Talkin' Buds Leafs Show

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost both ends of the weekend back-to-back against the Habs and Devils, and it’s officially panic time. We lay out the two paths this organization can take from here, from moving on from Jim Hiller to approaching William Nylander about a trade to start rebuilding the blue line. Then we get into Sergei Bobrovsky’s struggles, a team that looked like it quit against New Jersey, and whether it’s time for Rogers to commit to a retool.

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(0:00) Intro

(2:05) A Fork In The Road

(4:29) Would They Fire Hiller?

(9:20) Time To Trade Nylander?

(13:09) Bobrovsky’s Struggles

(15:30) What can John Chayka do?

(26:30) This Team Quit

(28:16) Time For A Retool

(35:59) Become A Bud

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have been a roller coaster through the first month of the season, and Matt Marchese of The FAN Hockey Show joins us to make sense of it. We talk with Matt about Gavin McKenna’s growing pains, Jim Hiller’s first month behind the bench, the best version of Auston Matthews we’ve seen and the Bobrovsky versus Stolarz debate. Plus, Matt shares where he thinks Nikita Kucherov ends up a year from now.

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(0:00) Intro

(1:43) Matt Marchese Joins

(5:07) Fixing Five On Five

(10:19) Gavin McKenna’s Growing Pains

(16:56) Jim Hiller’s First Month

(20:24) Best Version Of Matthews?

(27:47) The Leafs Have An Identity

(29:14) Bobrovsky Or Stolarz?

(33:25) Tavares To The Wing?

(35:39) Where Does Kucherov Land?

(46:12) Become A Bud

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The Toronto Maple Leafs battled back to tie Tuesday’s game against the Utah Mammoth, then gave it away again, and it’s time for our first meltdown of the season. We break down why this team keeps finding ways to lose, a blue line that got exposed all night, and William Nylander’s lack of intensity. Then we look ahead to the homestand and debate whether the Leafs are a bubble playoff team or something worse.
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(0:00) Intro

(0:20) Stop Wasting Points

(3:17) Finding Ways To Lose

(5:27) Exposed At Five On Five

(11:42) Bubble Playoff Team?

(12:20) Nylander Has To Be Better

(18:44) Bobrovsky Played Well

(22:47) Homestand Outlook

(26:27) First Meltdown Of The Season

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The Toronto Maple Leafs closed out their western road trip with Saturday’s win in Vancouver, but it leaves us asking a bigger question: is Jim Hiller the guy? We dig into Gavin McKenna’s ice time and the team’s habit of sitting on leads, give Dakota Joshua his flowers and break down Nikita Kucherov’s trade request. Plus, Rob’s Jersey Corner takes a second look at the Leafs Hometown Remix uniform, and it doesn’t hold up.
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(0:00) Intro

(2:50) Is Hiller The Guy?

(7:50) Goaltending Controversy?

(12:10) Dakota Joshua Steps Up

(19:20) Stop Sitting On Leads

(24:37) SeatGeek

(25:50) Matthews’ Best Season

(28:53) Atlantic Division Dogfight

(32:34) Kucherov Wants Out

(43:42) Rob’s Jersey Corner

(49:19) Become A Bud

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The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped a backbreaker to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday, and once again the goaltending let them down. We dig into Sergei Bobrovsky’s rough start and whether the Leafs need to rethink their crease plan, then Sportsnet’s Kevin Michie joins us to talk Bob, Jim Hiller’s handling of Gavin McKenna, Easton Cowan’s breakout and why Jack Hughes might be the most overrated player in hockey.
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(0:00) Intro

(0:20) Heartbreaker In Seattle

(2:12) The Bobrovsky Problem

(6:07) Was Signing Bob A Mistake?

(19:37) Hiller And McKenna

(21:43) SeatGeek

(22:57) Kevin Michie Joins

(33:00) Bob vs Eddie Belfour

(38:31) Easton Cowan

(43:08) McKenna’s Ceiling

(50:35) Jack Hughes Is Overrated

(56:34) Become A Bud

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