Draisaitl's Historic Playoffs Pace, Akira Schmid Struggles, Snoop Dogg...NHL Owner?, April Grading Report, Calder & Norris Trophy Finalists, Matthew Knies Rookie Deep Dive & Personal Pickups

Send us a text On this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start by honoring the greatest NHL player to wear number 80 for episode 80 (5:05).It's another NHL Playoffs edition of Who's Hot & The Struggle Bus (10:27). Rookie Deep Dive is back and based on listener voting, we did a deep dive on Maple Leafs Rookie forward Matthew Knies (27:30). In Hobby News, Calder & Norris Trophy finalists were announced and we take a look at potential snubs, Snoop Dog joins a potential ownership group making a bid for the Ottawa Senators, Fanatics releases NHL jersey sales data, and we take a look at the April Grading Report from GemRate.com (34:17). Since they were drafted, this is the first year that neither Alexander Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby are in the NHL Playoffs and we take a look at the potential hobby impact of their absence (57:07). Could 2022-23 Trilogy be the sole May new hockey set release (1:03:37)? Finally, we end the show with Personal Pickups (1:06:20). Partners & Sponsors Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshow PWCC Marketplace - https://www.pwccmarketplace.com Slab Sharks Canadian Consignment - https://www.slabsharks.com Sign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshow Follow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshow Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshow Twitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshow YouTube - http://youtube.com/@hockeycardsgongshow