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In the midst of the Stanley Cup Finals, plenty of off ice news. In this edition of Quick Takes, Neil gives his thoughts on the Kings hiring of Peter Laviolette and potential hirings of Joe Pavelski in Toronto and Mike Babcock in Edmonton. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #BZZR #NHL #SummerCoolers #PeterLaviolette #AnzeKopitar #JoePavelski #MartinSt.Louis #ZachHyman #MitchMarner #ChrisChelios #MikeCommodore #JohanFranzen #LosAngelesKings #NewYorkRangers #TorontoMapleLeafs #EdmontonOilers #ColumbusBlueJackets #DetroitRedWings #AnaheimDucks
After three games of the Stanley Cup Final, we all get an extra day before Game 4 to exhale in what has been an exhilarating first three games. Saturday, an extraordinary four-goal third period comeback by the Carolina Hurricanes fell short in overtime as Shea Theodore's fortunate bounce off Brandon Bussi's skate has the Golden Knights in a position to take command of the series Tuesday. Vic and Neil are joined by TSN analyst Craig Button to review the epic, look ahead and also pay tribute to a pair of long-time executives lost over the weekend. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #BZZR #NHL #SummerCoolers #AnaheimDucks # #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #CraigButton #TSN #BraydenMcNabb #NikolajEhlers #SheaTheodore #TomasHertl #JackEichel #MitchMarner #ConnSmytheTrophy #SeanWalker #WilliamCarrier #AlexanderNikishin #MauriceRichard #FrederikAndersen #BrandonBussi #JordanMartinook #TaylorHall #SenatianAho #JordanStaal #JaccobSlavin #AndreiSvechnikov #NicDowd #JohnTortorella #ConnorMcDavid #MarkMessier #BrainLeetch #LoganStankoven #BrettHowden #TaylorHall #JacksonBlake #RodBrind'Amour #WesternMichiganUniversityBroncos #DylanLarkin #SteveYzerman #QuinnHughes #CliffFletcher #AtlantaFlames #BillyHarris #JacquesRichard #WHA #StampedeCorral #LannyMcDonald #HaroldBallard #MatsSundin #MikeGartner #GlennAnderson #WendelClark #BobPulford #BobClarke #BillTorrey #GerryMeehan #RaySheppard #ClaudeLemieux #RobBLake #ChrisMacFarland #ConnorMcDavid #TedLindsayAward #NickSuzuki #AnthonyCirelli #BrockNelson #SelkeTrophy #ColeCaufield #AnzeKopitar #JakeSanderson #LadyByngTrophy #AndreiVasilevskiy #IlyaSorokin #JeremySwayman #VezinaTrophy #RasmusDahlin #MarkStone #K'AndreMiller #NoahHanafin #JalenChatfield
After managing to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a wild card in 2024-25, Le Club de Canadien took another step forward winning two post-season rounds in the spring of 2026. With one of the most dynamic top lines in the NHL and led by star sophomore Lane Hutson on the backline, the Habs have emerged as one of the most entertaining teams in the NHL. With their goaltending apparently set with Jakub Dobes emerging as a clear number one, the management team of Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes and head coach Martin St. Louis will look to strengthen further to keep the trajectory headed north. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #BZZR #NHL #SummerCoolers #MontrealCanadiens #TampaBayLightning #BuffaloSabres #CarolinaHurricanes #OttawaSenators SanJoseSharks #PhildelphiaFlyers #ColumbusBlueJackets #JeffGorton #KentHughes #MartinSt.Louis #SamMontembeault #JakubDobes #CaydenPrimeau #JacobFowler #AndreiVasilevskiy #BrandonBussi #FrederikAndersen #PatrickRoy #MartinBrodeur #MikeRichter #BillySmith #RonHextall #DanVladar #IvanDemidov #ColeHutson #ColeCaufield #NathanMacKinnon #NickSuzuki #JurajSlafkovsky #AlexNewhook #JakeEvans #JoshAnderson #KirbyDach #ZachBolduc #PhillipDanault #AlexandreTexier #NoahDobson #MikeMatheson #AlexandreCarrier #KaidenGuhle #JohnathanKovacevic #CareyPrice #GannonLaroque #BrendanGallagher #PatrikLaine #DonWaddell #JordanHarris #JoeVeleno #ArberXhekaj #JordanGreenway #ScottSabourin
