Stolarz CALLS OUT Maple Leafs 👀
You’re watching Leaf’s Morning Tape with host Nick Alberto and former NHL Jay Rose. The show starts now. Oh yes, the two best words in pro sports game seven coming up tonight at Skydome. Blue Jays, the Mariners, Nick Albera, Dave Pñota filling in for Jay Rosell on the Monday edition of Lease Morning Take presented by Bet 365. What’s going on DP? How are you bud? I’m jacked buddy. I am I’m great. I am Season’s in full swing. We got game seven tonight. MLB action. The winner gets to play slash lose to the Dodgers. So, whatever. But, um I’m loving it. I’m loving this. The what a what a game. How you feeling? Like, where are the nerves at? Full disclosure, I’ve watched games with Dave. This guy’s the most nervous Blue Jays fan on the planet. Um, you don’t texture in games. I hear from you six hours later. How we feeling? How we feeling? Good. Juju tonight or what? Feeling good. Yeah, feeling feeling good. Feeling feeling vibrant, excited. Uh, I’m interested they to see who throws out the first pitch. Batist still yesterday. Um, Joe Carter tonight maybe. I don’t know. Somebody somebody’s you gota you gota you got to feed off that. Um, so I dude, I was I was I watched the game by myself yesterday. I went to a bar that I usually frequent, sat alone by myself, just needed to dial in. Tonight will be different, but last night I needed to I needed to dial in and they did not disappoint. I I was questioning, as lightly as I could say, the decision to take your Savage out when they did, but they pulled it off. So, I’m I’m happy. I’m excited. I can’t wait for tonight, buddy. I can’t like the city. And I do I do have various superstitions. I do get crazy when it comes to Jay’s and when it comes to Italian national football or soccer. Um I I I’m on a different level. So, I’m trying to keep my composure until like 5:00 this evening. Well, hang in there. I haven’t seen an organization addicted to a calculator like I have for the Blue Jays since the Kyle Nubis era. Like it’s it’s remarkable stuff. Like it’s it’s eye testing. Just just see what happens and then just work off that, right? I I absolutely freaking hate it. I can’t stand it. Let the guy close out the inning. I get that Baron got the job done and good on him and he it was like two batters in the third batter he started to be he started to be comfortable. Look comfortable. He looked a little off the next batter, next inning. But I mean these freaking guys with their analytics, I get it’s an important part of the game, but it’s should be part of the decision process, not the decision. And how come Sherzer gets to go out and say, “Hey, get the hell back to your dugout.” And you Savage has to be like, “All right, fine, coach. I’ll deal with it. I mean, I know he’s got to, but I love Max.” We do. Uh former guests here on Lease Morning Take. Love that as well. Our super chat charity partner is Sick Kids. We want to make sure their question or comment gets on the show. Hit us up with a super chat. Proceeds from her super chat will go to Sick Kids ranked the number one research intensive children’s hospital in Canada and third in the world. Tammy starts us off here via super chat in support of Sick Kids. I don’t know who misused their blender worse. John Schneider in game five or Sheldon Barubi six games in. Wow. If you’re going to abuse the blender then bring up Pazetta and Bl. So, uh, tens times in Leaf Nation after six games here, Dave, we’re going to get to that. Uh, but what did you make of, uh, the Seattle Kraken doing their walk-in hockey night in Canada, playing the Maple Leafs, and donning Mariners jerseys. How about that? I’m not going to lie, I’m disappointed nobody dropped the mitts at the opening faceoff. Like, I would have I would have just been all over them. Rosie probably would have, too. Uh, like just all over them for for for that. I get it. They’re supporting their their their local compadres, but to do it in Toronto, down the street from CN Tower, down the street from the dome. No, that I I from their perspective, I would have done it too because I like if I was on the opposite side because I love to [ __ ] talk and and just [ __ ] the stir. But so I give them kudos to that. But you’re doing it in in my town with my Jay’s down the street, right? D gloves dropped right out of the gate. I love it. And it was actually funny. I think somebody pinpointed on social media that Shane Wright from Burlington, Ontario had a whale of a game over the weekend, by the way, against the Maple Leafs. Doesn’t even follow the Mariners on Instagram. He follows the Blue Jays. Had to wear a Mariners jersey. Like, I could only wonder what was going through his head. That’s why he played so well. He’s pissed off. He had to wear an M’s jersey, I think. Yeah, him, Mason Marchman, um, who else? Vince Dunn, all three of those guys had great games. Yeah. Playing in front of the family and and the friends. Um, but you got to support your team. So again, I understand. I get it from the Kraken side of things, but you’re doing it on art turf. So I’m disappointed they didn’t react to that and I’m disappointed nobody reacted to anything happening in front of the crease again. Yeah. Well, that that’s going to be a fun conversation. But I did want to bring up I was telling producer Vic before we started today. I don’t know it maybe the answer it’s social media dot dot dot and you just got to be like okay and you know my my fight with social media in the last 15 years we’ll say but the amount of Blue Jays fans pissed off with my idea that Trey Savage is the Blue Jays’s version of Matthew Ny are missing the point that I’m giving the kid compliment and props like it’s as simple as that and some people on Blue Jays Twitter have twisted to be like how dare you bismerch the good name of Trey is Savage like it was a compliment That’s it. That’s all. Dave, I know people, you’re nuts. Like that. It is a compliment. It’s It’s easy. He’s the rising young star of the Leafs. Y Savage is the rising young star of the Jays. I don’t understand what the issue is. I I I I don’t know. I don’t know what else to say other than that. Like these are the next this is part of the big future of these of each of these clubs. Easy for me to pick up on it. I don’t know. Maybe was was every I mean I know I was but who else was booze up last night? Maybe maybe the responses were kind of based on that. Yeah, I don’t know. I just feel like people go on Twitter or X whatever it’s called now and they just look for fights and they look for contention. But I I was just giving the kid a compliment anyways. Like he he was awesome last night. Looking forward to game seven tonight. Shane Bieber, this is why the Blue Jays picked this guy up from Cleveland for moments like this in a game seven against George Kirby who they smacked around in game three. So shout out to our friends over at Blue Jays Nation. Uh the six inning stretch podcast. I mean Blue Jays today. It’s it’s a massive day for them. So we’re with them and looking forward to game seven tonight. Meanwhile, I mean we’re only a couple of weeks into this season and it’s funny. It like win and loss in in October is a lot different I think in this market. But it seems like there’s this whole idea and maybe it’s the whole Starters conversation over the weekend that the sky is falling. The last time I checked I looked in the Atlantic division around the Maple Leafs. Florida struggling, the Tampa Bay Lighting are struggling. The Ottawa Senators are struggling. Nothing to see here, Dave. But, uh, I think it’s interesting from a strong start point of view. Carolina off to a perfect 50 and0 start. Detroit is the big one for me. They’ve won five of six to start the year. Everyone was all over Todd Mlullen when he called out his team after game one because his team was garbage and everyone’s going, “Ah, you’re