Playoff Positioning & the Islanders Coaching Chaos

About this episode

Dan discusses the Penguins' playoff positioning and the recent coaching changes with the Islanders.

Dan breaks down the Penguins' magic number, sizes up potential matchups with Columbus and Philadelphia, and reacts to the stunning mid-season firing of Patrick Wallaert with four games left on the Islanders' schedule.

People in this episode

Host: Dan

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Penguins
• NHL Playoffs
• Coaching Changes
• Islanders
• Matchups

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Penguins
• playoff positioning
• Patrick Wallaert
• NHL
• Islanders coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbus, Philadelphia, Islanders

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