Leafs Geeks Podcast: Toronto Maple Leafs

This week Dylan Fremlin (@MuchTruculence ) joins Ian to discuss the following topics: 2:19 - Who's buying & who's selling? 16:50 - Riley Sheahan. 33:01 - Brian Boyle. 42:29 - Roman Polak & GMs' misevaluations of D. 1:01:49 - If the Leafs DON'T trade Polak, then...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maple Leafs Hot Stove's Anthony Petrielli joins us this week do take a deep dive into Special Teams. We cover the following topics: 1:29 - PP Zone Entries. 6:06 - Point shots & "spacing". 13:11 - Setting up a PP with players on their Off wing/On wing. 27:15 - PK Faceoffs 39:30 - Playing your best players on the PK. You can follow Anthony on twitter @APetrielli and read his at MLHS here: https://mapleleafshotstove.com/author/anthony-petrielli/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Gus Katsaros joins us to break down the Leafs' systems. In this podcast we break down: 1:44 - Blown 3rd period leads & score effects. 14:35 - The Leafs' forecheck & O-Zone Play. 28:07 - Bozak vs Kadri's defensive ability. 39:33 - D-Zone Coverage. 48:43 - The Leafs' Power Play. 57:17 - The Leafs' Penalty Kill.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theo joins Ian this week to discuss: 0:36 - The crazy 3rd period against Boston. 8:02 - Revisiting how mediocre the Leafs have been historically. 20:24 - Nikita Zaitsev is Overrated. 39:24 - Connor Brown is Overrated. 48:59 - William Nylander is Underrated. 1:00:44 - Martin Marincin is Underrated. 1:13:06 - Goodbye Frankie, hello Marchenko. 1:21:26 - Update on our preseason bets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hockey Graphs' Ryan Stimson joins us this week to discuss the findings of his Passing Project, covering the following topics: 3:04 - What is the Passing Project? 12:46 - Nylander Top 10 in "Expected" Primary Points per 60. 22:14 - Bozak's above average passing numbers. 26:27 - Connor Brown's elite Shot & Pass Quality. 33:14 - "Passing talent". 44:00 - The pushback against hockey analytics. 47:49 - Broadening our horizons to new info (ie. passing data). 56:02 - Rielly & Gardiner's passing numbers. 58:12 - Ryan's new "Forechecking Project".Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Dylan Fremlin (@MuchTruculence) joins us to discuss the following topics: 1:03 - The Leafs' elite PP numbers. 17:05 - Using evidence to support your argument. 24:38 - The case for Matt Hunwick. 40:45 - The Leafs' predictive PK numbers. 46:46 - The (insane) impact of Defensive Zone Starts on PK shot suppression. 1:02:58 - Seth Griffith. 1:22:00 - Teaser for next week's episode with Ryan Stimson (@RK_Stimp) and his amazing Passing Project data.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goalie guru Nick Mercadante joins us this episode to break down the voodoo-ness of goaltending. Here's some topics we discuss: 1:55 - Breaking down 'advanced' goalie metrics. 21:14 - Andersen & trying to change your goalie "style". 38:43 - Short leashes on backups. 47:17 - The (lack of) predictive value in AHL stats. 1:01:57 - How important is height? 1:08:43 - Fatigue and injury prevention. 1:22:24 - Goalies outperforming/underperforming their career averages.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to part 2 of Theo #Actually joining Ian for a podcast. This week the guys discuss just how good the Leafs #Actually are, as well as the potential inevitability of a JVR trade this offseason.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Theo makes his dramatic return to the podcast to help Ian hand out grades on the Midseason Report Cards for the entire team. Here's some time stamps so you can skip to hear us tell you why we hate your favourite player: 2:17 - Auston Matthews 7:06 - Zach Hyman 11:56 - Connor Brown 13:24 - JVR 15:53 - Mitch Marner 19:40 - Tyler Bozak 24:41 - William Nylander 29:16 - Leo Komarov 38:17 - Nazem Kadri 48:46 - Nikita Soshnikov 56:10 - Ben Smith/Freddy the #GOAT 1:01:17 - Matt Martin 1:08:32 - Morgan Rielly 1:13:17 - Nikita Zaitsev & Connor Carrick 1:19:11 - Jake Gardiner 1:23:11 - Hunlak (and Corrado) 1:33:13 - Freddy Andersen 1:36:47 - *Insert Backup Goalie*Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Pension Plan Puppets managing editor Scott Wheeler joins us to discuss following topics: 2:07 - Auston Matthews' ridiculous 5v5 scoring rate. 12:35 - Leafs prospects at the World Juniors. 21:58 - 2017 Draft eligible players at the WJC. 30:39 - Height bias in prospect evaluation. 41:18 - #GoatTracker 46:33 - Optimizing 4th lines in the modern game. 59:10 - Polak Trade Tracker 2017.