The Leafs Geeks Podcast

This week Dylan Fremlin (@MuchTruculence ) joins Ian to discuss the following topics:

2:19 - Who's buying & who's selling?
16:50 - Riley Sheahan.
33:01 - Brian Boyle.
42:29 - Roman Polak & GMs' misevaluations of D.
1:01:49 - If the Leafs DON'T trade Polak, then...
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maple Leafs Hot Stove's Anthony Petrielli joins us this week do take a deep dive into Special Teams. We cover the following topics:

1:29 - PP Zone Entries.
6:06 - Point shots & "spacing".
13:11 - Setting up a PP with players on their Off wing/On wing.
27:15 - PK Faceoffs
39:30 - Playing your best players on the PK.

You can follow Anthony on twitter @APetrielli and read his at MLHS here: https://mapleleafshotstove.com/author/anthony-petrielli/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Gus Katsaros joins us to break down the Leafs' systems. In this podcast we break down:

1:44 - Blown 3rd period leads & score effects.
14:35 - The Leafs' forecheck & O-Zone Play.
28:07 - Bozak vs Kadri's defensive ability.
39:33 - D-Zone Coverage.
48:43 - The Leafs' Power Play.
57:17 - The Leafs' Penalty Kill.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theo joins Ian this week to discuss:

0:36 - The crazy 3rd period against Boston.
8:02 - Revisiting how mediocre the Leafs have been historically.
20:24 - Nikita Zaitsev is Overrated.
39:24 - Connor Brown is Overrated.
48:59 - William Nylander is Underrated.
1:00:44 - Martin Marincin is Underrated.
1:13:06 - Goodbye Frankie, hello Marchenko.
1:21:26 - Update on our preseason bets.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hockey Graphs' Ryan Stimson joins us this week to discuss the findings of his Passing Project, covering the following topics:

3:04 - What is the Passing Project?
12:46 - Nylander Top 10 in "Expected" Primary Points per 60.
22:14 - Bozak's above average passing numbers.
26:27 - Connor Brown's elite Shot & Pass Quality.
33:14 - "Passing talent".
44:00 - The pushback against hockey analytics.
47:49 - Broadening our horizons to new info (ie. passing data).
56:02 - Rielly & Gardiner's passing numbers.
58:12 - Ryan's new "Forechecking Project".
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Dylan Fremlin (@MuchTruculence) joins us to discuss the following topics:

1:03 - The Leafs' elite PP numbers.
17:05 - Using evidence to support your argument.
24:38 - The case for Matt Hunwick.
40:45 - The Leafs' predictive PK numbers.
46:46 - The (insane) impact of Defensive Zone Starts on PK shot suppression.
1:02:58 - Seth Griffith.
1:22:00 - Teaser for next week's episode with Ryan Stimson (@RK_Stimp) and his amazing Passing Project data.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goalie guru Nick Mercadante joins us this episode to break down the voodoo-ness of goaltending. Here's some topics we discuss:

1:55 - Breaking down 'advanced' goalie metrics.
21:14 - Andersen & trying to change your goalie "style".
38:43 - Short leashes on backups.
47:17 - The (lack of) predictive value in AHL stats.
1:01:57 - How important is height?
1:08:43 - Fatigue and injury prevention.
1:22:24 - Goalies outperforming/underperforming their career averages.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to part 2 of Theo #Actually joining Ian for a podcast. This week the guys discuss just how good the Leafs #Actually are, as well as the potential inevitability of a JVR trade this offseason.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Theo makes his dramatic return to the podcast to help Ian hand out grades on the Midseason Report Cards for the entire team. Here's some time stamps so you can skip to hear us tell you why we hate your favourite player:

2:17 - Auston Matthews
7:06 - Zach Hyman
11:56 - Connor Brown
13:24 - JVR
15:53 - Mitch Marner
19:40 - Tyler Bozak
24:41 - William Nylander
29:16 - Leo Komarov
38:17 - Nazem Kadri
48:46 - Nikita Soshnikov
56:10 - Ben Smith/Freddy the #GOAT
1:01:17 - Matt Martin
1:08:32 - Morgan Rielly
1:13:17 - Nikita Zaitsev & Connor Carrick
1:19:11 - Jake Gardiner
1:23:11 - Hunlak (and Corrado)
1:33:13 - Freddy Andersen
1:36:47 - *Insert Backup Goalie*
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Pension Plan Puppets managing editor Scott Wheeler joins us to discuss following topics:

2:07 - Auston Matthews' ridiculous 5v5 scoring rate.
12:35 - Leafs prospects at the World Juniors.
21:58 - 2017 Draft eligible players at the WJC.
30:39 - Height bias in prospect evaluation.
41:18 - #GoatTracker
46:33 - Optimizing 4th lines in the modern game.
59:10 - Polak Trade Tracker 2017.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices