About This Episode
Well the qualifying round of the playoffs has just ended so we invited Dale Cory to do a breakdown with us.
We also did a great in depth preview of the upcoming Stanley Cup playoff round of 16. This is such a great conversation about hockey that we really enjoyed ourselves and brought a lot to the table. If you are a fan of hockey you really should put this into your schedule and spend an hour with us!
This is the first day off since the restart happened and it gave us a lot of time to reflect on what occured in an unprecedented round of qualifying. The matchups have been decided and so we spent a good time on each series with a preview breakdown.
We of course talked at length about the Vancouver vs St Louis series and we both think the Canucks have a legitimate shot at advancing past this opponent. The Blues are the defending Stanley Cup Champions but have not looked great in this restart and could be beatable. All of the series seem to be a bit of a toss up in this new bubble world.
The other Western Conference matchups are
Las Vegas VS Chicago
Colorado VS Phoenix
Dallas VS Calgary
The Eastern Conference series are as follows
Philadelphia VS Montreal
Tampa Bay VS Columbus
Washington VS New York Islanders
Boston VS Carolina
We covered them all and had a lot of takes and predictions.
The draft lottery second round happened while we were on the air and it was announced that the New York Rangers had won. This was definitely not the most popular or unpopular outcome but probably a great result for Alexis Lafreniere. He is the consensus # 1 pick as he has shone and been a star at the junior level. He has won the MVP of QMJHL 2 years in a row and the only player to ever do that is Sidney Crosby. He scored 35 goals and recorded 112 points in 52 games this past year. He also was the MVP of the World Junior Championships held in the Czech Republic scoring 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in six games. He led Team Canada to a gold medal in the tournament. Most everyone rejoiced that it at least wasn't Edmonton that won this lottery as they have won it four times before and it hasn't led to much success.
Enjoy the conversation about some great hockey we have witnessed these past weeks. The playoffs are shaping up to be such a blast to watch and we are excited that the real Stanley Cup playoffs are here.
Take Care,
Love yah
Bye for now!
