Draisaitl's Historic Playoffs Pace, Akira Schmid Struggles, Snoop Dogg...NHL Owner?, April Grading Report, Calder & Norris Trophy Finalists, Matthew Knies Rookie Deep Dive & Personal Pickups

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear number 80 for episode 80 (5:05).It's another NHL Playoffs edition of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (10:27). Rookie Deep Dive is back and based on listener voting, we did a deep dive on Maple Leafs Rookie forward Matthew Knies (27:30). In Hobby News, Calder & Norris Trophy finalists were announced and we take a look at potential snubs, Snoop Dog joins a potential ownership group making a bid for the Ottawa Senators, Fanatics releases NHL jersey sales data, and we take a look at the April Grading Report from GemRate.com (34:17). Since they were drafted, this is the first year that neither Alexander Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby are in the NHL Playoffs and we take a look at the potential hobby impact of their absence (57:07). Could 2022-23 Trilogy be the sole May new hockey set release (1:03:37)? Finally, we end the show with Personal Pickups (1:06:20). Partners & Sponsors Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow PWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.com Slab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.com Sign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshow Follow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshow Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Twitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshow YouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshow