Jonas Siegel in Stockholm and James Mirtle back home in Toronto, preview the Maple Leafs two game in Sweden vs the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild. The guys discuss William Nylander's red hot start to the season, Nikita Zadorov's request to be traded to the Leafs, John Klingberg's improvement vs Vancouver, the Domi line's added offence and how much better the fourth line has looked with Ryan Reaves in the press box. 
Plus Joshua Kloke, who is also in Sweden on the Global Series trip stops by to talk about legendary Leafs scout Thommie Bergman.
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William Nylander embracing trip home to Sweden with Maple Leafs

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Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs massive home ice win in game six to force a 7th and deciding game in this series on Saturday night. The guys praise the play of Joseph Woll, Matthew Knies, Jake McCabe and William Nylander, and how the team has bought into an overall solid defensive plan which has so far, shutdown Bruins star forward David Pasternak.
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Maple Leafs face-off against the Bruins in Game 7, again

Jonas and James recap the Maple Leafs solid effort in an elimination game five, with Max Domi stepping up in place of the injured Auston Matthews, Matthew Nies and Jake McCabe having their best game of the series, John Tavares working hard to get better and goalie Joseph Woll stepping up large in the net for Toronto. The guys look ahead to game 6 in Toronto on Thursday night as the Leafs look to snap their 6 game home losing streak in the playoffs. 
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Joseph Woll, Max Domi and Maple Leafs shine in must win game 5 vs Bruins

On a special Sunday edition of the Leaf Report, Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle breakdown the Maple Leafs uninspiring loss to the Boston Bruins in game four, the blowup on the bench involving Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Auston Matthews, the illness that Matthews is battling and if Tuesday night might be the final game for Marner in a Maple Leafs uniform.
The guys try to find a solution to the Leafs struggling power-play and penalty kill, wonder if Joseph Woll will get the start in goal in game five and compare the job Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery is doing, as opposed to the Leafs Sheldon Keefe, with yet another season for the Maple Leafs on the line.
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Groundhog Day for the Maple Leafs

Jonas and James recap the Maple Leafs game two win over Boston, and the dominant performance from star centre Auston Matthews and the overall effort of the first line. The guys praise the surprising contributions of the 4th line, the need to stay out of the box, and to be more disciplined, Sheldon Keefe sticking with the same lineup after a terrible effort in game one, Ilya Samsonov's better performance in game 2, specialty team concerns, how to get Mitch Marner on track, and they provide an update on William Nylander.
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Dominant Auston Matthews plays his best postseason game to date

Jonas and James look back on the regular season of the Maple Leafs, led by the historic season by Auston Matthews and his 69 goals.
The boys turn the page on the regular season and look ahead to the first round series with arch nemesis, the Boston Bruins and discuss some of the biggest question marks coming into the series including the goaltending, what six defenders will draw in, who will win the specialty teams battle and if the core four can finally overcome their Bruin demons?
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William Nylander embracing trip home to Sweden with Maple Leafs

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