already calling out your boys. You’re doing it publicly. We’re we’re a game into the season. This team can’t compete already. Sky is falling. It’s over in Detroit.” Um, and then you fast forward five freaking games and they’ve won all of them. So, like sometimes it’s okay to call out your guys and sometimes a coach like Todd Mlullen who’s been around a while understands and knows when it’s time to push buttons. And since then, I mean, Dylan Larkin’s got 11 freaking points in six games. He’s he’s been carrying this club. They’re getting other guys going as well. And the Nunos in John Gibson and and Cam Talbot are getting the job done. So kudos to that entire team for kind of waking up and realizing, look, this is [ __ ] or get off the pot time in Detroit. Like they need to start making strides and start taking the next steps in their in their rebuild, retool, whatever the hell they’re doing. And this is a good sign right now. The points in October are just as important as the points in April. And that goes for any team. So, if you can if you can capitalize now on some other team struggles by pulling out some W’s and going back to back against the Leafs, that’s going to help you down the road in in kind of solidifying or at least enhancing your your position for a wild card spot or maybe one of the top three. I don’t think Tampa is going to continue this ride, but at the same time, I don’t think anybody expected them to have one win in the first six. Florida’s going to get back on track eventually. They’re not might not necessarily be at the top, but they’re going to get going. Now, Buffalo’s going to continue to Buffalo and Boston’s going to kind of like they had a nice start, but they’re going to they’re going to get back to where they are. So, you know, it’s it’s a good position to be in for Detroit, obviously, but the Leafs are right there. They’re a couple points back. Like, this is um this is a decent position to be in, Nick. The only thing I I again, I want to see more life. I want to see more jam out of this lineup. Why the hell do you have Craig Buru behind the bench trying to instill that in his guys if nobody’s going to do it? Yeah, it’s it’s interesting, too, because we talked all summer about an identity change, but right now they’re playing like a team that has no identity. Um, granted, you’re a couple games into this season. We’ll see what’s in store. Maybe a Sheldon Keefe visit will get this Maple Leafs team going. On the other side of the spectrum, obviously we’re intrigued by this year’s draft, Gavin McKenna and others. Uh, but the tough starts. Um, who out of this range of teams are you most concerned about? Calgary won 5-0, the LA Kings won 3-2, um Tampa won 3-2, and the Ottawa Senators 24-0. Most concerned, I mean, look, so many things went right for Calgary last season, even though they missed the playoffs, that they needed to replicate that and enhance it even further if they wanted to make noise this season. You know how hard that is to do once, let alone two seasons in a row? I’m not overly shocked that that the Calgary Flames are struggling because they were supposed to be rebuilding and because of their performance last season, they kind of hit the E break on that completely. Now, Hubo was out for a while. He just he just came back. So, you know, and he had a good rebound season last year, so maybe that just affected their lines a little bit and whatnot. But I’m I’m not overly shocked by Calgary because they have other things they need to do like eventually trade trade what’s his name. um you got to trade Raspberry Sanderson. You got to move out some other pieces, right? So, we’ll see kind of what happens um with with Calgary, but not overly surprised there. I’m more surprised of LA. I know they don’t have Copitar and he’s he’s out for a little for a stretch week to week. But Nick, for me, it’s at one win, you’re you’re one three and two, but one win. What was the joke going into the season? Hit the 10 game mark until Pete Dour comes to town. Like that’s yeah it’s a rough it’s a rough start. It’s a rough start for the LA Kings. Um you know they clawed back and got a point the other night but I mean you know again one win in your first what is it six? I don’t think a lot of people expected that out of LA. Yeah and I I there’s a healthy obsession in this league with with changing your coach and you look at names like Pete Dbor and uh Peter Lavolet who by the way is going to guest on Leaf’s Morning Tape coming up tomorrow. He formerly of the New York Rangers, although he loves coaching in the Metropolitan Division, so maybe you you count him out. But like a team like LA, I think you’re so right. Copitar week to week as mentioned, uh they’re not getting saves right now. They’re not playing discipline. But I think when there’s that expectation to take that next step like a team like Los Angeles, you you can’t wait around. Like I if this continues for another couple games, I could see LA making a move here. They’re not gonna have much of a choice. Like their window is now and it’s the last year with Kopi. like he’s retiring. He’s he said it. This is his tour. So, you got to get you got to get things going here for for this group. And you need some of your other guys to step up, too. I know they keep jumbling the defense. Um, you know, they brought in Dumlain. They brought in Cody Cece. They thought that the defensive side of things lacked. Um, so they wanted to replace him that way. Brandt Clark is due for a breakout season, so maybe it’s a little bit of growing pains at the start of the year for the LA Kings. and they’ve done this before and then kind of rebounded, but you know, you need you need other guys to step up. Kemp’s in a contract here. He’s doing okay and he’s going to need big dollars. So, I I mean, that’s a whole other thing. I don’t know why they’re beating around the bush on that one. Just get that done. But, you need the FIA. You need Biffield to have a big year. You need Leferier to kind of rebound as well and have another great season. You need Trevor Moore, who was banged up last year. You need him, former Leaf, to start potting in 30 goals. you need Deno to shut down the opposition up the middle. Like there’s they got the pieces. It’s just they need everybody to kind of wake up and it just hasn’t happened yet. And I think the good thing for for LA is that nobody outside of Vegas is off to a good start that we expected to be off to a good start. Like Seattle’s been good, but I mean it’s been very hit or miss right now when it comes to that Pacific division at the Leafs Nation 401. Hit that like button, hit that subscribe button here on YouTube. Lease Morning Take wherever you find your podcast. Make sure to leave us a fivestar review and don’t forget to visit the leafsnation.com. Crave the stats is a presentation of Uber Eatats. 