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Talk about unpredictable. After potting nine goals against Calgary Monday, the Colorado Avalanche managed to give up eight to the last-ranked Vancouver Canucks at home in a Wednesday loss. In San Jose, the Sharks trailed Anaheim in the final 90 seconds before scoring twice to steal a win from the Ducks and put a second regulation loss in that column for Neil. Good thing for him the Kings salvaged their game in OT against St. Louis. That disappointing 1-2-0 mark drops him for 511-286-114 with a packed 14-game schedule on tap for Thursday. 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 #PatrickHoffman #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
Sunday afternoon, the Vegas Golden Knights made a late-season coaching change dismissing Stanley Cup-winning coach Bruce Cassidy and bringing in John Tortorella in the hopes of jump starting a team that has underachieved all season. VGK President of Hockey Operations George McPhee joins Neil and Vic to discuss the move. Among the Three Things you Need to Pay Attention To, guess who is within one point of a wild card spot in the West? Also, we'll have a full playoff race update, discussion about various acts of pugilism around the league and what did we learn - or not - from the Keith Pelley presser on Tuesday? IN THIS EPISODE: [02:11] - Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To [11:21] - Golden Knights President of Hockey Operations George McPhee joins the show. After briefly touching on 1994 - which saw McPhee as part of the Vancouver Canucks organization - Neil notes from experience the difficulty letting people go, something McPhee did with his head coach Sunday. [13:56] - Neil follows up with George noting the decision to make a coaching change is something that builds over time and not an impulse decision. [17:30] - Vic draws a comparison between the stellar run to the Stanley Cup in 2023 to what the numbers have said about the Golden Knights since January - a sample size large enough to support the concern. [21:46] - On to Tortorella and his recognition to evolve in that the game and the players are vastly different from the Stanley Cup team he coached in 2004 and four other venues since. [24:06] - The key personnel on the Golden Knights that will be counted on even more since the coaching change. [26:59] - When the Golden Knights made the surprise run to the Final in 2018, the inaugural team was hard, fast and smart. Many of the those signatures were part of the 2023 team. What type of style will Tortorella need to employ to ensure success with the NHL's third oldest team? [28:25] - A brief look back at Torts first game behind the VGK bench. [30:57] - Wrapping out the chat with George McPhee. [32:57] - Standings update. [41:46] - Three very different types of pugilism played out Monday and Tuesday, including a goaltending bout at MSG. [49:29] - Personnel notes - Injuries, returns and milestones. [53:56] - A long-time AHL play-by-play man gets a tribute in Buffalo. [55:57] - Notable birthdays. 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 #PatrickHoffman #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 #GeorgeMcPhee #JohnTortorella #BruceCassidy #KlyeConnor #MarkScheifele #JoshMorrissey #ConnorHellebuyck #AnthonyMantha #ViktorArvidsson #MarcoSturm #DanMuse #ErikKarlsson #KeithPelley #MLSE #CraigBerube #BrendanShanahan #SheldonKeefe #BradTreliving #CraigBerube #JeffVinik #JimNill #KellyMcCrimmon #AdinHill #CarterHart #WilliamKarlsson #JackEichel #MitchMarner #SheaTheodore #RasmusAndersson #MarkStone #GerardGallant #JayGrossman #CraigPatrick #LindyRuff #PeytonKrebs #JakubDobes #AdamGaudette #MacklinCelebrini #RadkoGudas #MaxDomi #TieDomi #DakotaJoshua #AustonMatthews #MichaelPezzetta #JakeMcCabe #JohnTavares #AndersLee #JoshNorris #SamCarrick #IgorShesterkin #JacobMarkstrom #PaulCotter #AndreiVasilevskiy #JeremySwayman #SergeiBobrovsky #AlexNedejlkovic#CaleMakar #JaredBednar #CutterGauthier #AlexandreCarrier #CarterYakemchuk #NoahGregor #NikitaKucherov #EvgeniMalkin #JordanGreenway #AlexOvechkin #AliaksaiProtas #EvanderKane #BradKovachik #BradyTkachuk #MatthewTkachuk #DonStevens #RochesterAmericans #CalderCup #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #AdirondackRedWings #StanFischler #GordieHowe #PavelBure #MikeRichter
