The wait is finally over and the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us! Knowing the Leafs would be playing Tampa since basically November has made things a bit anticlimactic but now that the day has arrived the excitement is beginning to boil! 

Before we dive into playoff talk, we have some final regular season game moments to cover. In the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, we shine a light on two newcomers, one a rookie and the other a returning vet, and both could end up being wildcards in the playoffs.

For the LTL Highlight reel we give a lot of love to our back up net-minders. These guys step into difficult situations and never complain, so it's high time they got some shoutouts! We also celebrate a sniper that we hope is just warming up for a long spring run.

Then we welcome back our LTL Insider Mike Augello for the Third Period to help us break down the Tampa/TO series. Mike gives us his thoughts on the possible lineups, his keys to the series and who may emerge as the difference makers for the Leafs.

Lastly, some Podcast news and notes. With this episode we have reached another milestone, having now published 75 episodes! You, our loyal listeners, are what make it all worthwhile. We are eternally grateful and we thank you for your continued listenership and support! We also have a programming reminder to pass along. We will be going weekly throughout the Leafs playoff run, so hit that follow button if you haven’t already to make sure you never miss an episode!

Get ready for lots of drama, Leafs Nation. We’ll be back with the early series analysis next week. Thanks as always for tuning in. GO Leafs GO!

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