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Yeah, I he took less o overall to to stay here and to and to extend. He wanted the security so he took a little bit less but but you know he showed his commitment to this to this club and he’s getting bowled over. Nobody’s doing anything. I don’t get it. I like I don’t I look the one instance they the guy threw the the the defenseman into him on that goal. So like what are you gonna do? Yeah. Oops. Uh, but March Marchman comes in and starts crashing the net and nothing happens. Nothing. Like that’s I I can imagine Craig Bubé just steaming just absolutely cartoon smoke out of the ears just freaking steaming off that one to have no reaction. No significant reaction like that. You they you got to be better than that. You got to be able to step up. There’s a reason why they brought in some guys. Now, obviously, Blair and and Pazetta are down, but there’s a reason why they wanted Nikqua. There’s a reason why they wanted Dakota Joshua. You know, they’re supposed to be able to handle some of that load, not be the the fully intense enforcers, but at least handle that load. They haven’t been able to do it or or not willing to do it for whatever reason. Nick, I don’t understand. My rebuttal, and this is just me playing devil’s advocate because I I’m I’m with you on this front, but what what do people want the Maple Leafs to do is my question. Like we had this conversation at Beer League Hockey in the room after a tough 65 loss on Sunday afternoon. Like what what do you want the Leafs to do? Cross-check the guy like Marchman for example. Do we want them to cross check his head through the ice um and take a five minute or a double like Yeah. Show life. show that you got your It’s a mentality thing. Yeah. Yeah. That’s that’s that’s all it is. I’m not saying go out there and just clobber the guy. Put your put yourself in the box, your team down and screw yourself over even though they lost in OT. But like just just get in his face. Just do something. Do something to show that you got your goalies back and that if you keep it up, we’re going to have to take this up a notch. You got to you you have to be able to because other teams witness that. There’s a reason why they’re scouts at every game, right? Hey guys, go ahead. Go give him the business. No one’s going to do anything. getting his grill, getting his getting his head. Make it easier for us to pop pop some goals in tonight. Yeah, you can’t have that. Nobody No team should. It was listless. Um, again, we’re both of the game. No atmosphere in that building. It’s [ __ ] Saturday night. You’re playing, man. I don’t I don’t understand. We don’t need to have that convo about the building in general, but the team on the ice like maybe finish a hit, start a scrum, they just seem like they’re going through the motions right now. Dave, I will say one thing about ingame. It sounded to me, and I talked I asked Matt Larkin this. It sounded to me like the music was lower, right? I don’t know if you I don’t know if you caught that, but the it sounded like the music on the on the on the speakers and everything that like all that stuff, it sounded like they lowered it compared to the previous games of the week. Oh, I don’t know. Anyway, I know I I noticed it. I think Lin did too that that they they dropped that a little bit, but um yeah, you like that. What do the Jays say? What what what did I can’t remember who it was that said that they feed off the crowd? They are feeding off that Jay’s crowd. Hockeyy’s the same way. The Leafs will feed off the crowd noise and that energy and gives them a little bit of life. Do I get motivated if I’m on the ice and it’s it’s freaking crickets in there or I I get it. You got to do stuff to get the crowd going. It’s a two-way street to a certain extent, but to get nothing on one side of the street all the time, I got to imagine that’s a little bit frustrating. Yeah. I I I can’t go as far as to you to blame the crowd. You are professional hockey players making all this money. Show some life. Show something for your goalie. We teed it up. Let’s first Yeah, I know what you’re saying, but let let’s hear what Anthony Sters had to say after the game on Saturday night. Anthony, what can the team take from tonight’s game? Um, it was a good third period, but first two periods, you know, we kind of let them walk all over us and, um, you know, we just didn’t play our game. They outworked us in front of the net. Um, blocked, they blocked shots, they beat us up and down the ice and um, you know, the score was indicative of that. you know, they just outworked us playing simple. Are you getting a little frustrated with guys taking runs at you? I mean, it’s just playing hard. I mean, maybe we can take a page out of their book and start getting to the net. I mean, for us, it’s uh, you know, we like to go a little low to high and shoot, but um, you know, it’s for their goalie. It’s like playing catch in the yard. You seeing everything and um, we’re not making it difficult. We made it difficult in the third and look what happened. you know, we came out uh you know, tied the game, got a point out of it. Almost scored with five seconds left, but uh it’s a little too little too late, and I think um you know, even though we’re six games into the season, it’s uh you know, enough’s enough, and we kind of got to start picking it up here. What are you seeing and feeling when Marchman crashes into you there? I mean, I’m not happy. you know, guys are going to run me and, you know, I’m going to try to stand up for myself and um, you know, I heard the ref say we got a power play and there’s really not much I can do to them on the ground. But, um, you know, kudos to the guys who were there and got down with them. But, um, you know, like I said, I think we got to start going into the cage a little harder, make it harder for their goalies. Um, you know, it’s not fun. I don’t like having 225 pound guys landing on me. So, um, you know, hopefully, uh, learn a lesson here. Do you think this is just early season issues? I I mean a lot of guys have been here for a while. You know, overtime, you can’t let someone beat you up the ice there and um you know, gets a clear-cut breakaway. I mean, minute left. You know, you want to be on the ice in that situation, you got to work hard, got to work back, and uh cost us a point there. So, I mean, at the end of the day, it’s uh like I said, it’s early. We do have uh you know, some uh some time to gel, but I mean, at the end of the day, too, it’s it’s more or less just about working hard and um you know, just uh when we work hard, the results come. You saw it in the third period. And um you know it’s can’t play for 20 minutes, 30 minutes. We got to do it for a complete 60. So, was it overtime play that left you frustrated to smash your stick or was it the I mean, it’s just it’s just overall I mean um you know, how many time points are we going to leave out there? Uh you know, being here last year and um you know, seeing the team we had and seeing how far we were able to go and uh the potential like the potential is there like we have the skill, we have the grit, we have the grind and um you know, it’s just frustrating that uh you know, we just can’t put together right now on Saturday night. And yes, those are my sausage link fingers uh with the lease warning take sticker on my cell phone there. But uh I I think a couple things and takeaways from that. Uh most notably for me, I thought the way he articulated his thoughts were really really strong where he didn’t call out a guy individually, but we knew he called out Knander. He called out the guys for for not, you know, being physical. Like he he he made us he his point came across, but without pointing fingers. Like I I really really appreciate that and that shows me a lot of the character of Anthony Stolars. And again, if there’s somebody who can do this, it’s him. He’s made the saves. He’s played really really well to start this season. And I like a leader actually stepping up and calling the team out. We don’t see that used very frequently from goalies specifically anymore. No, it was nice. It was nice to see. It was like honestly it was it was good to see that your goalender um is able to voice that frustration, that level of frustration without being worried of of oh somebody’s going to take it the wrong way. Too bad. Do your job. Like he’s trying to do his. They have and he said it. They have they have all the all the different all the qualities um that you need. You know, the grit, the grind. He even mentioned like, yeah, they have it. Where was it? Like you need more of that, especially in certain moments. Uh, again, I’m not saying go out there and cross-check somebody in the teeth because he ran your goalie, but get a little bit dirty and try to send a bit of a message saying enough of this [ __ ] You can’t