2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Event in Hockey
2026 Stanley Cup playoffs has come up in 11 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pardon My Take. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ryan WhitneyFormer NHL defenseman and co-host of the Spittin' Chiclets hockey podcast; Oilers fan
- Didn’t happen
Whitney names Colorado the favorite to win the Stanley Cup.
“It's tough to say Colorado's not going to win. Yeah, they look so good”
Pardon My Take: NHL Playoffs With Ryan Whitney, NFL Draft Recap, NBA Playoffs, Who’s Back Of The Week + We Get Involved In The Press Off (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 2:10:37
Whitney credits rookie Porter Martone with transforming the Flyers.
“Then he came and he changed the entire team. He looks unreal”
Pardon My Take: NHL Playoffs With Ryan Whitney, NFL Draft Recap, NBA Playoffs, Who’s Back Of The Week + We Get Involved In The Press Off (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:50:53
Whitney reports that Bruins coach Marco Sturm implicitly criticized his team after Swayman's outburst.
“Sturm was asked about it after, and he said at least we had one guy show some fire today”
Pardon My Take: NHL Playoffs With Ryan Whitney, NFL Draft Recap, NBA Playoffs, Who’s Back Of The Week + We Get Involved In The Press Off (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:47:33
- Came true
Whitney says that with Florida out, this is Carolina's best chance to reach the Stanley Cup Final.
“I think Carolina, actually, if there's any year that they could get to the cup final, it would be this year”
Pardon My Take: NHL Playoffs With Ryan Whitney, NFL Draft Recap, NBA Playoffs, Who’s Back Of The Week + We Get Involved In The Press Off (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:43:21
Keith YandleFormer NHL defenseman and hockey podcaster
- Didn’t happen
Yandle predicted Vegas would win the Stanley Cup Final in six games.
“I'm going Vegas in six. I hope it goes seven. But I'm going Vegas in six”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:16:30
Yandle attributed southern teams' hockey success partly to players and families preferring warm weather and less media scrutiny.
“guys want to live in nice weather, you know, guys, wives want to live in nice weather”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:13:01
Yandle judged Carter Hart the better goaltender overall than Frederik Andersen.
“I think Hartsey's probably the better goalie Maybe overall, I think if you were starting a team, you might take Hartsey”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:01:35
Paul BissonnetteFormer NHL enforcer, TNT hockey analyst and Spittin' Chiclets co-host
- Came true
Bissonnette predicted Matthew Schaefer will win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year.
“Matthew Schaefer is going to win the Calder for rookie of the year”
Pardon My Take: Paul Bissonnette Talking Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sixers Get Swept By The Knicks, NBA Draft Lottery, Aliens Are Back And More (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 2:10:42
- Didn’t happen
Bissonnette said that if forced to pick a Stanley Cup winner he would choose the Colorado Avalanche.
“if you held a gun to my head, I would say Avalanche just because I look at their roster”
Pardon My Take: Paul Bissonnette Talking Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sixers Get Swept By The Knicks, NBA Draft Lottery, Aliens Are Back And More (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 2:02:39
Dan KatzBarstool Sports personality known as Big Cat, co-host of Pardon My Take
Katz said disallowing the Golden Knights goal was correct per the replay but that the whistle itself was premature.
“Yeah, it was the correct call to not give the Knights the goal after you see you watch the replay and see the whistle. But the whistle was early”
Pardon My Take: Wyndham Clark, Knicks Take 1-0 Lead, Stanley Cup Final Chaos + Fyre Fest of The Week (Jun 5, 2026) · Listen from 55:18
PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take
PFT Commenter argues the NHL playoff format produces non-competitive late-round series, which hurts the sport.
“The fact that it's reached this point where we're getting non-competitive series in the conference finals on a pretty regular basis is very bad for the sport”
Pardon My Take: TJ Oshie, Spurs Force A Game 7, Baseball and Presidents + Fyre Fest Of The Week (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 27:43
Predictions
- Didn’t happenKeith Yandle
Yandle predicted Vegas would win the Stanley Cup Final in six games.
