Philadelphia Flyers forward and alternate captain Scott Laughton joined the podcast for a third time! Laughton’s interview begins at (37:45). He talks to Riley and Derek about the pain of the season ending (39:38), dealing with trade rumors (45:00), his individual struggles in the first half and how he turned it around in the second half (46:51), no “Paralyzer” goals this season (50:29), the growth of his young teammates (51:14), Sean Couturier being named captain (54:07), the leadership and veteran presence in the locker room (55:22), watching playoff hockey (57:20), tells some funny stories about some of his former teammates and coaches including Michael Raffl and Craig Berube (1:01:24), Jake Voracek (1:07:27), Wayne Simmonds (1:10:50) and more!
At the beginning of the show Riley and Derek give an update on Riley’s MCL tear (0:45), the latest news in the NHL including Jakub Voracek retiring (1:48), David Quinn fired by the Sharks (7:47), Sabres hiring Lindy Ruff and firing Don Granato (9:03), and Jack Edwards retiring (10:57). Then they discuss how each matchup of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is going so far, starting off with the Hurricanes and Islanders (12:43), then going over to Rangers vs Capitals, Matt Rempe, and Panarin’s hit on Oshie (14:45). They continue by discussing the Panthers and Lightning battle of Florida, the Tkachuk brothers, and Sergei Bobrovsky’s unbelievable save (17:32). Eastern Conference continues with the Maple Leafs and Bruins (20:15) while analyzing Brad Marchand and Mitch Marner’s game while wondering when William Nylander is. They analyze the Western Conference Round 1 so far with the Vegas Cheaters vs Dallas Stars (26:52), the Kings and the Oilers series (28:14), Kempe and Doughty’s goals, the Avalanche and Jets series (31:13), and Canucks vs Predators, plus they talk about how good of a job Rick Tocchet has done this season (32:02). They also answer fan submitted questions! (1:20:36).
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