be doing this or we’re going to have a nice little conversation about it after. Like, it it’s just it’s I get it. You press reset a little bit. You have the day off. You reset today at at camp, excuse me, at at practice. Um, and then you go out there tomorrow against Jersey and and you try to you try to rebound off of something like that. Accountability is a big word. I would grab from that too. And uh you know a huge takeaway was I think he makes a good point. The Leafs are making things way too easy for the opposition and their goalie specifically. If teams are doing it to the Maple Leafs return serve. I mean that makes too much sense and that’s coming from a goalie. Make it difficult for you know whoever’s in there whether it’s Joey Dord whether it’s Jake Allen tomorrow whether it’s Alex Lion on Friday for the Buffalo Sabres. I think that’s been a big theme early on. The Leafs not going to the dirty areas. not playing Craig Ruby hockey to start the year. That’s what I was saying. Like I I He’s got to be frustrated. You know, I remember last year the in the beginning of training camp, maybe a week in, what was what was everybody’s reaction? How intense and professional their camp was. It was the same this time around. The guys were saying the same thing. How’s how the first few days of camp? Well, Bubé knows how to put us through the ringer. Well, yeah, because he’s supposed to. And then you go out throughout the season. you start the season and and that effort kind of is is non-existent through a full 60. You see spurts of it, but you’re not seeing it at moments like when your goalie needs you. You’re not reciprocating and saying, “All right, you guys are crashing our net. No problem. We’re going to take it to your guy.” Nothing. And again, that’s why you have Joshua. That’s why you have Wah. They’re supposed to be doing those kinds of things. I get Lton’s out. He’ll be back in in whatever it is, week, two weeks, whatever. But you you still have guys in the lineup that can do that. You need the little peskiness every now and again. I like what I saw from E was just trying to be a little bit pesky every now and again. And you want that consistently. You have those players that can do it, you know, game after game and period after period. Why they’re not doing it consistently, I’m not sure, but I’ve got to imagine that Bub and the staff want to kind of nail that down pretty quick. Show a pulse. And uh even as Stoie brought up on the OT winner, I mean, it’s I mean, it’s threeon three, but you just need something a bit more from Knander on the back check. It’s it’s the little things. I mean, fortunately, it’s not it’s not mecca things. It’s not big things that are doing this team in right now. They’re they’re still picking up points. They’re still 32 and one. of note. By the way, I practiced. Yeah. Sorry, buddy. If this happens in the playoffs, you don’t get a point in the playoffs. You lose. Yeah, I know. No, I get it. But I I mean, it’s it’s the same conversations I remember vividly we were having last October. This team is slow starting. Yeah. Yeah. It’s It’s just not good enough. No, it’s it’s not. And And yeah, I know. Yeah, they are slow starting. They do hit their stride later on in the season, but you can’t be doing stuff like that. You can’t be showing that level of of that lack of of compete or or or what have you. You know, I I get it. You got a good goalie behind you. You think he’s going to be able to make the stop, but if you’re late if you’re letting him out the dry like that, what do you expect? like you’ve got to be overall it just again these aren’t astronomical huge mistakes that are being put out there right now six games into the season but they absolutely have to be nipped in the butt pretty quick because you fall into that that rut you fall into that comfort zone it’s going to bite you in the ass got new lines of practice and it looks like Eastston Cowan is going to be a healthy scratch tomorrow against New Jersey they’re going with N Matthews doi Michelli Tavvarz knander Joshua Wah McMahon and Robertson, Lorent, Yarncroak, Bla, and Cowan trending towards being a healthy scratches and same decor, but uh I wouldn’t have I mean I know you want to get Yarn Croak back in there and I know Cowan has faded a bit, but he’s probably not the guy I’m picking on. Still wondering what’s going on with Nick Robertson. I guess you have to play him if you’re trying to trade him right now, but I think across the roster, you just need more. Like it just it just like show you have a pulse like and I’m very curious to see how they come out. like this is a a big leadership guy stepping up your goalie. So So how how are you going to respond? Like it’ll be a telling sign for me how they play against New Jersey coming up tomorrow night. Yeah, absolutely. Like you can’t just sit back and wait for Buffalo on Friday and Saturday. Like you you’ve got to you’ve got to go out there and compete and earn your points down. And I I’m just I’m with you. I I’ll be there tomorrow. I want to see what the compete level is going to be. I want to see what the reaction is going to be. How are they gonna respond? Um, I’m not sure I take Cowan out of the lineup because again, I like the little things he did last night. Just trying to be a little in your face, a little gritty, under the skin. Um, I get that. I get he was trying to do other things. Um, and and I like that. I’m with you, Robertson. I don’t know why Robbiey’s still still there, but whatever. And and at the same time, look, I didn’t agree with with Yrook getting scratched for Saturday’s game anyway. Um, so good to get him back in the lineup and you want Lorent there, too. But I don’t know. We’ll see. We’ll see what happens at the Leafs Nation 401. Hit that like button. Hit that subscribe button. But yeah, that is the big story for me here. 3-2 and one through the first what, six games of the season. We talked all about this identity for this Leafs team, but they have zero zero identity right now. Whether you’re Austin Matthews or you’re Steven Laurren or just a bunch of guys playing right now, but the sky is not falling in my world. Again, I know people in the chat are pissed at the way I’m viewing this. It’s early on. I think it’s a long season. Teams are going to have these swoons and play this way and then really start to cook. Like Vegas is a prime example. Every year they’re on fire like gang busters in the month of October. They hit the skids in November. It’s coming. I guarantee it in 3 weeks from now. It’s a long season. Um, but I understand the market, the urgency, and I think you see play like that, and it brings back PTSD to so many different postseasons where it’s like game one and they’re nowhere to be found. So, folks, I get it. I get it for sure. Yeah. But I I look, I get it, too, but you don’t want to have um you don’t want to be just complacent and compliant with what’s going on, right? You don’t want to be just like, “Oh, they’ll fix it. They’ll get it going. They’ll be Yeah, the these points are valuable. Again, like I said, October, same points as March and April. And if you want like you lose out on four or five points by by just being like whatever laxidasical in certain instances, that’s the difference between home ice and and not. So, you got to be able to to, you know, pedal to the metal 24/7. And to your point, I get it as well. There going to be slumps. You’re going to go through the ringer a little bit. you’re going to be second guessing. You’re in your own head. You’re going to have those five game stretches where you just feel like [ __ ] and it’s not working. But how you respond afterwards is is what’s key, which is to your point, I want to see how they respond tomorrow. What do you make of Py’s comments last week about it being go time? Pretty much saying like like we’re going for it this year. I