Leafs Lunch

In the first hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano are joined by Toronto Marlies head coach Greg Moore to discuss the team's success this season and his experience as head coach at the AHL All-Star Classic. Then Julia and Al's Brother get into whether the NHL would celebrate its players in the same manner that the NBA celebrated LeBron James last night.

Toronto Marlies Head Coach, Greg Moore joins Julia and Al's Brother to discuss the Marlies' successful at the top of the AHL's North Division, the 2023 AHL All-Star Challenge, the positive mindset and goals towards players' development, the progression of the Maple Leafs three tier hockey system and a player/coach viewpoint on the jump to the NHL.

Scott Wheeler, NHL draft and prospects reporter for the Athletic, joins Julia and Al’s Brother to talk about Matthew Knies’ development this season, if he could fill the void for the Leafs on the second line and make an impact in their postseason run, or if it makes more sense for the Leafs to move him before the deadline.

In the second hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano talk to The Athletic's Scott Wheeler about the development of Maple Leafs' prospect Matthew Knies at the University of Minnesota. Then Julia and Al's Brother rank the most important Leafs for the stretch run this season.

TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger joins Julia and Al's Brother to talk about which Eastern conference teams could be looking to add at the deadline, the latest on Jakob Chychrun and if the Leafs should part with top assets to acquire him, and Patrick Kane's future in Chicago.

In the first hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano react to Jacob Trouba's hit on Nazem Kadri and whether it warranted a fight. Then Julia and Al's Brother are joined by TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger to discuss the latest trade rumblings and whether the market is about to heat up ahead of next month's trade deadline.

In the second hour of the show, Mike DiStefano and Matt Cauz talk to NHL Network analytics specialist Mike Kelly about how the Leafs stack up to the rest of their Atlantic Division rivals. Then Al's Brother and Cauz take a look at what's been going on in the group chats of Leafs Nation over All-Star Weekend.

TSN Hockey Analyst Mike Johnson joins Al's Brother and Matt Cauz to share why Crosby and Ovechkin was one of the highlights of All-Star weekend, how the NHL can improve the skills competition, why he's ok with the current playoff format, Bo Horvat's new deal and the ideal trade target for the Leafs.

In the first hour of the show, Mike DiStefano and Matt Cauz are joined by TSN hockey analyst Mike Johnson to discuss his takeaways from the NHL All-Star Game and whether changes need to be made to the Skills Competition. Then Al's Brother and Cauz share what they would do to make the All-Star Game better next year in Toronto.

In the second hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano talk to TSN hockey analyst Frank Corrado about what it was like calling a Connor Bedard game and the hype surrounding this year's #1 pick. Then Julia and Al's Brother share their thoughts on TSN's mid-season Top 25 NHL players list.

NHL on ESPN Host Arda Ocal joins Julia and Al’s Brother from Florida to talk about the All-Star festivities and which All-Star player will be most important to their team down the stretch.

TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston joins Julia and Al’s Brother to talk about what assets the Leafs are willing to spend on a rental player, how creative they’d have to be to pull off a trade for Timo Meier, if Sam Lafferty could be the ideal type of player for the Leafs to target and more.

In the first hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano are joined by TSN hockey insider Chris Johnston to discuss who's most likely to get moved on TSN's Trade Bait Board ahead of the deadline. Then Julia and Al's Brother talk to NHL on ESPN host Arda Ocal live in Florida to get the latest on all of the NHL All-Star Weekend festivities.

Cam Janssen, former NHLer and co-host of the Cam & Strick Podcast, joins Julia and Al’s Brother to talk about Brad Marchand’s media-savvy ways and why the NHL needs more guys like that, the Simmonds fight changing the momentum for the Leafs, if the Blues are open for business and what Ryan O’Reilly could bring to a contending team.

In the second hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano get into where they would like to see Connor Bedard end up in the NHL Draft this year. Then Julia and Al's Brother talk to former NHLer Cam Janssen about if the league needs more players like Brad Marchand and what makes the Blues intriguing ahead of the trade deadline.

TSN Hockey analyst Craig Button joins Julia and Al’s Brother to discuss why being ‘close’ in games against the Bruins is not going to cut it, why games like that are important for Dubas to evaluate the teams needs, if the Leafs need to add a defenceman who brings an element of physicality to the blue line and how opponents might scout the Leafs in a 7-game series.

In the first hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano are joined by TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button to discuss how much games like the Leafs' loss to the Bruins matter when evaluating your team. Then Julia and Al's Brother decide on what they'd like to stay and what needs to go from last night's loss.

Toronto Sun’s Leafs reporter Terry Koshan joins Julia and Al’s Brother to chat about the Leafs chance to make a statement against the Bruins, why the All-Star break is coming at an ideal time for Samsonov, Marchand’s comments about Marner, Gary Bettman’s 30th anniversary as commissioner and more.

Judd Sirott, Bruins radio play-by-play voice, joins Julia and Al’s Brother from morning skate ahead of the Leafs-Bruins game to chat about the Bruins facing a bit of adversity during this losing skid, if the Bruins are making progress on extension talks with David Pastrnak, and if this season is the ‘last dance’ for this group.

In the second hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano are joined by Toronto Sun Maple Leafs reporter Terry Koshan live at Scotiabank Arena to discuss the latest news from Leafs morning skate. Then Julia and Al's Brother play another edition of "Word Association Wednesday".