Matthew Barnaby gives some love to Jake McCabe & John Tavares: Leafs Morning Take

It was another weekend full of highs and lows for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ultimately, they were able to salvage a rift in their home and home with the Buffalo Sabres.

All this said, there is still plenty of room for improvement as Craig Berube and company prepare for their three-game schedule this week.

Anyway, we started Monday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take with a pair of World Series. The scene has shifted to Los Angeles for the next three games, starting with Game 3 tonight. Friend of the show Max Scherzer gets the ball for Toronto. We still can’t believe the Blue Jays are in the World Series. Amazing. The city is buzzing.

Additionally, Rosey broke down a tough shift for Mitch Marner in Vegas’ loss in Tampa on Sunday afternoon. Rookie Dominic James had his way with the former Maple Leaf. It’s January 15th^e yet?

Then we cut the weekend short. Surprise, surprise, Nick Robertson scored on his return to the lineup. In the meantime, we’ve talked quite a bit about Joseph Woll’s return. Cayden Primeau made 23 stops in Saturday’s win, but it seems clear he will be back on the road very soon. For what it’s worth, Brad Treliving has revealed that Woll has been skating alone in recent weeks. That said, there was no timetable for his official return. Treliving hinted that Marlies may have been conditioning. It’s great to see Woll back in the mix! In the meantime, we gave a lot of love to John Tavares, who potted the OT winner on Saturday evening. That was career goal No. 499. Amazingly, Tavares has a chance to pot 500 against Calgary, the same team Mats Sundin did against in 2006.

Jake McCabe was undoubtedly the talk of the weekend. Rosey has extensively discussed his huge hit on Bowen Byram and subsequent fight against Alex Tuch. In case you missed it, he hit Tuch’s wheels. It wasn’t pretty. We both agreed that the Leafs need more of that in the future. However, McCabe always plays with that mean streak. Speaking of which, Daily Faceoff’s Matthew Barnaby stopped by the show. He benefited from McCabe’s display, Tavares’ passion and the Leafs – as a whole – as they approach the 10-game mark (4-4-1). Despite Toronto’s turbulent start, Barnaby believes in this team. He’s a big Craig Berube guy, and like most of our guests to start the year, he thinks the Leafs are a team built for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Finally, Barnaby weighed in on the strange start in the Atlantic Division.

Please note that you will want to join us for Tuesday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take (11 AM ET). We’re looking at Leafs/Flames. We’ll also catch up with former Leaf and Flame Matt Stajan.