Episode Transcript
[00:00:10] Speaker A: What's going on, everybody? Welcome back to the good old Hockey podcast. This is episode number 31. This. I mean, geez, we've been grinding the past couple weeks with the playoffs, but we're finally seeing some series being over. I think we've had, like. I feel like it's been three episodes out now since playoffs have started.
[00:00:30] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:00:31] Speaker A: No eliminations yet, but now we've got three. That's we'll get into. And then also some other series lighting up. We're recording this on Tuesday.
By the time this comes to you guys, we don't know if Colorado is going to advance. We don't know if Vancouver is going to advance, and we don't know if Edmonton is going to advance. So.
[00:00:52] Speaker B: Please, Winnipeg, hold together. I have Winnipeg winning a bracket, so I need them. Yeah, it was pretty dicey to make them win. I thought it was going to be their year, especially if they can beat the avalanche. So. Really hoping they win tonight.
[00:01:06] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah, we'll see. Last time I checked, they were up two one. We'll keep checking.
[00:01:12] Speaker B: They're down two three right now.
[00:01:14] Speaker A: Oh, two three. Okay. Oh, boy. Um, well, not good for them, but games not over yet, so we shall see. Um, but that being said, how was your week? I know you had a. Another crazy one with moving.
[00:01:29] Speaker B: Yeah, just, uh, it's. I'm kind of past the moving stage right now and more. Just cleaning, like, crazy phase.
[00:01:39] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:01:39] Speaker B: I'm trying to. Trying to struggle to get our security deposit back, which we probably won't get a lot of it back, but I'm hoping, like, more than half of it we get back. That would be ideal.
Or even more. But my dad's also in town, so he's helping us move some things and get set up. As you can see, my wall is still not set up. This will be set up one day, and there's going to be a bunch of cool stuff. Bunch of cool posters, memorabilia, maybe a jersey. All sorts of cool shit right there, too. So. Still haven't really set up, uh, this room. I'm specifically making it like an office and a podcast room. So I'm super stoked on that. But, uh, yeah, yeah, besides that, work's been grinding both jobs, so. How have you been, though, man?
[00:02:25] Speaker A: Pretty good. Um, yeah, I mean, stressful week as always. It feels like now that being an adult is a thing. Um, hasn't been, you know, I don't know, nothing. Nothing crazy. The weekend was fun.
Went out to meridian, bars out there. Crazy place. Crazy people there. Some lady was like, talking about the government conspiracies and something about, like, Michael Jackson. I don't know. But it was just a lot of randomness. But there was a lot of hockey to be watched and a lot of hockey watched done by me.
[00:03:01] Speaker B: But, dude. Yeah. Meridian bars are. You get the interest. Most interesting creatures in the treasure valley there.
[00:03:09] Speaker A: Downtown Boise. You know, it's a little odd. There's some people there. Not as much as Meridian. Yeah, meridian.
[00:03:16] Speaker B: Like the past. I used to live in Meridian, so I used to go downtown reading a lot. But, like, past few times I've gone out, especially recently. Yeah, there's been, like, insane amounts of cops and just crazy things that have happened. Um, yeah. Yeah, man, I. Downtown Meridian, we got it. We got to hit that up. We should, like, do a vlog on these times.
[00:03:36] Speaker A: Oh, my God, dude, hit up.
Yeah, yeah, that would. Yeah, we'll see. But, um. Yeah, that'd be fun. Um, but, yeah, we had some of the games this weekend. Well, let's just fill everyone in on the series, if you're not already aware, it's kind of tough because a lot of these series might be over. Might be not. Um, but the most notable one just happened tonight is the Toronto Maple Leafs coming back. We also had the stars tying the series back up again. A couple three one leads from. Oh, gosh. Let's read it out loud before we get into it. We'll just give you guys a breakdown of everything so far. Ranger swept Carolina up four one. Edmonton, three one right now. Vancouver, three one right now as we're speaking. Color three one as we're speaking. And Dallas and Knights are still tied as we're speaking. But we're going to get into some of the teams that got knocked off, talk about those series and give a little, you know, series mvp and maybe a little ghost to the series who just disappeared in the playoffs. First one, Rangers Capital sweep, four game series. We haven't really talked about this series a whole lot because there hasn't been a lot to talk about other than dominance by the Rangers.
You know, the cops haven't really been able to compete with them.
We kind of called this, I feel like, and we said maybe five games if, you know, you could give Washington a game here and there. But, I mean, cheers to you guys, Washington, for coming out to play. Good job making the playoffs. But I think we could all seen this coming now. I don't know that any other team that were hunting for the playoff spot would have done much different.
I feel like some of the other teams might have put up a fight, but, you know, is what it is. Capital squeaked in.
I wanted to see Detroit there because I feel like they could have put up some sort of fight, but.
[00:05:26] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, and, like, I feel like the Rangers showed how good of a team they have in this series that they're, they're, I mean, I wouldn't say the team to beat necessarily yet in the east. I feel like, I feel like the Panthers kind of are right now.
The Rangers could be up there, though. Yeah. It's going to be very interesting to see how they do in the second round because they had a pretty easy matchup this, this first round. I mean, sweeping the capitals. They barely squeaked in.
