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Sabres, Flyers In Playoffs, Ducks Are Imposters, Best Goals of the Week, And Who Burnt The Biscuit (Show 1) · Biscuit Breakdown

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: It's time for biscuit breakdown, where hockey is the only thing on the menu.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: I'm your host Sean, and I could not be more excited to have you here with me to talk some hockey.
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• 1:04
  SPEAKER_00: Feel free to send in a DM or email about anything hockey related, and I will be happy to discuss it here.
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_00: Coming up on the show today, we've got a variety of segments, including Fresh Out the Oven, which is the latest news and notes, buttery biscuits of the week, some amazing goals to talk about, and Who Burnt the Biscuit, basically who had a really bad game or made a really bad play or even a coaching decision.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: And the last section for today's episode will be the doggy bag, which is going to be predictions about some of the upcoming playoff series that we already know are established.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm excited to get into all of that with you guys, and let's drop the puck.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, first of three topics in the Fresh Out the Oven segment is the Buffalo Sabres finally back in the playoffs after, I believe, 14 years of not being in.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_00: They're finally back in.
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_00: They've had a hell of a second half of the year.
• 2:09
  SPEAKER_00: A lot of people are trying to give their coach credit or, you know, saying that their GM switch was a major turning point in the season, which I guess I would have to agree, although I still don't think Lindy Ruff is a great coach.
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: I just think all of their um team basically came together and said, you know what, we need to get our uh game together, and really the answers are in this room, and they really turned it on the second half of the season, and they won the Atlantic division, surprisingly.
• 2:43
  SPEAKER_00: So kudos to the Buffalo Sabres.
• 2:45
  SPEAKER_00: I'm rooting for them since my team, the Florida Panthers, are not in the playoffs this year due to various injuries, but that's another story.
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_00: So I would be happy to see the Buffalo Sabres make a long playoff run here.
• 3:00
  SPEAKER_00: It's been uh nice to see the enthusiasm around Buffalo.
• 3:04
  SPEAKER_00: Those hockey fans really, really deserve it after the BS that they've been going through for years and years.
• 3:12
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, the next topic is the Flyers have made the playoffs for the first time in six years.
• 3:20
  SPEAKER_00: And I gotta say, I was watching the game the other night when they clinched the playoff berth against the Carolina Hurricanes, and when the game ended, they were a little bit too celebratory, in my opinion.
• 3:37
  SPEAKER_00: They had uh swarmed the goalie, they're jumping around, they're hugging each other.
• 3:42
  SPEAKER_00: I saw one player, I don't remember who, but his helmet was off, and the coaches are jumping around and hugging on the bench, and I get it, you could be excited for playoffs, but it was a little bit too much for me.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_00: I was watching that and I was like, ew, this is uh this is not good.
• 4:01
  SPEAKER_00: You guys, you can be happy that you're in the playoffs, you can be proud of yourselves, but you know, job's not done.
• 4:08
  SPEAKER_00: Uh in the words of Kobe Bryant, job's not finished.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it was just a little bit too much for me, and we know that they're going to be facing the Penguins.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll get into that uh during the doggy bag segment, but kudos to the Flyers.
• 4:23
  SPEAKER_00: They seem like a pretty good team.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've definitely improved as the year's gone on.
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  SPEAKER_00: But um the celebration at the end, a little bit too much, in my opinion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Alright, our third and final topic for this Fresh Out the Oven segment is the Anaheim Ducks.
• 4:39
  SPEAKER_00: The Anaheim Ducks are also in the playoffs, and they got a lot of young talent.
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  SPEAKER_00: At times, they've looked amazing this year, uh, really putting up a lot of goals, but their bugaboo is that they are giving up a lot of goals.
• 4:55
  SPEAKER_00: They've been very streaky, they'll win a bunch of games, they'll lose a bunch of games, and to be quite honest, their best hockey has not been of late, and I don't really feel like they're going to make a long playoff run because of their lack of defense and also their lack of playoff experience.
• 5:17
  SPEAKER_00: However, I do think it'll be a major step forward for them to be in the playoffs this year and take that next step towards becoming a legitimate contender.
• 5:30
  SPEAKER_00: So they will gain some invaluable experience against whoever they play.
