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The Leaf Report: A show about the Toronto Maple Leafs

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A weekly look at the Toronto Maple Leafs with The Athletic's Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle, featuring in-depth coverage of the Blue and White throughout the NHL season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A weekly look at the Toronto Maple Leafs with The Athletic's Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle, featuring in-depth coverage of the Blue and White throughout the NHL season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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English


Episodes
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The Marner era is over: What’s next for the Leafs?

7/3/2025
On the final Leaf Report of the season, Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs moves leading up to free agency and on July 1st, including re-signing Steven Lorentz, trading for winger Matias Maccelli, centre Nicolas Roy and signing depth forwards Michael Pezzetta and Vinni Lettieri. Plus, the guys discuss Mitch Marner's complicated legacy with the Maple Leafs, and why it went so wrong for the local kid. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:00:16

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Marner's time in Toronto coming to an end

6/30/2025
With one day until NHL Free Agency, Jonas and James welcome NHL Insider Chris Johnston to discuss the latest on Mitch Marner, the tampering allegations with the Vegas Golden Knights, Matthew Knies and John Tavares contract extensions, and who besides Brad Marchand is on the Maple Leafs shopping list on Canada Day 2025. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle With: Chris Johnston Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:48:58

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State of the Maple Leafs heading into free agency

6/23/2025
Jonas and James welcome Sean McIndoe to discuss the Maple Leafs off-season game plan with the draft and free agency on the horizon, The guys talk about the Mitch Marner era, why it's taking so long to re-sign John Tavares, if Brad Marchand is the right fit for the team and how close the Maple Leafs actually were to being a championship team. Plus, Jonas and James discuss the benefit of star players signing short term contracts over the traditional long term contracts of the past. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle With: Sean McIndoe Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:54:00

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Who are the best free agent targets for the Maple Leafs?

6/17/2025
With the Maple Leafs off-season in full swing, Jonas and James welcome The Athletic's Dominik Luszczyszyn to discuss free agent options available to Brad Treliving's Maple Leafs with free agency less than two weeks away. Plus the guys give their thoughts on Mitch Marner's ugly breakup with the team, the fans and the city of Toronto. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle With: Dominik Luszczyszyn Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:56:48

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Centre ice depth a priority for Maple Leafs

6/10/2025
Fresh off his road trip to Buffalo and the NHL Combine, James shares with Jonas his views on where Mitch Marner could end up in Free Agency, the possible return to Toronto for John Tavares and Max Pacioretty, intriguing centre ice targets, Derek Lalonde stepping in as a new assistant coach and Easton Cowan's MVP performance for the London Knights at the Memorial Cup. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:50:56

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Are the Leafs learning the wrong lessons from another playoff defeat?

5/30/2025
Jonas and James welcome TSN's Mark Masters to discuss the fallout from Brad Treliving's end of season press conference, including the Leaf GM wanting to seriously change the DNA of the team, the future of Mitch Marner and John Tavares in Toronto, how quickly he wants to sign RFA Matthew Knies and if the Leafs will move on from Max Domi, David Kampf and Calle Järnkrok. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle With: Mark Masters Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:45:10

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What did we learn from Keith Pelley's press conference?

5/23/2025
Keith Pelley addresses the assembled Toronto media on Friday afternoon, the day after the MLSE CEO and President relieved Brendan Shanahan from his position as President of the Maple Leafs after an 11 year run. Jonas and James discuss the takeaways from the presser, and look back on the Shanahan era in Toronto, and look ahead to the work that continues to somehow get this Maple Leafs team to one day, win a Stanley Cup. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:41:09

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Groundhog Day: The Maple Leafs failed again. What now?

5/19/2025
Jonas and James dissect another game seven disaster for the Maple Leafs, how a team can have 'too many passengers, and not being on the same page', the failure of the Shanahan plan, and the end of an era for this roster. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:02:13

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Pathetic effort in Game 5 a new low for Maple Leafs

5/15/2025
Jonas and James try to make sense of what happened to the Maple Leafs in game 5 vs the Panthers and what, if anything can be salvaged by the team ahead of elimination game number 1, game 6 between Toronto and Florida on Friday night. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:32:48

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Will Auston Matthews rise to the occasion?

5/12/2025
Jonas and James recap the frustrating game 4 shutout loss for the Maple Leafs vs Florida, the undisciplined play of the Leafs, the lack of secondary scoring, the struggling Leafs power-play, Max Domi's hit on Sasha Barkov, and the monumental playoff struggle to score from Captain Auston Matthews. Can the Maple Leafs fix these issues before game 5, and will Craig Berube consider bringing Nick Robertson and or David Kampf back into the lineup? Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:30:30

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Maple Leafs have come ready to play in round 2

5/8/2025
Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs game 2 win over Florida, Max Pacioretty turning back the clock, William Nylander setting the tone again, the Leafs shot blocking crew led by Tanev, Benoit and Rielly, and Joseph Woll's performance in place of Anthony Stolarz. The guys provide an update on Stolarz, and look ahead to game 3 in Florida where we expect the Panthers will play their best game of the season, as the Leafs aim for a split, beginning on Friday night from Sunrise. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:36:34

