Jeff Blair Show

What to make of William Nylander's return, Garret Sparks' rough outing, and Niklas Kronwall's hit on Auston Matthews? (1:00); TVA Sports' Renaud Lavoie gives his takeaways from Thursday's Leafs-Red Wings game, and discusses the Habs' Thursday win in Ottawa (49:45); "Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story" director Geordie Day discusses his film, and the complicated legacy of Bob Probert (1:13:20); Leafs Nation Pre- and Post-Game co-host Gord Stellick on the Leafs heading into Saturday's match-up in Boston (1:33:31); 97.3 The Game (Milwaukee) host Drew Olson on the Bucks ahead of Sunday's match-up with the Raptors, and the Packers off of the firing of long-time head coach Mike McCarthy (1:54:25).

The Raptors beat the Sixers in a key win over an Eastern Conference rival (0:43); SN 590's Paul Jones on the Raptors' win (6:41); Who worries you the most as a potential Raptors opponent in the East (25:55)?; Sportsnet NHL play-by-play voice John Bartlett on the Leafs ahead of tonight's match-up against the Red Wings (46:57); Sportsnet/ESPN's Dan Shulman on an incredible start to the NCAA season for Canadian basketball talent, how R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson are looking at Duke, and the MLB hot stove (1:08:30); Leafs Morning Skate w/ Marc Savard & Mike Zigomanis (1:28:14).

Auston Matthews beats the buzzer as the Leafs top the Sabres in OT (1:21); Sportsnet's Jeff Marek on the Leafs win, and the Sabres' impressive showing on Tuesday (7:44); Hockey Central's John Shannon on the NHL's expansion to Seattle (26:01); SportsRadio 94 WIP's Howard Eskin on the Sixers ahead of tonight's game against the Raptors, the continued saga of Markelle Fultz, and the Phillies' off-season (48:32); Canada Basketball interim head coach Roy Rana on the country's qualifying for the 2019 FIBA World Cup (1:13:04); The Seattle Times' Larry Stone on the NHL's expansion to Seattle (1:32:15); Sportsnet's Irfaan Gaffar on the Seattle expansion, and on the existence of a regional rival for the Vancouver Canucks (1:44:23); Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan on the Nationals' signing of Patrick Corbin, and what to expect with Bryce Harper and Manny Machado's free agency (1:57:19).

Now that William Nylander's signed, it's time for the Leafs to look ahead (7:37); NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger on the Leafs & Sabres ahead of tonight's game (9:05AM); WGR 550's Mike Schopp on the Sabres' breakout campaign (28:56); The Toronto Star's Doug Smith on the Raptors' Monday loss to the Nuggets, and Canada qualifying for the 2019 FIBA World Cup (46:03); Sportsnet's David Amber from the NHL Board of Governors meetings in Sea Island, Georgia (1:08:40); Leafs Morning Skate w/ Anthony Stewart & Andre Deveaux (1:26:44).

Jeff discusses the Leafs and William Nylander reaching a deadline resolution to their contract negotiations (0:57); NHL Network's Brian Lawton breaks down the move (7:32); Who won the Leafs-Nylander stand-off? (29:56); Leafs Nation Pre- & Post-Game/Leafs Morning Skate's Marc Savard on the Nylander deal (46:37); SN 590's Eric Smith on the Raptors heading into tonight's match-up against the West-leading Denver Nuggets (1:08:20); NHL Alumni Association Executive Director Glenn Healy on the Nylander deal (1:29:27); Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith on the reported Phillies-Mariners Jean Segura trade, and the Blue Jays' rumoured interest in free agent SP Dallas Keuchel (1:53:13).

Jeff discusses the Raptors' exciting Thursday win over the Golden State Warriors (1:00); SN590's Paul Jones on the Raptors' win (8:20); What did Thursday's win teach us about the Raptors? (23:00); Leafs Nation Pre- & Post-Game's Gord Stellick on the looming William Nylander deadline (47:10); Toronto Blue Jays Major League Field Coordinator Shelley Duncan on his role with the organization (1:10:35); Postmedia News' Michael Traikos on the Nylander Watch (1:36:31); WFAN's Ed Coleman on the Mets-Mariners trade that sends Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to Queens (1:55:25).

Jeff discusses a possibility that Elliotte Friedman floated on Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey: Could the Leafs sign William Nylander, and then trade him before the start of next season? (1:00) TVA Sports' Renaud Lavoie on Matthews' return, the Nylander situation, and more from around the NHL (10:21); Raptors play-by-play voice Matt Devlin previews tonight's game against the Warriors (33:50); The Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond on the MLBPA's unanimous vote to extend the contract of Executive Director Tony Clark (49:55); Three-time Olympic hockey medallist Jennifer Botterill joins Jeff in-studio to discuss the importance of the mental health to elite athletes, and her family's success in varied aspects of the sports world (58:50); Sportsnet's John Molinaro on the U17 Canadian women's team's run at the World Cup in Uruguay, and Toronto FC's off-season ahead (1:11:15); Golden State Warriors TV analyst Jim Barnett discusses the defending champions' season-to-date ahead of tonight's game, and his impressions of this year's title contenders (1:32:10); SN590's Jim Ralph on last night's Leafs win, and the looming resolution to the Nylander saga (1:56:48).

Sportsnet's Chris Johnston on the Leafs ahead of their match-up against the Sharks (5:02); Sportsnet's Michael Grange on the Raptors' Tuesday win in Memphis (28:19); Atlanta Braves Executive VP/GM Alex Anthopoulos on his team's off-season, and the recent acquisitions of Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann (45:22); Long-time Blue Jays voice Jerry Howarth congratulates Jeff on winning the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Jack Graney Award, and discusses his upcoming book, "Hello, Friends!" (1:12:40); Leafs Morning Skate w/ Andre Deveaux & Anthony Stewart (1:25:55).

Jeff marvels in another big night from Mitch Marner (1:18); Leafs Nation Network's Bob McGill on Monday's win (9:13); Who gets squeezed out of the Leafs' lineup if both Auston Matthews and William Nylander return (29:56)?; Sportsnet's Shi Davidi on Josh Donaldson's one-year, $23M deal with Atlanta, and the Blue Jays' coaching staff shuffle (49:49); What to expect from the Blue Jays this off-season? (1:08:50); ESPN's Greg Wyshynski on the Flyers' GM change, and his impressions of the season thus far (1:34:53); Sportsnet's Kyle Bukauskas on the Senators' never-ending arena situation (1:57:17).

Is tonight's Leafs-Bruins game Toronto's biggest of the season-to-date? (0:49); CBS MLB Analyst/Former Miami Marlins President David P. Samson on Major League Baseball's political lobbying (30:23); Sportsnet 590's Eric Smith on the Raptors' weekend (47:32); Sportsnet's Stephen Brunt on the Calgary Stampeders' Grey Cup win (1:16:18); Leafs Morning Skate w/ Andre Deveaux & Mike Zigomanis (1:28:38)