Justin Bourne from Sportsnet joins The Athletic's Ian Tulloch to break down the tactical side of the game, Toronto's playoff chances, and the surprisingly deep Eastern Conference this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dimitri Filipovic from ESPN joins The Athletic's Ian Tulloch to break down the Gerard Gallant firing, San Jose's disaster of a season, and Dimitri's unhealthy obsession with John Marino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Berkshire from Sportsnet joins Ian Tulloch this week to discuss Sheldon Keefe's impact on the Leafs, how we should be measuring defensive value in 2019-20, and the bizarre Jim Montgomery situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Daniel Carcillo joins Ian Tulloch this week to have a conversation about abuse in minor hockey, concussion research, and how to improve the culture of the sport moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve Dangle joins Ian Tulloch to discuss the Mike Babcock firing, where Sheldon Keefe and the Leafs go from here, and also our on-ice chemistry with Eric Lindros last week at his charity hockey tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Arvind from Pension Plan Puppets joins Ian Tulloch this week to discuss the Don Cherry firing, Toronto's struggles 20 games into the season, and whether or not the Leafs should #FireBabcock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) joins Ian Tulloch to discuss the biggest stories around the NHL. What's going on with Tyson Barrie in Toronto? Why are the Rangers so bad? The Kings are "fun" according to Sean...what? And how the heck is Vanocuver playing so well? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Berkshire from Sportsnet joins Ian Tulloch to break down the Leafs' confusing start to the season, what qualities best describe "playoff hockey" and our Top 5 NHL teams that meet that definition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Stephens from The Leafs Nation joins Ian Tulloch this week to discuss their favourite Toronto Marlies who have graduated to the NHL level, along with some players that are still developing at the AHL level (Rasmus Sandin, Timothy Liljegren and company). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Leafs Geeks Podcast is BACK baby! Ian Tulloch starts off by breaking down the concerns of the 2019-20 season, then gets into his discussion with Sean Tierney about Toronto's...interesting offseason to say the least. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jamie "Noodles" McLennan from TSN joins Ian Tulloch this week to discuss goaltending in the modern game. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott Wheeler from The Athletic joins Ian Tulloch this week to go through their Top 10 prospect lists from the Maple Leafs organization. 8:57 – Rasmus Sandin (LD) 18:08 – Timothy Liljegren (RD) 29:48 – Jeremy Bracco (RW) 41:45 – Nicholas Robertson (LW) 48:27 – MIkko Kokkonen (LD) 53:57 – Joseph Woll (G) 1:00:35 – Ian Scott (G) 1:03:53 – SDA: Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (C?) 1:07:51 – Mac Hollowell (RD) 1:12:15 – Joseph Duszak (RD) 1:19:41 – Mason Marchment (LW) 1:27:42 – Pierre Engvall (C) 1:32:24 –...
Arvind from Pension Plan Puppets joins Ian Tulloch this week to break down the Tyson Barrie trade, the Cody Ceci situation, and some of Toronto's low-risk depth signings on July 1st (Jason Spezza & company). Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dom Luszczyszyn joins Ian Tulloch to break down the RFA landscape in the NHL, and most importantly, how it affects the Toronto Maple Leafs. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryan Biech from The Athletic joins Ian Tulloch this week to break down Toronto's 2019 Draft. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cam Robinson and Ian Tulloch break down their favourite prospects in the 1st Round of the NHL Draft. 2:38 – Jack Hughes vs. Kappo Kakko debate. 11:47 – Alex Turcotte vs. Bowen Byram at #3 overall. 17:28 – Vasili Podkolzin. 27:47 – Moritz Seider (the Pascal Siakam of this draft!) 33:11 – Philip Broberg. 38:57 – Victor Soderstrom. 42:13 – Bobby Brink 45:25 – Arthur Kaliyev 51:56 – Spencer Knight. 55:46 – Our hottest takes about the 2019 NHL Draft. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choic...
Will Scouch (@Scouching) joins Ian Tulloch this week to break down their favourite draft sleepers in the 2019 NHL Draft. Here is a timestamped list of the prospects they discuss: 4:36 - Jamieson Rees (C) 7:07 - John Beecher (C) 8:40 - Artemi Kniazev (LD) 13:00 - Zach Jones (LD) 15:35 - Domenick Fensore (LD) 26:20 - Ethan Keppen (LW) and Antti Tuomisto (RD) 35:36 - Nathan Legare (RW) 40:36 - Leevi Aaltonen (F) and Antti Saarela (F) 47:53 - Kirill Slepets (RW) 54:05 - Dustin Wolf (G) 55:50 - Ilya ...
Ryan Biech from The Athletic joins Ian Tulloch this week to break down their favourite draft targets for Toronto at picks 53 and 84 in the upcoming NHL Draft. Here's a timestamped list of prospects we discussed: 2:45 – Antonni Honka (RD) 8:40 – Jordan Spence (RD) 13:49 – Mikko Kokkonen (LD) 17:15 – Alibn Grewe (LW) 21:30 – Samuel Fagemo (LW/RW) 25:35 – Patrik Puistola (LW) 29:21 – Pavel Dorofeyev (LW/RW) 36:53 – Henry Thrun and Domenick Fensore (LD) 40:55 – Why we don’t love tall, immobile defen...
