Not Again | The Steve Dangle Podcast

On this episode of The Steve Dangle Podcast, Adam tries to make us happy (00:00), what do you do with Mitch Marner? (07:30), revisiting the trade deadline and the Leafs lack of secondary scoring (47:00), where do the Leafs go from here (1:06:00), and Adam speaks on Residential Schools (1:29:00).
Originally aired: June 2, 2021
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[@wilseph1]

Steven's reaction after Jesse Blake asked Adam Wylde "does it taste like mom?"

[@nicelgie462]

Freud raising a glass to Jesse from the grave

[@Danny9]

my anticipation for this episode is beyond comprehension

[@rosstrapper7732]

Legit just got back from a fishing trip. And this podcast was all I have been thinking about since Monday night lmao

[@contrabis9365]

You know it beother

[@Danny9]

@@rosstrapper7732 i thought of Steve, Adam and Jesse as soon as I saw the clock dwindled down to 0 😂

[@39moe123]

You guys are ao miserable would your rather be us? Cause I will tell you I'd rather be bounced in the first round every year

[@thegalactictimetraveler5829]

hope you've enjoyed the last 3yrs of loss videos too lmaoooo this team sucks

[@bigboi8770]

Never clicked on a podcast faster

[@might33duck76]

Thank you SDP for talking about it. I’m Indigenous. I lived in my First Nation community for over half my life and it’s pretty rough. I grew up cheering for the Leafs like you guys and it was a way of escaping reality. I love this podcast. I watch every single one of Steve’s LFRs. They make me feel better about this heartbreaking team after heartbreaking losses. Thank you guys for creating the best hockey content! 💙

[@crenwrites]

Adam......OMG....."welcome to most people's jobs" A) Rude 2) Hilarious III) Fkn Nailed It. I had to stop the video, it was sooooo painfully spot on

[@justusnixx]

can I get a timestamp for this? listening while I work and missed it(

[@crenwrites]

@@justusnixx 40:08 is where Steve's comment leads into Adam's reply

[@justusnixx]

@@crenwrites thank you!

[@dtrips905]

Gots the cringy "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" feel. Steve does't have to subject himself to LFRs; no validation on Adam and Jesse's part

[@crenwrites]

@@dtrips905 If it was anyone other than Adam or Jesse, I'd 100% agree. When it's your buddies you've known for years, I trust their judgement to know how far and how hard to push. I mean, neither one has tried to stop Steve from a "modified" LFR. It's like they know "you will be back" when it's the first game of the next season. They've only said "you have to do them", not how to do them. And at the end of the day, I think they all know that if Steve decides he doesn't want to do them anymore, they would support him. They've just done the friend math and know where this is going to end up.

[@erikmacaluso]

"Who the hell would take that albatross?" "Everybody" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DACOSTA78]

I can’t wait to see the Sportsnet ticker with the caption “Chara is a Leaf” 🤪

[@mildsuffering4734]

👂👀👂 👃 👄 Word

[@Wexter0083]

The Leafs should try to sign all of the former 2003-2012 Senators. I wonder if Dany Heatley is still playing?

[@DACOSTA78]

@@Wexter0083 lol, I wouldn’t be surprised

[@DACOSTA78]

@@brady3491 lol, oh man! I can already hear them say it! 🤣

[@jjRam]

Fastest jersey I would ever buy

[@cameronschurek3462]

Oh you know it's a serious episode considering Adam dropped the headband

[@alkaline1100]

I am not going to diagnose MM, but I can tell you from observation that it seems he's seriously impacted by a paralyzing fear of failure. Having a dad like his, I'm sure that played a role. He really needs a good sports psychologist if he's ever going to make it to the next competitive level.

[@loo194]

Thank you! This is what I have been saying but I get blown up everytime. We know his dad has been way too involved, theres videos of Mitch being like 8 years old getting scolded as if it mattered. I wrote a report about the emotional abuse of junior hockey players and he likely got that, plus his Dad. It's sad and you can tell his mental health isn't okay

[@THIS---GUY]

The majority of the world's best athletes were forced into practicing and perfecting their game by parents. It's usually bordering on what would be considered abusive behaviour but it takes a certain amount of that lifestyle to be the best in the world at something.

[@thomascuccia9444]

If anyone is interested in a movie on residential schools in Canada, check out the movie called Indian horse (2017). Just a heads up, it’s a very serious movie. Still, it does an excellent job at not only showcasing what life was like for these children but also shows how the survivor's life was forever affected. People tend to forget how recent these schools still existed the last closing in Canada; I believe 1996.

