In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Leafs’ recent 3-1-0 road trip and the tricky balance of potentially selling at the trade deadline while wanting to remain competitive next season.
Episode Topics
- What did we learn from the Leafs’ 3-1-0 road trip? (1:45)
- The murky selling situation at the trade deadline (3:50)
- The Morgan Rielly injury finally snapping the defense pairs into a logical order, and the other many unforced coaching errors this season (11:45)
- Have Brad Treliving and Craig Berube been on the same page this season? (24:20)
- How should the Leafs navigate the rest of the season as they weigh selling but not tanking, while hoping to be competitive next season? (31:30)
- The tricky balance of potentially flipping players for draft picks but wanting to remain competitive in the Matthews window (52:00)
- The Leafs’ best hope for improvement next season (1:00:00)
- Auston Matthews reaffirming his commitment to the Leafs (1:06:00)
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![Jim Hiller on not challenging the second goal in the Leafs’ loss to Utah: “The rule is really tricky to interpret… Because [Bobrovsky] was in the white ice, we decided we weren’t going to challenge” Jim Hiller, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/hiller-maple-leafs-post-game-press-218x150.jpg)



















![Jim Hiller on not challenging the second goal in the Leafs’ loss to Utah: “The rule is really tricky to interpret… Because [Bobrovsky] was in the white ice, we decided we weren’t going to challenge” Jim Hiller, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/hiller-maple-leafs-post-game-press-100x70.jpg)




