DLLS Stars Podcast: How Should Stars Fans Feel About The Avalanche Dispatching The Wild In 5 Games?

The Dallas Stars lost their first round playoff series to the Minnesota Wild in six games. Minnesota’s reward for winning their first series since 2015? Being summarily dumped out in the second round in just five games by the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche. We begin today’s show talking about that series and if the result should make Stars fans feel better or worse about their team’s loss to the Wild. Then we’ll look at the Edmonton Oilers, who announced this morning that they have fired head coach Kris Knoblauch. We’ll talk about the latest coaching vacancy and hear the candid assessments from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl after they were beaten in the first round by the Anaheim Ducks. In segment 3, we’ll be joined by Carolina Hurricanes play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco, as the ‘Canes are enjoying another week off after sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers, while waiting for either the Buffalo Sabres or the Montréal Canadiens to join them in the Eastern Conference Final. We wrap things up with the latest NHL News & Notes, including Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy’s six-game suspension for slashing Buffalo Sabres forward Zach Benson, Avalanche Josh Manson fined $5,000 for butt-ending Minnesota Wild forward Michael McCarron and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb being suspended for one playoff game for interference against Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Poehling.