Leafs Hour

Kyle Dubas says some progress has been made on contract negotiations with Auston Matthews but Marner won’t be negotiating during the season, so Ben & JD try to parse what it all means; Sportsnet’s Andrew Berkshire weighs in on the idea that fans should be allowed to be mad at their favourite team, the narrative around Mitch Marner’s superstar status, the Leafs’ mid-season slump, and wonders if Mike Babcock would be okay with the Leafs moving on from Jake Gardiner.

Kyle Dubas says some progress has been made on contract negotiations with Auston Matthews but Marner won't be negotiating during the season, so Ben & JD try to parse what it all means; Sportsnet's Andrew Berkshire weighs in on the idea that fans should be allowed to be mad at their favourite team, the narrative around Mitch Marner's superstar status, the Leafs' mid-season slump, and wonders if Mike Babcock would be okay with the Leafs moving on from Jake Gardiner.

Good Show’s Leafs Analyst Justin Bourne says Toronto needs to make real changes to improve their luck, there are personnel that the Leafs are missing, options to internally improve the D are limited, Nazem Kadri’s value needs to be re-evaluated, and the pressure is really on Mike Babcock now to make everything work with this team; Good Show debuts their latest contest game!

Good Show's Leafs Analyst Justin Bourne says Toronto needs to make real changes to improve their luck, there are personnel that the Leafs are missing, options to internally improve the D are limited, Nazem Kadri's value needs to be re-evaluated, and the pressure is really on Mike Babcock now to make everything work with this team; Good Show debuts their latest contest game!

The Leafs looked like the team everybody has wanted them to all season last night; Former NHLer Matthew Barnaby talks about William Nylander continually getting better, Freddy Andersen’s lateral movement and constant improvement, Mitch Marner’s outbreak of goals, the lack of Auston Matthews’ physicality, and why Kadri has struggled this season (3:09); Sean Tierney of Hockey Graphs & The Athletic says that William Nylander is generating a lot of chances, advanced stats suggest he’s getting better but is still under-performing, and he probably deserves a little more leeway than fans are currently giving him.

The Leafs looked like the team everybody has wanted them to all season last night; Former NHLer Matthew Barnaby talks about William Nylander continually getting better, Freddy Andersen's lateral movement and constant improvement, Mitch Marner's outbreak of goals, the lack of Auston Matthews' physicality, and why Kadri has struggled this season (3:09); Sean Tierney of Hockey Graphs & The Athletic says that William Nylander is generating a lot of chances, advanced stats suggest he's getting better but is still under-performing, and he probably deserves a little more leeway than fans are currently giving him.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are scary good, but the Leafs have to put in a good showing tonight; Sportsnet’s Doug MacLean has questions around underlying numbers, thinks the Leafs should be looking over their shoulders in the standings, says the team could stand to acquire a physical player, defines what it means to play “heavy”, and tries to figure out why Kadri is struggling; Former NHLer Andre Deveaux says thinks tonight’s Leafs-Lightning match-up is a measuring stick game, Toronto wants to respond strongly after Monday’s rough outing, fans had a right to boo on Monday, and Jake Gardiner is better than he gets credit for.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are scary good, but the Leafs have to put in a good showing tonight; Sportsnet's Doug MacLean has questions around underlying numbers, thinks the Leafs should be looking over their shoulders in the standings, says the team could stand to acquire a physical player, defines what it means to play "heavy", and tries to figure out why Kadri is struggling; Former NHLer Andre Deveaux says thinks tonight's Leafs-Lightning match-up is a measuring stick game, Toronto wants to respond strongly after Monday's rough outing, fans had a right to boo on Monday, and Jake Gardiner is better than he gets credit for.

Former Maple Leaf Daniel Winnik discusses playing in Switzerland before describing what it’s like to be playing for a team that the fans aren’t behind, whether Toronto is a tough city to play in, and his memories of Salute-Gate 2014; Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston is in Tampa for tomorrow’s game and discusses new Leafs lines, Jake Gardiner, whether he sees any trades in Toronto’s future, and what to expect from next month’s trade deadline.

Former Maple Leaf Daniel Winnik discusses playing in Switzerland before describing what it's like to be playing for a team that the fans aren't behind, whether Toronto is a tough city to play in, and his memories of Salute-Gate 2014; Sportsnet's Chris Johnston is in Tampa for tomorrow's game and discusses new Leafs lines, Jake Gardiner, whether he sees any trades in Toronto's future, and what to expect from next month's trade deadline.