Nov 11, 2026 · 1h 58m
MacKinnon’s Hart case meets Chychrun’s crushing hit
How Does Jakob Chychrun Affect Nathan MacKinnon's Hart Candidacy?
The episode connects an early awards race with a brutal on-ice moment, while testing the credibility of a major trade rumor.
- 1Connor McDavid dominates the early Hart Trophy race, but Nathan MacKinnon still earns a first-place vote.
- 2Kevin Weekes’s Matvei Michkov report collides with denials from the Flyers and Rick Tocchet.
- 3Jakob Chychrun’s legal hit on Nick Cousins becomes the episode’s defining hockey spectacle and social-media joke.
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The hosts dissect Jakob Chychrun’s massive legal hit on Nick Cousins, then react to Cousins expected to miss a week or more.
The brief
The episode opens with a crowded hockey agenda: Matvei Michkov trade rumors, Connor Hellebuyck’s revenge-game performance, Nathan MacKinnon’s Hart candidacy, and Bruce Cassidy’s TikTok.
Kevin Weekes’s report says Michkov may prefer a fresh start, but the Flyers, other reporters, and Rick Tocchet push back, leaving the rumor’s credibility unsettled.
Connor Hellebuyck’s performance against New Jersey anchors a discussion of revenge games, while Dawson Mercer’s night and the arena trolling turn the matchup into theater.
The hosts treat Jakob Chychrun’s legal hit on Nick Cousins as the night’s most spectacular moment, then follow Cousins’s injury update into jokes about social-media unfollows.
An awards survey puts Connor McDavid far ahead in the Hart race, with Nathan MacKinnon receiving a first-place vote and Evan Bouchard emerging strongly for the Norris.
Toronto’s spending, Bruce Cassidy’s unexpected whimsy, the night’s NHL slate, and a long listener-mail stretch widen the episode beyond its central hockey debates.
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