Leafs Morning Take

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill break down another brutal night for the Maple Leafs, recapping Toronto’s 5–2 loss in Seattle to open a four-game road trip ahead of the Olympic break. The Leafs are now winless in six, sitting ten points out of a playoff spot with just twenty-eight games remaining — so yeah, the conversation turns to sell mode. The boys also tee up Saturday night’s matchup in Vancouver as Toronto takes on the league-worst Canucks. Plus, former Leafs GM and longtime NHL broadcaster Gord Stellick drops by to put this whole shit show into perspective.#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

Former Maple Leafs GM and longtime NHL broadcaster Gord Stellick joined Nick Alberga and Jay Rosehill to break down the current state of the Leafs. Stellick opened with his reaction to the loss in Seattle and his surprise at where this team finds itself right now. From there, the conversation turned to the blame game—and whether everything should be on the table, including the possibility of moving one of the core players like William Nylander or Auston Matthews. The guys also dove into the trade deadline, Brad Treliving’s future, and put Gord back in the GM’s chair, asking what his first move would be if he were running the team again. The episode wraps up with a discussion on the direction of the organization, Stellick’s belief that the Leafs can retool and bounce back next season, and where MLSE President Keith Pelley fits into all of it.#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/👍🏼LevelWear: https://www.levelwear.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill set the stage as the slumping Maple Leafs visit Seattle to kick off their four-game road trip ahead of the Olympic break. Toronto has dropped five straight games and now finds itself eight points out of a playoff spot with time running out and the pressure mounting. Plus, 2009 Stanley Cup–winning head coach Dan Bylsma joins the show to offer his perspective on the Leafs’ free fall, the challenges of steering a team through adversity, and what it takes to steady the ship at this point in the season.#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill break down another ugly night in Toronto as the Leafs cough up a 7–4 loss to Buffalo to close out a winless five-game homestand (0-4-1). With the dust settling, Toronto now sits eight points out of a playoff spot with 29 games remaining, and the pressure is boiling over. Postgame, head coach Craig Berube didn’t mince words, calling out the team’s defensive play and goaltending, and the boys react to what it means — and how serious things have gotten. Plus, former NHL goalie & Daily Faceoff Live co-host Carter Hutton joins the show to dissect the collapse, the goaltending issues, and where the Leafs go from here.#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

Former NHL goaltender and Daily Faceoff’s Carter Hutton joins Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill to break down Toronto’s ugly 7–4 loss to Buffalo. Hutton weighs in on Craig Berube’s pointed post-game comments calling out the team defence and goaltending, and explains how he would’ve handled that message if he were Joseph Woll.Hutts also dives into the current state of the Leafs’ crease, touching on Woll’s recent struggles, everything surrounding Anthony Stolarz, and Stolarz calling his shot to return last week only to look rusty. The guys discuss what goes on behind the scenes when a goalie returns without an AHL tune-up, what Hutton would do with the crease heading into the trade deadline, and whether any of Woll, Stolarz, or Hildeby should be moved.Finally, the boys zoom out on the big picture — are the Leafs turning into deadline sellers, what should they do with pieces like Bobby McMann, and is this team officially cooked?#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/👍🏼LevelWear: https://www.levelwear.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview the final game of Toronto's 5-game homestand as the slumping Leafs take on the red-hot Buffalo Sabres. Toronto has managed just 1 point through the first four games (0-3-1) of the homestand. Plus, the boys weigh in on William Nylander being fined $5,000 for flipping the bird to the camera during Sunday’s broadcast. Additionally, former NHLer Matthew Barnaby stops by to weigh in on the entire circus from over the past few days.#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill are joined by former NHLer Matthew Barnaby — and he shows up with scorching hot takes. Barnaby flat-out proclaims the Maple Leafs aren’t winning a Stanley Cup with Auston Matthews as their captain, questioning the team’s work ethic and labeling their on-ice identity as, “we’re lazy.” He compares Toronto to teams like Florida and Colorado, organizations that pride themselves on relentless effort, and says the Leafs fall well short of that standard.Barnaby also takes aim at the core — Matthews, Nylander, and company — calling out immaturity and stressing that Matthews, as captain, needs to be far more visible. The guys discuss Matthews not speaking to the media on Friday during Mitch Marner’s homecoming, a moment Barnaby felt was a bad look for the captain. The conversation shifts to Toronto’s crease, with Barnaby questioning how Anthony Stolarz was able to call his own shot and return without an AHL tune-up. From there, Barnaby breaks down the red-hot Buffalo Sabres and what’s clicked for them since firing their GM.Finally, the boys preview Leafs vs. Sabres. With the season teetering, it’s put up or shut up time for Toronto — and despite all the criticism, Barnaby still picks the Leafs to come through.#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/👍🏼LevelWear: https://www.levelwear.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!

Nick Alberga and David Pagnotta break down a disastrous weekend for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It started with a 6–3 embarrassment on Friday night as Mitch Marner returned to Toronto, and ended with the Leafs getting out-matched 4–1 by Colorado, the NHL’s top team. With 30 games remaining, Toronto now sits five points out of a playoff spot. Are the Leafs cooked? The boys debate just how dire things have become.Additionally, they also unpack the William Nylander camera flip during Sunday’s broadcast — and his subsequent Instagram apology. Plus, NHL.com Leafs reporter Dave McCarthy stops by to help unwrap it all.#LeafsForever #LeafsMorningTake🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨➡️ / @theleafsnation401SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!!👍🏼Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.👍🏼Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca👍🏼Table Fare + Social: https://www.tablefoodhall.com/Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!