Leafs Hour

The Leafs take on the Sharks again tonight and last time they faced off, San Jose went after Nazem Kadri - will they do it again? (1:18); Leafs Nation's Gord Stellick gives his thoughts on Auston Matthews' return, what the ideal lines would be, and the perceived lack of toughness on the team and whether it matters (9:28); Sean Tierney of Hockey Graphs and The Athletic describes how Morgan Rielly's offense is driven by getting close to the net, why Frederik Andersen has been elite this year, and how Nazem Kadri is constantly under-appreciated (30:38).

The Leafs take on the Sharks again tonight and last time they faced off, San Jose went after Nazem Kadri - will they do it again? (1:18); Leafs Nation's Gord Stellick gives his thoughts on Auston Matthews' return, what the ideal lines would be, and the perceived lack of toughness on the team and whether it matters (9:28); Sean Tierney of Hockey Graphs and The Athletic describes how Morgan Rielly's offense is driven by getting close to the net, why Frederik Andersen has been elite this year, and how Nazem Kadri is constantly under-appreciated (30:38).

The Leafs won last night but Toronto didn't put on a dominating performance, though Travis Dermott looked exceptional (2:00); Hockey Night in Canada's David Amber believes Marner is an undeniably exceptional player, the skill of youth around the NHL right now is amazing, the NHL is more interesting when the Leafs are successful, the Leafs haven't even reached their potential yet this year, Frederik Andersen's workload should be lightened, and the lineup changes will be fun to see (9:09); Sportsnet's John Shannon expects Nylander to be signed by the Saturday contract deadline, and doesn't think in the end there will a clear winner and loser between the Leafs and Nylander (32:08).

The Leafs won last night but Toronto didn't put on a dominating performance, though Travis Dermott looked exceptional (2:00); Hockey Night in Canada's David Amber believes Marner is an undeniably exceptional player, the skill of youth around the NHL right now is amazing, the NHL is more interesting when the Leafs are successful, the Leafs haven't even reached their potential yet this year, Frederik Andersen's workload should be lightened, and the lineup changes will be fun to see (9:09); Sportsnet's John Shannon expects Nylander to be signed by the Saturday contract deadline, and doesn't think in the end there will a clear winner and loser between the Leafs and Nylander (32:08).

If William Nylander ends up still signing a long-term deal, it's a huge win for both sides (1:32); Good Show's Leafs Analyst Justin Bourne weighs in on if Nylander will take a PR hit, why the rules around contracts for young players need to be changed, what Andreas Johnsson provides to the Leafs, what motivates the team's lineup decisions, if Tavares and Marner can keep their production up when reinforcements arrive, and whether NHL teams are becoming more proactive (7:40); Does Mike Babcock hate Garret Sparks (38:26)?

If William Nylander ends up still signing a long-term deal, it's a huge win for both sides (1:32); Good Show's Leafs Analyst Justin Bourne weighs in on if Nylander will take a PR hit, why the rules around contracts for young players need to be changed, what Andreas Johnsson provides to the Leafs, what motivates the team's lineup decisions, if Tavares and Marner can keep their production up when reinforcements arrive, and whether NHL teams are becoming more proactive (7:40); Does Mike Babcock hate Garret Sparks (38:26)?

NHL on Sportsnet's Colby Armstrong double-dipped on Thanksgivings and talks about the new generation of NHL Insiders, his busy birthday, Matt Murray's reputation in Pittsburgh, and whether the Leafs can keep up this early season success (2:03); Good Show's Totally Original Survey Game Show (27:18); Marc Savard of Leafs Nation comments on his Nylander report making Leafs Twitter explode today (32:30).

NHL on Sportsnet's Colby Armstrong double-dipped on Thanksgivings and talks about the new generation of NHL Insiders, his busy birthday, Matt Murray's reputation in Pittsburgh, and whether the Leafs can keep up this early season success (2:03); Good Show's Totally Original Survey Game Show (27:18); Marc Savard of Leafs Nation comments on his Nylander report making Leafs Twitter explode today (32:30).

NHL on Sportsnet's Doug MacLean gives his thoughts on potential Nylander trade targets from Carolina, the need to take advantage of a team's championship window, the Nylander deadline getting closer, and whether the Leafs need more grit (3:53); Ian Tulloch, host of The Leafs Geeks podcast, describes the differences between William Nylander and Kasperi Kapanen, looks at what the lines will look like when Matthews is back, and explains whether Nikita Zaitsev is actually good or not (27:55).

NHL on Sportsnet's Doug MacLean gives his thoughts on potential Nylander trade targets from Carolina, the need to take advantage of a team's championship window, the Nylander deadline getting closer, and whether the Leafs need more grit (3:53); Ian Tulloch, host of The Leafs Geeks podcast, describes the differences between William Nylander and Kasperi Kapanen, looks at what the lines will look like when Matthews is back, and explains whether Nikita Zaitsev is actually good or not (27:55).