OverDrive - OverDrive - April 25, 2025 - Hour 3

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

Join Bryan Hayes, Jeff O'Neill and Jamie McLennan for Hour 3 on OverDrive! MLB.com Blue Jays Reporter on the Blue Jays' decreased power, the struggles with the bats and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette needing more. The guys give their best advice in the latest edition of Dear Hayesy-B, dive into the biggest games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Bryan hands out his FanDuel Best Bets.

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Join today and be part of something amazing. Final hour of Overdrive continues powered by FanDuel, bringing you everything from the opening line of the final score. We'll get to our best bets later in the hour on Jays Yankees tonight. Jose Barrios on the mound for the Jays, our buddy Keegan Mathison coming up from the park in a few moments and We got hockey games tonight. We got the NFL draft tonight. You got NBA games. You got game four tomorrow night I'm intrigued to see what it looks like tomorrow night that building again

It was it was electric as you would expect playoff game Battle of Ontario Do we think tickets are gonna be sold between now and tomorrow? When you waited eight years, you're going. That's a Saturday night. Why would you go for a party? You're going and hope they can pick one off. And then, guess what? Then it is 3-1.

Well, you win, and then exactly, you win game five and then the panic flips to the other side. I mean, you need two wins if you're Ottawa. Two, like the one tomorrow, the Leafs will say, ah, good for, you know, whatever, they'll cliche and go back home, blah, blah, blah. You win game four and game five, that's when it flips. That's when the other team, the Leafs, with all the pressure and they had all the pressure coming in, will start gripping the stick a little bit more. Yeah, I just I think if you're Ottawa, you have to have at least a good start like that's

I said this before, who was on there? Who was Yorkie? Like I, you got a feeling whether it if it's a good game, the longer it goes for Ottawa being in the game, I think it's a good sign. If they have a tough start in the Leafs get up to nothing, then I don't think that, I think it's a good sign. If they have a tough start and the Leafs get up to nothing, then I don't think that's, I think it's a scenario where that ends up like a 6-2 type of thing. I just, you know, that's, it feels that way. It becomes like a sweep game. Like, but if it's not, like if it's a hard fought and listen, it might end up being, I've been wrong on all of these. I'm telling you, if it ends up being another overtime game and they lose in overtime,

I think you can hold your head high, but it just, it has to be a good game for them. And the Leafs have to find a way, like they, almost it's a cliche to say, but they gotta have their best game of the series. Because that way, you know, you can finish it off if you're the Leafs, but if you're Ottawa, you play loose and kind of like, hey, you know,

we're up against it here We got nothing to lose go out and play Absolutely. Yep, and and we'll see, you know, see what Barube has to say He doesn't really change like he kind of just has the same approach. Yeah, same tone all the time I think that's important. I wouldn't anticipate a lineup change tomorrow night. I thought the patch ready Domi McMahon line looked professional look mature. They were physical. They threw a lot of hits. I would probably stick with that and yeah, we'll see, you know all mark is a guy that I Don't know. I mean he hasn't he hasn't played awful or anything

He just hasn't he he may have to be the answer for Ottawa well, that might be a late game post I don't know what to make of him post game. It's almost to a point where he's so calm and he's so him and hot. I don't know if that's... He didn't see it. Yeah, it's so nonchalant. It's almost like a goofy reaction where that's how he shows that... I don't know what the hell that is.

I don't know what to make it. I don't know what to make it. Well, you want to sell that you're calm and collected and all of that, but I don't know what the hell that is. That's it. I don't know what to make it I don't know what well you want to sell that you're calm and collected and all of that but like I I Don't know I'd much rather I'll give an example if you put the side side by side You could see Brady was wearing it last night, right? You could see like he's best and he's like hey, we're not gonna give up in here We're but you know the other way when you're trying

When you're trying I feel like he's trying too hard when it comes to all mark trying a little bit too hard to be calm And cool and that like I get it But I also if I'm in the room you got to know that you're pissed you you lost it over time You should you should be pissed. You know I like his philosophy is a hell look at it tomorrow wake up We'll go over it, and we'll move forward. I understand understand that, but you don't need to explain it to the media. This is what we're going to do and this is what I'm going to do. You just say, hey, you know what? This stings tonight, I'm going to be right back at it tomorrow.

I just like goalies that are a little bit more matter of fact. Yeah. Yeah. He's trying to be philosophical in his approach. It is very cool, calm and collected. You're right. But it also is like, also is really even honest because I hope it's not because you should be pissed off.

