Top Shelf: Overreacting to what we've seen 1 week into NHL season

Top Shelf, theScore's flagship hockey show, takes a weekly deep dive into the hottest topics and contentious debates in the NHL and beyond.

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Hosts Aidan Thakkar, Levi Smith, Kyle Cushman, and John Matisz have some hot-to-scorching takes to share one week into the NHL season:

• 0:00 - We're one week in, let's overreact!
• 1:13 - Maple Leafs are a wild-card team
• 5:30 - Saros becomes defining goalie of 2025-26
• 9:37 - Schaefer should be on Canada's Olympic team
• 15:02 - Rookie defensemen class will be greatest of all time
• 22:07 - Nazar will lead all sophomores in points
• 27:55 - Greaves will finish top five in Vezina voting
• 34:12 - Leafs-Preds mock trade: Who says no?!