Kris Knoblauch fired by Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have fired Kris Knoblauch after three seasons on the job, and Sean and Shayna discuss how roster construction played a big role in the Oilers' disappointing season. Eric Tulsky, the General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, stops by to discuss his team as they await an opponent in the Eastern Conference Final. Then, Hailey Salvian joins the show to preview the PWHL final between the Ottawa Charge and Montreal Victoire and discuss the league expanding to Vegas and Hamilton. Plus, Sean and Shayna praise the work of Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche after they eliminated the Minnesota Wild from the playoffs.

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Kris Knoblauch fired by the Edmonton Oilers
3:40 - Writing was on the wall for Knoblauch when Paul Coffey was added to his staff
4:43 - The roster construction was the responsibility of Stan Bowman
8:31 - Avalanche eliminate Wild in exciting game 5 in overtime
10:09 - Quick start by the Wild motivated Avs to storm back
12:26 - Series between Wild and Avalanche ultimately was never close
17:43 - Carolina Hurricanes are a perfect 8-0 to begin the playoffs
18:57 - Logan Stankoven has excelled with the move to center
20:52 - Sebastian Aho’s line started slow at the start of the playoffs
22:38 - The addition of Nikolaj Ehlers has lengthened the forward lines
24:12 - Freddy Andersen has had a Conn Smythe Trophy start to the playoffs
27:18 - K'Andre Miller has fit seamlessly in the Hurricanes system
32:59 - Montreal’s building will be an advantage in the PWHL final
34:04 - Ottawa Charge embrace the underdog tag in the series
37:33 - Gwen Philips vs Ann-Renée Desbiens in goal is the marquee match up in the PWHL finals
41:29 - The legend of Marie-Philip Poulin continues to grow
44:03 - PWHL expanding to Hamilton and Vegas

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