[@dinosinspace]

We Were Children is a good doc too

[@JeremiahAKAtheSportsBeard]

I will totally check this out. Grew up on a reservation in Montana beautiful area but some of the stuff I saw was pretty bad.

[@VED34]

If there’s anything positive about being a Leaf fan, it’s having Steve, Adam, and Jesse to suffer alongside of. Love you guys

[@matth268]

I'm a bruins fan and still listen to these guys every episode. Lol

[@RyanandMarilena]

Good lord I came back to this and the Marner discussion around 20 min in HAS NOT CHANGED WHATSOEVER

[@derekgray9774]

You know the Leafs lost an elimination game when the pod goes nearly 2 hours...

[@Hockeyhobo89]

I remember when 2hrs was the norm 😔

[@QRM00]

I guess CJ's take was right after all... The Montreal Canadiens are Juggernauts.

[@sleblanc2009]

And the leafs are juggernots

[@calebread6966]

until they meet the avs lol

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

Hmm maybe wait to say that till you play teams other then in canada 🇨🇦

[@QRM00]

@@scottmcfarlane7524 lol I dont actually believe it. Just memeing on the leafs fans who wrote off mtl in 5 games

[@LS-rw9yp]

@@QRM00 This had zero to do with Montreal and everything to do with Toronto! Montreal is hot heap of rotten trash! Toronto blew it like they always do beating themselves! Did your hamster go off the rails...

[@SamaelBDS]

Just want to say, as a Habs fan we miss all of you leafs fans. No matter what people say about you guys and no matter how nasty we were to each others in comments you all still stayed classy when it counted. Jets fans are already showing to be absolutely classless. Hope you guys make it far into the playoffs next year

[@Northerngirl15]

Thats very nice of you to say, it's not very often that anyone gives Leaf fans a compliment, much less treats us like we're humans, I understand it's a passionate game, but we have anywhere from 2-3000 trolls coming at us on every Leaf post, it gets overwhelming & ridiculous. All the best to your Habs, enjoy your playoffs 😊

[@royalflushqc9933]

@@Northerngirl15 Leafs fans always stays behind their team. They are hard on them because they are passionate by them. Can’t say the same about Vegas fans I’m telling you if Vegas fails every year as Leafs done the last decades Vegas fans would go missing and that’s coming from a habs fan

[@kohlclarey3049]

The leafs got 12 goals, almost two a game from not the big four. I don’t think depth scoring was terrible personally

[@Hockeyhobo89]

Ya the depth was there

[@futuresequence.]

5 of those were from the defense. They were talking about the forwards.

[@vinitshah4457]

I’m not as upset at guys like Soup, Engvall and Kerfoot for not scoring as I am our $11 million forwards for combining for one goal through 7 games (obviously JT not included). Yes you need depth scoring but you also need your stars to score

[@dominiquerichard1342]

@@futuresequence. the depth is where we got out scoring from. Its the top line guys who didnt score. thats what theyre saying

[@futuresequence.]

@@dominiquerichard1342 I disagree. They were very hard of Mikeyev etc.

[@drivethru6155]

Jesse was trying to do a comedic bit at the start and Adam and Steve immediately call it weird instead of running with it, cool

[@emmanueliannacci9426]

"None of the first round 1-4 matchups are interesting. No way Habs wins, it's kinda boring" Your words. Not mine.

[@jamminninja8924]

they wont acknowledge that

[@BaneOfV]

Steve if you quit doing lfr's you shall be demoted to steve stickhandle

[@jackcliffe6040]

My school is in the Algoma District and there is a class in high school, that teaches you about the history of the indigenous peoples of Canada, and what happened like residential schools, and I’m currently taking this class.

[@slipperynodd578]

My school always covers it in history at least for a little bit every year just so we don’t forget

[@spcoll7587]

I'm glad to hear it. I'm in my 40s, in high school we just learned about treaties, tribes and yeah, touched on how we "mistreated and deceived" Indigenous peoples a little bit. Really glossed over the heinous treatment over the Native people.

[@joer8854]

@@spcoll7587 Yeah same and it's horrific that while they were teaching us about that the schools still existed and in my classes they never once said the words residential school. The very first time I heard about it and they told me when it ended I almost fell over literally.

