Episode Russ Courtnall (447): Nylander signs for $11.5MM. Oilers win 10 in a row! What's the best line in the NHL?

In a wild week in hockey, William Nylander signed an 8 year, $11.5MM contract keeping him in Toronto for the long term. The Oilers continue their hot streak breaking a team record with a 10 game winning streak. What is the best line in the NHL right now? Ever?     Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio

Title Player Russ Courtnall - 447 Assists

Feedback - Arvids from Latvia 

Pat from Detroit 

News 

Nylander signs for $11.5/season - 13.7% of cap

Comparables - McDavid 16.7% (when signed)

Auston Matthews - 15.87% 

Nathan MacKinnon - 15.27%

Big Extensions coming - how does Nylander affect- 

Sam Reinhart ($6.5MM)- UFA at end of season

Elias Petterson ($7.35MM)- RFA at end of season

Leon Draisaitl - ($8.5) 1 more year - can sign July 1 

 

2. Cutter Gauthier traded for Jamie Drysdale 

What happened? -

- was all in to be drafted by Flyers july 2022

- Totorella already coach

-March 2023, Fletcher fired, Briere hired

- after season ended (basically same time) Gauthier wanted to finish season with Flyers

- shortly after, said he didn’t want to be a Flyer

 

3. Borje series- episodes 1 & 2 review

 

4. PWHL - Minnesota leads the league 3-0 - seem to be the team to beat

Montreal - 2-1

Ottawa 1-0 

5. Rumours - Markstrom to Carolina? pure speculation but makes sense - .910 SV% 

Calgary have some good players and sounds like they will be sellers

Lindholm - UFA

Hanifin - UFA

Tanev -UFA

All Star Sweaters - ugh

6. #81 Linesman - brutal - Ryan Daisy - lined game between Edmonton and Montreal 

7. Double digit points streaks - 14 for McDavid - ties Lemieux. Next is Lafleur 15. Gretzky -31

 

Guess the 5th

 

Listener Quiz? 

 

Best Line in Hockey Now?  Ever? 

via moneypuck.com

Goals For

GF / 60 

GF%

Production Line 1947-52 - Detroit - Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe, Sid Abel - 2 Cups, 3 Art Ross, 1-2-3 in scoring in 1949-50

Nitro line 1967-75 Boston - Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge - 2 Cups, 1-2-4 in scoring in 73-74 (Bobby Orr was 20

Punch Line - 1942-48 Montreal - Elmer Lach, Toe Blake, Maurice Richard - 2 cups, 1-2-3 in scoring in 1944-45

Crazy Stat

Hot / Not

Atlantic FLA 9-1-0 / MTL 3-5-2

Metro CAR 7-1-2 / CBJ 2-4-4

Central WPG, COL 8-1-1 / CHI, MIN 2-7-1 

Pacific EDM 10-0/ SJS 1-9-0  - SEA 9-0-1 

 

DOPeS - heard people saying Cousins leapt into boards to embellish on Zucker hit. Watched again. No chance. 3 games was way too little. Borderline Hunter hitting Turgeon for 20 games. NHL “while Zucker insists this wasn’t retribution”. Why say that - there is no chance it wasn’t.