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Western Conference playoff preview

4/17/20261 hr 14 min

On a special edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, the guys preview all four Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff matchups, discuss what to expect when the postseason begins on Saturday, and make their first round picks to close out the show.

This episode was recorded live at 11:30am ET on April 17, 2026.

Hosts: Jesse Granger and Sean McIndoe

With: Mark Lazerus, Michael Russo, Thomas Drance, and Scott Wheeler

Executive Producer: Chris Flannery

Producer: Chris Flannery

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Clips

Showing 10 of 16
Drance torches Oilers’ moves
Cup-or-bust in Vegas
Hart ballot confession
Must-win or face McDavid’s wrath
Who starts for Wild?
Hart over Hill shock
The lateral move they made
Cold stats, tough context
“Only sweep” prediction
Roope Hintz cloud looms

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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  7. Scott Wheeler· Guest0:37

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  8. Mark Lazerus· Guest0:39

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  10. Scott Wheeler· Guest0:45

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  11. Speaker 40:47

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  12. Mark Lazerus· Guest0:48

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  13. Speaker 40:50

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  15. Speaker 40:53

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  17. Jesse Granger· Host1:15

    [upbeat music] This is The Athletic Hockey Show.

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