It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ 500th assist, more Andrew Mangiapane trade rumours, healthy scratches, Connor McDavid’s heater, and much more.

I kicked off this week’s episode with a look at Ryan Nugent-Hopkins reaching the 500 assist mark in Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators. Nuge isn’t the flashiest player on the roster with Connor and Leon ahead of him, but that didn’t stop me from gushing about my guy for a few minutes as he inches closer to 1000 NHL games. I also looked at Kasperi Kapanen’s comeback and how quickly he made an impact. From there, I had to touch on the frustration many of us felt yesterday when we saw that both Andrew Mangiapane and Trent Frederic were healthy scratches against the Preds. And the worst part? It didn’t look like it mattered.

Finally, I wrapped up this week’s episode of BLTN with a guest Righteous Sack Beating, then closed out the podcast with another round of voicemails. The voicemail was alive this week, and everyone’s takes were all over the map and very fun for me to listen to. The voicemail is the best way to wrap up the show and give everyone a chance to share their thoughts. Another hearty thank you to everyone who contributed to this week’s episode. Having all of you in the mix makes the show so much better.