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One of the true feel-good stories in the 2025-26 regular season was the Boston Bruins. Much like the Penguins, the B's summer moves in 2025 did little to suggest a return to the playoffs was at hand. However, also much like the Penguins, the stars produced and others looked at more as middle-to-bottom six types up front delivered a season that enabled Boston to separate themselves from other bubble teams and qualify for the post-season as a second Wild Card. The new challenge in Beantown is whether some of those with surprising seasons can sustain into 2026-27 and how will GM Don Sweeney augment his team with a minimal number of players heading to free agency. 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 #NHL #SpringCleaning #BostonBruins #DonSweeney #JimMontgomery #JoeSacco #JeremySwayman #BradMarchand #FloridaPanthers #DavidPastrnak #MorganGeekie #EliasLindholm #PavelZacha #ViktorArvidsson #EdmontonOilers #CaseyMittelstadt #MaratKhusnutdinov #MarkKastelic #JonthanAspirot #MasonLohrei #NikitaZadorov #ZdenoChara #JeffreyViel #AnaheimDucks #TampaBatLightning #CharlieCoyle #ColoradoAvalanche #VancouverCanucks #LukasReichel #JamesHagens #AndrewPeeke #JordanHarris #WashingtonCapitals #PittsburghPenguins
One win remains for the Colorado Avalanche to join the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL's final four after defeating the Minnesota Wild in a hard fought fourth game in St. Paul. Vic and Neil break that down, preview the Tuesday games in Montreal and Vegas and also look at the good and the ugly of player interviews - both on display during the Avs win. The show concludes addressing news about a possible destination for former Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy and what the optics are about this development. 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 #JohnHynes #JoshManson #JackAchan #JoelKiviranta #SamMalinski #NickBlankenburg #ArtturiLehkonen #MacKenzieBlackwood #JaredBednar #ScottWedgewood #ZachBogosian #MichaelMcCarron #DaveJackson #DanilaYurov #BrockFaber #BrockNelson #JerperWallstedt #ValNichushkin #YakovTrenin #NazemKadri #RossColton #NathanMacKinnon #DevonToews #NicoSturm #NickRoy #QuinnHughes #JakeMiddleton #JackDrury #ParkerKelly #NabilKarim #NHLonTNT #DJSmith #PKSubban #DaveManson #ErikJohnson #ESPN #MarkJankowski #BruceCassidy #KrisKnoblauch #GeorgeMcPhee #KellyMcCrimmon #StanBowman
After making the last two Stanley Cup Finals, there could only be one expectation for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27. Unfortunately, there's that saying of "The best laid plans.." and for the Oilers, the entire season never appeared to get traction. They were exposed badly during the opening round of the playoffs by Anaheim and enter an off-season with a problem in goal, a severe lack of secondary scoring and perhaps just two more seasons of having Connor McDavid leading them. 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 #NHL #EdmontonOilers #CoreyPerry #EvanderKane #ConnorBrown #ZachHyman #StanBowman #TristanJarry #StuSkinner #BrettKulak #ConnorIngram #CalvinPickard #KrisKnoblauch #JakeWalman #SanJoseSharks #TrentFrederic #BostonBruins #NewJerseyDevils #AdamHenrique #JasonDickinson #ChicagoBlackhawks #JackRoslevic #KasperiKapanen #MaxJones #CurtisLazar #ConnorMurphy #ColtonDach #SpencerStastney #OwenMichaels #MattSavoie #VasilyPodkolzin #DarnellNurse
Early goal given up? No problem for the Montreal Canadiens who simply brushed it off a rolled to move ahead in their Eastern Conference semi-final with the Buffalo Sabres. In the West, some lineup changes brought the desired results for the Anaheim Ducks in squaring their series with the Vegas Golden Knights. In Monday's lone game, the Minnesota Wild will look to build off Saturday's win which got them back into the series with the Colorado Avalanche though the Avs will have other ideas in their quest on pushing the Wild to the brink. 