{"podcast":{"title":"The Chris Johnston Show","slug":"the-chris-johnston-show-4351385","podcast_index_feed_id":4351385,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TAMC7226946837","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ae86afda-1a51-11ec-a32b-b37fc6a2e152/image/NEW_CJ_SHOW_ART.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"sdpn Inc.","episode_count":443,"summary":"Leading NHL insider, Chris Johnston, is joined by The Athletic’s Julian McKenzie to discuss the biggest stories from around the hockey world.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T06:18:09.504576+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-johnston-show-4351385"},"episode":{"title":"Setting The Record Straight, Matthews Future & Direction Of Maple Leafs | The Chris Johnston Show","slug":"setting-the-record-straight-matthews-future-direction-of-maple-leafs-the-chris-johnston-show","published_at":"2026-05-05T15:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-johnston-show-4351385/setting-the-record-straight-matthews-future-direction-of-maple-leafs-the-chris-johnston-show","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-johnston-show-4351385","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/BLPSN/clrtpod.com/m/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/2D5E6/mgln.ai/e/1246/traffic.megaphone.fm/SDPNI7822086542.mp3?updated=1777995542","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/BLPSN/clrtpod.com/m/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/2D5E6/mgln.ai/e/1246/traffic.megaphone.fm/SDPNI7822086542.mp3?updated=1777995542","summary":"On this episode of The Chris Johnston show, Julian McKenzie and Chris Johnston go over a variety of topics including: (00:00) CJ talks Keith Pelley's erroneous reports comments (7:00) The press conference, how Pelley handed Steve Simmons & more (12:30) Is there anything Leafs fans should be hopeful for? (15:00) Auston Matthews and how he feels with Leafs direction/if he would be moved this summer (22:30) Craig Berube's future (26:30) Mats Sundin and his role (30:00) People considering Mats as a \"human shield\" (35:00) The Leafs over/under making the playoffs (39:30) Strange environment in Toronto media landscape (42:30) Oilers stars, contracts and how they move forward (48:30) Second round matchups CJ is excited about (53:00) CJs final word TODAY'S SPONSOR: SHADY RAYS - Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code SDP for 40% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses Watch all episodes of The Chris Johnston Show here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk7FZfwCEifwZnM5KxOFlm0lQjkEheLw Buy CJ Show merch: https://sdpnshop.ca/collections/cj-show Follow us on Instagram: @reporterchris @jkamckenzie and @sdpnsports Follow us on X: @reporterchris @jkamckenzie @sdpnsports Reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sdpn.ca/sales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with our sales team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"On this episode of The Chris Johnston show, Julian McKenzie and Chris Johnston go over a variety of topics including: (00:00) CJ talks Keith Pelley's erro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3510,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chris-johnston-show-4351385/episodes/setting-the-record-straight-matthews-future-direction-of-maple-leafs-the-chris-johnston-show/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-johnston-show-4351385/setting-the-record-straight-matthews-future-direction-of-maple-leafs-the-chris-johnston-show.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}