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Johnny visits Jimmy Gems at 499 Danforth Avenue to talk masks, toilet paper and bottled water as the Corona Virus takes over.

Johnny visits Jimmy at Danforth Jewellers and they discuss the Raptors win over the Pacers and preview the Leafs game vs the Lightning.

Johnny visits Jimmy at 499 Danforth Jewellers and they talk Leafs and Raptors.

Johnny and Jimmy return to Danforth Jewellers after the Paul Lawless episode at Georgy Porgy's, and focus their conversation on the Leafs and Raptors western road trip.

Jimmy and Johnny get right into it over beers and wings at the cozy corner table at Georgy Porgies’ Grill & Bar with former NHLer Paul Lawless. Lawless grew up in Scarborough and went on to play over 17 seasons of professional hockey and now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. In the first of a four part series Lawless shares countless amazing and amusing stories from his days as a player.   0:00 Paul Lawless starts things off with talk of the outdoor rink at Cedarbrook Park where he and others like Jimmy Gems would  skate and learn to play hockey.   1:30 Paul jokes that his mother wanted to play hockey because it WAS dangerous.   3:00 Barry Beck was a big mean guy. Scott Stevens was toughest, cleanest player Paul played against.   4:30 Slapshot from Moe Mantha his Paul in the face.   7:00 Paul has had some dental work done.   9:00 Ron Francis’ eye injury.   11:00 Paul, a good friend of Coyotes’ coach Rick Tocchet, was there in Arizona when Leafs’ president Brendan Shanahan flew in, fired Babcock and liberated Tyson Barrie and the rest of the Leafs.   13:00 Coach Quennville says you need everything going your way to win the Cup.   14:00 Why Craig Berube was able to lead the Blues to the Cup because the players loved him. It’s a simple game.   15:00 Players loved playing for Quennville. Mike Keenan. Getting Flyer-ized.   17:00 Pat Croce, now an owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, was head fitness trainer for the Flyers and got Paul into shape.   20:00 Getting benched at the hometown Maple Leaf Gardens by Mike Keenan. The intimidation factor.   23:00 Paul loves that Tyson Barrie stood up for his rights and that the Leafs stood up for the player. Babcock wasn’t getting the best out of his players.   26:00 Mark Howe took so much pride in his game.   27:00 Gretzky didn’t look like a good skater but was. “These guys are special people.”   28:00 Paul was Borje Salming as a kid when playing road hockey. Salming took Paul under his wing in Toronto.   30:00 Playing in Boston Garden.   End of Paul Lawless 1/4

While the boys eat Georgy Porgy's wings and watch the Leafs play San Jose and the Raptors play the Suns, Paul does a role call of the many players he played with.   0:00 Mats Sundin won’t sign Jimmy’s jersey.   1:00 The number of times Paul had his bell rung.   2:00 Paul owes Harold Snepsts $12 on a darts debt.   5:00 The white skates of the California Golden Seals.   11:00 His good friend Ken Wregget was the goalie he scored his 6 points on.   Paul says he likes new Leafs backup goalie Jack Campbell.   Paul likes to hang out with Fergus, Daoust, Gavin, Kypreos.   17:00 Lawless once again praises Campbell.   19:00 End of epic 4 part pod with the great Paul Lawless, who promises to pod with us again in the future...

This Jimmy's Gems Paul Lawless Special continues with part 3 at Georgy Porgy’s Grill & Bar. 0:00 Question time. Mail bag. How did you like wearing the Cooperall pants? What if you had to go pee?   4:00 Prank Alert: Nailing GM Bobby Clarke’s shoes to the ceiling.   6:30 Keeping your customers happy with grilled chicken wings.   9:30 Hartford Whalers Alumni annual reunions.   13:00 Staying in shape. Diet is key. Daily hiking in hills of Arizona.   15:00 Missing the burn of playing.   19:00 Crazy hockey parents.   20:00 If you’re any good you don’t need to tell anybody about it.   21:00 Paul had never even heard of Auston Matthews in Scottsdale but is good friends with Auston’s attorney.   22:30 Why would Auston resign with Leafs when he could live in the Baja?   27:00 Where we get into Kennedy conspiracy theories.   29:00 Anthem in background for Toronto-San Jose. Q: Anthems the most boring part of game? Intermissions.   31:00 Paul loves people in hockey more than management.   Paul scores 6 points vs Leafs on anniversary of father’s death on January 4th.   33:00 Goaltender Hextal was superstitious. Paul sat next to him in dressing room and never talked to him. A weird cat - like most goalies.   36:00 Summer hockey was the best part of my career.   38:00 Favourite ref: Ron Finn.   42:00 Today’s locker rooms. Tippet takes Paul into Coyotes’ room: every player has an ipad. Tippet is a student of the game.   46:00 Paul was an internal rebel. As a player you’ve got a job to do in a controlled environment. You’re a piece of meat.   47:00 Dave Semeko’s Five Lies of Hockey:   1. I’m only going for one. 2. My roommate’s asleep. 3. The cheque’s in the mail. 4. It flipped up on me. 5. It’s not how I do personally, as long as the team wins.   It’s all about you. As long as you’re making the dough.   50:00 Chris: The Patrik Steffan Miss   57:00 Semenko such a great guy. Pancreatic cancer. Gretzky and Sather said they would fly him anywhere in the world to the best doctors.   59:00 Breaking curfew. Paul and Semeko go out for one last night and Semenko retires from Leafs and the game. His book: Taking Care of Number One. Coach John Brophy was too much.   1:01:00 Brophy would put Iafrate on a bike in the sauna to sweet off weight.   1:04:00 You don’t want to sweat too hard in the first two periods because your equipment gets too heavy. You save it for the third and you fly.   …   References   Baja   Santo Tropicante   The Patrik Steffan Miss

