Bedard vs. Celebrini: Whose team is worse? | LIVE

Connor Bedard's Blackhawks and Macklin Celebrini's Sharks have stumbled out of the gate to start the season. Max, Sean and Drancer discuss which franchise is in more trouble, debate the ups and downs of the Sabres and Penguins and give their style points on the NHL's Hometown Remix jerseys.

This episode was recorded LIVE at 3:00pm ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

0:00:00: Intro
0:02:12: Blackhawks are off to a miserable start
0:14:00: Sharks are off to a pretty bad start, too
0:18:30: Do we feel worse about the Hawks or the Sharks?
0:19:18: Can the Sabres right the ship?
0:30:01: Will things get worse for the Penguins?
0:41:44: A hypothetical Martin Necas-Nikita Kucherov trade
0:45:40: Breaking down the best and worst Hometown Remix jerseys

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