Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams play a game of 'Would You Rather' with three young AHL defensemen on the rise. Jesper Wallstedt [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwMzM0OTAzOTE1NTg2NjY4/usatsi_19148159_168400847_lowres.jpg] Jesper Wallstedt On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - Ryan Merkley — one of hockey's polarizing prospects in recent years — is KHL-bound. Jacob and Patrick dive into why the former first-round pick of the Sharks in 2018, struggled to cement himself as an NHL regular, let alone as a high-end AHL defenseman during the course of his entry-level contract. - Jacob and Patrick play an AHL-themed game of Would You Rather. The criteria were which prospect you would choose if you were starting a franchise from scratch. For forwards, it was Marco Rossi, Luke Evangelista or Lukas Reichel. Defensemen were Simon Edvinsson, David Jiricek or Simon Nemec. In net, it was either Dustin Wolf, Jesper Wallstedt or Yaroslav Askarov. Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams play a game of 'Would You Rather' with three young AHL defensemen on the rise. - Darren Raddysh signed a two-year, one-way deal in Tampa. Jacob and Patrick dive into how signing one of the best defensemen in the AHL last year to a two-year deal is some shrewd work by Tampa Bay. Check out the full episode and subscribe on your preferred platform. Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams play an AHL 'Would You Rather' for each position, discuss Ryan Merkley heading to the KHL and Darren Raddysh's new contract. Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-hockey-news-on-the-a/id1671020473] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1mzu4iFeQ7sf5fmDpCNbeL?si=bb19e1e50a9f4813] Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdGhlLWhvY2tleS1uZXdzLW9uLXRoZS1h?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjR4LybwM_9AhUJk4kEHY51CGEQ9sEGegQIARAC] Podbean [https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-byy3d-16dab3e4] Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/1056574] iHeartRadio [https://iheart.com/podcast/108485953/] Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/da700cda-cb10-4553-a7a9-b8fd7ce54944/the-hockey-news-on-the-a] For more shows and episodes on the NHL, junior hockey, the AHL, ECHL and women's hockey, check out THN.com/podcast [http://thn.com/podcast] or click on "Podcasts" in the menu.
