The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Acquire Darren Raddysh ft. Nick Alberga & Kimberly Weiss
19 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What recent trades have the Toronto Maple Leafs made?
Welcome once again to The Sheet for this Friday, June 19th. We'll start off with an apology. Yesterday's broadcast. Apologize for the internet here at the broadcast center, the Merrick Broadcast Center, my basement. Things not so good because it was really windy. And apparently I live a million miles away from civilization and we can't accommodate for these types of things.
And so we couldn't finish off the show as we wanted to yesterday. But really, to be honest with you, I had run out of words anyway. And I think maybe Greg did too. So apologies for cutting it short yesterday. But Zach Phillips, you know what I want to mention today? You get a little bit older.
What is that?
You start to get nostalgic for things. You remember like a million years ago when the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup? It was a million years ago, right? Or does it just feel that way? Because every single day since, all this week has just been like bombshell, bombshell, bombshell, bombshell, bombshell. And lost in all of it? Kind of.
is that the Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup champions. They're still Stanley Cup champions, right? We haven't crowned a new one since. I know we've been paying attention to rumors and trades and all these types of things, but they're still the champs, right? Carolina Hurricanes? I believe so.
I think that's still how it works. I don't think time's elapsed enough for that to have just vanished. I mean, I think part of this is that they have quietly gone about their celebration, unlike maybe some other teams that we've seen. I don't know, last year.
The Panthers are in the elbow room again.
Yeah, but I think that helps the situation. But yeah, man, it's been a lot of news here this week. It's kind of just washed it all away. Like you forget that the Stanley Cup had wrapped up on Sunday night. We started this week, Jeff, talking about Stanley Cup champions. I know. It feels like that was an eternity ago.
We still got to get Corey Lavallette on too because he's got a new book he's been writing all the way through and we got to get Corey on too. And it's like, oh, geez, Corey, all this happened. So we still got to get Corey on. to talk about the Carolina Hurricanes and assorted members of the Carolina Hurricanes as well. But, yeah, like the passage of time is just the passage of time and things.
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Chapter 2: How does the acquisition of Darren Raddysh impact the Maple Leafs' defense?
Still very early on in the offseason. The draft hasn't even transpired. It's still a week away. He can skate. He can move. I like the actual edge he plays with, ironically enough, considering the new regime and their different outlook on the game. I think he's got a bit of a bite that people are going to soon realize, which is great.
I love guys that want to be in Toronto, guys who are from Toronto who want to be in Toronto. I put an extra applause on that, so that's excellent news. I love that he's embracing the challenge because it is certainly a challenge. He's getting a pretty penny, but Without a shadow of a doubt, you look at where the Maple Leafs were 24 hours ago to adding a guy.
He was a top name available on the blue line prior to July 1. To get him at that price tag, I think it's a good piece of business here.
Okay, so I was having a conversation, speaking about players coming home, and I'm going to mention one that was already a Toronto Maple Leaf. When Jim Hiller got hired, you sort of go and you look back and you say, okay, so what type of coach is he?
I think he's been miscast as a defensive coach, and that's just mainly because he had an aging team with the Los Angeles Kings, and that's the way he had to go. He does have more of an accent on offense, but what he does like to do, he likes to have a hard match center. And so one of the names that I wonder about, this is again, this is you and me shooting the breeze on a Friday afternoon.
This isn't a report. Don't radio me, everybody. You know who I wonder about who would be like a perfect hard match center for this team and what they are trying to do this season? Ryan O'Reilly. Could you see that? Because you look at how Hiller has run his team and he does love a hard match center. Could Ryan O'Reilly be that guy?
I doubt it. I truly do. I think everything that I know from Ryan O'Reilly's time with the Leafs, I don't know if he likes the smoke of this market. And you can say the same about a lot of other markets. I think he's really, really comfortable in Nashville. I actually don't see him as a fit. Maybe they look at a Vinny Trocek. I don't disagree with you.
And to your point, I'd love to ask Jim Hiller how Philippe Deneau didn't work out there. Because all I watched in the Stanley Cup playoffs, shift after shift, was Phil Deneau with Montreal shut down...
But that's him in the playoffs. So, like, that's playoff to know. That's where he earns his pizza, man. Like, we've seen that a million times.
