NHL Wraparound Podcast
Breadth and depth. Contemporary and historical. Straight-forward and experienced. The NHL Wraparound podcast features Neil Smith, President-General Manager of the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers and longtime ESPN/NHL veteran Vic Morren sharing no-nonsense opinions on news and issues around the National Hockey League. Bringing decades of experience from their respective fields, Smith and Morren create a unique partnership that examines the NHL from multiple perspectives. Additionally, as hockey historians, the pair can delve into any topic in today’s game and enlighten the audience with connections to events from previous years. To truly appreciate where hockey stands today, on...
NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 12, 2026
Due in part to a couple of teams that surprised with the players that were being held out, Neil managed only a 6-6-2 mark in the fourteen games picked.
Sunday's six-pack all has some meaning either through trying to gain a spot, improving playoff position or just trying to avoid elimination. The season mark stands at 563-312-120.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 11, 2026
Only a dark Friday could quiet Neil after posting an 10-3-1 Thursday. That's 22-3-3 over the last three game nights for an overall mark of 557-306-118.
Saturday's slate has 15 games but Neil will select only 14 with the Florida-Toronto game having no standings impact.
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NHL Wraparound Short Short Shifts - Your One-stop Guide to the Final Regular Season Weekend - Apr. 10, 2026
The final weekend of the regular season has arrived. While Colorado clinched the Presidents' Trophy Thursday and Pittsburgh and Utah joined the playoff party, there are still tangled webs in several other races around the NHL. Vic and Neil will walk you through it.
On the flip side, we'll have spring cleanings for two teams eliminated earlier this week: New Jersey and Calgary as well as some significant personnel updates from around the league.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 9, 2026
Neil took the show to the road Wednesday and Buffalo, Washington and Edmonton all deliver to move the overall to 547-303-117 (.626).
12-0-2 over the last two nights, let's see what how he'll do with a 14-game schedule Thursday.
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Episode 95 - Down the Stretch with Noodles - With TSN Analyst Jamie McLennan - Apr. 8, 2026
The Ottawa Senators have emerged as one of the great surprises this season. After sputtering early, the team has managed to overcome injury and adversity to put themselves in control of their own destiny in the final week of the regular season. TSN Analyst Jamie McLennan joins Neil and Vic to discuss the Sens as well as a couple of other topics.
In Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To, we have clinchers, a playoff matchup that is set and the peril of the three-point games for those trying to make up ground.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 8, 2026
If you took Neil's advice Tuesday, you did real well as the record for the night was 9-0-2 with the only losses coming as a result of the Red Wings and Oilers failing to hold late leads and falling after regulation.
A light night of only three games comprises Wednesday's schedule. The overall record stands at 544-303-117.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 7, 2026
On the right side of the ledger on a quiet Monday which saw Neil go 2-1-1. Eleven games on the Tuesday schedule as the jockeying for spots and positions continues. The season record entering play is at 535-303-115.
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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Dizzying Playoff Races and Roy Shown the Door - Apr. 6, 2026
You'd think the longest playoff drought coming to an end would be the biggest news over the weekend? Nope. How 'bout the two-time defending champions being officially eliminated? Negative.
Sunday, the N.Y. Islanders dismissed head coach Patrick Roy and replaced him with Peter DeBoer with the hopes of still securing a playoff berth in the East.
Beyond that, Vic and Neil update all of the playoff races and also offer up Spring Cleanings for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 6, 2026
Similar to Saturday, Easter Sunday started strong and fizzled late for Neil going 3-4-0. A tidy four-pack awaits on Monday with a 533-302-114 overall mark.
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NHL Wraparound Quick Takes -Roy out, DeBoer in on The Island - Apr. 5, 2026
For the second straight Sunday, a head coaching change in the NHL.
Last week, John Tortorella took over for Bruce Cassidy in Vegas and now, with four games left in the regular season, Peter DeBoer has replaced Patrick Roy in an attempt to get the struggling Islanders into the post-season.
Vic and Neil drill it down examining, among other things, if this change comes too late.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - April 5, 2026
In the collective, the 9-6-0 Saturday was quite good, but the taste went a bit sour with four regulation losses in the late games.
Still, Neil's overall bumps to 530-298-114 with an Easter slate of seven games.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 4, 2026
Big night for the road teams as the Flyers and Blues won much-needed games at the N.Y. Islanders and Anaheim respectively.
Neil takes a 521-292-114 record into a whopping 15-game Saturday.
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NHL Wrapround Short Shifts - Two More In, Two More Out and Three-way WC Ties - Apr. 3, 2026
Fourteen days left to the regular season and the chase for the Stanley Cup is down to 28 teams while two more teams can officially start pointing towards next season.
Vic and Neil bring the latest in the playoff push which now sees three-way ties for the second Wild Card spots in both conferences.
