Woll WTF, Leafs Roster Battles & Contract Questions w/ Frank Seravalli and Luke Fox
Description
JD begins with his points of emphasis as the Toronto Maple Leafs start their season tonight (00:00). Daily Faceoff Insider, Frank Seravalli, discusses the inception of the Utah Hockey Club, contract talks for Mitch Marner and John Tavares, Nick Robertson's standing, Igor Shesterkin's offer rejection, and Alexander Ovechkin's chase for history (9:00). JD then touches on the juice between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the MLB playoffs (44:32). Sportsnet's Leafs reporter, Luke Fox, joins the show to analyze concerns for Joseph Woll, adapting to Craig Berube's style, Bobby McMann and Timothy Liljigren as the odd men out, and Marner's upcoming season (51:00). JD then breaks down the pros and cons of the 'us versus the world' mentality (1:18:00), before wrapping up the show with 'What We Missed!' (1:25:00).
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