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NHL Legend Ken Dryden passed away this weekend and we discuss the remarkable hockey career and post-hockey career he had. Carey Price's contract got traded and Connor McDavid's next contract has yet to be signed. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player - Dennis Hextall News Carey Price Trade to San Jose - McDavid watch - why hasn’t he signed? Marner Interview with Mark Masters - puff piece extraorinaire CBA - implementing new rules this year -my Tkachuk theory is shot down! Teams can send one 19 year old to AHL instead of Junior Retention rules changing - must be 75 days between retentions (3 way trades done) Karill Kaprisov rumours - $16MM? Is McDavid waiting for this to be completed? Guess the 5th Ken Dryden - Played 8 seasons, won the cup 6 times. Conn Smythe before Calder 5 Vezinas Record 258-57-74 Playoffs 80-32 quit for a year to get law degree MP Author of The Game - Connections - Last Week Marcel Dionne, Peter Sarno, Cory Locke, Mark Savard This Week - Ken Dryden, Vladislav Tretiak, Eric Lindros, Jarome Iginla

Not much going on in the NHL but author Aaron Bell has a new book out titled "Junior Hockey Giants" and he joined us to tell us all about the book and regale us with tales from his time working for the CHL. Plus we have a lively discussion on who should win the inaugural Milt Schmidt award. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Get ScuttlePuck merch at our store here. Visit Aaron Bell's website Hockey Docs Buy Aaron's Book "Junior Hockey Giants" Title Player Mark Johnson News: McDavid contract watch continues - things pretty quiet but “insiders” expect something before training camp in 3-5 year range Tkachuk - surgery needed but waiting - why? INTERVIEW: Aaron Bell - Junior Hockey Giants - Guess the 5th Milt Schmidt - Potential Inaugural Recipients (Past or Present): 1. Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins 2. Steve Yzerman – Detroit Red Wings 3. Nicklas Lidström – Detroit Red Wings 4. Dustin Brown – Los Angeles Kings 5. Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers 6. Shane Doan – Arizona Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets Franchise 7. Jean Béliveau (Posthumous) – Montreal Canadiens 8. Stan Smyl – Vancouver Canucks 9. Craig Anderson – Buffalo Sabres (Honorary for Ottawa) NHL Players with 10+ Seasons All with One Team Player Team Seasons Years Active Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 22 1983–2006 Nicklas Lidström Detroit Red Wings 20 1991–2012 Henri Richard Montreal Canadiens 20 1955–1975 Jean Béliveau Montreal Canadiens 20 1950–1971 Joe Sakic Quebec/Colorado 20 1988–2009 Stan Mikita Chicago Blackhawks 22 1958–1980 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 17 1984–2006* Gilbert Perreault Buffalo Sabres 17 1970–1987 Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators 17 1995–2013* Rod Gilbert New York Rangers 18 1960–1978 Ken Daneyko New Jersey Devils 20 1983–2003 Shane Doan Winnipeg/Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes 21 1995–2017 Alex Delvecchio Detroit Red Wings 24 1950–1974 Bob Gainey Montreal Canadiens 16 1973–1989 Denis Potvin New York Islanders 15 1973–1988 Patrik Elias New Jersey Devils 20 1995–2016 George Armstrong Toronto Maple Leafs 21 1949–1971 Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 15 2005–2020* Craig Ramsay Buffalo Sabres 14 1971–1985 Pekka Rinne Nashville Predators 15 2005–2021 Thomas Steen Winnipeg Jets 14 1981–1995 Borje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs 16 1973–1989* Connections: Marcel Dionne, Peter Sarno, Cory Locke, Mark Savard

We are mid-summer so not alot going on in the NHL but that doesn't we've stopped thinking about hockey. On this episode we finally put together the criteria for the Milt Schmidt award. We also get up to speed on the latest NHL news including the acquittal of the 5 Hockey Canada players. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Get ScuttlePuck merch at our store here. Title Player - Darryl Sydor News Ehlers signs with Hurricanes $8.5 x 6 yrs Marner signing - tampering explanation from Friedman - Vegas offered Roy to make sure Leafs didn’t place tampering complaint Hockey Canada players acquitted - not cleared to play in NHL pending review Oilers trade for Hobey Baker winner Ike Howard Nick Backstrom officially retires and will return to play for Brynas in Swedish league Emergency backup rules - full time travelling with team Guess the 5th 🏆 The Milt Schmidt Award Award Description: Presented annually to the individual in professional hockey who best exemplifies lifelong loyalty to a single team, while upholding the values and character embodied by Boston Bruins legend Milt Schmidt—leadership, humility, perseverance, and selfless service to the game. Primary Criterion: 🟨 Unwavering Loyalty player, coach, executive, or contributor Supporting Criteria: 🟦 Leadership by Example 🟩 Character and Humility 🟥 Service and Sacrifice 📝 Notes on Implementation: Eligible Recipients: Honours Milt Schmidt’s Legacy:soul COMMITMENT, CLASS, CONTINUITY Connections - Jim Stecker, David Huyben Last week - Alex Delvecchio, Ken Daneyko, Stan Makita, Jean Beliveau This week -

