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What happened in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Hurricanes and Golden Knights?
Elliot goes into the gas station, gets a black coffee, a dairy milk, and a Werther's Original.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with it. That's a great combination, man. I like Werther's Original.
Yeah.
You don't have a pack of Peak Freen's? And do you have any Fig Newtons?
Welcome to 32 Thoughts, the podcast presented by your Canadian Toyota dealers and the 2026 Tacoma. Get yours before red tag days are over. Elliot Friedman, Kyle Bukowskis, Dom and Christian, both handling the production here of this, the first pod in the aftermath of the 2026 Stanley Cup final. It is officially over. underway with Game 1 on Tuesday night. Vegas Golden Knights take Game 1 on the road. We'll get to that, the rest of the news, the bot line, all of that to come on this edition, Elliot, but we've been AWOL the last couple of days. Where have we been? What's going on?
Bring us up to speed. Yes, apologies to everybody, Kyle. I'm sorry about this. We had a lot of notes and questions about it. As I mentioned on Monday, the travel situation the day before prevented us from doing our regular Monday morning pod, but I promised one on Tuesday. I'll be honest with everybody. I was not happy with someone on Monday night.
Who is Chris MacFarland and what does his new role with the Predators entail?
Sometimes in life, you've just got to put yourself into the corner and take a timeout. There are times you should not be around a microphone. And Monday night was one of those nights. So I just said, you know what, guys? We're going to record on Tuesday. So... The reason the pod didn't appear on Tuesday morning was I called timeout on myself. Rare occasion, but sometimes you got to just put the muzzle on. So was it Dom that made you upset?
What are the implications of Gary Bettman's future with the NHL?
No, surprisingly, it was not Dom. Was it David Amber?
No.
How will the new All-Star Game format change the event?
No, also surprisingly, he's not even here yet. He doesn't show up until game two. So Amber, to be annoyed by Amber, he's got to be there in person. He can't do it from thousands of kilometers away.
What updates are there on Bruce Cassidy's coaching situation?
Well, okay.
So it was Kyle. Yeah, was it me? No, it was not you.
What is the current status of head coaching searches in LA and Toronto?
As much as I would like to blame you, it was not you. However, before we start the pod, I would like to talk about You had a fantastic open to the show tonight where I understand after the morning skate, you went and you visited Hamilton the Pig. And it was outstanding television, Kyle.
What does the hiring of Manny Malhotra mean for the Vancouver Canucks?
It really was. I don't even know what we call our awards anymore, Canadian Screen Awards or whatever they are. You deserve to win it for that if you haven't seen it.
How do listeners engage with the podcast through the Thought Line?
I retweeted it onto my X feed. Or it's on the Sportsnet. If you don't want to go to mine, it's on the Sportsnet feed. But, Kyle, I have a complicated relationship with overalls. That's a pretty good story sitting right there. I used to date someone, and she loved overalls. And I would say to her, I love everything about you except the overalls. So I have a complicated relationship.
That does sound complicated.
So where did you get the overall? Elliot, I spent a good chunk of my morning, more than I'd like to admit, searching online, calling around to different places in the Raleigh-Durham triangle. Nobody had them. Nobody had them. Had to ship them. Had to ship them. I need them right away. Finally, there was a sporting goods store in Apex, North Carolina. It's about a 20-minute drive from the rink. I called. She goes, yeah, we've got, there's like one. At the end of the rack, it was a return. We only have one here. I'm like, perfect. You wore used overalls? It was a return. The tags were still on them.
I don't know. Dom, what's your vote on this one?
That's totally fine. As someone who worked in retail, I've seen way worse. And their overalls.
I was so committed to the bid at that point, Elliot. Yeah, I understand this. They could have been 10 sizes too small. I was getting them.
Well, thankfully they weren't, but I can understand being committed to the bid. I do get that.
Yes.
I just wanted to shout out from, well, Hugo Reginbold shot all that.
Yeah. Obviously, Kyle, the man that looks after Hamilton, they have been so gracious to have us there. And from Jeff Geard, our producer, Ryan Zdebyak, our ISO director, Caitlin Lusty, our technical director, just everyone, because that's a tight turnaround.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Hurricanes and Golden Knights?
0:00–1:33
2
Who is Chris MacFarland and what does his new role with the Predators entail?
1:33–2:15
3
What are the implications of Gary Bettman's future with the NHL?
2:15–2:19
4
How will the new All-Star Game format change the event?
2:19–2:32
5
What updates are there on Bruce Cassidy's coaching situation?
2:32–2:39
6
What is the current status of head coaching searches in LA and Toronto?
2:39–3:06
7
What does the hiring of Manny Malhotra mean for the Vancouver Canucks?
3:06–3:16
8
How do listeners engage with the podcast through the Thought Line?
3:16–1:10:16