If you’re in the market for a Toronto Maple Leafs podcast, look no further.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are playoff bound and the Montreal Canadians are not. As the Leafs gear up for the Playoffs, the Canadiens are playing out the schedule and looking forward to the draft lottery.
Regardless of the teams disparate fortunes this season, the rivalry remains strong, and HabsFan vs LeafsFan has got you covered for news, opinion and analysis on both teams.
Co-Hosts Ari Shapiro (Leafs Fan) and Kamal Rehman (Habs Fan) have put together one of the most consistently entertaining shows in the biz. You might know Ari from his work on the Jays Journal Podcast, and you might know Kamal from his excellent work at our sister-site A Winning Habit. Whether you love the Leafs and hate the Habs (and why wouldn’t that be the case?) or are a Habs fan that is a glutton for punishment, it’s the show for you!
HabsFan vs. LeafsFan: S02E25. Link: https://t.co/TQsKrpGNXQ. Guest: @Mendy_Island. Bergevin’s world of medicine, JvR’s free agency future, Albertan sorrow & why changing the playoff format is rant-worthy. @kamalrehman10, @FSAWinningHabit, @Puck_Prose, @EditorinLeaf. #Habs #Leafs pic.twitter.com/XaYc7iQcpa
— Ari Shapiro (@ari_shapiro) March 16, 2018
HabsFan vs Leafs Fan
This week’s show is episode 5 of season 2.
Here is the summary of the show from Ari and Kamal:
Opening Sketch: Marc Bergevin’s Wonderful World of Medicine (0:00)
Fans of the Montreal Canadiens might wince as they embrace our exclusive, behind-the-scenes audio footage of Marc Bergevin conversing with his team physician while deciding how the remaining stretch of the season will unfold, while taking into account their litany of highly dubious injuries and secret burning desire to draft the number one overall pick as innocuously as possible.
HvL SportsDesk (2:51)
More from Editor In Leaf
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- Toronto Maple Leafs: Playing Max Domi In Top-Six a HUGE Mistake
- Top 10 Scandals in the History of the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Toronto Maple Leafs: Results from the Traverse City Prospects Tournament
Rehman & Shapiro cover the latest scuttlebutt pertaining to their respective teams including: Shea Weber and Andrew Shaw’s injury status, JvR’s impending free agency status, Geoff Molson’s soon-to-be search for a new general manager, the hockey quagmire that is Alberta, Scherbak’s goal, and the powerfully noxious odour of really bad goaltending interference calls.
A Quiet Moment of Sober Second Thought with HabsFan (7:21)
In a new segment that we created for the masses, Kamal makes a compelling argument as to why the NHL’s plans for expansion need to be carefully considered before re-defining the difficulty level behind making the playoffs and risking turning the entire process of competition into a bloody mockery.
Exclusive interview with sports broadcaster and journalist Sam Mendelsohn (@Mendy_Island) (12:28)
Sam Mendelsohn, hockey savant and former reporter with the Oshawa Generals join us to discuss his thoughts on the post-deadline play of the Toronto Maple Leafs while giving us a closer examination of the psychology behind finding yourself so firmly entrenched in a playoff spot that the next month might feel like you’re trapped in a groundhog day existence.
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