A quick review of the draft and the dreadful presentation by the NHL. We then discuss free agency which had its moments but wasn't really all that consequential. Plus, we give some insight on our summer plans. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Get ScuttlePuck merch at our store here. Title Player - Dit Clapper - Milt Schmidt scuttlepuck.dashery.com News 2025 Draft - thoughts on decentralized approach / presentation Receiving line of players Draft house where players talked to GMs Will this approach last? Big moves Canadiens trade 2 x 2025 1st round picks for Noah Dobson Dobson, 25, was RFA and looking for $11MM. Islanders moving into full rebuild under Darche Will they move Sorokin? Team to watch at deadline Montreal - good get in Dobson to pair with Hutson Big 6’4” , offensive, strong positioning - eliteprospects.com Canadiens building smart, but need top end scoring Dobson, Hutson, Montembeault great core pieces New LTIR Rules - Playoff salary cap - 20 player lineup must meet cap LTIR relief - previous season’s avg salary unless confirmed out for playoffs 2026-27 Dustin Schwartz out as Oilers goalie coach - finally Christian Fischer retirement at 28 - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6472813/2025/07/04/christian-fischer-retires-nhl-red-wings-blue-jackets-coyotes/ Guess the 5th Free Agency Leafs pretty quiet Oilers getting flack for not doing enough - signed Frederic, Bouchard, Kapanen, Mangiapane, Lazar, Philp, (and other league min players) Pretty good - fans mad at no goalie Asked Nurse, Henrique, Arvidsson to waive no move. Nurse, Henrique said no McDavid extension top priority Summer plans

The 2025 Draft is upon us and we have a quick review of the top prospects and what we think teams will do. Any big trades to come? Also we'll have a look at free agency to see who are the biggest targets and which teams will be most active. Lastly, the NHL leaked some changes for the 2026 season and the expected CBA MOU that may be announced this week. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Get ScuttlePuck merch at our store here. We've got some cool items with our special 500 Episodes logo. Title Player Brad Boyes - 505 career reg season points News https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/nhl-player-qa-anonymous-reaction-new-cba-nhlpa Some big changes coming for 2026! Draft June 27, 28 - decentralized as discussed last week Free Agency July 1 Trades Evander Kane to Vancouver for 4th round pick Trevor Zegras to Flyers for Ryan Poehling, 2nd (via CBJ), 2026 4th Mason Marchment to Seattle for 4th, 2026 3rd Reacquire question - could Colorado reacquire Rantanen - since salary retained in the transaction they can’t acquire for a full year Draft Picks 12 - MTL 11 - PIT 10 - ANA, BUF, CHI, PHI 3 -STL 2 - COL Guess the 5th DRAFT PREVIEW Expected 1. Matthew Schaefer, D (Erie Otters, OHL) Expected Draft Position: No. 1 overall – New York Islanders Consensus top prospect—elite skating, offensive instincts from the blue line, and ceiling as a potential franchise defenseman nhl.com+15espn.com+15timesofindia.indiatimes.com+15nypost.com. Nearly every analyst ranks him #1 , and it's widely expected he’ll be the Islanders' pick reuters.com+1timesofindia.indiatimes.com+1. 2. Michael Misa, C (Saginaw Spirit, OHL) Projected Pick: No. 2 – San Jose Sharks A dynamic, high-IQ center—compared to Tavares and Stamkos—with 134 points in 65 OHL gamesnhl.com+15espn.com+15nhl.com+15. Most mocks see San Jose taking him after landing pick #2reuters.com+6espn.com+6nypost.com+6. 3. James Hagens, C (Boston College, NCAA) Prediction: No. 3 or 4 – Chicago Blackhawks or Nashville Predators A shifty, playmaking center with solid upside; ranked 3rd overall by NHL.comreuters.com+14bcinterruption.com+14nypost.com+14. Some mocks slot him to Chicago at #3nhl.com+15espn.com+15nhl.com+15, others to Nashville at #4 sbnation.com+3reuters.com+3nypost.com+3. Islanders have also shown interest but would need to trade up tankathon.com+15reuters.com+15nypost.com+15. 4. Porter Martone, RW (Brampton, OHL) Expected Pick: No. 4/5 – Depending on trade flow A big physical winger (6′3″, 205 lb) with scoring and playmaking chops. Ranked 3rd–4th in many boardsmynhldraft.com+15espn.com+15nhl.com+15. Could slide into pick #4 depending on who skips in front. 5. Caleb Desnoyers, C (Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL) Possible Draft Spot: Top-5 or just outside A reliable two-way centreman with scoring touch. Ranked consistently 5th across Central Scouting and consensus rankings timesofindia.indiatimes.com+4nhl.com+4reuters.com+4nhl.com. Could appeal to teams needing depth down the middle. Others to watch Anton Frondell, C (Djurgårdens IF, Sweden): Big-bodied center with pro experiencenhl.com+1reddit.com+1timesofindia.indiatimes.com+7espn.com+7tankathon.com+7. Mocked to Blackhawks at #3 by some washingtonpost.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15espn.com+15. Porter Martone noted above. Jake O’Brien (C), Roger McQueen (F), Brady Martin (F), Victor Eklund (F): rounds 6–10 in consensus rankingsreuters.com+8tankathon.com+8reddit.com+8. Kashawn Aitcheson, D (Barrie Colts, OHL): Power defender with goal-scoring upside, ranked top 15 consensusreddit.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1. Ivan Ryabkin, C (Muskegon, USHL): Top Russian center in the draft reddit.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1. Logan Hensler, D (Wisconsin, NCAA): Strong NCAA defenseman buzz, targeted mid-first round McKenzie Rankings https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft-center/tsn-bob-mckenzie Heavy Canadian content in first round Comparison to recent years. 2025 - Projected 19 2024 -...

