The Toronto Maple Leafs got a plain kick-in-the-butt message from head coach Mike Babcock on Friday. Just the fact the practice was unconventional and brief got the message across: Championship teams do not behave the way the Leafs have in losses to Carolina and Ottawa in two of their last three games. That’s the example we wanted and we have.”Article Continued BelowBabcock called Marleau one of the best Leafs on Thursday night. Babcock wasn’t going to accept excuses from his team. But, with the Leafs having won seven of 10 games, he wasn’t going to be too overbearing either.

Source: thestar October 27, 2017 23:37 UTC