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NHL Draft Lottery results: Habs win No. 1 pick, The Athletic NHL’s lottery team mock draft, Corey’s latest 2022 NHL Draft ranking, listener questions, and more May 13, 2022

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First, Max and Corey talk about the results of the NHL Draft Lottery, with the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils securing the first and second overall picks, respectively, and discuss The Athletic NHL’s writers’ picks in a mock draft for every lottery team.

Then, the guys dive into Corey’s new 2022 NHL Draft ranking and discuss why Shane Wright is still holding onto the No. 1 spot, Jiri Kulich’s move into the top-15, Ivan Miroshnichenko returning to the list at No. 11, Connor Geekie’s fall to No. 18, and more.

Plus, to close things out, the guys open up the mailbag and answer listener questions about how the newly-instituted “you can’t win the Draft Lottery more then twice in 5 years” system works, Matty Beniers and Mason Mctavish vs. Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley, how many defensemen will go in the first round of this year’s draft, how big a concern Logan Cooley’s size will be for NHL GMs, what the New Jersey Devils could get if they moved the No. 2 pick, if Matthew Savoie can play center, and what three toppings would Max and Corey get on a shared pizza.

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Sidney Crosby exits Game 5 with injury, Florida Panthers may be finally settling in, and a look at Thursday's slate of games May 12, 2022

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Jesse Granger gets the call-up to sit in the host chair as Ian is on vacation, and with Sean, recaps Wednesday night's playoff action, including Sidney Crosby's injury and the Rangers' comeback, Florida Panthers are starting to look like the team we saw in the regular season, and a look at Thursday night's games.

To wrap up, the guys discuss a new shootout rule proposition, and in "This Week in Hockey History", a look back at what may be one of the weirdest stories in NHL history.

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Toronto Maple Leafs, LA Kings & Carolina Hurricanes a win away from round two, Montreal awarded the first pick, but New Jersey is the big winner at the draft lottery May 11, 2022

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Rob Pizzo from CBC Sports and Jesse Granger from the Athletic recap game 5 wins in Toronto and Carolina, and for St. Louis in Minnesota and Los Angeles in Edmonton, ahead of three game fives this evening, including the Penguins at the Rangers in an elimination game, and Washington/Florida and Dallas/Calgary which are tied at two games.

The boys welcome the Athletic's Shayna Goldman who discusses the NHL draft lottery which sees the Montreal Canadiens retain the top pick, with the New Jersey Devils moving up to 2nd. Lou Lamoriello's archaic way of running the New York Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers management failure to solidify McDavid and Draisaitl with a solution between the pipes in Oil country and if Tom Fitzgerald might be interested in moving the 2nd overall pick.

Plus Rob gets Jesse's opinion on the Vezina, Norris and Calder trophy finalists, and the power of the intermission speech on the heels of Jason Spezza's passionate pleas to his teammates in Toronto.

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NHL Draft Lottery instant reaction (recorded LIVE!) May 11, 2022

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The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series hosts Max Bultman and Corey Pronman react to the results of the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery in realtime, answering listener questions along the way and giving their analysis as the draft order is revealed.

Please note: this episode was recorded live on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

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Colorado Avalanche advance to 2nd round, Barry Trotz possible landing spots, NY Rangers on the brink of elimination and the NHL Draft Lottery is tonight May 10, 2022

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Craig and Sean discuss the New York Islanders surprising decision to fire Barry Trotz after four seasons behind the bench for Lou Lamoriello's team. The guys take a look at possible landing spots for Trotz, with all signs pointing to Winnipeg and who Lamoriello might have in mind to guide the Islanders next season.

Peter Baugh joins from Nashville with his new cowboy hat, on the heels of the Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Predators and advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Plus the guys ask, why hasn't Mike Sullivan won a Jack Adams Award yet, with the Penguins led by third stringer Louis Domingue on the brink of eliminating Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers, they praise the TNT intermissions and we look ahead to what franchise desperately needs to win the draft lottery tonight.

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Lou Lamoriello fires Barry Trotz as New York Islanders head coach, Stanley Cup playoffs first round storylines, Josh Yohe joins the show to talk Pittsburgh Penguins, Multiple Choice Madness, and more May 09, 2022

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First, Ian and guest cohost Julian McKenzie dive into Monday morning’s breaking news that New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello fired head coach Barry Trotz after four seasons behind the Isles bench.

