Leafs Hour

Roger Lajoie hosting: Dave McCarthy, Toronto correspondent for NHL.com on Maple Leafs' return to action after Christmas break (1:43); Andrew Gross, New York Islanders beat writer for Newsday, on John Tavares facing his former team for the first time (28:17).

Roger Lajoie hosting: Dave McCarthy, Toronto correspondent for NHL.com on Maple Leafs' return to action after Christmas break (1:43); Andrew Gross, New York Islanders beat writer for Newsday, on John Tavares facing his former team for the first time (28:17).

Ian Tulloch of The Leafs Geeks Podcast and the Mississauga Steelheads thinks William Nylander looks like he's really starting to find his game, the Leafs have an abundance of potential All-Stars, Garret Sparks just needs some more time to gain confidence, the Leafs need to shuffle their D, John Tavares will be extra motivated against the Islanders this weekend, and he gives his own thoughts on Canada at the WJC (1:45); Jordan Samuels Thomas, professional hockey player and columnist for The Athletic, joins Rog in-studio to discuss his path through the hockey ranks, what the Leafs need to do to really push them over the hump, his experience facing William Nylander in the AHL, how the Leafs have found their identity, and how the Bruins really are in the Leafs heads (23:20).

Ian Tulloch of The Leafs Geeks Podcast and the Mississauga Steelheads thinks William Nylander looks like he's really starting to find his game, the Leafs have an abundance of potential All-Stars, Garret Sparks just needs some more time to gain confidence, the Leafs need to shuffle their D, John Tavares will be extra motivated against the Islanders this weekend, and he gives his own thoughts on Canada at the WJC (1:45); Jordan Samuels Thomas, professional hockey player and columnist for The Athletic, joins Rog in-studio to discuss his path through the hockey ranks, what the Leafs need to do to really push them over the hump, his experience facing William Nylander in the AHL, how the Leafs have found their identity, and how the Bruins really are in the Leafs heads (23:20).

Leafs Nation's Gord Stellick calls in to go over how much fun it is to watch the Leafs this season, why they've met every expectation, the back-up goalie situation, and Jake Gardiner's play this year; Greg Wyshynski, Senior Hockey Writer for ESPN, thinks the Leafs forward depth is almost second-to-none, playoff hockey is the great equalizer, Buffalo's season is a great story, and the Washington Capitals have shown no ill-effects of a Stanley Cup hangover; The Athletic's Scott Wheeler gives a scouting report on recent Leafs call-up Trevor Moore, the Leafs current organizational depth, and what to make of Garret Sparks

Leafs Nation's Gord Stellick calls in to go over how much fun it is to watch the Leafs this season, why they've met every expectation, the back-up goalie situation, and Jake Gardiner's play this year; Greg Wyshynski, Senior Hockey Writer for ESPN, thinks the Leafs forward depth is almost second-to-none, playoff hockey is the great equalizer, Buffalo's season is a great story, and the Washington Capitals have shown no ill-effects of a Stanley Cup hangover; The Athletic's Scott Wheeler gives a scouting report on recent Leafs call-up Trevor Moore, the Leafs current organizational depth, and what to make of Garret Sparks

The Leafs game was a blowout last night, but Ben & JD thought Marincin and Zaitsev had some unheralded strong play (1:56); NHL on Sportsnet's Colby Armstrong gives his own takes on the Andrew Walker Twitter roast, beer leaguers, mullets, the continued rivalry between Crosby and Ovechkin, and Nylander's slow progress (6:01); Marc Savard makes an impromptu call to announce his big TV debut and give his own thoughts on mullets (32:06).

The Leafs game was a blowout last night, but Ben & JD thought Marincin and Zaitsev had some unheralded strong play (1:56); NHL on Sportsnet's Colby Armstrong gives his own takes on the Andrew Walker Twitter roast, beer leaguers, mullets, the continued rivalry between Crosby and Ovechkin, and Nylander's slow progress (6:01); Marc Savard makes an impromptu call to announce his big TV debut and give his own thoughts on mullets (32:06).

NHL on Sportsnet's Doug MacLean believes both Auston Matthews and Aleksander Barkov are going to be franchise players, and goes over who the Leafs might dangle in a trade, and what moves they should be looking to make (3:35); Leafs Nation's Marc Savard just finished up an outdoor game and gives his take on the Leafs stale power play, how the Leafs can get William Nylander going, and gives an Insider update on shooting for Wayne Simmonds and/or Duncan Keith (28:50)

NHL on Sportsnet's Doug MacLean believes both Auston Matthews and Aleksander Barkov are going to be franchise players, and goes over who the Leafs might dangle in a trade, and what moves they should be looking to make (3:35); Leafs Nation's Marc Savard just finished up an outdoor game and gives his take on the Leafs stale power play, how the Leafs can get William Nylander going, and gives an Insider update on shooting for Wayne Simmonds and/or Duncan Keith (28:50)