Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee look back to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ loss to the Washington Capitals, sharing their thoughts on head coach Craig Berube’s post-game comments and the team’s continued power play struggles. Later, former NHL president, GM and head coach Doug MacLean joins the show to discuss why the Leafs need to change their coaching staff around Berube, Tristan Jarry’s injury, and how the new ownership in Pittsburgh will affect the Penguins.
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0:00 – Leafs vs. Capitals Recap
37:47 – Leafs Line
54:46 – Doug MacLean
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What Comes Next for the Maple Leafs? | Real Kyper & Bourne – December 19, 2025
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Dougie Mac is the best!!! Loved how he roasted rooster head AKA JB on his nerdy outfit 🤓 LOL…
36:50 pretty sure Lalonde got fired Boxing Day
In 2 years the leafs will sign mc David, that's the ot. chance they got on that team. Oh ya get rid of Rielly, TERRIBLE
Keep mathews , just find a way to get mc. David here.
Kyper was an NHL player… I'm going with his experience over 2 millenials one who's never made it past beer league.
Nice to hear Dougie and kipper
AGREE 100% with Doug NEVER should resigned #91 and got TOP pairing D for 5M RUSHING D that can play 1st PP and has good shot from the point and carry the play into the other zone
To JB's question, if I was named coach of the TMLs tomorrow, I think I'd ask AM34 if he wants to be here. I'd ask Nylander the same question.
But to Bourne's point, other than what I mentioned, I have absolutely no clue what the Leafs should do. I feel bad for Berube. For whatever reason, this season has been terrible. And he's probably going to pay the price for that.
Merry Christmas Nick , Justin and Sam and to ALL your Families
How about hanging the London Knights jersey big win over Owen sound 😂😂😂
Matthews doesn't resign GTA and Sports Reporters MY call don't thing that Treliving will sign #97 of the Oilers in 2 years it will NEVER happen unless hell freezes over 3 times . Treliving isn't BRAIN DEAD Dubas signing INSANE contract and the Players is 32 years of age . McDavid will sign with an American NHL Team
Bring in Hunter (GM), keep Chief. No heart or passion trade for picks and prospects. Hope you get top 2 pick this year. If not fill the cupboards till 2028 1st overall 🤞
I find it funny that people even care anymore .
Complete nonsense from Mathews.
The Leafs need a Peter Horachek type coach to wrap up their season
The horror! The horror! Toxic corporate culture. Overpaid talent. The problem began with Dubas and Shanahan and continues. This era is done. Nylander has attitude issues, Matthews seems disinterested or injured. The frustration is that there is talent and hard-workers but the players don't care.
THE SHANAPLAN WAS THE CURSE !!!!!!!
Trade Matthews. Get as much as you can for him. Teams look to their franchise players for leadership, and he needs to take some responsibility for the sad direction this teams been heading in since he became the captain.
Why hasn't the Captain and other "core players " called a players only meeting? Seems like it doesn't matter hey
Too many ADS stop
What would they get for mathews or Nylander. Less than Hughes i think
It's not enough to just fire Berube, you first have to be positive on where the problems lie, because there is for sure more than I problem in that locker room and a big problem on the ice.
The PP is a huge issue and I'm not sure if it's the coach or one of the players who has a problem with a coach. Watching guys gliding going into corners or gliding towards the crease or gliding when in pursuit isn't a good look when anybody does it and certainly not by top players or two..
The Leafs are going to have to make a hard decision and the sooner the better. If they leave it too long it will poison most of the rest of the team, not something they want or need. If it were me Berube stays till the end of the season. Willy would stay, Cowan
stays, Reilly stays, Carlo, Macelli and Matthews all go
That’s a coach speaking the truth when he knows his job is on the line! Obviously the speech doesn’t work and he’s lost the room. Nothing against him but his inability to manage the stars and make them accountable lets us know it’s over…
He call him Jacob Chicken?
Rasmus Andersson is soft as butter, WTF reason would the leafs want him for
Is there a chance he was talking about the caps guys?
Berube is guilty of brutal honesty.
Nothing else.
Daniel from Toronto is an all time call. Loved it. I feel you brother
next? what's always next with them? more stupidity.
Deboer has talked about how hes not entirely a rebuild coach at this point in time, or at least that he didn't want to go into that environment in the past. . . probably need some convincing in Toronto, but never say never. .
Hey Trent. I am a lifelong Leafs fan living in Tokyo, Japan.