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.
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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
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