The Leafs Geeks Podcast

John Matisz from The Score joins me this week to break down Toronto's successful rebuild and what other teams in the East can learn from it.
1:00 – Toronto's rebuild.
26:00 – Buffalo Sabres. 
45:18 – New York Rangers .
52:38 – Detroit Red Wings & New Jersey Devils .
1:02:39 – Quick thoughts on Ron Hainsey’s usage. 
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Rachel Doerrie (former video coach for the New Jersey Devils) joins us this week to break down the ramifications of the Auston Matthews contract. I also had Mike Augello ("Mike In Buffalo") and Totally_Offside join me later in the show to help get some differing perspectives on the extension.
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2:13 - Rachel Doerrie
40:00 - Mike Augello
59:00 - Totally_Offside
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Cam Robinson from Dobber Prospects joins me this week to break down some of our favourite players from the 2019 NHL Draft.
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3:15 – Jack Hughes (5'10 168lb C, USNDP, USHL) 
5:21 – Kaapo Kakko (6'2 190lb RW, TPS, Liiga)
7:34 – Vasili Podkolzin (6'1 190lb RW, SKA, VHL)
11:34 – Philip Broberg (6'3 203lb LHD, AIK, Allsvenskan)
14:45 – Trevor Zegras (6'0 168lb C, USNDP, USHL)
16:48 – Cole Caufield (5'7 157lb RW, USNDP, USHL)
19:35 – Bobby Brink (5'10 165lb RW, Sioux City, USHL)
22:50 – Jakob Pelletier (5'9 161lb LW, Moncton, QMJHL)
25:00 – Arthur Kaliyev (6'2 190lb LW, Hamilton, OHL) 
27:41 – Anttoni Honka (5'10 176lb RHD, JYP, Liiga)
31:25 – Mikko Kokkonen (5'11 190lb LHD, Jukurit, Liiga)
33:37 – Ville Heinola (5'11 176lb LHD, Lukko, Liiga)
35:22 – Lassi Thomson (6'0 187lb RHD, Kelowna, WHL)
37:35 – Victor Soderstrom (5'11 176lb RHD, Brynas, SHL)
40:23 – Nils Hoglander (5'9 185lb LW, Rogle, SHL)
43:04 – Albin Grewe (6'0 176lb RW, Djugardens J20, SuperElit)
46:14 – Moritz Seider (6'4 198lb RHD, Adler, DEL)
48:49 – Alex Newhook (5'11 190lb C, Victoria, BCHL)
53:17 – Spencer Knight (6'3 198lb G, USNDP, USHL)
57:26 – Brett Leason (6'5 198lb C, Prince Albert, WHL)
1:00:40 – Samuel Fagemo (6'0 194lb RW, Frolunda, SHL)
1:02:38 – Some of Cam’s favourites: John Beecher, Jamieson Rees, Ryan Johnson, Billy Constantinou, Nicholas Robertson, Sasha Mutala
1:04:51 – Philip Tomasino (6'0 181lb C, Niagara, OHL)
1:05:53 – Pavel Dorofeyev (6'0 163lb LW, Magnitogorsk, MHL)
1:06:41 – Yegor Afanaseyev (6'3 203lb F, Muskegon, USHL)
1:07:07 – Nolan Foote (6'3 187lb LW, Kelowna, WHL)
1:07:46 – Thomas Harley (6'3 183lb LHD, Mississauga, OHL)
1:08:49 – Antti Saarela (5'11 176lb LW, Lukko, Liiga)
1:10:03 – Kirill Slepets & Nando Eggenberger
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JD Bunkis from Sportsnet 590 the FAN joins us this week to break down every angle of the Jake Muzzin trade.
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3:36 – Thoughts on the trade.
27:00 – What do the D-pairings look like now?
42:00 – Trading for ANOTHER defenceman.
54:12 – Could the Leafs trade for a winger at the deadline?
1:02:10 – Final thoughts.
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Adam Wylde joins us this week to break down the Chiarelli drama in Edmonton, Toronto's blueline, and potential RHD targets for the upcoming trade deadline.

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Justin Bourne from The Athletic joins me this week to break down the human element of players going through a slump (e.g. Nylander), the question marks on the blueline, and some good old-fashioned Jake Gardiner debate!

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1:57 - What it's like going through a slump.
11:10 - Thoughts on Toronto's defence.
18:58 - The positives in Zaitsev's game.
27:09 - Dermott and Babcock's unwillingness to try different D-pairings.
40:58 - The Jake Debate: do you trust Gardiner in the playoffs?

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Catherine Silverman from The Athletic joins us this week to break down Toronto's goaltending this season.

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1:46 – Garret Sparks
18:33 – Michael Hutchinson
33:10 – Frederik Andersen
48:29 – Joseph Woll

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Acting The Fulemin joins me this week to grade each Leaf's performance over the first half of the season.

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Forwards
5:11 – Auston Matthews.
10:32 – Andreas Johnsson.
14:50 – Kasperi Kapanen.
19:18 – William Nylander.
24:48 – Mitch Marner.
28:14 – John Tavares.
29:19 – Zach Hyman.
32:37 – Nazem Kadri.
35:52 – Patrick Marleau.
39:24 – Connor Brown.
42:45 – Par Lindholm.
45:26 – Frederik Gauthier
48:30 – Tyler Ennis.
51:17 – Trevor Moore

Defencemen
54:16 – Morgan Rielly.
59:23 – Jake Gardiner.
1:04:14 – Travis Dermott.
1:10:07 – Ron Hainsey.
1:12:54 – Nikita Zaitsev.
1:19:39 – Igor Ozhiganov.

Goalies
1:22:27 – Garret Sparks.
1:26:45 – Frederik Andersen.

Coaching
1:28:01 – Mike Babcock.

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Sean Tierney (@ChartinHockey) joins me this week to break down what is (and isn't) sustainable from the Leafs this year, especially on the back-end.

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3:43 – PDO and sustainable scoring talent (CAR vs TOR, TB, or WSH)
22:44 – Rielly’s Norris hype.
32:34 – The Gardiner-Zaitsev conundrum.
46:08 – How to upgrade Toronto’s defence.

Again, big shoutout to Sean Kelly (@seankellyvoice) for putting together the awesome new podcast intro & outro.
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Kevin Papetti from Maple Leafs Hot Stove (and Pension Plan Puppets) joins us this week to preview the World Juniors.

2:37 – Canada 🇨🇦
14:54 – USA 🇺🇸
20:03 – IIHF Rule Changes on Late Hits
24:26 – Finland 🇫🇮
32:08 – Russia 🇷🇺
36:57 – Czech Republic 🇨🇿
42:24 – Sweden 🇸🇪
54:11 – Players to watch on Denmark, Switzerland, Slovakia, and Kazakhstan
1:03:14 – Wrapping things up (each team’s leading scorer, best defencemen, and our hottest takes)

Big thanks to Sean Kelly (@seankellyvoice) for putting together our new podcast intro!
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