Leafs on TSN 1050

In the second hour of Leafs Lunch, Julia Tocheri and Al's Brother were joined by TSN 1050 Leafs analyst Frank Corrado to look ahead to Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens and share his thoughts on Auston Matthews breaking Rick Vaive’s single-season goals record. Then Julia and AB rank their top-five Toronto athletes in this week's "Friday Five-in-Five".

Join Julia Tocheri and Michael DiStefano as they embark on another edition of the Friday Five in Five. This week’s edition features Julia and Mike breaking down their list of the top-5 current Toronto athletes. Tune in to find out who just missed the cut and who sits atop the list as king of Toronto sports.

Former NHLer and TSN 1050 Leafs Analyst Frank Corrado joins Leafs Lunch to look ahead to Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Corrado shares his thoughts on Auston Matthews breaking Rick Vaive’s single-season goals record, Matthews displaying a special mix of skill and humility during his interactions with him, Matthews potentially hitting 50 goals in 50 games against the Habs on Saturday, how he sees Toronto’s d-pairings sorting out and why he likes the Muzzin and Brodie pairing, how much credit the Leafs’ coaching staff deserves for internal improvements, and more.

In the first hour of today's show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano are joined by TSN and NorthStar Bets hockey insider, Chris Johnston, to discuss Auston Matthews' record-setting night and whether that cemented his chances of winning the Hart Trophy. Then Julia and AB talk to Maple Leafs Legend Wendel Clark about where Auston Matthews' ranks among the greatest Leafs of all-time.

Maple Leafs legend Wendel Clark joins Leafs Lunch to chat about Auston Matthews breaking Rick Vaive’s single-season goals record and how Matthews compares to other Leafs’ legends. Clark shares his thoughts on where Matthews ranks amongst the Leafs' all-time greats, how Matthews makes things look easy which is a common trait in the great ones, what the Leafs need to do to achieve playoff success, the buzz in the city with the Leafs and Raptors playoffs bound and the Jays among the favourites for the World Series, and more.

TSN Hockey Insider joins Leafs Lunch to discuss Auston Matthews’ historic night against the Dallas Stars. Johnston shares his thoughts on if Matthews has locked up the Hart Trophy, where Matthews’ goal scoring prowess ranks over the last few years, whether he believes Matthews’ deserves consideration for greatest Leaf ever, why he expects Matthews and Mitch Marner to have big playoffs, if Marty St.Louis will be back in Montreal next season as head coach, whether Carey Price will play this season, the Oilers recent surge led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, his read on whether Matthew Knies will turn pro this season or return to Minnesota next year, and more.

BarDown's Luca Celebre joins Julia and Al's Brother to talk about the NHL teams that are treding up and down and which Toronto athlete duos he has the most confidence in.

Longtime NHL goalie and Dallas Stars advisor Marty Turco joins Leafs Lunch to talk about owning his own brewery and what beer would go best with Al's Brother's charcuterie boards. He also talks about being in the net for milestone goals, Jack Campbell getting ready for playoffs and what's behind the Stars strong play of late.

In the second hour of today's show, Julia Tocheri and Mike DiStefano are joined by Dallas Stars special advisor to the president, Marty Truco, to discuss his journey from NHL goaltender to Craft Brewmaster and what it's like attempting to prevent history with Auston Matthews on the verge of the Leafs' franchise single-season goals record. Then Julia and Al's Brother talk to BarDown's Luca Celebre about which teams are trending up and trending down in the NHL right now.

TSN Director of Scouting joined Julia Tocheri and Al's Brother on Leafs Lunch to discuss what Jack Campbell's workload should be as the team heads down the stretch, if Justin Holl has lost his spot in the lineup heading into the playoffs and much more.