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Leafs Geeks Podcast – Offseason Talk with Andrew Berkshire
By Ian Tulloch
Aug 5, 2018, 08:32 EDT
Andrew Berkshire from Sportsnet joins me this week to break down meshing skillsets, wingers’ responsibility in the DZ, and the value of “complimentary” players.
As always you can find the podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play, and most other podcast apps.
1:41 – The finer points of Tavares’s game.
8:15 – Auston Matthews’ defensive and transition play.
13:14 – Using skilled players on the PK.
19:24 – The Marner/Tavares dynamic in transition
28:49 – Wingers’ responsibility in the DZ (not much)
34:31 – Why are Centres more valuable than Wingers?
41:50 – Tom Wilson and the value of “complimentary” wingers.
8:15 – Auston Matthews’ defensive and transition play.
13:14 – Using skilled players on the PK.
19:24 – The Marner/Tavares dynamic in transition
28:49 – Wingers’ responsibility in the DZ (not much)
34:31 – Why are Centres more valuable than Wingers?
41:50 – Tom Wilson and the value of “complimentary” wingers.
Hang in there during this dead-zone of the offseason everybody. Cheers! ?
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