Episode 15: The Leafs have a Matthew Tkachuk problem
In this edition of The HockeyVerse, we recap the Game 1 loss by the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Florida Panthers and look ahead to Game 2, with the help of South Florida hockey reporter George Richards. We also talked about Sam Bennett’s inability to do a pull-up, why William Nylander has disappeared and whether Sergei Bobrovsky is capable of stealing the series.
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Can someone please stop Matthew Tkachuk … please(2:30)
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My day at the gym with Sam Bennett, who couldn’t even do a pull-up at the draft combine (5:20)
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History suggests that Tkachuk should bring out the best out of Auston Matthews (8:15)
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Why does Sheldon Keefe keep messing with the lines! (9:30)
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This series might be rougher than the one against the Lightning — but is that a good thing? (13:10)
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What about Bob(rovsky)? (14:22)
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Matthew Knies scored a helluva goal and could be the next Alex Much (18:25)
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Uh-oh, Paul Maurice is playing mind games (22:05)
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Fatso wouldn’t shake my hand (24:30)
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Did the snowflakes really fire Darryl Sutter? (27:00)
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South Florida hockey reporter George Richards of FloridaHockeyNow.com talks about Tkachuk, Bobrovsky, Sasha Barkov and why Florida is a tough draw for hockey these days. (32:27)
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