Who Is The Stanley Cup Favorite Through Four Games?

Who Is The Stanley Cup Favorite Through Four Games?

From The Big Show by The Hockey News

June 10, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Stanley Cup favorites and player performances after the first four games of the playoffs.

Here's what Drew Shore, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discussed in this episode: 1:10: Thoughts on starting Brandon Bussi and making Frederik Andersen a healthy scratch? 3:05: Has Jordan Staal been the best Carolina Hurricane so far? 4:30: What do you make of Jack Eichel's struggles? 6:30: Who do you think is the Stanley Cup favorite after the first four games? 9:20: Thoughts on the Oilers decision to pursue Mike Babcock? 14:45: Favorite memory of Gabriel Landeskog? 18:20: Should Dylan Larkin expand his list of teams he'd want to be traded too and what's the best fit of the three? 22:00: How shocked are you that Larkin wants out of Detroit? 25:20: Is the Blues' price too high for Robert Thomas? 29:00: Biggest surprise through the first four games of the final? 31:10: Do you think we will see Adin Hill at some point in this series? 35:00: Will Cale Makar become the highest-paid NHL player on his next contract? 36:00: Best and worst food Ryan has eaten during the cup final? 37:30: In honor of sewerball, who is winning the World Cup? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Drew Shore, Ryan Kennedy, Michael Traikos

Topics covered

  • Stanley Cup favorites
  • NHL player performance
  • trade discussions
  • coaching decisions
  • hockey memories
  • surprises in playoffs

Keywords

  • Stanley Cup
  • NHL
  • hockey
  • trades
  • coaching
  • playoffs
  • player performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oilers, Blues

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