The Paul Lawless Episode continues with part 2 at Georgy Porgy’s Grill & Bar. 1:00 Paul and the boys feast on Georgy Porgy’s fantastic chicken wings.   5:00 Paul loves the Go Train.   8:00 What it was like to own his own hockey team in Austin, Texas.   11:00 How his friendship with a Hartford businessman took him to Arizona and from there branched out into business success.   20:00 The Molson Slow Pitch tournaments and how they were a bad idea.   25:00 Talking about “the After Life”, meaning life after hockey. Paul doesn’t like to sit still.   31:00 Player agents and how his NHL debut with Hartford was mis-managed.   35:00 Great Gordie Howe stories. Paul was there in Hartford when Gordie retired in Hartford.   42:00 Brian Burke becomes Paul’s agent.   44:00 Paul gets traded to Vancouver just before playing Vancouver.   54:00 Paul shares stories about: Al Iafrate, Billy Smith, Gerry Cheevers, and more… … Jimmy’s Gems A Best Player in the World Production. Sponsored by Danforth Jewellers.

Johnny returns to Danforth Jewellers for a quick visit to talk to Jimmy about Nylander finally scoring game winners, the Raptors missing their big men, and more. ... Part of the Best Player In The World Podcast Network at: bestplayerintheworld.com

Johnny meets Jimmy for the first time since the game. Johnny reveals he is not a fan of the Zamboni Goalie Story. Jimmy predicts the firing of Leafs GM Kyle Dubious, and more.

Johnny returns to Danforth Jewellers to talk to Jimmy about the Leafs win over the Pens, the Tyson Barrie trade rumours, the raptors, music, bands, radio stations and more.

Johnny and Jimmy meet at Danforth Jewellers to talk Doughty, Nylander, the Trade Deadline, Leafs vs Pens, and more.

Johnny returns to Danforth Jewellers to get some gems from Jimmy. They talk about the NBA All Star Game, the Leafs previous games against Ottawa and Buffalo, their coming games vs Pittsburgh, and more.

Johnny returns from long term injured reserve to visit Jimmy at 499 Danforth Jewellers to talk Leafs, Raptors, Super Bowl Picks and Kobe.

Johnny visits Jimmy at 499 Danforth Jewellers to discuss NFL playoff picks, the Raptors as they play live on MLK Day vs Atlanta, another Leafs loss, and... the trading of Nylander...

Johnny visits Jimmy at 499 Danforth Jewellers to discuss the Leafs OT loss to the Flames, Nylander, NFL picks, the Raptors, and more.

Johnny visits Jimmy at 499 Danforth Jewellers to discuss the Leafs win, the Raptors win and the coming NFL play-off games.

Johnny joins Jimmy at 499 Danforth Jewellers to discuss a rough weekend that saw the Leafs, Raptors and NFL Super Bowl favourite Baltimore Ravens, all lose.

Time Stamps: 1:00 Jimmy pays tribute to Rush drummer Neil Peart |  22:00 Bet365 NFL Alert | 28:00 Leafs - Panthers preview | 36:00 Why was Tavares struggling vs the Jets? | 41:00 Raptors to add at trade deadline? | 43:00 Peart the best drummer ever | Our exclusive jewellery partner: Danforth Jewellers - Where Luxury Meets Affordability

Johnny visits Jimmy at 499 Danforth Jewellers and they discuss the Leafs overtime loss to the Jets, the Raptors overtime win over the Hornets, and more.

2:00 Jimmy reflects on Hutchinson performance for Leafs among others in loss to McDavid and Oilers | 8:30 McDavid’s goal of the year | 12:00 Past NFL weekend and the betting game | Go Raptors!

Johnny makes a brief stop at 499 Danforth Jewellers to talk to Jimmy about the Leafs win over the Islanders with Hutchinson in goal, Brady's future after the Patriots playoff loss, and more.

In their first pod of the New Year, Jimmy hosts Johnny at 499 Danforth Jewellers and they talk about the Leafs win over the Jets, the Raptors loss to Miami and how the Bills and Patriots are looking heading into their NFL wildcard playoff games, and more!

With Johnny in White Rock, BC, Jimmy calls in from his home base of 499 Danforth Jewellers in Toronto and they discuss the Leafs beating the Devils, the Mikheyev & Muzzin injuries, the Raptors vs the Celtics tonight, and more!

0:00 Jimmy attended Leafs comeback 8-6 win over Carolina at SBA | Ridiculous refereeing | Jimmy controlled his language during this Next Gen game with many kids in attendance | Dougie Gilmour | Nylander scored one meaningless goal and then did nothing | 6:00 Marner’s goal off Matthews spin-o-rama | Matthews Best Player in the World | Barrie goal wouldn’t have happened under Babcock #proofisinthepodcast | Pod Interrupted by 6’8” Serb - ex-player of Johnny’s who gets a nice deal on a ruby necklace for his wife | Bowan’s call on the 7th goal by Marner (Sportsnet via Twitter) | Jimmy: It was over when it was 6-6 | Jimmy called it at intermission when it was 5-3 | Vallet pissing service | 12:00 Could happier players, under new coach make the fans more vocal at Leafs games | 13:30 Mikheyev may have Outlander (Nylander) syndrome (soft on the puck) | 15:30 The Raps historical comeback yesterday vs Mavericks | Ibaka took Van Vleet shopping at Holt Renfrew: Avec Class | Eddie Shack a chicken? | Jimmy’s going to make Leafs championship rings and write a tell all | 21:00 Jimmy describes a new ring he has made for a customer - got her done within one day: 14k white gold, VS2, F colour. Valued at $6800 but sold by Danforth Jewellers for under $4000 - where luxury meets affordability | Yelling at Carolina coach Rod Brindamour | Jingle chains, Jingle chains | Go Bench Mob Go! |