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Chapter 3: What does hiring Jim Hiller mean for the Maple Leafs' coaching strategy?
Wear podcaster with pride. Considering what's happened to radio in the last 20 years. Let me ask you this. Let me try to make this point, see if it lands with you. With all the moves the Maple Leafs have made, Starting with the John Chayka hiring and then Hiller and the Joe Wall trade and now the Darren Radish signing.
What's intriguing about it is whether you're pro move or anti move for all of these, there's a protein shake here for everybody. Like right now, because we're still living in the world of speculation. We don't know how this is all going to work out.
But there's enough for everybody to be able to make a statement, either pro or con, about all of these moves and for all of them to stand up right now before a puck has been dropped. Like nothing is overwhelmingly positive. Nothing is overwhelmingly negative. A ball hasn't left the yard and no one has slumped shoulders walking back to the dugout after looking at a called third strike.
You know what I mean? Like there's enough here for everybody to go like, no, this is what I think about this one and here are my reasons why.
People want to be excited, especially in this fan base. People want a winner. It's been a long time. It's been a decade. I still think they've lost the plot in this market that the goal is the Stanley Cup playoffs. And then I look at the track records, like Dennis brought this up, Jim Hiller, his numbers are not great as a head coach in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Granted, you had to play Edmonton.
I get that. I just talked about Quentin Byfield too. But the one thing that I get back to and people lose sight of is the people who actually play the game. I don't know if you, even if you had Scotty Bowman in his prime and he's coaching the Marners of the world, the Nylanders, the Tavareses, the Matthews in the playoffs where they just can't push through. There's just too many ghost-like games.
And so ultimately, my head, part of it still goes back to the core of this franchise and this team. And can you truly win with Austin Matthews or Nylander or Riley? or Tavares? I like the Tavares contract, but is it just more of the same incoming? Because let's be fair. I mean, they've changed around the core before and it's never truly worked out. So why should this time be any different?
Like it's so easy to play devil's advocate. I know people on my show today were calling me a bit of a pessimist on Radish, but I think it's fair to assess the risk involved in these type of decisions.
You can't win the Stanley Cup with Steve Iserman. You can't win the Stanley Cup with Alexander Ovechkin. You can't win the Stanley Cup with Sebastian Ajo. History is riddled with all of this. Speaking of coaches, Colby Cohen has a great saying. We're talking about this. I think he's probably mentioned it on Morning Cup. The 30-70 rule for coaches. Have you heard this one? No, go ahead.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit trade?
I think the goal in a scenario where you're trading Matthew Nyes, and I know we heard about the leaked offer with the Montreal Canadiens. I'm sure a lot of other teams, including Buffalo, were all around Matthew Nyes. I think a lot of teams. I think what you're shooting for is desperation. In fact, Zach and I were talking last night, among others, about
About like, let's say a team like Chicago approached the Maple Leafs and were like, man, we're really feeling the pressure. Like Conor Bedard, kid's a stud. We're about to pay him. We need some help. Like we want to at least flirt with a playoff spot at this point in time. And everywhere we look, is there possibilities? Maybe Jason Robertson, maybe we look at an offer sheet.
Like, so I think you think back to a. in the past that a team like Chicago specifically, and I'm just bringing them up, I don't know anything, that they liked Matthew Nise in the past, dating back to the whole Marc-Andre Fleury trade scenario. And then the added pressure, and maybe that's an unfair word, but the expectation is that they help bolster what's around
A Bedard around the same age, like it would make a lot of sense. And they say, you know what, we'll do this. And we're eager to do something. And Toronto says, okay, well, we'll look at Levshinov, Rinzel, maybe to a lesser extent, Korchinski. Hey, how about that fourth overall pick?
So you start doing the math and you put something together and Chicago's like, we really can do this and really excite people. Conor Bedard and his teammates, do we just pay the piper and make the deal? And I think that's, I think the Leafs are fishing for somebody to just blow their brains out. Does that make sense?
It does, because otherwise, why would you even entertain the idea of letting him go?
Exactly. Because you're still dealing with potentiality when it comes to Matthew Nyes. This isn't a fully formed, actualized player. So that has to be accounted for. And unless it's a tape measure home run where the outfielder doesn't even turn to watch the ball consistently, No doubt. He just knows that it's gone. You don't pick up the phone. You don't pick up. You don't pick up the phone.
