No matter what, it always feels good to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tune in as we open by discussing the Detroit Red Wings and their two most recent games: a horrendous performance where Scott Laughton & Matvei Michkov danced around Derek Lalonde's squad despite Cam Talbot's best efforts (and a late Ben Chiarot goal), whether Sebastian Cossa would've made a difference, & John Tortorella & The Michigan (4:50), as well as a 4-2 win in Detroit over Matthews, Marner, & the Leafs, including Jack Campbell being called up to back up Ville Husso's 1st win of the season, Jeff Petry scoring twice (one being given to Rasmussen retroactively), Moritz Seider banging home a nice play from Andrew Copp and Patrick Kane, Berggren's ill-advised cross-check, offside reviews, Lucas Raymond sealing the game, & more (13:35)!

After that, we analyze the usage of Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson, how it signals that Steve Yzerman may only be a couple moves away from making this team a lot better, how Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, & others fit into that timeline, & more positive outlooks (27:55). Also, prospect updates on Kiiskinen, Mazur, Plante, & others (38:15) before jumping into NHL news including the Fowler trade, Blackwood trade, Trevor Zegras' injury & availability, & plenty more (39:45) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (50:45) - enjoy!

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SEBASTIAN COSSA WINS IN HIS NHL DEBUT!

Tune in as we cover a wild Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres game, including Sebastian Cossa taking over for Ville Husso and getting his debut win in the shootout, Moritz Seider taking no prisoners, Simon Edvinsson, Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, Andrew Copp, J.T. Compher, & other Red Wings showing up, defensive woes & a crazy back & forth game (5:05)! We also discuss just how big it is when Moritz Seider makes big hits and gives Derek Lalonde's Hockeytown team a jolt (17:50) before discussing Sebastian Cossa's performance in his 1st career NHL game (23:10).

After that, an analysis on the Detroit Red Wings goalie situation and Cossa's future as he was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL, and what Steve Yzerman might do with Cam Talbot, Alex Lyon, Husso, & Jack Campbell moving forward (31:25). Next, a look at Patrick Kane's performance this season as wall as good news on Max Plante (44:30), NHL news including a standings update (51:45) & plenty more before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:03:30) - enjoy!

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Has reality set in on the Detroit Red Wings season?

Tune in as we start by discussing Derek Lalonde's squad's two most recent losses, including a late heartbreaker against Brady Tkachuk's Ottawa Senators (including a brutal call on Marco Kasper, Alex DeBrincat scoring against his former squad, Norris beating Husso, & more) (4:25) and a "same old" loss against the Colorado Avalance (including Lucas Raymond's goal off a Dylan Larkin shot & not much else) (16:00). We then get into whether this season is a write-off and Steve Yzerman's Hockeytown team is truly in tank mode for Hagens, Schaefer, Martone, Frondell, or Misa, with players like Kane, Compher, Copp, Tarasenko, and others not performing and only the likes of Larkin, Raymond, DeBrincat, Moritz Seider, and Simon Edvinsson carrying the team (20:40).

We then discuss how bad the rest of the Atlantic has been including the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators, before discussing whether Sebastian Cossa should get playing time with Alex Lyon and Cam Talbot still out (39:48).

Finally, the Jacob Trouba saga ends, how Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings played into the story, Drury escaping the contract and paying Shesterkin, & more (including Luke Richardson being fired) (52:55) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:05:35) - enjoy!

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