On this week's episode of The Cold Stove Podcast, Brett Merriman and NHL Rumors Daily aka NRD are back after a one-week suspension to break down everything heading into the playoffs. Dallas needs one SINGLE point to make the postseason and extinguish the hopes of Knights fans everywhere. Here's what we've got this week, breaking down the latest in rumors and speculation from around the NHL: 

- Playoff race coming down to the wire between Dallas and Vegas 

- NRD takes the 2022 NHL Players Poll

- Andrei Kuzmenko coming to the NHL as a free agent 

- The future of Boudreau and Marty St. Louis? 

- The Coyotes future in Arizona 

- Whip-around featuring the PHF, Saros injury, Auston Matthews, and Ryan Ellis 

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