Listen, Nick, thanks so much for hopping on today. It's a busy day around Maple Leaf land. Let's appreciate you parking some time today. Darren Radish, Toronto Maple Leaf, documenting it all along with Jay Rose Hill is Nick Alberg, a host of Leafs Morning. Take great shot of the boss. That is great. You like that, eh? Is your deal up? Negotiating on the air here. Is that what you're doing?
No, I have a boost to my contract. If I have almost picture my background 10 times a year, I get a couple extra drinks when we have our yearly special, buddy. So thanks for having me. Makes the weekend go smooth.
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Chapter 5: How does Kimberly Weiss's coaching journey reflect on women's hockey?
But, yeah, Jess and I got connected at the draft a bunch of years ago. I was still in junior hockey. I think she had just gotten hired by Coachella Valley at the time, and we've just stayed kind of text friends over the years. Like you said, there's obviously – um, excitement and challenges to being in our shoes in the American league.
And so it was nice to have somebody to lean on and to, to talk to as you go through different things, um, on this journey of ours, um, hers very different than mine, but, but obviously we can share some experiences and share some expertise. So I'm really fortunate that, that she gave me the time and gave me her ear.
And, uh, like you said, wish her all the best and know that, um, that she's going to land somewhere. Great.
Okay. I got to ask a selfish question. I'm a huge Landis Gog fan. the two games playing with the Eagles, one goal and one assist, I believe. What was it like having Landeskog around for a few days?
It was incredible. I mean, it's no secret that Gabe's an incredible person, an incredible leader. I don't know if you watched the documentary series that kind of launched right at the same time. So that was pretty cool. But he was an Eagle. Like he really was for that kind of, seven to 10 days, he came to the rink, he put on his, his Colorado Eagles sweatshirt with number 92 on it.
And, you know, he's rolling out on the floor with the, with the team and, uh, just, just was so, so good to our, our players and, and showing those, you know, those young men that this is what it's like to be a pro. And this is a guy that's never been in the American league until, until that moment. So, um, and it was incredible for our fan base.
I don't know if you've ever seen an Eagles game before, but our fans here in Colorado are diehard Eagles fans. And, Can't go down the street without somebody, you know, knowing the Eagles or go to games or their season ticket holders.
So for them to get that moment of getting to see, obviously, a bona fide NHL star and a future Hall of Famer in their building for his first AHL games, it was incredible. And it helped that he chipped in on the score sheet to help us win as well.
Absolutely. You know, watching that documentary on him coming back, I couldn't help but think I wish I could watch this with various NHL players. Like, let me watch this with a dozen NHLers. Because you know what, Kim? You know, I'm really curious to see when each person, when each player said, OK, that's where I would have quit. OK, that's where I would have said enough.
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Chapter 6: What challenges does the new PWHL expansion team face?
You can take a look over on FanDuel right now and find the Calder Cup Game 5 finals action over there. Chicago Wolves, Toronto Marlies. You see the Marlies there yet again favored in this one. Minus 128. Chicago Wolves plus 102. I think the Marlies get it done here tonight, Jeff.
I think last night Nick talked about it and what the team is, but I think that there was a little bit of nerves and over-excitement to get this thing done with that lead in the third period. It's another chance to get it done at home. It's a little unique to how the playoff thing works here, 2-3-2.
So I think in a normal situation in an NHL schedule, playoff schedule, probably get a little nervous going back for game five into the other team's barn. But having a chance to close it out at home here in game five here, I think they settle in and get this one done.
Names you're paying attention to include who?
Well, the obvious ones, Easton Cowan and Ben Danford. But outside of that, for me, it's the likes of Jacob Quillen, Luke Hames, William Villeneuve, Villeneuve, Villeneuve. I've said it a different a couple of times. And each time I've said Villeneuve, okay. Each time I've said the other one, people in my chat say, that's not how you say it, idiot. It's the other one. And I'm like, oh, okay.
My favorite of the guys that changed their name halfway, like... Remember Suglobov, Kovalechuk, and then it was Kovalechuk. You come up on the second syllable.
