Avs Kick Off Conference Finals Without Makar

About this episode

The episode discusses Cale Makar's absence in the playoffs and features insights from analyst John-Michael Liles.

Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee start with the news that Cale Makar will be out for the Avalanche in Game 1 against the Golden Knights. Then, they listen to Vegas GM Kelly McCrimmon's comments on John Tortorella skipping his post-game media availability. Afterwards, Avs analyst and former NHLer John-Michael Liles joins the guys (12:46) to discuss the weight of Makar's absence, Gabriel Landeskog's impact, and Scott Wedgewood's series outlook. Finally, Nick, Justin, and Sam get into Justin's recently published article about how NHL coaching tenures are trending down, Mike Babcock emerging in the Oilers' coaching search, and the Canucks narrowing in on promoting Manny Malhotra to their NHL bench. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne, Sam McKee

Guest: John-Michael Liles

Topics covered

• NHL playoffs
• Cale Makar injury
• coaching trends
• Avalanche vs Golden Knights
• NHL analysis

Keywords

• Cale Makar
• NHL playoffs
• Avalanche
• Golden Knights
• coaching trends
• John-Michael Liles
• Gabriel Landeskog
• Mike Babcock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Avalanche, Golden Knights, Oilers, Canucks, Rogers Sports & Media

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