Even though there’s not much doing transaction-wise, Tuesday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take was a jam-packed one with two massive guests as Jay Rosehill returned to the mix.
We kicked things off by addressing what newcomer Matias Maccelli had to say on Monday morning as he spoke to the Toronto media for the very first time. Naturally, we discussed where the best fit in the lineup for Maccelli is —at least to start. For the record, it seems to be a consensus that he’ll start with Tavares and Nylander. Of course, there’s been zero confirmation on that front. We’ll have to see what Craig Berube whips together in training camp.
Then, brought to you by GRETA BAR YYZ, Rear Admiral of Spittin’ Chiclets/Barstool Sports dropped by the podcast. Firstly, we talked about the Toronto-Boston rivalry, and how much it has changed over the past few years. After that, RA weighed in on Marner to Vegas, Carlo landing in Toronto, and how he forecasts the 25/26 campaign going for the Bruins. Spoiler: Surprisingly, he was relatively optimistic, and tabbed Boston as 50/50 to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
To tie up loose ends, we talked a bit about the Bruins and the Atlantic Division before transitioning to our second guest of the day. Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy stopped by to dish on Marner’s arrival to Sin City. We got his thoughts on pressure, expectation, the past, and some similarities to draw from Jack Eichel’s departure out of Buffalo. For the record, Cassidy was non-committal about starting Marner and Eichel together on the same line. Additionally, the 2023 Stanley Cup champion gave us the 4-1-1 on new Maple Leaf Nicolas Roy, whom Vegas dealt to Toronto in the Marner sign and trade.
Lastly, we talked some Nick Robertson. Could the Leafs run it back with Robertson again? At this point, it seems likely. Of course, over the weekend, the winger got married and also was one of 11 NHL players to file for salary arbitration. We’ll see what happens.
Lots more coming your way on the Wednesday edition of Leafs Morning Take. On top of our consistent Leafs talk, the recently retired Zac Dalpe will drop by the show. If you recall, Dalps was on Florida’s fourth line when they went to the Stanley Cup Final a few years back to start this whole thing off. We’ll get his thoughts on his career. On top of that, being from Ontario, he’s been a closer Leafs fan his entire career. Now, he can talk about them freely.
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