The Gong Banger's Strike
Ahead this week on the program, the Leafs took three of four games this week heading into their week long All Star break. We’ll take you through those games against the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens and a pair against the New York Islanders to kick start the Leafs Notes portion of the Redline Report.
Later, John Michael Liles re-uped with the Leafs for four years? We’ll weigh in on that deal as well as exploring whether it’s time to look at extending another pending unrestricted free agent: Jonas Gustavsson.
Wrapping the Redline Report, Tim Thomas said no to President Obama’s invitation to the White House. Disrespectful? Off base? We’ll give you our thoughts before jumping into Back Checking with Listener Contributions from Twitter and Email as well as a Troubling Fact of the Week featuring Alex Ovechkin.
Rigamarole concludes the show with a look at the stark contrast between the way the Leafs went into the All Star Break last year compared to this year. All that and more coming up on Episode 7.17 of AFITC.
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The Final Babble of Ontario - Featuring Sens Underground
Ahead this week on the program, a perfect week for the Leafs followed up by a winless week and all of a sudden they’re back out of the playoffs looking in. We’ll take you through games against the Sabres, Rangers and Senators to kick start the Redline Report.
Wrapping the segment, Taylor Hall cut badly by a skate during the warm up on Tuesday but it could have been much worse. Hall wasn’t wearing a helmet, is it time for that to change? We’ll touch on that as well to wrap the Redline Report.
Back Checking gets your voice onto the program with Listener Contributions from Twitter and Emails from Matt, Alan and Aaron. The Gong Banger is back on vacation this week – actually he’s on hiatus considering legal action after the disparaging comment we made about him on last week’s show – so for the final time, we are joined by the boys from Sens Underground for a Babble of Ontario.
Wrapping the program is rigamarole, this week looking at the consistency of the Leafs inconsistency.
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For Fans Of Math
Ahead this week on the program, the Leafs ended 2011 with a whimper but started 2012 with a bang winning four straight home games to set a new season high for consecutive wins. We’ll take you through games against the Jets, Red Wings and Sabres to kick start the Redline Report. Midway through the season now, we’ll hand out our half way report cards, grading the offense, the defense, the goaltending and the coaching staff as well as a few individual players.
Alex Ovechkin this year is not the Alex Ovechkin we’ve come to be familiar with. Does he deserve to go to the All Star game? We’ll debate that as well the format of choosing the rosters for the All Star Game to wrap the Redline Report. Back Checking follows after that with Listener Contributions from Twitter and Email and concludes with a Troubling Fact of the Week.
Rigamarole wraps the show with a look at how the Leafs past week has demonstrated their rarely seen killer instinct.
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Put Some Nice Tea - Featuring Alan Bass
Update: After fighting audio issues and then bonus hosting issues this episode is finally back online. Thanks for your patience!
We’re back on AFITC for our first show of 2012 after a very relaxing and restful week off over the holidays. The Toronto Maple Leafs struggled through the month of December finishing 2011 on a three game losing streak that saw them fall right out of the playoffs. We’re all over the Leafs to kick start the Redline Report. Ron Wilson gets a contract extension and announced it on Christmas Day on Twitter. Is that acceptable to you? We’ll touch on that as well as the Leafs goaltending situation to wrap the Leaf Notes portion of the show.
Team Canada failed again at the World Junior Hockey Championships but almost managed a comeback for the ages. What’s wrong with Canada’s National Junior program? We’ll give our thoughts to wrap the Redline Report. Back Checking comes your way next with Listener Contributions from Email and Twitter. Wrapping the segment, our Philadelphia correspondent Alan Bass checks in. He was at the Winter Classic so we’ll hit on that, Ilya Bryzgalov and the state of the Flyers.
Rigamarole wraps the show as always, this week taking a look at the crossroad the Leafs have reached for the 2011-2012 season. Sit back, make sure you not forget early in the morning your thermos, put some nice tea, and enjoy the program.
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I'm a human. I'm not made from steel.
Update: After fighting audio issues and then bonus hosting issues this episode is finally back online. Thanks for your patience! P.S. I hope you enjoyed your tea.
Diligent listener and guest Alan Bass let us know that Episode 7.14 had an audio issue with a good 5 minutes of the show missing in the middle starting in Aaron’s email (sorry Aaron!) and ending right before his interview. We’ve taken down the episode in the meanwhile and will upload a fixed version tonight.
Many of you have probably downloaded it already, so if you find yourself suddenly listening to silence, feel free to take the time to put some nice tea and rest assured that our voices plus Alan’s will return to your ears!
