ScuttlePuck NHL Hockey Podcast

Finally, the Winnipeg Jets make a trade for Connor Hellebuyck and while the mainstream media seem to think the Jets did okay, Dale and Mike tend to disagree. The Leafs beat up on the Oilers in a 7-2 debacle.

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Title Player: Travis Konecny

News

1. Hellebuyck Trade
2. Leafs 7 Oilers 2
3. Kucherov highest points for Lightning
4. Tkachuk's return to Ottawa

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Heritage Classic - outdoor games stats

AFTER 10 Games

Teams and Points

Connections:

Last Week - Camille Henry, Joe Sakic, Daniel Alfredsson, Nathan MacKinnon

This Week - Chris Nilan, Dave Taylor, Jim Warner, Stefan Persson

DOPeS - parking tickets

Minimal reaction from teammates.

Injuries continue mount as Shesterkin is out for the year and Barkov will be out for a while. What is going on? The Oilers are off to a strong start and the Leafs are looking okay. We review some of the surprises.

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Title Player: Camille Henry

News

1. Injuries!
   1. Shesterkin
   2. Barkov
   3. Morrissey
   4. Hyman
   5. Nugent Hopkins
   6. Duchene
   7. Sanderson
   8. Morrissey
   9. Dahhlin
   10. Tanev
   11. Staal
2. Ottawa off to good start
3. Larkin dresses for Red Wings
4. www.hellebucks.com

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Oilers - win boring game over San Jose and Mark Spector is giddy

Fans planning the parade

McDavid 13 pts / Bouchard 12 pts

Leafs - Big win over Avalanche

Suprises

Atlantic OTT/TBL/BOS

Metro NJD / PHI - Last place

Central Utah / Winnipeg in top 3

Pacific - nothing major

Connections:

Last Week - Ilya Sorokin, Igor Shesterkin, Mika Noronen, Billy Smith -

This Week - Camille Henry, Joe Sakic, Daniel Alfredsson, Nathan MacKinnon

DOPeS - Brent Nazar - 2 games? https://www.nhl.com/news/chicago-blackhawks-frank-nazar-suspended-two-games-for-illegal-check

Minimal reaction from teammates.

Think Department of Player Safety will look at # of injuries early on and make recommendations?

Next Episode:

The first few games of the season have been high scoring but there have been plenty of injuries. Ovi confirms that this will be his last season but does not want anyone to make a big deal out of it...

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Title Player:Mark Howe

News

1. Ovi retirement
2. Shesterkin scores
3. Bouchard has record-setting start with 5 point game
4. Celebrini, Demidov injured.
5. Chabot Captain
6. Injuries and plenty of goals

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How do we fix the issue of players wanting out of cities before their contracts are up?

Oilers and Leafs starts.

Quiz for Dale

Connections:

Last Week: Pierre Turgeon, Paul Coffey, Victor Hedman, Phil Esposito

This Week: Ilya Sorokin, Igor Shesterkin, Mika Noronen, Billy Smith

Next Episode: Who's leading the scoring

We recorded as the Habs and Leafs kicked off the NHL season. Leading up to the start, the Leafs made a huge trade to land Kiril Marchenko from Columbus for Matthew Knies. Also, lots of interesting things coming out of the Board of Governor's meeting.

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Title Player:Max Bentley

News

1. Marchenko for Knies
2. Matthew Mayich situation in Arizona
3. Board of Governors
   1. Salary Cap
   2. Expansion
   3. Bettman future

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Predictions for 2026-27

Connections:

This Week: Pierre Turgeon, Paul Coffey, Victor Hedman, Phil Esposito

Last Week - Red Kelly, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Dylan Larkin

Next Episode: First week Results

Training camps opened this week and two days later they were playing exhibition games. It's a shorter preseason this year as the league has added 2 regular season games. Connor Hellebuyck decided he didn't like the contract he signed two years ago so sits at home sulking forcing the Jets to suspend him. Plus, some young players sign long term lucrative contracts before the new CBA kicks in.

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Title Player:Pat Flatley

News

1. Exhibition games start
2. Hellebuyck holding out
3. Kreider agrees to terminate contract and give up $1.85MM to sign with Montreal
4. Cutter Gauthier signs

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Leafs overhaul from the top down.

Oilers changes.