0:00 Good-bye hello | Leafs win over Rangers | Johnny close with his 6-2 prediction | Trading Nylander | Jimmy planning a tell-all book on his life in the jewellery biz | 11:00 Jimmy Gems’ prediction of Raptors by 3 came true | The Bench Mob | 13:30 Dubas thinks Leafs goaltender Hutchinson will regress to the mean and improve his play | Captain Real Estate returns after grabbing a bite at Alexandros | Predictions: Captain Real Estate says 4-2 Leafs; Johnny says 7-6 Leafs; Jimmy says Toronto will be lucky to win in overtime with Hutchinson in net | Still waiting for Denny Decks to pay off his bet debt with Square Boys Homemade Banquet Burgers | 26:00 Vancouver boys Rielly and Barrie | Did Rielly start season injured? | This pod is what it is…

0:00 Rudolph is so consistent with his performances | VIP millionaire Denny Decks calls-in | 1:30 Leafs win over Sabres led by best players Auston Matthews and Freddie Andersen | Instagram millionaires | 5:00 Denny thinks Nylander has picked up his game lately | 7:00 Goat-ier looking good on Spezza’s wing | Jimmy spotted Timashov early | #proofisinthepodcast: Andersen is best goalie in the world | Freddy can play back-to-backs | Denny to pay his bet with Square Boys Homemade Banquet Burger | Mama T says Kyle Lowry has put on some weight | 39:00 Lowry on the trade block? | The Chemistry | 46:00 Denny Decks has coming announcement on where he’ll be spinning in the new year |

1:00 Jimmy’s prediction of 4-1 Leafs over Oilers was bang on! #proofisinthepodcast | 4:00 Rumours about Nylander for Subban deal | 6:00 credit to Freddie Gauthier for going to the net and scoring | Talked about Engval and Kerfoot in previous pod with the Ghost | McDavid and Draisaital were invisible | 10:00 Leafs need to step on Sabres throats | 11:00 Jimmy and Johnny predict same score 5-2 Leafs | 13:00 awaiting chocolate bet payment from Hdot and Denny | disillusion of Leafs fans clouds judgement | 16:00 Captain Real Estate arrives with his Irish accent | Stay Hungry | Limited edition Zodiac divers watch | Lapis Lazuli | 916 Pape Homelife Olympia Real Estate | 24:30 Rumours of Kyle Lowry on trade block; in slump; not hitting threes | 29:00 The Patriots are done? | Captain Real Estate helps himself to a box of chocolates | Bills looking good at 10 & 4 | Regular season doesn’t mean Jack Sh** | 32:30 Could New England win cheating or not cheating ? | Belichick, Brady and boys are always looking for the edge and that’s what makes them champions - what the Leafs need | 36:30 BREAKING NEWS ON THE POD: DEVILS TRADE TAYLOR HALL TO COYOTES | Mobile Real Estate agents | E-learning | Online shopping | Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Online MBA | Great deals going down at Danforth Jewellers: diamond earrings, diamond rings, pearl necklaces, beautiful Swarovski pieces, crosses from Greece in yellow and white gold, evil eyes, sterling silver, braceletes | Jimmy has no problems with back-to-backs | Proline | Stay Hungry | It is what it is | Go Raptors!…

0:00 Toronto Sun reporter Lance Hornby on the phone from Edmonton hours before Leafs v Oilers | 2:00 Lance on his latest book If These Walls Could Talk | 4:30 How Lance stumbled into Leafs gig | 7:00 the history and of Leafs Nation | 12:00 Pieces are in place but Leafs playing loosey goosey defensively | Pressure now on Dubas, Keefe and Shanahan | 26:00 Ballard and the crazy characters at the Gardens | 29:00 The Landing Strip Club | 32:00 Mogilny the enigma may go into Hall of Fame next year | Lance ranks Sundin and Gilmore among the Leafs best | Lance’s other books: Toronto and the Maple Leafs, and Cup of Coffee | 48:00 Lance asks if Jimmy’s (@danforthjewellers) dream is to do  the Leafs Cup rings | 48:00 Lance says Gilmore’s ambassador role is not about a future bigger role | 53:00 Attention Christmas shoppers: the Best Player in the World necklace available at Danforth Jewellers and bestplayerintheworld.com | Kevin McGran a big Neil Young fan | Go Leafs!…

0:00 Jimmy and Rudolph welcome Johnny back to 499 Danforth Jewellers on a grey, wet and snowy Saturday on the Danforth | 10 shopping days left | Rumour Taylor Hall to the Leafs | 30:00 Back from break | Danny at Skyway Tours looking after trips to Vegas | Irene at Lord Byron’s Hair | 43:00 Ghost of Christmas Past appears at 499 Danforth Jewellers | Matthews has best defensive record of all of the top 9 scorers in the NHL | 44:00 Official eerie moment as Ghost speaks | 48:30 Nylander like Tin Man: no brain or heart; has legs, hair and a good shot | 57:00 Jimmy and Johnny anticipate collecting on Godiva Chocolate bet with Hdot and Denny Decks | Rudolph positivity wards off ghosts | #nylanderpetition | and to all a good night…

