Side Piece: 20 Years Worth the Wait

The Carolina Hurricanes are 2026 Stanley Cup Champions. Twenty years. Sixteen wins. Three losses. One Cup. Jeff, Cox, Kyle, Norm, Derek, and Rob break down everything that just happened — the dominating playoff run (16-3, second only to the '88 Oilers), Jordan Staal's no-brainer Conn Smythe as the oldest winner in NHL history, Rod the Bod becoming the first player-then-coach to win a Cup with the same team in 70 years, why this roster is built to do it again, and whether the rest of the hockey world is finally ready to take this team seriously. Plus the lingering question: does Rod get a statue? Brought to you by Pete's Ultra Tight Clothier and our friends at North State Liquidators.

On this episode:

• The dominating Cup win in Vegas — Bussi's first career playoff shutout
• Why Staal as Conn Smythe was a no-brainer (and the wildest stats behind it)
• Rod Brind'Amour — 7th person ever to win Cup as player AND coach for the same team
• The roster built to last — Stankoven, Blake, Jarvis, Nikishin, and the goaltending tandem most GMs would kill for
• Is the rest of the hockey world stunned?
• Does Rod get a statue?

🏆 Championship Celebration: Saturday June 20, 11 AM, Downtown Raleigh.

🎧 A Side Piece episode of the 15 Friends Podcast.

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