Sorry for the error! I’m a human. I’m not made from steel.
- Jeff
The Christmas Edition
Ahead this week on the program, three games, six available points but only one secured by the Leafs this past week. Are the Leafs drowning? We’ll answer that question as we take you through games against the Sabres, Canucks, and Kings.
The Habs fired Jacques Martin but their new coach Randy Cunneyworth can’t speak French and that has all sorts of people all upset. Did Sweden throw games at the 2006 Olympics? Peter Forsberg hinted that they did.
Listener Contributions, a Troubling Fact and rigamarole follow to wrap the show. It’s the Christmas Edition of AFITC. Sit back, grab a glass of cheer and enjoy!
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Family Friendly & Fisticuffs Free!
Ahead this week on the program, we often promise a shorter show but rarely deliver. However, this folks, might be the week. Just two games for the Leafs this past week against the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes, we’ll take you through those games in the Redline Report. Did the Leafs earn a win or luck into a win against the Hurricanes? We’ll answer that question specifically and get to an injury update in the Revolving Door.
Wrapping the Redline Report, Sidney Crosby’s out again indefinitely. Is his career in jeopardy? We’ll dive into that as well as touch on another coaching change in the NHL. Back Checking brings Listener Contributions, a discussion on the sale of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment and a Troubling Fact of the Week.
Rigamarole wraps the show with a look at why the next four games are ever so crucial to the Leafs success. Complaining about having to get up to change the channel. Problems from our parents generation. Complaining about having to reach out from under the blanket into the cold for the zapper to fast forward the commercials on the PVR. Problems from my generation. This is Episode 7.12 of AFITC.
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Ahead this week on the program, the Toronto Maple Leafs won one, lost one and lost another in overtime this past week. We’ll take your through the three games against the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils to kick start the Redline Report. The Revolving Door brings you up to speed on some Leaf injury updates. Later, we weigh in on Jordan Tootoo’s hit on Sabres netminder Ryan Miller and try to find Brian Burke a suitable barn to fight Kevin Lowe.
Back Checking this week touches on the oversleeping Tyler Seguin before welcoming Listener Contributions onto the show from Twitter and Email. Does it bother you when coaches lie about injuries and line up decisions? We’ll answer that question before making way for the Gong Banger to ring in the Troubling Fact of the Week.
Wrapping the program is rigamarole where we’ll explain why fan balloting for the All Star Game has got to go! Brian Burke admitted last week he was actually considering renting a barn to fight Kevin Lowe. You can fight in a parking lot, the street, but renting a barn? That’s ever so pugnacious. This is Episode 7.11 of AFITC.
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Four seasons ago back in 2007, Bruce Boudreau took over a struggling and underachieving Washington Capitals team on November 22nd. They were 6-14-1 and nine points out of a playoff position at the time. From that point on though, the Capitals went 37-17-7 and ended up as the Southeast Division Champions.
Fast forward to 2011 and Boudreau is taking over the Anaheim Ducks, three games later into the season than he did with the Capitals in 07 but in a similar position nonetheless, ten points out of a playoff position. With just three wins in their last 19 games, the Ducks have been atrocious but is the season lost? Could Boudreau pull off the impossible yet again? Continue reading →
Featuring Brendan Smith
Ahead this week on the program, the Leafs wrapped a very successful four game road trip with a loss at home to the Boston Bruins. We’ll take you through the three games against Dallas, Anaheim and Boston to begin the Redline Report. Trade winds swirling around Bobby Ryan. Ducks GM Bob Murray says he’s not available but would a player like him help the Leafs and what would you give up to get him? We’ll touch on that, Nik Kulemin’s goalless drought, and assess the Leafs after the first big checkpoint of the season: American Thanksgiving.
Later in the segment, we’ll spin you through the Revolving Door with updates on a few injured Leafs. Coaching changes galore this week in the NHL, we’ll tell you who’s in, who’s out and what sort of result teams that made coaching changes might be hoping for. In Back Checking, we welcome your contributions onto the program through Twitter and Email.
Wrapping the segment, Detroit Red Wings prospect Brendan Smith joins the show to talk about his NHL debut, his thoughts on Jersey Guy and whether Nickelback is a legit band. Rigamarole wraps the show as always with a focus this week on the plight of the Anaheim Ducks. If I don’t know what you’re saying, saying “You know what I’m saying?” is not going to make me understand. This is Episode 7.10 of AFITC.
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