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 ..read more

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 churni ..read more

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 co ..read more

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL Show, the final days of the first round are upon us. Hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke dissect the awesome first round matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning, with two heavyweights with two incredible narratives duking it out. Next, the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers have punched back in their series, but the biggest news out of the Eastern Conference is Sidney Crosby’s injury. Will the Pittsburgh Penguins have what it takes to overcome another potential devastating injury to their team’s core? Plus, the Colorado Avala ..read more

It's the Cross-Check NHL Show's big 2022 NHL Playoff Preview show! Mary Clarke and Andrew Berkshire break down every series in the first round of the playoffs starting with the Western Conference. The Colorado Avalanche vs the Nashville Predators, the Minnesota Wild vs the St. Louis Blues, the Calgary Flames vs the Dallas Stars, and the Edmonton Oilers vs the Los Angeles Kings. Then the hosts go in on the Eastern Conference, breaking down the Florida Panthers vs the Washington Capitals, the Toronto Maple Leafs vs the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Carolina Hurricanes vs the Boston Bruins, and the Ne ..read more

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL Show, the 2022 Stanley Cup playoff field is set as the Dallas Stars are the 16th and final team to qualify, leaving the Vegas Golden Knights out. Hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke discuss the wild final few days of the season plus the reason why the Golden Knights are Public Enemy No. 1 in the NHL. Next, Andrew and Mary talk about who they’d give the major NHL awards to now that the season is all but finished. Auston Matthews feels like a shoe in for the Hart Trophy with Igor Shesterkin the no-brainer Vezina Trophy winner, but what about the rest of ..read more

After a week of vacation, Mary Clarke finally returns to the Cross-Check NHL Show, and she's excited to talk goalies with Andrew Berkshire. First off, Carey Price has finally returned to the Montreal Canadiens after missing 74 games while recovering from knee surgery and going through the NHL's player assistance program, and he was serenaded with cheers every time he made a save in a 3-0 loss at home in the Bell Centre. What does his future hold, and will it be with the Habs, or elsewhere? With goaltending as the topic du jour, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes were dealt big blo ..read more

Today on the Cross-Check NHL Show, Laura Saba from Locked on Canadiens is back to fill in for Mary Clarke, and we're starting off by talking about a huge article in The Athletic about Eugene Melnyk's time as the owner of the Ottawa Senators. From a shining white knight of hope, to the number one enemy of the fanbase, Melnyk's legacy is complicated with great, terrible, and confusing moments. How good is Cole Caufield? Andrew Berkshire and Laura attempt to break that down, looking backwards through Canadiens history to find comparables, then looking forward to what he can do for the franchise ..read more

Mary Clarke is away on vacation, so Locked on Canadiens' cohost Laura Saba joins the show to help Andrew Berkshire break down the NHL's events over the weekend. Auston Matthews hit 51 goals in 50 games, so you would assume that would be dominating the conversation when it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but you'd be wrong, because the Maple Leafs kicked a young Canadiens fan out of the game it happened in because Nick Suzuki gave the kid a stick during warmup. After the Leafs embarrassed themselves with what we all hope was a case of bad miscommunication, Leafs fans went one step further b ..read more

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL Show, hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke discuss Brendan Gallagher of the Montreal Canadiens calling out Tim Stutzle for diving after a recent Ottawa Senators game. While justified, is there anything wrong with diving to draw more penalties in a league where they’re at a premium? Next, more NHL teams have been eliminated from the playoffs, including the Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils, and Seattle Kraken. We know what went wrong for the Blackhawks this year, but the Kraken and Devils both suffered from goaltending issues that kept them from comp ..read more