The Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally upon us! We break down every series, and talk about the players that will have the biggest impact on each match-up.

The Vancouver Canucks have serious decisions to make now that their twin (former) superstars will retire at the end of this season. We talk about the future plans of the Canucks.

Also, has Kucherov played himself out of the Hart trophy race? Will Florida complete their miracle late season run to make the playoffs? And finally, what happened to the Dallas Stars & Calgary Flames?

With just over a week remaining, the NHL regular season is culminating into some fantastic playoff races that will assuredly come down to the wire. We talk about the biggest games coming up in the schedule and who will come out on top!

Andrew Stone from StoneOnSports.com joins Mark as they chat about all things Montreal Canadiens. What does this organization need to do to fix what appears to be a systemic problem? Would they trade Shea Weber or Carey Price? Is Max Pacioretty going to remain captain? Furthermore, will he remain with the Habs? All these answers and more!

The battle for last place and the best odds to capture a top three pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft is the only focus for teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention. Who will take home the NHL's basement dweller label? 

Also, find out why the New York Islanders could be poised to become the next powerhouse. You can also checkout our blog post for an even more in-depth analysis as to how this is possible by going to http://othockeytalk.com/islanders-powerhouse

The NHL and NHLPA have officially voted on allowing for the goaltender interference challenges to be ruled on by the men in the booth in Toronto. Does this change in procedure go far enough in eliminating much of the goaltender interference controversy? We also give our predictions for who will win each individual trophy at the end of the regular season, and give our thoughts on playoff races.

Should the NHL expand their total playoff teams to 20? We discuss the pros and cons in what will be a big topic at the NHL GM Meetings.

The NHLPA has released the Annual Player's Poll and so we decided to do our own version of it! Check out the actual player poll here if you're interested... http://nhlpa.com/player-poll/2017-18

The race is on for the MVP. Who will take home hockey's greatest personal hardware?

Also, you should probably watch this video of Jaroslav Halak... https://youtu.be/_W1mwegjEa4

We recap the entire NHL Trade Deadline and figure out where each team goes from this point forward.