0:00 Jimmy puts his hand up and owns his predicted Leafs win over Flames | 3:00 Nylander can’t handle “hot” passes | 11:30 Hdot walks through the doors of 499 Danforth Jewellers and says Nylander is worth a number 2 D man | 26:00 Matthews for a stud D man | 32:00 true value of diamonds and players | 40:00 The Bet: Jimmy & Johnny bet on Leafs vs Hdot and Oilers | 42:00 Jimmy says Oilers will be luck to score one goal | 43:00 @dennydecks calls in just hours before spinning at 505 Danforth Logo |  Denny called the lack of Raptors chemistry | 1:14:00 Jimmy calls out Casper the Ghost

0:00 Toronto properly frigid for Kawhi to pick up his championship ring while wearing a Clippers jersey | Predictions for Raptors vs Clippers | Leafs vs Canucks | Leafs have Best Goalie in the World | 7:00 Nylander | 15:00 Gauthier is done | 20:00 @dennydecks calls in while wearing his Kawhi Clippers jersey, picks Lakers to win championship vs Raptors | 22:30 Is Kawhi the best player to have EVER played in Toronto? | Jimmy says four Leafs have to go: Hutchinson, Gauthier, Nylander & Ceci | 34:00 Body contact | 35:00 The Irishman: It is what it is | 39:00 Going through difficult process and dealing with problems before playoffs | Leafs biggest problem: the coach | 42:00 Highest quality fresh water pearls | Brass Taps | Skyway Tours | Nick at Top Cuts | Nick and George at Gerogie Porgies |   44:00 No Time to Die James Bond | Raps by 3 | Predictions Leafs vs Calgary: Johnny says Leafs 4-2, Jimmy says Leafs 5-1 | Freddy shines bright like a diamond | 47:00 Jimmy rocks 26 inch chain | Ladies @dennydecks is single, available and will be a millionaire real soon | Jimmy made Kim Mitchell’s wedding ring | RIP Gord Downie Memories and Dreams | Jim Cuddy | Farah Fawcett |

0:00 Rudolph, Danforth Jewellers, 14 days of Christmas shopping to go, the engagement ring: SI1E colour diamond | Leafs vs Vancouver predictions: John says Leafs 6-4; Denny says Leafs 3-2; Jimmy says Leafs 6-1 | Jimmy calls for Leafs sweep of road swing | Johnny’s comparison of Leafs to Barcelona and Man City | Gauthier should be sitting again | 16:00 Shawn the Bruins fan | Analytics guys like Dubas and Keefe believe that offence wins | 20:00 Spezza over Gauthier | 22:00 Rielly was suffering from Ceci Syndrome | 23:00 Raptors vs Clippers Wednesday Kawhi gets his ring | Denny’s theory on Raptors chemistry with return of Lowry and Ibaka | 28:00 Van Vleet at his best in motion | 30:00 Denny departs announces: LADIES @DENNYDECKS IS SINGLE AND ON THE MARKET | 33:30 an eye for an eye between Anunoby and Kawhi? | 36:00 Ribs at Baton Rouge | 40:00 Kale for dinner | 44:00 The Chris Tanev story - a diamond in the rough | Glen Metropolit | 48:00 Becoming the best player and person you can be…

Johnny grinds it out all afternoon at Danforth Jewellers while Jimmy does non-stop business, finally hitting the Best Player in the World Pod Button and unleashing this gem.

0:00 Jimmy Gems, Johnny Vvv, Denny Decks, and the Ghost meet at 499 Danforth Avenue at Danforth Jewellers | 3:00 Legendary Square Boys Homemade Banquet Burger just $6 | 5:00 Soccer Zone: Messi wins 6th Ballon d’Or | 7:00 Euro 2020 Group of Death: Denny and Johnny pick Portugal to come out of Group with France | 12:30 Raptors flame out in OT vs Miami Heat | 21:00 Matthews accuses Leafs of giving up vs Philadelphia | 34:00 Kahdri’s bad jewellery deal | 47:30 Would you trade back for Kadri? | Bring Doughty in from LA? | 56:00 Kevin calls in from Georgie Porgie’s to talk about Leafs loss to Flyers - lack of toughness on Leafs is glaring | 1:24:00 Jimmy says Leafs need to develop winning mentality...

0:30 Focus on soccer players | Denny thinks Messi really deserved Ballon d’Or this year | Denny is a Ronaldo guy | Euro 2020 draw: Group of death | Jimmy picks France to come out of group | Johnny picks Portugal to come out of group because they are led by super-competitive Ronaldo | Denny picks France portugal | 4:30 Greece didn’t make it | Going through coach after coach | can’t find coach who can mould players | Nothing like having Greek team in the tournament and living on Danforth | Denny’s second team is the Azzurri (Italy) and his club team is AEK | Jimmy is AEK Athens too, saying being Olympiakos fan is like being Canadiens fan | Hoping Greece can get sh** together for next World Cup …   Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network   Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

