Jonas and James huddle up by the fire in Edmonton, post game after the Maple Leafs 5-1 win in a game where Auston Matthews and Jack Campbell continue to shine. The guys discuss Matthews and Campbell being in the conversation for the Hart Trophy, What Ondrej Kase has brought to the first line, and Petr Mrazak and Ilya Mikheyev's return to the lineup from injury and what their presence means for the team moving forward. In the second half of the Leaf Report, two days later, Jonas and James record ...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James talk about Auston Matthews and the red hot streak he has been on, as he leads the Maple Leafs to a bounce back win over Columbus after dropping two straight to Minnesota and Winnipeg. The guys look back on the poor officiating in the game vs the Winnipeg Jets, the 6 game suspension to Jason Spezza, and who we can expect to step up in the absence of the injured Mitch Marner, Rasmus Sandin and Travis Dermot. Plus, Mirtle and Jonas present another edition of the pod-bag, (Which is a...
Dec 08, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James return with a new Leaf Report, fresh off the Maple Leafs 8-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday evening. The guys tackle a few topics and ask what is more encouraging, Auston Matthews heating up, or John Tavares's red hot start to the season? What's more encouraging, the Maple Leafs Penalty kill, or their potent power play? Finally, what has been more encouraging, the Leafs star players producing, or their depth players contributing as much as they have? Josh Kloke join...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James record a new Leaf Report from California ahead of the Leafs three game road swing vs Los Angeles, San Jose and Anaheim. The boys spend the entire episode answer your questions on the Leafs, in an extended Leaf Report POD-bag. A number of pressing issues are on the minds of Leaf nation, including what to do with Nick Ritchie, line combinations, Josh Ho-Sang, why the Leafs are failing at generating offence five on five and if the skill level of John Tavares is indeed declining. Plu...
Nov 24, 2021•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James return with a new Leaf Report, after the Maple Leafs had a very successful 3-1 record last week. The Maple Leafs, 8 and 1 in their past 9 games have shaken their lines up again, reuniting Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Nick Ritchie on the first unit, and John Tavares, William Nylander and Alex Kerfoot on the second line. Mirtle and Jonas discuss offensive options for the Leafs, other than the core four. The guys look at the new defensive pairings, Jack Campbell's next contract...
Nov 15, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James return with a new Leaf Report, with the Maple Leafs on a three game winning streak, including Tuesday night's 4-0 shutout vs the Vegas Golden Knights. The guys talk about the piano that has been removed from the backs of Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews, the performance of Jack Campbell and how good Timothy Liljegren has looked, paired with Rasmus Sandin. The guys discuss if the power-play has dug itself out of their early season abyss and we take your question in another edition...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James host an emergency Leaf Report to discuss the Maple Leafs signing Morgan Rielly to an eight-year extension, with an AAV of $7.5 million. The guys take a look at the salary cap, and project how the deal will play out longterm. The guys also get into Sheldon Keefe breaking up the top four defenders, and benching Justin Holl for Saturday night's home game vs the Detroit Red Wings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James return with a sky is falling episode of the Leaf Report as this Maple Leaf start to the season feels a lot like the last three games of their seven game series vs Montreal last season. The guys look at the flameout in Carolina, the sputtering offence, the power-play struggles and the MIA efforts from John Tavares, William Nylander, Mitch Marner and the struggles of the Maple Leaf defensive units. Mirtle and Jonas discuss if coaching is an issue and if it's Sheldon Keefe, manageme...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James critique Auston Matthews season debut in the Leafs 2-1 OT loss to the NY Rangers, they praise the play of William Nylander and Michael Bunting and why the chemistry between Mitch Marner and John Tavares seems to have dried up. The guys also wonder what to do with Nick Ritchie who has only taken 4 shots in the first four games, and if the team can elevate Ondrej Kase and Jason Spezza to more offensive roles. Plus the boys go a bit deeper with the Leafs risky, controversial decisio...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the eve of another Maple Leaf season, Jonas and James discuss the concerning news out of practice on Tuesday with Mitch Marner leaving early after a collision with Wayne Simmonds. The guys dissect the Maple Leafs depth on forward and wonder how the lines will shape up with what type roles Michael Amadio and Alex Kerfoot might play vs Montreal with Auston Matthews, and possibly Mitch Marner out of the lineup. The guys also take a look at curiosities with the team as the Leafs embark on another...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James discuss the players that the Leafs sent packing today, and who remains on the training camp roster. With a mostly set roster, the Leafs currently have 2 goalies, 8 defenders and 17 forward with players like Pierre Engvall, Adam Brooks and Kurtis Gabriel still battling for the 13th forward spot on the team. Jonas presents his latest game, 'Convinced or Unconvinced', where he peppers Mirtle with Leaf question marks including new assistant coach Spencer Carbery's contribution to the...
