Mathew is back in the saddle and recorded the episode directly after the Montreal Canadiens booked their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs! A hockey heavy podcast with a recap of the week that was (mentally draining as a fan.) Followed by a hits, misses and honorable mention segment that highlights a future assistant captain and shines the light on a player that needs to give a little more with a touch of new Russian rookie, Ivan Demidov making his debut. A look at our first round matchup with the Washington Capitals and a small touch on some fun statistics for the year.

Here is what to expect on today's episode:

Introduction: Same old same old for Mathew as baby has not arrived yet, hockey is draining his mental health and work is keeping him busy. (2:18-10:10)

Boxscore Recap: (10:11-26:00)

Hits, Misses and Honorable Mentions: Massive imposing week by Kaiden Guhle, need more compete from Patrik Laine and the arrival of Ivan Demidov (26:01-43:29)

Footnotes: This took a big chunk of the podcast this evening as there was no preview lookahead or a building block segment. Footnotes focuses on the matchup with the Washington Capitals and highlights a few players that hit some milestone statistics (43:30-59:18)

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