Jonas and James return with the first episode of the new season of the Leaf Report. The guys discuss the contract extension for Auston Matthews, Ilya Samsonov's one year arbitration contract, William Nylander's desire to stay with the Maple Leafs and the extension for Sheldon Keefe and the new additions to his coaching staff.
Plus Jonas and James dive deep into the LTIR for Matt Murray, Martin Jones signing with Toronto and they pay tribute to former first rounder Rodion Amirov who tragically passed away at the age of 21 after a battle with brain cancer ahead of answering your questions in the Leaf Report pod-bag.


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Auston Matthews, Ilya Samsonov and Sheldon Keefe's new contracts headline a busy summer for Maple Leafs

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Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs massive home ice win in game six to force a 7th and deciding game in this series on Saturday night. The guys praise the play of Joseph Woll, Matthew Knies, Jake McCabe and William Nylander, and how the team has bought into an overall solid defensive plan which has so far, shutdown Bruins star forward David Pasternak.
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Maple Leafs face-off against the Bruins in Game 7, again

Jonas and James recap the Maple Leafs solid effort in an elimination game five, with Max Domi stepping up in place of the injured Auston Matthews, Matthew Nies and Jake McCabe having their best game of the series, John Tavares working hard to get better and goalie Joseph Woll stepping up large in the net for Toronto. The guys look ahead to game 6 in Toronto on Thursday night as the Leafs look to snap their 6 game home losing streak in the playoffs. 
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Joseph Woll, Max Domi and Maple Leafs shine in must win game 5 vs Bruins

On a special Sunday edition of the Leaf Report, Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle breakdown the Maple Leafs uninspiring loss to the Boston Bruins in game four, the blowup on the bench involving Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Auston Matthews, the illness that Matthews is battling and if Tuesday night might be the final game for Marner in a Maple Leafs uniform.
The guys try to find a solution to the Leafs struggling power-play and penalty kill, wonder if Joseph Woll will get the start in goal in game five and compare the job Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery is doing, as opposed to the Leafs Sheldon Keefe, with yet another season for the Maple Leafs on the line.
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Groundhog Day for the Maple Leafs

Jonas and James recap the Maple Leafs game two win over Boston, and the dominant performance from star centre Auston Matthews and the overall effort of the first line. The guys praise the surprising contributions of the 4th line, the need to stay out of the box, and to be more disciplined, Sheldon Keefe sticking with the same lineup after a terrible effort in game one, Ilya Samsonov's better performance in game 2, specialty team concerns, how to get Mitch Marner on track, and they provide an update on William Nylander.
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Dominant Auston Matthews plays his best postseason game to date

Jonas and James look back on the regular season of the Maple Leafs, led by the historic season by Auston Matthews and his 69 goals.
The boys turn the page on the regular season and look ahead to the first round series with arch nemesis, the Boston Bruins and discuss some of the biggest question marks coming into the series including the goaltending, what six defenders will draw in, who will win the specialty teams battle and if the core four can finally overcome their Bruin demons?
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Auston Matthews, Ilya Samsonov and Sheldon Keefe's new contracts headline a busy summer for Maple Leafs

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