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00:00I just wanted to get your thoughts on both the East and the West when you look at it because you look at the Cup odds
00:06Carolina took a pretty good tumble, but they're still second in the East
00:10Plus 490 with Florida being obviously the favorite after getting March on caps lightning who made some moves at six to one
00:17Your thoughts on the Eastern Conference post deadline
00:21So we've discussed this before you've alluded to it that Florida
00:26Simply reaching the Stanley Cup final would be absolutely insane. There's a third year in a row
00:31I do not think they'll win it the odds are suggesting that not only when Marshawn but also Matthew Chuck when they come back like
00:37They're gonna snap the fingers and everything's gonna fall into place and they're gonna be firing on all cylinders when that's probably not going to
00:43Happen as good as these players are as good as Paul Murray says the coach like it's gonna take some time
00:48So I have no interest in going to Florida doesn't matter how much skill they have on there
00:52Even if they were healthy right now like getting to a cup the third time. I just don't think this happened
00:56I actually don't like Carolina. I think the caps are a fine spot and I think Tampa's that team
01:01We still need to worry about you know
01:02They're a little bit up and down another loss last night to Philly in the shootout
01:06But there were team based on the odds and especially where they're sitting. I really do like where Tampa's sitting right now
01:13Can I interest you at all like because those five teams are obviously separated from everybody else in the East
01:19We got to remember there's gonna be three other teams
01:21That are gonna be in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference
01:24We know how hockey goes in the Stanley Cup playoffs team
01:28We saw Florida do it in their first run two years ago get hot from a low spot
01:33That look I'm no Ranger fan. I don't like them at all
01:37And they've been very sloppy the past couple months, but they do have a world-class goalie when he's on
01:43They do have guys who have made deep runs
01:4724 to 1 if they ever snuck in that's that's pretty enticing if they got in the dance
01:53Yeah as a Rangers fan, I'll actually be at the game this Sunday when they're taking on the Oilers
01:58It's tough for me to be objective about this
02:00I do have a bet on the Rangers to actually miss the playoffs just because a little emotional hedge there
02:05But you know the path to them succeeding would be they take on the caps in the first round, right?
02:10They're the wild card spot caps have that top seed just sterkens hot and they they win, right?
02:15Look, they shut down a batch can they shut down the scoring and they come away with a series win?
02:18The question is like how many times can they do that?
02:20Because we saw that kind of happened last year where they weren't testing the first round
02:24They snuck through versus Carolina after overtime games and then they ran out of juice versus, Florida
02:29Where they didn't get the top and scoring going didn't get the bottom end scoring going. She just wasn't there
02:33So like can they put together for one series? Sure. Can they put together for three?
02:36I don't think so. Like I their bottom six just isn't good enough. They can win all series. We're probably not multiple
02:42Now whereas in the east I can maybe find some long shots
02:46I feel in the West the top five are the top five and they're all so strong that I don't I can't legitimately make a
02:52case for anyone
02:54Underneath these five teams and for the first time all year time that we've done this
02:59Edmonton is not the favorite anymore because of the move that Dallas made last week to get ranting him
03:04Yeah, Edmonton shouldn't be on that list
03:06The champion the Stanley Cup champion is gonna come from the West and it's gonna be one of those four teams
03:11and it's not Edmonton you can make a case for those teams and
03:16Whether it's the Stars whether it's Winnipeg
03:18They kind of get rid of their playoff lack of success in past few years and how he books awesome
03:23It's the ABS. We know that they can do it. It's Vegas. We know they can do it
03:26I just don't think Edmonton deserves to be on that list
03:29I think the Stanley Cup champion will actually come from the West and some one of those four teams
03:33I agree with you. I am NOT a big buyer in Edmonton
03:36I was kind of surprised and we know why they're the favorite because they have Conor McDavid and they have dry sidle and they went
03:42To the Cup final last year and lost in the seventh game
03:44I've and I've been burned by Dallas a lot the last few years
03:48I've been preseason Dallas two or three years in a row and I don't want to do it again
03:53So I'm gonna put my eggs in both the Winnipeg in the Colorado basket
03:58Here going forward and try to get through with one of those