With several key players out heading to the playoffs, including McDavid and Draisaitl, Mike is concerned about the Oilers prospects.  John Tortarella gets fired by the Flyers, which isn't a huge surprise, but why now? Plus we have a look at the playoff picture as the matchups start to come into focus.  Listen Here:  Apple Podcasts   Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Title Player- Johnny Bucyk - 493 PIM  News Oilers Injuries - McDavid, Draisaitl, Skinner, Ekholm, Kane, Frederic - Are they screwed for playoffs if they make it?  6 points up on Vancouver 5-4-1 in last 10 - can they hold on?  Draisaitl played last night - 3 points, 2 G including 50 and 51 Only active player with 4 seasons with 50 G and 50A in same season Tortarella - fired in Philly - 2-7-1 in last 10 - 9 games left in season - why now? https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/why-philadelphia-flyers-fired-coach-john-tortorella-behavior “Becoming increasingly combative with everyone in the organization, from management, to coaches, to players, to staff, Tortorella’s antics wore on everyone.”   Brent Burns  -915 consecutive games - 4th all time    Ovi Ovechkin - 5 back of Gretzky, 6 to pass - should have stayed at 888 -  10 Games to go and scored at .072 per game pace. Goal Scoring -  2024-25 - Leon with 51 leads 2023-24 - 4 players, Matthes 69, Reinhart 57, Hyman 54, Mackinnon 51 2022-23 - 5 players McDavid 64, Pastrnak 61, Rantanen 55, Draisaitl 52 2021-22 - 4 players Matthews 60, Draisatil, 55, Kreider 52, Ovi 50  2021-20, 19-20 None 2018-19 Ovi 51, Draisaitl 50   Crosby - passes Gretzky with 20th ppg season   Guess the 5th    Playoff Races  Points - Leafs could win Atlantic - how important Top 3 in each division pretty much set Only top in Atlantic up for grabs   Close to certain matchups CAR v NJD DAL v COL LAK v EDM   Wildcard Races East - CBJ, MTL, NYR, NYI, DET West - STL, VAN, CGY   Worst team last 5 years to make playoffs 23-24 WSH 91 22-23 FLA 92 21-22 NSH 97 18-19 COL 90 17-18 COL 95   This year, if pts pace continues, last team 85pts   Connections  Carryover - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson (Hyuben  Guess - Yukon connection) - All played with a teammate whose name was the same with a different spelling....that was a tough one. This week - Linus Ullmark, Tristen Jarry, Philip Gustavsson, Alex Nedeljkovic     Streaking -  W  STL 9, VGK 6, DAL 5 L  BOS 5 Crazy Stat  DOPeS  Zary 2 games  - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/connor-zary-of-calgary-flames-suspended-2-games-for-elbowing  

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