In this episode of Upon Further Review, we break down the four second round matchups of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, speaking in depth about the surprising Battles of Alberta (0:24) and Florida (28:31). Next, we welcome Jack from JFresh Hockey to the podcast to speak about the playoffs and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ future this offseason (44:03). We then analyse Mark Giordano’s contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1:02:02), as well as Jason Spezza retiring and taking on a management role with the Leafs (1:05:45). We end off the show discussing the signing of Bryan Rust with the Pittsburgh Penguins and whether that foreshadows future signings for this team’s core (1:09:32).