Then, the guys discuss a number of storylines from the first week of Stanley Cup playoffs action, including the high-scoring blowouts occurring seemingly every night, the Toronto Sun’s Steve Simmons asking Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe a loaded question about Justin Holl, Rod Brind’Amour’s ire over a non-goalie interference call in Game 4, Tony DeAngelo throwing his stick at Brad Marchand as he scored into an empty net, as well as thoughts on the upcoming NHL Draft Lottery set for Tuesday night.

Next, The Athletic’s own Josh Yohe joins the show to talk about the Pittsburgh Penguins taking a surprising 2-1 series lead over the initially-favored New York Rangers and discuss Sidney Crosby’s renaissance performance so far, head coach Mike Sullivan deserving more credit as one of the best coaches in the league, Tristan Jarry’s potential return to the lineup late in the series, and more.

Plus, to close things out, the guys answer a couple of Multiple Choice Madness questions about whether the NHL should automatically review every goal or not and which team would have the biggest offseason makeover if they lose in the first round.

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Gary Bettman says playoff format won't change, backup goalies aplenty in round 1, and spicy pork and broccoli May 05, 2022

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Ian and Sean discuss Gary Bettman's comments on the NHL's playoff format from Wednesday night, and if there would be benefits to changing seedings or adding a play-in system. Also, with many starting goalies going down at the end of the regular season, teams are going to their 2nd or 3rd string goalies within the first games of round 1, and Sean shares his thoughts on EBUGs.

Jesse Granger returns for "Granger Things" to discuss Louis Domingue's meal before jumping into Tuesday's 3OT game between the Penguins and Rangers, the end of Vegas' season, and some interesting stats from the playoffs so far. Then the guys wrap with a few questions from the mailbag, and a look back with "This Week in Hockey History".

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Evgeni Malkin ends epic OT, Colorado Avalanche toy with Nashville Predators and Andrew Ladd focusing on mental, physical and social wellbeing for young hockey players May 04, 2022

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Rob, Sara and Jesse discuss an exciting 2nd night of the playoffs, led by the Penguins triple OT win over New York, Florida's 3rd period collapse over Washington, Calgary's shutout win over Dallas and Colorado's dismantling of Nashville.

The roundtable looks ahead to Wednesday's games including Boston looking to even up their series with Carolina, Tampa looking to rebound over Toronto, Mike Smith attempting to redeem himself and his Oiler teammates vs the Kings and Marc-Andre Fleury getting the start again for the Wild vs the Blues.

Andrew Ladd of the Arizona Coyotes joins the roundtable to discuss his 1616 foundation which focuses on mental, physical and social wellbeing for young hockey players aged 10-12 years, and the people who support them.

Ladd also looks back on playing his 1000th NHL game, shares stories of past playoffs and gives his opinion on the first two nights of this years playoff.

In our rapid fire segment, Pizzo gets Civvy and Jesse's opinion on who might be the next to retire after Dustin Brown announced his retirement from the NHL at the conclusion of these playoffs, and who will be next to coach Philadelphia, Detroit and Winnipeg.

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Mitch Marner's redemption, Mike Smith's gaff, David Perron's hat trick and Antti Raanta's 35 saves highlight night one in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Night two preview with Shayna Goldman May 03, 2022

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Custance and Gentille look back on night one of the Stanley Cup playoffs, dissecting game one wins for Toronto, Edmonton, Carolina and St. Louis. The Leafs dominated Tampa Bay, Mike Smith's gaff handed LA an upset win over Edmonton, Antti Raanta solidified the Hurricanes concerns in net over Boston and David Perron turned back the clock to lead St. Louis over Minnesota.

In segment two, the boys welcome the Athletic's Shayna Goldman who helps u preview four more series debuting Tuesday evening including two lopsided series with Colorado hosting Nashville and Calgary facing Dallas and the leagues top team the Florida Panthers hosting Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins battling Igor Shesterkin's New York Rangers.

In the Tuesday boys comment section segment, Sean and Craig stick tap the job Jeff Blashill did in Detroit with the rebuilding Red Wings, and we give our picks as to what non playoff team is ready to take the leap to a playoff spot next season.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs preview show (recorded LIVE!) May 02, 2022

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Ian Mendes is joined by The Athletic NHL's writers to preview every first round playoff series and discuss the players to watch, make predictions, and much more.

Please note: this episode was recorded live on Monday, May 2, 2022.

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