Go fuck a watermelon. Playoff Shit: Avalanche sweep and Rangers must win. Plus, Hakstol fired? NHL free agency rumors. #NoDumbQuestions: how did the conference finals superstition start?

Bye Bye, Edmonton! #PLAYOFFSHIT has the boys reeling after the Colorado Avalanche sweep the Edmonton Oilers on the way to the Stanley Cup Final. Cale Makar was electric throughout the series and accomplished a feat that only a few defensemen in the history of the NHL have been able to do. Joey is thrilled as he hated the Oilers the second they signed Evander Kane and hopes that they bring him back so they give him an excuse to root against them in the future. For the Eastern Conference Final, Jeff and Joey breakdown exactly what's going on as well as how game 4 is a must-win for the New York Rangers more so than the Tampa Bay Lightning. Joey continues to gush over Igor and Jeff brings up Kress from last week's episode and his take on him as well as stating that in the future they'll be bringing him back on the podcast. In Kraken news, the two discuss the hot topic of replacing Hakstol as well as what free agents have a chance of landing in Seattle and around the NHL. Last, a Twitter survey on the hotness levels of every team was revealed and the Kraken lost to the Vancouver Canucks which the two adamantly disagree with. No Dumb Questions has Joey asking where the superstition of not touching the conference final trophy originated and Jeff breaks down some of the history behind teams that did and those that did not and how they fared in the Stanley Cup Final. Ending, as always, with the Chirp of the Week.

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