The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in 6 games. After being tied at 2-2 the Panthers overwhelmed the Oilers in games 5 and 6. Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe. We discuss what the Panthers did right and where the Oilers went wrong. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player - Andrew Cogliano NEWS Playoffs - Game 3 - Panthers blow out Oilers 6-1 ( who predicted that? ) Game 4 - Oilers come back after going down 3-0 - McDavid almost posterizes Ekblad Skinner pulled at 3-0 and OIlers come back Game 5 - Panthers win 5-2 low shots, grinding, opportunistic game Marchand with 2 Game 6 - 5-1 Panthers win cup. Bennett Conn Smythe Reinhart gets 4 in final game Playoff stats McDavid - 33 points Draisaitl - 33 points Reinhart,Bouchard, Tkachuk, Verhaeghe - 23 points - Edmonton sports talk - very critical, too old, lots of criticisms that weren’t said after 4 games. - Oilers injuries - Hyman, Ekholm, too much - Oilers SV% in playoffs - .888 - Pickard .886 / Skinner .889 7 wins each - who is the starter? - Reg season Pickard .900 / Skinner .896 - they got exact same goaltending in playoffs. Why expect something different? - Florida - .914 - Bob played every minute. Among goalies that played 5 games or more in playoffs, Skinner was 10th of 17, Pickard 13th. - Seravalli reporting that league investigating Kane on LTIR - of course they are. Next for Oilers Bouchard? Skinner? Guess the 5th Final, random thoughts on playoffs - Refs in the way Linesmen - drop the puck! Hockey Night broadcast comments - Tkachuk pregame interview - questions sounded like came from 10 year olds Panel Elliotte / Amber Format is stale. Isn’t there anything else we can do? Awards - Makar Norris / Hutson Calder Kreider trade Kreider, 4th rounder ANA Carey Terrance, 3rd NYR Seems low return for Kreider Connections Last Week Al McInnes, Cam Ward, Alex Ovechkin, Ryan O’Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault - conn smythe winners in franchsie first cup win ? This week Crazy Stat Next Episode - Draft Preview -

The Stanley Cup Final heads to Florida with the teams tied at 1 and we give our takes. There have been several coaching hires which we talk about and then we discuss the NHL awards that have been given out to date. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Check out ScuttlePuck's online Merch store here. 1. Opening Banter Title Player - Tod Sloan 2. Listener Mail & Hot Takes 3. News Around the League 🏆 Stanley Cup Final – Oilers vs Panthers Game 1:Game 2: Guess the 5th NHL Coaching Carousel Boston Bruins:Pittsburgh Penguins:Chicago Blackhawks:Seattle Kraken:Vancouver Canucks:Philadelphia Flyers:Dallas Stars: 4. Coaching Moves: Who Wins the Offseason? Connections - Last week - Nick Cousins, Marc Crawford, Andrew Shaw, Matt Cooke This week - Al McInnes, Cam Ward, Alex Ovechkin, Ryan O’Reilly, Jonathan Marchessault 2025 NHL Awards Highlights Art Ross & Ted Lindsay:Rocket Richard:Selke & King Clancy:Jack Adams:Masterton Trophy:Other winners to be announced June 12: 7. Crazy Stat of the Week

The Oilers and the Panthers made quick work of their Conference Finals opponents as they both advanced after 5 games. What does the Stanley Cup Final have in store? Lane Lambert to coach the Kraken. Meanwhile the Minnesota Frost repeat as PWHL champions. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio News Check out ScuttlePuck's online Merch store at www.scuttlepuck.dashery.com Playoffs Oilers 4 Stars 1 McDavid - leading NHL in points 26 Panthers 4 Hurricanes 1 Final repeat - game 1 Wednesday June 4 PWHL - Minnesota Frost Expansion - Seattle / Vancouver Treliving - changes, including between the ears Guess the 5th Connections - Last week - Boom Boom Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Bert Olmstead This week - Matt Cooke, Marc Crawford, Nick Cousins, Andrew Shaw

