Maple Leafs News and Views · Oct 8, 2015
Leafs put up fight in season-opening loss
Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock shouts instructions to his players from the bench in the first period of an NHL hockey game with the Philadelphia Flyers, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)Upon his arrival in Toronto, Mike Babcock emphasized “There will be pain.”
Surely over the course of the 2015-16 season which kicked off Wednesday night, the Leafs will find themselves on the losing end of the scoreboard more often than not, as was the case with their 3-1 defeat to Montreal in their opener at Air Canada Centre.