And away we go, episode one thousand fifty-six of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025. It is a

playoff game day in the nation's capital. We on Wednesday night at 7 at Capitol at Capitol

and Washington, D.C. have the Capitals versus the Montreal Canadiens in game two of the

best of seven first round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Our caps are coming off the three-two overtime win over the Canadians at Capitol and Arena on Monday night.

But the caps on Tuesday morning announced some bad news.

They announced that defenseman Martin Fehervary on Monday underwent surgery.

This to repair a right knee meniscus injury that he suffered in the Caps 3-1 win at the New York Islanders on April 15th. Fehervary is

done for the season. Ferreivari, a very key defenseman for the Caps, done for the season.

You know, the Caps were so healthy for so much of the regular

season, but they now have this Feravari news and also have winger Alexi Proto's out due to a lower

body injury to say nothing of their number one goaltender, Logan Thompson, this past Monday

night returning from a seven-game absence caused by an upper body injury. Hello and welcome

to this Wednesday installment

of the Al-Galdi podcast, which follows Washington, D.C. area sports so that you don't have to.

Commander's General Manager Adam Peters and Commander's Assistant General Manager Lance Newmark,

they on Tuesday afternoon did a pre-draft press conference, as we have the 2025 NFL draft this Thursday through Saturday.

Coming up on the show, reaction to and discussion of the best of what Peters and Newmark had to say.

Next segment, analysis of the commanders potentially trading down from their number 29 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft,

whether the commanders should be reluctant to trade within

the NFC East off the trade with the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2024 NFL draft,

whether the commanders, if they stick and pick at 29, would use the pick on a premium position.

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