Stanley Cup Final Preview With Bruce Boudreau

The Hockey News Big Show is here to look around the NHL playoffs and beyond with former NHL player and coach Bruce Boudreau providing some unique insight. Here’s what Michael Traikos, Katie Gaus and Bruce Boudreau discussed in this episode: 1:10: What are the Florida Panthers' greatest strengths? 5:08: What are the Edmonton Oilers' greatest strengths? 10:22: What areas of the Panthers’ game could be considered a weakness? Is there a particular area of Florida's game that Edmonton should focus on exploiting? 14:42: What matchups should Florida look at to attempt to control the Oilers' star players?  20:09: Is there any advantage the Oilers might have gained from last year's Game 7 Stanley Cup final loss?  26:19: Predicting the Stanley Cup final and how many games it will take 29:24: We saw what happened in Dallas with Peter DeBoer's goalie pull decision. How much coaching comes into play throughout a series? 34:41: Adam Foote is a first-time NHL coach in Vancouver. What are the challenges of going from being an assistant or associate coach to a head coach? 39:00: Where will Mitch Marner end up? 40:28: As a coach, what superstition did you have?  43:40: Why did Bruce Boudreau volunteer to serve minor penalties with the Maple Leafs as a player? 44:39: Boudreau was a part of the “Plumber Line” on the Maple Leafs. Where does that rank among favorite line names ever? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices