Sid Seixeiro thinks the Maple Leafs will miss the playoffs: Leafs Morning Take

With 25 games remaining, Craig Berube and his team are six points away from a playoff spot as the NHL returns from the Olympic break.

That said, we started Wednesday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take by dissecting the entire social media discourse surrounding Auston Matthews since winning Olympic gold in Milan. Tuesday was a fascinating day. Either way, Matthews and most of his American teammates were in the White House for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity after the biggest win of their careers. It was great to see the Leafs captain smiling, having fun and relaxing – for once. It’s been a stressful season. Furthermore, we hope he can use this win as a springboard for future success with the Toronto Maple Leafs. That’s it, that’s all. With that, he should be cheered and celebrated by the Scotiabank Arena faithful when he plays his first game at home on Saturday evening. Simple and clear.

Then we started the game in Tampa. Matthews will play. That includes Dakota Joshua – for the first time since Joshua ruptured his kidney on December 28. After missing the two games in Alberta prior to the break, Morgan Rielly will also participate. In ten career games against the Bolts, Matthew Knies has scored ten goals and sixteen points. He owns them. See if that continues tonight. Toronto’s won five in a row and eight of 10 overall against Tampa. Anthony Stolarz will look to build on his 34 save performance in Edmonton on February 3. If they want to make the playoffs, the Leafs need to start playing that brand of hockey NOW.

Then Sid Seixeiro, host of the Sid Seixeiro Show, came along. As usual, it came packed with great takes and opinions. Basically, Sid thinks the Leafs are screwed. He was very critical of their asset management, their business operations – as a whole – this season, and the direction they are heading. Sid thinks the Leafs will MISS the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additionally, he touched on Keith Pelley’s role in all of this, and what he would do if he were Brad Treliving before the March 6 trade deadline.

Be sure to join us for Thursday’s edition of Leafs Morning Take, where we recap Leafs/Bolts and look ahead to the second half of the back-to-back in Sunrise.