In this episode, host Craig Ellingson and hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest focus on the ever-slimmer playoff hopes of the Edmonton Oilers. They’re pretty much hopeless, practically, but because the NHL’s Western Conference has a lot of mediocre teams this season — the Oilers among them — Edmonton still has hope this late in the campaign. At the same point last year, the Oilers were well back of the playoff pack and out of the race. Also:Connor Mcdavid and his Hart Trophy odds — like last year, the Oilers are out of the playoff picture, so chances are he’ll miss out on the most-valuable-to-his-team award. The Cinderella story that is the Arizona Coyotes, the relatively no-name team has decent odds of staying in and winning a wild-card playoff spot and if there are any lessons in that team for the Oilers.

Source: National Post March 19, 2019 19:18 UTC