Popular Toronto Maple Leafs Podcasters Drop Three Wild Hot Takes for Next Season

The 2025-26 NHL season is going to be a difficult one for the Toronto Maple Leafs, especially since they are going to be without Mitch Marner.

Now, the team must figure out a path forward, and fans are certainly a bit worried about how things are going to go. Of course, they could improve, but most think they will actually get worse.

That said, Nick Alberga and Jay Rosehill of 'Leafs Morning Take' are actually a lot more positive than most within the media.

On their most recent show, they offered up three big hot takes for next season, and as you are going to read, these takes are all very striking.

Firstly, they believe Auston Matthews will have more points than Mitch Marner. They also believe Bobby McMann will have over 25 goals, while the team makes the Eastern Conference Finals.

All of these predictions feel like long shots. Marner is more of a point-getter than Matthews, while McMann is ripe for a regression.

As for the playoffs, the Leafs might be a wild-card team this season, which would make them an early exit if they were to play the Florida Panthers.

Either way, these are some very ambitious hot takes, and it will be interesting to see if they come to life.

While a lot of fans will be excited if they do, they should probably temper their expectations as to not get disappointed when they inevitably fall short.