You're down 3-0. It's fascinating to see the two Kachuk brothers where Matthew is so unlikable if he's not on your team. And if he's on your team, you just love him. He's the classic, I hate that guy and then he's traded to your team and you're like, God, I love this guy so much. That guy's going to lead my team in playoff scoring and we're going to have a chance to win with that guy.

Exactly. And if you play against him. And Brady, I find a very likeable sports figure. Like the easiest guy to like, you know, he plays hard, he plays tough, he'll beat the hell out of you, but he plays in a different style. He doesn't agitate. Like Matthew, he'll clip you and then he's chirping. Brady's chirping in a way where it's like, what did you say? I'll meet you at center ice right now.

Kind of responsive, you know what I'm saying? Where Matthew's doing it to get under your skin. They're very different players. Yeah, well they're both. Brady's a giant. He's massive giant like Matthew's not a physical specimen Brady's built like like the old man like wall it's like big-bodied like he's a big big you're right and Brady's not a chirpy guy where Matthew is literally cons on sawing the whole time non-stop he's got the mouth guard out Brady's got it out too but Matthew never

has his mouth guard in yeah it's amazing that like they're brothers and they look like it and they play like it, you know, in ways they do. They both shoot left-handed, but it's, they're very different. I find I have a different viewpoint of the two of them. Yeah. And maybe that's through a maple leaf lens as well. They could chuck his got the leaves and Matthew, I mean, and you know, Brady's not in the same position right now, but I would expect he shows up to play tomorrow night. So we'll get to that a little bit later on with our best bets, Dear Hazy B coming up but the Jays you know they've been undercover here because of the Leafs you know at least a lot of people are happy about where the Leafs are and then it's like hey the

Leafs aren't playing tonight let's check in on the Blue Jays what are they up to? Oh they've lost five in a row they don't hit anything and they never score runs And they're at Yankee Stadium tonight. That's where we head to now. Here's our main man Keegan Mathison MLB.com live from Yankee Stadium. You've been traveling with the team. It feels like deja vu from up here Keegan What's it like up close and personal the last four or five days you know what fellow but been undercover to a mom surprised anybody wants document was great i'm happy to have it but uh...

they don't know who is right though i can even think back to the last couple of years of where i'm standing in the back in place having the exact same conversation with you guys about the offense, about the offense over and over. It's the same conversation. There's some different nuances to it this year, but when you boil it down to a simple thing, which is what it is, the same conversation guys, they need to hit more. It's not complicated.

Keegan, how long do they have left to say, it's coming and when it shows up, it's going to be amazing? I think Schneids has told us that. Ross has told us that. Like, when does somebody tap somebody on the shoulder and say, just get the hell out of here, I can't watch you coach this offense anymore, or whatever. Like, it just seems like it's about to implode and uh... yeah i think that the definition of soon and when it's going to happen

i've lost all hold on that i'm not sure over the years because we we continue to hear that it is going to come in yet it's going to get better but how much better uh... how high is that for this group that's what's important. They're not going to be 29th or 30th in home runs all season, I don't think, but can they be 12th, 13th? Can they get up to that top half? They need to. And patience is one thing in baseball because yeah they play 162, yadda yadda, but they all matter.

The game tonight matters just as much as the game on September 27th they both count for one win and especially in a season like this when you're coming off of a disappointing year you just gave Vladdy a ton of money you're a big market team that should have big market expectations there's no room for patience and I know that it's necessary and if you're in John Schneider's spot you have to say that and i get that but you can't wait around and especially guys when pick the baseball out of it it's not the most watchable brand of baseball right now

it's not the most entertaining thing to watch when they're hitting a couple singles the game i don't think anyone's firing that on and getting excited about it and that's what you need to be people to be excited care about your team keegan i know it's a rough ride recently is there any bright spots like if you say hey you know what like is there something where you could go guys check this out they're on their way or you know check this guy out this guy's flying under the radar but playing very well is there some bright spots we're missing here? here that one makes this so strange guys because

there's a lot of those but the the lack of power in the hitting is dragging it all down but i believe in the starting rotation i really do and i think everyone should have the the the least the starting for who are healthy are very strong that more than you need for a great rotation i believe in the in the bullpen for now

