Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What's going on, panel mate? Yes.
How are we feeling? How are we feeling the day after what was a wild night?
As my good buddy Chris Drury just let the Rangers fans know, this show is a retool. Not a complete rebuild, a retool. Okay, yeah.
Man, the Rangers love sending letters out.
Love letters to their fans. You only get one every 20 years, I think. I don't think you can go back to the well. I know the last one was probably seven or eight years ago. I don't think you can go the letter route again. Not after they're screaming mad. And I don't know what else you can do. I mean, I always say, like, there's been a lot of talk.
And when I started in this business, people were like, people in Toronto will never stand for a rebuild. They'll never tear it down. Whatever market you're in has to put up with whatever you're doing.
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Chapter 2: What happened in the Maple Leafs' recent game against the Golden Knights?
It's not like they're going to veto anything or stop it. It's like, this is what we got, so deal with it. So I don't know. They're awful, though.
And that's what happens whenever they're bad. It's like, just fire up a letter.
Send a love letter out to everybody. At least there's some communication, though, guys.
Sure enough.
People have been, where's Tom Fitzgerald? What's going on in Jersey? I guess there is questions. That being said, though, They've been dominated on home ice this year all season long, and then the last couple times have been like a 10 spot and then an 8 spot. Like, it's ugly. The fans are pissed. I just don't know if that's ā I think it's different.
Hayes, you can speak to this, but that's a single owner. That's one guy that Chris Drury calls up or he calls and gets instructions from. In Toronto, in other cities and other organizations ā You're answering to a board. You're answering to other entities. Dallas Cowboys, New York Rangers, New York Knicks because it's the same guy. It's rare that it's just one guy.
And I get the impression Dolan is fond of a letter. He likes a letter. Send a letter out. If you were to pen a letter, I love saying that. You can't say write. I'm going to pen a letter to the Toronto sports fan today. What message would you send after the Leafs... They threw that game away last night. On four different occasions, they had a two-goal lead.
That's almost impossible not to get two points. Yes, they got one, but Hurdle scores with seven seconds left. We're all on the panel. We're all there. Everyone's watching. You can feel it. You can just smell it coming. There's no way this isn't going to overtime. And then Aiko with a beauty ends it. And then while we're there waiting for the game, Tucker signs with the Dodgers.
And this morning, Bichette signs with the Mets.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Luke Willson provide on the NFL Divisional Round matchups?
Matthews versus Eichel coming off the timeout. And he got beat clean. He got beat clean, and that allowed Vegas possession. They set up, and seven seconds left, they tied. So I thought he was chugging. He scored a goal. I thought he played pretty well through 40 minutes. But Austin, like everyone else, the third period, the Leafs, they are just so uncomfortable with the lead. They just sit back.
They get buried. They get caved in. They give up opportunities. I don't know if it's a killer instinct. I don't know if it's... mentality. I don't know if it's nerves. I don't know what it is, but he's at the forefront of it with everyone else. He loses that draw. They score late. His guy beats him down the ice. It's not a great ending for him.
Mitch Marner gets to go out and celebrate and Vegas wins. It's a tough night in the end because we talked about it before the game.
Chapter 4: What are the recent signings of Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker about?
We talked about it on the show. Last night was a big captain's game. It was a captain's night for Austin. He was... Kind of pissy with Masters and then performs the way he performs. Not the end of the world, but you look back on the night, it turns out not a great night for Matthews. Pretty good night for Marner.
Yeah, and I want to climb on that a bit, Brian. I think he played well. I think Matthews played well, but I think his comment is highlighted by the way it ended. If the Leafs win in regulation, I don't think his comment to Masters is as the light has shined that bright. I think it's like, ah, he was a bit pissy, but you can chalk it up to him being focused or whatever.
The fact that they lose and the fact on that point,
play what happens is people grab things and go oh what about that what about this what about that to me that's where i think oh he's getting a little bit more uh maybe criticism because if they win that in regulation you're going hey what a great win what a fun win all of that type of stuff oh yeah and master masters you know took a little bit from from matthews in the end
Mark Masters is a big boy.
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Chapter 5: How did Auston Matthews address the Mitch Marner questions?
He's a pro. Austin Matthews is the captain of the biggest hockey team in the NHL. So he knows that that question's coming. I think he could have just been like, Mark, again with the question, hey, you know what, can't wait to beat Mitch tonight or can't wait to go at him. I think that's where maybe there was a little bit of a mistake, we'll call it.
It's not that big of a deal, but I guarantee you, like, Masters could have followed up and said, well, you think this is bad now. You're going to be asked about it next week a hundred times, too, because Mitch is coming back. It's a bigger night, him coming back to Toronto.
Next week's way bigger.
Way bigger than last night. So I don't know. Oh, I get it. I don't think it's that big of a deal. I just think it got amplified because of the ending of the game.
yeah and you know listen he wasn't alone like morgan riley was asked about it after the game and riley shot it down quickly you know i think it was mark again you know what do you think about playing mitch and i'm paraphrasing but he basically said nothing i didn't think anything and moved on like maybe that was their plan dude that that might have been their their point where it's like this isn't like the first time it's like
when you're constantly being asked it's like what about playing mitch tonight it's like how many times can you say it's another game like is that what everybody really wanted him to say well it's just another game oh okay great answer that's like that's the way you do that instead he's just and we always say we'd rather these guys give some real answers and he gave a real answer he's like i'm sick of talking about mitch well i'm ready to play the game tonight so and then we then we say that's not the right thing to say how stupid is that
I hear you. It's a fair point.
Let me just tell you this. Another thing. In Carolina, if Sebastian Ajo gives that... Nobody's even... That's what people talk about playing in big markets. And I do understand you have to have an understanding about playing for the Maple Leafs. It's like hockey mecca, but...
Other guys look at that and, like, if that's Sebastian Ajo in Carolina, like, it's not even, nobody's even saying a word about it. And now we're blowing it up into this thing, and what are we going to do? We're going to keep Raz and Austin Matthews? I'm not down with that. I'm really not.
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Chapter 6: What impact does William Nylander's injury have on the Maple Leafs?
Yeah, Pat's defense was great. Yeah, they were spectacular. Mike Vrabel, great coach, and he has come up big and clutch in a lot of big games. So I think the Patriots cover this one by a field goal at home with ease.
Okay, I'm with you. I think we all are. Oh, you saw it the same way. We're going to lock that in. Pats minus three. You know, both defenses are very strong.
Layup of the week, boys. Congratulations on winning the regular season. Layup of the week.
Very stout, very stout. All right, Rams minus three at the Bears. Laying three and a half in Chicago. It's a night game. It will be freezing in Chicago in January. It's going to be ice cold. Rams laying three and a half.
Don't forget that hook. You guys call the Rams and they win by three. We're going to take this.
It's a big one. It's a big one. It was four at one point.
Well, it's trending towards it. If you look on FanDuel, I think it's minus 118 at three and a half. So it's kind of trending to four, which means the Sharps and the money is still putting money on the Rams. And we are going to do that as well. I think the Rams come in. Look, the Bears. It's been a nice season for them, but seven times they've had to come back late in the game and win the game.
I don't see it happening. I think that they finally get put to rest, and I think Maddie Stafford comes out and has a good game. But this is going to rely on whether or not the Rams can run the ball and protect the ball. If they can do those two things, I think they win this game with ease. The Bears, 26th-ranked run defense, and the Rams, number one in the running game in terms of DVOA.
and they protect the football. They turn it over just 15 times, the fourth fewest in the NFL. So if they can protect the ball, run the ball, Matty Stafford will do his thing. Puka will do his thing. He'll find Devontae Adams for a couple of nice grabs. I think that they'll be able to put up some points here and win this one easily.
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