Mike Johnson joins the show to discuss how the unique pace the Penguins are playing with has caused the Sharks all sorts of problems, what he’d say to his players to keep them consistently playing the same way regardless of the score, and just how much of a home ice advantage a potential team located in Las Vegas will have.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

0:20 Seeing Playoff Beards in the flesh
1:45 Skating fast vs. Playing fast
8:00 Combatting Score Effects
14:00 Redefining ‘Stay-at-Home’ Defensemen
20:30 Adjustments for the Sharks
26:00 Conn Smythe Candidates
31:00 A Las Vegas team’s home ice advantage

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