Camps open as the NHL playoff format debate heats up. Mason McTavish remains a holdout for Anaheim, while Trevor Zegras looms as a core piece as the Ducks push to avoid a stalled rebuild. Carolina Hurricanes interest in signings like Michael Mloud and Carter Hart fuels trade and roster chatter, even as DeBrincat weighs in with veteran insight. The panel riffs on one-through-eight vs divisional brackets, the value of regular-season success, and whether players should have a formal say, with talk of possible play-ins, expansion, and the evolving structure under Betman-era trends.