Episode 118: Turning Over a New Leaf

The Hockey PDOcast

Sportsnet

Nhl, Sports, Hockey, Sportsnet

4.8 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

James Mirtle joins the show to discuss who's pulling the strings for the Leafs behind the scenes, why Roman Polak is still in our lives, and the importance of squeezing the most out of every single roster spot. We also talk about how fair it is to expect our readers to have a certain baseline understanding of the subject matter, and his new gig at The Athletic. Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered: 1:00 How much are readers expected to already know by now? 4:45 The Florida Panthers are now a team run by "computer boys" 8:01 Who's making the personnel decisions for the Leafs? 13:27 Why are Roman Polak and Matt Hunwick still a thing? 16:21 Mike Babcock's blindspots as a coach 20:30 Optimizing every single spot in the lineup 23:00 Dougie Hamilton's name in trade rumours 27:40 Mirtle's exciting new career news Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher and can also be streamed straight from this website. Make sure to subscribe to the show so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews of the show are also greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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