Brandon Prust: Toronto Maple Leafs need sandpaper, veteran leadership

Photo: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY SportsBrandon Prust joined Overdrive on TSN1050 this evening to discuss his Player Tryout Agreement with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This is a very young hockey team that really could use some leadership. There are some leadership pieces there, but they could certainly use more of it. What kind of opportunity did you see when you decided to come on board and give it a shot?

Brandon Prust: That’s one of the first things that we looked at. There were a couple of similar options to Toronto, but I just feel that this is a good fit. I think they maybe need a little extra sandpaper and they’ve got some young guys. They need some veteran leadership and someone that can…