That early-October 2017 quote from Mike Babcock after an 8-5 win over the Rangers certainly applied last night as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on to win a messy back-and-forth tilt with the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.
Your game in ten:
1. A showdown between the league-worst Senators and the high-octane Maple Leafs? This provincial mismatch set the stage for the opening ten minutes of the game as Toronto dominated the flow of play. Possession time and shot attempts were heavily in favour of the Leafs, culminating in a beautiful Mitch Marner pass off the rush for a tap in by a streaking Hyman.