We'll also discuss the possible re-emergence of Macklin Celebrini for MVP and ponder whether teams wearing alternate jerseys change the perception of how you view a team.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 3, 2026
Finally, a good night on a heavy schedule with Neil posting a 9-5-0 mark Thursday to move to 520-291-114 on the year.
Just a pair of games Friday, as the Flyers and Islanders are in survival mode while the Ducks look to hold first in the Pacific against the Blues.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 2, 2026
Talk about unpredictable. After potting nine goals against Calgary Monday, the Colorado Avalanche managed to give up eight to the last-ranked Vancouver Canucks at home in a Wednesday loss.
In San Jose, the Sharks trailed Anaheim in the final 90 seconds before scoring twice to steal a win from the Ducks and put a second regulation loss in that column for Neil. Good thing for him the Kings salvaged their game in OT against St. Louis.
That disappointing 1-2-0 mark drops him for 511-286-114 with a packed 14-game schedule on tap for Thursday.
<...Episode 94 - Rolling the Dice with Torts - With VGK President of Hockey Operations George McPhee - Apr. 1, 2026
Sunday afternoon, the Vegas Golden Knights made a late-season coaching change dismissing Stanley Cup-winning coach Bruce Cassidy and bringing in John Tortorella in the hopes of jump starting a team that has underachieved all season. VGK President of Hockey Operations George McPhee joins Neil and Vic to discuss the move.
Among the Three Things you Need to Pay Attention To, guess who is within one point of a wild card spot in the West?
Also, we'll have a full playoff race update, discussion about various acts of pugilism around the league and what did we...
NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Apr. 1, 2026
In the April Fools Edition of Smith's Pix, let's see if the prognosticator can avoid getting tripped up with a quiet schedule of three games. A 6-4-0 Tuesday on a tough card leaves the season mark at 510-284-114.
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NHL Wraparound Quick Takes - Treliving Out in Toronto - Mar. 31, 2026
Monday evening, it was announced Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving had been relieved of his duties. A series of questionable trades combined with the underperforming of the Leafs this season no doubt accelerated the move.
But where to go from here? Vic and Neil address the present but also look back to the past before hitting on the type of environment which needs to be part of the Leafs DNA before that next step can be taken with a new man running the show.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 31, 2026
Only an overtime goal by John Tavares prevented a perfect Monday for Neil who turned in a 4-0-1 mark to bump the seasonal to 504-280-114.
The schedule doubles up on Tuesday with 10 games on tap, nine with playoff implication.
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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Golden Knights Turn to Torts - Mar. 30, 2026
Falling short of expectations, the Vegas Golden Knights pulled off a stunning move Sunday dismissing Stanley Cup-winning coach Bruce Cassidy and replacing him with John Tortorella. Vic and Neil look inside the move and the impact that may come to not only the Golden Knights, but teams around the Western Conference.
We'll do the deep dive into the races in the respective conferences and look ahead to key games ahead - including whether injured Radko Gudas is able to suit up against the Maple Leafs in a rematch of their March 12 game in which saw Gudas take...
NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - March 30, 2026
Neil reached the 500-win mark for the season with a 3-1-2 Sunday.
He offers up his handful of winners for Monday with an overall mark of 500-280-113.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 29, 2026
When the number of games on a single night gets into the teens, the challenge of a big night increases as well.
Just the case on Saturday with Neil pulling a 7-7-1 mark. The season record now stands 497-279-111.
Closing in on 500 wins, a Sunday six-pack awaits.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 28, 2026
A light schedule Friday where Neil's choice of home cooking landed him a 1-1-0 mark as the Rangers defeated Chicago while the Sabres fell to Detroit.
Heavy lifting Saturday with 15 games, many being played in the afternoon. The big slates haven't been kind but let's see if that trend reverses itself with a 490-272-110 overall mark.
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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Intrigue in Western Mediocrity - Mar. 27, 2026
Like a car wreck, it's just hard to look away. We're speaking of the Pacific Division and the Western Conference Wild Card race. The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights were looked upon to be heavy favorites to be 1-2 in the Pacific but are now in a position just to see who will gain home-ice advantage in a potential opening round matchup.
Meanwhile, just as it appeared Utah and Nashville were getting comfortable in the wild card spots, they put out the welcome mats to Los Angeles and Seattle.
Vic and Neil break it...
NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 27, 2026
A 13-game card wasn't particularly lucky Thursday as Neil's selections were over the map with the +60-minute gremlin showing up again in a 5-4-4 evening which moves Neil to 489-271-110 for the season.
Just two games on tap Friday - one very important in the standings, the other...not so much.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 26, 2026
Only two games on the Wednesday schedule. Neil held his nose and picked a winner with the Leafs while settling for the loser's point with the Sabres OTL.
Perhaps a 13-game Thursday will be a lucky one with a 484-267-106 overall mark.