I believe in the defense completely. I believe in the base running and Frankly guys I believe in a lot of the decisions that are being made in terms of in-game changes and what John Schneider is doing too But none of it matters and none of it looks good if you're not hitting We've seen too many of those starts over the last few years. It seems like it's always Chris Mathis, guys, sometimes Kevin Dossman, where you are getting a great pitching performance but it ends up in a loss because they only give him one run at the very most. It's that same conversation that we talked about off the top and yeah there's good stories both on a broad

spectrum and on the individual level when you look at some players like George Springer for example I didn't predict that I didn't see that coming at all he's been the best story of the season for them but individual good stories don't excite people you need wins you need big offensive outputs and that's just not there who do you think is feeling it the most out of these three people Keegan, Schneider Vlad or Bo? it's been a long long long long time most of these three people keegan schnider gladi or bo it's been a long long long long time

since both of our and that has to be a big factor in all of them been going back right into the middle of last year and all the other guys got one there is no five hundred million comments with a big lead but i think that both of the lineup and of the better that doesn't have a contract yet i keep that in mind to gladiator contract i don't think you've got a fight and then

coping whatsoever but if you're boring now i think you look so good in spring started off well you look at the top of the lineup for power gladiator having one homer that's not good enough that not only a period bono having one in a long time that's tough you need him to be there hitting three hundred driving the ball or hitting for a bit of power

we're not seeing either of those now all three of those guys happy feeling tonight respectfully because he is being forced to answer the same question from the same people about the same problems and after i mean my god 500 games of that, that's got to get old. Yeah, it really does.

Keegan Matheson, Jay's in New York playing the Yankees tonight. They're 12 and 13 on the season. They have a minus 16 run differential. You just look at the division. They scored 88 runs. The Yankees have scored 137 and it's April still. Like they're that far behind the Yankees in run production and it's in April.

And just the pressure that's on the rotation, like you got Barrios going in tonight and he's gonna face Judge and you got a challenge Judge, but you're thinking, okay, if he gets me, who's gonna pick me up? And that's where, again, the pressure on the high end guys because like Lucas hit a home run the other day Ernie Clemente supplied some offense at times single here there you mentioned Springer but we knew coming into this year Keegan we all talked

about it Bichette into Guerrero into Santander that's that has to be electric that three pack has got to be great and I don't think any of them have come close to expectations and I'm not sure who has come closest to it who I guess that's a question for you of those three who do you think has been the closest to what you would expect them to produce man tough question low bar is Santander has not been there he needs to get back a little bit of look better lately flat he might be the closest and that's really saying something yeah it needs to come from those three starting the guys at the need to get back a little bit, he's looked better lately. Glad he might be the closest, and that's really saying something. It needs to come from those three starting.

The guys at the bottom of the lineup, look at a Nathan Lucas, Alan Roden, those types of guys, their job is not to hit home runs and change the game. Their job is to get on base, make a mess of things, put some pressure on a pitcher, and sometimes they've done that, but this team needs power. It's a really simple problem, guys.

And I know a lot goes into it, but I also, sometimes I've gotten tired of the conversations around it that have kind of unnecessarily complicated it, about philosophies and approaches and processes and swing decisions. There's a lot of big words being used to dance around a very simple problem, which is that there's just not enough power, period. Yeah, it's great if you can string together five or six singles, cool, but one home run, one swing does the same job as stringing together three or four of those. It's tough because you can't chase it. If you go up looking to hit a home run, you are going to be made to look like a fool in Major League Baseball.

But the problem itself, it's all power. What is the timeline on Dalton Varshow and his return? Probably Tuesday at the very earliest Sunday. Now he is playing with Buffalo Bisons and I think they're in Buffalo right now, so they're close by. Tomorrow looks kind of rainy and crappy here, we'll see how that plays out. I think he's ready at this point. He's been swinging forever, he looks good defensively. I think he's ready, it's time to go. But at the very latest, it looks like Tuesday and that'll shake up the whole outfield depth a little bit too and Varsho has some pop guys. He's

a guy who can hit 25 over a full healthy season and he looked good in spring training so it's uh it's it's reaching for optimism but it's reaching baby and he's uh he's coming. Yep absolutely you'll tell us and they'll take anything they can get at this point after losing five in a row and in New York playing the Yankees starting tonight. All right Keegan enjoy yourself down there thank you for doing this. You got her fellas take care. There he Alright Keegan, enjoy yourself down there. Thank you for doing this. You got it fellas, take care. There he is Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. Jay Z Yankees tonight, Dolan Varshow should return soon but that's the issue. You got the bats, Alejandro Kirk or boy Al Kirk got a big extension, big money. He has done nothing at the plate again and there's just too many guys that have not reached expectation and if it's George Springer or if it's Ernie Clement Or it's just too long as that's not good enough

like if you are somebody that was if you were putting a timeline on watching this and saying I can't watch this for The time is now at the end of the line Like how long could you keep watching these guys continually go up there and not produce? That's the issue is like that someone's head's gonna roll for this if this nonsense keeps up. Keegan said that one thing that's most important, they're not bringing anybody in. You talked about that series in Houston. Who the hell's gonna tune in? Who the hell's gonna support or buy in or want to head to the dome to watch them play when they get home if they hit three dribblers in a whole series and you said it best, Houston didn't even break a sweat.

