Is Vancouver ready to be a top-tier contender next season? Which goaltender should Vegas keep: Lehner or Fleury? And more.
This week on The Hockey News Podcast, with senior writers Ken Campbell, Ryan Kennedy and Matt Larkin:
- With Brayden Point playing at an all-world level and the Lightning facing salary-cap problems this summer, is there any scenario in which Tampa and captain Steven Stamkos agree to move on from each other?
- What will it take for the New York Islanders to earn prognosticators' respect? Can they rally from their Game-1 humiliation against Tampa?
- What should Vegas Golden Knights GM Kelly McCrimmon do about his goaltending this off-season: keep Robin Lehner, keep Marc-Andre Fleury or try to retain both?
- After such an encouraging playoff run, how close are the Vancouver Canucks to a Stanley Cup?
- Is there any validity to the Patrik Laine trade talk? Which teams could be good fits for him?
- Listener mailbag, including: Which active player would make the best coach?
And much more!
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