Yeah. And, like, I totally agree. Like, I mean, the Penguins, wings and flyers were all very much on the cusp of making that last wild card spot, and I just wonder, like, would one of those teams at least have won a game? Like, I feel like, I feel like the pens could have probably squeaked out of game, maybe even the. I mean, I think I feel like all those teams, like, but also, I could be mistaken because it was, it's kind of an interesting way the cops got in. It was like, more about just points and kind of, I mean, more or less like, I feel like all those teams are very, very neck and neck at the, like, towards the end of the season, and it kind of just came down to, like, points wise and, yeah, you know, head to heads and, and really how they finish this season, but, yeah, dude, I agree. The wings are pens, I think, but even the Flyers, too. I mean, but the Flyers are playing shitty hockey at the end. Yeah, but I mean, at least the pens and the wings, I feel like we're playing pretty good hockey. I think they could have at least given a better fight against the Rangers, but, yeah, man. Who would you pick for the series mvp?
[00:07:06] Speaker A: I would give it to.
I mean, it's kind of a toss up. I wanted to give it to Panera, but I don't know, I feel like Shasturkin is well deserving of it. You know, four wins, great save percentage.
How many goals against did he have? All series?
[00:07:22] Speaker B: Dude, he had like seven.
Seven goals against the whole series in four games, which is, which is pretty damn good.
Not saying the Capitals are very, very high scoring team whatsoever, but you need a good goalie to win games, and he definitely proved that he's that goalie, at least against a second wild card team, but something that was very interesting. I know we're kind of given an MVP and a ghost of each of the series, Alex Ovechkin went pointless. He didn't score a goal. He didn't even score assist, which is. That's not what you want out of your. I mean, most legendary capitalist player of all time.
[00:08:02] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:08:03] Speaker B: Kind of worries me because it's like, dude, he had kind of a resurgence during the season, but then, I mean, gets in the playoffs and it goes ghost mode. So I think that was very interesting. And, you know, he definitely wins that award. I know it's been a headline all over the place, but, yeah, man, poor Ovi. Hopefully he can get in the playoffs and show what he's worth again.
[00:08:22] Speaker A: I know. I feel. I do feel for him. I mean, you know, it happens time to time. He's also at an older age, and like you said, like, he had a not a rough season. He had a slow start, good second half. But, you know, at his age, I can't really say a whole lot. I don't. When I'm 38, there's no way I'm gonna be able to play hot, like, play hockey like he does. So I don't know. Even at 24, I can't do it. So I don't know. I get it.
I don't know. I really couldn't put a finger on what happened. I mean, I didn't really watch that series a whole lot. I kind of figured it was gonna happen, but, yeah, Obi going pointless was, I don't know, shocking to me.
[00:09:04] Speaker B: Yeah, that is shocking because he's pretty damn good in the playoffs. I want to say he's like a point per game in the playoffs.
So, I mean, especially during that cup run in 2018, um, he was by far one of the best players on that team. Um, at least. At least goal production. Like, I could see him not scoring any assists, but to get zero goals, it's like, damn, what's. What's going on? Maybe it's just the people around him, though. I mean, he might just. He might need Kuznetsov, you know?
[00:09:37] Speaker A: Yeah. Cuz Netzoff had a great night tonight, so, I mean, yeah, that's a good point. I mean, I don't think his supporting cast is the greatest, but I don't think that team is the greatest. And, you know, as much as personal accolades aside, you have to have a good team around you to do anything. You could be the best player. You be Connor McDavid, but if you put him on the Capitals, probably just as good as he's going to do on the wheelers, like, being honest, but it's not like he has a great supporting cast, but he at least has someone else.
[00:10:09] Speaker B: Wait, so you're saying ov to the Oilers?
[00:10:11] Speaker A: No, no, no.
That would actually be funny to watch.
[00:10:15] Speaker B: That would be fucking crazy.
[00:10:17] Speaker A: Yeah. I want him to give that goal record as a capital, though. I feel like, yeah, fits him and who he is. But enough about the Rangers and Capitals. I'm looking forward to the second 2nd series, though. They're gonna be playing the Hurricanes, which we'll get into next, but next one. Panthers. Lightning. The second team to advance. Panthers win in five. A good old fashioned gentleman sweep. Give the lightning a little taste of victory, game four, and then just pummel them in game five. I think they beat them, like six to one.
You know, it was very close. I thought that series was pretty good by Tampa. You know, Florida just had the benefit of being Florida, and they're able to close it out and clutch moments and win those close games. They have a great goalie. Pobrosky again, I'll say it again, he's going to carry them onto the next series, whoever they play. We don't know yet.
You know, I.
I want to say I felt. I felt like it went by pretty quick. I didn't think the Panthers were going to win in five. I thought maybe give the Lightning another game. I definitely didn't think they were going to go, go up 30, but, you know, Tampa tried their best. Boo. Who? You get a little, what's it called? Participation trophy. The Panthers are a good team, and not that Tampa is a bad team, but I think they're slowly falling out, and, you know, they had their great runs, and it's going to be a rebuild soon for them.
[00:11:49] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, I think.
Yeah, I think they could do some retooling and keep their main core because. Cause they still got Braden point, they still got Kucharov, who is one of the best players in the league. They got headman, they got Vasilevsky. So, I mean, they have a really good core. I just think that their depth in their previous years was way better than.
[00:12:12] Speaker A: It is this year.
[00:12:13] Speaker B: Like, their depth just is not as good. They don't have that calorie.
You know, they. They don't. Oh, my gosh, I'm blanking on their cup runs right now. But, you know, there's a lot of players like Alexander Culorn that were, you know, big parts of those Stanley cup runs and just for showing, like, how good with Tampa was in those previous years.