The conference finals have started and the Panthers look set to eliminate the Hurricanes quickly. The Oilers are up 2-1 in a series that has been a bit back and forth. The USA won the World's and the PWHL heads into its final week with the Frost up 2-1 on the Charge. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player - Pelle Eklund Feedback - thanks for congrats from Nora, David Hyuben, Mark Cannons, Adam Cairns Playoffs! Oilers 2 v Stars 1 DAL 6 EDM 3 - Stars 3 PP goals in 3rd EDM 3 DAL 0 - Nurse slash injures Hintz EDM 6 DAL 1 - McDavid 2 goals - Skinner kept them in it in 2nd - Blown calls both ways Skinner answering critics Panthers 3 v Hurricanes 0 FLA 5 CAR 2 FLA 5 CAR 0 FLA 6 CAR 2 What’s to say? CF% 54 SF% 49.6 GF% 7.69 xGF%45.58 Led league in reg season with xGF% 55.99 15 straight Conf Final losses 2023 - Panthers 2019 - Bruins 2009 - Penguins What next, assuming loss? Brind’amour, Tulsky? Guess the 5th News Shanahan out in Toronto Pelley will not hire President - Treliving will report to him. No Grit. No Grind. No Greatness. PWHL - Minnesota Frost 2 v Ottawa Charge 1 - all 3 games in OT Best of 5. Game 4 in Minnesota on Monday. Game 5 Wed World Championships USA wins in OT on goal by Tage Thompson - 1-0 over Switzerland Sweden bronze with win over Denmark Denmark beat Canada 2-1 in quarter final. Hall of Fame Inductions - Henrik Lundqvist Zdeno Chara Vicky Sunohara - Canadian Women’s Kai Hietarinta - Pres Finnish Ice Hockey 1984-1997 Kim Martin-Hasson - Swedish Women’ Goalie Frans Nielsen - Danish David Vyborny - Czech Connections Last episode - reverse sweep This week - Boom Boom Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Bert Olmstead I have a concept for fans of teams that continue to disappoint them. Fan bankruptcy DOPeS - are they working?

The Leafs are out, the Oilers are in but we don't care 'cause it's our 500th episode!!! We have lots of audio clips and notes of congratulatins. Thanks to all for listening, we really appreication it!! Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Ed Jovanovski Feedback - notes from listeners on 500 News - FLA 4 v TOR 3 Leafs out in another game 7. (7 in a row) 2 6-1 defeats in last 3 games Past 9 seasons - over 100pts 6 times 2 series wins What’s going to change? Marner? Tavares? Shanahan? Treliving? EDM 4 v VGK 1 Oilers played physically Kasperi Kapanen came in after sitting first 9 Skinner back to back shutouts after Pickard hurt Game 4 3-0 win was huge. Oilers changed PK approach - super aggressive CAR 4 v. WSH 1 Caps outshot 149-96 in series - less than 20 shots / game DAL 4 v WPG 2 Scheiffele plays after father passes away Jets have lost 10 straight road playoff games - back to game 1 in 2023 vs VGK Hellebuyck issue? 2 shutouts in series - .905 SV% Stars living up to hype. Rantanen…man Deboer good luck charms Other news Ken Holland to Kings Rick Tocchet to Flyers Mike Sullivan to Rangers Adam Foote promoted by Canucks Are there no new minds in hockey? Lafreniere rumoured to be going to Montreal - another example of Canadiens thinking they will turn around a French Canadian kid who has promise but couldn’t make it elsewhere. Celebratory audio clips - Quick memories or stories about the podcast over 500 episodes Memories - Pete Wood’s epic rant about Canadiens Justin Bourne Ken Reid / Ivanka Bruce Dowbiggin Recording from Gold Lake dock 2016 Draft - recorded with Krulikoski and Matt O’Brien 2022 Draft - train ride to Montreal, meeting up with Yaremchuk, talking to Scouts - seeing GMs walking around. The chaos of the first round. Predicting Penguins Cup win in 2017 Predicted Coyotes move to Utah Guess the 5th Conference Finals CAR v FLA Start May 22 - every other night at 8:00pm Carolina Hurricanes Regular Season RecordDivision RankHead CoachKey PlayersGoaltending Florida Panthers Regular Season RecordDivision RankHead CoachKey PlayersGoaltending EDM v DAL Start May 21 - Every other night at 8:00 except Sunday. -3:00PM Edmonton Oilers Regular Season RecordDivision FinishKey PlayersGoaltendingPlayoff Path The Oilers have showcased a more balanced and resilient lineup this postseason, with contributions beyond their star duo of McDavid and Draisaitl. Improved defensive play and goaltending have been pivotal in their journey back to the Conference Final . Dallas Stars Regular Season RecordDivision FinishKey PlayersGoaltendingPlayoff Path Dallas has been bolstered by the midseason acquisition of Mikko Rantanen, who has delivered back-to-back hat tricks and leads the playoffs in goals and points, significantly enhancing the Stars' offensive capabilities . 🔍 Series Insights Season SeriesPlayoff HistoryCoaching

In a crazy 2nd round, the Leafs open up a 2 game lead on the Panthers and then give it back when they go to Florda. The Oilers are up 2-1 but an injury to Calvin Pickard has forced them to rely on Stuart Skinner who is struggling. Connor Hellebuyck has been up and down like a toilet seat. Which Hellebuyck will they get in game 4? The Canes look set to go up 3-1 over the Caps. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio 🎙️ ScuttlePuck Podcast - Episode [Your Episode Number] 📅 May 12, 2025 🏒 Title Player: Marc Savard 1️⃣ Title Player: Marc Savard - Golfer 2️⃣ Feedback & Banter 5️⃣ 🧑‍🏫 News Ducks hire Joel QuennevilleWorld Championship Update Germany 🇩🇪 Canada 🇨🇦 Wins over Latvia, Slovenia. France next 7️⃣ ❓ Guess the 5th 3️⃣ NHL Playoffs - Round 2 Update Leafs vs PanthersOilers vs Golden Knights Hurricanes vs CapitalsStars vs Jets 8️⃣ 🔗 Connections Last Week: Conn Smythe winners ini 2000s This week - 1975 Islanders, 2010 Flyers, 2014 La Kings, 1942 Leafs Crazy Stat 6️⃣ ⚖️ DOPeS Watch Nicolas Roy (VGK)Max Domi (TOR)

Round 1 Wrapped up with an incredible game for the Winnipeg Jets as they defeated the St. Louis Blues. Round 2 has started and the Oilers and Leafs are off to good starts. How are the Panthers avoiding appropriate discipline from the NHL? Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Todd Marchant News Top NHL Headlines (10–12 mins) PWHL - Reg season over - Montreal gets to pick playoff opponent Trophy Nominees Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, Dedication) Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN), Gabriel Landeskog (COL), Sean Monahan (CBJ)1 Selke Trophy (Best Defensive Forward) Aleksander Barkov (FLA), Anthony Cirelli (TB), Sam Reinhart (FLA)2 Jack Adams Award (Best Head Coach) Scott Arniel (WPG), Spencer Carbery (WSH), Martin St. Louis (MTL)2 Norris Trophy (Best Defenseman) Quinn Hughes (VAN), Cale Makar (COL), Zach Werenski (CBJ)47 Ted Lindsay Award (Most Outstanding Player, voted by players) Nikita Kucherov (TB), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Cale Makar (COL)56 Vezina Trophy (Best Goaltender) Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Darcy Kuemper (LAK), Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) Hart Draisaitl, Hellebuyck, Kucherov Calder - tomorrow Guess the 5th 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Second Round Breakdown (UPDATED) (25–30 mins) 🔹 Eastern Conference (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Florida Panthers – Toronto leads 1–0 (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes – Carolina leads 1–0 🔹 Western Conference (P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers – Edmonton leads 1–0 5th consecutive comeback win (C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C2) Dallas Stars – Series tied 0–0 Preview: Goalie duel (Hellebuyck vs. Oettinger); both teams coming off Game 7 wins Connections Last Week. -Terry Crisp, Larry Robinson, Al Arbour, Jacques Lemaire This Week - Cam Ward, JS Giguere, Tim Thomas, Justin Williams Crazy Stat

