Who’s Out, Who’s In: The Full Breakdown

32 Thoughts: The Podcast

Sportsnet

Sports, Hockey

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 160 minutes

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Summary

Kyle and Elliotte break down all 16 teams that missed the playoffs, discussing what’s next for each organization from New Jersey through Washington. They then take listener questions in the Thoughtline before shifting into a full preview of all eight Stanley Cup Playoff first-round matchups. The episode closes with breakdowns of every series, including Sens–Canes, Flyers–Pens, Kings–Avs, and Oilers–Ducks.

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0:00.0	Did we find at least one thing you and Robert F. Kennedy have in common this week?
0:05.7	How many people sent me that story? I had at least 100 people who sent me that.
0:11.2	We're not going to, if you want to go search it, go do it yourself.
0:16.1	Yes.
0:16.7	Because I'm not sure what the Rogers editorial standards are for this kind of conversation.
0:22.9	But I had about 100 people send me that story.
0:28.7	Welcome to 32 Thoughts, the podcast, presented by your Canadian Toyota dealers, the 100% Electric BZ, available now during red tag days.
0:37.8	Dom, Elliot, and Kyle back with you, and we have reached the end.
0:42.0	The regular season is over.
0:44.4	Finally, we have got all eight first-round matchups set in stone.
0:49.6	We are still waiting for a few in the West, but that is all settled now, Elliot.
0:53.7	We will preview those first-round series in a little bit, but first we have got to get
0:59.0	to the news.
0:59.8	We'll also make a way through the 16 teams that are not postseason bound in 2026.
1:06.5	But Fridge, we begin in New Jersey.
1:09.2	News Thursday night.
1:10.7	Sunny Meta has been hired as the general
1:13.7	manager, someone who has worked in the organization in the past, a name that had been out there
1:19.4	more frequently the last number of weeks with openings in New Jersey, in Toronto, the popularity,
1:25.9	and the success, of course, that he had along with the Panthers the last number of years.
1:30.9	So it was no secret that the devils were interested in this man, Elliot.
1:35.9	How did this one get over the finish line?
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