Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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I told you last night I'm taking a stand. I won't put up for people abusing you online about your McKinnon take, and I won't stand for it. I appreciate that greatly.
Chapter 2: What were the highlights of USA's gold medal win against Canada?
Thank you. You're more important to me than clicks and people going after you online, and I'm not putting up with it.
Thank you. And that means a lot to me, you stepping in, because I was taking bullets.
I know you've seen the abuse, and it's terrible. I was taking a lot of heat. There are some people that went overboard, and I just don't stand for it, nor will I put up with it. And that's why you're the best.
That's why you've matured.
Brothers before everything else. That's what it is. That's what matters. Love it.
The circle of trust, the tree of trust right here. I don't climb off the tree, and I'll never jump off. I'll stay on it, and I battle with you. I'm right there with you. As dumb as your comments were, it's always about the tree.
Well, now that we're still talking about it, it does make me wonder, like, will that be the lasting image from a Canadian perspective? Like, for the rest of time, remember when McKinnon missed the empty net?
Is that what we're going to remember? So, we talked about it yesterday.
I think it might be Hayes, man. I don't know. I mean, it's one of those two. Or just Hughes scoring and the breakdown three-on-three.
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Chapter 3: How will the Maple Leafs approach the trade deadline?
I was dying for him to win. You know, it's three straight years. And, you know, we talk about the individual accolades, which he has all of them. He has every individual accolade you could ever have. But in the biggest games... I thought he was good. I thought the whole team was good. I thought he was good, but he didn't break through.
He didn't break through in Game 7 of the Cup Final the first year they got there in 24. It's the old saying, heavy is the head that wears the crown. When you're the man... You have higher expectations. There's more of a spotlight on you. No one's asking, like, hey, how did Brendan Hagle play in that game? You know, was Sandheim good enough? No one cares, you know, with all due respect.
It's the best players. But I guess what we're getting to is maybe McKinnon's at the forefront of that because of the miss, because of the stuffy, you know, his reaction to the stuffy.
Let me ask you this, and this is an honest, like we might even have to have a poll because we're having some fun with it. How many of those stuffies made it on the plane home? Zero. From the Canadian side. Maybe the U.S.
I think they went in the trash can in the dressing room.
No, I think the guys who have kids, there's potential that they made at home. I think there's actually great potential that at least one of them made it home. So out of 25? One, for sure. I'd bet 100%. I'd bet money on that. My jerry's that at least one made it back to the continental U.S. or Canada.
Yeah, I'll say one made it back, but I know if it was me, you guys have seen me dispose of some things.
Yes, I've seen you dispose of a lot, yes.
So it would just be into the dressing room. I get it.
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Chapter 4: What is Keith Pelley’s impact on the Toronto Maple Leafs?
It's everything. It's like the mood. You're getting a stuffy.
You know what it's like. You've got young kids.
I totally get it. If you've got a young kid at home that's three or four years old, you're like, here, here's what I got at the Olympics. And the kid would love it. Very exclusive.
So the chances that Nathan McKinnon's stuff he made at home are what? Zero?
Zero.
Zero percent on him.
Zero. I don't know if it made it to the dressing room. I don't think so. But I think he skated off the ice with that, and that was tossed into the nearest garbage can. And he's a competitive guy, and I'm having fun with it, but I'm not lying. Just knowing what I see of Nathan McKinnon, he wanted nothing to do with it. Like, he was so rattled. That is 100% true.
And, you know, listen, it's interesting what's going on. Like, the American team, they're obviously at the White House right now. You know, videos are starting to come out. And, you know, the party is just excessive. Like, that's the other thing. If you're a Canadian player, I'm not even talking as a Canadian hockey fan.
Like, if you're a hockey fan, you probably just got to return back to your life, you move on. But if you're one of the Canadian players, like, it's not going to be to the same extent as a cup parade or cup party. Those go on for weeks, you know, well into the summer. These guys will return to business as of tomorrow.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of Olympic athletes returning to the NHL?
I think my response or my message to any of these players – would be go have the time of your life. You've earned it. You deserved it. Go have a blast. When you wake up Wednesday morning, it's over. That's it.
Chapter 6: How is Kyle Dubas performing with the Penguins?
It's done. The Olympics are done.
And you're getting paid by your club team. Yes. And they're playing either potentially that night or Thursday night, depending on your schedule.
When you wake up Wednesday, the Olympic party's over. Have a blast today, tonight, Sunday with your team, Monday in Miami, Tuesday in Washington. What a ride. What a ride they're on. They're getting treated like gods down there. They're on every big station, every big TV network. They're literally in the Oval Office right now. They're probably just on cloud nine.
They can't even comprehend what the hell's going on, half of them right now. But as you wake up tomorrow... Business. That's got to be the message.
