2011 NHL Playoffs: The Prediction Podcast with Mr. Puck Daddy, Greg Wyshynski

Welcome back one and all to another edition, podcast and episode of the T.J. McAloon and the Sports Half Hour.

It is that wonderful time of the year again, where grown men go without shaving, fans hurl sea creatures and other objects onto the ice and debates are pushed off to another day (Canada). Yes, it is time for the National Hockey League second season to start up as the 2011 edition of the NHL Playoffs start tonight.

We had a two-part podcast this week. Part one is with Mr. Puck Daddy himself, the "Godfather" of hockey blogging, Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports. He took time out of his busy day of getting ready for this three-month playoff stretch to go over such topics as:

• Who he thinks will win every first-round series
• Who will have the best playoff beard in the finals
• Who will be hoisting up Lord Stanley's Cup

And of course:

• Jersey fouls

Plus much more is packed inside of the 30 minutes.

Part two of the 2011 NHL Playoff preview is with our good buddy Joe B from Washington. We ran our fantasy hockey draft of teams and gave our reasons of why we thought our picks were going to make it to the finals. 

Come for the serious puck talk with Wysh, stay for the silly gas-bagging with Joe B. Either way make sure to hit the podcast link at the top of the page and hit subscribe on the home page to get instant downloads on iTunes.

It is that wonderful time of the year once again. Where the weather starts to warm up and each NHL Hockey game becomes that more important.

Mission 16W starts for a handful of teams tonight, with the rest starting on Thursday.

Part One: The T.J. McAloon and the Sports Half Hour with Greg Wyshynski

Part Two: The T.J. McAloon and the Sports Half Hour with Joe B

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