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we breakdown the first round series and make our predictions right through to the Stanley Cup Champion. We also have a look at our preseason predictions and review the final points leaders. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Craig Simpson Feedback News Laviolette and Bylsma out as coaches Play off Series Leafs 3 Sens 1 Overall play Leafs have been better other than game 1 Sens controlled play but Leafs got all the goals 2 OT Games Big diff between xGF and CF Core 4 producing Stolarz steady Any concerns? Panthers 2 Lightning 1 Hagel suspension on Barkov Tkachuk late hit on Guentzel Captials 3 Canadiens 1 - bench shenanigans - Anderson / Wilson fined for unsportsmanlike Total goals 9-9 Canadiens dominated Game 3 Hurricanes 3 Devils 1 Devils outscoring at 5 v 5 4-3 in series xGF very even Goaltending - thought would be weak, but good both sides Could easily go long Guess the 5th Kings 2 Oilers 2 All the goals LAK 16 EDM 14 8-8 in 5v5 goals PP 7-2 LAK Oilers PK% 41.7 - can only get better! Last year Oilers PK was near perfect Oilers D Skinner / Pickard? Kuemper only OK so far. Wild 2 Golden Knights 2 Vegas has been by far better team statistically Except for SV% Haven’t watched but numbers not good for Hill Avalance 2 Stars 2 Dallas - 7 goals in 4 games and vs 13 for COL Overall AVS dominant - should win the series Jets 2 Blues 2 Crazy flip for game 3 - Jets dominant in Games 1 and 2 Got crushed in game 3 in all stats Hellebuyck solid for first 2 games - should be fine Connections This Week - Terry Crisp, Larry Robinson, Al Arbour, Jacques Lemaire Crazy Stat - Ken Griffey Jr.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we breakdown the first round series and make our predictions right through to the Stanley Cup Champion. We also have a look at our preseason predictions and review the final points leaders. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Al Secord Feedback - thanks to all for playing - getting lots of responses News Season over and matchups set. Habs make it in on last night Panarin - Rangers paid out employee after sex assoult allegations Ovechkin says he will play next year - final year of contract Points Leaders Overall Kucherov 37 84 121 MacKinnon 32 84 116 Draisaitl 52 54 106 McDavid gets 8th 100 point season - tied with Dionne for 3rd most Defence Makar 30 62 92 Werenski 23 59 82 Hughes 16 60 76 Rookies Hutson 6 60 66 Michkov 26 37 63 Celebrini 25 38 63 Hutson wins Calder? Goalies Stolarz .926 Hellebuyck .925 Kuemper .922 Guess the 5th Regular Season predictions review Connections LAST WEEK - Brady Tkachuk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin THIS WEEK - Dineen, Lowry, Patrick, Brind’amour Brackets WPG v STL Closer than you might think Hellebuyck + Higher end Scoring give Jets edge DAL v COL Tough series to call COL higher top end with Makar and MacKinnon DAL better goaltending VGK v MIN Not close - VGK better in all dept except goaltending Is Gustavsson that much better than Hill? LAK v EDM EDM limping in - no Ekholm for 1st rnd LAK have big edge in net TOR v OTT another one closer than might think TOR not strong by fancy stats OTT a bit better by xGF Goaltending even if Ullmark healthy Offence edge goes to TO TBL v FLA Overall game play FLA much better SH% and SV% TBL has edge WSH v MTL Fancy Stats WSH much better WSH has edge in SH% and SV% CAR v NJD Fancy stats not close - CAR best in NHL Goaltending for both teams not good. NJD has slight edge CRAZY PREDICTION FOR PLAYOFFS Make one off the wall prediction Crazy Stat

The Masters was just too good not to talk about it so we brought in Golf Pro Jonathan Gee to discuss Rory's amazing win and the incredible last round of this year's Masters. We then discussed all the latest hockey news including Rogers' new TV deal and what it will cost to go to Leafs playoff games. Plus we have a guess at this year's trophy races. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Sylvain Turgeon #2 in 1983 Draft - 1 - Lawton 2 - Turgeon 3 - Lafontaine 4 - Yzerman 5 - Barrasso Feedback - Atish email - Crosby 2nd greatest of all time / 4 on 4 / Leonard - get well soon News - Masters - Jon Gee Rose - 10 birdies McIroy - 1 over - 2 double bogeys, 3 bogeys on round including last hole Rogers contract - 12 years, $11 Billion Current deal expires after 2025-26 - was 12 years, $5.2 Billion Same old same old? Leafs playoff ticket prices - $29,000 for 16 games. $1,460 per seat for 4th round. 1 4th round game - approx ticket revenue $24 million. Ray Shero died Wednesday Landeskog back playing in AHL after 3 years - uncertain about playoffs for Avs Ekholm, McDavid returned this week but Ekholm left game. Hyman left game as well. Oilers current injuries - Draisaitl, Ekholm, Kane, Frederic, Nuge, Walman, Klingberg, Hyman, Skinner Pickard doing his best, but Bowman made big mistake not addressing goaltending Leafs Top spot in Atlantic - Battle of Ontario looking likely. Guess the 5th Playoffs Bruins fully embraced the tank - since deadline are 3-12 Last in East, 29th in NHL. Teams don’t tank though. Blues win streak ends at 12 - loss to Jets and Oilers West Not quite over Wildcard East It’s over Wildcard Trophy Races Rocket Richard - Draisaitl 52 G Art Ross - MacKinnon, Kucherov - 116 Pts Norris - Makar - who else? Hart - MacKinnon, Hellebuyck, Draisaitl? Vezina - Hellebuyck - Adams - Spencer Carbery, Jim Montgomery, Scott Arniel Connections Last Week - Bobby Hull, Rick Ley, JC Tremblay, Richard Brodeur Guesses - Jim Stecker - WHA Hall of Fame, Drew - same, Jon Gee - all players have their numbers retired by their teams (he mistook Martin Brodeur for Richard) This week - Brady Tkachuk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin Streakin’ - nothing more than 2 games Jon Gee Crazy Stat - Tiger woods Scheffler #1 - 73 weeks To catch Tiger has to remain at top until Oct 21, 2035 Tiger was #1 for 683 weeks total Longest streak - 281 - June 12 2005 - Oct 30, 2010

