In this episode of Upon Further Review, we talk about the Leafs’ recent struggles in net (0:30), the race for Wild Card positioning in the Western Conference (9:50), whether certain teams on the cusp of the playoffs should be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline (20:41), and the New York Islanders’ confusing season (32:10). We then discuss Seattle’s expansion draft and how it impacted their current trade deadline strategy (38:55), how low state tax markets like Vegas benefit under a hard salary cap (41:55), our top three lines in the NHL (50:01), and whether Jonathan Huberdeau should really be considered a Hart Trophy favourite (57:41). The episode ends with trivia regarding lines across the NHL (1:06:13) and our weekly fantasy hockey picks in “Fantasy Faceoff” (1:11:33).
