Real Kyper & Bourne

CEO of Clear Sight Analytics, New York Rangers analyst and former NHL goaltender Stephen Valiquette (4:08) joins Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne to chat about which goaltender has the most pressure heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs including Linus Ullmark, why the Montreal Canadiens have the strongest goalie tandem, why Andrei Vasilevskiy struggles defending with traffic in front, who should the Pittsburgh Penguins start in net, which game had the biggest impact on the Detroit Red Wings missing the playoffs, and the trends between smaller vs. bigger goaltenders. Then, Nick, Justin and Sam McKee discuss the direction of the Vancouver Canucks' front office personnel and much more! 

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee reflect on the Toronto Maple Leafs finding a way to lose to the Dallas Stars in their final home game of the season. They discuss whether this losing stretch will have any bearing on next season, the Kings clinching a playoff spot to improve the Leafs' pick from a third to a second-rounder, and whether the team have found something in Luke Haymes, Jacob Quillan, and Artur Akhtyamov. Then, they look at the latest on the GM search and evaluate Washington's Ross Mahoney as a candidate. Finally, they play a game of True or False on the Leafs' past, present and future.

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Former NHLer, co-host of the Coming In Hot Sens Podcast, and Sportsnet Flames analyst Jason York (5:41) joins Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne to chat about if there was any doubt that the Ottawa hockey club would make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, what we should expect from Linus Ullmark in the post-season, the best matchup for the team in round one, most important forward outside of Brady Tkachuk, how important will it be for the Sens to find success especially for Tkachuk's future, and if the Maple Leafs can learn from Ottawa's front office structure with former hockey players. Then, Nick, Justin and Sam McKee weigh in on Alexander Ovechkin's potential final regular-season matchup against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Detroit Red Wings getting eliminated from playoff contention, and Brad Treliving and Jason Spezza getting named to Hockey Canada's National Men’s Team in Switzerland management group. 
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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee get set for the final home game of the Toronto Maple Leafs' season against the Dallas Stars. They discuss the Leafs' position in the bottom five after a loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, what Auston Matthews might say at Locker Clean-out Day, and what the future front office structure might look like. Later, Prime NHL analyst Jody Shelley (28:50) joins the show to tee up Leafs vs. Stars and discuss the top offseason priorities in Toronto. Finally, Nick, Justin and Sam react to Morgan Rielly's wistful comments ahead of what could be his final home game in Toronto.
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Former NHL president, general manager and head coach Doug MacLean (3:38) joins Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne to chat about the use of analytics and data in building a Stanley Cup winning team, the importance of the people around a new general manager that they would hire, bringing in former players to lead a organization, who Doug thinks could be candidates to be the next Maple Leafs' GM that have been training as an AGM or worked behind the scenes for awhile, why the Vancouver Canucks could be more of an attractive job than Toronto, and why he sees an increased trend of teams changing head coaches to fight for a playoff spot. Then, Nick, Justin and Sam McKee discuss the questions around Alexander Ovechkin's future and take your comments and questions on the text line!
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