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The state of the Leafs’ blue line and potential trade deadline targets at defense & center – MLHS Podcast Ep. 82

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Episode Topics

  • Reactions to the Maple Leafs‘ 5-1 loss to Columbus and the team’s solid recent form/favourable standings position (0:45)
  • Weighing up the potential talent available on the trade market (Will Borgen, Mario Ferarro, Rasmus Ristolainen), the team’s need on defense, and the Jani Hakanpaa wildcard (12:30)
  • Morgan Rielly’s struggles this season adjusting under a new head coach/system, the reliance on McCabe-Tanev, and the state of the overall blue-line unit (24:50)
  • The Leafs‘ need at center and potential targets in the trade market at the C position (Ryan O’Reilly and Yanni Gourde) (35:40)
  • The long-term future of some of the team’s bottom-six forwards and bottom-pairing defensemen; could any of them move in a deal?