The boys are back with another packed episode of Morning Cuppa Hockey, and it starts with absolute chaos at Madison Square Garden. Jonathan Quick gets heated, the benches clear, and for a moment it felt like the old-school hate was back in hockey. With Mike Sullivan away for personal reasons and Detroit choking the life out of the Rangers, we break down whether New York is actually “back”… or if the real story is the Red Wings finding another gear.

Then we zoom out to the Eastern Conference playoff race with American Thanksgiving just 10 days away — and the Leafs, Panthers, Lightning, Capitals and Rangers all currently outside looking in. Toronto drops another one to Chicago despite Joseph Woll’s return, William Nylander goes shotless in back-to-back games, Tampa beats Florida then gets smoked by Vancouver, and Boston/Detroit/Montreal suddenly hold the top three spots. What is going on in the East?

Out West, Colorado looks like an early Cup favourite with Scott Wedgewood standing on his head, LA locks in Adrian Kempe at 8×$10.625M in a deal that sparks a full “is loyalty ruining free agency?” conversation, and Vegas has lost 6 of 7 while desperately missing Mark Stone. The league is upside down.

And for our Cuppa College segment, Scott Sandelin joins the show to talk about life at UMD more than a decade removed from his national titles, how the program’s identity has evolved, what the NCHC vs. Big Ten power balance really looks like, and why Bulldogs alumni like Mikey Anderson, Neal Pionk, Dylan Samberg, Alex Iafallo and Carson Soucy keep hitting at the NHL level. Plus: Zam and Max Plante carrying the load this season and what makes the Plante family so special.

Grab your coffee, drop your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to subscribe for more NHL breakdowns and Cuppa College every week.

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