Canucks overhaul front office

Connections

Last week - Craig Simpson, Jimmy Carson, Kevin Haller, Brian Benning

This Week - Red Kelly, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Dylan Larkin

Next Episode: Regular Season Predictions

Cale Makar scores big but the Fraser Minten and Zeev Buium contracts were more surprising. We continue to wait to see what will happen with Connor Hellebuyck and Dylan Larkin who have both asked for trades. Plus we catch up on the past month and get set to be back to regular episodes.

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Title Player:Gary Dornhoefer

News

1. Cale Makar - $20.4MM
2. Fraser Minten - $7.2MM
3. Zeev Buium - $9.38MM
4. Alex Formenton
5. Connor Hellebuyck

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Lingering stories

1. Larkin
2. Hughes
3. Hometown Remix Sweaters - Islanders release theirs and Mike is nervous about the rest.

Connections

Last week - 74-75 Sabres, 77-78 Islanders and 84-85 Jets - all had 6 x 30 Goal scorers

This Week - Craig Simpson, Jimmy Carson, Kevin Haller, Brian Benning

Next Episode: Training Camp

Some big signings have happened over the past month and we dig into it. Steve Yzerman is out as GM of Detroit bringing and end to the failed Yzerplan.

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Title Player:Mark Napier

News

1. Leo Carlsson - Anaheim matches
2. Celebrini - highest paid player
3. Connor Bedard signs big in Chicago - worth it?
4. Patrick Kane at $8.0MM?
5. Dillon Dube gets signed and then unsigned in Sweden

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Aftermath of the Yzerplan in Detroit.

Connections

This week - 74-75 Sabres, 77-78 Islanders and 84-85 Jets

Last Week - Connor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Alexander Ovechkin

Next Episode: Training Camp

Flyers sign Leo Carlsson to $18 Million AAV offersheet. Mike Babcock to Oilers. Leafs Draft Gavin McKenna. Darnell Nurse to Sharks with nothing retained. PWHL Expansion draft. It's been a busy couple of weeks.

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Title Player: Aaron Broten

News

1. Leo Carlsson Offer Sheet
2. Barret Hayton Offer sheet
3. Other deals made to avoid offer sheet
4. Demidov extends for 8 years with Habs

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Oilers

1. Babcock in
2. Nurse out
3. Andersen, Shea, Makhamadullin, Levi in

Leafs

1. $41 million in signings
2. Bobrovsky, Paul, Raddysh, McKenna, Roslovic, Sissons in
3. Hiller in

PWHL - Expansion draft + Entry draft

Connections

This Week - Connor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Alexander Ovechkin

Last Week: Steve Yzerman, Jacob Slavin, Jeff Carter, Ken Morrow

Next Episode: Training Camp

The Hurricanes dispatched the Golden Knights in 6 games to cap a dominant playoff run to the Stanley Cup. Lots to like about this team and Dale and Mike go through it in detail.

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Title Player: Justin Williams

STANLEY CUP FINAL

1. Hurricanes win 4-2 and go 16-3 in run to Stanley
2. Conn Smythe Jordan Staal
3. Brandon Bussi replaces Andersen
4. Taylor Hall
5. Lack of injury helped
6. Eric Tulsky - is this the new style GM?

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NEWS

1. Who will coach the Oilers - Babcock, Tortarella, Cassidy?
2. Nurse requests trade
3. Rielly out in Toronto?
4. NHL Draft June 26, 27
5. PWHL Draft June 16, 17

Connections

This Week - Steve Yzerman, Jacob Slavin, Jeff Carter, Ken Morrow

Last Week: J.S. Giguere, Connor McDavid, Reggie Leach, Ron Hextall

Next Episode: Drafts

The Stanley Cup Final is well under way and there have been some big comebacks. Will Mitch Marner drive a dagger into Leafs Fans' hearts and win the Conn Smythe? Are the games super exciting or mind-numbingly boring with fits of excitement in between. And what do refs discuss when a puck is shot over the glass?

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Title Player: Lucien Deblois

News

1. Puck over glass discussion
2. Babcock to the Oilers?
3. Dylan Larkin to leave Red Wings?

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Stanley Cup Final

How many icings can they pack into one game?

Is the flip pass the new breakout?

Is this good hockey?

Connections:

Last Week: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, Bernie Parent, Bobby Orr

This Week: J.S. Giguere, Connor McDavid, Reggie Leach, Ron Hextall

Next Week - Playoff updates