SI and The Hockey News Maple Leafs writer David Alter joins us on First Up to chat about the Leafs vs Bruins rivalry, Matthews scoring in spurts, if Woll is the MVP of the Leafs outside of the core 4, why he thinks Samsonov still has the chance to win the #1 job back, Maple Leafs only having 5 regulation wins and more! 

Join Toronto's top new pair in the mornings on First Up with Korolnek and Colaiacovo, weekdays from 6-10am.

Born and bred in the city, former Maple Leaf Carlo Colaiacovo, who with his 14 years experience in the NHL, brings you inside the locker room like very few can.

<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Join Toronto's top new pair in the mornings on First Up with Korolnek and Colaiacovo, weekdays from 6-10am.</p>
<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Born and bred in the city, former Maple Leaf Carlo Colaiacovo, who with his 14 years experience in the NHL, brings you inside the locker room like very few can.</p>

First Up with Korolnek & Colaiacovo

Alter on the Leafs vs Bruins rivalry, if Woll has been the Leafs MVP & Leafs only having 5 regulation wins

The fourth and final inning of First Up with Matt Cauz and Carlo Colaiacovo as we are joined by long time Blue Jays writer Rich Griffin to discuss the Trey Yesavage injury and the Jays rotation. TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger joins us to discuss the Leafs and the future of Auston Matthews and we give you our FanDuel best bets

First Up - March 20th, 2026 - Hour 4

Former Raptors head coach and TSN basketball analyst Sam Mitchell joins us to chat about his experience at the NCAA tournament, all the upsets from Day 1 of March Madness, High Point beating Wisconsin, Raptors vs Nuggets, and more! 

Sam Mitchell on Raptors vs Nuggets tonight, all the upsets from day 1 of March Madness & if AJ Dybansta will be drafted first overall

Long time Blue Jays writer from Griffsthepitch.com and the Exit Philosophy podcast Richard Griffin joins us to chat about all the injury issues of the Jays starting rotation, Trey Yesavage's injury, why the Jays were so secretive around it, if Berrios has a future with the Jays, if Vladdy will continue his hot bat from the WBC, and more! 

Alter on the Leafs vs Bruins rivalry, if Woll has been the Leafs MVP & Leafs only having 5 regulation wins

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