[@zainery]

BEEN WAITIN

[@JimRook]

I laughed so hard and played over the mom part about 5 time. Steve’s face absolutely kills me

[@WhiteChocoateify]

People forget that Mikheyev was being talked about for the Calder last year. I believe he is a really good player with offensive upside. But he has become what he was told to become. Last year he filled in on the first line and second line a lot and did very well. This year Keefe played him as a 3rd liner and a penalty killer. He had 23 goal season in the KHL before he signed with the leafs. I think he has a lot more upside then we think. Minnesota would appreciate him with Kaprizov

[@danrodrigue4204]

It's sad what happened to the Leafs but the last 20 minutes of your podcast put things in perspective. With atrocious things like that, we often find ourselves in front of the question : "What can we do ? What can I do ?" and you guys did the right first step, talking about it, again and again, for us, for them, for the generations to come. Thank you, you've more than earned my subscription.

[@maxv658]

"...I'm going all in on 'Deez Nuts'." *Later* "...it's actually raising money to fight testicular cancer." I don't think I've ever gone from hysterical laughter to "aw, that's nice" so quickly.

[@rowanblaze4185]

"Nick Foligno's post game interview will be in a car on the way back to Columbus." LMAO. As a Jackets fan, I love that. We absolutely adore Foligno here, apart from his stupid Papa John's commercials. We were devastated to see him and Savard go.

[@MJ-mt8qp]

you can gladly have him. Toronto barely even used him.

[@futuresequence.]

I don't think he's going back unless he wants to make less then he can somewhere else. I think CBJ is going for the NYR retool after this season, especially now that they're likely to move Jones before the draft.

[@rowanblaze4185]

@@futuresequence. hey you don't say that. You're probably right, and we might even lose Laine, which means PLD walked for basically nothing, and we're still paying him.

[@futuresequence.]

@@rowanblaze4185 I don't think Laine will be going anywhere. Once he grows up and starts acting like an adult his skill will have him challenging Matthews again.

[@nickasher8042]

I will not tolerate this Foligno’s Favorite slander lol

[@ulmwilliams57]

So, what I've learned in the last two playoffs is that come postseason I'd rather have Jamie Benn and a one legged Tyler Seguin than Matthews and Marner...

[@changkahlun]

I first heard about residential schools last year through the CBC podcast Missing and Murdered. I highly recommend listening to it. Really opened my eyes to the struggles that the Indigenous are going through as a result of going through the residential school system. Absolutely horrific

[@chappiescollectables]

full props to Adam for brining up the Residential schools topic. Much needed

[@Em-fz6eb]

To be fair Steve, Hutch definitely *can* stop pucks well at the AHL level and he's said that he signed because he loves playing with the Marlies.

[@RamanN00B]

I would also be devastated if the Leafs lose Zach Hyman. He's tied for my favorite current leafs player.

[@NerfKnuckles]

"Does it taste like Mom?" - Jesse Blake

[@xZigeRx]

i dont get how you guys dont have more views, but very glad you still do it, much love homies

[@wagglewiggle]

Because there's a million of these with the leafs

[@grahamrenfrow8059]

As an American, your reactions to learning about the residential schools is the same as to when I learned about the Tulsa Massacre, or the Wilmington Coup, or the Philadelphia bombing, which happened in the far off time of 1985!!!!!! I learned about these things on Twitter after I graduated, not in school. I grew up and went to school in the same state as the Wilmington Coup and there was never a hint of it in our education. It is a horrible realization as to how far systemic racism reaches

[@emotionallyinvestful]

The US has just as brutal of a history towards our indigenous people. It's astounding.

[@detwin]

They bring Pierre on to talk about how he coached for the Penguins and that time Lemieux and Jagr got together and scored a goal during a game.

[@KevinJL]

Babcock having a chuckle.

[@mikefarino4368]

Want to know who might have been able to calm down Marner and calm his nerves, his close friend Matt Martin.

[@MJ-mt8qp]

also some adversity earlier in life, he's SOFT!

[@wagglewiggle]

@@MJ-mt8qp you're probably softer

[@scottcrew5705]

Adam and Jesse are way to happy for them to be Leaf fans. Steve is in anguish. My Bruv, I’m with you.