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Stolarz injury overshadows Maple Leafs game 1 win

5/6/2025
The Maple Leafs hold on for a 5-4 win over Florida in game one of the second round. Joseph Woll relieves Anthony Stolarz, after the leafs starter took an elbow to the head by Sam Bennett. Jonas and James discuss the game, the fact that no penalty was called on the play and that Bennett won't be disciplined by the league, and if we will see Stolarz again in this series. The guys talk about William Nylander's dominant performance, Max Pacioretty's positive impact in only 13 minutes of play and Morgan Rielly's record setting goal from the blue-line for the Maple Leafs in the playoffs, as Toronto gets ready for game 2 on Wednesday night. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:38:15

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Stolarz injury overshadows Maple Leafs game 1 win

5/6/2025
The Maple Leafs hold on for a 5-4 win over Florida in game one of the second round. Joseph Woll relieves Anthony Stolarz, after the leafs starter took an elbow to the head by Sam Bennett. Jonas and James discuss the game, the fact that no penalty was called on the play and that Bennett won't be disciplined by the league, and if we will see Stolarz again in this series. The guys talk about William Nylander's dominant performance, Max Pacioretty's positive impact in only 13 minutes of play and Morgan Rielly's record setting goal from the blue-line for the Maple Leafs in the playoffs, as Toronto gets ready for game 2 on Wednesday night. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:33:00

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Maple Leafs take care of business, advance to round 2

5/2/2025
Jonas and James welcome Chris Johnston from The Athletic and TSN to discuss the Maple Leafs first round series win over the Ottawa Senators, the impact of head coach Craig Berube on this years roster, the improvement of the core four, the addition of new players including Anthony Stolarz, Max Pacioretty, Brandon Carlo, Steve Lorentz and Scott Laughton and how the Maple Leafs matchup against their second round opponent, the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle With: Chris Johnston Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:35:56

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Leafs core four fail again in an elimination game

4/30/2025
Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs disappointing effort in game 5, a 4-0 loss to the Sens which extends the series to a 6th game, back in Ottawa on Thursday night. They discuss the sputtering offence, the power-play which is 0-30 in elimination games, if the Leafs should start Joseph Woll in game 6 and if we will see any other lineup changes from Craig Berube on Thursday night. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:34:22

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Simon Benoit the unlikely hero as Maple Leafs take 3-0 series lead

4/25/2025
Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs 3-2 overtime win over the Senators. They praise the Leafs 6th defenceman Simon Benoit for scoring the OT winner, the Leafs balanced scoring, lethal power-play and the steady play of Anthony Stolarz. They critique the play of Max Pacioretty who played his first game since February, discussed William Nylander's struggles in game 3, and if the Senators have a chance to extend this series with a win in game four on Saturday night. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:33:54

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Max Domi vaults Leafs to 2 games to none series lead over Senators

4/23/2025
Jonas and James look back on game one and two in the Leafs playoff series with the Ottawa Senators which sees Toronto up 2 games to none in the series. The guys discuss what led to the huge overtime goal for Max Domi in game 2 and what Craig Berube can do to enhance his struggling third line. They discuss how Brandon Carlo has made Morgan Rielly better, how Anthony Stolarz is handling the traffic in front of him, and the non factor that Sens captain Brady Tkachuk has been so far , before we look ahead to game three, in Ottawa on Thursday night. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:23:24

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Anthony Stolarz ready to lead Leafs into battle over the Senators

4/17/2025
Jonas and James discuss the matchup between the Maple Leafs and the Senators as the Battle of Ontario, including the battle in net between Anthony Stolarz vs Linus Ullmark. Can the core four finally have an impact in the playoffs? Will Matthew Knies take his previously solid playoff play a step further? Plus the guys provide an update on the walking wounded, Max Pacioretty, Jake McCabe, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and David Kampf, and if the Maple Leafs can contain Brady Tkachuk and the upstart Senators. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:44:34

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What is the ceiling for Matthew Knies?

4/10/2025
Jonas and James look back on the Leafs OT win over the Lightning, to extend their lead in the Atlantic Division with 4 games remaining, and the impact that Matthew Knies had in the game and for his season overall. The guys discuss Anthony Stolarz, the projected game one starter, who should play on the 2nd line with Tavares and Nylander, what they do with Nick Robertson in the playoffs, and they pay tribute to former NHL goalie and analyst Greg Millen, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this week. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:52:54

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Maple Leafs clinch 9th straight playoff spot

4/3/2025
Jonas and James look back on the Maple Leafs impressive win over division rival Florida on Wednesday night which extended their lead in the Atlantic Division and also clinched their 9th straight playoff berth. The guys praise the play of Mitch Marner, on the cusp of his first 100 point season, Jake McCabe's impact on the blueline and Anthony Solarz, all but solidifying the starting assignment in goal, once the playoffs begin. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:28:36