Oct 07, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this edition of the Leaf Report, Jonas and James highlight Michael Bunting's performance Wednesday night in Ottawa, and who he best fits in with on the forward unit. The guys discuss the Leafs revamped power-play, Auston Matthews recovery, they take a look at wildcard players that might make the roster and who the perfect winger is on the Matthews/ Marner line. Plus James and Jonas review 'All or Nothing', the Amazon 6 part series on the Leafs ‘21 season, and take your questions in another ro...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs first day of training camp, dissecting the line combinations and defensive pairings. The guys love the prospect of Ondrej Kase playing in the top 6 and what roles Michael Bunting, Ilya Mikheyev and Nick Ritchie will play on this team. Jonas and James also take your questions in an extended Leaf pod-bag, including questions on Morgan Rielly's future with the buds, how many points the core four will score, and what the Leafs power-play will look like to...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James return with the season premiere of the Leaf Report. The guys discuss how Auston Matthews absence will affect the lines, especially in the top six, as training camp begins next week. The guys get into the result of the annual Maple Leafs Fan survey, including interesting results on the fanbases faith in Kyle Dubas and Sheldon Keefe, what contract concerns the fans the most, and what player they are most excited to see in a Leafs uniform. Jonas and James also debate the next contra...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ray Ferraro from TSN and ESPN joins Mirtle and Jonas on the season finale of the Leaf Report, as the guys take a close look at the free agent signings of Petr Mrazek, Michael Bunting, David Kampf, Kurtis Gabriel and defenders Alex Biega and Carl Dahlstrom who shore up the blueline depth in Toronto. The guys also stick tap Frederik Andersen, Zach Hyman, Zach Bogosian and Nick Folingo who moved on from the Leafs to new teams during yesterday's free agent frenzy. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast On an all new Leaf Report, Jonas and Mirtle discuss the Jared McCann move and how it backfired for Leafs management. With McCann in Seattle now, will the Leafs hold on to Alex Kerfoot and Travis Dermott, or use them as trade trips to try to improve the team elsewhere. Jonas and James also comment on some of GM Kyle Dubas's statements to the media at his press availability this afternoon and they take a look at options for the Leafs, via trade and free agency to replace the hard working and soon ...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Masters from TSN joins Jonas and James on an all new Leaf Report. The guys discuss the Maple Leafs lack of killer instinct, the absence of Stanley Cup championship experience on this roster and the fact that this team doesn't have an effective third line. Masters, Jonas and Mirtle look into why the Maple Leafs might be ready to move on from Zach Hyman, if it makes sense for Freddy Andersen to return and who they'd rather lose in the expansion draft, Alex Kerfoot, Justin Holl or Travis Dermo...
