Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs recent defensive struggles, Craig Berube’s impact and ask the question of whether or not their playoffs hopes could be in real danger. Later, ex-NHLer Rob Brown joins the show to discuss the similarly-struggling Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard’s tense exchange at practice and more.
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0:00 – The Easter Seals Charity Game
9:22 – Maple Leafs’ Struggles
37:25 – More Leafs Talk
49:41 – Rob Brown
1:25:54 – Kyper’s Clippers & Olympic Jersey Reaction
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Real Kyper & Bourne – November 10, 2025
#NHL #Hockey #Podcast
43 Comments
what happened to the " vision "
Wonder what the Marner harassers are thinking now. Karma.
Mathews is Alexe Yashin, wants to go to. New York get out of Dodge fish bowl, it has never been about the team
And Hayes from the Overdrive panel just a few days ago was calling the leafs a wagon, lmao
How does someone like Kypreos have a job in mass media. Hope for the rest of us for sure.
Guys….34 has got to go. He is not a good fit for Toronto. He would most likely do well in California. Trade him now and get something while you can.
Do we care?
Yes they could easily miss the playoffs! WTH is going on !?!? I am stumped
18 wheeler 🚛 heading towards the climb up and turning with the road……
Loved the highlights! Thanks for all the pods!
The jerseys suck, especially the ones with black.
The black jersey is sick
Unless this team gets better goaltending, improves their horrific defensive play they will miss the playoffs by a mile.
Tavares and nylander have been awesome . Matthews needs to get going .
Listen to me bro pre season this team ain’t post nothing
Matthew needs to get surgery . He will not get to the same player he was a few years ago if he doesn’t.
When the leafs forced Marner out of town I was the first anywhere to say they will miss the playoffs next year. I'm looking good so far. Marner was the whole team along with JT.
Hard disagree with you Sam. I love the jerseys and find them to be very simple in design which I prefer. In high res photos the textured leaf looks busy but in person without the fancy lighting and while moving on the ice, it'll look super clean. This is one of the cleanest jerseys with a subtle modern touch.
The Leafs could go on a winning streak and take first place and make Kyper wipe the egg off his face. They haven't had a full roster yet and haven't started playing that well yet and are still only 5 pts out of first.
60% chance they miss
Leafs a choker will never ever win Stanley cup in my lifetime maybe in another 100 years
Sammy is right, those jerseys are horrible.
What about a weird idea….Tavares with Mathews? I know they are both centers, but Tavares can play with anybody, could Mathews take wing, try Tavares center, and bring Roy or Laughton up to line 2? Didn't Laughton and Nylander have a moment last year? I never hear it proposed as Mathews and Tavares are your top 2 C, but worth a shot… you have like 8 C's, give it a shuffle. If anyone can get Mathews setup or tip his shot in, it is Tavares
Just don't feel the fire from the leafs these days… in fact, when i think about it, i never have felt the fire with this core group… it has always been a toxic group emotionally, or at least looks like that from the outside…
Just watched Mcdavid win the game against the sharks… i suppose Matthews did that against the penguins but that's the only time I've ever seen that… if it was more of a regular thing, then this team might be playing differently… but something is off , it's not the skill it's something more foundational…
who GAS…??
Leafs are not doing well
ITS MATTHEWS
HES DONE
HE SETS THE WRONG TONE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM — HES A SMUG SMARTASS KNOWITALL AND IS BRINGING THE TEAM DOWN WITH HIM
HES THE MAN THERE, HE SETS THE TONE AND THE CULTURE AND WE ALL KNOW THE KIND OF VIBES THAT GUY BRINGS TO THE TEAM
HEARTLESS!!!
The TO media meltdown is well underway 😅
No more Mitch
Blame Dubas and shanny for signing clowns to big contracts when they haven’t won a thing
I'm 56. The leafs have sucked for my entire life. They will suck for the rest of my life. They will continue to suck after I'm gone.
I'm with Sammy on this one. The new Canadian jerseys are atrocious.
Good for you guys on your charity fundraiser!!! Well done gents.
Leafs conversation is the same every year in the fall they cheat for offense and don't defend then the media says they can't defend and to trade for a D man then in the spring playoffs come they tighten up defensively and can't score when it matters most and then the media says they need a top 6 forward crazy groundhog day for the last ten years insane
Once again you can feel the discomfort and anxiety among the fans and Toronto media , when they watch the performance of this team .
Some players have left and some new ones joined in, but….the same problems occur. Even this experienced coach , ' Chief' , can't make them play old school defensive hockey. He is an old school coach.
And the captain problems has been there for ages. Well, its not easy to be leader among the most critical fans and most critical hockey audience in hockey world. The Toronto media is ruthless too. No mercy.
The minimum goal for Leafs now is to get into play offs. Its now more difficult than last year. Bruins are better, Canadian are better, Red wings are better, Senators are better, only Sabres are the same.
Lightning and Florida are in same division too. They Will get in, even if not started well. Like Leafs.
Yes.They will miss the playoffs.
The top 2 jerseys, with the black – NO! Just stick with the Red and White, and make the stripes go all the way around the jersey – cos they look weird at the moment.
When the captain doesnt show urgency on the ice, on the bench, in the locker room during intermissions, it will have a trickle down effect. Why should the depth players play with urgency and risk if their "star" players, including their captain doesnt show the same? Being lazy on ice and collecting cookies in big scoring games padding stats is all this core group will ever want. Winning comes second to the big boys. the same core, minus marner that has got 2 coaches fired previous to Berube
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the LEAFS are the only Original Six team without Norris Trophy.
It's silly to list of Norris winners here, but even back in the '80s, when Paul Coffey was known as 40-goals defender,
Toronto fans were probably excited about ''How Borje Salming, weak European, had adapted so well to the NHL's brawling culture!''.
The fanbase's mindset is also stuck in 1967, so they'll never be able to keep up.
Cherishing the past is a good thing, but isn't it the Toronto fanbase that clings to it and rejects the present?
Cale Maker, Quinn Hughes, and Lane Hutson, new types of highly mobile, speedy defenders, are already leading the way.
On the other hand, aren't LEAFS just now finally able to emulate the big-hit hockey of the BOS and LAK of the 2010s?
People take sports too seriously, who cares except some kids and the 20 somethings.
The players are doing what Bérubé asks of them.
I dunno, I haven’t like much of anything Bérubé has had the team do since he came in. I think blaming this on the players would be a mistake. No player decided on their own to wait at centre ice on an island like in that one example you showed… that is the coach. Who is lining the team up so they have no help?
Love the show guys