Sean is in Sweden and full of coffee. Robert is in Dallas, where Roope Hintz and Nathan MacKinnon just got done punching each other.

Today's show was recorded Wednesday morning on account of Earth is round and Time Zones. Sean begins (2:31) by educating us all about the sport of Bandy, which is real (and really cold), and also a sport Jere Lehtinen grew up playing.

Sean then sits down in Sweden with Hannes Andersson (14:34), CEO of Elite Prospects. Hannes talks about his own journey with the company, the evolution of "the IMDB of Hockey," and how he has to marry sentimentality with good business sense.

The show wraps up (27:31) with the guys discussing Sean's upcoming international hockey debut, as well as Igor Shesterkin's season-ending injury, and how much we still have to learn about the long-term effects of the demands of modern goaltending.

Sean is trying to get out of jury duty, and Robert is still hung up on Finnish hockey.

The first half of today's show (7:15) starts off with Dylan Larkin and the Red Wings, because what doesn't, these days? The guys discuss whether Larking has Totally Redeemed Himself or not, and what a trade could even look like at this point.

The second half (37:20) is a survey of the Western Conference. Robert discusses San Jose without Macklin Celebrini, Dallas with Miro Heiskanen's offense, and both guys consider who and what Jack Eichel is, nowadays (other than the former star of Hot for Hockey [RIP]).

Robert is in a hockey rink, and you won't be able to guess the moment when his wifi drops. Sean carries the show effortlessly.

Simon Edvinsson is practicing in Sweden, and the guys struggle to understand how that is a good thing for Detroit. They also touch on Opening Night in the NHL, some roster crunch news (and new contracts) out of Dallas, and Sean's honest assessment of why Steve Yzerman's tenure in Detroit went so differently than his time in Tampa Bay.

Also, the NHL is Doing Something Popular again, and it reminds us quite a bit of Another Thing they did many years ago.