But, you know, I did expect him to at least give up a little bit more of a fight, especially with Vasileski and that, I feel like if you have that guy in that, any team could go far. Yeah. But, yeah, it just showed the Panthers. Panthers are right back where they were yet last year. I mean, I feel like they were surprised last year, but this, this year, like I said, they're kind of the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. I don't think people really saw that going into the playoffs, but I think after round one, it's like, oh, shit, they're for real. They're back and they're. I mean, they got Kachuk, Barkov, Teresenko, motherfucking Reinhardt. I mean, Ecbad, Bobroski. I mean, they have a stacked roster right now, so, I mean, very surprising that they won in five games. I thought it was at least going to go to six, but the Lightning did keep it close the first two games, so I'll give that to them. But, yeah, they really showed that. Just. I'd say that that gap in skill those teams have in the past two games. So.
[00:13:45] Speaker A: Yeah, no, I agree.
Yeah, we'll move on, but for that, we'll give out our series MVP and ghost of a series.
I would honestly give it to my man and your man, technically, or used to be, Matthew Kachuk.
Unbelievable. Again, in the playoffs, he's turning it on. He didn't have a super crazy regular season. He didn't. Last year. He cracked, I want to say, almost 110.1 hundred, 20 points. He had a lot of points last year. I want to say third in MVP voting last year.
But he didn't have a crazy regular season and obviously at a crazy playoffs. But it seems like he's, you know, coming back into his form where he shines the. The best and brightest. Three goals, six assists, nine points. Great.
[00:14:31] Speaker B: I will say. I mean, he had an 88 point season this year.
[00:14:34] Speaker A: Yeah. Which is not bad.
[00:14:35] Speaker B: No, that's very, very good.
[00:14:37] Speaker A: It is. But it's from the year before. Yeah, yeah.
[00:14:41] Speaker B: And he. He had 99 point seasons with the Flames and stuff. Yeah. Matthew Kachuk. I really, really do, like, enjoy playing, watching him.
[00:14:51] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:14:51] Speaker B: And, uh, it still hits the heart pretty hard that, uh, he's not on the flames and big. Fuck you to Bradshaw living for. For kind of making that mess because, yeah, that kind of started off, and we are all seeing what he's doing with the Leafs right now. But, um, I know I touched on this before. I can give out the ghost series. Ghost of the series. I guess we could call Andre Vasileski. I don't think he showed his peak performance of what he usually is in the playoffs as a goaltender. I mean, 897, say percentage and 16 goals against all series. I mean, that's like, I want to say three and a half, three to four goals average a game. So I think he could have played a lot better. I think we kind of saw him fall apart the last two games, too, especially. So.
Yeah, that was a just kind of a crappy series for the Tampa Bay Lightning. So.
[00:15:49] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah. Overall, I mean, I don't know. I think it's just truly just how dominant Florida was. Like, there's not really much that I could say that the Lightning did poorly because they did keep it close.
But, I mean, Carter Verhege, with that overtime goal, that's a game that could swing either. Like, a lot of those games could swing either way. But, you know, Florida has the tools to get it done and the Tampa Bay Lightning don't. That's. That's what that series took. We'll see who they play next round. I'd honestly be excited for either team. I think Boston. We'll see if Boston gives up this three one lead again, which would be hilarious.
[00:16:33] Speaker B: Against the Leafs, too.
[00:16:35] Speaker A: Yeah, against the Leafs, too. Of all teams. Like, that's the Panthers. It's one thing. It's like all the Panthers are whatever. They had a hot goalie. But we'll get into that later. I'll pause myself. I was going to get into it, but I won't. Carolina and Islanders again. Carolina up four one.
You know, they closed out the series. Good for them tonight. It was a low scoring series. I didn't, again, not that it was a snooze fest, but I don't care to watch the Islanders hockey ever. But Carolina looked, honestly pretty good. And again, this is another series where we kind of called five games.
[00:17:13] Speaker B: Yeah, I think everyone. Everyone saw Carolina winning this. I think this is very similar to, you know, the Rangers. Rangers and hurricanes. It was like, these are kind of pushover teams in a way, that they were playing. Yeah. I mean, the Isles a little bit better than the Capitals, obviously, but there's no, like, superstars on the islanders necessarily. So I think, yeah, I think everyone at least saw them winning it within six games at most.
But, yeah, man, there's some good goaltending. I didn't watch the series too much because this was right around the time I would be getting off of work and driving to Meridian and cleaning my house.
[00:17:53] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:17:53] Speaker B: So I didn't watch too much of this series, but, you know, just looking at the stats and some really good goaltending. I mean, even Varlamov, who was their backup goalie throughout the year, he had, like a 930 save percentage and 2.008 goals against which. Yeah, losing the series and having a 0.930 save percentage. Yeah, he's got a standing on his head, so, yeah, I mean, props to Varlamov. I think the Islanders are going to do really good for seasons to come under Patrick Waugh, so to see what that retooling of this roster, because I feel like they're going to. They're going to do some things with offseason.
[00:18:29] Speaker A: Yeah, I agree. I think we'll see a new team and, yeah, Patrick Waugh, great, great head coach. And, you know, I think as much shit as I give them, they have a good future ahead of them, you know, kind of shitty situation just with how they even squeaked into the playoffs when, you know, they weren't really alive the entire season and, you know, kind of turned it around towards the end when you needed it, but. Series MVP. We're going to give it to Seth. Seth Jarvis. Three goals, four assists.
From what I've seen this guy on social media. He's a hilarious guy, and, you know, I think he's got a great personality, but aside from that, he's also a beast on the ice, so we're going to give him a series MVP. Do you have a ghost for this series?
[00:19:17] Speaker B: Yeah, Seth Jarvis is. He's young, too. He's like a 2002. I want to say he's like 22 years old, so. Damn, man. I mean, he. He littered up the series seven points in those five games. I mean, obviously it was a low scoring series, but in a low scoring series, to score three goals against a. That good of a goalie, that shows a lot.
