NHL Wraparound Podcast

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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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

With the Final between the Hurricanes and Golden Knights set to kick off Tuesday, who better to join Neil and Vic than a current NHL head coach who has seen both teams up close.Jim Montgomery, current coach with the St. Louis Blues, has gotten familiar with Vegas over the past two seasons in the Western Conference. Before that, he saw what the Hurricanes were about while leading Boston.We'll talk about the Final but also discuss the heaviness of what the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche are experiencing having himself fall short with his record-setting Bruins in 2022-23.The conversation wraps with what's ahead for his Blues heading into 2026-27 with a new GM and captain joining Monty on the leadership team.IN THIS EPISODE:[01:50] - Blues head coach Jim Montgomery is welcomed to the show and offers his take on the Bruce Cassidy situation, the latter still waiting to be freed up from his contract with Vegas.[03:43] - Montgomery weighs in on his thoughts about the 2026 playoffs.[05:33] - While Jim has seen changes in play trends during this year's playoffs, one trend staying intact is the struggle of Presidents' Trophy winners making the Final since 2013 - something Montgomery can relate to with Colorado Avalanche.[07:06] - Having seen both the Hurricanes and Golden Knights from behind the bench this season, Monty shares what characteristics these teams provide headaches for opposition head coaches.[09:20] - The goaltending in the Final. A veteran who has finally broken through after years of later-round struggles against a first-timer to the post-season.[11:15] - Carolina's line of Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall has emerged as the 'Canes top line of the post-season.[12:35] - Given the coaching skill on both sides, adjustments are always key when things go amiss. Montgomery sees neither Rod Brind'Amour or John Tortorella having any problem going with the flow.[13:33] - Some Blues talk with a new GM and a potential new captain for 2026-27.[15:15] - After so much prior success yet missing the playoffs in 2026, might the approach to training camp differ from years past?[17:05] - Some comments on two players - Colton Parayko and Alexandre Texier. One decided against a trade to a contender while the other couldn't cut it in St. Louis but has managed to do so in Montreal.[23:58] - World Championship update and great news for the Florida Panthers courtesy of Champion Team Finland.[25:27] - A champion was also crowned at the Memorial Cup where a legendary franchise authored an historic run.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic Morren: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-70

It started in early October and are now at the finish line where a new Stanley Cup champion will be crowned within the next two weeks.The Carolina Hurricanes have marched into the Final requiring just 13 games to earn their spot while the Vegas Golden Knights have gotten stronger each round to take their place.Neil and Vic are once again joined by TSN's Craig Button for analysis and predictions as both franchises seek their second Stanley Cups.IN THIS EPISODE:[02:07] - Craig Button joins the show and dives right into the Stanley Cup Final whether Vegas might be more battle tested given their path to the championship series.[06:37] - The prospect of Carolina still being able to execute the relentless style of play against a Vegas team fresh off smothering the Presidents' Trophy-winning Avalanche.[10:19] - The areas that Craig and Neil see where both clubs could be exploited by the other.[14:52] - Intangibles. Something we might see by series end that isn't necessarily visible early on.[17:59] - The ongoing saga with the Golden Knights refusing to allow former head coach Bruce Cassidy to speak with other teams about a head coaching position while still under contract to the VGK for another season at 4.5 million.[23:28] - Updated standings and predictions among the three "experts" with some fun dropped in.[35:19] - The family of Claude Lemieux has announced that the former player's brain will be donated to the Boston University CTE Center for research. Lemieux died by suicide May 28, though the family has cautioned no conclusions should be drawn through their gesture.[37:18] - The passing of Dennis Hull May 30, brother of the "Golden Jet," Bobby Hull, his shot was perhaps the most feared of any player in the late '60's and early 70's.[38:42] - Stanley Cup Final schedule.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #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

We have a dance card!The 2026 Stanley Cup Final is set as the Carolina Hurricanes completed an historic run 12-1 run taking out the exhausted Montreal Canadiens and, in the process, earned a date with the Vegas Golden Knights for the right to play for the Cup.Vic and Neil have a breakdown that will sound quite similar with their own unique takes.We also take a moment to remember the late Claude Lemieux, who won the first of his four Stanley Cups 40 years ago and was also the agent for Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #ClaudeLemieux #FrederikAndersen #MartinSt.Louis #JoshAnderson #BrendanGallgher #JacksonBlake #TaylorHall #AlexTexier #LoganStankoven #JakubDobes #HenrikLundqvist #JordanStaal #JordanMartinook #WilliamCarrier #EricRobinson #SethJarvis #JakeEvans #NikolajEhlers #ShayneGostisbehere #ColeCaufield #RodBrind'Amour #CraigMacTavish #NickSuzuki #JurajSlafkovsky #BrianEnglblom #KentHughes #BillDaly #MarkMessier #BrendanLemieux #MikeLiut #UlfSamuelsson #ConnSmytheTrophy #KrisDraper #DarrenMcCarty #ChristopherLemieux #ConnSmytheTrophy #PhoenixCoyotes #StuGrimson #JackieRedmond #NHLonTNT #CraigButton #TSN #JimMontgomery #RickBowness

There were few feel-good stories in 2025-26 than the Buffalo Sabres. After 15 long years, the Sabres got themselves back into the post-season winning the Atlantic Division plus the opening round of the playoffs against Boston before falling in Game 7 overtime to Montreal.While it is easy to statistically equate as to why the team escaped the doldrums, the path of the past season was atypical. A slow start and the firing of the GM reversed itself in December with a torrid hot streak that raised the Sabres into the NHL elite.Plenty to build on for 2026-27. Along with that, expectations the franchise hasn't had in years.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #BuffaloSabres #UtahMammoth #DetroitRedWings #ColumbusBlueJackets #St.LouisBlues #OttawaSenators #NewYorkRangers #WinnipegJets #VegasGoldenKnights #LosAngelesKings #JarmoKekalainen #KevynAdams #LindyRuff #JoshDoan #MichaelKesselring #JJPeterka #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #AlexLyon #ColtenEllis #TageThompson #AlexTuch #RasmusDahlin #RyanMcLeod #JackQuinn #MastertonTrophy #NorrisTrophy #OwenPower #BowenByram #MattiasSamuelsson #ZachBenson #KonstaHelenius #NoahOstlund #ShaneDoan #ArizonaCoyotes #JoshNorris #SamCarrick #TannerPearson #BeckMalenstyn #JoshuaDunn #LukeSchenn #LoganStanley #PeytonKrebs #JackEichel

If there was any question of the Hurricanes superiority over a Canadiens team that won Game 1 and got Games 2 and 3 to overtime, those questions were answered in a dominant performance Wednesday.Three quick goals late in the first period put the 'Canes into cruise control and they never let up on a Habs team appearing more and more spent from the attrition of having to play 14 games in the first two rounds.Vic and Neil break it down as the Canadian (and Canadiens) Stanley Cup drought is on the verge of reaching 33 years.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #JakubDobes #JacksonBlake #NikolajEhlers #NickSuzuki #SebastianAho #K'AndreMiller #JordanStaal #LoganStankoven #ShayneGostisbehere #AndreiSvechnikov #MikeMatheson #PhillipDanault #EricRobinson #FrederikAndersen #JoshAnderson #ColeCaufield #SethJarvis #WilliamCarrier #MitchMarner #GaryBettman #QuebecNordiques

