Leafs Losing Steam + The Gr8 Chase Continues... But How Should it End?

David Leo and Cristian Ceniti begin this week’s episode of the Second Look Hockey Podcast sharing their thoughts on the Toronto Maple Leafs lacklustre showings against the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators. They discuss worrying trends and a lack of scoring from deadline additions in the Matthews era before producer Alex Mandarino poses a question – how should the Leafs deploy their goaltending duo of Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll down the stretch? Then, Dave and Cristian react to Sam Bennett and the Panthers re-engaging extension talks and the likelihood of him hitting free agency. Afterwards, the duo dissects Connor Bedard’s busy week racking up PIMs as he received ten minute misconducts in back-to-back games. They debate whether his reputation with referees is well earned and what it will take to get back on their good side. Dave and Cristian close the show with some thoughts on Alex Ovechkin’s continued chase of Wayne Gretzky’s goal record including what the most storybook ending to his career would look like.