In the final of The FAN Morning Show this week, hosts Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning follow up on their conversation regarding Auston Matthews with author of the piece that sparked the discussion, Sportsnet’s own Nick Kypreos. The co-host of Real Kyper and Bourne, and a Stanley Cup champion himself, dives into how evident it is from these playoff runs the mindset difference between Connor McDavid and Matthews. Ben and Brent pick Kyp’s brain on seeing what’s going on around the team this off-season, before discussing if giving Auston captaincy could bring more urgency into winning a Cup in Toronto. The morning duo continue their Stanley Cup series preview by looking at how winning or losing could be viewed in Edmonton, what it will mean for Connor's legacy, and what the future holds for Leon Draisaitl (24:30).

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning dive into Nick Kypreos’ latest article on how with McDavid making the Cup Final, there really shouldn’t be a question of who is the League’s best player is between him & Auston Matthews. The morning duo are joined by MLB Network’s Jon Morosi (24:10) to examine what will determine if the Blue Jays will be buyers or sellers at the deadline. They look at the future of Blue Jays’ stars Vlad Guerrero Jr & Bo Bichette, as well as what Yusei Kikuchi could bring back if they tear it down. The hour ends with the daily Wake and Rake!

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Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning kick off The FAN Morning Show by looking at yesterday's Toronto Blue Jays win, a series split with the Orioles and dissecting a certain post-game comment from the manager. At the bottom of the hour, the morning duo delves into the Celtics' Game One blowout of the Mavs and wonders if this will be a quick series (26:31).

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In the final hour of today's FAN Morning Show, hosts Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning continue dissecting the Blue Jays and where, if anywhere, improvements can come from. They are joined by Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith shares his own created baseball metric “The Big Fly Factor”, along with when fans can expect to see Spencer Horwitz join the major league team and what options they have to make room for him. The trio also dive into the upcoming schedule, when we will start hearing more about trades and what the market value would be for Yusei Kikuchi. To close out Thursday’s show, the morning duo are joined by Edmonton host and Daily Faceoff analyst, Jason Gregor to preview the Stanley Cup Finals from an Alberta standpoint (24:51). Jason discusses the feeling and mood in Edmonton, the Panthers' position as heavy favourites entering the series, some line-up changes the Oilers could make to match up with Florida, and the impact of a Connor McDavid-led powerplay. Before he goes, they compare Edmonton' special teams unit to that of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning look at the Blue Jays subpar season as a whole; how far below expectation they are and which players get the biggest share of the “Blame Pie”. Next, B&B quickly turn their attention to the Maple Leafs, diving into the odds regarding Mitch Marner’s future with the franchise, going into next season and also ending it still in a Toronto uniform. The morning duo get back into the Blue Jays enlisting the help of Sportsnet 590’s own Kevin Barker (24:08). The co-host of Blair and Barker goes deep with the boys into the seasons of the Jays’ core players, Vlad Guerrero Jr & Bo Bichette.

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Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning kick off The FAN Morning Show with a Blue Jays win. They discuss Vladdy being back at third base, what the additions of IKF & JT have meant and how a strong Berrios outing was. Before the hour ends, the morning duo dive into the opening of the NBA Finals and what their top storylines are between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics headlined by Kyrie Irving’s return to Boston (30:24).

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The FAN Morning Show goes into its final hour with hosts Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning continuing to look at what feels like despair around this Blue Jays team through the early months of the season. They welcome on Postmedia’s Rob Longley to dive deep into the team's missteps and discuss fan frustration and the expectations put on this group from the front office to take a step forward. Next the morning duo turn their attention to the hockey world and preview the Stanley Cup Final with NHL Network Panthers analyst, Bill Lindsay (28:30)! He shares a sense of the team after securing their second-straight trip to the finals, along what makes this season's squad better than years prior. To end the hour, Ben and Brent dissect a new quote from Leafs’ GM Brad Treliving regarding Mitch Marner, his status with the team and some of the discourse around it.

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning take a look at the NBA Finals ahead of its start on Thursday. They go over their main storylines heading into the series between the Celtics & Mavericks before bringing on Yahoo! Sports’ Senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer on his way to cover it. Next the morning duo welcomes MLB Network’s Robert Flores (28:14) to talk some baseball & get his outside thoughts on the Blue Jays. RoFlo discusses how in essence it is still early in the season but also getting late for Toronto & those key players to show what they can do. The hour ends with the daily Wake and Rake!

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Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning kick off The FAN Morning Show how this Blue Jays series has proven the massive differences between the two teams; from being near the top of the division and being at the bottom of it. They dissect from post-game comments from John Schneider, why yesterday projects more troubles ahead for the bullpen and how many more line-up changes can be made. Next, the morning duo talks some golf before betting across some of the major league sports with new details emerging on the Jontay Porter case, Shohei’s former interpreter pleading guilty and MLB suspending 5 players including one getting a lifetime ban (32:05).

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The final hour of The FAN Morning Show kicks off with hosts Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning delving into the troubles that have been plaguing the Blue Jays all season. They bring on former MLB player, manager and now long time TV voice, Buck Martinez, for his insight on the decisions facing this team, if there are internal solutions and when they can definitively say that what they have isn’t good enough. They also weigh in on the team's attempts to kickstart the offence by shuffling the batting order, and if we can expect the same in the bullpen with Jordan Romano sidelined. Next, the morning duo check in with MLB Network’s Adnan Virk to get his thoughts on what’s at stake for the Jays as they get closer to the trade deadline and what players could be on the block (23:00). They dive into the landscape of the American League East and the case for Toronto to simply retool rather than a complete rebuild, before looking to Bo Bichette’s slump at the plate and the benefits on moving Vlad Guerrero Jr. to third base.

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