Sean Tierney joins Ian Tulloch this week to preview Toronto's offseason. They break down why the Leafs might have significantly more cap flexibility than we expected this summer and what they should do with that money. 1:56 – Trading Zaitsev and Marleau. 23:44 – The Jake Gardiner debate. 53:38 – Forecasting RFA contracts (Marner, Kapanen, Johnsson) . 1:16:26 – Big announcement: LIVE Leafs Geeks Podcast in July (proceeds go to charity!) Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
JD Bunkis (Sportsnet) joins Ian Tulloch (The Athletic) to break down the Raptors' first NBA Finals appearance. We know that most of our listeners are probably hockey fans, so we tried our best to explain some of the finer points of basketball in an easy-to-understand manner. 4:10 – Kawhi Leonard’s historic playoff performance 13:10 – The Raptors' elite defence (#1 in the playoffs) 18:45 – The Warriors’ incredible offence (even without Durant) 25:55 – Injury updates on Durant & Demarcus Cousi...
Hailey Salvian from The Athletic joins Ian Tulloch this week to discuss some of their favourite Toronto Marlies as the team gears up for another Calder Cup playoff run. 1:19 – Kasimir Kaskisuo. 5:41 – Rasmus Sandin. 15:47 – Timothy Liljegren. 19:38 – Jeremy Bracco. 26:42 – Pierre Engvall & Adam Brooks. 32:15 – (Y)egor Korshkov. 34:38 – Michael Carcone. 38:28 – Sheldon Keefe. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Theo joins Ian this week to discuss the pros and cons of the Leafs moving on from Mike Babcock this summer. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Berkshire from Sportsnet joins Ian this week to break down some of the key matchups in the Leafs-Bruins series, which should be a much closer series than most pundits think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Justin Bourne joins Ian this week to break down the tactical decisions that go into a 7-game playoff series (like say...against the Boston Bruins). 1:16 – Assessing the Leafs heading into the playoffs.7:45 – Tactically preparing for a 7-game series against Boston. 20:24 – What’s wrong with the power play?26:37 – How quickly do teams change their strategies in a playoff series?29:52 – Confirmation bias.34:46 – If you were Toronto’s GM, what would be your goal this offseason? Music by Punch Deck L...
Steve Dangle from Sportsnet (and The Steve Dangle Podcast) joins Ian this week to break down Toronto's season from a "fanalyst" perspective. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Theo (yes, THEO) joins Ian this week to break down Kyle Dubas and Mike Babcock's performance in the 2018-19 season. 3:20 – Landing Tavares in free agency.6:03 – The Nylander contract.14:21 – Cost-efficient signings for the bottom half of the roster (Moore, Rosen, Petan, etc.)23:51 – The Matthews contract.40:33 – Trading for Muzzin.48:14 –Babcock’s frustrating D pairings. 1:05:35 – Grading Dubas and Babcock’s performance in 2018-19. Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Scott Wheeler from The Athletic joins Ian this week as the two break down Toronto's Top 10 prospects (along with some honourable mentions). Top 10 5:06 – Rasmus Sandin. 16:22 – Timothy Liljegren. 25:30 – Trevor Moore. 29:53 – Calle Rosen. 33:40 – Jeremy Bracco. 40:05 – Mac Hollowell. 45:44 – Joseph Woll & Ian Scott. 54:49 – SDA. 1:01:46 – Adam Brooks & Dmytro Timashov. 1:05:07 – Fedor Gordeev. Honourable Mentions 1:09:08 – Eemeli Rasanen & Yegor Korshkov. 1:10:15 – Pierre Engvall. 1:...
Dom Luszczyszyn from The Athletic joins Ian this week to recap the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline. 2:33 – Mark Stone trade. 10:06 – Ottawa’s other moves. 12:33 – Boston adding forward depth. 16:45 – Columbus going all-in. 19:51 – Winnipeg adding Kevin Hayes (and Nathan Beaulieu!) 24:43 – The Brandon Montour trade to Buffalo. 29:13 – Mikael Granlund for Kevin Fiala. 33:18 – We actually liked the Wayne Simmnonds trade. 35:31 – Best “own rental” decisions. 37:18 – The Nic Petan for Par Lindholm blockbuste...
Harman Dayal from The Athletic joins Ian this week to break down the importance of passing in the modern game. 2:23 – Why passing AFTER a zone entry is so important. 8:05 – How Kapanen can improve his offensive game. 14:43 – How star players (e.g. Pettersson & Matthews) create space off the rush. 24:00 – The value of cheap, complementary wingers. 35:03 – Activating the D in transition. 46:39 – Mike Babcock’s obsession with Ron Hainsey. Music by Punch Deck. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Andrew Berkshire from Sportsnet joins me this week to break down the Leafs' defence. Here's the link to my Patreon if you want to help support my work ($5 a month gets you a bonus episode every week!) www.patreon.com/iantulloch 8:42 – Jake Muzzin’s on-ice value. 27:47 – Which LHD should play on the right side? 36:30 – Why the 3F-2D setup on the PP is less than ideal. 44:08 – Better RHD trade target: Radko Gudas or Nick Jensen? Music by Punch Deck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