“I'm going Vegas in six. I hope it goes seven. But I'm going Vegas in six”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:16:30 · 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Yandle picked Vegas in six, but the Carolina Hurricanes won the 2026 Stanley Cup Final over the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2. Carolina clinched with a 3-0 Game 6 win at T-Mobile Arena in mid-June 2026. The series did go six games, but Yandle picked the wrong winner.
Sources: Stanley Cup Final 2026 Recap: Carolina Hurricanes Defeat Vegas Golden Knights in 6 Electrifying Games! · Golden Knights Season Comes To An End in Game 6 Loss to Hurricanes
Checked Oct 6, 2026
- Came truePaul Bissonnette
Bissonnette predicted Matthew Schaefer will win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year.
“Matthew Schaefer is going to win the Calder for rookie of the year”
Pardon My Take: Paul Bissonnette Talking Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sixers Get Swept By The Knicks, NBA Draft Lottery, Aliens Are Back And More (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 2:10:42 · 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
On May 13, 2026, the NHL announced that New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer had won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie, with every first-place vote. He had 59 points (23 goals, 36 assists) in 82 games. The announcement came well before the June 30, 2026 deadline.
Sources: Islanders' Schaefer wins 2026 Calder Trophy as NHL's top rookie - Daily Faceoff · Islanders Matthew Schaefer Wins Calder Trophy - Yahoo Sports
Checked Oct 6, 2026
- Didn’t happenPaul Bissonnette
Bissonnette said that if forced to pick a Stanley Cup winner he would choose the Colorado Avalanche.
“if you held a gun to my head, I would say Avalanche just because I look at their roster”
Pardon My Take: Paul Bissonnette Talking Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sixers Get Swept By The Knicks, NBA Draft Lottery, Aliens Are Back And More (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 2:02:39 · 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Bissonnette picked the Colorado Avalanche to win the 2026 Stanley Cup, but Vegas swept them 4-0 in the Western Conference Final, ending with a 2-1 Game 4 loss on May 27, 2026. The Carolina Hurricanes won the Cup instead, beating Vegas 4-2 in the Final and clinching with a 3-0 Game 6 win on June 14, 2026.
Sources: Carolina Hurricanes Win 2026 Stanley Cup Final · Avalanche lose West Final, Makar injury, offensive issues among factors · Golden Knights Sweep Avalanche with 2-1 Win to Clinch Third Stanley Cup Final Berth in Nine Seasons · The Last 10 NHL Stanley Cup Champions: See the List
Checked Oct 6, 2026
- Didn’t happenRyan Whitney
Whitney names Colorado the favorite to win the Stanley Cup.
“It's tough to say Colorado's not going to win. Yeah, they look so good”
Pardon My Take: NHL Playoffs With Ryan Whitney, NFL Draft Recap, NBA Playoffs, Who’s Back Of The Week + We Get Involved In The Press Off (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 2:10:37 · 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Whitney named Colorado the favorite to win the 2026 Stanley Cup, but the Avalanche were swept 4-0 by the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final, which ended with a 2-1 Game 4 loss on May 26, 2026. The Carolina Hurricanes won the Cup on June 14, 2026, beating Vegas 4-2 in the Final.
Sources: Avalanche lose West Final, Makar injury, offensive issues among factors · Golden Knights Sweep Avalanche with 2-1 Win to Clinch Third Stanley Cup Final Berth in Nine Seasons · Carolina Hurricanes Win 2026 Stanley Cup Final · The Last 10 NHL Stanley Cup Champions: See the List
Checked Oct 6, 2026
- Came trueRyan Whitney
Whitney says that with Florida out, this is Carolina's best chance to reach the Stanley Cup Final.
“I think Carolina, actually, if there's any year that they could get to the cup final, it would be this year”
Pardon My Take: NHL Playoffs With Ryan Whitney, NFL Draft Recap, NBA Playoffs, Who’s Back Of The Week + We Get Involved In The Press Off (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:43:21 · 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Carolina beat Montreal 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Final to reach the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. It then beat the Vegas Golden Knights in six games, ending with a 3-0 win in Game 6 on June 14, 2026. No Florida team played in the Final.
