The Leafs Geeks Podcast

Hailey Salvian from The Athletic joins Ian Tulloch this week to discuss some of their favourite Toronto Marlies as the team gears up for another Calder Cup playoff run.
1:19 – Kasimir Kaskisuo.
5:41 – Rasmus Sandin.
15:47 – Timothy Liljegren.
19:38 – Jeremy Bracco.
26:42 – Pierre Engvall & Adam Brooks.
32:15 – (Y)egor Korshkov.
34:38 – Michael Carcone.
38:28 – Sheldon Keefe.
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Theo joins Ian this week to discuss the pros and cons of the Leafs moving on from Mike Babcock this summer.
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Andrew Berkshire from Sportsnet joins Ian this week to break down some of the key matchups in the Leafs-Bruins series, which should be a much closer series than most pundits think.
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Justin Bourne joins Ian this week to break down the tactical decisions that go into a 7-game playoff series (like say...against the Boston Bruins).
1:16 – Assessing the Leafs heading into the playoffs.7:45 – Tactically preparing for a 7-game series against Boston. 20:24 – What’s wrong with the power play?26:37 – How quickly do teams change their strategies in a playoff series?29:52 – Confirmation bias.34:46 – If you were Toronto’s GM, what would be your goal this offseason? 
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Steve Dangle from Sportsnet (and The Steve Dangle Podcast) joins Ian this week to break down Toronto's season from a "fanalyst" perspective.
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Theo (yes, THEO) joins Ian this week to break down Kyle Dubas and Mike Babcock's performance in the 2018-19 season.
3:20 – Landing Tavares in free agency.6:03 – The Nylander contract.14:21 – Cost-efficient signings for the bottom half of the roster (Moore, Rosen, Petan, etc.)23:51 – The Matthews contract.40:33 – Trading for Muzzin.48:14 –Babcock’s frustrating D pairings. 1:05:35 – Grading Dubas and Babcock’s performance in 2018-19.
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Scott Wheeler from The Athletic joins Ian this week as the two break down Toronto's Top 10 prospects (along with some honourable mentions).
Top 10
5:06 – Rasmus Sandin.
16:22 – Timothy Liljegren.
25:30 – Trevor Moore.
29:53 – Calle Rosen.
33:40 – Jeremy Bracco.
40:05 – Mac Hollowell.
45:44 – Joseph Woll & Ian Scott.
54:49 – SDA.
1:01:46 – Adam Brooks & Dmytro Timashov.
1:05:07 – Fedor Gordeev.
 
Honourable Mentions 
1:09:08 – Eemeli Rasanen & Yegor Korshkov. 
1:10:15 – Pierre Engvall. 
1:11:15 – Filip Kral. 
1:13:06 – Andreas Borgman. 
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Dom Luszczyszyn from The Athletic joins Ian this week to recap the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline.
2:33 – Mark Stone trade.
10:06 – Ottawa’s other moves.
12:33 – Boston adding forward depth.
16:45 – Columbus going all-in.
19:51 – Winnipeg adding Kevin Hayes (and Nathan Beaulieu!)
24:43 – The Brandon Montour trade to Buffalo.
29:13 – Mikael Granlund for Kevin Fiala.
33:18 – We actually liked the Wayne Simmnonds trade.
35:31 – Best “own rental” decisions.
37:18 – The Nic Petan for Par Lindholm blockbuster.
41:48 – Toronto NOT acquiring a RHD at the deadline.
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Harman Dayal from The Athletic joins Ian this week to break down the importance of passing in the modern game.
2:23 – Why passing AFTER a zone entry is so important. 
8:05 – How Kapanen can improve his offensive game. 
14:43 – How star players (e.g. Pettersson & Matthews) create space off the rush. 
24:00 – The value of cheap, complementary wingers. 
35:03 – Activating the D in transition. 
46:39 – Mike Babcock’s obsession with Ron Hainsey. 
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Andrew Berkshire from Sportsnet joins me this week to break down the Leafs' defence.
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8:42 – Jake Muzzin’s on-ice value.
27:47 – Which LHD should play on the right side?
36:30 – Why the 3F-2D setup on the PP is less than ideal.
44:08 – Better RHD trade target: Radko Gudas or Nick Jensen?
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