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Talkin' A Baffling Start to the Season , Changes at Hockey Canada and Announcing our 3rd Anniversary Contest Winner!
Sylvia Hargittay Sylvia Hargittay

Talkin' A Baffling Start to the Season , Changes at Hockey Canada and Announcing our 3rd Anniversary Contest Winner!

The ladies evaluate the Leafs' start to the season in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Then we give our choices for the first instalment of the LTL Highlight Reel for the 2022-23 season. In the Third Period we give thoughts on the emerging developments at Hockey Canada, and the possible future of the organization. We wrap up the show on a high note as we announce the winner of our 3rd annual Anniversary contest.

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Talkin' Leafs Preseason with Mike Augello, Coming soon to the Pod, and A Fun Q&A with Chris!
Christine Dimoff Christine Dimoff

Talkin' Leafs Preseason with Mike Augello, Coming soon to the Pod, and A Fun Q&A with Chris!

In this our first episode of season 4, we welcome Mike Augello to the show. We ask Mike his thoughts on Leafs training camp and what we might expect the line up to look like opening night. We are also excited to share some things we are working on for the this season of the show. We have some big things planned so stay tuned! Finally, Syl runs Chris through a rapid fire Q and A. Find out her thoughts on what she thinks we can expect from the Blue aI White in the 2022-23 Season.

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LTL Patio Season Finale: Leafs Training Camp Preview, Summer of '22 Highlights, and the NHL Coaching Carousel
Sylvia Hargittay Sylvia Hargittay

LTL Patio Season Finale: Leafs Training Camp Preview, Summer of '22 Highlights, and the NHL Coaching Carousel

In our final Patio Season episode of the summer, the Ladies preview the Leaf's Training camp set to open this week. We also have a special edition of the LTL Highlight reel, featuring our top three moments of the summer. We conclude our offseason with a look at the NHL Coaching Carousel to prepare you for all the new faces behind the benches on the Visitor's side of the rink. A final reminder that there is still time to enter our Anniversary Contest which closes on September 30th.

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LTL Patio Season: Getting Reacquainted , A Leaf Poll Recap, and Our 3rd Annual Anniversary Contest Details!
Christine Dimoff Christine Dimoff

LTL Patio Season: Getting Reacquainted , A Leaf Poll Recap, and Our 3rd Annual Anniversary Contest Details!

In this episode we take a few minutes to get reacquainted with our listeners, veterans and rookies alike, and recount our humble beginnings, growing up as Leaf Fans and some special memories we've shared. In an effort to fill the NHL newswire void we decided to run our own polls, and present the results in our Leaf Updates segment. In The Third Period we give all the details on how to enter our 3rd Annual Anniversary Contest!

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LTL Patio Season: Talkin' Bout a Big Announcement, Taking it on the Road, and an Atlantic Division Run Down
Sylvia Hargittay Sylvia Hargittay

LTL Patio Season: Talkin' Bout a Big Announcement, Taking it on the Road, and an Atlantic Division Run Down

In this episode we are finally able to reveal our Big Announcement--joining the Bleav Network! In addition we touch on the Leafs development camp, the 2022-23 Leafs Schedule and discuss the offseason moves to date. We take a deeper dive into the schedule and highlight some road trip possibilities in our latest segment of "On the Road with Chris and Syl", and wrap up the show with a run down of our Atlantic division rivals.

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LTL Patio Season: Talkin’ Leafs Off-Season Dilemmas, the Greatness of Matthews and Women Moving Up The NHL Ranks!
Christine Dimoff Christine Dimoff

LTL Patio Season: Talkin’ Leafs Off-Season Dilemmas, the Greatness of Matthews and Women Moving Up The NHL Ranks!

Now that he Cup has been handed out, we can officially say patio season is here! The next few weeks are going to be a little crazy, and Chris and Syl are trying to stay calm despite the lack of news on the Leafs front. So many questions need to be addressed, from what the defence is going to look like next season, to the never ending speculation about the goaltending , to what Kyle Dubas might do at free agency. The Ladies have their thoughts on all of it, and like the rest of Leafs Nation are waiting to see how it all shakes out!

