Idan Raichel in studio on Melnick in the Afternoon

Senior columnist on the Canadiens for The Athletic Arpon Basu joins the show to do his season wrap on the Montreal Canadiens and what makes Lane Hutson such a special player at just 20 years old .

Former NHL defenceman Aaron Ward gives his take on the early playoff games and why he thinks teams need to have one player that can be a catalyst to bring everyone along to have success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

TSN hockey analyst Mike Johnson on what has surprised him early in the postseason, the weirdness surrounding William Nylander's injury and which goalies need to start making some saves if they want their team to go deep

Mitch Gallo and Peter Vryonis dedicate one hour to the Montreal Canadiens.

The Coach Jon Goyens joins Mitch Gallo and Sean Campbell to talk about the Laval Rocket and the NHL Playoffs.

Marc Denis breaks down some of the early NHL playoff action!

Last Thursday, we discussed what teams miss when they don’t qualify for the NHL Playoffs. But the most important element remains the money. Because of ticket price increases, the playoffs represent an extraordinary chance to generate additional revenue, especially for smaller market teams. Let’s look at the strategy teams use, the potential for certain markets and why this means so much in hockey.

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire on what Toronto can do to beat the Bruins in round one and what he makes of the hiring of Lindy Ruff in Buffalo

Former NHL defenceman Aaron Ward breaks down the playoff matchups and who he thinks has the edge and why he is going with the Rangers as his Cup winner

Award winning writer Michael Farber wants to rethink the NHL playoffs to reward division leaders and Presidents' Trophy winners and wonders if we have finally reached a turning point with women's sports