The Leaf Report: A show about the Toronto Maple Leafs The Athletic
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A weekly look at the Toronto Maple Leafs with The Athletic's Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle, featuring in-depth coverage of the Blue and White throughout the NHL season.
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Craig Berube will hold the Maple Leafs accountable and show no favourites
Jonas and James welcome Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic's St. Louis Blues reporter to give the Leaf Report the 411 on new Leafs coach Craig Berube, his coaching style and philosophy, how he will work with the star players and media and what else to expect as the Leafs look to reshape their team. Plus the boys answer your questions in a summer pod-bag.
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Maple Leafs management must do the 'hard things' to improve the team
Jonas and James welcome The Athletic's Sean McIndoe to discuss the Maple Leafs decision to bring Brendan Shanahan back for another season as Toronto's team president, and the mistakes that the hall of famer has made during his time running the Leafs and the mountain of work on Brad Treliving's desk to improve the team this summer. They talk about what pieces the Maple Leafs could acquire for a player like Mitch Marner, and if John Tavares would consider waiving his no movement clause and Craig Berube and Todd McLellan interviewing for the head coach position.
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A change is gonna come for the Maple Leafs
On this Friday edition of the Leaf Report, Jonas and James discuss the end of season management press conference with Keith Pelley, Brendan Shanahan and Brad Treliving.
The guys talk about a change in messaging, that members of the 'core four' aren't guaranteed to come back, that they will consider anything and everything with the intention to make the Leafs better and ultimately, win when it matters most. They also talk about who the coaching candidates are to replace Sheldon Keefe and what we should expect moving forward in the most important off-season in Toronto in a long time.
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Another lost year for the Maple Leafs
Jonas and James look back on another heartbreaking loss in game seven against the Boston Bruins. The guys try to read between the lines of another locker clean-out day media availability, and give their opinion on the future of Brendan Shanahan, Sheldon Keefe, John Tavares and Mitch Marner with the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of the management press conference with GM Brad Treliving, Shanahan and new MLSE President Keith Pelley on Friday morning.
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Maple Leafs face-off against the Bruins in Game 7, again
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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Joseph Woll, Max Domi and Maple Leafs shine in must win game 5 vs Bruins
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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