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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Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series rolls on as we discuss arguably the most intriguing offseason addition of them all, Sergei Bobrovsky. Was last season a one-off or a sign of things to come? Can he lead the Leafs back to the playoffs, and does his addition to the dressing room make a difference? Is it fair to expect 50+ starts from a soon-to-be 38-year-old goalie? We discuss all that and much more.

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(0:00) - Intro
(2:18) - Leafs Hire Andy O'Brien
(5:32) - Macklin Celebrini, the $18.8 Million Dollar Man
(8:00) - Summer Spotlight: Sergei Bobrovsky
(32:00) - The Wild Ride of the Leafs and Jays

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Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series rolls into its 4th instalment as we turn our attention to John Tavares. Is there a way to make him a better fit within this roster given where he's at in his career? Will the new regime of John Chayka, Mats Sundin and Jim Hiller help get more out of him? We discuss that, the pros and cons of him as a player, and much more. We also give our take on Darren Ferris's outrageous comments about Mitch Marner and Gavin McKenna training with Macklin Celebrini.

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(0:00) - Intro
(01:30) - Give it a rest, Darren
(08:09) - Summer Spotlight: John Tavares
(27:07) - The McKenna/Celbrini connection

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Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series continues and today's headliner is Matthew Knies. We discuss the never-ending trade rumours that have persisted since the end of the season, everything we love about him as a player, our concerns about his health and why we think he needs to permanently replace John Tavares on PP1. We also discuss how Brad Treliving nearly executed what would undoubtedly have been the worst trade in Leafs history when he almost sent Knies to Montreal at this year's trade deadline.

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(0:00) - Leafs Talk vs Blue Jays Talk
(3:27) - The Most Unwatchable Sports Experiences
(11:20) - Summer Spotlight: Matthew Knies
(35:58) - Connor Bedard Signs Massive Extension
(40:49) - Stevie Y Out in Detroit

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Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series continues and today's headliner is none other than William Nylander. We dig into Willy's legacy as a Leaf and where he stands amongst the best players in the league, look back on a disappointing last season and the changes we'd like to see him make going forward, why he and Matthews simply don't work together on the same line, his love of being a Maple Leaf and much more.

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(0:00) - Intro
(2:39) - Latest Leafs News
(5:10) - Summer Spotlight Series: William Nylander
(32:20) - Forward Depth or Lack Thereof
(36:40) - The Leafs Coaching Pendulum
(39:13) - It's Hard to Build a Balanced Roster
(44:00) - Bobrovsky's Impact on the Dressing Room
(46:55) - The Tavares Problem

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Our Toronto Maple Leafs Summer Spotlight Series continues with none other than Leafs captain Auston Matthews. We set expectations heading into next season, discuss his future with the organization, why the two Berube seasons were so underwhelming, the state of his health and what the addition of Gavin McKenna could mean for his game. We also get into the Leafs' sweeping front office changes, Tom Dundon putting his entire family tree on the Stanley Cup and Connor McDavid's future in Edmonton.

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(0:00) - Intro
(1:25) - John Chayka Makes Sweeping Front Office Changes
(6:51) - The Entire Dundon Family Tree on the Cup
(9:40) - Summer Spotlight: Auston Matthews
(41:00) - Ring Culture and Connor McDavid's Future in Edmonton

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