{"id":25311,"date":"2018-03-12T23:33:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T03:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=25311"},"modified":"2021-12-27T01:37:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T06:37:40","slug":"4th-line-hockey-podcast-175-hart-trophy-candidates-carolina-hurricanes-gm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/03\/12\/4th-line-hockey-podcast-175-hart-trophy-candidates-carolina-hurricanes-gm\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Line Hockey Podcast #175 &#8211; Hart Trophy Candidates, Carolina Hurricanes GM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Last Word on Hockey presents\u00a0The 4th Line Hockey Podcast. Coming from Calgary, AB, Carl and Joel provide their own unique and fun view of hockey. Every week the guys share their thoughts on the news of the week, have a variety of guests from the world of hockey as well as spending some time in segments like Joel\u2019s Counselling Couch, The Rant Shack, and The Hot Seat.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Hart Trophy Candidates, Ron Francis out as GM<\/h2>\n<p>The guys are back and Joel is already upset. On the website this week a case was made for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kucheni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Kucherov<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackina01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a><\/strong> for the Hart Trophy. He wants to know where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/malkiev01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Evgeni Malkin<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s name is.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marchbr03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Marchand<\/a><\/strong> was at his usual antics again. Will he be punished for it this time? It leads to the question of who the player you hated cheering for the most was. Send us your answers for next week&#8217;s show!<\/p>\n<p>As we near the playoffs (less than a month to go), Joel is looking at the standings and disappointed that the playoff format will give us worse matchups. Carl loves the rivalries this format gives. Who is right?<\/p>\n<p>The NHLPA released the results of their player poll and most of the results are as expected, except for you: Why do the players still think <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/toewsjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Toews<\/a> <\/strong>is good?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6358902\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ea0404\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> have disappointed Carl as his bandwagon team this year, which gets them placed in the Elimination Station.\u00a0 With <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/francro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Francis<\/a><\/strong> removed as general manager, where does this team go next? Who stays and who goes for Carolina in the offseason?<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/burepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pavel Bure<\/a> <\/strong>Must Watch Games of the Week are selected.<\/p>\n<p><em>Who are Carl and Joel? Carl comes from\u00a0Calgary, AB. His facial hair of choice is a mustache. His team of choice is the Colorado Avalanche and his smoked meat of choice is brisket.\u00a0Joel\u00a0comes from Calgary, AB. His facial hair of choice is a beard. His team of choice is the Toronto Maple Leafs and his smoked meat of choice is ribs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Hockey presents\u00a0The 4th Line Hockey Podcast. Coming from Calgary, AB, Carl and Joel provide their own unique and fun view of hockey. 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