Previewing the Montreal Victoire ahead of the 2025-26 PWHL season!
Recapping the offseason (2:56)
Can Montreal break through in the playoffs? (5:03)
Will Poulin and Stacey play on the same line again? (11:10)
Is the forward depth finally fixed? (13:20)
Can Darkangelo maintain her form from last season? (16:28)
How do the Olympics impact the Victoire? (20:30)
Which offseason departure will hurt Montreal the most? (23:18)
How good will Gosling be in her first year? (24:55)
What will be Montreal's X-factor? (28:32)
Where will Roque fit on this roster? (32:27)
What will Ouellette bring behind the bench? (34:28)
What role will Scamurra play? (36:29)
Is Cheverie on the hot seat entering the season? (39:25)
My gals [Irving, Labelle, DiGirolamo] (42:18)
Best, worst case (51:27)
Projected lineup (55:08)
Previewing the Boston Fleet ahead of the 2025-26 PWHL season!
End of season, recapping offseason moves (1:25)
Notable free agent, draft additions (4:37)
Does Alina Muller move back to center? (9:10)
Who plays with Megan Keller? (12:51)
Is the loss of Hilary Knight too much to overcome? (19:02)
How does coaching change alter the team? (22:49)
Will inexperience be an issue with youngest D core? (25:00)
Will Loren Gabel play more this season? (27:58)
What do you think of the coaching change? (29:47)
Who's going to be the captain? (31:23)
Sleeper picks to fill the offensive void of Knight (32:54)
Is this Muller's team going forward? (37:28)
How does the new D core stack up to last year? (39:09)
My gals - Schafzahl, Huber, Boyd (41:33)
Best, worst cases (46:49)
Projected lineup (49:04)
Host Kyle Cushman is joined by DownTown Sports' Stephen Brown to chat about John Tavares.
Tavares enters his 7th season with the Toronto Maple Leafs after scoring 29 goals and 65 points and shifting the captaincy to Auston Matthews.
Intro (0:00)
Stephen Brown joins the show (9:17)
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by TSN's Frank Corrado to chat about Nick Robertson.
Robertson enters the season after a tumultuous summer which featured an unfulfilled trade request and a late signing.
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Frank Corrado joins the show (12:48)
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by The Hockey News' Tony Ferrari to chat about Ty Voit.
Voit enters his second professional season in the Toronto Maple Leafs system after playing only six games last year due to injury.
Intro (0:00)
Tony Ferrari joins the show (6:10)
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by The Hockey News' Nick Barden to chat about Roni Hirvonen.
Hirvonen enters his second season with the Toronto Marlies after a difficult year featuring two major injuries and his father's death.
Intro (0:00)
Nick Barden joins the show (8:04)
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by Will Scouch to chat about Miroslav Holinka.
Holinka was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round, 151st overall this summer. He'll play in the WHL with the Edmonton Oil Kings this season.
Intro (0:00)
Will Scouch joins the show (11:55)
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by Nick DeSouza to chat about Chris Tanev.
Tanev enters his first season with the Toronto Maple Leafs after signing a six-year contract with a $4.5-million cap hit this summer.
Intro: 0:00
Nick DeSouza joins the show: 16:36
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by The Leafs Nation's Nick Richard to chat about Fraser Minten.
Minten enters his third training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs looking to earn a full-time NHL gig.
Intro: 0:00
Nick Richard joins the show: 25:50
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by The Hockey News' Evan Doerfler to chat about Matt Murray.
Murray enters his third season in the Toronto Maple Leafs after signing a one-year, $875,000 contract on July 1. The 30-year-old goaltender didn't play last season until April after undergoing bilateral hip surgery in the 2023 offseason.
Intro: 0:00
Evan Doerfler joins the show: 16:50
Check out Murray's appearance on the Slangin' the Bizkit Podcast: https://youtu.be/gwraDZGBgZM?si=Db6g4UvTKYdD6cgF
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Host Kyle Cushman previews the Toronto Maple Leafs' Prospect Showdown against the Montreal Canadiens.
Intro - 0:00
Roni Hirvonen - 5:14
Fraser Minten - 6:55
Maxim Muranov - 9:05
Robert Mastrosimone - 10:55
Ty Voit - 12:38
Easton Cowan - 14:03
Jacob Quillan - 15:54
Braeden Kressler - 18:07
Marshall Finnie - 20:39
Matthew Barbolini - 22:56
Nikita Grebenkin - 24:22
Sam McCue - 25:57
Sam Stevens - 27:29
Brandon Lisowsky - 28:37
Miroslav Holinka - 30:17
Ben Danford - 31:58 (won't play due to hit)
Topi Niemela - 33:38
Cade Webber - 35:31
Noah Chadwick - 38:51
Ryan McCleary - 40:40
Nathan Mayes - 42:22
Rhett Parsons - 43:29
Chas Sharpe - 44:50
Dennis Hildeby - 46:40
Slava Peksa - 48:22
Artur Akhtyamov - 50:10
Canadiens roster & more - 51:56
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by Colorado Eagles head coach Aaron Schneekloth to chat about Cedric Pare.
Pare signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs as an unrestricted free agent on July 2 after two seasons with the Eagles.
Intro: 0:00
Aaron Schneekloth joins the show: 16:41
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by The Leafs Nation's Filipe Dimas to chat about Artur Akhtyamov.
Akhtyamov was drafted 106th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2020 and is entering his first season with the Toronto Marlies after multiple impressive campaigns in Russia.
Intro: 0:00
Filipe Dimas joins the show: 18:19
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by Daily Faceoff's Steven Ellis to chat about Ryan Tverberg.
Tverberg was drafted 213th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2020 and is entering his second season with the Toronto Marlies after an impressive rookie campaign.
Intro: 0:00
Steven Ellis joins the show: 13:10
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by Ryan Ma to chat about Mikko Kokkonen.
Kokkonen enters his 6th season in the Toronto Maple Leafs system after being drafted in 2019. He had a resurgent campaign with the Toronto Marlies to put him on the cusp of the NHL.
Intro: 0:00
Ryan Ma joins the show: 10:44
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by EP Rinkside's Mitch Brown to chat about Noah Chadwick.
Chadwick enjoyed a breakout campaign with the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes after being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023.
Intro: 0:00
Mitch Brown joins the show: 10:12
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by Pension Plan Puppets' Brian Stewart to chat about Nikita Grebenkin.
Grebenkin arrives in North America with the Toronto Maple Leafs after winning the KHL's Gagarin Cup just two years after being drafted.
Intro: 0:00
Brian Stewart joins the show: 14:30
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Host Kyle Cushman chats about John Fusco.
Fusco, a defenseman at Dartmouth, enters his 5th season in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.
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Host Kyle Cushman is joined by Sportsnet's Justin Bourne to chat about Matt Knies.
Knies enters his 2nd NHL season with the Toronto Maple Leafs after an impressive rookie campaign.
Intro: 0:00
Justin Bourne joins the show: 11:23
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Host Kyle Cushman chats about Joe Miller.
Miller, a forward at Harvard, enters his 5th season in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.
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