Episode Al Secord (496): STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS!!!

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we breakdown the first round series and make our predictions right through to the Stanley Cup Champion.  We also have a look at our preseason predictions and review the final points leaders.  Listen Here:  Apple Podcasts   Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Title Player Al Secord Feedback - thanks to all for playing - getting lots of responses  News Season over and matchups set.  Habs make it in on last night  Panarin - Rangers paid out employee after sex assoult allegations Ovechkin says he will play next year - final year of contract Points Leaders  Overall  Kucherov 37 84 121   MacKinnon 32 84 116  Draisaitl 52 54 106 McDavid gets 8th 100 point season - tied with Dionne for 3rd most    Defence Makar 30 62 92 Werenski 23 59 82  Hughes 16 60 76    Rookies Hutson 6 60 66 Michkov 26 37 63 Celebrini 25 38 63 Hutson wins Calder?    Goalies  Stolarz .926  Hellebuyck .925  Kuemper .922    Guess the 5th  Regular Season predictions review Connections LAST WEEK  - Brady Tkachuk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin THIS WEEK  - Dineen, Lowry, Patrick, Brind'amour   Brackets  WPG v STL  Closer than you might think  Hellebuyck + Higher end Scoring give Jets edge  DAL v COL Tough series to call COL higher top end with Makar and MacKinnon  DAL better goaltending  VGK v MIN Not close - VGK better in all dept except goaltending Is Gustavsson that much better than Hill?    LAK v EDM EDM limping in - no Ekholm for 1st rnd LAK have big edge in net    TOR v OTT another one closer than might think TOR not strong by fancy stats OTT a bit better by xGF Goaltending even if Ullmark healthy Offence edge goes to TO    TBL v FLA Overall game play FLA much better SH% and SV% TBL has edge   WSH v MTL Fancy Stats WSH much better WSH has edge in SH% and SV%    CAR v NJD  Fancy stats not close - CAR best in NHL Goaltending for both teams not good. NJD has slight edge   CRAZY PREDICTION FOR PLAYOFFS Make one off the wall prediction    Crazy Stat