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With no shortage of news to kick off the day, Matt Marchese and former Maple Leafs GM Gord Stellick break down the L.A. Kings' coaching change, the Habs shipping Sean Monahan to the Jets, the NHL All-Star Draft last night, and more! Next, Calgary Flames GM Craig Conroy joins the show to break down his second big trade of the year with the Canucks (30:10). They discuss how they sold Andrei Kuzmenko on waiving hos no-trade clause, what the Flames see in Hunter Brzustewicz, his analysis on the current trade market, and the direction of the team. Later on, Bruce Boudreau gives his perspective on Kuzmenko having coached him at the start of his NHL career, before looking into the Kings firing Todd McLellan earlier today (49:58)!

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Show Topics: 

1. Dallas forces Game 6 before losing to Vegas

2. GM carousel between Toronto, Calgary, and Pittsburgh

3. Jersey Ads and gambling in hockey

Why is everyone piling on Vegas? Jeff and Elliotte discuss the rollercoaster season that it was for the Vegas Golden Knights (00:01), why everyone seems to be enjoying their collapse, what they might look to do this off-season, and the situation with Robin Lehner.

The guys also touch on Vancouver’s off-season (22:45), Dustin Brown’s retirement (26:40), the injury to Juuse Saros (30:35), David Morehouse stepping down as the CEO of the Penguins (32:00), Elliotte provides an update on highly touted draft prospect Ivan Miroshnichenko who is entering his fourth and final round of chemotherapy (36:15), Michael Misa being selected 1st overall in the OHL Priority Selection, and legendary announcer Dennis Beyak calls it a career after 11 seasons as the voice of the Winnipeg Jets (39:40).

Finally, Calgary Flames Assistant General Manager Craig Conroy joins the podcast (42:40) to talk about what impressed him most this season in Calgary and around the NHL, he gets into some award talk with the guys, chats about his career on the ice and his transition to management, and if he’s been talking to his former agent (Louis Gross) on what it would take to keep Johnny Gaudreau a Calgary Flame.

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

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Who's the nicest player in NHL history? Ok yes, Colton Parayko is likely the answer. What about the second? Craig Conroy is certainly in the mix. Plus he has an eye for talent, scored a goal in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final, and played in over 1,000 career NHL games. Conroy, now the assistant GM of the Calgary Flames is closing in on one day managing his own team, whoever gets him will be lucky. As a player, Conroy was regarded as one of the top two-way centers in the game at one point. He was a good player in St. Louis on some really good teams before taking his game to another level playing alongside the class of 2020 Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla for the Flames. Conroy could score and shut you down all at once and he did it with regularity. He also played with some unreal players including throughout his career. Find me a former teammate who has something bad to say about the Potsdam, New York Native. Don't bother because you won't. He was a star player, following in his Father and Uncle's footsteps, at Clarkson University before turning pro. He got in a fight with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy in his first-ever training camp practice, played for Mike Keenan twice, and countless other superstar players. A Hobey Baker runner up in college, a Selke and Lady Byng finalist in the NHL, Craig Conroy has one story after another and he joins us on this edition of the Cam and Strick Podcast.