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On a special playoff edition of Puck Talk with Pickens and Turner, Pat and Dave make their playoff picks for all eight first round matchups and give their picks for the Stanley Cup Final.

In addition, the two take a look at some of the recent coach and GM firings around the league.

If you want to skip ahead to the picks, they begin at the 13:30 mark with the Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues. Can the Blues actually take down the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks in the first round? The answer may surprise you.

On a special playoff edition of Puck Talk with Pickens and Turner, Pat and Dave make their playoff picks for all eight first round matchups and give their picks for the Stanley Cup Final.

In addition, the two take a look at some of the recent coach and GM firings around the league.

If you want to skip ahead to the picks, they begin at the 13:30 mark with the Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues. Can the Blues actually take down the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks in the first round? The answer may surprise you.

With the Pittsburgh Penguins playing great hockey behind a resurgent Sidney Crosby, the Pens look primed to make a playoff run, even without Evgeni Malkin from the outset.

Pat Pickens and Dave Turner discuss the surging Penguins chances of emerging from the loaded Metropolitan bracket.

Out west, Chicago's Duncan Keith was rightfully suspended for his slash on Minnesota's Charlie Coyle. With the St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars playing solid hockey heading into the playoffs, is one of them primed to knock off the Blackhawks?

The Detroit Red Wings face an unfamiliar outcome to this season, with their 24-year playoff streak in serious jeopardy.

Pat Pickens and Dave Turner discuss the Detroit's struggles, as well as the resurgence of the Philadelphia Flyers.

In addition, the two talk about the case for Sidney Crosby to win the Hart Trophy.

The show rounds out with a discussion on whether the Arizona Coyotes would consider moving Max Domi in order to select Arizona native Auston Matthews first overall in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, should another team win the upcoming lottery.

With a few weeks remaining in the NHL regular season, every point is at a premium.

In this episode of Puck Talk, Pat Pickens and Dave Turner take a look at the playoff chances of the resurgent Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes.

The two also take a look at the Minnesota Wild, who seem to have fallen right back into the same rut they were in before the fired head coach Mike Yeo.

The show finishes with a look at the Anaheim Ducks and how they were able to turn their season around and now seem poised for another deep playoff run out West.

With two huge Game 7 showdowns on the line, Pat Pickens and Dave Turner break down both the Eastern Conference Final between the Rangers and Lightning and the Western Conference Final between the Ducks and Blackhawks. Pat and Dave discuss the x-factors, how much home-ice and experience mean and make their picks.