There’s an old adage: Never kick an anthem singer when he’s retiring. It seems that ancient wisdom has yet to make it all the way north.
On Toronto sports radio this week, the hosts and callers for the most part lived up to the unfailingly polite Canadian stereotype as they discussed the Maple Leafs’ first-round series against the Bruins. Most of the conversation focused on the battle between the boards and what Mike Babcock’s team needed to do to slow down Boston’s first line. There was also a great deal of chatter about Nazem Kadri missing three games for smashing Tommy Wingels into the boards.