Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes COLLIDE in High-Stakes Cup Final | VGK Podcast

Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes COLLIDE in High-Stakes Cup Final | VGK Podcast



Vegas Golden Knights set for epic Stanley Cup Final clash with the surging Carolina Hurricanes. Can Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner outshine Taylor Hall and Carolina’s relentless second line as both teams bring playoff-tested depth to the ice? The battle lines are drawn, and questions swirl around oddsmakers’ picks and the impact of home ice advantage.

Chris Gawlik and Tony Dasco break down Kelly McCrimmon’s pointed comments about Toronto Maple Leafs fans and Marner’s redemption story, as well as the high-stakes coaching saga involving Bruce Cassidy, the Edmonton Oilers, and the LA Kings. Heated debates on team management, fan reactions, and the pressure facing Carter Hart in net set the stage for one of the most intriguing Cup Finals in NHL history. Will Vegas’s “villain” tactics pay off, or is Carolina’s near-perfect playoff run unstoppable?

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  1. Bruce signed a contract. He's getting paid $4.5m to play golf. I'm struggling to tear up for him. There's no way this team should allow him to go to LA or Edmonton. Worse yet Colorado if Bednar gets sent packing. That would be a disaster. CBJ, Toronto, etc. are fine. We see him 2 times per year and maybe the SCF if he's lucky.

  2. I’m sorry Dasco, but you are waaaaaayyyy too sensitive about all this stuff!!! Relax, once the SC Final is over, Cassidy will be free to move about the cabin!

  3. Tony is spot on about the media bad mouthing marner. Marner had 11 points one series 9 points another a bunch of 8 point series. 43 points in 40 playoff games against tampa Boston and Ottawa. 9 points in 14 game 567 in those series. 23 points in 3 series back to back. So he has had elite stretches yet all you hear is bs about the other series and how he never performed. It all comes down to the media being unwilling to lay any blame on mathews feet. Mathews is the one with a 9.2% playoffs shooting record. Mathews actually has a 0% shooting percentage at 4 nations and the Olympics ( non pee wee bantom games). Now marner is passing to pavel who is shooting 25%.

  4. Montreal may have been tired, but mostly they were outmatched by Carolina. They're a young, upcoming team. Carolina is battle tested and has been fighting tooth and nail to get to the SCF.

  5. Alas, poor Tony, a legend in his own mind. Nobody is trolling him. Out of all of the things the McCrimmon worries about in a daily basis, I'm quite confident that Tony doesn't even make the list.

  6. Tony please pick Carolina your predictions are perfect. I'll get the clean up crew ready. Didn't the Avalanche have home ice that helped them. Impossible to predict final outcome since Vegas is a very different team and Carolina played weak competition but they have been good and added talent.

  7. As a fan, of a team in a league that's a business, I want my team doing every single thing they can within the rules and contracts that govern said business. I hope they don't let him coach at all next year. They are paying him, if he wouldn't have lost the team, he would still be coaching.

  8. Speaking truths from the Kool-aid Nation … 5 trips to the WCF … 3 Trips to the SCF … 1 -Stanley Cup Victory and another one in sight … Sign me up for lots more Kool-aid.

  9. Knights will have to sweep to set or tie record but win or lose Carolina will set records or least tie the 16 4. Nobody is giving Knights a cjance as the undersized hurricanes like ghost or walker or most roster was able to get on the Great Adventure Rides that had to be this high to ride. Torts never won legit Cup as everybody knows Calgary won it as they scored not Fedotenko maybe was Gelinas no matter. Then the other sham cups its like least Florida Panthers earned them. Really think will be buying 2026 Championship gear as have an entire roster of players who won Stanley Cups except a few like Marner or Hanafin or Rasmus who is waiting for SCF to score goals. Montreal with suzuki would have been tougher smaller team with better Goalie.

  10. Tony Tabasco has spent a considerbly amount of time to make comments about William Karlsson. "He will not make a difference", "His done!", "I have put my tires marks on his jersey"…etc. Not a particularly classy treatment of a player who won the Stanley Cup and is one of the few original players left. Now he plays hurt when someone else trolls him. Hypocrite!!

  11. Oh they control the media? Good for them. The media is not their friend. Bruce Cassidy is under contract. Non compete clauses are boiler plate in the nhl and they are common place in business. He signed the contract and is being paid millions. There is no reason to allow Cassidy to coach a division rival. The goal in hockey is to win. Period. At what cost Tony asks? How is this guy covering Vegas? This is why they shouldn't care what the media thinks. When the Knights go 50 years without a cup then you'll learn the cost. You'll miss Kelly McCrimmon. Vegas does everything to win and their only goal should be to win. Spare no expenses. Turn over every stone.

