Well, that was more like it.
It was a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
How sweet do those St. Pat’s jerseys look?
Jay Rosehill was back in the mix for the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take. We kicked the show off by giving our initial thoughts on the convincing win over Calgary. In six outings, the Leafs ended up going 5-0-1 on Prime Monday Night Hockey this season. Not too shabby!
Thanks to Tim Hortons, we offered a thorough dissection of the 6-2 win. The big boys were awesome. Auston Matthews notched two goals and one assist, William Nylander chipped in with one and two, and Mitch Marner tallied two apples. They led by example. That’s what you need sometimes. On top of that, the third line of McMann, Domi, and Robertson was superb. If this team’s going to do anything substantial this spring, they will need second/tertiary scoring. It’s a good start. That said, they need to find a way to keep things going. Consistency is the key here. Furthermore, we also gave some love for the special teams as both the PP & PK went 3-for-3 on the night. Without question, the Rosehill turning point in the game happened when the Morgan Frost goal was called back due to an offside. Luck of the Irish?
Then, thanks to Charm Diamond Centres, former NHLer and 2006 Stanley Cup champion Mike Commodore dropped by the show. As per usual, he was very colourful as he weighed in on this Leafs team and if they have what it takes to go far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additionally, Commie looked back at his Cup winning season in Carolina and we tried to find some ways to relate it to this Leafs team with the postseason just around the corner. Lastly, after years of sitting on it, Rosey shared his Alex Ovechkin story in Vegas from a few years ago. Funny enough, Commie had a similar one to share. What are the chances?
At any rate, be sure to join us on Wednesday at 11 AM as we tee up the fourth and final game of Toronto’s home stand as Nathan MacKinnon and company invade Scotiabank Arena.
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