Pressure, Punishment, and Presidents
5/18/20261 hr 39 min
In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman begin the podcast by previewing Game 7 between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres. The guys also dive into the NHL sanctioning the Vegas Golden Knights as a result of flagrant violations of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Media Regulations (19:00). They talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs parting ways with assistant general managers Brandon Pridham and Derek Clancey (28:30). The Final Thought focuses on the Nashville Predators GM search (34:00).
Kyle and Elliotte answer your questions and comments in The Thought Line (47:51).
In the final segment newly appointed "CoPoHo" of the Vancouver Canucks, Henrik Sedin joins Kyle and Elliotte for an interview (1:09:17).
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This podcast was produced and mixed by Dominic Sramaty and hosted by Elliotte Friedman & Kyle Bukauskas.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates
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Elliotte Friedman· Host1:14
What job is Bieksa begging you for?
Henrik Sedin· Guest1:18
[laughs] I, I don't know what he's really begging for, but he, he's, he's reached out a lot in the last couple days. So, uh- [laughs] ... yeah, I think I'm sure he can be, he can take over as president or come