#314: Instant Post-game Reaction Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Lineup Shuffling, Underrated Players

So what...

How do you feel? Are you mo- are you surprised by how the Preds have played tonight, Max? Or are you kinda like, you feel like maybe it's-

I, I was thrilled at the beginning.

I was thrilled at the beginning when we came, when we got, um, in the lead there.

Um, you know, I, I think there's still been, there's still been a lot of good from tonight.

Obviously, um, Nils Höglander is playing well.

We'll talk about him, I'm sure.

I don't wanna spoil too much there.

Um, but overall, I think defensively they were, um, stout to start, obviously leaked through.

I mean, you...

I don't wanna just brush it off and say, "Oh, it's expected," but I mean, it is the Maple Leafs', um, star-studded forward core, a lot of talent there versus a bad Preds defense.

And also, I mean, another area of progress tonight is, you know, um, we, um, before this game, we hadn't scored an even strength...

Well, we had an even strength goal on Thursday, but it was right at the end of the power play.

I don't really count that as an, uh, as a prototypical even strength goal.

Tonight's the first night we've had prototypical even strength goals, and it's three of them.

So I mean, it, it sucks that we blew a three goal lead in this game, but I mean, I'm not gonna try and sit...

I mean, I, I don't wanna complain too much 'cause I also understand the limitations that this team has, and there are a lot of them.

Kinda, I mean, even when they were up three-nothing, I wasn't resting too easily.

I'll just be totally honest on that one.

Uh, you just know what Toronto is capable of when it comes to scoring goals in bunches.

And, uh, you're looking at some of the stats right now.

These are updated as we went live, so we do realize that hockey changes fast, and these aren't exact right to the moment.

But as we went live, just some of our Preds and Maple Leafs notes, the shots are pretty close right now.

The Preds-

Yep