0:30 Johnny’s mouth is frozen after trip to the dentist | 1:30 Bill Simmons talked about lack of Patriots talent for Brady to throw to | 8:30 Speaking of champions - Raptors demolished Utah Jazz | Wake up USA - Raptors are easily in NBA top 10 | Gems: Siakam; Van Vleet the straw that stirs the drink | 12:45 Boucher upset on the bench | Kawhi-less Raptors are 32 & 9 when Kawhi doesn’t play | 16:00 Denny calls in post-massage | 17:30 How to be a millionaire? | Denny on the record as saying Raptors shouldn’t change anything when Ibaka and Lowry return | Decks on record and putting money on Raptors to go to Finals | Denny doesn’t like talk of Demar coming back to Toronto | 24:00 Telus has best customer service | Uncle Dennis | Kawhi doesn’t look happy in LA | Kawhi Injured? | How to be a millionaire? Keep Grinding | Johnny Called It: Wonder what will happen if Babcock leaves and shackles are off Johnny Tavares | JT playing 100% better | Un-Nylander-like Outlander | 31:00 possible Freddy is Best Goalie in the World | Double Win Tuesday: Raptors & Leafs | Habs winless in eight | Bergeron GM for eight | 37:30 Chelios says a team would be crazy to hire Babcock | Denny returns to pod to talk about how Babcock treated Chelios (proof is WITHIN the podcast) | Necklace better than The Ball | Rudolph invites you to do your Christmas shopping at Danforth Jewellers | 46:30 Walls are talking: Lance Hornby will visit pod this week | Proline win based on betting against Hutchinson and Leafs | 49:00 Freddy meets expectations every night | Pods coming at Georgie Porgies, Brass Taps & Godiva Chocolates | Hungry Man Dinners | Jimmy went to school with Paul Lawless | Signing bonus of a K Car ...   Jimmy's Gems   Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network   Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

0:30 Who made the decision to bring up Hutchinson? | Nick the BMO manager walks through the 499 Danforth Avenue door and into Danforth Jewellers | BMO the oldest and best bank in Canada | 2:30 Captain Real Estate Elilias Korkontzilas joins the pod | 5:00 Eventually it’s going to turn around | Things happen quicker in NHL vs AHL | North & South Riverdale the hottest area in all of Toronto | 8:00 Building homes in Toronto | 13:00 Jimmy proposes Nylander to New Jersey for Wayne Simmonds and others |16:00 Johnny: Gauthier to Montreal for backup goalie Kinkaid | 18:30 Johnny proposes use of slower puck | 19:00 Johnny broke his chain the night before on the Danforth (Louis Cipher & Side Bar) | 21:00 to change his salary structure Dubas could trade Kapanen | Timashov has higher hockey IQ than Kapanen | 23:30 Ellias from AvenueRoadRoofing.ca comes into Danforth Jewellers for some work on his watch | 88 Leroy Avenue the house that Ellias built - Bob the Builder | Zeppelin Ellias & Johnny’s favourite band | The Immigrant Song: Come to the land of the ice and snow | 31:30 Denny Decks calls in; thinks Matthews and Marner are a better pair than McDavid and Draisaital | 37:00 Dubas would have fired Babcock earlier if not for Shanahan | Babcock got in the way of Leafs talent | Quennville would have been better pick for these Leafs | 47:30 Stormin Norman Powell was on fire for Raptors | Jimmy predicts Leafs will destroy Sabres with Freddie in Net | Matthews made the pass up the middle thinking he had Best Goalie in the World in net | Worst moustache in hockey: Elliotte Friedman | George Parros (Greek) has best hockey moustache ever | Raptors set to face Utah Jazz | Lance Horny will be on pod next week to discuss his new book on the Leafs: If These Walls Could Talk. ...   Jimmy's Gems   Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network   Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

0:00 Jimmy’s Gems - Recorded live at Danforth Jewellers - Where Luxury Meets Affordability | 2:30 Raptors made history with 33 straight wins over divisional opponents | Canadian talent RJ Barrett returned to hometown Toronto with New York Knicks | 4:30 Happy Thanksgiving to USA listeners. NFL games: Buffallo vs Dallas and Saints vs Falcons | 8:30 Gronk talks about Patriots not enjoying regular season wins | 10:00 Jimmy’s not raving about Ravens | 11:30 Denny Decks walks into the jewellery shop and onto the pod sporting his Denny Decks branded hat | 13:30 Imagining Giannis in Greektown and playing with Siakam | 14:00 Raptors Bench Mob is reborn | 15:00 Babcock was getting in the way of the talent | Leafs are happy and want to go to work | 15:45 Tracking of Leafs possession by TV analysts is like the talk around soccer’s Man City | Leafs looking like 79 Habs that had 72 wins | 17:15 Tyson Barrie 3 goals in 3 games | 18:30 Denny’s memories of Buffalo arena pizza - paper thin | Advice to Leafs fans go to Thanksgiving Day game in Buffalo: pre-eat | Never find pizza like that at Brass Taps | Upcoming away games for podcast: Brass Taps, Georgie Porgie’s, Godiva  Scarborough Town | 21:00 Cofffee Guy and Real Estate King, Ellias K, having coffees with Greek World War I vets | 22:30 Denny promises his new DJ set will be as addictive as McDonald’s Big Mac sauce | Don’t forget to get your stocking stuffer: Lance Hornby’s If These Walls Could Talk | Secret Store coming in at old Tim Horton’s location at south east corner of Logan and Danforth ... Jimmy's Gems   Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network   Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