In 2019, John Tortorella's Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the hockey world sweeping out the Presidents' Trophy winning Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening round.Call it the Seven-year Itch because, after taking over the Golden Knights in late March, Torts troops have gone 19-4-1 finishing off the league-leading Colorado Avalanche Tuesday displaying a defensive clinic in putting the broom to the Avs.Vic and Neil break it down, look forward to Wednesday's fourth game between Carolina and Montreal and guess who's returning to Pittsburgh for a 21st season?X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #NathanMacKinnon #SheaTheodore #JaredBednar #MacKenzieBlackwood #ScottWedgewood #MarkStone #BraydenMcNabb #CarterHart #BrockNelson #WilliamKarlsson #IvanBarbashev #ColtonSissons #NicDowd #TomasHertl #JackEichel #MartinNecas #DylanCoghlan #KaedenKorczak #PavelDorofeyev #CaleMakar #ColeSmith #JohnTortorella #BruceCassidy #StanleyCup #Presidents'Trophy #PrinceofWalesTrophy #ConnSmytheTrophy #LesterPatrick #FrankPatrick #BrentBurns #MitchMarner #RodBrind'Amour #MartinSt.Louis #EvgeniMalkin #GaryBettman

A change in venue did not change the territorial dominance of the Carolina Hurricanes as they took a second straight overtime game from the Montreal Canadiens to take a 2-1 series lead in the East Final.Vic and Neil have the recap plus a look to the West Final where the Golden Knights will try to complete a stunning sweep of the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche whose star forward, Nathan MacKinnon, may be compromised should he be able to play.The show wraps up with the measures Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog is taking to ensure his surgically repaired right knee will continue to hold up for not just the rest of his playing career but, downwind as well.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #WilliamCarrier #EricRobinson #MarkJankowski #ShayneGostisbehere #JakubDobes #AlexandreCarrier #JurajSlafkovsky #FrederikAndersen #AlexNewhook #JakeEvans #IvanDemidov #MikeMatheson #JordanMartinook #JacksonBlake #K'AndreMiller #TaylorHall #JoshAnderson #AndreiSvechnikov #RodBrind'Amour #NikolajEhlers #LaneHutson #ColeCaufield #SebastianAho #NickSuzuki #JalenChatfield #DonCherry #NathanMacKinnon #JaredBednar #CaleMakar #JackEichel #MitchMarner #MarkStone #CarterHart #GabrielLandeskog #Plantiga #PatGraham #JonathanWhyno #JoeSakic #MastertonTrophy #RasmusDahlin #JonathanToews

There are few teams in the NHL that have a higher upside coming off the 2025-26 season than the Anaheim Ducks.After qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2018, the managed to take out the two-time Western Conference champion Oilers before gamely bowing out to Vegas in six.There's a youth, experience and cap space for Pat Verbeek to work with heading into the off-season. At the same time, a combined 13 UFA's and RFA's are on the roster. How Verbeek continues to upgrade this team will be worth watching during the summer months.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #SummerCoolers #AnaheimDucks #EdmontonOilers #VegasGoldenKnights #HartfordWhalers #PhiladelphiaFlyers #WashingtonCapitals #LosAngelesKings #PatVerbeek #JoelQuenneville #ChrisKreider #MikaelGranlund #RyanPoehling #LukasDostal #JacksonLacombe #OlenZellweger #PavelMintyukov #DrewHelleson #GregCronin #ConnorMcDavid #MasonMcTavish #CutterGauthier #LeoCarlsson #BeckettSennecke #PatVerbeek #JohnCarlson #RadkoGudas #JacobTrouba #RossJohnston #JeffreyViel #JansenHarkins #PetrMrazek #VilleHusso #IanMoore #TysonHinds #SteveYzerman #KenHolland

It all appeared to be falling into place for the Colorado Avalanche despite the 0-2 hole and having to dig out in Vegas. Cale Makar was back and, in a matter of 13:15, the Avs had a 3-0 lead.And just like that, it disappeared with their offensive superstar Nathan MacKinnon finishing the game on a gimpy leg after blocking a shot. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights appear more and more like the best in the West.Vic and Neil do the deep dive and also preview Game 3 of the Hurricanes and Canadiens in the Bell Center on this Memorial Day.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #CaleMakar #MarkStone #IvanBarbashev #NathanMacKinnon #CarterHart #DevonToews #NoahHanafin #GabrielLandeskog #JoshManson #MartinNecas #NazemKadri #ScottWedgewood #ColtonSissons #PavelDorofeyev #DaveJackson #ESPN #JackDrury #MitchMarner #JackEichel #SamMalinski #ParkerKelly #WilliamKarlsson #DylanCoghlan #KeeganKolesar #JaredBednar #BrettHowden #KaedenKorczak #TomasHertl #JohnTortorella #BruceCassidy #MartinSt.Louis #RodBrind'Amour #MaxDomi #TieDomi

It took a bit more than 60 minutes but the Carolina Hurricanes remained on point throughout Game 2 with the Montreal Canadiens to even the Eastern Final at a game a piece.Vic and Neil share their thoughts and also preview the third game of the Western Final between Colorado and Vegas. The hosts discuss the biggest question that being the status of Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar while also addressing a possible return for Golden Knights captain Mark Stone.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #FrederikAndersen #JoshAnderson #NikolajEhlers #EricRobinson #MarkJankowski #WilliamCarrier #TaylorHall #KaidenGuhle #PhillipDanault #AlexanderNIkishin #JordanStaal #AndreiSvechnikov #JordanMartinook #ColeCaufield #LaneHutson #NickSuzuki #NoahDobson #AlexandreTexier #K'AndreMiller #EdOlczyk #NHLonTNT #WayneGretzky #SethJarvis #JakeEvans #AlexNewhook #MuhammadAli #GeorgeForeman #MikeMatheson #JalenChatfield #CaleMakar #NorrisTrophy #QuinnHughes #BraydenMcNabb #MarkStone #GeorgeMcPhee #KellyMcCrimmon #JohnTortorella #GaryBettman #BobNystrom #PetePeeters

NHL Wraparound launched its first guest episode on Jan. 30, 2024 with Wayne Gretzky joining Neil and Vic.Less than 2.5 years and multiple franchises later, the 100th episode of the flagship show goes right to the top again for an insightful discussion with the man serving the longest as head of any of the North American pro sports, commissioner Gary Bettman.The 35-minute interview hits on numerous topics from his growing up in New York to the experience of presenting the Stanley Cup and plenty in between.IN THIS EPISODE:[01:49] - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman joins Neil and Vic and shares his early years growing up as a fan in New York, which became further enhanced when going to college at Cornell. Also a little fun about an old Bettman family business.[08:04] - Bettman shares what he took from his NBA experience with commissioner David Stern into the position he's held with the NHL since 1993.[10:53] - Expansion. The NHL has grown from 24 to 32 teams under Bettman's leadership. Is there a true right number of teams to aspire to grow to given the difficulty of winning the Stanley Cup?[14:01] - Player safety. The standard NHL rink has been 200' x 85' since 1929 while the average player size has moved grown by over four inches and nearly 30 pounds. Given the speed of today's game, is there reason for concern?[16:33] - Load management and the debate of whether playoff solidified teams should be permitted to sit players in games against teams still fighting for playoff spots.[19:21] - The current relationship with current NHLPA head Marty Walsh. Having gone through three lockouts - including losing the entire 2004-05 season working with Walsh's predecessors, there is labor peace in the NHL through at least September of 2030.[21:33] - The obligation to the media, which has gotten some unwanted publicity following the Golden Knights penalties for violating media rules following their second round clinching game against Anaheim.[25:15] - The now de-centralized NHL Draft and the story of why it's currently the format in place.[27:50] - Legacy secured, the top items of importance for the commissioner for as long as he remains in the position.[29:48] - Bettman will present his 32nd Stanley Cup in June. A couple of things you may not have known and a heartfelt revelation of just how special those moments are to the commissioner. Then Neil brings the discussion full circle to wrap up.[37:31] - Wrap up segment.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/NHL Wraparound In

