The Eastern Conference Final is here! The Florida Panthers are the team to beat and look to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the third year in a row but if any team can beat them, it's the Carolina Hurricanes. Alex Chauvancy and Mike Fink dive into the series and also take a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs after their Game 7 defeat and how this might be the end of an era.

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The Western Conference Final is here! The Dallas Stars face the Edmonton Oilers, and there are matchups on top of storylines for this series. How will the Stars win this series? Can the Oilers big guns take over? Who wins and why? Brian Swane joins Mike Fink to dive into it all!!

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The second round is starting to wrap up and the Oilers already took care of the Golden Knights. So, Sylvia McCarthy joins Mike Fink for a second-round whip-around talking Oilers, Golden Knights, Leafs, Stars & more!

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We're three or four games into every series, so there's plenty that stands out from the games so far. Harrison Smajovits joins Mike Fink to discuss the takeaways, are the Maple Leafs in trouble, is the Oilers Game 3 loss a series-defining one, and a whip-around of the second round.

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The second round is heating up like Mikko Rantanen in recent games. His run has every fan in awe but also wondering about him in the big picture of the league (do the Avalanche regret the trade, or will they still be fine?). Plus, a look at Hellebuyck finding his footing, the Oilers once again proving why they can go on a playoff run, and the Maple Leafs who might hit the panic button soon (just not after Game 3).

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There's so much to talk about in so little time. The Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets win dramatic Game 7s, the first round had plenty of excitement and the second round is around the corner. Justin Giampietro joins Mike Fink to dive into it all!

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The first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs is starting to wrap up, and it's easy to look at every series as an optimist or a pessimist. So, Alex Chauvancy joins Mike Fink to first look at the positives, the teams who are stepping up in the first round, and then look at the teams (the Toronto Maple Leafs) who are collapsing. Plus, a look at the eliminated teams and coaches challenging goals.Follow Mike Fink's writing - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mfink/And our guest this week:Alex Chauvancy - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/achauvancy/Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

An action-packed episode of Ice Time as Stefano Rubino joins Mike Fink to talk about the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the injuries and panic button for some teams, plus Evan Bouchard and the Edmonton Oilers thoughts. Just as things were wrapping up, the Pittsburgh Penguins parted ways with Mike Sullivan, so some quick thoughts were added in at the end.

0:00 Thoughts on First Round So Far

8:46 Injuries Have Become a Storyline Early On

21:00 Is it Time to Panic?

31:48 Evan Bouchard

42:04 Playoff Aesthetics

48:37 Reaction to Penguins Parting Ways With Mike Sullivan

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