Episode Details

JD Bunkis starts off chatting about the current Twitter minefield with paid verification being introduced, before looking into why last night's Raptors game was a no-win situation and how Precious Achiuwa's injury could impact the team long term. Soon after, Ian Tulloch of the Hockey News focuses in on some of the Maple Leafs' early data trends including: the metrics behind Auston Mathews' slow start, if Nick Robertson should be a regular in the lineup, how solid Ilya Samsonov had been prior to his injury, Toronto's most important defenceman, and who should slot in beside Morgan Reilly(00:10). Later on, former Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin joins JD to look ahead to this weekend's Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony! He takes a trip down memory lane to discuss sharing the ice with the Sedin twins and Daniel Alfredsson, what it meant to play in Toronto, and how to be a leader in a big market.(49:30) Finally, former NHLer and author Mathew Barnaby joins us to talk about his new book "Unfiltered", loaded with unheard hockey stories and little-known NHL facts! (1:15:45)

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