Off The Post
Smart hockey talk for the informed fan, Off The Post is produced by Postmedia and hosted by Paul Chapman.
Sports & Recreation
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Strength, size key traits for NHL teams heading...
Mike Traikos and Paul Chapman get into all the happenings at the NHL draft, look ahead to free agency and offer up takeaways from the Stanley Cup Final.   They pick the teams projected be the biggest players in free agency and which Canadian...
37 min
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Leafs' Stanley Cup window could be closing
Mike Traikos joins Paul Chapman to discuss the Leafs exit from the playoffs and what the team is missing. While Mike thinks the team needs to get bigger and nastier, salary cap issues leaves few options for a fix.   They also look at...
23 min
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NHL Playoffs a player hater's ball
Postmedia’s national hockey writer Mike Traikos joins Paul Chapman  to talk about the wild start to the NHL Playoffs.    Why are the Leafs leading the Bruins after lagging behind them all season? Why is there so much hate in the...
38 min
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Underdog Leafs should be favourite to beat the ...
Mike Traikos breaks down the 2019 playoff matchups. Would it be considered an upset if the Leafs were to beat the Bruins? Which Canadian team has the best shot to go the distance?   They also talk about home ice advantage and the New York...
42 min
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Leafs, Jets, Flames? Which Canadian team has th...
Mike Traikos joins Paul Chapman to talk about the state of the NHL headed into the playoffs.   Mike looks at the possibilities the Leafs could go on a big playoff run  and reports that the city of Toronto is more excited about the Raptors...
39 min
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Something stinks in Toronto
Mike Traikos joins Paul Chapman talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs chances for a Stanley Cup run this season.   Mike says, something’s not right. Goaltending, defence and overall team chemistry are concerns for the Leafs, so much so he...
42 min
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Leafs are only Canadian team that moves the needle
Why the Leafs are the only Canadian team to move the needle.   Mike Traikos joins Paul Chapman on the heels of a Toronto Maple Leafs western swing where fans showed how much support the boys in blue have across the country.   Mike argues...
38 min
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Did the Leafs do enough to win the Stanley Cup?
Postmedia’s national hockey writer Mike Traikos joins Paul Chapman to examine why the Toronto Maple Leafs weren’t more active at the deadline and where that leaves them after the trade deadline.   This week’s podcast also discusses John...
40 min
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NHL trade deadline cometh
Which Canadian teams have the most to lose? Which have the most to gain?   In advance of Monday's NHL trade deadline, Postmedia national hockey writer Mike Traikos takes us through the likelihood that the Senators, Canadiens, Leafs, Flames, Jets,...
37 min
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When will Connor McDavid reach his breaking point?
This week Paul Chapman and Mike Traikos look at Connor McDavid coming up second-best once again in a meeting with Sidney Crosby.   In his fourth NHL season Crosby won the Stanley Cup, having made the final in his third year. In this, his fourth...
35 min
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Auston Matthews gets paid
Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs have loaded up their salary cap by giving nearly $60 million to Matthews, how small is their window to win a Stanley Cup considering the fact they now have two players who are making $11 million a season?  ...
34 min
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Trades, trades, trades as Leafs get jump on NHL...
Mike Traikos joins Paul Chapman in this week’s Off The Post podcast to examine Toronto’s leap into the trade market with defenceman Jake Muzzin. The Leafs set the market high, but are they finished? Mike tells us what he’s been hearing from NHL...
35 min
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Oil spill going to be an awful task to clean up...
Michael Traikos joins Paul Chapman from San Jose at the site of the NHL All Star Game to talk about the disaster of a season the Edmonton Oilers have had and how they are going to need a “wolf” to come in and clean up the crime scene. Mike has an...
36 min
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Hot and heavy in demand in the NHL
Postmedia’s national hockey writer Michael Traikos joins Paul Chapman to talk about the issues around the NHL this week. Traikos explains that the big, heavy hitters around the NHL are the difference makers that everyone wants. Tom Wilson,...
39 min
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The Rise of the machines, hockey’s new wave of ...
Montreal Canadiens beat writer Stu Cowan joins Pa…
29 min
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Alex Ovechkin's amazing season
In this week’s Off The Post, hockey writer Don Br…
34 min
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Seattle gets an NHL team, who’s got next?
Postmedia’s National hockey insider Mike Traikos …
35 min
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New GMs, new coaches, new arenas and new stars,...
Edmonton's Jim Matheson joins Paul Chapman in the…
36 min
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Battle of Alberta and bench blood
Kristen Anderson, beat reporter in Calgary, joins…
45 min
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Inside the Senators: Canada's most dysfunctiona...
Senators beat reporter Don Brennan joins Paul Cha…
34 min
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Coaches cornered, the perilous life of an NHL b...
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman for this week. They …
39 min
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Surprising rookies and slumping veterans could ...
Postmedia National Hockey Writer Mike Traikos joi…
36 min
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McDavid vs Crosby, McDavid vs Gretzky
Paul is joined by the Edmonton Journal and Sun’s …
36 min
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The code, the weed and the Leafs
Vancouver Canucks beat writer Ben Kuzma joins Pau…
41 min
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Why you should never believe an NHL goalie
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun joins Paul Chapm…
39 min