Never. It was the most... ...ruthless series. Yeah, it really was. It was awful. And they keep referencing while we're playing, you know, tough pitchers. You're not facing Randy Johnson and Craig Maddox every night. Dude, it's the big that basically still everyone's good

exactly but let let let me let's have a little perspective it wasn't that long ago that they were what three games above five hundred kissing up on the yankies and yet we were feeling pretty good about the ago jay's you know springer looks good pitching cell dot like but i think it's the return of the same patterns jamie where i i i don't buy into this and i don't believe they're coming out of it

that's it you're right in their you know below five hundred now but if they were a couple games above five hundred and you know top first in the bale alees failure and pretty good but it just you're right a five game losing streak looks ugly regardless of what sport you name it. It just that's what it is. You're not happy with it, but you got to find a way to dig out.

I think it's Stuart Skinner's an individual version of what like he's had some ups where it's like took a team to the Stanley Cup finals. He's had a playoff where he got pulled four or five times. Now he's having another playoff where he can't even get to game three So what is the Skinner that you do you want to keep buying into him moving past this year? Do you want to take a chance with McDavid? I don't know Yeah, well, that's the amazing thing that we're in the game three and everyone collectively signs off on Calvin Pickard getting the start Game three in the first round. I think you just need what you need is something different.

Like I know but like no one's saying that in Ottawa. Hey, you got to have something different. You know, it's it's well what it is. I mean, if well, here I'll give you something different though. If they had the same effort, game one is game two. And that's what's what's happened is Ottawa lost six to game one. You didn't love like all mark didn't give your big saves yes

that that was evans in scheme one the problem is they followed it up with the exact same effort were all i will found a way to shrink the game and get a guy's are going to go to much in their performance in game one they had a mcdavid out of this world dry cycle comeback here are garbage for the first 40 minutes of the game. Garbage. But my point is they've had two poor performances where Ottawa had one and then they bounced

back and put it to overtime. And then last night's game, it's looked more like playoff-like, desperation, solid D, like make the other team work. The LA Kings aren't a very high-sc scoring team. They have to work to score. They've put up 12 in two games. So you can go, yes, the goalie's been no good. Nope, not going to argue there. But the team has been no good in front of them. So to me, they've got to play playoff hockey on home ice and see what they can do. You're right, Calvin Pickard, he's not,

you know, George Vesna, he's not Hasik. But somewhere along, I think what they can do. You're right, Calvin Pickard, he's not George Vesna, he's not Hasik, but somewhere along, I think what they're doing is they've gotta go to him and see what's going on. With the Jays, who is the answer there? You know what I mean? There's no, like Varsho comes in, okay, I'll give you four or five at bats a night, whatever.

But there's nothing you can do from that extent. I mean, changing a goalie is so drastic it's so different it can't be anyway you can't turn over a lineup you know the Jays are built the way they're built and I think yes losing five games always gonna sting but Jays fans would have preferred they lost 10-9 five games in a row right away they lost it's how they lost is so familiar that's what's so frustrating and triggering for Jays fans is you're like really guys you get two hits again tonight like yeah go and lose if you lose lose eight seven and the

bullpen blows up or something like tickets for the next home series and you're just watching and you're watching you're like somebody says I got tickets you want to go watch that need be like actually no i don't it's not entertaining right now it's not and listen there you know they're game under five hundred no one's running away with anything in the american league is still on a hot you have a good weekend and you spend things around that's no one's suggesting otherwise

but it's it is that the the entertainment business in the nature of things it's ugly. So, yeah, there's not going to be a complete turnover here. They are who they are. They're built the way they're built. And there's going to have to be internal improvement. Play better.

The guys that are capable of it. Yes. But the Oilers being in the position they're in, considering where they were, like they're in game seven of the cup final and now they're in a must win game three of the first round. And maybe we wake up in two months and you say, remember that? Look what happened and they woke up and they went on a run. We'll see.

Or we could be 72 hours away from them being out. Yeah. And just, you know what? You say it wasn't. What happened? Then you got to regroup and exactly, like that's the difference is, that's why it's, there's no guarantees. Like there's no, okay, they made it this year and, but everybody, if you look at it, Zach

Hyman had what, 54 goals? Yeah, and he's just never looked like himself this year. Everything he touched went in the net last year. This year he's had to work to score goals and then he's got injured down the stretch like Did he get 28 or 9 this year? What was the third? I get 30 goals I'd have to check but I I mean he got on a roll It just the point he was injured yet like these guys have yeah They haven't had a healthy season great year based on you know what we've seen. Yeah, 27. 27 goals Hyman had.

