About this episode

The episode discusses the Flyers' playoff elimination and the Panthers' draft position, along with player evaluations and playoff series updates.

Tommy and I have a lot to go over on the latest WhyHockey podcast, particularly over the Flyers playoff elimination and the Panthers sliding to ninth in the lottery. We pour over these topics and more including: 6:30: The Flyers got swept, and Michkov got scratched again 19:45: What do the Flyers have to do to take the next step in the playoffs? 40:00: Previewing the Panthers options at pick Nine 45:00: Albert Smits 51:00: Viggo Bjorck 57:25: Other names to keep an eye out for 1:12:00: Quick hits on the other playoff series Enjoy the show! Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast, Matt’s written pieces and much more, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet! Enjoy the show and please give it a five star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Follow us on social media: Matt Lichtenstadter is @MattsMusings1 on Bluesky and Twitter, @mattlichtenstadter on Instagram WhyHockey is @WhyHockey on Twitter Intro and outro music is “Arcade Montage” by Lee Rosevere from his album “Music for Podcasts 3”, which you can find here…

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