Top Shelf: Playing trade matchmaker for Stanley Cup contenders
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Top Shelf, theScore's flagship hockey show, takes a weekly deep dive into the trendiest topics and most contentious debates in the NHL and beyond.
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Hosts Kyle Cushman, John Matisz, Levi Smith, and Josh Wegman survey the trade landscape and play matchmaker for some Stanley Cup contenders.
- Is the NHL's trade drought about to end? (00:00)
- Canadiens' need: Second-line center (1:19)
- Hurricanes' need: Right-handed defenseman (5:07)
- Devils' need: One more Hughes bro (8:43)
- Oilers' need: Goalie (15:22)
- Avalanche's need: Playoff warrior winger (20:52)
- Ducks' need: Center depth and Cup experience (25:20)
- Trivia! Name the player based on career path (32:35)
HEADLINES
- Leafs fire assistant coach Savard amid NHL-worst power play
- Hurricanes' Jarvis, Slavin week-to-week with upper-body injuries
- Raddysh's 3-point night pushes Lightning past Blues
- Kraken's Montour expected to miss about 4 weeks after hand surgery
- Crosby after passing Lemieux: 'In my mind, he's still No. 1'
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