# Episode 596: Bouchard Just Got Rocked... Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-guys-a-goalie-6614050/episode-596-bouchard-just-got-rocked Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-guys-a-goalie-6614050/episode-596-bouchard-just-got-rocked.md Podcast: [Two Guys & a Goalie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-guys-a-goalie-6614050) Published: 2026-05-28T19:40:00+00:00 Episode link: https://twoguysandagoalie.libsyn.com/episode-596-bouchard-just-got-rocked Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twoguysandagoalie/2_guys_-_05-28-26.mp3?dest-id=1550477 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/two-guys-a-goalie-6614050/episodes/episode-596-bouchard-just-got-rocked Duration seconds: 3094 ## Resource Grab your coffee and settle in β€” Tom Gazzola and Joaquin Gage are back in the studio for a high-stakes Thursday edition of 2 Guys and a Goalie right here on Edmonton Sports Talk! The sports world is dealing with massive playoff elimination drama, but all eyes in Edmonton are focused on a terrifying piece of news coming out of Switzerland this morning. An absolute nightmare scenario has unfolded overseas at the men's World Hockey Championship... Suiting up for Team Canada in a premier quarterfinal showdown against the United States, elite Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard was forced to leave the game early in the first period. Bouchard was caught by a brutal, high hit to the head from American defender Ryan Lindgren, leaving Bouchard visibly shaken and knocked out on the ice before being helped to the locker room. Lindgren was tossed with a five-minute major and a game misconduct, but the real concern is right here in Oil Country. Coming off a career-high 95-point season, what does an injury of this magnitude mean for Bouchard, Team Canada's gold medal hopes, and the Oilers' critical offseason plans? Tommy and Gager react to the hit and break down the major organizational fallout. On Today's Show: The Evan Bouchard Injury Fallout: The guys pull no punches, reacting to the scary hit on Bouchard at the Worlds. Gager gives the athlete's perspective on returning from heavy head contact, and the boys discuss how this sudden injury news completely changes the temperature of the Oilers' summer. Habs on the Brink of Elimination: The Eastern Conference Final is officially on life support in Montreal. Andersen completely shut the door last night, backstopping the Carolina Hurricanes to a dominant 4-0 shutout win at the Bell Centre. Down 3-1, are the Canadiens completely cooked, or… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/two-guys-a-goalie-6614050/episodes/episode-596-bouchard-just-got-rocked/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-guys-a-goalie-6614050/episode-596-bouchard-just-got-rocked.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.