# Craig Button & Mike Zeisberger join; Stanley Cup Playoffs 1st Round, NJD Hires Mehta as GM

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Podcast: [NHL @TheRink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nhl-therink-93542)
Published: 2026-04-22T15:19:43+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8894048
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## Resource

Dan and Shawn are joined by former NHL general manager and current TSN broadcaster Craig Button (8:14) to react to the first few games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference. Later in the show, the guys shift the discussion to the Eastern Conference with NHL.com ’s Toronto-based staff writer Mike Zeisberger (26:56), who is in Montreal for the series between the Canadiens and Lightning. Dan and Shawn open the show with their playoff reactions, with Dan in Minnesota following the Wild versus Stars series and Shawn in Ottawa covering the Senators and Hurricanes. The duo wraps the show with reaction to the New Jersey Devils hiring Sunny Mehta as general manager.

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