A New Low In New Jersey ft. Mike Rupp

Kick off your morning with the messiest, loudest NHL conversations on Morning Cuppa Hockey.

Jonny Lazarus and Colby Cohen are joined by Mike Rupp as they dig into a brutal night in New Jersey, Rivalry Night chaos, and a league that feels like it’s flipping upside down by the hour.

We start in New Jersey, where everything went sideways fast. What the hell happened to Jacob Markstrom? Was Sheldon Keefe sending a message by leaving his goalie in for nine? Jack Hughes still doesn’t look like the same player since returning, jerseys are getting tossed on the road, and suddenly this team feels like it’s falling off a cliff. Is this about coaching, roster construction, or something deeper — and would adding Quinn Hughes have actually fixed any of it?

Then it’s Rivalry Night as Flyers vs Ducks delivers pure entertainment. Cutter Gauthier opens the scoring, Trevor Zegras goes nuclear with two goals and some extra spice, and you can feel the hatred building — which is exactly how it should be. But with Anaheim continuing to slide, what can Coach Q realistically do to stop the bleeding?

Around the league, Mikko Rantanen returns to Carolina and scores — then watches the Hurricanes absolutely dismantle Dallas. Tampa rolls Colorado, Buffalo stuns Vancouver, and we ask the big question: is the East actually better than the West right now?

And yes — the Leafs stay hot. Auston Matthews scores again, Toronto pushes around the Cup champs, and Brad Marchand exits the game as Florida gets dragged into the chaos.

Grab your coffee, fire up the show, and let’s talk hockey.

Drop your takes below — whose seat is hotter, and who’s about to snap?

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