• 5:34
  SPEAKER_00: We're still waiting to figure that out based on these last remaining games of the regular season.
• 5:40
  SPEAKER_00: But the Ducks, to me, are the imposters of this uh playoff picture this year.
• 5:48
  SPEAKER_00: They have done enough, obviously, to earn it, but they're gonna be uh, I think, rudely awakened once things really get going.
• 5:58
  SPEAKER_00: Um I think they are the most overrated team out of all of the sixteen teams that have made the playoffs.
• 6:05
  SPEAKER_00: So, like I said, I think they are the imposters, but time will tell.
• 6:10
  SPEAKER_00: I've been wrong before, and I might be wrong this time.
• 6:12
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe they will prove me wrong.
• 6:15
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, let's change it up and let's get to the buttery biscuits of the week.
• 6:23
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, the buttery biscuits segment is going to be for uh sensational, amazing goals of the week, which are always exciting, always entertaining, in my opinion, and I feel like a lot of people love to see a snipe, a dangle, an absolute biscuit getting fired into the back of the net.
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  SPEAKER_00: So without further ado, we're going to discuss the buttery biscuits of the week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one, Mackie Samaskevich of the Florida Panthers, who absolutely put one top cheddar on Jonathan Quick in his final game, mind you.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_00: How disrespectful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um he shot the puck over his uh glove, short side high, and it was in and out of the net so quickly that Mackie didn't even know he scored.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I don't even think Jonathan Quick knew as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: No pun intended.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it was an absolute beauty, and um it deserves buttery recognition.
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  SPEAKER_00: Alright, next up on the list is Matve Mitchkov with an absolute snipe after a delicious pass from Denver Barkey.
• 7:36
  SPEAKER_00: Now the pass was just as good as the goal itself.
• 7:40
  SPEAKER_00: Denver was coming up towards the blue line and sent the puck diagonally across the zone, perfectly on the tape of Mitchkov, who's buried it into the back of the net against the Carolina Hurricanes, which helped them win the game and clinch their first playoff berth in six seasons.
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  SPEAKER_00: Alright, next up on the list is Wyatt Johnston and Macklin Celebrini.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're just still just doing what they do, just scoring goals left and right.
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  SPEAKER_00: Both of them had really nice goals from the high slot, made it look easy, made it look like uh just another day in the park.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wyatt Johnston over 40 goals this year.
• 8:28
  SPEAKER_00: I believe Macklin Celebrini has over 40 as well.
• 8:32
  SPEAKER_00: It's been really fun to watch uh Macklin Celebrini this year, 19 years of age, over a hundred points.
• 8:39
  SPEAKER_00: He was at the Olympics playing with Connor McDavid on the top line for Canada, and he's looking like a 10-year veteran out there, but meanwhile, he's still a teenager.
• 8:51
  SPEAKER_00: So really impressive stuff.
• 8:53
  SPEAKER_00: It's exciting to watch him night in and night out.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_00: And I was definitely rooting for the Sharks to make the playoffs over the Kings or the Ducks, I guess, if they dropped out of the Pacific.
• 9:06
  SPEAKER_00: But uh the Sharks just ran out of um runway there at the end and are not going to be in this year, but hopefully next year, so we can get Macklin celebrating into the playoffs to see what he can do.
• 9:21
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, next up on the list of buttery biscuits is Quentin Byfield with a two-goal game against the Seattle Kraken, which helped the LA Kings clinch a playoff berth.
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  SPEAKER_00: His first goal last night was an absolute howitzer into the back of the net.
• 9:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um, once again, another goal that was in and out so fast that you've if you blinked, you missed it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then we had his second goal was a breakaway that had uh quite a silky move and made the goalie look a little bit silly.
• 9:56
  SPEAKER_00: He was able to uh dek him and just kind of stuff it short side low along the ice.
• 10:02
  SPEAKER_00: So impressive stuff there from Quentin Byfield.
• 10:05
  SPEAKER_00: And our last buttery biscuit of the week goes to Ivan Barbashev of the Vegas Golden Knights on an amazing behind-the-back pass by Jack Eichel.
• 10:17
  SPEAKER_00: Jack Eichel was skating behind the net and drops a pass behind him to Ivan Barbashev.
