[Leafs Links] Brendan Shanahan on his views on hitting and fighting in hockey: “How I played isn’t how I think about the game”; ; Darryl Belfry on John Tavares changing his teaching approach with elite NHLers

An enjoyable hour of conversation: Brendan Shanahan joined Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes to discuss his hockey career, spanning from his playing days to his current role as President and Alternate Governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Shanahan on the story of interviewing for and accepting the job role as Leafs President back in 2014:

I grew up here in Toronto, and I always say to my friends — because I lived in New York for a long time after I played for the Rangers — “me being President of the Maple Leafs is like a kid who grew in the Bronx being President of the New York Yankees.