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Bourne trolls the Rangers

Bourne trolls the Rangers

San Jose Sharks v Los Angeles Kings - Game Two

Heyyy, it’s long weekend Friday! Today we talked about:

* Toronto’s mayor (you’ll have to forgive us this indulgence)

* Brad Marchand and his role

* The glory of Patrice Bergeron (and Henrik Lundqvist)

* The Raffi Torres suspension

* The Kings late rally

* Puck-over-glass penalties

* Terrible hockey logos

* And much more

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Minnesota Wild v Chicago Blackhawks - Game Five
chris neil anvil headHowdy! Sorry for the late show today, Noon was busy rescuing kittens from trees today.

* Can Jimmy Howard hold off the Hawks?

* Why did Roszival try to kill Abdelkader

* TOEWS

* Boston Bruins/New York Rangers preview

* Kings/Sharks Game 2

* And more

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Pittsburgh Penguins v Ottawa Senators

Howdy friends! Nice, concise show today. We went through:

* Ottawa’s lack of push-back vs. the Pens

* Tomas Vokoun’s play

* Jonathan Quick killin’ it

* More valuable: Matt Cooke or Chris Neil?

* Any way Detroit can hang with Chicago?

* And much more

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Toronto Maple Leafs v Boston Bruins - Game Seven

But not much more. We discussed:

* Boston’s unprecedented comeback

* Blame for the Leafs or love for the B’s?

* Toronto going forward

* Bruins vs. Rangers

* The Rangers Game 7 destruction of Washington

* Series previews

* And much more

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Washington Capitals v New York Rangers - Game Six

There’s not even going to be a day gap in the Stanley Cup playoffs before round two, which is excellent. Today we discussed:

* The Capitals and Rangers going seven

* The Leafs and Bruins doing the same

* The Pens breaking the Isles hearts

* Detroit getting past Anaheim

* Round two series

* And so much more

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New York Islanders v Pittsburgh Penguins - Game Five

Friday! Only three games last night, which means our four-speaker pod discussed:

* The Senators putting the injured Habs out of their misery

* MacLean and Alfredsson’s comments on the series

* Marian Hossa’s big night

* Chicago going forward

* The Bylsma/Capuano coaching matchup

* Pittsburgh’s goalie situation

* And much more

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Los Angeles Kings v St. Louis Blues - Game Five

Great night in the NHL last night, as three of the four contests went to overtime, and the other was a one goal game. We discussed:

* The Bruins poise

* What happened on the B’s OT winner

* The Kings take the series lead

* The Ducks have the Red Wings pinned

* The Rangers are making their series interesting

* And way, way more

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