I mean, I think it would. It was a. It was really close for me to give it to Freddie Anderson, too, because he also stood on his head, persevered. I mean, even Varlamov, I mean, I think he would make a pretty good argument for the series MVP because, I mean, he kept the Islanders, at least in the games. I feel like this could have been a snooze fest blowout like those capitals games, but I feel like something with the Islanders. They always have these fucking goalies that are just gritty and good, man. But for my ghost of the series, I'd probably say Bohar Horvat. Oh, my God. I can't speak right now, but I know he came over in a trade from Vancouver. But he went three games pointless in this, this series, and I just feel like, you know, you're one of the best players on the Islanders. You can't go pointless or else you're gonna. You're gonna be losing that series. So unfortunate for the Islanders, but I think the. The proof was in the pudding and I think a lot of people saw it coming, so.
[00:20:35] Speaker A: Yeah, I do, too. Well, that wraps up for all the teams that are, you know, goodbye on the links in Cancun. Having a fun vacation.
Yeah.
[00:20:46] Speaker B: I think we do have a matchup set up, though.
Carolina and New York Rangers are going to be playing it against each other, which I think before the second round we're going to get into some.
[00:20:58] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:20:58] Speaker B: Predictions and whatnot.
[00:20:59] Speaker A: We'll do that again. Yeah.
[00:21:00] Speaker B: But that series is going to be good. I'm excited for that series.
[00:21:05] Speaker A: I am, too.
[00:21:05] Speaker B: Really freaking good series.
[00:21:07] Speaker A: Yeah. Because both those teams have been able to, like, kind of warm, not warm up, but essentially warm up against these teams and just pump them. And now they're going to be fighting for that. I think that'll be a good series.
[00:21:17] Speaker B: Yeah, it's going to be interesting to. I guess they'll probably wait for these other series to end.
[00:21:22] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:21:22] Speaker B: Because, shit, they could start probably this weekend, but I doubt all the. At least the Eastern Conference games are going to, but. Yeah, man, that's Carolina in New York. I am. I'm excited for that series.
Going to be some good hockey there, but yeah, get into the rest of the banter and. Leafs, Leafs bagging.
[00:21:41] Speaker A: Yeah. Let's do it. It's time.
Boston in Toronto.
Honestly, you know, before today's game, I was going to get into it with Austin Matthews and he missed tonight's game.
But you know what? The Leafs. The Leafs did it without him and I'm not in the NHL, so I'm not going to bash a man for sitting out. I don't know what his injury is. They're not going to tell us until after the playoffs, probably, but I would hope that he's going to miss a couple more games because if he comes back next game, it's like, dude, this is a do or die game. You can't just sit out a game to feel like it's got to be some longer term injury. I'm not hoping that it is, but I would assume that it's going to be a longer term injury because there's no way that you miss out on a three one game, which three one leads are very easy. Like, it happens all the time. In the first round, these three one leads that are blown. Boston was one last year and they can do it again.
[00:22:40] Speaker B: So what. What exactly happened with Austin Matthews? Because I did see that today and I was like. I didn't really look into it too much. I know we were talking about it a little bit. Like, was there anything about his specific injury?
[00:22:51] Speaker A: They didn't disclose it, but last game, he went out at the end of the second. Like the third period. He missed of not game five. He missed game four, the last period. Don't know why he sat out.
Obviously, in that game, too. We had all that stuff on the bench that we saw, which we'll get into in a second. But for him, Austin, I don't really know what exactly. I don't think they're going to disclose it. It's one of those hidden things. But in the playoffs, man, like, this is NHL hockey, dude. You gotta suck it up. You gotta.
[00:23:25] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:23:25] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:23:26] Speaker B: I feel like it's had to be something serious. It has to be like, I mean, he's a gamer, he's competitive. I feel like eventually it will come out, but, I mean, if he misses next game, that's gonna be a tough blow. I mean, if he's out for the rest of the series, that's gonna be a tough blow for the Leafs, which is kind of crazy. This is the last series alive, and the east, the Eastern Conference series could have all ended tonight.
[00:23:47] Speaker A: That is true.
[00:23:48] Speaker B: Which is kind of crazy. So I'm glad we still got one. We still got Boston to Toronto. And I'm. I hope this goes to seven. That would be so awesome. If this goes to seven, Toronto is able to tie it back up. Go to seven. I would be happy. I also have Toronto advancing.
[00:24:03] Speaker A: I do, too.
[00:24:04] Speaker B: I really thought that they were going to pull together this series a little bit more.
[00:24:09] Speaker A: So could have.
[00:24:09] Speaker B: Yeah, man, I feel like before this, tonight's game, which showed a lot about the Leafs, the Leafs are in a good position. They kind of have momentum going back home. They. They kind of are like the underdog in this situation. Everyone's counting them out. I feel like, especially without their best player. But, I mean, before this game, I thought this was going to be the end of the Leafs. The. The Leafs core. I mean, it's going to be interesting to see if they do win the series, because I think if they lose this series, there's going to be a fire sale in Toronto.
[00:24:43] Speaker A: Yeah. We can get into that in a second. I. First thing I want to say is about the little bench thing. That we saw before game four. In game four, there was some words being exchanged from William Nylander. And I want to say Mitch Marner.
