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Carolina Hurricanes surge into first place, Corey Pronman joins the show, Multiple Choice Madness, Hailbag, and more
First, Ian and Hailey break down headlines from the last week around the league, including the Carolina Hurricanes becoming the first team to win twenty games this season, Erik Karlsson saying he “didn’t sign up for a rebuild” with the underperforming San Jose Sharks, and the continuing John Tortorella-Patrik Laine benching saga in Columbus.
Then, The Athletic’s senior NHL prospects writer Corey Pronman joins the show to discuss whether in hindsight Alexis Lafrenière, Tim Stützle, or Quinton Byfield should’ve gone first overall in the 2020 draft, the challenges in evaluating the 2021 draft…
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