Nick Kypreos and Justin Bourne shares some thoughts and frustrations surrounding to the Leafs Monday night’s loss to Carolina (00:52), before Jim Ralph, colour commentator for Toronto Maple Leafs games on The FAN, shares his thoughts on the Leafs early season defensive woes, the lack of speed on display and his takeaways from what went wrong in Carolina’s 4-1 win (15:35). The fellas then weigh in on the powerplay concerns early on, Mitch Marner’s chipped tooth Monday, and tees up Wednesday night’s matchup in Chicago (32:13). Next up, NHL Analyst for NHL Network and Sportlogiq Mike Kelly, shares some of the main analytical surprises from the Leafs so far this season and the spark Auston Matthews provides in the lineup (42:14). Finally, the guys wrap up the analytics conversation and pivot to discuss what’s next for the team moving forward with Producer Sam (56:57).

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