Off The Post

John is joined by Adam Gretz, hockey writer for NBC Sports and FanRag Sports, to handicap the conference finals, rant about Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, and drool over Erik Karlsson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Michael Traikos, national hockey writer for Postmedia, to discuss early Conn Smythe Trophy candidates, the steamrolling Nashville Predators, and the GM/coach-less Buffalo Sabres. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Matthew Coller, NHL writer for ESPN Insider and Wild analyst for 1500 ESPN, to hash out the four series of the post-season's second round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Ryan Stimson, writer for hockey analytics website Hockey-Graphs.com, to talk about his roster optimization research and apply its themes to the first round of the NHL playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Matt Larkin, writer/editor for The Hockey News, to handicap the Eastern Conference's first-round playoff matchups. Bonus: Matt reveals his NHL award picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Eric Francis, longtime Flames columnist/analyst for Postmedia and Sportsnet, to dissect the Western Conference's first-round matchups. Bonus: Eric reveals his NHL award picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Matthew Coller, NHL writer for ESPN Insider and Wild analyst for 1500 ESPN, to riff on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Joe Birch, senior director of hockey development and special events for the OHL, to talk about the brand new major midget draft, as well as his connections to D.J. Smith (Leafs) and Travis Konecny (Flyers). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Justin Cuthbert (theScore), Gus Katsaros (McKeen's) and Rachel Doerrie (Hockey Graphs) for a roundtable discussion. If you were in Gary Bettman's shoes, what would you do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Micah Blake McCurdy, owner/operator of HockeyViz.com, to talk about the playoff race, his Sadness Rankings, and secondary assists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Travis Yost, hockey analytics writer for TSN, to determine the NHL's truly elite forward lines and defence pairings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Connor Murphy, defenceman for the Arizona Coyotes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Michael Traikos, national hockey writer for Postmedia, to pontificate about the flurry of activity around the NHL trade deadline, focusing on what Canada's teams did/didn't do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Ken Wiebe, Jets beat writer for the Winnipeg Sun, to discuss trade deadline possibilities, the Patrik & Mark Show, Paul Maurice's long-term prospects, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Jeff Skinner, leading scorer and forward for the Carolina Hurricanes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Jack Han, video and analytics expert for McGill women's hockey and The Athletic, to break down the concept of Total Hockey and assess the Canadiens' Michel Therrien firing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Eric Francis, longtime Flames columnist/analyst for Postmedia and Sportsnet, to pick apart the Flames’ headache in net, gush over Matt Tkachuk, grade Glen Gulutzan’s first year, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Michael Traikos, national hockey writer for Postmedia, to pass judgment on the Julien firing, pick the Golden Knights' coach and hypothesize about requisite qualities of an NHL bench boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Owen Tippett, top NHL draft prospect and forward for the Mississauga Steelheads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host John Matisz is joined by Matthew Coller, NHL writer for ESPN Insider and Wild analyst for 1500 ESPN, to separate the contenders from the pretenders at the 50-game mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices