Final Four Stanley Cup playoffs preview
5/20/202658 min
The NHL’s Final Four is locked in with the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final and the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche set to begin the Western Conference Final tonight. Today, the guys looks ahead to both series and discuss how the Canes’ long layoff could impact Game 1 against the Habs and how Mark Stone’s absence and Cale Makar’s seemingly-injured shoulder will affect both teams. Plus, thoughts on the NHL upholding (for now) the VGK’s forfeiture of their second-round draft pick, their refusal to let other teams speak to former head coach Bruce Cassidy, and the guys tell us what they’ve learned about Adam Foote and Alex Tuch this week to close things out.
Hosts: Sean Gentille and Sean McIndoe
With: Frankie Corrado
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery
Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theathletichockeyshow
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/VTm9VjkF
Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/hockeyshow
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSean McIndoe· Host0:00
[upbeat music] This is The Athletic Hockey Show.
Sean Gentille· Host0:11
What up, what up? This is The Athletic Hockey Show. It is May 20th, 2026. I am Sean Gentille. I am here, as I tend to be, with Sean McIndoe and Frank Corrado. Uh, today on the show we're gonna talk Final Four, we're gonna talk Adam Foote, I would imagine. Just talk about the various, the various dealings of the Vegas Golden Knights, 'cause it's been an interesting couple days for them, as it always tends to be. Uh, but first, boys, hello. How are we?
Frankie Corrado· Guest0:54
We're good, man. What, uh, how we feeling about the grind of the playoffs? [laughs] Gentille, you're back on the road.
Sean Gentille· Host0:59
Yeah.
Frankie Corrado· Guest1:00
Eh? Collecting those free breakfasts.
Sean Gentille· Host1:02
Yeah, I'm, uh... You know, it, it really is. I've, I've said this before, but in terms of physical exertion and, you know, pushing through exhaustion, it's, it really is the plight of a, the plight of a media guy is pretty similar. I, I would imagine this is how, you know, I don't know, Alex Newhook feels right now or something. Probably, pro- probably, probably pretty close.
Frankie Corrado· Guest1:22
You need a sports science department.
Sean McIndoe· Host1:23
Are, are, are we gonna get to the end of the playoffs and, like, only then will we find out what you were dealing with? [laughs] Like, will you