• 10:26
  SPEAKER_00: Basically faked everyone out, and the goalie was not expecting it, and Ivan Barbashev was really left with a uh a gimme goal, and the buttery biscuit really kind of goes to Jack Eichel on this one for setting up Ivan with a can't miss opportunity.
• 10:44
  SPEAKER_00: So shout out to all of these amazing goals of the week.
• 10:47
  SPEAKER_00: If you missed any of them, go back and check them out.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are from Monday, April 13th, 2026.
• 10:57
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, it's time to change it up, and we are going to move into the segment Who Burnt the Biscuit?
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  SPEAKER_00: Alright, the person that burnt the biscuit this week is Justin Falk of the Detroit Red Wings.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_00: Justin had a really rough, rough game the other night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, and I'm gonna talk about why.
• 11:24
  SPEAKER_00: His first blunder was a bad pinch that led to a breakaway for Connor Geeky, and Justin just could not catch up with him.
• 11:34
  SPEAKER_00: Like, dude, drop the piano.
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  SPEAKER_00: Are your skates filled with sand, sir?
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  SPEAKER_00: So as a result of not being able to catch up to him, Connor Geeky scores on that breakaway.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then later on, he gets mixed up in coverage in front of the net and torn between who to go towards like a confused little puppy, and Tampa scores right in front on the doorstep on a play that uh should have and could have definitely uh been stopped.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then lastly, he's uh kind of battling in front of the net with one of the other Tampa players, and Jake Gensel gets a pass in the high slot kind of circle area, and Justin does not get in front of the shot, and the shot goes in because Jake Gensel's a good shooter, and Justin is left skating around looking quite hopeless after being on the ice for the third goal against.
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  SPEAKER_00: Somehow he only finished the game negative one.
• 12:42
  SPEAKER_00: He did have a secondary assist, which was nothing to write home about, but overall it was a really bad game for Justin.
• 12:50
  SPEAKER_00: He totally burnt the biscuit, and he probably had Red Wings fans sitting there thinking, you gotta be fucking kidding me.
• 12:59
  SPEAKER_00: We traded for this guy for a playoff push, then we had an epic collapse, and then we failed to even make the playoffs, and clearly this guy ate a bowl of turds for pregame meal.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so, Justin Falk, I'm afraid you burnt it.
• 13:18
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, let's change it up and move on to the doggy bag segment.
• 13:25
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, it's doggy bag time, time for some parting thoughts and predictions about what is coming up.
• 13:34
  SPEAKER_00: At the time of this recording, we know about a couple of playoff matchups, so I'm gonna break down each one quickly.
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um we know that the Dallas Stars are going to play against the Minnesota Wild, and the Dallas Stars are going to have home ice advantage, but breaking news, I think the Minnesota Wild are going to get past.
• 13:56
  SPEAKER_00: You heard it here first.
• 13:58
  SPEAKER_00: Um I think Quinn Hughes is going to be the X factor.
• 14:02
  SPEAKER_00: I think the fact that Dallas has uh Miro Haskin injured, as well as Rupe Hince injured.
• 14:10
  SPEAKER_00: Um Sam Steele is still trying to come back from an injury.
• 14:13
  SPEAKER_00: Lately, Dallas, um, aside from the Toronto game the other night, has not really been scoring that much.
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  SPEAKER_00: Their offense seems to be in a bit of a rut.
• 14:22
  SPEAKER_00: They are power play merchants.
• 14:25
  SPEAKER_00: Their power play is lethal, but if you can keep them off the power play, you have a good chance of keeping them off of the scoreboard.
• 14:32
  SPEAKER_00: So I feel like Minnesota Wild, they have uh they have some juju, they have some juice, they have some fire, they got Billy Garin as their GM pumping the boys up.
• 14:44
  SPEAKER_00: Um Quinn Hughes is buzzing, they got Matt Boldy and Caprizov and other guys just firing, uh scoring goals left and right.
• 14:54
  SPEAKER_00: I feel like the Minnesota Wild are gonna pull it off.
• 14:58
  SPEAKER_00: Um despite the fact that Dallas has a an edge and net with Jake Ottinger.
• 15:04
  SPEAKER_00: I just feel like just feel like the wild are gonna do it.
