Toronto Maple Leafs Podcast: Liljegren, Kadri and summer storylines

The latest episode of the Tip of the Tower podcast looks at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ summer storylines surrounding Timothy Liljegren and Nazem Kadri.

David Morassutti and Austin Owens return from a brief break to discuss the latest Toronto Maple Leafs summer storylines and the path forward for the Toronto Blue Jays.

While NHL teams do not report to training camp for a couple of weeks, there has been news to talk about with players doing summer workouts and participating in events.

The latest news surrounding Josh Donaldson puts the Blue Jays in a tough situation considering the way his season and future with the team is playing out.

Here’s what you’ll find on this edition of the podcast

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Were the Blue Jays right to not trade Donaldson before the season? It is tough to say, given how much bad luck the team has had this year.

David argues that circumstances were different, since there was no guarantee in the return and the front office didn’t envision what would come about.

So what do they do going forward? David and Austin discuss where the team should shift their focus and why it’s not going to be easy to build everything back up.

Shifting their focus to the hockey, David talks about his day at the NHLPA Rookie Showcase where he spoke with Timothy Liljegren about his desire to make the Leafs. Is it a real possibility? David and Austin offer their thoughts on whether it would be the right move and how the Leafs will most likely approach it.

Austin breaks down the battle for spots on the Toronto Marlies’ blueline and how that will be impacted by what happens at Leafs camp. They also look at prospects who could play a bigger part and the decision by some to go play overseas.

The biggest debate for some reason the past couple of weeks has been whether Nazem Kadri should be on the trade market? Understandably it has brought on some war of words on social media, which prompted David and Austin to try and find some justification for it and spoiler alert, there aren’t many.

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