Leafs Deadline Priorities, Targets and Atlantic Pressure w/ Frank Seravalli + UFC Star Outage and Cena Heel Turn w/ Ariel Helwani

JD starts with his thoughts on the Trent Frederic trade from the Bruins to the Oilers (00:00). Frank Seravalli, NHL Insider from Daily Faceoff, joins the show to break down the market around Brayden Schenn, Mikko Rantanen, and Yanni Gourde, along with where the Leafs' deadline priorities are, interest in the Flyers' Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen, and Ryan O'Reilly's availability in Nashville (5:51). JD then reacts to the Kyrie Irving injury and the heartbreak of being a Dallas Mavericks fan in 2025 (48:02). Next, JD looks at the Raptors' win over the Magic in the final seconds and seeks out positives in the season as they continue to jockey for draft position (52:49). Then, Creator of Uncrowned, Ariel Helwani, jumps on to discuss the power of UFC stars to bring eyes to the sport, Alex Pereira v. Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, the lack of depth on recent cards, and John Cena's surprising heel turn at WWE Elimination Chamber in Toronto (01:36:42).

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