• 15:07
  SPEAKER_00: Um we have the Battle of Pennsylvania, which is gonna be a fun one.
• 15:13
  SPEAKER_00: Pittsburgh Penguins against the Philadelphia Flyers, two teams that hate each other.
• 15:20
  SPEAKER_00: We got an intra-state um rivalry, and I think it's gonna be a really good series.
• 15:27
  SPEAKER_00: I expect the Pittsburgh Penguins to win that series, I'm gonna say, in six or seven games, um, because of all the experience that the Penguins have.
• 15:37
  SPEAKER_00: Also, their offense has been clicking really well lately.
• 15:41
  SPEAKER_00: I know Philly is a defensive team, they are able to shut people down pretty well, um, but I just feel like the Penguins are gonna be able to get past them.
• 15:51
  SPEAKER_00: Crosby always plays well against Philadelphia, and I just think the Penguins have enough to get past the Flyers who are a little bit more inexperienced.
• 16:02
  SPEAKER_00: They got a lot of young, talented players that seem to be coming up, one being Porter Martin.
• 16:07
  SPEAKER_00: Um he's been scoring a few goals since he arrived.
• 16:11
  SPEAKER_00: He's been providing energy and um should be a fun series, but I expect the Penguins to advance there.
• 16:19
  SPEAKER_00: We also will have Tampa Bay Lightning going against the Montreal Canadiens.
• 16:25
  SPEAKER_00: I think Tampa will advance in that um matchup because they have Home Ice, they have Andre Vasilevsky, they um have more experience than the Montreal Canadiens, and I feel like they also have a bit more depth to their offensive lines, and their defense is a little bit more um I would say sturdy, stable.
• 16:54
  SPEAKER_00: Um they got Darren Radish, who's just firing one-timers left and right, scoring goals.
• 17:00
  SPEAKER_00: Um I think he set the record for most goals for a Tampa defenseman in one season.
• 17:05
  SPEAKER_00: So he has been buzzing, and I feel like Tampa gets it done and sends Montreal home early.
• 17:13
  SPEAKER_00: The other matchups that we know about are Buffalo going up against Boston Bruins.
• 17:21
  SPEAKER_00: Um, that's gonna be a nasty series.
• 17:23
  SPEAKER_00: I expect that to be six or seven games as well.
• 17:28
  SPEAKER_00: I know that Buffalo's been playing really well lately, but they are very inexperienced.
• 17:34
  SPEAKER_00: None of these players on Buffalo have been in the playoffs as a Buffalo Sabre, at least.
• 17:40
  SPEAKER_00: They might have been with other teams, but most of them haven't had any playoff experience.
• 17:45
  SPEAKER_00: That's something to learn.
• 17:46
  SPEAKER_00: Boston has some playoff experience.
• 17:49
  SPEAKER_00: They have been able to score a good amount lately.
• 17:52
  SPEAKER_00: They have Jeremy Swayman and net, so they have the advantage there.
• 17:56
  SPEAKER_00: Um, gun to my head, I'm going to pick Buffalo in seven games because they um, you know, they're gonna feed off that home crowd, and they do have the ability to score a lot, and I think it will come through, but if Boston wins, I wouldn't be shocked.
• 18:18
  SPEAKER_00: The last matchup that we know about right now is the Carolina Hurricanes, who will take on the Ottawa Senators.
• 18:25
  SPEAKER_00: The Hurricanes are the number one seed in the East, and they will host the Senators.
• 18:30
  SPEAKER_00: I think the Hurricanes will get past the Senators, I will say, in probably I'm gonna go five games here.
• 18:39
  SPEAKER_00: Um the Hurricanes are really good at home, so I expect them to win the first two home games.
• 18:45
  SPEAKER_00: Then I expect them to win at least one of the road games in Ottawa, and you know, they get home for game five and they put Ottawa to bed and they move on to the second round, doing what they do, winning a couple rounds, and then shitting the bed in the Eastern Conference Finals.
• 19:03
  SPEAKER_00: Um, that is your doggy bag segment of the week.
• 19:06
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• 19:10
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• 19:27
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• 19:34
  SPEAKER_00: Once again, I'm your host Sean, and this has been Biscuit Breakdown.
• 19:39
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