Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube had to bone to pick hours ahead of puck drop on Tuesday.
Just a few days earlier, Bruins blueliner Nikita Zadorov bulldozed Toronto forward Scott Laughton — knocking the veteran out of an eventual 5-3 Boston victory at Scotiabank Arena.
Zadorov wasn’t penalized or fined for the hit, while Laughton is currently sidelined with an upper-body injury.
For Berube, Tuesday presented an ideal opportunity for a desperate Toronto team to exact some revenge against both Zadorov and the Bruins.
“Nobody would be happy with that,” Berube said Tuesday after morning skate.