Rink Rat Report

(00:00) Introduction (01:30) Starting the podcast on a POSITIVE note we lay out some positives we saw through the week as well as touch on 1 negative each (18:06) A note on Rasmus Sandin and the defenceman (25:00) Recapping the games from last week against Pittsburgh, Vancouver and… Pittsburgh again? (51:24) Defensive injury updates with Jake Muzzin and TJ Brodie

00:00 Introduction and recapping the last 4 games after the Leafs picked 7 points out of a total of 8, 10:43 Recapping all the line juggling and some standouts like Dennis Malgin and Nicholas Robertson as well as Nicholas Aube-Kubel being waved 20:30 Digging into the goalie situation with Eric Kallgren and Keith Petruzelli and awaiting the return of Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov 31:46 Debating the 5th best forward on the Leafs including Alexander Kerfoot, Michael Bunting and David Kampf 42:01 Discussing the D pairings and Rasmus Sandin’s continued struggles 49:01 Around the league looking at some unexpected good teams, looking ahead to the Penguins and Canucks games and giving Bergeron his flowers

00:00 recapping the Leafs last 3 games against the San Jose Shark, the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks 05:30 Key takeaways from the 3 games and looking into the problem of the Leafs so far this year 19:00 Discussing the Sheldon Keefe line deployment like the Robertson, Nylander, and Malgin and the lineup decision in bringing in the forwards 28:30 Discussing some hand tracked stats from Cam Charron and some underlying issues that may not be sorted throughout the year 36:29 Theory crafting some forward lines 50:00 Defense structure 1:09:41 Goaltending discussion with Matt Murray coming back, Ilya Samsonov and Erik Kallgren 1:38:29 Around the league

(00:00) Starting off with the Dallas Stars game, where Nick Robertson scored 2 goals to help win the game, (09:30) Next we move to the Winnipeg Jets game where the leafs dominated 4-1 with the help of Wayne Simmonds and Kyle Clifford and touching on our goalie situation (23:36) Last game recap of the week is the 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and our issue with the depth scoring (30:00) tangent on the depth scoring and the holes the leafs need to fill after losing Ilya Mikheyev, Ondrej Kase and Jason Spezza (45:08) Victor Mete and the defensive pairings as well as looking back at Ilya Lyubushkin

To kick off the show we recap all the games that happened since the last episode starting with a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals with Auston Matthews getting his first goal of the season to give the Leafs the lead.  From there they talk about the 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators at home with two of the most offensivley prolific players on the leafs scored to help vault the team to victory, Justin Holl and David Kampf.  Finishing with the brutal 4-2 loss to the Arizona State Coyotes at home where the leafs were booed off the ice.  The boys discuss what happened in that game and look for any bright spots.  With only 4 games into the season we discuss the sentiment around the leafs and their fanbase.  Then we get into the injury news with Matt Murray being moved to LTIR and Jake Muzzin being moved to IR.  We breakdown the possible options for the leafs and the potential long term impact of these injuries if either of these players are out long term.  Moving behind the bench, we talk about the lineup changes coming for the next game and the blender lines we saw in the 3rd period against the Coyotes with michael bunting moving off the first line and Alexander Kerfoot getting the opprotunity to play with Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews.  As well we talk about Sheldon Keefe calling out the elite players on the team only to backtrack the next day.  Finally we touch on the upcoming week of games between the Dallas Stars, the Winnipeg Jets and the Vegas Golden Knights.  Into around the league we look at the most suprising starts for players and teams and the injury situation for Ekblad and Landeskog

The boys break down the first game of the year which was a 4 - 3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.  WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED???? We discussed our thoughts on the lines, the new look 2nd line, how our defence core played and how the goaltending played.  Then we look ahead to see if there are any changes we would like to see moving forward to next game and over the coming weeks

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(00:00) Recapping the last preseason game and seeing how Adam Gaudette, Rasmus Sandin and Denis Malgin played (10:27) Reacting to the leafs opening day roster from the decision to send nick robertson down, to starting the season with Matt Murray in net and Denis Malgin securing a position on the opening day lineup, as well as gushing over Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews (28:42) Breaking down the decision to go with John Tavares and William Nylander together vs the potential of splitting them up as well as Denis Malgin (51:56) Michael Bunting contract extension talks (57:00) Quick goalie talk about Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov (1:02:37) Projecting the teams we think will make the NHL Playoffs

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(00:00) recapping the last 3 preseason games between the Habs and the Senators, covering Nicholas Robertson and Denis Malign among other forwards (15:00) Discussing the leafs powerplay in the preseason game against montreal with Michael Bunting in the net front position and as a low pass option (20:00) Discussing some potential AHL guys who we could see in the lineup later in the year as an insurance policy (26:25) Looking at the goalie tandem of Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov (41:07) Looking into the leafs opening day roster and who could slot in where with the leafs regular season around the corner (1:13:58) Around the league with Logon Thompson, Jason Robertson and Matthew Barzal

(00:00) Introduction and a little gripe with sportsnet (03:30) Injury bug takes a bite out of Jake Muzzin and John Taveres, Alexander Kerfoot and Calle Jarnkrok look to fill in that role in the meantime and what the Leafs top 6 might look like (15:01) Getting into the first preseason game with standouts from William Nylander, Denis Malgin, and Ponuts Holmberg (21:44) Adam Gaudette (28:10) Zach Aston-Reese and final thoughts on the first game (42:59) Getting into game 2 with standouts from Calle Jarnkrook, Ilya Samsonov and Michael Bunting (43:11) Matt Murray (48:43) Nicholas Aube-Kubel and Bobby McMann (57:55) Guys to keep an eye on next game (1:00:44) Around the league, Spencer Knight.

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(00:00) Prospect tournaments and the low down on Nicholas Abruzese, Nicholas Robertson and Fraser Minten and why did Matthew Knies, Topi Niemla and Roni Hirvonen miss this tournament? (20:30) Injuries to Pierre Engvall and Timothy Liljegren has caused some questions with what our lineup will look like and how does it relate to Rasmus Sandin (44:58) Who we think we should be looking out for the Leafs pre-season (53:34) Nathan Mackinnon new deal and how it relates to Auston Matthews new contract and if it has any bearing on the Kyle Dubas contract (01:07:20) In very serious news, the Toronto Maple Leafs have announced a sponsorship with the Dairy Farmers of Ontario to have MILK on the leafs jersey.