What's Changed with Kadri, Maple Leafs' Special Teams and Trades

In this episode of the ToT-cast, Chris Okrainetz, David Morassutti and Jake Middleton discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs recent games and news. They discuss the Leafs 4-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, Nazem Kadri's improvement this season and what's changed in his game, the Leafs' special teams, trade ideas for defenceman, Ontario players who could join the Leafs in the future, reseeding the playoffs like the guys on TSN's OverDrive suggested and more. Here’s a rundown of what was discussed on the podcast: – We share our thoughts on the Maple Leafs 4-0 victory over the Red Wings and the team's recent road success. (1:32) – The improved play of Kadri and what has changed in his game, specifically on the power play. (3:45) – The Leafs special teams as a whole and why it's been successful. (13:51) – The idea of acquiring a defenceman and ideas of what the Leafs could do to improve their blue line. (17:12) - Mike Babcock mentioned the idea of players from the GTA possibly returning home to join the Leafs in the future, so we went through a few possible players Toronto could pursue in the future. (29:20) – We discuss OverDrive's idea of reseeding the NHL playoffs and having the best 16 teams play each other. We also have an epiphany of sorts and realize how terrible the Colorado Avalanche are. (37:21) * * * You can listen to every episode of the ToT-cast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or stream it from our website. Make sure you not only subscribe to the show so you don’t miss any new episodes, but leave us a nice review — if you think we’ve earned it! Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us on Twitter @TipoftheTower, and like our Facebook page @Tip of the Tower.