mean, I didn’t expect anything else, but it’s it’s early. Like why make those comments after like four games? I mean, maybe trying to steal some of the some of the headlines the Jays are taking um you know, right right now maybe, which um I get, but I think it’s just just reemphasizing where the level of expectation is with the organization, with this club, like they want to win management and ownership and and the fans, everybody, everybody wants to win. And the threshold should be your best every single game. And if you’re not, then okay, again, I get it. It’s tough to do in an 82 game schedule. It’s going to be 84 next season. Like add those two extra games in down the stretch. You’re going to feel that. But this is where this is where the expectations are, is it not? Like this team should be a Stanley Cup contender. And if they’re not performing like that on a regular basis, it’s cause for concern. So, I think it was just reinforcing the fact that even ownership and management feels where this team needs to be is up here. Um, and that’s where the expectation should be across the board, fans and and up top in the suits. It’s the habits, too, right? I I think you want to play in game six the way you want to play in game one of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And it’s consistency. And so far, again, they’re just a team looking for their identity right now. and that goes across the board. So, yeah, like I I’m really looking forward to tomorrow night’s game against New Jersey regardless of the opponent. The Devils have been hot. Jake Allen’s been good. I know Marstrom’s banged up right now, but Luke Hughes has that contract. Jack Hughes is outstanding against Edmonton over the weekend. Keith’s got that team playing like I I want a response and uh I off the top of my head, I don’t think they’ve scrapped so far this year, which is very uncharacteristic for a Bubby team. But a guy you talked about, Dakota Joshua, like it’s it’s been a very difficult start for him. He had an opportunity over the weekend, tried the Jack Hughes play that he scored again against Edmonson, didn’t score it. It was close, but they they just need something out of him. Like they they brought him in to use his size and his power and, you know, he just he I think he’s another guy and there’s various guys on this roster. They’re not sure where they fit and they’re trying to figure it out right now. And that’s what that’s what Joshua said during training camp and that’s what Burubé said during camp. They want to have that line Joshua and whoever is there. I still would like to see Ken there. Um but like you want to have those two guys that are not afraid to get into the corners, not afraid to get in the dirty areas and not afraid to crash the net and go into the crease. We haven’t seen that yet. Like there’s been again and and I’m saying that in terms of consistency. You see it once in a while. You see it a couple times. All right, that’s nice. Do it again. Do it more. That’s why you’re here. That’s what you were brought in for. Um, that third line has the potential if they do that with a skilled guy there, which is why I like Allen. Um, that third line has has the opportunity to make some noise and be a really big pain in the ass, throw it in the paw, whatever, for a lot of teams out there if they stick to that type of level of of of play. Um, and that’s that’s what I thought they were they were aiming for in camp. That’s what it made it seem. That’s what Joshua was looking forward to and it just it hasn’t happened yet. Now I give the guys that are on new to the team a little bit more runway because of getting acclimated to a new system um than some of the vets vets with the team I mean. Um so I give them a little bit of that training camp and preseason is one thing. Once you get into the regular season it’s another usually for me it’s that 10ame marker where I see who’s really acclimated and who’s who’s bought in to the new system. And so we’re almost there. We got four more games for for me. Um, but I I I do want to start to see that type of play from these guys, Nick. I want to start to see that being more consistent and more of a regular thing. Um, there’s no Markstrom tomorrow. It’s Jake Allen. Uh, so Marstrom’s out, but you know, you want to be able to do that to to to that team. Um, and you want to get in Allen’s face, and I think that’s what the Leafs need to do tomorrow. I love I love Stoley when he snaps, man. Like again, this guy puts his heart on the line, like throws the net off. He’s like, “Fuck this. If nobody’s going to do it, I’m going to [ __ ] do it.” And I love that. Like he’s got very he’s got the Ron Hex in him, man. And I I appreciate it because we rarely see it. Guys are so scared to [ __ ] say anything. And he came out there after the game and blasted his team. It was the right note. It was two and a half minutes. I think the guys will understand. And I’m very curious to see the they they come out against Jersey. I I think from an offensive standpoint, it’s been way too perimeter, right? Craig Ruby hockey is in the insides of home plate, getting in front of the goalie, getting nasty, getting dirty. We haven’t seen any of that. And that starts from the top, man. It’s so crazy. Willie Nelander is one of the top scorers in the league right now. He’s had a very so-s so start in my world. We know there’s another level he can get to. He has played better absolutely the last couple games. Austin Matthews very, very perimeter. Even even Matthew Ny, they got to find a way to get to the inside. When they do that and you start engaging and you start initiating, that’s when you really start getting getting entrenched into the real game, you know? Uh, no. AB, absolutely. And that’s that’s part of Na’s game is to is to be the guy on that line who’s going to be crashing the net, who’s going to be getting some of the dirty goals, who that that’s going to be in the crease and and and right there in front of the goalie, right? Third line has the capability of doing that. Fourth line has the capability of doing that. second line maybe depending on I mean Machelli has that that little tenaciousness in them. You want to see him exploit that a lot more. So they’ve got they’ve got those pieces. Um and they’ve got the people capable of doing it. It’s just a matter of just freaking doing it already. And again I get it six games in. But I mean if P is setting the bar in terms of expectations everybody should be. I agree. And I I know it’s low hanging fruit, too, but like they don’t have to look far to see what playing like a team can do for you, right? Like I think the Blue Jays that that’s been the big story for me is you want to talk about somebody and a team playing like a cohesive unit. Watch the Toronto Blue Jays when they’re playing effective and doing their thing the way they did even in game six. And to me, you know, watching the lease right now, it’s more like watching a bunch of individuals and not a team playing as a unit. Um, even moving the puck like there there’s there seems to be a lot of breakdowns, a lack of communication with the D. They’re just not in sync. Again, the sky’s is not falling in my world. They’re six games in, but I think from that standpoint, play together as one and you’ll find results. Gandhi did Derek Derek Jeter talked about this yesterday after the game when they were pumping Vlad’s tires and and you know he talked about how they just they work together. They work together as a club. The big boys will do whatever it takes and they know that the rest of the club kind of buys into that mentality. It’s a team mentality. you want to you want to just reiterate that to your group then yeah again just look at what what’s being said by guys like Derek Jeter and and Ortiz and and A-Rod that are talking about this team and how much of a team um has led to their