Canucks Clean House, Coaching Carousel Turns, Habs Advance, Hurricanes Rested, Can Vegas Get Healthy?

About this episode

The episode discusses recent coaching changes in the NHL, playoff performances, and team dynamics as the playoffs progress.

The Vancouver Canucks cleaned house by firing Adam Foote and the entire coaching staff just days after naming Ryan Johnson GM, continuing a full organizational reset despite the costly decision to eat two years remaining on the coaches’ contracts. Attention now turns to Manny Malhotra as a possible head coach candidate, creating a potentially awkward wrinkle with his son Caleb viewed as a realistic option for Vancouver at third overall in the draft. Elsewhere, the NHL coaching carousel continues in Toronto, Los Angeles and Edmonton, where the Oilers remain interested in Bruce Cassidy while also initiating talks with Craig Berube. Montreal eliminated Buffalo in Game 7 overtime behind strong goaltending from Jakub Dobes, while some of Buffalo’s top players — including Alex Tuch — failed to deliver in key moments and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was questioned for allowing the OT winner by Alex Newhook. Carolina now enters the Eastern Conference Final after a 12-day layoff that could initially create some rust, though the rest should benefit Frederik Andersen most. The Hurricanes’ depth advantage over a tired, short-benched Montreal squad appears to be…

Topics covered

• Vancouver Canucks
• NHL coaching changes
• Montreal Canadiens
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Vegas Golden Knights
• playoff analysis

Keywords

• Canucks
• coaching carousel
• Habs
• Hurricanes
• Vegas
• NHL playoffs
• Mark Stone
• Caleb
• Bruce Cassidy

Mentioned in this episode

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