Episode 14 - with Cap on vacation, Tom and Ivan preview the four-game preseason slate (Devils/Islanders home-and-home pairs starting the next night), break down what the new two-group preseason format and camp roster splits (Smith the only prospect in the "NHL" group) signal about Sully's evaluation approach, and dig into the goalie backup battle (Korpisalo vs. Grand) and the crowded bottom-six/fourth-RW competition (Rempe vs. Yaro vs. Raddysh). The back half runs through fan reactions to the reported line combos — mainly the Miller-Dorofeyev-Bjorkstrand second line, which both hosts defend hard against "worst second line in the NHL" takes, arguing brand-new linemates just need time to build chemistry, plus a Cooley-Laba-Tolvanen third line they're already excited about.

Episode 13 — Tom and Ivan react to league news, recap the Rangers-Flyers rookie series (Greentree the standout, Shaykov strong in net, Bo, Aspinall, Sykora, Fortescue, Bowes and Dorrington all getting notice), and dig into fan season predictions plus their own listener poll on what has to go right for the Rangers this year — landing on JT Miller's return to point-per-game form as the key.

Episode 12 — Tom and Ivan break down the Eeli Tolvanen signing (and get into it over whether he deserved a two-year deal), debate who has to go from the Rangers' overcrowded bottom six, read fan responses from X, and preview the new-format preseason ahead of the Rangers-Flyers rookie series (Sept 12–13, PPL Center).