• Musings on Madison, Episode 173 — Catching up after a busy Blackhawks week
    Feb 5 2025

    Welcome to Episode 173 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together again to catch up on an eventful stretch involving the Blackhawks, including a trade of Taylor Hall, a midseason media session with GM Kyle Davidson and a steady stream of defeats on the ice. Then, of course, there's a food take.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 172 — On and on through another Blackhawks season we go
    Jan 24 2025

    Welcome to Episode 172 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to discuss the last week of Blackhawks games, including conversation around the newest top line that evolves into a lengthier chat about Tyler Bertuzzi and the "vibes" around the team. Then, of course, there's a food take.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 171 — Rebuild reflections halfway through the '24-25 season
    Jan 13 2025

    Welcome to Episode 171 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to reflect on the status on the Blackhawks ongoing rebuild at the midway point of the '24-25 season, which spins off into a comparison with another rebuilding franchise where things feel a little different than they do in Chicago.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 170 — Reactions following an embarrassing Winter Classic
    Jan 2 2025

    Welcome to Episode 170 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to commiserate after the Hawks' dreadful outing at the Winter Classic. That spirals into some discussions about the big picture around the team before some a few quick holiday-related food thoughts wrap up the conversation on a more pleasant note.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 169 — New Blackhawks coach, new Blackhawks team?
    Dec 16 2024

    Welcome to Episode 169 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to discuss the team's first five games under interim coach Anders Sorensen, with additional conversations on young players like Kevin Korchinski, Frank Nazar, Connor Bedard and more. That controls most of the topics before Eric comes in with a food thought at the end.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 168 — Reactions to the Blackhawks firing Luke Richardson
    Dec 6 2024

    Welcome to Episode 168 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together for a lengthy discussion on the Blackhawks firing head coach Luke Richardson on Thursday, with thoughts on why it happened and what the road forward looks like under interim head coach Anders Sorensen. That covers most of the conversation before a few food takes from their Thanksgiving experiences this year arrive at the end.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 167 — Blackhawks return to the bottom of the NHL standings
    Nov 21 2024

    Welcome to Episode 167 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to discuss the Blackhawks recent slide that sees them looking up at the rest of the NHL once again and what that could mean for the guy behind the bench. They also touched on Connor Bedard's slump and Frank Nazar's surge before transitioning to a couple of food takes in their final pre-Thanksgiving episode.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Musings on Madison, Episode 166 — Are the Blackhawks who we thought they are?
    Nov 12 2024

    Welcome to Episode 166 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, it's Dave, Betsy, and Eric together to discuss whether or not the 2024-25 Blackhawks are in line what what their expectations for the season while touching on Connor Bedard's slump and Lukas Reichel's resurgence. Some IceHogs discussion follows before, of course, a food take arrives at the end of the chat.

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    1 hr and 23 mins