1:00 Rudolph opens the show | 1:30 Raptors on fire vs Sixers | 3:00 Are Raptors better without Kawhi? | Praise for how Gasol handled Embiid | 5:00 Jimmy does the numbers on the performance of his Raptors Gems vs Sixers | 9:00 Raptors not in top 10 ESPN Power Ranking | 9:30 Jimmy calls Nick Nurse as NBA coach of the year for 2019-20 #proofisinthepodcast | Simone’s roti is the Best Roti in the World | Top Cuts | Vaffi | Bob and Paige Hair Salon | Joey Marchesse hair and goaltending | Original Bob & Paige was “too deep” | Irene at Lord Byron’s listens to what you want done to your hair | Julie at Blo Dry Bar | Innovation, change | Bobcock firing and Raptors has put Canada ahead of USA with pod stats | The Best Podcast in the World | 16:00 inside scoop from reporter Paul Hendricks: animated discussion between Coach Keefe and Willy Nilly | 17:30 Calling It: Jimmy says Hutchinson is up from Marlies to be traded | Leafs know that in Kasimir they have a capable backup | 19:30 is a deal already in place? | 21:00 Babcock-Marner Gate | 23:00 Jeff O’Neill rips Babs | Elliotte Friedman a fence sitter | Hornby If These Walls: Babs wanted machine-like players | Calling It: Leafs by 2 over Bruins next game | Bad person | On team Canada Babs had Best Players in the World | Jimmy and Johnny might have been better coaches | Psychotherapy: Sheldon is talking to player 1 on 1 | 37:00 No Coffee Guy appearance - warrant picked up? | Gizmo believes Leafs going on big winning streak | 38:30 Denny Decks calls-in and says you don’t touch the team at trade deadline; chemistry is unreal and why mess that up; playing better without Ibaka and Lowry | 42:30 Decks says Raps could repeat | 7-0 at home this year without Kawhi this year too is huge | 45:00 Johnny asked if it was Babcock who held Tavares back | Jimmy says Willy will get benched | 50:00 Changing the channel on the Leafs to protect screens from damage | 52:00 The Carey Price was wrong | 55:00 Freddie the Goat to be include in The Deal? | 58:00 Saving Anderson for Saturday night at home vs Sabres | 58:45: Free Square Boys Homeburger Meal with Bacon to anyone who can quote our 6/6 pts call on next three games | Denny Decks DJing at Logo Bar | 1:03:00 Babcock wanted Hanafin over Marner? | We’re going to see a revolutionary Leafs team led by the Best Players in the World | Truth emamates | If These Walls Could Talk | Glenn Anderson | Michelle Goulet | Brian Trottier | Paul Coffee ... Jimmy's Gems   Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network   Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

0:00 Jimmy and Johnny do their first pod away from 499 Danforth Jewellers; their first call-in | 2:30 Getting into Leafs-Avalanche post-game analysis | 4:45 Tyson Burried It | The shackles are off | 7:00 Is Morgan Rielly playing terribly or is he tired? | 7:30 New stats dog in training - Athena being trained by Gizmo | 8:15 Morgan tries to do a little too much and is compensating for Codi Ceci | Jimmy doesn’t Rielly is injured | 11:00 So pleased to see Sheldon take timeout during Leafs powerplay to give first unit a breather | Jimmy makes great point also that Leafs were playing at altitude in Colorado | Why we need home ice - if we play Colorado in finals | John One pleads the fifth due to Scotch effect | Proof is in the podcast | 19:00 What a difference one person (one coach) makes | Under Babcock would have lost Colorado game by three | 20:00 Raptors played well vs Atlanta | 21:00 Old Vince Carter didn’t do too much | 23:00 Switching gears to NFL. Rumours of Patriots not covering spread vs Cowboys but Jimmy says it won’t happen | Johnny says he will use Jimmy’s bet tip to make a bet on Pats with his Bet365 account | Ms. T. and Mr. X will soon be appearing to provide NFL picks | 27:00 Leafs don’t play until Wednesday | Time off for Coach Keefe to work with players | Must win over Detroit and next two games vs Buffalo | Jimmy would play Kasimir in first game of back-to-backs vs Buffalo | 30:30 Nylander’s value is going up | Won’t miss Nylander when he’s gone | 32:00 Raptors face Sixers Monday | Chris Boucher really good game vs Hawks | Siakam 34 points and back to his old self | Freddie Van Vleet 24 points ...   Jimmy's Gems   Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network   Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

01:00 Special guest… John Three joins John One and John Two for beer, roti, scotch and conversation | The Firing Line | 1:45 Announcing that Toronto Sun reporter Lance Hornby and Toronto Star reporter Kevin McGran will be appearing on the pod very shortly | 2:30 Babcock Shackles not available at Danforth Jewellers | Topic 1: The Firing of Don Cherry | John One thinks that the firing of further polarized Canadian society | 06:00 John Three sat on plane with Ron and Don Cherry on the way to Heritage Classic in Regina | Opportunity to do something different | 9:00 Back in day bar would turn up Coaches Corner | 11:45 Pochettino is like Babcock - players not listening, mutiny | 17:00 Tyson Barrie looks like a new guy | 19:00 Babcock is the first coach to go down; on same day November as Blues Mike Yeo last season | 20:30 John One thinks Dubas trying to do something revolutionary and barring injuries will go to final; Leafs will easily defeat Boston | 22:30 Oilers and McDavid on the TV | John Three would love to see Leafs style of hockey win the Cup | 24:30 McDavid is best player since Bobby Orr | NHL playoffs are a different game | 25:00 During playoffs the whistle gets put away | Soccer is so Brad Marchant: smart cheats | Why Kadri gets it wrong | Marchand plays his opponents like a violin | Leo Komorov | Buyfuglien | 33:00 Clutch and Grab Era | 33:30 The Trap; the sound of the cork being twisted off a bottle of scotch | 35:30 Refereeing in Leafs Boston series was appalling | 36:30 John One and Mario: NHL is Bush League | Mario as Jesus | Gretzky never got hit | 40:00 Lindros physical to his own detriment | Lindroses played like they were invincible | 42:30 Brain injuries bad for stars | 43:30 Kerfoot’s dirty hit in Colorado | Of three fired Pochettino the best to go out for steak dinner with? | Leafs an ideological build like Man City and Liverpool | 47:00 Idea of being shackled by your coach | Have to sacrifice to win | 49:00 Crosby does the little things; most talented grinder ever; works ass of in off season | 51:00 John Three says culture of Patriots comes from players | 54:30 Babcock won with stacked teams | John One winning teams need big big stars | 56:00 Talent and leadership are different | 57:00 Tavares contract may be the Leafs worst and would have played only on 70s Canadiens third line | Tavares the safe bet - very MLSE and very Babcock | Take the C from Tavares | 59:00 John Two’s view of Leafs from Vancouver | 1:02 Shanahan a highly evolved thinker should come for Deep Dive and enjoy some McCallan’s | 1:03:00 John Three loves BP necklace bling | 1:04:00 Lance Hornby coming up next week and then Kevin McGran | Win the Cup for Lance! ... The Two Johns Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

