The House Always Sweeps
5/27/20261 hr 1 min
In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the Vegas Golden Knights sweeping the Colorado Avalanche in four games while crowning themselves as Western Conference Champs in the process. They focus their attention on the Eastern Conference Final between the Canadiens and Hurricanes ahead of Game 4 on Thursday (22:00). The guys switch their focus to news around the league, including the Penguins re-singing Evgeni Malkin to a 1-year deal (40:30). They talk about the Marlies as Toronto begins their Conference Final series in the Calder Cup Playoffs (45:00), before zeroing in on the IIHF Worlds and potential players that have earned themselves an NHL opportunity in 2026-27 (48:07). The guys give their flowers to the Montreal Victoire for winning the PWHL's Walter Cup (53:00). The podcast ends with Elliotte's shoutouts (54:00).
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This podcast was produced and mixed by Dominic Sramaty and hosted by Elliotte Friedman & Kyle Bukauskas.
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First 90 secondsKyle Bukauskas· Host0:00
Did you see the video of Bryce Harper brushing his teeth? I saw something about it, but I didn't actually watch the video. Oh, you should go watch the video. What was the issue? Oh, I c- I don't wanna tell you. You have to witness it for yourself. Okay, okay, I'm gonna look it up. Okay, so now I'm watching. He gets it wet. Oh, my God. [laughs] What? What? Why does he do that? Welcome to 32 Thoughts, the podcast presented by your Canadian Toyota dealers and the 2026 Tacoma. Get yours before red tag days are over. Dom, Elliot, and Kyle are with you once again here. And Freidge, it happened. The sweep happened in the Western Conference Final. The Vegas Golden Knights brought their pillows. The Avalanche, the President's Trophy. The pillows not only won out- [laughs] ... they did so in four straight. A stunner. Sends Vegas back to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine years since they came into the National Hockey League. Where would you like to start for a series no one saw coming? The result was one thing, but four straight. Even Mark Stone in the post-game, Elliot, saying, "We're as surprised as anyone."
Elliotte Friedman· Host1:24
Kyle, if this was the WWE instead of the NHL,