  12. SORRY to any Canes/new fans listening to this show for the first time.. These 2 clowns have only trashed the VGK all season. Not sure how they got/still have this Locked on VGK job but they DO NOT represent the VGK real Fanbase!!! Sorry for these bozos is all lol..

  13. Cry more Tony! Winning teams throughout history and across sports have treated media, players, and coaches as bad and even worse than what is going on in Vegas. The Yankees and Cowboys are just two that come to mind. Bruce Cassidy is a great coach, he lost the confidence of the front office and possibly the players in the locker room in the second half of the season. That doesn't mean that he isn't a great coach. Answer this question Tony, Why would the Golden Knights allow a great coach off the hook to go to a Division competitor? That's the definition of stupid. My guess is that the Golden Knights will keep Cassidy under contract for as long as they possibly can. I have no problem with it as a fan. It's business.

  14. The "HEAT" will be unbearable on Carter Hart? Really Tony? Where are you coming up with this nonsense? It's the freaking Stanley Cup. Do you actually think that Hart is going to be thinking about his past or where he was going to land as a "heat" factor? Every single player that hits the ice for warm ups in game 1 is going to be feeling pressure.

  15. My god, Tony. I wonder if Chris is being nice about your trolling allegation. If so, allow me to translate by being blunt. This is textbook self-important delusional narcissist behavior. You don't simply think that because you have a podcast, McCrimmon is maybe hearing you and stealing a couple of your bits, takes, or jokes (which is even far-fetched, imo). NO. You're SO important to him that he's doing it to troll you! He thinks that you'll see his appearance on a show and get triggered by it, and that gives him a satisfaction boost? You actually believe that YOU matter to Kelly freaking McCrimmon? Please tell me you're not serious, and that, actually, it's YOU trolling US with this nonsense.

    Just… wow.

  16. Huge penalty risks: Lauzon, Sissons, C. Smith. I still don't get why Reilly Smith is a healthy scratch. If it is between Saad and Smith, Saad only has 20 more pounds and he is about 2 years younger.

  17. Another ridiculously stupid day here on "Locked on Petty and Dumb"… Tony is not going to step foot back in that press box until the team is sold????….. Boy what a threat that is😂😂…. Who would stay working in an environment that they hate so much??? the door is wide open Tony, don't let it hit you on the way out…. no one is forcing you to spend so much time focused on this team… there's obviously 30 plus other teams in the NHL you could be dazzling with your talents😅😅

  18. There are too many false accusations against VGK that only bring more lovers than haters to VGK. Cassidy is STILL on VGK's payroll. Don't be surprised if he come to the bench during SC finals, haters.

  19. Why are you so hateful towards the VGK Tony! You have no business hosing Locked on VGK. Yes I am a fellow Italian last name Guido. You are so negative and should not be part of this webpage. Go to another team we don’t want you. You are horrible. Chis on the other hand is great upfront and trustworthy good and bad. Tony is just a whiny baby! You give strong Italians a bad name.

  20. I believe VGK will win in 6. Not a hater on Carolina because I was a Hartford Whalers fan and game attendee back east. I would really like to see Wild Bills “ From Day FN One” part 2 Tour.😂 Definitely going to this parade if we win this time. Carolina is going to be tough but I believe that if the VGK can play defense like we did against the AVS and stay out of the penalty box (Cold Smith), (Lauzon) if he comes back, we can win. I hope they just keep Coghlan in and don’t upset the apple cart so to speak.

  21. 😢I find it hard to cry for someone being paid 4.5 million dollars while I am trying to support a family on 30k a year and haven’t had the money to take a vacation in 11 years. Sorry but Bruce has a signed contract and can enjoy his time off living a lavish lifestyle. After his contract is over or if he decides to forgo the rest of his VGK contract salary he can apply for other jobs. Coaching jobs are there every year and Bruce will get one of them when his contract with Vegas is finished.

  22. Leave it to Tony to use the “hey we made the Stanley Cup” episode to make it about himself.

    God, the Locked On franchise has to find a better host this this clown. Absolutely unbearable. The locked on Hurricanes was significantly more informative.

    Get over yourself dude

  23. I really want talk about the playoffs, not interested in the distraction on Cassidy. Love Cassidy and am confident he will land somewhere he is happy. In the meantime he is getting paid by the nights. Tired of hearing about back office crap when the Finals are right in front of us. Unsubscribed, just wanted you to know why.

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