On this episode of the Upon Further Review Podcast, we break down the Leafs stellar play without Auston Matthews, including Tavares’ resurgence, Nylander brothers’ debut, and Stolarz’ and Woll’s Jennings-level goaltending (0:23). We then get into a discussion surrounding pending contracts, including Mitch Marner, Mikko Rantanen, and Kirill Kaprizov (15:51). Next, we discuss the firing and hiring of Jim Montgomery by the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues, respectively (37:26). With Ovechkin unfortunately set to miss the next 4-6 weeks, we analyse whether the goals record is still within reach (49:00). We end off the episode discussing Bedard’s early-season struggles (53:30) and by projecting Team Canada’s roster for the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off (58:17).
