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]

We talk about the Leafs win against an undermanned Ottawa, Nick Ritchie, and our skepticism that Ilya Mikeheyev is any different to before.

Today we discuss:

The COVID cancellations sweeping the NHL [0:57]

Paul Maurice resigning as the Jets head coach [9:37]

Jason Spezza's suspension getting reduced from 6 games to 4 [18:46]

The general state of the Leafs recently, and their play without Mitch Marner [20:49]

Today we discuss:

The Habs firing Marc Bergevin [2:45]

The Canucks firing Jim Benning [26:17]

The Jason Spezza suspension [50:22]

Today we talk about a few positive developments helping the Leafs this season. In particular, we discuss:

John Tavares' resurgence [3:15]

Michael Bunting as a third wheel on a top line [15:10]

Jack Campbell's Vezina campaign [27:25]

Today we discuss a whole host of things, including our general thoughts on the state of the team, Pierre Engvall, Rasmus Sandin, and more. To do so, we brought on our friend, Ian Tulloch, who writes for MapleLeafsHotStove.com and is a long-standing member of Leafs Twitter.

Today we discuss:

The Leafs' ability to convert on their chances [3:14]

The development of Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren [23:26]

Ondrej Kase and whether we should re-adjust lines to give him Top 6 minutes [35:35]

John Tortorella's bad take about Connor McDavid [47:30]

Side note: I mention a stat from HockeyViz early on where the Leafs have 42 xG and 27 actual goals (the Leafs have scored 43 goals per NHL.com). This is clearly incorrect. This stat is for 5v5; the HockeyViz chart I was using incorrectly states that it’s all situations.

Today we discuss:

The Morgan Rielly contract [4:00]

Petr Mrazek's latest injury [23:18]

The success of the Leafs budget 3rd line [28:30]

Justin Holl trade rumours [37:00]

Have our opinions on the Leafs changed? [48:37]