Ryan and Ashley Smith held their introductory press conference alongside NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday evening. The tone was a stark contrast to Arizona Coyotes chairman Alex Meruelo’s press conference earlier that day. Craig, Leah and Petey discuss the juxtaposition of the two pressers and what stood out from the Utah introduction.

Plus, goaltending was a topic of interest as the Stanley Cup Playoffs began this past weekend. Alexandar Georgiev struggled for Colorado and Ilya Samsonov struggled for Toronto. The crew offers their series predictions and touch on the AHL playoffs where the Tucson Roadrunners will have home-ice advantage for at least the first two rounds.

0:00 Intro
2:05 The striking differences between the Alex Meruelo and Ryan Smith press conferences
15:50 Fundamental differences in the two owners
20:05 When did Gary Bettman's opinion on Arizona turn south
26:30 Taking a look at the NHL Playoffs
27:45 Goaltending is a problem for a lot of Cup contenders
33:45 Lightning - Panthers is a series to watch
34:55 Canucks - Predators may be the tightest series in playoffs
37:00 Do the Rangers have the easiest first round matchup?
38:40 Canes - Islanders is painful to watch
39:35 Is this the year the Kings finally get by the Oilers?
41:00 Stars - Knights is the best matchup of the entire playoffs
42:50 Potential solutions to LTIR manipulations
45:10 Playoff predictions!
52:15 Checking in on the Tucson Roadrunners on the AHL playoffs
59:50 Final thoughts on the NHL Playoffs

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