That's the difference is you can't have your best season every year. To me, you've had a lot of guys who quote unquote not playing up to the capabilities. That's really what they're in. They're in the position they're in now. Exactly. I think again you're hoping that come playoff time it would flip. Snap out. Right. It hasn't if anything

It's exposed it even more. It's been that ugly For the oilers so you you got home ice though tonight You got home ice in in Montreal if you're the Habs, you know We'll see what comes out of that still no news on Brandon Hagel and he's gonna be suspended or fined or what you said three I said one. I think you're probably said one i think you're probably right i think you're probably close i i don't think he's gonna get three i guess but i just think it's crazy to take a look at a guy possibly not playing the next game and that type of head and only say it's one game

i think that's where the the craziness comes in the philosophy of what you're doing it's like look at the action not all its playoffs so playoffs. So it's less game. That's so stupid But I the only thing I would say you guys can speak to it more because you've been in those plays You knew he knew what he was doing. He was gonna hit him He clearly saw the puck go around the boards too. He knew he didn't have the puck like sorry Well, I mean that's that's open for interpretation But the point is that the puck was there and he's looking to finish his check i wouldn't lay this on bark off

but at some point you got it you're in the playoffs like get ready to be hit everywhere on the ice like again that's a greasy hit by hagel not defending him like the park is right there be aware like and and he took advantage of them i don't think this is it it's like a three gamer. I think it's a one gamer.

And, unfortunately, that's a top player. Well, we'll find out. I mean, we gotta find out before one o'clock tomorrow. I think they play at one o'clock. They do. And the other thing too is, in watching that game, like Florida went after Point, went after Kuturov. Like, they play for keeps.

Kuturov was complaining to the ref, and'm watching him the puck was on the other side and Lister rain and skates by and cross checks him and I'm like, that's what that's what playoff hockey is You're trying to get underneath the skin of one of the best players in the world That's what's playing Tampa you they've done it a million times the Panthers you let that guy have the puck and he'll beat you Single-handedly the way he can and they're not gonna get beat by him Exactly, and that's what they did at Braden point same thing after the whistle He's getting popped in that like I like tampons got no experience in that though Well, no, but they had a bunch of scrums like there. You know, I'm after scrum after scrum. It's just

Florida to a man plays that way in the playoffs for keeps and and in they added they added a Marchand They own Bennett and Kachucks back like it just that that's that's how they play and and in Tampa If they don't have an answer tomorrow, that's you know, that's One. Yep, that'll be it Florida wins tomorrow. I think that's it three nothing I meant not three one three. Yeah three nothing best bets later in the hour. Dear Hazy B coming up. It's a great, great sports night. Again, with the Jays in action, Stanley Cup playoffs, and you know Boston Pizza. That's the place to be. Mail it in Friday. Brought to you by Boston Pizza, Canada's favorite sports bar this playoffs season. Boston Pizza is planning the parade and has a new all-star playoffs

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Dear Hazy B, First bachelor party next weekend. For the friend group, golf weekend in Niagara, 14 of us are about to head down. One problem, the Mrs. is demanding her 17 year old brother comes with the crew. We are 29 how on the rails do we have to keep things and you know what I mean well I mean is he coming down with a fake ID? 17 leave him at home. I don't understand you can't send the message of demand there's no demand you just say

we're not bringing some 17 year old on a manly man trip. Yeah, you just gotta step up and say I'm sorry. If he wants to come down and play golf and then go home. We're not taking this guy to the downer. Exactly. In Niagara. Like anyone that's going to Niagara for the bachelor party. Yeah, they're going to Lundy's Lane.

Yeah. That's how it is. Some of the guys are going somewhere and that's just a fact and he's not going and it's just not going to happen. So yeah, you can say I think there's a way to have your cake and eat it too. Come on down. Obviously he's got to be in your group, right? You get a man up here. There's no, hey, you're going to play with other guys in a different foursome. It's he's got to be in your group. You set them up, play golf, send them home. That's the way it goes. But he can't stay for the night. You're going out for dinner and drinks and bars. He can't have it. I agree. You bring

him down, you bring him down, let him golf with the boys during the day, have a few chuckles, and then you car service him home. See you later. And you make sure he gets home, and then the boys continue on. I will admit this, I went to a bachelor party when I was 17 in LA. I got invited. In LA? That's 21 you got to be to get into the bars down there.

