Locked On Leafs - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Maple Leafs Locked On Podcast Network

It's that time of year when Coffeegate has become a talking point for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mike DiStefano and David Morassutti discuss the photo of Craig Berube and Mitch Marner having coffee together which has had many people speculating what it could mean about Marner's future. Mike and Dave look at some of the lessons the Leafs could learn from the four remaining teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting with how the teams were constructed. They end the show by looking at the style of play and what Berube will try to establish with the Leafs as he tries to get them in a position to be more successful in the playoffs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly been in contact with a couple of free agents but could the price to bring them back be out of their budget? Mike DiStefano and David Morassutti discuss the report from Pierre LeBrun in The Athletic about the Leafs getting in contact with agents for Max Domi and Tyler Bertuzzi and debate if the reported price to bring them back is worth the cost given their needs. They move on to a disappointing end to the Men's World Hockey Championship for Canada who come home without a medal and opens up the concern about the team's goaltending prospects for the Olympics but David Kampf coming home with gold. To end the show, Mike and Dave give their thoughts on the latest from the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Easton Cowan's first game at the Memorial Cup.

There are still Toronto Maple Leafs playing hockey so let's see how they have been doing at the IIHF World Championships. Mike DiStefano and David Morassutti look at how Canada has been doing at the Worlds with John Tavares as the captain and looking to leave a good impression of Hockey Canada for future tournaments. They break down how Pontus Holmberg is getting some valuable experience with Sweden and David Kampf has been refining his game with Czechia following an upset win over the United States. To end the show, Mike and Dave break down to the Memorial Cup where Easton Cowan is looking to keep the momentum going after a dominant run in the OHL playoffs.

The rumour mill has been gaining some steam including some connections involving the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mike DiStefano and David Morassutti go through the latest with Marc Savard and the Calgary Flames parting ways amid his connection to the Leafs and Craig Berube plus Mike explains why he would be a seamless fit in Toronto, especially for their power play. Mike and Dave then shift gears to the constant talk about Mitch Marner being linked to the Nashville Predators and whether a deal involving Juuse Saros makes sense To end the show, Mike and Dave wonder if the Tampa Bay Lightning's cap situation leaves an opening for the Leafs to try and recruit Steven Stamkos should he reach free agency.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have their head coach and now they need to get to work sorting out the roster for next season. Mike DiStefano and David Morassutti go through the next step for the Leafs including Craig Berube finalizing his coaching staff and they look at the current coaches to see who stays and who could potentially join the team. Mike and Dave move on to the roster looking at the players under contract this season and see what holes need to be filled. They look at the pending free agents the team will need to consider bringing back or letting go starting with Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi as they wonder what their next contracts could look like. Shifting their focus to the blue line, Mike and Dave wonder if any of the defencemen could return including Joel Edmundson and Ilya Lyubushkin. To end the show, Mike and Dave look at the pending restricted free agents and what the future holds for Nick Robertson and Timothy Liljegren.

The Toronto Maple Leafs introduced Craig Berube to reporters and we got our first taste of what we could expect from the new bench boss. Mike DiStefano and David Morassutti give their thoughts on what we had to hear about from the new coach. They also dive into Brad Treliving saying that there were nine candidates that the team talked to and what the current players will think about what Berube had to say and if he could work with a player like Mitch Marner. To end the show, Mike and Dave give their thoughts on the Conference finals matchups giving their predictions and give their thoughts on the Nashville Predators trading Ryan McDonagh back to the Tampa Bay Lightning.