The Leafs are out, the Oilers are in but we don't care 'cause it's our 500th episode!!! We have lots of audio clips and notes of congratulatins. Thanks to all for listening, we really appreication it!!
Title Player Ed Jovanovski
Feedback - notes from listeners on 500
News -
FLA 4 v TOR 3
Leafs out in another game 7. (7 in a row)
2 6-1 defeats in last 3 games
Past 9 seasons - over 100pts 6 times
2 series wins
What's going to change?
Marner?
Tavares?
Shanahan?
Treliving?
EDM 4 v VGK 1
Oilers played physically
Kasperi Kapanen came in after sitting first 9
Skinner back to back shutouts after Pickard hurt
Game 4 3-0 win was huge.
Oilers changed PK approach - super aggressive
CAR 4 v. WSH 1
Caps outshot 149-96 in series - less than 20 shots / game
DAL 4 v WPG 2
Scheiffele plays after father passes away
Jets have lost 10 straight road playoff games - back to game 1 in 2023 vs VGK
Hellebuyck issue? 2 shutouts in series - .905 SV%
Stars living up to hype.
Rantanen…man
Deboer good luck charms
Other news
Ken Holland to Kings
Rick Tocchet to Flyers
Mike Sullivan to Rangers
Adam Foote promoted by Canucks
Are there no new minds in hockey?
Lafreniere rumoured to be going to Montreal - another example of Canadiens thinking they will turn around a French Canadian kid who has promise but couldn't make it elsewhere.
Celebratory audio clips -
Quick memories or stories about the podcast over 500 episodes
Memories - Pete Wood's epic rant about Canadiens
Justin Bourne
Ken Reid / Ivanka
Bruce Dowbiggin
Recording from Gold Lake dock
2016 Draft - recorded with Krulikoski and Matt O'Brien
2022 Draft - train ride to Montreal, meeting up with Yaremchuk, talking to Scouts - seeing GMs walking around. The chaos of the first round.
Predicting Penguins Cup win in 2017
Predicted Coyotes move to Utah
Guess the 5th
Conference Finals
CAR v FLA
Start May 22 - every other night at 8:00pm
Carolina Hurricanes
- Regular Season Record: 47–30–5 (99 points)
- Division Rank: 2nd in Metropolitan
- Head Coach: Rod Brind'Amour
- Key Players: Sebastian Aho (74 points), Seth Jarvis (32 goals), Jalen Chatfield (+22 plus-minus)
- Goaltending: Frederik Andersen has been stellar in the postseason, recording a 5–0 record with a 1.80 GAA and .931 save percentage.
Florida Panthers
- Regular Season Record: 47–31–4 (98 points)
- Division Rank: 3rd in Atlantic
- Head Coach: Paul Maurice
- Key Players: Sam Reinhart (81 points), Aleksander Barkov (71 points), Gustav Forsling (+33 plus-minus)
- Goaltending: Sergei Bobrovsky, a seasoned playoff performer, has been pivotal in Florida's postseason success.
EDM v DAL
Start May 21 - Every other night at 8:00 except Sunday. -3:00PM
Edmonton Oilers
- Regular Season Record: 48–29–5 (101 points)
- Division Finish: 3rd in Pacific
- Key Players: Connor McDavid (74 assists), Leon Draisaitl (52 goals, 106 points)
- Goaltending: Stuart Skinner led with 26 wins; Calvin Pickard posted a 2.71 GAA
- Playoff Path: Defeated the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights
The Oilers have showcased a more balanced and resilient lineup this postseason, with contributions beyond their star duo of McDavid and Draisaitl. Improved defensive play and goaltending have been pivotal in their journey back to the Conference Final .
Dallas Stars
- Regular Season Record: 50–26–6 (106 points)
- Division Finish: 2nd in Central
- Key Players: Matt Duchene (81 points), Jason Robertson (35 goals), Mikko Rantanen (playoff scoring leader)
- Goaltending: Jake Oettinger recorded 36 wins with a 2.53 GAA
- Playoff Path: Overcame the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche
Dallas has been bolstered by the midseason acquisition of Mikko Rantanen, who has delivered back-to-back hat tricks and leads the playoffs in goals and points, significantly enhancing the Stars' offensive capabilities .
🔍 Series Insights
- Season Series: Dallas won 2 of the 3 regular-season matchups against Edmonton .
- Playoff History: This marks the ninth playoff meeting between the two franchises, with Dallas holding a 6–2 series advantage prior to this series .
- Coaching: Dallas's Peter DeBoer is making his third straight Conference Final appearance, while Edmonton's Kris Knoblauch has guided the Oilers to their third Conference Final in four seasons .
