Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series turns to a legend this week, Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations Mats Sundin. We focus on his current role with the team and where he can be most effective in helping the Leafs rebuild their culture, particularly by assisting Auston Matthews and William Nylander. We also revisit our favourite Mats moments from his playing days, and give our take on Morgan Rielly's latest comments as well as the new details surrounding the NHL's hometown remix jersey rollout.

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(0:00) - Intro
(1:27) - Morgan Rielly Isn't Going Anywhere
(6:49) - More Details Emerge on the NHL's Hometown Remix Jerseys
(11:03) - Summer Spotlight: Mats Sundin
(28:51) - Mount Rushmore of Swedish Hockey Players
(31:46) - Favourite Mats Moments

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Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series rolls on with Leafs GM John Chayka headlining today's episode. We revisit the tumultuous end to last season, which led to Brad Treliving's dismissal, Chayka's hiring and the subsequent disastrous introductory press conference, all the way through to landing the first overall pick and the impressive offseason that followed. From there we get into his pairing with Mats Sundin, managing ownership, the fans and media, and where Auston Matthews' health fits into all of it, since that and his play will ultimately dictate where the organization goes from here.

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(0:00) - Intro
(1:55) - Hometown Remix Unis Are Coming
(5:50) - Summer Spotlight: John Chayka
(34:18) - Auston Matthews' Health and Future as a Leaf

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Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series rolls on, with Easton Cowan taking the spotlight on this episode. We discuss Cowan's first season with the team and all the positives that came with it, as well as the impact he made on the Marlies' Calder Cup win. We also try and predict where he'll land in the lineup to start next season, what makes the most sense in terms of deployment, intangibles and more. We also give our thoughts on the Leafs being interested in Patrik Laine and give our take on the best and worst Leafs jerseys of all time.

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(0:00) - Intro
(1:55) - Are the Leafs Interested in Laine?
(4:00) - Chayka's Front Office Overhaul Continues
(9:24) - Summer Spotlight: Easton Cowan
(30:50) - Best and Worst Leafs Jerseys

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