Vegas Golden Knights

Wilbon baffled by Golden Knights promoting AHL coach Ryan Craig

The Golden Knights promoted Ryan Craig, who coached their AHL affiliate, to lead their NHL team Wednesday after moving on from John Tortorella a day earlier.

The NHL said Tuesday the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring were the most-watched on record in the U.S. with an average of 1.8 million viewers.

Vegas star Mitch Marner reflected on the struggles he had with mental health in Toronto, saying he had some "dark moments" in his nine seasons with the team.

John Tortorella, who was hired with eight games left in the regular season and guided the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final, will not return as coach next season.

SVP and Stanford Steve recap the Knicks winning the NBA Finals and discuss the end of the series from all angles. Jalen Brunson is a New York hero and proved all the doubters wrong. Inside Brunson’s run and all the incredible feats he accomplished along the way. Plus, flowers for OG, the other Nova Knicks and KAT, along with Dylan Harper who had an incredible series for the Spurs. The Spurs led for so much of the series but came up empty-handed losing in five games. What areas plagued San Antonio in the losses. Plus, is Wemby ACTUALLY a villain like so many are saying he is? And what lies ahead for the French phenom. Additionally, the guys discuss the Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final win and the dominant postseason from Carolina. Then, Gordo joins the show to give not one but TWO Double Hammers and a vengeful single hammer. And of course, there’s always the FRLs. Finally, a word on bowling, how the World Cup teams aren’t real, why there’s no full wind up in baseball pitching anymore, the Brendan Sorsby Texas Tech situation and the history of the Big Man in the Nerd Herd. | SVPod Time Codes/Topics (0:00) Intro (0:32) NBA & NHL Finals recaps (7:08) Knicks are champs for first time since ‘73 (11:12) NYK dominated the playoffs (16:02) Jalen Brunson’s story is awesome (21:42) The Spurs led for a LOT of the series (25:20) Finals shoutouts (28:37) Is Wemby REALLY a villain? (39:55) Injury luck is CRUCIAL to winning a title (43:26) Stanley Cup Final recap (45:34) SVP eats ice cream like a maniac (48:50) US Open preview (49:44) Gordo joins (52:20) Gordo’s double hammer 1 (54:12) What to know about Shinnecock (57:12) Gordo’s double hammer 2 (58:24) Gordo’s single hammer (59:14) Potential US Open winners (1:00:30) Gordo’s FRLs (1:05:04) Card recap (1:07:44) More card candidates (1:10:24) Is Steve a good bowler? (1:14:30) What happened to the full wind-up? (1:16:24) Steve went to SVP’s old stomping grounds (1:19:44) Final thoughts on Stanley Cup Final (1:23:34) World Cup teams that aren’t real (1:26:34) It’s Texas Tech vs. everyone (1:33:36) Afternoon musings (1:38:24) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Hurricanes are a leading +700 to win the Stanley Cup for the 2026-27 season, followed by the Avalanche (+800) and Golden Knights (+850). The Oilers (11-1), Panthers (11-1) and Lightning (12-1) make up the next tier of contenders.

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