Okay. Liljegren did it, and then he became Liljegren, I think, or Liljegren or something. You changed it there as well. But yeah, those guys, Villeneuve, Hames, Quillen, those are the top of minds that I can think of outside of Ben Danford and Cowan. And then also, especially pretty topical given this week, Artur Aktyamov, that goalie.
There was a funny quote from one of the guys on the Marlies today. Mark Masters put it out. The Chicago Wolves coach came out after and said, we think we might have cracked him. And they asked somebody on the Marlies about it. And their response was, Artie doesn't understand English anyway, so it doesn't matter. I was like, you know what? It's a pretty good question.
He's like, what does that even mean? They cracked me? What? What?
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Chapter 7: How does the PWHL plan to grow women's hockey in Las Vegas?
Do you think that this taints, it doesn't erase, but do you think this taints the good graces that McDavid was in with Oilers fans? How often have we talked about, if he departs after these two years, he says, I gave you the $12 million deal. I gave you the sweetheart. I helped you out. You used that money to help me win a championship, to help us win a championship. I did that.
And if this doesn't work out, I walk out of here and I sign that sweetheart deal. Do you think this hurts this at all? Where they're like, you brought in Mike Babcock on your way.
I don't want to say that the players brought him in. I wouldn't go that far. To me, this I go to ownership. This I go to ownership. This I go to Daryl Gates. But this doesn't happen if the players say no. And that's McDavid and Dreisaitl and Zach Hyman. Like the influencers on that team. The thing that's going to be for a lot of people tough to watch is watch McDavid defend him.
Given the whole history. Like this is going to be a lot of like, ooh, that feels weird. Oh, that's a tough one. Yeah. You know, also on that show, One of the things that Corrado brought up on Securus and Price was, you know, what's Babcock going to sound like when he's got five bad goaltending performances in a row?
Wow. Yeah, I heard Tyler and Hutz talking about that on DFO Live as well. He brought up the point, what happens when Connor Ingram goes out there and he sprawls around a little bit and lets in a couple of goals early and they're down in the game?
Then what? Okay, let's, again, it's a carousel price. One of the finest offerings here. I played a clip from Barnburner last night. That's another beauty, and secure us in price as well. But I want to play a clip just to give everyone a nice positive story, a feel-good story, feel good about one of the all-time good guys of the game, Phil Kessel.
So this is a clip from the Hockey Lifers, the other podcast that I do, and this is a conversation with the keeper of the cup, Phil Pritchard, and a story about Phil Kessel. Enjoy this one to get you ready for the weekend.
is Phil Kessel when he won in Pittsburgh. Obviously, he had been in Boston. He got cancer. He got traded to Toronto. They kind of forced him out of Toronto, and he went to Pittsburgh. He wins the cup in Pittsburgh, and we fly to Wisconsin to meet him at his hometown. His sister, mom, and dad, his brother are all there.
And they live on a street that is called Kessel Avenue because they own the condos, the apartments in the street there. So we do a little party there, and it's about noon. And he says, we have got another stop to it. All right, where are we going? And he takes us to the airport. He goes, I've rented a private plane. And I'm thinking, okay, where are we going here?
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Chapter 8: What are the future prospects for the Maple Leafs and their roster?
Now that hits immediately after whatever happens tonight in Game 5 between the Wolves and the Marleys. Correct, Philly?
That's right. Hopefully I'm popping champagne on stream.
We may get a drunk Philly. We'll see. We'll see. He may, he may have to get them to bed with a soup ladle. We're not sure, but we'll see if the Marlies are victorious. We'll see what condition our man Philly is in by the end of his broadcast. Thanks to you for watching. Thanks to you for listening. Thanks to you for being in the chat. All of it is appreciated.
We are back Monday, one o'clock Eastern for the sheet. Enjoy your weekend. And if you get a chance, A, watch the Calder Cup final, and B, hang out with Philly later on tonight on Marley's After Dark.
Talk to you next week. I said 16 hours last night Every day this week Every day this month I can't get out my head Lifestyle ambitions day to day Kissing Colorado right I went to the doc, man. He tried to give me a little medicine. I'm like, nah, man, that's fine. I'm not against those methods, but I knew.
We're wrong.
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