Satiar Shah of Sportsnet 650 Vancouver hosts in place of Jeff. Producer Tristan Marchegiani hops aboard to take a look around the league and decipher the true Cup contenders and the top dogs in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Next up, three-time Stanley Cup champion and Devils analyst Ken Daneyko focuses in on the top defenders in the NHL and breaks down the ins and outs of playing the position at a high level in today's game (23:47). Afterwards, host of Hockey Prospect Radio on SiriusXM and PHD candidate Shane Malloy joins the show to share his perspective on scouting prospects, before weighing in on if Connor Bedard is ready to make the leap to the NHL level (50:43). Finally, The Athletic's Corey Masisak discusses goaltender James Reimer's decision to not take part in San Jose's warmups during the team's Pride Night celebration (01:16:45).

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