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After defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games, the Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup! It's been a long time coming for a team that's been a favourite over the last few years, but the Avalanche finally got over the hump, with Cale Makar winning the Conn Smythe Trophy. For the Lightning, it's their third straight year in the final, with 46 playoff wins in that stretch, just two shy of the first threepeat since the New York Islanders of the early 1980's. What is their legacy going to look like? Will they be remembered for having a championship pedigree that refused to die, or for their antics at the end of the game that left a sour taste? Barry Trotz has announced that he won't be coaching next year, which leaves the Winnipeg Jets a little high and dry. What's next for them, and the multitude of coaching vacancies left? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary is away on vacation so Laura Saba from Locked on Canadiens joins the show to break down this week's events. Nazem Kadri's overtime thriller in his first game back has put the Tampa Bay Lightning one game away from elimination, and the Colorado Avalanche one win away from their first Stanley Cup since 2001. Can the Lightning extend this series? The NHL Awards have been given out, and with them comes mild controversy over bad votes, media blocks voting certain ways, and just bad awards. Is the Montreal media out of touch for ignoring Auston Matthews for the Hart and Carey Price for the Masterton? The Florida Panthers didn't renew Andrew Brunette as head coach after working under the interim tag all season long, instead electing to hire Paul Maurice. Could things go off the rails for the Panthers next year? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Game One of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final delivered on every bit of promise we all hoped it would. A dominant performance by the Colorado Avalanche still wasn't enough to keep the reigning champion Tampa Bay Lightning on the ground, as the game needed to be decided in overtime. Who wins the series? Kinda feels like we all do. Bruce Cassidy has been snapped up just over a week after the Boston Bruins fired him, he'll step onto the bench for the Vegas Golden Knights, looking to replicate the effect he had on the Bruins. Is John Tortorella a good fit for the Philadelphia Flyers? No matter what you may think, it looks like it's happening. Who are the leaders for the Conn Smythe this year? Can a non-star player sneak in and win the trophy? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The inevitable has happened, as the Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated the New York Rangers in a gentleman's sweep of sorts, winning four straight after dropping the first two games. The Lightning are on to their third-straight Stanley Cup Final, how did they do it? Facing off against the Colorado Avalanche, can the Lightning prevail and win a third straight cup? Who are the x-factors on each team? Can the Avalanche overcome the goaltending deficit they face? Where do the Lightning sit on the all-time list of greatest teams ever? Both short term and long term, they might be one of the greatest teams of all time. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL Show, hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke discuss the Boston Bruins shocking move of firing head coach Bruce Cassidy. Why make this move now, if you’re the Bruins, and will it pay off with a team that could have run it back with some changes next year? Next, the Edmonton Oilers were swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final. While the series was overall disappointing, the games themselves were fun thanks to the high-profile talent on display… and Mike Smith being Mike Smith. Plus, the Tampa Bay Lightning seem to have gotten their mojo back against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final. In order for the Rangers to have a chance, they’ll need to get Andrei Vasilevskiy off his game once more before it’s too late. Finally, Andrew and Mary discuss the latest episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi and the first episode of Ms. Marvel! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL Show, the Conference Finals continue as a new week begins. The Tampa Bay Lightning stormed back in Game 3 against the New York Rangers to make the Eastern Conference Final a series once more, with goaltenders Igor Shesterkin and Andrei Vasilevskiy taking center stage. Hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke next discuss the Western Conference Final, with the Colorado Avalanche holding a 3-0 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers headed into Tuesday. Former NHL referee Tim Peel put his foot in his mouth once more when tweeting about Evander Kane’s dirty hit on Nazem Kadri that likely knocked the Avs forward out of the series. Plus, the NHL Awards are slowly trickling in, but — as always — they’re not without controversy. Both the Mark Messier Leadership Award and the Masterton Trophy feel unnecessary in today’s NHL for differing reasons. