The Toronto Maple Leafs reshaped their roster with key off-season additions, but which new acquisition will propel the team to playoff success? Mike DiStefano and Dave Morassutti analyze the Leafs’ latest moves, starting with Nicolas Roy’s ability to shore up the middle of the ice. They move on to Matias Maccelli’s playmaking potential and how he could help fill the void from Mitch Marner’s departure. To end the show, Mike and Dave talk about Dakota Joshua putting an unfortunate season behind him after dealing with cancer.
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0:00 Intro: Offseason additions for Toronto Maple Leafs
5:54 Nicolas Roy potential impact on Leafs
11:14 Mattias Michelli’s offensive capabilities and vision
19:59 Dakota Joshua’s fresh start with Leafs
25:53 Comparing impacts of new Leafs additions
33:53 Senators’ controversial bobblehead giveaway plans
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13 Comments
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Why would McDavid leave a team that has been to the Conference Finals once and the SCF twice in the last three years to join a team that has never made it past the second round when his reason for leaving is a desire to win?
Roy is far and away the best add. Between him and Laughton the Leafs finally have some depth in the bottom six.
Tell me how healthy Matthews is and I can predict their points. If he is like last season, they might not make the playoffs. If he is 95%. They could win the Atlantic.
Michelli, it is tough. Utah didn't want him, he is trending the wrong way. That said, if he finds chemistry with a healthy Matthews, it could be a career year.
Joshua is a player the Leafs have needed for ages. I really hope he bounces back.
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They need dakota as much as Reaves. Both spend most their time picking the puck out of their own net. Same for meccelli and Laughton. Roy was the worst plus minus on his team regular season and was minus 5 in the playoffs. Non of those guys play pp all have far worse numbers than they currently have. Give them a chance but I doubt they belong
Reaves was useless! Joshua a definite improvement
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Why does everyone think that Marner leaves and the team is now not even going to make the playoffs! I hope this team shows all you up! It was one player that left and the team is going to fall apart. Marner is a great player but he isn’t the hole team and it didn’t work over the nine years that they were together. Let’s just move on!
This is all click bait about Marner. We got 4 players with the money that Marner was going to make. It made no sense to bring him back. They should have traded him before is no trade kicked in. Marner was never a factor in the playoffs and was pushed around when the going got real.
Sens 3rd and 4th lines are far better than the leafs but it’s a start!!
Most leaf fans I know wanted to trade salary for depth. Not quite like this but more depth for sure. They still need to improve the top six.
I like how nobody talks about Easton Cowan. Beware!
just a comment on how many points they'll get this year ,,,I think they're going to have extra motivation with Marner gone…. And being underdogs now they're gonna show everyone what' there like without Little Miss marner!!!!!