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On today’s very wholesome episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Hailey makes her long-awaited return to the podcast and is joined by guest cohosts Julian McKenzie and Dom Luszczyszyn to discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning taking Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final from the New York Rangers, where the series goes from here, how the Rangers have grown over the course of the playoffs, and through their rebuild, and more.Then, the group talks about the Western Conference Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers and discuss how the series has gone so far, the Nathan MacKinnon-Connor McDavid matchup, Evander Kane being suspended a game for boarding Nazem Kadri, and more.Plus, thoughts on the ideal Stanley Cup Final matchup, Patrice Bergeron winning the Selke Trophy once again, Top Gun callsign power rankings, and an important Would You Rather.And, right now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Juni 202252min

Max and Corey are on the scene at the NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo, New York for this week’s episode and are joined by highly-rated prospects Rutger McGroarty, Cutter Gauthier, and Juraj Slafkovsky in separate conversations to kick off the show.Plus, the guys break down Corey’s latest 2022 NHL Draft ranking, featuring a switch at the top of the list with Juraj Slafkovsky jumping ahead of Shane Wright, and discuss why Slafkovsky is Corey’s new No. 1, Marco Kasper’s move into the top 10, other risers like Kevin Korchinski, Lian Bichsel, and Lane Hutson, news and notes from around the combine, and more.And, right now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Juni 202256min

Ian quizzes Sean on Thursday's "very important" NHL birthday before diving into a discussion on offside video review after the controversial Cale Makar play this week. Also, should the Oilers stick with Mike Smith, and do Avalanche fans need to worry about Darcy Kemper? Can the Lightning go all the way without Brayden Point?Then in "Granger Things", Jesse Granger chats about the eye-opening over/under for Thursday's game 2 between the Oilers and Avalanche, and Conn Smythe odds. Ian and Sean dive into Sean's All-Disappointment team, Devil's fans shared their thoughts on Cups they would give up, and to wrap up, "This Week in Hockey History".Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com, or leave a VM (845) 455-8459!Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Juni 20221h 6min

Rob Pizzo of CBC Sports and Jesse Granger from the Athletic breakdown game one of the Western Conference final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers, the questionable coaches review on Cale Makar's 1st period goal, the goaltending and all that offence.Shayna Goldman returns to the roundtable to give her take on the Eastern Conference series between Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers, offers her opinion on the onside goal in Denver and what she expects to see in game two.Plus, Rob and Jesse touch on Jordan Binnington's water bottle toss comments, Martin St. Louis officially being named head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and Jason Spezza retiring from the NHL.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Juni 202251min

Craig and Sean return to preview the NHL's final four with matchups involving Edmonton facing Colorado and the New York Rangers taking on the two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning.The boys welcome US Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Weight who has been working with NHL Network as a studio analyst. We discuss Barry Trotz being fired by Lou Lamoriello on Long Island, Julien BriseBois has the Midas touch in Tampa Bay, stories about the Tkachuk family, John Tavares and the Maple Leafs and who Doug likes in the Stanley Cup Final Four.Plus the guys talk about the face plant by the Carolina Hurricanes in the playoffs, a goaltending duel between Igor Shesterkin and Andrei Vasilevskiy in the Eastern final and Nathan vs Connor in the Western Final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Maj 20221h 7min

First, Max and Corey welcome The Athletic’s Montreal Canadiens writers Arpon Basu and Marc Antoine Godin to discuss the Habs having the first overall selection in this year’s NHL Draft, if they’ll actually select presumptive No. 1 pick Shane Wright with that pick or go with other options like Juraj Slafkovsky or Logan Cooley, who within the Canadiens organization will ultimately make the decision at the draft, and much more.Plus, the guys open up the mailbag and answer listener questions about where the Florida Panthers go from their second round sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the discrepancy between Shane Wright being described as both a responsible two-way center and as lacking consistent effort, the main differences between Kakko Kaapo and Juraj Slafkovsky, if peanut butter on hot dogs is acceptable or not, why Matthew Savoie’s ranking seems to be dropping, if Corey has ever systemically looked at players that have exceeded his rankings, why Liam Öhgren’s production is so much higher than Jonathan Lekkerimäki even thought they play on the same line, revisiting Corey’s original Cale Makar skating grade, if Cayden Primeau is still a legit NHL prospect, and who the “heart and soul” prospects in the year’s draft are.And now, you can get a 6 month subscription to The Athletic for just $1 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Maj 20221h 7min

Ian Mendes and Sean McIndoe talk abut the St. Louis Blues' comeback win Wednesday night versus the Avalanche, will the Avs be able to rebound from Game 5's collapse? Also, if Edmonton and the Avalanche advance to the Conference Finals, could McDavid vs. MacKinnon be among the greatest "Star vs. Star" matchups? Then, a discussion on choosing between McDavid or Vasilevskiy in a hypothetical Game 7, with Jesse Granger also weighing in, before discussing home ice advantage trends in "Granger Things". To wrap up, a listener brings the data on league parity, "ugly" jersey numbers, and to wrap up, a look back with "This Week in Hockey History"Have a question for Ian and Sean? Email theathletichockeyshow@gmail.com, or leave a VM (845) 445-8459!Save on a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/hockeyshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Maj 202259min

Rob Pizzo from CBC Sports and Jesse Granger from the Athletic breakdown the battle of Alberta, the historic run by Connor McDavid and some suspect goaltending from Jacob Markstrom and Mike Smith as the Oilers lead that series 3 games to 1. The guys look at the Hurricanes/Rangers series which is tied at 2 games a piece with Carolina failing to register a road win thus far in the playoffs, the out of this word goaltending from Tampa's Andrei Vasilevskiy and the maturation of Nazem Kadri as the Colorado Avalanche look to eliminate St. Louis in 5 games tonight.Randy Moller, lead analyst for the Florida Panthers joins the boys to discuss what went wrong for the president trophy winning Panthers, if Andrew Brunette will return behind the bench and if we have seen the last of future hall of fame'r Joe Thornton on the ice, in the NHL? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Maj 202251min