My parents allowed me to go, they bought me the flight. I don't know why. That's big time. It just actually dawned on me. I was like, I went to a bachelor party when I was 17. Was it one of your brothers? No, it was my former coach from the Spokane Chiefs. He was older and we stayed in touch and he's like, hey, I'm getting married.

You want to come down? I went down, flew down and went to to a special apartment that's on the air was insanity now that i think about it there are things i shouldn't have seen it that they are all that's for sure but i i definitely do not want this guy did the he should go during the day and i just take it from noodles experience yeah and then that west hollywood as a seventeen-year-old well we were yeah you were talking don't do it

Hollywood Hills type of thing it was not good okay all right noodles I'd like you to start on this one Dear Hazy B, Sens fan here, do I go Saturday night or try to capitalize on the money aspect of it and try to get rid of these ticks to a desperate Leaf fan that wants to see their team advance? I can't really speak to this because I've been actually talking to people in Ottawa today reading online all that type of stuff there's mixed feelings about people you know how

excited they were about last night and regardless if they saw their team lose that was a helluva game and it was a pretty great atmosphere. People said the fans weren't excited enough? No, no, no, saying last night was a great great atmosphere. People said the fans weren't excited enough? No, no, no. Saying last night was a great experience even though they lost, why would you give that up again? That's kind of what they've been saying is like, go to the game. We haven't had it in eight years. You're going to sell your ticket because you think they would lose or whatever.

To me, most of the fans again that I've been back and forth with and talking with to today are saying don't sell your ticket they're saying like like if you have tickets go because you you haven't seen a playoff game in eight years you see one and then you decide I'm gonna sell it well here's what I'm saying I'll believe it when I see it here comes the biggest jerk comment of the week no no I think there are people that are going to sell. Absolutely, they are.

And I think anyone, hey, you don't sell your, yeah, here, I'll take $500. That's what's coming. Because I think Ottawa Senator fans cannot believe that it's going to happen again. We had Yorkie on a couple hours ago. It's like if you get swept by Tampa, Florida, Boston, the right, it's Toronto and there's going to be more Leaf fans there tomorrow. Everyone knows it. Everyone knows it.

And if the Leafs win and they sweep Ottawa, the Leaf fans are going to be so obnoxious and so over the top that- So you're saying who wants to maybe be a part of that? Well, I mean, listen, I get it. You want to have faith in your team. You want to go have a good party. I think I can understand it both ways is what I'm not gonna hold it against someone for saying I'm actually such a fan I don't want to

experience that I don't want to be there to hear seven eight thousand Leaf fans chanting go Leafs go when they're sweeping Ottawa if that happens and that's not a prediction one way or the other I actually kind of think Ottawa's gonna win tomorrow night but I'm just saying I can understand last night, inexcusable. You got to go to that game. You have to. It's two, nothing first home game. Once Benoit scores, I can understand why people are like, let me see what's going on online here. What kind of money because Leaf fans are going to travel tomorrow. They're more difficult to travel on a Thursday Saturday you can get leave tickets to see them possibly win in Ottawa people scanning online people are looking to get there Yeah, you're gonna make money. Yeah, make sense. What about this scenario dear hazy B?

I met a girl recently and it's going really well. She's amazing and I think this could be the one That's dangerous talk there son. But she's never seen me in Maple Leafs playoff mode before and admittedly I'm an absolute lunatic. Swearing, throwing stuff if they lose and if they win, I'm the guy that drivers downtown and honks the horn for three hours. She's not a big sports fan and has made some comments recently about how it's weird People take it so seriously How do I handle this huge Maple Leafs fan? with a

New girlfriend enjoy being single This is the biggest conundrum I think this is the biggest conundrum. I think that's an ignorant comment. It's an ignorant comment, and I don't support it. I'm just saying, like, I'm joking half, but I'm like, if you're showing behind the mask this early on, and the girl gets a vibe of like, I don't know if I want to spend 50 years with that, that could send her in a different direction. Maybe I'm wrong about that.

That last comment scares me, that she's made some comments about how I don't know how people take it so seriously. Yeah, I know how to decode. One of my best talents in life is decoding. When someone says she's made comments, that means she's three quarters of the way to hating your guts.

I'm telling you. That's why I said it. Like if she plans to hit him, it's like, you know, I'm worried about the drink. That basically means she's one scotch in your hand away from leaving the house. Right. It's so true. And here's the thing that this guy,

I know exactly what this guy's dealing with, because it's been so smooth so far. Yeah, and this has come up. Hey, over to, all right, Leafs, you see that? And hey, this is fun. And like, they lose game four, hey, OK, whatever. They lose game five, this guy starts losing it, right? Losing it.

