Leafs Hour

Leafs Hour begins with Ben & JD breaking down the Leafs winning a lucky one and Freddy Andersen proving himself yet again (0:55); Marc Savard, co-host of Leafs Nation, discuses the Jekyll-Hyde nature of the Leafs early in the season, the lack of Matthews and Nylander is putting a lot of strain on the lineup, Freddy Gauthier and the bottom 6 need to do more, and whether guys contracts end up affecting other players (11:51); Ian Tulloch, Host of The Leafs Geeks podcast, is a champion of the underdog Leafs and took a big "L" on his Freddy Gauthier take last night, thinks the Leafs depth scoring will eventually come back, and has a lot of thoughts on what Marner's successful season will mean for his contract negotiations (28:28).

Leafs Hour begins with Ben & JD breaking down the Leafs winning a lucky one and Freddy Andersen proving himself yet again (0:55); Marc Savard, co-host of Leafs Nation, discuses the Jekyll-Hyde nature of the Leafs early in the season, the lack of Matthews and Nylander is putting a lot of strain on the lineup, Freddy Gauthier and the bottom 6 need to do more, and whether guys contracts end up affecting other players (11:51); Ian Tulloch, Host of The Leafs Geeks podcast, is a champion of the underdog Leafs and took a big "L" on his Freddy Gauthier take last night, thinks the Leafs depth scoring will eventually come back, and has a lot of thoughts on what Marner's successful season will mean for his contract negotiations (28:28).

Sportsnet's NHL Insider Chris Johnston says the Senators Uber video is a bit embarrassing but it's definitely not as bad as some are making it out to be, it may change Ottawa's perception of Matt Duchene, the difference in the Leafs home/away records is overblown, the Vegas Golden Knights are always facing obstacles to success, Morgan Rielly just continues to get better, and there's no news on the William Nylander front (6:51); Hockey Night in Canada's Garry Galley gives a former player's perspective on the Senators players blowing off steam, and what the next steps might be (36:14).

Sportsnet's NHL Insider Chris Johnston says the Senators Uber video is a bit embarrassing but it's definitely not as bad as some are making it out to be, it may change Ottawa's perception of Matt Duchene, the difference in the Leafs home/away records is overblown, the Vegas Golden Knights are always facing obstacles to success, Morgan Rielly just continues to get better, and there's no news on the William Nylander front (6:51); Hockey Night in Canada's Garry Galley gives a former player's perspective on the Senators players blowing off steam, and what the next steps might be (36:14).

Good Show Leafs Analyst has DuckTales thoughts before jumping into the Tavares-Marner partnership, how indispensible Marner has become, the continued ascent of Morgan Rielly, Frederik Andersen's steady play, how good Josh Leivo has looked, and the idea of playoff play-in games becoming a thing in the NHL (3:32); Former NHLer P-A Parenteau discusses how he's enjoying being retired, what it was like to play with John Tavares in New York, why Tavares' serious nature is a positive thing, what it's like to be a young player being coached by Mike Babcock (30:52).

Good Show Leafs Analyst has DuckTales thoughts before jumping into the Tavares-Marner partnership, how indispensible Marner has become, the continued ascent of Morgan Rielly, Frederik Andersen's steady play, how good Josh Leivo has looked, and the idea of playoff play-in games becoming a thing in the NHL (3:32); Former NHLer P-A Parenteau discusses how he's enjoying being retired, what it was like to play with John Tavares in New York, why Tavares' serious nature is a positive thing, what it's like to be a young player being coached by Mike Babcock (30:52).

Former NHLer Matthew Barnaby joins the guys to say the Leafs are in a bit of a rut right now but they'll be fine, Patrick Marleau remains a strong secondary scoring option, what Toronto should target if they're considering trading Nylander, who the Leafs most important bottom-6 guy is, and why they're set up to withstand the Matthews injury (2:10); Postmedia's National Hockey Writer Michael Traikos weighs in on team depth, whether Andreas Johnsson is ready to turn things around, disappointment around Connor Brown, and the early returns surrounding John Tavares (28:10)

Former NHLer Matthew Barnaby joins the guys to say the Leafs are in a bit of a rut right now but they'll be fine, Patrick Marleau remains a strong secondary scoring option, what Toronto should target if they're considering trading Nylander, who the Leafs most important bottom-6 guy is, and why they're set up to withstand the Matthews injury (2:10); Postmedia's National Hockey Writer Michael Traikos weighs in on team depth, whether Andreas Johnsson is ready to turn things around, disappointment around Connor Brown, and the early returns surrounding John Tavares (28:10)

NHL Insider Chris Johnston has some thoughts surrounding the Leafs lineup without Auston Matthews, Patrick Marleau's early struggles, the lack of depth at wing, how long the Nylander drama will drag out, why he'll likely end up back in Toronto, (1:24); Marc Savard, co-host of Leafs Nation, was very disappointed in the Leafs performance against the Flames, expects a much improved game from Toronto tonight, and knows how hard switching lines around can be on young players (31:57).

NHL Insider Chris Johnston has some thoughts surrounding the Leafs lineup without Auston Matthews, Patrick Marleau's early struggles, the lack of depth at wing, how long the Nylander drama will drag out, why he'll likely end up back in Toronto, (1:24); Marc Savard, co-host of Leafs Nation, was very disappointed in the Leafs performance against the Flames, expects a much improved game from Toronto tonight, and knows how hard switching lines around can be on young players (31:57).