To Challenge or Not to Challenge?
6/5/20261 hr 20 min
In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman react to the Carolina Hurricanes heroic comeback in Game 2 over the Vegas Golden Knights. The fellas then turn their attention to Dylan Larkin's trade request out of Detroit (22:41). They also talk about the Edmonton Oilers and the potential break up with Darnell Nurse (37:17). Plus some speculation on their head coaching search (40:23). Elliotte also updates the LA and Toronto coaching searches (43:51). Kyle and Elliotte talk about the sale of the Barrie Colts (48:14). The Final Thought focuses on the NHL Awards that were announced (50:00).
Kyle and Elliotte answer your questions and comments in the Thought Line presented by BetMGM (57:08).
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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 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Elliotte Friedman· Host0:16
Would he fit in around here?
Speaker 30:17
Uh, eh.
Elliotte Friedman· Host0:20
Eh.
Speaker 30:20
Clown, eh?
Elliotte Friedman· Host0:21
Yeah.
Speaker 30:22
Clown.
Elliotte Friedman· Host0:22
He's lookin', looking a little rural for us, but, uh [laughing] Welcome to 32 Thoughts, the podcast presented by your Canadian Toyota dealers and the 2026 Tacoma.
Kyle Bukauskas· Host0:32
Get yours before red tag days are over. Happy Friday. Dom, Elliot, and Kyle back with you. As the late Bob Cole would say, "And the series is a brand new one." All squared through two games of the Stanley Cup Final as we now head out to Vegas for games three and four. It was Taylor Hall who said on the off day, things can change on a dime at this time of year. It looked like the machine that is the Vegas Golden Knights was gonna roll on through to not one, but two victories on the road, and absolutely grab hold of the Stanley Cup Final almost as soon as it got underway. But Elliot, what did Jordan Staal say in the aftermath about the Vegas Golden Knights?
Elliotte Friedman· Host1:25
They're human.
Kyle Bukauskas· Host1:26
Yes, they are human. Because Carolina, you could