And she starts to see, she's like, man, this guy's a lunatic. What happened to the guy from the first three games where everything was just fun and rosy? He knows that's coming. And conversely, if they actually win or go on a run and this guy's going downtown and waking up in alleyways and stuff, that's not going to fly. I think you just got to be honest with her because you're actually in a very good position

to let her know, I'm one of these guys that you're referencing. I'm the sports fan that is going to take it way too seriously and if that's going to be an issue for you, you got to stay true to yourself man. You're a Leaf fan, you're a die hard, maybe she's not the one. Maybe everything else, maybe every other box checks but if she's not going to put up with the lunacy, I'm not going to tell you to change your lunatic ways. I mean you are who you are you're a leaf Hey, did you guys a quick one? Oh, yeah, I was just gonna say so how was my comment ignorant because he just said the exact same Basically applied gasser I didn't you were like I said

Oh, she's gonna walk on him when he wakes up in a dumpster and she's like, where is this guy for two days? I haven't seen him. And Elise won the first round. Yeah, that's my point. I said enjoy being single because she's, to your point, she might have one foot out the door if she sees something she doesn't like. You got to get out in front of it, man.

You got to. You know who you are. She's going to have to know too. That's a fact quickly dear hazy be I've been a boba Shet fan since day one I'm going increasingly more nervous that this is not gonna be a long-term thing after this year how should I approach my love affair with boba Shet moving forward well I think it's so early in the it's well it's not that early we've been criticizing that comment right all our it's so early in the year, it's not that early, we've been criticizing that

comment all hour. It's 25 games in. Bo is a professional, he's a veteran. It's ridiculous what he's doing at the plate. He's gone something like 240. There's no denying that, man. 250 at bats without a home run is insane for a professional in any era, let alone this one. Is that an injury haze or is that like a mental?

Well some of it was last year but you look at him man he was tearing the cover off the ball in spring man. Like he was turning on and I get it it's spring and all that kind of stuff but still this is not some guy who's incapable of rocking up hits or you know put together a game where you're like four for four with a walk and steal a couple bases do something it's just not even close so but what I'm getting to is I think you got to hold out faith for the next 25 games 30 you know 45 games and the truth is if it goes south and he continues to play the way he's playing I don't know I don't think he's gonna have a future here I think that's pretty obvious but if they can't keep winning and he's to play the way he's playing, I don't know, I don't think he's gonna have a future here. I think that's pretty obvious, but if they can't keep winning and he's got to help them winning, we're gonna get to a point by the

end of next month or certainly into early June where we start talking about the trade deadline. What's gonna happen? You know, and if they're not gonna make the playoffs and they can get something for Bichette and they don't have a future with him, they might move off him in July. That might happen so you need him to avoid that by playing better they get more wins your boba shot fandom pays off in the end right yet i think i have very sensible very reasonable approach

uh... there you go dear hazy b good stuff good one very good very good uh... to see this no patrick line a tonight set up her body on her body injury didn't play a shift the other night in the third But now it's an upper body if they did that to protect him and not embarrass him that shame on them I don't know why maybe the guy did hurt his upper body, but I'm not buying it I'm not sure what what happened with him, but he's out upper body and it looks like Jack guys taking the pregame I don't know if Jack guys gonna play tonight or not

But Habs fans are dying for him noodles like you can see it online people are dying for him the great great But like Tom Wilson's not gonna fight him like he Tom Wilson's a top liner and Jack I if he gets caught on the ice with I don't know I get it and hockey fan thing Where it's like we gotta put our toughest guy and now that I't wanna sound like Mike Johnson, but that ain't the answer. Why can't you sound like Mike Johnson? Johnny's a, he knows when he's talking about it. Oh, I know. That's twice you guys have gone that way.

Not me. No, but Johnny would say, like, just because you're down in the series doesn't mean you put in the tough guy and all things are gonna change. You need to outscore Washington. You don't need Jack Guy to punch Tom Wilson in the face. Well, yes.

The thing is, Jack Guy is a six. Savard's been brutal. No, I get it. Savard said that he's retiring at the end of the season. I get it. If you feel that Jack Guy is more physical on the back end Can you know is a better skater all that type of stuff? I understand if you're putting him in because you're gonna scare Washington. You're not gonna scare Washington. That's my point I think it's a combination of I think you know he's become somewhat of a folk hero there But I think they're also looking at that third pairing and they're not playing

a lot. They've been chasing the game, so obviously you're not going to play Savard and the third pairing that much down the stretch, but I think it is a combination of how the Habs fans feel about Jacki, but also how they feel. David Savard's taken a lot of heat in that market, like a ton of heat. So maybe you need a change for the sake of a change uh... the picker skinner thing that may be well as an approach they've lost two games yes so the idea was you are looking to

