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Better Lait Than Never: NHL Salary Cap is going up, the pre-season is too long, and handsome Jay Woodroft

By baggedmilk
Sep 28, 2022, 18:00 EDTUpdated: Oct 6, 2022, 10:42 EDT
We’ve hit the 60% complete mark on your work week and that can only mean one thing: a brand new episode of Better Lait Than Never is set and ready to invade your ear holes.
Kicking off this week’s podcast, I jumped in with a look at the pre-season after the annual tune-up event kicked off this past Sunday in Winnipeg. As much as I was excited for that first one, I will readily admit that my enthusiasm for this two-week practice period dropped off in a real hurry. Now, with six games left (counting tonight) on deck, I know that our patience will be tested as handsome Jay Woodcroft (more on that later) whittles the roster down to what we’ll see on opening night. Speaking of Jay Woodcroft, our new hero was named as the NHL’s most handsome coach yesterday so how could I not spend a few minutes talking about Bae Woodcroft being a smoldering hunk behind the bench? Next up, we also got word that the NHL’s salary cap is going to be rising quite a bit over the next few years, and for us Oilers fans, this news couldn’t come at a better time given the two stars we’ll have to sign in the few years. Lastly, I wrapped up the episode with another round of voicemails to get your take on what’s been going on over the last week in your life.
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