"In many ways, Marc Savard feels like the sacrificial lamb for what has been the worst start to a season in the Auston Matthews era. With the losses piling up, someone had to go, and ultimately, the organization decided to wait on making a bigger change. The power play's a league-worst 12-for-90, so boom, there's the reasoning for the move. In the grand scheme of things, will the Savard firing really do anything?Doubtful."
"After that, Kevin McGran, who covers the Maple Leafs for The Toronto Star stopped by the show. Firstly, he weighed in on the Savard firing. After that, we talked about Berube's future, Nylander's struggle with confidence, and if this team will be capable of snapping out of this. Spoiler: McGran doesn't think so. Lastly, he hit on his new book entitled, "Auston Matthews: A Life in Hockey." As McGran noted, he wrote the majority of this book during Matthews' incredible 69 goal campaign."
Marc Savard was relieved of his duties as the Maple Leafs struggle through their worst start in the Auston Matthews era. The team's power play sits at a league-worst 12-for-90, and recent losses prompted a change viewed as a warning shot rather than a full-scale overhaul. Toronto dropped three straight, was outscored 14-4 on a road trip and went 0-for-10 on the power play. The club faces Pittsburgh next, a team also struggling. Kevin McGran expressed pessimism about the roster snapping out of the slump and discussed his book on Auston Matthews.
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