The Jeff Marek Show Sportsnet

Jeff and Michael Russo of The Athletic discuss the Florida-Boston series, how the Panther fan base has evolved from his time covering the team and how Bill Zito has built the roster. Next, Jeff and Producer Matt talk about too many men and embellishment penalties in the playoffs, before looking into Jamie Benn's hit on Devon Toews and the play of Artemi Panarin (18:06). Mike Rupp, former NHLer and current NHL Network analyst, stops by to break down the Rangers' OT winner, how New York has played during these playoffs and Jacob Trouba’s violent, but clean style of play (45:52).

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Jeff and Elliotte discuss the main takeaways from Toronto’s end of season management availability, what’s next for the team and Mitch Marner, as well as the latest on the coaching search. Next, they look at who might be starting for the Canucks in Game 2, Leon Draisaitl’s availability and what we will see from Connor McDavid. To close out the segment, Jeff and Elliotte react to the Rangers jumping out to a 3-0 series lead over the Hurricanes, what happens if Carolina gets swept and all the comebacks we’ve seen in the playoffs.

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Jeff introduces the Toronto Maple Leafs press conference featuring Keith Pelley, Brendan Shanahan and Brad Treliving (04:30). Later, Jeff and Producer Matt react to what we heard during the press conference and the sense of changes on the horizon for the club (50:32). Former Maple Leafs GM Gord Stellick joins the show give his thoughts on what was heard from management, how the tone of the message was different from years before and where the changes begin following the dismissal of Sheldon Keefe (01:03:45).

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Jeff and Ian Mendes of The Athletic talk about how close the Senators roster is to being a playoff team, Travis Green’s hiring in Ottawa and how the fan base has reacted to it. Next up, Sportsnet's Luke Fox weighs in on Sheldon Keefe’s farewell video, his tenure with the Maple Leafs and the toll the job takes on coaches (18:52). Producer Matt joins the conversation to offer his thoughts on what’s next for the Leafs and David Pastrňák dropping the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk (38:26). Later, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal looks at the future of Rod Brind’Amour in Carolina, the decision to go to Pyotr Kochetkov in net for Game 3 and what needs to improve in order for the Hurricanes to get back into this series (50:47).

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Jeff and Elliotte react to the firing of Sheldon Keefe by the Maple Leafs, how he will be viewed around the league and who Toronto might be looking at for their head coaching vacancy. Next, they look at how Craig Berube might be viewed in the same light as Barry Trotz was the previous off-season, Vancouver’s comeback against Edmonton and the goaltending situations for both teams ahead of Game 2. In closing, Jeff and Elliotte chat about the ending of the Panthers-Bruins game and the narrative change on David Pastrňák.

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.

Jeff and Sportsnet's Jason Bukala look at the Sharks winning the lottery after a very tough season and if we see both Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith in San Jose this coming year, as well as what the team will be getting in Celebrini. Next, they discuss the elite talent coming out of Western Canada and why we’ve seen that change. To wrap up, Jeff and Jason chat about which players we should have our eyes on after the first overall pick.

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.