{"id":45154,"date":"2019-04-09T11:03:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T15:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=45154"},"modified":"2021-12-27T01:13:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T06:13:24","slug":"nhl-playoff-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/09\/nhl-playoff-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4th Line Hockey Podcast #226 &#8211; The 2019 NHL Playoff Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Last Word on Hockey presents The 4th Line Hockey Podcast #226 &#8211; The 2019 NHL Playoff Preview.\u00a0Carl and Nick 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 The Elimination Station, Joel\u2019s Counselling Couch, The Rant Shack, and The Hot Seat.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>NHL Playoff Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Join The 4th Line&#8217;s bracket group here! Winner gets a 4th Line puck and coaster.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bracketchallenge.nhl.com\/leagues\/4th-line-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/bracketchallenge.nhl.com\/leagues\/4th-line-podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9323234\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ea0404\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With the end of the NHL regular season here, it is time to preview the first round!<\/p>\n<p>But first, with the season ending, it&#8217;s also the time for coaches to go. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/houslph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Housley<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boughbo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Boughner<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Willie Desjardins<\/strong> are no longer with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sabres<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Panthers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kings<\/a> respectively. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quennjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Quenneville<\/a><\/strong> will be joining Florida. What else does the future hold for these teams?<\/p>\n<p>With 8 matchups set to kick off this week, each one is examined as Carl tries to give Nick a stat and see if he buys or sells it. There are some easier matchups to pick (<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/predators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nashville<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas<\/a>). But how do the rest of the series line up?<\/p>\n<p>For the last time of the regular reason, a\u00a0Hi Sticking winner is crowned!<\/p>\n<p>All this and more on episode 226 of the 4th Line Hockey Podcast!<\/p>\n<p><em>Who are Carl, Joel and Nick? Carl comes from Calgary, 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.\u00a0 Nick comes from Toronto, ON. His facial hair of choice is a light beard. 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