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]

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]