[@bucketophil]

You can tell how distraught Adam is because he forgot the headband. 😔

[@Decembersown21]

1:06:35 LMFAO "Look at steves face. I just wanna kiss you. Im so sorry. I just wanna tell you itll be okay"

[@lzrdwzrd999]

Thank you for speaking about Canada’s history in regards to residential schools, it has been a heartbreaking and eye-opening week learning just how horrendous these schools were. It sounds eerily similar to the Stolen Generations here in Australia. Something we also weren’t really taught about at school either and the true horrors are only being revealed in recent years.

[@ngrosskurth]

Speaking as a Bruins fan, I don't even have the heart to "play the classics" anymore. This feels like the pre 2004 Red Sox that would do just enough in the season to get your hopes up just to rip your heart out and stomp on it in the playoffs.

[@MoonAtomic7]

Just want to say bravo! and I tip my hat to you guys talking about the residential school thing and it was so well in depth. Very good reminder that hockey’s just a game.

[@mette4666]

"DOES IT TASTE LIKE MOM"?????? BRO

[@martinklatt6937]

It's time for Sandin, Liljegren and Robertson to get regular ice time.

[@soccerkids1314]

Adam never stops talking.

[@jonasharv8027]

I am happy that you guys talked about the residential schools, i grew up on a reserve and have been to many throughout Manitoba and you can see how there all still affected by what happened, and it sucks so damn much.

[@THIS---GUY]

The Canadian gov continues to fail that minority. I am from Sarnia and they turn a blind eye to pollution into a reservation for decades until the affects were so noticeable a state of emergency had to be declared.

[@andrewsutton2266]

I dont know what game it was, but when matthews was being ragdolled from behind and he had a huge smile on his face, I knew right then and there the leafs still dont have the killer instinct to win

[@disturbedmee6142]

Is it just me or does this podcast deserves 1m more followers best hockey podcast anywhere and this is said by a die hard habs fan

[@willd7757]

If your a true leafs fan than after 4 game when they go up 3 to 1, your thinking immediately there going to drag this onto a game 7

[@nathanmerritt9739]

This is exactly what I thought when we won the 4th game

[@THIS---GUY]

I after the bruins game 7 I'll never get my hopes up again lol Marty killed us last time we had a stacked team and made a run and then Carey does the same thing before we can even get started ☠️😭

[@kylespratt4072]

@@THIS---GUY Marty?

[@Drakeneo]

YES I've been waiting all day!

[@thelovefromupabove7347]

*in outer space looking at the Earth* Steve: when did everything become a meme?! Astronaut: always has been...

[@WeLearnByLiving]

Adam saying Ducharme is not a good coach when he clearly outclassed Keefe with the Danault vs Matthews match-up, the managing of his top 4 in Def and the line changes...while Keefe kept Matthews and Marner together so Danault could shut them both...

[@lewisgriffin9684]

That's what I was saying and Montreal won game 1 against Winnipeg so I think the team does better than everyone is giving them credit for

[@jazzcat0269]

I think they should have an 18-wheeler with the Leafs logo on it. It seems to be an annual event: “The 18-wheeler going off a cliff”. It is truly unbelievable.

[@patrick__leonard]

You guys are incredible. Thank you.

[@spatuloso]

I think its incredibly important to remember that: The Government == The People. We can say all the things we want about how its the governments responsibility to educate and reperate, but WE are the governemnt. WE as Canadian citizens bear that responsibility as well, and we need to do all of that and more.

[@predestinedbyGod]

Secondary scoring was not a problem, 16 and 34 choked

[@jamesbarels469]

Many of the Plains Indigenous Peoples believed they were negotiating Treaties to SHARE the land. It was not a sale and this can be seen in their interpretations of the different Numbered treaties. I also have to think that the Pass System would have impacted any ability for an Indigenous Person to market any skills gained. If anyone wants to learn some of the histories of this time read "Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life" by James William Daschuk. Thanks to all involved in this show for bringing this forward.

[@Matthews34]

My issue is that CAMPBELL HAD A HIGHER SAVE % THAN PRICE

[@nexusog2474]

save % was very misleading in that series. price was way more clutch.

[@jamesp7972]

Adam I've been usually in a Love/Hate relationship with you but by golly I've been lovin' ya lately buds!!

