We're celebrating our 100th episode! Joining us to discuss the Leafs and the upcoming NHL playoffs are journalist and author Damien Cox and former Leaf and current Pro Scout for the NHL's LA Kings, Mark Osborne. Damien Cox, a media and broadcasting veteran, shares his thoughts on Auston Matthews' historic season, the Leafs' defense, Sheldon Keefe's…

Welcome to our 1st volume of LTL Quick Hits! In this bonus episode, we discuss the upcoming NHL playoffs and who would prefer to play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. When we last spoke with Rachel Doerrie, we asked her to weigh in on the potential matchups between the Leafs, the Boston Bruins, and the Florida Panthers. In this excerpt, …

It’s April and that means it’s almost playoff time! We don’t know who the Leafs are going to play, but we do know that Ladies Talkin’ Leafs is once again going weekly for the playoffs! It’s always exciting at this time of year and just like you we’ll be cheering and hoping our Leafs will have a long playoff run, which will mean even more Ladies Tal…

Its inevitable that when the annual St. Paddy's Day game rolls around, our thoughts drift to the history of the team we love, and this year is no exception, so we begin the show remembering Pat Burns. In this episode, the Good the Bad and the Ugly returns and we spotlight the performances of Ilya Samsonov and Pontus Holmberg, critique of Sheldon Ke…

It’s March and this is where the games start to mean a lot more and teams get their game ready for the stretch drive to the playoffs. The Leafs are 9-1-0 in the past 10 games and you can’t get much better than that! In this episode we start the show with a run down of some recent Leafs' milestones and recognize the achievements of several players, …

Time has flown by since our last episode and as always we have a lot to get into. The NHL standings are very tight and the Leafs right now sit 3rd in the Atlantic only three points ahead of the Lightning, but with 3 games in hand. We kick off the show with a bit of levity, sharing some fun social media posts. Then, we’re back to our regular program…

In this episode, Chris and Syl celebrate winning the Bronze Award at the Sports Podcast Awards. They review the Toronto Maple Leafs' performance in the first half of the season, highlighting the resiliency of the defense and also the team's inconsistency. They also discuss the team's needs at the trade deadline, focusing on the defense and left win…

This Leafs team is taking us through an emotional roller coaster and they are in a tough stretch of games right now playing 8 games in 13 nights and so far it hasn’t been great! In this episode we start the show with some Leaf Talk, and our conversation covers the team's recent struggles, concerns about coach Sheldon Keefe, and issues with specialt…

Happy 2024 everyone! A New Year, and for the Leafs they have started 2024 in pretty good shape, going 3 and 0 on their California road trip! Auston Matthews had a December to remember, and we’ve started the year with plenty of Nylander buzz, while also being in the midst of a full on All Star voting frenzy on X! This episode sees the return of our …

Welcome to the 5th Annual LTL Holiday Special! So excited to be bringing this to you for a 5th straight season! This year we have a special show for you as we have Paul Hendrick to regale us with his favourite stories from his years covering the Leafs, and of course he gives us his insight on John Tavares' 1000 point milestone! To start the show, i…

We're baack! We are so excited to tell you about our trip to Stockholm, and what it was like being behind the scenes at the NHL Global Series! There were so many highlights, from mixing with the players and media members, witnessing touching fan interactions, and the splendour that is Stockholm. Each of us had moments we will never forget. Next, it…

We are back after a couple of big wins for the Leafs vs Flames and Canucks and now the team is heading off to Stockholm, Sweden for the NHL Global Series for games vs. Detroit Red Wings on Friday, Nov. 17th and vs. the Wild next Sunday, Nov. 19th. We'll be there to bring you all the news and highlights from a fans point of view and as a wrap we'll …

Welcome to a bonus episode of the show! Not because we want to talk about the Leafs losing streak, which is up to 4 games now after the loss to the Sabres. But, because we have great guest coming up in our 3rd Period segment! Before we get to our guest, we of course have some Leaf talk, and we look into the 3 games vs the Kings, Bruins and Sabres. …

October is in the rearview mirror, and the Leafs have just returned from a stellar road trip, going 3-1-1 and are 5-2 and 1 to start the season! A much improved record when compared to the slow start a year ago. On the cusp on a new month, November could be a wildcard, with a trip overseas, something the Leafs haven’t done in a long time, and never…

As a new NHL season begins, we thought we’d kick things off this episode by sharing our Podcast origin story for any new listeners that may have recently joined the LTL community. From fandom to becoming best friends and hockey buddies, we’ve channeled over 30 years of passion for the Blue and White into this show and we’re so grateful to have all …

Can you believe it, it's just 11 days until the regular season kicks off, and the anticipation for the Leafs' home opener is off the charts! The preseason is well underway, and the Leafs are holding a middling record of 3 wins and 3 losses. Plus, we've got 2 more games to go, with the final two preseason clashes with the Red Wings. Speaking of thin…

