Hosted by Kyle Knopp and Matthew Zator, The Hockey Writers Podcast is where your favourite THW contributors discuss the hottest topics around the NHL and hockey world, five days a week (Monday to Friday). In today's episode, Kyle and Matthew discuss one good and one bad thing from the week that was, keys to victory for both the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7, how the Colorado Avalanche will shut down Connor McDavid and the biggest storylines in the Western Conference Final.

Then before finishing off with their articles of the day, they discuss Jason Spezza's retirement five points away from 1,000 in the NHL and the impact he could have on the Maple Leafs' front office in the future.

Articles of the Day

Time Stamps

1:21 Good: Canucks Signing Linus Karlsson

2:57 Good: Filppula Joining Triple-Gold Club

6:50 Bad: Lack of Belief in Undersized Players

9:37 Bad: Lack of Game 7s in Round 2

12:03 Keys to Victory for Rangers/Hurricanes

16:22 Who Will Win / Series-Winning Goal

20:00 Do the Avs Shut Down McDavid?

25:24 Biggest Storyline in Avs/Oilers Series

28:29 Spezza Retires 5 Points Away From 1,000

35:54 Coleman's Disallowed Goal: Kicking Motion?

39:37 Articles of the Day

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