[@sandraf.cormier9087]

I also didn't know my grandfather's stories about surviving Shubenacadie residential school until about 20 years ago. Some of my cousins almost ended up in that hell, but their parents fought tooth and nail to keep them from suffering the same fate. My late sister, who was a musical playwright, took the issue by the horns and worked hard to raise awareness. She starred in Children of God, which premiered at NAC in Ottawa in 2017. It was about a Cree mother who fought to see her children, who were incarcerated, and the scars the surviving children dealt with as adults. A moving musical which hopefully will go back on the road after the Pandemic. She had worked tirelessly on her own musical with her partner Leslie Arden, called Starlight Tours, which had a successful run-through at Sheridan's program (where Come From Away was also workshopped) on the day she died.

[@420StonerComedy]

Fell asleep to sdpn vids and woke up to this. Didnt realize it was from 2 years ago until they started talking about dubas. We are eternally doomed, boys

[@breakaway2x]

I couldn't stop looking at Adam Wylde's Thanos chin.

[@brandon4622]

A captivating reading touching on residential schools and rediscovering one’s lost culture is Keeper'n Me. I read in university and loved it. Highly recommend it.

[@mattyoung6474]

Steve as an oilers fan I wish we had someone like you to talk about the oilers in the good times and the bad leafs nation needs you Steve

[@wagglewiggle]

At least it's not early 2010s anymore

[@commissioner1969]

If the leafs stay the course they should be the San Jose Sharks in 15 years.

[@cozumel7063]

i don’t appreciate that

[@MrPooly1459]

That's not true... The Sharks at least managed to win a playoff series!

[@jeremyfaller4338]

Why would anyone want that lol

[@corycunningham7976]

Adam, thank you for speaking on the residental schools. It needs to be brought up and talked about, as these atrocities towards the Native Americans are even committed to this day. We can't just bury this underground anymore.

[@miselgoogoo3808]

When the kids were taken from their homes many of our people fled into the woods. I know of stories of elders who hid in the woods for days before their parents were able to come find them. Imagine being a small child alone in the woods.

[@martinklatt6937]

Spezza and Nylander played very well. If this team wasn't injured it would have been a different series.

[@Flyyyy453]

I miss the Mats Sundin ERA -- haven't had a playoff team SINCE then frankly speaking.

[@THIS---GUY]

Marty shut us out when we had the best team of that Era and Carey just did the same to us again ☠️

[@LudwigBeefoven]

4 weeks ago, the analytics confirmed that the Leafs were studs.After the first round, the numbers went down.

[@stephentyler4352]

Thank you for the coverage on the residential schooling atrocities here in Canada. ❤️

[@KOB2717]

"dom ducharme is a bad coach" yet he still outcoached keefe lol imagine that. hope thornton is back next year on pp1

[@Tom-yb6sl]

Nothing made me happier than the habs beating Toronto after Adam wrote them off

[@Usmanghamman]

This episode was quality.

[@StonedSpagooter]

If the leafs were 20 Zach Hymans they would win the cup

[@Boxcarboxingboxer]

Watching Mitch borderline cry in the box with willy was tough. For how good he can be i dont think you trade him. You ask him to work on adding muscle and going to the front of the net.

[@Thomas_Erickson]

He’s too afraid of the moment. That’s why he has those derp moments. I think he would honestly do better in playoffs in a different environment.

[@como2380]

I don’t know how you guys do it, I’m only 17 and I’m already numb to anything the leafs do now.

[@THIS---GUY]

Boston game 7 was the worst lol you can deal with anything now

[@titogonewild1993]

Speaking of franchises that have it bad, the Pittsburgh Pirates have won 3 playoff games in the last 28 years

[@thomasiacobucci7260]

Marner for Eichel pls 😂👍🙏

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Wild question: Unprotect Marner? Free 10m off the cap?

[@TheEDFLegacy]

To clarify, I wouldn't want him gone for nothing, but you can make a deal with the Krakens to leave him unprotected in exchange for assets or draft picks

[@mst3k54]

Leafs are screwed. You think they’re gonna beat Tampa in the 1st round of the playoffs next year?!?!?

[@casautddg]

They’ll play Boston

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

Keep that beard growing!

[@SURVIVORkid23]

Adam still taking jabs at Anderson like he’s not in the second round right now & Spezza’s at home watching a rom com with his family 😂 Always consistent Adam 😘

[@Patriarchtech]

If I could I would give all three of you a giant hug. I love you guys. In Danish we say "time heals all wounds" Hang in there!

[@kevinleach2584]

Man i so blown away how good you guys are together. I'm not a leafs fan, but i am a conversation fan. And you guys are so good at this. I may not agree with some of the things you guys talk about, but man, you guys really know how to engage your crowd. Keep it up boys!!........ oh, and Steve needs to look into heart/stress medication....

