The Athletic Hockey Show podcast

The Athletic Hockey Show

Jun 21, 2021
1½ hours

Off the top, Ian and Hailey explain why they’re too scared to invite celebrities onto the show, and then discuss Robin Lehner’s Game 4 performance replacing Marc-Andre Fleury in net for the Golden Knights, Lehner’s postgame comments about fueling himself with negative tweets prior to the game, how this impacts Fleury’s legacy going forward, who should start in goal on Wednesday night, and more. - - Plus, thoughts on Vegas GM Kelly McCrimmon and Montreal head coach Dominique Ducharme testing positive for COVID-19, questionable officiating taking over as a major storyline this postseason, Ryan Pulock’s incredible game-saving stop on Ryan McDonagh in the dying seconds of Isles-Lightning Game 4, Damien Cox going off on Lady Byng award voters for choosing Jacob Slavin as the winner, and more. - - And, to close things out, Ian and Hailey run through a series of Multiple Choice Madness questions including who’s more likely to finish their career with their current team: Marc-Andre Fleury or Carey Price, if Sasha Barkov deserves the title of best two-way player in the NHL, the best feeling in professional sports, and more. - - You can sign up for an annual subscription to The Athletic for just $3.99 a month when you visit

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