{"id":51862,"date":"2019-07-18T21:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T01:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=51862"},"modified":"2019-07-18T22:18:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T02:18:45","slug":"maple-leafs-podcast-the-bottom-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/07\/18\/maple-leafs-podcast-the-bottom-line\/","title":{"rendered":"BeLeaf In The Magic: A Toronto Maple Leafs Podcast &#8211; The Bottom Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>BeLeaf In Magic: A Maple Leafs Podcast features Christian Holmes (better known as Christian Mingle or Holmesy) and Oscar Elieff talking about hockey and all things\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>. With their knowledge of hockey and comedic talents, Christian and Oscar will enlighten your ears to hard-hitting, truth-speaking, uncensored, 100 % no bullshit Leafs talk. So get your chicken fingers and your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcbo.com\/lcbo\/product\/trailer-park-boys-freedom-35-lager\/497701\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freedom 35<\/a>\u00a0because it&#8217;s about to go down!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>BeLeaf In The Magic: A Maple Leafs Podcast<\/h2>\n<p>The Maple Leafs of new will look a lot different in the 2019-20 season. With trades of fans favourites like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kadrina01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nazem Kadri<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownco02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Brown<\/a><\/strong>. Not forgetting to mention, the potential losses <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gardija01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Gardiner<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marnemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch Marner<\/a><\/strong>. The team will be forced to crap out different lineups. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hainsro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Hainsey<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> Mike Babcock<\/strong>&#8216;s favourite defenceman, is no longer with the club. Who will Babs lean on now?<\/p>\n<p>Will Babcock be less stubborn with his lines? Can he learn to roll them out as they should be, based on what Leafs Nation wants? Or will the old man keep doing the same old same old?<\/p>\n<p>The boys discuss this and more on the BeLeaf In Magic Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The starting lineup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The boys talk about what the Leafs can do with the fourth line.<\/li>\n<li>They talk about what the defence could look like.<\/li>\n<li>The gents also touch on the Leafs backup goalie situation.<\/li>\n<li>Oscar talks about who he would like to see win the 2019 Open Championship.<\/li>\n<li>What about all this Area 51 hype?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"BeLeaf In The Magic: A Toronto Maple Leafs Podcast - The Bottom Line\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/dmwnb-b8618d?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/dmwnb-b8618d?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>About your hosts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Christian Holmes<\/strong>\u00a0is a journalism student at Humber College. Known as Christian Mingle and Holmesy, he spends most of his time living life, sipping on Budweiser, listening to The Hip, being a smart ass, and building his writing portfolio. He writes for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grandstandcentral.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grandstand Central<\/a>\u00a0and has been featured in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artifact-news.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artifact-News.com<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Hockey<\/a>. He has also contributed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Everyday-Hockey-Heroes-Inspiring-Stories-ebook\/dp\/B07BYXDCN4\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Everyday Hockey Heroes: Inspirational\u00a0Stories On and Off The Ice<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Bob McKenzie and Jim Lang. In the future, Holmesy strives to be an NHL exec or report on the Leafs. Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HolmesyWrites\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HolmesyWrites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Elieff<\/strong>\u00a0is enrolled in Brock University&#8217;s Sports Management program. Elieff aspires to leave a major impact on the hockey industry. He is constantly trying to learn new analytics to help his own understanding of the sport. Working with the numbers is what he does best. Check out his work on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/author\/oscarelieff\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Hockey<\/a> and follow him on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oscaelie_99?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@oscaelie_99.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LaFL4gtPTMN3BxDTTcl6OA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1145033682\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LaFL4gtPTMN3BxDTTcl6OA',sig:'9fj0Ij7kfa7X1we_AamXRMxGD2dcaoZIJO_deRVY8RU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1145033682',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BeLeaf In Magic: A Maple Leafs Podcast features Christian Holmes (better known as Christian Mingle or Holmesy) and Oscar Elieff talking about hockey and all things\u00a0Toronto Maple Leafs. With their knowledge of hockey and comedic talents, Christian and Oscar will enlighten your ears to hard-hitting, truth-speaking, uncensored, 100 % no bullshit Leafs talk. 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