For 40 minutes, the Colorado Avalanche had the Vegas Golden Knights at arms length protecting a 1-0 lead.Then, in a span of 127 seconds midway through the third period, it disappeared and with it, the Presidents' Trophy winners now need to win at least twice in Sin City in order to gain the Final.Vic and Neil talk it through and also look ahead to the East where favorite Carolina will try to avoid a similar 0-2 against Montreal.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #CaleMakar #MarkStone #CraigButton #JaredBednar #ScottWedgewood #CarterHart #PavelDorofeyev #MitchMarner #BrentBurns #KaedenKorczak #RossColton #PavelDorofeyev #BraydenMcNabb #SamMalinski #JoshManson #IvanBarbashev #JackEichel #NathanMacKinnon #MartinNecas #DevonToews #BrockNelson #JohnTortorella #MartinSt.Louis #GaryBettman

So much for that 16-0 talk for the Carolina Hurricanes. As opposed to taking advantage of a Canadiens team that has endured consecutive seven-game series, it was the Habs with more jump as the 'Canes struggled to find their legs until it was too late in the opener of the Eastern Conference Final.Vic and Neil break it down and also look ahead to the Game 2 in the West where the Colorado Avalanche face a similar dilemma after dropping the home opener to the Vegas Golden Knights.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #RodBrind'Amour #SethJarvis #EdOlczyk #JackieRedmond #NHLonTNT #AndreiSvechnikov #ColeCaufield #NickSuzuki #JurajSlafkovsky #JakeEvans #AlexanderCarrier #PhillipDanault #FrederikAndersen #KaidenGuhle #AlexandreTexier #K'AndreMiller #AlexNewhook #IvanDemidov #SeattleMetropolitans #PCHA #JoeHall #WilliamCarrier #JakubDobes #JacksonBlake #LoganStankoven #TaylorHall #JaccobSlavin #CaleMakar #MarkStone #MartinNecas #NathanMacKinnon #JohnTortorella #JaredBednar #TroyTerry #GaryBettman

The opening game of the Western Conference Final had an immediate twist as Avs star defenseman Cale Makar was ruled out and the Golden Knights took advantage.Vic and Neil break it down and look ahead to Game 1 of the Eastern Final as the Carolina Hurricanes (remember them?) finally get back in action against the battle-hardened Montreal Canadiens.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #CaleMakar #MarkStone #JohnTortorella #ScottWedgewood #KeeganKolesar #LoganO'Connor #PKSubban #ESPN #DylanCoghlan #JeremyLauzon #BrandonSaad #RossColton #RasmusAndersson #TomasHertl #MitchMarner #PavelDorofeyev #CarterHart #BenHutton #BrettHowden #ValNichushkin #KevinWeekes #SheaTheodore #GabeLandeskog #NicDowd #JackEichel #DevonToews #NazemKadri #SeanMcDonough #JaredBednar #RodBrind'Amour #CraigButton #TSN #AdamFoote #PatrikAllvin #JimRutherford #HenrikSedin #DanielSedin #RyanJohnson #KevinDean #ScottYoung #BrettMcLean #QuinnHughes #LindyRuff #JackAdamsAward #SheldonKeefe #SunnyMehta #DaveRogalski #SergeiBrylin #TomFitzgerald #WalterCup #PWHL #MontrealVictorie #OttawaCharge #MinnesotaFrost #Marie-PhilipPoulin #BZZR.com

They acquired Quinn Hughes and they proceeded to topple the team they replaced in Minnesota for their first playoff series win in eleven years.However, in the end, the Wild were too beat up in key areas against Colorado to advance beyond the second round.Still, the Minnesota Wild remain one of the more formidable teams in the NHL. As one of the older teams in the circuit, the Wild sit right in the arc of the championship window. However, that combination heightens the urgency to win now.Facing an off-season with eight UFA's, GM Bill Guerin has the core pieces in place to augment in a way that might see his team take at least one more step forward in 2026-27.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #MinnesotaWild #DallasStars #ColoradoAvalanche #NashvillePredators #VancouverCanucks #FloridaPanthers #WinnipegJets #SanJoseSharks #BillGuerin #JohnHynes #QuinnHughes #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #ZachBogosian #ZachParise #RyanSuter #VladimirTarasenko #NicoSturm #SteveYzerman #KirillKaprizov #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraidaitl #ZeevBuium #MarcoRossi #LiamOhgren #JesperWallstedt #ScottWedgewood #MattBoldy #RyanHartman #BrockFaber #CaleMakar #GustavNyquist #JeffPetry #NickFoligno #MarcusJohansson #MichaelMcCarron #RobbyFabbri #BobbyBrink #DaemonHunt #FilipGustavsson

Outplayed or not, the Montreal Canadiens took the last seat at the Conference Finals table with an overtime win in Buffalo and keeping the dream alive for the first Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup in 33 years.Neil and Vic once again welcome in TSN Analyst Craig Button to go over that seventh game and and look ahead to both the Canadiens-Hurricanes series as well as the Western Final pitting Colorado and Vegas.IN THIS EPISODE:[01:23] - Recapping Canadiens-Sabres Game 7. Discussion expands to Alex Tuch as a pending UFA and a similar goal which knocked out the Sabres in the second round 25 years ago.[09:57] - Carolina vs. Montreal[17:40] - Craig weighs in about the perception of the Vegas Golden Knights. Despite their media violation following the second round clincher and other things that didn't break any rules yet drew some ire within the public, it is fair to a franchise that has been successful since their first game in 2017?[19:55] - Colorado vs. Vegas[29:23] - The current standings of the "Expert" picks.[31:08] - Closing segment including Conference Final TV schedule.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #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 #AlexNewhook #AlexandreCarrier #BarryMelrose #JakubDobes #AlexLyon #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #LindyRuff #TageThompson #AlexTuch #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #JackEichel #JohnTavares #RobertLang #DominikHasek #DariusKasparaitis #RasmusDahlin #IvanDemidov #HartfordWhalers #CoreyStillman #RodBrind'Amour #CamWard #ConnSmytheTrophy #FrederikAndersen #JacksonBlake #LoganStankoven #TaylorHall #SethJarvis #AndreiSvechnikov #SebastianAho #K'AndreMiller #ZachBenson #LaneHutson #NoahDobson #BryanRust #JoshAnderson #PaulHolmgren #CarterHart #MarkStone #IvanBarbarshev #JonathanQuick #BruceCassidy #CaleM