Sources: Carolina Hurricanes Win 2026 Stanley Cup Final · 2026 Stanley Cup Final · 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final: Carolina Hurricanes win first title in 20 years · 2026 Stanley Cup Final schedule
Checked Oct 6, 2026
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Pardon My Take · 11 episodes
Episodes
The Knicks Win The NBA Title, The Hurricanes Lift The Cup, Zac And Memes Recap Their Game 5 From San Antonio, Mr Bing Bong Jerry O'Connell Surprises Hank In Studio + World CupPardon My Take · Jun 15, 2026 · 2 h 26 min
The Pardon My Take crew celebrates the Knicks' NBA title, recaps a trip to San Antonio, covers the Hurricanes' Cup and USMNT, and hosts Jerry O'Connell.
Wyndham Clark, Knicks Take 1-0 Lead, Stanley Cup Final Chaos + Fyre Fest of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 5, 2026 · 2 h 28 min
The Pardon My Take crew breaks down the Knicks' Game 1 Finals comeback, Eagles drama and the Stanley Cup Final, then interviews golfer Wyndham Clark.
Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 1, 2026 · 2 h 29 min
The Pardon My Take crew reacts to the Spurs' Game 7 win over the Thunder, then interviews Mike Breen on the NBA Finals and Keith Yandle on the Stanley Cup Final.
TJ Oshie, Spurs Force A Game 7, Baseball and Presidents + Fyre Fest Of The WeekPardon My Take · May 29, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
The Pardon My Take crew previews Spurs–Thunder Game 7, debates Pochettino and Christopher Sanchez, and hosts TJ Oshie on playoff hockey, Olympic shootouts and golf.
Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The WeekPardon My Take · May 22, 2026 · 2 h 49 min
Big Cat and PFT Commenter discuss the Knicks' 2-0 lead and Thunder–Spurs refereeing, recap Grit Week, and interview Ed Orgeron and Saints coach Kellen Moore.
Ryen Russillo In Studio, NFL Schedule Release, Zoo Trades, Playoffs And Fyre FestPardon My Take · May 15, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
The Pardon My Take crew reacts to the NFL schedule, PGA Championship and a zoo gorilla trade, then Ryen Russillo discusses the NBA playoffs, the draft and solo travel.
Brooks Koepka, PGA Championship With Shane Bacon, Wemby's Revenge, Lebron's Last Game? Plus Guys On ChicksPardon My Take · May 13, 2026 · 2 h 54 min
The Pardon My Take crew covers the NBA playoffs, a Wizards bet and Giannis rumors, then interviews Brooks Koepka and Shane Bacon ahead of the 2026 PGA Championship.
Paul Bissonnette Talking Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sixers Get Swept By The Knicks, NBA Draft Lottery, Aliens Are Back And MorePardon My Take · May 11, 2026 · 2 h 31 min
The Pardon My Take crew recaps the Knicks sweeping the Sixers and the NBA draft lottery, then Paul Bissonnette discusses the NHL playoffs and the Maple Leafs' hiring of John Chayka.
- Live From Max's Bachelor Party, Sixers Take Down Celtics, Jerry O'Connell And Dante The Don Join The Show, NBA/NHL Playoffs Plus Max's Brothers
Pardon My Take · May 4, 2026 · 2 h 15 min
From Max Delente's Las Vegas bachelor party, the Pardon My Take crew recaps the 76ers' Game 7 win over the Celtics, the NBA and NHL playoffs, and weekend stories with Jerry O'Connell and Dante the Don.
Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre FestPardon My Take · May 1, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
The Pardon My Take crew previews Celtics-Sixers Game 7, recaps NBA and NHL playoffs and LIV's demise, and interviews Randy Moss on the Kentucky Derby and IndyCar driver Conor Daly.