The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off their California road trip in style with back to back impressive wins over the LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks. With William Nylanders contract extension looming, we give our take on the reported $11.25M cap hit and what we think this means for the future direction of the organization. We also discuss Martin Jones currently posting a .930 save percentage, Auston Matthews hitting the 30 goal mark and the impressive play of Simone Benoit.

https://youtu.be/MrTeJj2u8MU

(0:00) - Intro

(03:20) - A William Nylander contract extension is imminent

(16:10) - The future of the D core and roster construction

(21:50) - Martin Jones & Denis Hildeby

(27:20) - Issues with the 3rd line

(33:00) - Simone Benoit

(35:37) - Auston Matthews hits the 30 goal mark

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