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Episode Johnny Bucyk (493): Are the Oilers in Trouble? Torts Out in Philly.

Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 01:28:02
Publish Date: 2025-03-30 23:39:00
Description: With several key players out heading to the playoffs, including McDavid and Draisaitl, Mike is concerned about the Oilers prospects.  John Tortarella gets fired by the Flyers, which isn't a huge surprise, but why now? Plus we have a look at the playoff picture as the matchups start to come into focus.  Listen Here:  Apple Podcasts   Direct MP3   iHeart Radio

Title Player- Johnny Bucyk - 493 PIM 

News

Oilers Injuries - McDavid, Draisaitl, Skinner, Ekholm, Kane, Frederic - Are they screwed for playoffs if they make it? 

6 points up on Vancouver 5-4-1 in last 10 - can they hold on? 

Draisaitl played last night - 3 points, 2 G including 50 and 51

Only active player with 4 seasons with 50 G and 50A in same season

Tortarella - fired in Philly - 2-7-1 in last 10 - 9 games left in season - why now?

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/why-philadelphia-flyers-fired-coach-john-tortorella-behavior

“Becoming increasingly combative with everyone in the organization, from management, to coaches, to players, to staff, Tortorella’s antics wore on everyone.”

 

Brent Burns  -915 consecutive games - 4th all time 

 

Ovi Ovechkin - 5 back of Gretzky, 6 to pass - should have stayed at 888 - 

10 Games to go and scored at .072 per game pace.

Goal Scoring - 

2024-25 - Leon with 51 leads

2023-24 - 4 players, Matthes 69, Reinhart 57, Hyman 54, Mackinnon 51

2022-23 - 5 players McDavid 64, Pastrnak 61, Rantanen 55, Draisaitl 52

2021-22 - 4 players Matthews 60, Draisatil, 55, Kreider 52, Ovi 50 

2021-20, 19-20 None

2018-19 Ovi 51, Draisaitl 50

 

Crosby - passes Gretzky with 20th ppg season

 

Guess the 5th 

 

Playoff Races 

Points - Leafs could win Atlantic - how important

Top 3 in each division pretty much set

Only top in Atlantic up for grabs

 

Close to certain matchups

CAR v NJD

DAL v COL

LAK v EDM

 

Wildcard Races

East - CBJ, MTL, NYR, NYI, DET

West - STL, VAN, CGY

 

Worst team last 5 years to make playoffs

23-24 WSH 91

22-23 FLA 92

21-22 NSH 97

18-19 COL 90

17-18 COL 95

 

This year, if pts pace continues, last team 85pts

 

Connections 

Carryover - Ryan Smyth, John Anderson, Dylan Cozens, Jim Thompson (Hyuben  Guess - Yukon connection) - All played with a teammate whose name was the same with a different spelling....that was a tough one.

This week - Linus Ullmark, Tristen Jarry, Philip Gustavsson, Alex Nedeljkovic  

 

Streaking - 

W  STL 9, VGK 6, DAL 5

L  BOS 5

Crazy Stat 

DOPeS 

Zary 2 games  - https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/player-safety/connor-zary-of-calgary-flames-suspended-2-games-for-elbowing

 

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