At last, the season opener for the Toronto Maple Leafs is now just one week away.
It’s been a long countdown.
We kicked off the show by discussing Kirill Kaprizov’s record-setting contract. That’s a lot of money. Will it have any bearing on Connor McDavid’s next contract? That’s what the hockey world wants to know. Jay Rosehill doesn’t think it will. And he made a good point. Sidney Crosby never deviated from the 8.7 number. McDavid’s bigger than the NHLPA. He’s so good he can do what he wants. There’s too much focus on him having to be the highest paid player in the league. Ultimately, it might be Kaprizov for a while.
After that, we talked some Muskoka. Of course, the Leafs are there for their annual team-bonding trip. Furthermore, Rosey shared some stories from his team-building trips. In facts, he disclosed that it was one of those trips where he really hit off with Luke Schenn. They’re still good friends to this day. Meantime, Toronto has two preseason games left. They will host Detroit Thursday night before visiting the Red Wings on Saturday night. We talked about if we think we will see Berube ice the opening roster to see how it looks in a game. Also, what game will Auston Matthews play in?
Additionally, we gave some love to Max Pacioretty, who called it a career this week. Patches has joined the Michigan Wolverine’s men’s hockey program as a special assistant to the head coach. The 36-year-old was nails for the Leafs last season in limited time. After initially coming to camp on a PTO, he ended up being an important player for them in 24-25. He scored some big goals and delivered some big hits.
The Season 4 premiere of Leafs Morning Take is slated for this coming Monday, October 6th. With that in mind, we’ll offer up one more preseason episode on Friday (11 AM ET). Join us as we break down the Leafs/Wings game. Plus, the great Jackie Redmond will drop by the podcast once again.
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