[@Mohyl888]

I get the point but I disagree on trading the core pieces (unless it's favourable ofc). It may be too early for some to acknowledge, but there was progress on almost all ends --- steamrolled everyone in regular season, more engagement and commitment defensively.. Loosing to the Habs in 1st round is bad, but not something that can't be redeemed. It came down to the two individual mistakes in OT. It's a thin line between winning and loosing... Playoffs are all about matchups and adjustments - the Leafs didn't make any adjustment but I'd argue they didn't had much room to begin with... Too many similar "status quo" players i.e. Engvall, Mikheyev... In saying that, I would like Kyle to further diversify our depth.. More abrasive, mean, tough and able to wear down/annoy opponents - as opposed to betting on speed and... tenacity? And I don't think trading Mitch is a necessity here. All-in-all, I think the team (the core) is still heading down the right path and on the verge of something good. Cheers!

[@thispersoncommented]

For all of his faults. At least Nylander plays the same no matter what the situation. they could be in a really close game in the playoffs or they could be getting completely destroyed and he still plays like Nylander. People say that he doesn’t care and while I don’t think that’s true if it is it actually might be an advantage in close games in the playoffs because he doesn’t get nervous and start making mistakes.

[@TheArcher143]

Kudos to Steve, he warned them all many pod casts ago that this would happen.

[@Marixa1979]

Here's a curve ball for you Leafs fans that you won't want to hear: If the Leafs trade away Marner who is Matthews' best friend, does this change his desire to re-sign with the Leafs in a few years when his contract is up?

[@motelbobby4104]

I've never even heard they were best friends so who gives a fucks. It's not a preschool picnic where Matthew's will only sign if mitch is too. Get real

[@Marixa1979]

@@motelbobby4104 It's more of a case of why would Matthews stay in Toronto at the end of his contract if it isn't even fun playing there? Toronto fans think people desperately want to play in Toronto, but it can be a brutal place to play. Mitch being there would be the one thing I would see offsetting his desire to leave.

[@notqut7321]

I know these things are not comparable, but as a hockey fan from Espoo Finland I know very well what pain caused by a team that you love is. Our team was promoted to the SM-Liiga back in 1992. We had 2 final appearances (2008 and 2011), but then came 2016 and the team went bankrupt. A new team was quickly formed and they started at the 2nd tier of Finnish hockey system. Then came 2018, just 2 years after its creation the team went bankrupt. A new team was formed and this time we had to start at the 3rd tier of Finnish hockey system. After 2 strong years in the 3rd tier and being promoted to the 2nd tier the pandemic hits and the financial situation is dire... There is a silver lining to all this tho. The current management is very capable and the current team has gotten lots of support from Espoo trained players (of whom there are multiple in the NHL atm) and we did survive the pandemic season, even if barely. What I'm getting at with this is that, even if the team isn't performing, at least you have a team =) (and no I'm not trying to diminish your frustration and pain just tried to say that it could be worse)

[@csypkes]

Thank you guys for talking about residential schools. Something important to add - the schools may have closed, but the disparity continues. You mentioned the high rates of tuberculosis back then; this continues today! Indigenous people in Canada have almost 300 times the risk of getting TB than non-Indigenous people. There is a lack of adequate on-reserve housing, leading to crowding and increased transmission of infection. There can be significant restrictions on access to quality medical care. Some communities still do not have reliable access to clean drinking water. It's unbelievable to think that this can happen in Canada in 2021. If you're looking for a more meaningful way to get involved, contact your local MP. Write to the office of the Prime Minister. Advocate for change. As you said, we need more than thoughts and prayers, or a filter on our profile pictures.

[@iangurudata]

Best perimeter player of all time .. #99 still drove the net sometimes. Marner needs to start doing it no matter which team he finds himself with going forward.

