The Leafs are back but the show that talks about the games they just played isn't. Leafs Talk host JD Bunkis has shared the news that his regular post game show has been dumped by Rogers this season. The initial installment should have come Tuesday night after the first game of the season. 

Bunkis posted a statement on X thanking fans for their support. He continues on the station, but has lost the post-game timeslot.  

"Leafs Talk won’t be returning this year, but want to thank you and everyone for all the love and support. Was at the core of what made the show so fun. Sammy and I will still be together on my show (including tomorrow) so hope folks will follow us there."

For Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun, Rogers pulling the plug - even as they continued to have Jays Talk during the baseball season that just finished - is both baffling and a bad sign.

"For a season in which Rogers and Sportsnet begin its $11-billion, 12-year rights deal with the NHL, cutting something that would have cost next to no money made even less sense...

On the surface, anyway, it seems nonsensical, since post-game talk shows are about as cost-efficient as they come. But given the indifference towards sports radio — and radio in general — by Rogers, the move is being viewed by some as a troubling sign."

Sportsnet pulls the plug on Leafs Talk as radio relevance continues to erode