Episode Ron Stackhouse (459):Stanley Cup Round 1. Leafs Out. Oilers Advance. Will the Vegas Cheaters beat Dallas?

The rainy day mirrored Dale's mood as we discussed the Leafs' heartbreaking game 7 loss to the Bruins. The Oilers move past the Kings in 5, but were they as good as the results?  What's next for the teams that lost and who will win the next round?    Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Title Player  Ron Stackhouse  Series Updates EAST BOS 4 TOR 3 Gut wrenching loss Injuries brutal for Leafs - Woll, Matthews, Marner, Nylander  All the same storylines - will anyone be moved?  NYR 4 WAS 0  No surprise really.   CAR 4 NYI 1 Islanders are interesting - mediocrity defined Will Lamoriello stick around? Will they bring in someone as a successor?  FLA 4 TBL 1 Florida overwhelmed TBL Possession stats much better Goaltending big story TBL - wiil Stamkos stay? Milt Schmidt? Guess the 5th  Connections  Last Week - Dallas, Columbus, Minnesota, Washington  - all have stars in their logos This week  Wayne Gretzky, Larry Robinson, Mark Messier, Patrick Roy WEST Oilers 4 Kings 1 McDavid - 11 Assists Skinner strong Favourable calls by refs - what is going on? All power play 45% 9 G in 5 games!- were not impressive at 5v5 5v5 - GF 50% and xGF favoured Kings Pierre-Luc Dubois - $8.5MM through 2030-31  - good luck buying that out.  Questions about moves at GM?  Thoughts?  COL 4 WPG 1 Jets - Bowness back? any changes? VAN 4 NSH 2 All Canadian quarter final Arturs Silovs - comes in from out of nowhere and plays .938 SV% and a shutout in Game 6.  Tight series - Total goals 13-12 for Canucks 5v5 Total Goals 8-7  NSH - exceeded expectations VGK 3 v DAL 3 Game 7 - go STARS  Crazy Stat ROUND 2 Matchups -  VAN v EDM  Dale EDM 5  Mike EDM 6 COL v ?  Dale DAL 7  Mike COL 6 FLA v BOS  Dale FLA 6  Mike FLA 6 CAR v NYR  Dale CAR 7 Mike NYR 6  DOPeS - took the playoffs off - have set an out of office message that says “Player X has been fined for actions in Team X game.”