Mitch Marner, like, throws his gloves and Nylander is like, bro, stop crying. This isn't junior hockey or something like that. And I don't know. People take that and they're like, oh, my gosh. Like, the Leafs bench. Like, they're. It's chaos. But, I mean, if you've ever played competitively, you know, that shit just happens sometimes. And you're. You get in arguments with people. You get in arguments with your own friends. Like, it's not a sign of, you know, the crumble in Toronto. I don't think it's over for them yet. Um, I mean, tonight.
[00:25:32] Speaker B: Yeah, I don't think the series is.
[00:25:34] Speaker A: Yeah, no, not at all. Uh, I will say, though, tonight, I mean, there wasn't a whole lot of offense from Toronto. They had two goals, and there wasn't a lot of offense from Boston. And that was, I think, a big part. That was.
Wait, hold on. How I was going to say that. That was a big part in do. Oh, my God. I can't form a sentence that Boston not having a lot of offense, I think, is because of wall, their goalie that they started tonight.
[00:26:02] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:26:03] Speaker A: Great game.
Yeah, he was. Yeah, yeah.
[00:26:08] Speaker B: Wall was a wall. I mean, he. I mean, 28, 27 saves against 28 shots. Yeah. Especially against a pretty good team like Boston. I think he should have got the first star. I see, like, three stars at the game. Matthew nyes got that first star, but I feel like Walsh got that first star and, yeah, it's gonna be pretty awesome.
[00:26:28] Speaker A: Ot goal, so they're gonna give it.
[00:26:30] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. But, uh. Yeah, man, it's gonna be pretty interesting to see how he plays the rest of the series. If Boston's gonna figure him out or if he's gonna become the hero of Toronto, he could be really excited to see how this plays out. Stoked for Thursday's game. I think that's when game six is. Yeah.
God, dude, Toronto is gonna be bumping for that game. I wonder how much tickets are. They're probably ridiculous.
[00:26:55] Speaker A: Yeah, they're probably ridiculous. I think what happened last year, when did Bobrovski come in last year for the Panthers playing? Because I know he didn't start the first game. I don't.
I think he played maybe the second game and then didn't play the third game. And then game four, the Panthers won or no. Game five, the Panthers won. He came in that and he got hot. So you know, if wall can do the same thing, give the lease this jump, you know, you're going back to Toronto. You like these three one leads are kind of tough because if you, you know, three one, game five, that your, your home team, you're at home. Game five, if you lose that game, you're going back to enemy territory. And they are electrified because they just won that game five down three one. Then you got to get over that hump. If you don't win that game, you go back to your own fans. Game seven and you've got a team that just won two games in a row against you and have all the momentum in the world. So those three one leads are just, they're kind of tough for the home team. Just you have to close out in game five or else it gets tricky.
[00:28:04] Speaker B: It gets.
[00:28:05] Speaker A: Obviously now, for each team, every game is a must win.
It's a playoffs. But, you know, I think this series is going to. I don't know. I also have a hard time putting faith in Toronto, so.
[00:28:22] Speaker B: Yeah, me too. I mean, I'm kind of on the train. I know you said it might not be the end, but I'm kind of still on the train. If. I think if Toronto has another first round exit, I think some players might be getting traded, but.
[00:28:34] Speaker A: Yeah, if they have a first round exit, blow it up.
[00:28:38] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah, I think. I think some players could get treated, but especially Mitch Marek as he's coming up on his contract here. But who knows? These are all speculation. I'm feeling a strong sense that we're going to see some Brad marsh on shenanigans in this game six. And I could really fuck with the lease head. So we'll see if that happens.
[00:29:00] Speaker A: I mean, he was kind of a pest tonight too. He was. He got, he got pushed. He drew a penalty. Like a stupid penalty.
So I don't know. We'll see. This comes out Thursday. So tonight we'll see how this game turns out. We'll probably be doing a live show just with. Settle down live. So we can hopefully react to it there. But yeah, these playoff games have been really good. Some of these three one series which we'll get into next, you know, we'll see. Nothing's finished yet for us.
[00:29:33] Speaker B: Yeah, now we get to get in the west.
[00:29:35] Speaker A: Yeah, let's get into the west. Colorado. Winnipeg, do we have a score check? As of right now?
[00:29:42] Speaker B: Three two going into the third Avenue. So three two.
[00:29:46] Speaker A: Please.
[00:29:46] Speaker B: Please, Winnipeg. Please fucking do something.
[00:29:51] Speaker A: I think. What's like, what do you think? Winnipeg's done wrong this series to be like, how do they fall down to this three one lead or so I.
[00:30:00] Speaker B: Feel like this, they started strong and I feel like, I don't know, Gorgia had to have like a warm up game or what really that was all about. I mean, that first game, 13 goal game between the two teams was fucking insane.
But then after that they just cooled down offensively. Like, I feel like they were, they, they need to score more, which obviously three two going into the third. Hopefully they can pull together and, and score some more goals for this game or their toast. But I mean, I just feel like some of their best players, like Kyle Connor, he's only had four points.
But then you like compare those which, you know, that's a point per game. It's not the worst thing in the world. But then you compare that to players on the Avalanche. Their best players are scoring two points per game. I mean, we got McKinnon with McKinnon with seven points, Macar with eight points. I think the abs are just out playing the Jets. I don't think the jets have a bad team, but like one. I think their best players aren't playing up to notch. But then their def players like Monahan, like to Foley are just, they're not really adding in which I love those two players. They're former flames. So yeah, they got a special. Especially Monahan. Fucking love Monahan. But yeah, man, I just feel like with Winnipeg, they need to figure out that scoring because they've been very low on goals in the past few games. So if they can get past tonight some way, somehow, please Winnipeg do it because I have you guys winning the cup. Yeah, I think maybe they have a chance. It's going to be a hard game six in Colorado though, because Colorado has dominated at home.