Get ready, Leafs Nation! The most exciting time of the year is here as the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp opens its doors. Welcome to Season 5 of Ladies Talkin’ Leafs! It's great to be back and t’s exciting to see the guys back on the ice! The start of training camp feels a lot like stepping onto a fresh sheet of ice--unmarred, inviting and full…

It’s an extra special show for a couple reasons - there is a lot of Leaf news to talk about and it’s also the 4th anniversary of our show! In this episode, we'll be reflecting on the incredible milestones we've achieved "Talkin' Leafs" with all of you! We wouldn't be here if it weren't for our listeners, so what better way to kick off this show tha…

We are well into Patio Season and since our last show the Leafs have made some additions to their coaching and management staff as well as made some decisions with regards to their goaltending. G.M. Brad Treliving added Derek Clancey as an Assistant G.M., Player Personnel, which brings the number of Assistant G.M.’s to 5. With this hire, Treliving …

Welcome to Ladies Talkin’ Leafs’ Patio Season! Where Leaf fans come to either drown their sorrows (owing to another early playoff exit) or raise a hopeful glass to the potential of the season ahead! The sun is out, the weather has warmed, the draft is in the books and the free agent window is now open. Nothing could be better than pulling up a chai…

Congrats to the Vegas Golden Knights on winning the Stanley Cup! The hardest trophy to win in all of professional sports, and the most beautiful trophy to boot! And with this begins the 2nd season–the NHL Offseason–beginning with the NHL Awards, followed by the NHL Draft and the start of the free agent signing period July 1st. Leafs Nation has had …

Welcome to June! No shortage of Leaf news to talk about, that’s for sure and we love it! Its been tough to be patient in Leaf Land with so much riding on the off season, and there was no time to waste for Brendan Shanahan and MLSE in hiring Kyle Dubas's successor! On May 31st, Brad Treliving was named the 18th General Manager in Maple Leafs franchi…

Some big and surprising news from the Leafs with President Brendan Shanahan announcing in a Friday afternoon press conference, that Kyle Dubas will not be returning as General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. We welcome back to the show our Ladies Talkin’ Leafs Insider Mike Augello to help us make sense of all the chaos! With Mike's help we atte…

The Maple Leafs season is done and the Stanley Cup drought continues at 57 years and counting. As we all know, the Leafs lost their 2nd round series to the Florida Panthers in 5 games and there are a lot of questions going into the offseason. When Mike Babcock said "there will be pain", we certainly didn't think it would last this long, or cut this…

Not the greatest feeling right now with the Leafs down to the Panthers in their 2nd round series. LeafsNation has gone from elation to disbelief in what feels like a heartbeat! It's all in the player's hands now, and of course we, like all fans, pray the Leafs live to fight another week. Not much has gone right for the Buds so far, and we are curio…

They did it! The 19yr drought without a series win is OVER! How we feelin’ LeafsNation….. The elation could be felt far and wide, and for many fans this was their first victory celebration in their lifetime! We say enjoy it to the fullest! As usual though the team did not make it easy on themselves and made us all wait with baited breath, taking ga…

This is what we’ve been waiting for LeafsNation - playoff hockey! And so far it hasn’t disappointed! The Leafs are in a good spot right now, leading the series despite a poor start in Game 1, and somehow the team has found a way, in every game since, to win! It's been both thrilling and nerve-racking to say the least! We start things off with some …

The wait is finally over and the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us! Knowing the Leafs would be playing Tampa since basically November has made things a bit anticlimactic but now that the day has arrived the excitement is beginning to boil! Before we dive into playoff talk, we have some final regular season game moments to cover. In the Good, the…

We're baaack! It feels like forever since we've been together over the airwaves! The Leafs have been holding firm over the last few weeks, with the Buds continuing to hang on to 2nd in the Atlantic, destined for a first round clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning. There's still 5 games to go though before the 2nd Season begins, and plenty of plays and…

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It’s been a busy couple weeks for Kyle Dubas! Trade deadline is over, and the Leafs have made a lot of changes bringing in 6 new players! This episode is dedicated to breaking down the deals that were made, as well as some that weren't but maybe should've been. We evaluate all the Leafs' deals and start things off with a special edition of the LTL …

Only a few days away from trade deadline day! A lot is going on and a lot is still going to happen! To date we have welcomed new members Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari who have made quite an impression on and off the ice already. No doubt Kyle Dubas still has a lot up his sleeve and we're here for it! With the all the deadline buzz in the air, some…

Seems like forever since our last show! Probably because the Leafs have only played 3 games! In between, we had the All Star break which wasn’t that exciting. We talk a bit about Miami Mitch and the Mascots, as well as what might be coming to TO in 2024 in our opener. Let's just say we are hoping for an improved product! Then, for GBU "light", we l…

