{"id":97658,"date":"2021-01-12T07:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T12:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=97658"},"modified":"2021-01-11T22:31:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T03:31:55","slug":"last-word-on-sens-toronto-maple-leafs-season-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/12\/last-word-on-sens-toronto-maple-leafs-season-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Word on Sens: Toronto Maple Leafs Season Preview with Michael Distefano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last<em>\u00a0Word on Hockey presents The Last Word on Sens Podcast. The latest addition to the stable of LWOH Hockey Podcast Content. Every week Alex Metzger will share his thoughts on the news of the week. This news will generally relate to the Ottawa Senators. He will also have a variety of guests from the world of hockey as well as spending some time on original segments. Sit back, listen, and enjoy some Ottawa news, analysis, and discussion.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Toronto Maple Leafs Season Preview<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Toronto Maple Leafs Season Preview with Michael Distefano\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/sd69k-f75139?from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;skin=1&amp;pfauth=&amp;btn-skin=107\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alex is back for the sixth and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/11\/last-word-on-sens-montreal-canadiens-season-preview\/\" target=\"_self\">final team preview<\/a>. To wrap things up, he is taking a look at the rivals this week. Yes, it is time for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> season preview. Alex has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mickey_canuck\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Distefano<\/a> of Locked on Leafs and TSN joining him to break down their season preview. Starting with the forward depth and moves they made this offseason. Discussing how potential lines may work and why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/matthau01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auston Matthews<\/a> is so dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>They also look at the much improved Leafs defence core and why it shouldn&#8217;t be a glaring issue anymore. As well, what should we expect from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a>? Alex thinks the criticism might be overblown. However, Michael feels that he has earned the pressure he is getting. Overall, they discuss why this team is likely the favourite in the division and why that doesn&#8217;t mean near as much compared to a normal year. Tune in for all of this and more, with the Last Word on Sens podcast!<\/p>\n<p><em>Who is Alex Metzger? Alex is from the Waterloo region in Ontario, Canada. He grew up playing hockey and shortly after fell in love with analyzing it.\u00a0 Alex is a die-hard Senators fan and has been his whole life\u2026 Despite growing up in the middle of Leaf land. You can find Alex\u2019s work at LastWordOnHockey.com and milehighhockey.com. Also, you can also find him on Twitter @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nhlsensandstuff\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHLSensandStuff<\/a>. 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