The 2025-26 season represented one where the Philadelphia Flyers took a clear step forward, A combination of experience, youth, some stability in goal and a hot streak towards the end of the regular season to make a surprising return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, stunning the cross-state rival Penguins before bowing out to Carolina.As the preparation for 2026-27 begins, the new challenge is to continue progress in an Eastern Conference in which returning to the post-season will not be a guarantee. The power play remains a mess, there's the relationship between head coach Rick Tocchet and mercurial forward Matvei Michkov and some RFA work to be done by the leadership team of Keith Jones and Danny Briere.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #CarolinaHurricanes #WashingtonCapitals #NewJerseyDevils #FloridaPanthers #AnaheimDucks #ColoradoAvalanche #RickTocchet #MatveiMichkov #KeithJones #DannyBriere #OwenTippett #TysonFoerster #NoahCates #JamieDrysdale #CamYork #SeanCouturier #TravisKonecny #TravisSamheim #TrevorZegras #ChristianDvorak #DanVladar #ClaudeGiroux #SidenyCrosby #EvegeniMalkin #KrisLetang #ErikKarlsson #SamErsson #IvanFedotov #RasmusRistolainen #PorterMartone #MatveiMichkov #JohnTortorella #DenverBarkey #AlexBump #NikitaGrebenkin #OliverBonk #JettLuchanko #SeanWalker #RyanJohansen #CarlGrundstrom #RodrigoAbols #GlenGlendening #NoahJuulsen #EmilAndrae

The best laid plans...The setting could not have set itself up better for the Montreal Canadiens. A 3-2 series lead, a raucous crowd awaiting them at the Bell Centre on a Saturday night and a 3-1 lead after just over ten minutes.And then it was gone.The Sabres storming back to score the last seven goals of the game to bring the series back to KeyBank Center for the deciding game Monday.Vic and Neil break it down and also look into the Golden Knights saga stemming from the media violations following the clincher against Anaheim in Game 6.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #LindyRuff #ZachBenson #TageThompson #JoshNorris #AlexLyon #RasmusDahlin #JurajSlafkovsky #ArberXhekaj #JakeEvans #IvanDemikov #LaneHutson #PeytonKrebs #JakubDobes #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #MikeMatheson #JasonZucker #JoshAnderson #BowenByram #AlexandreCarrier #PhillipDanault #AlexTuch #JackQuinn #KaidenGuhle #KonstaHelenius #MartinSt.Louis #JacobFowler #ZachMetsa #AndreiVasilevskiy #JohnTortorella #MitchMarner #BrettHowden #SheaTheodore #BraydenMcNabb #RyanPoehling #GeorgeMcPhee #MarkStone #IvanBarbashev #JonathanQuick #NikitaKucherov #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #MikkoRantanen #AleksandarBarkov #BillZito #ConnorBedard #MacklinCelebrini #SidneyCrosby #WorldChampionships #CraigButton #TSN

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been synonymous with success for the past decade. However, since losing the Final in 2022 in their quest for a three-peat, the team has bowed out of the playoffs in the opening round in each of the past four springs.Though the team will, no doubt, remain competitive in 2026-27, it's also one of the older teams in the NHL so there's work ahead for GM Julien BriseBois to re-tool his club on the fly to keep his Bolts among the NHL's elite.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #TampaBayLightning #MontrealCanadiens #SeattleKraken #BostonBruins #ColoradoAvalanche #JonCooper #VictorHedman #NikitaKucherov #JakeGuentzel #BrandonHagel #DarrenRaddysh #BraydenPoint #RyanMcDonagh #EmilLilleberg #ErikCernak #DominicJames #CoreyPerry #NickPaul #AndreiVasilevskiy #JakubDobes #AlexNewhook #JulienBriseBois #OliverBjorkstrand #MitchellChaffee #ScottSabourin #DeclanCarlile #AnthonyCirelli #J.J.Moser

Just one seat remains at the Conference Finals table as the Vegas Golden Nights finished off the Anaheim Ducks to book a date with the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche.In Buffalo, the Montreal Canadiens got off to a wobbly start but then kicked it into gear to take a 3-2 series lead back home with a chance to clinch Saturday night.Vic and Neil re-cap both games and also discuss the new leadership team in Vancouver with two legends being tapped to lead the Canucks from the depths of the NHL.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #BraydenMcNabb #RyanPoehling #KaedenKorczak #JansenHarkins #MitchMarner #WilliamKarlsson #JacksonLacombe #NicRoy #LukasDostal #NoahHanafin #BrettHowden #AlexKillorn #PavelMintyukov #IvanBarbashev #TomasHertl #SheaTheodore #JackEichel #NicDowd #TroyTerry #MikailGranlund #JohnCarlson #LeoCarlsson #PavelDorofeyev #CarterHart #RasmusAndersson #BrettKulak #JaromirJagr #AlexandreTexier #JackQuinn #JasonZucker #ConorTimmins #JoshNorris #NickSuzuki #ColeCaufield #ZachBenson #JoshDoan #AlexandreCarrier #KonstaHelenius #JakubDobes #MartinSt.Louis #TageThompson #LaneHutson #JoshAnderson #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #LindyRuff #IvanDemidov #JakeEvans #JurajSlafkovsky #RasmusDahlin #AlexLyon #RodBrind'Amour #ArberXhekaj #ESPN #NHLonTNT #DanielSedin #HenrikSedin #RyanJohnson #AbbottsfordCanucks #CalderCup #PatrikAllvin #JimRutherford #MatsSundin #SteveYzerman #KenHolland #PortlandWinterhawks #MemorialCup #Hawkeytown #TheAHL.com #WHL #CHL #OHL #QMJHL

The elation of the Colorado Avalanche dramatic come-from-behind win to earn a spot in the Western Conference Final can likely be equalled by the sting felt by the Minnesota Wild in failing late in their quest to force a sixth game. Vic and Neil offer their take and how the injury bug truly had an impact.Also, news on the coaching front as, for the second consecutive day, a vacancy has been created - this time in Edmonton.Finally, the Calder Trophy was awarded Wednesday. While the winner didn't come as a shock, the presentation sure did.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #KrisKnoblauch #ConnorMcDavid #ErieOtters #HartfordWolfpack #KenHolland #JayWoodcroft #DJSmith #JimHiller #JeffJackson #StanBowman #ZachBogosian #JeffPetry #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #MattBoldy #MarcusJohansson #MackenzieBlackwood #NickFoligno #NicoSturm #MichaelMcCarron #JaredBednar #ScottWedgewood #LoganO'Connor #BrentBurns #ParkerKelly #JesperWallstedt #JackDrury #DevonToews #CaleMakar #DanilaYurov #MatsZuccarello #NathanMacKinnon #JakeMiddleton #KirillKaprizov #MartinNecas #BrettKulak #SamGirard #SidneyCrosby #JoshManson #RobGronkowski #BraydenMcNabb #RyanPoehling #KaedenKorczak #JansenHarkins #JoelQuenneville #RadkoGudas #MarkStone #JohnTortorella #CraigBerube #PaulCoffey #AustonMatthews #MitchMarner #WilliamNylander #LeonDraisaitl #EvanBouchard #ZachHyman #BruceCassidy #DougArmstrong #MatthewSchaefer #MatttMartin #GoodMorningAmerica #HockeyFightsCancer #BeckettSennecke #IvanDemidov #LaneHutson #JakubDobes #KentDouglas #JacquesLaperriere #OaklandSeals

