Despite Brian Burke’s attempt to make the Leafs “truculent,” this franchise has been getting pushed around for decades. A lot of people have it in their heads that it takes a team that punches hardest gets the last laugh, but the reality is no one gets respect unless you win. This year, the Leafs are winning a lot — the most in Canada at my last count — and the other teams are finally starting to feel that pain.
Wayne Simmonds on #Leafs/Jets series:
"Every time we've played them, they've tried to come and run us out of the building to start games.