[00:31:41] Speaker A: So yeah, if they even get to that point because, yeah, I don't know, I avalanche been playing too, so. Yeah, but I mean legit like, I mean, what, Colorado won three games in a row now they lost game one. If they win tonight, that's basically a sweep with a little. Little tease in the beginning of the series.
But yeah, it's hard to really make too much speculation. We don't know how this series is going to go yet.
But you know, I think Colorado's made it tough for Winnipeg. I don't think hell look has really played that well to where like there was a tweet that the Avalanche put out and it was like Winnipeg were celebrating Connor Hellebook on his regular season stats and then they showed Colorado tweeted back at hellebook's playoff stats and it was like what one in three say percentage was like .8 something.
So, you know, he hasn't been playing well and I. Yeah, very shady, but I think Kyorgyv, I don't know because who are they going to play next? They're going to play, oh, they'll play stars in Vegas which. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know if I mean either those teams.
[00:33:01] Speaker B: Yeah, I think if Hellbuck can get hot, I feel like he would have a better chance against the stars or knights. But they're going to have to pick their shit up and figure something out because they're looking like they are about to lose a series and that hurts my heart because I, I thought it was their year.
But not only that, I think Colorado just has to keep on being Colorado and they're going to beat them. Like, yeah, they keep playing their game and they don't get things screwed up some way somehow by the jets. Like, this is going to be an easy dub for them.
But, you know, I'm rooting for Winnipeg.
[00:33:38] Speaker A: So, yeah, unfortunately I'm rooting for the avalanche. I have them in my bracket, but we'll see how that goes.
Yeah, definitely next episode we'll probably, hopefully have some more of these series wrapped up. We can do a little bit more of a preview, but next series, Vancouver, Nashville, which will also be playing today or tonight. Uh, Winnipeg's actually tied the games three three, Colorado and Winnipeg.
[00:34:02] Speaker B: Let's go.
[00:34:03] Speaker A: Um, beginning of the third, still a lot of game left.
[00:34:07] Speaker B: So we got to keep talking about.
[00:34:08] Speaker A: Winnipeg because the whole 3rd, 20 minutes of the playoffs. Yeah, um, Nashville, Vancouver as we're speaking, end of both periods or two periods, zero. Zero. Still. Um, yeah, but honestly, I. This series, I feel so bad for Nashville, Vancouver, I don't really like you guys, but they, I don't know how they're able to do this with a backup goalie, Thatcher Demko, who played pretty good regular season, then have their backup goalie come in, then have their third string goalie come in who's a rookie, and he just basically ruins Nashville's dreams of continuing into the playoffs. Cause Nashville, I feel like they've been buzzing pretty well, but Vancouver has just been better.
[00:34:56] Speaker B: Yeah, Vancouver's just been showing one their depth. I feel like Elias Lindholm has been playing very good lately, but not only that, JT, Miller, Quinn, I mean, everyone is just kind of clicking on their team right now and I feel like it just shows Nashville is not as strong as people may have thought. I mean, at least compared to a team of Vancouver's caliber.
But, yeah, man, I mean, I think it's a pretty cool story that these backup and third string goalies are able to keep this series moving along, especially Archers Silovs. I feel like I'm butchering that name, but 23 year old latvian goalie, and he's. This is scoreless game. I mean, he's. He's. Knock on wood. I might jinx it right here, but he's shutting out the predators right now, so far. So, um, it's me interesting to see if they can close out the series tonight. I. I have money on them that they're gonna close out the series. I actually have money on their puck line, so hopefully they can score empty netter in there, too.
[00:35:57] Speaker A: But, yeah.
[00:35:58] Speaker B: Um. Yeah, I mean, I think Canucks got this in a bag. I feel like, uh, they kind of had a fluke with that. Oh, I think that game went to overtime. I want to say where they lost.
[00:36:09] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:36:10] Speaker B: Yeah. So I feel like that was kind of a fluky game that could have gone the Canucks way. Um, but, yeah, man, I see the Canucks closing this out. Um, if they don't close it out in five, though, like you said, this could be some. Some. Something pretty hard for Vancouver because, I mean, going back to Smashville for game six.
[00:36:30] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:36:31] Speaker B: They're going to be bringing the heat, the energy.
[00:36:33] Speaker A: Yeah, I see this one. I mean, yes, if they do win, but I feel like Vancouver's just been closing out. Like, I know that comeback that they had. Um, yeah, they've just been able to close out and win those clutch games where. Yeah, I mean, I think it'll still be very tough if they don't win this game and have to go back to Nashville, play in front of that crowd. Um, but, you know, they came back in Nashville in that game, so nothing's off the table yet. We'll see how that game goes. We'll keep an eye, close eye. But do you have any last thoughts on that or just Vancouver in general, or can we move on?
[00:37:18] Speaker B: I think we can move on, but, I mean, I think. I think something funny I saw was, you know how Nashville always smashes cars outside their arena before playoff games. That doesn't scare Vancouver. Vancouver is used to burning and setting cars on fire and destroying things, so.
[00:37:34] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:37:34] Speaker B: That doesn't faze the. The Canucks. I think that's the one team in the league that doesn't phase. So.
[00:37:38] Speaker A: Yeah, no, they. They give zero shits about that. Um, yeah, no, it's funny.
[00:37:43] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:37:46] Speaker A: No, they're definitely. They, yeah, they were like, oh, you guys only smash car. We literally set it on fire for if we lose. But, um. Yeah. Edmonton in LA, the next one, another three one series.