0:30 31 days of Christmas shopping left, 31 NHL teams |  Coffee Guy on hand on this sunny Saturday afternoon. Brass Taps. Ellias the Real Estate King | 2:30 Fully decked out Jimmy Gems. Glittering green candy cane jacket | Cross between James Brown and Tom Jones | Sequins | 5:00 Tyson Buried It | 6:00 Shore in for Petan vs Colorado Avalanche | 7:30 Text from Jimmy’s wife: The Greek Don Cherry | The Jimmy Gems look - candy canes, no cherries | 9:00 Still reading Lance Hornby’s new book If These Walls Could Talk | Truth emanates from walls of 499 Danforth | Ellias’s teacher at North Toronto was the Rookie, Brit Selby | 12:00 Jimmy worked at Walter’s Jewellers in mid 80s with Joanne Bailey, the daughter of Ace Bailey, the last Leaf to win a scoring title | Ellias went to Earl Grey with Doug Gilmour’s second wife | 16:00 Kemba walker concussed in Celtics game | Neither Korry’s or Caruso’s will have Jimmy’s suit material | Real Estate King can help players | Players should keep their hands on the pulse of the | 20:00 huge improvement in Leafs defensive play under Keefe. Collapsing down low | 26:00 Auston was taking face-offs everywhere in Keefe’s first game | Babcock was micro-managing the soul out of the Leafs | 27:00 Calling it: Jimmy says Goal Keeper Kasimir Kan Play | 29:00 Nylander lacks Hockey IQ & EQ | Clocklander | Denny Decks comes through the 499 door and describes Jimmy’s glittering green jacket: Festivus for the Rest of us | Previous customer said Jimmy looked like Liberace | 35:00 Page 17 If These Walls Could Talk: Dubas believes team will be better if they draw on strengths of individuals | Page 21 ITWCT: Babcock: grinders have more fun; wants team to be machine-like | Jimmy: Rage Against the Machine is what happened to Babcock | Belichik and Nurse are adaptable coaches | Johnny off for coiff cut | 40:00 Denny’s Deals coming soon ...   Jimmy's Gems   Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network   Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

1:30 Johnny upgraded to 4MM pendant for his Best Player in the World necklace | 2:15 Jimmy hung up his Christmas BALLS | Raptors are #thebest | 4:15 Shout-outs to: Marvel Coffee | 5:00 Jimmy sips from the mug - new Leafs coffee mug to celebrate new Keefe era | 6:00 Leafs triangle penalty kill | Freddie the CN Tower of Power | 8:00 Country road take me home to the place I belong… | 8:30 You took the words right out of my mouth… | 9:15 Hoping Kadri takes bad penalty | 12:00 Leafs played defence for 59 minutes | 13:00 Into the Universe: A team we haven’t seen in NHL ever | 14:00 It’s the 50 Million that pisses Jimmy off | 14:30 Engvall can play | 15:30 teams look Pep Guardiola-like. Possession. Especially when Marner returns | Shackles are off | 20:00 Willie owner of Brass Taps in during break, wearing German soccer national team top: the Man Shaft | 21:00 The secret to success in business: the first 100 years are tough but the rest is a breeze | Truth emanates from 499 Danforth | 22:30 Jimmy’s calls: Guaranteed Win Night & Tyson Barrie First Goal | Unshackling the Gems | 25:00 Rolling the Four Lines extended everyone’s career | What Denny Decks said about Leafs coming out 3rd period Game 7 - deflated | 30:00 These Leafs will pick apart Boston #proofisinthepodcast | Gizmo away due to hair | 31:45 Maybe Matthews should have been captain | Barrie goal exposed Coyotes scouting report | 35:00 Jimmy knew from first 10 minutes that things that changed | Coyotes coach Tochett at a loss for ideas vs completely different Leafs team | 36:30 Jimmy told son JJ that Canadiens will not defeat Leafs again this season | 38:00 The teams the new Leafs have to worry about | 40:30 whole team looks in sync like a fine Swiss watch (at Danforth Jewellers) | 43:00 Still reading Lance Hornby’s If These Walls Could Talk - a great stocking stuffer | Shout-out to Georgie Porgie’s - great place to watch sporting events, drink ales and eat great food | 45:15 great opponent in Colorado | The Proof is in the Podcast | The Truth Emanates from 499 Danforth | If These Walls Could Talk | Where Luxury Meets Affordability | The Walls Are Talking at 499 Danforth | 48:00 Salming was an innovator who ADAPTED to North American game | 49:00 Looking for 60 goals this season from Auston Best Player in the World Matthews |  49:30 Danforth Jewellers does not sell shackles | 51:30 Sad But True Metallica | 52:30 Shout-out to Robert K at GBH: Great Blue Heron Casino | Russia Ovechkin - from Danforth with Love ... Jimmy's Gems Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