The NHL Allstar game is almost upon us, and the Leafs are heading into the weekend in pretty good shape. The team will have some additional time off with their bye week attached to the All Star break, and will hopefully head into it in style, with a win over Boston on February 1st. They won't play again until February 10th, and this couldn't be com…

We are just past the halfway point of the season and we already know that the Leafs are playing Tampa in the 1st round of the playoffs! With 38 games left to play, it is still possible that the Leafs' fate can change, but we're not holding our breath! We mentioned early in the season that Chris would be monitoring the team's losses to sub-par compe…

Happy New Year Leafs Nation! We had a lovely Holiday, and we hope all of you did too! Did everyone get all the Leafs inspired gear and gifts that they were dreaming of? We hope so! In this, our first episode of 2023, the Ladies take a look back at the year that was and pick out their favourite moments from 2022 for a special instalment of the LTL H…

It's our final show for this year and we’re going to have some fun going into the Christmas/New Year break! We're going to talk Leafs as always cuz well... that's what we do, but we have a a couple special segments planned in celebration of the Holiday Season and to close out the year in style! Before we get into the show line-up, one final reminde…

November was bittersweet for Leafs Nation. While the team rounded out November on a roll with Magic Mitch continuing his points streak and tying the Maple Leafs franchise record, we also said farewell to the King, Borje Salming, who left us too soon, passing away after a brief battle with ALS. We are grateful to MLSE for allowing us all the opportu…

It feels like a lot has happened with our Leafs since our last episode. Coming back to the east coast seems to have been just what the doctor ordered. Top it all off with Hall of Fame weekend and a poignant tribute to Borje Salming, its been a memorable and moving couple of weeks! In our GBU segment, we are happy to report that some of our stars ar…

Things unfortunately have not gotten any better for the Leafs since our last episode. Their record is 4-4-1 after the loss to the L.A. Kings, which oddly enough was the same record they had last season at the end of October. No doubt there's lots to dissect as we try to make sense of the teams stagnant start. While LeafsNation laments all the thing…

The NHL schedule makers weren’t very kind to the Maple Leafs giving them a back-to-back to start off the regular season and 3 games in 4 nights! It kicked off a somewhat tumultuous start with the team having a less than stellar performance vs. the Canadiens and once again, the injury bug hit the goaltending department with Matt Murray placed on LTI…

Welcome to October and Season 4 of Ladies Talkin’ Leafs! The excitement of a new hockey season is building and soon our Maple Leafs will be embarking on their 106th NHL season! The pre-season schedule of games is almost complete and there are a lot of decisions to be made. For us there is no better way to address those decisions than by talking abo…

Welcome to our final Patio Season episode which we are recording on the last weekend of the summer! It’s been a great summer and for the first time in quite a while we are recording in person from the shores of Georgian Bay! The crickets have continued to sing into September, and it's remained hushed on the Leaf's news front. With training camps se…

Hope you are all enjoying these last few weeks of summer and welcome to our 3rd Anniversary show! It’s been a great 3 years and it’s all because of you LeafsNation, that we are going strong and we thank you so much for listening and following us! It's been very quiet in Leaf Land over the last month. Unusually so! Even the rumour mill has been stru…

July has gone by super fast! We are now into August and we have some exciting news to share! We have been hinting at this for some time, and we can finally reveal that we have joined the Bleav Network! Our show has come a long way since we started in September 2019, and this milestone would not have been possible without you our incredible listener…

Now that he Cup has been handed out, we can officially say patio season is here! The next few weeks are going to be a little crazy, and Chris and Syl are trying to stay calm despite the lack of news on the Leafs front. So many questions need to be addressed, from what the defence is going to look like next season, to the never ending speculation ab…

The Stanley Cup Final is set to go, which means that we should start hearing a bit more chatter from NHL teams. There has been some Leaf news and, of course, the Ladies are always set to bring you up to date with what’s been going on with the Blue and White! We start the show discussing the NHL Draft, which is being held July 7th and 8th at the Bel…

It’s been just over 2 weeks since the Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs, but it feels like such a long time ago! The Ladies have been busy and the Leafs added to this by taking care of some business in the past couple weeks, giving us even more to discuss--which we love! In this episode we get you up-to-date with the latest team news and we g…

It’s not the ending that we or any Leaf fan wanted or expected, but once again the Leafs lost in the first round of the playoffs in a Game 7. Yes, the core group of players lead the team in points. Yes the refereeing was horrible! And yes, they gave it their all, but ultimately it ended with the same, all too familiar result. Chris and Syl grade th…

It’s a big week for the Leafs with their series vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning becoming a best 2 out of 3! So far the series has been up and down and special teams have played a big role. In this playoff episode we are introducing a new segment to go along with the ups and downs of the playoffs. We are calling it “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down”! We're review…