# Gavin McKenna: The Future of the Maple Leafs? ft. Willie Desjardins Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/leafs-morning-take-5743083/gavin-mckenna-the-future-of-the-maple-leafs-ft-willie-desjardins Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/leafs-morning-take-5743083/gavin-mckenna-the-future-of-the-maple-leafs-ft-willie-desjardins.md Podcast: [Leafs Morning Take](https://stenobird.com/podcast/leafs-morning-take-5743083) Published: 2026-05-15T16:54:35+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/leafs-morning-take/episodes/gavin-mckenna-the-future-of-the-maple-leafs-ft-willie-desjar Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/633dd1a7c875840012363e24/e/6a074fcc382d6c403036f027/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leafs-morning-take-5743083/episodes/gavin-mckenna-the-future-of-the-maple-leafs-ft-willie-desjardins Duration seconds: 4447 ## Resource Nick Alberga & David Pagnotta weigh in on a Leafs fan’s worst nightmare: Montreal is now just one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Final, while Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights are headed to the Western Conference Final. Meanwhile, Pagnotta dishes on the early stages of Toronto’s coaching search and some names to keep an eye on. Plus, Medicine Hat Tigers head coach and GM Willie Desjardins stops by the show to discuss coaching projected No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna and what makes the phenom so special. 🚨 Subscribe to Leafs Nation on Youtube!🚨 ➡️  / @theleafsnation401   SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS!! 👍🏼Powered by @bet365: http://www.bet365.ca/ Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+.  👍🏼Sunwing: https://www.sunwing.ca/en/ Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Visit www.nationgear.ca for merch and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leafs-morning-take-5743083/episodes/gavin-mckenna-the-future-of-the-maple-leafs-ft-willie-desjardins/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/leafs-morning-take-5743083/gavin-mckenna-the-future-of-the-maple-leafs-ft-willie-desjardins.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.