Today we discuss what’s gone well and poorly for the Leafs in their opening week. Timestamps:

The Petr Mrazek injury [1:40]
Jack Campbell’s strong start [5:01]
The Leafs’ best skater so far (surprise, it’s William Nylander) [10:34]
The shutdown line of David Kampf, Ondrej Kase, and Pierre Engvall, their success, and the possible galaxy braining of 5v5 ice-time allocations [18:52]
Possible changes in the Leafs’ offensive shot choices and their implications [29:25]
A tale of two complementary left wingers (Michael Bunting and Nick Ritchie) [37:44]
Mitch Marner’s performance so far [45:39]
Jake Muzzin’s struggles, last night notwithstanding, and Timothy Liljegren’s audition [49:45] 
Access media in sports journalism [58:45]

Episode 155 - Thoughts on the first week

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Pittsburgh Penguins [0:43]
San Jose Sharks [40:24]
Seattle Kraken [48:43]
St. Louis Blues [1:05:16]
Tampa Bay Lightning [1:11:21]
Vancouver Canucks [1:22:50]
Vegas Golden Knights [ 1:33:16]
Washington Capitals [1:38:26]
Winnipeg Jets [1:45:00]

Episode 155 - Thoughts on the first week

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