Winging It In Motown Radio - September 18, 2013

Here’s what Peter, Jay have for you this time (all time locations are without the opening ad) It Me!: (00:00 - 8:18) The Flyers have a new mascot. We talk about our journey from horror to acceptance. Whalers Jerseys Are In Again: (8:18 - 15:25) The Hurricanes are bringing back the Hartford Whalers jerseys this season, and we talk about how we both love the design, but think they shouldn’t have done it. Target the Head, Just like Tom Wilson Did: (15:25 - 22:18) Tom Wilson was at it again, delivering another predatory hit, and this time the NHL sent a message. Storylines: (22:18 - 32:49) We look at two storylines each that we are interested in for the new NHL season. Interview: (33:36 - 1:22:22) We talk about prospects, drafting, and more with Will Scouch, who created a site called Scouching, where he basically scouts from his couch, hence the name. Wrap Up: (1:22:22 - END) Just a quick wrap up because the interview was longer than usual, but please make sure to pay attention to the information on the WIIM Charity Challenge. If using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your listening. Check out our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. As I say in the episode, we are donating our portion of money our store earns to the Concussion Legacy Foundation through the end of November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Okt 20181h 30min

Here’s what Peter and Jay have for you this time (all time locations are without the opening ad): Robin Lehner Article: (00:00 - 25:00) First we talk a little about not getting to see the Detroit pre-season game Saturday night. Then we talk about the article in The Athletic by Robin Lehner about coming to terms with his bipolar disorder and his addiction. Interview: (25:00 - 1:04:31) We talk again to Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic about his current series, where you uses a model he made to predict the most likely outcomes for each team. We also talk about his fantasy hockey projections, which are available here. Season Preview / Recap / Something: (1:04:31 - END) We don’t like to do the same thing that everyone else is doing, so at great personal risk, we traveled into the future to tell you about how this upcoming season played out. It didn’t quite work out like we planned....   If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Sep 20181h 40min

Welcome to the latest WIIM Radio mailbag! The plan is to record the new episode late tonight and have it ready for your ears and rears tomorrow morning. We have quite a bit to talk about since our last episode and getting ready for the season to start. Here’s the rundown: The Captain Isn’t Returning - Henrik Zetterberg’s back finally refused to carry the Wings any more and it’s now appropriate to eulogize his fantastic career. We’ll talk what he meant to us and going forward. The Captain is Returning - Steve Yzerman stepped down as Tampa’s GM and hoo boy is there some smoke there in terms of his future with Detroit. Let’s get excited! The Turn Re: Captain - How long before Dylan Larkin gets the C? What’s going on with the youth movement? How’s the team looking so far? We’ll cover the actual team we expect to see on the ice for 2018-19. Leading the Way out of Town - We’ll take a quick look around the league at the stories that interest us... like Erik Karlsson’s trade or the ugly Jets jerseys recently released. Whatever goes! Positivity Corner - We’re going to need this a lot this season; might as well start early. Reader Questions - Everybody’s favorite part, where you ask questions in the comments that you want the best answers to and then I give them (while other people talk too). If we haven’t covered your question already in the episode, we’ll get to it here. Go ahead and get your questions in before too late tonight and look forward to the new episode dropping in the morning. Thanks and LGRW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Sep 20181h 19min

Here’s what Peter and Jay have for you this time (all time locations are without the opening ad): Karlsson Trade and Seguin Extension : (00:00 - 18:50) Ottawa gets fleeced, Dallas locks up Seguin long term, and Peter can’t remember the word “wool.” That last part will make sense when you listen (although there are sheep that have hair). Yzerman Steps Down: (18:50 - 30:29) Steve Yzerman is no longer the GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning. We talk about processing the news and what it could mean for Detroit in the future. Interview: (30:29 - 56:33) Our guest this episode is Katie Strang. This was a really fun one, and we’ve been looking forward to making this happen for a long time now. As we talk about, Katie had to go at a certain time, and Jay was unavoidably delayed in getting started, so it’s not as long as we would have liked, but we still had time to talk about the Yzerman news, as well as the NHL’s role in the CTE lawsuit, and more. Jets, What Are You Doing?! (56:33 - 1:03:08) The Winnipeg Jets unveiled a third jersey. It has not been well received. We pile on a bit. Oh Captain, My Captain! (1:03:08 - END ) The day before we recorded, we learned that Henrik Zetterberg is not going to play another professional hockey game. We didn’t have much time to really process it, but we make our best effort to do so. Goodnight, sweet prince / And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest (You know, so he can have a relatively normal post hockey life.) If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Sep 20181h 28min

