It’s Monday, so Ian and Laz are back on a brand new episode of The Athletic Hockey Show to discuss hockey pranks, bubble playoff teams flailing, the Sabres missing the playoffs for the thirteenth straight season, and whether Jeff Skinner will ever play a playoff game in his career, Ian’s feature on Josh Ho-Sang, and more.

Then, Sean “Gents” Gentille joins the show to talk about first round matchups if the playoffs started today, whether you’d rather face the Preds or Lightning, Jack Adams frontrunners, and the successful return of the stolen Jagr bobbleheads. 

Plus, to close things out, Jesse Granger stops by to discuss USA Hockey’s ambitious “51 in 30” goaltending initiative and whether the US or Canada has better odds to win the Stanley Cup this season.

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On a loaded Prospects Series episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, Max, Corey, Scott, and FloHockey’s Chris Peters break down Corey’s latest 2024 NHL Draft ranking, Chris audits Corey, Max, and Scott’s “If I were a GM” mock draft results, and the guys close things out with thoughts on the Memorial Cup so far.
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‘If I were GM’: Pronman, Wheeler, and Bultman pick the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft

Sean and Max look back on the Oilers huge come from behind win over the Stars in Edmonton, and look ahead to the Panthers and Rangers, who play game five, Thursday night in New York.

Hailey Salvian recaps the successful inaugural season of the PWHL, Minnesota, captained by Kendall Coyne Schofield, winning the Walter Cup championship in a fifth and deciding game over Boston, Taylor Heise winning the playoff MVP and what to expect next from the league that dominated with positive headlines throughout the first year of operation
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Historic PWHL Final crowns Minnesota first league champion

Gentille and McIndoe recap the Panthers overtime win over the Rangers in game four, and they look ahead to game four tonight in Edmonton with the Oilers in trouble against the powerhouse Dallas Stars. The guys discuss Don Waddell joining the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dan Bylsma becoming the second head coach in Seattle Kraken history and if interim GM Eric Tulsky will be handed the keys to the Canes full-time in Carolina. Plus, Sean and Sean tackle The Athletic's Free Agent board with Steven Stamkos, Jake Guentzel and Sam Reinhart leading the way in free agency this summer. 
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Have the Panthers finally solved Shesterkin?

On today’s Tuesday version of the Monday show, Ian and Laz discuss Edmonton’s great Bistro Praha, fallout from the Oilers’ crushing loss to the Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final, Jacob Trouba’s controversial hit on Even Rodrigues in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, the need for a hockey rumors alert system, the 20th anniversary of Jarome Iginla vs. Vinny Lecavalier in the Stanley Cup Final, if the NHL has its own Angel Hernandez, and more.

Plus, The Athletic’s NHL insider Pierre LeBrun joins the show to talk Brady Tkachuk and Martin Necas trade rumors, Mitch Marner’s status in Toronto, and Dan Bylsma as the likely new head coach of the Kraken, and The Athletic’s own Jesse Granger stops by to discuss who should start in goal for the Oilers in Game 4, Igor vs. Bob, and the latest Stanley Cup odds.
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‘Absolutely deafening to absolutely dead’ and other thoughts on the Conference Finals

On today’s episode of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max leads Corey and Scott through their first two round mock draft of the season, the guys deep dive on the goalie prospects in this year’s draft class, and then answer some great listener questions in a loaded mailbag to close the show.
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Elefantenrennen in the Eastern Conference

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