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 #AlexLyon #TageThompson #RasmusDahlin #KirkMuller #JordanGreenway #AlexandreCarrier #NickSuzuki #ColeCaufield #PhillipDanault #JoeVeleno #AlexNewhook #JakeEvans #ColeCaufield #JakubDobes #PeytonKrebs #LaneHutson #JoshAnderson #ZachBolduc #BeckMalenstyn #JurajSlafkovsky #ZachBenson #BowenByram #AlexandreTexier #KirbyDach #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #LindyRuff #JoshDoan #MarkStone #BrandonSaad #JoelQuenneville #PatVerbeek #MasonMcTavish #IanMoore #OlenZellweger #CutterGauthier #AlexKillorn #BackettSennecke #PavelDorofeyev #JackEichel #NoahHanafin #RasmusAndersson #JeffreyViel #MikaelGranlund #ColeSmith #LukasDostal #NicDowd #CarterHart #WilliamKarlsson #BrettHowden #TomasHertl #JacksonLacombe #JohnTortorella #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #CaleMakar #NathanMacKinnon #MartinNecas #BrockNelson #SovietRedArmy #BillGuerin #JohnHynes #QuinnHughes
For the first time since the NHL went to a best-of-seven first round in 1987, a team has opened the post-season with eight straight wins as the Carolina Hurricanes followed their sweep of Ottawa with one over a game Philadelphia Flyers teams. The 'Canes will get another long rest as they await the winner of the Sabres-Canadiens series for an East Final dance partner. Out west, the Minnesota Wild used the extra day off to re-energize and treated their home fans to an impressive win in pulling to within 2-1 of the Avalanche. Vic and Neil review those games, look ahead to the Mother's Day card and remember back 56 years ago when hockey's greatest visual began it's legend. But, is it really the game's greatest moment? 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 #RickTocchet #OwenTippett #MatveiMichkov #JettLuchanko #OliverBonk #RadekBonk #JohnTortorella #TysonFoerster #K'AndreMiller #TravisKonecny #FrederikAndersen #TrevorZegras #PorterMartone #MarkJankowski #RasmusRistolainen #KeithJones #DannyBriere #RockyThompson #JacksonBlake #WilliamCarrier #GarnetHathaway #SeanWalker #ChristianDvorak #LoganStankoven #SebastianAho #SethJarvis #AndreiSvechnikov #AlexBump #WesternMichiganUniversityBroncos #TaylorHall #JamieDrysdale #JaccobSlavin #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #ZachBogosian #JesperWallstedt #ParkerKelly #BrockFaber #KirillKaprizov #ScottWedgewood #QuinnHughes #MatsZuccarello #DevonToews #RyanHartman #JaredBednar #MackenzieBlackwood #GabrielLandeskog #DaemonHunt #NathanMacKinnon #VladimirTarasenko #MattBoldy #SamCarrick #AlexLyon #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #LindyRuff #JoelQuenneville #MarkStone #BrandonSaad #BobbyOrr #NoelPicard #GlennHall #WayneGretzky
Friday evening, the Montreal Canadiens took their third period momentum from Game 1 to even their Series with the Buffalo Sabres while in Anaheim, Vegas did likewise carried by a virtuoso performance from Mitch Marner. In Saturday action, the Carolina Hurricanes look to become just the fifth team in NHL history to open a post-season 8-0 as they look to finish off the Philadelphia Flyers. Over in the West, the Colorado Avalanche also vie to remain perfect in the playoffs though the Minnesota Wild are hopeful being back at home will flip their fortunes in that series. Vic and Neil break it down and also speak about some familiar names nominated as finalists for the Hart Trophy as league MVP. 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 #MitchMarner #JoshDoan #AlexNewhook #PhillipDanault #MikeMatheson #NoahDobson #JasonZucker #JakeEvans #ZachBenson #JakubDobes #CharlieMcAvoy #LaneHutson #RasmusDahlin #ConorTimmins #TageThompson #AlexandreCarrier #NickSuzuki #LindyRuff #AlexLyon #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #JohnTortorella #SheaTheodore #BraydenMcNabb #LukasDostal #CarterHart #VilleHusso #JoelQuenneville #BeckettSennecke #AlexKillorn #TroyTerry #ChrisKreider #MikaelGranlund #BrettHowden #MarkStone #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #ZachBogosian #JeffPetry #JoshManson #QuinnHughes #BroackFaber #JohnHynes #HartTrophy #NikitaKucherov #NathanMacKinnon #ConnorMcDavid