Jonas and James dissect the Maple Leafs three game road swing which included the beat down in Tampa Bay, the bounce back loss in OT to Florida and an ordinary performance in a shootout win vs Washington on Sunday night. 

The guys talk about Jack Campbell's resurgence, load management for John Tavares and Timothy Liljegren, Jake Muzzin's injury, Ilya Mikheyev fantastic season which will have him ringing the bell in free agency and how the injuries to Ondrej Kase and Michael Bunting are exposing the Maple Leafs depth.

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Jonas and James return with a new Leaf Report on the heels of the Leafs win over Philadelphia on Tuesday Night. The guys discuss who the 2nd place Maple Leafs match up against best, the Tampa Bay Lightning or Boston Bruins in round one of the Stanley Cup playoffs. 

Jonas and Mirtle play a Siegel copyrighted game, 'Concerned or Not Concerned', where we discuss Auston Matthews mysterious injury, the recent power-play struggles, and injuries to Muzzin, Kase, Sandin and Mrazek.

Plus the guys look at the new look Maple Leaf lines, and if Sheldon Keefe will stick to these matchups headed into a first round series vs Boston or Tampa Bay, Alex Kerfoot's quietly good season and Pierre Engvall turning into a legitimate top nine forward in the NHL.  

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Jonas and James look back on what went wrong in the loss to Buffalo on Tuesday night and try to figure out why the team has struggled in all games played against the Sabres this season.

The guys take a look at Auston Matthews scoring pace, and what number he might end up with by seasons end, they provide an update on unsigned Leafs prospect Matthew Knies, how veteran Mark Giordano has strengthened the Leafs blue line, the ongoing ineffective 4th line, Ondrej Kase's potential season ending injury and Jack Campbell's load management, ahead of another edition of the Leaf Report Pod-bag.

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Chris Johnston from NorthStar Bets, TSN and The Chris Johnston Show podcast at the Athletic joins Jonas and Mirtle to discuss the Maple Leafs win over Tampa Bay and their OT loss in Florida which included the return of Jake Muzzin on defence, Jack Campbell having to play back to backs because of an in game injury to Erik Källgren and Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner's torrid scoring pace. We take a look at Michael Bunting's calder calibre season, how Ilya Mikheyev's play has priced him out of return to Toronto and Matthews, the presumptive favourite for Hart.

CJ sticks around to be grilled by the Leaf Report listeners in another edition of the Leaf Pod-bag.

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Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs injury riddled win in Boston which saw the team lose goalie Petr Mrazek and defenders Justin Holl and Ilya Lyubushkin. The guys discuss Auston Matthews quest for 50 goals, and the path that the Leafs centre is on to becoming one of his generations best players.

Plus the Leaf Report critique the play of Mark Giordano and how the veteran has solidified the Maple Leafs blue line, and we touch on Wayne Simmonds struggle to stay in the lineup and Sheldon Keefe's comments on a struggling William Nylander as the Leaf forward units continue to be a work in progress. 

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Jonas and James reconvene after their emergency Leaf Report on Sunday and Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell's first practice with the Maple Leafs ahead of the leafs hosting New Jersey on Wednesday evening.

The guys discuss the new additions, where they might suit up in the lineup and if GM Kyle Dubas did enough leading up to the deadline, especially with the Maple Leafs shaky goaltending. The guys also look into Dubas's harsh words for Chicago GM Kyle Davidson after news about trade discussions revolving around Marc-Andre Fleury were leaked, why the Leafs keep losing players to the waiver wire, the injury to defender Rasmus Sandin, the imminent return of Jake Muzzin and if the goaltending duo of Campbell and Mrazek can bounce back. 

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Jonas and James provide Leaf nation with an emergency Sunday podcast, the day before the NHL trade deadline. The boys dissect the Leafs deal with the Seattle Kraken for Toronto native Mark Giordano, and right hand shooting bottom six centre Colin Blackwell with Toronto surrendering two 2nd round picks and a third rounder to the Kraken in the deal. Plus, the guys discuss the surprising decision by Leaf management to waive goalie Petr Mrazek, the signing of free agent goalie Harri Sateri and the salary dump which sees defender Travis Dermott moved to Vancouver for a third round pick. 

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Jonas and James stick tap Erik Källgren who recorded his first NHL win and shutout in the Leafs 4-0 win over Dallas on Tuesday, but urge the fanbase to hit the brakes on anointing the young puck stopper the next great Maple Leaf goalie. The guys discuss possible Maple Leaf moves with the trade deadline now 5 days out, and which defenders and forwards fit best with the team including Justin Braun, Rickard Rakell, Andrew Copp, John Klingberg and Tyler Motte, and, can the team add a much needed goaltender for the playoff drive, or are they stuck with what they have in Campbell and Mrazek? Plus Mirtle and Jonas offer their opinion on the Auston Matthews two game suspension for the cross check in the Heritage Classic and we take your questions in another edition of the Leaf Report pod-bag.

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On this edition of the Leaf Report, Jonas and James praise the play of Auston Matthews who is playing the best hockey of his young career, and is a leading contender to win the Hart Trophy this season.

The guys take a look at the back to back wins over Columbus and Seattle, look ahead to the game vs Arizona on Thursday and the Heritage Classic in Hamilton vs the Buffalo Sabres.

Mirtle and Jonas critique the play of the Tavares line, the good and bad with William Nylander, how Nick Robertson has fit in and the ongoing struggles of the Maple Leafs goaltending duo.

Plus, the boys answer as many of your questions as they can in another edition of the Leaf Report Pod-bag.

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Jonas and James recap the Maple Leafs terrible effort at home vs Buffalo on Wednesday night, including a brutal performance from Petr Mrazek, the wobbly defensive units and an out of synch forward group, and the harsh words that coach Sheldon Keefe had for his group post game.

The boys welcome 'Down Goes Brown', Sean McIndoe to discuss the Leafs needs for the trade deadline which includes a starting goaltender, a top four defencemen and a top six forward. Not much to ask for. Plus the guys stick tap rookie Michael Bunting and take your questions in another edition of the Leaf Report Pod-Bag.

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