Episode 208 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 04-24-2026

Hello Hockey Fans, Episode 208 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and there is so much to discuss. #1. The Flyers and Penguins could very well be a blow out in 4 straight games. #2. Are the Flyers really that good? #3. Are the Penguins showing their age? #4. Is Sidney Crosby hurt? #5. Are the Penguin just out of gas after a regular season that few expected them to have? #6. Rick Tocchet has done an amazing job! #7. Poter Matrone has establish himself as the man, Not Matvie Mitchkov. #8. The Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa Senators series is also looking like a 4-game sweep by the Hurricanes #9. Carolina owns Ottawa. #10. The Carolina Hurricanes have been built in the mold of Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour and the exact style he played as a player. #11. Brady Tkachuk wants to set the tone. I get it, Brady Tkachuk wants to be the man, the big man on campus so to speak. Brady Tkachuk wants the game to go through him and around him and be the influential player on the team. #12. Brady Tkachuk is costing his team this series. #13. Brady Tkachuk needs to patten his captaincy after Patrice Bergeron.  #14. The Montreal/Tampa series is the most evenly matched and most competitive series in round one of the NHL playoffs by far. #15. Montreal needs to play better 5 on 5 hockey. #16. Juraj Slafkovsky was outstanding in game one. #17. Kirby Dach cost Montreal game 2. #18. Oliver Kapanen is a ghost #19 Replace Kirby Dach with Joe Veleno #20 Replace Oliver Kapanen with Florian Xhekaj. #21. It would be if Zachary Bolduc can rediscover his game. #22. The Buffalo Sabres in 6 would not be a surprise at all. #23. The Toronto Maple Leaf’s and the Vancouver Canucks should be calling Kevyn Adams. to be their next General Manager. #24 The Colorado Avalanche Verses L.A. Kings, is a one-sided series that Colorado should win in 4 straight with no problem. #25. The Edmonton/Anaheim series is more evenly than the majority thought. #26. Anaheim has figured out Connor McDavid #27. Edmonton Leon Draisaaitl more than ever. #28. Seems as though many have forgotten how good Head Coach Joel Quinville is. #29. The Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild are identical teams in every way except goaltending and that will be the difference in this series. #30 Compare the top 5 of the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota and so how even they really are. #31. The Utah/Las Vegas is nearly identical to the Dallas/Minnesota series. The team are very evenly matched up and down the lineup. Again, look at the top of each team. That wraps up episode 208 of the Hockey Free For All podcast. Have a fantastic weekend and thank you for listening.