Mile High Angst
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What happened in the Western Conference Final between the Golden Knights and Avalanche?
So what makes Mike Matheson mad?
I mean, I definitely do get mad. For sure. You know, I feel like guys always kind of get after me that every once in a while I'll snap. And so that happens a couple times a year. I don't know if it's one thing in particular. Sometimes it's a lack of sleep that doesn't help. But I feel like I'm pretty competitive. So sometimes it comes out. Welcome to 32 Thoughts, the podcast presented by your Canadian Toyota dealers and the 2026 Tacoma. Get yours before red tag days are over. Happy Monday. Dom, Elliot and Kyle back with you. You're going to hear Elliot's conversation with Mike Matheson later on in this edition of the pod. The thought line is back in a bit as well, but we will start in the Western Conference Final.
Three games in, Elliot. And to borrow a line from John Cooper back in 2019, this is a five alarm fire.
What updates are there on the Nashville Predators GM search?
Now for the Colorado Avalanche as another John Tortorella team is on the cusp of sweeping a president trophy winner. Kale McCarr was back in the lineup. So was Mark Stone. And for everything that seemed to be going right for the Avalanche, especially with the way they dispatched Minnesota in five games, all of it in a matter of just a few days is unraveling for the Avs. Up three early, down three now in this conference final. Unbelievable.
What is the latest on Auston Matthews' future with the Toronto Maple Leafs?
It's the only word I can think of. Unbelievable. Just in the sense that I don't think it's a surprise to anybody that Vegas would be leading the series after three games. But I think we all thought if Vegas was up after three games, it would be 2-1 as opposed to 3-0. And I thought...
How is the Eastern Conference Final shaping up between the Canes and Habs?
they would make a fight of it, even though they were down three, nothing after one in the ice was tilted. But I don't know about you, Kyle, but when stone scored early in the, in the second period, like I'm sitting here in my hotel room and I was like, Holy smokes, they're going to win this game. I don't know. Maybe it's just me. Maybe you felt the same way. But when Stone scored, I just said, they're going to win. They're going to win tonight. I just thought, game on for sure, because it was almost a reflection, a near mirror image of what the Avalanche did to Minnesota the night that they eliminated them. They were down three, and it was McKinnon saying, we don't mind playing from behind as long as we get down early.
That was a lot of time to play with. And who said you can't score on a power play to start a period with fresh ice?
What questions do listeners have for the hosts?
Vegas was able to do that. And then Jared Bednar in the postgame, I mean, he was at a loss to try to describe what those nine minutes or so were in the second. They completely unraveled and all the goodwill they had done in building a lead had very quickly evaporated. I think that was the most stunning thing to me. I'm not surprised that Vegas would feel confident. We all have moments in our lives, and everybody who's listening to this podcast, you have moments in your life where you feel invincible, right? That no matter what, you're on such a roll and you're feeling so good about yourself that you feel that no matter what you do, it's going to work. And no matter what you attempt, it's going to be successful.
And Vegas is in that mode right now. Like they were going to come and they were going to come and they were going to come and they were going to sit there and they were going to say, we believe we can win this game because we're doing so many things so well overall. I think the thing that really shocked me was how panicked at times Colorado looked. And, you know, these are not excuses. Vegas earned this win. Don't even think that I'm trying to use this as an excuse. Makar is clearly not 100%. McKinnon got hurt in the game and he was clearly not 100%. And it's almost like without Makar for the first two games and whatever situation those guys are both dealing with right now, it's that the other players haven't been able to find their way with them not at 100%.
With Vegas, they got Stone back, and he was excellent in this game. He scored the one goal, and he made the beautiful play that led to the hurdle goal that put them ahead, that brilliant little tip play.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Western Conference Final between the Golden Knights and Avalanche?
0:00–1:03
2
What updates are there on the Nashville Predators GM search?
1:03–1:41
3
What is the latest on Auston Matthews' future with the Toronto Maple Leafs?
1:41–2:02
4
How is the Eastern Conference Final shaping up between the Canes and Habs?
2:02–2:57
5
What questions do listeners have for the hosts?
2:57–5:26
6
What insights does Mike Matheson share in his interview?
5:26–6:29
7
How does Mike Matheson balance hockey and family life?
6:29–8:38
8
What are the implications of shorthanded goals in playoff history?
8:38–1:18:32