In their second season in Salt Lake City, the Utah Mammoth managed to do something the franchise achieved only once since 2012: qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which they did as the Arizona Coyotes and that coming in the bubble of 2020.With a strong foundation and a team mixed with experience and youth, their strong showing in this year's opening round leaves plenty of reason to believe the leadership team of GM Bill Armstrong and head coach Andre Tourigny will be able to keep the team moving on an upward trajectory.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #UtahMammoth #ArizonaCoyotes #BuffaloSabres #FloridaPanthers #CalgaryFlames #VegasGoldenKnights #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #NashvillePredators #LosAngelesKings #SanJoseSharks #AnaheimDucks #WinnipegJets #St.LouisBlues #ClaytonKeller #DylanGuenther #NickSchmaltz #LoganCooley #JJPeterka #MikhailSergachev #IanCole #SeanDurzi #JohnMarino #NateSchmidt #KarelVejmelka #MackenzieWeegar #LawsonCrouse #MichaelCarcone #KailerYamamoto #KevinStenlund #JackMcBain #AlexKerfoot #BrandonTanev #ShayneGostisbehere #KevinRooney #NickDiSimone #VitekVanecek #BillArmstrong #AndreTourigny

In addition to a pair of thrillers Tuesday evening, plenty of news off the ice as well with Craig Berube being dismissed as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.Vic and Neil tackle the Sabres series tying win in Montreal, overtime drama in Vegas and front office news which includes not only the doings in Toronto but GM of the Year nominees as well.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #CraigBerube #JohnChayka #MatsSundin #BruceCassidy #KeithPelley #JaredBednar #LindyRuff #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #AlexLyon #KonstaHelenius #SamCarrick #LukeSchenn #LoganStanley #ColeCaufield #MattiasSamuelsson #JoshNorris #JackQuinn #JakubDobes #MartinSt.Louis #DaveJackson #ESPN #MikeMatheson #JakeEvans #AlexNewhook #TageThompson #KaidenGuhle #JurajSlafkovsky #JasonZucker #AlexandreCarrier #RasmusDahlin #RayFerraro #JoshDoan #ZachBenson #GordieHowe #MarkStone #CarterHart #CutterGauthier #RyanPoehling #MasonMcTavish #TomasHertl #BraydenMcNabb #JohnTortorella #BeckettSennecke #MitchMarner #PavelDorofeyev #ChrisKreider #LukasDostal #JackEichel #BruceCusick #WilliamKarlsson #BrandonSaad #RasmusAndersson #SheaTheodore #OlenZellweger #TroyTerry #LeoCarlsson #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #MatsZuccarello #JohnHynes #QuinnHughes #BrockFaber #PeterDeBoer #CharlieCoyle #DonWaddell #BradMarchand #CharlieMcAvoy #MikeRathje #PatVerbeek #ChrisMacFarland #BillGuerin #RyanSuter #ZachParise #JillNill #JackDrury #MartinNecas #HartfordWhalers

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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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

The Carolina Hurricanes continue to sail through the playoffs making it seven in a row in taking a 3-0 series lead lead over an injury-riddled Philadelphia Flyers team in the Eastern semis.In Friday's action, the Canadiens look to pull even in Game 2 in Buffalo while the Ducks and Golden Knights will break their 1-1 deadlock as that series shifts to Anaheim.Vic and Neil also weigh in on the Norris Trophy nominees heading into Mother's Day weekend.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #OwenTippett #AlexanderNikishin #MikeReilly #TravisKonecny #PorterMartone #FrederikAndersen #AlexBump #SeanCouturier #ChristianDvorak #JordanStaal #AndreiSvechnikov #DanVladar #JaccobSlavin #RasmusRistolainen #TrevorZegras #JalenChatfield #JamieDrysdale #RodBrind'Amour #CamYork #NikolajEhlers #JordanMartinook #ColeCaufield #NickSuzuki #JurajSlafkovsky #TageThompson #AlexTuch #JohnTortorella #NorrisTrophy #RasmusDahlin #CaleMakar #ZachWerenski #NathanMacKinnon #BobbyOrr #NicklasLidsatrom #EvanBouchard #Hawkeytown #PortlandWinterhawks #NHLNetwork #MarkMessier #MarianHossa #SethJones #SethJarvis #NinoNiederreiter

If it appears something always seems to happen to the Dallas Stars when the calendar flips to spring, you're probably not alone.Despite being one of the top teams during the regular season for the past five seasons, injuries, cold streaks and simply not being able to close series out has spelled doom in Big D.While the youth of the team are the cornerstones of the offense, other areas are starting to get on in years leading to a critical off-season for three-time GM of the Year, Jim Nill.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #SummerCoolers #DallasStars #JimNill #GlenGulutzan #LindyRuff #KenHitchcock #JimMontgomery #RickBowness #PeterDeBoer #VegasGoldenKnights #EdmontonOilers #JasonRobertson #WyattJohnston #MikkoRantanen #BillGuerin #MinnesotaWild #KevinFiala #TylerSeguin #RoopeHintz #MiroHeiskanen #RadekFaksa #MichaelBunting #NilsLundqvist #ChrisTanev #JamieBenn #AdamErne #NathanBastian #AlexPetrovic #KyleCapobianco #MavrikBouque #ArttuHyry

The Sabres had their legs a bit quicker than the Canadiens Wednesday and that was enough to propel them to a win to open their second round series.In Vegas, the Golden Knights never appeared to get their legs as the Ducks took home ice from the hosts in Game 2 of that Western Conference semi.Vic and Neil look back at those games and preview Game 3 in Philadelphia where the wounded Flyers try to get back into their series with the Hurricanes.All that plus the nominees for the Selke Trophy.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #ZachBenson #LaneHutson #JoshDoan #NoahDobson #RyanMcLeod #TageThompson #AlexTuch #NickSuzuki #JurajSlafkovsky #JordanGreenway #ColeCaufield #JakubDobes #JackQuinn #RasmusDahlin #ByramBowen #KirbyDach #AlexLyon #MasonMcTavish #IanMoore #JoelQuenneville #JansenHarkins #RossJohnston #CarterHart #TroyTerry #ChrisKreider #JackEichel #MitchMarner #JacksonLacombe #BeckettSennecke #JeffreyViel #KaedenKorczak #LeoCarlsson #MikaelGranlund #MarkStone #LukasDostal #EdOlczyk #BrianBoucher #NHLonTNT #JohnTortorella #NoahCates #ChristianDvorak #OwenTippett #JettLutchanko #BrantfordBulldogs #AnthonyCirelli #BrockNelson

If there was a team that truly took people off guard in a positive way during the regular season, it was the Pittsburgh Penguins.With a rookie head coach, an aging core and a relatively non-descript 2025 off-season, the Pens proved from opening night that, just because "experts" think one way, those assessments mean nothing to the team in the room.Still, an opening-round playoff loss to a lower seed leaves plenty of questions for GM Kyle Dubas in preparing the club for 2026-27.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #SummerCoolers #PittsburghPenguins #KyleDubas #DanMuse #SidneyCrosby #AnthonyMantha #YegorChinakov #ColumbusBlueJackets #JustinBrazeau #ConnorDewar #TommyNovak #NoelAcciari #ErikKarlsson #StuartSkinner #ArtursSilovs #TristanJarry #BrettKulak #ColoradoAvalanche #SamGirard #LukeSchenn #MikeSullivan #NewYorkRangers #EvgeniMalkin #KevinHayes #ConnorClifton #RyanShea #IlyaSolovyov #BryanRust #RickardRakell #SpencerCarbery #WashingtonCapitals #AlexOvechkin #BrettBurns #CoreyPerry #WarrenYoung