Edmonton. Game five is in Edmonton on Wednesday. So yesterday, when you're listening to this, you know, Edmonton, this, this series, again, I haven't really watched. It's on. It's been on really late and, like, yeah, I've seen some stuff, people complaining, especially on, like, a Sunday where you can have early starts. No one's at work. Um, you know, these games are all started 830 our time, which, on the east coast, it's 1030. That's well past anyone's bedtime. Well, not anyone's bedtime, but you know what I mean? It's a late game, doesn't get done to, like, 01:00 a.m.
But besides that, I haven't really watched a whole lot of it. I don't really care for the Oilers or the Kings to win this series.
I hope they get knocked, knocked out next round. Um, but I I mean, Skinner, surprisingly, has been doing pretty well. Um, yeah. Which I'm shocked. He, I mean, not like he was playing bad in the regular season, but not like, playoff level where he can keep this team within three one.
[00:39:03] Speaker B: I feel like we're like some haters of Stuart Skinner. I feel like we got to give him a little bit of props. He had a great series so far. Yeah, he had his first shutout in the playoffs, so, you know, I think Edmonton should close the series out, too. They're playing in Edmonton tonight. When this comes out on Wednesday, they should close it out, in my opinion.
It'd be kind of weird if somehow LA comes back on this series. I don't see it at all, but, yeah, man, Stuart Skinner, shout out for him.
Doing something. Actually, I know I'm an Oilers hater, too. I've always been an Oilers hater. I mean, obviously, if you're watching this on something, you can see my hat and obviously a flame sand, but yeah. Yeah, man. I feel like for the Kings to even have a chance, they're getting absolutely new offense, so they need to pick it up on the offensive side. David Riddick's playing really good. I think they're going to continue to play Reddit. Riddick, Annette.
But, yeah, man, I'd be. I'd be shocked if LA comes back.
[00:40:08] Speaker A: I would, too. Like, the only team. I mean, I guess it's already done it. That I could really see coming back maybe Winnipeg and Toronto has already started that comeback process. Those two teams. I mean, I think sadly, I think it's over for Nashville and I think it's over for LA.
That's not biased at all because I'm a Sharks fan and I would never wish anything wrong with the LA Kings. But I mean, McDavid and dry side will both playing lights out. Ten points for McDavid, eight points for dry cytle, which is what they need. I mean, if they weren't doing that like they did in against the Knights last year, they'd be done for.
But you know, Edmonton, we'll see this next round. They're going to play Vancouver or probably Vancouver.
We'll see how that goes. That series goes. I don't know what their season series was like. I do know the first game of the season that they played against each other, Vancouver won like ten to one.
But that was with the last J. Woodcraft, which I've heard reports that San Jose is looking to hire him as a head coach. I'm like, why the hell would you, would you want to sign this guy's head coach who just tanked the. You have the best player in the world on your team and you get fired because you suck. Why would, why the hell would the Sharks want that? Unless they want to keep tanking, which I'm all for. But anyways, I digress. But yeah, I think in this series, Edmonton being up three one, it looks like it's the end for the Kings, but we'll see. Yeah, when this comes out, we could be biting our words and be talking about them next episode. We don't know.
[00:41:46] Speaker B: I would be surprised, though.
[00:41:47] Speaker A: Yeah, I would, too. But next series I really have enjoyed this series has been a fun series to watch. Vegas and Dallas both. No one has won a home game in this series. Both teams have won a win, which is crazy and impressive.
If that continues in Vegas, is winning in seven in Dallas, but we'll see how that goes. Please. No, I don't want it. I don't want it. I don't want it. But I mean, we've kind of said this from the beginning. I feel like that we know this is going to be a close series. I think it's still going to go to seven, maybe six if a team can get out ahead. But yeah, I think it's going to go to seven.
I mean, it's really the only option left, I guess is six and seven. But yeah, I mean, Dallas I think has been playing really well in the last two games, I feel like they were kind of not flat footed, but I feel like maybe they're a little bit suffocated by the Knights because how good the Knights are and kind of just came out hot in those first two games. And Dallas is like, all right, we need to get this together because they've been playing really well.
[00:42:57] Speaker B: Yeah. 100%. And I feel like the past two wins by Dallas while they're in Vegas, where that showed, like, I just feel like who Dallas is as a team. I feel like those first two games is like, oh, shit. Vegas isn't some pushover. They're. They're for real. They're not. I do not consider, like, it's crazy to think the compare the comparison from Vegas to cat. The capitals, like, those are two wild card second spots.
[00:43:26] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:43:26] Speaker B: It is insane. I mean, Vegas is.
Could be a top seed in the playoffs if they had a better regular season, just according to their roster. Um, and, yeah, man, I just feel like Dallas has had some really good wins. They're carrying momentum back into Dallas.
Wow. I really hope that Dallas takes this, but I can. I'm. I'm with you all the way on this. Is. This is going to go to seven, I think. Yeah, but we will see. I think this is the best series so far, too. In the playoffs. I think you could maybe make argument Leafs and Bruins is. But we'll see if that goes to game series.
[00:44:02] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:44:02] Speaker B: Yeah. This is the only series that has been tied two to two.
[00:44:06] Speaker A: Yeah, this is the only. This is the only close series.
[00:44:09] Speaker B: That's like something. I feel like a lot of people did not predict either that these series were just going to fly by like this, but, uh. Yeah, no, yeah, man, I think Vegas does need help with their scoring if they want success in the next few.
[00:44:22] Speaker A: Games, which they have placement. Yeah.
