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Who will be the next coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs? May 09, 2024

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Hailey, Max and Sean discuss the Maple Leafs firing Sheldon Keefe, and who might be best to step behind the bench in Toronto? They look back on the Canucks wild comeback win over the Oilers in game one, and the Panthers evening their series with Boston. Plus they took a look at the twenty finalist nicknames for the Utah NHL franchise and they look ahead to Thursday night's games between Dallas and Colorado and Carolina hosting the Rangers.

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Can Igor Shesterkin and Ranger specialty teams be stopped? May 08, 2024

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Sean and Sean praise the work of Igor Shesterkin and Vinnie Trocheck as the Rangers take a 2 game lead over the Hurricanes, and marvel at the never quit Avalanche who storm from behind to beat the Stars in overtime in game one. We celebrate Macklin Celebrini as the San Jose Sharks win the Draft Lottery with Corey Pronman, stick tap the career of Rick Bowness and Drew Bannister shaking off the interim label in St. Louis and profile the finalists for the Hart Trophy.

Frankie Corrado discusses the latest elimination by the 'right there' Maple Leafs, the discontent in Ottawa over the Senators hiring Travis Green as head coach, and Frankie gives his picks for Wednesday night's games between the Canucks and Oiler and the Panthers and Bruins.

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Bruins or Canucks: which team is the bigger Round 2 underdog? May 06, 2024

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On a brand new Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Laz discuss Laz’s disappointing decision to shave his mustache, Ian’s experience watching Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 7 with noted Leafs enthusiast Sean McIndoe, the allure of being the head coach of the Maple Leafs despite the intense pressure, whether the Bruins or Canucks are the bigger Round 2 underdog, updated Stanley Cup odds, potential NHL Draft lottery outcomes, and the forthcoming retirement of Jets head coach Rick Bowness, as reported by TSN’s Darren Dreger.

Plus, The Athletic’s NHL insider Pierre LeBrun joins the show to talk about covering the upcoming Avs-Stars series, how things could play out in Toronto this week, why there was so much chatter surrounding Rod Brind’Amour last week, and more.

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U18 Worlds standouts and concerns May 03, 2024

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On today’s Prospect Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max talks to Corey, Scott Wheeler, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters on location at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship in Finland to discuss the standout performances by under-agers so far, concerns for some of this year’s draft eligibles, and the biggest questions for the guys heading into the medal round.

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Stars-Golden Knights series shines in 1st round May 02, 2024

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Hailey, Max and Sean discuss the epic first round series between Dallas and the Golden Knights, in which Jake Oettinger and the Stars lead 3 games to 2. They talk about the mature Oilers eliminating the LA Kings, Hailey gets called out for backing the Jets over the Avalanche and they look ahead to tonight's game 6 in Toronto between the Maple Leafs and Bruins.

Plus, the coaching carousel in the NHL could be headlined by Rod Brind'Amour and Mike Sullivan this summer, with both all-star coaches possibly being available in free agency to the highest bidder, this summer.

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'Humble' Avs advance and have the Maple Leafs just delayed the inevitable? May 01, 2024

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Sean and DGB breakdown the Colorado Avalanche steamrolling over Winnipeg, eliminating a shell shocked Connor Hellebuyck and the Jets in five games. The guys talk about a complete effort by the Maple Leafs in game 5 against a Bruins team that looked nervous. They look back on the Hurricanes eliminating the Islanders with New York's goaltending being questioned, and Nashville extending their series with the Canucks with a controversial goalie interference goal from Roman Josi.

Plus, they discuss the Norris Trophy finalists, Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar and Roman Josi, and look ahead to Wednesday's games, involving Pierre Luc Dubois' LA Kings and the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars vs the Vegas Golden Knights.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs weekend roundup: Rangers sweep Caps, who advances next? Apr 29, 2024

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On today’s brand new Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Laz break down all the playoff action from this past weekend and discuss Ian’s NHL realignment plan, Evander Kane’s “drama” comment, a classic Jake Voracek press conference moment, playoff series comeback odds, and special shoutouts to journalist Mike Zeisberger and CBJ communications specialist Lindy Noel for donating a kidney to The Athletic’s own Aaron Portzline!

Plus, The Athletic’s NHL insider Pierre LeBrun joins the show to talk about the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs, potential names on this offseason’s coaching carousel, the Kings-Oilers series, and more.

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Will the 'artist' Brad Marchand bring the Maple Leafs down again? Apr 25, 2024

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Hailey, Max and Sean look back on night 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, headlined by Brad Marchand's masterful performance in game 3 vs the Maple Leafs, vintage LA Kings Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar evening up their series with the Oilers and the top ranked Dallas Stars in trouble, down 2-0 to the Stanley Cup Champion Golden Knights.They look ahead to tonight's games including the Islanders and Canes, and the battle of Florida which features the best goaltending duel in the playoffs. Plus they address the Sharks firing of head coach David Quinn, the love fest for the Coyotes in Utah and PWHL New York being eliminated from playoff contention.

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Can Connor Hellebuyck and Mitch Marner overcome their playoff demons? Apr 24, 2024

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Sean, DGB and Frankie discuss the playoff struggles of Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck and Leafs winger Mitch Marner. They marvel at the Florida Panthers who have owned the moment in their series with the Lightning, and praise the Avs Alexandar Georgiev who had a huge bounce back in game 2 vs Winnipeg.

Plus, DGB learned that his first round upset pick, Caps over the Rangers, might have been a bad one, and Gentille presents the greatest fear that Canucks fans have: Juuse Saros stealing the series between Nashville and Vancouver and the guys give their take on the Oilers/Kings and Vegas/Dallas playoff series to date.

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Can the Avs win with Alexander Georgiev in goal?: takeaways from Stanley Cup Playoffs opening weekend Apr 22, 2024

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On today’s Monday edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, Ian and Laz break down the opening games of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs including the Leafs’ 5-1 loss to the Bruins, the unhinged 7-6 Jets win over the Avs, Matt Rempe’s big game in the Rangers 4-1 win over the Caps, and much more.

Then, The Athletic’s NHL insider Chris Johnston joins the show to discuss William Nylander’s whereabouts, who’ll start in goal for the Bruins in Game 2, the Coyotes relocating to Salt Lake City, Alex Meruelo’s press conference with Gary Bettman, and more.

Plus, The Athletic’s own Jesse Granger talks to the guys about Mark Stone being ready Game 1 of the Golden Knights-Stars series, how series odds have changed after the first games have been played, and which Game 1 losers are still the pick to win their series.

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