Inside Sports With Reid Wilkins

Brenden Escott opens the April 17 show with Sportsnet’s Luke Gazdic joining for some playoff discussion. The regular season wrapped with absolute chaos—nowhere more so than the Pacific Division, where playoff scenarios shifted by the hour right up to the final buzzer. In this episode, we break down one of the wildest finishes in recent memory and what it all means heading into the postseason. We dive into the teams that caught fire at just the right time, forcing their way into the playoff picture, and debate whether that late-season momentum is real—or a mirage once the intensity ramps up. On the other side, we unpack the crushing collapse of the Detroit Red Wings and what a finish like that means for an organization trying to take the next step. From there, the focus shifts to the Edmonton Oilers, who locked up second in the Pacific. Has their identity evolved down the stretch? Is there a newfound commitment to defending, and how much credit goes to the stability in goal from Connor Ingram? We also explo