About this episode

Julian McKenzie and Chris Johnston discuss various NHL playoff topics including team performances, player injuries, and coaching updates.

On this episode of The Chris Johnston show, Julian McKenzie and Chris Johnston go over a variety of topics including: (00:00) The shock start in the Canadiens/Hurricanes series (16:00) The Western Conference Final (19:00) Avs will just have to manage Makar's injury, he won't be 100% (21:00) Dorofeyev (32:00) Updates on potential coaching hires (38:00) Discussing more of the Auston Matthews discourse (44:00) Sidney Crosby playing forever (48:30) Stick Taps TODAYS SPONSORS: SHADY RAYS - Go to ⁠http://shadyrays.com⁠ and use code SDP for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. SHOPIFY: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at http://shopify.com/johnston Watch all episodes of The Chris Johnston Show here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk7FZfwCEifwZnM5KxOFlm0lQjkEheLw Buy CJ Show merch: https://sdpnshop.ca/collections/cj-show Follow us on Instagram: @reporterchris @jkamckenzie and @sdpnsports Follow us on X: @reporterchris @jkamckenzie @sdpnsports Reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sdpn.ca/sales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with our sales team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chris Johnston

Guest: Julian McKenzie

Topics covered

• NHL playoffs
• coaching hires
• player injuries
• Auston Matthews
• Sidney Crosby

Keywords

• NHL
• playoffs
• injuries
• coaching
• Auston Matthews
• Sidney Crosby

Sponsors

SHADY RAYS, SHOPIFY

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadiens, Hurricanes, Western Conference

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