The Brawl at MSG & The Penguins Playoff Hopes

Things got spicy last night at Madison Square Garden as the Rangers and Devils had an old-school brawl off the opening faceoff. It grabbed the attention of the entire sporting world and to begin today’s podcast, Jason and Frank talked about what went down and the reaction to it.

From there, they got into the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Pittsburgh Penguins have suddenly worked themselves right back into the fight as almost everyone else in the race continues to play mediocre hockey. The guys talked about how the Pens could approach their big game tonight against the Capitals.

The playoff races haven’t exactly been electric this season and that raises the question of whether or not the NHL should add a play-in round similar to what the NBA does. Frank pushed for it and explained the potential benefits while Gregor pushed back on the idea.

They then debated who the five biggest Cup Contenders are heading into the final few weeks of the regular season. Spoiler: the Dallas Stars got a lot of love from the guys.

Tyler then swung by for a new edition of Fill in the Blank delivered by DoorDash. He asked them a little bit more about the Dallas Stars' strong season and the seeding races in either conference.

1:00 - The Brawl at MSG

11:00 - Penguins Playoff Chances

16:55 - Playoff Expansion

28:16 - Top Five Cup Contenders

31:00 - Are the Oilers in Trouble?

40:25 - Fill in the Blank

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