Jun 20, 2026 · 56 min · 11 segments
In this episode, Derek (@CreaseAndAssist), Steve (@BrandSteve), and Theresa (@MNSOTA24) discuss the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals and what trends can be gleaned from it and how it might influence the…
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Derek FelskaHost
Theresa FerrisHost
Steve MillerHost
OK, so as always, we ended up with the Stanley Cup playoffs a little over a week ago.
And obviously the the Carolina Hurricanes were your 2026 Stanley Cup champions beating the Vegas Golden Knights in what, five games, I think.
Uh, and obviously, you know, I guess my question to both of you is, um, what are your biggest takeaways from the 2026 Stanley cup finals? And lastly, what do you think the Minnesota wild can learn from it? How about you, Steve?
Yeah, but probably my biggest takeaway was, uh, is watching how Carolina just played this very different from what we saw the last two years with Florida, where it was very much they controlled the ice and really prevented anything from happening.
But their ability to get the puck out of their zone without icing it is unbelievable.
like the amount of practice that they must have done during the season to do that and just constantly nail it.
Okay, puck's out of here, and we're going to get down there, and we're going to turn it into a shooting opportunity.
So they have a system that – we haven't seen a lot of and a lot of other teams currently haven't.
And Vegas, Vegas was kind of a little bit like at the end, a little bit like what was happening to Colorado with key injuries.
know, once a couple of people got hurt, it was like nothing was happening for them.
And, and, And when Eichel couldn't put the puck in the net, that was just death for them.
Yeah, the Vegas Golden Knights certainly seemed to stall out pretty bad against, no pun intended, against Carolina.
Well, I always think it's interesting when a coach leaves a team after leaving and or after losing, you know, so torches out in Vegas and it's just like,
OK, so as always, we ended up with the Stanley Cup playoffs a little over a week ago.
And obviously the the Carolina Hurricanes were your 2026 Stanley Cup champions beating the Vegas Golden Knights in what, five games, I think.
Uh, and obviously, you know, I guess my question to both of you is, um, what are your biggest takeaways from the 2026 Stanley cup finals? And lastly, what do you think the Minnesota wild can learn from it? How about you, Steve?
Yeah, but probably my biggest takeaway was, uh, is watching how Carolina just played this very different from what we saw the last two years with Florida, where it was very much they controlled the ice and really prevented anything from happening.
But their ability to get the puck out of their zone without icing it is unbelievable.
like the amount of practice that they must have done during the season to do that and just constantly nail it.
Okay, puck's out of here, and we're going to get down there, and we're going to turn it into a shooting opportunity.
So they have a system that – we haven't seen a lot of and a lot of other teams currently haven't.
And Vegas, Vegas was kind of a little bit like at the end, a little bit like what was happening to Colorado with key injuries.
know, once a couple of people got hurt, it was like nothing was happening for them.
And, and, And when Eichel couldn't put the puck in the net, that was just death for them.
Yeah, the Vegas Golden Knights certainly seemed to stall out pretty bad against, no pun intended, against Carolina.
Well, I always think it's interesting when a coach leaves a team after leaving and or after losing, you know, so torches out in Vegas and it's just like,
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