With each passing game, the Colorado Avalanche continue to make a statement as to why they were Presidents' Trophy winners during the regular season after taking a 2-0 lead over a wounded Minnesota team in the Western semi-final Tuesday.Vic and Neil look back on that game, preview the opener between the Sabres and Canadiens plus game two between the Golden Knights and Ducks AND......can anyone believe what happened at the NHL Draft Lottery?X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #ZachBogosian #RyanHartman #JoshManson #FilipGustavsson #JesperWallstedt #MartinNecas #KirillKaprizov #NathanMacKinnon #CaleMakar #GabrielLandeskog #NicolasRoy #JakeMiddleton #ScottWedgewood #ErikJohnson #ESPN #MarkMessier #QuinnHughes #MattBoldy #MarcusJohansson #ValNichushkin #RyanHartman #JakubDobes #AlexLyon #LindyRuff #SamCarrick #AndersLee #NoahOstlund #VictorHedman #JimRutherford #PatrikAllvin #NHLDraftLottery #GavinMcKenna #MathieuDarche #AustonMatthews #MitchMarner #IvarStenberg #AlbertsSmits #JohnChayka #MatsSundin #MikeGreer #CalderTrophy #IvanDemidov #MatthewSchaefer #BeckettSennecke #BrianLeetch #ConnSmytheTrophy #NorrisTrophy

Looking at some of the key stats for the Los Angeles Kings in 2925-26, that they even qualified for the playoff was a miracle. A late season coaching change, an uptick in play and the floundering of those around them proved to be just enough to get in...and they be disposed in four straight.With their longtime captain retired and the head coaching position in flux, GM Ken Holland has a busy off-season ahead to upgrade an older, underperforming roster.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #SummerCoolers #LosAngelesKings #KenHolland #CoreyPerry #JoelArmia #CodyCeci #BrianDumoulin #JimHiller #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #EvanBouchard #RobBlake #ToddMcLellan #DJSmith #KevinFiala #EricStephens #TheAthletic #ArtemiPanarin #AdrianKempe #QuintonByfield #AndreiKuzmenko #AlexTurcotte #AlexLaferriere #DarcyKuemper #AnzeKopitar #DrewDoughty #PhillipDanault #JordanSpence #ScottLaughton #MathieuJoseph #JeffMalott #JacobMoverare #PheonixCopley #BrandtClarke #NoahDobson

The Philadelphia Flyers brought considerably more to the Carolina Hurricanes in the second game of their series Monday but just fell short as the 'Canes moved to 6-0 during the post season.In Vegas, a controversial goal helped propel the Golden Knights past the Ducks in the opener of their Western semi-final.Vic and Neil break it down and look ahead to the second game between the Avalanche and Wild...and guessing we won't see 15 goals this time around.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #OwenTippett #AlexanderNikishin #SeanWalker #JamieDrysdale #SeanCouturier #NikolajEhlers #RasmusRistolainen #DanVladar #EricRobinson #FrederikAndersen #RonHextall #MartinBrodeur #ChristianDvorak #SethJarvis #AndreiSvechnikov #TravisKonecny #JacksonBlake #TaylorHall #RickTocchet #BobGainey #CraigButton#WilliamKarlsson #CarterHart #RasmusAndersson #LukasDostal #TroyTerry #MitchMarner #JohnChayka #MatsSundin #BrettHowden #MarkStone #MikaelGranlund #JacksonLacombe #PavelDorofeyev #IvanBarbashev #JackEichel #BevanHills #DaveJackson #JoelQuenneville #LeoCarlsson #RidlyGreig #WarrenFoegele #CharlieMcAvoy #ZachBenson #MastertonTrophy #RasmusDahlin #GabrielLandeskog #JonathanToews #NHLDraftLottery #GavinMcKenna #PennState #MatthewSchaefer #JesperWallstedt #FilipGustavsson #JoelErikssonEk #JonasBrodin #JoshManson

And then there were eight.Though the second round has seen two series already get underway, that's not stopping, Neil, Vic or TSN's Craig Button from breaking the four series down.In addition to offering their takes on who makes the conference finals, they'll also look back to the opening round where there will be some zingers exchanged on some of those fearless prognostications.Also, don't miss mid-show, the two former GM's opining about the new leadership team in Toronto.IN THIS EPISODE:[01:31] - Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To:[07:19] - Carolina vs. Philadelphia[14:20] - Buffalo vs. Montreal[22:01] - There's a new hockey leadership group in Toronto and it's being met with considerable skepticism.[31:45] - Colorado vs. Minnesota[38:52] - Vegas vs. Anaheim[44:45] - What the first round would have looked like in a 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5 world.[52:53] - First round pick review from "The Experts."[54:16] - The best and worst of other playoff prognostications.[1:00:41] - Wrap-up segment. Schedule for the next three nights, a couple of predictions for Monday's games and a special birthday wish for a long time fan.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #CraigButton #TSN #AlexNewhook #AndreVaisilevskiy #JakubDobes #NickSuzuki #KaidenGuhle #J.J.Moser #CaleMakar #LesJackson #OwenTippett #FrederikAndersen #RodBrind'Amour #BobGainey #GerardGallant #LoganStankoven #JacksonBlake #SethJarivs #SebastianAho #DanVladar #GarnetHathaway #JordanStaal #BradyTkachuk #AlexLyon #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #LindyRuff #NoahDobson #RasusDahlin #TageThompson #AlexTuch #VictorHedman #Jon Cooper #BowenByram #MattiasSamuelssosn #OwenPower #ColeCaufield #JurajSlafkovsky #JohnChayka #Mat

After making a surprise trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2025, the Ottawa Senators faced an uphill climb for nearly the entire season before qualifying this time around.Improved offensive output helped offset poor penalty killing, spotty goaltending and a rash of late season injuries to the defense. While it wasn't nearly enough to make a dent in the post-season, the Senators are known for their compete level and it's now up to GM Steve Staios to ensure that doesn't wane while bolstering the roster for 2026-27.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #OttawaSenators #TimStutzle #BradyTkachuk #DrakeBatherson #DylanCozens #LinusUllmark #LeeviMeralainen #JamesReimer #JakeSanderson #ArtemZub #ThomasChabot #TylerKleven #NickJensen #JordanSpence #LassiThomson #TravisGreen #SteveStaios #JakobChychrun #ArizonaCoyotes #WashingtonCapitas #VladimirTarasenko #FloridaPanthers #WarrenFoegele #LosAngelesKings #ClaudeGiroux #LarsEller #NickCousins #StephenHalliday #ConnorMcDavid #EdmontonOilers #MatthewTkachuk #BrianSutter #St.LouisBlues

