Blue Jackets' Bright Future + Playoff Lookahead

Aaron Portzline of The Athletic joins Matt Marchese and Mike Futa to share the latest on the Columbus Blue Jackets. Aaron looks into Sean Monahan's impact, Kent Johnson's role, Kirill Marchenko's rapid ascent, Ivan Provorov's future, Mathieu Olivier's growth, and more! Next up, former NHLer and co-host of the Energy Line podcast, Nate Thompson (16:41) chats about the atmosphere at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Nick Suzuki's form down the stretch, and how the Kings match up with the Oilers ahead of a potential playoff series. Nate also shares his take on Jalen Chatfield's takedown during his fight with Connor McMichael, before looking back on what it was like to block one of Alex Ovechkin's notorious one-timers. Today's episode wraps with your questions and comments in Mike and Matt's mailbag (43:50)!

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