#5: NHL Western Conference Preview
Necessary Roughness Ep. 5: Full Western Conference NHL Preview
Welcome back to Necessary Roughness—your daily dose of raw sports takes riffing straight off the Twitter feed.
In this episode, we break down the entire NHL Western Conference heading into 2026-27. From a top-heavy Central where a few teams ran away from the pack last season to a Pacific Division that's become a two-horse race with everybody else scrapping behind them, we cover the contenders, the rebuilds, the coaching changes, the trade drama, and the young stars ready to take over. Who's finally breaking through in the…
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