The FAN Morning Show Sportsnet
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Start your day with Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning in the mornings! The guys tackle everything Toronto sports and beyond live on Sportsnet 590 The FAN weekdays from 6am-9am ET.
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How the Jays Measure Up to the Division Leaders
The FAN Morning Showâs final hour starts by diving into everything Blue Jays as they begin an important matchup against their A.L. East rivals, the Baltimore Orioles. Hosts Brent Gunning and Jesse Rubinoff delve into just what is at stake in this series with the division leaders this early in the season. Next, we head down to Edmonton to chat with Daily Faceoff NHL Insider, Frank Seravalli, about how the Canucks jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the series, along with what happened after the final whistle to Connor McDavid and if supplementary discipline will be given (26:37). Frank also weighs in on the Maple Leafs' search of a new head coach, the popular names on the table, and some of the awkward, but needed conversations TML execs need to have with some of their star players.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates. -
Leafs Offseason Primer
On hour two of The FAN Morning Show Brent Gunning & Jesse Rubinoff start on who and when the next head coach will be named. They welcome into the mix former Leafs GM, no analyst and insider, Gord Stellick, for his take on who the frontrunners for the job are and who may make the most sense. Next, todayâs morning duo takes a look around the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a special focus on the Oilers-Canucks series including what happened after the final whistle last night. They also look at the NBA Draft Lottery, which the Atlanta Hawks won and where the Raptors fell sowill have to give up the pick (25:06). The hour ends with the daily Wake and Rake!
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. -
âGood Not Good Enoughâ for the Leafs Anymore
Brent Gunning is joined by guest host Jesse Rubinoff to kick off The FAN Morning Show and give some of their biggest takeaways from what they heard at Friday's Leafs end-of-season press conference. They also hit on Brendan Shanahanâs contract situation as well as the teamâs coaching search and when they expect a new bench boss to be named. They end the hour with a quick dissection of the Blue Jays' weekend that saw some good and some bad (35:47).
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. -
Leafs Recent Past, Present and Future
Brent Gunning and Jesse Rubinoff wrap up this week on The FAN Morning Show alongside Sam McKee of Leafs Talk and Real Kyper and Bourne. They dive into todayâs scheduled Maple Leafs press conference discussing their expectations of what heâll hear from Toronto's executives, the organizationâs biggest priorities this offseason and how much of it will actually be addressed. Next, Brent and Jesse focus specifically on who will replace Sheldon Keefe behind the Leafsâ bench with ESPNâs Greg Wyshynski (27:20). Greg shares his findings from his latest piece ranking the available coaching options into tiers, before offering his outside perspective on Torontoâs NHL team and why they simply canât breakthrough in the postseason.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates. -
Whatâs Next for the Shana-Plan
On hour 2 Brent Gunning & guest host Jesse Rubinoff start with the coaching change the team has decided to make and wonder whatâs next. They then bring in Maple Leafs Hotstoveâs Anthony Petrielli for his thoughts on the entire situation. They first look back at Sheldon Keefeâs tenure, what from the âLeafsâ Notebookâ went wrong and what needs to be addressed most for this team to take the next step. Also in this hour, Brent & Jesse pass on some breaking big news regarding Toronto and the WNBA as well as look around the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs (24:05). The hour ends with the daily Wake and Rake!
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. -
Saying Goodbye to Sheldon Keefe
Brent Gunning is joined by guest host Jesse Rubinoff to kick off The FAN Morning Show for some Leafs Talk. They start on yesterdayâs big news coming from Toronto that Sheldon Keefe was being relieved of his duties as head coach; it leads the boys to discuss what went wrong in his tenure despite having great regular season success. They also dive into who might make the most sense to replace him behind the bench and what type of coach this group needs (36:03).
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
Customer Reviews
Bit worse, still good
The show is basically what itâs always been. Smart, wide-ranging, good chats. Toronto-focused, but not exclusively.
But itâs missing something without Brunt or somebody *like* Brunt. Get a writer type, longform thoughtful person; not a stats guy, or another news guy. You need a good conversationalist that can take the conversation to another level.
Couple minor gripes: the mix isnât good (itâs quiet, while the ads are super loud), I have no idea why you break up the show into two files (very annoying), and a lot of your guests have crap connections and donât do basic things (Buck often has an echo because he doesnât use headphones. What gives?). A lot of easy fixes to make the show better, but for some reason you donât do it.
Simple
Ben is great Brent and the constant fill ins are terrible
New intro
The new podcast intro is worth 5 star rating alone