Leafs Prospects: Ready or Not? Nick Barden Weighs in on Who Might Make the Leap!

Ladies Talkin’ Leafs

Welcome to the final Patio Season episode of the Ladies Talkin’ Leafs offseason with another year in the books for our show!

We are celebrating an incredible season and the 5th Anniversary of this Podcast, doing what we love, talkin' Leafs with all of you! In this episode we're going to take a listen down memory lane as we run a very special Anniversary edition of the LTL Highlight Reel, featuring our most popular episodes from each of the past 5 seasons. Then, with training camp just around the corner and many holes yet to fill, we welcome Nick Barden, contributor to The Hockey News Toronto, to discuss the top prospects in the Leafs organization and get his thoughts on who he thinks could make the Leap to the big club. He also gives us his insights into the recent hiring of Steve Sullivan as an assistant coach for the Marlies and what he feels are the biggest question marks the Leafs still have going into the upcoming season.

It's been another incredible year for us here on Ladies Talkin' Leafs and we have so much to be grateful for! We want to thank all the amazing guests that took time out of their busy schedules to come on our show to talk Leafs with us. A special shout out, of course goes to our LTL Insider Mike Augello, who joins us throughout the NHL season and always delivers with his keen Leafs insights! Our final thank you and immense gratitude goes to you, our listeners, viewers and followers. Without you, our show would not be possible. We never could have imagined at the outset that we would be heading into a 6th season. You've made our dreams come true!

Next stop NHL pre-season, and even more exciting content to come throughout the 2024-25 season. Go Leafs Go!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Anniversary Celebration
02:54 Tragic Passing of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
05:17 Reviewing the Top Shows from the Past Five Years
14:31 Highlighting the Top Prospects in the Leafs Organization with Nick Barden
15:00 Introducing Steve Sullivan as Assistant Coach for the Marlies
33:31 The Biggest Question Marks for the Leafs
40:19 Transferring the Captaincy to Auston Matthews

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Top LTL Episodes 2019 - 2024:

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https://bleav.com/shows/ladies-talkin-leafs/episodes/no-season-like-the-off-season/

https://bleav.com/shows/ladies-talkin-leafs/episodes/its-all-about-the-playoffs/

https://bleav.com/shows/ladies-talkin-leafs/episodes/talkin-playoffs-who-showed-who-didnt-and-the-ladies-stand-up-for-leafs-nation/

https://bleav.com/shows/ladies-talkin-leafs/episodes/talkin-leafs-new-acquisitions-and-dubas-dealings-leading-up-to-nhl-trade-deadline-day/

https://bleav.com/shows/ladies-talkin-leafs/episodes/talkin-leafs-with-jackie-redmond-see-you-soon-sverige/

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/he-brought-joy-to-everyone-around-him-maple-leafs-gm-brad-treliving-releases-statement-on-passing-of-johnny-and-matthew-gaudreau

https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/sullivan-returns-coaching-role-with-marlies

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/counting-down-the-top-10-maple-leafs-prospects-in-2024-no-6-nikita-grebenkin

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/counting-down-the-top-10-maple-leafs-prospects-in-2024-no-9-artur-akhtyamov