Martone addressed the media for the first time on Monday as an official member of the Philadelphia Flyers. He talked about joining the team amidst this push and his excitement to be an NHLer. But Martone spent most of his time talking about his experience in college hockey and how attending Michigan State was the\u00a0\u201cbest decision of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Again, he\u2019ll make his debut on Tuesday vs. the Washington Capitals. Here is everything you need to know before the game<\/a>. <\/p>\n It was not all Martone news from Monday. On the most recent edition of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Elliotte Friedman reported something many could have assumed: the Flyers and Trevor Zegras are talking about an extension<\/a>. <\/p>\n The Flyers\u2019 playoff push <\/p>\n The playoff push is alive and well. Tuesday is a pretty big day regarding the Flyers\u2019 hunt for some postseason hockey. Let\u2019s take a look at the standings as of Tuesday, before the games. <\/p>\n The Flyers are right there in the fight, just two points shy of a playoff position, and in the three-team tie for the first team out. Now, it is worth mentioning that regulation wins (RW) are the first tiebreaker for the playoffs. The Flyers (23) likely won\u2019t even catch Columbus (27) in that category. So, to make the playoffs, they simply need to have more points than the first team out. They can\u2019t bank on tie breakers. <\/p>\n Philly has at least one game in hand against every team currently in a \u201creachable\u201d playoff spot. They have the same number of games played as the Red Wings and Ottawa, but play both teams before the season ends. The Flyers still play Detroit twice. <\/p>\n Every game moving forward is a must-win. Just because the Flyers are in the fight does not mean one loss won\u2019t hurt. 9 games are still enough to make up the three-point ground, but every game matters. <\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at the schedule today. <\/p>\n Playoff battle schedule for Tuesday, 3\/30<\/p>\n The bolded team represents who the Flyers need to win in the best-case scenario. <\/p>\n Stars @ Bruins (WC2, 92) \u2013 7:00 pm EST NHL rumors & news<\/p>\n Sportsnet: It happened. The Toronto Maple Leafs have moved on from GM Bred Treliving<\/a>, making the official firing on Monday. Toronto is all but eliminated for the 2025-26 postseason and could be facing a rebuild or retool in the coming years. Because of Treliving\u2019s deals, they could be doing so without their next two first-round picks (Bruins own 2026, Flyers own 2027, both conditionally). If this year\u2019s pick is protected, they\u2019ll be doing it without two of their next three. <\/p>\n In a Sportsnet video, Elliotte Friedman breaks down how the Maple Leafs got to this point, leading to Treliving\u2019s firing<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Speaking of the mess in Toronto, Radko Gudas ended their captain, Auston Matthews\u2019 season, and there was little on-ice reaction. Gudas, who wanted to play on Monday vs. the Leafs despite his injury, to \u201cown up to his mistakes\u201d, dropped the gloves with Max Domi off the opening draw. <\/p>\n I don\u2019t think he ever planned on throwing a punch. <\/p>\n NHL.com: The John Tortorella era in Vegas is underway. In his Golden Knights coaching debut, Tortorella and his team picked up the 4-2 win<\/a> vs. the basement-dwelling Vancouver Canucks on Monday. If the sight of his coaching and Vegas could not feel any weirder, Tortorella wore a suit behind the bench. <\/p>\n New Jersey Hockey Now: Toronto made the big change. Could New Jersey be next? James Nichols ponders if Tom Fitzgerald could be the next GM out the door<\/a> after the Devils\u2019 struggles in 2025-26. <\/p>\n San Jose Hockey Now: The kid is good. Macklin Celebrini, the San Jose Sharks\u2019 19-year-old superstar, can now say he is a 100-point scorer<\/a>. He is the 6th teenager to ever do so. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-11.18.24-AM.png\")
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Islanders (M3, 89) @ Sabres (A2, 98) \u2013 7:00 pm EST
Senators (WC3, 86) @ Panthers \u2013 7:00 pm EST
Red Wings (WC4, 86) @ Penguins (M2, 90) \u2013 7:00 pm EST (End in Regulation)
Flyers (WC5, 86) @ Capitals (WC6, 83) \u2013 7:00 pm EST
Hurricanes (M1, 98) @ Blue Jackets (WC2, 88) \u2013 7:30 pm EST<\/p>\n