1:00 As predicted Raptors defeated Orlando Magic | 0:200 Freddie Van Vleet is Jimmy’s guy. He’s stepped up when needed to | 2:50 Chris Boucher a man on a mission; playing with purpose | 3:20 Terrence Davis having amazing season | Injuries kind of a good thing | 5:20 Jimmy believes Tyson Barrie will reinvent himself tonight (vs Coyotes) and perhaps score a goal | 5:30 Actually Mike Babcock needs to reinvent himself like soccer’s Jose Mourinho | 9:30 Shackles are off and Sheldon will let players play; what if Keefe is something like Raptors Nick Nurse? | 10:15 Coaching is in principle the same at every level except for one difference: you need bigger balls | AC/DC “We’ve got the biggest balls of them all.” | 11:00 Jimmy calls it Guaranteed Win Night for Leafs | Ian Tulloch of Leafs Geeks said that when Nylander was with Marlies Keefe benched him | 14:15 Intuition and Balls | 16:00 Keefe is willing give best players more ice time than Babcock | 19:00 Anunoby a team player | Raptors respect the jersey | 19:45 Tis the season: Rudolph interlude | 22:00 No more grimacing Babcock ... Jimmy's Gems Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

00:30 Babcock is still coaching as of the beginning of the podcast | Danforth Jewellers busy as hell all week: diamond earings, diamond rings, wedding bands, cuff links, broaches and mind-boggling repairs | 2:00 What is a tennis bracelet? Named after one of the best players of all time - Chris Evert | 2:30 Soccer coaching news Tottenham’s Pochettino suddenly fired and replaced by Jose Mourinho | 03:00 Pochettino similar to Babcock? | 3:50 Jimmy announced that Babclock was at 11:30 at this point in the podcast | 4:00 local sportscasters sitting on the fence | 5:30 Are people caught up in idea that Babcock needs to finish his contract | 8:45 Jimmy against caretaker coach | 9:30 Jimmy’s phone on fire - Babcock should be fired after Vegas game #proofisinthepodcast | 10:30 Best break in Jimmy Gems podcast history - BABCOCK FIRED DURING THE POD!!! | 11:15 Babclock struck midnight |  12:20 Started Babclock in September #proofisinthepodcast | 17:30 Mark Hunter is still available | 18:00 Jimmy’s wife texts-in: “You called it” | 19:00 Jimmy in Boston for both Game 7s and Babs lost the team in both | 21:30 Jimmy predicts different Toronto team vs Coyotes | Irish Shanahan like Irish King Clancy | 28:00 Shanahan will become more visible, vocal and Masai Ujiri | Will Dubas then be more like Bobby Webster? | 31:30 Jimmmy calling for Gilmour to be the coach | 38:30 Will Tavares find his pulse again? | 47:00 Denny Decks calls-in to the show and says Babclock decision was right; young guys weren’t listening to him | Leafs were flat, without heart in last two game 7s | 54:00 Mike Commodore thinks Babs is selfish | 58:00 We #ADAPTED to Bab Bomb and had another Best Podcast in the World | Georgie’s Porgie’s tonight for the Raptors and tomorrow for the Keefe-Dubas Leafs vs the Coyotes | 1:11:00 TFC need to resign Bradley for 2 years to keep his #winningmentality 1:15:00 This concludes the Babclock… Luxury > Affordability > Luxury > Affordability… ... Jimmy's Gems Part of the Best Player in the World Podcast Network Individual views expressed during podcasts are not necessarily those of Best Player in the World Inc.

0:00 Coffee Guy arrives right on cue and then unmasks himself as… Ellias Korkontzilas the Real Estate Guy | 0:2:00 Jimmy invites Ben Baller and LA Lakers to the East Coast | 2:45 What a gemologist does | 3:30 Teflon Dubas is deflecting responsiblity by keeping Babcock around | Ellias K joins Jimmy and Johnny at Round Square Table | 7:00 Dougie will bring intensity to team | 8:00 Kasimir plays like Andersen | Babcock’s contract $50M for 8 years ? | 16:45 Coffee Guy leaving for a back waxing | 18:15 Baltimore Ravens cooking with gas | 19:00 CBC exec said that Don is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet but that people didn’t feel same way about Ron Maclean | 25:00 Lance Hornby chose to put Dougie Gilmour on back of his book If These Walls Could Talk | Chose his picture because Dougie is closest thing to Leafs championship since 1967 | 29:00 Canadiens’ coach Julien has adapted | Rambling Man | 38:00 No push back - easy to beat the Leafs | 39:30 Leafs need a Nick Nurse | 40:00 Georgie Porgie says Babs needs to be fired for just a loss vs Vegas tomorrow | 43:00 Let’s talk Raptors instead of Leafs | Gasol has lost a step or a long summer ? | Norm Powell on fire with 3s | 49:00 Ibaka MRI inconclusive | 49:30 Nylander pictured on golf course in Vegas | 52:45 Analytics Guys want clear picture when making a big decision | 54:00 Definition of Stupidity | 57:00 Black Hawks won young with young Toews and Kane | Bowman the GM and Quenville let them play | 58:00 Leafs could have been in final last year | 1:00:00 Rudolph plays a little tune | 1:01:00 Instagram @danforthjewellers to see custom work | 1:02:00 Cheer on Raptors vs Hornets | 1:02:30 possible EMERGENCY POD on Wednesday | Stocking Stuffer: Get: Hornby book: If These Walls Could Talk | 1:04:00 Babclock at 11:15 pm |