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?
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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
All Star Sweaters – ugh
5. #81 Linesman – brutal – Ryan Daisy – lined game between Edmonton and Montreal
Guess the 5th
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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.
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