[00:44:26] Speaker B: Yeah, I go, I go. I go. I go. Marshiseau and McNabb. Brady and McNabb. Out of all people, they come for seven out of the eleven goals that Vegas has scored. So those players that have got traded for the deadline, at the deadline, they need to start producing.
[00:44:44] Speaker A: Yeah, no, that is true. And I think, I mean, Eichel and Marshall so led the team last year in points. So, yeah, it makes sense. They're still up there, but yeah, Braden McNabb need to get. I guess Mark Stone already has a goal, but yeah.
Shit. Yeah, this series is going to be close. We'll keep an eye on it. Hopefully maybe we can get a little live reaction for game seven if it does go to that.
And yeah, I think before we do wrap up, just looking back, just at the playoffs, taking a second to breathe and be present in the moment.
Rangers sweep. Could have called that. Panthers in five. Crazy. I didn't really think that was going to happen. I thought it was going to be a little more back and forth. Yeah, I could have called that. Boston being up three one before tonight, now being up three two. I didn't think that was going to happen.
[00:45:37] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:45:38] Speaker A: Colorado being up three one did not call that.
[00:45:41] Speaker B: And they're up five three right now. Oh my gosh.
[00:45:44] Speaker A: Yeah. And wait, wait, what?
[00:45:47] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:45:49] Speaker A: Oh, no, that's not good. Ten minutes left. Five three. Colorado, Winnipeg. Uh oh. Well, you guys know the end of this story for us, so you can just kind of watch and listen to hear our reactions to this because you guys know how it went.
[00:46:03] Speaker B: But yeah, my bracket. That's all I gotta say.
[00:46:07] Speaker A: Hey, games on over yet? Games not over yet. I'm a big fan of live betting the underdog because the game is truly never over in NHL playoffs. You never know what could happen. Um, the odds are not in the Winnipeg in the jets favor, but who knows? Anything could happen. Um, but yeah, with that being said, um, overall solid first round, I feel like it's last year's first round was really fun to watch. It's not over yet again. It's could be saying it too, way too prematurely. These, all these games could go. The game seven. We don't even know all these three one leads.
We don't know what the future holds. But yeah, I think this series first round has been decent. Nothing, nothing crazy yet. We'll see how it goes next episode, though. But you have any last words before we kick it out of here?
[00:47:04] Speaker B: Yeah, I know. Both Sean and I teams are out of the playoffs and I guess six days from now we will be doing a live stream. We're gonna be pumping it all of our, on all of our social media channels and whatnot. So we're gonna have a kick ass live stream watch party. So hope you guys can join. Maybe we'll do a little, uh.
Maybe we could figure out a little, little way to get back to you guys somehow. I don't know what that is. Maybe I'll buy you like, I don't know, maybe some alcohol or something.
[00:47:36] Speaker A: If the sharks get celebrating, I'll do whatever. But if the sharks don't get celebrated, you guys ain't getting shit. Sorry.
But yeah, it'll be next Tuesday, May 7, probably 07:00 eastern. If I had to guess, like, five. I don't know. We'll see, but we'll keep it updated. Yeah, we'll blast it on the social media. So if you're not following us there, guess what? Go follow us. It's right there. Good old hockey podcast. Go right there. Follow us on instagram.
Get all the updates there. See all the clips, all that fun stuff. In case you miss any of the episodes, give us shit, too.
[00:48:11] Speaker B: If you don't like our. If you don't like our takes, let us know.
[00:48:15] Speaker A: Yeah, pipe down. Or, yeah, let us know in the comments, tell us how you did. Or, yeah, what you think of what we think. But ultimately, guess what? I'm a free, red blooded american. I can think whatever the fuck I want. So if you guys disagree with me, guess what? Give a fuck. Because I disagree with you too. So.
Boom. But, um, with that being said. Yeah, we.
I. It's hard to say right now. It's. It's so tough. All these series at three one, we don't know what's going to happen. We already saw Toronto.
I hope they can push it to game seven. You know, if they lose in game seven, I feel like it'll be kind of fun to watch, but, yeah, we'll see how it goes. Um, live streams. Also, in the future, make sure you're what? You're on the instagram, because that's where you'll find out. Because a lot of times, we're gonna. We're not gonna know unless this game goes to game six or seven, where, you know, it's a close game. Good timing on our part that we can watch it, but, yeah, next one, definitely may 7 for that draft lottery.
Oh, my God. I am praying to everything I believe in that the sharks can get celebrini.
[00:49:25] Speaker B: I hope the flames get, like, a top five pick, at least. I'd be happy with that.
[00:49:28] Speaker A: But movement? Yeah, I don't sort of move it. Is that how that works?
[00:49:33] Speaker B: I think the top ten.
[00:49:35] Speaker A: There's movement.
[00:49:36] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah.
[00:49:37] Speaker A: That is only top three.
[00:49:40] Speaker B: No, the Flames, could. They have a 5% chance of taking that first spot, so that would be awesome. If Celebrinia is a flame, you bet.
[00:49:48] Speaker A: Yeah. Maybe we should put some money on it because of the odds for Calgary. Yeah.
[00:49:53] Speaker B: Anyways, if celebrity becomes a flame, I will buy a jersey. Yeah.
Well, whenever he gets his number or whatever.
[00:50:03] Speaker A: Yeah. I don't know what number he is, but, yeah. Thanks for listening, everybody. We'll see you guys next week. Sorry for the weird schedule. We've had a crazy week on our part, but we'll be back to you guys next Wednesday. We'll be filming on Monday then.
Actually, we'll have the live stream on Tuesday from the draft lottery. And then Wednesday we'll have an episode for you guys. So be sure to subscribe, like, all that fun stuff, and we'll see you guys next time.
