Senators vs. Panthers (Pre Gm 5) - October 1, 2023 - Smejkal Goal

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire hopped on with Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to talk the Stars jumping out to a 1-0 lead over Winnipeg courtesy of Mikko Rantanen, the Leafs new personnel, Toronto's depth on the wing, the Cats looking off, Joel Quenneville and more!

Three-time Stanley Cup winner Aaron Ward joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to talk Eric Staal joining the front office in Buffalo, Joel Quenneville being hired by the Ducks, Evan Rodrigues and the referees, the Panthers being down 0-2 to the Leafs, Mikko Rantanen, Scott Arniel's comments and more!

The Athletic Montreal's Arpon Basu hopped on with Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to discuss who on the Montreal Canadiens are and aren't going to the WHC, Habs management's comments on Kirby Dach, trying to mix and match centres around the league, Sidney Crosby and more!

Maple Leafs Staff Writer for The Athletic, Joshua Kloke, joins Game Play to chat about how the Maple Leafs’ mentality has changed under Craig Berube, why Game 2 could be a turning point for the Leafs and Auston Matthews’ "elite" defensive work.

The Athletic Maple Leafs reporter Jonas Siegel joined OverDrive to discuss the Maple Leafs' victory against the Panthers, capturing two home wins in the series, the narrative describing ow this Leafs team is "different", William Nylander leading the Leafs' offensive attack and more.

Award-winning author and broadcaster Stephen Brunt joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Andie Bennett to make sense of the Toronto Maple Leafs going up 2-0 against the Florida Panthers, Mikko Rantanen going God-mode, Joel Quenneville being hired by the Ducks, Inter Milan vs Barcelona chaos and more!

NHL on ESPN play-by-play commentator Bob Wischusen joins Game Play to chat about how the Oilers keep performing comebacks, Matthew Knies looking like he "belongs’"on the biggest stage and Mikko Rantanen taking over the playoffs.

Panthers analyst Jeff Chychrun joins us to discuss the Leafs' 2-0 lead over the Panthers, what adjustments Paul Maurice will make, Sergei Bobrovsky letting in nine goals in two games, following his son Jacob as he plays for the Capitals in the second round and more.

TSN Maple Leafs reporter Mark Masters joins us to chat about the Leafs beating the Panthers to take a 2-0 series lead, why he feels like something special is brewing with the team, Joseph Woll getting more comfortable the more he plays and more.

TSN hockey analyst Mike Johnson joins us to chat about the Leafs' 4-3 win over the Panthers, William Nylander being on fire through the first two games, Max Pacioretty making a big impact for the Leafs, Brad Marchand's assessment of the Leafs, Leafs winning against the run of play, Joseph Woll's first start and more.