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers left no nets unfilled in the first game, is this series going to be iconic? Should Cale Makar's goal have counted? Can the Avalanche win without Kuemper? The New York Rangers came out of the game and blew up Andrei Vasilevskiy, are they for real? Are the Tampa Bay Lightning in trouble? The NHL Draft Combine always has some interesting questions, but the big one this year was what animal would best describe you as a hockey player? What's the best one, and what is yours? Finally, the hosts talk Obi-Wan Kenobi spoilers. Has this series become a Star Wars classic? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary Clarke and Andrew Berkshire have to start the show on a low note with Hockey Canada's scandal over the sexual assault of a young woman several years ago coming to light, and we implore you to please read Rick Westhead's coverage, with a content warning that it's quite graphic. The Western Conference final will be Connor McDavid vs Nathan MacKinnon in maybe the fastest series we've seen yet. The Edmonton Oilers are the underdog against the Colorado Avalanche, but should they be? The Eastern Conference Final is the defence and goaltending matchup between Andrei Vasilevskiy's Tampa Bay Lightning and Igor Shesterkin's New York Rangers. Can the Rangers match the Lightning's total game now that they face an opponent with a goaltender with equal talent? The hosts look at the biggest disappointments of the playoffs so far, with shoutouts to the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Carolina Hurricanes. Finally, for the pop culture segment we talked about Obi Wan Kenobi's debut on Disney+, and the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL Show, Nathan McKinnon had the goal of the playoffs, only for the Colorado Avalanche to lose to the St. Louis Blues in overtime. Will this be a missed opportunity for the Avalanche as the series swings back to St. Louis? Hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke also discuss the two other playoff series remaining, the first between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. Connor McDavid is finally being unleashed and Jacob Markstrom hasn’t been able to match it in net. The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers are also… there. Plus, the rumor mill is churning as John Tortorella has been heavily linked to the Philadelphia Flyers, but Mary isn’t so sure his Broad Street Bully style of coaching is the right move for this team. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL Show, the first series of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs has completed. The Florida Panthers were swept out of the second round by the Tampa Bay Lightning as their lethal offense came to a complete standstill. Hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke then discuss the horrific racist acts against Nazem Kadri, who showed up his haters by scoring a hat trick in Game 4 for the Colorado Avalanche. Meanwhile, Jordan Binnington, the St. Louis Blues, and head coach Craig Berube melt down in an embarrassing fashion with their on-ice and off-ice conduct. Plus, Andrew and Mary discuss the Battle of Alberta with the Edmonton Oilers flipping the script on the Calgary Flames and the just… fine series between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers. The two finally end the episode talking about the latest Thor: Love and Thunder trailer! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone was hyped up for the first Battle of Alberta series in over 30 years, but no one could have predicted a game as wild as the one we got to open it. What does game one between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames tell us about the series, and how many rounds can Brady Tkachuk cheer this hard for Matthew Tkachuk? Checking in on the other series in the second round, are the Florida Panthers broken? Can Tampa Bay actually win a third straight Stanley Cup? Are the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers already in trouble after losing what might be their best chances at controlling their respective series' against the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes? Finally, the hosts have to talk about Arizona again, as details for the arena deal with ASU have been reported on, and it doesn't look great for the Coyotes. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Toronto Maple Leafs did it again. Not only did they lose, but they are now the first team in North American sports history to lose it all in the first round of a do or die game five years straight. Sheldon Keefe is 0-6 with a chance to win a series, and Leafs fans are very sad. Do the Leafs run it back or do they make changes this summer? Mary Clarke and Andrew Berkshire debate what the best approach is, and whether or not this team is straight up cursed. After the full post mortem on the Leafs, the hosts get to work previewing and predicting the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs, starting out West with the Colorado Avalanche vs the St. Louis Blues, and the Battle of Alberta between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. Journeying back East, the hosts break down and predict the series' featuring the Battle of Florida between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices