Welcome to our first regular season episode of Leafs Quick Hits! The NHL regular season has already started over in Europe with the Devils and Sabres playing in Prague. The regular season in North America gets going on Tuesday, with our Leafs hitting the ice for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday!

We have a very special guest joining us to get us ready for opening Night! Maple Leaf defensemen Simon Benoit stopped by to chat with us after Leafs practice on Friday, to discuss how he's feeling about his game heading into the season, what we can expect from our towering D-core and what life is like since welcoming his baby girl! He gave us some incredible insights, and we are so excited to be able to share the conversation with all of you!

Post interview, we take our Quick Hit look at the Leafs this week. In these bonus episodes, we'll be taking a bit of a deeper dive on the games played as well as a look ahead to what is coming up for the Blue and White each week. While there are no games in the books yet, for this inaugural Quick Hit episode, we explore player dynamics, roster decisions, and the importance of goaltending depth as we head into the NHL season.

The excitement surrounding the opener is definitely building and we are so excited for the games to begin! Having Simon Benoit on with us to preview it for you, well, words can't express how grateful we are to have had the chance to speak with him and share the conversation with you, and we thank the Maple Leafs for making him available to us.

Leafs Nation, puck drop is now hours away, and the quest begins anew. Its the first of 82, and we will be here to breakdown everyone of them with you. Go Leafs Go!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Season
02:31 Interview with Simon Benoit
06:22 Team Dynamics and Player Insights
08:48 Roster Decisions and Cap Management
12:35 Goaltending Depth and Team Chemistry
17:18 Looking Ahead: Season Expectations
21:04 Final Thoughts and Predictions

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We are now just over a week away from the Leafs opener on October 9th. Before we get there though the Leafs have some decisions to make and we’re going to get into all that and more in this episode!

We get the show rolling with a discussion about the upcoming NHL season, focusing on the league's recent rule changes. Then we have a special Preseason edition of the Ladies Talkin' Leafs Highlight Reel where we give kudos to the Coach and note some key improvements on specialty teams and on the back end.

Then for the Third Period, we welcome a special guest, ESPN's Kristen Shilton, as she shares her insights on player development, particularly Nick Robertson's potential impact on the team, as well as her predictions for the Leafs season ahead, and what she misses most about the Leafs beat.

Right now the Buds are enjoying a little bit of bonding time in Bracebridge Ontario before they come back to finish off the Preseason schedule against Detroit. This week will no doubt end with some key questions answered, as the team makes their final cuts to reveal their 2024/25 roster. No matter what the ultimate tweaks are, success will come down to the performance of those with the most familiar faces, once again full of potential and promise. Can't wait! Go Leafs Go!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Season Overview
04:49 NHL Rule Changes for the New Season
09:56 Preseason Highlights and Team Identity
15:08 Goaltending Dynamics and Player Performance
19:49 Nick Robertson's Future and Team Depth
24:53 Kristen Shilton's Insights on the Leafs
29:57 Final Thoughts and Season Predictions

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Welcome to our 6th season talkin’ Leafs!

In this episode of Ladies Talkin' Leafs, its all about the pre-season, as we discuss training camp expectations, and highlight the excitement surrounding some of our rookie prospects, opening the show with a puck drop primer Q & A.

Then we welcome back LTL Insider Mike Augello for the Third Period to help us analyze recent signings, including Nick Robertson and Max Pacioretty, while also addressing the goaltending concerns and defensive pairings. We wrap up our conversation getting Mike's impression surrounding the significance of Auston Matthews being named captain and his overall outlook for the upcoming season.

For however quiet it was for Leafs news over the summer, it seems that that dial has now been turned up to 100, with news and sightings coming fast and furious! There aren't many things that can top the anticipation of a new NHL hockey season and seeing your favourite team hit that fresh sheet again after a long hiatus. As camps open today, enjoy the excitement of early days Leafs Nation. It's great to have hockey back, a clean slate and a new season of possibility.

We thank all our listeners for sticking with us over the years and welcome everyone who may have recently found us. We're excited to be talkin' Leafs with all of you for another season. Bring on the Milk and Cookies! Go Leafs Go!

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Season Six
02:50 Leafs Preseason Insights
06:04 Training Camp Expectations
11:50 Rookie Prospects and Their Future
17:04 Analyzing Recent Signings
23:47 Goaltending Concerns
30:00 Defensive Pairings and Strategies
36:10 Captaincy and Leadership Dynamics
41:53 Final Thoughts and Season Outlook

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