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Hosts Aidan Thakkar, Levi Smith, Kyle Cushman, and John Matisz have some hot-to-scorching takes to share one week into the NHL season:
0:00 – We’re one week in, let’s overreact!
1:13 – Maple Leafs are a wild-card team
5:30 – Saros becomes defining goalie of 2025-26
9:37 – Schaefer should be on Canada’s Olympic team
15:02 – Rookie defensemen class will be greatest of all time
22:07 – Nazar will lead all sophomores in points
27:55 – Greaves will finish top five in Vezina voting
34:12 – Leafs-Preds mock trade: Who says no?!