success. Similar thing with the Leafs. They’ve got the right pieces. They’ve got the star power. They’ve got the intangible pieces. It’s just a matter of it all coming together and doing it consistently. It takes a while. Jays, it took them a while to get to get going and their heads out of their asses and second half of the season was great. Has been so far. Leafs, yeah, typically slow start, but then they kind of get going. But again, because the bar is so high, the expectations are so high and you brought in other pieces that are supposed to be able to do this on a regular basis that just haven’t yet. That’s why we’re talking about this so much and why why we’re harping on it. Yeah. And I don’t want to be negative the entire show. Some positive light. Uh, I thought John Tavvarz was vintage JT over the weekend. Great to see two goals, became the fourth player in NHL history to collect 500 points with two different franchises now seven points. Quietly in six games, 4.38 million bucks. And another one’s Morgan Riley. Um, I I know people still give the guy [ __ ] cuz he’s he’s not known for his defensive acumen, but I love the way Riley has been playing. They’re paying this guy to be an offensive Dman. I know there’s been push back on social media when I say, “Is Riley back?” I think he’s back. He’s activating, not showing hesitation, just doing his thing, playing his game. This is Morgan Riley from the Sheldon Keef era, and I’m happy to say it’s here. I mean, you sort of live by the sword, you die by the sword. He’s not known for his defensive play. That’s why he plays with Carlo. Yep. Look, just know what you get. No, manage your expectation. That’s the kind of player that they need. They need somebody to lead this team on the back end. And that should be Mo. That should be Morgan Riley. Um, that’s why you’re paying him that kind of money, right? And and I mean, with the way the cap’s going, that’s going to look like that’s a sweetheart deal, but Exactly. You’re you’re giving him Yeah. like you’re giving him that responsibility. He took it on him after having a heart-to-heart with the coach, with the GM uh last offseason or right before the offseason um in the cleanout meetings that, you know, he wanted to take his offseason overly seriously. He stayed in Toronto for most of it. you know, him and some of the guys kind of hunkered down and trained here and had a different and they came into camp with a bit of a different attitude and mindset. And I agree with you, we’ve seen that out of Morgan Riley in the first few games of the season so far. He’s upped his level a little bit. Let’s see how that goes on a consistent level. But for for what you pay him and what the expectations are, I don’t have a problem with his game so far. Least of their issues is Morgan Riley right now, which is a breath of fresh air. He is moving out there. He looks good. That that’s just my eyes and my opinion. I look at him as an offensive defenseman. I’m not looking at him as a shutdown guy. And with three minutes remaining, you know, like I it’s all subjective on the way you view the guy, I think. Well, yeah. I mean, if if you expect him to be a shutdown guy, then well, you’re wrong. So, be prepared to be disappointed, right? That’s that’s just the way it is. like the Oiler fans out in Edmonton. Evan Bousard. I don’t even know if he could spell defense, but he’s he’s an offensive guy and that’s what they’re paying him for, right? Manage your expectations. This is what this is what they bring to the table. I think Toronto’s decor is solid. I don’t have much of an issue with their decor. I don’t have an issue. I don’t have an issue with Stallars. It’s, you know, it’s it’s it’s going to be up front. The guys on the back side of the game are going to do their jobs and I’m confident that that they’re going to keep that going. Oel looked he had some he had some flashes last game on Saturday where he was, you know, he was told this season he was going to be given a little bit more responsibility to be offensive. He was creating some chances and and he’s harnessing that. So I I like the decor and I like Stoley right now. So it’s it’s for me it’s the the just figure out the game plan up front. Easier to say because these guys on the on defense played together last season and you made a bunch of changes up front. So, yes, there is that buffer zone where you’ve got to kind of get things going, but again, you brought in certain guys to do certain jobs. It’s time for them to start doing their jobs. I want to put like today’s show in a time capsule and pick things up in February or after the Olympics and and March and see where this team’s at. But, a guy’s been taking some heat is uh Brandon Carlo. He uh I still think he’s a guy looking to find his spot on this team or where he fits specifically. I do think he has been a big reason why Morgan Riley has been much more noticeable and say the time that they’ve played together since they acquired Brandon Carlo. But how do you look back at that deal? Like I know every time people see Fraser Minton do something with the Boston Bruins like holy [ __ ] I can’t believe they gave up a first and Fraser Minton. I don’t view it that way. Brandon Carlo was picked up for the Stanley Cup playoffs. I didn’t think he was the reason they lost last year. I thought he was a great addition. It’s so hard. There’s always a premium in right-handed shooting defenseman. I like the guy. I know he’s had a rough start, but so is the rest of the team. I love people that [ __ ] and moan and complain that their team doesn’t take big swings and then they take a swing and you go, “No, not that swing.” Like, yeah. Do you want him to take swings or or or not? Like, you’ve got to give up pieces in order to get stuff back. And he wasn’t a rental, right? Like you’re getting two playoff runs out of out of Brandon Carlo. You gave up Fraser Minton. He’s a third line player. Okay. You gave first round pick. Probably going to be 25 to 32. You know, 28 to 32 even. Okay. That’s that’s what you’re crying about. That’s a that’s a good that’s a good return. Like I get it. Fraser mint because I think Toronto like they don’t have a deep cover, right? So when you trade one of the prospects that is more known then people are like whoa whoa what are we doing here. I get it but let’s just again manage the expectations. He’s a third line young player. He’s going to be good good NHL player but he’s a third line guy. He didn’t trade a first a first line player. So you know Florida took swings. It’s paid off. Vegas took huge swings. They’re not afraid to do that year after year. It’s paid off. Dallas, Ranton, big swing, big money. Colorado, same deal, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc. Carolina, big swings, you know? Do you want to play in the big sandbox with everybody else or do you want to go on that that that bouncy thingy that doesn’t go anywhere like or whatever that spring, whatever the hell that that toy thing is. Anyway, the point is you got to give to get and sometimes you got to give a little extra, but I don’t think Toronto paid a premium in order to get Brandon Carlo. And I think the other thing too is Mitch is gone. We don’t have a whipping boy in Toronto. And fans love to find a whipping boy. They’re trying to figure out who that guy is. And I don’t think there is one right now. And I think some people are picking on Brandon Carlo. I think it’s partly because of that. But I’d make that trade again today. I would if I was presented with that offer right now. I’d be like, “Yeah, sign me up.” There’s such a pre like the guy is not a flashy guy. At least fans expect flashy guys. I get that. Uh I mean, gone of the days where they’re picking up Dennis Malgan. I’ll just put that out there, okay? They’re taking a couple swings here. I don’t mind that. And I’m sorry to break it to people