Steve Laidlaw Podcast

On this episode Steve is joined by Chris Wassel and KungFuCanuck to fantasy draft the teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs to try and pick their favourites to win the Stanley Cup this summer.

Which team is the favourite? Who gets picked last? Who doesn't get picked at all?

You can follow Chris Wassel @ChrisWasselDFS

You can follow KungFuCanuck @KungFu_Canuck

Steve is joined by Josh Bell of The Hockey Writers and FC Hockey to preview Phase 2 of the NHL's draft lottery.

Which Play-In loser most needs Alexis Lafreniere?

Where does Lafreniere rank among #1 picks in the salary cap era?

Could a team pull an audible and opt for Quinton Byfield?

What could we do to better hype these draft prospects before they reach the NHL?

Did the Canadiens and Blackhawks miss an opportunity to stack elite young talent by winning their Play-In matchups?

The Senators and Devils each have 3 picks in the 2020 draft, what's the best case scenario for them?

We answer these questions and much, much more!

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Alex MacLean and Steve Laidlaw run down the 10 players, coaches and GMs in the NHL who have the most at stake in this summer's return-to-play playoffs. Which players could earn the most from a big playoff run? Who could be out of the league if it doesn't go their way? We break it all down!

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Re-Drafting the 2009 NHL Entry Draft with Steven Ellis. They retrace the steps of the Chris Pronger trade and the many other trade rumours at the 2009 Entry Draft. Draw parallels between John Tavares and Shane Wright. They ask what if the Kings had never traded Brayden Schenn for Mike Richards and much more!

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Allan Mitchell joins the podcast to discuss the buzz in the bubble city of Edmonton, the Oilers' chances against the Blackhawks, their chances of winning the Cup, the most and least favourable matchups after the play-in round and what the near future may hold for this team.

If you weren't satisfied with Steve steering everything back to the Oilers on his other podcasts, then you'll love this Oilers-centric episode, but we discuss other teams too, I swear!

You can find Allan's work on The Athletic Edmonton as well as on the Lowdown with Lowetide on TSN 1260. Follow him @Lowetide.

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Music for this Podcast

Severe Tire Damage by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5004-severe-tire-damage

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On this episode of the podcast Steve bring's on SB Nation's Pension Plan Puppets contributor Kung Fu Canuck to discuss his article on draft reform. They discuss the pros and cons of the current NHL draft system and draft lottery, and then propose an exciting alternative!

Check out the article on draft reform here.

You can follow our guest @kungfu_canuck

On this episode of the podcast, DobberHockey's Alex MacLean comes on the podcast to discuss the NHL's new CBA and the fall out of the projected flat cap situation. They go over the 5 teams hardest hit by the flat cap and what those teams might do to navigate the situation. 

You can follow Alex @alexdmaclean

Tony Ferrari of Dobber Prospects joins the show to breakdown the events of the Draft Lottery, winners and losers, which play-in round teams most deserve the Number One Pick, and does a mini-mock draft.

Prashanth Iyer of Meta Hockey, Hockey Graphs, Wings for Breakfast podcast and Winging It Motown joins the show to provide the Red Wings perspective on the lottery results, whether or not we see Steve Yzerman exert his influence on this draft, what to expect from Moritz Seider and Filip Zadina, and a spicy take on Anthony Mantha!

Lucas Main of The Hockey Writers and Dobber Prospects comes on to provide the California perspective, what to expect from the Kings at #2 and the Ducks at #6, where would Trevor Zegras go if he were in the 2020 Draft, if John Gibson is primed for a bounce-back, and when we might see the Ducks back in the playoffs.

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Music for this Podcast

Severe Tire Damage by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5004-severe-tire-damage

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Will Scouch is a data driven prospect analyst who contributes to McKeen's Hockey as well as his own Scouching site. On this episode we dig into Will's scouting methodology, which stats really matter, which ones do not, with some relevant examples as it relates to the 2020 NHL Draft. We also discuss Will's infatuation with Marat Khusnutdinov.

You can follow Will @Scouching.

In Goal Magazine's Paul Campbell comes on the podcast to share his insights on what criteria goalies need to meet to qualify for the Hart trophy, how we could do better with the Vezina trophy, the goalie championship sash, and much more on the witchcraft that is goaltending.

You can follow Paul @WayToGoPaul