Should Auston Matthews Fly Solo or Play With Marner? | Leafs 22/23 | March 14, 2023

Welcome back to the Rink Rat Report podcast, where we bring you weekly updates on everything happening in Leaf land. This week the Buds pulled out two wins lost one game in overtime and lost another game in regulation. Today the boys get into a quick recap of the disgusting display of the Leaf against the Islanders. Then they talk about the struggles the team has been facing since the trade deadline and how they have been, uncharacteristically, struggling to win the expected goals battle. Finally, we discuss all of the line juggling from both the forwards and the defense, if Auston Matthews can fly solo on his own line, and our ever-changing game-one forward lineup.

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00:00 Introduction and Quick recap of the Islanders game 09:00 The lineup shuffle and team struggles since the trade deadline, are these concerns overblown? 35:00 Discussing the forwards shakeup and how Auston Matthews works on his own line without Nylander and Marner 48:00 Positives of the week and playoff lines