Puck Watching

A hockey podcast centered around the St. Louis Blues. Two brothers host your premier talk show featuring prominent guests and thought-provoking discussion.

Puck Watching is a sports podcast hosted by Luke and Nick Koenig, with 63 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Luke and Nick Koenig hosts Puck Watching, a sports show with 63 episodes published.

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  Episode #35

  Grading the Blues 2023-2026 Rebuild (or Retool)

  Aug 17, 202628 min

  Three years ago, Doug Armstrong pulled the trigger. Today, we're grading everything that's happened since. Nick and Luke break the Blues rebuild into four acts and debate the effects of each one. Act I — The Sell-Off: The O'Reilly and Tarasenko trades that kicked it all off, and the 2023 draft trio (Dvorsky, Stenberg, Lindstein) built in their wake Act II — The Retool: Three coaches in three years, the Broberg/Holloway offer sheet gamble, the Fowler heist, and the 12-game streak that saved 2025 Act III — The 2026 Deadline: Schenn to the Islanders, Faulk to Detroit, two first-round picks coming back Act IV — The New Core: The Kyrou and McTavish blockbusters that rebuilt the roster overnight ️ New episodes every week — rate & review us on Apple/Spotify, it takes 10 seconds and it's the single biggest thing you can do to help the show grow. Follow along on IG & X: @puckwatchingstl Full episodes + clips on YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #34

  The FUTURE is BLUE: Prospect Pipeline Deep Dive

  Aug 10, 202638 min

  Everybody's arguing about the current roster. We're more interested in who replaces it. Snuggerud and Dvorsky have graduated. So who's next? We go through the Blues' prospect pipeline — Justin Carbonneau after a 51-goal QMJHL year and the jump to pro, Adam Jiricek and his 59 points in Brantford, Tynan Lawrence heading to BU, and the rest of the 2026 class. Then the segment we've been waiting to do: the sleepers. Colin Ralph — 6'4", 230, ELC signed out of Michigan State — is the defenseman this org has been trying to draft for a decade. And Love Härenstam , a 6th-round goalie with a 1.81 GAA in the Allsvenskan, goalie and rookie of the year, 6-0 for World Junior gold. Sound like a Hofer-shaped path to anyone else? Two of these guys matter sooner than the depth chart says. We tell you which two. Follow + rate the show — it genuinely helps more Blues fans find us. @PuckWatchingSTL on X and Instagram | Full episodes and clips on YouTube Puck Watching - a St. Louis Blues Podcast - YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #33

  Sunny with a Chance of Controversy

  Jul 22, 202655 min

  The schedule is out, Sunny re-signed, and the Blues just made the most divisive signing of the summer. Nick and Luke circle the 2026-27 dates that matter, break down one more year of Oskar Sundqvist, and don't dodge the Dillon Dube controversy — the case for, the case against, and where they land. New episodes weekly. Rate us 5 stars on Apple/Spotify — it takes 30 seconds and grows the show more than anything else. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #33

  Anaheim Had a McProblem

  Jul 8, 202645 min

  The Blues landed Mason McTavish — but why was Anaheim willing to move on? Mike from DucksNPucks joins us to break down the McTavish trade from the Ducks' side, what St. Louis is getting, and whether Anaheim will regret moving the young center. We also talk Ross Johnston signing with the Blues and the absolute chaos surrounding Leo Carlsson's massive offer sheet from Philadelphia. Was the McTavish trade part of a bigger plan — or has Anaheim created a McProblem of its own? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #32

  The Centers of Attention

  Jun 30, 20261h 6m

  The Blues made major noise at the NHL Draft, and we’re breaking it all down. On this episode of Puck Watching, we recap the Blues’ first-round selections of Tynan Lawrence and Maddox Dagenais, two center prospects who add even more depth down the middle. We also dive into the blockbuster move for Mason McTavish, what the Blues gave up to Anaheim, and whether this is the kind of swing that changes the organization’s future. Plus, we discuss the biggest question coming out of draft weekend: do the Blues now have too many centers? With Lawrence, Dagenais, McTavish, McMichael, Dvorsky, Thomas and others in the mix, could St. Louis use that depth as trade bait? We also touch on the later-round picks, the decision to wait on defensemen, and what this all means heading into free agency. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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