For 50 minutes, the Vegas Golden Knights had control of a game which would have given them a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. However, in a most improbable ten minutes, the Carolina Hurricanes managed to score three goals in 5:05 before getting tied in the final minute. And on a power play, Seth Jarvis became an overtime hero turning the Final into a best-of-five. Also, the third time's a charm for Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper as he wins his first Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year. Previously nominated in 2014 and 2019, Cooper narrowly beat out Lindy Ruff from the Buffalo Sabres and rookie bench boss Dan Muse of the Pittsburgh Penguins. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #BZZR #NHL #SummerCoolers #AnaheimDucks # #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #TaylorHall #CarterHart #LoganStankoven #ShayneGostisbehere #BraydenMcNabb #NikolajEhlers #MitchMarner #BrettHowden #SeanWalker #SebastianAho #PavelDorofeyev #IvanBarbashev #FrederikAnderssen #WilliamKarlsson #JalenChatfield #JordanMartinook #K'AndreMiller #DylanCoghlan #JeremyLauzon #WilliamCarrier #MarkJankowski #JordanStaal #JohnTortorella #DaveJackson #JimHiller #JaccobSlavin #SethJarvis #JackAdamsAward #JonCooper #LindyRuff #DanMuse #Coop'sCatchforKids #JulienBriseBois #SteveYzerman
Only 12 minutes into the opening game of the Stanley Cup Final, it appeared as is the Carolina Hurricanes were going to cruise in a manner similar to what we've seen in the first three rounds. However, their Vegas opponents are a veteran team. Battle-hardened and only three years removed from a championship. Once they get their legs under them, the Golden Knights pressured the 'Canes in a manner that they have yet to see in the playoffs and used a late goal to take home-ice advantage away. Vic and Neil break it down and discuss the adjustments Rod Brind'Amour may need to make for Thursday's second game. We'll also talk about the GM moves affecting the Avalanche and Predators, a new head coach in Vancouver and the awarding of the Norris Trophy. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #BZZR #NHL #SummerCoolers #AnaheimDucks # #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #NikolajEhlers #CarterHart #JaccobSlavin #JackEichel #JalenChatfield #JohnTortorella #SheaTheodore #KeeganKolesar #EricRobinson #ColeSmith #LoganStankoven #IvanBarbashev #FrederikAndersen #BrettHowden #MitchMarner #WilliamKarlsson #NoahHanafin #JordanMartinook #K'AndreMIller #JordanStaal #ShayneGostisbehere #DaveJackson #ColtonSissons #SethJarvis #AlexanderNikishin #RodBrind'Amour #ChrisMacFarland #BarryTrotz #JoeSakic #MannyMalhotra #AbbotsfordCanucks #GlenSather #AdamFoote #DanielSedin #HenrikSedin #RyanJohnson #ZachWerenski #NorrisTrophy #CaleMakar #RasmusDahlin #EvanBouchard
There was no team with higher expectations entering 2025-26 than the Colorado Avalanche. However, by late May, no club had suffered greater disappointment. The Presidents' Trophy winners wired the field from the outset of the regular season but, after disposing the Kings and Wild in just nine games to start the playoffs, the Avalanche crashed in getting swept in the Western Final by the Vegas Golden Knights. Despite being the oldest team in the NHL, the Avs should remain formidable for the immediate future. However, with no picks until the fourth round of the Draft and other high picks having been dealt away to win now, Joe Sakic has work different from any other GM to keep the team among the NHL's elite. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #BZZR #NHL #SummerCoolers #ColoradoAvalanche #CarolinaHurricanes #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #VegasGoldenKnights ##QuebecNordiques #NewYorkIslanders #St.LouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #WashingtonCapitals #OttawaSenators #ChicagoBlackhawks #NewYorkRangers #PittsburghPenguins #Presidents'Trophy #JaredBednar #ChrisMacFarland #NathanMacKinnon #CaleMakar #ScottWedgewood #BrandonDuhaime #MackenzieBlackwood #MartinNecas #BrockNelson #MatsZuccarello #GabrielLandeskog #NazemKadri #DevonToews #PatrickRoy #MartinBrodeur #DarcyKuemper #AdinHill #BraydenSchenn #AlexandarGeorgiev #KevinMandolese #JackDrury #MikkoRantanen #TaylorHall #JoelKiviranta #BrentBurns #BrettKulak #JackAchan #NickBlankenberg #ZakarBardakov #HartTrophy #NorrisTrophy