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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Capital Gain - Mar. 25, 2026
The Ottawa Senators were tied for last in the Eastern Conference on Jan. 11. They were nine points out of a playoff spot on Jan. 24 and exited the Olympic break still a half dozen points from one of the coveted position.
Overcoming injuries to the backline and showing true grit, the Sens woke up on March 25 in a playoff spot thanks to a pair of road wins and so good fortune on the out-of-town scoreboard.
Vic and Neil break it all down and also do their first installment of "Spring Cleaning" with the Vancouver Canucks having...
NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 25, 2026
After four days of blazing the trail, Neil cooled off a bit with a 6-7-2 mark. Two games, one with playoff implications and one without, make up Wednesday's schedule. The overmark stands at 483-267-105.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 24, 2026
Just a single game on Monday but they all count towards the overall mark.
Like shooting fish in a barrel, the Ottawa Senators held the Rangers to just nine shots on goal despite playing most of the final two periods with only four defensemen in continuing to move towards a wild card spot.
Neil gets put to the test Tuesday with a beefy 15-game schedule taking a 477-260-103 (.629) record into play.
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Episode 93 - March of the Penguins - With Radio/TV Analyst Phil Bourque
One of best stories of 2025-26 has been that of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Assumed to be largely in a re-building phase, the team has been in the hunt for a playoff from opening night under the stewardship of first-year head coach Dan Muse.
Two-time Stanley Cup champion and current Pens radio/TV analyst Phil Bourque joins Neil and Vic to discuss not only this season but the future of the team while sharing some stories of his own career.
Also, in Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To, the first two playoff spots have...
NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 23, 2026
Neil's sizzling weekend concluded at 6-2-1 with a 19-2-4 mark dating back to Friday. He even overcame his nemesis: overtime and shootouts winning five of six on Sunday.
He takes a 476-260-103 mark into the lone contest Monday as the surging Ottawa Senators visit Madison Square Garden.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 22, 2026
That recent dry patch for Neil is long in the rearview mirror as he followed a 5-0-0 Friday with an 8-2-1 Saturday for a season record of 470-258-102.
An usually busy Sunday with nine games on tap. Check out the selections to see if the good times continue to roll.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 21, 2026
We'll never hear the end of blind squirrels finding nuts or broken clocks being right twice a day after Neil delivers a perfect 5-0-0 Friday to bounce the season mark to 462-256-101 (.626).
Eleven games on tap for Saturday with a heavy afternoon concentration giving way to a U.S. national audience for Boston-Detroit at 8pm et.
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NHL Wraparound Short Shifts - Bubble Shake in the East & Does Anyone Want the Pacific? - Mar. 20, 2026
After holding a playoff spot for more than 100 days one team is out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot while a club in last place in the conference in mid-January is now in. However, that's only part of the story as six teams are separated by one point with two other making a charge to join the party.
In the West, a Wednesday showdown between Central heavyweights Colorado and Dallas was as good as advertised while on the flip side, the "race" for top spot in the Pacific is at a crawl.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 20, 2026
Only one game went beyond 60 minutes Thursday - which, of course, Neil lost. However, the rest of the evening treated him just fine as he won seven of the other ten games to move his seasonal mark 201 games over .500 at 457-256-101.
A handful of Friday games kicks of the weekend.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 19, 2026
If not for those blasted ovetimes!
After winning two of the first three games Wednesday, Neil managed to be on the wrong side of all three late games which went beyond 60 minutes to finish the night 2-1-3 for an overall mark of 450-253-100.
Eleven games on the Thursday docket. If Neil can avoid overtime, has the earmarks of a good night.
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Episode 92 - Hot Button Topics With TSN Analyst Craig Button - March 18, 2026
Every so often, NHL Wraparound checks in north of the border. Nobody is better to opine on the doings in Canada than long time TSN analyst Craig Button.
Neil and Vic will talk Oilers, Maple Leafs and the Department of Player Safety among other things.
In Three Things You Need to Pay Attention To, another superstar is out, one makes a big return from suspension and the team pacing the field all season plays it's biggest game of the year.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 18, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche have been treading water after 28 games since their torrid start. So, too, is our resident prognosticator. Some risk yielded some reward Tuesday but not enough to end up flat at 4-4-1.
448-252-97 record with a six pack on tap for Wednesday.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 17, 2026
Much like Sunday, Monday had a good start and rough finish for Neil. After winning the first three games, who'd have thunk both Colorado and Dallas would get whipped at home by Pittsburgh and Utah respectively?
A nine-game St. Patrick's Day schedule awaits. Let's see if luck will shine on today's selections with a cumulative record of 444-248-96.
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NHL Wraparound Smith's Pix - Mar. 16, 2026
Sunday started with a pair of wins but flattened out with a 3-3-0 mark by the time the day was done.
441-246-96 overall with a handful of games on tap Monday.
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