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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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    • 4.1 • 326 Ratings

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.

    Leafs Recent Past, Present and Future

    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 today’s scheduled Maple Leafs press conference discussing their expectations of what he’ll hear from Toronto's executives, the organization’s 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 Leafs’ bench with ESPN’s 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 Toronto’s NHL team and why they simply can’t 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.

    • 48 min
    What’s Next for the Shana-Plan

    What’s 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 what’s next. They then bring in Maple Leafs Hotstove’s Anthony Petrielli for his thoughts on the entire situation. They first look back at Sheldon Keefe’s tenure, what from the ‘Leafs’ Notebook’ 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.

    • 46 min
    Saying Goodbye to Sheldon Keefe

    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 yesterday’s 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.

    • 50 min
    Brushing it Back w/ Ricciardi + Mitts Off w/ Gazdic

    Brushing it Back w/ Ricciardi + Mitts Off w/ Gazdic

    On Hour 3 of The FAN Morning Show, Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning reset on the Toronto Blue Jays and discuss the lingering lineup concerns despite finishing their series in Philadelphia with a win. Former Jays GM and current host of The Brushback, J.P. Ricciardi offers his insight on when a front office will start to evaluate their results in-season, as well as what happens when a team builds around two players that aren’t producing. Next the morning duo turn their attention back to hockey and welcome on Sportsnet’s own, Luke Gazdic (25:00)! Luke weighs in on last night's NHL action including the Oilers' late collapse, before getting into the Maple Leafs' pending decisions this offseason and how certain players can react differently in tough conversations with the franchise.

    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.

    • 47 min
    Vlad’s Bar + Leafs Decision Time

    Vlad’s Bar + Leafs Decision Time

    In hour two Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and what is the lowest acceptable bar for him. Next B&B turns their attention to the Leafs with seemingly no decision made yet or at least no news from the organization, they continue the conversation with Sportsnet’s own Nick Kypreos (20:06) for his takes on what the most impending decisions are for the Toronto Maple Leafs and what the best way to making each one is. 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.

    • 44 min
    Timely Hitting Leads Jays to a Win

    Timely Hitting Leads Jays to a Win

    Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning kick off The FAN Morning Show talking about a Blue Jays win in Philadelphia behind some timely hitting by some of their expected stars. They hit on George Springer continuing to lead off, Davis Schneider finding himself in the line-up but still at the bottom of the order and Bo Bichette finally coming around. As the team returns home, B&B discusses how the Jays are above .500 at home this season and if being the best version of themselves at Rogers Centre (31:36).

    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.

    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
326 Ratings

326 Ratings

gordonkatic ,

Bit worse, still good

The show is basically what it’s always been. Smart, wide-ranging, good chats. Toronto-focused, but not exclusively.

But it’s 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 isn’t good (it’s 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 don’t do basic things (Buck often has an echo because he doesn’t use headphones. What gives?). A lot of easy fixes to make the show better, but for some reason you don’t do it.

PeterDawn88 ,

Simple

Ben is great Brent and the constant fill ins are terrible

Stewie9910 ,

New intro

The new podcast intro is worth 5 star rating alone

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