Some are more urgent business than others, like Austin Matthews and the Leafs. They have a big three games here where it's almost like, I don't know, we can't keep saying, we were saying do or die before Christmas. You know what I mean? They were going on a road trip. They had this road. And we were like, if they don't get seven or eight, it's probably over. It's probably over. Who knows?
But it's definitely desperation time.
What changed it all? Maybe, Brian, you could speak to this, too. They won those three before this break. And I think had they only gone one and two in those three or something, and you're eight points out or you're ten points out. Six is a big number. I know the numbers just based on the division that you're in. That's the problem.
If they were in a different division, they're in the Pacific or they're in the Metro, I think there's more of a chance. But based on the division they're in, that's what mathematically makes it a lot tougher.
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Chapter 7: What does Max Scherzer's future look like?
Oh, we got a guy today, Johnny. He'll have a mathematical breakdown. He'll basically give us the math, the optics on this one.
I've heard as much as they need to go 16-9, they need to go 18-7. Again, what is the cutoff point? We don't know. People are saying 95 points, 96, whatever it is. It's going to be a high number. That's what I think it is. That division, unfortunately, that conference, I think those wild card spots are going to be the mid to higher 90s, and you need to get that.
So you just do the math with the Leafs. It's not impossible because they've got to get on a run. And the weird thing, Brian, I don't know how you feel about this, there's teams that probably didn't want to shut down. Columbus was on fire.
That's right.
Columbus, Buffalo on fire. And now you come back and it's like, okay, you know, the goalie. Eat himself into oblivion? Did you have this guy not work out? You don't know what you're coming back to. It's almost like a new season.
That's very true. And there is going to be a team that takes off, and there's going to be a team that falls apart. And we don't know who that is right now. Anyone can guess. You can bet on it.
You think a comfortable team falls off? You think there's an 18-wheeler out there? Yeah, I do. Really?
I really do. I think there's an 18-wheeler just because of how many games have to be played in 50 days. I think you're an injury or two away from that falling apart. You're a goaltender falling asleep for 10 games. Anything like that. Again, it's not even an 18-wheeler, but would I be shocked if Boston or Buffalo fell off? No. I wouldn't be shocked.
Detroit has done this literally the last two years in a row. been in the playoffs, and just melted down the stretch.
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Chapter 8: What are the expectations for Connor McDavid's legacy?
Now, maybe they're different this year. Their goal handling's been good. Their defense has been really good. Yeah, they seem more stable this year. They seem much more stable, and they're in a much more comfortable position. So I'm not sitting here saying I have a read on who that's going to be. I'm bracing for that. I wouldn't be surprised by it. Same thing applies in the Western Conference.
But I think with the Leafs, the fact that we're starting games tomorrow, they haven't made any trades immediately out of the break because some deals are starting to go down, would suggest to me that they're praying they can win the next two or three games, which I don't think is a good strategy, personally. I think that's fool's gold. But it would suggest to me what we might be moving towards is
between now and next Friday, is not substantial moves, possibly the re-signing of a couple of these pending UFAs. And if that happens, then someone has been convinced within the hierarchy of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, this is a fluky offseason and they'll be fine next year. And that, to me, scares me. And I think it should scare Maple Leaf fans.
Doesn't re-signing pending UFAs kind of scare you? Yes. If they're on your roster and you're in this position... Why the re-signing of them? That's what I don't understand.
Here's what I think, and maybe this is why you're starting to see some trades trickle out. Managers, as much as guys who have skin in the game, Kyle Dubas is over there, a bunch of general managers and that. But there's been a lot of time for general managers to formulate plans moving forward, whether you're in it, whether you're out it, whether you're on the cusp.
You probably had to meet with owners and figure out the plan for the next couple months and maybe the next couple years, depending on what you have to sell for your owner. There's a lot of time for these guys to formulate stuff. That's why you're right, Hayes. I'm surprised that it wasn't announced today, but maybe the Leafs have something in the can, either good or bad or something moving.
But I think you're going to see some moving lead up to the deadline. I say it every year, and I'm going to say it again this year. I feel like all hell could break loose at the deadline. It's possible. This might be the year that actually I'm right on that.
Maybe. But, again, if we're focusing on the Leafs here, though, Noodles. Yeah. then, again, we don't know exactly what their plan is, and they're not going to tell us or talk to the public about it, but Tree Living knows it, Pelley knows it, Ownership knows it. If the plan is... Let's hope we can get in. That's not a plan. There's no plan there. If it's just let's hope we can get in.
If it is sold, which it could be, that, hey, we're better than our record would indicate. Our goalies have been banged up. Matthews took a while to get going. We've had some weird seasons with weird players. Our division's crazy good for some reason this year. We don't think that'll be consistent into the future.
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