About this episode

The episode discusses the performance of the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche in the NHL playoffs, along with other team and player analyses.

Here's what Ryan Kennedy, Michael Traikos and Michael Augello discussed in this episode: 0:35: How did the Vegas Golden Knights execute a comeback win to take a 3-0 series lead? 1:59: What do you like about the Golden Knights right now? 3:36: Do you have confidence that the Colorado Avalanche will battle back or at least make this a series? 7:23: What are you seeing from Colorado? Are they too deflated? 11:20: Expectations for Game 3 between the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens 14:48: Do the Hurricanes' best players need to do more? 17:45: What would it take for the San Jose Sharks or Chicago Blackhawks to trade their first-round pick? 21:57: Is this year's draft similar to the 2016 draft with the debate between Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine? 26:03: The Toronto Marlies are moving on to the AHL's Eastern Conference final. What have been the keys to getting them there? 30:07: Should the Los Angeles Kings extend Scott Laughton or let him go to free agency? 31:40: Which Round 2 losing team has the most concerning 2026-27 outlook? 34:16: The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed forward Scott Sabourin on a one-year, two-way contract. Will the Lightning lead the league in penalty…

People in this episode

Guests: Ryan Kennedy, Michael Traikos, Michael Augello

Topics covered

• NHL playoffs
• team performance
• player analysis
• draft discussion
• AHL playoffs
• trade speculation

Keywords

• Golden Knights
• Avalanche
• Hurricanes
• Marlies
• Kings
• draft
• trade
• Scheifele
• Laughton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Marlies, Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning

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