Here’s what Peter and Jay have for you this time (all time locations are without the opening ad): NHL 19 / Players Commenting on their rankings : (00:00 - 11:22) The NHL 19 Beta was out a little while ago, and player ratings are starting to be released. We talk a little bit about that. CBApocalypse: (11:22 - 38:08) Katie Strang has had several fantastic articles out recently, and we talk about her look at what the NHL and the NHLPA will be arguing over in the next CBA negotiations. As she writes in her article, both sides will have the opportunity to trigger an early out from the CBA in just over a year. We could have spent an entire episode on this topic, so we didn’t get as into some of the issues as we normally would have. Also, Peter puts the image in your head of Gary Bettman as Thanos. Interview: (33:39 - 1:16:54) We talk with Scott Cullen about a plethora of topics from the latest in analytics, why conferences like RITSAC are so worth attending, and even a little about his colleague Travis Yost’s food takes. Wickenheisered! (1:16:54 - 1:21:23) The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Hayley Wickenheiser to be the team’s assistant director of player development. We talk a little bit about why this is a great thing, and the future for women in management roles in the NHL. Jerseys! (1:21:23 - END ) Several teams have debuted their new third jerseys. Of course Jay has an opinion, but this time Peter does too, surprisingly. Then, we wrap up the show.   If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. It doesn’t seem to be showing up in Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Aug 20181h 33min

Welcome to the latest WIIM Radio mailbag. We’ve had a few developments since the last time we saw you, so we’ll jump right into the topics we have on hand for our recording this evening: The Larkin Deal - Our wonderful home-grown boy signed a pretty good deal to keep him in the fold for the next five years. We’ll go over this from every angle and make sure we haven’t left any stones unturned in terms of what it means for the kid going forward. The Transition - This will naturally lead us to the talk about Larkin as the next captain and what that means for the current one amid talks that he’s had a rough summer with his back problems. The Sunset - While we’re at it, Zetterberg isn’t the only old standard who’s facing the end. We’ll go over Nik Kronwall’s twilight and try to place him properly in Red Wings lore. Top 25 Under 25 - Moving in a totally different direction, we’ve got our T25U25 series running and will go over the bright young stars dawning in our Red Wings galaxy. The Lineup - How are things shaking out now that all the signings are done and the team is getting ready to go into camp while having to make a bit of cap room to make it work. Positivity Corner - Here we’ll take a break to talk about what makes us happy because it’s tradition and I like it. Reader Questions - The real meat of this post: you ask questions for us to answer and we’ll give you the very best responses. Ask away! We’ll be recording late tonight with the plan for the episode to be out in the morning. Get those questions in and LGRW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Aug 20181h 29min

Here’s what Peter and Jay have for you this time (all time locations are without the opening ad): Intro : (00:00 - 01:56) Since Jay couldn’t make it to Rochester, I let him do the entire intro other than my first part. This special episode consists of two interviews I conducted this past weekend at the RIT Sports Analytics Conference (RITSAC). It was impossible to record in a perfectly quiet spot, so there is a bit of background noise, but I edited the vast majority of it out. Interview with Matt Cane: (01:56 - 33:39) Our first interview is with Matt Cane. He is best known for his free agent salary model (listed here), but he is a wealth of hockey and stats related knowledge. Jay mentioned that Matt’s presentation was on curling. We talked a little about that, but it was mostly about hockey. Interview with Matt Barlowe and CJ Turtoro: (33:39 - 1:10:28) Matt and CJ hosted a workshop the first night of RITSAC on Tableau. They are very good at data visualization, in addition to other hockey related topics. Wrap Up (1:10:28 - END) Here’s where to find our contact info, etc. Thanks for listening to another episode! We have a couple big guests we’ve been working on getting for a while now, and they’ve recently confirmed, so If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. It doesn’t seem to be showing up in Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Here is the link to our merchandise store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Aug 20181h 13min

You’re in for a treat because today’s special episode of Fer Sure was recorded in the locker room of Joe Louis Arena (Peter was in Fer Sure NJ studios) with guests Craig Custance and Max Bultman from The Athletic Detroit! Here’s what Peter and Jay have for you this time (all time locations are without the opening ad): Guest Intro : (00:00 - 06:30) Jay and our guests set the scene for our temporary recording studio. HHOF and Jersey Retirements: (06:30 - 24:45) The Hall of Fame class and the chances for recently former Red Wings to make it in the future. Then Jay asks about jersey retirements, but not for the players you think. Crosschecks with Guests!: (24:45 - 38:47) Jay asks Craig and Max for their quick-fire thoughts on a few topics in the NHL, and we learn they have a different definition of “quick-fire.” Then, Peter asks each of our guests a question. Tales From the Locker Room (38:47 - 57:43) Since we had access to an incredible temporary studio, it would have been a travesty not to talk about the locker room in general and this locker room specifically. Mailbag: (57:43 - 1:05:05) We only had time to ask maybe two questions, and there was no following the first question, so we just asked one. But we think you’ll like it. Production Line 3?: (1:05:05 - 1:17:41 ) We take a look back at the Production Line, decide whether or not there was a Production Line 3, and discuss if another line should be the next Production Line. Say Goodbye (Again) to The Joe: (1:17:41 - End) We close with our memories of the arena and then close out the show. Make sure to listen to the outro for a special remix of the theme song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Aug 20181h 35min