Much to Mike's chagrin, Alexander Ovechkin becomes the NHL's all time goal scoring leader with a truly astounding 895 goals! We also look at the Oilers and Leafs as they get ready for the playoffs. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Dion Phaneuf News Ovi breaks the goal record. Oilers win two but Draisaitl goes down again - suggestions of load management for Oilers - Leafs - may fans oddly optimistic How about them Blues? 12 game winning streak has them solidly in playoffs Nov 24 Blues fired Drew Bannister and brought in Jim Montgomery - Jack Adams? Before coaching change: CF% / SF% 48%. / GF% 41%. SV% 89.7% SH% 7.77% After coaching change: CF%/SF% 49-50% / GF% 60%. SV% 92.84%. SH%10.54% Is that coaching? Up to coach change, Binnington was 89.4 SV% 2.91 GAA after 92.6% SV% 1.95 GAA Guess the 5th Playoff races - West - Wild 89 GR 5 Flames 84 GR 7 East Canadiens 81 GR 7 Rangers 79 GR 7 Blue Jackets 77 GR 8 Red Wings 77 GR 7 Everything else pretty much decided. Season ends Sat April 17 Connections - Last Week - This week - Linus Ullmark, Tristen Jarry, Philip Gustavsson, Alex Nedeljkovic Correct Answers - Atish Singh, Cameron Miller, Jim Stecker (our other judge listener) Jim has been to Casa Bonita - any others? This week - Bobby Hull, Rick Ley, JC Tremblay, Richard Brodeur Crazy Stat - From Jim Stecker - Yankees scored 3 home runs on first 3 pitches of game on March 29 DOPeS - nothing

With several key players out heading to the playoffs, including McDavid and Draisaitl, Mike is concerned about the Oilers prospects. John Tortarella gets fired by the Flyers, which isn't a huge surprise, but why now? Plus we have a look at the playoff picture as the matchups start to come into focus. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player- Johnny Bucyk - 493 PIM News Oilers Injuries - McDavid, Draisaitl, Skinner, Ekholm, Kane, Frederic - Are they screwed for playoffs if they make it? 6 points up on Vancouver 5-4-1 in last 10 - can they hold on? Draisaitl played last night - 3 points, 2 G including 50 and 51 Only active player with 4 seasons with 50 G and 50A in same season Tortarella - fired in Philly - 2-7-1 in last 10 - 9 games left in season - why now? https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/why-philadelphia-flyers-fired-coach-john-tortorella-behavior “Becoming increasingly combative with everyone in the organization, from management, to coaches, to players, to staff, Tortorella’s antics wore on everyone.” Brent Burns -915 consecutive games - 4th all time Ovi Ovechkin - 5 back of Gretzky, 6 to pass - should have stayed at 888 - 10 Games to go and scored at .072 per game pace. Goal Scoring - 2024-25 - Leon with 51 leads 2023-24 - 4 players, Matthes 69, Reinhart 57, Hyman 54, Mackinnon 51 2022-23 - 5 players McDavid 64, Pastrnak 61, Rantanen 55, Draisaitl 52 2021-22 - 4 players Matthews 60, Draisatil, 55, Kreider 52, Ovi 50 2021-20, 19-20 None 2018-19 Ovi 51, Draisaitl 50 Crosby - passes Gretzky with 20th ppg season Guess the 5th Playoff Races Points - Leafs could win Atlantic - how important Top 3 in each division pretty much set Only top in Atlantic up for grabs Close to certain matchups CAR v NJD DAL v COL LAK v EDM Wildcard Races East - CBJ, MTL, NYR, NYI, DET West - STL, VAN, CGY Worst team last 5 years to make playoffs 23-24 WSH 91 22-23 FLA 92 21-22 NSH 97 18-19 COL 90 17-18 COL 95 This year, if pts pace continues, last team 85pts Connections Carryover - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson (Hyuben Guess - Yukon connection) - All played with a teammate whose name was the same with a different spelling....that was a tough one. This week - Linus Ullmark, Tristen Jarry, Philip Gustavsson, Alex Nedeljkovic Streaking - W STL 9, VGK 6, DAL 5 L BOS 5 Crazy Stat DOPeS Zary 2 games - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/connor-zary-of-calgary-flames-suspended-2-games-for-elbowing

