Matthew Knies opens up on playing in Toronto: Leafs Morning Take

Matthew Knies opens up on playing in Toronto: Leafs Morning Take

The North American NHL media tour is here, which means training camp is just around the corner. In addition to that, we’re now just 29 short days away from Toronto’s season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. To kick things off, we talked about how quickly summer went and our excitement for the upcoming season. In … Read more

Scott Laughton confesses his love for Tie Domi, Wade Belak, & the Pat Quinn era: Leafs Morning Take

Scott Laughton confesses his love for Tie Domi, Wade Belak, & the Pat Quinn era: Leafs Morning Take

September is here, and with that, we’re now just 35 days away from regular season puck drop. Time flies. We covered quite a few different topics on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Naturally, considering all the hoopla starting the build-up, yes, we did discuss Connor McDavid for a few minutes. It will … Read more

Toronto shouldn’t bring in Jack Roslovic: Leafs Morning Take

Toronto shouldn’t bring in Jack Roslovic: Leafs Morning Take

We’re now just 56 days away from puck drop on Toronto’s 2025-26 regular season. But honestly, summer’s going very slow. It still feels like an eternity until hockey’s back. At any rate, TLN After Dark’s Zack Phillips filled in for Jay Rosehill as co-host on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. We kicked … Read more

Brady Tkachuk speaks glowingly about Auston Matthews’ leadership qualities: Leafs Morning Take

Brady Tkachuk speaks glowingly about Auston Matthews’ leadership qualities: Leafs Morning Take

What’s the old saying? Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Well, we attempted to do just that on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take as we caught up with the captain of the Ottawa Senators. But seriously, is too premature to say that the Battle of Ontario is back? Obviously, the … Read more

Nicolas Roy dishes on joining the Maple Leafs, a team he grew up cheering for: Leafs Morning Take

Nicolas Roy dishes on joining the Maple Leafs, a team he grew up cheering for: Leafs Morning Take

Where does the time go? Sidney’s Crosby’s 38 years old today. Incredibly, he’s still wicked. That’s more impressive part. At any rate, we kicked off the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take by discussing Kyle Clifford’s retirement announcement. The Ontario boy finished his pro career playing his last three seasons with the AHL’s Marlies. … Read more

The Leafs are hanging onto Nick Robertson, but it still feels temporary: Leafs Morning Take

The Leafs are hanging onto Nick Robertson, but it still feels temporary: Leafs Morning Take

We’re now David Kampf days away from the 2025-26 regular season for the Maple Leafs kicking off. Of course, who knows if Kampf will be on the roster in 64 days, but it sure is nice to countdown to something. Summer’s dragging on. At any rate, we kicked off the latest summer edition of Leafs … Read more

Dakota Joshua’s pumped to play for Craig Berube again: Leafs Morning Take

Dakota Joshua’s pumped to play for Craig Berube again: Leafs Morning Take

For the final time in July, we convened for another summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Moving forward, we’ll move to two shows a week for the first two weeks of August before transitioning to one show a week for the second half of next month. Yes, even WE need some down time. That said, … Read more

Auston Matthews is the most intriguing Leaf entering 2025-26: Leafs Morning Take

Auston Matthews is the most intriguing Leaf entering 2025-26: Leafs Morning Take

T-minus 72 days until puck drop on the 2025-26 NHL regular season. Honestly, it’s hard to believe that July’s almost over. The dog days of summer are nearly upon us. With that in mind, we kicked off the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take by giving our thoughts on Happy Gilmore 2. After years … Read more

The Leafs have gained ground on the Florida Panthers this summer: Leafs Morning Take

The Leafs have gained ground on the Florida Panthers this summer: Leafs Morning Take

For the second straight season, the Leafs will be featured SIX times on the Prime Monday Night Hockey broadcasts —all home games. That’s where the conversation started on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Most importantly, Toronto dominated their Prime slate this past season, so hopefully that continues in 2025-26. Then, we got … Read more

Ryan Reaves clears the air on Marner/Vegas comments: Leafs Morning Take

Ryan Reaves clears the air on Marner/Vegas comments: Leafs Morning Take

Slowly but surely, the 2025-26 Maple Leafs roster is starting to take shape. On Thursday afternoon, Brad Treliving acquired Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2028 fourth round pick. Indisputably, the 29-year-old power forward, who was actually drafted by the Leafs roughly a decade ago, will add depth to Toronto’s bottom-six —specifically line … Read more