[@brendanorourke4727]

As much as I'm enraged, I think you have to keep these guys. Mitch made me mad because he didn't score (assist, whatever), and when he doesn't for a while he fumbles the puck, and toe picks with a frequency unjustifiable for someone of his skill level. On top of that, he looked like he was going to cry game 5-7(put on your Brendan Gallagher face, you're still ahead).That doesn't sound like someone who doesn't care. that sounds like someone who needs a sports psychologist. If he gets his head together, he's a world beater. If he won't go to a sports psychologists, trade him immediately. Matthews made me frustrated a lot because he didn't score (SCORE DUDE SCORE WTF?). But he lead the first round in shots and was not a liability defensively in the least. He's not getting paid to be a Selke candidate, but this team should have been able to bang in one of his many rebounds in game 5, 6 or 7 so he had a chance to light up round two. He's too good to trade if he doesn't demand it. Rielly, Brodie were good and Campbell and Nylander (really) were very good. Tavares was decapitated and Muzzin was kneecapped. Freddy is out the door or maybe signing cheap if the flat cap and injury discourage other teams. Who do you get rid of from that group? Probably Marner. Who do you get rid of to make the team better? Probably nobody. These young men's failures are connected, in our collective hearts, to a history of almost infinite failure that stretches back to the dawn of time. Before they were born. before me and Jumbo Joe were born. Our pain is understandable. One of the goalies that last won the cup here wore palm aid in his hair instead of a mask on his face. Our dedication should be rewarded. These kids have been drafted to carry that weight, and no matter how many quadrillion dollars they get paid, it ain't easy. If they were Ducks, or Lighting, or not Leafs, or even had been less capable of overachieving in year one and two together themselves, an identical failure would be less catastrophic. They would still have years to do "the thing." I fear our collective anxiety is poisonous to whomever dons the blue and white, and if we can't manage it we'll we will manifest crushing elimination game panic attacks in all our potential heroes. I'm not one to be easy on multi millionaires (ever), and I know it's "not our fault", but we must manage our emotions as a strategy to get what we want. Nay, what we need. If we all chill, these guys might be the guys. or not, but chill. If you read this far, know that I love you, and I feel your pain and we should all focus our rage on the ghost of Harold Ballard. Stay strong

[@leighperreault785]

Grew up hearing that the Leafs would win the cup once Harold Ballard died.

[@stephentyler4352]

Agreed. The knee jerk reactions of the fans, especially before the game or series is even played, is what kills the mojo. While I agree the fans need to chill out, the players need to be more engaged in gameplay.

[@spcoll7587]

Pretty insightful. As someone who hates the Leafs, and spent mon night laughing my head off, I actually agree with your analysis. Unless you are willing to risk trading marner for lesser plyrs that MAY provide stronger depth for the lineup throughout, you kinda have to give it another shot. But the Leafs window, with this group, is starting to slowly shrink. Muzzin is 32, Tavares is over 30 and isn't getting better or quicker, and his contract is becoming an albatross. Reilly is 29 and is a FA in a yr. And honestly, another failure like this, and Matthews could decide he's sick and tired of the TO media and market, and want to go back to the US.

[@stephentyler4352]

@@spcoll7587 The Leafs players and staff can do a much better job unloading the pressure of winning Round One and beyond on to their opponents. That’s certainly easier said than done, however, nothing worth achieving comes easy. Kris Versteeg recently shared his insights on a telephone interview with the media. As a retired player he seems to offer a thorough understanding of what led to the early exit for the Leafs. Expectations and pressure management is ultimately what I firmly believe did the most damage to the team as a whole. That’s not to say that some players did not shine through. Looking for someone to blame always seems to come before any constructive criticism is shared. That could change for the better as well.

[@joshfayne3591]

There is a Spittin Chiclets pod before season started with Nathan MacKinnon and they asked who he hates playing against. His answer? Philip Danault. He said he is ridiculously hard to play against. Nathan MacKinnon said that.

[@brennandownhill]

I keep pausing and walking away, I can't take it guys xD

[@niroshank7859]

1000% agree with all of your takes on Marner. It's why I couldn't wait for this episode. Sick and tired of the talking heads on the big 2 sports networks always making excuses for Marner and the team because they're more concerned about straining their relationship with leafs players and management. When you make salary demands like Marner did that are crippling this team to this day you're well within reason to criticize him when he's clearly not living up to the contract. Sick and tired of this Leafs management group coddling their players and certain members of the media making excuses for this team year after year. Enough is enough.

[@StonedSpagooter]

Residential schools were taught and hearing Steve say he just learned it is concerning, it goes to show a lacking of Ontario's education system

[@csolivais1979]

One person is a small sample set, plus, if it's not something a student is interested in, it's easy to tune stuff out.

[@craigvatcher42]

I graduated high school in 1996 and learned ZERO about residential schools until I met my wife in 2005. She only knew about them because she took an Indigenous Sociology course in Univ.

[@HermesActum]

The leafs secondary lines were sick