As the season winds down, Jeff and Elliotte take stock of a number of items from around the NHL, including a topic that garnered a lot of feedback for Elliotte this week – the Oilers’ search for a GM and the possibility of Mike Gillis filling the position. Would he be a good fit?

That discussion plus: debating the Lightning’s second-best player; Ilya Kovalchuk’s situation, candidates for Ottawa’s President of Hockey Ops, Zdeno Chara back for at least one more season and #Ask31.

Then, Vincent Trocheck joins Elliotte to talk about returning from a brutal injury, his draft year, his picks for awards this season and more.

31 Thoughts: The Podcast is presented by the GMC Sierra Denali, complete with the World’s-First Six-function Multi-Pro Tailgate. GMC – we are professional grade. www.gmccanada.ca.

Music Outro: Wintersleep – Forest Fire

Catch Wintersleep on their cross Canada tour now: http:/www.wintersleep.com

Their latest LP “In The Land Of” comes out this Friday, March 29th via Dine Alone Records

This episode was produced and sound engineered by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Fox Sports Florida, NHL Network and Sportsnet.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.