This week’s Real Hockey Talk show took place at Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen. Along with Dave Isaac, Greg Isaac, William Grigsby from lastwordonhockey.com and Ed Cole this is podcast #7 for your listening pleasure.
The show was originally scheduled to air from its normal noon-3 pm time slot. But technical issues with our broadcasting equipment changed it to 1 pm to 3 pm.
NHL Salaries Per Points Scored: Real Hockey Talk Podcast #7
Still, we got into various topics of discussion including line combinations from dailyfaceoff.com. We debated whether to agree with the lines they came up with and how those lines may work for the teams.
In Dave’s “what have I learned” segment he covered two Vegas shows he took in while in tinsel town in May. His favourite was Donny and Marie. We chatted about the Vegas scene and how we all enjoy visiting there. What a sports town Las Vegas is becoming!
William worked hard on a spreadsheet where he accumulated data on how much each Western Conference top three scoring forwards earned per point scored for the 2018-19 season. It analyzes whether each team is spending too much or is getting a bargain. Next week look for the Eastern Conference results.
Here is the Chart
| Player | Team | Cap hit | Points | Salary per point | Team Rank | |
| Rikard Rakell | ANA | $3,789,444 | 43 | $88,127 | 1 | |
| Jalob Silfverberg | ANA | $5,250,000 | 43 | $122,093 | 2 | |
| Ryan Getzaf | ANA | $8,250,000 | 48 | $171,875 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | ARZ | $885,833 | 47 | $18,848 | 1 | ELC |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | ARZ | $1,500,000 | 39 | $38,462 | 2 | |
| Alex Galchenyuk | ARZ | $4,900,000 | 41 | $119,512 | 3 | |
| Elias Lindholm | CAL | $4,850,000 | 78 | $62,179 | 1 | |
| Johhny Gaudreau | CAL | $6,750,000 | 99 | $68,182 | 2 | |
| San Monahan | CAL | $6,375,000 | 82 | $77,744 | 3 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | CHI | $778,333 | 76 | $10,241 | 1 | ELC |
| Patrick Kane | CHI | $10,500,000 | 110 | $95,455 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Toews | CHI | $10,500,000 | 81 | $129,630 | 3 | |
| Nate MacKinnon | COL | $6,300,000 | 99 | $63,636 | 1 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | COL | $5,571,429 | 75 | $74,286 | 2 | |
| J.T. Compher | COL | $3,500,000 | 32 | $109,375 | 3 | |
| Alexander Rudalov | DAL | $6,250,000 | 72 | $86,806 | 1 | |
| Tyler Sequin | DAL | $9,850,000 | 80 | $123,125 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | DAL | $9,500,000 | 53 | $179,245 | 3 | |
| Leon Drasaitl | EDM | $8,500,000 | 105 | $80,952 | 1 | |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | EDM | $6,000,000 | 69 | $86,957 | 2 | |
| Connor McDavid | EDM | $12,500,000 | 116 | $107,759 | 3 | |
| Dustin Brown | LAK | $5,875,000 | 51 | $115,196 | 1 | |
| Anze Kopitar | LAK | $10,000,000 | 60 | $166,667 | 2 | |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | LAK | $6,250,000 | 34 | $183,824 | 3 | |
| Eric Staal | MIN | $3,250,000 | 52 | $62,500 | 1 | |
| Mikael Granlund | MIN | $5,750,000 | 49 | $117,347 | 2 | |
| Zach Parise | MIN | $7,538,461 | 61 | $123,581 | 3 | |
| Viktor Arvidsson | NSH | $4,250,000 | 48 | $88,542 | 1 | |
| Filip Forsberg | NSH | $6,000,000 | 50 | $120,000 | 2 | |
| Ryan Johansen | NSH | $8,000,000 | 64 | $125,000 | 3 | |
| Brayden Schenn | STL | $5,125,000 | 54 | $94,907 | 1 | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | STL | $7,500,000 | 68 | $110,294 | 2 | |
| Ryan O’Reilly | STL | $7,500,000 | 77 | $97,403 | 3 | |
| Tomas Hertl | SJS | $5,625,000 | 74 | $76,014 | 1 | |
| Timo Meier | SJS | $6,000,000 | 66 | $90,909 | 2 | |
| Logan Couture | SJS | $8,000,000 | 70 | $114,286 | 3 | |
| Elias Pettersson | VAN | $925,000 | 66 | $14,015 | 1 | ELC |
| Brock Boeser | VAN | $925,000 | 56 | $16,518 | 2 | ELC |
| Bo Horvat | VAN | $5,500,000 | 61 | $90,164 | 3 | |
| Jon Marchesssault | VGK | $5,000,000 | 59 | $84,746 | 1 | |
| Reilly Smith | VGK | $5,000,000 | 53 | $94,340 | 2 | |
| William Karlsson | VGK | $5,900,000 | 56 | $105,357 | 3 | |
| Kyle Connor | WPG | $925,000 | 66 | $14,015 | 1 | |
| Mark Sheifele | WPG | $6,125,000 | 84 | $72,917 | 2 | |
| Blake Wheeler | WPG | $8,250,000 | 91 | $90,659 | 3 |
NHL Salaries Per Points Scored Ranked by Salary Per Point
| Player | Team | Cap hit | Points | Salary per point | RANK |