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Dylan Fremlin (@MuchTruculence) joins me to help get over the loss of the James Mirtle podcast earlier in the week. Topics include positive #HotTaeks, how Hunlak might be weirdly underrated, projecting the Leafs' next 50 games, Ian's obsession with Mikko Rantanen's ex-girlfriend, and more terrific stuff (any time you can bring up Tinder and Suspensions Avoided Per 60 on a podcast you know you've got yourself a great show).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week manager of Hockey Graphs, Garret Hohl, joins us to discuss the following topics: 6:59 - Thoughts on Matthews, Marner & Nylander. 9:07 - Expected Goals. 22:55 - WAR (Wins Above Replacement). 32:11 - Ben Smith & overvaluing faceoffs. 44:52 - Market inefficiencies in hockey. 58:49 - HockeyData. 1:06:11 - #VANHAC17.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian does his best to answer the following questions from listeners: 1:20 - What is the new 'market inefficiency' in hockey analytics? 11:02 - Should Connor Brown replace Zach Hyman on the 1st line? 18:52 - What should the Leafs do with their 4th line? 23:54 - Who is the Leafs' most overrated prospect? 30:10 - Which forward prospect/s could you see us trading for a defenseman? 37:08 - Who can we expect to see in the world juniors, and who will the Leafs target in the draft? 48:15 - If you could undo one trade in the last 5 years, which would it be and why? 54:42 - Dylan Fremlin (@MuchTruculence) joins us to discuss the Leafs' defense so far this season.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian joins Theo in Kingston to discuss the following topics: 2:05 - Thoughts on the season opener 19:49 - Leafs' recent roster moves 27:50 - Optimizing the Leafs' power play 35:29 - Eastern Conference Preview 1:16:25 - NHL Awards PredictionsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff Veillette from The Leafs Nation (and Nation Network) joins us to discuss the following topics: 2:21 - The high level of play at the World Cup of Hockey. 6:35 - Kessel's epic tweet and Team USA's roster composition. 13:10 - The Auston Matthews show. 19:22 - Concerns about Nikita Zaitsev? 22:32 - An objective evaluation of Morgan Rielly. 35:38 - Takeaways from Leafs Rookie Camp. 46:38 - Critically analyzing management's decision making. 56:38 - Hockey analytics enthusiasts being too condescending (ourselves included).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Wheeler from Pension Plan Puppets joins Ian this week to discuss the Leafs' eventful offseason. Here's a list topics: 1:18 - Prioritizing size over skill at the draft? 6:32 - Yegor Korshkov 9:02 - Hypothetically trading the 31st pick for Anthony DeAngelo 12:16 - Selecting Woll over Abramov 16:00 - Carl Grundstrom 18:59 - Oskar Steen slipping to the SIXTH Round 22:32 - Veini Vehvilainen going UNDRAFTED 24:25 - Draft recap 27:14 - Free Agency 30:31 - Roman Polak 34:30 - Matt Martin 45:11 - The role of an enforcer: "protecting the kids" 48:36 - The Leafs' elite prospect pool (featuring Scott Wheeler's and Ian's Top 25 under 25) 1:00:22 - Nikita Zaitsev 1:07:39 - Corey Pronman's controversial prospect rankings 1:12:07 - Do the Leafs have the best prospect pool in the NHL? 1:16:54 - Jake Gardiner 1:23:03 - Our faith in Leafs management moving forwardLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Hayden from prospect-stats.com joins Ian and Theo to discuss Leafs' 2016 draft using his DEV draft projection tool. Topics also include debate over the Frederik Andersen trade, as well as other potential trades over draft weekend.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian and Theo discuss the cup final, leafs rookies, exiled NHLers (pour one out for Marcobello)and Theo talks about his Euro 2016 picks (no he doesn't).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Scott Wheeler from Pension Plan Puppets joins the podcast to discuss the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Topics include: 1:52 - Matthews vs. Laine 5:50 - Targets with Pittsburgh's pick 12:05 - Prioritizing skill over size? 16:19 - Alex Debrincat 19:27 - Targeting defensemen in the 2nd/3rd rounds 25:01 - Evaluating defensemen in 2016 31:19 - Using Pts/60 as an evaluation tool 35:45 - Is Michael McLeod overrated? 40:25 - Goaltending prospects 48:07 - Draft sleepers 58:51 - Who's the Leafs' 4th best prospect? 1:05:12 - Ordering the Leafs' top 3 prospects 1:09:19 - Pursuing Stamkos this offseasonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the Leafs' big draft lottery win, Ian and Theo discuss: 2:24 - Theo's live reaction to the draft lottery 11:56 - How far the Leafs have come in the last two years 18:09 - Auston Matthews' stats 25:23 - The World Championships & World Cup 28:32 The Leafs' powerplay moving forward 31:02 - Projecting the Leafs' lineup next year 39:36 - Columbus' roster 43:08 - Edmonton's "2nd rebuild" 50:19 - The Marlies' Calder Cup run 1:01:03 - Marner maniaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices