachuk #MatthewTkachuk #AnthonyMantha #RickBowness #MathieuOlivier #UvisBalinskis #NathanMacKinnon #RoopeHintz #BrockNelson #CaleMakar #ArttuHyry #ColeHutson #LaneHutson #JakubDobes #JordanStaal #MacklinCelebrini #TaylorHall #RodBrind'Amour #JustinSordif #RyanPoehling #CutterGauthier #MikeMatheson #ChrisTanev #OlliMaatta #BowenByram #MavrikBourque #JustusAnnunen #LukeEvangeslista #RasmusDahlin #GageGoncalves #EmilLilleberg #DominicJames #CharlieMcAvoy #AlexDebrincat #MikeSullivan #GerardGallant #PeterLaviolette #AlexisLafreniere #WillCuylle #NoahLaba #AlbertsSmits #MikaZibanejad #PavelDorofeyev #JTMiller #IgorShesterkin #DylanGarand #AnaheimDucks #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets