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With the 2021 NHL Draft coming up later this month, author and host of Hockey Prospect Radio Shane Malloy joins this week’s episode of the Territory Talk podcast to assess the draft class, give insights into which players could be available for the Panthers in the first round and much more. Also, have you ever wondered how hockey players get their ratings in video games? Well, Malloy is the person that makes that call for EA Sports. Peeling back the curtain a bit, he explains to co-hosts Doug Plagens and Jameson Olive just how much work goes into getting those digital numbers right with each new installment of the game.

Highlights of the episode include:

• It’s time to start talking looking ahead to the upcoming NHL Draft. (1:30)
• Hockey Prospect Radio’s Shane Malloy joins the show! (4:30)
• Malloy talks about which players could fall to the Panthers at No. 23. (10:40)
• Malloy shares some takeaways from his recent interview with Panthers general manager Bill Zito. (19:40)
• Malloy talks about his process for rating players for EA Sports. (22:12)
• The Panthers have added a new assistant coach. (37:00)

Take the two games you played most recently. Imagine they became one game. What does that game look like? In this week's episode of The Crowned Heathens podcast, Marissa, Matt, and Sacco describe the games that might be if two franchises combined. 

Sacco starts with a description of an NHL game with a surprise twist: guns. Both Marissa and Matt suggest new ways this game could work, focusing on Nuketwon featuring Ovechkin. Matt twists it up by revealing (or admitting) that he's been playing Fortnite and Tetris a lot lately. Marissa finishes it off by discussing what might happen if a high seas adventure met the newest Call of Duty. 

From there, the three discuss if their fave games combined into one. From Dragon Age and Witcher combinations to Halo and Crash Bandicoot mixups, the three heathens discover the joys and drawbacks of blending their fave franchises. 

The podcast closes out with the three heathens discussing their top video game recommendation from today's episode. 

Expect us to discuss: 

• NHL Hitz 2002 
• NHL 21
• Call of Duty: Cold War
• Fortnite
• Tetris
• Tetris 99
• Sea of Thieves
• The Witcher
• Dragon Age
• Overwatch

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In what can only be described as "your favorite 49 minutes this week," host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by league commish Jeff Solomon (@jerfsolo) and writer/podcaster Paul Sporer (@sporer) for an all-over-the-shop episode. 

We talked Madden 21 online league franchise updates, draft strategies, NHL 21, voodoo dolls, the exhilaration of next-gen systems, and so, so much more (like how HUGE NBA 2K21 is). Don't miss it!  

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