In the April Fools Edition of Smith's Pix, let's see if the prognosticator can avoid getting tripped up with a quiet schedule of three games. A 6-4-0 Tuesday on a tough card leaves the season mark at 510-284-114. 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 #PatrickHoffman #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
Monday evening, it was announced Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving had been relieved of his duties. A series of questionable trades combined with the underperforming of the Leafs this season no doubt accelerated the move. But where to go from here? Vic and Neil address the present but also look back to the past before hitting on the type of environment which needs to be part of the Leafs DNA before that next step can be taken with a new man running the show. 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 #PatrickHoffman #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 #BradTreliving #KeithPelley #MitchMarner #NickRoy #MikkoRantanen #BrendanShanahan #FraserMinten #BrandonCarlo #CraigBerube #ScottLaughton #NikitaGrebenkin #SheldonKeefe #JeffGorton #KentHughes #MartinSt.Louis #GeoffMolson #PatVerbeek
Only an overtime goal by John Tavares prevented a perfect Monday for Neil who turned in a 4-0-1 mark to bump the seasonal to 504-280-114. The schedule doubles up on Tuesday with 10 games on tap, nine with playoff implication. 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 #PatrickHoffman #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
Falling short of expectations, the Vegas Golden Knights pulled off a stunning move Sunday dismissing Stanley Cup-winning coach Bruce Cassidy and replacing him with John Tortorella. Vic and Neil look inside the move and the impact that may come to not only the Golden Knights, but teams around the Western Conference. We'll do the deep dive into the races in the respective conferences and look ahead to key games ahead - including whether injured Radko Gudas is able to suit up against the Maple Leafs in a rematch of their March 12 game in which saw Gudas take out Auston Matthews for the remainder of the season. Also in the show: the second installment of our "Spring Cleaning" series which features the N.Y. Rangers, eliminated March 25th. 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 #PatrickHoffman #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 #BruceCassidy #JohnTortorella #KellyMcCrimmon #PeterDeBoer #RickBowness #DonWaddell #DeanEvason #MichelBergeron #PhilEsposito #LouLamoriello #RobbieFtorek #LarryRobinson #ClaudeJulien #RogerNeilson #RonSmith #MikeKeenan #ColinCampbell #JohnMuckler #GeorgeMcPhee #MitchMarner #JackEichel #NoahHanafin #MarkStone #MikeSullivan #GerardGallant #JimMontgomery #MatthewTkachuk #DaniilTarsov #SergeiBobrovsky#PavelZacha #CharlieCoyle #RayFerraro #SteveYzerman #TrevorZegras #RickTocchet #ConnorMcDavid #LeonLeonDraisaitl #KrisKnoblach #ColePerfetti #ScottArniel #SidneyCrosby #EvgeniMalkin #ArtursSilovs #IlyaSorokin #JakeSanderson #ThomasChabot #LassiThomson #NicDowd #AlaiksaiProtas #DamonSeverson #ZachBolduc #NikitaKucherov #NickPaul #MikkoRantanen #LassiThomson #HartfordWolfpack #ChrisDrury #K'AndreMiller #ChrisKreider #ArtemiPanarin #MikeZibanejad #AlexisLafreniere #GabePerreault #NoahLaba #AdamSykora #DrewFortescue #DylanGarand #JohnnyBrodzinski #ConorSheary #JonathanQuick #BradenSchneider #VincentIorio #IgorShesterkin #RadkoGudas #AusrtonMatthews #RonMcLean #HockeyNightinCanada #DakotaJoshua #MathieuOlivier #AlexeiKovalev