Dom Luszczyszyn joins the show to help navigate the Eastern Conference, discussing topics such as:

2:25 The Bruins top-heavy construction
6:25 The Sabres losing ways
11:25 The Hurricanes as a preseason sleeper
15:50 The Blue Jackets splits
26:30 The Panthers dreadful offseason
34:20 Cory Schneider's bounceback and the Calder race
38:30 How Mat Barzal's emergence changes things
48:40 Erik Karlsson's looming free agency
52:30 The Flyers losing streak
57:30 The Penguins slow start
61:40 Tampa Bay's devastating top line
66:35 Is there an obvious trade for the Leafs to make?
71:55 Have the Capitals lost too much?

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