Key Players for the First Round

Ryan Lambert· Host0:00

[upbeat music] I'm Ryan Lambert from Elite Prospects.

Sean McIndoe· Host0:14

I'm Sean McIndoe from The Athletic.

Ryan Lambert· Host0:15

And I gotta say right off the hop here, unbelievable start to the playoffs. Just really, really good hockey in basically every game has been close except the one Minnesota-Dallas game.

Sean McIndoe· Host0:31

Mm-hmm.

Ryan Lambert· Host0:32

Within a goal or two, right?

Sean McIndoe· Host0:34

I, yeah, I- I think so. There was three. What, Flyers was 3-0 last night, but- Yeah, but what, that wasn't- Close ...

Ryan Lambert· Host0:43

the last one an empty netter, right?

Sean McIndoe· Host0:45

Yep.

Ryan Lambert· Host0:45

So.

Sean McIndoe· Host0:45

Mm-hmm.

Ryan Lambert· Host0:46

Yeah, uh, just you really can't ask for, for more from [laughs] from the league. They're really delivering. There's a lot of... The, the hockey's just been good. It's not like s- there's a ton of boring 2-1 games or whatever, you know? And when you're going head-to-head with the NBA playoffs, as they, as they kinda are in a way that doesn't usually happen for the first round, um, it's, it's [laughs] good to have a good product on TV at the end of the day.

Sean McIndoe· Host1:16

Listen to you just pumping the NHL's tires.

Ryan Lambert· Host1:21

I, I, I've- I love it ... b- I've been a supporter of everything they've done from day one.

Sean McIndoe· Host1:25

Yeah.

Ryan Lambert· Host1:26

I was there in 1994,