Any thoughts the Carolina Hurricanes might have a bit of rust after a week since finishing off Ottawa, were quickly dispelled in gaining a quick upper hand over Philadelphia to kick off round two.Vic and Neil review that game and preview two games on opposite sides of the playoff schedule as the Canadiens and Lightning conclude their epic opening round series in Tampa while the Wild and Avalanche open their second round series in Denver.Finally, the urgency level is officially approaching DEFCON 1 in Edmonton and Charlie McAvoy may be on the sidelines to start 2026-27 after his antics at the end of the Bruins season ending loss to Buffalo Friday.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #GarnetHathaway #NikolaiEhlers #AlexanderNikishin #RodBrind'Amour #MikeReilly #LoganStankoven #JasonBlake #TravisSanheim #MatveiMichkov #SeanCouturier #K'AndreMiller #NoahJuulsen #SethJarvis #AndreiSvechnikov #DanVladar #FrederikAndersen #BrandonBussi #ColeCaufield #NickSuzuki #JurajSlafkovsky #IvanDemidov #MartinSt.Louis #NoahDobson #NikitaKucherov #BrandonHagel #BraydenPoint #JakeGuentzel #AlexandreTexier #AndreiVasilevskiy #JakubDobes #JonCooper #CaleMakar #DevonToews #QuinnHughes #BorckFaber #NathanMacKinnon #ConnorMcDavid #JasonDickinson #LeonDraisaitl #StanBowman #CharlieMcAvoy #ZachBenson

The essence of Stanley Cup theatre was on full display Friday as the Tampa Bay Lightning forced the lone seventh game in the opening round as Andrei Vasilevskiy simply refused to lose in the 1-0 OT win.Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres and Vegas Golden Knights both punch their tickets to the second round, taking out Boston and Utah respectively.Vic and Neil discuss the three games and also look ahead to the opening game of Round Two as Philadelphia takes on Carolina.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #AndreiVasilevskiy #DarrenRaddysh #JakubDobes #YanniGourde #ColeCaufield #JakeGunetzel #NikitaKucherov #IvanDemidov #BrandonHagel #DominicJames #GageGonclaves #JeremySwayman #AlexLyon #RasmusDahlin #AlexTuch #MattiasSamuelsson #JoshDoan #CharlieMcAvoy #ZachBenson #JoshNorris #KarelVejmelka #CarterHart #MitchMarner #KailerYamamoto #NicDowd #ColtenSissons #SheaTheodore #NikolajEhlers #AlexanderNikishin #JackAdamsAward #JonCooper #DanMuse #LindyRuff #DylanHolloway #EvgeniMalkin #KrisLetang #SidneyCrosby #KyleDubas #CraigButton #TSN

It took 11 and nine years respectively but the Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks are finally through to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Meanwhile a loaded Dallas Stars team maintained Bridesmaid status and the questions surrounding the two-time Western Conference champions are just beginning.Vic and Neil break down Thursday's two games and look ahead to three more elimination games Friday as the Sabres, Canadiens and Golden Knights can reserve their spots in the final eight.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #AndrewBrunette #NinoNiederreiter #QuinnHughes #JakeOettinger #MarcusFoligno #EsaLindell #MikkoRantanen #LianBichsel #AlexPetrovic #NickFoligno #WyattJohnston #MatsZuccarello #MavrikBourque #JesperWallstedt #MichaelBunting #VladimirTarasenko #ColinBlackwell #MattBoldy #PeterDeBoer #JimNill #GlenGulutzan #KrisKnoblauch #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #ConnorIngram #JohnCarlson #RyanPoehling #StuartSkinner #KasperiKapanen #TroyTerry #ChrisKreider #ConnorMurphy #CutterGauthier #DarnellNurse #JayWoodcroft #ZachHyman #LukasDostal #VasilyPodkolzin #EvanBouchard #MattSavoie #LeoCarlsson #RyanNugent-Hopkins #NorrisTrophy #LadyByngTrophy #MattiasEkholm #StanBowman #TristanJarry #StuartSkinner #NikitaKucherov #ColeCaufield #AnzeKopitar #JakeSanderson

The thrill ride in Philadelphia continued Wednesday with the lone goal of the night coming deep in overtime to propel the Flyers into the second round for a meeting with the Carolina Hurricanes.There was also a late night in Sin City where it took double overtime to send Vegas to within a win of advancing while the Montreal Canadiens earned the right to finish off the Lightning Friday prevailing in Tampa.Vic and Neil cover an entertaining evening and set up Thursday where higher seeds Dallas and Edmonton have to win on the road in order to survive to a seventh game.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #MatveiMichkov #AlexBump #GarnetHathaway #SidenyCrosby #ArtursSilovs #DanVladar #OwenTippett #BlakeLizotte #PorterMartone #TommyNovak #BryanRust #AnthonyMantha #NoahCates #CamYork #MarkMessier #DannyBriere #EvgeniMalkin #KrisLetang #FrederikAndersen #BrtanadonBussi #NikitaKucherov #JakeGuentzel #BrandonHagel #BraydenPoint #AlexNewhook #BrendanGallagher #RyanMcDonagh #OliverBjorkstrand #JakeEvans #DominicJames #KirbyDach #GageGoncalves #MikeMatheson #AlexandreTexier #ZachBolduc #JakubDobes #BraydenPoint #JakubDobes #JohnMarino #ClaytonKeller #CarterHart #PavelDorofeyev #TomasHertl #MikhailSergachev #LawsonCrouse #KarelVejmelka #MarkStone #SheaTheodore #AndreTourigny #NickSchmaltz #ChrisTanev #DylanGuenther #KailerYamamoto #KaedenKorczak #ColtonSissons #AlexanderKerfoot #MichaelCarcone #JohnTortorella #JakcEichel #LoganCooley #ReillySmith #MackenzieWeegar #BrettHowden #MinnesotaNorthStars #KrisKnoblach #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #TedLindsayAward #NHLPA #HartTrophy #MacklinCelebrini #NathanMacKinnon #VezinaTrophy #IlyaSorokin #JeremySwayman #AndreiVasilevskiy #AlRollins

From cellar dwellers to playoff contenders, the San Jose Sharks made one of the most dramatic improvements in the NHL in 2025-26.Led by budding superstar Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks remained in contention right to the end of the regular season.With one of the most dynamic young offenses in the NHL, the priority for GM Mike Grier and head coach Ryan Warsofsky is to clean up the other end of the rink where the team remained one of the leakiest in the league.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #MacklinCelebrini #MikeGreer #RyanWarsofsky #WillSmith #MichaelMisa #KieferSherwood #TylerToffoli #WilliamEklund #AlexanderWennberg #JakeWalman #ErikKarlsson #MikaelGranlund #NicoSturm #TimothyLiljegren #CareyPrice #LoganCouture #Marc-EdouardVlasic #MartinJones #TomasHertl #RyanReaves #JohnKlingberg #NickLeddy #MarioFerraro #VincentDesharnais #ShakirMukhamadullin #CollinGraf #PhilippKurashev #ZackOstapchuk #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl

The Bruins and Oilers had plenty to prove after digging themselves 3-1 holes and both delivered to survive to Game 6.In Dallas, the Stars did not run Wild over Minnesota and, thus, will head back to their former home trying to save their season.Vic and Neil review the three Tuesday games and look ahead to Wednesday where a pair of deadlocked series will put teams in the drivers seat while the Flyers try for a third time to close out the Penguins.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #ViktorArvidsson #AlexSteeves #MichaelEyssimont #MarkKastelic #DavidPastrnak #RasmusDahlin #TannerJeannot #JeremySwayman #EliasLindholm #MorganGeekie #JordanGreenway #TageThompson #JackQuinn #TysonKozak #SeanKuraly #AlexLyon #HampusLindholm #MatsZuccarello #TylerMyers #YakovTrenin #NilsLundkvist #IlyaLubushkin #KirillKaprizov #MiroHeiskanen #MattBold #JakeOettinger #JonasBrodin #MikkoRantanen #ArttuHyry #ThomasHarley #JesperWallstedt #RyanHartman #MichaelMcCarron #BillGuerin #JasonRobertson #MarcusFoligno #GlenGulutzan #ConnorMcDavid #ConnorIngram #EvanBouchard #VasilyPodkolzin #LukasDostal #ZachHyman #RyanNugent-Hopkins #LeonDraisaitl #VilleHusso #JoelQuenneville #LeoCarlsson #MasonMcTavish #AlexKillorn #BruceCassidy #NHLonTNT #SpencerCarbery #ESPN #DarrenPang #Ottawa67's #BobbyOrr #TroyTerry #MikaelGranlund #JohnCarlson #AndreiVasilevskiy #JakubDobes #SidenyCrosby #EvgeniMalkin #KrisLetang #ErikKarlsson #BryanRust #RickardRakell #ArtursSilovs #RickTocchet #JohnTortorella #JohnGarrett #HockeyNightinCanada #Sportsnet #HarnarayanSingh #JimHughson #JohnShorthouse #MikeRichter #RogerNeilson #GordieHowe #MarkHowe #BirminghamBulls #NewEnglandWhalers #WHA

From Presidents' Trophy to missing the playoffs. That was the story of the 2025-26 Winnipeg Jets.The season started well enough but lack of support for the top line and inconsistent play put the Jets in a position where they chased the pack during the second half and eventually ran out of runway to qualify for the post-season.Vic and Neil look back at what their expectations were back last August, provide the data that spelled doom and fast forward to what lies ahead as GM Kevin Cheveldayoff prepares for 2026-27.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #WinnipegJets #NewYorkRangers #ColoradoAvalanche #DallasStars #NikolajEhlers #CarolinaHurricanes #MasonAppleton #DetroitRedWings #JonathanToews #MarkScheifele #KyleConnor #GabeVilardi #ChicagoBlackhawks #ConnorHellebuyck #KevinCheveldayoff #ColePerfetti #VladislavNamestnikov #NinoNiederreiter #AdamLowry #AlexIafallo #GustavNyquist #LukeSchenn #PannerPearson #ColinMiller #JacobBryson #EricComrie #IsakRosen #LoganStanley #JoshMorrissey #NealPionk

Faced with different types of adversity, the Penguins and Golden Knights both answered the call Monday as the Pens staved off elimination for the second straight game and the VGK regained home ice advantage with an overtime win in Utah.Vic and Neil will cover those games and also look ahead to a trio of Game 5's as the Sabres and Ducks look to advance at the expense of the Bruins and Oilers while Stars and Wild will break their 2-2 deadlock.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #MatveiMichkov #AlexBump #AnthonyMantha #ElmerSoderblom #TrevorZegras #ArtursSilovs #OwenTippett #SidneyCrosby #ConnorDewar #RyanShea #TravisSanheim #erikKarlsson #KrisLetang #BryanRust #RickardRakell #TravisKonecny #BenKindel #EvgeniMalkin #PorterMartone #AlexKovalev #BillySmith #GlennResch #StuartSkinner #JackEichel #IvanBarbashev #PavelDorofeyev #JohnTortorella #MichaelCarcone #BrettHowden #KarelVejmelka #JJPeterka #MitchMarner #SteveLevy #TJOshie #ESPN #ColeSmith #NoahHanafin #NickSchmaltz #IanCole #DylanGuenther #ClaytonKeller #SheaTheodore #JoshDoan #NilsLundkvist #MichaelMcCarron #JoshNorris

Every playoff series is like a fingerprint. No two series are exactly alike and each develops a unique personality as play moves on.Two stirring games highlighted Sunday with the Anaheim Ducks moving to within a win to taking out the Edmonton Oilers with a controversial overtime goal while the Lightning used a late third period goal in Montreal to draw even in that series.In a series played closer than would be suggested, the Colorado Avalanche completed a sweep Sunday, thus bringing to a close the career of Kings captain Anze Kopitar.Finally, did the Bruins know their game against the Sabres was a 2pm local start? Sure didn't think so.Vic and Neil break it down and also preview the Monday games where the Penguins will look to stave off elimination again while the Golden Knights seek to square their series in Utah.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #AndreiVasilevskiy #JurajSlafkovsky #ZachBolduc #KaidenGuhle #DarrenRaddysh #JakeGuentzel #JakubDobes #ColeCaufield #NickSuzuki #MaxCrozier #JJMoser #JaydenStruble #OliverKapanen #NikitaKucherov #BrandonHagel #MikeMatheson #JakeEvans #IvanDemidov #PeytonKrebs #JoshDoan #RyanMcLeod #ZachBenson #JordanHarris #BowenByram #MorganGeekie #ViktorArvidsson #MattiasSamuelsson #BeckMalenstyn #JordanGreenway #AlexTuch #JeremySwayman #JoonasKorpisalo #NikitaZadorov #RasmusDahlin #SeanKuraly #AlexLyon #CharlieMcAvoy #JonthanAspirot #JoshManson #NickBlankenburg #NathanMacKinnon #NazemKadri #CaleMakar #TaylorWard #AntonForsberg #NabilKarim #NHLonTNT #DJSmith #ArtemiPanarin #AnzeKopitar #AdrienKempe #AlexLaferriere #JoelEdmonson #SamMalinski #ArtturiLehkonen #NickRoy #GabrielLandeskog #DevonToews #TristanJarry #ConnorIngram #KrisKnoblauch #JakeWalman #KasperiKapanen #RyanNugent-Hopkins #Luka

In the past four springs, there have been only two opening round sweeps. We got another one Saturday with Hurricanes being the first to punch their ticket to the conference semi-finals by taking out the Ottawa Senators.The Pittsburgh Penguins put off their own summer vacation with a solid effort in Philadelphia while Minnesota Wild avenged a Game 3 double OT loss with an OT win of their own to square that series at 2-2.Vic and Neil break it down and look ahead to a quartet of Game 4's Sunday.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic 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 #JakeSanderson #ArtemZub #NikolajEhlers #NickDeslauriers #AlexanderNikishin #TylerKleven #AndreiSvechnikov #FrederikAndersen #TimStutzle #BradyTkachuk #TaylorHall #JalenChatfield #RidlyGreig #SeanWalker #WarrenFoegele #MarkJankowski #LinusUllmark #DrakeBatherson #LoganStankoven #K'AndreMiller #SethJarvis #SebastianAho #DylanCozens #ChrisMason #RodBrind'Amour #ViktorArvidsson #MatsZuccarello #YakovTrenin #JasonRobertson #BrockFaber #MiroHeiskanen #MichaelMcCarron #NilsLundkvist #JakeOettinger #RyanHartman #JustinHryckowian #WyattJohnston #MarcusFoligno #QuinnHughes #MattBoldy #JaredSpurgeon #ArtursSilovs #ThatcherDemko #CaseyDeSmith #SidneyCrosby #ErikKarlsson #DanVladar #RickardRakell #GarnetHathaway #TysonFoerster #DenverBarkey #TrevorZegras #TravisSanheim #TravisKonecny #ConnorDewar #DanMuse #StuartSkinner #AnzeKopitar #LukasDostal #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #RyanNugent-Hopkins #EvaanBouchard #KennyAlbert #DickStockton