When asked just how much he hates the Toronto Maple Leafs now that he is playing for a rival and staying within the Atlantic Division, former defenseman Conor Timmins had to partially laugh off the question but make nice with his new fans.
The 27-year-old blueliner signed a two-year, $4.4-million contract with the Buffalo Sabres in late July this summer as a restricted free agent after he was traded for a pretty hefty haul from the Pittsburgh Penguins. But this is also after Timmins was shipped off initially by Toronto at last season's trade deadline alongside centre Connor Dewar to the Penguins for nothing but a fifth-round pick.