| Alex DeBrincat | CHI | $778,333 | 76 | $10,241 | 1 |
| Elias Pettersson | VAN | $925,000 | 66 | $14,015 | 2 |
| Kyle Connor | WPG | $925,000 | 66 | $14,015 | 3 |
| Brock Boeser | VAN | $925,000 | 56 | $16,518 | 4 |
| Clayton Keller | ARZ | $885,833 | 47 | $18,848 | 5 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | ARZ | $1,500,000 | 39 | $38,462 | 6 |
| Elias Lindholm | CAL | $4,850,000 | 78 | $62,179 | 7 |
| Eric Staal | MIN | $3,250,000 | 52 | $62,500 | 8 |
| Nate MacKinnon | COL | $6,300,000 | 99 | $63,636 | 9 |
| Johhny Gaudreau | CAL | $6,750,000 | 99 | $68,182 | 10 |
| Mark Sheifele | WPG | $6,125,000 | 84 | $72,917 | 11 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | COL | $5,571,429 | 75 | $74,286 | 12 |
| Tomas Hertl | SJS | $5,625,000 | 74 | $76,014 | 13 |
| San Monahan | CAL | $6,375,000 | 82 | $77,744 | 14 |
| Leon Drasaitl | EDM | $8,500,000 | 105 | $80,952 | 15 |
| Jon Marchesssault | VGK | $5,000,000 | 59 | $84,746 | 16 |
| Alexander Rudalov | DAL | $6,250,000 | 72 | $86,806 | 17 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | EDM | $6,000,000 | 69 | $86,957 | 18 |
| Rikard Rakell | ANA | $3,789,444 | 43 | $88,127 | 19 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | NSH | $4,250,000 | 48 | $88,542 | 20 |
| Bo Horvat | VAN | $5,500,000 | 61 | $90,164 | 21 |
| Blake Wheeler | WPG | $8,250,000 | 91 | $90,659 | 22 |
| Timo Meier | SJS | $6,000,000 | 66 | $90,909 | 23 |
| Reilly Smith | VGK | $5,000,000 | 53 | $94,340 | 24 |
| Brayden Schenn | STL | $5,125,000 | 54 | $94,907 | 25 |
| Patrick Kane | CHI | $10,500,000 | 110 | $95,455 | 26 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | STL | $7,500,000 | 77 | $97,403 | 27 |
| William Karlsson | VGK | $5,900,000 | 56 | $105,357 | 28 |
| Connor McDavid | EDM | $12,500,000 | 116 | $107,759 | 29 |
| J.T. Compher | COL | $3,500,000 | 32 | $109,375 | 30 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | STL | $7,500,000 | 68 | $110,294 | 31 |
| Logan Couture | SJS | $8,000,000 | 70 | $114,286 | 32 |
| Dustin Brown | LAK | $5,875,000 | 51 | $115,196 | 33 |
| Mikael Granlund | MIN | $5,750,000 | 49 | $117,347 | 34 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | ARZ | $4,900,000 | 41 | $119,512 | 35 |
| Filip Forsberg | NSH | $6,000,000 | 50 | $120,000 | 36 |
| Jalob Silfverberg | ANA | $5,250,000 | 43 | $122,093 | 37 |
| Tyler Sequin | DAL | $9,850,000 | 80 | $123,125 | 38 |
| Zach Parise | MIN | $7,538,461 | 61 | $123,581 | 39 |
| Ryan Johansen | NSH | $8,000,000 | 64 | $125,000 | 40 |
| Jonathan Toews | CHI | $10,500,000 | 81 | $129,630 | 41 |
| Anze Kopitar | LAK | $10,000,000 | 60 | $166,667 | 42 |
| Ryan Getzaf | ANA | $8,250,000 | 48 | $171,875 | 43 |
| Jamie Benn | DAL | $9,500,000 | 53 | $179,245 | 44 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | LAK | $6,250,000 | 34 | $183,824 | 45 |
NHL Possible Line Combinations, Teams Outlook
Which line in the NHL is the top line according to dailyfaceoff.com? Listen in to get the answer, it may surprise you.
Some items we discussed include:
- Will James Neal be able to revive his career with the Edmonton Oilers?
- What will the San Jose Sharks look like without Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi?
- Will the Arizona Coyotes line possibilities with Phil Kessel bring them playoff success?
- Can the Dallas Stars excel with a top line of Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, and Pavelski?
- Will the addition of Robin Lehner to the Chicago Blackhawks be an insurance policy against the possible loss of Corey Crawford if he’s not healthy? Or will they trade Brendan Perlini and if so get what in return?
- Do the Anaheim Ducks have a chance of recovering to a playoff position
NHL Top Ten Controversial Players
Dave goes through the list of the ten top controversial players in the NHL. Some may surprise why others will jog your memory as to what happened to allow them to be on the list.
Some are there due to their unseemly behavior on the ice. Others are included for some questionable conduct off the ice.
Unfortunately, we just barely got done with the list when our remote broadcast equipment decided it didn’t want us to finish the last hour of the show. Our apologies.
We’ll try to make it up to our loyal fans next week. So be sure to watch for the next article as we attempt to bring you some interesting dialogue on the NHL happenings.
