The Hockey News Big Show is here to look around the NHL playoffs and beyond, with help from a special guest.
Here’s what Michael Traikos, Ryan Kennedy and ex-NHL player Drew Shore discussed in this episode:
0:55: Does Sunrise, Fla., get enough credit for how good of a city and Florida Panthers home crowd it is to play?
1:31: How important are line matchups between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Panthers going to be now that the series is headed to Florida, where Paul Maurice will have the last change?
3:06: Which line should Florida match up against Auston Matthews or William Nylander's line, as the top line?
6:05: Will the Florida Panthers try to slow play down and win with low-scoring games?
7:06: The Mikko Rantanen Show was on full display again. Have we ever seen one player take over like this before?
9:42: How will the Winnipeg Jets stop Rantanen?
10:26: Is Jim Nill the best GM in the Modern Era?
14:28: The Carolina Hurricanes is up 1-0 against the Washington Capitals, but can you see this series going to six or seven games?
16:14: What is it like being coached by Rod Brind'Amour?
17:30: Is there something about Carolina's style of hockey that doesn’t translate into the playoffs?
18:36: Sebastian Aho has the type of slight build that shouldn't work in the playoffs. What makes him so effective as a competitor?
20:46: Will goaltending be Edmonton's Achilles heel, or is it good enough?
24:15: Alex Pietrangelo and Pavel Dorofeyev of Vegas were absent from practice. How big would these losses be?
27:56: World Championship: which players have the most to gain/lose?
32:27: Why has James Hagens dropped so far in the rankings heading into the NHL draft?
34:47: Joel Quenneville is reportedly joining the Anaheim Ducks. Is he the right coach for this team?
36:55: Kraken/Golden Knights/Mammoth: which recent new team has the best name?
37:35: Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel: Regular seasons aside, who has been the better playoff performer?
39:12: Home teams aren’t performing very well in the second round of the playoffs, so is home-ice advantage real?
40:25: Who is your early Conn Smythe pick? Anyone else besides Rantanen?
41:02: Would the Avalanche have been better off with Rantanen or depth?
42:30: What's your current pump-up song?
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