<p>Talk about a tone setter!</p>
<p>What a night in Tampa.</p>
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<p>From Joseph Woll to Luke Schenn to Ryan O’Reilly to Matthew Knies, I thought there were a lot of positives to grab from Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory at Amalie Arena. Naturally, we kicked off the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow23qnyXvrk">Wednesday edition of Leafs Morning Take</a> by talking about friend of the show Luke Schenn and his importance to this hockey club. The 33-year-old was an assist why of the Gordie Howe hat trick. You love to see it!</p>
<p>After that, we briefly discussed Matthew Knies. The 20-year-old phenom was really good against Tampa.</p>
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<p>Meantime, powered by our friends over at <a href="https://www.skipthedishes.com/">Skip</a>, former Leaf &amp; current co-host of the Raw Knuckles Podcast Tim Stapleton dropped by to reminisce on old times. What a legend!</p>
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<p>Lastly, we finished off the show with the <a href="https://www.betano.ca/deals/an-ultimate-betting-experience/?siteid=18002&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw8qmhBhClARIsANAtbodO8hKFiaGXwLsgEN-m0Qj_jx5EstKt3zJ2xZG7sPVxlOWOAMLcfqkaAixNEALw_wcB">Betano Wrap Up</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/Betano_Canada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Betano_Canada</a>..<a href="https://twitter.com/Jay_D_Rosehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jay_D_Rosehill</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/thegoldenmuzzy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thegoldenmuzzy</a> are looking at the Calgary/San Jose game tonight. 👀</p>
<p>Full Show: <a href="https://t.co/xZypHEmXlm">https://t.co/xZypHEmXlm</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheGameStartsNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheGameStartsNow</a> 19+. Please play responsibly. <a href="https://t.co/p69dwJQxhh">pic.twitter.com/p69dwJQxhh</a></p>
<p>&mdash; TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1646183560217255938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Join me on Thursday at 11 AM ET as I preview the regular season finale between the Leafs and Rangers. Also, Jay Rosehill will drop by for another instalment of 3 Hits With Rosie.</p>
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Talk about a tone setter!

What a night in Tampa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYxEO9dEUYI

From Joseph Woll to Luke Schenn to Ryan O’Reilly to Matthew Knies, I thought there were a lot of positives to grab from Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory at Amalie Arena. Naturally, we kicked off the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow23qnyXvrk">Wednesday edition of Leafs Morning Take</a> by talking about friend of the show Luke Schenn and his importance to this hockey club. The 33-year-old was an assist why of the Gordie Howe hat trick. You love to see it!

After that, we briefly discussed Matthew Knies. The 20-year-old phenom was really good against Tampa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAIC5hadEVg

&nbsp;

Meantime, powered by our friends over at <a href="https://www.skipthedishes.com/">Skip</a>, former Leaf &amp; current co-host of the Raw Knuckles Podcast Tim Stapleton dropped by to reminisce on old times. What a legend!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=newi9MaS6I8

Lastly, we finished off the show with the <a href="https://www.betano.ca/deals/an-ultimate-betting-experience/?siteid=18002&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw8qmhBhClARIsANAtbodO8hKFiaGXwLsgEN-m0Qj_jx5EstKt3zJ2xZG7sPVxlOWOAMLcfqkaAixNEALw_wcB">Betano Wrap Up</a>.

https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1646183560217255938?s=20

&nbsp;

Join me on Thursday at 11 AM ET as I preview the regular season finale between the Leafs and Rangers. Also, Jay Rosehill will drop by for another instalment of 3 Hits With Rosie.

Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and leave us a review wherever you’re checking us out.

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