The FAN Morning Show goes into its final hour of the week focused on the top stories from the past five days. In a work week where the Maple Leafs played just one game, there was still a lot around the team for Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning to talk about. The hosting pair enlist the help of their “Leafs historian”, The Star contributor Damien Cox to weigh in on everything from Ryan Reaves’ suspension to the hit Matthew Knies took that didn’t garner any discipline as well as the stuff in between; Auston Matthews injury secrecy and him heading to Germany. (2:31) And of course there was a really well played game by TML that saw a couple of impressive NHL debuts from some young buds. The trio debate the two hits the most; how the game has evolved but also how much it can actually be policed to try to eliminate “headshots”. In the back end of the hour, the morning duo go a step further and welcome on Stephen Walkom, the senior vice president and director of officiating for the NHL. He gives the boys some insight into the process, how decisions are made and what they look for the most. (29:08)

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show, Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning welcome Charles Davis of the NFL on CBS as well as NFL Network, who begins by weighing in on the history and fun of football games in the snow. Next, the trio look at the remaining schedule for Week 12 which features numerous divisional match-ups. At the back end of the hour, the morning pair ran through a few sports stories that caught their eye. First up is if the Blue Jays will non-tender their closer Jordan Romano. B&B discuss how they view Romano’s time in Toronto and some of the misconceptions around him as well as what the benefits of the team bringing him back would be (27:39).

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Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning kick off The FAN Morning Show talking Raptors, who, for the first time this year, won back-to-back games. B&B debate if given what we’ve seen from this Toronto team so far, especially given they haven’t been fully healthy yet, they are too good to tank for Cooper Flagg. The hosting pair then dive into what it means to get Scottie Barnes back and what the ceiling is for RJ Barrett. The morning duo then turned their attention to the NFL and discussed the Thursday Nighter. To end the hour, Ben & Brent discuss the video the NHL put out yesterday explaining the differences between recent hits; explaining the lack of penalty or suspension in the Zach Whitecloud on Matthew Knies one (34:44).

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