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Talkin' Playoffs: Who Showed, Who Didn't, and the Ladies Stand up for Leafs Nation!
Sylvia Hargittay Sylvia Hargittay

Talkin' Playoffs: Who Showed, Who Didn't, and the Ladies Stand up for Leafs Nation!

It’s not the ending that we or any Leaf fan wanted or expected, but once again the Leafs lost in the first round of the playoffs in a Game 7. Yes, the core group of players lead the team in points. Yes the refereeing was horrible! And yes, they gave it their all, but ultimately it ended with the same, all too familiar result.

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Talkin' the 2 Ilyas, Milestone Moments and Playoff Expectations
Christine Dimoff Christine Dimoff

Talkin' the 2 Ilyas, Milestone Moments and Playoff Expectations

A couple weeks left in the NHL season and the Leafs are in 2nd place in the Atlantic Division, which would give them home ice for the first round of the playoffs! There have been so many regular season milestone moments for the players and the team, but the focus remains on what can be achieved in the post season.

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Talkin' The Giordano Effect, Questionable Reffing and Prepping for the Playoffs
Sylvia Hargittay Sylvia Hargittay

Talkin' The Giordano Effect, Questionable Reffing and Prepping for the Playoffs

The Leafs are on a bit of a roll coming out of the trade deadline and the additions of Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell have been positive! In this episode we talk about the Giordano effect on the Leafs blueline. We are also blowing the whistle on the referees, and agree with Darcy Tucker that former Leaf coach Pat Quinn would not be happy at all with the refs!

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Talkin' Trade Deadline, Auston Matthews and Celebrating our 50th Episode!
Christine Dimoff Christine Dimoff

Talkin' Trade Deadline, Auston Matthews and Celebrating our 50th Episode!

The Ladies are celebrating 50 episodes of the podcast and it’s been quite the ride since our first episode in September 2019! We’ve been diehard Leaf fans since the late '70s/early ’80s and for this special episode, we give you some background on who we are and how the show came to life. We also discuss Trade Deadline possibilities, everything Auston Matthews, and so much more!

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Talkin' Leafs Top Line Buzz, Celebrating Black Players in the NHL, and the "Golden" Canadian Women's Hockey Team
Sylvia Hargittay Sylvia Hargittay

Talkin' Leafs Top Line Buzz, Celebrating Black Players in the NHL, and the "Golden" Canadian Women's Hockey Team

The NHL standings are tight and heading into March the games always get more intense! The Leafs went 7-4-1 in February and while the top line of Matthews-Marner-Bunting is one of the best right now in the NHL, the goaltending has been less than ordinary. These are a few topics we discuss in our segment the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

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The Never-ending Leafs Road Trip and the Quest for Killer Instinct
Christine Dimoff Christine Dimoff

The Never-ending Leafs Road Trip and the Quest for Killer Instinct

What better day for Leaf talk than a blustery snow day in January! It's an all out blizzard here in the heart of Leaf Land, but it would take a lot more than an epic snow storm to keep us from our favourite pastime—talkin’ Leafs! We are approaching the halfway point of the season and the Leafs are in 3rd spot in the Atlantic Division, with games in hand on both Tampa and Florida. The schedule has been pretty light and the Buds continue to be on what seems like a never-ending road trip!

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Happy New Year! Celebrating the top LTL Highlight Reel moments from 2021
Christine Dimoff Christine Dimoff

Happy New Year! Celebrating the top LTL Highlight Reel moments from 2021

Happy New Year Leafs Nation! The Ladies have been away for what seems like forever, but we've been working hard and if you follow our social media you may have seen the launch of our brand new website ladiestalkinleafs.com ! We are really excited about this and plan on updating the website frequently with new content, so be sure to check it out on a regular basis!

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