For the first time ever, we have an in-studio guest as Paul Steward from www.bucpower.com joins us to tell us about his North American tour and discuss the latest in the NHL. He also puts us to the test in Guess the 5th. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Tony Granato Feedback - David Hyuben - Guelph Biltmores News - Paul’s tour through North America Gretzky/ Bettman following Ovechkin - only needs 8 now Oilers lost 8th loss in last 11. Athletic ranked their goalie tandem as 27th in NHL Leafs - healing for Mitch Marner? - Leafs want to sign but no negotiations so far so would you be interested? Marner’s answer “No” Lebrun carrying water for the team? Will Mitch stay? Does it depend on playoffs? Guess the 5th - Paul Standings review Sens only 4 behind Lightning - is Paul concerned? 6 pts between Penguins in 9th wildcard and Bluejackets in 2nd wildcard Streaking - Senators / Hurricans W5 No one beyond L2 Connections - Last WEEK - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson This Week - Carryover

Concerns that the trade deadline would be a bit of a dud turned out to be very active and with some big names moving. Despite the Stars and Panthers making big moves for big names, both the Oilers and Leafs made moves but no blockbusters. The Bruns clearly decided to punt on this yeaar and be in a position to take advantage of lots of cap space this summer. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player - Jean Ratelle News Trade Deadline Marchand to Florida - Boston eats half salary and gets 2027 2nd - crazy low return Rantanen to Dallas Carlo to Leafs Coyle, Nelson to Avalanche Oilers…. Jake Walman Trent Frederic All primary competition added to top, Oilers shored up bottom half of lineup Leafs - Scott Laughton, Brandon Carlo - shored up Defence Marner - was on the block Sens move Josh Norris Bruins - big time retool - Marchand, Carlo, Coyle, Frederic - 3 pts out of wildcard - give up on this season - All players brought back other than Middelestadt, Minten on expiring deals Approx $66MM in cap allocation for next season. Cap is $95.5 Post Deadline Cap favourites Guess the 5th POST DEADLINE REBUILDERS Draft Picks - Puck Pedia Pick Value - based on Matt Perri calculation - https://puckpedia.com/PerriPickValue ANA - 317.6 BOS - 119.6 BUF - 160.52 CGY - 193.89 CAR - 120.31 CHI - 361.68 COL - 49.96 CBJ - 342.45 DAL - 42.22 DET - 166.17 EDM - 60.65 FLA - 53.94 LAK - 89.16 MIN - 119.62 MTL - 359.7 NAS - 141.59 NJD - 136.82 NYI - 107.06 NYR - 70.17 OTT - 161.53 PHI - 225.37 PIT - 207.36 SJS - 346.87 SEA - 203.62 STL - 143.69 TBL - 51.69 TOR - 46.32 UTA - 179.38 VAN - 89.86 VGK - 69.01 WAS - 93.24 WPG - 76.69 Standings - 20 games left - down the stretch they come! Note - Kings are 5 points behind Minnesota in Wildcard Tightening up - Utah and St Louis making it interesting Connections LAST WEEK - Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe, Joe Nieuwendyk - Jon Gee / Nora THIS WEEK - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson Going Streaking FLA 5W / COL, DAL, VGK 4W DET 5L Crazy Stat - Julio Franco -

Seth Jones was traded by the Blackhawks Saturday in one of the bigger moves so far in the lead up to the trade deadline. Will there be anything left for deadline day? The Oilers broke a 5 game losing streak while the Jets had their 11 game winning streak come to an end. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Title Player Norm Ullman - 490 Goals News 6 Trades this week Seth Jones Trade Jones plus 2026 4th to Florida for Spencer Knight and 2026 1st, protected to Chicago. Chicago retained $2,500,000 Oilers break 5 game losing skid - Pickard starts on HNIC prime game vs Hurricanes - trade looming? - Lowetide - focused on McDavid struggles with GF% - always been well above 50% - away from Lean is 40% - Leon is 60% w/o 97 - what is going on? Jets 11 game winning streak ends vs Nashville Thursday 1st in NHL +71 Goal differential 5v5 Stats GF% 59.07 vs CF% 49.7 SV% 93.5 (1) PP 30.5% (1) PK 79% (16) Atlantic - TOP 3 Pulling away with winning streaks Stadium series - Detroit vs Columbus - 94,000 - Gaudreau tributes - both teams wore Gaudreau sweaters from different stages of career - visually stunning - great sweaters on both sides PWHL - annual game at Bell Centre - over 17,000 - Montreal beat Boston in OT Guess the 5th TRADE DEADLINE - Friday March 7 Who’s Left? Seravalli Board https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/sources-sabres-phones-buzzing-with-interest-in-j-j-peterka-who-joins-trade-targets-board Connections Last week: Mascots - Harvey - Flames , Bailey - Kings, Louie - Blues , Carleton - Leafs - mascots This week: Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe, Joe Nieuwendyk Going Streaking: TBL W8, TOR, MTL, STL W4 WAS L3 Crazy Stat DOPeS: Hartman suspension reduced to 8 games - Bettman gives 13 page(!) ruling. https://media.nhl.com/site/asset/public/ext/2024-25/HartmanRuling.pdf Zegras - 3 games - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/ducks-trevor-zegras-suspended-three-games-for-interference why not rule 48?