Was The Draft Lottery Rigged For The Maple Leafs? | The Hockey Show

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the Draft Lottery and features an interview with ESPN's Steve Levy.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have missed the Playoffs twice in the last 10 years and have won the Draft Lottery both times. Roy, David, Ethan, and Rose discuss whether that's just a little too fishy or just pure chance. Winning the Draft Lottery may have been the only thing that could save the Leafs from the PR disaster surrounding their new GM hire, which the crew picks apart. Plus, the Tampa Bay Lightning are out of the playoffs, and we are ready to laugh. This week's guest is ESPN legend Steve Levy, who joins the gang to discuss the Maple Leafs further, share stories from the legendary playoff games he has called, and share his thoughts on the early rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz

Guest: Steve Levy

Topics covered

• Draft Lottery
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• Stanley Cup Playoffs
• NHL
• sports discussion
• guest interview

Keywords

• Draft Lottery
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• Steve Levy
• NHL playoffs
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• sports talk
• hockey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning

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