Today we discuss the Leafs’ moves at the trade deadline. This includes sending Travis Dermott to the Canucks, Alex Biega to the Predators, and most critically, acquiring Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell from the Kraken for a bevy of draft picks.

Today we discuss the Hart Trophy race, and whether Auston Matthews deserves it over the likes of Johnny Gaudreau, Igor Shesterkin, and Connor McDavid

Today we discuss:

The Leafs goaltending issues [0:45]

Teams we were wrong about in the pre-season [32:01]

We go in-depth on the Leafs trade for Ilya Lyubushkin and Ryan Dzingel (in exchange for Nick Ritchie and a 2025 conditional 2nd round pick)

Today, we rant about random things in hockey that annoy us. Enjoy!

Today we discuss defence, goalie, and coaching grades for the Leafs up to the All-Star break.

Timestamps:

Morgan Rielly [2:46]

TJ Brodie [14:28]

Jake Muzzin [20:22]

Justin Holl [36:26]

Rasmus Sandin [42:00]

Travis Dermott [50:41]

Timothy Liljegren [58:45]

Goaltenders + Coaching [1:04:57]

Today we're joined by the boss of PensionPlanPuppets.com, Katya Knappe. Katya helps us go through all the Leafs forwards and assign them a grade, since we're at the halfway point of the year.

Timestamps:

Auston Matthews [2:00]

Mitch Marner [10:48]

William Nylander [27:21]

John Tavares [35:28]

Michael Bunting [43:10]

Alexander Kerfoot [52:00]

David Kampf [58:06]

Pierre Engvall [1:04:45]

Ondrej Kase [1:12:01]

Wayne Simmonds [1:19:02]

Nick Ritchie [1:24:05]

Jason Spezza [1:30:51]

Ilya Mikheyev [1:35:50]

Today we go in-depth on the top teams in the Atlantic (aside from the Leafs) and their strengths, weaknesses, and how the Leafs match up with them.

Timestamps

The Tampa Bay Lightning [5:09]

Florida Panthers [43:55]

Boston Bruins [1:05:12]

Today we discuss:

Assorted trends from the last 3 games [3:05]

Muzzin + Guy struggling [11:26]

Is Timothy Liljegren ready for a 2nd pairing role (probably not) [19:55]

The pleasant surprise of the forward depth [23:45]

What are the Leafs regaining with Mitch Marner’s return [27:25]

John Chayka’s kind of weird open letter in Sportico [42:39]

Today we discuss:

The Leafs game against the Avalanche and the test that faces them over the road trip [0:47]

Some awesome plays by Cale Makar [9:00]

The Detroit Red Wings [18:25]

The Buffalo Sabres [39:37]

The Ottawa Senators [54:05]

The Montreal Canadiens [1:15:11]

Bad Take of the Week [1:23:00]