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PODCAST- TLN Radio: Sandin, Pionk, Spezza, and Simmonds Drama

By Kyle Cushman
Dec 6, 2021, 18:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 8, 2021, 10:31 EST
Caroline Szwed is joined by Nick Barden, Kyle Cushman and Scott Maxwell to do a deep dive into the drama that happened on Sunday night against the Winnipeg Jets involving @Rasmus Sandin, @Neal Pionk, @Jason Spezza, and @Wayne Simmonds. Later in the show, the crew gets to the newly shaven @Auston Matthews and touch on the speculation @Josh Ho-Sang could join the Leafs soon.
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0:24 – TimBiebs review, songs of the week
8:27 – Drama versus the Jets – Neal Pionk goes knee-on-knee with Rasmus Sandin
12:04 – Jason Spezza’s retaliatory hit on Pionk
17:50 – Leafs fans defending Spezza, resemblance to the @John Tavares and @Corey Perry incident
26:44 – Wayne Simmonds stands up and goes a little crazy
34:33 – How long will Spezza be suspended?
36:10 – Sheldon Keefe’s response
39:30 – Summaring the chaos, final thoughts on the game
44:50 – Auston Matthews shaved and immediately scored a hat trick
48:58 – Could Josh Ho-Sang be joining the Leafs?
53:55 – Wrapping up, looking to the week ahead
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