The Toronto Maple Leafs came up short in Thursday night’s Atlantic division showdown against the Florida Panthers. We breakdown the game, give our thoughts on the Leafs identity vs the Panthers identity and discuss what we think it would take for the Leafs to overcome the cats in a 7 game playoff series.

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(0:00) - Leafs fall short against Panthers
(05:35) - Auston Matthews continues to look pedestrian
(12:11) - DraftKings
(13:34) - Panthers identity vs Leafs identity
(21:26) - Positive takeaways

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The Toronto Maple Leafs new additions, Brandon Carlo and Scott Laughton, made their Leafs debut on Saturday in Colorado. We give our take on the new look Leafs in the loss to the Avalanche and what further adjustments Berube should make with the playoffs on the horizon. We also give our take on the Mitch Marner/Mikko Rantanen story and Marner’s decision to test free agency at the end of the season.

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(0:00) - Intro/we always deliver
(2:00) - Brandon Carlo & Scott Laughton make Leafs debut in Colorado
(07:30) - Figuring out the bottom 6 and Leafs defensive identity
(18:16) - DraftKings
(19:40) - Mitch Marner approached about possible Rantanen trade
(28:15) - Marner vs Matthews
(34:10) - If the Leafs lose in round 1, its time for a change anyway

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Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving finds himself in a tough spot heading into Friday’s trade deadline. Does he spend big on adding to the Leafs roster? Are the players available even worth the massive price tags? Will adding depth pieces up front and on the back end be enough to get this group over the hump come playoff time? We discuss all this and more on this week’s episode of the Talkin’ Buds Leafs show!

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(0:00) - Intro/the week that was
(05:00) - Its ok to critique Auston Matthews play
(09:20) - Should Brad Treliving pay a large price to add depth?
(19:23) - DraftKings
(20:47) - Keeping up with the Florida Panthers
(28:05) - Realistic deadline expectations
(36:45) - Realistic playoff expectations

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