like I know they lost that. They hated losing Gerbankin. They hated losing Minton. There’s going to be some names that are in the lineup right now, namely a guy who wears 53 who we’re going to talk about around the trade deadline, right? because they got nothing to give up. Let’s call it spade a spade. The assets, I mean, there’s nothing there. So, Cowan’s name’s going to be out there at some point in time. What do you make of the trademark? We get We could start with Nick Robertson because again, this soap opera has continued. It’s up to Rick Nash level. If you remember Rick Nash leaving Columbus, it took like 16 years. I had a daily countdown when I worked at NHL Network Radio. It finally happened where Rick Nash got dealt and I couldn’t believe my eyes. But Nikki Robertson’s got one assists, six games, no goals. He’s paid to score. He’s not scoring. This is what happens. I think you need to scratch him, then bring him back into the lineup. That’s when he’s going to score. But it’s so crystal clear he doesn’t fit what they’re trying to put together with this program that he is still here. Is there any movement on Robertson, Dave? No. Short answer is no. Nothing. Nothing in terms of if you’re looking like they can give him away. somebody will take him. But you know, Brad for living has said that there’s a price and teams are bing at the price. So unless that price is lowered, he’s going to stick around. Now, is he staying in the lineup because they’re trying to up that price or at least get to that price? Maybe. But like I would I I like I like what Ken brings to the table. I I like the energy again, the little the tiny little energy spurts that he brings out. and you got to be able to learn at the NHL level. So, I would give him more ice time at this point. Um, but nothing nothing new on that front. Nothing new on, you know, camp is in the Ace, so you know, nothing’s going on there. Um, yeah. Yeah, they have too many bodies, but not the worst problem to have. Uh, and and you’re right, if they want to go out and, you know, take a big swing again, they have selective ass selected assets. They don’t have a lot. So, I would almost give that would be another motivator for me to give Eastston Cowan a little bit more time here um and responsibility to see if this kid can really produce right now. Otherwise, send him down. Let him let him um you know, build a little bit of confidence and get acclimated to pro level and you you you try you try another way, but um not not really much. And they tried like they tried in the summer, they tried during camp, just not much going on. Can’t put him on waiverss, Nick Robertson. Like they they have that big a fear that oh [ __ ] this guy’s going to get claimed and be a 80 goal scorer in the league. Like I I don’t get it. He probably would get claimed. Um, great. He won’t be an 80, but I mean, you save the cap money, so I I get it from that side of things, too. But you don’t want to give up on an asset and um let it walk out the door without getting something because you you know there’s also mind games within all these managers, right? Like you don’t want to look like you’re you’re you’re being taken advantage of or this was your last resort. You had no choice. You just kind of gave up and oh if we grind him enough then we’ll be able to take advantage of Tree. like that’s kind of the mindset that I don’t think this team wants and and certainly Tree doesn’t want that. Um he doesn’t command that. Uh so I I get it. It’s a tough position to be in, but if they were in a different position, if they weren’t, you know, what is it? 32 and one or whatever the hell the record is. Um yeah, then you know if they were worse then I think they have no choice. You scratch them, you you go from there. But um it’s just there’s not much of a market for him. again like Tring and and they’ve been asking for for a return. They’re not asking for a seventh round pick. Like they’re asking for what I’ve been told is, you know, a decent price that teams just won’t pay. I’ve talked to other clubs and they’re like, “We’re the asking price is just too much. We’re not going to do that right now. Not for him.” I think it’s a telltale sign when even the [ __ ] teams don’t want the guy. Again, I got nothing against Nick Robertson. I think it’s time for a change of scenery. I get asset management. I get that you just don’t want to deal a guy for the sake of dealing a guy, but it’s become so crystal clear he just doesn’t fit with what they’re trying to build. It it felt that way under Sheldon Keefe, never mind Craig Barubi. And we’re still sitting here and Nick Robertson’s a hired gun supposed to score all these goals for you. We played six games and he’s not me being we, but you know what I’m saying? I’m talking as a as a leaf leaf executive. He’s played six games. He hasn’t scored. So like why is he on my team? That’s what I wonder, you know? Yep. No, I look other people wonder that too. And it’s not that the [ __ ] teams don’t want him. They’ll take him, but again, they don’t want to pay the price. So, they’re just waiting. Like, if he goes unwavers, he’s he’s I would be shocked if he’s not claimed because there are teams that would give him that opportunity, but they don’t want to pay to give a guy a chance. So, it’s it’s they’re they’re stuck right now. So, either either you play him and you you hope that he rebounds and starts to get his game going and if he doesn’t, then you sit him. So maybe maybe it’s a 10-ame window. Maybe they’re like, “Listen, let’s just see where he’s at after 10 games and then we’ll figure it out or we’ll give him till the end of October. If it doesn’t work, we try it again, you know, but they have the luxury of doing that because they’re not junk.” Um, so, you know, they’re still they’re still getting points. They’re still up up in the standings. Um, but at some point, you got to make a freaking decision here with this guy. And I just don’t see him being a regular. I hate how I go on these tangents. I’m not I’m not here to rip Nick Robertson. I think he’s a useful player. I just I I don’t see the fit and I just don’t understand how he’s still on this team. Like, it’s Groundhog Day. Every time we talk about Nick Robertson, but I think across the roster, they need more. They’re searching for answers right now long-term. And we talked about the P comments, Dave, like who who are realistic trade options? And I know it’s early on in this season. It’s October 20th, but we just talked about the lack of assets. I I can they even be involved in, you know, Buffalo [ __ ] we know they’re going to sell. Can they be involved in Tuck or, you know, what happens if they put a Thompson out there or maybe Kempy doesn’t work out and LA bombs this year? Like, are they actually going to be realistically involved in the big hitters come deadline time? I don’t see it personally. Um, you know, if if they put Ken in the mix, if they put Ben Danford in the mix, if they put some of their other the Finnish kid, I forgot his name. Um, you know, if they put they put some of those guys in the mix, then maybe the second tier class they can they can get in on. Um, top level talent, I I don’t think so. Like I I I don’t think they have the assets uh that I would imagine Buffalo would want if they explore moving Tuck. Forget about Thompson. Hey, you don’t you definitely don’t have anything for that. Um, but and then Buffalo’s not going to trade him. But Alex, like a guy like Alex Tuck, yeah, absolutely. I would I would I mean you you look at Kim on a line with N and Matthews like that’s that’s got a lot of potential but I I don’t see what they have. You’re talking probably Cowen D because they don’t have a first. That’s the other issue. And I I believe they first season. Yeah. Yeah. So exact. Yeah. Yeah. So I mean you have to compensate by not having a first round pick by giving