Jul 15, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James return with an all new Leaf Report. The guys take a look at potential targets for the Maple Leafs this off-season to strengthen their goaltending depth, plus the guys discuss what the Maple Leafs should do with Morgan Rielly, who wants to stay a Maple Leaf, but only has one year left on his contract. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James debate the merits of offering a contract to unrestricted free agent, at the money that is being sought out by the Hyman camp. If Zach doesn't return, who should the Leafs spend on to replace him in the lineup? Plus the guys look at the core of the team and discuss why Maple Leafs management came out the day after the team was eliminated, to announce that they have no intentions of breaking up Marner, Tavares, Nylander and Matthews, to improve the team elsewhere. The guys also tal...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James welcome Chris Johnston from Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada, on a new off-season episode of the Leaf Report. The guys take a look at the job of Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan and General Manager Kyle Dubas, grading the Leafs management on the job done last season and since they joined MLSE. The guys discuss how Shanahan and Dubas might present to the must convince the board of directors of MLSE why their plan is still the one, which they hope, will lead the Maple Lea...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast On a new Leaf Report, Jonas and James discuss the fallout from the Maple Leafs season ending media availability, the comments from Brendan Shanahan and Kyle Dubas, which state their intent to keep Marner, Tavares, Nylander and Matthews, and continue to build the team around those four players. Jonas and James try to figure out how the team can accomplish this, plus they give their thoughts on retaining Zach Hyman, what to do with Morgan Rielly who is a UFA after next season, plus Travis Dermott'...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the heels of the Maple Leafs 7 game series with Montreal, Jonas and James attempt to figure out what happened, what went wrong, and how it can be fixed. The guys discuss Matthews and Marner's disappearing act, a bad goal in game seven by Jack Campbell and the ineffectiveness of Joe Thornton, Nick Foligno and Wayne Simmonds. Jonas and James also take a look at the job of Sheldon Keefe, his coaching staff, Kyle Dubas and his management staff, and if Brendan Shanahan can convince ownership to st...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James breakdown the Maple Leafs struggles in game 5 and 6 as we head into the do or die, deciding game seven vs Montreal, in Toronto tonight. The boys talk about how Matthews and Marner need to produce the game of their lives tonight to make up for the lack of scoring depth on this team, save for Jason Spezza. The guys discuss what the Leafs might do, without Jake Muzzin tonight and they continue to dissect the disaster that is the Maple Leafs power-play ahead of a playoff pod-bag that...
May 31, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs disappointing effort in game 5, the sluggish start, the battle back to tie it, which led to the egregious giveaway by Alex Galchenyuk in OT which lead to the Habs forcing game 6. The guys discuss what changes need to be made ahead of game 6 in Montreal, including a better effort from Mitch Marner, more ice time for William Nylander and if there should be any lineup changes for game 6. Plus, Mirtle and Jonas look to ease the stress level of Leaf fans, ...
May 28, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fresh off the Maple Leafs game 4 win over the Canadiens, James and Jonas discuss the impact and leadership of William Nylander, yes, that William Nylander, so far in the playoffs. The guys also tap their sticks for the play of Alex Galchenyuk, Alex Kerfoot, Jack Campbell and the old guys, Joe Thornton, Zach Bogosian and Jason Spezza. Plus the guys answer your questions in the playoff podbag, including sitting Sandin for Dermott, why Freddy wasn't given to start the second game of the back to bac...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jonas and James recap the Maple Leafs game one loss to Montreal, and the horrific injury to captain John Tavares. The guys discuss who, if anyone might replace JT in the lineup at second line centre, and the guys tackle 'the code', as Nick Foligno dropped the gloves with Corey Perry. We analyze the addition of Rasmus Sandin on the struggling Maple Leafs power-play, praise Jack Campbell's effort and take your questions in another edition of the Leaf Report Pod-bag. Learn more about your ad choice...
May 21, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs for the first time since 1979, as the Stanley Cup playoffs kick off for Toronto on Thursday night. Jonas and James discuss the unique way Auston Matthews goes about scoring goals and how the Canadiens might try to contain him. Siegel and Mirtle go deep on what Tavares and Nylander will be able to provide with Nick Foligno on their line this Spring and they guys try to find a solution for the ongoing struggles of the powerplay. P...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s expansion into the U.K., how the team got through the shutdown of sports and challenges that lay ahead. Writers, Marcus Thompson, Anthony Slater, Zach Harper and David Aldridge give their thoughts on that process as well. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.co...
May 15, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, Marcus Thompson and Anthony Slater give their thoughts on that process as well. For the complete line...
May 15, 2021•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
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