It’s time to see if the Oilers can do it again on home ice or will the defending Stanley Cup champions respond —like they always seem to do.
Following their dramatic 4-3 OT win Wednesday night, Edmonton will try to double dip on home ice when they host the Florida Panthers in Game 2.
Jay Rosehill was back in the mix for the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take. We kicked off the podcast by dissect some breaking news. After his Game 5 meltdown, Pete DeBoer was canned in Dallas —with one year left on his contract. And no, before anyone gets any ideas, he’s not going to take a demotion to replace Lane Lambert on Craig Berube’s bench. At any rate, DeBoer is 9-0 in Game 7. In these parts, that’s gold, Jerry.
Meantime, on Thursday, the Leafs extended a training camp invite to London Knights standout goalie Austin Elliott. The 21-year-old Alberta native went 4-1 with a 1.59 goals against average and 0.94 save percentage to lead the Knights to their third Memorial Cup. He was great.
After that, we dove into Game 2. All in all, it will be interesting to see if the Cats can respond. Edmonton’s big boys were great in the opener, so was Stuart Skinner, who made some big stops to keep the game close in the second period. For what it’s worth, the game’s being priced at close to a pick’em. We’ll see how it plays out. Furthermore, we also talked about Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett, and what they could look like in the blue and white. We even brought up Evander Kane’s name as a potential trade candidate. Clearly, there’s a lot of moving parts to what the Maple Leafs will be up to over the next month or so.
Then, courtesy of GRETA BAR YYZ, we played our recorded interview with Leafs prospect Easton Cowan. The 20-year-old dished on winning the Memorial Cup and taking home tournament MVP honours. Also, he discussed his future and where he aims to be next season. In short order, Cowan’s really matured and grown. What a way to end your Junior hockey career!
Lastly, for the CRISPI HOT TAKE OF THE DAY, presented by the Ninja Crispi 4-in-1 Portable Glass Air Fryer, Producer Vick thinks that the Leafs NEED to re-sign John Tavares. Yeah, neither of us were willing to go that far with it.
Be sure to join us on the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take. In addition to previewing Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, former Leafs GM and current media personality Gord Stellick will drop by the show.
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