up some of your top guys. So now you’re going to just bleed your cover totally dry, which I don’t think is really in the mindset of of management right now. So they’ve got to be bargain hunting to a certain extent. Not bottom of the barrel, but again, you could be in that second tier range of of talent um closer to the trade deadline, but you know, it’s six games in. So let’s let’s just see how things really get going for this group. The guy I really like, and I’ve said this before, is Blake Coleman. I think Calgary’s cooked. I expected negative regression. I think they’re going to be massive sellers at the deadline. I don’t know if Cadri is going to happen during this season. I don’t know if the Leafs have the assets even to make that type of move. But Blake Coleman’s the type of guy like I think again we make too much about acquiring a big name at trade deadline time every year around the NHL. It’s usually that versatility guy that gets picked up like an artery lean who ends up putting a team over the top. So like a Coleman type look at Barbashev. Another prime example. Yeah. Yeah. Like that’s that’s what they they have. Oops. Uh they have the uh not falling game seven. Yeah. Uh look, they have the star power, right? They got those pieces. You have Matthews, you have Tavaris, you have Neander. Throw N in that mix. You got those pieces. um you need the the additional intangibles as part of it. You need to have those those other pieces, the complimentary pieces that go with it. So, exactly like you were saying like like what Lechin brought to Colorado Avalanche, what uh Barbashev brought Vegas, um all the moves that Tampa made when they were winning, you know, the other intangible pieces that that Florida made uh last year and and the year before that, you need those other pieces. So a Blake Coleman absolutely would fit perfectly with this group in their top six. Like that’s the kind of guy you want to bring in. So if you could focus on like I don’t think like a guy like Brian Rust or Ricard Raquel obviously with what they bring their skill set with three years left on each of their deals. But that’s class A. you’re not in that class because you don’t have the assets to go out and get those those types of pieces unless you’re just gonna again blow your load and and and see you later all our top top young prospects. Um you’ve got to be able to cushion it a little bit which is why second tier that Coleman kind of uh range is is probably probably what you’re looking at and I agree with you. I think that would be a good fit. Now he has no trade protection. I don’t know where Toronto fits on any of that. Um yeah, but um just just from just from from looking at it, uh yeah, like that caliber player would be somebody I would target as well later in the season. State of Survival brings up the name JG Pou. I think names like that is what we’re looking at. I think people are in a different universe. They think they’re going to swing and go after like a tuck and have the assets. Like I I think I should add too in terms of assets. I I do think I don’t know how teams view them, but like they’re goalending. There’s a surplus, there’s Actimov, there’s Hillbe. I think everybody’s looking for the next best thing in between the pipes and I think you can use those guys, but you don’t want to be caught after the season and let’s say it’s a disappointing finish and your pants are down to your ankles and you got nothing left to do. Uh, and you know, it’s a shitty free agent crop potentially and you have nobody to trade in the offseason. That’s why I think it’s a really polarizing conversation like what do they acquire and at what price point too? I mean I think it’s like again I think it’s simple again you have the star you have the star power so insulate that with the complimentary the appropriate complimentary pieces. What has every championship team had in the last forever? They’ve got their top center. They’ve got their in the corner gritty guy that’s going to do all the greasy stuff. and you’ve got an an added goal scorer that can do both. That has a little bit of physicality that can also put the puck in the net. I mean, that’s nice to me. So, go get the greasy guy. Go get the guy that’s gonna going to get dirty in the corners. That’s going to wear the war paint for you. That’s what you need. That’s what Chicago did. That’s what LA did. Again, that’s what Colorado’s done. Vegas, Florida, Tampa before that. That’s what these guys have brought in. That’s what some of the other teams that lost also tried to do by bringing in similar pieces. That’s what you need because you have the star power already. Yeah, we’ll see if they want to show up when it matters most. I feel like we have this conversation every year. But we’ll leave it at that today. It’s time now for the Pardon me. It’s early. We Let’s get to that type of conversation in like March and April. Yeah. I promised myself I wasn’t going to come on here and do the skies falling conversation. I certainly did not. But I I mean there is some reason to be u not feeling great about the way this team is playing right now. But everywhere you look, even specifically in the Atlantic, I mean, there are question marks. Vasileles’s been awful. Tampa’s got some injury concerns. Cut’s on on flu bug watch right now. He’s not even playing. Like there’s a lot of teams that are having issues right now. So just chill out, folks. It’s time now for the last call brought to you by Bet 365. Whatever your bet is, it’s never ordinary at Bet365. Download the app and get in on the game. Use code nation. That’s nation nat io n. Must be 19 or older, Ontario only. Please play responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, visit conixon ontario.ca. So, at last, we’ve reached game seven. Blue Jays Mariners. Do you have a bet you like tonight, Dave? You’re going to make me You’re going to make me take something. Um, I am. All right. I’m going I’m going five plus I’m taking the over on Ks for Bieber. Okay. Um I’m taking I’m taking the over on total runs across the board. Um and I’m taking the Jays minus one and a half. Okay. I mean the tribe has spoken there. the the the Jays the favorite. Minus 130 favorites over at uh bet 365 plus 110 for the Mariners. Kirby against Bieber. I I like those picks. Yeah, I’m going to I’m going to side with the Jays. Homefield advantage. Um I think they probably should have won, not even probably they should have won game five to begin with. Um I think they’ve been the better team ever since game three. So I think the Jays finish this off tonight, buddy. Hopefully for your sake. I mean look it it whatever either way I’m having a beverage or several. Um, while I’m watching this thing, I don’t think I I I’m not going nine for nine, but I’m gonna I’m gonna be well lubricated. Uh, try to keep my composure as I watch from an establishment downtown. Sounds good, man. Uh, great stuff. We’ll talk soon. Okay, you got it. Go Chase. Love that. The one and only Dave Pño. Everybody in the chat, you guys are fantastic today. Zack Phillips writing in Ernie over uh 1.5 bases. I like that look. I’d probably play VA Vlatty at that number, too. over 1.5 bases. But uh big night for Toronto Sports and we’ll be back in the mix tomorrow. Rosie still in Italy. We connected with him before today’s show. He’s good to go for tomorrow’s edition, the Tuesday edition at least morning take. We’ll preview the Leafs Devils game. And as I intimated earlier on, Peter Lavlet, NHL head coach, is going to drop by uh give his early season thoughts here on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Leafs Nation 401. Hit that like button, hit that subscribe button. Leaf Morning Take wherever you find your podcast. Make sure to leave us a fivestar review and don’t forget to visit the leafsnation.com. 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