you know to your point to tweak the lineup maybe jack i was the guy cuz you don't like house of hearts plates and but in a left shot physical guy instead of a right shot physical guy like that it's that's probably what they're thinking to me that's it's more strategical like Marty St. Louis has pressed a lot of buttons this year. Yes he has. To help that group. So this will be the toughest task for them all man because Washington's going in there and they

smell blood in the water. Like big time and you can you quiet the bell setter down that's intoxicating for a road team but it can also flip on you. Montreal comes out scores early tonight that the building is going to explode. Yeah well. Best Bet's coming up we got those games in the Stanley Cup playoffs game four tomorrow Leafs sends right here on TSN radio Jason action overdrive continues TSN 1050 and on TSN 2. Dear AZB was brought to you by Boston Pizza Canada's favorite sports bar this playoff season Boston Pizza is planning the parade and has a new all-star

Playoffs menu for you to enjoy for pizza pints and puck drops visit your local Boston pizza today All right today's best bets are powered by Fandall make your picks and assemble the same game parlay in seconds in the Fandall sportsbook Yeah, I'm on the oilers money line to win tonight and McDavid two plus points it's barely paying plus money but you get plus money on that I just feel like the Oilers you got to bounce back man you have to you cannot be in a situation where McDavid in dry saddle and the others are down three nothing in the first round I just can't see it I think they have a massive response and I think it is led by the best player in the world tonight.

That happens if they go down three Cobb and ultimately get punted. That's two months worth of material. Oh, it's going to be crazy, man. When you consider the full analysis of the last off season of the Cobb. A study for a month straight. Yeah, exactly. And what they do, how do you handle this in the future? What do you, you know, what do you do next? Who do you go get? You know, who has to pay the price? Yeah, I mean, there will be people, I don't think people will pay the price because

they just brought that bowman in. Like I still, there's so much unpacked there. Like Ken Holland, I think they jammed him up. And, you know, they had some arrogance. Why? You got a great, you got a Hall of Fame person, hockey person. Yeah, and they let him walk. That's what I mean. I think you're agreeing with me. They walked him out. This guy by all accounts wanted to sign Broberg and Holloway. They took a lot of control away from him.

This is, sounds like they kind of internally pushed him out. hollow a wanted and they they took a lot of control away from him like you know this is sounds like they can internally like pushed him out i don't forget i don't know though the whole story i think that's that's somebody should pay a price for that that's stupid well can all input it but a pretty good program together that a hell of a team there last year and lot of change he wasn't part of it yeah well he was kisil have tickets. Well I guess part of the change. I just still think that Doug Armstrong doesn't make

that offer if Ken Hollins in place. I just yeah I think there's truth in that and even if he does I think you know maybe Hollins says well we got to match that we'll figure something else out. Exactly. You know someone else is gonna have to go we're gonna have to make different moves. But yeah, I don't know. Tonight is going to say a lot, clearly. It's going to say a lot about the Montreal Canadiens and their status in the playoffs. They're a very different team with a very different expectation. But in Jersey, too, my devils. I need a win out of Jersey tonight. I need them to show up.

Lots of teams with zeros on the board but by the time Monday comes around it'll look a lot different. And for all the turkeys that live in their parents basement that are calling me and Hayes homers and we kind of have a feeling when a team's up three nothing we can play games like what if they played this team in the next round. That's any sport, any team, when you're up three cob, you allow us to play those games. It's three nothing, sorry. It doesn't look good for your, if you're a Sens fan, that's the way we do business. We don't care what team it is.

You're at a big advantage being up three cob. Yeah. Yeah. And if the Leafs were down three three nothing it would be a very different tone there are others people that are like all you guys are already planning uh... to beat the sense now we're not doing that but they have a pretty good chance there are the drivers to throw a three-cobb yep they're in a very good position i mean i'd i don't think anyone needs

to even address that i mean you know you need to Why would anyone be surprised that clearly people in Toronto and throughout the hockey world, it's not only here, I'm sure people all over the hockey world are like, well, the Leafs are in a very good spot. It goes without saying. Yeah. Just had to address the trolls. Okay. All right.

A little addressing on the way out. I like it. Game four tomorrow night. We'll see how it plays out. That game will be on TSN 1050 tomorrow. Don't forget. All right. It's going to be a great weekend. Great weekend tonight. Thanks to everyone behind the scenes for helping out. We appreciate it. Everyone for tuning in today. TV, radio, podcast, web, we appreciate that. We're out of here. Enjoy your readings. Enjoy

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