Leafs Lunch

TSN Hockey Analyst Craig Button joins Julia Tocheri and Joshua Kloke to talk about why he has confidence Samsonov can be the ‘guy’ for the Leafs in the postseason, if he has shown enough for the Leafs to sign him to a long-term deal, who has been the Leafs MVP so far this season and how special Connor McDavid's season has been.

In the first hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and The Athletic's Joshua Kloke are joined by TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button to share why he is confident in Ilya Samsonov to handle the starting role in net come playoff time. Then Julia and Joshua talk to First Up's Carlo Colaiacovo about what the ideal defence pairings would be for the Leafs in the playoffs.

NHL Fantasy Editor, Host and Reporter, Anna Dua joins Julia and Luca to discuss the major storylines across the fantasy hockey world. Dua discusses Connor McDavid's extraordinary season and if he should own the "Gretzky" rule in hockey pools, Auston Matthews' stock rising and how players such as Jakob Chychrun and Patrick Kane fit on their new teams

In the second hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Luca Celebre talk to InGoal Magazine writer Kevin Woodley about who he thinks should start in net for the Leafs come playoff time. Then Julia and Luca are joined by NHL Fantasy editor, host and reporter, Anna Dua to discuss her favourite White Claw flavours and the fantasy hockey rankings around the league.

Writer for InGoal Magazine, Kevin Woodley joins Julia and Luca to discuss the major storylines around goaltenders across the NHL. Woodley dives into Maple Leafs' goaltending, who should start in the playoffs, the back-and-forth method, Linus Ullmark's historic season, the approach for Thatcher Demko and Andrei Vasilevskiy

In the first hour of Leafs Lunch, Julia Tocheri and BarDown's Luca Celebre get into how they would describe last night's comeback victory by the Leafs. Then Julia and Luca are joined by Host of The Leafs Morning Take, Nick Alberga, to recap the Maple Leafs' road trip and his thoughts on Sheldon Keefe's lineup adjustments.

Host of the Leafs Morning Take for The Leafs Nation, Nick Alberga joins Julia and Luca to recap the Maple Leafs 4-3 victory over the Devils. Alberga discusses the team's new-look lines, the approach of Ilya Samsonov and Matt Murray, Jake McCabe and Sam Lafferty making a significant impact and the performance of Morgan Rielly

New Jersey Devils reporter Amanda Stein joins Julia and Al’s Brother to talk about the last time the Leafs and Devils faced each other when the Devils had three goals disallowed, Timo Meier’s much anticipated home debut, the similarities between the Devils and the Leafs and more.

In the second hour of the show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano rank their Top-Five Stanley Cup Contenders now that the Trade Deadline has passed. Then Julia and Al's Brother are joined by New Jersey Devils lead reporter for NJD.tv, Amanda Stein, to preview tonight's matchup between the Devils and Maple Leafs as Timo Meier makes his home debut for New Jersey.

TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger joins Julia and Al’s Brother to share his thoughts on how the Leafs will be impacted by losing Ryan O’Reilly for four weeks following surgery, his read on Tavares’ situation and if there is a bit of load management at play with him sitting out against Devils, Sandin having an immediate impact with the Capitals and how Sheldon Keefe may handle his goaltending tandem in the playoffs.